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:22 totally pulls me in--the lead is delicate and gorgeous. the attention to detail on the guitar (complete with fretting noises) is quite excellent, although some could be done to make it feel more like a live performance (more attention to velocities, "imperfections" in playing). when the transition is made into :44, it sends chills down my spine. the accentuating bells scream kikuta and perfectly complement the haunting melody. the guitar solo that begins at 1:06 moves us deeper into the piece--i think some ambience (sea or outside) could've spruced up the overall "feel" here, but the instrumentation and composition is great. the drumming is human and elaborate and that snare has just enough reverb on it. the original material meshes incredibly well with the piece, and i think the piano playing is natural and realistic, bringing the arrangement back around in full circle. engaging, subtly gorgeous, well-produced, and an overall awesome first submission. -m

i said this before: "if you had done your research, you would have found that not a byte of this arrangement is from the original famicom track." this was quite rude! my apologies. it is the case, though; i used a 2a03 soundfont and transcribed the original track. no sampling involved.

sorry about the peak clipping. this is the first track i've recorded with gigastudio, so i was not recording in the best way possible. also, the clipping -should- be hardly noticable unless you're using something like winamp with its graphical equalizer for playback... thanks for all of the comments, though. glad you all enjoyed it, for the most part. -m