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[N64] GoldenEye 007 - "Aztec Complex" (Replacement) by Kricketune54
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Submission Information:
Series: Other
Game: GoldenEye 007
Console: Nintendo 64
Title: Aztec Complex
Instrumentation Solo Piano
Arranger: Kricketune54
Replacement Information:
Links to Existing Sheet: MUS | MIDI | PDF
Replacement Type: Challenge (new arranger)
Kricketune54:
XiaoMigros:
Hi! Sorry about the wait on this, I've wanted to get to it for a while...
Some of these points are just 'things I would have done differently' so agree/disagree with them as you want!
* I hear the marimba figure in m1 beats 1-2 repeated consistently throughout the whole section (m1-7), maybe you could add that in and change dynamics?
* m2 and similar: There's a D at beat 4.5 that I think is worth including
* m16+ and similar: The vibraphone part doesn't sound staccato to me, and some notes sound longer than you have written even with the staccatos removed.
Also, the rests in m17 & 21 should be visible if you want to write this part with 2 layers (I would recommend using only 1)
* m24+ and similar: Since the bass plays continuous 8ths here, maybe it's worth the LH playing only that instead of a mix?
It would help get across the feel also provided by the.. other 8th playing instrument, whatever it is
* For m32+ and similar I would use 2 layers, and maybe there's a way to voice the harmonies in m35 without restriking them at beat 2.5
* m40-47: I think it might be better to leave out some of the lower layer LH notes to prioritise the higher one
Alternatively, I wonder if there's a way to write the upper layer in it's original octave, and then omit more of the lower layer
* m50 and similar: The higher LH note at beat 4 would be better of in the upper layer
* System spacing: 4 measures per system works great, but if you do 3 in the very first system everything aligns better, with new sections starting on new systems
Kricketune54:
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* I hear the marimba figure in m1 beats 1-2 repeated consistently throughout the whole section (m1-7), maybe you could add that in and change dynamics?
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Honestly I heard this previously, not sure why I didn't include :P. I did a lot of changes in spacing and additional dynamics for this section, hopefully not too overboard. Lmk if you think some of these dynamics should go in between staffs as opposed to under or over.
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* m2 and similar: There's a D at beat 4.5 that I think is worth including
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that is quite faint, but I've added.
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* m16+ and similar: The vibraphone part doesn't sound staccato to me, and some notes sound longer than you have written even with the staccatos removed.
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I've removed the staccatos on each marimba note. I think m18 and similar there's actually a restrike on beat 2.0 which might be what you're referring to.
--- Quote ---Also, the rests in m17 & 21 should be visible if you want to write this part with 2 layers (I would recommend using only 1)[/li][/list]
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Went with 1 layer
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* m24+ and similar: Since the bass plays continuous 8ths here, maybe it's worth the LH playing only that instead of a mix?
It would help get across the feel also provided by the.. other 8th playing instrument, whatever it is
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My initial goal here was to capture more of the percussion feel with the omissions, but I suppose it's better to have the LH bassline moving like the other guitar (?) is in the original
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* For m32+ and similar I would use 2 layers, and maybe there's a way to voice the harmonies in m35 without restriking them at beat 2.5
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Redid with 2 layers, and did some different ties between whole notes except for m39. I also changed the slurs up.
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* m40-47: I think it might be better to leave out some of the lower layer LH notes to prioritise the higher one
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Alternatively, I wonder if there's a way to write the upper layer in it's original octave, and then omit more of the lower layer[/li][/list]
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So I was trying to make this stand out a bit more, but I honestly like it better as it was in the original octave. Made it work.
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* m50 and similar: The higher LH note at beat 4 would be better of in the upper layer
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I think by this you mean to put it in the 3rd layer? Already two layers present
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* System spacing: 4 measures per system works great, but if you do 3 in the very first system everything aligns better, with new sections starting on new systems
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Oh this looks so much better...
Thanks for the extensive comments! Updated files addressing above.
XiaoMigros:
--- Quote from: Kricketune54 on April 11, 2023, 02:18:32 AM ---Honestly I heard this previously, not sure why I didn't include :P. I did a lot of changes in spacing and additional dynamics for this section, hopefully not too overboard. Lmk if you think some of these dynamics should go in between staffs as opposed to under or over.
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I'm just wondering what the right balance is, because the low G in m1 for example is much louder than the marimba (and what the currently written dynamic implies. Maybe something like separate layers + accents on non-marimba notes might work?
--- Quote from: Kricketune54 on April 11, 2023, 02:18:32 AM ---I think m18 and similar there's actually a restrike on beat 2.0 which might be what you're referring to.
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Ahh I think you're right, that explains it
--- Quote from: Kricketune54 on April 11, 2023, 02:18:32 AM --- My initial goal here was to capture more of the percussion feel with the omissions, but I suppose it's better to have the LH bassline moving like the other guitar (?) is in the original
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I don't think it's fair to call this 'better' per se, I just feel like the sheet benefits here by having a varied LH for a bit. Speaking of which, I'm once again not entirely sure what the part you wrote here no is based off of? Is it a direct transcription of the bass or a mix of bass+perc?
--- Quote from: Kricketune54 on April 11, 2023, 02:18:32 AM --- Redid with 2 layers, and did some different ties between whole notes except for m39. I also changed the slurs up.
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I like this part much more now! The only thing that still could be changed is removing the lower voice D in m35, it causes weird visual overlap and might also not be entirely clear to the performer if they should restrike the note there or not.
You also have probably forgotten to copy these changes over to m56+
--- Quote from: Kricketune54 on April 11, 2023, 02:18:32 AM --- So I was trying to make this stand out a bit more, but I honestly like it better as it was in the original octave. Made it work.
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Looks great! I think it's best to move m47 up an octave though, or to work out a different solution for the percussion/bass, a major second followed by 3 times the same note isn't terrible but I think it can be improved upon
--- Quote from: Kricketune54 on April 11, 2023, 02:18:32 AM --- I think by this you mean to put it in the 3rd layer? Already two layers present
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Yeah, I just meant not in the bass part. I don't hear this note as staccato though, and the F# at beat 1 would best be a dotted half (then you have the 3 layers completely filled out)
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