~~ Update: We got second place in the insaneintherainmusic Jazz Challenge 2!! Thanks so much for the huge honor! ~~
A ball that can catch any pokemon without fail. No wonder Team Rocket was after such a technology!
Introducing Silph Co. headquartered in Saffron City! A labyrinthine 11-floor tower with teleporters, locked doors, and an army of Rockets and scientists prepared to do whatever it takes to steal Silph technologies for their own nefarious schemes. When I was a kid, I distinctly recall spending many hours stumbling through this monstrosity with nothing but the dissonant, laughing background track to accompany my roundabout journey.
The first generation of pokemon games has some wildly experimental music, especially when considering the sound limitations. I wanted to take one of the most dissonant themes in Gen. 1 and rearrange it in a contemporary jazz style to sound catchy. Silph. Co was a pretty natural choice -- all the chromatic movement makes for a lively earworm (and the predominant melodic line even looks like a worm when notated).
This video is my submission for insaneintherainmusic's Jazz Challenge 2.
***Huge thanks to Jacob Shoener and Colin Williams for providing the trumpet and alto sax parts (respectively) for this cover! Silph Co. may be dedicated to Pokeballs, but our Co. is dedicated to jazz; we're all members of the M&J Big Band! All you need is matching shirts to be a Co., right?***
