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This song from Chrono Cross is just so beautiful that I was completely sapped for inspiration on it. I picked it because it was popular, and the melody was already arranged for a string instrument so it was easy to pour on the vibrato and get…

This lovely lazy tune from Secret of Mana has always been one of my favourites to just noodle around with, so I couldn’t help but include it on this album. I started with the melody and wrote two counterpoint harmonies to it. At the end, I just…

I knew I wanted to arrange a piece from one of the Ace Attorney games, but I had originally decided to use a courtroom theme. Then I realized almost none of the songs I had chosen for this album were anything cheerful. If there’s one thing the…

This piece is one of my favourite boss battle songs of all time. I have arranged it several times in several different ways, but this arrangement, which I did for a live gig, is by far the most exciting. By the way, the secret lyrics to this…

I already had tons of battle music on my list of songs, but I couldn’t leave this tune from Super Mario RPG out. So, I toned it down a little and made it into a sad tango. It was too easy. Imagine a lonely Bowser dancing by himself.

There comes a moment in games I’ve played where you’re wandering around a town or something and suddenly you make the judgement that okay, yes, this game’s soundtrack is freaking awesome. I remember that happening for me when I reached Castle…

I must admit I’m not crazy about the Shadow Hearts game series, but this tune is a creepy little gem. As it turns out, it is one of the main battle themes, so you get to hear the chromatic waves and chinese cymbals and creepy singing lady almost…

This tune has been arranged and rearranged quite a lot, and frankly I had no inspiration for it other than to just play the thing straight. I gave it an honest go and hated what I had. Then I loosened up by playing some Bach and then doing…