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This video is a follow-up to my last video about "Now or Never" in the Splatoon series. You can check that video out here!
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"Now or Never" is Splatoon's theme to ramp up the tension in the last 60 seconds of Turf War gameplay. The theme has several renditions in Splatoon 3, so I'm here to explore what's familiar, what's new, and what's undoubtedly fresh about them!
Also, an important correction: I've been informed it's Shiver, not Frye, who sings the chorus melody in Deep Cut's rendition of Now or Never. That's my mistake, my apologies. Still, she offers a good demonstration of the vocal technique in question!
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:51 Now or Never: Turf War Version
5:48 Now or Never: Splatfest Version
7:18 Now or Never: Tableturf Battle Version
7:57 Outro
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Hello everyone! Here's a classic from Mario Kart Wii: Maple Treeway! I really wanted something cozy and autumnal this month, but as it's a karting tune and my last arrangement for the year, it ends up in high spirits too! I hope you enjoy it!
*Instruments used*
• Live melodica
• Live half-nylon mini guitar (with some help from East West's Classical Guitar)
• Live clarinet
• Soprano sax - AcousticSamples V Horns
• Jazz guitar - sample from Waffles's Instrument Hoard
• Bass - Kontakt Factory Selection
• Piano - Keyscape Yamaha C7 Grand
• Strings - East West Hollywood Strings
• Conga - East West Ra
• Triangle - sample from Waffles's Pik Pack
• Drums - Realitone RealiDrums
• Tambourine - Logic loops
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Hello everyone! This is a special one: the vote for this year's Halloween arrangement landed on Romani Ranch from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, and I'm very happy with how the arrangement turned out! It tells a slightly different story from the events of the game...
Thanks to DavoGato for giving me a way to experience Majora's Mask in the first place!
*Instruments used*
• Live harmonica
• Live clarinet
• Electric guitar - sample from Waffles's Instrument Hoard
• Steel-string acoustic - sample from Waffles's Instrument Hoard
• Bass - Logic Sampler (Liverpool Bass)
• Lap steel guitar - Keyscape (Clavinet)
• Cello mellotron - Logic Vintage Mellotron
• Sound edits - Michael Norris Spectral Shuffle
• Alien vessel sounds - Logic Sampler (Whistler) and Logic ES2 custom patch
• Alien synths - Sugar Bytes Aparillo
• Large tom drums - East West Stormdrum
• Electronic drum - sample from Waffles's Pik Pack
• Rhythmic chord synth - Logic RetroSynth
• Aleatoric basses - 8dio CAGE Strings
• Synth melody - Logic ES2 custom patch
• String layers - Logic Alchemy, Logic ES2, and Spitfire Audio LABS (Frozen Strings)
• Sample of Romani's yell from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (voiced by Jun Mizusawa)
• Space drone - Sugar Bytes Aparillo
• Final Hours strings - Spitfire Audio LABS (Scary Strings)
• Final Hours bell chime - Logic Alchemy
• public domain explosion/thunder samples, and East West Hollywood Percussion, for the final explosion
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Thanks to @mitsame_ for reaching out to have me arrange some Final Fantasy VII music in the style of the Rivals of Aether soundtrack!
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Thanks to @mitsame_ for reaching out to have me arrange some Final Fantasy VII music in the style of the Rivals of Aether soundtrack!
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By my patrons' vote in September, I arranged a medley of the "Spring" and "Underground" stage themes from Pikmin Adventure, one of the attractions in the Wii U title Nintendo Land. And funnily enough, it coincided with the announcement that Pikmin 4 will be coming out next year, so I really wanted to buckle down and make this arrangement a little celebration! Listen out for some callbacks to other Pikmin underground music during the Underground section, for which I have Waffles to thank for the lovely samples!
*Instruments used*
• Live recorder
• Xylophone, marimba - East West Hollywood Percussion
• Glass marimba - Logic Sampler
• Tubular bells, vibraphone - samples from Waffles's Pik Pack
• Hang drum - Ample Percussion Clouddrum
• Timpani, timpani rolls - East West Hollywood percussion
• Xylophone and marimba - East West Hollywood Percussion
• Staccato string section - mix of Spitfire Audio LABS and East West Hollywood Strings
• Solo strings - 8Dio Intimate Studio Strings
• Bagpipe - East West Ra
• Talking drum, maracas, congas, & tambourine - Logic loops
• Electronic bass drum - Logic Drum Machine Designer ("Depth Charge")
• Snare drum, bass drum, & cymbals - East West Hollywood Percussion
• Glockenspiel - sample from Waffles's Pik Pack
• Small metallic percussion - East West Stormdrum 2
• Hi-hat - East West ProDrummer Joe Chiccarelli
• Low descending synth - Logic ES2 custom patch
• Distorted kabuki percussion - sample from Waffles's Japan Pack
• Metal percussion melody - mix of Waffles's Pik Pack (Byeon Group Tuned) and Logic Sculpture (custom patch)
• Flute - East West Hollywood Woodwinds
• Pikmin 2 instruments - samples from Waffles's Pik Pack (Lite Pipe, Bass Clarinet Staccato 1, Pan Bottle, Legend Mute, Temple Block, Udu, Tablas, Brite Steel, Jaco's Bass, & Synth Violin)
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*Instruments used*
• Live ukelele (with help from East West Ra)
• Lap steel - Spectrasonics Keyscape (Clavinet)
• Vibraphone - sample taken from Waffles's Pik Pack
• Guitar - Logic Sampler
• Bass - Logic Sculpture
• Bongos - Logic Studio Percussion
• Bucket-mute trumpet - Acousticsamples VHorns Trumpet 2
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This month, by my patrons' vote, I've arranged the Restaurant theme from Overcooked! It was originally a piece of stock music called "Penne for Your Thoughts" that was licensed for the game, but I've arranged it from the perspective of playing the game: trying to contrast the chaos and time limit of the kitchen with the customers' likely tranquil experience, wherever they're dining. I hope you enjoy it!
*Instruments used*
• Live accordion
• Live clarinet
• Live half-size nylon guitar
• Additional guitar - Logic Sampler, East West Classical Guitar
• Bass - Kontakt Factory Selection
• Electronic drums - Logic DMD (Ibiza)
• Acoustic drums - Realitone RealiDrums
• Vibraphone - sample from Waffles's Pik Pack
• Piano - Spectrasonic Keyscape
• Trumpets - East West Hollywood Brass
• Timer - Logic Sampler (default empty instrument)
• Various public domain foley sounds of restaurant ambience, plates smashing, bell ringing
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Today we study two horror games, Phasmophobia and In Silence, that have approached their multiplayer voice chat in a unique way, to ensure it promotes both cooperation and a good looming feeling of tension!
Thanks to Wolfgang for helping me with this script!
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This month, by my patrons' vote, I've arranged Kefka's theme from Final Fantasy VI! There were a lot of ways I could have approached arranging this theme, and I chose to go about it a bit like Switched-on Bach, with a parade of synthesizers treating the melody like the subject of a fugue! It ended up very fun to work with these sounds and create a bit of counterpoint off of the ideas presented in the original, while still keeping it eccentric and sinister!
Thanks to almam for creating ALMAMPlayer, the MIDI visualizer I used in this video! It's available on itch here: almam.itch.io/almamplayer
*Instruments used*
• Various customized patches of Logic Alchemy, Logic ES2, and Logic RetroSynth
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Join me in exploring the little details that make Pokémon Legends: Arceus a refreshing, immersive soundscape, exactly what is needed for an experimental gameplay revamp like itself!
Thanks to DavoGato for helping me retrieve assets for this video, and to him, Wolfgang, and rud for helping me with the script!
"Invisible" Sound Design in Breath of the Wild: youtu.be/Vgev9Gzybk8
0:00 Intro
1:02 Sound Design Exploration
4:47 Music Exploration
8:28 Spoiler Content
10:39 Outro
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*Instruments used*
• Live vocals sung by Scruffy
• Live half-nylon mini guitar (with some help from Ample Sound's Acoustic Guitar)
• Live electric five-string bass
• Snare drum - Realitone Realidrums
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As voted by my patrons, I've arranged a classic tune from Super Paper Mario: Flipside, the interdimensional hub city in the game! It has a charming accordion part that I just had to cover live, and just plenty of details that were really fun to reconstruct and play with. And of course, Flipside isn't the only side of the story, so stay tuned for the latter half of this arrangement!
*Instruments used*
• Live accordion
• Live clarinet
• Pocket watch ticking - 8Dio Mini
• Electronic drums - Kontakt Factory Selection (Urban Beats)
• Hand percussion - Logic Studio Percussion
• Wooden frogs - East West Stormdrum 3
• Double bass - Logic Sculpture (Synthetic Double Bass)
• Bass marimba - Dexed, Yamaha DX7 patch
• Bass accompaniment - Waffles' Pik Pack (Obyrez)
• Bass clarinet - East West Hollywood Woodwinds
• Countermelody synths - Logic ES2 custom patches
• Melodic piano - Keyscape Yamaha C7
• Flute - East West Hollywood Woodwinds
• Melodic synth - Logic RetroSynth
• Decorative synths - Logic Retrosynth, Sculpture, and Waffles' Pik Pack (Winter Sun)
• Marimba - Logic Sampler
• Accompaniment piano - Logic Sampler (Steinway Grand)
• Rhodes - Keyscape LA Custom Rhodes
• Bouzouki - Logic Sampler
• Strings - East West Hollywood Strings
• Xylophone - Logic Sampler
• Sample of cursor sound effect from Super Paper Mario
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Instruments used:
Clavinet and Rhodes - Keyscape
Bass - Kontakt Factory Selection
Strings - East West Hollywood Strings
Horn blasts- East West Hollywood Pop Brass
Drums - Logic loops
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A team of Pikmin fans, artists, and friends have put together a zine all about Pikmin, featuring articles, poems, stories, recipes, activities, and more! A lot of work went into creating it and printing it, and we hope you enjoy checking it out!
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This month, the video game arrangement my patrons chose was a fun one: Sweet Mountain from Sonic Colors! Since this tune features samples of a big band, I had some fun and wrote a bit of a love letter to several big bands I've absorbed over the years, by taking tiny samples of them and collaging them into a part in this arrangement! We also may visit more Sonic-series mountains than just the Sweet variety with this melody...
*Instruments used*
• Small samples of various big band recordings, including (in the order they appear in the arrangement):
- "Nutville" from "The Roar of '74" - Buddy Rich
- "Watermelon Man" from "Act Your Age" - Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
- "Jump Up, Super Star!" from "Super Mario Odyssey" - The Super Mario Players
- "Backwoods Sideman" from "The Roar of '74" - Buddy Rich
- "Let's Play Live! Ep.2 - Mario Kart 64 Soundtrack" - The 8-Bit Big Band
- "I Won't Say (I'm In Love)" from "Hercules" - Alan Menken
- "Pronk" from "Greatest Hits, Vol. 1" - Jacob Mann Big Band
- "On Fire" from "Eleven" - Tommy Igoe and the Birdland Big Band
- "Au - Leu - Cha" from "Chasin' the Bird - A Tribute to Charlie Parker" - Bohuslän Big Band
- "Dameron" from "The Way - The Music of Slide Hampton" - Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
- "Race to the Bridge" from "That's How We Roll" - Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
- "Parker's Mood" from "Chasin' the Bird - A Tribute to Charlie Parker" - Bohuslän Big Band
• samples of "Stage Clear" and "Color Power - Yellow Drill" from "Vivid Sound x Hybrid Colors: Sonic Colors Original Soundtrack"
• drum sample of "Red Hot Skull (Red Mountain)" from "Sonic Adventure Original Sound Track (Digi-Log Conversation)"
• Supplemental horns - Logic Studio Horns, East West Pop Brass
• Drums - Realitone RealiDrums
• Bass - Logic Sampler, live electric five-string bass
• Melody - Keyscape Clavinet
• Piano - Keyscape Yamaha C7
• Electric Guitar - East West Ministry of Rock
• Overdrive electronic drums - Roland TR-808
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I got the chance to interview Stijn van Wakeren and Melissa Kragten, my friends and two game designers of the indie game Here Comes Niko! We talk about the process of creating a wholesome, chill game world, gameplay tailored for an audience, and creating a rich soundscape. You end up wearing a lot of hats as indie game developers!
Thanks to DavoGato for introducing me to this game!
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Happy April Fool's Day!
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Thanks to 1caaake on vocals!
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Thanks to Dom Palombi on drums!
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An original jazz tune, following different characters in the same "canon" as my previous song Robots. Thanks so much to the amazing guest artists on this tune, it wouldn't be half of what it is without you.
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This past month my patrons voted on some themes from co-op games, and the winner by far was Noisy Notebook C, a tune from Snipperclips! This game is all about teaming up as companion pieces of paper, clipping each other into the right shapes for charming little quests across many levels. And the music is so much fun, this might be the most fun I've had arranging a piece of video game music so far. Even with its original charm and lovely melodic composition, I still found ways to have fun with the orchestration and style. I hope you enjoy it!
*Instruments used*
• Live accordion
• Live clarinet
• Live mini nylon guitar
• Drums - Fantom Brush Jazz Kit (thanks to Waffles!!)
• Percussion - Logic Studio Percussion and Sampler (Latin Kit)
• Flute - East West Hollywood Woodwinds
• Synths - Waffles' Pik Pack, and an edited clarinet sample from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
• Pizzicato strings - Waffles Pik Pack
• Staccato violins - East West Hollywood Strings
• Celeste, Wurlitzer, upright piano, and toy piano - Keyscape
• Mandolin - East West Ra
• Bass - Kontakt Factory Selection (Funk Bass)
• Bassoon - Embertone Popelka Bassoon
• Tuba - 8Dio Century Solo Brass
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This month my patrons selected potential arrangements from a few themes from great roguelikes, and I think the most challenging one got picked: Scourge of the Furies, a tune from Hades! I couldn't go this one alone, so I got my friend and brilliant guitarist Mattmatatt to seriously elevate what I had, many kudos to him! I'm really happy with the result, sometimes it leans toward Tigran Hamasyan, other times toward Queens of the Stone Age, but all orbiting around a battle with the notorious Furies!
*Instruments used*
• Live electric guitar by Mattmatatt!
• Live electric five-string bass
• Piano - Keyscape Yamaha C7
• Lutes - Logic Sampler and 8Dio Lute
• Drums - Logic Drum Kit (Heavy)
• Synth textures - Retro Synth, Sculpture, and Alchemy patches
• Synth melody - Logic ES2 custom patch
• Cajón - Logic Studio Percussion
• Tambourines - East West Hollywood Percussion
• Shaker and Riq - Logic default loops
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Wii Play (2006) had a great assortment of little games, each with a little gem of adaptive music, but none got as intricate as the final one, Tanks!, in which you battle with little toy tanks on a hardwood floor. Check out how much variety you can get out of a few measures of music and some clever game design parameters.
Special thanks to DavoGato and Wolfgang for helping me with this video!
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My last arrangement of 2021, as voted by my patrons, is a medley of music from the classic Wii attraction, the Everybody Votes Channel! This medley starts with the channel's intro, then gets into the main menu, followed by the data screen theme, and finally entering a poll!
*Instruments used (in rough order of appearance)*
• Live nylon guitar
• Sine wave pings/Wii menu start sound - Logic Sampler
• Electric piano - Keyscape MK-80 Rhodes
• Vibraphone - Sample from Waffles' Pik Pack
• Main Menu Bass - combination of Dexed Yamaha DX7 patch (SYN-LEAD 2) and Logic Synth E-Bass (the G.O.A.T.)
• Idle chatter sound effect - public domain sound from freesound.org
• Drums - TR-707
• Organ - Logic Vintage B3
• Brass/Saxes - combination of Logic Studio Horns and 8dio Bible of Salsa Volume 3 Brass
• Live clarinet
• Live melodica
• Piano - Keyscape CP70
• Radio static sound effect - Logic default loop
• Tabla - East West Ra
• Clave/Toms - Logic Sampler (Latin percussion kit)
• Violins - East West Hollywood Solo Violin
• Bassoons - Embertone Popelka Bassoon
• Data screen synth accompaniment - Logic ES2
• Poll synths - Logic ES2
• Timpani - East West Hollywood Percussion
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For November, my patrons voted on different combat themes from the Legend of Zelda series, and the winner is the theme for battling a Guardian Scout in the shrines of Breath of the Wild! It's certainly a complex theme: mainly in 13/8 time signature with an angular dialogue between piano and synthesizer, but not always! Not to mention, my own arrangement has some jazzy fun with it on top of that complexity.
Major bonus points to anyone who happens to recognize the obscure musical reference starting at around 1:45 in this arrangement... my hint is that it has nothing to do with the Legend of Zelda!
*Instruments used*
• Live egg shaker
• Live bongos
• Piano - Keyscape LA Custom C7
• Synth melody and sound effects - Logic ES2/Sculpture custom patches
• Bass sample synths - samples from Waffles' Pik Pack (Shakuhachi, Jaw Harp)
• Bass guitar - Kontakt Factory Selection
• Contrabass - East West Hollywood Strings
• Low brass - East West Hollywood Brass
• Bass trombone - Logic Studio Horns
• Solo strings - Kontakt Factory Selection
• Bagpipe - East West Ra
• Cymbals, tubular bell - East West Hollywood Percussion
• Daf - Logic Sampler (Indian & Middle Eastern Kit)
• Drum set - Logic Drum Kit
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Instruments used:
Piano and Wurlitzer - Keyscape
Organ - Logic Vintage B3
Drums - East West Joe Chiccarelli ProDrummer
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Just in time for Halloween, here's the arrangement for which my patrons voted: a selection of cinematic themes from Halo 3 that represent the Gravemind, a sinister but pivotal living entity in the Halo universe!
Originally composed by Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori
*Instruments used, in roughly chronological order:*
• Initial drones - Sugar Bytes Aparillo patches (Unfunny SB)
• Contrabassoon - East West Hollywood Woodwinds
• Bass drum - East West Hollywood Percussion
• Chime synth - Custom Logic ES2 patch
• Alarm noise - Custom Logic Sculpture patch, East West Hollywood Percussion, Logic Drum Machine (After Party), and choir samples from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
• Alarm section drones - Spitfire LABS Piano Pads, Sugar Bytes Aparillo patches (Downwarder SB)
• Live spoken word with heavy effects
• Orchestra - East West Hollywood (flute 1, flute 2, clarinet, 2 trumpets, trombone, choir, full strings)
• Bass synth - Custom Logic ES2 patch
• Choir supplement - Logic Sampler (legacy Gregorian Ensemble)
• Destruction sound effects - public domain sounds courtesy of freesound.org
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Snell's Window is a curious optical phenomenon that occurs when you look up at the water's surface from underwater, and the action-exploration game Subnautica emulates the effect very convincingly. Join me for a dive into the science behind this phenomenon and its implementation in Subnautica!
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Here's the full playlist of Animal Crossing: Taking Root: youtube.com/watch?v=f8pYxhDEgfg&list=PLQY6PNl6p3MYWVZa5R5Emdi-CxgM40Scm
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I'm so excited to announce the completion of a 24-song compilation of songs for the day cycle of a fictional game, Animal Crossing: Taking Root. The project was a lovely study of what makes Animal Crossing compositions tick, and I'm so glad to hear it's helped people work, study, or just relax. Thanks again to my friend rud for co-writing and performing accordion on 5 PM and 4 AM, it truly elevated this series. And now, it's time to get back to making What I Love videos, while some bonus content surrounding this compilation will be in the works as well!
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Our 24-song compilation of fan Animal Crossing music continues with 5 AM! This is it, the final hour before the day resets, marking our compilation complete!
You've done a lot today. Visited Junctions, met old friends and perhaps some new ones, played some games, explored and taken in nature, redecorated and refined inside your home and out... you even said hi to Rover on the train back to town! All that's finished by now, and if you haven't gone to bed yet, you should probably try to. But don't worry, when you wake up, your friendly animal neighbors will be here, and there'll be plenty to do!
*Instruments used*
• Guitar - Kontakt Factory Selection
• Kalimba - Logic Sampler
• Drums - Logic Sampler
• Synth bass - Logic ES2
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Our 24-song compilation of fan Animal Crossing music continues with 4 AM! My friend and fellow composer rud co-wrote this hourly theme with me, and he performs the accordion on it! After the stranger parts of the late night, it's time to settle back into the feeling of early morning approaching, with a more somber, hopeful, and altogether tired tune.
Sometimes it's hard to get to sleep for the night. There are some Junctions that, while perhaps not active all day, are still open 24/7. And you might be able to find some friends there who can help the time go by without feeling too lonely, until you're all tired enough to call it a night. Harvey, for instance, can be found hanging out in one of the nature-themed Junctions at night, and he's always willing to share some sticks for roasting marshmallows.
*Instruments used*
• Accordion - live Weltmeister accordion, played by rud!
• Keyboard - Keyscape Wurlitzer 200A
• Tuned Gongs - East West Ra
• Music Box - Keyscape Celeste, SonicCouture Music Box
*Instruments used*
• Live whistling
• Bass - 8Dio Intimate Studio Strings
• Synth - Logic ES2
• Percussion - Roland CR-78
• Keyboard - Keyscape Rhodes
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Our 24-song compilation of fan Animal Crossing music continues with 2 AM! Time to embrace awakeness in the spirit of the original Animal Crossing and party!
Sometimes you just need some fun things to do to tire you out at night! While many Junctions will offer you attractions and items for outdoor use, some can give you attractions that you can install in your home! Talk to Lyle about turning a room of your house into a dedicated activity room, with a catalog based on the Junctions you've frequented. You can still decorate that room to your heart's content, and then invite friends or villagers over for a customized game night! Even at 2 AM, there's gotta be someone else out there looking for a bowling match, a rock climb, or a go-karting session, right?
*Instruments used*
• Live clarinet
• Keyboard - Keyscape Vibanet
• Saxophones - Logic Studio Horns (Tenor Sax, Bari Sax)
• Synth melody - Logic ES2
• Drum Machine - Kontakt Factory Selection
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Our 24-song compilation of fan Animal Crossing music continues with 1 AM! 1 AM was a difficult one to write, as 12 AM and 2 AM have some clear moods or themes involved, but 1 AM is sort of a bridge between them. Perhaps it's a good theme for figuring out what to do now that you've decided to stay up late.
Some Junctions are open 24/7, such as the all-important post office! Pelly takes the day shift, and Phyllis takes the night shift, so any time of day you can stop by to mail letters, send packages, and even help with the delivery service! This is one of the "easiest" Junctions, since not only is it open at all hours, but it only takes one visit before you can start setting up mail services in your town. That's not to say you can't visit more times though, to earn fancy stationery or stamps, or perhaps a stylish messenger bag. As long as Phyllis hasn't had enough of you by then!
*Instruments used:*
• Live egg shaker
• Electric piano - Keyscape Rhodes
• Bass - Logic Synth E-Bass (the G.O.A.T.)
• Trombone - 8-Dio: The Bible of Salsa Volume 3
• Percussion - Logic Studio Percussion
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Our 24-song compilation of fan Animal Crossing music continues with 12 AM! I totally came from the original Animal Crossing with these ideas, there are even a few direct homages to its 12 AM theme (such as that wind singer sample). Now that you've crossed the "have a good night" threshold and are planning to stay up, Animal Crossing can explore a bit more expressive or even weird vibes for the earliest part of the morning.
You've technically made it through to a new day—congrats!—but it might not feel like it just yet. It's dark out, but if it's a clear night, why not pay Celeste a visit at her observatory Junction? She's got plenty to teach you about the night sky, constellations, the Moon, and other things you might observe in the night sky... if you find a shooting star, make sure to make a wish on it! Helping Celeste with her research enough will clue you in on when weather patterns, big meteor showers, or other celestial events. You'd be able to see them even from back home!
*Instruments used*
Hi-hat - Logic Drum Kit ("Scientific Method")
Snaps - Logic Studio Percussion
Wurlitzer - Keyscape Wurlitzer 200A
Glockenspiel - East West Hollywood Percussion
Alt Percussion - Logic Sampler ("European Folk Kit")
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Our 24-song compilation of fan Animal Crossing music continues with 11 PM! I'm home from out of town, and ready to share more music with you! This one got influenced greatly by New Leaf, merging together inspirations from several evening hours. It's the final threshold for night owls.
For night owls who can pass the threshold of bedtime, night life in the plazas of Animal Crossing: Taking Root offers plenty to do. Some Junctions specifically get more lively at night, such as Dr. Shrunk's night club! Every night you'll find different decorations, different acts, and different patrons at this popular joint. Some villagers enjoy a nice cup of tea at the Roost even at this hour, or some cozy up in the local library to catch up on their favorite stories. If they can stay up, that is.
*Instruments used*
• Live Excelsior accordion
• Guitar - Kontakt Factory Selection ("Jazz Guitar")
• Piano - Keyscape Yamaha C7
• Marimba - Logic Sampler
• Cajón - Logic Studio Percussion
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Our 24-song compilation of fan Animal Crossing music continues with 10 PM! I'm currently out of town visiting friends for the majority of August, but that doesn't stop me from making music! For a lot of players, hours like 10 PM would be the last ones before they head off to bed. So, I like the idea that around this time, the music wishes you a good night, whether you're offline after this, or whether you're crossing the threshold into late night.
You've done quite a bit today... at any time of day, you can get in a bed or a hammock or any comfy spot to lie down and rest. If the bed is in your own house, you can dream of other towns using Luna's dream services. Or, you could choose just to close your eyes and space out, and listen to your radio, record player, the night ambience.... But for those who aren't set on falling asleep yet, there's plenty more to do even well into the night in Animal Crossing: Taking Root...
(Also a little detail in this thumbnail: you can put different wallpapers on different walls of a single room, if you wish to mix up its look!)
*Instruments used:*
• Ukulele - East West Ra (currently away from my live ukulele!)
• Vibraphone - Logic Sampler
• Synth - Logic Sampler default (sine wave)
• Drums - Roland CR-78 (drum machine), Logic Studio Percussion (shaker)
• Played in the key of G half-flat major.
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Our 24-song compilation of fan Animal Crossing music continues with 9 PM! I'm currently out of town visiting friends for the majority of August, but that doesn't stop me from making music! Animal Crossing music is generally rather relaxed, but night time is when you really start to notice the contrast from more energetic daytime themes. There are a few hours that try to wish players a good night, just in case they pack it in early.
While some Junctions close at night, others are open 24/7 and switch out hosts! For instance, Nat hosts a bug-collecting Junction with a lush little ranch to attract all manner of insect life. But Nat's only around during the daytime: at night, Flick takes over the Junction and rearranges the ranch to accommodate insects that are more active at night. The sort of activity on offer at a 24/7 Junction may change a bit throughout the day, so try mixing your schedule up every now and then!
*Instruments used*
• Keyboard - Keyscape Rhodes
• Drums - Logic Drum Kit Designer
• Marimba - Logic Sampler (Marimba)
• Acoustic guitar - Ample Guitar M II Lite
• Electric guitar - Logic Sampler (Sunburst Electric)
• Bass - Logic Sampler (Muted Bass)
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Our 24-song compilation of fan Animal Crossing music continues with 8 PM! This one is an inversion of 8 AM: the clarinets still hold the melodic motif from 8 AM, but the contour of the melody is upside-down. The orchestration is also more laid-back, suggesting the evening has really arrived.
At 8 PM, some shops in the downtown plaza Junction settle in for the night, such as the Able Sisters tailor. However, that doesn't mean friendly vendors like Mabel and Sable just disappear for the night! If you visit Junctions within a while after they've closed, you can visit the special characters there while they're off-duty. It doesn't yield anything for your town, but sometimes it's nice to have a conversation without a counter in between the two of you! And sometimes, perhaps you'll receive something sweet in the mail for being more than a customer.
*Instruments used*
• Live clarinet
• Piano - Keyscape Yamaha C7
• Celesta - Keyscape Celesta
• Drums - Logic Drum Kit Designer
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Our 24-song compilation of fan Animal Crossing music continues with 7 PM! Originally, this hour was going to be even more relaxed than 6 PM, but as I worked on it, the direction changed little by little. I eventually realized I wanted to swing back around from the more relaxed mood of the previous two hours, to make the bona fide evening a bit more lively before the town gets sleepy.
The sun's nearly down, but that doesn't mean the day is over! There's plenty of fun to be had in the evening, from sports to bug hunting to smaller games, like board games! If you have any board games laid out or any sports arenas plotted, you can invite villagers or other players to join in! Villagers excel in different activities depending on what type of villager they are: for example, your friend Pashmina excels in games of strategy like checkers. But they can improve over time at any game if you keep inviting them. Some villagers might even have their own house rules, a spin on the game that they apply when you play with them in particular. Not to mention some board games or sports are playable at Junctions, so you can play with any villager who visits. The ultimate ice-breaker!
*Instruments used*
• Drums - Logic Drum Kit Designer
• E. Piano - Keyscape Wurlitzer 200A
• Violin pizzicato - East West Hollywood Solo Violin
• Melody - Dexed Yamaha DX7 PIPES 3 patch
• Saw bass - Logic ES2
• Sound effect - General MIDI percussion, from Waffles's Pik Pack
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Our 24-song compilation of fan Animal Crossing music continues with 6 PM! New Leaf has some of my favorite tracks when it comes to the "mid" evening, past 5 PM but not extremely late yet. So I've taken plenty of notes from there to create a track that winds things down, welcomes you home, and prepares you for a calm evening.
The sun is really beginning to set now, and the best place to watch it kiss the horizon is the west shoreline. While you're there, might as well do a little fishing! Fishing works the same as always in Animal Crossing: Taking Root. But if you visit the pier Junction and talk with Chip or CJ, they can help you improve your fishing rod and tackle, identify and categorize fish, and schedule up fishing tourneys in your town. Those tourneys would still run until 6 PM, because there's no need to rush yourself at this beautiful time of day.
*Instruments used*
• Live electric guitar
• Live ukulele
• Acoustic guitar synth - Dexed Yamaha DX7 GUITAR 6 patch
• Drums - Roland CR-78
• Bass - Logic Synth E-Bass (the G.O.A.T.)
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Our 24-song compilation of fan Animal Crossing music continues with 5 PM! My friend and fellow composer rud co-wrote this hourly theme with me, and he performs the accordion on it! It's a laid back bossa that aims to celebrate Animal Crossing as a whole. And with it, we're halfway through the compilation!
Even with gardening, cooking, Junctions to visit... what would Animal Crossing be without its welcoming, wholesome sense of patience? There's no rush to do anything, all debts to Tom Nook have no deadlines, and even special single-day celebrations can be made up if you happen to miss them, just talk to Isabelle. In the meantime, there's always time to just find a cozy spot and relax. You're likely to have a friendly villager join you!
*Instruments used*
• Accordion - live Weltmeister accordion, played by rud!
• Live acoustic guitar
• Live mini nylon guitar
• Live five-string electric bass
• Synth melody - Logic ES2 (sound sculpted by rud)
• Electric piano - Keyscape Suitcase Rhodes
• Drums - Logic Drum Kit
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Our 24-song compilation of fan Animal Crossing music continues with 4 PM! Drawing a bit from Wild World, except I wanted to play especially with rhythm here, creating some musical gestures as though they were modules, and then piecing them together like a puzzle until it all felt complete. The final sound resembles Nintendo digital fusion, but I'd like to think with my own twist on it.
After some Junction visiting, it's nice to come back home and relax for a bit to process everything you've gotten done! Perhaps you've visited Franklin's restaurant Junction, and learned more about how to cook any ingredients you've been gardening! Feel free to set up a kitchen space to cook dishes at home, or even an outdoor space to make it a cookout! Wherever you set it, you can invite villagers to come by and have a taste of what you make. Maybe you'll find some of them have pickier palates than others, and maybe you'll find that some dishes have more steps or require more time than others. Either way, the more you cook with friends and neighbors, the more recipes they'll share with you, and the more renowned you'll be as a local chef extraordinaire!
*Instruments used*
• Piano - Keyscape Yamaha C7
• Synth - Dexed Yamaha DX7 PIPES 2 patch
• Marimba - Logic Sampler
• Woodblocks - East West Japanese Woodblocks
• Drums - Logic Drum Machine Designer
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Our 24-song compilation of fan Animal Crossing music continues with 3 PM! Another instance of branching out which instruments I used: I wanted to try both a classic choice of clavinet, inspired by GameCube's 3 PM theme, and a new choice of bassoon!
Decorate your town with all sorts of items you procure from exploring Junctions! Let's say you went to a ski lodge Junction, where you could participate in a little skiing activity. Your ski coach would first reward you with little items, maybe a snow globe or some ski gear to keep. As you keep returning, the rewards might turn larger, like decorative slalom flags or moguls, or even a way to customize your town's trees and grass with perpetual snow! And if you really developed a penchant for skiing, your ski coach would allot you the largest prizes: perhaps an alpine background or home design to set your town's scene, and your very own installable ski slope so you can ski in your town! And that's just one Junction, you can mix and match the items you receive from any of them!
*Instruments used*
• Drums - Simmons SDS-V
• Bassoon - East West Hollywood Woodwinds
• Clavinet - Keyscape Vibanet
• Horn Synth - Dexed Yamaha DX7 HORN SEC.A patch
• Electric piano - Keyscape Wurlitzer 200A (my favorite)
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Our 24-song compilation of fan Animal Crossing music continues with 2 PM! Had to make at least one theme a waltz, and from the start I wanted to try including harp somewhere!
Another Junction you can visit today is the Downtown Plaza, home to several shops and attractions, including the local favorite café, The Roost! Brewster is here to get you a fresh coffee, or to show you how to make it if you're interested! You can even work behind the counter with him as a barista, if you can figure out the menu and give customers their favorite varieties of coffee! In addition to souvenirs, Brewster will also pay you Bells for coming in to help out The Roost. And if you help out enough, perhaps he can be persuaded to help you set up a customizable branch café in your town!
*Instruments used*
• Harp - East West Hollywood Harp
• Piano - East West Bechstein
• Bass - Logic Klopfgeist
• Percussion - Logic Studio Percussion
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Our 24-song compilation of fan Animal Crossing music continues with 1 PM! This one comes from the sparseness of New Leaf's soundtrack, but with warm acoustic instruments to pass the time after noon.
Here's an example of a Junction you can visit: meeting Blathers at an archaeological dig site! If you talk to Blathers, you can sign up for a timed fossil hunt, in which you unearth fossils with a trusty shovel, assess what kind of dinosaur part they are, and then have to reconstruct the dino or dinos in the proper order! For completing a skeleton, or even just for participating, Blathers will reward you with items unique to this Junction—for instance, pottery that's been unearthed, or fossil-themed fashion items. If you keep returning to this Junction to really show you're passionate about these dinos and archaeology, then Blathers will eventually agree to visit your town, setting up a fossil museum and showing you that fossils can be found there. It's all optional! If you want it in your town, check out the Junction for it!
*Instruments used*
• Live clarinet
• Live Excelsior accordion
• Live ukulele
• Electric piano - Keyscape Rhodes
• Drums - Logic Drum Set
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Our 24-song compilation of fan Animal Crossing music continues with 12 PM! It's another one heavily inspired by the unique style of the GameCube title. It also gives the apex of the day a more active tempo and rhythm.
All aboard! Porter returns in Animal Crossing: Taking Root to let you board one of the most important features of the game: the train. (Or bullet train, or tram, or several customizable options!) You use the train to visit Junctions, little stations based off a certain activity, like a sport or a hobby. When a Junction is open, you'll probably find a special character there who can teach you the activity and sign you up to try it. You'll probably find some other interested villagers there as well! There are many Junctions, but they rotate which ones are open, so you won't be overwhelmed with things to get done in a single day. Though, you can visit some Junctions in their off-hours, if you prefer to just hang out and see the sights. Just ask Porter if you need help!
*Instruments used*
• Bass - Dexed Yamaha DX7 STRINGS 8 patch, and a sample from Waffles' Pik Pack
• Melody - Dexed Yamaha DX7 FLUTE 2 patch
• Drums - Roland TR-606
• Kalimba - East West Ra
• Woodblocks - East West Hollywood Percussion
• Triangle - sample from the Waffles Pik Pack
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Our 24-song compilation of fan Animal Crossing music continues with 11 AM! Here I'm showing a little love for the more modern sound of Animal Crossing, with a bit more complex harmony, but still the laid back brush drum set that keeps everything feeling very friendly.
Well look who it is! In Animal Crossing: Taking Root, Isabelle has been promoted to mayor of this fine town! She's had a little experience as acting mayor before, but she still knows what a big undertaking it is full-time, so she can often use your help adjusting to mayoral duties! From small things like how formally she's supposed to dress, to big things like how much space her office takes up in the town! You could make this a big town with a town hall, or advise Isabelle to keep it comfy in a home office. She could even be a hands-off mayor and just visit on special occasions. However she runs the town, she trusts you and gets you the permits to construct and decorate the town to make it a vibrant, memorable community!
*Instruments used*
• Piano - Keyscape LA Custom C7
• Guitar - Ample Guitar Lite
• Tuba - East West Hollywood Brass (Solo Tuba)
• Drums - Logic Drum Kit (Speakeasy)
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Our 24-song compilation of fan Animal Crossing music continues with 10 AM! The GameCube title's soundtrack in particular inspired this one, there's something rather quaint about these relatively "small" sounds coming together. But I also freshened up this tune with a few little meter changes here and there.
A town isn't a home without a community to share it with! You'd start off with a few villagers who would've wanted to return from their island tours, such as the friendly but staunchly Cranky villager, Wolfgang. But to really make this town something special, you'll want to make some more friends and invite them over! Just note that you don't necessarily have to customize the town to exactly the interests of your neighbors. Who knows, maybe there are aesthetics or activities Wolfgang and company never even knew they'd enjoy!
*Instruments used*
• Organ - Dexed Yamaha DX-7 E.ORGAN 1
• Bass - Logic Synth E-Bass (the G.O.A.T.)
• Logic standard marimba
• Drum machine - Roland CR-78
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Our 24-song compilation of fan Animal Crossing music continues with 9 AM! It's time to start dipping into the quirkiness that made classic Animal Crossing music so charming. I gave this track a curious mood to inspire more exploration around one's town, while keeping it a laid back bossa vibe.
The overarching goal of Animal Crossing: Taking Root is about "taking root" in this older town back on the mainland, and getting it back on the map. And of course, the Nook family is happy to help! Provided you're willing to help with finances, of course...
Timmy and Tommy would run Nook's Cranny once again, although the scope and look of the shop will change as the town gets more talked about. This early in the day, you might find one of the two cleaning outside the shop while the other runs the register inside. Plus it looks like they've set up a little attraction to keep the shop feeling friendly: today it's a game of garden quoits!
*Instruments used*
• Live log drum
• Live djembe
• Live electric guitar
• Guiro - Logic Latin Kit
• Synth - Dexed FM synth xylophone patch
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Our 24-song compilation of fan Animal Crossing music continues with 8 AM! I really wanted this one to feel like a "waking up" theme, as I imagined this would be the threshold after which most villagers are definitely active.
With the sun fully up, it's time to start today's activities. One of the first of many things you can do in this new-but-familiar town is set up a garden! Design it how you like, plant or transplant all sorts of decorative plants or crops, give them some care every day, and eventually, you'll have a beautiful garden to enjoy. And perhaps you'll harvest some fruits, veggies, herbs, seeds, nuts... all the ingredients you need to cook some lovely garden-variety dishes! Who knows, maybe someday you could even talk to Leif about installing a greenhouse, if you're set on expanding your garden! There are many possibilities with how to use the space in this town...
*Instruments used*
• Live clarinet
• Drums - Logic Drum Kit
• Castanets - Waffles' Pik Pack
• Bass - Logic Sampler
• Accordion - Dexed FM accordion patch
• Chords - Sculpture synth
• Played in the key of F major, A ≈ 450.


