Uploaded October 2017 | Updated September 2026, 20 minutes ago

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Hola! It's nice to be back after yet another very long hiatus. This one's the first of an inconceivably long list of projects on my bucket list :)

I'm fairly certain that the legendary duo of Hayao Miyazaki and Joe Hisaishi doesn't require too lengthy a description. Any praise I can heap on them has probably already been delivered a million times already. But this piece (and the scene in which it's used) always melts my heart. Miyazaki and stunning flying sequences man ;A;

This marks the first time I'm properly recording clarinet and piano together! Long overdue for sure, as I find it to be quite a nice combo. It's definitely also a challenge to do so, arranging and playing all the parts, bringing out all the different lines...not to mention coordinating all the tempo changes. While the range of tone colours available to me is rather limited compared to what was exhibited in the original orchestral piece, I think it's a fair attempt overall.

Although the image quality is by far the best I've ever been able to procure, I am terribly sorry about the poor video quality. I was messing around with the autofocus settings on a new camera and didn't bother checking the results before finishing the audio mix (expletives were certainly thrown out). So, here I am uploading at 2AM instead of re-recording everything. Feel free to hop over to another tab if you find yourself getting dizzy.

Hope you enjoyed, see you next time!
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The goods:

Sheet music (full score and parts, difficulty 3/5):
app.box.com/s/kghy8pnwyrfs4pin85gt97pazoz71375

MP3:
app.box.com/s/3dylkbnlky4vez85uvib9o71n78y6ak4
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Since I often get asked about my gear...

Clarinet: Buffet R13
Mouthpiece: Vandoren M13 Lyre
Reed: Vandoren V12 3.5+
Ligature: Vandoren M/O

Piano: Yamaha Clavinova CLP-130

Audio Technica AT4040 / Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 / Adobe Audition
Nikon D750 / Adobe Premiere

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Credits:

Reprise (ふたたび) clarinet and piano cover
Original piece by Joe Hisaishi (久石 譲)
From the film Spirited Away (千と千尋の神隠し)