Thank you! I've been wanting to do this project for years, and I knew it had to be good, so I was happy to put in the effort to make it so.

Thank you!

lol, thanks, though unfortunately this is a pretty niche style of an already very niche game so I don't expect YT to start caring about it anytime soon. XD

Maybe! I wasn't 100% happy with how I applied the "melted" effect on this track, so it would be an excuse to make that better. In the meantime, you can check out my instrumental-only version of this arrangement on my SoundCloud (link in description).

It you do. Can you make a full length?

Thank you! This is one of my favorite CC tunes. ^^

Thank you so much! This project took me about 5 months, and is definitely one of the most involved videos I've ever done, but I'm super happy with how it turned out. :D

Thank you - I had no idea when I arranged this how trombones and accordion would sound together on such a somber piece, but I think it works. :D

This comment just made my day - thank you!!!

Thanks! Yeah, although the accordion wasn't around in Bach's time, the instrument is really just a portable organ so it works out pretty well. Also, the invention book where I got this music states that it's well within the Baroque spirit to adjust the way you approach a piece (articulation, tempo, etc.) to best fit the instrument playing it. :D

I got REALLY lucky and found the coat, pants, AND shirt all at the the same time at a local thrift store. The coat is actually a women's jacket, which oddly works because the added shoulder pads help mimic Layton's accented shoulders - the hard part was keeping the collar popped up during the puzzle shots... ...actually no, the REAL hard part was wearing the coat and accordion when it was 90°F.

@@BrendanVavra lol, nice. though 90F does sound pretty hellish, lol. either way, thanks for the response, and fantastic cover!

Well, then you've come to the wrong channel because that's kinda my thing. ;)

@BrendanVavra you do play it well.

You and me both. :)

Thank you! I think the most challenging part of playing Bach on accordion is the phrasing since, unlike organ, the accordion needs to breathe at some point, and across all voices at once. And yeah, I love getting to hear the lower register in isolation, which none of my other accordions can do.

I may learn some more Bach inventions and/or preludes in the future to keep working on my free bass skills. :D

@ that would be so cool to hear!

Thank you! The arrangement came together relatively quickly for this project, which was fortunate because I needed the extra time to get the saw playing down. XD

Thank you so much!

By the way, love all of your Yoshi merch, especially that ninja shirt lol

Thank you! This was one of those rare times for me where everything just came together. XD

This was a fun project, but SUPER hard to get clean on the saw. I feel like bending the saw to get the right pitch is the easy part, compared to making sure you bow at the right position along the saw according to which pitch you're playing, and at the right angle and speed to both prevent horrendous screeching AND allow the note to sustain sufficiently. But I love the challenge and uniqueness of it - it's like an acoustic theremin!

Thanks! The saw is a tough instrument to tame, but I get a little better with each project. XD

Thank you! Yeah, I love messing around with electronic sounds that complement the accordion. ^^

@ it’s really cool! The saw is wild too!

Thank you so much! I really enjoyed making this project. ^^

Thank you! Yeah, this OST and the game itself are criminally underrated and deserve more love.

Thanks! I knew I wanted the saw to imitate the ghost ropes, but it wasn't until halfway through recording the video that I had the idea to reference Kloak on the MIDI accordion, and I think it turned out pretty well. :D

I've been waiting 3 months for someone to say this. XD

Hey, another saw player! Thank you - though I still have a lot of practicing to do. XD