Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
An epic orchestral original piece, inspired by Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata 1st movement.
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Moonlight Ascension (A Beethoven Tribute) | EPIC ORCHESTRAL
Composed and recorded by Idan Schneider
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Beethoven wrote the Moonlight Sonata at a moment when his inner world was growing louder than the world around him, a composer already wrestling with silence, yet refusing to dim. Officially titled Sonata quasi una fantasia, the first movement feels like a confession spoken under breath, steady triplets moving like dark water beneath a pale, suspended melody. It is not a "moonlit serenade" so much as a slow-burning storm held in restraint, grief disciplined into beauty, tenderness that refuses to beg for comfort.
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About the visuals
The visuals were created using AI-generated images (Midjourney 7) inspired by Baroque and Renaissance masters such as Peter Paul Rubens, Rembrandt, and Titian.
The visuals unfold as a symbolic battle between good and evil, angels and demons moving through moonlit skies and storm-darkened worlds. The moonlight itself becomes a force, quiet, constant, and resolute, standing against chaos and destruction. Beethoven appears like a distant witness to this struggle, a presence that binds the human and the celestial, reminding us that this conflict is born from emotion, not spectacle. The imagery mirrors the music’s journey, from restraint and reflection into power, conflict, and ascent.
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An epic orchestral original piece, inspired by Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata 1st movement.
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Moonlight Ascension (A Beethoven Tribute) | EPIC ORCHESTRAL
Composed and recorded by Idan Schneider
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Listen & follow
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/15Mk5abjkn6CQ6KwZhFApT
Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/artist/idan-schneider/1697556027
Amazon Music: amazon.com/music/player/artists/B0CBW8XN5H/idan-schneider
Socials
X (Twitter), https://x.com/SchneiderMusic
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Beethoven wrote the Moonlight Sonata at a moment when his inner world was growing louder than the world around him, a composer already wrestling with silence, yet refusing to dim. Officially titled Sonata quasi una fantasia, the first movement feels like a confession spoken under breath, steady triplets moving like dark water beneath a pale, suspended melody. It is not a "moonlit serenade" so much as a slow-burning storm held in restraint, grief disciplined into beauty, tenderness that refuses to beg for comfort.
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About the visuals
The visuals were created using AI-generated images (Midjourney 7) inspired by Baroque and Renaissance masters such as Peter Paul Rubens, Rembrandt, and Titian.
The visuals unfold as a symbolic battle between good and evil, angels and demons moving through moonlit skies and storm-darkened worlds. The moonlight itself becomes a force, quiet, constant, and resolute, standing against chaos and destruction. Beethoven appears like a distant witness to this struggle, a presence that binds the human and the celestial, reminding us that this conflict is born from emotion, not spectacle. The imagery mirrors the music’s journey, from restraint and reflection into power, conflict, and ascent.
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I put a great deal of care into creating this music, and your support truly means a lot to me.
Please respect the work by not re-uploading or using this content without permission.
If you enjoyed it, sharing the video and subscribing helps more than you might think. Thank you for listening.
![Hatikvah (National Anthem of Israel) - Orchestra Instrumental [HQ] - התקווה](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VGCfFv9YnY0/mqdefault.jpg "Hatikvah (National Anthem of Israel) - Orchestra Instrumental [HQ] - התקווה
Hatikvah (literally: The Hope) is the national anthem of Israel. The words express the 2000 year old hope of the Jews to return to their homeland.
The video clip shows a scene from the Arch of Titus in Rome. The arch was constructed in 81 AD to commemorate the Roman victory over the great Jewish rebellion in Judaea (70 AD). Thus began the nearly 2000 year old exile of Jews from their homeland, which ended with the establishment of the modern state of Israel.
The scene depicts a Roman Triumph led by Jewish slaves, exposing artifacts captured during the war. One of the artifacts is the Menorah (מנורה), a central religious artifact looted from the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem (the Second Temple), which the Romans burnt to the ground after capturing Jerusalem. The Menorah later became the emblem of the modern state of Israel (appearing at the end of the video).
Thus the symbol of Jewish defeat and exile became a symbol renewed Jewish independence and life in their ancient homeland.
The modern state of Israel was established only a few years after Jews suffered their greatest tragedy, the genocide of around 6 million European Jews by Nazi German and its collaborators during the 2nd World War.
This is an instrumental cover I created of Hatikva. The DAW I used for this orchestral MIDI remake is Reaper. Strings (violins, viola, cello, deep strings) dominate the first part of the song. Epic-style cinematic instruments dominate the second part, instruments such as brass instrument (trumpets, horns), oboe, clarinets, flutes, harp, and percussion instruments (timpani drums, drums, cymbals) .
Credits:
Lyrics: Naftali Herz Imber
Composer: Shmuel Cohen (after an adaptation of a Moldavian/Romanian folk-song, Carul cu boi)
Cover version arranged and recorded by: Idan Schneider
התקווה - ההמנון הלאומי של מדינת ישראל
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![Words (Dont Come Easy) - F.R. David - Piano/Cello/Violin Cover [HQ]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XrRiTGV7pnI/mqdefault.jpg "Words (Dont Come Easy) - F.R. David - Piano/Cello/Violin Cover [HQ]
❤️ Words by F.R. David - Piano, cello and violin cover arrangement ❤️
This is a re-orchestrated HQ cover of F.R Davids Words, originally released in 1982. Cello, piano, viola and violin are the instruments that partake in this instrumental cover version.
The DAW I used for this MIDI recording this is Reaper. The violin, viola and cello I used are from Spitfires Solo Strings library. The piano I used is Kompletes Noire.
Credits:
Originally performed by: F.R. David
This cover version was arranged and recorded by Idan Schneider (@cartoonartist)
Images licensed by MidJourney
Lyrics:
Words dont come easy to me
How can I find a way to make you see I love you
Words dont come easy
Words dont come easy to me
This is the only way for me to say I love you
Words dont come easy
Well, Im just a music man
Melodies are so far my best friend
But my words are coming out wrong
Girl, I reveal my heart to you and
Hope that you believe its true cause
Words dont come easy to me
How can I find a way to make you see I love you
Words dont come easy
This is just a simple song
That Ive made for you on my own
Theres no hidden meaning you know when I
When I say I love you honey
Please believe I really do cause
Words dont come easy to me
How can I find a way to make you see I love you
Words dont come easy
It isnt easy, words dont come easy
Words dont come easy to me
How can I find a way to make you see I love you
Words dont come easy
Dont come easy to me
This is the only way for me to say I love you
Words dont come easy
This is a fan-made re-orchestrated version. Copyrights to the original music/songs belong to their respective authors/owners. All rights reserved.")
