Arrangement for Like JENNIE

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:

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!