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I've been trying to figure this out for a long time: Is King Hippo's theme from Punch-Out!! (NES) based on any pre-existing song?

Most of the other boxers have intro music that either comes from or is inspired by their country of origin (Sakura, Sakura for Piston Honda, Song of the Volga Boatmen for Soda Popinski, etc.), but I cannot for the life of me figure out if that also applies to King Hippo's little waltz. It's clearly not from the Pacific Islands, it sounds more like something Strauss or Tchaikovsky would write.

It very well could be an original song, but if anyone recognizes it, let me know. I'm at a loss here. 

Hey everyone! It's been a long time. I'm hoping to get back into arranging soon, but until then I've started putting arrangements up on my new YouTube channel. I just put up my first piano OST there, The Mysterious Murasame Castle. I'm looking to put a lot more up there in the coming weeks and months, so I'd appreciate anyone heading over to check it out! They'll include arrangements of songs both on the site and off, so if you're interested give them a look.
They are just MIDI though, which is why I'm not posting this in the performance thread. I'm not really able to record myself live quite yet. But those looking for piano arrangements of old-school soundtracks, I want to make this a strong resource.

Thanks, and I look forward to arranging again!

Hey everyone;
I've been making some piano duet arrangements lately and I've noticed something odd about the site with how it labels duets, and I'd like to make a suggestion so that it's less confusing.
Normally, "Piano Duet" can refer to either two players on one piano, or two players on two pianos. I see that the site uses "Two Pianos" for the latter, which works well ("piano duo" might be more common, but I agree with using "two pianos").

For two players on one piano, I've almost always seen "Piano four hands" or just "Four Hands".
I feel that seeing "Piano Duet" and "Two Pianos" next to each other on the site can be confusing, especially for newer players who might not know the difference at first. If I may, I suggest replacing "Piano Duet" with "Four Hands", which would A. help distinguish it from "two pianos" and B. be more familiar to people new to the site.

I don't know if this discussion has come up before, but I think it would a good change overall. Let me know what you think about it.

I made an arrangement of the "Water Town" theme from Shantae, but felt that it needed a little something more.
So I added in an arrangement of the similar "Sky" theme from Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (which is based on "Water Town") to give it a bit more variety.

My question is: how does NSM feel about mixing songs from different games? In this case, the songs are nearly identical, but I'd like to check here before submitting it.

Here are links (from my arrangements thread):
Water Town / Sky - YouTube 1 2 - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX

Thought some of you might get a kick out of this.
"Study: So-called 'Atonal' Music Just Been in A Minor All Along"
Or, the dangers of relying on the key signature.

I'm working on some remixes on my own time, and am about to start on one of Cape Claw from Star Fox Adventures. I have the percussion and melodies written out just fine, but the choir is vexing me. It's mixed to sound distant, with the high ends cut out and a tonne of reverb, so it's difficult for me to get an accurate transcription with the programmes I own.

I'm wondering if anyone out there is willing to help unravel this. Again, I'm just looking for a musical transcription of the choir part, though if someone is able to suss out the lyrics as well I wouldn't complain.

Here's an alternate version, the original from Dinosaur Planet. It's pretty similar, but mixed a little differently so it might be preferable to some.

Thanks to anyone willing to help me out on this!

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[Number of arrangements completed: 72]

Cheers! WandringMinstrel here. Here are the arrangement projects that I am working on or have finished. I like arranging 8-bit soundtracks (NES, Famicom, Game Boy), so that's going to be most of what you see here. I'll include links to the files I've finished.

Number of arrangements completed: 72
Number of arrangements on site: 35

[NES] - Shin Onigashima
All (24) songs completed and on site.

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1. Title BGM - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
2. First Chapter: At Home - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
3. First Chapter: Road Through The Mountain - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
4. Second Chapter: At Home - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
5. Second Chapter: Story of the Dragon - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
6. Second Chapter: At Home (Night) - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
7. Third Chapter: Morning - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
8. Third Chapter: Oni Fortress - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
9. Third Chapter: Inside The Fortress - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
10. Fourth Chapter: Neighboring Village - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
11. Fourth Chapter: Lake - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
12. Fourth Chapter: Lord Hinoe - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
13. Staff Roll - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
14. Fifth Chapter: Castle Ruins - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
15. Fifth Chapter: Gate Watcher Oni - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
16. Sixth Chapter: Forest - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
17. Sixth Chapter: Forest of Opportunity - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
18. Sixth Chapter: Sparrow's House - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
19. Seventh Chapter: Shinohara - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
20. Seventh Chapter: Cave - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
21. Seventh Chapter: Ohana - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
22. Eighth Chapter: Giant Dragon - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
23. Ninth Chaper: Final Scene - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
24. Ending - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX

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[NES] - The Mysterious Murasame Castle
All (9) songs completed.

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1. Game Start / Castle Town - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
2. Stage Clear - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
3. Bonus Game / Bonus Clear - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
4. Inside the Castle - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
5. Murasame Castle - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
6. Before the Last Boss - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
7. Defeating the Creature / Ending - YouTube 1 2 - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
8. Game Over - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
9. Pause / Jingle - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX

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[NES] - Wrecking Crew
All (5) songs completed.

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1. Stage Theme - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
2. Stage Clear - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
3. Bonus Theme - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
4. Power-Up - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
5. Game Over - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX

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[NES] - Kid Icarus
All (~11)songs completed.

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1. Title (Four Hands) - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
2. Underworld - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
3. Reaper / Game Over - YouTube 1 2 - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
4. Overworld - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
5. Skyworld - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
6. Labyrinth - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
7. Boss - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
8. Stage Clear - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
9. Palace in the Sky - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
10. Final Boss - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
11. Ending (Two Pianos) - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX

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[NES] - Famicom Disk System BIOS
Disk System - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX

[Wii] - Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Famicom Medley - Accepted! -YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
Kid Icarus Original Medley - Completed. - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX

[WiiU] - Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Wrecking Crew Retro Medley - Completed. - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
Famicom Medley - In Progress.

[WiiU] - Super Mario Maker
Airship (Super Mario Bros.) - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
Ghost House (Super Mario Bros.) - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX

[GBC] - Shantae
4. Water Town / Sky - YouTube 1 2 - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
6. Burning Town - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX

[NES] - StarTropics
In Progress.

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[Note: I have found discrepancies with the names of several tracks, so the titles listed below may be changed as I learn more.]
1. Opening - Completed. - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
2. Chapter Introduction - Completed. - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
3. Overworld - Completed. - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
4. Tension (The Southern Cross) - Completed. - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
5. Dungeon - Completed. - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
6. Getting Harder - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
7. Medicine - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
8. Boss Battle - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
9. Victory - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
10. A Death - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
11. Inside The Sub-C - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
12. Off In The Blue - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
13. Sailing - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
14. The Storm Before The Calm - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
15. The Calm After The Storm - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
16. Miracola - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
17. The Graveyard - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
18. Shecola Castle - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
19. The Queen - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
20. Inside the Whale - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
21. Peter The Parrot - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
22. The Organ Played - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
23. A Farewell - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
24. Dr. Jones Found - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
25. The Alien Spaceship - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
26. Inside The Spaceship - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
27. It Was For The Children - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
28. Ending - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
29. Credits - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX

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[NES] - Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir
All (16) songs completed.

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1. Title - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
2. Fading Senses - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
3. Utsugi Office - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
4. Opening - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
5. Investigation - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
6. Ayashiro Manor - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
7. Kagura Temple - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
8. Legend - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
9. Assassin Incident - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
10. Deepening Mystery - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
11. Kiku's Hand-Mirror - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
12. Memories - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
13. Truth - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
14. Welcoming Maze - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
15. New Suspect - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX
16. Staff Roll - On Site! - YouTube - MUS - MIDI - PDF - MUSX

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[NES] - Famicom Detective Club Part II: The Girl Who Stands Behind

[NES] - Joy Mech Fight