Final Fantasy IX Terra - notation problem

[shinsetsu]

Hello, I have a question about this sheet for the Final Fantasy 9 Terra melody:

https://www.emuparadise.me/sheet-music/Final_Fantasy_9_Terra/170 (also in the attachment)

In the third line on the second page there are some 4-note chords that I don't really know how to play. There is a 3-note chord that you're supposed to hold for the entire measure, but there's also a melody line above. And some of the notes in the melody line are the same as in the chord that I'm supposed to hold, so it's double confusing.

I know I should probably know this stuff, but I've just got my keyboard back after 10 years of it dusting in my parents' house, so I'm having trouble remembering my basic piano training

[nystul]

You cannot ignore the melody note, so you must strike the key again at the appropriate time.  For this style of piece you would probably want to use quite a bit of pedal, so that will take care of the sustained notes anyway.

[shinsetsu]

Hmm... I'm not sure I've got enough skill to do that. But I'll do my best Thanks a lot!

[49410enrique]

the above is correct, you'll need to play them and quickly leap up to the melody with as little lag as possible to play your melody. the pedal is your friend.

this is one of my issues with 'fan' arrangements. i have both the official piano collections and original piano soundtrack piano scores, this theme only appears in the piano ost and not the pc.  melody and harmony wise it is correct in the transcription but the piano writting leaves much to be desired, don't be affraid to improvise a bit on this section, the japanese sheets i have only outline the base arpegio and the top melody and they give you a chord symbol, so feel free to make that section your own as uemtatsu would probably not be too bugged by it as it didn't make it into the piano collections book (which you would most definately play as written as these are more 'art' music vs pop piano realizations).

[bustthewave]

I don't have anything to add except - Uematsu is an absolutely brilliant composer, and many of his pieces most certainly deserve the honor of high art, regardless of the medium. So I just wanted to say, it brings a smile to my face when people here at piano street play Uematsu pieces.

[shinsetsu]

Wish I had the skill to do him justice I haven't yet touched the fragment with the complicated chords, but I'm driving my partner mad, playing the first page over and over again

[49410enrique]

I don't have anything to add except - Uematsu is an absolutely brilliant composer, and many of his pieces most certainly deserve the honor of high art, regardless of the medium. So I just wanted to say, it brings a smile to my face when people here at piano street play Uematsu pieces.

right on! i'm huge fan of his and collect his music, i have some planned solos from various pc volumes for this year i hope to put in audition asap (beginning later this spring i can start work w hopefully a summer posting or two).

i'd also add yoko shimomura and masahi hamauzu to the list of modern japanese media composers who have a very good command of a classical/art music approach to some of the score and origianl music they compose.  sachiko miyano and others do a fantastic job with their transcriptions and arranging too.