Hey all, now that I've got a couple submissions under my belt, I figured that I would start with a little progress blog on what I'm working on at the moment.
I'm not currently composing any original work, but I am working on a few arrangements. What I am working on is:
-Arrangement of Over the Rainbow--Basically your standard contemporary version of the piece, arranged for brass quintet (well, as of now. That might change if I decide on a better instrumentation). The backgrounds/chords here are pretty reminiscent of the Animal Crossing: Wild World main theme (it's always fun for me to take a song and throw in a little something from another piece).
-Piano arrangement of Green Star from Super Mario Galaxy 2--Exactly what it sounds like. I'm doing my best to stay pretty close to the original material here, but we'll see where it goes; I might end up taking a few artistic liberties with it...
-Arrangement of Harlequin (from Homestuck)--Okay, this is a song from like, the BEST webcomic of all time, Homestuck. You can find it (if you're curious) at MS Paint Adventures. Anyway, I'm gonna take the thing and mess with it a bit. Make it a little more jester-esque. Maybe put it in 5/4, maybe switch between 6/4 and 5/4, not quite sure yet. I do know I'm gonna draw some influence from Tenpei Sato (specifically Hell's Whisper from Disgaea). This one I'm really excited about, I think I could really make something awesome come of it (if I can actually get what I'm hearing in my head to come out right).

Anyway, that's pretty much it. Oh, also, if anyone has any requests, I'm always looking for more inspiration.

Thanks!

--Al (pianomaster24)