Mario Piano Medley (WIP) by l'ornithorynque religeux

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#1

^^that pic is meant to be morgan freeman eatin a lemon

it will be about 7 mins long when finished

please stay tuned for updates

please do not feature till finished

Also should note, I did not arrange this.

EDIT: Now I have V3, so now I can go beyond the note range of V2.

Songs included:

SMB Overworld
SMB Invincibility
SMB2 Staff roll
SMB Castle
SMB2 Ending

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#2

Seriously, I can’t be the only one who things it’s waaay too loud in V3 standard.

#3

crank the volume down.

#4

That doesn’t solve the problem, dude.

That’s like using duct tape to close an open wound, it just doesn’t work.
It’s only loud in the first few measure and when those parts repeat.

#5

when i listen in v3 it works fine.

#6

WOw!

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#7

OH MY LORD THIS IS SO FLIPPIN AMAZING

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#8

If it wasn’t for this, this wouldn’t be so harsh. (unfinished songs don’t get featured) (also this statement assumes it will be featured, a.k.a. pretentious)

There are no transitions between songs. A Medley should have at least some transition, not a lack of them. They aren’t even in the same key, so it doesn’t make sense to not have a transition.

The volume changes make no sense.
First, they are too different. Yes, accents should be louder than the notes before, but not so much that it sounds like a pianissimo to a forte change.
Second, volume phrasing, especially in the first song, is poor. Accenting all but the last notes of the phrase through measures 9-16 is a bad choice. Those notes at the end should be accented, and those before shouldn’t be. Maybe in the repeat of the phrase (12-16) they can be louder, but not accented.
Third, the piano is not volume balanced. Melody should be the easiest to hear (not necessarily the loudest, bass is loudest). This is definitely shown in measures 23-27, as the melody is encompassed by the higher notes, because all of the pianos at that point are the same volume.
It’s not bad note-wise, but it really needs help in the volume and transition departments.

this would only apply to the original version of the song, not the arranged, as it was not notified beforehand that this was an arrangement of another song

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#9

So, did you review this in the old player or new player?

#10

kek

#11

v3 standard
and if you didn’t arrange this, give us a source.

#12

i was going to when it got finished, but here it is

(btw i may be a bit lazy to put all the volume settings and accents in, i used the sheet music in the description)