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Oh yes, embrace the corny! Enjoy this orchestral cover of the main opening theme to the recent Fire Emblem Engage.
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➤ Analysis:
Bit of a hectic one, this, as I had to rewrite it throughout the week as more of the OST was being released - so bear with me!
The track opens with an ostinato spiralling around a B Dorian scale (B-C♯-D-E-F♯-G♯-A-B), with the characteristic raised 6th present (the G♯). However, a G♮ also appears briefly (0:10), placing some doubt on this tonality. This is further blurred as additional notes are added to this ostinato (0:18), initially appearing triadic in nature, but also incorporating 7ths & 2nd intervals, further contributing to the uncertain tonality.
By 0:28, a high violin is added on a B, confirming some sort of tonal centre around the note B (but not offering us any detail as to the scale). This evidence comes moments later with the remaining string instruments being introduced and outlining B minor (B-D-F♯) and F♯ minor (F♯-A-C♯) triads, which suggests instead a B Aeolian mode (B-C♯-D-E-F♯-G-A-B).
With the entry of the orchestra (0:45), this is loosely confirmed with the presence of G♮s prominently in the bass. And in typical Fire Emblem fashion, the bassline and resulting harmony are remarkably adventurous, leading to some surprisingly extreme clashes. The bassline progresses as follows:
G - B - E - C - A; seemingly quite simple.
All while a B minor triad is maintained in the instruments above, creating some crushing chords (e.g. with the C in the bass and a B minor triad above, we have C-B-D-F♯, creating not only the semitonal dissonance of the B-C, but also the devilishly unstable tritone interval of C-F♯). These extended harmonies have become a staple of Fire Emblem soundtracks, but the reason they do not sound so abrasive is due to their tertiary nature (E - C - A are all intervals of a 3rd - tertiary modulations - essentially just extending whatever triad chord is held above and re-colouring it).
This goes even further at 0:55 with the bass progressing a 3rd lower to F♮ while still maintaining that B minor triad above, creating an even greater dissonance (F♮-B-D-F♯). Yet, it is not particularly grating to the ear, largely because it is then resolved from a B minor triad to an F major 7th with the sharpened 4th added (F-A-B-C-E), which is a pretty standard resolution for such a dissonance.
By 1:00, we are thrust into the main theme. Funnily enough, we now divert from our tonal centre of B and instead progress to the dominant minor (F♯). They achieved such a progression by simply stepping up a semitone from the previous F major 7th chord (F-A-C-E). From here, we are harmonically very stable, following a common "i - VI - VII - v" progression ("F♯m - D - E - C♯m") with some added notes for extra spice (e.g. D major 7th = D-F♯-A-C♯). However, the teasing of Dorian returns at 1:10 with a surprise shift into B major (containing that sharpened 6th, which here is D♯).
This is repeated with some small developments at 1:11 where we then transition into D via a tertiary 3rd (B to D; 1:22). Here begins the bridge before the chorus. Surprisingly, we have a loose tertiary modulation here from F♯ minor to D minor (D-F-A; 1:32), which is unexpected, but remains functional due to its tertiary nature (e.g. the F♯ falls to F♮, the C♯ rises to D, thus maintaining smooth voice leading).
Tertiary modulations appear in abundance for the rest of the bridge (E♭ - C - A♭, followed by G to B) explaining how these pretty extreme progressions can sound so smooth. This leads us to the chorus / climax in E minor (E-G-B).
And I'm out of characters, so ... uh ... and they all lived happily ever after. The end.
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The score was created in Sibelius 7.5, and the audio was created in Cubase using sample libraries from EastWest, Vienna Symphonic, Addictive Drums & Orchestral Tools.
★Game: Fire Emblem Engage
★Developer: Intelligent Systems
★Publisher: Nintendo
★Composer(s): Yasuhisa Baba, Kazuki Komai, Hiroki Morishita, Takeru Kanazaki, Fumihiro Isobe, Takafumi Wada
★Software: Sibelius 7.5, Cubase Elements 7, Cubase 10, Adobe Premiere Elements 15, EastWest Sample Libraries, Vienna Symphonic Library, Addictive Drums, Metropolis Ark
★Tags: Fire Emblem Engage, Opening Theme, Main Theme, OP, Intro Music, Orchestra, Orchestral, Orchestration, Arrangement, Remix, Cover, Sheet Music, Score
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Such a cool track
Amazing! I love this cover, it makes sound the main theme even better. Great job!
Awesome Jonathan!!
Only complaint is skipping the guitar riff entirely in the beginning of the song, it’s my favorite part of the song
Nice work on the cover!
Yesss J Shaw is on it
Nice orchestra in this video game about Fire Emblem Engage.
Love it!! I was hoping the main theme would be more like this! Amazing job! Really appreciate your work put into this. Time to put it on repeat now 😁
Enjoy the Extended version ;) --> th-cam.com/video/BnUNPHWCNvg/w-d-xo.html
@@TandA-Music Awesome! Thx!
Is this a Fire Emblem remix or a 3D Sonic Final Boss Theme? Never expected to get Sonic vibes from Fire Emblem of all things
omg I can imagine this playing in the final map ❤
Will you ever put this on Spotify?
Currently, it's impossible to do this legally until they release the OST in the U.S. (which hasn't happened yet D: )
@@TandA-Music ok thank you!
I have...Mixed feelings....As I have for multiple recent Fire Emblem main themes. I really like the song, it's great! But...I miss the series theme T.T
It's in there! It's just a little hidden.
Where is the insane electric guitar ? smh
_cough_ Orchestral Cover _cough_ ;)