[GB] Mega Man V - "Uranus Stage" by instrumaster56

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Submission Information:
Series: Mega Man
Game: Mega Man V
Console: Game Boy
Title: Uranus Stage
Instrumentation Solo Piano
Arranger: instrumaster56

[instrumaster56]

The first video is the original music, and the second video is each channel isolated.

I'm not so sure about the run in measure 16, if it needs to be changed for playability. I considered changing the low Ab on beat 2 to a D so that it's a bit easier, and it doesn't change the sound too much. Obviously the chromatic bit at the end of the measure is just an approximation, and I wasn't sure about how to handle it.

[TheZeldaPianist275]

Hey Instrumaster! Sorry for the wait on this, hope you're still around and interested in getting this piece on the site.

First things first, your formatting is almost perfect, but the title of the piece needs quotation marks--should say "Uranus Stage", not Uranus Stage.

W/r/t measure 16: When you talk about the string of 16th notes in the left hand, that's perfectly possible and not at all unreasonable to play, I don't think it needs to be changed. When you talk about the quick run down on beat 14 of measure 16 (what you've written as a chromatic run in the right hand), I hear two simultaneous notes in the original. Perhaps you could write it out as a glissando in both hands, or even write out the run precisely in triplet sixteenths in both hands? I understand that 8-bit music like this has the potential to make unreasonable demands on someone playing a perfect transcription, but I think this change is still in the realm of making an arrangement both fancier and more faithful, without sacrificing playability.

Other than that, I think this is a solid arrangement of a catchy tune. Thanks for your work!

[instrumaster56]

First things first, your formatting is almost perfect, but the title of the piece needs quotation marks--should say "Uranus Stage", not Uranus Stage.

W/r/t measure 16: When you talk about the string of 16th notes in the left hand, that's perfectly possible and not at all unreasonable to play, I don't think it needs to be changed. When you talk about the quick run down on beat 14 of measure 16 (what you've written as a chromatic run in the right hand), I hear two simultaneous notes in the original. Perhaps you could write it out as a glissando in both hands, or even write out the run precisely in triplet sixteenths in both hands? I understand that 8-bit music like this has the potential to make unreasonable demands on someone playing a perfect transcription, but I think this change is still in the realm of making an arrangement both fancier and more faithful, without sacrificing playability.

Hey, thanks for the feedback! I updated my submission with the changes.
I originally removed the second voice in the chromatic run because I was worried about playability, since there wouldn't be enough time to get back down to the C in the next measure. I decided to add in the first few notes in the left hand while still allowing time for the hand to move back down.
Let me know if I need to change anything else!

[TheZeldaPianist275]

I like it! I'm unable to check note accuracy on my computer right now so I'm hesitant to say you're all clear on the run at the end of measure 16--probably save that for the updaters--but I think what you have there is both elegant and captures the spirit of the original.