Pokemon Colosseum "Relic Forest" Brass Quintet

“Relic Forest” from Pokémon Colosseum, composed by Tsukasa Tawada (多和田吏) and arranged for brass quintet by Daniel Romberger.
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Notes from Daniel about this arrangement:
I have so many fond memories of Pokémon Colosseum and its soundtrack, and I wanted to cover a Colosseum piece for a long time. We decided as a group to participate in the Soundole Chill Out Cover Competition this year (just for fun, not for awards/accolades), and we're going to be releasing a full-scale forest-themed album (Brassroots) later this year, so this felt like the perfect time to cover Tsukasa Tawada's gorgeous music.
Relic Forest, despite occupying only a single screen in the game, is one of the most important areas since it is where shadow pokemon come to get purified. As such, Tawada's OST for this place is quiet, calm, and serene, making strong use of harp and flute especially. Brass quintet has the potential to grow loud and overbearing, so I tried to avoid that as much as possible by using sustained notes and pauses to "breathe life" into the forest (also by using dynamic markings -- I don't think I've ever written "pp" as much in an arrangement for The Game Brass).
The "B section" of the piece that begins about 75 seconds in is an absolutely stunning melody that reminds me of Jupiter by Gustav Holst. I made use of the B section's motives all throughout this arrangement, including the introduction, but I especially wanted to highlight the climax of the piece. During the climax, the trumpets and tuba are playing at the extremes of their range while horn and trombone play wide triplet arpeggios within the gaps. These arpeggios were inspired by a video of Tawada himself playing his own music on solo piano, and I knew that this was the moment to unleash the full power of a brass ensemble.
As for the ending of this arrangement, my initial idea was to make use of the "purification fanfare" from Colosseum itself. However, as the arrangement was progressing, I decided instead to return to some of the ideas from the introduction and some of the motives from the OST in a gradual ensemble decrescendo of sorts. The sense of tranquility and wonder (with a hint of playfulness) is my overall impression of this theme in the OST, and it's what I'm hoping to evoke with the Game Brass arrangement as well. Hope you enjoy this, and if so, please check out more of Colosseum's music if you aren't already familiar with it; there are a lot of absolute gems!
Oh yeah, one last fun fact; this video is exactly 3 minutes, 14 seconds, and 15 frames in length. Enjoy the pi, math nerds! (π)

[@RoPanuganti]

I feel....pure.

[@theGameBrass]

Thanks Ro! I think I can smell a Joy Scent XD

[@DavidRussell323]

one of my absolute favorites from colosseum!! This is an incredible arrangement--makes the purification forest sound like a medieval knighting ceremony to me. So cool I'd love to hear y'alls take on "Pyrite Town" or "Mirror B" from Gale of Darkness too

[@theGameBrass]

Aaay, thanks David! I can see the medieval knighting ceremony vibes -- there's certainly a bit of fanfare to it, especially at the climax! Both Pyrite Town and Miror B are very high on my favourite tracks list! Realgam Tower is up there for me as well, the battle themes are all amazing, and I strongly considered doing Phenac City for Chill Out instead of Relic Forest. There are just so many gems in this OST; I'm a huge fan!

[@VRonMediaMusic]

YES my favorite song from Colosseum! This will surely open the door to everyone's hearts!

[@theGameBrass]

Thanks VRon! Glad it removes some of the shadow for you!

[@RahulVanamali]

So pretty!! Seconding what David said, this has such an air of grandeur and majesty to it. The Game Brass used Metal Sound! Audience's stress harshly fell!

[@theGameBrass]

Hahahahahaha, thanks Rahul. Despite Metal Sound being a status move, your comment is super effective!

[@rosePetrichor]

You guys deserve so, so, SO much more recognition. the love for the piece, the context of the game, the nods to Jupiter by Holst (I always thought of that too!)... incredible work. I wish I could support you more.

[@wispykey]

SO happy to see Colosseum representation!! I like the ensemble decrescendo a lot. The repetitions at 2:30 made me think of a purified pokemon catching their breath.

[@theGameBrass]

Ooh, I really like that idea of a purified pokemon catching their breath! Glad you enjoyed that section; it was the one part that differed from my initial mental sketch of the piece, but it felt like the right choice to me too!

[@aza3ful1]

Please do more Colosseum stuff! Love it!

[@theGameBrass]

Happy to hear it! Colosseum music is so good, love to do more!

[@richie5935]

I love this channel

[@Pipesalmarti2]

Increíble! Congratulations

[@theGameBrass]

Thanks a lot! Happy you enjoyed it!

[@Soundole]

I always appreciate the rich depth of your quintet sound, and the inventiveness of your arrangements! This really showcases the versatility and virtuosity of your ensemble! Thanks for bringing a bit more attention and pedigree to this year's competition!

[@Devmon52]

Lovely cover! It's great to hear some Colosseum music!

[@theGameBrass]

Thanks Devmon! It's a gorgeous OST; I'm super happy we got to cover it!

[@RyuMatrix]

Ooh, Colosseum! Splendid!

[@theGameBrass]

Colosseum's incredible! :D

[@TheTookinator]

The pokemon games have great music, and this is a great arrangement! Nice work.

[@theGameBrass]

Thanks @TheTookinator ! Happy to give the spin-off pokemon games some love!

[@gamingartbeasts]

Have you guys ever thought about doing a cover of Gangplank Galleon? The Smash Bros version already has an AWESOME trumpet part!

[@theGameBrass]

Thomas said during our DK album stream that that's one of his favourite tracks -- it's definitely on our radar!

[@gamingartbeasts]

@@theGameBrass Good to hear. I've yet to find a cover of yours that I don't like, so I'm sure whatever else you do will be just as good! Keep up the great work!

[@Chrystalials]

amazing work! it's always cool to see the gamecube games getting love.

[@theGameBrass]

Thank you so much! Totally agreed, there are so many incredible games on the GameCube, and this is one of my favourites

[@MusicLah]

This is perfectionnnnnn

[@theGameBrass]

Aaa, thanks so much, glad you enjoyed!

[@SwiftStr33t]

Best soundtrack, great cover

[@theGameBrass]

Thanks so much! It really is an incredible OST

[@DBXNaato]

this was a lovely piece, glad i found this channel

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Thanks so much! Welcome, glad you found us too! :D

[@Able0776]

Would you guys ever consider doing MEDIC! From team fortress 2 It would be so cool

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