October 26, 2025Oct 26 Dear all, I am seeing other composers to arrange pop music recently, so I give it a try. (So bored this weekend for some reason) It is Like JENNIE by Jennie (Blackpink). It is my first time transcribing a pop song. There are no official scores available online for my reference, so I have to do it by ears. (Tried transcribe it with Youtube-to-mp3/midi converter but that was a mess too) If I have to say, the most difficult part is to mimic the half-singing-half-speaking voice of Jennie. Complicated rhythm and very chromatic (and nearly atonal) "melodies" that I have to do it in 0.25x. Took me almost 3 hours to complete the transcription for the 3-minute piece and did some orchestration for the another 1-2 hours. Hope you enjoy it and please feel free to comment on it. Thank you! HoYin Disclaimer: I do NOT own the music. All rights reserved by Jennie et al. Original MV: My arrangement:
December 21, 2025Dec 21 Hey @HoYin Cheung! It's amazing that such a well trained musician as yourself was attracted enough to a song like this and sought out to transcribe and arrange it like this despite it's almost pitch-less spoken lyrics/dialogue. You did a really great job nailing down the almost indeterminate pitches in the song! It shows that you have a really great ear and I'm sure it was a challenging but lucrative (skills-wise) endeavor for you! Thanks for sharing!
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