#touhoustyle

This arrangement was commissioned to me by @quickalas on Twitter! This is an arrangement by me that combines elements of Beloved Tomboyish Daughter, Flowering Night, and Luna Dial (all originaly composed by ZUN), with original elements from my own influences

In a way, this song is a battle between Sakuya and Cirno, they are constantly fighting to be in the lead of the song, i tried to reflect this in the way the melodies switch from Cirno to Sakuya, but i also tried to get a little silly with it and have some of Cirno's melodies be played in the style of Sakuya's themes, and Sakuya's notes be played in the style of Cirno's theme I also added a bit of Luna Dial as well haha, it's a nice place to add a little original piano solo

The notes from the ZUN songs have been transcribed by ear, i did this on purpose because i wanted to give the song a different production feeling than the original, in a light and subtle way of course, so that this arrangement can feel unique in more ways than just the addition of the new composition elements alone

I know some people value 100% ZUN style accuracy above all, but personally, i find it enjoyable to bring in some elements i feel would make for fun additions to these songs, i've been thinking a lot about what "Touhou style" means to me lately, and i consider it more of a genre than a strict ruleset as of late, and i find this approach to be more enjoyable to be honest, since it allows me to add more elements that i've always wanted to hear in ZUN style songs, kind of like a "Tee Lopes approach", by adding new but fitting elements into familiar nostalgic sounds, i think a lot of interesting and nice new things can be created, i think this kind of experimentation has a real place in Touhou style music as a genre, and should not be discarded

Usually when talking to clients who commission Touhou style songs from me, i ask "how much % pure ZUN style accuracy do you want the song to have?", and usually, the amount tends to be around 60-80% (which means i can use reverse cymbals and anime sparkles, yay!!), and then of course we also talk about which specific game's music style we try to stay the closest to as well, in this case, it was Touhou 9 for example

Speaking of commissions and clients, i'd like to remind you that i am available for commissions, including Touhou style commissions! Be sure to go to my website and my commissions sheet for more information: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16RoeZ1jHj9LecyMk5S5l3Ur-FfuoDVdUCUIBFoFGVME/edit?usp=sharing

The art was drawn by me