Video Game Real Book Update! (Patreon)

Hey folks! I'm excited to share with you some progress that I've been making on the video game real book - this project looks like it's really going to happen, which is super exciting! This is a fairly long post, so buckle in.

First off, I have to give a big thanks to Sab Irene for helping me with the transcription process for this book! We've narrowed the entire UNDERTALE soundtrack to 57 songs that we think would function well in a  Real Book, and transcribing those and formatting them is no easy feat - so many thanks to her! We are currently done with 20 out of these 57 songs, which puts us at 35% completion. 

The screenshot you see above is a version of what the lead sheets might look like! They're going for the style of Jamey Aebersold books - with clear fonts, form structure, and specifically denoted solo sections. I opted to go with this style over something like the Hal Leonard real books mainly for the sake of clarity. I know there are some folks out there who are not fans of the "jazz fonts" in various programs, so I think this more middle-of-the-road approach will appeal to many people.

Another big idea has been added to the plan of this book: preparing backing tracks for all these songs. Similar to how Jamey Aebersold books contain play-along CD's in the back of the book, each physical copy of the UNDERTALE Real Book would come with a Bandcamp code to give you access to play-along tracks for every single one of the lead sheets in the book! Ideally, there would be versions with a lead part playing the head and a solo (me on saxophone), as well as backing track versions with just rhythm section. I realize that making these backing tracks would entail creating a 114 track long album... but I'm up for the challenge!

The book is planned to be made available in both physical and digital versions. Digital versions will be easy to distribute, and physical versions will be a bit more complex, but are planned to be produced as well!

Here's the main issue that I'd like your guys' feedback on: transposed editions of the book. As you may have seen recently, I've been polling on social media to get an idea of what types of transpositions are most common for players. So far, the polls I've been running have Concert Pitch and Bb Instruments at a tie, essentially. Unfortunately, producing physical versions of Concert Pitch, Bb Instruments, Eb Instruments, AND Bass Clef books is just not going to happen. Digital versions will certainly exist, but it looks like we're going to have to pick just one to go with for the printed version. This is where I'm coming to you guys: how would you handle this situation? Which transposition would you choose to print, and why?

Any feedback is appreciate! I hope you guys are enjoying these more consistent Patreon posts, and are excited for the idea of this real book!