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#1
Project Archive / Dekkadeci's Replacements
May 31, 2020, 05:36:33 PM
Here's my replacement thread for this project:

Full Challenger Replacements
  • "Battle with Meta Knight" (Kirby Super Star) .MUS Source

Significant Edits
  • "Still More Fighting" "Fight On!" (Final Fantasy VII) (Originally arr. by Commander6) .MUS Source
#2
I'm wondering about your opinions on this topic: How does commercially available video game sheet music affect the rate we submit transcriptions for that game or the quality of our transcriptions for that game?

I'm mainly asking because the fact that I've previewed piano sheet music for the video game Blue Dragon that costs money is definitely getting in the way of me transcribing it without using those sheets' copyrighted material, but I have a hunch that commercially available sheet music gets in the way of (our) fan transcriptions in more cases.

On the other hand, we've got transcriptions of Final Fantasy sheet music that the commercially available Final Fantasy Piano Collections also provide, and since our transcriptions and theirs look different enough that I don't think anyone plagiarized the Collections, I can't figure out what you guys' opinions will be...
#3
Help! / Currently Cannot Upload PDFs to Ninsheetmusic
August 28, 2016, 03:08:20 PM
Right now, I cannot upload PDFs to Ninsheetmusic. Every time I try, I get this:
"The following error or errors occurred while processing your submission:
A PDF file was not uploaded."

This prevents me from editing my submissions as well as submitting another song.

Look at https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B039DrYUfeUZOTFia1hDZ1lIa1E for my woes with uploading PDFs right now. I cannot seem to make Google Drive or Dropbox reveal .png's with the [img] tags.

I can currently upload .mus files successfully.

I use PrimoPDF to make PDFs from Finale Notepad. However, I just tested attempting to submit a PDF made from Musescore and it also failed to upload.
#4
This is the home of anything I'm willing to submit to NinSheetMusic and their Musescore ancestors. The Musescore ancestors often contain versions of the same song from different games. Most of them end with semi-improvised endings based on the source material because I hate abruptly ending VGM loops. (As will eventually be seen with "The Schemer" from Shovel Knight, the Musescore ancestors may be nigh-impossible to play for solo piano.)

You can listen to my works on Musescore's website (the audio will not be mastered there). I will neither be publishing nor submitting my transcriptions in order of arrangement. If enough of you request downloadable files, I'll start stocking up my Google Drive.

Transcriptions on NinSheetMusic
http://www.ninsheetmusic.org/browse/arranger/4953

Transcriptions on Musescore
https://musescore.com/user/9996931/sets/2205296 (Also contains piano transcriptions of non-video game music and non-piano transcriptions of video game music)

Kirby
Dark Meta Knight
In the Musescore ancestor, Bars 1-22 are from Kirby and the Amazing Mirror, Bars 23-40 are from Kirby: Triple Deluxe, and Bars 41-45 are the ending I semi-improvised. Beware--the treble clef notes in Bars 25-32 are an octave higher than in the original.

Galacta Knight
(a.k.a. "The Greatest Warrior in the Galaxy"...we may as well trust Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and the Kirby Super Star Ultra OST, right?)
In the Musescore ancestor, Bars 1-37 are from Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Bars 38-70 are from Kirby Super Star Ultra, and Bars 71-81 are the ending I semi-improvised. Beware--octave voicing is off in some of the phrases--this will be corrected in cuts I submit to NinSheetMusic.
My goal for this transcription is 100% melodic accuracy. I'm amazed that none, yes, NONE of the remixes I've heard completely nail the tune. Everyone has screwed up the solo (Musescore: Bars 25-58, Bars 58-61) and omitted the melody at the end of the loop (Musescore: Bars 34-37, Bars 67-70). More details are in the post below.
I am aware that this, especially the solo against its accompaniment, is probably nearly impossible to play for solo piano. Jonny Atma's sure tried twice already...

Revenge of Meta Knight Ending
(a.k.a. "Friends and Sun", "Sundown and Friends", "My Friend and the Setting Sun", "Meta Knight Defeated"...and that's just the Kirby Super Star version!)
In the Musescore ancestor, Bars 19-32 are the ending I semi-improvised.
The Musescore arrangement is purposefully thinner than the original so I can actually play it at full speed with (almost) no mistakes.

Prism Plains
In the Musescore ancestor, Bars 34-45 are the ending I semi-improvised. This transcription may be a bit off.
This is deceptively difficult because its notes are so fast--if it weren't for the triplets against duplets in Dark Meta Knight's theme, I'd say this is the unambiguously harder piece.

True Arena
In the Musescore ancestor, Bars 49-67 are the ending I semi-improvised. This transcription may be off rhythm-wise, and some accompaniment lines (and even arguably melody lines in Bars 2-9) have been omitted there.

Meta Knight
Note that the Kirby Super Star version and the Kirby Super Star Ultra version of this theme are not the same.
In the Musescore ancestor, Bars 34-50 are the ending I semi-improvised. Again, this transcription may be off rhythm-wise, and some notes have been adjusted and/or omitted to make this transcription more playable.

Morpho Knight
In the Musescore ancestor of the Kirby Star Allies theme, Bars 53-65 are the ending I semi-improvised. This transcription may be off harmony-wise and even melody-wise, and the quietest notes have been omitted.
Similarly, in the Musescore ancestor of the Kirby and the Forgotten Land theme, Bars 75-78 are the ending I semi-improvised. This transcription may similarly be off accompaniment- and harmony-wise, the quietest notes have been omitted again, and some portions were even simplified from the original.

Dark Meta Knight Battle Intro
In the Musescore ancestor, Bars 5-6 are the ending I semi-improvised. ...Yeah, guess what, the looped portion is only 4 bars long. It does get remixed in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe, though.

Sullied Grace/Dirty&Beauty (Queen Sectonia Phase 1)
In the Musescore ancestor, Bars 135-147 are the ending I semi-improvised.
Loads of drum beats get transcribed as piano notes, the accompaniment and even melody may have been shifted around octave voicing-wise, some of the notes may be inaccurate...

The Raging Lion Roars (Leongar)
In the Musescore ancestor, Bars 115-125 are the ending I semi-improvised.
This is my first piano transcription of an orchestral piece, so several sacrifices were made, partly to make this more playable. Some of the notes may still be inaccurate, accompaniment was shifted around octave voicing-wise, some accompaniment was even approximated, some drum beats got transcribed as piano notes...

Shovel Knight
The Schemer (Tinker Knight Battle)
Yeah, my original cut from the .nsf was nigh-impossible to play by a solo pianist (even though I already omitted channels). Many notes were trimmed after this was pointed out. (It wasn't originally tested on the piano, as opposed to the first 2 Kirby tunes on the OP.) It's still a wicked fast song to play.

A Decisive Blow (StreetPass Arena)
In the Musescore ancestor, Bars 20-29 are the ending I semi-improvised.
I made sure this transcription was easier to play by trimming some of the notes. I also had to move several harmony notes around octave-wise in order to make this playable in the first place.

Castle Crashers
Archetype (Arena Theme)
It's composed by Helix6. It's published by Newgrounds. It's found in Castle Crashers (as its Arena theme) and Thing-Thing Arena 2. This transcription is of the Newgrounds original.
This is meant to be sight-readable at full speed. It exhausts me, though.

Simple Sight (Necromancer Theme)
It's composed by Real Faction. It's published by Newgrounds. It's in the Piercing Lazer album. But, most prominently, it's found in Castle Crashers as the Necromancer's boss theme. This transcription is of the Newgrounds original, but The Behemoth loops the entire song in Castle Crashers (complete with empty space at the end), so how much does that matter?
This piece is in verse-chorus form. Each time the verse or chorus returns, this transcription changes that portion's accompaniment and texture. Perhaps this is some part arrangement and some part theme and variations...

F-Zero
Dream Chaser (Silence Theme)
Note that the F-Zero Climax version of the Silence racetrack theme has some different material from both the F-Zero X and F-Zero: GP Legend versions.
In the Musescore ancestor, Bars 61-71 are the ending I semi-improvised.
Thanks to its problematic source material, this is likely my least faithful transcription that isn't one of my early ones (Galacta Knight's theme, Simple Sight (Castle Crashers Necromancer theme), the Kirby Super Star Ultra True Arena theme, etc.). The nastiest change from the original is my moving the relatively high arpeggiated accompaniment an octave or two down throughout to prevent it from interfering with the melody, but notes have also been purposefully added to mimic drum beats, and other notes have been moved octave voicing-wise and missed out entirely in order to make this more playable.

Illusion
Note that the F-Zero: GP Legend has some different material from the F-Zero Climax version.
In the Musescore ancestor, Bars 87-104 are the ending I semi-improvised.
While less problematic to transcribe than F-Zero Climax's "Dream Chaser" theme, this still ended up with some high parts removed, some other parts simplified, some notes added to mimic drum beats, and some other notes moved around octave-wise.

Falsion
The First Space Flight
This is the Level 1 theme of an obscure 8-bit video game named Falsion. It's compatible with the Famicom 3D System peripheral, which tacks on one extra sound channel. If you're otherwise wondering how this transcription has 4 notes at once at points where normal 8-bit music should only have 3 maximum, this is it.
In the Musescore...er, ancestor (truth is, I wrote the "ancestor" and the upcoming Ninsheetmusic submission simultaneously)...the ending I semi-improvised is Bars 43-51.

Fire Emblem
Tearing Shadows
In the Musescore ancestor, Bars 29-41 are the ending I semi-improvised.
This one reverts to my earlier arranging style of shifting more of the notes around octave voicing-wise. Plenty of drum beats get transcribed into piano notes, too.

Team Fortress
Square Dance
A reasonably popular taunt in Team Fortress 2, the Square Dance is split into 3 sections according to https://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Square_Dance. This transcription covers all 3 sections.

The Incredible Machine
Classical/Tilting at Windmills
This is a stage theme in The Incredible Machine, a computer game where you build Rube Goldberg contraptions to achieve certain objectives. This theme reappears in later games in the series.
In the Musescore ancestor, Bars 23-25 are the ending I semi-improvised.
This is based on both the MIDI and CD versions.

Bravely
Battle of Oblivion
In the Musescore ancestor, Bars 113-138 are the ending I semi-improvised.
Loads of drum beats get transcribed as piano notes, the accompaniment may have been shifted around octave voicing-wise, some of the notes may be inaccurate...de rigueur for my piano transcriptions of rock and metal music, eh?

Under the Banner of the Duchy
(a.k.a. "Below the Duchy's Banner", "Under the Duchy's Banner", and "Beneath the Duchy's Banner")
In the Musescore ancestor, Bars 56-64 are the ending I semi-improvised.
As another piano transcription of an orchestral piece, chord voicings and octave positions of lines may not match the original in places, and even half of the right hand of Bar 28 got outright modified.

Monolith
The Trial
In the Musescore ancestor, Bars 25-35 are the ending I semi-improvised. Some of the rhythms and maybe even a note may be off, and many notes corresponding to drum beats have been added.

Ex Machina, Part 1
In the Musescore ancestor, Bars 27-35 are the ending I semi-improvised. The right-hand chords of this transcription may be off.

Iji
Face to Face
In a rare occurrence, this transcription has no semi-improvised ending. Plenty of notes in this transcription may be off, and lots of notes corresponding to drum beats were inserted.

Smash Bros.
Multi-Man Melee 1
In the Musescore ancestor, Bars 55-63 are the ending I semi-improvised. Several of the rhythms and dyad/chord lower contents may be off and/or simplified, and some notes corresponding to drum beats were added.

Beatmania
In the Blackest Den
In a rare occurrence, this transcription has no semi-improvised ending - because it doesn't need one! Plenty of notes in this transcription may be off, and the occasional notes corresponding to drum beats were inserted.

Bug Fables
MECHA BEE DESTROYER BLASTLORD
In the Musescore ancestor, Bars 65-81 are the ending I semi-improvised - and this time, even provided a solo for! Some notes corresponding to drum beats were added, accompaniment notes have been shifted around octave-wise, the quietest notes have been omitted, even lower accompaniment notes were missed this time to keep this playable while keeping as many melodies going as possible in places...

Sonic
Fight the Knight
In a rare occurrence, this transcription has no semi-improvised ending. In another rare occurrence, this transcription also has lyrics! All glissandos have been simplified, some notes corresponding to drum beats have been added, some accompaniment notes were skipped, and some other accompaniment notes may also have their octave positions changed.

I hope to transcribe songs I don't find good piano transcriptions of on the Internet. (There are loads of decent transcriptions of Super Mario themes and King Dedede's theme, there's already an excellent piano transcription of "That Person's Name Is" (from Bravely Default) by nnwt, the list goes on...)
#5
I have relatively few medleys, unfaithful arrangements, and transcriptions of non-video game music, so I'll be posting sporadically here at best. I do have an idea for a new, not-created-yet unfaithful arrangement, though...

Again, I'll slowly publish them on Musescore. You can listen to my works on Musescore's website (the audio will not be mastered there). These medleys and unfaithful arrangements may contain bridging melodies I wholly composed as well as music based on the source material (that isn't precisely the source material). I will not be publishing my pieces in order of arrangement. If enough of you request downloadable files, I'll start stocking up my Google Drive.

Arrangements on Musescore
https://musescore.com/user/9996931/sets/2271631

Transcriptions on Musescore
https://musescore.com/user/9996931/sets/2205296 (Also contains piano transcriptions of video game music)

Medleys
The Legendary Air Ride March
It's The Legendary Air Ride Machine...if it were forced into march form and paired with a trio made of music from Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

Skull Ganged Up On
Necrodeus's and his Skull Gang's themes sound rather similar, and this arrangement combines them into one virtuoso showpiece.

MegaloTalia
A high-octane jazz medley of nearly all UnderTale pieces, this is rather like Megalovania in the style of Dummy!...with Hopes and Dreams woven in.

The Polka of Your Best Friend
A high-octane medley of all UnderTale pieces, this swift polka mashes up Your Best Friend, Bergentrückung, and more.

Blazing Fast Battle - Divine Protection Required
This heavy metal remix of pieces from Fire Emblem Gaiden is so blazing fast, regular protection will not do.

Prism of Delight
This sonata-allegro on the Prism Plains theme from Kirby: Squeak Squad and "Victory's Delight" from Bravely Default was written for Arrangement Contest No. 8 in B# "Mix"olydian "Amalgamation".

Spin the Cat
Mashing up "The Feline Duplication Incident." by someone named Œnanthic and "Spin Ye Bottle" from Shovel Knight, this aims for a round of 8-bit potion- and cat-tossing fun.

The Wayfarer and the Setting Star
This version of "Magolor the Wayfarer" (the main menu theme of Kirby's Return to Dream Land) done in the style and meter of "My Friend and the Setting Sun..." (the Revenge of Meta Knight ending theme from Kirby Super Star) was written for Arrangement Contest No. 9 in C-triple-flat major "An Odd Time for a Contest!". Oh yeah, I also did toss in quotes of other Kirby themes.

Unfaithful Arrangements
Variations on Holst's Thaxted
A reverent double theme and variations on Gustav Holst's hymn tune Thaxted (a.k.a. the central theme of "Jupiter" from The Planets), this starts off slowly and gracefully with a faithful (enough) version of the hymn but gradually builds to a climax. The climax breaks at Bar 104, and the piece ends mystically and quietly.

La Sonata Danza
It's Gioacchino Rossini's song La Danza...but in E minor instead of A minor, forced into sonata-allegro form, and now technically impossible to play for solo piano. Shucks.

Sleigh Ride Galop
A fun rearrangement of Leroy Anderson's Sleigh Ride in the style of a galop. ...Got taken out by a copyright strike, sadly.

Peppa'd Pig Blues
It's the 12-bar blues...version of the Peppa Pig theme!

O Come, All Ye Faithful (Piano Duo Arrangement)
I'd say that typical arrangements of Christmas carols don't end with march variations, unlike this version.

Vladimir Horowitz Would Be Proud
Unless you've played through "Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course", you've probably never heard of Willard A. Palmer, Morton Manus, or Amanda Vick Lethco. Nevertheless, this is an virtuosic Liszt-style arrangement of a scherzo of theirs.

Klein Kirby Invention
Ever noticed how much the Cookie Country 1 theme of Kirby's Return to Dream Land sounds like Bach's Little Fugue in G Minor at one point? If you did, this Baroque-style arrangement of the Cookie Country 1 theme is for you!

Are They Trying to Battle Us?
Based on an "Attempt at a Battle Theme" by someone named Œnanthic, this string quartet version does not stray too far from the source.

Ragging Csikós Post
This piece follows the grand tradition of ragtime rearrangements of classical music. In this case, Hermann Necke's Csikós Post suffers through this treatment.

Night Torch at the Sky Fortress
This remix of Waterflame's Sky Fortress rearranges the melodies of that work a lot.

Sonata Completed
This is a relatively reverent completion of an incomplete "Sonata" by someone named Lorenzo Miceli.

Scherzo on "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
I'd say that "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" typically doesn't switch keys between sections, unlike this piano four hands arrangement.

Concert Paraphrase on "Dragon Fight!"
Another devilishly virtuosic arrangement for piano, this time of Blue Dragon's regular battle theme, "Dragon Fight!"

My Birthday Got Interrupted
It'll be tricky to find the excerpts of "Happy Birthday" in this modernist rearrangement for solo piano, but trust me, it's possible....

Variations on "The Mob Song"
A reverent and relatively easy theme and variations on "The Mob Song" from Beauty and the Beast, this alternates between tense and beautiful sections and ends with a bang.

Unforced Way
This set of variations on part of "Force Your Way" from Final Fantasy VIII shows the beauty that portion has when its usual accompaniment is stripped away.

We Three Kings Waltz
Now with more sections than the original Christmas carol "We Three Kings" actually has!

Finish This Score...Finished!
Done for a contest, this is a completion of a piano starter by someone named Quaver Crafter.

Toccata on "Cannonball"
This rock-style piano toccata on "Cannonball", the 3rd and last final boss theme of Mega Man Zero 3, comes complete with its own solo!

Etude After "Fuoco" From Roland Dyens's Libra Sonatine
This piano etude adds accompaniment for "Fuoco", the 3rd movement of Roland Dyens's Libra Sonatine.

O Canada Waltz
This delightful waltz is based on Canada's national anthem, "O Canada".

Romp on a Simple Theme
Done for another contest, this takes a simple theme from someone named musical.catfish05 on a quick-paced jazzy journey.

Toccata on the Aggretsuko Opening Theme
This is a full-blooded metal toccata on the opening theme of the Netflix series Aggretsuko. Beware: the original opening theme is pretty metal itself....

God Rest Ye Funky Gentlemen
It's "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen", only funk-influenced and with a solo! ...And it's for piano four hands!

Joy to the Jazzy World!
An exuberant piano four hands jazz arrangement of "Joy to the World" is now at your fingertips!

Mixing More Ingredients
This rondo-form arrangement of "Mallow's Trial" from Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon keeps the chipper mood and the bounce of the original.

Variations on Beethoven's Turkish March
This double theme and variations on Ludwig van Beethoven's "Turkish March" keeps the energy of the original but puts new spins on it.

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Piano Four Hands Arrangement)
This arrangement of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" for piano four hands passes the melody between players and increases in intensity as it goes along.

The Azure Tree Stands in Mourning
This "de-bossified" version of "The Azure Arbitrator", the final boss theme of The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure, was written for Arrangement Contest No. 10 in A-flat Aeolian "Relaxing music to empty your head".

Romp On Paganini
This madly syncopated set of variations on Paganini's Caprice in A Minor, Op. 1, No. 24 is sure to keep the groove going!

Deck Those Jazzy Halls
A lively jazz piano four hands arrangement of "Deck the Halls" is now here!

Concert Paraphrase on "Knight of the Wind"
This virtuosic piano arrangement of "Knight of the Wind" from Sonic and the Black Knight goes hard on that song!

Fantasia on "Here We Come A-Wassailing"
Influenced by Gustav Holst's "Fantasia on the Dargason", this is a similarly frisky fantasia for piano four hands on the Christmas carol "Here We Come A-Wassailing".

A Little Jazzy Faithful
Another arrangement of "O Come, All Ye Faithful", this time for a solo jazz pianist.

Non-VGM Transcriptions
In Storm and Sunshine (Concert Paraphrase)
John Clifford Heed's hit march In Storm and Sunshine finally has a piano transcription! ...At least if you respect only the first repeats. Second repeats stop becoming faithful and start becoming devilishly virtuosic.

Elysian Quest OST Track #6 - Dangerous Enemy (Boss)
Composed by OMMAIGADD, this is a piano transcription of a boss theme of the under-development, unreleased video game "Elysian Quest".

Prelude in C Minor, Op. 28, No. 20 (Chopin) (Band Arrangement)
The unusual instrumentation is due to its genesis as an arrangement for a contest, but this is otherwise a fairly standard concert band-like arrangement of Chopin's famous prelude. The flute generally plays one octave higher than anything in the original sheet music.

The Dark Journey
Composed by Real Faction, this is a piano transcription of an ambient chiptune loop, easy to put in your video games. Perhaps the video games' characters are lost in the twilit snow...

Pomp and Circumstance March No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 39 (Elgar)
Finally, a free piano transcription of Edward Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No. 2 in A Minor! Beware: your hands need to span a 10th each to play several of the chords.

Pomp and Circumstance March No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 39 (Elgar)
Finally, a free piano transcription of Edward Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No. 3 in C Minor! Beware: your hands need to span a 10th each to play several of the chords, and at points, I even demand an 11th.

Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G Major, Op. 39 (Elgar)
Tired of signing up for websites to get a full free piano transcription of Edward Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G Major? Now you don't have to!

Sorcerors Battle (B♭ Clarinet Transcription)
One of Jake "virt" Kaufman's beloved chiptunes now has a clarinet transcription!

Zaghnol Comes
This is a piano transcription of a particularly progressive metal OverClocked ReMix of "Hunter's Chance" from Final Fantasy IX, arranged by Juan "SixtoSounds" Medrano.

VGM Non-Piano Transcriptions
The Wonderful 101
Tables Turn (B♭ Clarinet Transcription)
This power-up theme is one of the most popular themes in The Wonderful 101.
In this transcription, Bars 50-56 are the ending I semi-improvised.

Kirby
Distant Traveler (Magolor Race EX Theme) (B♭ Clarinet Transcription)
Originally a stage theme in Kirby's Dream Collection, this gained a second life as a stage theme in "Dedede's Drum Dash".
In this transcription, Bars 47-63 are the ending I semi-improvised.

Save the Kingdom! Ordeal Quest (B♭ Clarinet Transcription)
This plays when fighting against some Ordeal bosses in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe.
In this transcription, the last part of Bar 45 is the ending I semi-improvised.

Kirby Fighters Deluxe - Title Theme (B♭ Clarinet Transcription)
This, the title theme of Kirby Fighters Deluxe, returns in Kirby Battle Royale as a battle theme.
In this transcription, Bars 15-18 are the ending I semi-improvised.

Bravely
Battle of Anne (B♭ Clarinet Transcription)
This theme plays the first time you fight the evil cryst-fairy Anne in Bravely Second.
In this transcription, Bars 165-183 are the ending I semi-improvised.

Stardust
Super Stardust HD - StarFighting Across the Universe (Lave Theme) (B♭ Clarinet Transcription)
This is the theme for the first level of Super Stardust HD, the planet of Lave.
In this transcription, Bars 187-205 are the ending I semi-improvised.

Metal Remixes
Piano Sonata No. 30, Op. 109, Movement 2 (Beethoven) (Metal Remix)
This heavy metal remix of Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 30, Op. 109, Movement 2 attempts to keep it reverent...but how reverent can metal remixes of classical music be by default?

Spring Celebration (Stephen Chatman) (Metal Remix)
Another relatively reverent heavy metal remix, this time of a piece called "Spring Celebration" by Stephen Chatman that you might remember from your piano exams.

Shadow Rituals (Michael Markowski) (Metal Remix)
Yet another relatively reverent heavy metal remix, this time of a concert band piece called "Shadow Rituals" by Michael Markowski.

Piano Sonata No. 1, Movement 3 (Julian Cochran) (Metal Remix)
Still another relatively reverent heavy metal remix, this time of the third movement of Julian Cochran's Piano Sonata No. 1.

Csardas Macabre, S.224 (Liszt) (Metal Remix)
Another relatively reverent heavy metal remix, this time of Liszt's Csardas Macabre, S.224.
#6
Home-Made Compositions / Dekkadeci's Compositions
June 11, 2016, 09:45:39 PM
I've got tens of compositions (and transcriptions and arrangements) stocked up, so I'll slowly be publishing them on Musescore. You can listen to my works on Musescore's website (the audio will not be mastered there). I will not be publishing my pieces in order of composition. If enough of you request downloadable files, I'll start stocking up my Google Drive.

Very nearly all my pieces are for solo piano--it's at the point where I have piano versions of songs I eventually want to transcribe for bands.

Compositions From Sept. 4, 2022 or Later
https://www.ninsheetmusic.org/forum/index.php?topic=8501.msg431228#msg431228

Compositions on Musescore
https://musescore.com/user/9996931/sets/2213611

Classical
Marche-Sonate
It's a march, complete with repeats. Wait...no...why isn't it going into a trio? No! Noooooo! It's actually a sonata-allegro! ...That really sounds like a march.

Little March
Switch from Marche-Sonate at the correct time to this song, then back, and--all of a sudden--the combined songs really are a march!

Scherzo Infernale
A blazing fast standalone scherzo and trio, this is rather heavily influenced by Alkan's Scherzo Diabolico.

Out of Strife (Comes Hope)
As seen in its subtitle, this march is strongly influenced by Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance marches, particularly his 3rd such march. But unlike that march, Out of Strife (Comes Hope) ends victoriously!
Despite being subtitled as a piano solo version, no other arrangements of this piece currently exist.

Fire and Ice Polka
Composed in the style of the Strauss family's polka(-schnell)s, this polka(-schnell) aims to be a crowd-pleaser.

Trumpet Exercise
...This is more here for the sake of completion than anything, but this exercise to improve trumpet embouchure (without changing fingering) is one of my first attempts to write for instruments other than the piano.

Bad-Tempered Dances
One of my earlier pieces, this bad-tempered rondo contains a series of dances.

Bell Carol
Named because of its resemblance to fast renditions of Carol of the Bells, this is one of the earliest pieces I composed. The central section is significantly slower than the flanking sections, though.

Piano Sonata in D Minor ("Piecemeal")
Spoiler
Movement 1: Inexorable
The weightiest of the four movements and the latest to be composed, this sonata-allegro is more than 9 minutes long counting repeats. It is stern and, while turning towards happiness, inexorably marches to its doom.

Movement 2: Rondo Oscuro
The first movement to be composed--and the only one I ever publicly performed--this rondo emerges from the shadows with a simple first theme and explores various other moods.

Movement 3
This is a simple, old-fashioned minuet with a rollicking trio.

Movement 4: Tribute
This sonata-allegro is actually a tribute to Super Paper Mario. While not actually using any of its music (as I had not listened to the soundtrack at the time), it contains leitmotifs for several important characters and roughly outlines the plot of the game.
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Etude in D Minor ("Eil Ton")
This colourful piano etude depicts tumultuously flying over crashing waves. Practice your arpeggios and chords at once with this etude!

Sonatina in C Major ("Pastorale")
Another of my earliest pieces, this is soothing and cheerful fare.

Sonatina in F Major ("Classical")
If you're into thoroughly classical music, this typical sonata-allegro is for you. This is one of my earlier works.

Piano Sonata in E Minor ("Scherzando") (Unfinished)
Spoiler
Movement 1
This is an aggressive, scherzo-like sonata-allegro. It starts with a jolt to attention--stark chords, followed by a daring flurry of ascending notes. Perhaps its second theme group, which initially appears in G major, is the call of the Wild Hunt. The Wild Hunt takes an even darker turn by the end of this piece.

Movement 3
This scherzo and trio is affable and genial.
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Suite in E Flat (Unfinished)
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Movement 2: Hidden Royal
With many mood changes, this sonata-allegro depicts the story of a prince who attempts to explore his kingdom incognito, only to see his royal status exposed in front of everyone, including the lover he had met on one of his incognito trips. Eventually, he accepts both his royal duties and his strong desire for freedom (the reason he tried exploring incognito in the first place).

Movement 3: Chargers
Depicting the wild rides of a knight and his companion fairy, this is a rough scherzo with a sprightly trio.
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Kids On the Monkey Bars
This experimental piece depicts children singing (badly) as they play on the monkey bars.

Piano Sonata in F Major ("Cosmos") (Unfinished)
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Movement 1: Sun
This enthusiastic sonata-allegro depicts the sun.

Movement 2: Moon
This alien-sounding ternary-form slow movement depicts the moon.

Movement 3: Stars
This fleet-footed scherzo and double trio depicts the stars.
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Funeral March No. 1 in B Flat Minor
This is a stark and tortured funeral march with a lyrical, slightly troubled trio.

Angry Dance
More of a dance excerpt than anything else, this angry dance is the result of accepting a challenge to compose something with exactly 100 notes in it.

Song Without Words No. 1
Like Felix Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words, this is a short, song-like piano piece. Its genial melodies are reminiscent of Christmas carols.

King Thrushbeard
Composed for a contest in https://musescore.com/groups/soloinstrumentchampionships/discuss/2653921, this piece for solo bass clarinet depicts the Brothers Grimm fairy tale of King Thrushbeard.

Tarantella No. 1 in C Minor
This snappy tarantella in sonata-rondo form constantly plays with its sense of key.

March of the Empire
Depicting an evil empire and a rebel force that hopes to beat it, this march boasts impressive power and emotional range, but it should be within reach of intermediate to early advanced pianists.

The Abyss
Yet another of my earliest pieces, this brief tone poem depicts the calm of the deep sea.

A Sonata-Allegro in Under 2 Minutes
Exactly as advertised, this especially swift and terse piece fits an entire sonata-allegro in less than 2 minutes, including repeats.

Rocket Piece No. 1
One of my earliest pieces, this sonatina starts off with a Mannheim rocket theme and is paired with Rocket Piece No. 2.

Rocket Piece No. 2
One of my earliest pieces, this rondo starts off with a Mannheim rocket theme and is paired with Rocket Piece No. 1.

Etude-Coronation March in G Major
This coronation march of a piano etude focuses on beat subdivision.

Going Distances Polka
This quick, snappy polka covers a lot of ground in less than 2 minutes.

On This Side of Death's Shores
This is the result of accepting a challenge to write a non-WIP piece in 10 minutes or less, this time with a custom soundfont. This piece sounds particularly good on mellow pianos and worse on bright pianos.

Etude in G Minor ("Arpeggio")
One of my earlier works, this etude helps you practice arpeggios and can be played in a wide variety of tempos.

Impromptu-Scherzo in G Minor
This vaguely improvisatory scherzo-with-the-wrong-meter conjures some highly charged emotions.

Synth Scherzando
This is the result of accepting a challenge to write a non-WIP 100-bar-long piece in 10 minutes or less. Despite the form and instrumentation, this still uses several of the melodic conventions of classical music, so I've put it here.

Furiant No. 1 in G Minor
Just like other furiants, this is a fiery 3/4 dance that uses hemiolas liberally.

Sonata-Allegro in F Minor ("Complexity Within")
Nicknamed "Complexity Within" because of its central scherzo and trio, this is a sonata-allegro of unusual scale.

March in F Major
This optimistic march happily rolls along into a sunny future.

Puck, Hobgoblin
This scherzino combines a slightly lumbering outer section with a lyrical, graceful trio.

Tarantella No. 2 in E Minor
Another snappy tarantella, this one's melody is one long running improvisation.

Prelude in C Major
This cheery prelude zips by with its many arpeggiated figures.

Waltz No. 1 in B Minor
At turns bold and melancholy, this is an emotional, many-sectioned waltz.

Deceptive Little Bagatelle
This short ternary-form piece for woodwind quartet constantly dashes expectations by using exclusively deceptive and imperfect cadences until the last bar.

Tango No. 1 in G Minor
This tango is at turns imperious and wistful, a worthy challenge for bass clarinet players.

Song on "Hippo's Hope"
Based on Shel Silverstein's poem, "Hippo's Hope", this song setting of sorts covers all 3 of that poem's endings.

Etude in C Minor ("Wilde Jagd")
Reminiscent of the folkloric Wild Hunt, complete with starting hunting call, this etude helps you hone your triplets.

Scherzo Oscuro
Another fast standalone scherzo and trio, this piece's 8th note-run-filled outer sections contrast nicely with the dotted half note-filled, lyrical melody of its inner section.

Etude in F Minor For the Left Hand ("Cross-Rhythms")
This tricky piano etude for the left hand only helps you with cross-rhythms and beat subdivision.

Piano Sonata in F Sharp Major, Movement 3 (Collab.)
Written to fit in an F sharp major collaborative piano sonata where only one of the other movements was in F sharp major, this scherzo and trio combines an amiable scherzo proper with a whirlwind trio, then foreshadows the fourth movement.

Scherzo Agitato
Yet another fast standalone scherzo and trio, this is a nervous little thing. Its outer sections are filled with staccato-note runs, while its central trio quotes the BACH and DSCH motives.

Sonata-Allegro in G Minor ("Introduction and Frenzy")
Nicknamed "Introduction and Frenzy" because of its prominent introduction and breakneck sonata-allegro proper, this sonata-allegro is heavily influenced by the 1st movement of Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata.

Scherzo Quartale
With its prominent use of quartal harmony, this scherzo gives off a modernistic and avant-garde feel.

Prelude in F Minor
Evoking the Romantic era of classical music, this prelude is passionate and dramatic.

At the Extremes
Composed for a contest in https://musescore.com/groups/competition/discuss/5040699, this piece has a prominent contrabassoon melody and a rather quartal piccolo accompaniment.

Monarch's Glory
This stirring march is composed in the vein of Edward Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G Major.

Song Without Words No. 2
Like Felix Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words, this is a short, song-like piano piece. Its heartfelt outer sections contrast with the march-like central section.

Sonata-Allegro in A Minor ("Into Ferocious Times")
The fleeting tranquility this piece has later transforms into the rage of the rest of the piece--thus this sonata-allegro's nickname.

Sonata-Allegro in B Flat Minor ("Toccata")
A more modernistic toccata in sonata-allegro form, this piece blends together multiple 20th-century toccata influences and presents a strong contrast between its quiet but restless beginning and its later eruption into rage.

Scherzo Cromatico
Still another fast standalone scherzo and trio, this one has plentiful chromatic passages, both scalar and chordal.

Ballade No. 1 in E Flat Minor ("Reminiscences of the Sealed")
Written for a contest, this ballade depicts the story of a sealed fighter and his sudden rush of memories of happier times with friends and family, only to be replaced by the realization that his sealing will never end anytime soon.

Tarantella No. 3 in A Minor
This tarantella shows a shockingly divergent sense of key as it veers into chromatic mediants.

Scherzino in F Major
This cheeky scherzino launches itself into chromatic mediants and takes itself rather lightly.

Etude in A Minor ("Quartal")
This etude helps you practice parallel suspended chords, creating quartal harmony.

Fugue in D Minor
Composed for a contest, this fugue spins off from a D-E-A-F beginning.

Sonata-Allegro in B Flat Major ("Sedate")
Also composed for a contest, this slow sonata-allegro is modelled after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332, Mvmt. 2.

Galop No. 1 in B Flat Minor
This minor-key galop has a darker atmosphere than a typical galop and an agitated mood.

Violin Concerto in A Minor (Unfinished)
Movement 1
Still another piece composed for a contest, this violin concerto movement is based on Johann Sebastian Bach's Fugue in A Minor, BWV 865 from the Well-Tempered Clavier.

Prelude in D Major
With arpeggio flurries and huge leaps in both hands, this virtuosic prelude is not for the faint of heart.

Etude in B Flat Major ("Sparkle")
With plentiful rapid arpeggiated chords in the left hand and high notes in the right, this etude hopefully sparkles under your fingers.

Upstairs
This atonal piece keeps ascending and ascending, as if the music is going upstairs.

Prelude in B Flat Major
This cheerful prelude launches itself into an increasingly virtuosic series of variations.

Sonata-Allegro in D Minor ("The Wandering Hero")
With a constantly moving - or wandering - first theme group and an ambitious and heroic second theme group, this sonata-allegro earns its nickname of "The Wandering Hero". Unusually, its exposition's second theme group goes to the Neapolitan - the major key a semitone above the home key.

Polonaise No. 1 in A Major
With its steady, moderate tempo and staccato chords, this polonaise sounds assertive and imperious.

Galop No. 2 in D Sharp Minor
This swift galop provides a true challenge for violinists.

Prelude in D Flat Major
A more placid prelude, this piece thrums along with plentiful 16th-note tremolos.

Funeral March No. 2 in D Minor
With unusual chord progressions and modulations, this funeral march has a striking effect. Its trio provides a quiet and more cheerful contrast.

Miniature Cyclic-Form Piano Sonatina in E Flat Major
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Movement 1
This sonata-allegro is soothing in mood and scherzo-without-trio-like in character.

Movement 2
This theme and variations starts quietly and ends with much drama, then a whimper.

Movement 3
A tarantella in all but name, this is a speedy and fiery sonata-rondo.
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Song Without Words No. 3
Like Felix Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words, this is a short, song-like piano piece. Its refrain is varied every time it returns.

Prelude in B Flat Minor
This unusually rigorous prelude is march-like in form and texture.

Lilliputian Waltz
Composed for a contest in https://musescore.com/groups/unlimited-competition-group/discuss/5107098, this waltz attempts to make the best of its glacially slow tempo of quarter note = 5 bpm by being in 3/32 time. ...It's still very slow.

Etude in B Minor ("Off-Beats")
This etude helps you practice syncopation with its melody notes on plentiful off-beats.

Sonata-Allegro in C Minor ("In medias res")
Like some others, this sonata-allegro starts its recapitulation in the middle of its first theme group - hence this piece's nickname, "In medias res". Maybe that nickname helped make this piece sound more Latin.

Ballade No. 2 in G Minor ("Winter Sojourn")
This ballade depicts a quest to the wintry north to recover what has been lost. After a swell of hope and then plunging into hardship, what had been lost is eventually found - but the price to find it may very well be too high.

Forwards On!
This lively march is in the style of Eric Coates's many orchestral marches, including his Dambusters March.

Etude in E Flat Major For the Left Hand ("Courtly Procession")
Evoking a courtly procession, this etude for only the left hand helps you practice wide leaps and chords with that hand.

Scherzo in Miniatura
Made to be less than 3 minutes long, this miniature scherzo and trio compresses a lot of music in that short time.

A Musical Advent Calendar
24 days in December until Christmas, 24 pieces/movements in a variety of styles (actually not just classical), all 24 keys!

Sonata-Allegro in G Major ("Subdominant")
Like some others, this sonata-allegro has its recapitulation start in the subdominant key instead of the home key - hence this piece's nickname, "Subdominant".

Scherzo Intruso
This standalone scherzo and trio incorporates some particularly intrusive notes: a chromatic mediant chord in the scherzo proper and an out-of-place leading tone in the trio.

Sonata-Allegro in C Sharp Minor ("Three Keys to Perdition")
Dubbed "Three Keys to Perdition" partially because of its three-key exposition and partially because of its march to its inescapable doom, this sonata-allegro is less forgiving than most.

Concert Band & Marching Band
Percussive March
An unorthodox march in rondo form, this march is strongly reminiscent of 20th-21st-century concert band music...and ends up near-quoting 2 too many other works, IMO.
Despite being subtitled as a piano transcription, the concert band version of this piece currently does not exist.

Daring March
Another unorthodox--perhaps daring--march, this is in unconventional instrumentation and not-quite-conventional form.

Herald and Sun March
In the style of turn-of-the-20th-century American marches, this march is sure to put a smile on your face!

Circus Screamer
As seen in its subtitle, this march is strongly influenced by Sousa's marches. However, as it is a screamer, it is much faster than most of Sousa's marches.
Despite being subtitled as a piano transcription, the concert band version of this piece currently does not exist.

United We Stand March
Another unorthodox march in ABA'B' form, this march depicts an army that knows that united it must stand, because divided it will otherwise fall.
A concert band version of this piece was composed in Grade 10, but it is of an older version. Beware: that version was probably not arranged for concert band well, which is why I have not published it here.

Ragtime
Improv Rag
The first rag I ever composed (but the second I ever published), this is strongly influenced by Joplin's famous rags. ...Except for the fourth strain, which is strongly influenced by tap dance music and "This Land Is Your Land".

(Mottled) Penny Rag
The second rag I ever composed, this starts off sounding like silent film music but broadens emotionally as it progresses. Eventually, it returns to the first strain, but by then, it is broken and forever changed.

Unseelie Rag
The third rag I ever composed, this evokes images of daring, mischievous, even malicious fairies. Its incredibly fast passagework reveals influences from both Felix Mendelssohn and George Gershwin.

D-Reamy D-Rag
A slow drag, the influences on this rag are less clear than in several of my other rags...except in the third strain, which sounds like tangos and flamenco music.

The Other Ragtime March
What do you get when you cross a rag and a march? This!

Sonata-Rag
What do you get when you cross a rag and a sonata-allegro? This!

Alien Briar Rag
Beware: this rag is full of bizarre, striking, and utterly alien chord progressions.

Simplicity Rag
An easy rag for relative beginners, this is meant to be sight-readable at full speed.

Seelie Rag
Perhaps evoking images of considerate, reasonable fairies, this rag also involves incredibly fast passagework--this time in a highly jazz-like manner.

Alpha Bravo Foxtrot
This swift foxtrot conjures a slightly military atmosphere, and it even attempts to strafe the listener at one point.

Ragtime Evening
A purposeful return to old-style, Scott Joplin-like rags, this piece is a serenade of a rag.

Thopter Foundry Rag
This purposefully mechanical rag rattles along, to the point of parodying more famous rags (such as Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag").

Jazz
Took 5 to the Wing
The first full jazz piece I ever composed (but nowhere near close to the first I ever made themes for), this is rather like an improvisation on the chord progression that Ridley and Meta Knight's themes share in the style of the Dave Brubeck Quartet's "Take Five".

Relaxing Jazz
This is the result of a challenge to write a non-WIP "relaxing" piece in 31 minutes or less. It uses an unorthodox-for-jazz set-up of electric piano, trumpet, alto saxophone, and especially cello.

A Jazz Sonata-Allegro
Written for a contest, this is a sonata-allegro made entirely of energetic jazz music for jazz trio.

12-Bar, 4-Note Blues
Also written for a contest, this 12-bar-blues-using boogie woogie gets by, even though its left-hand part uses only the notes C, D, F, and G.

Premiere at the Battleship
Yet another jazz piece written for a contest, imagine this energetic jazz combo piece as the first piece played on a battleship opened to the public!

Call to All Dancers
Quick-paced and hard-swinging, this swift jazz solo piano piece is influenced by "Sing, Sing, Sing".

Rock/Metal (Includes Crossovers)
It's Only Us Together
Rock? Pop? Latin? Does this song even care what genre it's in? It struts and sways around exotic harmonies and rollicking rhythms regardless.

Toccata No. 1 in E Minor ("Alla Metal")
Beware: as a classical-metal crossover piece, this is pretty unpleasant-sounding, especially if you're not used to listening to heavy metal.

Regressive Form
The "Regressive Form" in the title is sonata-allegro form, but that's the only thing that's classical about this heavy metal piece.

Drum Solo Time!
This is the result of accepting a challenge to write a non-WIP "original" piece in 10 minutes or less. Premise-wise, think of the drummer of a Dream Theater-like band having a little time to improvise.

Avant-Garde Sonata-Allegro
This sonata-allegro is so avant-garde that its first theme group is atonal (well, because it's for solo drum kit), yet its second theme group is not (blame the glockenspiel). It has the mixed meters, key shifts, and drum kit use of progressive rock, but perhaps not much else.

Torn-Wing Butterfly
This metal ballad howls for lives cruelly cut short.

Seventh Sight-Read Failure
Conceived as a submission for a contest for unreadable sheet music that preferably sounds decent, this is a short heavy metal piece for the piano.

10-Measure Piano Metal
This is an entry for a contest to write a 10-measure-long piece with at least 10 C major chords in it. Turns out that it's another short heavy metal piece for the piano.

Toccata No. 2 in A Minor ("To the Metal Ocean")
This time, this classical-metal crossover piece is crossed over with technical death metal and was composed as a homage to the tech death band Conquering Dystopia's song "Tethys" (thus the nickname of this piece).

Pop
Low-Soaring Flight
Composed for a contest requesting a piece that uses the B-F#-G#m-E chord progression, this instrumental pop song uses both that chord progression and a version of the "Canon" chord progression extensively.

Electronic
5 By 3
Composed for a contest requesting a piece in 15/16 (or 11/8) time, this piece extensively uses both 5 groups of 3 and 3 groups of 5 per measure.

Video Game Music Loops (With Special OST Endings)
Thunder On Boss (Boss Theme)
A generic boss theme for a hypothetical video game that does not (yet) exist, this is sure to fire up all player characters in-game! (Final, bonus, and special semi-final boss themes I compose will convey some of the personality of the boss.) Bars 79-111 (everything after the repeat) are the OST-only ending.
Despite being subtitled as a piano transcription, no other arrangements of this piece currently exist.

Theme of the Light Warrior (Special Boss Theme)
A special boss theme for a fan character I made, this is the first video game theme I ever composed, which is why it sounds like classical music. Bars 45-72 (everything after the repeat) are the OST-only ending.
Despite being subtitled as a piano transcription, no other arrangements of this piece currently exist.

Out and About (Overworld Theme)
A first/Level 1 overworld theme for a hypothetical video game that does not (yet) exist, this march-like theme goes for a grand, orchestral feel. Bars 61-93 (everything after the repeat) are the OST-only ending.
Despite being subtitled as a piano transcription, no other arrangements of this piece currently exist.

Fraught Forest (Special Level Theme)
This is a dark forest level theme for a hypothetical video game that does not yet exist. This forest is supposed to make you feel tense, uneasy, and agitated. Bars 52-63 (everything after the repeat) are the OST-only ending.
Despite being subtitled as a piano transcription, no other arrangements of this piece currently exist.

10 Minutes' Worth of Stressful Racetrack (Racetrack Theme)
This is the result of accepting a challenge to write a non-WIP piece in 10 minutes or less. This is in the style of a racetrack theme from a F-Zero-like video game. ...Yeah, I wasn't able to write any harmonies or a proper OST-only ending in the time provided.

Fight As If They're Monsters (Boss Theme)
Another boss theme for a hypothetical video game that does not (yet) exist, this one may be more appropriate for fighting against people instead of monsters...but now you've got to fight them as if they're actually monsters, don't you? Bars 36-49 (everything after the repeat) are the OST-only ending.
Despite being subtitled as a synth sketch, no other arrangements of this piece currently exist.

Four Can Fight At This (Boss Theme)
Yet another boss theme for a hypothetical video game that does not (yet) exist, this one seems reserved for especially difficult bosses. Quartal harmonies may make this one stand out. Bars 75-95 (everything after the repeat) are the OST-only ending.
Despite being subtitled as a piano transcription, no other arrangements of this piece currently exist.

Summer Field (Special Level Theme)
This is a summer field level theme for a hypothetical video game that does not yet exist. This field is rather peaceful and comes with a lingering sunset. Bars 73-88 (everything after the repeat) are the OST-only ending.
Despite being subtitled as a piano transcription, no other arrangements of this piece currently exist.

Eight-Ton Showdown (Boss Theme)
Still another boss theme for a hypothetical video game that does not (yet) exist, this one seems best suited for recurring, grudge-inducing bosses. Its use of an octatonic scale makes this especially abrasive. Bars 49-57 (everything after the repeat) are the OST-only ending.
Despite being subtitled as a heavy metal band version, no other arrangements of this piece currently exist.

Victory! (Victory Theme)
A victory theme for a hypothetical video game that does not yet exist, this piece aims for majesty. Bars 44-52 (everything after the repeat) are the OST-only ending.
Despite being subtitled as a piano transcription, no other arrangements of this piece currently exist.

Double Harm (Boss Theme)
Yet again, this is another boss theme for a hypothetical video game that does not (yet) exist. Perhaps this one is for a potential ally who's currently a difficult and irritating boss to fight. The constant use of the G# double harmonic major scale ups the stress. Bars 57-65 (everything after the repeat) are the OST-only ending.
Despite being subtitled as a piano transcription, no other arrangements of this piece currently exist.

Dark Chase (Cutscene Chase Theme)
Born as a contest entry for specialized orchestration commissions, this is a cutscene chase theme for a hypothetical video game that does not (yet) exist. As a result, this ends conclusively and is not meant to be looped.

Smash Your Brother (Smash Bros. Fan Main Theme)
In the style of a Super Smash Bros. main theme, this is versatile enough to be both a menu theme and a battle theme. Bars 52-70 (everything after the repeat) are the OST-only ending.
Despite being subtitled as a piano transcription, no other arrangements of this piece currently exist.

Winter Joy (Winter/Snow Level Theme)
This is a winter or snow level theme for a hypothetical video game that does not yet exist. Bars 26-38 (everything after the repeat) are the OST-only ending.
Despite being subtitled as a piano transcription, no other arrangements of this piece currently exist.

Select on Standby (Menu Theme)
This is a menu theme for a hypothetical video game that does not yet exist. Bars 17-24 (everything after the repeat) are the OST-only ending.
Despite being subtitled as a piano transcription, no other arrangements of this piece currently exist.

8-Bit Credits (Credits Theme)
This is the credits theme of a hypothetical 8-bit video game that does not yet exist. This is one of those credits themes that does not loop.