ok, i think i'm done the arrangement, excluding minor tweaks. it's huge, though (more than 100 pieces), and is going to take some to mix. part of that is going to be isolating certain sections...

i had to scrap a few things that were there, which cost me some days, but i'm thinking either this sleep or the next is pretty much certain.

contrabass (15)
violin (14)
viola (14)
cello (14)
french horn (9)
flute (8)
trombone (7)
trumpet (7)
english horn (6)
oboe (6)
bassoon (4)
clarinet (3)
piccolo (2)
timpani (2)
harp
koto
agogo
melodic toms
tubular bells
glockenspiel
piano
music box
orchestral drum set
+ choir

so, that's 120 + choir. 200 people?

it's a little exaggerated. some of the parts could be played by the same person, but the score isn't acknowledging it. it's not written to maximize people in that way.

but it's not likely to go down too far. you're not squeezing this under 100, with the choir.

"so, why don't you ever play shows, j?"

i know, i know, i could rearrange it for one person. but that doesn't sound like a lot of fun, to me. i'd rather sit in my room by myself and orchestrate things to ridiculous extremes than cut them down to hobble together something for the sake of it being "live".

i'm sorry if you'd like me to see it differently, but i don't.