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This one is good to go now.

This looks very coolsorry There's just a few things I'd fix:

- m8 LH beat 4: should be a B instead of an A
- m16 LH beat 4: should be a G instead of an A
- The D in m25-28 is written an octave lower than the D in m24. However, in the original, both of these are the same pitch. You should move the RH part in m17-24 down an octave to reflect this.
- You should probably consider putting in some kind of harmony part in m17-24 (either the countermelody from the original or just whole notes or something).

This next one is completely optional, but considering it's quite playable and you have layered the bass and harmony together in other sections of the sheet, you should consider adding in some of the missing bass notes; specifically on beats 3-4 of m2, 4, 8, 10, and 12. Like this:

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That's all I got, very nice sheet. Glad to see some more Super Circuit get on site.

Happy new year! I'm looking forward to a great sheet-filled 2018!

[Static's Miscellaneous Melody Quiz XV (Round 100)]

It's always a nice feeling when you miss a song you've used yourself in a previous melody quiz.

Anyways,

Static's Miscellaneous Melody Quiz XV (Round 100)
[Folder of Stuff]

Yep, we're already at the 100th quiz.

Make that 11, I'll sign up with Captain Murasa from Touhou Seirensen ~ Undefined Fantastic Object.

Further discussed over Discord, this one is good to go now!

In no particular order, my top 5 sheets this year are:

[SNES] Chrono Trigger - "Secret of the Forest"
I somehow managed to make something that doesn't just copy the (much better) Zohar arrangement or is a basic, bland transcription, and it actually works.

[SNES] Final Fantasy VI - "Opera 'Maria and Draco'"
While technically comprised of 4 pieces, the total opera is my longest sheet to date, at 17 pages.

[PC] Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea - "Versus Laurentia"
This one is incredibly rhythmically and tonally complex, rivaling only my sheet of Battle (Field) from Breath of the Wild in that regard.

[SNES] Seiken Densetsu 3 - "Sacrifice Part Three"
It just sounds really cool and is one of my favorite tracks from the game.

[PC] Touhou Seirensen ~ Undefined Fantastic Object - "Heian Alien"
This is probably my most difficult sheet, performance-wise, and it's packed with so many odd harmonies and rhythms that set it apart from most other Touhou songs.

Awesome work, guys! And merry Christmas!

[[SNES] Final Fantasy VI - "Opera 'Maria and Draco'"]

Me like.

Thanks!

- Something tells me that the last octave in the left hand in M.24 and M.68 should be a little different to the other two, to match the right hand. I haven't actually checked if this is how the original song goes, but it sounds kinda weird to me (you're probably correct but I'd consider it anyway).

The bass does stay the same in those measures, even though I agree that it seems weird. I'm gonna keep it though just to keep the same sound as the original.

- At M.43-44 and M.87-88, you should consider the left hand not smashing triplets straightaway. I know the original definitely smashes triplets straight after that, but there's a smoother transition. Here it's a little jarring.

I smoothed out the transitions there a little bit, and it sounds much better. I'm probably gonna revisit it again later to see if I can make it more smooth, but it works for now.


What better way to celebrate Christmas than with the biggest sheet I've arranged thus far:

[SNES] Final Fantasy VI - "Opera 'Maria and Draco'"

"Overture"
[MID] [MUS] [MUSX] [PDF] [Original]

"Aria di Mezzo Carattere"
[MID] [MUS] [MUSX] [PDF] [Original]

"Wedding Waltz ~ Duel"
[MID] [MUS] [MUSX] [PDF] [Original]

"Grand Finale"
[MID] [MUS] [MUSX] [PDF] [Original]

I have here 17 pages, 362 measures, and ~15 minutes of pure Uematsu goodness. This took me weeks to finish, but it was all worth it once I saw the finished sheets. My arrangement of the opera includes all the vocal parts in the original NA Woolsey translation, so sometimes the words don't line up exactly right, unfortunately, but I matched them to be as close as I can while staying faithful to the original scene in the game. The vocal part is entirely optional of course, but I wanted to throw it in so I could have a place for the lyrics.

I apologize, the scores have been edited (again) to reflect this...
and now there's a 4-way tie for the winner lol

Hey, I got melody 1 right.

Sorry about that, the results have been edited to reflect this.

[[Wii] Super Mario Galaxy - "Chase the Bunnies!"]

Here are those results for my last quiz:

Answers

Melody I

[Wii] Super Mario Galaxy - "Chase the Bunnies!"
Timestamp: 0:03 - 0:14
# of Correct Responses: 3/4 (mastersuperfan, ThatHiddenCharacter, FlamezofDeath)

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Melody II

[NES] Kirby's Adventure - "Grape Garden"
Timestamp: 0:10 - 0:18
# of Correct Responses: 0/4

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Melody III

[MUL] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - "Parasailing Minigame"
Timestamp: 0:07 - 0:22
# of Correct Responses: 0/4

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Melody IV

[Wii] Super Paper Mario - "Flopside"
Timestamp: 1:04 - 1:20
# of Correct Responses: 0/4

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Melody V

[SNES] Chrono Trigger - "Fanfare 1"
Timestamp: 0:05 - 0:19
# of Correct Responses: 0/4

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Melody VI

[PC] Touhou Kishinjou ~ Double Dealing Character - "Thunderclouds of Magical Power"
Timestamp: 0:00 - 0:12
# of Correct Responses: 1/4 (WaluigiTime64)

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Melody VII

[WiiU] Mario Kart 8 - "Mario Circuit"
Timestamp: 0:04 - 0:17
# of Correct Responses: 0/4

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Congratulations to the winner...

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...a tie between mastersuperfan, WaluigiTime64, ThatHiddenCharacter, and FlamezofDeath with 1/7 correct responses!

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Statistics

# of Correct Responses per Melody

I: 3/4
II: 0/4
III: 0/4
IV: 0/4
V: 0/4
VI: 1/4
VII: 0/4

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Correct Responses per Contestant

mastersuperfan: I
WaluigiTime64: VI
ThatHiddenCharacter: I
FlamezofDeath: I

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Other Data

# of Contestants: 4
# of Melodies Correctly Guessed: 2/7
Average Score: 1/7 (14.29%)
Most-Guessed Melody(ies): I

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[[PC] Touhou 13: Ten Desires - "Shoutoku Legend ~ True Administrator"]

[PC] Touhou 13: Ten Desires - "Shoutoku Legend ~ True Administrator"
[MID] [MUS] [MUSX] [PDF] [Original]

A fairly repetitive, but catchy final boss theme. The hardest part about arranging this one was trying to make each of the repeated sections different in some way. I'm probably gonna revisit this one soon to change some more things up later, but for now I'm pretty satisfied.