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Well, it's a hard thing to pinpoint, because the role of the arranger can vary from song to song.
Like, the arrangement of Voyage by Ken Shima, for example. He was almost entirely and solely the creator of the feel of that song. Ayu wanted a strings song, so she composed it, but to breathe life into it and layer the strings right, Ken Shima was asked to take control.
Most songs the arrangement is already determined by the composer of the song (Like CREA's songs mostly always coming out 'rock' is no mistake) however, an arranger can lend a very special touch of character to a song, or change it completely (like the Orchestra versions of ayu songs are simply re-arrangements)
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