Pokémon Instrumental Sheet Music
Have you ever wanted to play Pokémon music with your orchestra before? Or maybe you just wanted to get together with a few buddies to play in an ensemble? Well my my, you’re in luck! :) Pokémon Reorchestrated is taking on a new role in addition to remaking classic tunes from the Pokémon RPG series: arranging and releasing sheet music inspired by the same tunes! This new undertaking to bring PREO’s music to middle school and high school orchestras in your hometown will be called “Project Pallet,” named after the very first town in the Pokémon games.
The first piece from Project Pallet, set to debut around Halloween 2011, is a full orchestral medley of music from Pokémon Gold and Silver which I am currently arranging for a local youth symphony to perform in October. The sheet music and audio for the medley and will be made available to the public for free on a new “Sheet Music” page in the PREO navigation. Though still a long way off, I’m excited to help give kids the opportunity to play an arrangement of some of their favorite video game music.
Now, some of us don’t have the luxury of a full orchestra to play such music. Many schools have under-funded music programs and can only afford to buy wind instruments for students to play. Never fear, because Project Pallet will take these smaller ensembles into consideration too. This holiday season, the first volume in Project Pallet’s “Ensemble Series” will make its debut with sheet music for some of the following ensembles: string quartet, four-part brass choir, woodwind quartet, piano, and any others that fans might suggest.
With Project Pallet, I hope to encourage music teachers everywhere with strictly classical backgrounds to try something new by letting their students play the music of their generation and taking initiative to teach them the classical elements that have influenced modern video game music like Pokémon. Nothing is more fun than learning about the music that you love the most while learning to appreciate the music that preceded it at the same time.
If you have any suggestions for ensembles that YOU’D like to see sheet music for, please leave a comment by clicking the “<3 Notes” button below and let me know!