I Would Like to Purchase a Bat

This is a submission for "Alternative Soundtrack - music jam #5" wherein participants are tasked with creating an alternative song to Earthbound's "Buy Something Will Ya" shop song.

To be honest, my only exposure to the Earthbound games is through Ness's inclusion in Super Smash Bros. From what I gleaned about it from skimming the wiki linked on the jam page, the game is about a group of children with psychic powers defending their home town from alien invaders and a cult. The story's premise seems somewhat reminiscent of something out of Stranger Things or a Steven King novel, so I wanted to include musical elements that spoke of a creepy urban sci-fi evironment while simultaneously composing an energetic uptempo tune of the sort commonly employed for JRPG shop themes. The clarinet, bassoon, and marimbas were included to provide a warm "homey" tone which juxtaposes with the creepier elements.

 The first half of the composition resulted from sketching out a tune on the piano then extrapolating phrases from that sketch to the other instruments, which honestly isn't my favorite composition method since I generally prefer to work in smaller chunks with the various instrumental parts laid out separately, but I was on a roll and figured it would be best to get the composition down quickly. 

DAW: FL Studio

VSTs: Audio Imperia Nucleus, EastWest Hollywood Orchestral Woodwinds, Steven Slate Drums 5.5, Korg Triton, Korg M1

 Plugins: Waves Magma Tubes Stereo, Waves Magma Channel Strip, Maximus, Fruity Balance and Compressor.