JohnStacy Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 A few years ago my composition professor showed me examples of an album that he said I should consider emulating in my own writing/arranging. He didn't tell me what the album was, and I didn't think to ask, since it was intended to be a brief little clip with other examples. Now I'm looking for that album and I have no idea what to even search for. The album had a blue cover, I think with a piano on it. It was not very detailed if I remember right, taking on a 1960s minimalist approach. I'm not sure if I remember right, but I do know it was blue. The album was arrangements of video game music done in a classical style, mostly in the modern classical style, for piano and violin I think. It was a professional album, since it sounded like really top level players recording it. The thing that was interesting about it was that the themes were molded to fit in the idioms. Forms were edited to work with conventional form ideas, and the arrangements developed themes by using original material in addition to the source theme. I've looked for this album off and on, and would really like to find it. Can you help me look? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garpocalypse Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Remember the sources of any of the arrangements on it? Off the top of my head I would guess Final Fantasy S Generation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnStacy Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 The only one I remember for sure was Angel's Fear from Secret of Mana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sockpuppet Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 I just quickly searched VGMdb for any albums containing Secret of Mana arrangements; this may be a bit of a stretch but the closest thing I could find was this album by Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà. Any chance this is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnStacy Posted February 6, 2017 Author Share Posted February 6, 2017 That was not it. However, that's a pretty awesome album. Will buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhsu Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 I don't know if Amaterasu has released an album but he's got a piano/violin arrangement of Angel's Fear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Shadow Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 do you no longer have the means to get in contact with said professor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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