Chasing Daybreak - Fire Emblem: Three Houses (solo piano arrangement)

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OH BOY THIS ONE TOOK A WHILE AND GAVE ME A LOT OF TROUBLE UGH BUT IT'S ONE OF THE BEST BATTLE THEMES IN THE GAME I COULDN'T NOT DO IT
Chasing Daybreak poses a particular challenge because it has this relentless intensity that just NEVER lets up, which works out when you've got a lot of instruments and drums and stuff but when you're adapting it to one instrument you've got to find creative ways to differentiate each section so it doesn't all just sound loud and bangy, yet without losing that drive, and it was hard to find those moments. The most difficult part was that big buildup before the recap: because it's so extended, i opted to come down like, a LOT there so I'd have somewhere to go. I hope it worked. I hope this whole thing works lmao i'll feel really stupid if it doesn't but hey i spent like a month of my life on this and i need something to show for it regardless lol.
The end section veered off in an interesting direction, as I was sitting in LAX delayed for five hours and working on this arrangement and rewatching one of my favorite bands ever Dream Theater's Images and Words show in Tokyo from 1993, so i ended up writing a humble tribute of sorts to Kevin Moore's beautiful, tasteful keyboard work (ok I love and revere Jordan Rudess forever but I can't listen to early DT without Moore, he really defined their early sound), and a bit of Edge of Dawn might have worked its way in there hahaha, as if the OST didn't already have 2394872394 versions of it lol. Anyways, you guys might hate it but I hope not lol. I like it hahaha.
I've got A Night at the Ball, Gazing at Sirius, and Tearing Through Heaven coming up at some point down the road! Check my twitter for updates!
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