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[Persona 3 Reload]

Finally got some more Persona 3 sheets done!
I've felt like I've been kind of stuck in a rut with my arranging recently so I decided to just work on some simple sheets and just get something out at least.

Persona 3 Reload
The Path Was Closed [MUSX] [MUS] [MIDI] [PDF] [Original]
Brand New Days -The Beginning- [MUSX] [MUS] [MIDI] [PDF] [Original]
Maya's Theme [MUSX] [MUS] [MIDI] [PDF] [Original]

I ended up having to take much more liberties than I expected for "Maya's Theme" so hopefully it sounds true to the source still.

Also, I have these tracks labeled as "Persona 3 Reload" but most of them are nearly identical to the original releases.
There are, however, some subtle differences and I used the audio from the remake to arrange these so I opted for the newer title.

[Stella Glow]

Another Stella Glow sheet!
Hearing this track in the 3DS demo is the reason I played this game and I still think it's the most atmospheric title screen I've ever encountered.

Stella Glow
Title Screen [MUSX] [MUS] [MIDI] [PDF] [Original]

Honestly the most tricky thing about this sheet for me (as well as the other piano tracks I've arranged from this game) was getting the distribution of notes between the left and right hands correct since both are played quite close together.

Nice sheet! I think you did a good job of keeping the feel of the original track. I'm pretty new to arranging myself, but there are a couple things that stand out to me that I figured I'd comment on.

• m.12 b.1 RH - This 16th triplet sounds like it should be a mordent to me.
• m.51-64 RH - I'm not hearing this same chord repeated here. It's not super clear, but I'm hearing the strings hit another A an octave lower than the one you have written on the offbeat. It's more noticeable on m.55/56/59/etc. beat 4.5 where it definitely sounds to me like it goes up. (Also in those measures is there a reason you opted for 16th triplets over grace notes?)
• m.70/74 RH - I feel like making these chords arpeggiated might help retain the feel of the original.

I didn't have time to go over it in too much depth, but that's everything I've got for now.
Always glad to see more people arranging VGM and I hope you keep it up! 

Thanks! I'm a huge fan of your Harvest Moon and Persona sheets and have had a lot of fun with playing them.

The Rune Factory OST is partially what inspired me to start arranging and I hope to continue in the future to expand the selection of Rune Factory sheets onsite.

[Stella Glow]

Back with a double feature!

From the moment I booted up this game I was grabbed by the soundtrack and I think Mitsuda did a fantastic job of bringing out it's charm. Even though the studio went under I still hope this game gets revived someday.

Stella Glow
Comforting Feelings [MUSX] [MUS] [MIDI] [PDF] [Original]
Doubt Lingers Within [MUSX] [MUS] [MIDI] [PDF] [Original]

These were pretty simple pieces, but there are a couple things I'm uncertain of especially the notation around m.8-10 of the second sheet.
Also since this game never got an official soundtrack released the track titles can vary so I just used what looked most accurate to me.

No matter how many times I hear this track it never gets old!

Just wanted to comment on some things that stuck out to me:

• I'm not hearing the D & C in m.37(m.36?) b1.50-75 RH. I can just barely make it out in m.36, but it sounds like reverb to me?
• In m.38(36-38?) maybe it'd be nice to have some indication of the echoing motion similar to m.8

Super excited to see more of your Genshin Impact sheets in submissions!

I'm noticing that you have the page size set at 120%, was that intentional? I think it looks a bit cramped (the second page especially), and would benefit from being resized to 100%.

This actually was intentional. I was playing with the resize since it looked a tad bit small after printing, but I failed to notice how cramped it made the second page especially.

Everything should be correctly scaled at 100% now.
I personally think the system distribution looks a little nicer this way as well.

This is partly so that the performer doesn't have to look back at the first page to realize there's a pickup, but also because the way you have it right now implies that there are 4 beats before the loop, whereas I hear it as just a slow 3.

I'm a little confused about where the 4 beats before the loop would be coming from (the last measure was only 2 beats to accommodate for the pickup), but I agree that the repeat would help readability and have updated accordingly. 

I assume the track title is from this album? No "~Love At First Sight" in the official title?

The in-game music player has it as simply "LAFS" as does the official soundtrack CD so that's what I went with.
I'm not entirely sure where the "~Love At First Sight" part came from although I suspect it may be in-game dialogue.

I think the Ab in m. 10 would be better off as a G#, and similarly for C# in m. 30. Those pitches resolve up to A and D respectively in the following measure

Fixed

I don't hear any indication that the D written in the RH of m. 14 is part of the melody? Doesn't sound particularly louder than the other LH notes

I actually do hear this D as a little louder although my primary reasoning is because I felt like it was the same melody as in m. 34.
If I'm the only one who hears it though I'm fine with removing it.

m27 b4.5 RH - I hear a C instead of a D

Fixed

m28 b1 RH - I don't hear the D in this chord

Fixed

I feel like it would look nicer if in m10, m13/14, m15/16, m17/18, m19/20, and their counterparts in m21-40 had the notes tied over into the rests.

I actually had it that way originally, but couldn't make up my mind about the note lengths.
I'm not positive about m10/m30, but after listening again it does sound like those are held so I went ahead and changed those as well as the others.

Thanks for the feedback!

[Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind]

It's been awhile!
I've actually had this sheet more or less finished for awhile now. I was planning on uploading it with another sheet from this game, but I've decided to put that one on the back burner for now due to it being a little beyond my abilities at the moment.

I really love what they've done with the music in the remake of this series, especially some of the piano pieces.

Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind
Sorrow [MUSX] [MUS] [MIDI] [PDF] [Original]

[Rune Factory 3]

2024 was my first year arranging so I don't have a lot to work with, but I think my favorite sheet was this one:

Rune Factory 3
On the Farm: Spring [MUSX] [MUS] [MIDI] [PDF] [Original]

It's not a very difficult piece and the sheet definitely isn't perfect, but it's something I couldn't have imagined arranging myself a year ago and it's a fun one to play.
Hope to improve and arrange more in 2025!

[Persona 3 Reload]

I've been playing through Persona 3 Reload again recently and it motivated me to finally finish up this sheet.

This one could definitely use some feedback for a couple of things, but primarily the repeats. I wanted to keep it at 3 pages, but as a result the repeats ended up being more complicated and I'm not really sure I handled it correctly.

In any case, it's a great song and one of my favorite tracks from the game.

Persona 3 Reload
Memories of the City [MUSX] [MUS] [MIDI] [PDF] [Original]

Heya! I'm sorry I haven't taken a look earlier! Just taking a look at the sheets you've posted so far I think you're doing fantastic and would say you're more than ready to submit to the main site. Let me know if you have any questions ^^

Thanks! I will try to get around to submitting something soon!