MOTHER (Earthbound) Favorites on the Bells
Added: Oct 7, 2008
Author: aznricyboy
Duration: 10:4
I decided to be unique and play some songs from the MOTHER (Earthbound) series on the bell set (a smaller version of the xylophone). Most other videos on YouTube consist of people performing on pianos or guitars, so I wanted to try playing on a somewhat obscure instrument. This video was originally supposed to be a medley, but seeing that the bells can't produce the same sound quality as a piano, I ended up just playing some of my favorite tunes from the series individually.Also note that this isn't supposed to be anything elaborate; I've made some mistakes and most of the songs only have the melody and not the bass line. With the bells, you can't hold out notes (unless you do a mallet roll, which sounds pretty bad), so you'll find many long periods of rests in place where notes should be held out. Also, you only have about two and a half octaves to work with; on a piano, that's barely enough for trebel cleft in some songs! Plus, innstead of having ten fingers to play, you have the equivalent of two :p I figured out most of this by ear, so please don't comment about where I got the sheet music :pBesides, most MOTHER songs are fairly easy to figure out and play, so once you find the correct key, it's a breeze.Well, enjoy!(For those of you who have never played a MOTHER/Earthbound game, see if you can recognize any of these tunes from Super Smash Bros. games. I'll post background info in brackets underneath the song titles).Song list:1. [0:03-1:13]"Opening" (MOTHER/Earthbound Zero)[Ness' and Lucas' victory theme in SSBB can be heard here.]2. [1:14-1:45]"Eight Melodies" (MOTHER/Earthbound Zero)[This can be heard in the small portion of "Mother 1" on the Onett stage.]3. [1:46-2:29]"Bein' Friends" (MOTHER/Earthbound Zero)[The main melody to "Mother 1" on the Onett stage.]4. [2:30-4:01]"Pollyanna/I Believe In You" (MOTHER/Earthbound Zero)[The main melody to "Mother 2" on the Onett stage.]5. [4:02-5:13]"Twoson" (MOTHER 2/Earthbound)6. [5:14-6:48]"Because I Love You" (MOTHER 2/Earthbound)[You can look this one up; it was originally planned to be in SSBB.]7. [6:49-8:25]"Eight Melodies/Sound Stone" and "Smiles and Tears" (Well, part of it anyway) (MOTHER 2/Earthbound)[The end of this piece was Ness' old victory fanfare in Melee.]8. [8:26-9:53]"Theme of LOVE/We Miss You (MOTHER 3)[An unlockable song for the New Pork City stage in Brawl.]There were other songs I really wanted to include, such as Giygas' theme, and the naming screen from MOTHER 3, but seeing that they are played on completely different instruments, I think they would sound pretty nasty on the bells =0© 2008
Channel: Music
Tags:
bell
compilation
earthbound
favorites
hal
laboratory
melodies
mother
music
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percussion
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tunes
xylophone
Rating: 4.93 (46 ratings)
Views: 1537' favoriteCount='37
Comments: 31
Added: Oct 7, 2008
Author: aznricyboy
Duration: 10:4
I decided to be unique and play some songs from the MOTHER (Earthbound) series on the bell set (a smaller version of the xylophone). Most other videos on YouTube consist of people performing on pianos or guitars, so I wanted to try playing on a somewhat obscure instrument. This video was originally supposed to be a medley, but seeing that the bells can't produce the same sound quality as a piano, I ended up just playing some of my favorite tunes from the series individually.Also note that this isn't supposed to be anything elaborate; I've made some mistakes and most of the songs only have the melody and not the bass line. With the bells, you can't hold out notes (unless you do a mallet roll, which sounds pretty bad), so you'll find many long periods of rests in place where notes should be held out. Also, you only have about two and a half octaves to work with; on a piano, that's barely enough for trebel cleft in some songs! Plus, innstead of having ten fingers to play, you have the equivalent of two :p I figured out most of this by ear, so please don't comment about where I got the sheet music :pBesides, most MOTHER songs are fairly easy to figure out and play, so once you find the correct key, it's a breeze.Well, enjoy!(For those of you who have never played a MOTHER/Earthbound game, see if you can recognize any of these tunes from Super Smash Bros. games. I'll post background info in brackets underneath the song titles).Song list:1. [0:03-1:13]"Opening" (MOTHER/Earthbound Zero)[Ness' and Lucas' victory theme in SSBB can be heard here.]2. [1:14-1:45]"Eight Melodies" (MOTHER/Earthbound Zero)[This can be heard in the small portion of "Mother 1" on the Onett stage.]3. [1:46-2:29]"Bein' Friends" (MOTHER/Earthbound Zero)[The main melody to "Mother 1" on the Onett stage.]4. [2:30-4:01]"Pollyanna/I Believe In You" (MOTHER/Earthbound Zero)[The main melody to "Mother 2" on the Onett stage.]5. [4:02-5:13]"Twoson" (MOTHER 2/Earthbound)6. [5:14-6:48]"Because I Love You" (MOTHER 2/Earthbound)[You can look this one up; it was originally planned to be in SSBB.]7. [6:49-8:25]"Eight Melodies/Sound Stone" and "Smiles and Tears" (Well, part of it anyway) (MOTHER 2/Earthbound)[The end of this piece was Ness' old victory fanfare in Melee.]8. [8:26-9:53]"Theme of LOVE/We Miss You (MOTHER 3)[An unlockable song for the New Pork City stage in Brawl.]There were other songs I really wanted to include, such as Giygas' theme, and the naming screen from MOTHER 3, but seeing that they are played on completely different instruments, I think they would sound pretty nasty on the bells =0© 2008
Channel: Music
Tags: bell compilation earthbound favorites hal laboratory melodies mother music nintendo percussion set songs tunes xylophone
Rating: 4.93 (46 ratings) Views: 1537' favoriteCount='37 Comments: 31
