Uploaded April 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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A few of you managed to guess it - it is indeed, the "Apojii Islands" from Golden Sun for this week's arrangement!
Many thanks to Martin and Natalie for sending in some hand clapping which was mixed in with the other instruments!
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➤ Analysis:
The Sakuraba original makes strong use of steel drums, which are of Trinidadian origins. Therefore, I decided to treat this arrangement as a Trinidadian festive work.
As such, I have utilized several traditional instruments from Trinidad, not solely through steel drums, but also with "Tamboo Bamboo" and the local drum, the "Tassa". Of course, there is the option to substitute these for more traditional Western instruments instead.
As for the track itself, it is very simple, oscillating strictly between only 3 chords: C major, F major, and G major. For further interest, I added a sneaky little shift to A minor at 0:31, as well as some chordal inversions in the bass steel drum, which is an entirely original part in this arrangement.
Further, I've added a substantial amount of percussive material (outside of the original's single percussive strike on each off-beat) to create a more communal and festive aesthetic (similar to "Drums of Daila"), as if an entire village are playing along to this jolly little theme.
As some side trivia, due to the fact this track revolves around mostly 3 chords, it reminded me of "The Procession of Celestial Beings" from the Studio Ghibli film, "The Tales of Princess Kaguya", which had a similarly festive aesthetic, albeit for a tragic context.
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The score was created in Sibelius 7.5, and the audio was created in Cubase using the brilliant EastWest sample libraries.
★Game: Golden Sun: The Lost Age
★Developer: Camelot Software Planning
★Publisher: Nintendo
★Composer(s): Motoi Sakuraba
★Software: Sibelius 7.5, Cubase Elements 7, Adobe Premiere Elements 15, EastWest Sample Libraries, Human Hands
★Tags: Golden Sun, Golden, Sun, The Lost Age, Golden Sun The Lost Age, TLA, GS, Golden Sun Orchestra, Golden Sun Cover, Golden Sun Remix, Golden Sun Arrangement, Apoji, Apojii, Island, Islands, Apojii Islands, Ethnic, Steel Pans
#GoldenSun
#Orchestra
#TheLostAge
🎵 Sheet Music & Parts ➤ [Removed by Nintendo JP]
💗 MIDI / XML / Sibelius ➤ bit.ly/TandABundle
🎹 Commissions ➤ jshaw.co.uk/commissions
🎮 More Arrangements ➤ jshaw.co.uk/TandA
👍 Facebook ➤ bit.ly/TandAFacebook
🐦 Twitter ➤ bit.ly/TandATwitter
🎵 Bandcamp ➤ bit.ly/TandABandcamp
🎵 Spotify ➤ bit.ly/TandASpotify
🎵 Deezer ➤ bit.ly/TandADeezer
🎵 YouTube Music ➤ bit.ly/TandAYouTube
🎵 Apple Music / iTunes ➤ bit.ly/TandAApple
A few of you managed to guess it - it is indeed, the "Apojii Islands" from Golden Sun for this week's arrangement!
Many thanks to Martin and Natalie for sending in some hand clapping which was mixed in with the other instruments!
--------------------
➤ Analysis:
The Sakuraba original makes strong use of steel drums, which are of Trinidadian origins. Therefore, I decided to treat this arrangement as a Trinidadian festive work.
As such, I have utilized several traditional instruments from Trinidad, not solely through steel drums, but also with "Tamboo Bamboo" and the local drum, the "Tassa". Of course, there is the option to substitute these for more traditional Western instruments instead.
As for the track itself, it is very simple, oscillating strictly between only 3 chords: C major, F major, and G major. For further interest, I added a sneaky little shift to A minor at 0:31, as well as some chordal inversions in the bass steel drum, which is an entirely original part in this arrangement.
Further, I've added a substantial amount of percussive material (outside of the original's single percussive strike on each off-beat) to create a more communal and festive aesthetic (similar to "Drums of Daila"), as if an entire village are playing along to this jolly little theme.
As some side trivia, due to the fact this track revolves around mostly 3 chords, it reminded me of "The Procession of Celestial Beings" from the Studio Ghibli film, "The Tales of Princess Kaguya", which had a similarly festive aesthetic, albeit for a tragic context.
--------------------
The score was created in Sibelius 7.5, and the audio was created in Cubase using the brilliant EastWest sample libraries.
★Game: Golden Sun: The Lost Age
★Developer: Camelot Software Planning
★Publisher: Nintendo
★Composer(s): Motoi Sakuraba
★Software: Sibelius 7.5, Cubase Elements 7, Adobe Premiere Elements 15, EastWest Sample Libraries, Human Hands
★Tags: Golden Sun, Golden, Sun, The Lost Age, Golden Sun The Lost Age, TLA, GS, Golden Sun Orchestra, Golden Sun Cover, Golden Sun Remix, Golden Sun Arrangement, Apoji, Apojii, Island, Islands, Apojii Islands, Ethnic, Steel Pans
#GoldenSun
#Orchestra
#TheLostAge
