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8 hours ago, Ken Hisuag said:

Studio Nenem - Astral Sword Dance -Glory-
This is an alternate version of the arrangement DF posted a couple weeks ago, officially released exactly a year after its predecessor. I hesitate to use the term "remastered," but the concept comes to mind.

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aw come on they removed the snare
that was the selling point for me
this one is softer but the previous one had more impact

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I have already mentioned this song in the Touhou cross-overs section, but I think this thread might be even better 
 

Scarlet Sky - Original Touhou Fan Song feat. TALI, Kylee Brielle

This song has been quite a surprise for me. Stringstorm, the creator of this thing, is already known in for his original songs themed around the universe of Warhammer 40.000. However, since last summer, due to a series of screw-up on the side of the IP owners of Warhammer in terms of fan-made content he has started exploring other series including BattleTech or making cheeky 40K parodies. However, he has also made a Touhou song. Most (myself included) would think this is the first time he delved into the wonderful universe of Gensokyo, but this is actually the second time. On 9/9/2019, Stringstorm made a metal cover for GO CIRCLE NINE. This song might seem weird for some, but I think the explanation is that this is an original song, not base on anything already existent. However, as he declared he likes this series, and the fact he basically stumbled upon a gold mine, we can expect more Touhou original songs in the future. 

All I want to say about Scarlet Sky is that, as the name suggests, is a retelling of the story from Touhou 6, from the perspective of Reimu.

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Felt like looking for Len'en arrangements today.

AdeleyWolfy - Stronger and Stronger
I remember coming across this one before; hopefully it's not a repost.

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Mono Chrome - One-Eyed Blacksmith ~ Weapons of Ametsukana
Fun title.

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LENK64 - Casino
Miki does quite a few Len'en arrangements.

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Boid - Present World Dance Engine
Boid's art is really good, too.

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Recently, I found myself revisiting an animation channel I once watched before my Touhou days began. One of their videos uses Bad Apple!!, which is how I was originally exposed to the song. However, the video only contains small parts of Bad Apple, as it is an unfinished animation parody of the famous shadow art video. What I did not realise, which I only noticed now by looking in the video's description, is that the version of Bad Apple contained in the video is in fact not the Alstroemeria Records arrange, but a different cover of it. So, I present to you: the first version of Bad Apple I ever heard - Draw the Emotional's version - now in full.

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And in light of my recent Kosuzu Motoori art I shared in Creative Works thread, I also have an arrangement of her theme to bring to light. The song is called Fantastic Girl Story, and it's by, errrr, certain circle that likes to strike down their works from Youtube. Hopefully this one stays up, at least for now...

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didnt realize Tenyuhuang made the soundtrack for the disappearing of gensokyo

 

On 7/19/2022 at 8:16 AM, buskerdog said:

And in light of my recent Kosuzu Motoori art I shared in Creative Works thread, I also have an arrangement of her theme to bring to light. The song is called Fantastic Girl Story, and it's by, errrr, certain circle that likes to strike down their works from Youtube. Hopefully this one stays up, at least for now...

RD really likes Kosuzu theme, iirc there's like 4 arrangements from him???
me like too

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I'd normally wait till a tournament was fully closed to resume regular business, but it had been far too long at this point, and I'm anxious to get back into things.

Reliance:Tone - Unfading Dream
Turn down your volume for this one. If you're able, check for NicoVideo posts; the couple I found were better audio quality than this upload.
Otherwise, a good start!

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mochiton - Peer to Peer
Selection is such a bizarrely normal name for a Touhou piece, eh? This is also poor-quality audio, but I loved the contrast of jazz to the other things I was finding. I had expected this to be a difficult piece to search for (due to the name), but there's surprisingly fair representation for it.

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SoundOnline - Blaze of Colors
EMLC is my favorite Reimu theme, so I wasn't too hesitant to use a big-name artist for it.

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New Jerico album upcoming at C100!
 


New xi-on at C100! (for jazz enjoyers)
 


New rd-sounds!
 


Melodic Taste! (orchestral enjoyers) very cool
 

As/ Hi Rock (a bit calmer rock enjoyers)
 

eurobeat from K2e Cradle
 


another orchestral (but not only) from Unprepared Orchestra
 


funkot from dat-file-records (very funky)
 


 

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Sometimes, life happens, and you are forced to prioritize in ways you could not have foreseen. I am thankful for the time I have to engage with relatively simple pleasures.

Higan Daybreak - Reincarnation
Understandably, there are a lot of Reincarnation arrangements out there. I determined to seek out a less intense take on the piece, and settled on this one for its wispy sound and (ironically) prolonged progression. I wanted something to contrast the Complete Darkness feature, and this suited my needs perfectly in more ways than one.

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Golden City Factory - Dim. Dream
For the most part, I've been avoiding arrangements I'm previously familiar with, but I will occasionally compromise for the sake of quality. There was another remix in an album crossfade that I tried to find, but without success.

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Hidden Masquerade - Diamond-Studded Empty Sky
I was not expected the wide variety of options available for this piece; it's not one of my personal favorites, but it clearly has a following. Similar to the Reincarnation feature, I wanted something of lower energy than a symphonic metal piece, so I went with this.

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I am out of reactions for today after going through soda's pictures, so I'll have to remember to come back later.

Sound Refil - Manic Magic
There were several contenders for this feature, but this took priority. It's so happy! If anyone has the inclination, the NicoVideo link comes with a good animation/visualizer.

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Sound skt sakabato - Ephemeral Dream, Unfulfilled Dream
My training in English grammar inclines me to capitalize the first letter of every word in a title, but I try to adhere to stylizations when they seem intentional; nonetheless, this one looks odd.
There were a lot of Zunish arrangements of this piece, but I used a Zunish last week, so I chose to avoid them. This is an interesting not-quite-symphonic/not-not-symphonic, where the rock undertones are clearly present but not forward enough to really define the track. I think it fits the source piece nicely.

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Syrufit - sayonara
Something about the electro style appealed to my idea of the source, though I'd hesitate to explain how. This may not be as tone-heavy as Shionne normally likes it, but I know this is a circle he's familiar with.

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ClumsyRecord - Fight it out!
A bit tamer than I set out to find, and surprisingly reminiscent of flip-cup-flop from the Unreal Mahjong soundtrack (something to do with the accompaniment harmony, I think). There was another arrangement by a circle called Watermill, but the audio quality was poor, so I decided to go with this instead.

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Rami - Moment:_
Fun-though-confusing animation aside, I appreciate the tone of this arrangement. I'm not sure if it's the genre or musician's style, but it reminds me of Sonic Colour's Aquarium Park; chill, but with an active energy, mostly communicated through the contrast of the melody on piano and the accompaniment on lighter synth elements. However, I will admit to struggling at finding the familiar Sailor of Time motifs in this remix. Hopefully it's just me.

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RichaadEB - Strawberry Crisis!!
Mostly as contrast to the previous features, but also because almost every arrangement of this piece is over-the-top symphonic metal, I went with a more straightforward but still high-energy metal remix. Perhaps this won't be a new listen for anyone, but I hope it will at least be an entertainingly fresh one.

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I had an interesting time with this batch of pieces. But I'm going to make the most of it.

FD - Dream of Eternity & Alstroemeria Records - ETERNAL VERITIES
There were barely any Dream of Eternity arrangements to be found, which I consider very surprising, as it seems an ideal piece to remix. I've found each of FD's remixes for Phantasmagoria of Dim. Dream as I've gone through it, but avoided featuring them against the possibility of future tracks having less representation. This seemed to be just such the time, and I appreciated that the remix in question successfully captured the tone I was looking for, if not to quite the extent I believed possible. Alstroemeria's arrangement, on the other hand, goes in a slightly different direction with the motifs. The result is very . . . standard for the circle; high quality, very modern. Simply for my preconceived desires, I personally prefer the simpler remix.

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FD - Eastern Blue Sky & Alstroemeria Records - Blue Aster
To my slightly lesser surprise, Eastern Blue Sky seemly had a similar degree of representation in musical arrangement as its preceding sister track. There was more, but not nearly as much as usual, even for a less popular track. What was available were remix and arrangement from the same two circles that I had found for the previous track, and with similar considerations for them. After some deliberation, I decided to lean into the situation.

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FD - Eternal Full Moon & Alstroemeria Records - Return to the Moon
In contrast, there were plenty of options for Eternal Full Moon arrangements, but amongst them were the same two circles again, and by then I'd committed (I'll be sure to post some of the other things I found another time). I didn't appreciate this piece as much as the first two (though I can still detect it growing on me on repeat listens), and though these two takes are quite unalike each other, I can't say I enjoyed either more than its companion. Nonetheless, they both do a good job at capturing the primary motif and building around it; the one enhances the instrumentation, while the other embellishes the presentation.

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Finally, as an added bonus in compensation for this feature's gimmick:

SOUND HOLIC - Journey to Planet Earth
This is an arrangement of all three pieces, done in a style that I wouldn't normally expect from SOUND HOLIC. Granted, it's more a medley than a proper mixing of the motifs, but it's still presented with an attractive flair through dramatic instrumentation. Perhaps not much on its own, but a fitting epilogue to the post.

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chair - Maple Dream... (chiptune arrange...)
Maple Dream arrangements are in no short supply, but I found this one quickly and wasn't willing to put it aside. As a companion piece to my tournament submission, this is a far less sharp yet no less intricate take on the piece.

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Madorenu - Ghostly Person's Holiday
Arrangements for this track seem much more scarce, which is unfortunate, as it's certainly worthy of more attention. This is a simple remix with a nice atmosphere, if rather little imagination beyond its instrumentation.

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Yuuhei Satellite - Girls are Preparing
I was extremely lucky to remember this. To no one's surprise I'm sure, hardly anyone has bothered remixing this jingle; possibly I'd find references to it in larger projects, but I didn't find much in the way of dedicated attention. This may be the sole exception.

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I wasn't sure where to put the PoDD demo tracks initially; I wanted them distinguished from the full release tracks, but they don't technically fall into the same category as "bonus tracks." As they are more akin to Shrine of Wind, I choose to feature them with a similar placement.

REEYA - Reality
There's an odd discordance throughout this arrangement, not quite powerful enough to be obnoxious but not always subtle enough to blend into the piece. I wonder what the intent behind this decision was.

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O-ame - Lucid Dream
There's some quality sound to this one that made it quite satisfying for me to listen to. It is brief, and its progression is a bit too reliant on buildup for its length, but otherwise the composition carries itself well with a fair amount of creativity.

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[???] - Victory Road
A full length remix of a five-second jingle! Although the sound quality is a bit less than average, it manages to avoid sounding too repetitive.

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erisu - Lotus Land Story
I didn't look very long for this one; once I realized that the track title would be indistinguishable from the game title, I was hoping to find a satisfactory option sooner rather than later. Thankfully I came across this nifty synth remix. It's not quite synthwave, but it still has a nice spacey sound to it, and it manages to hold up well over its duration.

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Karasu - Phantasmal Labyrinth
From previous experience, I trust Karasu to excel at unusual atmosphere, and this track is no exception. The buildup is beautiful, and somehow not so sharply distinct from its climax to make the transition jarring, despite its suddenness. This trend continues continues throughout the song; I keep expecting the more intense sections to feel disconnected from the rest of the piece, but it remains inexplicably unified.

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Factory Noise & AG - Selene's Light
Honestly, the picture and unfamiliar artist were the deciding factors for this one (there were a lot of good options), but it's a noteworthy piece nonetheless. It has a similar style to the first remix, but differs in scope of arrangement, being slightly more imaginative and expansive.

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There are two reasons I'm late this week. First, I was unusually busy over the weekend. Second, I had determined to use a remix of the original Bad Apple!!, not the other more popular Bad Apple!!. This has turned out to be more difficult than anticipated. I'm giving myself more time, and in exchange I'll share this percussion-focused performance/cover that can't make the cut.

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Excessively unorthodox, but I can't help but appreciate it, both for the high levels of skill on display, and because they look like they're having so much fun with it!

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Okay, I'm fully prepared this time.

Laz (scarps) - Break the Sabbath
Nice to see a familiar name that isn't one of the big circles, especially when a search is encountering unusual difficulties. The amount of "Did Jesus Break the Sabbath" videos that apparently exist is equal parts disturbing and hilarious to me, and the fact that they seemingly outnumber arrangements of this piece is just another layer on top of that.

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Eulogous - Scarlet Symphony ~ Scarlet Phoneme
Soft jazz is another nice find amidst the sea of heavy electronic that otherwise seems to dominate the top selections (not a complaint, just an observation). I suspect arranging in genres favouring improvisation (jazz, baroque) can be more demanding in certain areas, but that's only speculation.

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CYTOKINE - creeping indication
After quite a bit of searching, I finally started finding remixes of the original Bad Apple!!. Granted, I suspect the infamous arrangement's influence is still detectable, but the missing motifs are present, and that's as much as I can ask for. I chose this one for its genre contrast to the other two.

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Random Touhou Fan - Spirit Battle ~ Perdition crisis
There's a fair supply of arrangements for this piece, but the energetic music box remix appealed to me. I usually prefer simpler music box covers (more realistic), but this one seemed to balance out somehow.

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Kori - Alice Maestra
A bit more of an imaginative take on the Zunish style, rather than the standard straightforward "remastering." I think I prefer this take, too.

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xi-on - Maiden's Capriccio ~ Capriccio
Not that I didn't foresee this, but this one was much harder to find for. For obvious reasons, most musicians prefer arranging the Dream Battle version, and as the titles are so similar most of the top results were in that category. However, I did eventually find a few, and this one was the preferred option (it's xi-on, I couldn't ask for much better than that).

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On a closing note/bonus feature: A mere couple days after my weeks long search for remixes of the original Bad Apple!! had ended, Kommisar dropped his take on this very track. The irony . . .

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It's about time I came back to posting music here. Please notw that there will be a variety of genres. As for the quality, have a look.

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Touhou soundfonts, it's has been quite a while since I popped one of these. It's theme is from the final boss of Plant vs Zombies. (The orginal one) Needless to say, it's refreshing to hear it again after so long. Aside nostalgia bias, I would like more music box cover of them. (I've only discovered two)

 

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From the circles of 凋叶棕, heart aching piece of arrangement. Honestly, I'm quite impressed. This is going to be in the list of my DnD playlist. 

 

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I don't have of a clue of what genres this is. Please do enlighten me. Ay, it is a first for me.

 

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 I don't know who this man is, but the rhythm and the pace are all too familiar to me. Doesn't that sound Touhou? In any case, I guess I'm in sort of jazz mood.

 

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Ah.... good old folk, now that a bloody brilliant. Oh, that reminds me. Lads, I hope you're prepared for this Halloween since the music is going to hightime.

 

 

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Sorry to keep you lads hanging, it's just there're a lot of things happening in my life. Both good and bad. Through all of this, I'm truly glad that I can always come back to ya lads. Let's make this time a special one ey? 

 

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On 10/11/2022 at 11:35 PM, Gou the frog said:

I don't know who this man is, but the rhythm and the pace are all too familiar to me. Doesn't that sound Touhou?

Yep! A Drunkard's Lemuria was composed by ZUN for the Uwabami Breakers game; I forget the details, but I think the developers were friends of his (similar to the Seihou situation).

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rythmique - Silently Crossing the Asterism
I would have thought Casket of Stars was overshadowed by Magus Night, but contrary to that presupposition I found a lot of really great arrangements, to the point that it was a struggle to pick one for the feature. I went with this one primarily for the vocal performance's synergy with the arrangement, a delightfully airy blending that retains an unusual degree of range.

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hatsunetsumiko's - Lotus Love
Again, I tend to think of Yuuka's other associated themes before this one, but it clearly gets the love it deserves. Those who remember RT4 will know what I was thinking of listening to this piece; after all, it's the same artist, just a different vocalist. In comparison, I appreciated the contrast between the vocal performance and the piece itself; the guy in the back is still creepy, but I can forgive it for the sake of the rest, and I wouldn't mind hearing more like this.

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Saitama Saishuu Heiki & Aether - Sleeping Terror ~ Sleeping Terror
There were plenty of option for this, but with the previous two being relatively low-energy, I desired a more intense arrangement to balance the post out. One of the defining features of Sleeping Terror is its signature intro, and this piece successfully captures its intense contrast without losing its energy on its entrance into the main body of the piece.

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Soro Buta-R - Creation
It's actually someone from Liz Triangle, but as part of a collaboration project; as such, many characteristics of Liz Triangle arrangements are present. The atmosphere is strong, solemn and heavy with a sense of significance. There is little musical progression, as the weight and direction of the song are carried in the words, but it still builds upon itself slowly until reaching a climax.

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Trick Nostalgie - Faint Dream ~ Inanimate Dream
I did look for other options, but the only other arrangement that held up to my expectations was from an earlier featured circle, and this is still my favorite remix of one of my favorite Touhou tracks. JynX not only captured the intensity of the original, he enhanced it, and for once the overwhelming business of his style fits right in.

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C-CLAYS - After Play
For a suitable followup, we head over to the heavy electronic genres. I'm not a personally big fan of this kind of music, given its limited progression and reliance on repetition, but it's fun to listen to from time to time.

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