Video Game Music
Jianpu scores for iconic songs from a few video games.
Posted: Jan 3rd, 2023
Travelers Theme
- Source Game
- Outer Wilds
- Song Title
- Travelers
- Composer
- Andrew Prahlow
Transcribed from this sheet music on MuseScore.
Banjo and Whistle
|1 5 7. q5q1'q7q6q5q6q75 |2 5 7. q5q1'q7q6q5q6q7q2'q7|3 5 7. q5q1'q7q6q5q6q75 |2 5 7. q5q1'q7q6q5q6q7q2'q7:||
Piano
|5. 2. 5. 2. 5 6 |5.#4. 5.#4. 1' 7 |5. 2. 7,. 5. 1 7, |6. 7. 6. 7. q6q7q2'q7| |1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, |2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, |3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, |2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, |
|5. 2. 5. 2. 5 6 |5. 6. 5. 6. 5#4 |5. 2. 7,. 5. 1 7, |6. 7. 6. 7. q6q7q2'q7:| |1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, |2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, |3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, |2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, :|
Super Mario Bros
- Source Game
- Super Mario Bros.
- Song Title
- Overworld Theme
- Composer
- Koji Kondo
Just the melody to the opening bit is transcribed here:
| 3'/3'/0/3'/0/1'/3'/|5' 0 5 0 |:1' 0/5 0/ 3 |0/6 7 b7/6 |53'5'6' 4'/5'/|0/3' 1'/2'/7 0/:|
Still Alive
- Source Game
- Portal
- Song Title
- Still Alive
- Composer
- Jonathan Coulton
Based on this arrangement on MuseScore, modified by to make it biphonic.
Key: D Major. 1=D
| 4'/3'/2'/2'/|0/3'. 0 0 |0. 5/ 4'/3'/2'/2'/|0/3'. 1' 2'/5/|0 0 0. 5/|2' 3'/4'. 2'/7/|0 1'/2'/ 0 5/5/|0/3'. 0 0 | | |5,/1/3/1/ 6,/1/3/1/|5,/1/3/1/ 6,/1/3/1/|5,/1/3/1/ 6,/1/3/1/|5,/1/3/1/ 6,/1/3/1/|5,/7,/2/7,/ 5,/7,/2/7,/|4,/7,/2/7,/ 4,/7,/2/7,/|5,/1/3/1/ 6,/1/3/1/| |0 0 4'/3'/2'/2'/|0/3'. 0 0 |0. 5/ 4'/3'/2'/2'/|0 3'/1'. 2'/5/|0 0 0 0 |2' 3'/4'. 2'/7/|0 1'/2'/ 0/5/7'/2'/| |5,/1/3/1/ 6,/1/3/1/|5,/1/3/1/ 6,/1/3/1/|5,/1/3/1/ 6,/1/3/1/|5,/1/3/1/ 6,/1/3/1/|5,/1/3/1/ 6,/1/3/1/|5,/7,/2/7,/ 5,/7,/2/7,/|5,/7,/2/7,/ 5,/7,/2/7,/|
Key: F Major. 1=F
|1'/7/6/5/ 0 3/4/|5 1' 7/6/6/5/|6/5/5 5 3/4/|5 1' 2'/1'/7/6/|6/7/1' 1' 2'/3'/|4' 3' 2' 1'/2'/|3'/3'/2'/1'/ 1' 6/5/|6/1'/1'/7 7/#/1'/#/1'/| |0 0 0 0 |1, - 5, - |4, - 1, - |1, - 5, - |4, - 1, - |2, - 5, - |1, - 6, - |4, - 3, - |
Key: D Major. 1=D
|0 0 0 0 |0 0 4'/. 3'/. 1'/|5 - - - |2'/3'/3' - - | |5,/1/3/1/ 6,/1/3/1/|5,/1/3/1/ 6,/ /1/ /3/ /1/|5,/1/3/1/ 6,/1/3/1/| |
A More Complicated Rendition
Transcribed from this arrangement on MuseScore posted by Michel Yung.
Key: D Major. 1=D
4'3'2'2'|3'---0---|0--54'3'2'2'|-3'--1'-2'5|----0--5|2'-3'4'--2'7|-1'--2'-55|-3'--0---|
|5,1316,131|5,1316,131|5,1316,131|5,1316,131|5,1316,131|5,1316,131|5,1316,131|
|0---4'3'2'2'|3'---0---|0--54'3'2'2'|--3'1'--2'5|----0---|2'-3'4'--2'7|--1'2'-51'2'|
|5,1316,131|5,1316,131|5,1316,131|5,1316,131|5,1316,131|5,1316,131|5,1316,131|
Key: F Major. 1=F
|1'7650-34|5-1'-7665|655-5-34|5-1'-2'1'76|671'-1'-2'3'|4'4'3'-2'-1'2'|3'3'2'-1'-65|61'1'7 - -b2'b2'| | |1-5-5-2-|4-4-3- |3-5-7 5-|4-4-5- |1'-1'-7- |1'-7-6- |4-6-#5#5 | | | 3-2- |1-1-1- |1-3- |1- 3- |6-6- |5-5-3- |1-4- 3 3 | | | | | | |1---2---|3-2-1- | | |4,6,140---|1,--1,5,--5,|4,--4,1,-5,-|1,--15,--5,|4,--4,1,-1-|4,---5,---|1-7,-6,-5,-|4,--- 3, - 3,, -|
Key: D Major. 1=D
|5,-1316,131|5,1316,131|5,1316,131|5,1354'3'2'2'|-3'1'-6-1'-|5-3-4'3'2'2'|--3'1'-2'-5|--3-1-3-|2'-3'4'--2'-| | 5, 6, | 5, 6, | 5, 6, | 5, 6 |3-3-3-3-| 6-- |3-3-6-3-|-- 1-|4-56--1'-| | | | | | | | 3- | | 4-| |1,---1,6,,--6,,|1,--1,6,,--6,,|1,--1,6,,--6,,|1,--1,6,,---|1,5,15,6,,3,6,3,|1,5,15,6,,3,6,3,|1,5,15,6,,3,6,3,|1,5,15,6,,3,6,6,,|1,5,15,2,3,4,-| |7-1'2'--55|33'3-6-1'-|5-354'3'2'2'|3'-1'-6-1'-|5-354'3'2'2'|--3'1'--2'5|--3-2-3-|2'-3'4'--2'-|7-1'2'-51'2'| |5-34-- | 3-| 6544|5-3-3-3-| 6544|--53--42|-- 2-|4-56--1'-|5-34- | |2- | | | | | | | 4-|2- | |5,,2,5,2,5,,6,,7,,-|1,5,15,6,,3,6,3,|1,5,15,6,,5,3,5,|1,5,15,6,,3,6,3,|1,5,15,6,,3,6,3,|1,5,15,6,,3,6,3,|1,5,15,6,,3,6,6,,|2,6,26,2,3,4,-|5,,2,5,2,5,,2,5,-|
Key: F Major. 1=F
|1'7654-34|5-1'-7665|655-5-34|5-1'-2'1'76|671'-1'-2'3'|4'4'3'-2'-1'2'|3'3'2'1'1'-65|61'1'7#5 7b2'b2'| |6 4 1 |3-5-5 2 |4 4-3-1 |3-5-7 2 |4 5-5-5 |1'1'1'-7-3 |1'1'7 6-2 |4 4 3#5 | |4 1 |1-3-2 |1 1-2- |1-3-5 |1 4-3- |666-5- |555 3- |1 3 | |1 | | | 1-2 | | | | | |4,-4,-4,-4,-| | | | |4,--4,5,--5,|1-7,-6,-5,-|4,-1- 3, - 7, -| |4,,-4,,-4,,-4,,1,|1,,1,5,3,5,,2,7,5,|4,,1,4,1,1,,-1,-|1,,5,,5,3,5,,2,7,5,|4,,1,4,1,1,,1,3,5,|4,,--4,,5,,--5,,|1,-7,,-6,,-5,,-|4,,-1,- 3,, - 7,, -|
Key: D Major. 1=D
|5,-1316,131|5,1316,131|5,1316,131|0---4''3''2''2''|-3''--0---|0--5'4''3''2''2''|--3''1''--2''5'|----0---|2''-3''4''--2''-| | 5, 6, | 5, 6, | | 4'3'2'2'|-3'-- | 54'3'2'2'|--3'1'--2'5|---- |2'-3'4'--2'-| |1,---1,6,,--6,|1,--1,6,,--6,,|1,---6,,---|5,1316,131|5,1316,131|5,1316,131|5,1316,131|5,1316,131|6,1316,131| |7'-1''2''--5'5'|-3''--0---|0---6''5''4''4''|-5''--0---|0---6''5''4''4''|--3''1''--2''5'|----0---|2''-3''4''--2''-|7'-1''2''-5'1''2''| |7-1'2'--55|-3'-- | 6'5'4'4'|-5'-- | 6'5'4'4'|--5'3'--4'1'|---- |4'-5'6'--4'-|2'-3'4'- | |5,1315,131|5,1316,131|5,1316,131|5,1316,131|5,1316,131|5,1316,131|5,1316,131|6,2426,242|5,2425,242|
Key: F Major. 1=F
|1''7'6'5'--34|5-1'-7665|655-5-34|5-1'-2'1'7'6'|671'-1'-2'3'|4'4'3'2'2'-1'2'|3'2'2'1'1'-65|61'1'7#57b2'2'| |4' 4'4'-- |3-5-5 2 |4 4-3-1 |3-5-7 2 |4 6-5-5 |1'1'1' 7-5 |1'1'7 6-2 |4 4 33 33| |1' 1' |1-3-2 |1 1-1- |1-3-5 |1 4-3- |666 5- |555 3- |1 | | | | | 1-2 | | | | | | | | | | |4,--4,5,--5,|1-7,-6,-5,-|4,-1- 3,- 7,-| |4,6,16,144,,-|1,,1,5,3,5,,2,7,5,|4,,1,4,1,1,,-1,-|1,,5,,5,3,5,,2,7,5,|4,,1,4,1,1,,1,3,5,|4,,--4,,5,,--5,,|1,-7,,-6,,-5,,-|4,,-1,- 3,,- 7,,-|
Key: D Major. 1=D
|----0-5'5'/6'/|-5'3'1'-2'3'3'|--5--5'5'5'|6'5'3'1'-2'3'3'|--5--5'5'5'|6'5'3'1'-2'3'3'| |---- | 455|--3-- |1' 455|--3-- |1' 455| |1,5,15,6,,3,6,3, |1,5,15,6,,3,6,3,|1,5,15,6,,3,6,3,|1,5,15,6,,3,6,3,|1,5,15,6,,3,6,3,|1,5,15,6,,3,6,3,| |--5---5'5'|6'5'3'1'-2'3'3'|--5--5'5'5'|--5--5'5'5'|----04''5''5''|--0--4''5''5''|-- |--3--- |1' 455|--3-- |1' 455|---- 4'5'5'|-- 4'5'5'|-- |1,5,15,6,,3,6,3,|1,5,15,6,,3,6,3,|1,5,15,6,,3,6,3,|1,5,15,6,,3,6,3,|1,5,15,6,,3,6,3,|1,5,15,6,,3,6,3,|1,-
(This example does illustrate that jianpu is perhaps better suited for simpler scores, with a single voice.)