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Hi-ho! I made a piano accompaniment arrangement of “Welcome to Mountport,” the opening number from “The Official Cast Recording,” Season 4, Episode 5, of Game Changer (hosted by Sam Reich) on Dropout.

This episode is an improvised musical by Zach Reino, Jessica McKenna, Zeke Nicholson, and Scott Passarella (with some incredible piano improv).

I have made tweaks to the arrangement and sheet music since recording this, but I think this serves well as a demo :) Hope you enjoy and have yourselves a lovely day!

You're very welcome! And no worries! It's always wonderful seeing teachers with true passion for their work engage with their students' interests and meet them where they're at so they can build the skill and confidence for future success while also instilling in them a love for the art itself.

Hollow Knight: Silksong - Bilewater

This is my arrangement of "Bilewater" from Hollow Knight: Silksong (composed by Christopher Larkin) for late intermediate/early advanced piano as requested by my students. It is written in the original key so that you can play along with the OST. There is a count-in of one measure. The students I wrote this for have a wider handspan than I do, so you will probably notice the substitutions/splitting/redistribution of notes in my playing. This is my norm to make it all playable (with all the voicing, too) - do what best fits your hands!

mm. 31: I use 1 (thumb) to bar the C# D# together

mm. 17 and 22: the m.s. (mano sinistra - LH) apply only to the lowest note (using the bracket was too messy, unfortunately)

mm. 42: the line shows where the melody is going

Pedal: I change whenever the harmony changes. For measures with inner voices that I cannot reach but need to sustain, I change as half pedal. Of course, use your own judgment to avoid it sounding too washy.

Copyright information for the original: (c) 2025 from Hollow Knight: Silksong by Team Cherry / Composer: Christopher Larkin. My arrangement is based on the composer's original video (from 45:09-47:26): https://youtu.be/Q6is6K8jbho?si=0iEPlO0mWAB5lkP4&t=2709

• Sherma's Song Transcription (57:64, polyrhythms, and box notation): https://youtu.be/AG_H1WwoSk8

• More Hollow Knight: Silksong piano arrangements: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBjX9Vsck-AAK4X-WRCI5D05jv4ublyfh [more arrangements will be posted on Thursdays, whenever they are ready]

Sherma’s Song: Polyrhythms and Box Notation - Transcription Process in 3 Ways | Hollow Knight: Silksong

Excerpt

Box Notation and Aleatoric Elements

Piano (excerpted version)

Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG_H1WwoSk8

Hollow Knight: Silksong Piano Arrangements

Here are my Hollow Knight: Silksong piano arrangements so far, as requested by my students. Next week will be Bilewater, then Choral Chambers. [More arrangements will be posted after that on Thursdays, whenever they are ready.]

My arrangements are based on the composer's original OST video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6is6K8jbho

• Sherma's Song Transcription (57:64, polyrhythms, and box notation): https://youtu.be/AG_H1WwoSk8

• Playlist for my Hollow Knight: Silksong piano arrangements: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBjX9Vsck-AAK4X-WRCI5D05jv4ublyfh

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Hollow Knight: Silksong - Bone Bottom

Hollow Knight: Silksong - Repose

Hollow Knight: Silksong - Songclave

Hollow Knight: Silksong - Fleatopia

Hollow Knight: Silksong - Bone Bottom

This is my arrangement of "Bone Bottom" from Hollow Knight: Silksong (composed by Christopher Larkin) for intermediate piano as requested by my students. It is written in the original key so that you can play along with the OST. There is a count-in of one measure (4 beats). For mm. 21-24, careful with voicing since it bounces back and forth between soprano and alto in the RH. The // near the end is called a "caesura" (or railroad tracks) - a brief, silent pause.

Pedal: I change at the beginning of each measure if the same harmony carries through or every beat or so, but use your own judgment to avoid it sounding too washy. Copyright information for the original: (c) 2025 from Hollow Knight: Silksong by Team Cherry / Composer: Christopher Larkin.

My arrangement is based on the composer's original video (from 6:30 - 9:34): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6is6K8jbho&t=390s

• Sherma's Song Transcription (57:64, polyrhythms, and box notation): https://youtu.be/AG_H1WwoSk8

• More Hollow Knight: Silksong piano arrangements: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBjX9Vsck-AAK4X-WRCI5D05jv4ublyfh [more arrangements will be posted on Thursdays, whenever they are ready]

Hollow Knight: Silksong - Fleatopia

This is my arrangement of "Fleatopia" from Hollow Knight: Silksong (composed by Christopher Larkin) for late intermediate level piano as requested by my students. It is written in the original key so that you can play along with the OST. There is a count-in of one measure (6 beats). I am aware that there is a creaking/clicking sound - this is from the B next to middle C (B3), but my piano technician is out of town. I did try to reduce the noise as best I could.

The lines between hands from mm. 41, 43-45 show where the melody is going (I wanted to preserve as many of the cello and woodwind lines as possible). Starting at the key change (m. 19), I take it a bit faster than the recording to facilitate voicing of the melody with hand crossing later on, the larger LH stretches, and because it is piano solo instead of orchestrated, but do as you please :)

Pedal: I change at the beginning of each measure if the same harmony carries through or every half measure or so, but use your own judgment to avoid it sounding too washy.

Copyright information for the original: (c) 2025 from Hollow Knight: Silksong by Team Cherry / Composer: Christopher Larkin. My arrangement is based on the composer's original video (from 1:41:55 - 1:43:50): https://youtu.be/Q6is6K8jbho?si=a8iHcP83PU9tbhYA&t=6115

• Sherma's Song Transcription (57:64, polyrhythms, and box notation): https://youtu.be/AG_H1WwoSk8

• More Hollow Knight: Silksong piano arrangements: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBjX9Vsck-AAK4X-WRCI5D05jv4ublyfh [more arrangements will be posted on Thursdays, whenever they are ready]

Hollow Knight: Silksong - Songclave

This is my arrangement of "Songclave" from Hollow Knight: Silksong (composed by Christopher Larkin) for intermediate piano as requested by my students.

It is written in the original key so that you can play along with the OST. There is a count-in of one measure (4 beats). I chose to play it a tad faster than the recording to facilitate voicing of the melody since it is a piano solo version instead of orchestrated, but do as you please :) It kept storming every time I wanted to record and did not end up stopping, so you may hear the pitter-patter of rain in the background.

Pedal: I change at the beginning of each measure if the same harmony carries through or every beat or so, but use your own judgment to avoid it sounding too washy.

Copyright information for the original: (c) 2025 from Hollow Knight: Silksong by Team Cherry / Composer: Christopher Larkin. My arrangement is based on the composer's original video (from 1:06:52 - 1:08:20): https://youtu.be/Q6is6K8jbho?si=HJ5av64cEQy7BkaO&t=4012

• Sherma's Song Transcription (57:64, polyrhythms, and box notation): https://youtu.be/AG_H1WwoSk8

• More Hollow Knight: Silksong piano arrangements: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBjX9Vsck-AAK4X-WRCI5D05jv4ublyfh [more arrangements will be posted on Thursdays, whenever they are ready]