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Whoa that's intense. 😂 I don't know what I would do if I saw that key signature. What's the sheet???

I see, I'll consider the key change. Maybe I got carried away. But also, isn't that part of what makes music so fun is these technical possibilities that aren't terribly practical? (Not to mention even Bach favored some 7-sharp keys over 5-flats in the Well-Tempered Clavier, so it might be good practice for people to look at...)

Thanks for the advice, I'll update the sheet for the formatting later this week regardless of whether I end up changing the key signatures. I'm assuming there aren't any actual pitch errors you found?

All right I fucked up and this is actually 2F, not 3F, but I'll fix that after getting feedback.

[SWITCH] Luigi's Mansion 3 - "2F: Mezzanine"
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I decided to challenge myself a bit by writing this, rather than in B-flat minor (the less extreme option), in the enharmonic key of A♯ minor. This resulted in really challenging part-writing. For example, in measures 11-12. This part of the RH phrase is totally diatonic to A♯ minor, with the exception of the D-double-sharp that ends the phrase. In this case, you might think E♮ makes more sense, and it is certainly easier to read, but if you think tonally, the function of this pitch is actually as a #4, not a ♭5. The non-harmonic tone being accented and the implied resolution up to 5 (E♯) being withheld only serve to complicate this a little more. Tl;dr -- this really tested my theory knowledge.

Because of all the fun accidentals going on, I tried to include courtesies wherever I thought they might be helpful. It's possible I missed some.

Looking forward to finally being a part of this update!

Sorry I've been a dick to so many of you throughout the years. I'm still alive. Life is sucking as usual, but I think most people are feeling the same way.

Edit: If you're curious why I'm posting at 5 in the morning, a bat was in my room overnight and I can't sleep so fml

I know I was born there and everything but I find it hard to believe Ohio is a real place

Also miss you, unhide your Switch play times so I can stalk your Animal Crossing progress

On Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, and in the English version game's actual sound test in the gallery, it's called "Closing Argument," so I think you should change the title.

Happy ten years on the forum to me.

...Woo.

Okay I need to know if your username is scarbo because of Ravel's piece from Gaspard de la nuit, or the poem it's based on, or something else completely

This is hitting me hard because the old site banner went up literally the week I joined NSM, ten years ago. It's like a blast from the past.

This was a great post.

Also, reading the following posts about people realizing how young they were when they made their way here... I was 14 when I joined and am soon turning 30. That means that NSM has existed for the majority of my life.

The early 2000's were a great time on the internet. Forums were so much better than this current social media stuff. And now I feel like some old grandpa visiting the small town he was born in, remembering the time before everyone moved to the large cities nearby.

Yeah. It's very sad. I don't have the same sense of community anymore.

I literally read that as "we all spell bananas in our own way"

Just realized that most of us joined when we were like 13-15 years old and for some reason we're all still here

Well the thing is aside from a gained interest in sex my interests have basically been the same as long as I can remember

Mine's coming up too. Deku, things were really different back then, weren't they? Haha

(Also I think your Fluffy Bluff Galaxy arrangement was one of the first arrangements I learned back then, Super Mario Galaxy 2 had just released when i joined)

Can't believe I missed this. Hope someone does another one soon.

I like the cutesy jazz waltz feeling of this one, it's a bit different from the rest of the game's sound. Also love how much attention you give to Three Houses, I honestly think it was my favorite game of last year and I loved the soundtrack.