Happy Happy is Blue (Psychedelic EarthBound Cover)

Sort of a strange choice for a cover, I know. I just felt compelled to create an arrangement of this song completely out of the blue! (GET IT?) This is the theme of EarthBound's insane cultists, the Happy Happyists, who are obsessed with the colour blue. I wanted to go full-out psychedelic with this cover, which ultimately led me to drawing influence from none other than the Beatles. The world and the music of EarthBound have many connections to the Beatles, both in-game and in terms of development - Shigesato Itoi himself was a huge Beatles fan, so many references to the Beatles show up through EarthBound's soundtrack and dialogue. I chose the sitar and tambura inspired by the Indian sounds of "Norwegian Wood," "Tomorrow Never Knows," and "Within You Without You," to name a few. The mellotron and reverse-cymbal effect was inspired by "Strawberry Fields Forever." The cello was influenced by "I am the Walrus." In other news: my Kirby & the Amazing Mirror arranged soundtrack is nearly finished! If all goes according to plan, I will release the entire album this Friday! It will have 20 songs from Kirby & the Amazing Mirror, arranged in a variety of styles. I'm very excited to share it with you, so please stay tuned! ~~~~~ EarthBound is the property of Ape Inc. and Shigesato Itoi "Happy Happy is Blue" originally composed by Hirokazu Tanaka, Keiichi Suzuki and Hiroshi Kanazu Arrangement made in FL Studio using Kontakt 5 Sound Libraries used: Kontakt Factory Library