![Kono Namida wo Kimi ni Sasagu - AKB0048 Next Stage ED [Piano Duet with TheIshter] @Animenzzz](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XF2LDlP84PY/maxresdefault.jpg)
Uploaded January 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Today I am proud to present you the first piano duet I have ever done on my Youtube Channel and the guest pianist is none other than TheIshter! We both decided to make a piano cover for the ending song of AKB0048 Next Stage because we both really like this Anime.
The collaboration was hard work for both of us and we have to face against many unknown challenges: doing a piano sheet for two pianos, perfectly synchronizing the two piano voices and editing the video until it looks perfect. It took us a long time to figure out everything but the final result was worth it.
With that said, enjoy the first piano duet with TheIshter! I have a feeling, this won't be the last time we will collaborate on Youtube...
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Piano duet arrangement by Animenz and TheIshter
Original Song: Kono Namida wo Kimi ni Sasagu / この涙を君に捧ぐ
Anime: AKB0048 NEXT STAGE (Season 2)
Published by: King Records (2013)
Composed by: Hiro Natsumi / 夏海 寛
Performed by: NO NAME
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Today I am proud to present you the first piano duet I have ever done on my Youtube Channel and the guest pianist is none other than TheIshter! We both decided to make a piano cover for the ending song of AKB0048 Next Stage because we both really like this Anime.
The collaboration was hard work for both of us and we have to face against many unknown challenges: doing a piano sheet for two pianos, perfectly synchronizing the two piano voices and editing the video until it looks perfect. It took us a long time to figure out everything but the final result was worth it.
With that said, enjoy the first piano duet with TheIshter! I have a feeling, this won't be the last time we will collaborate on Youtube...
Animenz
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Piano duet arrangement by Animenz and TheIshter
Original Song: Kono Namida wo Kimi ni Sasagu / この涙を君に捧ぐ
Anime: AKB0048 NEXT STAGE (Season 2)
Published by: King Records (2013)
Composed by: Hiro Natsumi / 夏海 寛
Performed by: NO NAME
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![Kono Namida wo Kimi ni Sasagu - AKB0048 Next Stage ED [Piano Duet with TheIshter]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XF2LDlP84PY/mqdefault.jpg "Kono Namida wo Kimi ni Sasagu - AKB0048 Next Stage ED [Piano Duet with TheIshter]
Today I am proud to present you the first piano duet I have ever done on my Youtube Channel and the guest pianist is none other than TheIshter! We both decided to make a piano cover for the ending song of AKB0048 Next Stage because we both really like this Anime.
The collaboration was hard work for both of us and we have to face against many unknown challenges: doing a piano sheet for two pianos, perfectly synchronizing the two piano voices and editing the video until it looks perfect. It took us a long time to figure out everything but the final result was worth it.
With that said, enjoy the first piano duet with TheIshter! I have a feeling, this wont be the last time we will collaborate on Youtube...
Animenz
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Piano duet arrangement by Animenz and TheIshter
Original Song: Kono Namida wo Kimi ni Sasagu / この涙を君に捧ぐ
Anime: AKB0048 NEXT STAGE (Season 2)
Published by: King Records (2013)
Composed by: Hiro Natsumi / 夏海 寛
Performed by: NO NAME
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TheIshters Youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/TehIshter")
![Homura - Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train [Piano] / LiSA](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XJVpSTTUpKg/mqdefault.jpg "Homura - Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train [Piano] / LiSA
Sheet music → https://mymusic.st/animenzzz/41474
Starting today I will upload weekly videos again! Since the arrival of my grand piano has been delayed indefinitely, I will record new arrangements on my Stage Piano instead for the meanwhile. It also features a lightning system, which will change colors and intensity, depending on the mood of the song. I hope you like this current setup!
With that said, let’s move on to Homura「炎」, the Theme Song of the Demon Slayer Movie Mugen Train!『無限列車』. At first I couldn’t believe that Yuki Kajiura was actually the composer of this song, because it sounds very different compared to her usual musical style (lol). But the chorus of Homura is - in my opinion - the single most catchy melody I have heard for a long time. Once you hear it, you can never stop humming this melody.
Arranging a slow-paced song on the piano is always a big challenge for me because there is always a thin line between “boring sound” and excessive arranging”. I usually try out multiple arrangement versions on the piano until I find the “perfect version” and the more I practice, the more techniques are being added to the arrangement.
However, at one point I realized that I included too many ornaments and they are “distracting” Homura from its main melody. I cut out many unnecessary notes and tried to focus more on dynamic difference between each part. (Still, I wish I could use some kind of vibrato on piano keys to imitate LiSA’s fantastic vocal performance but unfortunately, the piano is not made for that.)
I have also watched the Demon Slayer movie while it was airing in Japan and the animation studio Ufotable has outdone themselves again with the fantastic animation. No words about the story though, because the movie hasn’t aired in many countries yet and I dont want to spoil it. I am pretty sure the reason why this movie broke all movie records in Japan is because many people are watching it several times over and over again– because the animation is just so damn satisfying to watch (lol)
Alright, that’s it for today’s upload! I hope you enjoyed this weeks piano arrangement with the special lightning. Next week I am finally uploading something seasonal for a change of pace. See you then!
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🎹Piano arrangement by Animenz
Original Song: HOMURA / 炎
Anime: Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train / 「劇場版「鬼滅の刃」無限列車編」
Published by: Sony Music Solutions Inc. (2020)
Composed by: Yuki Kajiura / 梶浦 由記
Performed by: LiSA
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🎧Equipment
Piano: Nord Grand 88-key Stage Keyboard (Modified blue version)
Camera: Panasonic LUMIX GH5S
The Moon lamp on the piano:
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#炎 #LiSA #鬼滅の刃
#Homura #Piano #ピアノ")
![Shinzou wo Sasageyo! - Attack on Titan S2 OP [Piano] / Linked Horizon](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XNGXq1hZ1jM/mqdefault.jpg "Shinzou wo Sasageyo! - Attack on Titan S2 OP [Piano] / Linked Horizon
Sheet music → https://mymusic.st/animenzzz/41480
It has finally happened. The Manga of Attack on Titan has ended with its last chapter today.
After 11 years, it has finally come to an end. (This description is spoiler-free, dont worry)
Thank you, Isayama-Sensei, for creating this masterpiece. For giving us epic moments of story development. For breaking our hearts every months. For the all good times.
Now, all we can do is waiting for the Anime continuation of Attack on Titan Final Season.
A few words about this piano arrangement:
Similar to my 「Guren no Yumiya」 (full ver.) piano cover, this arrangement is basically non-stop piano action and the sound can be absolutely massive sometimes, especially during the chorus. Its also one of my top 20 most difficult arrangements, mostly because of the fast speed and the octave spamming everywhere.
The thing I like the most about Sound Horizon is their creativity concerning the song structure. They always love to quote melodies from another song like a mini-medley type of Music. 「Shinzou wo Sasageyo」 for example has a short section of 「Jiyuu no Tsubasa」 in 3:02 and a longer 「Guren no Yumiya」 section in 4:24. It is brilliantly included in the song structure and it serves as a wonderful musical callback at the same time.
The original song has also 4 (!) Instrumental solos during the bridge part and each of them is rising the excitement further and further until the epic climax in 4:24.
First there is the drum in 3:09, then the E-Guitar in 3:33, afterwards a piano solo in 3:57 and finally, a violin solo in 4:09. I tried to imitate each instrument on the piano as good as possible and I ended up arranging at least 20 different versions for each part. I just picked out my best ideas and combined it for the instrumental solo part.
Last but not least, the clear file on the top of the piano was a bonus item included in the Manga Magazine of the last chapter of Attack on Titan. Its an original illustration by Isayama Sensei, showing Eren and his friends as kids! Definitely the most wholesome things I have seen for a long time.
Well then, thank you for reading! And thank you for watching my videos!
And one more time: a Titan-Sized「THANK YOU」to Isayama-Sensei!
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🎹Piano arrangement by Animenz
Original Song: Shinzou wo Sasageyo! / 心臓を捧げよ！
Anime: Attack on Titan S2 / 進撃の巨人S2
Published by: PONY CANYON (2017)
Composed by: Revo (Linked Horizon)
Performed by: Revo (Linked Horizon)
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🎧Equipment
Piano: Nord Grand 88-key Stage Keyboard (Modified blue version)
Camera: Panasonic LUMIX GH5S
The Moon lamp: https://amzn.to/3a1uIDX
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#AttackOnTitan #ShinzouwoSasageyo #AoT #Piano #Cover #thankyouhajimeisayama #manga #Shingeki #進撃の巨人 #心臓を捧げよ")
![EONIAN - Expelled from Paradise ED [Piano]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XUuvTRBwdy0/mqdefault.jpg "EONIAN - Expelled from Paradise ED [Piano]
Sheet music → https://mymusic.st/animenzzz/65502
EONIAN is the theme song of the movie Expelled from paradise (Japanese name: Rakuen Tsuihou) , a sci-fi anime movie with screenplay by Gen Urobochi.
It has been in the production for almost 5 years, until it finally got released in December 2014.
When I finished watching the movie, the ending song EONIAN was stuck in my head for days. And before I noticed it, I got obsessed with the song EONIAN and I kept listening to this piece over and over again.
Especially the sudden key change from Eb-major to Bb-minor in the chorus gives me goosebumps me every time. I cant simply get enough of ELISAs powerful voice.
This arrangement is definitely one of my more difficult pieces, since I utilized many left hand arpeggios including a Beethoven - inspired arpeggio in the left hand in 2:47. There is also a super difficult hand crossing three-hand-technique as well in 3:00.
But it was worth practicing the entire arrangement for the last week, because the song is just too good. Its so FAAAAAAAAAR AWAAAAAAAAAY~
Well then. *cough*
Give this movie a try if you are looking for a great sci-fi story with an interesting world building concept! You will get used to the CGI animation very soon and the end result is definitely worth watching it. Also, Angela Balzac is a goddess.
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Piano arrangement by Animenz
Original Song: EONIAN
Anime: Expelled From Paradise / Rakuen Tsuihou / 楽園追放
Published by: SME Records 2014
Composed by: Mish-Mosh
Performed by: ELISA connect EFP
#ExpelledFromParadise #EONIAN #Piano")
![God knows... - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya OST [Piano]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XxOEbxoUkCM/mqdefault.jpg "God knows... - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya OST [Piano]
Sheet music → https://mymusic.st/animenzzz/62800
Ah, God knows... I am pretty sure, there are many people out there, who havent watched Suzumiya Haruhi yet, but still recognize this song. Even being more than a decade old, God Knows... is still one of the most famous songs among Anime fans, because the melody is just so unforgettable and catchy. Some may have been waiting for me to do a piano arrangement of this song for years and I couldnt agree more: This song is simply a must-play for any anime pianists - and today is finally the day, where I am uploading it on my Youtube channel!
I still remember as it was yesterday when I was watching the 12th episode of Suzumiya Haruhi for the very first time in 2007. When that concert scene came, I have felt an excitement Ive never experienced before. The detailed animation of the guitar playing, Haruhis passion while singing, the dazzling stage lightning, the excited concert crowd, Kyons reaction, everything. The entire scene was so perfectly pieced together and I think I have rewatched the concert scene more than a hundred times already. It was simply one of the most brilliant moments in the history of Anime.
Actually, Suzumiya Haruhi might be the Anime which has kickstarted my interest in Anime in the first place. Back then in 2007, my understanding of Anime was limited to One piece, Dragon ball Z, Digimon etc. But upon discovering Suzumiya Haruhi, my worldview has completely changed. It was so different, so mind-blowingly genius and so much more intriguing, than anything Ive ever seen before. Suzumiya Haruhi has made a huge impact on me as a life of an Anime fan and until today, it is still one of my top 5 anime series of all time.
Well, before this text is getting too long, I want to say a few words about the piano arrangement itself. It is basically a summary of all the improvised (concert-)live versions I have played in the past, and I tried to make the finalized version as exciting as possible by utilizing different voicings, rhythmical variations and sneaking in some secondary melodies. Basically I wanted to recreate the excitement Ive felt when I was watching the 12th episode back then. Every here and there, I also put some surprise moments in the arrangements, lets see if you can spot them all! (*•̀ᴗ•́*)و ̑̑
Alright, after this video I think I will take a pause from YouTube to discover more interesting anime songs for my future uploads.
See you next time then!
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Piano arrangement by Animenz
Original Song: God Knows...
Anime: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya / 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱
Published by: Lantis (2006)
Composed by: Satoru Kosaki / 神前 暁
Performed by: Aya Hirano / 平野 綾
#GodKnows #TheMelancholyofHaruhiSuzumiya #piano
#AyaHirano #SatoruKosaki")
![BOY - Ousama Ranking OP1 [Piano] / King Gnu](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YEKPS45PDLA/mqdefault.jpg "BOY - Ousama Ranking OP1 [Piano] / King Gnu
Sheet music → https://mymusic.st/animenzzz/62088
Ousama Ranking was one of my favorite anime series in 2021 and the Opening Song BOY from King Gnu was simply a perfect song to capture the cheery mood from our favorite Prince Bojji. I was really inspired by Bojji’s never-ending optimism and his courage could literally move mountains. I really hope we will see a second season very soon because I already miss Bojji and his trusted friend Kage already.
To be honest, arranging this song was outside of my comfort zone again, because I couldn’t make full use of my usual orchestral arrangement style with its many layers of sound. Instead, I thought a more minimalistic approach is more suitable for an upbeat song like BOY and this arrangement should be played as light-hearted as possible with only minimum pedal use.
Having said that, I still sneaked in some secondary melodies into the arrangement. Just imagine Kage is secretly following Bojji who is playing the main melody (笑). A good example would be the upper voice in the right hand in 0:39 or the fast middle voice in 1:12 and 1:22. Aside from that, I also included a few techniques I rarely use nowadays, for example the “octave sniping” in 3:29 or the chromatic octave run in 4:06.
But my favorite part was actually playing the key change in 3:32 because this is the moment where I was finally “released” from the C-major key. I don’t know whether other pianists would agree with me but playing only white keys (aka C-major) feels really “unnatural” to me. I literally couldn’t wait to play all the black keys again and the key change to Db-major felt like heaven to me. Maybe it’s just me, who loves playing on black keys, haha.
Well, that’s it everyone! Thank you for listening to my piano arrangement of BOY!
My next arrangement is going to be from King Gnu again and it’s a theme song from an Anime movie.
See you next time again!
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🎹Piano arrangement by Animenz
Original Song: BOY
Anime: Ousama Ranking / 王様ランキング
Published by: Sony Music Labels Inc. (2021)
Composed by: Daiki Tsuneta / 常田 大希
Performed by: King Gnu
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#ousamaranking #boy #kinggnu #rankingofkings")
![Unbeatable Network - Gatchaman Crowds OST [Piano]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YmTgA-QZk1k/mqdefault.jpg "Unbeatable Network - Gatchaman Crowds OST [Piano]
Hey everyone! I am back again and once more, I shall provide you with the most exciting piano covers of the ongoing fall anime season 2013!
Wow, it has been a while since my last upload, isnt it?
Well, I spent my summer vacation in Singapore and Shanghai, and I met many awesome people, and I finally met Tehishter in person. The week I spent in Singapore was certainly the most exciting time period of my life.
Anyway, Gatchaman Crowds was my favorite anime of the summer season, and its soundtrack was just mind-blowingly amazing.
The unique blend of dubstep and classical strings (and opera singer) was a fantastic treat for the ears, but one track especially stood out:
Unbeatable Network.
It sent shivers down my spine upon hearing it for the first time, and I remained silent for almost a minute, because the piece has moved me in the deepest part my heart.
The piano cover of Unbeatable Network was much more difficult to record than I thought, because of the high technical demand of this piece. I think this sheet is easily ranked among my 10 most difficult transcriptions Ive ever written. The whole transcription is basically an Arpeggio Orgy, some nice jazz chords in the middle part, combined with an excessive usage of the right pedal. (oh, and a very small chopin reference, lets see if you get that part)
This piece is dedicated to Tehishter and all the fans (and the staff) I met Singapore.
I may have lost all the photos and videos, but the good memories will last forever.
Well then, I hereby declare the fall anime piano cover season open!
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Piano arrangement by Animenz.
Original Song: Unbeatable Network (Soundtrack)
Anime: Gatchaman Crowds
Published by: VAP
Composed by: Taku Iwasaki")
![Brave Heart - Digimon Digitation Song [Piano]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YsTGTwqNfsQ/mqdefault.jpg "Brave Heart - Digimon Digitation Song [Piano]
30.000 Subs!
Another Milestone achieved!
Thank you everyone for making this possible.
In order to celebrate that, I decided to make another Transcription special series.
This time, its Anime Piano Nostalgia
And the third entry here is Brave Heart from Digimon Adventure, the very first (and in my opinion best) Digimon Series. Everyone surely remembers this song. Its always played when a digimon is digitaging, a really unforgettable hautingly beautiful piece. (I still can sing the lyrics on german, lol)
This piece is probably the most difficult piece to play from the Anime PIano Nostalgia videos, mainly because of the Arpeggios in both hands.
Still, this piece is just too epic, I still have this song on my ipod until today.
Alright, that would be the last entry of my Anime Piano Nostalgia, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.
Ill look forward for 50K subs, to make another transcription special series!
See you next time -
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Piano arrangement by Animenz
Original Song: Brave Heart
Anime: Digimon Adventure (season 1)
Published by: King Records
Composed by: Michihiko Ohta
Performed by: Ayumi Miyazaki")
![Kimi ni Matsuwaru Mystery - Hyouka ED2 [Piano]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YtskqokHgk4/mqdefault.jpg "Kimi ni Matsuwaru Mystery - Hyouka ED2 [Piano]
Finally summer anime season 2012 is here! And lets start with the second Hyouka Ending song, Kimi ni Matsuwaru Mystery. Its a really catchy song and fits the series a lot better than the first ED in my opinion. Also, the animation for the ED is really excellent as well - Oreki with a monocle is simply hilarious.
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Piano arrangement by Animenz
Original Song: Kimi ni Matsuwaru Mystery / 君にまつわるミステリー
Anime: Hyouka / 氷菓
Published by: Lantis (2012)
Composed by: Kyo Takada / 高田 暁
Performed by: Satomi Sato, Ai Kayano / 佐藤 聡美,")
![Snow halation - Love Live! OST [Piano]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Z4KmL4KI0cQ/mqdefault.jpg "Snow halation - Love Live! OST [Piano]
Sheet music → https://mymusic.st/animenzzz/62790
This arrangement is basically a summary of all my transcription activities so far and its the very definition of my Animenz arrangement style:
Fast right hand arpeggios, crazy left hand jumps, an original part as a transition before the final chorus kicks in and - last but not least - a grand finale as a finishing touch.
Interestingly, this arrangement is also the exact opposite of my previous video:
Brave Shine was a product of my depression and the subsequent self-appraisal, and therefore, it has a more emotional impact than my usual videos and it is less technical.
Snow halation on the other hand is entirely made of pure joy and artistic freedom: I want to embrace the piano world with my contribution of anime piano music and basically - I want to start a firework to celebrate the grand piano!
This means that snow halation is more difficult than my usual piano sheets and It features many suicide passages (like the superfast-octave-spam at 4:20) and many more shenanigans.
Its no surprise that this is among my top 10 most difficult transcriptions I have ever made.
Still, I think it was a lot of fun to practice this transcription and I hope that you enjoyed listening to snow halation - special edition!
Alright, thats it, everyone! See you in 2 weeks again, and once again, thank you for your support! Im curious if I will ever reach 1 million subs ~
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🎹Piano arrangement by Animenz
Original Song: Snow halation
Anime: Love Live!
Published by: Lantis
Composed by: Takahiro Yamada / Akihiko Yamaguchi
Arranged by: Ryusuke Nakanishi / Akihiko Yamaguchi
Performed by: μs (Muse)
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Maki is best girl.
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#LoveLive #Snowhalation #Piano")
![Niji no Ressha - AKB0048 OST [Piano]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZFXbGYsZmMA/mqdefault.jpg "Niji no Ressha - AKB0048 OST [Piano]
Niji no Ressha is the insert song which has been featured in the first episode of the second season of AKB0048. Its not the full version but a slightly abridged version, because I havent repeated the first verse for this arrangement. Since AKB0048 Next stage is my most anticipated Anime of the winter season 2013, I decided to go all out and used many of my favorite arranging techniques Ive developed in the past two years: fast runs, huge arpeggios, three-hand technique, a extended intro and outro part. This arrangement is also one of the more difficult piano covers Ive ever created, mainly because of the really difficult voice jumps in 01:42 , a technique I rarely use.
Best girl is Makoto btw. But really, all girls in AKB0048 are great.
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Piano arrangement by Animenz
Original Song: Niji no Ressha / 虹の列車
Anime: AKB0048: NEXT STAGE (Season 2)
Published by: Starchild Records (2012)
Composed by: Takanori Fujimoto / 藤本 貴則
Performed by: NO NAME (subgroup of AKB48)")
![Brave Song (full) - Angel Beats ED [Piano/Viola] feat. xclassicalcatx](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZbX6caWcjqo/mqdefault.jpg "Brave Song (full) - Angel Beats ED [Piano/Viola] feat. xclassicalcatx
Hello and welcome to the year 2014!
Let me proudly present you my first Viola and Piano collaboration - with Joanna! (xClassicalcatx)
I am very sure youve seen her videos before, because she is frequently collaborating with other Youtube musicians (including Tehishter). Her Youtube channel has many beautiful Viola covers from Anime, Video games and Disney movies and I really recommend you to have a look at her videos! (link of her channel at the bottom of this description)
This Collaboration means a lot to me because Brave Song was one of my earliest piano covers Ive uploaded on Youtube. I cant really explain it, but Brave Song has such a beautiful melody but at the same time, it is also incredibly sad. After I acquired better microphones, I wanted to upload a remake of my Brave song transcription, but upgrading it at the same time to a full size version.
Back then, I didnt have the confidence to make a full version transcription yet, because I thought I cant make it better than my TV-size sheet. I used up all my best ideas already for the 1:30 minutes.
I always have the urge to surpass my last video with every new upload, be it introducing new piano techniques or quoting some classical pieces, or adding some original material, and so on.
I needed some inspiration to move on and I found help by asking Joanna whether she was interested in a collaboration. It was like a dream came true: I can finally upload a remake of my transcription, plus I can finally have a collaboration with her for the first time!
After seeing Joannas duet with TehIshter (Ichiban no Takaramono piano + viola), I thought that her Viola Voice is a perfect match for the piano and I wanted to play a duet with her as well for a long time.
Therefore: thank you so much, Joanna, for making it possible! It looks like I still have a real emotional attachment towards this piece, even after all these years. I poured in all my soul and heart into this transcription, to make our very first collaboration a successful one.
Also, thanks to Tehishter, for editing the video for me! My Video editing skills is pretty much non-existent and you really helped me out here. I hope we can always stay friends like this ;_;
Therefore, enjoy the fruit of the great work, made possible through the teamwork of Animenz, xclassicalcatx and Tehishter: A full piano/viola cover of Brave Song!
Animenz
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Piano and Viola arrangement by Animenz
Original Song: Brave Song
Anime: Angel Beats
Published by: Key Sound Label
Composed by: Jun Maeda
Performed by: Tada Aoi
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Joannas (xclassicalcatx) Youtube Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/xclassicalcatx")
