Jack's Lament - The Nightmare Before Christmas (Cover)

Here is a holiday cover of Jack's Lament for piano, violin and cello. Although the piano and violin are pretty true to the original melody I created the cello harmony from scratch. Thoughts?

Dear @Jeremy Carter,

A PDF score will allow fellow members to review your piece in a more detailed fashion!

I've listened to your version and the original version of the Jack's Lament. I find that the original version more varied since it's orchestrated and contains a vocal line. In your version the cello mostly provide a basic harmonic bassline but doesn't have more prominent role. I think it can carry more melodic weight, e.g. carry the main theme in both low register, to depress, and unnaturaully high register, to cry out the lament. It can also provide a new countermelody as well.

That said, your arrangement quite good to match the original version's creepiness and sadness. What is your intention of the arrangement? Is it to allow the 3 instruments to play the song, or to vary and develop it? 

Henry

Since I didn't know the piece in origin, I am unable to tell what could be better or worse from your work alone. I agree with Henry on the fact that the cello only serves as the voice under the melody but in the few secs after 2:15 might have been a lost opportunity. Having a score would be definitely great. Nonetheless, the piece sounds pretty good.

Kind regards,
Daniel–Ømicrón.

On 12/16/2022 at 6:03 PM, Henry Ng Tsz Kiu said:

Dear @Jeremy Carter,

A PDF score will allow fellow members to review your piece in a more detailed fashion!

I've listened to your version and the original version of the Jack's Lament. I find that the original version more varied since it's orchestrated and contains a vocal line. In your version the cello mostly provide a basic harmonic bassline but doesn't have more prominent role. I think it can carry more melodic weight, e.g. carry the main theme in both low register, to depress, and unnaturaully high register, to cry out the lament. It can also provide a new countermelody as well.

That said, your arrangement quite good to match the original version's creepiness and sadness. What is your intention of the arrangement? Is it to allow the 3 instruments to play the song, or to vary and develop it? 

Henry

 

Thanks for your comment and feedback! I work almost exclusively in Logic using MIDI and only occasionally do I make scores or use musescore. I intended for this cover to simply allow the three instruments to play the song in a way that it was easy and satisfying to listeners of all genres.