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[Completed by SlowPokemon]

Completed by SlowPokemon
I would LOVE sheet music for my new favorite song from Black and White... please come through for me, someone!

[Completed by Shadoninja]

Completed by Shadoninja
Well, I suddenly realized I love the GTS music from the DS Pokemon games.

Could someone make an arrangement of the song? Here are the three versions:
Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum
HeartGold/SoulSilver
Black/White

I love any of the versions, they're only slightly different; I would really like an arrangement for this song!

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Sayonara (Refrain) is a bonus track on the CD--it's so beautiful. It's a remix of "N's Farewell," pretty much the same but with more than a piano solo, and some little fanfare parts.

If you would rather do the original N's Farewell, that's fine too--but I like the "refrain" better.

Note that just because I list you doesn't mean you have to play, and vice versa. Anyone can join in to hurt/heal people.

ONLY ONE HURT/HEAL A DAY.
You must both hurt and heal someone.
Hurt in red, Heal in green.
You must post the current score at the bottom of your post, not just "hurt A, heal B" and nothing else--follow the example under the horizontal rule.
No healing yourself just to be a bitch if you are included in the list.
Try to minimalize reversing whatever hurt/heal the person above you did.
Last person standing wins.

1. SlowPokemon - 15 (I'm first because I'm important )
2. winterkid09 - 15
3. drpamplemousse - 15
4. dahans - 15
5. Shadoninja - 15
6. Roz~ - 15
7. Jub3r7 - 15
8. ETFROXX - 15
9. Saria - 15
10. Ruto - 15
Alright, so... heal ETFROXX, hurt Roz~.

1. SlowPokemon - 15
2. winterkid09 - 15
3. drpamplemousse - 15
4. dahans - 15
5. Shadoninja - 15
6. Roz~ - 14
7. Jub3r7 - 15
8. ETFROXX - 16
9. Saria - 15
10. Ruto - 15

I'm going to do a new poll thread, this one specifically about music from the Pokemon games.

Okay, here's the first poll. My favorite battle music from Gen I is definitely the Gym Leader theme. =D Probably because I spent so much time in LeafGreen rebattling the powered-up Elite Four.

HEY.

I was arranging a song, and I realized that a section of it I had the right notes for, but I was in the wrong key.

BUT when I switched the key, it moved all the notes to wrong ones... is there a way just to switch the key without changing the notes?

I already tried cutting and pasting when it's in the right key, but that just changes it back... This is really bothering me; I don't want to go figure out everything again...

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Completed and on site
So, my sister really wants me to learn this song. Anyone up for it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udEhIgpKEuQ

Please try to make it relatively simple... I don't want to have to work hard at it. xD

Here's me playing Aunt Marge's Waltz from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Rv-PM7TfCk

I know it's rushed and not played very well, but it is a difficult song for me.

Howl's Moving Castle vid will be coming shortly.

Indeed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z_RxdNHXbQ

That's me playing the Howl's Moving Castle theme. >:-)

WHAT GETS UNDER YOUR SKIN. 

Post favorites here.

I am pretty much a fan of all books, with one and only one exception: Eragon. That was probably the dullest book I've ever read in my life.

Anyway, I just finished rereading The Westing Game--an excellent book if you haven't read it yet.

Well, tomorrow it's December (where the hell did 2010 go???) and I know it's been chatted about in other threads, but here's the "official" place to talk about it.

What do you love about Christmas/holidays in general, what do you hate about it, what annoys you (I have a feeling the music is going to pop up more than once...). Anything. Post it here.

Post 'em here--good ones, bad ones, cheesy ones, whatever.

What did you all think of it? I heard it wasn't great from others who had read the books, but I was very pleasantly surprised--it was a great addition to the series.

Favorite scenes/effects:

• I loved the scene where Hermione was reading out loud--nice animation there, it seemed more like something from a Burton movie than that from a Potter film.
• So many awesome people returned--John Hurt was Ollivander again, Warwick Davis as Griphook, Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix Lestrange, Evanna Lynch as Luna Lovegood... My personal favorite actress was Imelda Staunton, who reprised her role as Professor Umbridge. I loved the little "Tee-hee" laugh she did; great job all around.
• It stuck to the book very well, hardly any changes.
• I liked the use of some very subtle film techniques--such as, did anyone else notice that the whole movie housed very little color? It was very toned down and almost black-and-white. Very cool.
• Honorable mention to the Godric's Hollow scene for scaring the crap out of everyone in the whole theater.

Things that were wrong/should have been better:

• Dobby. I love the little guy. He's awesome. But...it seems kind of random to bring him back in the last movie when they haven't included his other (admittedly minor) roles in the series. I mean, I can see why. But it could have seemed out-of-place and awkward to people who haven't read the book.
• It ended really abruptly. I mean (spoilers), Voldemort breaks open the coffin, takes the wand, shoots fireworks into the air, the scene fades out...and then credits? It was a bit of a sudden end.

Post your thoughts here if you're a Potter fan.

Another new topic--what's everyone's first game, and which one is the most nostalgic?

The most nostalgic for me is Pokemon Ruby...the look and layout of the game, coupled with the music, just brings me back to a time before I stopped living in my Game Boy Advance.

Okay, since I made the poll close it's voting, it won't let me reset it. So I'm going to delete that topic and make this new one.

Here were the final standings from the Mario Bros. poll--

Super Mario Bros.    - 2 (14.3%)
Super Mario Bros. 2    - 0 (0%)
Super Mario Bros. 3    - 5 (35.7%)
Super Mario World    - 6 (42.9%)
New Super Mario Bros.    - 1 (7.1%)
New Super Mario Bros. Wii    - 0 (0%)

New one coming in a second.

Okay, well, forgive me if this thread is unnecessary/stupid, but I think it would be fun if we all posted some of our favorite video game songs.

Here are some of mine--
Dimble Wood Inside Bowser (Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)
Neverland, Waltz of the Damned, and Lazy Afternoons (Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days)
Gusty Garden and Sky Station (Super Mario Galaxy games)
Azalea Town, Violet City, and Ecruteak City (Pokemon Gold and Silver) [actually, the whole soundtrack from this game gets a mention]
Ever Grande City and Sootopolis City (Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire)
Professor Layton's Theme, St. Mystere, and Unwound Future Theme (Professor Layton games)

Wow, that's a lot of YouTube links, probably wasted because you all already know the songs.

Anyway, there are a billion more I can't think of right now , but that's all I'm going to post for now. I'm interested to know everyone's favorites! xD

My new topic; allow me a few posts before you comment so I can get the whole story in one place.
Prologue

   Will woke with a start. Glancing around frantically, he leapt out of bed and ran as fast as he could down the hall, stumbling as he went. He paused outside his parents’ bedroom, panting heavily. Without hesitating, he knocked on their door and threw it open. He ran inside and shook his heavily snoring father.

   “Dad!” he whimpered. “Daddy…wake up…”

   His father’s eyelids fluttered slightly.

   “W-Will?” he said sleepily. He looked at his bedside clock. “It’s three o’clock in the morning,” he yawned. Will’s father turned on the light and sat up, rubbing his eyes.

   “Daddy,” whispered six-year-old Will, “I had a nightmare again.”

   “Again?” said his father wearily.

   Will nodded shakily.

   “All right,” said his father resignedly. “Tell me about it.”

   Will recounted the dream.

   “…and then the phone rang… it was the hospital… and they said that Mommy had…Mommy had…died.”

   His father sat up quickly.

   “WHAT?” his father shouted, causing poor Will to jump horribly. “They said… she had…? Are you ABSOLUTELY SURE that’s what they said, Will?”

   Will simply stood there, his lip trembling.
   
   “ARE YOU SURE THAT YOU DIDN’T MISHEAR?” roared his father, almost angrily.

   Will began sobbing, softly at first, then giving off violent, shuddering wails, tears simply pouring down his face.

   “Y-YES!” howled Will, then buried his face in his hands, still crying miserably. Will’s father felt a lump form in his throat. His eyes welled up. Within a moment they were both weeping, but Will’s father silently.

   After a while, Will’s father lifted his son onto the bed and hugged him. He wiped his eyes before speaking.
   
   “I apologize, Will,” said his father gently. “I know it’s – it’s not your fault.”
   
   Will hiccupped and gradually stopped bawling.
   
   “I’m sorry, Daddy,” whispered Will miserably.
   
   “Don’t be,” insisted his father comfortingly. “It’s really not your fault.”

   His son flashed a brief, weak, watery smile.

   They sat there side by side for some time, Will’s father looking at the ceiling, Will himself huddled up, hugging his knees.

   Just as the clock struck seven-thirty, the telephone rang.

   Tearing up again, Will’s father took a deep breath and picked up the phone.
Chapter One – Will

   Will had always had the gift – or, possibly, curse - of Sight. On a hot summer day, one-year-old Will looked up at the cloudless, sunny sky and spoke his first word – “rain”.

   His parents looked quizzically at each other, but shrugged it off to congratulate Will on talking. Before ten minutes were over, gray clouds began to move in. In under fifteen, thunder could be heard in rumbling in the distance. Within twenty, buckets of water were being dumped unceremoniously on their heads, and they had hurried inside. Listening to the steady pounding of the rain, Will’s parents had gazed upon the odd little wonder they had been given, and Will slept on…

   If his parents had thought that a coincidence, all skepticism was wiped clean from their minds in the next few years. Will seemed to know things others didn’t. He was particularly fond of knowing the weather – that was one area he never failed in. His parents always asked him the weather before they planned anything, and he always came through for them. He was extremely happy in his home in Eterna City.

   Around the age of three, Will began to have strange dreams often, at least once a week, none of which failed to come true. He dreamt that their neighbor’s Skitty was run over. It happened the next day. One year he dreamt all of his Christmas presents accidentally – but he still acted surprised, so as not to make his parents upset. The strange thing was that no one could really figure out whether the dreams caused the future or simply saw what would happen. Will didn’t know himself.

   Either way, around Will’s fifth birthday, he had a nightmare that his mother had fallen deathly sick.

   She did.

   She would spend the next year and a half in a hospital.

   At the end of that year and a half, the other members of her family would receive a phone call.

   Will took this loss extremely hard. He was very close to his mother, being an only child. His nightmares came far more frequently after that, sometimes on a nightly basis.

   Soon after his mother’s death, Will’s father decided to move with his son to a small town in the Johto called New Bark. Perhaps he was thinking that some fresh air, maybe some friends would get Will out of his slump. I really don’t know. If that is what he was thinking, though, he was absolutely right – Will quickly became far healthier than he ever had been. He also made two friends, who would become the best friends he ever had…for some time, at least… His best friends were named Karen and Aaron, both of whom lived in New Bark Town.

   Will and his father lived peacefully in New Bark Town for seven years. Will was anxiously awaiting his fourteenth birthday so he could start his Pokémon journey.

   For those of you wondering, rules were quite different back when Will was starting out. Pokémon were considered highly dangerous creatures, and it was the law that one needed to be at least fourteen to handle them. This was utter nonsense, of course, and Professor Birch of Hoenn led a campaign to change the rules during Will’s sixteenth year. He succeeded, as you probably have figured out, and while Professor Birch was not exactly the most…orthodox…of professors, he is remembered and respected for this even today.

   Will would have the happiest, and also saddest, time of his life when he set out to train his own Pokémon.

   And our story begins there…



   “Will!”

   “Can’t hear you…” mumbled Will.
   
   “WILL!”

   “Five more minutes…” muttered Will.

   “WILL! GET UP!”

   Will jerked awake.

   “Coming, Dad!” he yelled, leaping out of his bed and making it hastily. He threw some clothes on and collected his backpack. This was it…Today was the day…

   “WILL!” shouted his father. “YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO BE AT THE LAB!”

   Will bolted down the steps in a frenzy.

   “I know, Dad!” he yelled. “I have time!”

   “FOUR minutes!” corrected his father urgently.

   Will smiled and met his father at the door. They hugged awkwardly.
   
   “Stay safe,” said his father gruffly. He was smiling, but his eyes told Will that he was serious.

   Will nodded.

   “Three minutes!” said his father, glancing at the clock.

   “Right!” said Will, and ran out the door toward Professor Elm’s Laboratory. He rushed inside just as the clock struck eight.

   Will grinned sheepishly at the sight that awaited him. Aaron, his green mess of hair shining loudly, was sitting in an armchair, bent forward in an anxious position. He looked up, saw Will, and smiled in a friendly way. Karen was standing up. Her arms were folded and she did not look happy.

   “Well, Professor Elm,” she said sardonically, “I think that everyone’s here now.”

   “I wasn’t late!” said Will defensively. “I was just… on time.”

   “Yes, well, the other group has already picked their Pokémon, and we said we’d wait for you,” snarled Karen. “So we don’t get the starter Pokémon we were counting on.”

   Will stared guiltily at Aaron, his heart sinking.

   “We don’t get Pokémon?” he asked, dreading the answer.

   “Of course you get Pokémon!” said Professor Elm scornfully. “Do you really think I would call you here without a backup plan?”

   Will looked at Professor Elm. Actually, that was exactly the type of thing absentminded Professor Elm would do.

   “Well, I do have a backup plan. I’ve received three Pokémon recently whose evolutions are currently unknown. We need you three to train each to train one on a Pokémon journey, and immediately notify us of their evolutions.”

   “So… we only get to train one?” said Karen, horrified.

   “Of course not!” laughed Professor Elm. “You can train as many as you like. But I do have a suggestion.”

   “A…suggestion?” said Will cautiously.

   “Yes,” said Elm, looking serious. “Now, as you know, the Pokémon regions are setting up something called the Pokémon Gym Challenge.”

   The trio nodded, puzzled.

   “Gym leaders train one specific type of Pokémon,” said Elm, pacing back and forth. “And we have all the applicants. But the regions are…shall we say, taking it a step further. They’re forming something called the Pokémon League, where one fights four strong trainers and then, should they succeed, the regional Champion.” Elm turned to face the teenagers. “As of now, our region has no applicants for the Elite Four. I suggest that you each train a separate type of Pokémon…”

   “…And register to be in the Elite Four?!” said Will incredulously.

   Elm’s face fell.

   “Yes, I’d assumed you wouldn’t want…” he began, but Aaron cut him off.

   “That would be frickin’ SWEET!” said Aaron enthusiastically.

   Elm blinked.

   “That would be really cool,” said Karen, forgetting her anger in the excitement of the moment. “Wouldn’t it, Will?”

   Will looked over at Karen. Her eyes were shining excitedly and she was looking at him apprehensively.

   “That would be amazingly cool,” agreed Will.

   “I’m glad you’re so eager,” said Elm happily. “Alright, let’s get you three your first Pokémon!”
Chapter Two – Will He Choose the Right One?

   “Wow…” whispered Will, looking at the choices. There were three PokéBalls sitting in a large display case. He suddenly frowned. A nasty thought had just occurred to him. He turned to Professor Elm. “What if I pick the wrong one?” he said uneasily.

   Elm laughed.

   “You’re supposed to be psychic, Will! I think you know which one you should take.”

   “You mean that there’s a Psychic-type Pokémon in here?” said Will, astonished.

   “Of course!” said Elm impatiently. “I know about your…background. How could I ask you to collect a certain type and not expect it to be Psychic?”

   Will smiled, closed his eyes, and put his hand over the PokéBall farthest to the right. He didn’t need to think about it. He knew it would be the right choice.

   “Well, send it out!” said Elm encouragingly.
   
   “Here goes,” said Will, suddenly so excited that it hurt. “Go!” he shouted, throwing the PokéBall into the air. A small, humanlike Pokémon came out. It had a cute, pink little face with big, round eyes and a pair of pink lips. It had what appeared to be a small mop of blonde hair.

   “It’s so cute!” said Will enthusiastically. He frowned again and turned to Elm. “Uh…what is it?”

   “Oh, right!” said Elm, smacking himself. “I almost forgot – I haven’t given you three your PokéDexes yet!” He ran from the room and returned a second later with three large electronic Pokémon encyclopedias – to the average Pokémon Trainer, a PokéDex.

   Will, Karen, and Aaron accepted their PokéDex one by one. Will started his up and flipped to his Pokémon’s picture. The PokéDex entry read:

   “Smoochum, the Kiss Pokémon. Its lips are the most sensitive parts on its body. It always uses its lips first to examine things.”

   “Smoochum is an Ice- and Psychic-type Pokémon, Will,” said Elm.

   “Awesome!” said Will happily. “I did pick the right one! Hey! What’s so funny?” he demanded; Karen was stifling a fit of the giggles and Aaron was actually rolling around on the floor chortling.

   “Kiss Pokémon?” choked Karen, eyes watering from laughter.

   Will went very red.

   “Let’s see yours, then!” he demanded.

   “Alright,” said Karen, managing to stop laughing. She walked over to the display case and picked up her own PokéBall. She sent out a black dog-esque Pokémon with a bit of armor on its back. She fired up her own PokéDex and checked the entry.

   “Houndour, the Dark Pokémon. It uses different kinds of cries for communicating with others of its kind and for pursuing its prey.”

   “Houndour is a Dark- and Fire-type Pokémon,” explained Elm.

   “Wait…” said Karen slowly. “Dark and Fire? So… which type do I train?”

   Elm shrugged. “That’s completely up to you, my dear.”

   Karen growled rather like a Houndour and stepped out of the way of Aaron as he came up to the display case. She sat quite huffily down on an armchair and Houndour immediately attempted to jump on her lap. She shoved Houndour off in disgust and went to stand next to Will. Houdour followed her loyally.

   “Guess that leaves me with this Pokémon,” said Aaron brightly. He picked it up and sent out a large dragonfly with large green eyes that somehow covered its whole head.

   Karen and Will both took an involuntary step back.

   “I – don’t – like – insects…” said Will disgustedly.

   “Me neither,” said Karen, shuddering.

   “I do!” said Aaron happily. Aaron whipped out his PokéDex in a cool way that Will somehow knew he wouldn’t be able to pull off. He flipped to the page of his Pokémon, which was now buzzing around the room at lightning speed.

   “Yanma, the Clear Wing Pokémon. Its large eyes can scan 360 degrees. It looks in all directions to seek out insects as its prey.”

   “I LOVE Bug Pokémon!” said Aaron, extremely psyched.

   “Did I SAY it was a Bug Pokémon?” said Professor Elm, rather offended.

   “Umm… no,” Aaron said sheepishly. “Is it?”

   “Well…yes,” admitted Elm. “A Bug- and Flying-type. But…” he said, and his face got very spooky, “…DON’T interrupt me again,” he hissed.

   “G-got it,” said Aaron. “Uh…sir, yes, sir!”

   “Well,” said Elm, looking at all of them, “you should head west, toward Cherrygrove City. From there, you can easily get to Violet, where the first gym is.

“Keep in mind that you can keep one Pokémon out walking with you,” he advised. “It will have its benefits, believe me.”

He smiled good-naturedly at them all. “See you later.”

Karen’s Houndour led the way out towards Route 29, followed by Will, then Aaron last of all, who was talking to Will.

   “So…Kiss Pokémon? Really?” Aaron taunted.

   Unfortunately, Smoochum heard him. Smoochum blasted him with an icy cold Powder Snow, knocking him to the ground. She stuck her tongue out as she passed him.

Apparently Finale Notepad 2011 can't change the Key Signature halfway through, so I need some help.

I'm arranging the Staff Roll of SMG2 as a solo, but I'm at the part where it changes key for the first time.

Is there any chance you guys could download the MUS file (http://www.mediafire.com/?raad75xhgaiu16g) and change the key after the last measure I have, then upload it to your own Mediafire account so I can continue with this arrangement???

Thanks if you do.

What's your guys's favorite Pokemon? I'm just really curious.

Mine?

 

Simple: Press Ctrl and V, and post what comes up. If it is something you do not think shoulod be posted, don't post it.

http://www.mediafire.com/?c3ilm6qcqdqwxe9

^That's mine.

Funny, I did this once and got a personal email sent from my mom... AWKWARD...

Let the pasting commence!