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Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Sheet Music → https://mymusic.st/animenzzz/58821
"On That Day, Humanity Received a Grim Reminder".
The moment, when Eren’s mother was eaten. The moment, when Eren transformed the first time into a titan, roaring of anger. The moment when Armin was desperately convincing the garrison to not attack Titan-Eren, fearing for his life. All these emotionally heavy scenes were accompanied by「Vogel im Käfig」in the anime.
Personally, this is one of my favorite Soundtracks from Hiroyuki Sawano and it could be regarded as the closest thing to a “symphonic poem” in the Attack on Titan soundtrack. The hauntingly beautiful beginning, the combination of different “chapters” in the music, and the incredible dramatic climax at the end – 「Vogel im Käfig」has it all.
Because this piece is such a cinematic masterpiece, it was the ultimate challenge for me to create a piano arrangement with a similar emotional intensity as the original soundtrack. There are many moments of “silence” in this arrangement such as in 0:35, 1:41 or 2:39 and they all serve a vital role in the music as a "breather" between each musical chapter.
In my opinion,「Vogel im Käfig」could be divided in the following 6 musical chapters:
(I also referenced the German lyrics a little bit)
0:00 "A bird in the sky"
0:37 "The world we are living in"
1:45 "A new hope"
2:42 "All living things will die"
3:13 "Our fate and destiny"
4:56 "We will fight"
With other words, the 6 minutes and half of this arrangement is serving mainly one purpose: Building up the music until the world (literally) crashes down in 4:56. For this purpose I thought of every possible way to maximize the tension in the piano arrangement such as three hand technique in 4:56 or super fast left hand arpeggios in 5:44.
Last but not least, it is also interesting to note that 「Vogel im Käfig」 is being played in the second half of 「YouSeeBIGGIRL」and having a similar role as the musical climax at the end. I guess the finale of 「Vogel im Käfig」is just too good, haha.
With that said, thank you for reading this week's "Animenz Explains"! I hope you enjoyed my arrangement of「Vogel im Käfig」and you could relive all the Attack on Titan nostalgia again. My next video has been decided already and it's going to be the "musical twin" of this piece, 「YouSeeBIGGIRL」
See you next time again!
Animenz
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🎹Piano arrangement by Animenz
Original Song: Vogel im Käfig
Anime: Attack on Titan / 進撃の巨人S2
Published by: PONY CANYON (2013)
Composed by: Hiroyuki Sawano / 澤野 弘之
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#attackontitan #aot #vogelimkaefig
Sheet Music → https://mymusic.st/animenzzz/58821
"On That Day, Humanity Received a Grim Reminder".
The moment, when Eren’s mother was eaten. The moment, when Eren transformed the first time into a titan, roaring of anger. The moment when Armin was desperately convincing the garrison to not attack Titan-Eren, fearing for his life. All these emotionally heavy scenes were accompanied by「Vogel im Käfig」in the anime.
Personally, this is one of my favorite Soundtracks from Hiroyuki Sawano and it could be regarded as the closest thing to a “symphonic poem” in the Attack on Titan soundtrack. The hauntingly beautiful beginning, the combination of different “chapters” in the music, and the incredible dramatic climax at the end – 「Vogel im Käfig」has it all.
Because this piece is such a cinematic masterpiece, it was the ultimate challenge for me to create a piano arrangement with a similar emotional intensity as the original soundtrack. There are many moments of “silence” in this arrangement such as in 0:35, 1:41 or 2:39 and they all serve a vital role in the music as a "breather" between each musical chapter.
In my opinion,「Vogel im Käfig」could be divided in the following 6 musical chapters:
(I also referenced the German lyrics a little bit)
0:00 "A bird in the sky"
0:37 "The world we are living in"
1:45 "A new hope"
2:42 "All living things will die"
3:13 "Our fate and destiny"
4:56 "We will fight"
With other words, the 6 minutes and half of this arrangement is serving mainly one purpose: Building up the music until the world (literally) crashes down in 4:56. For this purpose I thought of every possible way to maximize the tension in the piano arrangement such as three hand technique in 4:56 or super fast left hand arpeggios in 5:44.
Last but not least, it is also interesting to note that 「Vogel im Käfig」 is being played in the second half of 「YouSeeBIGGIRL」and having a similar role as the musical climax at the end. I guess the finale of 「Vogel im Käfig」is just too good, haha.
With that said, thank you for reading this week's "Animenz Explains"! I hope you enjoyed my arrangement of「Vogel im Käfig」and you could relive all the Attack on Titan nostalgia again. My next video has been decided already and it's going to be the "musical twin" of this piece, 「YouSeeBIGGIRL」
See you next time again!
Animenz
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🎹Piano arrangement by Animenz
Original Song: Vogel im Käfig
Anime: Attack on Titan / 進撃の巨人S2
Published by: PONY CANYON (2013)
Composed by: Hiroyuki Sawano / 澤野 弘之
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#attackontitan #aot #vogelimkaefig
![Vogel im Käfig - Attack on Titan OST [Piano]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cmzZLmQb3xs/mqdefault.jpg "Vogel im Käfig - Attack on Titan OST [Piano]
Sheet Music → https://mymusic.st/animenzzz/58821
On That Day, Humanity Received a Grim Reminder.
The moment, when Eren’s mother was eaten. The moment, when Eren transformed the first time into a titan, roaring of anger. The moment when Armin was desperately convincing the garrison to not attack Titan-Eren, fearing for his life. All these emotionally heavy scenes were accompanied by「Vogel im Käfig」in the anime.
Personally, this is one of my favorite Soundtracks from Hiroyuki Sawano and it could be regarded as the closest thing to a “symphonic poem” in the Attack on Titan soundtrack. The hauntingly beautiful beginning, the combination of different “chapters” in the music, and the incredible dramatic climax at the end – 「Vogel im Käfig」has it all.
Because this piece is such a cinematic masterpiece, it was the ultimate challenge for me to create a piano arrangement with a similar emotional intensity as the original soundtrack. There are many moments of “silence” in this arrangement such as in 0:35, 1:41 or 2:39 and they all serve a vital role in the music as a breather between each musical chapter.
In my opinion,「Vogel im Käfig」could be divided in the following 6 musical chapters:
(I also referenced the German lyrics a little bit)
0:00 A bird in the sky
0:37 The world we are living in
1:45 A new hope
2:42 All living things will die
3:13 Our fate and destiny
4:56 We will fight
With other words, the 6 minutes and half of this arrangement is serving mainly one purpose: Building up the music until the world (literally) crashes down in 4:56. For this purpose I thought of every possible way to maximize the tension in the piano arrangement such as three hand technique in 4:56 or super fast left hand arpeggios in 5:44.
Last but not least, it is also interesting to note that 「Vogel im Käfig」 is being played in the second half of 「YouSeeBIGGIRL」and having a similar role as the musical climax at the end. I guess the finale of 「Vogel im Käfig」is just too good, haha.
With that said, thank you for reading this weeks Animenz Explains! I hope you enjoyed my arrangement of「Vogel im Käfig」and you could relive all the Attack on Titan nostalgia again. My next video has been decided already and its going to be the musical twin of this piece, 「YouSeeBIGGIRL」
See you next time again!
Animenz
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🎹Piano arrangement by Animenz
Original Song: Vogel im Käfig
Anime: Attack on Titan / 進撃の巨人S2
Published by: PONY CANYON (2013)
Composed by: Hiroyuki Sawano / 澤野 弘之
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#attackontitan #aot #vogelimkaefig")
![Adabana Necromancy - Zombie Land Saga OP [Piano]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cxneWhjeBnI/mqdefault.jpg "Adabana Necromancy - Zombie Land Saga OP [Piano]
Sheet Music → https://mymusic.st/animenzzz/74137
Hello everyone.
If you are reading this, I just want to say thank you for still listening to my Youtube channel.
I am sorry for disappearing unceremoniously for almost 5 months since my last upload on Youtube and not updating my Twitter account for almost 2 months.
I was working on a lot of stuff and it took me much, much longer than expected. Basically, I needed to reorganize my life circumstances and after 5 tiresome months, its finally cleaned up somewhat.
Im sorry but I cant really disclose the full details here and I hope you can understand that.
Anyway.
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I AM FINALLY BACK AND BOY DOES IT FEEL GOOD
In the past few months I actually caught up most anime series from 2017 and 2018 and there were tons of anime music I really want to cover in the future.
My passion for anime (and the otaku culture in general) has finally completely returned after 2 years of absence and currently I am catching up with the anime series from spring season 2019.
There is one important matter I want to discuss with everyone here:
Regarding all the past promised sheets and songs I was planning to finish (like the Boku no Hero Academia sheets): please give me a chance today to completely reboot myself and forget about them completely.
I lost track of the huge amount of dropped/abandoned/cancelled projects, because I was always struggling to finish the projects due to my own high standards: to deliver the best classical music influenced anime piano covers on youtube possible.
Therefore:
Starting today, I will not make any promised future projects anymore. Just look forward to the next surprise piano cover.
I will start to update my twitter account as well after the 2 months of break and if you have any personal messages for me, feel free to direct message me on twitter (but please no song requests! I have too many of them already....)
Well, thats it!
Enjoy the music in newly upgraded glorious 4K and 60 fps video and as always -
- thank you for watching my piano covers!
See you next time!
Animenz
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Piano arrangement by Animenz
Original Song: Adabana Necromancy / 徒花ネクロマンシー
Anime: Zombie Land Saga / ゾンビランドサガ
Published by: avex pictures
Composed by: Yusuke Kato
Performed by: FranChouChou (Kaede Hondo, Asami Tano, Risa Taneda, Maki Kawase, Rika Kinugawa, Minami Tanaka)
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#ZombieLandSaga #Adabana Necromancy #FranChouChou #Piano")
![Grand Escape - Weathering with You (Tenki no Ko) OST [Piano] / RADWIMPS](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/d4IGg5dqeO8/mqdefault.jpg "Grand Escape - Weathering with You (Tenki no Ko) OST [Piano] / RADWIMPS
Sheet music → https://mymusic.st/animenzzz/51546
After the worldwide hit Anime movie 「Kimi no na wa」 the expectations for Makoto Shinkais next movie 「Tenki no Ko」 were sky high in 2019. Naturally, I went to the cinema on the very first opening day and I was simply stunned by how beautiful the entire cinematography was. The vivid color palette, the way how each raindrop was meticulously animated, the amazing background visuals - this movie was simply beautiful to watch.
But my favorite scene is definitely the moment, where 「Grand Escape」 is playing, during the climax of the movie. Everything was just coming together perfectly in that moment and it reminded me again, why I love being an Anime fan. Because I live for these magical moments like these where everything just feels right.
By the way, the full version of「Grand Escape」 has a really unique song structure because the real chorus is only played at the very end of the song. With other words, all the music before the climax in 3:42 is just a huge buildup.
The main challenge of this arrangement was to figure out that complicated right hand pattern in 0:15, because three different rhythms are combined into one hand. This part may look easy but it is very difficult to coordinate, once you add the left hand in 0:28. But not only that, I would say that the entire piece sounds like its being played by three hands because of the multiple voice layers on the piano.
Another highlight of this arrangement would be the high jumps in 2:04. I was imagining the clear sky scenery in the anime and I wanted to somehow translate the lofty atmosphere to the piano as well. Also, if this piano arrangement would be played by an orchestra, I would let the violins play these high notes.
Last but not least, the climax in 3:42 I really wanted to include that cheerful hand clapping from the original music into the piano, so I used the three hand technique again to let the right hand play the CLAP CLAP CLAP. This is one of the few times, where the left hand is literally going all out and play the most glorious forte fortissimo ever!
Alright, that would be everything for Grand Escape! Next week I am going to arrange another Anime Movie song again!
See you next week!
Animenz
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🎹Piano arrangement by Animenz
Original Song: Grand Escape / グランドエスケープ
Anime: Weathering with You (Tenki no Ko) / 天気の子
Published by: UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC (2019)
Composed by: Yojiro noda / 野田 洋次郎
Performed by: RADWIMPS (feat. Toko Miura / 三浦 透子)
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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:
https://amzn.to/3a1uIDX
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#tenkinoko #grandescape #天気の子 #weatheringwithyou #piano #cover")
![Imagination - Haikyuu!! OP1 [Piano]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dDqTfayUW0w/mqdefault.jpg "Imagination - Haikyuu!! OP1 [Piano]
Sheet music → https://mymusic.st/animenzzz/41475
This weeks upload is the opening song of the first season of Haikyuu!! I still remember the high intensity Volleyball matches in Haikyuu!!, where the situation can change very quickly in every minute and I was really looking forward to a new episode every week.
When arranging this song, I noticed the full version of Imagination is only 3 minutes long. It is probably one of the shortest opening songs in my recent memory. But nonetheless, this song still packs a lot of power and it serves as a perfect opening song for such a high-tension Sports Anime like Haikyuu!!.
The arrangement is following the same structure as the original song and I spent a lot of time to translate the guitar solo part in the bridge 02:04 into the piano. After many trial and error, I created a piano version with a similar rhythmic energy, but also included a fast octave passage at 02:17. I also slightly extended the ending part at 02:47, by adding a small transition at the end of the song and repeated the beginning melody again with a slight variation to bring the song in a satisfying harmonic conclusion.
In a way this arrangement is a textbook example of my typical arrangement style: utilizing different voices for each repeating section, keeping a steady rhythmic energy in the left hand, and structure the whole arrangement with a proper beginning and a proper end.
Well then, thats it for this weeks upload! Next week, I am going to upload one of the so called special type piano arrangement, featuring a unique musical structure and some extended parts. I hope I can see you next week again!
Animenz
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Piano arrangement by Animenz
Original Song: Imagination / イマジネーション
Anime: Haikyuu!! / ハイキュー!!
Published by: Sony Music (2014)
Composed by: UZ (SPYAIR)
Performed by: SPYAIR
#Haikyuu! #Imagination #Piano #Animenz
#SPYAIR")
![Sincerely - Violet Evergarden OP [Piano]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dJ0Xcu0vJNU/mqdefault.jpg "Sincerely - Violet Evergarden OP [Piano]
Sheet music → https://mymusic.st/animenzzz/41482
This piano arrangement is dedicated in memory of the 36 people who passed away in the Kyoto Animation arson attack exactly one year ago, on the 18th July 2019. It is without a doubt one of the biggest tragedies in the history of Anime and we all mourn the loss of talented individuals and legendary creators, who have unfortunately perished on that day.
Kyoto Animation has created countless masterpieces and they have brought joy and delight to many Anime fans in the world for almost two decades. Suzumiya Haruhi, Lucky Star, Clannad After Story, K-ON!, Hyouka, just to name a few. For me, the arson attack was one of the most devastating days I ever had in my 15 years as an passionate Anime fan and even until today, I am still deeply affected by this incident.
This arrangement of Sincerely is my tribute to Kyoto Animation for its one year memorial and its slightly different than my usual uploads. There are two key elements in this arrangement: flowing right hand movements and the appearance of the main theme of Violet Evergarden: A-C-G-A. This small motif is being featured very prominently in the original Soundtrack of Violet Evergarden and I decided to use it as my personal message to the listeners.
The arrangement starts with a slow variation of the chorus melody and its introducing a melancholic atmosphere at the beginning. Soon afterwards it changes the key to b-minor in 00:39 and the verse starts to play, symbolizing the start of a long journey. The flowing right hand movement appears for the first time in 01:45, to serve as an introduction for the Chorus part and to act as a buffer for the key change from b-minor to d-minor.
During the transition in 02:36, the main theme from Violet Evergarden is appearing for the first time in B-minor (F#-A-E-F#) and it serves as a foreshadowing for the later parts in the arrangement. The flowing right movement is returning again in 03:03, representing one of my favorite moments in the Anime: the fantastic umbrella scene in episode 7, where Violet was seemingly floating above the lake.
The arrangement continues as the original song but the music unexpectedly comes to a halt at 04:56. Because in 5:11, I am starting to play my tribute to KyoAni.
The main theme of Violet Evergarden is being played again and the left hand is playing a tremolo now, imitating the string instruments of an orchestra. The intensity of the music is slowly rising until it is culminating in the big climax in 05:41. This is the loudest forte I have ever played in my life and I released all my emotions on the piano in that moment.
The tremolo in the left hand is continuing until its finally released with the return of the chorus in F major, and this time the entire orchestra is playing. Variations of the chorus are played, the flowing right hand is returning again in 06:42 and the music is slowly fading away with each repeat, until it finally reaches the end in 07:46.
Initially, the music would have ended here, but I wanted to include a more positive message in my tribute. I believe there is still hope and that KyoAni will return one day. The right hand plays the main theme A-C-G-A again but this time its a little bit hidden within the chords. The violin tremolo is returning as well and the music is swelling up until it finally unleashes a bright and optimistic F-Major chord. It symbolizes the rebirth of KyoAni, where it slowly rises from the ashes, only to shine brighter, than it ever has.
If you have read this far, I want to thank you for your patience for reading the story behind the creation of Sincerely. This is one of the most special arrangements I have ever written and to be honest, after recording this heavy piece, I feel a little bit empty inside. But I will still continue doing my best.
Thank you very much for listening to my arrangements, because it means a lot to me.
Animenz
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Piano arrangement by Animenz
Original Song: Sincerely
Anime: Violet Evergarden / ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン
Published by: Sony Music (2014)
Composed by: Shota Horie / 堀江 晶太
Performed by: TRUE
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#PrayForKyoAni #Sincerely #VioletEvergarden
#KyoAni #Piano #Animenz #TRUE #KyotoAnimation")
![Little Busters! - Little Busters! OP [Piano]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dyRRcNRANhU/mqdefault.jpg "Little Busters! - Little Busters! OP [Piano]
Sheet music → https://mymusic.st/animenzzz/74383
I still cannot believe Little Busters! is finally getting an Anime adaption this season because I absolutely love the story of Little Busters. The heartwarming story about the ironclad friendship between Riki and his four childhood friends have moved me very deeply and I think I have shed more than a few times manly tears when I was playing the Visual Novel.
Since Little Busters! has a special place in my heart, Ive decided to create a FULL version piano arrangement for the first time on my YouTube Channel. I am including some variations in the second verse to give the arrangement a little bit more flavor, but I mostly stayed true to the original atmosphere of the song. I think starting today, I will only arrange full version songs for the piano, because its much more interesting to come up with all these variations and transitions, compared to the short TV size I was doing until now.
I still wish that Little Busters! was adapted by Kyoto Animation instead of J.C. Staff. Imagine KyoAnis legendary animation quality with the emotional story of Little Busters... it might even surpass the goodness of other Key Anime like Clannad, Air or Kanon (2006), because the story is simply so good. Still, I am very satisfied with the anime series by J.C. Staff because Characters are very true to their original in the Visual Novel.
Little Busters forever!
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Piano arrangement by Animenz
Original Song: Little Busters!
Anime: Little Busters!
Published by: Key Sounds Label (2012)
Composed by: Jun Maeda / 麻枝 准
Performed by: Rita
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![Tokimeki Poporon ♪ - GochiUsa S2 ED [Piano]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eIPsF6xOI_Q/mqdefault.jpg "Tokimeki Poporon ♪ - GochiUsa S2 ED [Piano]
Sheet music → https://mymusic.st/animenzzz/74167
One of the best possible way to end this year is of course a piano cover from one of my favorite anime series this year: The second season of Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka?
The song itself is extremely catchy already, but the real deal is the ending animation. Upon seeing it the first time in episode 1, I had multiple heart attacks at once because I couldnt handle the moe-overdose.
Best. ending. animation. ever.
The rabbit dance by Chino, Maya and Megumi always brings a smile to my face, and this is also the reason why 2D is superior to everything else and why everyone should watch GochiUsa and w-
....alright, alright, Ill stop here, before it gets too long.
Anyway, the second season of GochiUsa was the series I was most looking forward to and it exceeded all expectations. This is a prime example of slice-of-life anime with a wonderful cast of characters and a very good comedic timing in each episode.
Well then, thats it for the year 2015!
Thank you for watching my piano covers and I hope you enjoyed listening to them! Lets see what kind of anime songs we will hear in 2016 and I am really looking forward to it!
Last but not least: I mentioned it on my twitter already, but my first project for 2016 will be Brave shine - the OP of Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works.
See you in January next year again!
Animenz
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🎹Piano arrangement by Animenz
Original Song: Tokimeki Poporon (ときめきポポロン)
Anime: Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka? / GochiUsa / Is the order a rabbit? / ご注文はうさぎですか?
Published by: NBCUniversal Entertainment
Composed by: Tomotaka Osumi
Performed by: Chimame Tai (Inori Minase, Sora Tokui, Rie Murakawa)
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Dedicated to mai waifu sharo-chan.
#GochiUsa #TokimekiPoporon #Piano")
![My Soul, your Beats! - Angel Beats! OP [Piano]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eJInGGAPZgI/mqdefault.jpg "My Soul, your Beats! - Angel Beats! OP [Piano]
Sheet music → https://mymusic.st/animenzzz/74157
Back then in 2010 when Angel Beats! was still airing, I wanted to arrange the opening at any cost, because the music was practically made to be played on the piano. It used to be one of the most hyped opening songs and I wanted to made a special piano cover so I can meet everyones expectations.
I immediately started to work on the arrangement but I was struggling with the complicated piano parts in the original song. Then a day has become a week and I was still nowhere done with the arrangement. I think ultimately, I put too much pressure on myself and after weeks of endless struggle, I finally gave up my Angel Beats! piano arrangement project. The original sheet is still remaining unfinished at 40 % progress until today.
Now, almost three years later, Ive gained enough confidence to give it one more try to redeem my past failure. While arranging this piece, I remembered the hard days from back then when I couldnt make any progress for days. Ive decided to put all my heart and soul in this arrangement to make this arrangement the piano piece I have always wished for.
This video is also dedicated to all the people, who have been waiting years for my piano cover of My Soul, your Beats. Thank you very much for listening, because this piece means a lot to me and after uploading this arrangement I have finally found my inner peace again.
Animenz
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Piano arrangement by Animenz
Original Song: My Soul, your Beats!
Anime: Angel Beats!
Published by: Key Sounds Label (2010)
Composed by: Jun Maeda
Performed by: Lia
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Also, apologize for the blurry camera, I forgot to wipe the camera lenses before recording.
#angelbeats #mysoulyourbeats #lia")
![Philosophyz - Rewrite OP / Theme song [Piano]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/f8AF9rKbuc4/mqdefault.jpg "Philosophyz - Rewrite OP / Theme song [Piano]
I recorded this piano piece a few month ago and its the final part of the key modern medley the 12th track of the key15th anniversary Global Collaborative Arrange Album, a compilation album of Key music made by fans of the studio from around the world. The album primarily consists of custom-made cover music, though some original tracks are also included.
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You can listen to the complete Key Modern Medley - a piano medley featuring music of Angel Beats, Little Busters and Rewrite - on the digital album, which you can download - completely free of charge- on the official website:
http://clannad.anime-unleashed.com/
Many thanks to the countless artist, including numerous other famous youtubers such as TheIshter, xclassicalcatx, and Kyle Landry, for making this amazing tribute album possible!
A few words about this piece:
Philosophyz is the opening song of the Visual Novel Rewrite by Visual Arts / key, and its ranked among my top 10 favorite opening songs of all time. The incredible voice of Runa Mizutani in the chorus always send me a cold shiver down the spine.
Since this piece was solely recorded for the album, there are no video footages, only the sound has been recorded.
Everything has been improvised, so this means, there are no piano sheets for this piece
As an extra, I included a small excerpt of Tabi - the menu screen music - at the end of this piece as well.
Well then, lets hope my left hand will heal quickly so I can upload the piano cover of the long awaited Main Theme of Sword Art Online - Swordland.
Until then -
Animenz
PS: the best heroine route in Rewrite was Akanes, but Shizuru is still the cutest girl.
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Piano arrangement by Animenz
Original Song: Philosophyz
From the Visual Novel Rewrite by Visual Arts / Key 2011
Published by: Key Sounds Label
Composed by: Shinji Orito
Performed by: Runa Mizutani / Mint Jam")
![Black Catcher (Black Clover OP10) [Piano] / Vickeblanka](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fCqNU2AqzGw/mqdefault.jpg "Black Catcher (Black Clover OP10) [Piano] / Vickeblanka
Sheet music → https://mymusic.st/animenzzz/66720
Black Clover has many great opening songs but my personal favorite is still Black Catcher by Vickeblanka. Because nothing beats the epic chorus melody LEEEEEETS DYE THIS WORLD!!!. Absolutely amazing song.
The left hand is playing an important role in this arrangement as both the rhythm engine and the guitar bassline for the entire piece. Precise pedal control is also necessary to not muddy the left hand too much, especially during the verse in 0:18.
① Bass lines are the best! 1:16
I realized the bass guitar in Black Catcher is always playing a very distinctive melody during the chorus and I tried to replicate it in my piano arrangement as well. I had to modify the melody a little bit, so the left hand can play both the melody line and the chord progression at the same time in 1:16. I also used octaves in the last chorus in 2:42 to make the bass line stand out even more.
② Guitar solo, but played on the piano 2:14
Black Catcher is a really groovy song but the awesome guitar solo in the bridge stood out to me the most. I added additional 6ths notes to make it sound more virtuosic on the piano in 2:14. This passage also reminded me a little bit of a certain Chopin etude: You are playing very fast sixth notes on mainly black keys - does this sound familiar to any pianists here?
③ New BPM record (as of now)
This piece doesnt feel particularly fast but it actually has the highest tempo I have ever used in a sheet: 200 BPM! The biggest challenge for me was to play the left hand rhythms as precise possible - without this important rhythm engine, the entire piece would sound flat. But once you master the left hand, Its a really fun piece to play on the piano!
Well then, thats it everyone! Thank you for reading this weeks Animenz explains! Next week I will upload a remake of an old arrangement of mine - something I havent done in a while.
See you next time again!
Animenz
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🎹Piano arrangement by Animenz
Original Song: Black Catcher
Anime: Black Clover
Published by: avex trax (2020)
Composed by: Vickeblanka
Performed by: Vickeblanka
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#blackcatcher #blackclover #vickeblanka")
![Giornos Theme (il vento doro) - JoJos Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Golden Wind [Piano]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fGf81Cp0KYQ/mqdefault.jpg "Giornos Theme (il vento doro) - JoJos Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Golden Wind [Piano]
Sheet music → https://mymusic.st/animenzzz/42024
I have always wanted to arrange music from JoJo and today is finally the day!
Giornos Theme (or: il vento droro) is probably one of the most recognizable JoJo Soundtrack within the Anime community and I challenged myself to create a piano arrangement, which can live up to its name.
The arrangement itself is basically a Piano Etude because the left hand is spamming syncopated octaves nonstop in 0:18, 1:28 and 2:20 and it is fairly challenging to master it. You need a lot of stamina and a good sense of rhythm in order to maintain the groovy bassline of this piano arrangement. Because without that groovy rhythm, the entire piece would sound flat on the piano.
Giornos Theme is also one of the Jazziest pieces I have ever arranged and its especially noticeable in the instrumental solo part in 1:28. Instead of copying exactly the original saxophone voice of the original song, I created my own piano solo part, to make the best use of all 88 keys on the piano.
The famous piano solo part in 3:08 also deserves some mention. This is the only time where I am playing legato in order to create an eerie atmosphere... before the enemy is being MUDA MUDA MUDAd into oblivion (btw, this song is known in Japan
as the execution theme (処刑用BGM)
I hope you also liked the special video editing this week with the MUDA MUDA MUDA effects in 3:50! I realized that playing tremolo on the piano with both hands looks very similar to the famous Rush Attack in the JoJo series. Perfect timing I guess.
Last but not least, the STAND stats infographic at the end of the video in 4:00 deserves some explanation as well. They are basically describing the various parameters of this piano arrangement:
POWER: A
How much the music can excite the audience. Giornos theme has a meme status already, therefore A.
SPEED: B
Self explanatory. This is not the fastest piece, but its still moderately fast.
MELODY: B
A simplified term for the complexity of the piece. The more three-hand technique or polyrhythm, the more complex it becomes.
STAMINA: B
How much stamina you need to play this piece. The Octave Spamming is challenging, but I have played worse, so this is still B.
TECHNIQUE: A
How many years of experience you need in order to play this piece. Maintaining the rhythm in the left hand is very difficult here.
RHYTHM: S
Self explanatory. This Song has a very complex rhythm, especially the Solo part in 1:28 is mind-bogglingly difficult.
Well then, thats it for this weeks Animenz Explains!
I hope you enjoyed the first part of my JoJos Bizarre Piano Project! My next JoJo Piano Arrangement will be uploaded, after the voting has ended! (see my YouTube Community post!)
https://www.youtube.com/post/UgzPdDjjEf4Rw9EVjoJ4AaABCQ
Until next time!
Arriverderci.
Animenz
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🎹Piano arrangement by Animenz
Original Song: il vento doro (Giornos Theme)
Anime: JoJos Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Golden Wind
Published by: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2018)
Composed by: Yugo Kanno
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#JoJo #Part5 #Giornostheme #Piano #giornogiovanna #goldenwind")
![Avid - 86 / Eighty-Six (Episode 22 version) ED [Piano] / Hiroyuki Sawano](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fJ5UgyuACLE/mqdefault.jpg "Avid - 86 / Eighty-Six (Episode 22 version) ED [Piano] / Hiroyuki Sawano
Sheet music → https://mymusic.st/animenzzz/61268
This piano arrangement of 「Avid」 is directly inspired by episode 22 of the anime series. It has probably one of the most beautiful cinematography I have ever seen in a TV anime and the emotional rollercoaster was simply overwhelming. The final two episodes of Eighty Six was delayed for three months but in exchange we got a cinema-level of anime production – absolutely worth it.
The official name for the OST used in ep 22 is called 「Voices of the Chord」and it’s basically an orchestral version of the ED song 「Avid」. My piano arrangement is based on the full size of 「Avid」but I adopted a slow tempo based on the orchestra version and have modified the flow of the music a little bit to make it more cinematic, including a key change in 4:08. I also used many orchestration methods in this piano arrangements to fully capture the beauty of episode 22.
① New pedaling technique
Fitting to the lyrics of 「Avid」(it calls, it calls), I let the piano resonate its sound a bit more than usual by mostly using half pedal during the performance and releasing the sustain pedal very slowly for longer notes. This creates a very interesting mixed harmonic, which slowly clears up by itself until only a very few notes remain. It can be heard in 1:47, 4:04, and 5:02.
② Emptiness in the music
Since the main character Shinei has earned the title of grim reaper during his long duty on the battlefield, I cannot possibly imagine the amount of loneliness he is feeling, especially if he is being left behind again. The second verse in 1:49 reflects the emptiness of Shineis mind and the melody is split up into tiny fragments, never reaching its full melody.
③ The miracle in the flower field
[ep. 22 spoilers]
In one of the final scenes of the anime, Shinei has accepted his fate and the music in 3:38 suddenly drops to a bare minimum, slowly diminishing until almost nothing is left in 4:01. Then, the key change in 4:08 happens: This is the moment where Major Milize steps into the battlefield and Shineis destiny is changed forever. The landscape suddenly changes from a blue sea of Insects into a beautiful red flowerbed.
The miracle must be dramatically celebrated at the climax. The left hand is hitting the lower bass notes for the first time to achieve an enormous orchestral sound while the right hand is playing a secondary melody (consisting of thirds and fourths) to represent the red spider lilies dancing in the wind. This is the moment I was waiting for in the anime. This is the moment why I live for Anime and Anime music. And this is why anime is simply the best art.
[/ep. 22 spoilers]
Alright, thank you for reading this week’s Animenz explains! It has been a really, really long time since I was that moved by an anime episode and I hope I can experience more moments like this again in the future. A moment where everything just feels right.
Thank you for watching my piano arrangement and see you in the next video again!
Animenz
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🎹Piano arrangement by Animenz
Original Song: Avid (ED) / Voices of the Chord (OST)
Anime: 86 (Eighty-Six)
Published by: Sacra Music (2021)
Composed by: Hiroyuki Sawano
Performed by: mizuki [nZk] / Gemie
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#eightysix #avid #hiroyukisawano")
