Recorded Tracks With and Without MIDI
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"Joy Amongst Sorrow." An original piece that was composed, performed, and produced by Nate Alberda. This song is a culmination of what it is like to be at the light at the end of the tunnel so to speak. Nate intended to capture the feeling of happiness that is accompanied with a bit of sadness as it is a common occurrence in life. It was written for and performed on a solo piano.
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"Theme of Samus Aran" from Metroid Dread. The original composer of this piece is Kenji Yamamoto with Soshi Abe behind the arrangement of the Metroid Dread version. This piano arrangement was created, played, and produced by Nate Alberda.
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"Calamari Inkantation" from Splatoon by Shiho Fujii with the arrangement by Nate Alberda. One of Nate's favorite songs to play on piano, it is one that he made in memory of his brother and has since learned to love it.
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"The Prelude" by Nobuo Uematsu. This version was arranged and produced by Nate Alberda and was inspired of the many incarnations that this song has taken across the FINAL FANTASY game series. The piano was played live by Nate himself while all the other instruments are MIDI style.
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Mixed MIDI Tracks
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A MIDI cover of "Vs. Ridley" from the game Super Metroid. The original song composed by Kenji Yamamoto and this arrangement was created for a solo piano by Nate. Nate later adapted the piece to be in MIDI and is a showcase as to what he has learned through MIDI. The art used was also created by Nate as a mock album cover.
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"Shulk and Fiora" from Xenoblade Chronicles. This piece was originally written by Yoko Shimomura, Yasunori Mitsuda, Manami Kiyota, and ACE+ while this arrangement was made and produced by Nate Alberda. This song describes a deep appreciation between two friends and the somber tone makes it especially fitting for solo piano.
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"Celes' Theme" from FINAL FANTASY VI. Originally composed by Nobuo Uematsu with the arrangement and MIDI done by Nate Alberda. One of Nate's favorite songs in the FINAL FANTASY series, this song encompasses some of what Nate has been through as a teenager and the light at the end of the tunnel during dark times. As someone who dealt with mental illness, this song connects with him on a deep and emotional level.
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