I transcribed "Corridors of Time" for anyone who's interested. I believe it's in F# minor, and nearly heptatonic (there are a few raised submediants); 4/4 time with motoric eighths from the bonang, a gamelan instrument. I like the melody, both the sitar and the chorus after it. I left out the percussion, which is one bar of music repeated throughout. Lillypond code below.
\version "2.22.2"
\paper {
#(set-paper-size "letter")
top-margin = 2\cm
left-margin = 1\in
right-margin = 2\cm
ragged-right = ##f
ragged-bottom = ##t
indent = 1\cm
tagline = ##f
}
\header {
title = "Corridors of Time"
composer = "Yasunori Mitsuda"
}
bonang = \relative d' {
\time 4/4
\clef treble
\key fis \minor
\repeat unfold 3 {
d8 fis b cis fis fis, b cis | e fis, b cis fis fis, b cis |
}
cis, fis b cis fis fis, b cis | e fis, b cis fis fis, b cis |
d, fis b cis fis fis, b cis | e fis, b cis fis fis, b cis |
cis, gis' b cis e gis, b cis | dis gis, b cis e gis, b cis |
d, fis b cis fis fis, b cis | e fis, b cis fis fis, b cis |
cis, fis a cis fis fis, a cis | gis' fis, a cis fis fis, a cis |
d, fis b cis fis fis, b cis | e fis, b cis fis fis, b cis |
cis, gis' b cis e gis, b cis | dis gis, b cis e gis, b cis |
d, fis b cis fis fis, b cis | e fis, b cis fis fis, b cis |
cis, fis a cis fis fis, a cis | gis' fis, a cis fis fis, a cis |
\repeat unfold 3 {
d, fis b cis fis fis, b cis | e fis, b cis fis fis, b cis |
cis, fis b cis fis fis, b cis | e fis, b cis fis fis, b cis |
}
d, fis b cis fis fis, b cis | e fis, b cis fis fis, b cis |
cis, fis a cis fis fis, a cis | gis' fis, a cis fis fis, a cis |
}
chorus = \relative d' {
\time 4/4
\clef alto
\key fis \minor
r1 | r | r | r | r | <a cis fis>^\markup { \italic legato }\< | <gis b e> |
<e gis cis>\! |
r4 <a cis fis>8\mf^\markup { \italic stacatto } r r <a cis fis> r4 |
r <a cis fis>8 r r <a cis fis> r4 | r <gis b e>8 r r <gis b e> r4 |
r <gis b dis>8 r r <gis b e> r4 |
\repeat unfold 2 { r <a cis fis>8 r r <a cis fis> r4 | }
r <cis e gis>8 r r <cis e gis> r4 |
r <cis e a>8 r r <cis e gis> r <gis cis e> |
\repeat unfold 2 { r4 <a cis fis>8 r r <a cis fis> r4 | }
\repeat unfold 2 { r <gis b e>8 r r <gis b e> r4 | }
r <a cis fis>8 r r <a cis fis> r4 | r <gis b e>8 r r <gis b e> r4 |
\repeat unfold 2 { r <a cis fis>8 r r <a cis fis> r4 | }
r1 | <e' fis b>2^\markup { \italic legato } <fis b e> | <b e gis>1 |
<cis fis a>2 <b e gis>4 <a cis e> | <fis a cis>1~ |
<fis a cis>2 <e gis b>4 <a cis e> | <e gis b>2 <cis fis a> |
<b e gis> <a cis fis>4 <gis b e>8 <a cis fis>~ | <a cis fis>1 |
<e' fis b>2 <fis b e> | <b e gis>1 | <cis fis a>2 <b e gis>4 <a cis e> |
<fis a cis>1~ | <fis a cis>2 <gis b e> | <a cis fis>1~ |
% special technique for decrescendo at end of score
<< <a cis fis> { s2.\> s8 s\! } >> |
}
sitar = \relative d' {
\time 4/4
\clef tenor
\key fis \minor
% pretty tuplets
\override TupletNumber.text = #tuplet-number::calc-fraction-text
r1 | r | r | r |
\tuplet 3/2 {
a'16\laissezVibrer gis\laissezVibrer fis\laissezVibrer cis\laissezVibrer
a\laissezVibrer gis\laissezVibrer
}
fis4\laissezVibrer s2 | r1 | r | r2.. cis8\f | gis'8. gis16~ gis8 fis8 fis2~ |
fis4. fis16 gis a8. b16~ b8 a16 gis | fis8. fis16~ fis8 e e2~ | e r4 r8 cis |
gis'8. gis16~ gis8 fis fis2~ | fis4. fis8 gis8. a16~ a8 b |
b8. cis16~ cis8 cis8~ cis2~ | cis4. cis8 e8. cis16~ cis8 a~ | a2. r4 |
r r8 a fis4 cis' | b8. cis16~ cis8 gis~ gis4 fis8 e~ | e2. r8 e |
fis8 a, d e fis8. gis16~ gis8 a | gis b, e fis gis8. a16~ a8 gis |
gis2.. fis8 | fis1\mp |
\tuplet 3/2 {
a'16\laissezVibrer gis\laissezVibrer fis\laissezVibrer cis\laissezVibrer
a\laissezVibrer gis\laissezVibrer
}
fis4\laissezVibrer s2 | \repeat unfold 15 { r1 }
}
bass = \relative d {
\time 4/4
\tempo 4 = 112
% set up bar numbers
\override Score.BarNumber.break-visibility = ##(#f #t #t)
\set Score.barNumberVisibility = #(modulo-bar-number-visible 4 1)
\clef subbass
\key fis \minor
r1 | r | r | r \bar "||" |
\mark \markup { \abs-fontsize #14 \box LOOP }
d,4.^\markup { \italic pizz. } d a'8 d | d,4. d a'8 d | fis,4. fis cis'8 fis |
fis,4. fis e4 | d4. d a'8 d | d,4. d a'8 d | cis,4. cis gis'8 cis |
cis,4. cis gis'4 | d4. d a'8 d | d,4. d a'8 d | fis,4. fis cis'8 fis |
fis,4. fis e4 | d4. d a'8 d | d,4. d a'8 d | cis,4. cis gis'8 cis |
cis,4. cis gis'4 | d4. d a'8 d | e,4. e b'8 e | fis,4. fis cis'8 fis |
fis,4. fis e4 |
\repeat unfold 3 {
d4. d a'8 d | d,4. d a'8 d | fis,4. fis cis'8 fis | fis,4. fis e4 |
}
d4. d a'8 d | d,4. d8 cis4. cis8 | fis4. fis cis'8 fis |
fis,4. fis cis'8 fis \bar "|."
}
\score {
<<
\new Staff \with {
instrumentName = "bonang"
shortInstrumentName = "bon."
midiInstrument = "marimba"
}
\bonang
\new Staff \with {
instrumentName = "chorus"
shortInstrumentName = "chor."
midiInstrument = "choir aahs"
}
\chorus
\new Staff \with {
instrumentName = "sitar"
shortInstrumentName = "sit."
midiInstrument = "sitar"
}
\sitar
\new Staff \with {
instrumentName = \markup {
\column { double bass }
}
shortInstrumentName = "bass"
midiInstrument = "acoustic bass"
}
\bass
>>
\layout {
\context {
\Score \RemoveEmptyStaves
}
}
\midi { }
}
