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Pokey Means Business (from "EarthBound") [Feat. Ro Panuganti]

from Brass Effect by The Game Brass

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Now officially titled “Cease to Exist”, fans had originally dubbed the composition by its more widely-known name due to the lack of an official translation at the time. Our arrangement of “Pokey Means Business” begins with a chromatic buzz, swelling and fading, climbing and falling as members of our brass ensemble stagger entrances. In the original version of the song, the following section blossomed into a furious 8-bit toccata. However, with the nature of brass tending toward long harmonies, we wanted to expand upon the Baroque chord structure and open it up for more harmonic possibilities, substituting the original cadences with some that offer more complexity.

Then begins the steady, horrific descent into madness. Drum fills and horn rips usher us to a truly brutal B section. A mixture of fast thrash rhythms ensue, encumbered by eight string guitars and high-gain fury, pushing the battle to its grittiest climactic moments. Meanwhile evocative muted brasses provide complimentary melodic material fitting for the rise of Master Porky.

All hail the pig!

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from Brass Effect, released September 9, 2022
Wayne Strange: Synth Programming, Arranger
Thomas Kresge: Producer, Mix Engineer
John Robert Matz: Trumpet
Robby Duguay: Trumpet, Mastering Engineer
Avery Yonehiro: Trumpet
JohnStacy: Horn
Danny Flam: Horn
Daniel Romberger: Trombone
Allison Martin: Trombone
Mitchell "SirEnobMort" Frey: Bass Trombone
Alex Hill: Tuba
Ro Panuganti: Guitar, Bass, Arranger

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The Game Brass is a brass quintet (and friends) who make covers of video game music. Their mission to become the brass quintet of video games, bringing classical chops to the game world, and showing off game music in the classical world. Featuring:
John Robert Matz (Trumpet),
Robby Duguay (Trumpet),
JohnStacy (French Horn),
Daniel Romberger (Trombone),
Alex Hill (Tuba) ... more

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