ZUTOMAYO - 『MILABO』 (ずっと真夜中でいいのに。- 『MILABO』 )[Piano Arrangement] 

Here's my arrangement of 『MILABO』, which was performed by the Japanese band group ZUTOMAYO (ずっと真夜中でいいのに。). This song has a very funky feeling, which I personally found similar to Bruno Mars's song 'Up Town Funk'. The title MILABO is the Japanese pronunciation of 'mirror ball', which is the translation of 'disco ball' in Japan.
While working on this song, I faced similar difficulties that I had when I arranged 'Karma' by Dareharu(달의하루), since the tempo is relatively slow, making it hard to convey the same groovy beat from the original.
One thing I tried was to mimic the claps in the song by placing accents and chords at the same place to achieve this, though I think this wasn't enough for the chorus, I still think the arrangement lacks a bit of the original feeling.
Before the final chorus, I "composed" some jazzy lines using call and response, instead of just repeating the vocal lines. I also made a dramatic pause before entering the chorus, just because I preferred it :)
And of course, I changed some bits here and there for the jazz solo, so that the player can have some fun!
In order to express the funky rhythm. controlling the accents and lengths of each note would be crucial, and of course the pedaling too! I think this arrangement is a hard one to learn because of all the jumps and complex rhythms, but it would be certainly worth it if you achieve it!
I hope you enjoy!
P.S. Finally got to work on a different artist's song! I wanted to arrange this song for a while, but I just didn't have the time to could finish it properly. I'm really glad I was able to make this arrangement :)
P.S.S. Letztes Arrangement, bevor ich das Land verlasse :(
Link to the sheets
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*The performance is MIDI generated.
*Feel free to place pedals wherever you want!
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I'd like to hear your thoughts of what you think of my arrangements! If there's anything you think that's weird or would fix, let me know in the comments:
Constructive opinions are important and would help me a lot! :)
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Title: MILABO
Artist: ZUTOMAYO (ずっと真夜中でいいのに。)
Composer: ACAね
Singer: ACAね
Illustration: Official video
( • ずっと真夜中でいいのに。『MILABO』MV... )
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Arranged by 3D(White Notes)
For questions, commissions, etc., you can contact me at
whitenotes3d@gmail.com
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