legoenthusiast’s Arrangements - The Cliftlands (re-arranged) - Octopath Traveler

Started by legoenthusiast, October 17, 2020, 07:51:17 AM

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legoenthusiast

NOTICE: I will not be submitting until I have cleaned up and fixed all of my scores, and until I have completed all of my unfinished arrangements... which will be around the same time I bother to clean this page up...

Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean
~ The True Mirror

Baten Kaitos Origins
~ Deep Red Pastures

Bravely Default
Florem - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6585998

Earthbound
Tessie Ride - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6444519

Kid Icarus Uprising
Solo Menu - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6274799
Boss Battle 1 - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6472267
Thunder Cloud Temple - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6709072

Kirby Air Ride
Frozen Hillside - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6178450

Return to Dreamland
Through the Forest - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6344058

Star Allies
Inner Sanctum - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6215984
Misteen Ocean - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6432050

Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Seeking New Heights - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6337299

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
Astor's Theme - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6576639
Revali, Ace Archer and Aviator - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6519915
Main Theme - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6570519

Mario Kart 8
Toad Harbor - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6799884

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
File Select - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6279102
Title Theme - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6277840

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Fawful is There (2 pianos) - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6405110

Octopath Traveler
The Cliftlands - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6287652

Paper Mario: Origami King
Folded Soldier's First Appearance - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6307813
Picnic Road - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6451324
Toad Town in Trouble - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6318169
Toad's BBQ Foodeatery - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6411802

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
Job Clear! - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6074172
Title Theme - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6308911

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
The Valedictory Elegy Remix - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6294949

Super Paper Mario
Sammer's Kingdom - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6424241

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
Aboda Village - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6107943
Castle Town - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6183558
Game Over - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6093761
Story - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6090165
The Final Exam - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6155006
Tag Trade - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6432024

Xenoblade Chronicles
A Friend on My Mind - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6276404
Eryth Sea(currently undergoing revision) - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6101967
Everyday Life - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6197944
Face - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6048180
Rage, Darkness of the Heart - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6027441
Riki's Kindness - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6282020
Colony 9 Day - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6487064
Urgency - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6584191

Xenoblade Definitive Edition
Bionis' Right Shoulder (Night) - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6397499

Yoshi's Woolly World
Scarf-Roll Scamper - https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6428034

I am currently working on
- Darkest Lord (Miitopia)
- Autumn Mountain(Origami King)
- Bionis' Right Shoulder (Day) (XC:DE)
- Thoughts Enshrined (XC)
- Once We Part Ways (XC)
- That Person's Name Is... (Bravely Default)
- Uncontrollable (Instrumental ver.) (XCX)
- Red Streamer Battle (PM:OK)
- Airbuster Boss Battle(FFVII remake ver.)

legoenthusiast

Fawful is There (2 pianos) - Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

Original song:

My arrangement: https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6405110

Maelstrom

Some spontaneous, non-all-encompassing feedback:
Through the Forest:
The bassline in m3-10 isn't really like you wrote it at all. The bass guitar hits the same notes every time in m3 and similar, and does some really interesting stuff in m9-10 that you just left out.
LH chords at the end of m6 and m22 aren't playable at all.
I'm not sure tremeloes are the best approximation for what the LH is doing in m11-17...

Castle Town:
Those repeated LH chords on b2 of every measure aren't that playable. I suggest, for, say, m2, removing the C in the chord on beat 2 and 3 and having the chord on b2.5 just be the C. This would give you the feel of the original without any repeated notes.

Face:
8vbs are your friends. please use them.
There's more stuff in between m19 and 26 than you have written.
The major issue here is note beaming. Check out this thread and tell me if you need a longer explanation:
https://www.ninsheetmusic.org/forum/index.php?topic=10492.0
Also, please tie the half notes to whole notes in the empty measures. There is never a moment of silence in the original, so I don't know why you would have one here.
Maybe incorporate more of the drums into the LH? It would make it more interesting to play.

Rage, Darkness of the Heart:
for the love of notation, please please space your measures out further. Everything is so crammed that it ruins the spacing. Take m18, for example. Since there's no 2nd layer rests, it's impossible to tell what beat that quarter note is actually on since it's spaced the same as the half notes in m14.
I think fff is a bit excessive for this. mf or mp would be better imo.
I'm positive the harmonies are not just 3rds all the way through the first page. There's much more going on here.
Pretty sure there's always something going on in the LH, not sure why there's a few measures of rests.
When things speed up, the RH is not just octaves here. There's more going on here (and not just 3rds).

Daily Life also desperately needs proper note beaming as well.

edit: remove the spaces around the = in your signature to make the links function properly

legoenthusiast

"LH chords at the end of m6 and m22 aren't playable at all."
It's supposed to be played by both hands (r.h. playing the top chord, l.h. playing the bottom notes).
I just left it out 'cause it's natural for me when I'm playing to cover the notes that my right hand can't cover with my left hand and vice versa. I wasn't sure how I should label that those notes should be played with the right hand.

"The bassline in m3-10 isn't really like you wrote it at all. The bass guitar hits the same notes every time in m3 and similar, and does some really interesting stuff in m9-10 that you just left out."
I have to listen to it again, but I usually have a hard time picking out notes with my ears.

"I'm not sure tremeloes are the best approximation for what the LH is doing in m11-17..."
I'm honestly not to sure what's going on there.

"Those repeated LH chords on b2 of every measure aren't that playable. I suggest, for, say, m2, removing the C in the chord on beat 2 and 3 and having the chord on b2.5 just be the C. This would give you the feel of the original without any repeated notes."
I don't find it too difficult, but if that would be a problem when I submit it to the site then I will make it easier. I have been known to have dyslexia from time to time, so correct me if I'm wrong, but there is no C in m.2 on beats 2 & 3. Unless you're not counting the intro measure, in which case, I'd say it's a good idea, since I do find that my hand tires quickly while playing the current left hand.

"8vbs are your friends. please use them.
There's more stuff in between m19 and 26 than you have written.
The major issue here is note beaming. Check out this thread and tell me if you need a longer explanation:
https://www.ninsheetmusic.org/forum/index.php?topic=10492.0
Also, please tie the half notes to whole notes in the empty measures. There is never a moment of silence in the original, so I don't know why you would have one here.
Maybe incorporate more of the drums into the LH? It would make it more interesting to play."

I was planning on fixing this, and actually using and 8vb bass clef instead. Every other problem is due to my inexperience as a music sheet writer and arranger, I will be fixing it.

"for the love of notation, please please space your measures out further. Everything is so crammed that it ruins the spacing. Take m18, for example. Since there's no 2nd layer rests, it's impossible to tell what beat that quarter note is actually on since it's spaced the same as the half notes in m14."
Yeah, this is also due to inexperience with Musescore and writing sheet music.

"I think fff is a bit excessive for this. mf or mp would be better imo."
Uh, that would be due to me thinking it was extra loud since I had the volume up while arranging it.

"I'm positive the harmonies are not just 3rds all the way through the first page. There's much more going on here. Pretty sure there's always something going on in the LH, not sure why there's a few measures of rests. When things speed up, the RH is not just octaves here. There's more going on here (and not just 3rds)."
Again, this is all due to my inexperience, as this was literally my first score. I will be fixing it when I get around to it.

"Daily Life also desperately needs proper note beaming as well."
Yeah, I only found out about proper beaming recently, I will fix this too. (I'm assuming you're talking about Everyday Life)

Thank you for the advice :)




Maelstrom

Traditionally, pickup measures aren't counted in the measure number count.

So you know, the 8vb bass clef is a vocal clef, not a piano clef. Another option is to put a custom dynamic/text that says "play LH 8vb" and have a hidden 8vb mark.

Looks like the rest doesn't need clarification, glad you found it helpful. Hope to see you submit something to the site so we could go over these in more depth.

legoenthusiast

Ah, okay

I think a hidden 8vb and the dynamic text it the perfect idea, since I didn't know about that clef not being for piano, thank you!

I will be submitting once I get all my files in order, and convert them into the .mus, .midi, and .pdf files.

Maelstrom


legoenthusiast

My arrangement: https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6411802

I'm going to submit this once I've finished converting it to the proper files.



legoenthusiast

Misteen Ocean - Kirby Star Allies

My arrangement (I realize it is mistakenly titled Reef Resort):
https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6432050

Tag Trade - LoZ: Spirit Tracks

My arrangement:
https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6432024

legoenthusiast

The True Mirror

My arrangement:
https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6443337

Also, the poll says Origami King is the most popular, so you'll see some arrangements from there next.


legoenthusiast

#13
Tessie Ride - Earthbound

My arrangement:
https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/644451


Also, still haven't got around to fixing my old scores :P

legoenthusiast

#14
Boss Battle 1

My arrangement:
https://musescore.com/user/12676221/scores/6472267

This is actually a redo of my previous arrangement of this.