[NDS] Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth - "Pursuit ~ Lying Coldly" by mastersuperfan

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Submission Information:
Series: Ace Attorney
Game: Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
Console: Nintendo DS
Title: Pursuit ~ Lying Coldly
Instrumentation Solo Piano
Arranger: mastersuperfan

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[mastersuperfan]

Took some liberties with the bassline in this one (raised it up an octave in many, but not all, measures; removed some ties in order to re-articulate notes, and other modifications to make it work on piano).

Also, friendly reminder that I use v26 so the articulations in the MUSX will probably not look right

[Maelstrom]

Alright, here we go
m38 - this may be a difference in the way we've always heard it, but on b1.75 RH - I only hear a single D instead of the full chord. This one's up to you because I realize how vague the original is.
m30, m32, m44, m46 etc. I really think that the LH on beats 3-4 needs to be emphasized more. This one's up to you, but I recommend using octaves and dropping the b3.5 8th note. Personally, I think this both sounds nicer and is more fun to play on piano.
m46 LH b4.5 - I think this note is a g?
There's a few parts in m36-42 LH where I can hear a tied note across a beat. e.g. m38 b2.5-3.5 has no restrike. Also m38 b4.5-39 b1, m36 b4.5-m37 b1 and these three again when the bassline repeats
put a double barline before the s in m5?

maybe include the LH markings for the harp runs? Up to you on this one, but I don't see the harm in adding it.

Overall great job with this.

[mastersuperfan]

m38 - this may be a difference in the way we've always heard it, but on b1.75 RH - I only hear a single D instead of the full chord. This one's up to you because I realize how vague the original is.

I hear it as a single A, but I wrote in the full chord because I think it sounds better on piano that way.

m30, m32, m44, m46 etc. I really think that the LH on beats 3-4 needs to be emphasized more. This one's up to you, but I recommend using octaves and dropping the b3.5 8th note. Personally, I think this both sounds nicer and is more fun to play on piano.

I added the octaves. However, I kept the note on beat 3.5 in m30/32 and m48/50 because I like that extra bit of rhythmicity, as well as the contrast it provides between these measures and m44/46.

m46 LH b4.5 - I think this note is a g?

I listened closely again, and not only do I still hear a C (and no G), I also hear a D on beat 4.75, so I added that in.

There's a few parts in m36-42 LH where I can hear a tied note across a beat. e.g. m38 b2.5-3.5 has no restrike. Also m38 b4.5-39 b1, m36 b4.5-m37 b1 and these three again when the bassline repeats

I left these out intentionally to keep the eighth note rhythm continuously running. When I tried included the ties originally, I felt like they broke the momentum a little bit.

put a double barline before the s in m5?

maybe include the LH markings for the harp runs? Up to you on this one, but I don't see the harm in adding it.

Done.

I also lowered m25/26 LH beat 4 down an octave.

[Maelstrom]

I left these out intentionally to keep the eighth note rhythm continuously running. When I tried included the ties originally, I felt like they broke the momentum a little bit.

I would argue that's the point of the ties in the original....

[mastersuperfan]

I would argue that's the point of the ties in the original....

The bassline does that in the original, but the percussion is continuously playing in eighth notes or faster rhythms. With the LH, I'm trying to replicate not just the original bassline but also the percussive, driving feel that keeps it moving. Without anything else to mimic the percussion, I personally feel that the ties break the momentum far more here than they do in the original, and so I chose to leave them out.

EDIT: also just noticed that I accidentally deleted the forte in m35; I put it back

[Maelstrom]

Fair.

Approved

[Static]

I don't really have any issues with this... I was going to mention something about the bassline again but as long as you change the note on the right beat (which you do) I think it works pretty well. I will now accept.

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This submission has been accepted by Static.

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