Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I cut together wintery scenes from some of my favorite anime and made an anime music video (AMV) for the piano version of Step by Step.
This was such a fun process, because it was essentially like scoring an anime, but in reverse!
It helps to tell a bit more of the narrative of the song, which involves our heroine on a mysterious winter night on the tundra. She realizes her friend is still out there, and goes looking for her. Along the way, she encounters moments of strife and conflict, but also of peace and mysticism. After a struggle to save her friend, things end on a note of mystery.
I cut together wintery scenes from some of my favorite anime and made an anime music video (AMV) for the piano version of Step by Step.
This was such a fun process, because it was essentially like scoring an anime, but in reverse!
It helps to tell a bit more of the narrative of the song, which involves our heroine on a mysterious winter night on the tundra. She realizes her friend is still out there, and goes looking for her. Along the way, she encounters moments of strife and conflict, but also of peace and mysticism. After a struggle to save her friend, things end on a note of mystery.

![How Nice VSTs are SLOWING DOWN Your Orchestral Workflow (w/ @dystopiantanuki )
In this workflow tutorial, I discuss my process for orchestrating Eyes That Reflect The Sky, and the parts where I got out of my DAW to get unstuck.
[0:00] Intro
[2:18] Step 0: The Piano Sketch
[2:56] Step 1: The Creative Whirlwind
[04:37] Step 2: Score Land - High Level Roadmap
[06:10] Step 3: Score Land - Fill In The Roadmap
[07:50] Step 4: Initial Mockup Production
[08:52] Step 5: Iterate Between Score & Mockup
[10:29] Outro
Eyes That Reflect The Sky available on streaming platforms & for purchase :
https://gavinleeper.bandcamp.com/track/eyes-that-reflect-the-sky
Full score available for purchase:
https://gavinleepermusic.gumroad.com/l/eyesthatreflecttheskyscore?_gl=1*1ltfoyb*_ga*MTg5NjUxMjUyOC4xNjkzNDEzMzMy*_ga_6LJN6D94N6*MTY5ODg1Mjk5MS42LjEuMTY5ODg1Mjk5Ny4wLjAuMA..
My course on Master The Score w/ @RyanLeach
https://bit.ly/4arbEfK
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BGM - Kendall Miles, Sleepless remixes of Gavin Leeper songs, and a brief excerpt from an old Yoko Kanno score :)
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