It's 2 o'clock in the morning and I have just finished putting together the separate recordings I did of myself playing the Tobuscus theme. Because the other attempts did not work out, I was forced to make them with just me playing each individual part, but that does not mean the other people in the group were not part of the whole project. We all worked from start to finish, practicing, playing, and recording this arrangement, and I enjoyed seeing our work come together, fall apart, then come together again. Writing this arrangement gave me an ear for the essentials cords and intricate melodies and countermelodies and harmonies necessary to make the piece sound musical. It was a good step towards composing my very own pieces, but for now, I'll stick to arranging. There is something about finding a piece of music, that in your ears sounds awesome, and then making it so that you can play it, that I really enjoy about arranging.
With the audio file I just made, I am going to put it to a video of me "playing" it, and throw in a bit of special effects, just for entertainment. After that, I will start writing the Legend of Zelda arrangement I keep talking about, then plan for a Skyrim theme arrangement FOR THE ENTIRE BAND, which sounds like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-_g8NZr1tA
Imagine going to state next year with this song.
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