Adriana showed me this video a while ago of cat spin to this song on a tumblr page I think. It was one of the most calming things I'd ever seen and I felt all my anxiety just kind of wash away watching this little animal crossing cat fly through the air listening to this melody. After that, this song became really special to me, and it still gives me shivers when I hear it in New Horizons. I hope that I can convey the same feelings the orginal gives me to you guys with my guitar.
I opted to try and arrange both parts for one classical guitar, but it proved a bit difficult to keep it sustained since I had to jump around a lot. I knew from the start exactly how I wanted the song to develop and had these big string parts already arranged in my head. I've been really enjoying Albion One for strings and brass lately and think they worked really well here.
When I begun the arrangment, I wasn't sure which version I wanted to do between the aircheck and the K.K. versions. So in typical fasion, I just decided both and found transistioning between keys worked really nicely! Anyway, I'm always nervous to release covers in this style, but I think now more than ever it's important to remember to let yourself be vulnerable. The quarentine has everyone so tense and guarded. I hope this cover can give you a moment of peace.