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Composer: Kota Hoshino
Arrangement: Moonlapse
Sheet Music: musescore.com/...
Hi everyone!
I decided to do another Armored Core VI piano cover, this time for Rusty's theme. I absolutely loved this game so much. This song stuck with me the most of any song from the AC6 soundtrack. I probably spent 10+ hours on the V.II Snail bossfight where this track plays over and over again, and it got completely hammered into my head. For me this was one of the best, most memorable, and most challenging boss fights of my entire gaming career so this track means alot to me. It's Rusty's theme but I actually associate it with Snail a bit more because of this...hope that's ok. I really enjoyed both Rusty and V.II Snail as characters and their voice actors were both incredible, so I wanted to pay some homage there with this cover.
I actually have only done one playthrough of the game (I did whatever Ayre told me to do) so I think I am actually missing a lot of content, and maybe another scene where this song plays again? Not sure but I do plan on getting all 3 endings at some point, I haven't looked up the other endings.
This is my first time covering a non-orchestral track and it was easier in some ways, harder in others. It was easier to hear the various notes being played and figure out the general harmony and melodies. However, because the track has less going on and is more repetitive than your average Dark Souls 3 or Elden Ring boss theme, I had to get more thoughtful in regard to making it sound good on piano (filling in the space my own rhythms and shapes). As a result, I took a lot more creative liberties with this piece than I normally do, since otherwise it sounded a bit empty and boring to me. I had to get especially crafty in regard to coming up with left-hand patterns that kept piece's rhythmic spirit in mind, which is like a four to the floor synthwave beat.
Many of my other covers are closer to a note-for-note translation, so this might feel a little different and I'm kind of nervous about it - I hope you enjoy it! This is the first time where I've embellished beyond the exact notes the track plays to make it a full-sounding piano cover. In regard to any creative embellishments I made, I took into the utmost consideration of the original spirit of the song, and my choices were highly informed by the actual harmony, melody, and inner voices that can be heard in the track. As always, thanks for watching and listening! More covers and orchestral originals are in the works. My springs are reacting...
I was also inspired by the great @CthulhuSeeker 's masterful synthwave cover of this track so if you haven't heard that yet you need to check it out! • -Armored Core VI- Stee...
As always, you can find a full music theory breakdown in the comments (I have to put it there because of the character limit in YT descriptions).
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