Transcription: Image & Collage - Haruomi Hosono (Shoplifters)

 

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Another transcription from the Shoplifters soundtrack. I decided to transcribe this little section from 'Image & Collage', which is actually used multiple times in the soundtrack.

Harmonic Analysis: Swipesy Cake Walk (Joplin-Marshall)

 

I decided to do a quick harmonic analysis of Arthur Marshall and Scott Joplin's Swipesy Cake Walk. This is one of my favorite ragtime pieces so I thought I'd examine it a bit closer. I learned recently that Joplin only contributed the trio section, which was surprising to me.

Transcription: Shota & Yuri 1 - Haruomi Hosono (Shoplifters)

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This is one of the tracks from the soundtrack to the film 'Shoplifters'. I was surprised to see that it had been scored by Haruomi Hosono. I'm planning on transcribing something from 'Image & Collage' next.

Transcription: Results - Soyo Oka (Super Mario Kart Prototype)

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This is taken from the 1992 prototype of Super Mario Kart, scored by Soyo Oka. It was surprisingly hard to transcribe because it is a few cents off tune. The chords gave me enough trouble that I actually had to find a SPC file and convert it to MIDI to double check my work. I'm surprised this track did not make it into the final version of the game.

Transcription: Solo from Happy Roaming - Lorin Nelson (Lego Island)

 

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I just transcribed the keyboard solo on the track Happy Roaming from the Lego Island soundtrack. I never played the game, but its OST is pretty good. It was a headache to deal with all of the accidentals in the solo, but I tried to make it as readable as possible.