Many avid gamers caught Deltarune fever in 2025, with the simultaneous launch of Chapters 3 and 4 (of a deliberate seven complete chapters). Personally, this sport music fanboy had been ready patiently for a Deltarune Piano Collections launch from Materia Collective. In spite of everything, their official two-volume publication of piano preparations for Toby Fox’s authentic Undertale has stood the check of time and stays among the finest VGM piano preparations that don’t have the identify Closing Fantasy connected to them!
Only some months after the Chapters 3+4 launch, Materia dropped Deltarune Piano Collections: Quantity 1. Nevertheless, it appears we’re enjoying catch-up, as a result of this quantity solely consists of songs from Chapters 1 and a couple of of Deltarune. One imagines that the upcoming Quantity 2 will cowl Chapters 3 and 4. Extra stunning for me, nonetheless, was the identify of the arranger and performer connected to this challenge. I had anticipated the return of arranger David Peacock and performer Augustine Mayuga Gonzales. Their work on the Undertale Piano Collections (each volumes) floored me. I couldn’t think about anybody holding a candle to this duo.
Then, alongside got here Trevor Alan Gomes.
Gomes is an completed arranger and pianist. I had heard his work on a number of tasks up to now, principally printed by Materia Collective. Most not too long ago, Gomes received my consideration along with his work on the self-titled album launch for the VGM cowl band Match Arc. Thus, earlier than I even hit play on the primary monitor, I had some religion that the Deltarune piano sequence was in good fingers, even when it wasn’t with my favored artist duo.
Just like the Undertale piano preparations, Gomes will not be enjoying quick and unfastened with the shape and construction of Fox’s supply compositions. Fairly, we get a wealthy, full-bodied association that takes benefit of the piano’s versatility and Gomes’ virtuosity. My ears are captivated by the short tempo and heavy syncopation in “Impolite Buster.” My thoughts struggles to wrap itself across the crashing chords and cascading arpeggios of “BIG SHOT.” And, I feel, the star of the present is “Area of Hopes and Goals,” a chunk that wraps collectively vital motifs throughout Undertale and Deltarune into one shiny and spirited association. Equally, the brightness and heavy use of ornament in “THE WORLD REVOLVING” lifts my spirits!
I solely have one critique for this album, and it’s one which surprises me, given so many piano organize albums have the alternative downside. This assortment is stuffed with intense, fast-tempo tracks. Even tracks I anticipated to be extra enjoyable, just like the mid-tempo “Scarlet Forest,” have moments of depth. There isn’t a lot right here that dares towards sluggish, mushy, or enjoyable. These are very busy preparations.
Granted, there’s part of me that doesn’t hate this strategy. It completely retains my consideration. Maybe I’m solely complaining as a result of I’ll ultimately try and recreate these preparations alone piano, and with no sluggish, easy items, I’m sure to fail! With that stated, anybody eager on selecting up sheet music ought to take into account that these are advanced-level preparations by means of and thru. Nothing ‘intermediate’ to be discovered.
On the time of scripting this overview, Deltarune Piano Collections: Quantity 1 is offered for free streaming and digital buy. The sheet music can also be obtainable digitally. Coming in 2026? Bodily variations galore! Materia has preorders obtainable for CD and Vinyl variations, and a bodily sheet music e-book can also be obtainable for preorder. I’ve already positioned my sheet music preorder. Frankly, I feel that is one to not miss. Even if you happen to haven’t fallen in love with Deltarune (but), you’re going to like these piano preparations.
