Never Forget Reimagined - Version 2.0 (Remastered) || Feat. Spitfire Audio VST Sounds || Kyle H. (UncleRed99)

Never Forget Reimagined.pdf

Greetings and Salutations, once again!

Back when I was getting my feet wet, again, with composing, my first full orchestra arrangement was this one. Since I've been practicing getting this stuff right again, I took the liberty of revisiting this old arrangement of mine, of a Halo Trilogy OST track, named "Never Forget" by Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori (geniuses by the way) 

I also recently found out how to use VST plugins with MuseScore 4, so I could swap out some of the more "digital" sounding, integrated MuseSound VSTs (Which are far from lackluster, to be fair, just have some minor quirks that many people including myself don't particularly enjoy about the playback audio), like, for instance, the Trombones and French Horns having their Tinny or overpowering playback sound, and the Piano playback sound genuinely lacking in depth. I've swapped out these voicings for Spitfire VST sounds, and I believe they sound much better, but that's up to interpretation of the listener 🙂

For this piece, the original composition is written in G Major. I've taken it down to F# Major, to give it a darker tone. I've also used elements from both the Halo 3 Track by Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori, as well as the "Never Forget (Midnight Version)" Composition by Kazuma Jinnouchi, written for the Halo 4 Soundtrack, to create something a bit more fresh in it's sound. Hopefully I hit the nail on the head, but that's not up for me to judge. 

Let me know your thoughts on this. I did not download any sheet music to complete this. I did this all from scratch on a new score, taking notes while listening to both of the original compositions mentioned above, and, note for note, did what I do with music 😅🤣 

Hopefully you all enjoy it! Thanks in advance for any feedback or kind reviews.

Hi @UncleRed99,

I like the arrangement! I think it sounds good.

All those F naturals should be written as E# as it's in F# major at the beginning! I think in b.52 you can use a key signature with one sharp since the music is in E minor. Thx for sharing!

Henry