Pokémon DPPt: Eterna Forest Jazz Arrangement (2020 Version) (Patreon)

Pokémon DPPt: Eterna Forest Jazz Arrangement (2020 Version)

A chilly, mysterious forest known as "the place where time stands still"... is also blessed with one of my favorite pieces of background music of all time! 💎 More Pokémon DPPT covers • • • http://bit.ly/iitrpokemonDPPTplaylist 🎵 Stream this song • • • Soon! 🎼 Sheet Music • • • Available after the Premiere! ❤️ Patreon • • • http://bit.ly/supportinsane 👕 Merch (Shirts & CD's) • • • https://www.hellomerch.com/collections/insaneintherain 🎷 insaneintherainmusic Signature SYOS Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece (Use discount code "INSANESYOS" for $10 off!) • • •https://www.syos.co/en/artists/carlos-eiene Eterna Forest is one of the most special places in Sinnoh for me. I grew up in Washington state, and have always been around nature quite a bit, and I've really grown to value the feeling of walking through a forest, not knowing exactly where you're going, and just enjoying the beauty of nature. For me, Eterna Forest's theme encapsulates that feeling so perfectly - it's serene, mystical, and so wonderfully melodic... I love this music so much. This music also plays in Snowpoint Temple and the Solaceon Ruins, two other very mystical locations. I have honestly been so scared to remake this video! When I released the original Eterna Forest cover back in 2016, I had no clue it would grow to define me in so many ways. It's my most popular Sinnoh cover by far, and for the longest time, it was the video that I would show people when they asked what kind of music I made, and what my YouTube channel was all about. The idea of trying to one-up that previous creation in a redone version for the Year of Sinnoh honestly made me so nervous, but I knew it had to be done. I knew I could keep the spirit of the original arrangement intact and make it just a bit better with my current skillset, and I am so happy to say that I think I've succeeded! Also, the date of this video getting uploaded (August 29th 2020) is my 22nd birthday! I wanted to celebrate how far I've come both in terms of my musical skill and also being alive in general by recreating this arrangement in the best way I possibly could. The strings, piano and harp were all recorded at a session last December pre-COVID times. We recorded 6 tunes, and this is the 5th tune from that session that I've released. I've been sitting on the footage and audio far longer than I would have liked, but I think that releasing it now is appropriate! :) I opted to exchange the tenor saxophone solo at the beginning of this arrangement before the drop for a clarinet solo, which worked SO well. I wanted a sound that was a bit more simple, transparent, and had more high range, which is exactly what the clarinet brought to the table. One of my gripes with the original arrangement of this that I did was that I actually got some of the chords completely wrong! Underneath the melody starting at 0:43, my original harmonization was Ami | Bmi | C | Dmi when it's actually supposed to be Ami | Bmi | Emi | Dmi. It's such a subtle shift, but gives that melody a whole new flavor! I also never bothered to transcribe a lot of the detailed background lines that give the original soundtrack version so much magical flavor, so I made sure to include those (harp, strings, and mandolin at 0:53, 1:09 and 2:27.) The only section I really changed from the 2016 arrangement was the addition of a disco strings buildup at 4:10. It's a little bit out of place on first listen, but there's a good reason why it's there! I've honestly come to associate a lot of my personality and who I am as a person with this piece of music... and this arrangement captures several sides of me, including being quiet around new people (0:00), very over the top energetic when I get excited (1:30), and a more introspective side at times (3:00). I wanted one more section to capture my general goofiness and sometimes out of place silliness, since that's something about myself I've more actively embraced over the past few years (4:10). Sounds personal and a bit cheesy I know, but that's how I am with music! I hope this piece of music connects with you even just a fraction of how strongly it connected with me :) Violin 1 - Brandon Jackson, Jody Miller, Luna Ramos, Andrea Brun Violin 2 - Brian Urra, Lia Davies, Dori Holly, Claudia Lee Horna Viola - Cecilia Vacanti, Cecelia Cook, Noah Leong Cello - Aaron Sinclair Hauser, Zachary Foster, Amit Cachman Double Bass - Luis Celis Piano - Yoko Suzuki Harp - Charles Overton Recording Engineer - Joel Edinberg Mixing & Mastering - Carlos Eiene Lighting & Videography - Kevin Greene Video Editing - Carlos Eiene Everything else - Carlos Eiene SOCIAL MEDIA: 🐦 Twitter • • • https://twitter.com/insanerainmusic 📘 Facebook • • • https://www.facebook.com/Insaneintherainmusic 📷 Instagram • • • https://instagram.com/insaneintherainmusic ⚙️ Gear • • • https://www.amazon.com/shop/insaneintherainmusic 💬 Discord Server • • • https://discord.gg/Ju97889 #insaneintherainmusic #gen4 #yearofsinnoh