If Team Fortress 2 was a Saturday morning cartoon

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Xander Martin requested a WL4 cover of this from me. Unlike some of his past requests this one seemed easy enough to warrant actually following up on. So I took a stab at it. 

At first I was using WarioWare, inc. as my standard for which sounds I could use. Actual Flute and Pan Flute sounds would be open to me this way, and the choir as well. 
[30,2] was an absolute shoe-in for the chorused plucked string, so that was obviously the first thing I did. I also went to the trouble of making this with Sappy playback in mind, unlike some of my other recent WL4 covers. 

Because of these 2 things I'd been flip-flopping on the idea of going full Arabian Nights with this waarangement. Finding ways of limiting the # of sound channels and # of voices while keeping audio seamless put the idea of also limiting myself to base WL4 instruments (justl ike good old day) in mind. 

So, after the initial arrangement was finished, I basically halted production for a while. I finally took a drug holiday this week, and I may resume it tomorrow (not sure just yet).
But anyway, today I came back to work on it a little more, since I remembered not being satisfied with it where it was. I did a bunch of patch event changes, and spruced up the choir part (which is now strings). 
For a while I had the 1st Flute set to be the Soft Electric Piano, but ended up changing it to [113,2], the Arabian Nights shanai. I ended up leaving the echo as [5,2] though, because it sounded like an echo for just the flutier portion of [113,2]'s sound. This gives the illusion that the lead is a doubling.

Cursed Wathedral - Wario's Mystery Meat

[Verse 1:]
In the world of gravel and guns, the battle's begun,
Reds load their rockets, the Blues cock their guns.
Spy’s cloaked in shadow, a knife in his grip,
Whispers "Gentlemen" as he lets his disguise slip.

Scout's running bases, bat swinging with zeal,
"Bonk!" he yells, making the heavy reel.
Pyro’s mmmphing, flames lick the air,
Burns down the sentry, leaving nothing but despair.

[Chorus:]
Oh, it’s the dance of the teams, the dance of the teams,
Red vs. Blue, Red vs. Blue, where nothing's as it seems.
Push the cart, push the cart, capture that base,
In this frantic, frenetic, fiery race.
(Repeat)

[Verse 2:]
Engineer’s building, his turret spins around,
"Gotcha," it beeps with a resounding sound.
Medic heals heavy, “I am bulletproof!”
Together they’re unstoppable, their power through the roof.

Sniper’s keen eye takes aim from afar,
A shot rings clear under the twilight star.
Demoman chuckles, a sticky trap set,
"Ka-boom!" he laughs, as the foes get swept.

[Bridge:]
But wait! A twist in the tale, a sudden switch,
Reds turn to Blues, without a hitch.
Balanced and shuffled, they start anew,
Brothers in arms, in a different hue.

[Verse 3:]
With new teams formed, they clash again,
Battle lines drawn, it’s just a matter of when.
Soldier rockets soar through the dusk,
"This is my world, you’re just a busk!"

[Chorus:]
It’s the dance of the teams, the dance of the teams,
Red vs. Blue, Red vs. Blue, fight after fight.
Push the cart, push the cart, hold your ground,
In this merry, mad, magnificent round.
(Repeat)

[Outro (The Sandvich Song):]
In the quiet of the ceasefire, Heavy finds delight,
Sandvich in hand, he takes a hearty bite.
"Sandvich make me strong!" he declares with a grin,
In this game of endless war, where no one truly wins.

[Tagline:]
Grab your gear, join the fray,
In TF2, where everyone's fair play!

What if AI made a Team Fortress 2 Cartoon Theme?

Original composition by Tommy Tallarico.

Transcription and arrangement by Tony Grayson.

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