Dreams of Adventure - Pokémon Black and White

Arrangement of two tracks from Pokémon Black and White, for Lone Rabbit's OST Composing Jam: PASTIME II.

Listen on SoundCloud here.

Arranged by Ben Thompson.

Abyssal Ruins composed by Hitomi Sato.
Relic Castle composed by Shota Kageyama.

For Abyssal Ruins, I tried to lean heavily into the theme of the jam, and tried to give the track a dream-like feeling, using lots of synth elements alongside orchestral instruments.

With Relic Castle, I took a more "traditional" approach, putting more focus on recreating the original feel of the track, while also putting my own spin on it using orchestral samples, while still using some synthesised elements to tie it to the first track.

Programs/VSTs Used:

• FL Studio 20
• Applied Acoustics Systems Player
  Plastic Pop
  Multiverse
• BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover
• Ultra Analog Session 2
• Lounge Lizard Session 4
• Serum
• JuicySF
• Spitfire LABS
  Strings
• Strum Session 2
• Helm

Soundfonts / Samples Used:

• Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra
• GeneralUser GS
• MuseScore Orchestra GM
• Florestan Woodwinds
• Nice 4 Bass v1.5 (Soundfonts 4U)
  
• University of Iowa Electronic Music Studios - Bass Clarinet
  
• HammerSound Acoustic Percussion
  
• Don Allen's Timbres of Heaven
  
• Hands Make Sounds - 99Sounds