[TCL 2014 Styled Arrange] Rondo of Swallowtails and Malachite ～ Versicolor

DISCLAIMER: This video is a fanmade rearrangement of the music from 東方宝天京 ～ Treasure Castle Labyrinth and is not affiliated with UWASA Enterprise.

Hello everyone! Happy TCL Labyrinth and Sequel stage release day!

This song is a stage theme for the Sequel stage, which does not exists in the 2014 version of the album and is a completely new composition. When I first heard of it, I got really hooked by the atmosphere and wonder how it would sound if I were to "reverse-arrange" it back to the original album style.

I have transcribed everything by ear, make a new adjustment to the bassline because 2014 TCL only uses melodic bassline as oppose to some Trillian arps. As a result, I also ended up adding a few extra stuff here and there to make it feels less empty.
The percussion line was completely made from scratch to make it felt more in line with the 2014 tracks, but referencing how the drums in the original version went in terms of pacing.

For the instrumentation, I mainly take a look at how each instrument "translates" between the two styles by cross-referencing between other tracks on the OST, and try to guess which one it can translate back into while keeping the same atmosphere and energy intact.
I also make a small adjustment here and there to make it feels like an authentic 2014 track, especially the Stage 5 leitmotif section. I based it off the Stage 5A version of the track in particular. I initially thought to add some guitar to it as well, but it ended up feeling a little too busy as is.

I hope you all have fun with the update!

You can check out the latest version of 東方宝天京 ～ Treasure Castle Labyrinth here.
https://www.bulletforge.org/u/naudiz/...

Original Composition by Pesot.jp/.
Arranged by Kirbio.

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