Sandgem Town • Pokémon D/P/PT [ Arrangement ]

Описание: This track always stood out to me as quite the unique second-town track, when compared to others like Cherrygrove and Oldale. It has a very upbeat and beach-like vibe, which makes sense, considering its location. I think it fits the town really well and serves as a perfect introduction to the Sinnoh region.

Some of the chord progressions in this track are purely genius. Those C♯7 chords at around 0:11 and 0:28 break the chorus and post-chorus really nicely with some tension between each half.

The track's bridge starts really strongly at 0:36 with a phenomenal chord progression of A - Am6 - G♯m7 - G♯m7b5. Gō Ichinose made a conscious choice to use the Am6 chord instead of a simple A minor chord, as well as adding a G♯m7b5 for more tension, as the track would've been perfectly fine with simply the G♯m7. The bridge then goes into its second half, which starts similar but, out of nowhere, hits us with a fast G♯m7 - G♯m7b5 - C♯7/G♯ sequence that just gives me life. Pure genius. The bridge finalises with a smooth return to the intro — which, itself, uses chords that have nothing to do with the main track's E major key — by making use of F♯m7, B7/F♯, and returning to Fmaj7. Brilliant.

My goal with this track was mostly to just update it to modern sounds, as I wasn't super satisfied with the BD/SP version. I did make some changes, though, that I felt would benefit the track, such as adding an acoustic guitar backing to the whole track and using the glockenspiel for a subtle emphasis on the melody. All in all, I'm extremely satisfied with the result!

Arko, also a really awesome musician, helped by providing me with the video's background! Check her channel out:    / arkovgm  


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Title: Sandgem Town (Day)
Game: Pokémon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum
Composers: Gō Ichinose
Platform(s): Nintendo DS


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