Guys guys guys I know most of y’all don’t follow me for music WIPs,,,, b u t
I’ve been working on an arrangement of The Champion Revali for a while - I don’t have much experience writing for orchestra, so it’s been trial and error. But today I worked hard on the intro and I just HAVE to share it!
I’m still adding, subtracting and overall changing stuff, and the project is far from finished… but, like… wheeee! Percussion!!
I've spent basically the last month working almost non-stop on these drawings for my recital, and I'm really proud of how they all turned out! It was a challenge to do such detailed backgrounds 😱😱😱
(I did not draw the logo myself, that would've taken too long 😖)
Have I ever talked about how much I love the beast Ganon battle from Twilight Princess? First of all, the music is so primal. It's percussion heavy and its got this wild deep chanting and the melody itself is just...strange. It's the perfect accompaniment to the fight because all the decorum is thrown out the window. Forget honor and pride. Forget swords and sorcery. In this moment, Link and Ganondorf are just two beasts trying to literally tear each other apart. Ganon tries to gore Link with his tusks, and Link rips into Ganon's stomach wound with his fangs. It's so violent and animalistic and it makes me fucking feral.
Current preferred practice is to drop a post and run since Tumblr is Stress Zone for me rn 💪🏾❤️🩹
So I forgot I didn't share this here. I got a lyre for my birthday and I've been learning various LoZ songs, as I am of course prone to doing. I learned this from Samantha On Mars' tutorial.
You know who's an underrated, amazing video game pianist is?
Aqare.
Aqare, spelled as Aq(ua)re minus the (u) because i had mistyped his name so many times before
His technique and vividness for a video game pianists are very special in this field, the skillset combined with his passion are out of this world.
He is a very special artist.
The identity of his works are, by themselves, one of a kind.
The dedication for each note to be heard clearly, cleanly, while keeping the dynamics fresh from start to end is unmatched.
Every note is rung alive with the highest quality, you can feel how much work he had put in each and every one of his art:
Hyrule Warriors - Age of Calamity:
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The Legend of Zelda - Tears of the Kingdom:
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Dark souls:
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Mario Kart Wii:
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Xenoblade Chronicles:
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His latest work — Octopath Traveler:
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This exceptional cover of Dragon Roost Island —
The Legend of Zelda - Wind Waker:
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And finally, this absolutely legendary arrangement of Dark Beast Ganon which made me discover and fall in love with his channel in the first place —
The Legend of Zelda - Breath of the Wild:
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Last note
He gives out all of his sheet music for free, without a need for any type of paywall nor subscription nor login form,
by sharing direct links to download from his google drive files in each and every video description,
so literally anyone who wants to try the music for themselves, can get into it immediately.
In a world where everything is rapidly converted into a product, his works, the pure artistry with such dedication and effort to the original essences, are very very very important for me to preserve and support.
and if it's okay to ask for more than one... Untitled WIP #9?
Hi Lou! Thank you for asking!
For the Zelda Suite studio project, I've been working on the Zelda suite for about two years. I played it on my undergrad senior recital with a harpist last year, and for my first master's recital this year, I got the opportunity to perform it with a full band, and it was really magical! I was already planning on making a (home) studio recording of the Zelda suite with just me and a synthesized backtrack for a while, but synthesizers wouldn't be the same after playing with real musicians. So I decided it was worth it to reach out to them about collaborating again on the (home) studio version of the suite! (Being an introvert who hates bothering people, it was a bit nerve wracking, but they all seemed happy to play again.) I'm currently working on click tracks to send to everyone for remote recording, so I don't have much to actually show yet, haha 😅 Anyways, please stay tuned, because I'm planning a lot more with the Zelda suite and I'm really excited!
As far as Untitled Artwork #9, it's this lol
One day last fall, I decided to practice motion drawing with Nintendo official art. I never did anything more than the base poses for these, haha! See how many poses you recognize lol 😂