Battle!! Torna (Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna The Golden Country) - Big Band Jazz Arrangement
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- Jazz-influenced battle themes in RPGs are one of my favorite things ever. Xenoblade 2's DLC absolutely DELIVERS!
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Good lord, I love this battle theme. While many of you may know that I love the soundtrack of Pokémon Diamond / Pearl / Platinum, I think Xenoblade Chronicles 2 might surpass it for me! Sinnoh is absolutely home to my favorite childhood soundtrack, but Alrest is a bit more fitting for my current tastes - gah it's just so good! So many good themes, including music from the base game and the awesome DLC. Xenoblade 2's DLC "Torna, The Golden Country" is probably the best DLC I've seen in any game - such a full fleshed-out expansion of content from the base game, but with just enough twists to keep things fresh and interesting. Also, the music is notably jazz-influenced... so I'm super down with that, haha.
This particular battle theme, though, is just so special! The piano riff in the beginning fits right in with the percussive, groove-oriented style of piano playing that I really like, and the energy is just so good! This is a track that I’ve wanted to arrange for so long, but just didn’t really have the right tools to pull off the ideas I had for it. Now that I’ve spent quite a bit of time on drums, bass, and brass instruments, I finally felt ready to tackle this monster of a theme!
This is my first time posting a big band arrangement on this channel where I’m playing ALL the parts. Saxes, trumpets, trombones, and rhythm section… goodness, this took a lot of effort to put together, haha. Recording the saxes was a relatively easy process, but tracking all the brass took many hours! I’m not as consistent of a trumpet / trombone players as I like, so there were a lot of repeat takes, and a good amount of Melodyne used. All done for the sake of making the best final product I can, though! I’m super pleased with how this big band arrangement turned out! Not sure I’ll be doing too many of these “one man big band” videos since they take so much time, but maybe I’ll do some from time to time! Plus, not every song needs this kind of orchestration…
I also enjoyed playing around with some lighting and different video editing techniques than usual! I had these LED light panels that I usually used in the piano room, and decided to use them as color lights for this shoot - I really like what they did to the video, especially on shots like the bass bone, drums, and piano! I also pulled out the motorized slider again for some cool motion shots, and added some subtle motion in post on other shots. Let me know what you think of this style of video - it was fun to put together! I always feel a little weird experimenting with video stuff, since I am most certainly a musician first and a videographer in a distant second… maybe third or fourth, haha.
Hope you enjoy! I know a lot of folks have been requesting this one, so I hope you enjoy my take :)
♫ "Battle!!/Torna" composed by Kenji Hiramatsu
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Me: "You can't take a jazzy battle theme and make it even more jazzy."
Carlos: "Hold my sax."
I knew the only thing jazzier than the original was a full big band arrangement haha
@@insaneintherainmusicThis is the truth! A big band arrangement truly sounds great!
and now it's time for Sonic 3's Marble Garden
also, I suggested that but its probably not gonna happen
More like go get me my sax
Well, Carlos just leaked Mario Kart 9's soundtrack. Nice to know there'll be some Xenoblade maps in that one!
It would be awesome if he was picked to make music for them
Yeah, if they can make a track based on Animal Crossing, then XC is easy pickings. :D
Haha, can’t wait for us to have more jazzy nintendo music to play and make covers of when it’s finally out
That is sort of what I'm hoping for, for the next Mario Kart. Not so much _"Mario Kart"_ but Smash Bros Kart or Mario and Nintendo All Stars Kart. Mario Kart 8 prooves they can't limit themselves to just Mario stuff now
@@Lunarstar57 SUPER KART BROS ULTIMATE
How can an extremely jazzy song get even more jazzier there’s you answer
What’s not shown before the video starts is Goro Majima shouting “Give me one with a beat!”
Ooooh, a Yakuza jazz cover sounds dope actually
That song that drops in the intro for Majima in 0 is one of my favorite tracks from the Yakuza series!
i could totally imagine this track being used in his intro scene in yakuza 0.
I just love looking at the passion in his face in everything he makes
Haha! It’s easier to show that when I’m filming separately from recording the audio (which a lot of this was) - sometimes focus just overrides all visible expressions of happiness even though you may feel pretty happy on the inside!
@@insaneintherainmusic wait....does this count as you lying to me, or me not having two braincells to rub together?
Especially at 5:27
He’s really feeling it!
@@waterdrinker_ In any kind of music video, the visuals and the audio are almost always recorded separately.
between the original and your arrangement, i'm torna-part on which is my favorite!
*ba dum tss*
*laugh track cues*
Not sure whether the shape my mouth is making is a smirk or a grimace, but either way, good job
- The One Who Is Torn Apart -
...Wait, wrong Xeno game.
Lol
This cover is incredible. One of my favorite battle themes ever, made even more jazzy, and you alway knock it out of the park! Love all the small variations and touches you put on it, especially the piano solo. ❤️
Bug fable
@@estrogwen SO TRUE!
Holy shit it’s Elu Tran Bug Fable
What’s up, Bug Fable guy? Pleasant seeing you here!
@@SilverSpireZ Same to you, friend :) Hope your day is going well
Okay, but the production levels on this...wow. Huge round of applause
Thank you :)
Ikr? How did he clone himself for this?
Somehow he nails Xenoblade covers every time
I think because many people recommend him these xenoblade songs
@@cuzpar the more experience, the better right?
It’s because I LOVE XENOBLADE SO MUCH
@@insaneintherainmusic Loved your rendition of Snowy Valek Mountain (Night time)
I read nail as fail, a fight was about to break out
This trombone baseline and sax melody is giving me serious Lupin the Third and Cowboy Bebop vibes
And I love it
You’re right it’s got that fast paced and fun mood
The Golden Country not only had Golden compositions, but Golden covers as well! Fine work as always Carlos!
There are soooo many good tunes throughout the DLC haha!
The Golden covers even came with Golden lighting - literally! I loved the visuals in this one.
1:09 is something I've been waiting to hear for like 2 years now. Totally worth the wait!
This has gotta be my favorite version I've ever heard of this song, and I already thought the original was perfect!!!
Thank you so much!!!
Have you considered covering the Gormott Theme from the Torna DLC? That's probably the jazziest the soundtrack will ever get.
Yeah, I’ve thought about that one as well! I like this battle theme a bit more though :)
I just wanna say, I really appreciate your descriptions. Not many people bother to put such a great amount of detail into their descriptions, and its such a joy to read for each one of your videos. Great arrangement as always.
I appreciate you reading it! Thank you, I like providing detail for those who are interested.
one of the jazziest tracks in gaming covered by one of the best jazz musicians on youtube? YES PLEASE!
I love this battle theme so much
Me too! It’s soooo great
I was waiting for this for a long time. And its way better than the original
Oh man, this was worth the wait! I love the fact that your fans begged for this, and you were listening. I guess that's what makes you one of the great TH-camrs today. Thanks for doing such great work and sharing it with us. It means so much.
Haha thanks! It happened to be a song that a fair few people wanted, and I ALSO wanted to do! Just took a while to make it happen.
I feel like Carlos is an anime protagonist who just gets indefinitely stronger 😂
They don't call him the Immovable Heir for nothing
Outstanding arrangement. Every instument worked together flawlessly.
carlos's face during that piano solo lol
Fantastic version! I performed this not to long ago and it's such a fun piece! Amazing work.
i checked out your rendition as well, it’s awesome! Thank you :)
@@insaneintherainmusic Thanks Carlos! That means so much coming from you. ❤
First, Pyra & Mythra in Smash. Now, Carlos covering the Torna battle theme... 2021 is the best year ever!!
I can't believe you got a bass trombone and were able to sound this good on it in only a few weeks! If that's not truly impressive, I don't know what is!
Haha thanks! It wasn’t that different from trombone, and a lot of the air support techniques transferred over from low winds that I’ve played, like bari sax and bass clarinet.
@@insaneintherainmusic Dude, I've been a musician almost my entire life, a tuba player for 12 years and a bass trombone player for 6 years and you just played that part better than I could have, on only a few weeks of practice?! On top of playing the *entire rest of the big band*?! You are a machine, Carlos
Yep, I watched that part six times in a row. That is not easy to play like that in the low register. I don't think Carlos is actually human.
@@kyleraftery3268 He's not human, he's sentient jazz.
Your remix’s are better than smash bro’s remix’s I’m not joking
True
Smash really did Counterattack dirty...
@@ShallBePurified yeah they really did
@@ShallBePurified ... I kinda like it tbh
Especially the persona remix’s. Those suck
Wanna know what else is "Insane"? The fact that I was JUST looking up this theme to listen to and this happened to be one of the first results. Couldn't even hesitate to hit play. Now I know to keep that bell on! Well done my friend!
This deserves way more attention than what its given for, that music slapped so hard it almost hit my inner soul :)
Even though I've never played a Xenoblade game, every time I listen to a Nintendo music mix and suddenly get snapped out of whatever I'm doing because the music is so good that I have to check what song it is, it is ALWAYS from Xenoblade. So yeah, this rules.
Torna's battle theme is truly one of the greatest of all time, and this cover does a perfect job at proving such.
I guessed yesterday that it was gonna be Torna's battle theme, so I was already really excited. That song absolutely slaps, and your covers only ever improve on the original. Yet somehow you still managed to blow me away with this one! The big band style just fits this piece so well!
Brass chops have come a long way, man!
Everytime the slider glides past the piano or focuses on the trumpet buttons with the warm light behind I forget for a second I'm meant to be listening to the music
That’s a very nice compliment... thanks a bunch! I put some extra time into the video for this one!
2:50 That fly do be liking that fly music
I have been waiting aegis for this!!! Thank you so much!!!
HOW HAVE I NEVER SEEN THIS PUN BEFORE?! XD
Shoutout to the twitch viewers who got to see this arranged in real time! I really enjoyed seeing the behind the scenes of this coming together, including the new bass bone and the translation of some of the parts to a trombone section!
YOOOO!!!! Best surprise from your channel! Thanks for making this!
This may be one of your best arrangements (and that's really saying something with arrangements of your quality and caliber!)
Been looking forward to hearing you cover this ever since I first heard it when XC2 came out!! I'm so grateful for your superb cover -- I really respect your ability to rearrange and expand on already great music, just as your additions to this piece made it a sublimely distinct experience from the original :)
Thanks a bunch :) Wouldn’t have felt right if it was just a 1:1 copy of the original!
@@insaneintherainmusic
Also! With regards to the videography, I really dig the colour tone of your lighting xD truly golden
Perhaps things to change are experimenting with different light angles, such as overhead or bottom up lighting (suitable for dramatic/noir music). One gripe is that having the light directly face the camera creates a noticeable glare, and it can mess with your contrast in editing. I think in this video it was not too egregious, since it was also a sort of warm/soft tone, but the intensity definitely detracts from the overall composition. Sort of like how it's difficult to appreciate the sky if you stare straight at the sun xD
Another thing to note is that your lighting set up tends to make your face and body sort of flat, in that there's a lack of highlights/shadows that accentuate your figure/instruments. If you ever feel like experimenting with cool videos to fit your music themes, you could consider messing around with your lights more! If you search gaffing or lighting tutorials on TH-cam you should be able to pick up really simple techniques that can still make a big difference in your visual mood!
One simple concept is setting up a main and fill light! Your main light is the strongest intensity and for situations where you want to light up your face you will put it behind the camera. Using secondary fill lights let's you adjust the appearance of shadows and highlights on your body contours by providing weaker light and shadows, or perhaps even different tones or colours of lights!
Would help make shots of your saxophone in this video more visually interesting and can also help with directing audience's focus to specific things if you highlight specific areas!
Jazz Master meets the jazziest theme there is.
The Ultimate Crossover
Edit: I can't wait for Emile to use this cover _somewhere_ when he starts LPing Torna.
Same on the Emile thing.
Honestly, I can't wait for him to use "battle but you won't forget it" for that one challenge mode map where you have to fight like. 2 platoons of Ardnaian soldiers.
Or the Battleship Massacre
The lighting really sells the "Gold Country" part. And all the brass of course
clicked on this at light speed, call me a Sacred Arrow
Bro I knew only you can do these kinds arrangements with such a glorious result. If only the actual Smash remixes had this kind of quality. Fantastic work, my man.
Always a great battle theme!
However, I think Sophisticated Fight from Trails in the Sky FC is still my favorite jazzy battle theme
trails cover when
Ditto, although I think I’d personally rather see a cover of the Evolution version of Inevitable Struggle. Really any Falcom covers in general would be hype as hell though
This cover is amazingly good, but what makes it one of the most incredible songs i've ever heard, is the fact that you're playing every single instrument. That is an insane amount of talent. Kudos.
Thank you! That took a lot of time to be able to do haha
I was litteraly just thinking how cool this would be to see from you and here I get it right as I think of it.
As soon as I heard it in-game, I knew I wanted to do a version of it, but it just took some time to accumulate the necessary skills to do it how I wanted to!
0:39 My man Carlos doesn't mind putting on shoes for the recording. Absolute chad.
I was wondering when this one would come! Clever arrangement once again, Carlos!
Took a while to record everything (as you can see haha), so thanks for your patience!
Those LED panels are a really nice touch, gives the backdrop a kinda warm, nightclub vibe! Fantastic cover as always!!
Holy frick Carlos, it's like you completed your infinity gauntlet of jazz music videos--saxes, trumpets, trombones, rhythm section, music production and videography--you're inevitable now!
But seriously, super awesome video! I love how you're always looking to try out new things, that's one of the main reasons why I keep coming back to your music!
We've done it, Carlos has finally reached JAZZ SQUARED!!!
Amazing arrangement, Xenoblade arrangements are always a treat!
WAKE UP BABE
NEW INSANEINTHERAIN XENO BANGER DROPPED
This camera work is superb!!
And wow, no need to fight this, this theme _jams!!!_
I was looking for torna the golden country theme covers on spotify LITERALLY YESTERDAY and couldn't find anything
Thank god you came to the rescue
Once again great work! Love the feel of this song, can't wait till it's streamable!
Dang! I'm surprised no one is mentioning the recording quality of this! The yellow lights that you are using really give this a certain premium feel. This is definitely one of your best videos, cinematography wise. And that's not even mentioning the banger of a song!
What a pure JOY YOU ARE!!!!! You are incredible man!! Your gift has truly blessed me and my daughters lives! Thank you! I can't get enough of insaineintherain!!!
Every Xenoblade cover you make is amazing! It’s wonderful to see such an amazing soundtrack get revitalised with jazz!
YES! 2 of my favorite things - Xenoblade 2 and a cover by Carlos
omg the production value is so high, im aghast at how beautiful everything is
Love this battle theme and this cover even more so.
VERY happy with the new angles, very fun warm movement all over and definitely one of my all time favorite videos you've shot! Oh and song slaps
WOoooooooooWWWWW. SUCH GOOD CONTENT, AND SO TALENTED
What a killer cover! The new instruments present here help spice it up in the early parts from the original, then that solo section gives me DLC Gormott theme vibes at first before just going full mega hype mode. you absolutely nailed it, kept the original's energy but added plenty of your own spice to keep it new, great cover!
This is so superb! I’m glad you are showing xenoblade 2 some love
See this is what got me into jazz and grew my love for orchestras
oh my gosh you have no idea how badly i've wanted this thank you so so so so so so so much
I just just thinking it was about time for another piece to be released. This sounds wonderful, as did your original piece last time!
Oh I canot wait until this hopefully ends up on Spotify, and here I thought this song couldn't be any more dope as it already was, but of course you somehow managed to prove me wrong yet again. Truly amazing!
the coloured LEDs are pretty dope here I won't lie. especially the way they reflect off the cymbals and the piano
What a multitalent, absolutely killing it every time. I love your arrangements, found you through your other xenoblade covers and was blown away. Here are some of my favourites in all of gaming music history, maybe they inspire you :) Keep up the awesome work!
Dark Cloud OST -- Shipwreck
Death Jr. - Parlor Tricks
Dark Chronicle OST - Starlight Valley & Underground Water Channel
Halo ODST - Asphalt and Ablution
Dragon Quest VIII - Heavenly Flight
Lost Odyssey - Never-ending Journey & The Gun Barrel of Battle / Battle Conditions
and some that are probably harder to turn into jazz
Luigi's Mansion - Game Boy Horror & Professor E. Gadd
Diablo - Tristram Village
Let's go! Finally a cover from the best videogame cover musicians ever!
FINALLY!!! This sounds incredible Carlos!!
Yooooooo this is wild! You're getting the hang of trombone really fast and writing some really nice parts for it! You could probably be even punchier with the articulation at 3:40 to get that next level of kick in your charts. Both the Ellington & Basie trombone sections are really good at that sound. Truly phenomenal job with all the playing and the editing! You really do get significantly better with every video - super proud :)
Just read the description - those lighting effects totally popped off. You're a beast, Carlos!
Haha thank you! I’ll keep working on the punchiness and just improving on brass in general!
The DLC didn’t disappoint, and you certainly didn’t disappoint!
i heard one of your arrangements and i recognised the artist immediately. you've got such a nice style! there's so much effort that goes into these videos. thank you for making them!
Feels like listening to this song for the first time all over again.
Best rendition on youtube. Congrats, really outstanding
Just started XBC2 again after years of not touching it just when you released this! Just hit the final chapter last night what a game and what a soundtrack.
Love how the piano builds up; some great runs & licks in there - didn’t know this song before, but your cover is really catchy - nice work!
An absolute banger, and absolutely incredible that you are now officially a one-man big band!
I don’t know why I didn’t get my notification for this yesterday :( but it was a pleasant surprise for when I opened up youtube today! This is one of my personal favorite songs. This freakin rocks
had no internet for the past few days, finally managed to get it back up and this is the first thing i see. YES.
Literally just today started replaying Torna. This awesome cover is a very nice coincidence!
Insain I love all of your jazz xenoblade arrangements thank you for making them
I love this so much!!! I think I have already listened to it at least 40 times! Amazing job man!
And Carlos strikes again! This is phenomenal!
That end card is truly a sight to behold.
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR 20 YEARS
If I could sum up this in one word, it'd be, VIBING. Great work once again Carlos!
I need to watch this- YESTERDAY
Our Jazz Band is playing this
The lighting in this video was very good. Very fitting and satisfying
Thanks for making me smile today, I really needed it.
Can we just appreciate how you can play an entire big band
absolutely in love with your arrangement, it’s so faithful and yet your energy is so refreshing!
One of my favorite covers you've made man! Visuals are looking amazing too
cant tell you how long ive been waiting for this!
Ahhh this is so good! I loved this battle theme when I first heard it because it was just so different and still really good at the same time.
The brass adds so much to this cover!! Awesome work Carlos!
thanks! it's been worth all the practice it took!