Kevin Lee
Kingdom Hearts II: Duet of the Keyblade Masters
updated
00:49 City Ruins
03:22 Memories of Dust
06:50 Amusement Park
09:53 KainΓ© Salvation
11:00 Vague Hope
13:51 A Beautiful Song
16:42 Weight of the World
I used:
- MusikPalast: youtube.com/watch?v=7zAbgSKZgjo
- Caliko: youtube.com/watch?v=nYz-LHRNQO0
- Caliko: youtube.com/watch?v=ram-fgriOts
0:00 Main Theme
1:27β Pure Sky
2:44β A New Day with Hope
4:47 Slight Distress
5:43β Springvale
7:10β Moonlit Wilderness
8:25β Before Dawn, at the Winery
10:09β Above the Sea of Clouds
12:13β Adeptus' Retirement
14:03β Rays of Sunlight
15:27β Vague Whispers
16:32β Another Hopeful Tomorrow
18:15β Clear Sky over Liyue
I'll see you in another five years π.
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Merry Christmas! It's been a while. Only had a few weeks to bang this out, almost didn't make it in time with how rusty I am (I don't even remember when I last composed something). It was also my first time composing for someone else and not for myself and I'm glad they liked it :D
It's tough not to rush on this one.
A collab! Expect more like this in the future. Many thanks to Henry and Joy for working with me.
Piano: Kevin Lee
Piano/String and Irish Tin Whistle: Henry Huynh (http://www.youtube.com/user/Dbgt987)
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It's far from perfect but I think I have had enough of this. Every time I record a take, I mess up a different part of the piece by either losing concentration and totally missing a really easy note or getting my finger stuck behind a key due to rubbish technique (curse my small hands btw). At this skill level I will never be able to play it like the way I want it in the foreseeable future. Therefore it is time to take a break from it and maybe one day return back to it.
Song List:
00:00 - Air: Tori no Uta
03:17 - Kanon: Last Regrets
06:06 - Clannad After Story: Toki wo Kizamu Uta
09:12 - Clannad: Dango Daikazoku
A video??? What year is it??? It's been 4 years since I've properly learnt a piece of some difficulty. As a result my skills have vastly deteriorated *cries*. Ironically now that I've graduated and started working, I kinda want to get back into things. Not sure how long this will keep up though.
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I just finished watching it. I decided to do it since I watched The Garden of Words by the same director Makoto Shinkai, which I enjoyed. Also heard good things about it over the years as well as the theme that I play here. While the film isn't particularly exciting as such, it really tugs at your human emotions, which made me feel like making this video as soon as I finished watching it, even though it is now 5am. Sleeping schedule RIP.
This version isn't the one on the OST but actually specifically arranged for the Eminence Symphony Orchestra. It was kindly transcribed by chardsixteen.
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I saw Animenzzz post about his transcription and along with it the original video. Although I had watched it before, even though I liked it I didn't know the translation. This time I watched it with the translation. Oh the difference it made...it was like a season of feels in several minutes. So I decided to arrange a version, not dissimilar to my other arrangements of upbeat music into more calm versions, like those of Air/Clannad/Angel Beats official piano arrangements.
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I heard this outside of watching the anime the other day. Totally forgot how awesome it was and just wanted to play it.
Also take note, I will be live in a few hours.
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Hi guys. It's been a while. Reason? Just haven't had the motivation at all. My goal was to transcribe anime music as they come out but having watched TehIshter and Animenzzz do amazing versions, I just thought, I don't have the time and I'd rather enjoy playing their arrangements.
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This version is the Rasmeg Duo's version and no the original Megumi version that you hear on the opening. It is an amazing duet rendition by a pianist called Rasmus as well as the original Megumi. If you haven't listened to it, I suggest you do so. That's why it will sound slightly different and in a different key to the original opening. Having said that, the key is so awkward. I don't even know what it is...E Minor? Anyway lots of black keys and hand positions which I'm not used to. Took quite a few takes to get somewhere. The anime itself...well I wouldn't say it's anything special. It's something to pass time. I do like the colourful opening though haha.
My stand broke so I'm playing on my bed lol
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NOOO Hare!!! That was such a sad moment. I'm enjoying the anime a lot at the moment.
Not sure what to think about this. Having listened to the OST, I didn't think I'd be able to work out the orchestral parts without taking too much time so I just improvised it. Kind of out of place possibly?
Also I'm not sure why but my computer didn't record like a split second of the video somewhere in the middle so it goes out of sync with the audio.
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I have a Yamaha P155! However I'm not using its sound, still using Alicia's Keys sample. I've also changed it a bit from previous videos. What do you think? It also took me a long time to get used to iMovie haha
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I know many of you have been waiting for this and it is now finally here! Enjoy!
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It's been so hot this past week and will be for the rest of the week. Up to almost 30 degrees Celsius in October! This has made playing the piano accurately a bit of a problem since my hands keep getting sweaty and slipping on the keys. I'm also moving into university this weekend so I though I might as well get this over and done with as I don't know when I will be able to make my next video. So this might not be as perfect as other videos.
Also do you want me to remake the MP3? It is currently the same track as in the video so there might be some annoying imperfections.
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You may spot that I'm wearing two wristbands. The purple on the left is an Artists4Life wristband which is a blogTV show aimed at raising money for the yellow wristband on the right which is a LiveStrong wristband which supports people affected by cancer. There was a live show on blogTV channel 'Artist4Life' to raise money. There will be other ones in the years to come so keep an eye out!
This arrangement of Nagisa's Theme is just awesome. The chords used in this are perfect. I want to arrange pieces like this someday...
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Taking a break from Clannad. I'd thought I'd try out some 'jazz'. The reason I am hesitant to call it jazz is because I'm not applying any theory since I don't know any. All I'm doing is copying what I think I hear jazz musicians play and hence the name. Basically I'm a copycat musician lol
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Ushio is so cute...just wanna pick her up and go *snuggle*snuggle*
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It was hard to make this interesting. I might have ruined it in the process...but it's different.
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Nagisa is so adorable lol. Since countless have already covered this before me, I thought I'd try something a little different. Also the MP3 doesn't have the pop at 2:31.
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This opening is perfect. The video and music fits so well. I also knew I wanted to play this as soon as I heard the introduction. Clannad has risen all the way to the No.1 anime in my list.
MP3 is a different version to this video where I have tried to make a better recording.
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Haven't done a violin video in a while. Testing out my camera's audio capturing capabilities. This was meant to be played by Seraphim and I missed out the end part since I didn't particularly like it.
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Don't take this as a well thought out improvisation. It was more of a stream of conciousness. It's also called reminiscence since I watched my first ever improvisation...and realised how far I've gone from that point. So I also played in the same key. It's not perfect as at some points, I was at my limit at what I could do without practise and on the spot. Before I knew it, 12 minutes had passed lol
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You hear this from time to time in the anime and it's quite a nice little piece. It did take some difficulty working out some of the jazz chords since I have no jazz theory knowledge whatsoever so it was a lot of guesswork for some parts. Perfect pitch can only get you so far and I think some chords might be slightly wrong. Oh well.
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Well here is my own very different arrangement of the piece. I think I did some pretty extreme modifications and I do anticipate that more of you may not like it. Even I was sort of hesitant but at the same time I liked it...if you know what I mean. It's not usual but it's still good...in a way. Blah I can't explain, I'll let you watch it and like or dislike or do whatever you want with it.
However I do love the part at 1:10 to 1:38. I somehow just discovered that it works...no real thinking about how the chords fit lol. Stroke of luck.
In all honesty, I really should be revising for my A-Level exams. They're what decides whether I go to University or not. Yet instead, here I am making videos...
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I'm still not overly fond of the singer. It's fun to mess around with though as you will see in my next video.
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Something I knocked up in a few minutes.
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I was bored so I just picked up a random piece and decided to mess with it. How do you like the new angle? Kinda wonky..
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It's amazing how much more powerful a piece of music becomes when it's associated with something important.
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A bit rough round the edges and I rushed quite a bit. Nevertheless it was fun to play. Are there any more songs like this?
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As you can hear, I have decided to do some experiment/arranging. I started off by doing some chord substitions and the changes in melody followed suit. I think it's the first time I've sat and down and properly thought about this. How does it sound? Good or bad idea?
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I wanted to test out my new 720p HD camera but within months, my sister managed to drop it and it's broken already...*sigh* I managed to record one video with it and that was for the Synthesia video on my other channel. However, I managed to aqcuire a new piano sample called Alicia's Keys. It's literally a very detailed sample of Alicia Key's own grand piano. Hopefully my vidoes sound more like a real piano now lol.
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This is just a test of my new camera which can shoot HD. Everything is so smooth...As for the music, I'm not really sure what to think of it. I just played what my hands felt like playing.
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I've been meaning to play this for a long time but slight slips here and there just stopped me from uploading it. Then one day, I thought screw it, might as well upload what I've done already so it's still not perfect yet as you will hear odd notes here and there. I would have done more takes to get it closer to perfection but the battery for the camera died out.
This is one hell of an epic arrangement. I'm not sure who it's by though but he is just awesome. There's only one recording of it and it's on Youtube and it's just perfect, the player is immense. Without that track I don't think I would have been able to learn that syncopated rhythm which comes twice. I looked at the sheet and I was like wtf. It took me 3 whole days of slow practice to get it in the end. It's also in a very weird key with so many sharps and key changes. Sometimes I see an E and I have to play the equivalent of an F.
I had loads of fun playing this and this is not the last you will see of it. I will upload a perfected version...whenever that may be.
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I've been meaning to do this since a year ago with some real violins but casual VOIP microphones just can't do the job in capturing the sounds properly. I had some free time and thought I might as well do it with some synths because this piece is just so powerful in the series. It actually made me cry just by listening to it after the series finished. One of the best ever.
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Sorry guys I haven't uploaded in a long time. My camera is good as broken, I was also concentrating on doing my diploma which was done just last Friday. I am also ill and so I spent my days in bed watching others on Youtube and thought...I need to get back in.
This piece seemed like a good one to start transitioning back in and I added some embelishments here and there along the way. I may gone over the top towards the end but this is also a test of whether I can improvise on Einaudi. Does this work or not? Should Einaudi be improvised on for future videos?
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Just a little something I did for my friend for his media project thingy...Made within the hour so nothing impressive.
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I'm so sad...so many good animes are ending this week.
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Hmm...a few dodgy sounding notes in there
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A bit rough around the edges...perhaps a remake one day you think?
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Yes I do daydream while I play. I also think there is quite a big influence from anime...I'm not sure...hmm? Oh yeah my camera ran out of memory before the end lol
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This is a re-upload but with the video instead.
This was performed at 'Boarders Got Talent' which is a charity event organised by the boarders of my school. As you can see...it's a bloody hard piece! I think it was beyond the scope of my abilities but we all had fun nevertheless lol. I guess we made a pretty good attempt at it.
Performers from left to right:
Kevin Lee: First Violin
Thomas Chong: Second Violin
Robson Tai: Second Violin
Devan Sinha: Second Violin


