Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Boss Battle 2 Chrono Trigger Piano Arrangement #fyp #fypシ #foryoupage #videogamemusic #chronotrigger #vgm #sabirene #SABofficial #musicmonday
Of course there has to be more than one Chrono Trigger video! This has always been my favorite battle theme to play on piano from CT and had to give it some extra love!
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Boss Battle 2 Chrono Trigger Piano Arrangement #fyp #fypシ #foryoupage #videogamemusic #chronotrigger #vgm #sabirene #SABofficial #musicmonday
Of course there has to be more than one Chrono Trigger video! This has always been my favorite battle theme to play on piano from CT and had to give it some extra love!
💜 Support me on Patreon! patreon.com/sabirene
💿 🎵BUY MY NEW ALBUM, 'NOODLES OF A GAME DREAMER
deadmediaent.com/store/p/noodlesofagamedreamercd
👀 Where to find me:
🎮 Twitch: twitch.tv/sab_irene
🐦 Twitter: twitter.com/sab_irene
📷 Instagram: instagram.com/sab_irene/?hl=en
🎶 YouTube: youtube.com/sabirene
📖 Facebook: facebook.com/sabirenemusic
☁️ Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/woodwind_waker
![Theme of Hope: Final Fantasy VII Inspired Character Theme [Original] | Sab Irene](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/j2TpkkjNqyM/mqdefault.jpg "Theme of Hope: Final Fantasy VII Inspired Character Theme [Original] | Sab Irene
Heres my Final Fantasy VII inspired video game composition, Theme of Hope! Im Sab and I love saxophone and video games, so now I make compositions that combine two of my favorite things!
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I know I’ve done a Final Fantasy inspired track before, but I wanted to approach it from a different place. When we think of Final Fantasy, we often think of really heavy, fast, punchy battle themes. I wanted to think about the other parts of the game. And with Final Fantasy VII just releasing, I thought about how I would write a character theme, and knew I had to do my own take on Aerith’s Theme.
I decided to keep the instrumentation fairly simple on this one. There aren’t too many layers in the original Aerith Theme, and so I wanted my composition to reflect that. I kept going back and forth on adding more instruments after tracking the initial piano, flute, and vocals. But I honestly don’t think it needs anything more.
The mix was definitely a challenge for this. Because there are so few layers, I can’t mix certain instruments how I typically would. The piano had to fill a large space since it’s the primary instrument in the track and also plays the melody. The flute and vocals are there for countermelodies and texture. So striking the balance between the piano and other layers was a bit tricky. Making sure everything could be heard enough, but not take away from one another. It was definitely a good lesson in compression and EQ carving.
As for the video, I wanted something light and bright, since that embodies Aerith pretty strongly. She’s a light presence for Cloud, Tifa, and the others. Pink and red aren’t really my colors, so I opted to do a play on Aerith’s dress and cardigan in my own colors. It was really fun to tackle something more minimal this time around!
Hope you enjoy Theme of Hope~
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![Suika Game Main Theme [Lo-Fi Version] | Sab Irene](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/j2X9OFNbe1Q/mqdefault.jpg "Suika Game Main Theme [Lo-Fi Version] | Sab Irene
Heres my video game lo-fi version of the Suika Game Main Theme! Im Sab and I love saxophone and video games, so now I make covers that combine two of my favorite things!
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COMING SOON!
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Well this definitely wasnt what I thought would be releasing this week... Ive been feeling a little burnt out on composition the past few weeks since most videos have been finished down to the wire or been released a day late. I feel like Im writing music more so for the sake of a deadline, rather than growth and enjoyment.
I almost didnt release anything today, but a few days ago, a friend asked me if I could write out the piano part to the Suika Game Theme. After spending way too much time on the transcription as well as playing the game the past 2 weeks, I thought it would be funny to do a lo-fi version of the simple main theme.
I kept it pretty simple arrangement wise, sticking to some Rhodes, piano lead, bass, and a lo-fi drum loop. And last minute, I decided to add some flute since I think flute adds really nice texture to lo-fi tracks~
As for the video, I had a ridiculous idea to have fruit falling slowly throughout this very chill remix. It took a few attempts with precise keyframing, but I think it greatly adds to the video haha! Maybe Ill try doing more things like this in the future with videos! I mostly stick to my regular particle effects and color stuff, but venturing slowly into VFX could be fun!
After a few stressful, tiring weeks, this was a nice palette cleanse to reset everything. Theres a lot of things being prepped for 2024 and Im really excited to share them with you! Keep your eyes out on social media!
Hope you enjoy this #lo-fi version of the #suika done by me, #sabirene
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![Shilling Star: Digital Fusion [Original] | Sab Irene](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jIoD2PGw728/mqdefault.jpg "Shilling Star: Digital Fusion [Original] | Sab Irene
Heres my video game original Shilling Star commissioned by @PulseEffects! Im Sab and I love saxophone and video games, so now I make covers that combine two of my favorite things!
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This was definitely a fun and peculiar project! Pulse asked me a few weeks ago if Id be able to write a track for him to use during his own videos for sponsorship reads/segments.
He was really inspired by some of the eShop music from 2015, which if youve never heard, are full of BANGERS!
I took some inspiration from the eShop tracks as well as Pokemon Battle Revolution, especially when writing the piano melody partway through.
As I kept listening and mixing the track, it sounded super familiar. And I realized it also reminded me a lot of Zero G Station from Super Monkey Ball Touch and Roll haha!
For the video, I wanted to keep a spacey sort of feel with galaxy colors and the particles acting as stars.
It took me a bit of time to come up with a title for this one. My music tends to sound like space or otherworldly areas and I do love an alliterative title. And I went for a walk one afternoon while listening to the track and it came to me. Shilling Star! Since the track was created for an ad read in videos and a fun play on shooting star!
Huge thank you to Pulse for commissioning me for this track! Hope you enjoy this original #vgm #digitalfusion track, #ShillingStar ~
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Google Play: https://goo.gl/rorH6U
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☁️ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/woodwind_waker")
![Final Verdict: Ace Attorney Inspired Composition [Original] | Sab Irene](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/je-V9QYjb1E/mqdefault.jpg "Final Verdict: Ace Attorney Inspired Composition [Original] | Sab Irene
Heres my video game composition inspired by Ace Attorney, Final Verdict! Im Sab and I love saxophone and video games, so now I make compositions that combine two of my favorite things!
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https://album.link/kgw8dttjvpg88
I recently finished Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice and absolutely adored the music in that game! It got me listening to the other Ace Attorney soundtracks again, gravitating toward the courtroom lobby themes from Trials and Tribulations and Apollo Justice. I did an Ace Attorney inspired track a few years ago now, and it was fun to take a different approach with this one!
I wanted to keep the layers really minimal in this one, having piano be the focal point. I played a lot with spacing with the two synth lines, having them pan gradually on their respective sides. I actually had the most fun with the drums on this track, which is a rare statement from me. But it was really fun to blend my acoustic drum kick with old PC drum sounds. The old PC sounds dont have much variation in sound based on velocity, so Superior Drummer laid a great foundation. It allowed me to have more nuanced playing, and use the old PC sounds as a double, really giving the drums that oomph I wanted.
For the video, I kept it really simple this time around. I didnt have much time to get this one together with the crazy month ahead, but Im still really happy with how it turned out! Hope you enjoy it too!
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![Summerwave: Synthwave [Original] | Sab Irene](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lRnygtljjlw/mqdefault.jpg "Summerwave: Synthwave [Original] | Sab Irene
Heres my video game synthwave composition Summerwave! Im Sab and I love saxophone and video games, so now I make compositions that combine two of my favorite things!
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https://song.link/v9zgktzjd2r5g
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My annual synthwave track has arrived! Because of my album ‘Noodles of a Game Dreamer’, which released earlier this year, I had a buffer with YouTube videos and used it to my benefit to get ahead on compositions to post. However, I was traveling a lot in May for work, and then was a little sick, losing a lot of the buffer I had for the first half of the year. I felt stuck for quite awhile on what to write. Summerwave was something I started months ago, but never felt the motivation to finish it.
Thankfully, after writing the composition that’s coming out in 2 weeks, I felt inspired to come back to Summerwave!
I felt like it really captured the end of summer vibes where you’re reflecting on all the adventures you go on in the off months. I kept the track pretty simple, only utilizing a few layers, and focused more on using fx to make the composition more interesting. I played around a lot with spacing to make the piece feel like it was moving around.
As for the video, it was a little last minute. (as in one hour before upload). I didn’t have my usual particle effects and had to come up with something to convey the vaporwave aesthetic. I opted to use some beam effects I had from an old project file still on my computer, and play into the vaporwave color palette.
Hope you enjoy this chill synthwave track, Summerwave~
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🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/sab_irene
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☁️ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/woodwind_waker")
![Inquiring Insight: Investigation Theme [Original] | Sab Irene](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/o91VozzDkcI/mqdefault.jpg "Inquiring Insight: Investigation Theme [Original] | Sab Irene
Heres my video game original investigation theme Inquiring Insight! Im Sab and I love saxophone and video games, so now I make covers that combine two of my favorite things!
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COMING SOON!
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A composition has been discovered~
This track was definitely one of my recent favorites! The Ace Attorney and Danganronpa games became a big part of my gaming circle a few years ago and I hold them pretty close to me. And the Danganronpa OSTs are really something special. The ability to create music that is simultaneously chilling and groovy is something that really stood out to me. And I feel like the culmination of these feelings is the investigation tracks in each game. They are probably one of my favorite things about Danganronpa. As Raincode’s release was nearing, I thought about how would I compose my own investigation theme?
The answer is, really quickly. This summer is super hectic for me with lots of travel and big things coming in the fall, so I’m having to work quickly to be ahead on projects. Two tracks that really inspired me were Investigation from Apollo Justice and Despair Searching from Danganronpa V3. A lot of what gives investigation themes that sly sneaking feeling to me is the sliding chromatic chords, which helped get the track going! My process afterward was a bit different than my usual compositions. I usually opt to find the sounds I want before recording more lines, but I didn’t have the luxury of time to look through all my synth sounds before filming. So I used a lot of placeholder sounds so I would be able to film each part of the composition. I think it worked to my advantage. It reminded me that more often than not, the sound you’re looking for is a combination of various sounds together.
For the melody as a whole, I think I had way too much fun with it. Because the progression is so chromatic, I decided to have the melody follow, utilizing A LOT of chromaticism throughout. It’s definitely different from my typical melodies, but I think it works with this track and the emotions being conveyed. When you’re trying to piece things together, your mind is going in a million different directions, constantly ping ponging between taking steps forward and backward.
As for the video, I felt like darker lighting would speak more to the investigation vibe. And what better way to convey the Danganronpa feeling visually than with bright, saturated colors in the room.
The mixing for this track definitely pushed me. I don’t typically work with so many harsh and hard hitting elements, so it was a huge challenge to have everything fit in the mix. While there are definitely improvements to be made moving forward, I’m pretty happy with how this turned out! The biggest challenge was definitely making sure the piano melody was crisp and clear among all the synth layers, electric piano, guitar, bass, and drums.
For now, I hope you enjoy this original investigation composition Inquiring Insight~
#sabirene #danganronpa #raincode #aceattorney
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![Cianwood City: Pokémon HG/SS [Tenor Saxophone Cover] | Sab Irene](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/o_Gr0wB1lhE/mqdefault.jpg "Cianwood City: Pokémon HG/SS [Tenor Saxophone Cover] | Sab Irene
Heres my jazz tenor saxophone cover of Cianwood City from the Pokémon HG/SS! Im Sab and I love jazz and video games, so now I make covers that combine two of my favorite things!
Happy early Valentines Day! :)
This cover goes out to someone very special to me.
The HG/SS version of Cianwood always seemed kind of romantic in my eyes, similar to how others have seen National Park. So I thought this song was perfect to capture the feel of Valentines Day due to the natural key of the song and the slow tempo, along with the tenor sax ;) I mean come on ;)
Also, experimenting with camera positions for saxophone covers, so sorry if the first part of the video looks a bit weird.
Hope you enjoy this slow, soft, and soothing version of Cianwood City! :) Hope you all have a great Valentine’s Day! :)
Blaziken may be red
Omastar may be blue
Too bad I don’t want them
Because I chose you.
I love Mew ;)
Where to find me:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sab_irene
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/woodwind_waker
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/sabrinascotti28")
![夜空 (Night Sky): Japanese RnB Composition [Original] | Sab Irene](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ogJIt6ei7Qg/mqdefault.jpg "夜空 (Night Sky): Japanese RnB Composition [Original] | Sab Irene
Heres my Japanese RnB composition 夜空 (Night Sky)! Im Sab and I love saxophone and video games, so now I make covers that combine two of my favorite things!
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https://album.link/8krqgpdvwjgkm
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Recently, a friend of mine posted a cover of a song called Workin Hard by Fujii Kaze. I had never heard the song, and immediately wanted to learn it myself! The chord progression was super smooth and the Japanese lyrics were different than anything else I had encountered in the Japanese songs Ive learned so far! When I thought about writing a track like this, I was inspired by Workin Hard as well as some tracks from Dr. Stone!
I started writing Yoruzora after sketching some other composition ideas. I started with just a scatted a vocal melody after figuring out a chord progression and bass part. But I wanted to try writing lyrics. My biggest concern was repeating lyrics from older songs, since this felt very spacey and like the night sky.
So I tried to write Japanese lyrics! Ive studied Japanese for the past few years and never done Japanese lyrics like this for a song. It was a lot of fun to write lyrics in another language! Especially since Japanese is different than English with lyric construction and flexibility.
I kept this short since my vocabulary is still limited in Japanese and I didnt want to be too repetitive. But it was a fun experiment to do something different! Not only with lyrics, but another language as well!
I wanted to use my colored lights for this one, but couldnt get them quite right in the new set up. Thankfully, color correction came to my rescue to get those dreamy space colors!
Hope you enjoy this Japanese #RnB original 夜空 composed by me, #SabIrene ~
Lyrics:
夜空を見てみよう
ほしの間で踊ろう
まちの明かりが
明るく輝いている
日が昇る前に行こう
もうTIMEがない急いで
Because I really wanna
Wander among the stars
手をつないで空を見せる
とてもくらくて素晴らしい
歌う甘い声をおって
光に近づく行こう
Black, white, purple, pink, blue swirlin’ ‘round
Dancin’ in the dark and lighting up the sky
Black, white, purple, pink, blue swirlin’ ‘round
Take my hand as we wander ‘mong the stars
Translation:
Let’s go to see the night sky
Let’s dance among the stars
The city’s light shine so bright
Let’s go before the sun rises
Let’s hurry we’re running out of time
Because I really wanna
Wander among the stars
Hand in hand let’s watch the sky
So dark and wonderful
Follow the song of the sweet voice
Close to the light, Let’s go
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![Chrono Trigger Medley: Chrono Trigger [Sax and Piano] | Sab Irene ft. Yoshiko Arr: David Peacock](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/okv-dbADcpg/mqdefault.jpg "Chrono Trigger Medley: Chrono Trigger [Sax and Piano] | Sab Irene ft. Yoshiko Arr: David Peacock
Heres my video game saxophone cover of David Peacocks Chrono Trigger Medley from Chrono Trigger! Im Sab and I love saxophone and video games, so now I make covers that combine two of my favorite things!
This was such a fun project to put together. I seriously cannot thank David Peacock enough for this! I asked him about writing a piece for my senior recital last November and having it be a selection of music from Chrono Trigger. If you didnt know, Chrono Trigger is my favorite game haha! It just so happened that Chrono Trigger is Davids favorite game too! He had never written anything for saxophone, but he did such an amazing job. He did thorough research and worked with me over logistics.
He did such a beautiful job weaving together all the songs I wanted included, and even having motives overlap throughout the medley! I wanted to do something fun since the video is a single shot from my recital. Ive had fun incorporating particles into videos recently, having the color reflect the emotion or setting I associate with that moment in the game. I wanted to use that here in this medley, as well as change the speed of the particles depending on the intensity of the song.
This was such a fitting ending to my senior recital. I played Chrono Trigger my first year of college and its held a special place in my heart ever since. It also wouldnt be my recital if there wasnt video game music haha! I also cannot thank Yoshiko enough for all her hard work. She knew all the other music in the recital well before my recital, but she also worked so hard to bring this arrangement to life.
Please enjoy this Chrono Trigger Medley for saxophone and piano arranged by David Peacock!
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Google Play: https://goo.gl/rorH6U
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![Bloom with Me [RnB Composition] | SAB Official ft. @Mat4yo](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/owP8H3_DM0Q/mqdefault.jpg "Bloom with Me [RnB Composition] | SAB Official ft. @Mat4yo
SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdFvjZMJZeSAMJN8fpCmAdA?sub_confirmation=1
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CREDITS:
Composed, Mixed, & Mastered: @SabIrene
Lyrics and Rap: @Mat4yo
You know there had to be AT LEAST one song about flowers this year!
For this track, I wanted to explore how relationships can change; where someone can be a stranger to you at first and then become a good friend or like family to you.
I had the pleasure of getting to meet Mat4yo last year at MAGFest and knew I had to do a track with him! Matteo is a lyrical storyteller and I wanted to help him tell a story. I learned 2 very important things about Matteo when I first met him, he loves preservation and his wife. While I’ve only known Matteo for a year, both him and his wife are like family to me. I’ve seen so many important moments from throughout their lives through his personal documentation, and the love he feels for his family, especially his wife, Christina, is so strong and warm.
And as Matteo and Christina were beginning to embark on a new chapter a few months ago, I wanted to help Matteo tell a musical story about it. Matteo and Christina have been together for over 10 years. They started as friends, they dated, they got engaged, they got married, and they wanted to start a new journey together, as parents. This track is all about the evolution of relationships and it’s been amazing to watch theirs blossom into this new place!
I wanted to keep the instrumental portion of this fairly simple (at first) to give Matteo a backdrop to do what he does best. I was inspired by the simplicity and beauty of Hidetake Takayama’s album Right Time + Right Music. After creating a rough backing, Matteo and I sat on call and brainstormed the specific approach we wanted to take with this song. Within 12 hours of this call, Matteo had sent me full lyrics and extended the length of the backing I gave him by a full minute. I was utterly shocked…After that, I went back into the instrumental to reflect the lyrics he wrote and help tell the story further.
As for the video, this is a VERY different direction than I’ve ever taken before. I normally just film myself performing the different components of the song, with the occasional B roll footage. This was… not that. I’m very thankful that Matteo has captured so many moments of his relationship over the past 10 years to help visually tell this story. And I’m terrible about documenting things myself, so I’m thankful Matteo caught some nice moments for me as well when we visited him and Christina last year~
I know this isn’t the traditional video game composition I do here, but this track is very special, and I was so happy to work with Matteo! Huge congratulations to him and Christina for entering this new chapter of their lives 💜
ABOUT THIS VIDEO:
SAB Official teams up with Mat4yo in this RnB composition to tell a story through music and nature. Mat4yo is known for his lyricism featured heavily in the Nerdcore music space and on CamSteady’s rap cyphers. Mat4yo rap can be notably heard in TheCamSteady’s Pokemon Trainer Rap Cypher, Pokemon Champions Cypher, and Pokemon Eeveelutions cypher. He was also a writer for Epic Rap Battles of History in 2016. SAB pulled from her RnB Music Theory knowledge and lo-fi music experience to create this chill backdrop for the track. She made sure to integrate some Pokemon soundtrack (OST) motifs for Mat4yo’s Pokemon music affinity. Enjoy SAB Official and Mat4yo’s RnB music track, Bloom with Me!")
