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[NamelessArranger]

Hello! I really just registered because nobody seems to have arranged [NDS] Professor Layton and the Unwound Future: "More London Streets" yet. I've decided to take matters into my own hands and would like to share my results with you:

[NDS] Professor Layton and the Unwound Future: "More London Streets"
WHOLE FOLDER: https://mega.nz/#F!s3RwiQpK!O7ImAWDaPaiDOqw3EtF9HQ
Musescore: https://mega.nz/#!tq5EjYya!ylcJaZHA0C8nI2Fr17yvF1X51hl_HNiOhEDR30NliP8
MUSIC XML (For Import into Finale): https://mega.nz/#!ovxwxKAJ!E7A3si_DvLpSY1aSWZVACXNOBHGHUfRfKVDoSjzQaz8
PDF: https://mega.nz/#!FzhCiC7J!qvyyxoPDFDmiDLfl1pwj0_0UlwZw3ndimUV21_O2lec
MIDI: https://mega.nz/#!I3oW1QLS!X9P-1B7e7_3QaY6ZD1aJnMwTOc30KSlRNp2ryxLFzGg

As you can see, I'm a Musescore user, so I unfortunately can't provide a Finale file. You'll also notice that my formatting isn't correct yet, as I seem to be missing the Times New Roman font. I'll see what I can do in this regard.
In addition, I do not know the actual composer of this piece. In fact, I'm always baffled by the fact you manage to find the composer for every arranged work. How do you do this?

Also, this is my first real arrangement. I tried my best to hear the topmost notes of the bass chords and add the rest by intuition, but sometimes it sounds a bit rough around the edges. So if you got feedback of any kind, I'd be glad to hear it!

[Dekkadeci]

Typically, the composer(s) for a video game can be found on the game's Wikipedia article. In the case of Professor Layton and the Unwound Future, I looked up its Wikipedia article and found it has exactly one composer: Tomohito Nishiura.

(Sometimes, you're not so lucky, find 6 composers for a single game, and have to narrow down who composed the song you arranged by looking up the game's OST.)

[Onionleaf]

Hiya, welcome to NSM! I think you're off to a great start with this arrangement. Like you said, it's a bit rough at the moment but with some polish it should come out great. I suppose at this stage just focus on the notes, and all the formatting adjustments can come later. There's a thread here on the forum where you can request assistance to bring the format to NSM standards.

• Key signature: There are a lot of accidentals throughout the piece, so that's a strong indication that it's not in the right key. The very first chord of the piece is usually an easy way of determining the key - in this case, Eb minor would do nicely.
• There's an obvious change in the accompaniment starting from m. 19 - how about including some of those 8th notes in the left hand? It will mean the current notes will need to be shuffled around or the chords "thinned down" a bit to accommodate for the new 8th notes.
• Starting from m. 51, in the left hand I would change the dotted 8th notes to just being 8th notes. It will make the sheet much easier to read for the performer.
• Also starting from m. 51, see if you can clearly show the two interlacing melody lines in the right hand. Often this can be accomplished by having one melody line's note stems all facing up, while the other's all facing down (even if they swap their positions).

Hope this helps get the ball rolling. It's just a high-level review from me so there may be other NSMers who can provide some more feedback.

[NamelessArranger]

Hey, thanks for your advice!

Key signature has been changed, voices have been separated, and a (presumed) Author has been added. I was a bit confused on the author, because it seemed that Ann Sally has been involved as well, at least she's listed as composer in this piano sheet for "Time Travel". Judging Wikipedia's claim that she really just sung the ending theme, I suppose that is a mistake on the arranger's end.

I've also worked on including the eighths as Onionleaf suggested. Since they are basically overlapping with the chrods, I've decided to engrave only the "extra" eighths and leave the rest inside the chord. I've also corrected some chords based on the path of those 8ths. Note that I decided to remove the eighth-rests to make the bass less crammed - do you think this will cause trouble understanding the tempos?
They are quite difficult to hear, but I think the eights are also present in M35 onwards (can certainly be heard in M38). I'm not entirely sure whether this sounds good or not. Maybe you could give your opinions.

When I find the time, I might also add a few more measures for the repeat - after all, during the repetition, the first few measures have those extra-eights, too.


FOLDER WITH VERSION HISTORY: https://mega.nz/#F!s3RwiQpK!O7ImAWDaPaiDOqw3EtF9HQ
Musescore: https://mega.nz/#!w7ISjabT!8O9Saom7ln5C7T39gotgGRtZrGE7j9GdMBaMvKNZl8E
MusicXML: https://mega.nz/#!p6IEWaaK!tUDW53VP0l4GEAmGAg-1HwFktOOcmy58_N_6N6V7VQQ
PDF: https://mega.nz/#!wvIQnaiD!Aj9kjffmB-2sKxkwB5mnehidJ0EEFO8tGEqWHTHf02g
MIDI:  https://mega.nz/#!UzYAjSSL!ItNsOzzsOeV1hWtlMILEhlByE-pTAJc0dSR31ltmXPU

[Onionleaf]

Hiya, sorry for the late reply. Those are some good changes To answer your queries:

• Why not write all notes as eighths starting from m. 19, including those chords? Actually, I think the 2nd and 3rd chords in all other measures can also be written as eighths, as this is how the accordion plays them (with breaks in between).
• That's a fair point about the repetition, I didn't notice that the second repeat also includes the eighths. I suppose one option would be to include these additional notes on page 1 but to make them smaller and add a narration to only play them on the repeat. Hopefully this won't clutter the page - if the notes start looking too cramped, I'd suggest to increase the width of all measures.

This would be a great piece to see completed, I'll definitely be printing this one off once it's done. Let me know if you'd like some further feedback on this and I can have a closer look at the notes.