Here's my video game saxophone cover of Virbank City from Pokmon Black 2 & White 2! I'm Sab and I love saxophone and video games, so now I make covers that combine two of my favorite things!
I've really been enjoying playing Pokmon White 2 on stream the past month! It's one of the few main series games I haven't played yet, which is really a shame. BECAUSE THE MUSIC IN THE GAME IS AWESOME! This is probably the first of many Gen 5 Pokmon cover to come in the next few months as I playthrough the game on Twitch! (which you should check out ) twitch.tv/sab_irene
For this arrangement, it started while the song was fresh in my head, and I just recorded myself jamming on it. I loved how it sounded so much, I wrote out the sheet music to my recording and made it a full cover! I started with just piano and vocals, but knew I wanted to make it a chill jazz combo vibe. A lot of the vocal layers were just added as I was bringing the arrangement to life. As for the sax soli, it was originally a vocal solo I made up, but I thought it would be fun to turn it into a sax soli!
For the video, I wanted to keep it pretty simple. Virbank City has a bit of grimey, dark aesthetic to it in the game. So I wanted to channel those colors and lighting into the video. And since the gym leader is a musician who plays in a dive bar, I thought the flannel fit the vibe too. I'm having fun making the filming and video editing more personal to the specific video! It's been a lot of fun to figure out how I can transport you to the area visually!
I would say the biggest challenge was definitely the mix, but I'm ultimately happy with it! More of mixing time now is spent on refining the FX I use rather than balancing the levels. I feel like I've come a long way with my mixes. I'm enjoying learning the nuances of mixing and how I can achieve specific sounds! It really is amazing!
Anyway, I hope you enjoy this chill jazz cover of #VirbankCity from #PokmonBlackWhite2 done by #SabIrene
