Fantasy TOP - land of best fantasies

It’s been slow around here again, hasn’t it? I’ve been working on a few small projects, but I don’t have anything substantial to show off yet. The good news is I’ve been composing a lot more lately, both as a personal hobby and for “clients” so I can build my portfolio.

On the YouTube end, I’m trying to decide what song to cover next. At the moment, “Assault” from the FFX Piano Collections is the farthest along, though I still have a long way to go before I can perform it.

“Assault” from the FFX Piano Collections, a beautiful piano arrangement of the original, composed/arranged by Masashi Hamauzu and performed by Aki Kuroda.

The other piece I’m working on covering is “Gusty Garden Galaxy” (by popular demand) though honestly, I’m so stuck! I’ve worked out an introduction that I like, but it’s tough recreating the sweeping emotions of the piece without an orchestra to back me up. I also want it to stand as a good piano arrangement rather than a simple imitation of the original, and do justice to the soundtrack, so… we’ll see how this goes. I’m trying, though!

“Gusty Garden Galaxy” from Super Mario Galaxy, also known as the main theme of Mario Galaxy. I believe it was composed by Koji Kondo, but I’ve been known to credit everything to him and should probably check on that, haha.*

*Thanks for correcting me, guys! I had a feeling I was giving Koji Kondo too much credit again! Mahito Yokota composed the Gusty Garden theme.