Pokémon Gold & Silver - Route 30 (Wind Band Arrangement) @JustinThornburgh

Justin Thornburgh Music This is one of the two tracks I did for the Pixel Mixer's Pokémon Gen 2 tribute album titled "Catch This! Vol. 2". It is a march style inspired arrangement using a concert band instrumentation.

Pixel Mixer's albums are made to be free, and you can download this one here mediafire.com/file/l09kjs1o6nbbnij/Pixel+Mixers+-+Catch+This!+Vol.+2+Goldenrod+FM.zip/file
or check out the website for this album here pixel-mixers.com/2021/02/19/pokemon-gold-silver-catch-this-vol-2-goldenrod-fm-tribute-album

Song: Route 30 (also used on Route 31, 32, 33)
Game: Pokémon Gold/Silver/Heart Gold/Soul Silver
Composer: Junichi Masuda, Go Ichinose, Morikazu Aoki

Arranged by Justin Thornburgh

Album mastering: Erika Richards (Bullicann) youtube.com/channel/UC5OXRSNKMs9eu7TbedtJyew
Album artwork: 2 Players for Life instagram.com/2playersforlife

updated 5 years ago

Pokémon Gold & Silver - Route 30 (Wind Band Arrangement)

Justin Thornburgh Music 2021-05-05 | This is one of the two tracks I did for the Pixel Mixer's Pokémon Gen 2 tribute album titled "Catch This! Vol. 2". It is a march style inspired arrangement using a concert band instrumentation.

Pixel Mixer's albums are made to be free, and you can download this one here mediafire.com/file/l09kjs1o6nbbnij/Pixel+Mixers+-+Catch+This!+Vol.+2+Goldenrod+FM.zip/file
or check out the website for this album here pixel-mixers.com/2021/02/19/pokemon-gold-silver-catch-this-vol-2-goldenrod-fm-tribute-album

Song: Route 30 (also used on Route 31, 32, 33)
Game: Pokémon Gold/Silver/Heart Gold/Soul Silver
Composer: Junichi Masuda, Go Ichinose, Morikazu Aoki

Arranged by Justin Thornburgh

Album mastering: Erika Richards (Bullicann) youtube.com/channel/UC5OXRSNKMs9eu7TbedtJyew
Album artwork: 2 Players for Life instagram.com/2playersforlife

Final Fantasy Tactics - Heros Theme - Arrangement

Justin Thornburgh Music 2023-09-26 | This is a really cool theme and I had a lot of fun practicing and recording this. I did this arrangement for the Pixel Mixer's September 2023 contest with the theme "recover" in which covers of vgm you did in the past or others did are eligible. The first half of this arrangement was originally created by @WarpWhistlesMusic (with flute instead of soprano sax), and I extended and added some of my own arrangement inspired by it in the second half.

Song: Hero's Theme/Protagonist's Theme
Game: Final Fantasy Tactics
Composer: Hitoshi Sakimoto

Arrangement by WarpWhistlesMusic and Justin Thornburgh
Performance by Justin Thornburgh

Baten Kaitos & Octopath Traveler - Between the Winds & Despair Medley

Justin Thornburgh Music 2023-08-19 | I originally arranged this for soprano sax and guzheng duet, but due to time constraints we decided to fill out the arrangement more. We will perhaps try to do a live recorded version of the duet arrangement for this in the future.

Songs: Between the Winds/Valley of the Wind, Despair
Games: Baten Kaitos Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean, Octopath Traveler
Composers: Motoi Sakuraba, Yasunori Nishiki

Arranged and Performed by Justin Thornburgh, William Sandberg
Soprano Saxophone: Justin Thornburgh
Guzheng: William Sandberg

Final Fantasy XII - Giza Plains - Synth Arrangement

Justin Thornburgh Music 2023-07-28 | The Giza Plains theme, but in space as all things are.

Song: Giza Plains
Game: Final Fantasy XII
Composer: Hitoshi Sakimoto

Arrangement by Justin Thornburgh

Brandish - Gadobistall - Synth Prog Arrangement

Justin Thornburgh Music 2023-07-09 | I first heard this track in the Falcom Boss Zanmai album which is a pretty proggy sounding version with organ, violin, bass, and drums, and a jazz piano solo in the middle. I always wanted to do a cover of this track without completely copying the Boss Zanmai version and I finally got around to doing it for the Resonant Union Falcom Boss Rush album. You can check that out here and also download this track and the others on the album in the description of that video:
youtu.be/WaWpoUld0Ew

Song: Gadobistall
Game: Brandish
Composer: Falcom Sound Team J.D.K. (Mieko Ishikawa and/or Atsushi Shirakawa)

Arrangement, Performance: Justin Thornburgh
Mastering by @YourVinished

Over the Sky - Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Arrangement

Justin Thornburgh Music 2023-06-28 | I returned to the Umineko soundtrack once again since it's awesome. In this case I arranged Over the Sky by pre-holder. I believe it only appeared in the later four chapters of the VN, and apparently it also appeared in Higurashi which I haven't read. The original track has only a few key musical ideas and is very atmospheric. In this arrangement I took the chord progression and main melody and tried spinning them in different ways while somewhat trying to hold onto the atmospheric or expansive sense of the original track. Even if it does not completely align with the mood or intent of the original track, I felt like I took inspiration from the contents of the soundtrack and VN as a whole in this arrangement.

Thanks a ton to my collaborators on this track! Getting to work with live recorded instruments is always a treat.
Marimba - @Sean081799
Cello - @ChromaticApparatus
Flute & Dizi - @SableProvidence
Bass Saxophone - @Lowtoves
Erhu - William Sandberg
Upright Bass - bewildebeest
Drums - @NewbitMusic
Bass Guitar - @thatjamontoast

Song: Over the Sky
Game: Umineko no Naku Koro ni/Umineko When they Cry; Higurashi When they Cry
Composer: pre-holder

Arrangement: Justin Thornburgh
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone Saxophones, Synthesizer, Rhodes, Bongos, Tambourine - Justin Thornburgh

Chrono Cross - Termina Home & Another Medley - Accordion Arrangement

Justin Thornburgh Music 2023-05-22 | The Chrono Cross soundtrack is great, and I've been getting into Irish/Celtic types of music via the accordion. This soundtrack definitely has some of these influences in it including both of the Termina themes. For this arrangement I tried to somewhat treat it like I would an arrangement with multiple instruments, having different sections with different moods, however I did just do all the arrangement while playing through on the accordion instead of on the computer which was fun. I got to use a few different register settings as well on this awesome Serenellini accordion.

Song: Termina (Home Word), Termina (Another World)
Game: Chrono Cross
Composer: Yasunori Mitsuda

Arrangement and Performance: Justin Thornburgh

Monster Hunter 3 (tri) - Village on the Sea, Moga

Justin Thornburgh Music 2023-05-08 | A fun Monster Hunter village theme that we played together at the same time.

Song: Village on the Sea, Moga
Game: Monster Hunter 3 (tri)
Composer: Tadayoshi Makino

Arrangement, Accordion: Justin Thornburgh
Acoustic Guitar: William Sandberg
Upright Bass: bewildebeest
Darbuka: Bob

Lively Step - Star Ocean: Till the End of Time - Accordion Cover

Justin Thornburgh Music 2023-04-27 | This is a track I have been playing since not long after I picked up accordion about three years ago. I did a piano version of this track about a year and half back but now that I've been practicing more accordion, I felt more comfortable recording this track on accordion.

Song: Lively Step
Game: Star Ocean: Till the End of Time
Composer: Motoi Sakuraba

Arranged and Performed by Justin Thornburgh

Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent - Herminias Theme - remix

Justin Thornburgh Music 2023-04-15 | I started arranging this and then it turned into electronic music.

Song: Herminia/Helminia, the Witch of Avarice/Greed
Game: Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent
Composer: Yasunori Nishiki

Arrangement and Production: Justin Thornburgh

Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask - Monte dOr - City of Miracles - Arrangement

Justin Thornburgh Music 2023-03-28 | For this arrangement, we recorded it live in person!

Song: Monte d'Or - City of Miracles
Game: Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask
Composer: Tomohito Nishiura

Accordion: Justin Thornburgh
Violin: William Sandberg
Bass: bewildebeest
Tambourine: Bob

Cuphead - Floral Fury - Arrangement

Justin Thornburgh Music 2023-02-27 | Thanks a bunch to my collaborators this month:
Marimba - @Sean081799 - Sean R. Hanson
Violin - @SheaViolin

The Cuphead soundtrack is full of fun jazz tunes and Floral Fury was always one of the most memorable to me.

In this video, I recorded the audio and video of my Borsini Modern accordion with the front grill off. Underneath you can see how the mute works, with curtains that can slide to cover or expose the treble side of the accordion.

Song: Floral Fury
Game: Cuphead
Composer: Kristofer Maddigan

Arrangement: Justin Thornburgh
Soprano Saxophone, Rhodes, Accordion, Synthesizer: Justin Thornburgh

Sim City 3000 - Magic City - Arrangement

Justin Thornburgh Music 2023-01-28 | Sim City 3000 Unlimited was one of the first games I really remember getting into and playing a lot of. I just remember lowering taxes and people would move in, and then raising taxes but people wouldn't move out. And that's how you get more money to build more water pipes.

Song: Magic City
Game: Sim City 3000
Composer: Jerry Martin

Arrangement: Justin Thornburgh

Banjo: bewildebeest
Guzheng: William Sandberg
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone Saxophones,
Clarinet, Accordion, Organ, and Rhodes Piano: Justin Thornburgh
Bassoon Programming: Justin Thornburgh & William Sandberg

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim -(ISOLEUCINE)- Arrangement

Justin Thornburgh Music 2022-12-31 | For this track, I tried taking an electronic song and arranging it for various instruments. I then added various effects to some of the instruments while mixing to add interesting sounds back into the track.

Thanks a ton to my collaborators for playing this with me!
Bass Guitar - @bewildebeest
Violin and Violin sounds - William Sandberg
Electric Guitar - Mark
Bongos - Blake

Song: (ISOLEUCINE)
Game: 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
Composer: Yoshimi Kudo

Arrangement, Accordion, Alto Sax, and Mixing - Justin Thornburgh

Monster Hunter - Proof of a Hero - Arrangement

Justin Thornburgh Music 2022-11-26 | My original concept for this arrangement was to do the classic Monster Hunter Proof of a Hero theme in a tango style. However as the arrangement progressed and I changed up the instrumentation, it's not quite as much of a tango as I planned, but it was a lot of fun to arrange and record.

Of course many thanks to my collaborators who played in this:

Oboe - @OboeJDub
Erhu & Mandolin - William Sandberg
Euphonium - @DeweyNewt
Accordion - me

Song: Proof of a Hero
Game: Monster Hunter
Composer: Masato Kohda

Arrangement: Justin Thornburgh
Violin - William Sandberg

goldenslaughterer - Umineko no Naku Koro ni - remix

Justin Thornburgh Music 2022-10-08 | This electronic music sort of comes out of nowhere in episode 1 of Umineko, but zts had such a strong concept of how this track would complement the atmosphere of the game that it works so well and is very memorable.

I went into this arrangement with a focus on trying to incorporate heavier sound design editing. The majority of the sounds in here come from my Matrixbrute which is great at making these cool sound effects, noise, and analog synth tones.

Song: goldenslaughterer
Game: Umineko no Naku Koro ni
Composer: zts

Arrangement and production: Justin Thornburgh

Download the lossless version of this track -
drive.google.com/file/d/1Mn_fiXDaeiFroY5AUgnAq3RDv4ZoamNF/view?usp=sharing

Dark Souls II - Majula (Arrangement for Accordion and Guzheng)

Justin Thornburgh Music 2022-09-28 | It's been a while since I've done a fully live recorded cover with multiple people. William and I recorded this cover in a racquetball court which was really cool and very reverby. In this recording there hasn't been any VST reverb added at all. It's all just the sound of how much reverb there is in a racquetball court. We were also able to record a full take of the arrangement that we were very happy with, and so what you hear here is one unedited/un-spliced take and the video is the video of the actual performance.

Song: Majula
Game: Dark Souls II
Composer: Motoi Sakuraba

Arrangement: Justin Thornburgh
Accordion: Justin Thornburgh
Guzheng: William Sandberg

Ys Seven - In the Busting Square (Arrangement)

Justin Thornburgh Music 2022-09-02 | This song has a super catchy melody, and I wanted to create an arrangement that kept the upbeat tone of the original with just a bit of expansion to it, adding solos and a few other sections. Also this is the first arrangement that I wrote mandolin and acoustic guitar parts which is cool. So thanks to my collaborators for playing on this!

Acoustic Guitar and Drums - @bewildebeest
Mandolin - William Sandberg
Cello - @ChromaticApparatus

This track was also originally a part of the Days of Adventure –An Ys 35th Anniversary Tribute Album– by @ResonantUnion You can check out the whole album here: youtu.be/pWpoqSYkP0k

Song: In the Busting Square
Game: Ys Seven
Composer: Takahiro Unisuga (Falcom Sound Team jdk)

Arrangement: Justin Thornburgh
Accordion, Saxophone, and Bass Guitar played by me.

Battle - Houseki no Kuni | Land of the Lustrous - Arrangement

Justin Thornburgh Music 2022-08-26 | This was a fun upbeat acoustic arrangement to record. I had a chance to record the acoustic piano and soprano sax with a ribbon microphone which made for a different mixing experience given how much more mellow the source sounds were. Also this is the first track my recently acquired Borsini Modern accordion appears on. I recorded the accordion with an XY mic configuration to get a bit of stereo on the sound which I felt makes it really nice to work with in the mix. I also got to work with my friend who played the darbuka, an instrument I didn't even know about until this arrangement.

Song: Battle/戦い
Anime: Land of the Lustrous/宝石の国 (Houseki no Kuni)
Composer: Yoshiaki Fujisawa

Arrangement: Justin Thornburgh
Soprano Saxophone, Accordion, Piano, Synthesizer: Justin Thornburgh
Darbuka, Triangle, Drum Sticks, Tambourine/Sleigh Bells: Bobby
Upright Bass: bewildebeest

Melody - Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Remix

Justin Thornburgh Music 2022-08-16 | I'm happy to finally get an arrangement from Umineko out here as it is an amazing visual novel with a very large and immersive soundtrack. I believe this track plays during episode 2 of the game with some thought puzzles happening which inspired the name of the arrangement. However the VN had me contemplating a lot throughout so I also like the idea of this arrangement as a tribute to that aspect of the VN as a whole.

I made this track as a part of the Fragments of Gratitude album, a When they Cry series tribute album by KodamaSounds. Check out the album on bandcamp:
kodamasounds.bandcamp.com/album/fragments-of-gratitude-a-when-they-cry-tribute-album

Song: Melody/Melody (inst.ver)
Game: Umineko no Naku Koro ni/Umineko When They Cry
Composer: CAP

Arrangement and production: Justin Thornburgh
Mastering Engineer: malicent (Cursed Monastery / Sigillum Azoetia)
Illustration: Garrrros (KodamaSoft)
Logo Designer: shonocondo

Preemptive Strike - Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (Synth Cover)

Justin Thornburgh Music 2022-07-22 | With Star Ocean 6 on the horizon, I've been wanting to get back to doing more Star Ocean covers. I will definitely be doing some Star Ocean 6 arrangements, but I have decided to wait until after playing the game to do these since the process of covering a track over exposes me to it such that I am tired of it for a while. I don't want this to get in the way of enjoying the game so the SO6 covers will be a while off for now.

Preemptive Strike is a track that sort of exemplifies what I like so much about the Star Ocean 3 soundtrack. It mixes together analog synths and odd meters and an acoustic bass and jazzy break that seemingly could be out of place but actually work really well into the vibe. And it all comes together to describe the atmosphere of a space ship preparing for battle or in some sort of state of action. The instrumentation, composition, sense of exploration, and the quality of the vibe and atmosphere is why I love the Star Ocean 3 music so much.

In this arrangement, I used the OB-6 (as shown in the video) for most parts. The bass is actually coming from the MatrixBrute using the OB-6 as the controller via a midi cable. This video is also unusual for me in that almost all the video you see is the actual take of me recording the audio (minus the saxophone).

Song: Preemptive Strike
Game: Star Ocean: Till the End of Time
Composer: Motoi Sakuraba

Arrangement and performance: Justin Thornburgh

Atelier Sophie 2 - Sewing Sunbeams (Arrangement)

Justin Thornburgh Music 2022-06-27 | This is a really fun track in seven and I had a little too much fun coming up with this arrangement.

Song: Sewing Sunbeams/木漏れ日を縫って
Game: Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream
Composer: Kazuki Yanagawa

Arrangement and performance: Justin Thornburgh

Instruments used:
Accordion; Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone Saxophone; Clarinet; Bass Guitar; Pipe Organ (played VST with keyboard)
VSTs not shown in video: Strings; Drum kit

A Quiet Carnival - A Soundtrack EP by Justin Thornburgh

Justin Thornburgh Music 2022-06-04 | Tracklist:
0:00 Don't Fall Short
4:32 Neon Life
7:17 The Mansion of Masks
10:49 Wind
14:32 Shaken, not Stirred
18:43 Discovery
21:21 Confetti Gun
22:42 Fresh Batteries
26:21 A Quiet Carnival

In 2019 I was working on developing a surreal noir text adventure/platformer game with a few friends. The game never got close to finishing, but I had written this music for it.

When considering how I wanted score the game we were making I wanted to take the opportunity to truly focus on building mood and atmosphere. As a result, there aren't a lot of abrupt or large shifts in momentum or texture.

My 1980 Rhodes Mark II electric piano and Korg Minilogue analog synthesizer dominate the instrument make up of the album, along with programmed drum kit using Steven Slate Drums 5. The Hammond organ on tracks 1, 6, 7, and 9 come from my Roland VR-09 and the piano in track 1 comes from my Roland RD-2000.

The tracks, as intended to play in the game were -
1. platformer stage 1
2. base/event 1
3. event 2
4. event 3
5. base 2
6. platformer stage 2
7. event 4
8. platformer stage 3
9. event 5

This album is also available on Bandcamp:
justinthornburgh.bandcamp.com/album/a-quiet-carnival

Composition, arrangement, performance, production by Justin Thornburgh
Album Artwork by Troisnyx (troisnyx.newgrounds.com)

Divinity Original Sin 2 - A Single Drop of Magic (Rhodes Piano)

Justin Thornburgh Music 2022-05-24 | This is a nice atmospheric track from Divinity Original Sin 2. The original comes off to me as improvisation based, aside from the main line in the beginning and a few chord changes and the modulation up a whole step. So I decided to do an improvisation on this track using those points as anchors and trying to do my own take on what I felt based on the title of the original track. I also wanted to add a sense of calmness or relaxation to some sections for the #SoundoleChillOut2022 contest.

Song: A Single Drop of Magic
Game: Divinity Original Sin II
Composer: Borislav Slavov

Rhodes Mark II performance - Justin Thornburgh

Kingdom Hearts II - Tension Rising (Orchestral/Synth Arrangement)

Justin Thornburgh Music 2022-04-29 | Despite Kingdom Hearts II being one of my childhood games and soundtracks, I had never paid a ton of attention to this track. But when Kingdom Hearts III came out I heard the really cool arrangement of this track that was used in the Kingdom of Corona which inspired me to want to do a version of it.

Also, I did this track for the GameGrooves album "The Day the Stars Blinked Out: A Tribute to Kingdom Hearts", and you can find this track as a part of that album on the major streaming platforms.

Song: Tension Rising
Game: Kingdom Hearts II
Composer: Yoko Shimomura

Arranged and performed by Justin Thornburgh
Mastering by James C. Hoffman

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Midnas Lament (Arrangement)

Justin Thornburgh Music 2022-04-17 | Midna's Lament is an awesome track. For this arrangement I started with inspiration from xaki's rhythm-changer from the Umineko soundtrack and of course added some saxophones as well. In this one the tenor and soprano saxophones trade the melody early in the arrangement and the bari sax joins in later.

Song: Midna's Lament
Game: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Composer: Toru Minegishi

Arranged and Performed by Justin Thornburgh

Atelier Ryza - Secret Hideout (Piano Cover)

Justin Thornburgh Music 2022-04-06 | The Atelier Ryza 1 & 2 soundtracks are amazing in my opinion. The composition of the pieces and arranging for smaller chamber ensembles with live instrumentation really appeal to me. This track has a nice melody and I enjoy the brisk pacing of the chord progression, so I had a fun time arranging this for piano.

Sheet music: drive.google.com/file/d/1cVxCDGUn_6B4DptwSVMAKUwCEZnLwa5c/view?usp=sharing

Also, I had the opportunity to record on this grand piano! Cool, right? I do not own this piano (so thanks to my friend who let me play on it), and I actually recorded this in the same session as recording the piano for The Merciless Savior medley that I was working on at the time and that will come out on this channel eventually... so look forward to that!

Song: Secret Hideout
Game: Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout
Composer: Asami Mitaki

Arrangement, performance: Justin Thornburgh

Solstice - Title Theme (Keyboard Arrangement)

Justin Thornburgh Music 2022-03-27 | This is such a fun proggy tune and I had a fun time learning, arranging, and playing it. I haven't done a lot of top-down camera angle keyboard performance videos like I used to but I felt like this arrangement would be a good opportunity to break it out again and show all the cool riffs that happen.

Thanks a bunch to bewildebeest for learning and playing the bass part, including my weird off beat rhythm thing near the middle. You can check out his channel here youtube.com/c/bewildebeest

Song: Title Screen Theme/Title Theme
Game: Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos
Composer: Tim Follin

Arrangement - Justin Thornburgh

Synthesizer, Organ, Accordion - Justin Thornburgh
Bass Guitar, Accordion - bewildebeest (youtube.com/c/bewildebeest)

The Legend of Heroes: Zero no Kiseki - Scene of a Street Corner (Synthesizer Cover)

Justin Thornburgh Music 2022-03-17 | I actually made this track almost two years ago, back around the time I did Life Goes On and Blooming Villain from Persona 5. This track is so chill in game and I really grew to love the main riff at the start of the song. To me this track more so than any other represents the ordinary life of Crossbell in the first of the Crossbell arc games.

This track is also a part of the Resonant Saga album which is a tribute to the Legend of Heroes series. You can check out the whole album here! - youtu.be/muZuKy84sso

Song: Scene of a Street Corner/Landscape of the Streets
Game: The Legend of Heroes: Zero no Kiseki/Trails from Zero
Composer: Hayato Sonoda (Falcom Sound Team jdk)

Arrangement and performance: Justin Thornburgh
Mastering: R-Man (youtube.com/channel/UCMDc6vj6B8c7RqOEOfl4Uhg)

Ophilia, the Cleric - Octopath Traveler (Sax and Synth Arrangement)

Justin Thornburgh Music 2022-03-08 | This one turned out to be a nice feature for the bari sax. Since the original motif was played on flute I thought it was interesting to imagine Ophilia re characterized to match the baritone sax, whatever that may be.

Song: Ophilia, the Cleric
Game: Octopath Traveler
Composer: Yasunori Nishiki

Arrangement, performance: Justin Thornburgh

Tales of Arise - Freezing Wind (Cyslodia) Analog Synth Arrangement

Justin Thornburgh Music 2022-02-26 | I did this track back in November of last year but I've actually had a fair sized backlog of videos to release along with newly recorded tracks sometimes taking precedence, so this one is only coming out now. There will be other videos coming out eventually from up to a couple years back as it happens.

For this video, I wanted to feature this synth entirely, the Sequential OB-6, and all sounds in the arrangement come from this synth, aside from the post additions of reverb and mixing of course. Also the video takes here are the actual takes of me recording the audio that is used in the arrangement, which isn't usually the case.

Song: Freezing Wind
Game: Tales of Arise
Composer: Motoi Sakuraba

Arrangement, performance: Justin Thornburgh

Star Ocean: The Second Story - Weathercock (Clarinet and Sax Arrangement) ft. Warp Whistles Music

Justin Thornburgh Music 2022-02-16 | I recently got access to a tenor and a bari sax and this is the first video featuring them. I've really enjoyed getting to know the lower voices of the saxophone family. I feel like they have re-contextualized how I perceive the higher instruments as well as it being super fun to play really low notes.

In this arrangement I had fun layering the original woodwind parts in Weathercock on top of one another in different ways and hopefully creating a cool take on it. I am particularly happy with how the bass clarinet and bari sax power chord sound turned out in the recording as well.

Thanks a bunch to Warp Whistles Music (youtube.com/c/WarpWhistlesMusic) for playing clarinet and bass clarinet in this arrangement! Since I knew she is a big Star Ocean 2 fan and with this Pixel Mixer's monthly contest's theme being 'sequels', I thought it would be fun to put together a woodwind ensemble arrangement from SO2.

Song: Weathercock
Game: Star Ocean: The Second Story/Star Ocean Second Evolution
Composer: Motoi Sakuraba

Arranged by Justin Thornburgh
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet: Warp Whistles Music (youtube.com/c/WarpWhistlesMusic)
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone Saxophone: Justin Thornburgh

Octopath Traveler - A Sea Breeze Blows (Accordion Cover)

Justin Thornburgh Music 2022-02-06 | When I got this accordion, the first thing I tried to play was this melody. I was a lot worse at it than I expected when I started so hopefully I'm better now. I think this turned out alright.

Song: A Sea Breeze Blows
Game: Octopath Traveler
Composer: Yasunori Nishiki

Arrangement, performance: Justin Thornburgh

Chrono Cross - Arni Home World (Woodwind Arrangement)

Justin Thornburgh Music 2022-01-27 | I always loved this opening town track from Chrono Cross.

Song: Arni (Home World)
Game: Chrono Cross
Composer: Yasunori Mitsuda

Arrangement: Justin Thornburgh
Soprano Sax, Alto Sax, Clarinet, Accordion: Justin Thornburgh

Celeste - First Steps (Orchestral Re-Imagining)

Justin Thornburgh Music 2022-01-17 | I started this arrangement planning to eventually perform in on saxophones and accordion. I wrote out the original parts for 3 soprano saxes, 3 altos, and an accordion. When that was finished I thought about expanding it a tad to include bass voices and marimba which I though fit the tone. So I added two bass voices which optimistically would have been bari sax and bass clarinet, but with some of the rhythms in the arrangement I was uneasy about giving those parts to players lest I incur their wrath.

Meanwhile I also thought the arrangement would be cool with strings, so I started orchestrating it with VSTs (Spitfire Chamber Strings and Studio Woodwinds). At first I didn't think it was going to work but then I started liking it more and more. So that makes this my first orchestral arrangement where I orchestrated something retroactively rather than writing the parts after having decided on the full instrumentation ahead of time which is what I usually do. Anyways enough of this rambling. Regarding the style of this arrangement - would a fan of First Steps enjoy this arrangement? Who knows, I just made it because it was fun.

Song: First Steps
Game: Celeste
Composer: Lena Raine

Arrangement, Clarinet: Justin Thornburgh

Monster Hunter Freedom 2 - Pokke Village (Relaxing Arrangement) ft. SableProvidence, Dewey Newt

Justin Thornburgh Music 2022-01-07 | After hearing Monster Hunter music for the first time in MH World, my interest in the music was greatly piqued, and as I checked out older games' soundtracks it was not long until I came across this track. It's a very beautiful melody and chord progression and I had a great time arranging it for this collection of instruments. Speaking of which -

Thanks a ton to SableProvidence for playing the bass dizi and alto dizi, and to Dewey Newt for playing the euphonium!

Also, I made this track as a part of the Pixel Mixer's album Tranquility, a relaxed/calming themed album in support of the Save the Children charity.

Song structure -
0:00 Intro
0:47 Pokke Village
3:07 SableProvidence's Dizi solo
3:49 Conclusion and outro

Song: Pokke Village
Game: Monster Hunter Freedom 2/Monster Hunter X/Monster Hunter Generations
Composer: Akihiko Narita

Arrangement: Justin Thornburgh
Synthesizers, Rhodes: Justin Thornburgh
Bass Dizi, Alto Dizi: SableProvidence
Euphonium: Dewey Newt - youtube.com/c/DeweyNewt
Alto Dizi solo written with help by KOOKIIE

Album Artwork: Cecil Chau (GuitarSVD) - youtube.com/c/GuitarSVD
Album Mastering: James C. Hoffman

Zelda: Twilight Princess - Goat Herding Music (Soprano Sax Quintet Arrangement)

Justin Thornburgh Music 2021-12-28 | More soprano sax stuff, this time five soprano saxes and my melodica which I think has only been in one other of my videos. I did all of the recording, video filming, audio and video editing in about six and half hours for this. So thank goodness for melodyne and sorry that half of the video fingerings are completely inaccurate to the part.

Song: Herding Game
Game: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Composer(s): Toru Minegishi, Asuka Ohta, Koji Kondo, Mahito Yokota

Arranged and Performed by Justin Thornburgh

Tales of Arise - Land of Green (Elde Menancia) Reed Quintet Arrangement

Justin Thornburgh Music 2021-12-12 | Thanks a bunch to the collaborators who played on this track! -
Oboe: Phoenix Down RPG (youtube.com/c/PhoenixDownRPG)
Clarinet: Steven Higbee (youtube.com/c/StevenHigbee)
Bass Clarinet: Warp Whistles Music (youtube.com/c/WarpWhistlesMusic)

This is a very lovely piece from the new Tales of Arise soundtrack which features a lot of live recorded orchestra and rock band performances of which the original Land of Green track is a member of. For this arrangement I have transcribed the original full orchestral arrangement down into a five piece reed quintet instrumentation, trying to keep the notes and harmonies, dynamics, and tempo very close to the original. As for the instruments in this arrangement, it is a tad top heavy in range - soprano sax, clarinet, and oboe all being soprano instruments, the alto sax being a bit below them, and then the bass clarinet being tasked with holding the low end all by itself. Because of this, when trying to get a full sound, I had the clarinet and alto sax playing pretty close to the bottom of their ranges. However throughout the arrangement I enjoyed trying to constantly change the tone color/timbre of the harmonies by switching the lead instrument and voicing chords differently. This instrument group is flexible in that regard with the higher four instruments having similar range, and there are some chords where the alto sax and clarinet are playing notes above the soprano sax and oboe.

Also I am still new to creating sheet music, but you can check out the full score for what we are playing here: drive.google.com/file/d/1HmaHKlqDMy6X1JcF3IihGSNwQ3Z9dgl9/view?usp=sharing

Song: Land of Green
Game: Tales of Arise
Composer: Motoi Sakuraba

Arranged by Justin Thornburgh

Therion, the Thief - Octopath Traveler (Sax and Synth Arrangement)

Justin Thornburgh Music 2021-12-02 | I originally planned to do a simple saxophone and piano arrangement of this theme since I learned and was practicing Therion's motif as a part of learning the soprano sax. The soprano is definitely harder than the alto sax, and the audio you hear in this video is a result of a nice helping of take editing and timing adjustments. Surprisingly my intonation wasn't too bad though.

This cover was fun to play, since I basically didn't plan anything and just sort of improvised the parts (aside from the sax and synth main melody) over the chord progression. So it was fun and simple to make. It's one of the few single evening recordings I've done recently.

Song: Therion, the Thief
Game: Octopath Traveler
Composer: Yasunori Nishiki

Arrangement, performance: Justin Thornburgh

Trails in the Sky the 3rd - The Final Choice (Electronic Remix)

Justin Thornburgh Music 2021-11-20 | Along with Dreamy and Boisterous Holy Land, which I've now already covered, The Final Choice has been one of my favorites from the Sky 3rd soundtrack. For this one I really felt like I couldn't do something similar to the original and be satisfied, but I thought this melody and atmosphere would work well in an electronic arrangement. With my extensive recent listening to Taishi (one of my new favorite artists in general), Nhato, and zts, I've tried taking inspiration from their styles and especially zts's like stars arrangement for this track, along with some nice ole silly odd meters. In this one, most non-percussion sounds come from the Sequential OB-6.

Song: The Final Choice
Game: The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd (Sora no Kiseki the 3rd)
Composer: Takahiro Unisuga (Falcom Sound Team jdk)

Arrangement, production, performance, mixing: Justin Thornburgh

Star Ocean: Till the End of Time - Lively Step (Piano Arrangement)

Justin Thornburgh Music 2021-11-11 | This track is basically the theme for the town of Peterney from Star Ocean 3. I love the orchestration of the original track which doesn't come through at all in this piano version, but it has nice melody and energy either way. I was planning to cover this on accordion but the but the bridge part with Ab - Bb - C - F - F# - Ab chords etc. just wasn't happening on tempo. Also sorry about how "lively" my keyboard is moving around in this video. It could definitely use a more sturdy stand.

Also yes, I do plan on covering some Star Ocean 6 music here soon...

Song: Lively Step
Game: Star Ocean: Till the End of Time
Composer: Motoi Sakuraba

Arranged and performed by Justin Thornburgh

Star Ocean: The Second Story - KA.MI.KA.ZE. (String Ensemble Arrangement)

Justin Thornburgh Music 2021-10-20 | One of the catchiest tunes in Star Ocean 2, rearranged for string ensemble. This track essentially serves as the theme for the dungeon tower, Eluria Tower.

Song: KA.MI.KA.ZE
Game: Star Ocean: The Second Story/Star Ocean: Second Evolution
Composer: Motoi Sakuraba

Arrangement: Justin Thornburgh

Hollow Knight - Enter Hallownest (Synth/Orchestral Arrangement)

Justin Thornburgh Music 2021-10-13 | Thanks a bunch to Dewey Newt and Chromatic Apparatus for playing the euphonium and cello parts respectively!

Dewey Newt: youtube.com/channel/UCBoFEqKMzeXkaIbt0_CtVdQ
Chromatic Apparatus: http://chromaticapparatus.com

This was a fun one because I took different sound design ideas I had used in previous covers and use them more intentionally in this arrangement. This arrangement is also a further development in trying out more ideas from electronic music.

Song: Enter Hallownest
Game: Hollow Knight
Composer: Christopher Larkin

Arranged and produced by Justin Thornburgh

Synthesizers: Justin Thornburgh
Euphonium: Dewey Newt
Cello: Chromatic Apparatus

Artwork: Alessio Ciaffi (instagram.com/chalessart)

Under the Moonlight - Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky (Electronic Arrangement)

Justin Thornburgh Music 2021-10-01 | The original Under the Moonlight is one of my favorite tracks in Sky FC for its amazing atmosphere. I decided to try going in a different direction and I kind of just let the arrangement go where it wanted and how I felt like playing. And so it turned out much less calm and more dark and weird.

This was also a first for more complex and granular sound design for me. I did some sampling of the MatrixBrute and Prophet Rev2 to create the percussion and sound effects which was a cool process and one that I will definitely be using going forward.

As with Dreamy and Boisterous Holy Land, this is the other track I did for the We Also Love Trails in the Sky tribute album. Check out the whole album here! - youtu.be/pviJOfWVcXQ
And once again thanks to R-Man for organizing this album!

Song: Under the Moonlight
Game: The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky/Sora no Kiseki
Composer: Hayato Sonoda

Arrangement, performance, production: Justin Thornburgh

Album artwork: eLTehH (twitter.com/eLTehH)
Album mastering: R-Man (youtube.com/channel/UCMDc6vj6B8c7RqOEOfl4Uhg)

Vs Slench - Metroid Prime: Hunters (Synth Prog Arrangement) ft. VGDrumCovers

Justin Thornburgh Music 2021-09-20 | I did this track for the album "Harmony of a Hunter Returns" which is a Metroid series tribute album. I haven't played any of the Metroid games but I thought this track was really cool with it's tricky meter changes. And a huge thanks to VGDrumCovers for learning and playing on this arrangement! You can check out his channel here - youtube.com/c/TheVGDrumCovers

You can check out the whole Harmony of a Hunter Returns album here: youtu.be/2TYlclnfIZA

Song: Vs Slench
Game: Metroid Prime: Hunters
Composer: Lawrence Schwedler, James Phillipsen

Arranged by Justin Thornburgh
Keyboards: Justin Thornburgh
Drums: VGDrumCovers (youtube.com/c/TheVGDrumCovers)

Album Artwork from the Harmony of a Hunter Returns album -
harmony.shinesparkers.net/album/harmony-of-a-hunter-returns

Dreamy and Boisterous Holy Land - Trails in the Sky the 3rd ft. Sheldon Kreger, R-Man, PeterWagstaff

Justin Thornburgh Music 2021-08-30 | I had my eye on this track for a while, even before playing the game. I always thought it would be a fun track to cover, but I wasn't even sure if it would be possible to play.

When R-Man started organizing a Trails in the Sky tribute album I figured it was time to put in the work to play this one. I covered this very close to the original since my arrangement idea was essentially, "perform the parts at all" since that would be cool enough.

And on top of that I managed to find other musicians who were willing to collaborate on this track! Thanks a bunch to Sheldon Kreger for the drums, Peter Wagstaff for the bass guitar, and R-man for the guitar solo!

Drums - Sheldon Kreger (youtube.com/channel/UCxg5gbf2BQpmzzlOetwhszg)
Guitar Solo - R-Man (youtube.com/channel/UCMDc6vj6B8c7RqOEOfl4Uhg)
Bass Guitar - Peter Wagstaff

This is a part of "We Also Love Trails in the Sky", a Trails in the Sky (Sora no Kiseki) tribute album. Check out the whole album on YouTube here! - youtube.com/watch?v=pviJOfWVcXQ

Song: Dreamy and Boisterous Holy Land
Game: Trails in the Sky the 3rd/Sora no Kiseki the 3rd
Composer: Ryo Takeshita

Arranged and mixed by Justin Thornburgh
Mastering by R-Man

Star Ocean: The Second Story - White the Heart (Sax & Accordion Cover)

Justin Thornburgh Music 2021-08-23 | I've been learning saxophone for a bit over eight months now, and so I thought it would be fun to make a saxophone focused arrangement. So here's an accordion, alto sax, and soprano sax cover of White the Heart from Star Ocean 2.

Song: White the Heart
Game: Star Ocean: The Second Story
Composer: Motoi Sakuraba

Arranged by Justin Thornburgh
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Accordion: Justin Thornburgh

Chrono Cross - Shadow Forest (feat. Chromatic Apparatus, donut, GameroftheWinds, bewildebeest)

Justin Thornburgh Music 2021-08-14 | A huge thanks to my collaborators that played on this and helped bring the rain forest into this arrangement!

Chromatic Apparatus - Cello youtube.com/c/ChromaticApparatus
donut - Clarinet youtube.com/channel/UCFDprkA8CTazqyHziLBKwOA
GameroftheWinds - Soprano Saxophone youtube.com/c/GameroftheWinds
bewildebeest - Upright Bass youtube.com/channel/UCo4bxXRhj9-bDstJX1-T4Tg

I did this arrangement for the Pixel Mixer's rain forest themed album Heartwood. I wanted to blend warm synthesizer tones with a quartet of wind and string instruments and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.

Check out the Heartwood full album -
https://www.smarturl.it/ggheartwood
Website: pixel-mixers.com/2021/05/13/heartwood-a-charity-tribute-album-for-rainforest-trust-ft-gamegrooves
Full album on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=yzuo7wJI0Co

Song: Shadow Forest
Game: Chrono Cross
Composer: Yasunori Mitsuda

Arrangement: Justin Thornburgh
Synthesizers, programming: Justin Thornburgh
Cello: Chromatic Apparatus
Clarinet: donut
Soprano Saxophone: GameroftheWinds
Upright Bass: bewildebeest

Octopath Traveler - Decisive Battle I & Medley (Prog Version) ft. Zohar Emulator, Myrddin Triguel

Justin Thornburgh Music 2021-07-30 | This is my take on Decisive Battle I and all eight of the For... tracks from Octopath Traveler! Huge thanks to Zohar Emulator and Myrddin Triguel for playing guitar and bass guitar on this arrangement!

Tracks:
0:00 Decisive Battle I
2:24 For Truth (Cyrus)
2:39 For Master (H'aanit)
2:57 For Light (Ophilia)
3:15 For Succor (Alfen)
3:39 For Redemption (Olberic)
3:56 For Treasure (Tressa)
4:20 For Freedom (Therion)
4:44 For Revenge (Primrose)
5:30 Decisive Battle I

What makes the For... tracks special is that there is one per character and they all end with a transition that flows seamlessly into the beginning of all of the boss battle tracks.

In this medley I've sandwiched the eight For... tracks inside of two Decisive Battle I arrangements. Decisive Battle I is my favorite track in the game, and I had a lot of fun arranging and playing this version!

I did the arrangement as a part of the Pixel Mixer's Octopath Traveler tribute album titled "Echoes of Eight".
Listen to the whole album - youtube.com/watch?v=5QxOOCxiOTk
Pixel Mixers website - pixel-mixers.com/2021/07/22/octopath-traveler-echoes-of-eight-tribute-album
Download "Echoes of Eight" tribute album - mediafire.com/file/dj2sdqry2buqsx3/Pixel_Mixers_-_Echoes_of_Eight_%255BOctopath_Traveler%255D.zip/file

When considering what to do for the eight For... tracks medley, there is already the idea of a sort of timbre motif, or instrument motif, where an instrument's sound is chosen to represent a character from the game. Not all characters here have one, and the ones that do aren't even always used in their original For... track, but I wanted to use this idea here:

For Truth (Cyrus) - Cyrus' theme is a waltz played by the strings. For Truth keeps the 3/4 time signature, but there isn't really a particular instrument I'd associate with Cyrus, so I ended up with a weird spooky synth lead.

For Master (H'aanit) - H'aanit's theme is a piano solo, and I could have used piano, but I didn't use piano. Instead it is funky.

For Light (Ophilia) - Ophilia's instrument is the flute, featured both in Ophilia's theme and For Light. I kept that instrument in my version and added some extra flute melody in the body of this section of the medley.

For Succor - (Alfen) - Alfen's instrument is the saxophone (I think it's an alto but maybe a soprano?) It plays both in his theme and in For Succor, however in For Succor it is hard to tell that it is a saxophone and sounds more like an oboe which lead me to believe it was Therion's track for a time. I kept the saxophone and this is the first recording of me playing the alto saxophone I've used in an arrangement!

For Redemption (Olberic) - Olberic's theme doesn't really have a particular instrument. I was thinking of trying to highlight the french horn as a key instrument in this section since I could see the it being associated with this atmosphere of epic redemption but my VST blended pretty badly with the rest of the instruments here. So I went with metal.

For Treasure (Tressa) - Tressa's instrument is the harmonica, an awesome sounding little free read aerophone. It's possible I could have found someone to play the harmonica melody for me, but I just happen to already play another free read aerophone, the accordion. So I used the musette register on my accordion along with the original string parts which probably makes this section sound most like the original.

For Freedom (Therion) - Therion's theme is played on a oboe, a cool choice for his character. For Freedom actually doesn't use any oboe, but I've taken the melody and put it on my oboe VST in this section. Also I wanted a shift from the previous section's string focus to a woodwind focus here, and along with that some polyrhythms and wub wub synth bass clarinet bassoon appeared.

For Revenge (Primrose) - I don't associate one particular instrument with Primrose but her theme and For Revenge feature strummed acoustic guitar. However in the medley I decided to do a sort of electronic music inspired section. The transition section of For Revenge is extended and used as a riser that resolves back into the return of Decisive Battle I.

Song: Decisive Battle I, the eight For... tracks
Game: Octopath TravelerComposer: Yasunori Nishiki
Arranged by Justin Thornburgh
Synthesizer, organ, alto saxophone, accordion, programming - Justin Thornburgh
Electric guitar - Zohar Emulator (youtube.com/channel/UCVdrJnUuLe5RygvYNvEaG-Q)

Bass guitar - Myrddin Triguel (youtube.com/channel/UCATUvVNEOis4zoaDl1gT6jg)

Album Artwork - GuitarSVD (youtube.com/c/GuitarSVD)
Album Mastering: HeavyMetalMixer (twitter.com/heavymetalmixer)

Pokémon Gold & Silver - Team Rocket Hideout (Analog Synth Arrangement)

Justin Thornburgh Music 2021-05-19 | This is the second of the two tracks I did for the Pixel Mixer's Pokémon Gen 2 tribute album titled "Catch This! Vol. 2". It's an atmospheric track featuring a lot of Prophet Rev 2 sounds along with some other samples and a bit of accordion.

Pixel Mixer's albums are made to be free, and you can download this one here mediafire.com/file/l09kjs1o6nbbnij/Pixel+Mixers+-+Catch+This!+Vol.+2+Goldenrod+FM.zip/file
or check out the website for this album here pixel-mixers.com/2021/02/19/pokemon-gold-silver-catch-this-vol-2-goldenrod-fm-tribute-album

Song: Team Rocket Hideout/Team Rocket HQ
Game: Pokémon Gold/Silver/Heart Gold/Soul Silver
Composer: Junichi Masuda, Go Ichinose, Morikazu Aoki

Arranged by Justin Thornburgh

Album mastering: Erika Richards (Bullicann) youtube.com/channel/UC5OXRSNKMs9eu7TbedtJyew