albieAfter watching the movie "Fantastic Beasts," I revisited the original Harry Potter soundtrack and was reminded how great it was! Inspired, I decided to collaborate with my friends to create our own medley of the classic Harry Potter themes - with a sleightly musical twist ;). See how many of the tunes you can recognize! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Albert Chang: Violin 1 Facebook: facebook.com/sleightlymusical Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/THEalbertchang Instagram: http://instagram.com/sleightlymusical
Baiyu Li: Cello ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Original Composition: John Williams String Arrangement: Albert Chang Piano Arrangement: Victor Kong Mix/Mastering: Soya Soo (http://www.audioandvisualart.com) Cinematography: Alan Chung (www.papersketchmedia.com) and Alex Oh VFX: Dippen (youtube.com/user/OstedipMC) Production Assistants: Arlene Ho and Emmanuel Lagumbay
*There is no official sheet music for this medley. However, I took inspiration from this score musescore.com/dadedan/harry-potter-medley if you're looking for something similar!
Harry Potter Medley - ft. Juncurryahn and Lilypichualbie2017-01-26 | After watching the movie "Fantastic Beasts," I revisited the original Harry Potter soundtrack and was reminded how great it was! Inspired, I decided to collaborate with my friends to create our own medley of the classic Harry Potter themes - with a sleightly musical twist ;). See how many of the tunes you can recognize! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Albert Chang: Violin 1 Facebook: facebook.com/sleightlymusical Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/THEalbertchang Instagram: http://instagram.com/sleightlymusical
Baiyu Li: Cello ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Original Composition: John Williams String Arrangement: Albert Chang Piano Arrangement: Victor Kong Mix/Mastering: Soya Soo (http://www.audioandvisualart.com) Cinematography: Alan Chung (www.papersketchmedia.com) and Alex Oh VFX: Dippen (youtube.com/user/OstedipMC) Production Assistants: Arlene Ho and Emmanuel Lagumbay
*There is no official sheet music for this medley. However, I took inspiration from this score musescore.com/dadedan/harry-potter-medley if you're looking for something similar!Shutdown - BLACKPINK | Violinalbie2022-10-25 | As a classical music and Kpop enthusiast, I was pleasantly surprised to hear Paganini's La campanella sampled in the latest Blackpink song. Figured this would be a good opportunity to practice :)
filming and editing: Albert Chang music production: Justin SunEverything Goes On - Porter Robinson | Violin Piano Cover ft. Kyle Landryalbie2022-09-19 | I've been really enjoying Riot Games' recent works that seamlessly integrate music and animation with gaming, so I thought I'd give a stab covering their music again with my friend Kyle.
filming and editing: Albert Changalbie | everywhere and nowherealbie2022-09-08 | "Every rejection, every disappointment, has led you here to this moment"
[[tracklist]] reboot.exe - 0:00 i just felt... - 1:10 nai nai - 4:40 distance - 7:30 drifting away - 10:35 a new morning - 13:25 chilling at a cafe - 16:19 respire - 19:53 no more zero days - 22:24 it goes on - 26:31 thank you, i'm sorry - 29:46 nice while it lasted - 33:41
violin, viola, piano, synths, melodica, whistling - Albert Chang jazz piano - Julian Sanchez (twitter.com/zorsysan) cello - Niall Ferguson (instagram.com/niallfest) sax - Tim Teylan drum/bass, production, and mixing - Jesse Barrera track 12 mixing - Tony Aleman mastering - Sun Room Audio
art by Stefan Große Halbuer: ► instagram: instagram.com/plastic.pen ► twitch: twitch.tv/grossehalbuerhey its been a whilealbie2020-10-05 | What I've been up to this past year.10 Years of League of Legends Music in One Takealbie2019-10-25 | 11 Musicians. 10 Years of League of Legends Music. 25 Songs. One take. No Cuts.
Thanks Riot Games for working with me on this project. It's been something I've wanted to do.
Guitarist: Sarah Lee http://www.youtube.com/shuddd ____________ Original Music | Riot Games Arrangement | Niall Taro and Daniel Lemer Music Production/Mix | Joe Sanders (@joesandersmusic) ____________ Director/Producer: Albert Chang Co-Director: Brodin Plett Unit Production Manager: Rebecca Kang Director of Photography: Neema Sadeghi Steadicam Operator: Michael McDonald 1st AC: Austin Millinder DMX Board Operator: Chris Van Lieshout Key Grip: Michael Proa Gaffer: Daniel Kagle Production Assistants Alex Frenette, Peter Park, SushiDragon, Michele Chan, Syanne Ferguson, and Andy Ta Colorist: Bryan Smaller VFX: Eric Shao Props: Riot Games, Akemi Hogan, and Stella ChuuK/DA - POP/STARS | Violin, Cello and Piano Cover ft. LilyPichu, JunCurryAhn, and Jamie Kangalbie2019-03-11 | I love K-Pop and I love League of Legends, and it turns out, I'm not the only.
When this song first came out, I started working on it within the first week, but it ended up taking 4 months to make. Between getting my car towed at the shoot, going through dozens of arrangements/mixes, and constant traveling/streaming, it's been quite the journey. Thankfully, with the help a lot of friends and talented people, it's finally done! Hope we did this amazing song (and music video) justice! ____________
Original Composition: Riot Games ft Madison Beer, (G)I-DLE, Jaira Burns Arrangement: Andrew Pang Piano Arrangement: Victor Kong Recording Engineer: Albert Chang Production and Mix/Master: George Shaw (http://www.georgeshawmusic.com)
Producer: Albert Chang Director: Jun Sung Ahn and Albert Chang Director of Photography: Nate Votran Assistant Camera Operator: Josh Chun Gaffer: David Park Grip: Duncan Boisineau and Phill Lee Make Up: Kimmy Phan
Special thanks to Dan (IG: dan_am_i) for letting us film in his beautiful home and use his car as well as Christian Linke for giving his advice on the music production.Maplestory Medley - String Quartet + Piano ft. Rainbowpig2, Sherry Kim, and xClassicalCatxalbie2018-10-24 | I'm back guys!
I've been playing a lot of Maplestory 2 as of late, which reminded me of my middle school days where I would secretly play maple story at night under my bedsheets.
So earlier this year, I worked with my friend Sherry to produce this piano quintet version of some of your favorite MS tunes! Hope you enjoy this nostalgia trip :D ______________________
Original Composition: CODASOUND Arrangement: Sherry Kim Mix: Soya Soo Director: Albert Chang Director of Photography: Nathan Votran Producer/Assistant Camera Op: David Park Video Editing/Color Correction: Albert ChangLeague of Legends - Season 8 - Music x Magic ft. LilyPichu and TJ Brownalbie2018-04-20 | This video was originally a collaborative project between Riot Games and my friends, TJ Brown and LilyPichu, to introduce the new season of League of Legends using all our individual talents. (TJ's amazing vocals, Lily's cute art, and my magic tricks) Unfortunately due to some technical difficulties/timing issues, it was never released officially.
I wasn’t planning on posting our video since Season 8 started a few months ago, but a lot of my fans have encouraged me to release it anyways, so here it is. :D
If you like these kind of magic + music videos, please let me know in the comments below! They take a lot more time to choreograph and produce than my typical music video, but they are a lot of fun for me! ____________
Main Vocals: TJ Brown Secondary Vocals: LilyPichu Violin: Albert Chang Magic/Choreography: Albert Chang Lyrics: TJ Brown, LilyPichu, Albert Chang Art: LilyPichu and Pecca (youtube.com/channel/UCHErZgBloHNYX6Uu_dsBVxg)
Music Producer: TJ Brown Video Director/Producer: Albert Chang Director of Photography: Nate Votran Producer/Assistant Camera Operator: David Park Production Assistant: Daniel HongDNA (방탄소년단) | BTS | Violin and Piano Duet Cover ft. Lilypichualbie2018-02-14 | I've been a huge fan of BTS for several years now, and performing with them for their Anaheim Wings Tour last year only made me a bigger fan! Unfortunately I never got a chance to cover one of their songs until a few months ago.
Lily and I arranged, recorded, and filmed our instrumental cover of "DNA" in September when the album "Love Yourself 承 'Her'" first dropped, but I was only recently able to finish editing the audio/video. This video was definitely a challenge, both musically and visually, so we hope it was the worth the wait! #ARMY ____________
Original Composition: BTS and Pdogg Arrangement: Albert and Lily Audio/Video Editing: Albert Chang Director of Photography: Nam Luong 1st AD: Michi Doan 2nd AD: Jiyoung Park Camera OP: Manny Figueroa Gaffer: Paolo Ongkeko Hair and Make-up: Ariasaki and Hiro
Special thanks to John Enriquez for letting us borrow his studio to film!Legends Never Die - String Quartet + Piano Cover ft. LilyPichu, Xell, and Tiffany Changalbie2017-10-20 | Every year, the best League of Legends teams from all over the world compete in a month long tournament held by Riot Games. Although I find the matches to be exciting, my favorite part has always been listening to the themes Riot produces for each tournament; so much so that I've covered 2 of them in the past. This year is no exception.
With the support of Riot Games, my friends and I were able to film our classical music inspired cover of the 2017 World's theme, "Legends Never Die," at their E-Sports studio in North America. Hope it hypes you up! :)
Original Composition: Riot Games ft. Against the Current Arrangement: Niall Ferguson Drum Arrangement: Victor Kong Mix: Soya Soo Mastering: Simon Hestermann
Director/Producer: Albert Chang Producer/Co-Director: Lily Vi Pham Cinematographer: Nam Luong 1st Assistant Director: Michi Doan Jib Operator: Paolo Ongkeko Gaffer/B-Cam Op: Jonathan Na 1st Assistant Camera: Nathan Votran Grip Swing: Chris Van Lieshout Set PA/Playback: Jackie Zhou Set PA: Annie Le Set PA: Joseph Perez Hair/Make-Up: Angela (Ariasaki) Don
Special thanks to these cool people at Riot Games: Seth Lloyd and Misael Andrade for helping us navigate the LCS stage, Bob Delina for providing the hoodies, and Viranda Tantula, Jess Frucht, and Marc John for resolving any questions/problems I had during the production process!Your Lie in April Medley ft. LilyPichu - Violin/Piano Duet (四月は君の嘘)albie2017-07-03 | "Your Lie in April" is probably the most referenced/requested show on my channel! For those of you who haven't seen it, it's an anime about classical music, featuring a violinist and a pianist. It also happens to be one of my favorite anime!
I've always been meaning to cover some of the songs from YLIA. However, there's too many songs I love from the OST, so I decided to make a medley of my favorites with my friend LilyPichu!
We decided to go with a gender-bend cosplay concept for the video, since the violinist in the anime is a blonde girl, and the pianist is black haired boy. We also tried our best to capture the feel of the show in the cinematography/set locations. Prepare to embark on the feels train! T^T ____________
Original Composition: Masaru Yokoyama Arrangement: Albert and Lily Audio/Video Editing: Albert Chang Cinematographer: Manny Figueroa Production Assistant: Josiah Yu Hair and Make-up: Narei Choi and Sunhee JeongPrincess Leias Theme Violin Tribute ft. Rainbowpig2albie2017-05-04 | This video is a re-upload because I'm dumb and accidentally deleted this a few months ago. RIP Carrie Fisher. May the force be with you. ____________
Original Song: John Williams Arrangement: Albert and Tiffany Chang Violin: Albert Chang Piano: Tiffany Chang Production: Albert ChangBeauty and the Beast Medley ft. LilyPichu, JunCurryAhn, Rainbowpig2, xClassicalCatx, and Xellalbie2017-04-15 | I know many of you requested a cover of "Beauty and the Beast," especially since the live action movie came out recently, so finally, here ya go! Between location scouting, arranging the music, contacting friends to collaborate with, choreographing the camera moves, and editing the video/audio, I spent almost a month working on this video. Now that it's done, I hope you'll be our guest, sit back, and enjoy our performance! :)
*Special thanks to William Rockwell for making the super cool "Phantom of the Opera" style Beast Mask. Check out his work here! etsy.com/shop/WilliamWRockwell ____________
Original Composition: Alan Menken String Arrangement: Albert Chang Piano Arrangement: Tiffany Chang Audio/Video Editing: Albert Chang Mastering: Jason Chen Director of Photography/Camera Op: Nate Votran Assistant Camera Op: Bao Pham Production Coordinator: Joyce Chen Production Assistants: Alan Chung, Esther Feng, Michelle Chan, Kenson Lee Hair and Make-up: Audry Yi and Hiro Location: http://dreamoutloudstudio.com Grip Rental: Lily Pham and Nam Luong【Attack on Titan】OP 1 - Electric Violin | Guitar Cover ft. SavingChristmas409albie2017-04-01 | I've been following the series, "Attack on Titan," way before it even became a show, so I really hope the Season 2 premiere today isn't an April Fools joke. I'VE BEEN WAITING SO LONG FOR THIS!!!
In fact, I've been waiting so long for the new season that my friend Ryan (youtube.com/user/SavingChristmas409) and I went to a mountain in full survey corps gear and filmed this cover in anticipation for the new season....two years ago....
But now that the wait is hopefully over, we can finally share with you our symphonic rock version of this now classic anime opening theme XD! Hope y'all enjoy it! ____________
Original Song: Linked Horizon Arrangement: Albert Chang and Ryan Abundo Violin/Electric Violin: Albert Chang Guitar/Bass/Drums: Ryan Abundo Mix/Master: Deadland Digital (deadlanddigital.com) Videography: Sam Du PA: Mariah FarrisShape of You - Ed Sheeran - Violin | Viola Loop Cover ft. ThatViolaKidalbie2017-03-18 | Recently I've been getting a lot of comments about not having enough violas in my videos, so I got together with my buddy Drew (ThatViolaKid) to bring you a violin viola cover of Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You!" Everything you hear in the video was created/processed using sounds from just our instruments, and layered in real time using the Boss RC-300 Loop Station.
*Be sure to follow Drew on his social media below. He's a beast at the viola and also has a lot of tips for any musicians trying to make it in the classical music world!* ____________
Original Song: Ed Sheeran Arrangement: Albert Chang and Drew Alexander Ford Violin: Albert Chang Viola: Drew Alexander Ford Mix/Master: Soya Soo Cinematography: Manny Figueroa Gaff/Grip: Alan Chung and Vinh Hoang Video Editing: Albert Chang
Special Thanks to Alex Oh for letting us use their space at AVA Productions (http://www.audioandvisualart.com) to film our video!Love Song Medley - Violin | Piano Duetalbie2017-02-14 | A few weeks ago, I asked you all on social media to tell me your favorite love/wedding songs. (if you don't follow me, now's the time to do it:P) So for Valentine’s Day, I'd like to celebrate the many stages of falling in love by sharing this medley I made with my super talented friend, Sophia, using the songs you suggested!
Whether you are going dates with someone you've just met, sustaining a long-distance relationship, or even getting ready to tie the knot, we hope that you can relate to some of the experiences and sentiments portrayed in our video.
But even though our video only portrays romantic love, we hope that all of you feel cherished and supported by your loved ones today, and that you have an opportunity to show each other your love and appreciation!
*Special thanks to all my good friends who volunteered their time and equipment to make this project a reality. Literally couldn't have pulled off the choreography without everyone running like ninjas behind the camera, grabbing furniture, tableware, outfits - all without being seen!* ____________
Arrangement: Albert Chang and Sophia Sun Violin: Albert Chang Piano: Sophia Sun Video Direction: Albert Chang Cinematography: Manny Figueroa Grip and Lighting: Lily Pham First AC: Michi Que Doan Production Assistants: Narei Choi, Lushia Anson, Harry Choi, Michael Hu, Heidi Kwok Color Correction: Manny Figueroa Music Production: Albert Chang ____________
00:06 All My Life 00:17 At Last 00:49 Salut d’Amour 01:02 Thinking Out Loud 01:24 Turning Pages 01:26 A Thousand Years 02:03 What a Wonderful World 02:25 Marry You 02:35 Stand by Me 02:48 The Way You Look Tonight 03:09 All of Me 03:36 Can You Feel the Love Tonight 04:19 Can’t Help Falling in LoveSay You Wont Let Go | Wedding Mashup ft. Rainbowpig2albie2017-02-02 | Hey all!
My New Year's resolution was to post more videos, so I've been experimenting with different types of content that I can release more regularly. If you liked this live James Arthur cover, despite it being less produced than my previous works, let me know in the comments! The higher quality music videos will still be a monthly thing, but I'm hoping these live videos can fill the gap between major productions. Thanks!
CHALLENGE: Can you identify which wedding related songs we incorporated into this cover of Say You Won't Let Go? ____________
Original Song: James Arthur Arrangement: Albert and Tiffany Chang Violin: Albert Chang Piano: Tiffany Chang Production: Albert ChangStarboy | The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk | Violin Looping Pedal Coveralbie2016-12-11 | Hey all! Recently I've been listening to The Weeknd's new song (and album) on repeat, so I decided to do my usual thing and create a looping pedal cover of "Starboy." However, this time I had the opportunity to record this cover with a wireless microphone courtesy of the company, iSolo.
Usually when I do looping pedal arrangements, I have to either record it on studio microphones which are not very portable, or through my violin's DI pick-up which sacrifices sound quality for convenience. With the iSolo, I found you get a nice medium between the two; you get a condenser microphone quality in a small wireless package. I can see this being super useful, especially for live performances where I want to be able to move freely on stage.
Everything you hear (excluding the piano synths) were recorded with the iSolo wireless microphone. For my particular set-up, I attached the microphone to the side of my violin, and the wireless receiver to my Boss RC-300 via 1/4" guitar cable.
Original Music: Joe Hisaishi Arrangement: Albert Chang Violin 1: Albert Chang Violin 2: Jun Sung Ahn Piano: Kyle Landry (youtube.com/user/kylelandry) Cinematography: Terrence Yoon and Alex Oh Audio Production: Albert Chang Video Editing: Jun Sung Ahn【Re:Zero】OP 1 - Redo Cover ft. LilyPichualbie2016-10-03 | Follow me @: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sleightlymusical Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/THEalbertchang Instagram: sleightlymusical
Follow Lily @ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/lilypichu Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lilypichu Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lilypichu Instagram: lilypichu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The anime Re:Zero was one of my favorite shows this past year! Not only was the show engaging and subversive, the music was great as well. Thus after the season finale, I decided to cover some of the Re:Zero songs with my fellow anime fanatic, Lily - in cosplay!
We filmed at my friend Arlene's house from 9pm to 5am (the reverse workday) until we were basically sleep playing, so hopefully our moderate suffering will bring you some joy today :^)
Original Song: Konomi Suzuki Arrangement: Albert Chang Violin: Albert Chang Piano: Lily Cinematography: Alan Chung (www.papersketchmedia.com) and Alex Oh (www.audioandvisualart.com) Audio Production/Video Editing: Albert ChangThis is What You Came For - Calvin Harris - Violin Looping Pedal Coveralbie2016-08-09 | *Go to 1:14 to skip the looping pedal intro*
Recently I've been pretty busy with work I've been producing for other people, so here's a quick looping pedal cover I put together to tide you over until my next large scale production. This particular song has been stuck in my head all summer, so I hope you enjoy it! :^)
As a long time fan of the Star Wars series, I've always wanted to cover its music, but never had the time. With the recent release of "The Force Awakens," I had new found inspiration to work on my own rendition of the movie score.
I called upon the last minute help of my musician/cinematography friends in Los Angeles. Although it was the weekend before finals for many of them, we managed to record and film the whole medley in just a week. I cannot thank them enough for volunteering their talent and time for this fan project of mine! I hope you enjoy this nostalgic medley of Star Wars tunes as much as we did making it!
Original Score - John Williams Arrangement - Albert Chang Director/Producer - Albert Chang Cinematographers - Jonah Grubb, Evan DeLorenzo, Madeline Rocco Production Assistant: Harry Choi Audio/Video Editing - Albert Chang
Violin 1 - Albert Chang, Akira Nagao, Zach Schwartz, Madhuri Rao, Abby Lewis, Blair Crossman Violin 2 - Peter Mellinger, Justin Lee, Sam Du, Arlene Ho, Chloe An, Zichen Liu Viola - Tiffany Chang, Candy Bilyk, Frances Hung Cello - Baiyu Li, Matthew John, Katherine Tseung Timpani - Jon van Harmelen Snare/Triangle/Darth Vader - Evan DeLorenzo Piano - Heaven Lin
Special thanks to Eric Puma and TheChientleGiant for providing their consultation on the video/audio for this project!Kindred, The Eternal Hunters - Violin and Piano Coveralbie2015-11-21 | Follow us here :)
I finally got to meet Kyle in person last month when he was down here in LA, and we decided to do a collab video at the very last minute. We filmed and recorded the whole thing in a day.
So here's our own rendition of the Kindred character theme from LoL, inspired heavily by classical repertoire. Hopefully you'll ignore my mistakes and appreciate Kyle's challenjour level piano mechanics.
Original Song: Ed Brenneisen Arrangement: Albert Chang and Kyle Landry Violin: Albert Chang Piano: Kyle Landry Cinematography: Evan De Lorenzo, Max Coleman, and Byron Walker Production: Albert ChangWorlds Collide - League of Legends - Violin Looping Pedal Coveralbie2015-10-31 | Follow me here :)
One of the best aspects of the viewing experience are all the hype trailers and music produced specifically for the event, this year being no exception.
So as a tribute to the end of this year's tournament, here's my one take violin looping pedal cover of Riot Game's, "Worlds Collide." Enjoy! :)
Follow Tiffany @ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/rainbowpig2 Facebook: facebook.com/rainbowpig2 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/rainbowpig2 Instagram: http://instagram.com/rainbowpig2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I've been listening to a LOT of K-pop songs this summer, but of all of them, the song, "Shouldn't Have..." has been constantly stuck in my head. So like many other videos on my channel, I decided to make a simple cover of it with my sister! Hope you enjoy :)
Original Song: Baek Ah Yeon ft. Younghyun Arrangement: Albert and Tiffany Chang Audio/Video Production: Albert Chang Violin: Albert Chang Piano: Tiffany Chang Videography: Ryan Yu and Ryan AbundoJurassic Park Theme - One Man Orchestra - Albert Changalbie2015-08-16 | Follow me here :)
Albert Chang: facebook.com/sleightlymusical http://www.twitter.com/THEalbertchang http://instagram.com/sleightlymusical ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ When I was five years old, I was OBSESSED with dinosaurs. I had a small collection of dinosaur toys that I would always carry around, and could tell you the full scientific names of dozens of dinosaurs. So it wasn't very surprising that the first Jurassic Park movie left a great impression on me; especially the music.
Although my fascination of Jurassic Park has faded over the years, my love for it's orchestral score has not. Watching the most recent film, Jurassic World, has only reinforced that!
So for nostalgia's sake, I decided to make a tribute to John William's Jurassic Park theme. This took a lot longer than I expected, so sorry for the delay! Hope you enjoy it!
Original Score: John Williams Video and Audio Production: Albert Chang Arrangement: Albert Chang Violin, Viola, Bass, Piano, Percussion: Albert Chang Videography: Maggie Lau and Nick Choe
I'm a big fan of Taylor Swift's most recent album, so I wanted to make a music video for one of her songs, in a "sleightlymusical" way. Using a custom drawn deck of cards, I created a magic routine where the lyrics to the song "Blank Space" magically appear from a blank deck of cards in sync with the music. And since the song has some fairly vivid lyrics, it turned out to be perfect for this concept.
For the music, I produced the cover track, featuring my friend David Kim on vocals. Using classical instruments (violin, piano, cello, etc.), I tried to give the song my usual classical treatment.
Hopefully, you all enjoy this video, which is the result of many different worlds colliding together!
Magic Performance: Albert Chang Vocals: David Kim Audio Production: Albert Chang Card Art: Janice Choi and Anita Chiang
Video produced by CELADORA: http://www.celadorastudios.comThe Curse of the Sad Mummy - A League of Legends Cover by Albert Chang, TJ Brown, and AJ Rafaelalbie2015-03-18 | Follow us! :D
AJ Rafael: http://www.twitter.com/ajRAFAEL http://www.facebook.com/ajrafaelmusic http://www.myspace.com/ajrafael http://leafarja.tumblr.com League IGN: AJRX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you didn't already know, I'm a HUGE fan of the video game, League of Legends. So when Riot Games released their new character song about Amumu, the Sad Mummy, I instantly fell in love with its dramatic, film-score like feel. However, I felt that this was just as much a story as a song, so having vocals was important to me this time around.
I invited my good friends, TJ Brown and AJ Rafael to collaborate with me on this tribute project, and after a month of filming, recording, and editing, here is the result! We hope you all enjoy it, and invite you to play LoL with us when we're on ^^
Original Song - Christian Praeco Linke/Riot Games Vocals - TJ Brown Violin - Albert Chang Piano - AJ Rafael Cello - Linus Kuo Drums - Eric Kern Video Production/Editing - Albert Chang Audio Production - TJ Brown Videography - Albert Chang/TJ Brown/Nick ChoeInto the Woods Instrumental Medley - Albert and Tiffany Changalbie2015-01-16 | You can support more music like this by buying it here! https://loudr.fm/release/into-the-woods-instrumental-medley/vWR2B
The musical, "Into the Woods," has always held a special place in my heart because it was the first production I ever got to perform in (the pit orchestra) when I was in high school. While a lot of the humor and themes went over my head back then, watching it again in theaters last month has made me re-evaluate a lot of the scenes, and re-visit the music I had played years ago. I fell in love with it once again!
So as avid fans of musicals, my sister and I decided to create a medley of our favorite "Into the Woods" songs, filmed in the most foresty place we could find. If you've seen the musical, we hope it brings back all the feels; if you haven't, you should go see/listen to it! It's great! :)
Original Composer: Stephen Sondheim Original Songs: Prologue, Giants in the Sky, Agony, No One is Alone, Finale Arrangers: Albert and Tiffany Chang Producer/Directer/Editor: Albert Chang Violin: Albert Chang Viola: Tiffany Chang Piano: Tiffany Chang Cinematographer: Ryan Yu
Special thanks to our mom for helping us re-film the last scene because it got too dark on the first day of shooting.Mary Did You Know? - String Quartet PTX Coveralbie2014-12-19 | You can help support us by buying the single here: http://ldr.fm/Mztw6
Download Sheet Music Here: http://we.tl/TSOAqq7hOx
Follow me @ Facebook: facebook.com/sleightlymusical Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/THEalbertchang Instagram: http://instagram.com/sleightlymusical ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hey everyone, it's that time of year again! This holiday season, I got together with some of my extremely talented friends to bring you our rendition of the modern Christmas carol, "Mary Did You Know?"
Our version is based on Pentatonix's cover (coverception!) using string instruments instead of our voices. And if you all enjoy the string quartet set-up, I can try to organize some more quartet covers for next year.
So from us to you, we hope you have a Merry Christmas and a happy new year :)
Violin 1: Peter Mellinger Violin 2: Ryan Luo Viola: Albert Chang Cello: Alex Chong
Original Song: Mark Lowry and Buddy Greene Original Arrangement: Pentatonix String Quartet Arrangement: Albert Chang Video and Audio Editing/Production: Albert Chang Videography: Max ColemanStay With Me - Violin Looping Pedal Coveralbie2014-10-24 | [Start at 1:08 if you want to skip the looping intro]
In the past few weeks, I've been struggling with a few personal issues. To help get through it, I've been listening to music constantly to keep my mind occupied. However, I find it funny that even if I've heard a song played on the radio a million times, I never really hear the lyrics until I realize that they describe my current emotions/situations.
"Stay With Me", by Sam Smith, is one of those songs for me right now. While I'll admit it's not the happiest song, whenever I hear it, it never fails to make me feel better. So I figured why not just make my own cover of it.
Once again, this is another looping pedal cover using a midi keyboard and my acoustic violin. I hope this song will soothe you as it has for me!
Original Song: Stay with Me - Sam Smith Arrangement: Albert Chang Performance: Albert Chang Video/Audio Production: Albert Chang Videographer - Max ColemanWarriors - 2014 Worlds Championship - Live Looping Violin Coveralbie2014-10-01 | [Start at 1:16 if you want to skip the looping intro] Download MP3 here: mediafire.com/?bzirvib26id2c4k
As a huge League of Legends fan and avid player, I've always enjoyed listening to its music/soundtracks as they're released. After hearing the newest musical LoL collaboration with Imagine Dragons, I was hyped not only for the World League of Legends Championship, but to take a stab at performing the song myself.
This is my first entirely live looping pedal cover performance (hopefully one of many more to come). Everything you hear is being recorded and looped in real time, using a MIDI keyboard and an electric violin. I also did all the filming (the multiple angles are just me re-positioning the camera after the live take)
Feel free to add me on League. My ID is Mugician, and I'm currently in Plat 5!
Original Song: Warriors - Imagine Dragons Arrangement: Albert Chang Video/Audio Production: Albert Chang Performance: Albert Chang Background Image on Monitor: Rachel Lee - http://www.torusstudio.comPuffs of Smoke - Warren Jay and Albert Changalbie2014-07-31 | Follow Warren @ Twitter: twitter.com/__WarrenJay Instagram: http://instagram.com/__WarrenJay
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My friend Warren approached me earlier this semester and asked if I wanted to collaborate with him on a spoken word piece he had written a few years ago. He told me:
"Just weeks after graduating high school, one of my closest friends suffered a sudden, massive bleed in his brain that sent him into a deep coma. The bleeding was due to genetic disorder that tightened the blood vessels in his brain and caused them to burst from the increased pressure. The disease is called Moyamoya, which is the Japanese word for "puff of smoke," named so because in scans the bleeding spreads out like wispy tendrils of smoke. After two months in a coma, Carol passed away at age eighteen from an illness he didn't even know he had. These are my words to him."
I was immediately on board after I heard him perform his piece. When I went to compose the music, I drew inspiration from a video by Shane Koyczan and Hannah Epperson. In their spoken word piece, "Remember When We Forgot?," Hannah accompanied Shane's voice on the violin, using a looping pedal to create the illusion of an orchestra being present. For me, I found that by using a looping pedal, we would have the intimacy of only having a single voice and violin, but be able to shape the intensity of the piece by adding and subtracting melodic layers.
Later, we performed this piece live at our college and received great responses from our audience. Therefore, I thought I'd like to share that performance to a larger audience here on my channel, in the form a short film.
Author and Performer: Warren Jay Composer and Violinist: Albert Chang Director and Video/Audio Editor: Albert Chang Videographer 1: Chloe Shih Videographer 2: James Kang
Special thanks to Roger Sheu and Shannon Burns for their help behind the scenes!Evolution of K-Popalbie2014-06-29 | Hey everyone! Sorry it's been so long since I've posted a video! Recently I've been busy finishing up my last semester in college and dealing with post-graduation plans. Fortunately my sister and I were able to meet up again this summer to record another medley.
After making "Evolution of Music," as well as several K-Pop covers, I thought it would be fun to combine the two ideas. So my sister and I worked on arranging this medley, showcasing some of the most famous K-Pop songs from the past few decades. We recognize that not every iconic song or artist is in this medley; we simply picked our favorite songs we listened to when growing up. Hope you all enjoy it as much as we did making it!
Albert Chang: Director, Producer, Editor Albert Chang: Violinist Tiffany Chang: Pianist and Arranger Alexa Munis: Assistant Video Editor Ryan Yu: Videographer
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The BBC television show, Sherlock, is one of my favorite TV shows of all time! I've been hooked every since I started watching a few years ago. Every aspect of the show - the story, the characters, and ESPECIALLY, the music - is so great.
As a tribute to this show, I collaborated with my friend, Kevin Chung, youtube.com/user/TheEvilCow1, on a music "mystery" video. We had so much fun setting up a fake crime scene, and then re-enacting the crime itself in this very tongue in cheek recreation of a "Sherlockian" mystery. As for the music, we played all the parts on violin, viola, and cello, along with drum samples from Logic Pro to create this orchestral soundtrack. Hope you all enjoy it as much as we did!
Special thanks to Ryan Luo, for playing as our "dead violinist," and Evan Delorenzo, for making the drum backing.
For those looking for the sheet music, the arrangement was based off of an arrangement by CelloAt3InTheMorning, which you can find here: http://musescore.com/user/57824/scores/75568
Sherlock/Violinist - Albert Chang Watson/Cellist - Kevin Chung Dead Violinist - Ryan Luo Videographer/Text Animator - Max Coleman Percussionist - Evan Delorenzo Original Music - Michael Price Directing | Video Editing | After Effects | Audio Production - Albert ChangDisneys Frozen Medley (Violin/Viola/Piano) - Cover by Albert and Tiffany Changalbie2014-01-08 | Buy song here! http://www.loudr.fm/release/disney-s-frozen-instrumental-medley/2H3EH
Hey everyone!!! My last semester was amazingly fun, but also incredibly busy/insane/#whatissleep...so I apologize for not releasing videos in the past few months. One of my new year's resolution is to find more time to make videos consistently :)
To get the ball rolling, here's my first cover of the year made with my wonderful sister, Tiffany Chang (http://www.youtube.com/user/rainbowpig2). We both saw Frozen, and fell in love with the movie and its music.
As siblings, we thought it would be fun to do little bit of role-playing, so she's "Anna" on violin, while I'm "Elsa" on viola. For the backtrack, we both played violin,viola,and piano to create the acoustic, string ensemble-like sound.
Many thanks to Ryan Yu and our mom for helping us film our duet scenes, and Eric Puma, for providing a critical ear during the audio mixing process!
Violin Solo - Tiffany Chang Viola Solo - Albert Chang Instrumental Backtrack - Albert and Tiffany Chang Videographers - Ryan Yu, Albert Chang, Tiffany Chang, Yoshi Chang Audio Recording/Mixing - Albert Chang Video Editing - Albert Chang Original Song - Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez
Unfortunately this time, my sister and I essentially arranged the whole medley by ear, with some inspiration from several existing sheet music/arrangements, so no sheet music this time. Check out David Russel's ((http://www.youtube.com/DavidRussell323) transcription of Let it Go, performed by Joanna Lee (youtube.com/watch?v=aO6HtZEpJbk), if you're looking for a violin or viola sheet music. :)
Frozen Text Effect used at end: youtube.com/results?search_query=howard+pinsky+frozen&sm=3Mirrors - Justin Timberlake - Violin/Piano Coveralbie2013-09-03 | Mirrors has been a summer favorite for both my friend and me, so it was only natural that we had to cover it! We recorded it in only a few days, but I didn't have time to edit it until recently.
It's a very stripped down cover, with only a solo violin and piano - no multiple tracks! Hope you guys enjoy it!
Original Music - Justin Timberlake Violin/Piano - Albert Chang and Kevin Guan Video/Audio Editing - Albert Chang Video Direction - Albert Chang Videography - Tiffany Chang (http://www.youtube.com/rainbowpig2)
Follow me at: Facebook: facebook.com/sleightlymusical Twitter: @THEalbertchang Instagram: http://instagram.com/sleightlymusicalGet Lucky - Violin x Magic Coveralbie2013-07-19 | It's been a long time since I've uploaded a new video, but here is my looping pedal- inspired cover of Daft Punk's Get Lucky! I figured I'd interpret the phrase "Get Lucky," in a more literal, magical sense (hence the magic).
Trying to play it was particularly challenging because I don't have much experience in funk/disco music, but I got some instruction from a few friends that made it significantly easier to record.
Instruments: Albert Chang Video Direction: Albert Chang Videography: Ian Welty and Chloe Shih Audio Recording: Albert Chang Video/Audio Recording: Albert Chang Original Music: Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams
Special thanks go out to Kevin Chung, who helped me learn the strumming and picking patterns for the ukulele and bass guitar, and Kevin Guan, for providing a fresh pair of ears and all around great advice!
Magic Credits: Ed Marlo, Alejandro Portela, Alfred French, Jimmy Wilson, Paul Wilson
Keep up with me @ Twitter: THEalbertchang Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sleightlymusical Email: sleightlymusical@gmail.com Instagram: sleightlymusicalGame of Thrones Theme - Orchestral Coveralbie2013-04-05 | After making my orchestral version of the theme, "Misty Mountains," from the movie, the Hobbit, I wanted to try my hand at yet another orchestral cover. When I heard that Game of Thrones Season 3 was going to be aired at the end of March, I decided that a cover of the theme song had to be done!
Once again, I enlisted the help of my awesome and talented friends from college to recreate the Game of Thrones theme song as a tribute to the series.
Violin 1 - Albert Chang, Lisa Lam, Shaina Brady, and Sam Du Violin 2&3 - Clara Shelton, Blair Crossman, Paula Burkhardt, Howard Lee, and Milo Barisof Cello* (1,2,3) - Richard Sayanagi, Audrey Dunne, Leah Loversky, Sarah Shi, and Christopher Song Djembe - Quentin Jones
Original Music: Ramin Djawadi Arrangement: Albert Chang Videographer: Chloe Shih Audio and Video Editing: Albert Chang Hair Stylist: Shannon Burns*
*Additional Thanks to Kevin Chung and Linus Kuo for recording their cello parts (unfortunately they couldn't make the video shoot) and Anita Chiang, for making the awesome silhouettes of the House Crests.Sleightlymusical - Q&A 1 + Contest Winner announcementalbie2013-03-26 | *Filmed by my good friend Ryan Yu! He's the one who's hand appears in part of the video.*
This is the long overdue Q and A video I promised in January! It's a little bit on the longer side, but I figured some parts of may be useful to people wanting to learn more about the technical side of the work I do. And sorry I wasn't able to release a tutorial for making the plushie, "noteworthy." It's definitely something I will be doing sometime in the future when I have time!
Equipment Detail: Camera: Past to Present - Canon T3I rebel with 50 mm f1.8 lens. Future(As in what I will be using in my next video) - Canon Mark III, with 50mm f1.4 lens and Tokina 11-16mm wide angle lens Microphone: AEA84 Ribbon Mic Audio Editing Software: Logic Pro Video Editing Software: Final Cut Pro X
Reach me @ Twitter: THEalbertchang Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sleightlymusical?success=1 Email: sleightlymusical@gmail.comLindsey Stirling Elements Violin Cover - Albert Changalbie2013-03-05 | My entry to Lindsey Stirling's Cover contest. This was the first time I've ever integrated magic, music, and editing in such a way. I only had three days to plan, record, and edit, but it was definitely worth it!
Everything you hear in this video was performed by me. I also did all the video and audio editing by myself (no crew!)
Instruments used: Violin, electric violin, viola, bass guitar, piano, and my mouth!
Original Music: Lindsey Stirling Video and Art Direction: Albert Chang Audio and Video Editor: Albert Chang Arrangement: Albert Chang and Paul Koenig (Piano Part) Videographer: Hugh Berryman
Special thanks to Kevin Guan, for helping to direct the choreography of the "frames," and Anita Chiang for making the frames themselves.
If you have any questions, leave a comment in my Q and A video here! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARMonFB9I1UA Les Miserables Medley - One Man Orchestra Coveralbie2013-01-24 | After watching the musical and the movie, I fell in love with the emotional and powerful songs found in Les Miserables. Working off the orchestral score (sorry no arrangement this time!), I transcribed nearly every part to be played on violin, viola, and piano. Therefore, everything you see and hear in the video is performed by me (over 40 tracks). The songs in the medley are:
I Dreamed a Dream Bring Him Home On My Own Do You Hear the People Sing
If you enjoyed this rendition, please help me out by liking/sharing this video! And for the first time, I now have the track available on iTunes if you would like to help support me in my production of future videos! Thanks so much!
Violin/Viola/Piano performed by Albert Chang Audio and Video editing by Albert Chang Original Music by Claude Schoenberg Videography by William Chen and Ryan Abundo
If you have any questions, leave a comment in my Q and A video here! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARMonFB9I1UUpcoming Q&A and Plushie Give-away Contestalbie2013-01-01 | Happy New Years! Many thanks to everyone who helped me get to 5000 subscribers! As a treat, I will be doing a Q and A (leave your questions in the comments below, or on my facebook page), as well as hosting a lottery contest for a chance to win a handmade plushie I made.
To enter: 1) Go to http://www.facebook.com/sleightlymusical and like the page 2) Leave a comment expressing your interest on my status for this contest (will have a picture of the plushie)
When I release the Question and Answer video, I will randomly select a person who followed the rules above, and announce the winner. I will then mail the plushie to the person (can be anywhere in the world).
Thanks again!
Follow me on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sleightlymusical Twitter: THEalbertchang Email: sleightlymusical@gmail.comThe Hobbit - Misty Mountains Orchestral Coveralbie2012-12-29 | I've always been a huge fan of the Lord of the Rings soundtrack, so when I heard the Hobbit was also going to be made into a movie, I knew I had to play it. In order to emulate the feel of song, "Misty Mountains," sung by the dwarves in the movie, I decided to ask 12 of my friends (total of 13 - same as the number of dwarves in the book) to help me out with this project. Many, many hours later, here is our orchestral rendition performed with 6 violins, 6 cellos, and 1 cajon. Hope you guys enjoy it as much as we did making it!
In order of appearance - Violins: Albert Chang, Ryan Luo, Blair Crossman, Sarah Chung, Lisa Lam, Kevin Guan Cellos: Alex Chong, Audrey Dunne, Leah Loversky, Linus Kuo, Allison Sherris, Kevin Chung Cajon: Christopher Song
Original Score: Howard Shore Arrangement: Albert Chang Direction/Editing: Albert Chang Videography: Chloe Shih Location: Little Bridges at Pomona College
Special thanks to Paula Burkhardt (violin) and William Buchholtz (cello) for helping to record the audio (unfortunately they could not make it to the filming), and Roger Sheu, Paul Koenig, and Eric Puma for assistance during the shooting and consultation.
If you have any questions, leave a comment in my Q and A video here! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARMonFB9I1UA Little Holiday Magicalbie2012-12-25 | Mismag822 Contest Entry - This effect was originally performed by Helder Guimaraes for FISM 2006. This is my modified version to make it more "festive." The background music was also made by my sister and myself. Check out our music video here.
This is our little medley of songs representative of the different time periods music has traversed through. We know this may not be the most historically accurate, but we mainly chose songs that would transfer well to solo violin and cello, taking inspiration from groups such as String Fever and Igudesman and Joo.
We also performed this same medley at AJ Rafael's Music Speaks 2012 as the winner of his audition contest. Hope you guys enjoy our video/music, and special brownie points to anyone who can name all the songs we used ;)
Albert Chang - Violin Kevin Chung - Cello Ryan Yu - Videographer
0:09 - Scotland the Brave 0:25 - Canon - Johann Pachelbel 0:52 - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 0:57 - Symphony no. 5 - Ludwig van Beethoven 1:04 - In the Hall of the Mountain King - Edvard Grieg 1:22 - Also Sprach Zarathustra - Richard Strauss 1:32 - In The Mood - Glenn Miller 1:46 - Let It Be - The Beatles 2:05 - Jaws Theme Song - John Williams 2:14 - Nokia Tune 2:32 - Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson 2:50 - Back In Black - ACDC 3:08 - I Want It That Way - Backstreet Boys 3:27 - Jack Sparrow - Hans Zimmer 3:47 - Secrets - OneRepublic