"TOP" is the opening theme of the LINE Webtoon-based anime Kami no Tou: Tower of God (神之塔 / 신의 탑), originally performed by the Korean boy band Stray Kids.
There are official Korean and Japanese version of this song. I tried to blend the two versions in the piano arrangement, so you're getting the best of both worlds in terms of melody.
(신의 탑) Tower of God OP - TOP by Stray Kids (Piano Tutorial)Ray Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-04-15 | Kami no Tou: Tower of God opening (OP) "TOP" by Stray Kids piano tutorial / arrangement by Ray Krislianggi.
"TOP" is the opening theme of the LINE Webtoon-based anime Kami no Tou: Tower of God (神之塔 / 신의 탑), originally performed by the Korean boy band Stray Kids.
There are official Korean and Japanese version of this song. I tried to blend the two versions in the piano arrangement, so you're getting the best of both worlds in terms of melody.
Original Composition & Arrangement: Tom H@ck Piano Cover: Ray Krislianggi Piano Arrangement: Animenz, Ray Krislianggi Arrangement Difficulty: advanced
'GO! GO! MANIAC' was the 3rd ever anime song that I covered on this channel, right after Cardcaptor Sakura's 'Platinum' and 'Fruits Candy'. I still remember stumbling upon Animenz's arrangement of this song and was completely stunned. I was fired up at the time and wanted to learn the song myself with an arrangement that's derived from his. That was way back in 2010!
Now that my playstyle have much improved, I want to revisit it while also changing the arrangement a whole lot more with my own style mixed with Marasy's, but still retaining the key elements from Animenz's arrangement, and it kinda works...?!
Much love from Indonesia, thank you for watching! Stay safe and stay musical fellas!K-On!! OP「Utauyo!!MIRACLE」Re: Piano Cover 2022Ray Krislianggi - AniMusic2022-02-27 | K-On!! Season 2 OP2 "Utauyo!!MIRACLE" on piano by Ray Krislianggi.
Composition: Tom H@ck Original Vocalist: Aki Toyosaki (as Yui Hirasawa) Piano Cover: Ray Krislianggi Piano Arrangement: Marasy, Ray Krislianggi Arrangement Difficulty: advanced
I can't believe it's been 12 years since K-On! first aired! I was still a secondary school student at the time, and I remember how blown away I was by the animation quality. K-On! songs were one of the first that inspired me to make anime piano covers.
Marasy did "Utauyo!!MIRACLE" at the time back in 2010, and that was the very first time that I fell in love with his play style and how perfectly he captured the nuance of the song. His cover started it all, and he's been my one and only inspiration ever since, and the rest is history. I did my first cover of this in late 2011 based on Marasy's version, and again in 2013 (but that video got a copyright strike and was removed, but reuploaded in 2016)
Now I'm back with a 2022 remake, which is almost 9 years after the last time I played this song on camera! This arrangement is still heavily based on Marasy's version (which IMO is still the best out there) but fused together with my own style more than ever.
Much love from Indonesia, thank you for watching! Stay safe and stay musical fellas!「シャルル (Charles)」Piano Cover (2021 Ver.)Ray Krislianggi - AniMusic2021-11-23 | お久しぶり!I hope you're all doing well. Here's my 2021 version piano cover of "Charles".
Composition: Keina Suda (須田景凪) / balloon (バルーン) Original artist: balloon (バルーン) Original vocalist: flower Piano arrangement: Ray Krislianggi, Marasy Arrangement difficulty: advanced
"Charles" has been my top favorite Vocaloid song for several years now. Something about it just resonates, somehow relatable. It's weirdly charming and there's nothing I've heard of that sounds quite like it. It's surprisingly one of the most fun songs I've played on the piano as well, so I keep finding myself playing it every time I sit behind a piano.
This is a refined version of my 2018 and 2019 covers based on Marasy's arrangement with bits of my style sprinkled here and there.
Much love from Indonesia, thank you for watching! Stay safe and stay musical fellas!KRISRAY「また会うまで (Mata Au Made)」VOCALOID OriginalRay Krislianggi - AniMusic2021-08-03 | KRISRAY 2nd single "Mata Au Made: Until We Meet Again" 「また会うまで」KRISRAY【歌詞MV】 Official lyric video with English translation. Release date: 27th July 2021
Music & Video: KRISRAY / Ray Krislianggi (@raykrislianggi) Vocals: YOHIOloid Illustration: kanou (@kanou.ya) Special thanks to David Natanael for lyrics co-adaptation and proofreading.
Song Info: "ダッシュ" / "Dash" is my first original song under "KRISRAY" stage name, with Haruno Sora as the vocalist for the Japanese version. Official Lyric Video will be coming later, while MV is planned if feasible. Bahasa Indonesia version will be coming on a separate release.
This song is made almost entirely by myself from top to bottom, from composition, production, mixing, mastering, and lyrics. Shoutout to my friend David Nathanael who helped with proofreading the Japanese lyrics.
Since this is my first large-scale personal project, I needed to entirely redirect my focus during production, which explains why piano cover and arrangement activities were paused for the past two months. Yes, I have to redeem myself after this, and while more original releases will be coming later, I'm expecting to resume arranging songs from Spring 2021 anime.
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Much love from Indonesia! Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas!Monogatari Series Piano Theme - Suteki Meppou | 物語OST 「素敵滅法」 を弾いてみた 【ピアノ】Ray Krislianggi - AniMusic2021-02-18 | If you're looking for the signature Monogatari piano theme, chances are it's this, "Suteki Meppou" by Satoru Kousaki. This is a remake of the one I did back in 2019 which got deleted due to copyright strike.
Original title: 素敵滅法 Romaji title: Suteki Meppou English title: Lovely Absurdity Composer: Satoru Kousaki Album: Bakemonogatari OST 2, Bakemonogatari Complete Soundtrack Anime: Monogatari Series (物語) Piano cover: Ray Krislianggi
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About the song:
"Suteki Meppou" (素敵滅法) is a Monogatari Series soundtrack as part of Bakemonogatari OST 2 and Bakemonogatari Complete Soundtrack album. Although being a part of Bakemonogatari OST, it is played in the entirety of Monogatari Series.
About the video:
Although the camera angles are the same with the deleted video, the color grading is reworked. The audio, however, is completely replaced and remixed from scratch. This results in a much more authentic feel compared to the original soundtrack, which is like digging my own grave because the old one got deleted due to being too similar to the original. But whatever, I enjoyed absolutely enjoyed making this and the world has to know about it!
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Much love from Indonesia! Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas!BEASTARS Season 2 OP『Kaibutsu (怪物) / YOASOBI』Piano CoverRay Krislianggi - AniMusic2021-01-05 | Here's my piano cover of "Kaibutsu" by YOASOBI, as BEASTARS Season 2 opening theme. I think it's a good song to start 2021.
Composition: Ayase Original Artist: YOASOBI Piano cover & arrangement: Ray Krislianggi
Arrangement difficulty: advanced
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This is my first YOASOBI cover, and my second arrangement after "Halzion" which you can watch on my piano tutorials channel (or click here! youtu.be/QG5POg-Y4g4). The beginning of the song has quite a different feel to the previous songs by YOASOBI, but it quickly gets familiar when it enters the chorus.
I'm still experimenting with the camera angles and color grading for the new setup. I spent a good couple hours setting the tone, especially how I can turn the lighting into a cinematographic element. I still retain the 3D visuals for the titles, while the lyrics is presented in 2D now to improve readability. Hopefully this becomes my new signature look going forward.
As for the arrangement itself, it's much harder to play than it looks. Lots of speedy jumps which require pinpoint accuracy throughout the song, especially the chorus to the end. Oh and that left hand pattern / beat at the beginning made my brain go numb the first time, but once you got the hang of those, it's a really fun arrangement to play!
Much love from Indonesia, thank you for watching! Stay safe and stay musical fellas!Ray Krislianggi - Anime Sheets Live StreamRay Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-12-21 | ...[FULL] Kimetsu no Yaiba Movie: Mugen Train「Homura (炎)」Piano CoverRay Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-12-07 | Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- (劇場版 鬼滅の刃 無限列車編) Movie: Infinity Train / Mugen Ressha-hen theme song "Homura" by LiSA, composed by Yuki Kajiura, piano cover by Ray Krislianggi.
Composition: Yuki Kajiura Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura, LiSA Piano cover & arrangement: Ray Krislianggi
Arrangement difficulty: upper intermediate
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Homura (炎) [lit. "Flame"] is the theme song for Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Movie - Mugen Train, the movie sequel to the first season of Kimetsu no Yaiba. The song is performed by LiSA, who also sang the anime's first opening titled Gurenge. Both songs were composed and arranged by Yuki Kajiura. The single is officially set to release on October 14, 2020, alongside LiSA's fifth album titled "LEO-NiNE".
After over a month of vacuum, I'm back with brand new and fresh visual asthetics but the same arrangement style you've known and love (hopefully...) from me. I had been waiting for PC components to arrive until last week because I was planning to build an all-new workstation, but then acute CPU and GPU shortages happen because it's 2020 so my projects get massively delayed, but I digress. Anyways, I'm back~
Here's my take on Kimetsu no Yaiba Movie's "Homura", which was performed by LiSA and composed by Yuki Kajiura. Fun little trivia about those two people if you haven't known already, LiSA performed Yui's version Angel Beats' "Ichiban no Takaramono" back in 2010, and Yuki Kajiura composed Madoka Magica OSTs and lots of other epic anime soundtracks. This song deserves a powerful piano arrangement to amplify all the feels, and I might as well throw in the lyrics so you can sing along. I'm hoping to include lyrics on all of my future videos along with the new visual aesthetic.
Much love from Indonesia, thank you for watching! Stay safe and stay musical fellas!Jujutsu Kaisen ED 「LOST IN PARADISE feat. AKLO」 Piano Cover | 呪術廻戦ED【ピアノ】Ray Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-10-21 | Sorcery Fight (Jujutsu Kaisen) ending / ED "LOST IN PARADISE feat. AKLO" by ALI, piano cover by Ray Krislianggi.
Composition: ALI & AKLO Arrangement: ALI Lyrics: LEO, LUTHFI, ALEX
Arrangement difficulty: advanced
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LOST IN PARADISE is the eighth digital single by ALI, featuring AKLO. It was released on October 10, 2020. The lead track LOST IN PARADISE was used as the ending theme for the anime Jujutsu Kaisen.
This is one catchy song, especially the chorus. I have to say, transcribing a rap part is always a challenge of its own. The song may sound simple overall, but it is in fact as difficult, or more difficult to play than "Kaikai Kitan", the opening theme. The slower yet constant pace actually demands you to concentrate even more.
"Kaikai Kitan" is the fourth digital single by Eve. It was released on October 3, 2020.
The song has a very unconventional timing which needs some getting used to, also catchy bass lines which I tried to transcribe into the arrangement. We might have a candidate for the best anime opening Fall 2020.
I went old-school with the video with the anime opening overlay on top of the piano cover video, something I did for the first time back in 2013. The song itself is really fun to play on the piano. The octave jumps and a some other jumps are quite a challenge tho.
Difficulty: advanced
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Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas!Kaikis Theme - Nisemono (偽物) | Monogatari Series OSTRay Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-09-24 | "Nisemono" (偽物) or better known as "Imitation" from Monogatari Series as Kaiki Deishuu's theme in Nisemonogatari. Different than my usual piano cover video, this is more of a rebuild / recreation, with every sound reproduced from scratch. The OST was composed by Satoru Kousaki.
"Nisemono" is one of the most recognizable tunes from Monogatari Series aside from "Suteki Meppou". It's first played in Nisemonogatari episode 5 when Karen confronts Kaiki for the first time. I've been intrigued by this soundtrack for quite some time, but hadn't any idea what to do with it until very recently. I considered doing a multiple-piano cover of this, but ultimately decided to recreate it from scratch. Yes, I tried to reproduce it from zero.
Sure enough, this video is blocked in Denmark due to copyrights. As usual, YouTube thought that I uploaded the original song and is ineligible for monetization.
Satoru Kousaki produced the most iconic tunes and soundtracks in anime. His works are in lots of famous works such as Suzumiya Haruhi franchise, Lucky Star, Oreimo, Uchiage Hanabi, Beastars, and Monogatari Series. He is one of the most versatile composers and earns my high respect for his astounding works. His most recently famous tune (albeit being an old song) is "Fun Fun Fun Dayo" from Lucky Star, which is sung by Gyro Zeppeli in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
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As for the video, what better way to do this than to have it Monogatari-themed? Complete with quick text flashes... and money losses. I can't do the neck tilts tho.
I spent a huge chunk of my time to tune and mix the sound so that it has the same feel as the original. The most difficult instrument to mix is definitely the cello. I spent perhaps 10 hours on the cello alone, experimenting with the EQ, reverb, and compression so that it would play nice with the other instruments while still being the centerpiece of the song.
There are seven instrument sounds used in this soundtrack, they are: Cello, piano, layers of accordion & reed organ, trumpet, tuba, woodblock, and triangle.
Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas![FULL] Enen no Shouboutai (Season 2) OP - SPARK-AGAIN / Aimer [Piano Tutorial]Ray Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-09-02 | Fire Force / Enen no Shouboutai (炎炎ノ消防隊 弐ノ章) Season 2 opening "SPARK-AGAIN". Originally performed by Aimer, composed by Masahiro Tobinai, full version piano tutorial by Ray Krislianggi.
Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas!Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Main Theme | SPOOKY Gamelan & Balinese Kalimba CoverRay Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-08-31 | Higurashi no Naku Koro ni OST "Main Theme". Composed by Kenji Kawai, Javanese gamelan & Balinese kalimba remastered cover by Ray Krislianggi. I DARE you listen to this at night.
I spent the past year learning how to mix tracks, and I found this to be the perfect remaster candidate. It's amazing how tweaking the EQ and reverberation can improve the overall sound so much. The difference between the old and remastered gong sound is night and day. I'm also really hyped for the 2020 anime adaptation / remake!
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is the anime which made me fall in love with the horror / thriller genre, and the soundtracks really set the vibe. The main theme in particular sounds creepy, unsettling, as if you're all alone in a dark area far away from everyone else, losing your sanity with each passing second.
Kenji Kawai is one of the masters of soundtracks whose other famous works include Fate/stay night (OP1 & music), Ghost in the Shell (music), Higashi no Eden (music), Ranma 1/2 (music), and one of my favorite martial arts films, Ip Man (music).
Yes, that Javenese flute sound is real! I learned how to play it just for this video. I practiced in my hotel room when I was in Bali at the time, I think people in the room beside me thought I was doing some kind of dark ritual, lol.
The gong sound that you hear is called "gong ageng", an Indonesian musical instrument used in the Javanese gamelan. Kenji Kawai actually used lots of gamelan sounds in his soundtracks, including Higurashi. There's a track called "Hyoui ~gamelan Ver.~" in the 2nd Higurashi OST album. Javanese music instruments are perfect for horror soundtracks like this because it has a mystical and otherworldly feel.
Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas![FULL] Enen no Shouboutai (Season 2) OP - SPARK-AGAIN [Piano Cover]Ray Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-08-23 | Fire Force / Enen no Shouboutai (炎炎ノ消防隊 弐ノ章) Season 2 opening "SPARK-AGAIN". Originally performed by Aimer, composed by Masahiro Tobinai, full version piano cover & arrangement by Ray Krislianggi.
"SPARK-AGAIN" is the 19th single by Aimer, used as the opening theme of Fire Force / Enen no Shouboutai Season 2. Difficulty: advanced
One of the best opening themes of 2020 I've heard so far. It has a pretty similar note progression to "Peace Sign" in its chorus, so I went and slipped it there because it fits really well! It also brings an unexpected variation / twist to an otherwise repetitive part. The chorus is the most fun part to play, but I really like how the pre-chorus sounds.
This is my first video to use the 2:1 wide aspect ratio. Oh, and if you thought my videos are full of visual gimmicks already: Introducing MOTION-TRACKED VISUALIZER!
Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas![FULL] ANIMA (SAO: Alicization - War of Underworld Part 2 OP) ReoNa [Piano Tutorial]Ray Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-08-08 | SAO / Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld Part 2 / Season 2 opening theme "ANIMA". Originally performed by ReoNa, composed by Kegani, full version piano tutorial / arrangement by Ray Krislianggi.
"ANIMA" is the 4th single by ReoNa, used as the opening theme of Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld Part 2 / Season 2.
My piano visualization videos are arrangements that are based on the MIDI from my music sheets, and are direct tutorials to them. There might be some very minor differences from the arrangement of my cover.
One benefit of having the plan view is that I get to experiment with the visualization / tutorial video and use that to show you the hand positions and fingering.
Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas![FULL] SAO: Alicization - War of Underworld Part 2 OP | ANIMA [Piano Cover]Ray Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-07-28 | SAO / Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld Part 2 / Season 2 opening theme "ANIMA". Originally performed by ReoNa, composed by Kegani, full version piano cover & arrangement by Ray Krislianggi.
"ANIMA" is the 4th single by ReoNa, used as the opening theme of Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld Part 2 / Season 2.
This is probably the best opening theme of 2020, also one of the most difficult arrangement I've done this year so far. The song has a sense of rush, and the key signature changes / transpose between verse and chorus definitely caught my attention. It's one of the charm points of the song.
I'm particularly proud of the title animation, it's so simple yet that's probably how you'd picture it if it were a moving image.
Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas!Oregairu. Kan (Season 3) OP - Megumi no Ame [Piano Tutorial]Ray Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-07-17 | Oregairu. Kan (Season 3) / My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU 3 opening theme "Megumi no Ame" / 芽ぐみの雨 piano tutorial / arrangement by Ray Krislianggi. Originally performed by Nagi Yanagi, composed by Kitagawa Katsutoshi.
Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas!Oregairu. Kan (Season 3) OP - Megumi no Ame [Piano Cover]Ray Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-07-16 | Oregairu Kan (Season 3) / My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU 3 opening theme "Megumi no Ame" / 芽ぐみの雨 piano cover by Ray Krislianggi. Originally performed by Nagi Yanagi, composed by Kitagawa Katsutoshi.
"Megumi no Ame" is the 21st single by Nagi Yanagi and was used as the opening theme of Yahari Ore no Seishun Rabukome wa Machigatteiru. Kan.
Like the first two seasons, Nagi Yanagi continues to sing the opening theme of the third season of Oregairu. She is, in my opinion, one of the most underrated Japanese singer. Her voice is instantly recognizeable and the songs she performed are really good, notable ones include "Yukitoki" and "Harumodoki as the opening themes of Oregairu season 1 and 2 respectively, and one of my all-time favorites "Last Smile", which she did in collaboration with Jun Maeda.
The title, literally meaning "Sprout Rain" is reflected in the video, replacing the usual falling note blocks with water droplet shapes, like rainfall. This is my first video to fully feature the plan view with falling notes. It's only temporary, however, as I'm saving to build a more powerful PC to handle 3D floating notes like I did on my previous videos.
Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas!Re:Zero Season 2 OP - Realize (Piano Arrangement / Tutorial) | Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活OPRay Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-07-07 | Re: Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Season 2 / ReZero 2nd Season (Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活) opening "Realize" piano arrangement / tutorial by Ray Krislianggi. Originally performed by Konomi Suzuki, composed by Ayato Shinozaki & Ryousuke Tachibana.
Here we go again, following the tale of Subaru and his mates through the bloody journey that awaits. Re:Zero is one of (if not) the best anime of 2016, at least for me. It's one of the shows which got you absolutely HOOKED from the start, you just wouldn't be able to stop watching it after you've started. This show led me to stop watching airing anime because if I find something as good as this, waiting a whole week for a new episode is honestly painful. Since then, I would just wait for a season to end and binge-watch them later.
This opening theme by Konomi Suzuki is quite interesting. It seems to experiment with the chords accompanying the melody and see if they work. This led to some unexpected chord progressions and shifts in mood, which I think is a charm of its own.
Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas!Re:Zero Season 2 OP - Realize (Piano Cover) | Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活OPRay Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-07-05 | Re: Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu (Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活) Season 2 / ReZero 2nd Season opening "Realize" piano cover & arrangement by Ray Krislianggi. Originally performed by Konomi Suzuki, composed by Ayato Shinozaki & Ryousuke Tachibana.
Here we go again, following the tale of Subaru and his mates through the bloody journey that awaits. Re:Zero is one of (if not) the best anime of 2016, at least for me. It's one of the shows which got you absolutely HOOKED from the start, you just wouldn't be able to stop watching it after you've started. This show led me to stop watching airing anime because if I find something as good as this, waiting a whole week for a new episode is honestly painful. Since then, I would just wait for a season to end and binge-watch them later.
This opening theme by Konomi Suzuki is quite interesting. It seems to experiment with the chords accompanying the melody and see if they work. This led to some unexpected shifts in mood, which I think is a charm of its own.
The keen-eyed of you might be aware of the color shifts of the floating notes. It changes from dominantly white-blue-purple to yellow-red. This is an intentional decision to depict Subaru's journey from the relatively peaceful life he had to the bloody encounters and battles he had to face later on.
Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas!The most beautiful anime soundtrack you dont know. | Chihayafuru Main ThemeRay Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-06-21 | Soundtracks are often insanely underrated and mostly unknown. One great example is this, "Chihayafuru Main Theme". A theme song so powerful and beautiful, yet fell under the radar for most watchers. That's why I took the effort to resurface it, here's my piano arrangement.
I discovered Chihayafuru just a couple months ago, and boy do I regret not watching it sooner. I mean who would have thought that a josei anime about playing traditional Japanese cards can be so engaging? Great animation and character developments aside, it's the soundtracks which really got me hooked. Similar to "A Silent Voice", I don't think any other soundtracks would have worked with the series. The music made the show a masterpiece in my book.
The main theme is definitely something. First of all, it's pretty rare to find an orchestral soundtrack of that scale and complexity on a slice of life / game anime, but you know that a soundtrack is iconic if only five notes are played and you go "oh, it's Chihayafuru!"
If you haven't listened to the original song yet, please give it a go. This soundtrack needs more love. I guarantee that you'll get multiple goosebumps along the way.
Difficulty: intermediate
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This shows how my videos would look like if I were to adopt the "plan view" with falling notes. Those type of videos seem to be in favor of the YouTube algorithm, but I generally avoid doing that as it would mark the death of cinematography, which I've been exploring for the past 6 years.
Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas!Koe no Katachi OST - lit(var) [Piano Arrangement] | Shouya Achieves the LightRay Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-06-14 | A Silent Voice / Koe no Katachi (聲の形) OST "lit" / "lit(var)" piano arrangement & tutorial by Ray Krislianggi. Original composition by Kensuke Ushio (牛尾憲輔). This is based on "lit(var)", the longer and powerful version of the soundtrack.
"lit(var)" is a soundtrack from A Silent Voice / Koe no Katachi by Kensuke Ushio. It's a variation of the shorter piano-only version of the soundtrack titled "lit".
Many people just refer to this track as "lit", but it is actually "lit(var)". "lit" the shorter version of the soundtrack without orchestra.
I experimented with the piano sounds and mix. This soundtrack is only played once in the film at its climax, when Shouya finally achieves the "light".
Although Shouko is the main heroine and seems to be the center of everything in the film, in truth, it's about Shouya's journey through his redemption. The film is full of hidden messages in its visuals.
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The scene at the end where Shouya uncovers his ears marks the first time in so long that he decided to "hear" the world again, and then realising just how beautiful everything is once he started to listen. This is very well expressed in the music (I really mean it!), with it going from muted to full power. That feeling when you watch the ending scene and is most likely the same feeling he has, all thanks to the soundtrack that is "lit(var)".
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Difficulty: intermediate
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DISCLAIMER:
The animation and graphics used in the video belong to Kyoto Animation their respective owners and I or this channel does not claim any right over them. The clips are taken from to help create an atmospheric feeling that will help people in hard situations in their life.
Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.
Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas!Koe no Katachi OST - svg (Piano Arrangement) | Forgiveness ExistsRay Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-06-11 | A Silent Voice / Koe no Katachi (聲の形) OST "svg" piano arrangement & tutorial by Ray Krislianggi. Original composition by Kensuke Ushio (牛尾憲輔).
"svg" is a soundtrack from A Silent Voice / Koe no Katachi by Kensuke Ushio.
Remembering Koe no Katachi, still to this day, gives me goosebumps. I remember watching the film in the cinema three times, and I got the strongest goosebumps I've ever had in my life in ALL three of them.
This is the solo piano arrangement of the cover / recreation video I did back in 2017. I initially had no plan to do this because incorporating important musical elements from an OST (which is very crucial to the scenes and thus the emotion it's giving) into a solo piano arrangement is rather difficult (it makes the arrangement more difficult as well), and there's relatively little potential that anyone would play this, so I focused on other arrangements. That is until a certain someone asked for the sheets ;)
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The soundtrack is played when Shouko apologizes to everyone and tries to bring the group back together after realising that her existence is meaningful to the people around her, and especially Shouya who was willing to sacrifice himself saving Shouko's life. Her actions can't be undone, but forgiveness exists and she's determined to fix as many things as she can.
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Difficulty: upper intermediate
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The animation and graphics used in the video belong to Kyoto Animation their respective owners and I or this channel does not claim any right over them. The clips are taken from to help create an atmospheric feeling that will help people in hard situations in their life.
Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.
Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas!8 Iconic Anime Soundtracks That You Dont Know the Name!Ray Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-06-08 | 8 iconic anime soundtracks that you don't know the name (probably) on piano.
Have you ever had a time when you watch something and notice that the soundtrack is very good, but then you had to spend the time to manually search for it because you don't know its title? I've experienced that COUNTLESS times. It makes soundtracks that much harder to find, even the good ones. Soundtracks need more attention and love, guys :')
This video serves as a piano compilation of the most memorable yet rather obscure anime soundtracks I've found. The list includes only soundtracks / OSTs and not OP and ED themes.
Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas!Anime Piano Library, Vol. 1: Introduction & Track List | My First Album is Live!Ray Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-06-01 | "Ray Krislianggi Anime Piano Library, Vol. 1" introduction / trailer and track list, officially released on 14th May 2020. Available on Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, Google Play Music, Deezer, and more.
The tracks are remastered for the album and rendered in lossless format before going to stores, meaning their audio quality is better than the audio on my YouTube videos.
Volume 2 of my Anime Piano Library album is planned for the second half of 2020, with more planned to come later. Stay tuned!
Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas!Karakuri Pierrot (Piano Tutorial / Arrangement) | からくりピエロ 【ピアノ】Ray Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-05-28 | "Karakuri Pierrot" (からくりピエロ) piano arrangement & tutorial by Ray Krislianggi. Original composition by 40mP / Iname Tooru (イナメトオル) feat. Vocaloid's Hatsune Miku.
Karakuri Pierrot (からくりピエロ) is a song by Iname Tooru, also known as 40mP. It features Hatsune Miku for the vocals.
The song remains one of my all-time favorite Vocaloid songs, successfully depicts the story about a girl who went through rejection and depression. She puts on a happy face but is broken on the inside.
Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas!BNA: Brand New Animal OP - Ready to (Full Ver.) [Piano Arrangement / Tutorial]Ray Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-05-13 | BNA: Brand New Animal 『BNA ビー・エヌ・エー』 opening (OP) "Ready to" full version piano tutorial / arrangement by raykrislianggi. Originally performed by Sumire Morohoshi as Michiru Kagemori.
Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas!Touhou / IOSYS - Cirnos Perfect Math Class [Piano Arrangement / Tutorial]Ray Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-05-07 | Cirno's Perfect Math Class (チルノのパーフェクトさんすう教室) piano cover / arrangement tutorial from Touhou Project / IOSYS.
I've been wanting to make this for so long! I was initially planning to wait until the sheet music is available, but it looks like obtaining the license isn't easy. IOSYS' copyrights is independent and it's considerably stricter than others. I can already see YouTube copyright claim coming...
This arrangement is based on my 2017 piano cover with some minor changes and adjustments, which of course is heavily inspired by Marasy's arrangement.
Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas![FULL] BNA: Brand New Animal OP - Ready to (Piano Cover)Ray Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-05-04 | BNA: Brand New Animal 『BNA ビー・エヌ・エー』 opening (OP) "Ready to" full version piano cover by raykrislianggi. Originally performed by Sumire Morohoshi as Michiru Kagemori.
"Ready to" is the opening theme BNA: Brand New Animal, performed by Sumire Morohoshi as Michiru Kagemori in the anime.
IMO, this is the catchiest opening of Spring 2020. It's a bit on the difficult side and it's one of the songs that is harder than it looks, but overall really fun to play, especially the verse!
Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas!A Cruel Angels Thesis... but its played in Rolands Jazz Scat tone.Ray Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-04-29 | A Cruel Angel's Jazz Scat: A Cruel Angel's Thesis / Zankoku na Tenshi no Teeze (残酷な天使のテーゼ) piano cover on Roland's signature Jazz Scat (doo, bap, dau) tone. A Cruel Angel's Thesis is one of the most iconic song in anime and stays relevant to this day as the opening of Neon Genesis Evangelion. ♫ Easily learn the songs you love with flowkey! tinyurl.com/AniMusic-flowkey ♦ $1 Patrons get MIDI by demand! patreon.com/raykrislianggi
Great piano tones aside, having this jazz scat tone is a legit reason why I stick with Roland pianos.
I already did a jazz scat cover of this song in my video of "A Cruel Angel's Thesis in 16 Voices" in 2017, as well as playing along with Japan Coast Guard Band back in 2018, but I think it much deserves a standalone cover because it sounds quite awesome from start to finish.
Playing this is quite difficult due to the complex pedal timing, you can't play this like a regular piano tone.
Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas!The Disappearance of Hatsune Miku (Piano Tutorial / Arrangement) | 初音ミクの消失Ray Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-04-26 | The Disappearance of Hatune Miku (初音ミクの消失) from Vocaloid piano cover arrangement / tutorial by raykrislianggi, composed by cosMo@Bousou-p.
♫ Music sheet is being licensed, stay tuned! ♫ My sheets library: mnot.es/RayKsheets
Original title: 初音ミクの消失 / Hatsune Miku no Shoushitsu English Title: The Disappearance of Hatsune Miku Lyrics, composition, arrangement: cosMo@Bousou-P (cosMo@暴走P) Piano arrangement: Ray Krislianggi (based on Marasy)
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About the song:
The Disappearance of Hatsune Miku is an original song by cosMo and is one of his most notable songs.
The song is about Miku's uninstallation when she realizes that she is just a program that's not equal to a human being, but her wish is to keep on singing. She sings quickly realizing that she doesn't have much time left.
Its tempo peaks at 240 BPM and remains one of the fastest Vocaloid songs.
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About the cover:
The Disappearance of Hatsune Miku has been one of my all-time favorites and remains my go-to arrangement every time I sit on a piano. It's a hard song to learn and play, but it's by far one of the most fun I've had, playing it just feels so good!
This arrangement is based on the long version, and is very heavily inspired by Marasy.
Much love from Indonesia, Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas!1 Litre of Tears - Sangatsu Kokonoka (Choir Ver.) 「3月9日」 (Piano Arrangement)Ray Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-04-18 | Sangatsu Kokonoka (3月9日) from 1 Litre of Tears / Tsuki ga Kirei piano arrangement / tutorial. The song was written by Remioromen.
Singer, lyrics & composition: Fujimaki Ryouta (Remioromen) Piano arrangement: raykrislianggi
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"Sangatsu Kokonoka" 「3月9日」 is a song by Remioromen for 1 Litre of Tears OST in 2005, which was later adapted into Tsuki ga Kirei as an insert song in episode 6. Literally means "9th March", it's a graduation song. Japanese schools starts in April and ends in March. It can also be read as 3-9 (san-kyuu) which is the same Japanese pronunciation as "thank you". That's deep :')
In 1 Litre of Tears, there are two versions of the song: original and choir. This cover is based on the choir version, the one which Aya conducted the performance of her class. This song has so much emotion in it, you can really feel it even if you haven't watched 1 Litre of Tears or Tsuki ga Kirei yet, and it's the kind of song that people can easily like. I fell in love with the choir version the first time I heard it, it just sounds so beautiful.
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When I started learning this song, I had no idea that this song is featured as an insert song in Tsuki ga Kirei. This cover is based on the choir version from 1 Litre of Tears, not the one from Tsuki ga Kirei because the choir version sounds really beautiful, and the song just sounds more powerful & emotional when played in Eb major.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- About 1 Litre of Tears (spoiler free):
1 Litre of Tears is a 2005 Japanese television drama / tragedy based on a true story about a girl who was diagnosed with an incurable degenerative disease at the age of 15.
This drama is based on the real-life struggles of a 15-year-old girl named Aya who suffered from an incurable disease, but lived her life to the fullest. The script is based on the diary Aya kept writing until she could no longer hold a pen. The book that later followed, entitled, One Litre of Tears has sold over 1.1 million copies in Japan alone.
Fifteen-year-old Ikeuchi Aya is an ordinary girl, soon to be high school student and daughter of a family who works at a shop that makes tofu. As time passes, unusual things start happening to Aya. She begins falling down often and walking strangely. Her mother Shioka, takes Aya to see the doctor, and he informs Shioka that Aya has spinocerebellar degeneration - a rare disease where the cerebellum of the brain gradually deteriorates to the point where the victim cannot walk, speak, write, or eat. A cruel disease, as it does not affect the mind.
Much love from Indonesia! Thanks for watching!BNA: Brand New Animal OP - Ready to (Piano Cover / Tutorial)Ray Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-04-17 | Piano tutorial / arrangement of BNA: Brand New Animal opening (OP) "Ready to" 『BNA ビー・エヌ・エー』 originally performed by Sumire Morohoshi as Michiru Kagemori.
This song is a bit on the difficult side and it's harder than it looks, but really fun to play, especially the verse! It sure is a very interesting song to arrange on the piano.
I also extended it a bit with cues from the full version because the TV size version is way too short at only 60 seconds~
Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas!Kill Me Baby ED - Futari no Kimochi no Honto no Himitsu (Piano Arrangement & Tutorial)Ray Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-04-12 | Kill Me Baby ED "Futari no Kimochi no Honto no Himitsu" full piano arrangement / tutorial by Ray Krislianggi, original song performed by Chinatsu Akasaki and Mutsumi Tamura.
"Futari no Kimochi no Honto no Himitsu" is the ending theme song of Kill Me Baby anime series, originally performed by Chinatsu Akasaki and Mutsumi Tamura.
About the cover:
The reaction cycle to hearing this is "what the hell" at first, then "this is pretty epic", and then "f***, I can't get this out of my head". This song makes me feel weird, uneasy, silly, goofy, as if it's trying to crash my brain. I can't not cover this, I just CAN'T...
Difficulty level: intermediate
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Original title: ふたりのきもちのほんとのひみつ / Futari no Kimochi no Honto no Himitsu English Title: The True Secret of Our Feelings Lyrics: Kouichi Fujimoto, Kimitaka Matsumae Composition: Kimitaka Matsumae
Much love from Indonesia, Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas!BNA: Brand New Animal Opening - Ready to by Michiru Kagemori (Piano Cover)Ray Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-04-11 | BNA: Brand New Animal opening (OP) "Ready to" 『BNA ビー・エヌ・エー』 originally performed by Sumire Morohoshi as Michiru Kagemori piano cover / arrangement.
This song is a bit on the difficult side and it's harder than it looks, but really fun to play, especially the verse! It sure is a very interesting song to arrange on the piano.
I also extended it a bit with cues from the full version because the TV size version is way too short at only 60 seconds~
Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas!(신의 탑) Tower of God Opening - TOP / Stray Kids (Piano Cover) | 神之塔 OP【ピアノ】Ray Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-04-07 | Kami no Tou: Tower of God (神之塔 / 신의 탑) opening theme "TOP" by Stray Kids, piano cover & arrangement by Ray Krislianggi.
"TOP" is the opening theme of the LINE Webtoon-based anime Kami no Tou: Tower of God (神之塔 / 신의 탑), originally performed by the Korean boy band Stray Kids.
There are official Korean and Japanese version of this song. I tried to blend the two versions in the piano arrangement, so you're getting the best of both worlds in terms of melody.
This is my first video of this style. I did a similar one with "Platinum Disco" in 2019, but it's not nearly as complex of an effect as this.
The floating notes effect takes account of the lens' depth of field, so it gets gradually out of focus the further the object is from the focus point. This 100-second video took over two hours to render and over two full days to make.
This video style is experimental, meant to show that this kind of effect is also possible to do. I think I won't be doing this style again until I upgrade my PC, I can hear it crying XD
Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas!Theme of Violet Evergarden: A Musical ExplorationRay Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-03-31 | 20,000 THANK YOU! This is a special type of video where I show you the bits and pieces / musical anatomy that makes up "Theme of Violet Evergarden", the anime's epic main theme which anyone rarely talks about. God is in the details!
"Theme of Violet Evergarden" is composed by Evan Call as part of Violet Evergarden Automemories OST.
My recreation of this song is my biggest and most ambitious project yet, so I thought it would be fitting to show you a bit of the behind the scenes. This is the longest video I've made in this channel.
"No.7" is the opening theme of the anime Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun (Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun), performed by Jibaku Shounen Band which consists of PENGUIN RESEARCH, Masayoshi Ooishi, and ZiNG.
The opening theme title reflects Hanako (Yugi Amane) governs over the Seven Mysteries as the School Mystery Number 7.
Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas![FULL] Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun OP - No.7 (Piano Cover) | 地縛少年花子くんOP【ピアノ】Ray Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-02-24 | Full version piano cover / arrangement of Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun (地縛少年花子くん) opening theme "No.7" by Ray Krislianggi. Originally performed by Jibaku Shounen Band (PENGUIN RESEARCH, Masayoshi Ooishi, and ZiNG).
"No.7" is the opening theme of the anime Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun (Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun), performed by Jibaku Shounen Band which consists of PENGUIN RESEARCH, Masayoshi Ooishi, and ZiNG
The opening theme title reflects Hanako (Yugi Amane) governs over the Seven Mysteries as the School Mystery Number 7.
While my TV size cover of this song follows the opening animation's colorful and saturated style, this full version cover aims to follow the style of Jibaku Shounen Band's music video.
I experimented a lot with the color grading and tried many new things along the way. This is by far one of my most favorite intro scene, and the project turns out to be quite a lot better than I initially expected.
The original song is heavily guitar-based, which makes for a quite interesting piano arrangement.
This video is re-upload due to copyright claim in the first 10 seconds so I can't monetize the video at all (yes, the talking noise at the beginning is indeed copyrighted and YouTube detected that). I had to modify it a bit and re-render the video. My apologies for those of you who already left comments and likes in the original video!
Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas!Theme of Violet Evergarden (Orchestral Recreation / Musical Tribute to KyoAni)Ray Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-02-12 | I tried recreating "Theme of Violet Evergarden" from scratch as a tribute to KyoAni. It is a soundtrack and main theme of Violet Evergarden composed by Evan Call as part of Automemories OST album.
This is a remaster / remake of a video which was originally uploaded on June 3rd 2018, dedicated as a tribute to Kyoto Animation. Not just because of the arson attack, but because since way before that, it's already been my number one animation studio period. They're one of the very few animation studio which shows that the staff love what they do, and it really shows through the animations. The workers there absolutely didn't deserve such horrific incident.
It's only fitting that I feature the music of one of their best works to date: Violet Evergarden. And not just any music, it is THE theme of Violet Evergarden.
My own way of appreciating music is to break it down, study every bit of its pieces, and then try putting it back together to as close as I can to the original. It's the little details in music that are often times forgotten, that music is composed and arranged of many little pieces that sound in harmony. By trying to make music from scratch, we're able to realise things we didn't, and get the idea of just how complex the music is.
I recently marathoned the entirety of Violet Evergarden, and continued straight to the cinema to see Violet Evergarden Gaiden: Eien to Jidou Shuki Ningyou (in which case I nearly died of emotional attack) on February 4th 2020. I'll be honest with you, I was reminded the times I only watch sad and emotional anime such as Clannad, Angel Beats, Kanon, etc. It's exceedingly beautiful, emotional, and enticing. Oh, and Violet is way too beautiful, she should be made illegal!
I also added the most memorable and emotional scenes in the overlay for me. Episodes 7 and 10 are way too emotional.
This project consists of 202 audio & video tracks (up from 151 of the original), takes the crown as my most complex project to date by a long shot. All of the sounds you hear (except for the typewriter) were generated by Roland RD-800's sound engine and recorded directly into USB in 16-bit WAV format. None of the sounds from the original soundtrack is used. The audio files were than transported into the PC and imported into VEGAS. This project was built and assembled track by track, instrument by instrument, part by part.
There are 118 audio-specific tracks and 84 video tracks in this project. The original video took me 4 full days to work on, and this remaster / remake took me another 7 days, with every single audio track effects having re-adjusted and most of the sounds replaced or added.
What I'm showing you in the video is merely 10% of the whole story. Most of the sounds are actually the ones you don't notice, but leaves a huge impact if taken out.
Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas!Boku no Hero Academia Season 4 ED 2 - Shout Baby (Piano Tutorial / Arrangement)Ray Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-02-08 | "Shout Baby" by Ryokuoushoku Shakai, Boku no Hero Academia (My Hero Academia) ending theme 7 / season 4 ending theme 2 piano tutorial / Synthesia.
Shout Baby is the seventh ending theme of Boku no Hero Academia anime adaptation, or the second ending theme of season 4. It is originally performed by Ryokuoshoku Shakai.
Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas!Boku no Hero Academia Season 4 ED 2 - Shout Baby | Ryokuoushoku Shakai (Piano Cover)Ray Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-02-05 | "Shout Baby" by Ryokuoushoku Shakai, Boku no Hero Academia (My Hero Academia) season 4 ending 2 piano cover. 『僕のヒーローアカデミア』4期 EDテーマ.
Shout Baby is the seventh ending theme of Boku no Hero Academia anime adaptation, or the second ending theme of season 4. It is originally performed by Ryokuoshoku Shakai.
This is one of the songs which seems not to difficult at first, but turns out a bit hard.
"No.7" is the opening theme of the anime Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun (Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun), performed by Jibaku Shounen Band which consists of PENGUIN RESEARCH, Masayoshi Ooishi, and ZiNG.
The opening theme title reflects Hanako (Yugi Amane) governs over the Seven Mysteries as the School Mystery Number 7.
Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas!Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T OP - final phase (Piano Tutorial / Synthesia)Ray Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-01-23 | Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T opening theme "final phase" (TV size) by fripSide piano tutorial / Synthesia.
Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas!Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun OP - No.7 (Piano Cover) | 地縛少年花子くんOP【ピアノ】Ray Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-01-20 | Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun opening theme (Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun) "No.7" by Jibaku Shounen Band piano cover / arrangement by Ray Krislianggi.
"No.7" is the opening theme of the anime Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun (Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun), performed by Jibaku Shounen Band which consists of PENGUIN RESEARCH, Masayoshi Ooishi, and ZiNG
The opening theme title reflects Hanako (Yugi Amane) governs over the Seven Mysteries as the School Mystery Number 7.
The original song is guitar-based, so it's really interesting how it would sound on a piano arrangement. I had a lot of fun arranging and playing this, as if my fingers were moving on their own during filming.
Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas![Full] Peace Sign - My Hero Academia 2 OP (Piano Tutorial / Arrangement & Sheets)Ray Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-01-18 | Peace Sign piano full arrangement / tutorial, music by Kenshi Yonezu.
Peace Sign is the second opening theme of My Hero Academia anime adaptation, composed and performed by Kenshi Yonezu.
About the arrangement:
This arrangement is a refresh from the mid-2018 one I did at ArtSound Studio, and is heavily based on Marasy's arrangement. The sheets will be based on this version.
This remains one of my must-play songs, played every time I sit on the piano to practice alongside "Connect", "The Disappearance of Hatsune Miku", "Tell Your World", and many more.
Much love from Indonesia, Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas!Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T OP - final phase (Piano Cover) | fripSide【ピアノ】Ray Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-01-14 | Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T (A Certain Scientific Railgun T) opening theme "final phase" by fripSide.
"final phase" is the first opening theme for the third season of the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun anime series, Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T.
I've always been a Railgun fan, I'm one of the people who love the spinoff better than the main story. As I'm looking forward for the episodes to come out before binge-watching them like I always do with other shows, here's my piano arrangement of "final phase", Toaru Kagaku no Railgun T's opening theme by fripSide.
What I love about the Railgun series aside from its science-based story (instead of magic in Toaru Majutsu no Index), is that the opening theme has always been performed by the same group, thus the consistency.
While being in a different key than "only my railgun", "final phase" is very similar in structure and melody to the point where I'm tempted to put it somewhere in the arrangement, but I'll reserve that for another time ;)
Thanks for watching and stay musical fellas!Best Friend - Kiroro (Piano Cover)Ray Krislianggi - AniMusic2020-01-09 | "Best Friend" by Kiroro, piano cover & arrangement by Ray Krislianggi.
"Best Friend" is the tenth major single released by Kiroro. The single reached #5 on the weekly Oricon charts and charted for thirty-two weeks. The title track was used as the theme song to NHK's TV series Chura-san. They had a song at the famous festival 52nd NHK's Kohaku Uta Gassen.
I was told that the song is often played in graduation ceremonies in Japan, as the lyrics is all about friendship. I'm actually surprised that it's not played more often in places and not very well known in Indonesia despite the universal nature of its melody and lyrics.
About the cover:
Orkes Tiup Jepang Jakarta (OTJJ, lit: Japan-Jakarta Wind Instrument Orchestra) introduced me to the song when I was watching their second regular concert in 22nd December 2019.
I'm dedicating this arrangement to my long-time friend Irvin Nathaniel Tobing, who will be studying abroad starting February 2020, and one of the trumpeters in the orchestra. It's solely thanks to his invitation to see the performance that get I to know this song.