Until the Very End - Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Cello and Harp Sextet

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Published on March 12, 2024 5:04:50 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asiRlv2wyqY

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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky (2009)

Duration: 3:07

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This is my arrangement from "On the Beach at Dusk" from the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers series. This was originally made for the Pixel Mixers February 2024 Cover Contest Competition, the theme being "animal games".

# Source Track Information

Game: Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
ReleaseDate: 2009-04-18
Developer: Chunsoft
Publisher: The Pokémon Company / Nintendo
SourceAlbum: N/A (no official album exists); In-game Jukebox
SourceTrack:
Title: On the Beach at Dusk
Disc: N/A
Track: 4
Composers:
- Arata Iiyoshi
- Hideki Sakamoto
- Keisuke Ito
- Ken-ichi Saito
- Yoshihiro Maeda
Links:
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cys21Mq-Os

# Cover Track Information

Title: Until the Very End
Arranger: Chromatic Apparatus
MixingEngineer: Chromatic Apparatus
Performers:
Cello: Chromatic Apparatus
Harp: Chromatic Apparatus

ArrangementNotes: |
This arrangement of "On the Beach at Dusk" is meant to mirror the arc of Explorers of Sky in microcosm.
The main game starts and ends on the beach, with the tumultuous, emotional moment dividing the two.
There are two harps and four cellos (live recordings) performing in this piece with additional sound effects.
The opening section (0:00-1:33) takes the original theme and reduces it to the two harps, with the celli providing an occasional bed of sound for the harps to float on.
1:33-1:55 is the storm, with the celli in tremolo and a single harp improvising on the atmosphere.
From 1:55 onward the storm abates, the key rises a whole step, and, with buoyed spirits, the celli take their turn with the theme.
Starting with a solo cello playing the main motive, and picking up more celli along the way.
2:39, the celli slowly convert to pizzicato (think rain drops), and we end, hearing the ocean surf again, of the beach.

EquipmentNotes: |
- Cello
- 2007 Romanian "Euro Standard Antique", finished at Peter Paul Prier & Sons
- 2xAKG C414 (mid-side configuration)
- Harp
- RHarp Merlin 35-string Lever Harp
- Mono mix of two mics: AKG C414 (exterior mic), Bartlett Cello Mic (taped inside harp)
- Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 Gen 3 interface
- Mixed in Studio One 6.5.1.96553
- Sound effects
- shore.aif by FranCirujeda | License: Creative Commons 0
- Cloudburst n Thunder 1.wav by chimerical | License: Creative Commons 0
- Thunder Storm Nonstop Thunder by hargissssound | License: Creative Commons 0

Links:
- Name: Chromatic Apparatus
Web: http://www.chromaticapparatus.com
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3xl7t4KyN89GYzwwPET0Dq
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/ChromaticApparatus

Stock Video Credits:
"EXPLORATION TEAM Explorers of Sky Episode One" video by Kayvman from YouTube.com (CC Attribution)
"Ocean" video 62249 by Christian Bodhi from Pixabay.com (Pixabay Content License)
"Waves During Sunset" video 855257 from Pexels.com (CC0)

Sound Effects Credits (freesound.org)
shore.aif by FranCirujeda | License: CC0
Cloudburst n Thunder 1.wav by chimerical | License: CC0
Thunder Storm Nonstop Thunder by hargissssound | License: CC0

Tool Chain
- RHarp Merlin 35-string lever harp
- "Euro Standard Antique" cello (2007)
- 2xAKG C414 mics (mid-side)
- Bartlett Cello Mic (used inside harp)
- Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 Gen 3 interface
- Presonus Studio One audio mixing software
- Panasonic Lumix DC-S1 camera
- HitFilm Pro 16 video editing software

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