Today, I would like to present to you the BIGGEST collaboration in the history of the anime piano community: Animenz Piano Medley, performed by a total of 38 anime pianists! This project was created when we heard the news of Animenz’s struggle with his lawsuit; many people in this community wanted to do something to share their love and appreciation to Animenz - the idol and inspiration to many of us. Thus, the "Project : Animenz" collaboration was created. This project took 3 months to finish, with more than 40 anime pianists assigned into 4 different teams, led by moderators (the project leaders who brainstorm and make the decisions).
The "Management" - the one who brainstorms the whole process and gives directions. The "Arrangers” - the ones who arranged the whole medley. The "Pianists” - the performers who practiced and recorded for the video. The "Mixers" - the ones who mixed the final audio, and The "Audio-Visual" team - the ones who crafted everything into the beautiful video you see before your eyes.
The song in this medley were selected from the pieces which we thought to best represent the Animenz journey, from his first ever arrangement of Hikari no Senritsu to the final grandiose ending of My Dearest - the most iconic song that Animenz has arranged, with 38 pianists participating at once. We also created an epilogue with messages from every participant and every anime pianist we could reach, with the soundtrack being “Yokogao,” from Aria Origination - one of Animenz’s favorite anime of all time.
This project could not have succeeded without the help of everyone in this video; this has been one of the biggest collaborations I have ever had the pleasure to work on! I couldn't be more grateful for the many individuals who supported me along the way; I could not have led this project alone.
I want to give special thanks to fall for being one of the best secretaries I could have ever asked for; her ability to solidify all of our brainstorming sessions into clearly defined documents is invaluable. To Wisnu, the head of the arranging team: not only did you arrange this gigantic medley with us, but you also took the time to engrave the entire sheet, along with making click tracks for pianists to practice, AND overlooking everyone’s progress on practicing for the video. A big thank you to the wonderful mixer team who mixed the insane multi-audio tracks (and especially to Captain Chu for being an MVP; he worked on more than 80 percent of the whole audio track alone!), and the entire video editing team for creating such a wonderful cinematographic experience (special thanks to Kid Kat for creating a wonderful epilogue section!). Not only did this become a gift for Animenz, but it ended up becoming a milestone - the biggest achievement we have done as a community. I couldn't be more grateful and proud! Thank you to everyone that participated in this project, and thank you to everyone for watching the fruits of our labor! and most importantly, thank you so much to Animenz for being the community pillar role model for everyone of us, for being an inspiration for many people to pick up this instrument again! May The Anime Piano Community keeps growing more and more!
Today, I would like to present to you the BIGGEST collaboration in the history of the anime piano community: Animenz Piano Medley, performed by a total of 38 anime pianists! This project was created when we heard the news of Animenz’s struggle with his lawsuit; many people in this community wanted to do something to share their love and appreciation to Animenz - the idol and inspiration to many of us. Thus, the "Project : Animenz" collaboration was created. This project took 3 months to finish, with more than 40 anime pianists assigned into 4 different teams, led by moderators (the project leaders who brainstorm and make the decisions).
The "Management" - the one who brainstorms the whole process and gives directions. The "Arrangers” - the ones who arranged the whole medley. The "Pianists” - the performers who practiced and recorded for the video. The "Mixers" - the ones who mixed the final audio, and The "Audio-Visual" team - the ones who crafted everything into the beautiful video you see before your eyes.
The song in this medley were selected from the pieces which we thought to best represent the Animenz journey, from his first ever arrangement of Hikari no Senritsu to the final grandiose ending of My Dearest - the most iconic song that Animenz has arranged, with 38 pianists participating at once. We also created an epilogue with messages from every participant and every anime pianist we could reach, with the soundtrack being “Yokogao,” from Aria Origination - one of Animenz’s favorite anime of all time.
This project could not have succeeded without the help of everyone in this video; this has been one of the biggest collaborations I have ever had the pleasure to work on! I couldn't be more grateful for the many individuals who supported me along the way; I could not have led this project alone.
I want to give special thanks to fall for being one of the best secretaries I could have ever asked for; her ability to solidify all of our brainstorming sessions into clearly defined documents is invaluable. To Wisnu, the head of the arranging team: not only did you arrange this gigantic medley with us, but you also took the time to engrave the entire sheet, along with making click tracks for pianists to practice, AND overlooking everyone’s progress on practicing for the video. A big thank you to the wonderful mixer team who mixed the insane multi-audio tracks (and especially to Captain Chu for being an MVP; he worked on more than 80 percent of the whole audio track alone!), and the entire video editing team for creating such a wonderful cinematographic experience (special thanks to Kid Kat for creating a wonderful epilogue section!). Not only did this become a gift for Animenz, but it ended up becoming a milestone - the biggest achievement we have done as a community. I couldn't be more grateful and proud! Thank you to everyone that participated in this project, and thank you to everyone for watching the fruits of our labor! and most importantly, thank you so much to Animenz for being the community pillar role model for everyone of us, for being an inspiration for many people to pick up this instrument again! May The Anime Piano Community keeps growing more and more!
#Animenz #AnimePiano #CollabEdge of Dawn - Fire Emblem Three Houses OST [Piano]CSMPiano2022-04-23 | Hi...it's been awhile. I haven't touch a piano at all for the past 6 months due to IRL situation, suffice to say coming back to it again has been a series of struggle one right after the other. My finger dexterity has deteriorate quite a bit, making playing anything remotely difficult a massive headache. Not to mention my recording equipment has gone old with technical issues here and there which makes recording an absolute pain in the butt. However, I still want to make music the whole time I'm gone from piano, I want to come back to a hobby that I loved even if my skill as a piano player has dropped down from the hiatus. Thus I decided to start with a simple, lyrical song - Edge of Dawn from Fire Emblem Three Houses, a game I have recently picked up last 6 months and absolutely love it.
One central theme that occurs through out the game (and this ost in general) is the concept of change, a former friend who become an enemy due to unfortunate circumstance, about moving forward through old trauma, about a changing time. I found this message quite relatable to me as a soon to be worker in the employee (I just graduated from Uni last month in fact!) along with more responsibility comes with an ever changing things in my life. Things may no longer be the same, but we still have to move forward through it all. Thanks to it sorrowful tone, amazing voice from the singer, as well as beautiful piano and other instrument in the soundtrack, I knew I have to arrange and play them one day.
Arranging wise it's nothing spectacular this time. Just usual CSMpiano style focusing on lyrical nature, secondary melody, and warm chord voicing. While it's nothing ground breaking, I'm happy how the final result came out. While it's not a masterpiece, it's a still a painting worthy of my style, and I hope you guys will enjoy this arrangement of mine. I made a bit of mistakes in the recording, as well as the camera blacking out for 3 seconds for no reason, it's far from perfect. But hey, I've finished it and upload. That's all it matters I think. Anyway, thank you for reading this little rant from mine, we'll see what the next things gonna be. I certainly want to be able to keep making piano arrangement like this for years to come.
Soundtrack : Edge of Dawn Game : Fire Emblem Three Houses Fan made piano arrangement by me
#Piano #FE3H #EdgeOfDawnMonster Hunter Rise - Kamuras Song of Purification [Piano]CSMPiano2021-04-23 | Piano Cover of Kamura Song of Purification - the OST from Monster Hunter Rise. Huge Thanks to PriestKos for making a thumbnail for this video! youtube.com/channel/UCMG7QEShBOehY5H3lGzyMNQ
Anyone who followed me on Twitter will know that I've gotten absolutely addicted to Monster Hunter Rise, to the point where I speedrun the game. MH in general is a big part of my childhood, I still remember spending countless hours on my PSP grinding away MHP3rd. I got to rekindle my love for this game with MHWorld, and now going absolutely in with Rise. Absolutely no regrets.
This game also has many great OST, this one in particular completely struck with me as I play through the village quest. I decided to cover this song after since it is very suitable for piano. This arrangement is quite standard, a little bit extra melody here and there, and of course with your typical soft build up and climactic final chorus.Hope you enjoy~
#MHRise #Piano #KamuraOregairu (俺ガイル) Kan ED - Diamond no Jundo [Piano]CSMPiano2021-02-07 | Download the sheet here (Huge thanks to Wisnu for the transciption and engraving!) youtube.com/watch?v=4n0mptakan0 Hello everyone, it's been awhile hasn't it? Here's my first piano arrangement of 2021 - Diamond no Jundo - the Ending Theme of Oregairu 3rd season.
Anyone who has watched this anime will probably know that this anime excels in exploring the emotions of romance and uncertainty. The struggle of growing up, as well as the turbulence of an ever changing relationship. In a way, this anime and this song represent the "everyday life" for me. We all went through life learning and struggling through all the uncertainties, we may stray off course when we hit with an unexpected challenges, we may stuck in the same place for a short while not knowing where to go. But ultimately we always go back to our root - to our "Everyday World" as we try to move forward while not forgetting the happiness we have.
It is due to this theme that I took a lot of liberty and create a special ending featuring a soft section, followed by a keychange, and end with the iconic song of this series - "Everyday World" the second ending song, I want to portray that no matter how we lost our way, or take a roundabout route, we can always return to our everyday, experience and starting again once more. Not only that I also add in a lot of my own spin as this song melody (especially chorus) is quite boring on the piano after awhile. In a way this arrangement is pretty much the representation of my own style - featuring thick chords,sixth, and polyphony. I hope you'll enjoy this piano cover of mine! Thanks for watching!
#Oregairu #Ending #PianoBanG Dream! (バンドリ) Pastel*Palletes - Mou Ichido Luminous (もういちどルミナス) [Piano + Sheet]CSMPiano2020-07-05 | Shout out to Hayashi for help creating this beautiful thumbnail! Check him out! youtube.com/channel/UCDswg476HM9DrbdiB5O1z1g Download the sheet here!: https://sheet.host/sheet/max0Xm Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/CSMPiano It’s over... It’s finally over. I finally upload the most ambitious piano arrangement I’ve done this year yet: BanG Dream! (Pasupare) - Mou Ichido Luminous full version. The creation of this piano cover is one hell of an emotional rollercoaster, I would like the share the personal story behind it as to why this work is so important to me.
As you may know by now, I’m the big fan of Poppin’Party : One of the bands in BanG Dream! Franchise. All this time I was lone wolf that enjoys this franchise alone and occasionally upload Bandori songs (mostly Popipa songs) out of the love and appreciation I have for them. Things finally changed when I –after 2 years- finally got to meet fellow Bandori fans, play with them, and gush about how amazing BanG Dream! Really is with them. One of these bros that I’ve met is Animenz (yes, the guy who is stupidly good at making piano arrangement, have an exception anime taste, and loves to flex that he can play 11th on both hand: THAT Animenz) It was a really fun times doing nothing but doing BanG Dream! Related activities for hours on end, as well as getting to know the appeal of this franchise from other person’s perspective, as Animenz himself is a Pasupare fans (an idol-centric band in BanG Dream!)
Due to his influence, I decided to check out Pasupare Band Story 2 that I keep neglecting for quite a while, and the story I experienced really made a huge impact on me, something I would never expect from an idol-band story written for a mobile game : The struggle of moving forward, the determination to find your dream, to go past your safe zone to achive what you never thought was possible before.. Both Chisato and Aya story really resonate with me as a young adult about to go into workforce. The theme to try your best to move forward, “to shine once more” (hence the song title), I felt like I have to do my best to convey these emotions. With that in mind, I told Animenz non-chalantly “I’ve decided: since this song is one of your favorite songs from your favorite band, I’ll make a full version cover for you” and so my 2 months of struggle began.
The month following were just full of frustrations: There are days where I make a good progress and I thought to myself “This is definitely going to be one of the best things I’ve made!” follow by a day where nothing goes right and I felt “this is such a tryhard, this just doesn’t sound good” and with various setback IRL (COVID situation, internship, being away from piano, struggling with future decision). It made me want to just quit many times. “Why am I caring so much for this piano cover, why am I trying so hard for this” But I keep going, and after months of revisions. I arrived at this final version that I can be proud of, I used everything I know throughout the last 5 years and put it into this piece. I want to show case the struggle, the uncertainty, and the eventual euphoria of reaching your goals. I want to show Animenz (a person who I highly respect as a musician and friend) how far I’ve come thanks to his influence, and as importantly, I want to prove myself that I can achieve the goal I set out, to prove myself that I can make a good quality arrangement despite being a mostly self-taught background. “My name CSMPiano, and this is the best effort I can do right now”
In a way, this arrangement can be regarded as a spiritual successor of “Kiseki” arrangement I did last year: A culmination of everything I can do right now as an anime pianist. This arrangement showcases every style of mine ever since I start a YT channel: The “newbie” 2015 styles that focus on melody and using simple patterns. The early Ishter/Animenz influence style in 2016-2018 with LH arpeggios dominant passages and 3 hand techniques. The CSMPiano focusing on musical flows, polyphonic, and chord voicing from 2019 to now. As well as the possibility of the future in the final chorus, featuring the techniques I’m inspired from other anime pianist I followed but I’ve never used before (The RH tremolo, the fasting 3 hands technique with 2 hands jumping inspired by Chris Luan, the RH runs created on scales inspired by Animenz, the rapid octave spam on both hand inspired by Phyxinon) This is without a doubt the most ambitious piano arrangement I’ve made so far, as well as being the most technically advanced piano arrangement that push my technical ability to its limit. But overall, after 2 months of hard work.... I can proudly say I did my absolute best.
Well...I guess that’s everything I would like to say. Thank you everyone for reading this far!. Thank you so much for watching! I'll keep doing my best!
-CSMPiano
#もういちどルミナス #バンドリ #パスパレBanG Dream! (バンドリ) PoppinParty- Kimi ni Moratta Mono (キミにもらったもの) [Piano + Sheet]CSMPiano2020-06-21 | Download the sheet : https://sheet.host/sheet/SUuEIk Follow me on Twitter!: twitter.com/CSMPiano After 4 months of forced hiatus, I am back again with more BanG Dream piano arrangement! since I've been inactive for so long, let's start some simple but beautiful song from Poppin' Party : Kimi ni Moratta Mono.
There are many wholesome songs that makes your heart warm from Popipa, this one in particular is also one of them, as it is the song that truly showcase the kindness of Rimi brilliantly.
I have always wanted to arrange this song, since it was practically MADE to be arranged on piano. But I especially got an inspiration to arrange this after I read the story "Message for you" in the game, in which truly showcase Popipa growth, particularly Rimi. It is the story about growing up, the story about appreciating the memories you've made with friends, and showing gratitude to those memories and people you've met along the way. Thus, I decided to create an arrangement that portray this story.
Since Rimi development is mainly involve her sister : From Rimi growing as a character, gaining more confidence and strength, ultimate "graduating" from being the shadow of her sister. I focus on having 2 "narratives" intertwining with each other. This is the reason why this piano arrangement has quite a lot of secondary melodies through out the piece : because I want to interpret the "conversation" between Rimi and her sister. My personal favorite section is at 3:00. I imagine this section to be like the "final exchange" between two sister, everything went quiet, for final heartwarming moment before the final chorus, before everything slow down to the final section that portrays the bittersweet goodbye. I also play around with chord extension and substitution to bring out the warm and gentle atmosphere, a suitable song for Rimi. I hope I succeed with this interpretation :)
This arrangement was finished in record time (only 5 days total from start to finish) because I was very motivated from the story, as well as being the occasion where "everything is just right" for me. The idea just keep coming and coming, and I have a lot of fun playing around and ultimately arranging this piece. You could say this arrangement is one of my most natural one, a representation of CSM's style to the T, I hope you guys like it!
Also, this piano arrangement is dedicated to my good friend Pianonime, since he just had his birthday 3 days ago. Happy Birthday man! I wish you the life full of happiness and fun experience from now on!
Alright, I guess that would be it from me. It felt so good to be back! I'll try to be more active again, so I'll see you guys again on Bandori Piano arrangement very soon!
-CSMPiano
-CSMPianoฺBanG Dream! S3 Ep.3 バンドリ! (Poppin Party - ポピパ ) - Step x Step! [Piano + Sheet]CSMPiano2020-02-23 | Download the piano sheet here! https://sheet.host/sheet/JrFoQ4 Follow me on Twitter! twitter.com/csmpiano
Bandori Piano Project presents : A ballade-like piano cover of Step x Step! by Poppin Party
This is the song that illustrates the beauty of Popipa : The beautiful song with beautiful lyrics that go straight to the heart. The song about moving forward, about friendship, about cheering someone on. It is one of the most uplifting and emotional songs yet. That's why I decided to use the same arranging style as my previous video, a ballad arrangement that focus on melodies,voicings, and harmonies. Since this song was performed in such an important point in the story. I felt like it is proper to end this arrangement, with Kizuna Music : The songs of unending bonds. This is propably one of the most personal arrangement for me, as this song and this episode really resonates with me, I want to create this cover to show my appreciation, as well as my own emotion and interpretations of this song. Hope you guys will enjoy it!
PS. FULL VERSION RELEASE WHEN
#バンドリ #ポピパ #StepxStep!BanG Dream! ED バンドリ! (Poppin Party - ポピパ ) - キラキラだとか夢だとか ~Sing Girls~(Piano)CSMPiano2020-01-29 | Sorry the delay as I'm right now very busy ;-; Follow me on Twitter! twitter.com/CSMPiano Big Thanks to Sayuri for help making the thumbnail for this video! Please Check out his 1 hour Bandori Piano Medley! youtube.com/watch?v=1pK0KfV4ndQ
KiraKira Datoka Yume Datoka ~Sing Girls~ (or just Sing Girls for short lol), for me, this is Rokka's song, as it illustrates her backstory beautifully.
This arrangement was made on a whim after I was re watching Bandori S2 in preparation for the S3. And I was once again reminded how much I adore Rokka (She is currently belongs to my top 3 favorite girl in Bandori in fact!) Besides her cuteness and silliness. It is her attitude and her backstory that resonates with me the most. I don't want to spoil to story, So I just say that it is a the tale of a hardworking girl who tries her best to step out of her comfort zone to chase her dream after being inspired by someone. Rokka loves Poppin Party very dearly, because this band has helped her emotionally, as well as giving her an inspiration she needs to keep pushing herself to where she is now. I just love how down to earth and relatable Rokka is, how kind and straightforward she is (and how adorable she is whenever she is gushing about Popipa because LOL THAT'S ME TOO ROKKA, COUNT ME IN XD)
Rokka's love and gratefulness towards Popipa also serves as a catalyst for Popipa's growth. As Popipa helps Rokka grow, Rokka too through her action help Popipa moving forward, reassure them that they are doing great. I just love the relationship between the artists and the fans, and how it can be such a heartwarming two way relationships where we are both thankful for each other. And together, bring both side up.
This is a kind of heartwarming tale that I want to portrayed in this cover, thus, I went with my own interpretations and created an easy, relaxing, and heartwarming ballad version of this song. I want to portrayed the message of "You've done a great job!" and "Thank you so much" kinds of feeling. I hope I can succeed :)
This cover can be described as more "casual" as I pretty much arrange stuff based on my own vision and mood. I have a lot of fun playing around when making this arrangement! If you enjoy this types of arrangement, please tell me! I'm considering making more ballad version if people like it!
Alright that's it! See you in the next video :D #バンドリ #ポピパ
-CSMPianoBanG Dream! バンドリ!- Gacha Theme [Piano + Sheet]CSMPiano2019-12-31 | Download the sheet here! https://sheet.host/sheet/3k362H Follow me on Twitter! twitter.com/csmpiano DreamFes rate up is a lie, Craftegg why did you do this to me..
lol this a piano sheet I made on a whim due to the request I got back in June (this was recorded wayyy back before I have to move my piano to the college dorm) but didn't get a chance to publish it since I want to upload Light Delight! first back then. Now that the year is ending with DreamFes, this is a good time to turn this video public I guess xD Hope you guys are blessed with your dream 4 stars card! Thank you so much for the support this year, and I'll see in you guys again in 2020 (which is like... 3 more hours in my time zone lol)
See you soon~BanG Dream! バンドリ! (Poppin Party - ポピパ ) - STAR BEAT! ~Hoshi no Kodou~ (Piano + Sheet)CSMPiano2019-12-31 | DOWNLOAD THE PIANO SHEET HERE https://sheet.host/sheet/52UQ3g Follow me on Twitter for more update! twitter.com/CSMPiano Once again, long wall of texts incoming.
It's finally here, the 6th and final Bandori piano arrangement of 2019. I would like to thank each and everyone of you guys for all the support and the encouragement that allows me continue come this far. All of the good memories I've received this year really shows that I've made the right decision. I'm happy that I decided to start this journey to create Bandori Piano sheet for fans to enjoy.
This song, STAR BEAT! ~Hoshi no Kodou~ has always been one of the most well known and arguably one of the most important song from PopiPa, as it signifies the true beginning of this band, as well as the new beginning of each members involved. The humble start of the dream to follow the "Star Beats". It is a story about Kasumi and her relationship with other members (especially Saaya in this context) how precious the bonds are, how close they are connected. Thus once again, I challenged myself to deliver the best piano interpretation that I could make. After 2 months of working off and on, I can say for certain that even though this song is hard to arrange, the effort was well worth it. This is probably the hardest, but most fulfilled piano arrangement I've made (mainly of the difficulty of the last chorus alone is enough to warrant an "insane" difficulty lol)
This song also really hits home with me. As the decision to followed my own stars has led me to a place that I never would have thought I could reach. Before this year, I've been the type of person who would day dream a lot, but never really able to finish anything. This project started purely because I love this franchise, and the fact that I want to use this project to change myself. I want to be able to start a project and see it through, I want to be a person who can keep creating, to be able to connect, and stay connected to the real world. Now that I've made up to 6 Bandori piano sheet, I could happily say that I've finally able to truly start doing something and stay committed.
์Not only that, starting this project has allowed me to meet so many amazing and wonderful people that I've never thought I would have met. Having a chance to get to know them and interact with them has also been one of the best things this project has brought me. I've finally felt like I've become a part of some community, a rather niche community, but truly a great and welcoming one. I would special thanks these amazing people, as without them, I might have stopped somewhere along the way.
@Sayuriii-AnimePiano - For being an awesome friend and fellow Bandori enthusiast the motivates me to keep going. Him working hard on his own Bandori piano cover really help me felt like "I'm not alone in this", and gushing about Kasumi (AKA Best Girl) with him was always been fun. Most importantly, I've received so, so much help from him (He is also do one who is kind enough to made this thumbnail for me!) . I can't thank you enough man! Good luck with your future work as well!
EiEn Subs @Fanks177 Hakanai Subs, as well other fellow Bandori content creator and translater for enriching me and many other people's experience and allow us to appreciate Bandori much more. I especially have to thank EiEn Subs for being one of the first person who comment on my first Bandori piano cover and motivates me to keep going.
Aphixsky, Simantra, Osmar, Onyoand, Louis, and many others fans/twitter mutuals for being such a dedicated and supportive friends and fans, I'm truly glad this project allows me to meet you guys and made the whole experience wholesome and fulfilling. (Especially shoutout Aphix for being one of the most supportive fans I've met, and to Simantra for not only being such a good friend/fan, but also such a gaming bro and a fellow Monster Hunter enthusiast, playing games with him is just so fun xD)
And of course, YOU, dear viewers, whether it would be a someone who just pass by, or the long time subscribers to this channel. Thank you guys so much for listening and following. It always made my day when I receives new comments from you guys, knowing how people like my covers, how it helps some of you, or how it inspires some of you (of even how it pass the time for some of you lol) really fills my with joy, and made me firmly that all of the hard work I put in is worth it. Even though my performance was not perfect, even though my video production is still an amateur.
Thank you guys so much once again, this has been a great year! Looking forward to more Bandori (and other anime) piano arrangement in 2020 and the future! I'll see you guys once again soon :D
#バンドリ #ポピパ #STAR BEAT!〜ホシノコドウ〜 -CSMPianoBanG Dream! バンドリ! (Poppin Party - ポピパ ) - Light Delight [Piano+Sheet]CSMPiano2019-10-16 | DOWNLOAD THE SHEET HERE! https://sheet.host/sheet/jcIXr2 Follow me on Twitter! twitter.com/CSMPiano
It's here...It's finally here. After so many hours, so many days, so much struggle, so much hesitation and doubt to whether to give up or not. I can finally present to you. The FULL Version piano arrangement of Light Delight by Poppin Party.
This song is, in my opinion, the most powerful song from band can offer. Even though the song structure itself can be considered quite simple (it literally made up of this same 4 chord progression through out the song with rather simple melodies) . This song manage to encapsulate the raw, unadulterated energies and emotions through powerful lyrics and singing by Kasumi. It is a song about yearning, a song about reaching your own stars, to overcome your struggle to become who you want to be.
This song hits me very hard during this past few months. Many things happened to me IRL. Whether it would be struggling with college, struggling with new social environments and friends that I'm not that close to. This song really helps me push forward and don't give up. Especially the bridge section when each musician take turns singing the solo line that reflect their ambitions and journey.
"It's okay, you are not alone." -Rimi "Don't give up, you're almost there!" -Tae "When we're together, you can be honest with us!" -Arisa "You'll be able to like yourself more!- Saaya "So let's cry, cry, cry and cry together! You are not alone" - Kasumi
Not gonna lie, during the tough day when nothing goes right. This lyrics would just makes me tear up, and it would leave me with the determination to see things through. Thus, I want to create a piano arrangement that will reflects the powerful nature of the song.
The first few days of working on this piece is an emotional roller coaster. Even though many BanG Dream! songs can be translated well into the piano.This song just isn't one of them, as the rhythmic heavy nature of this song just doesn't replicate well on piano. Not only that, in order to achieve the power that I want, I have to use many octave jumps and spams, made this piece pretty difficult and sometimes just tedious to practice and even then I'm not even sure how the final product will end up sounds like.
Everyday after practicing this piece, I would question myself if I'm really can make this cover justice, if I'm good enough to tackle such a difficult piece.Should I give up for now and come again? Many times I just want to upload the short piano version and be done with it...but...I... I just don't want that. I want to make this project as good as it can be.
After trying to pace myself more, editing this piece and adjusting here and there to make things easier and more enjoyable to play but still sounds great. This is the final version after almost 2 months of working off and on. I can say without a doubt that this arrangement is one of the hardest piece I've ever written so far.
This recording is far from perfect, some silly mistakes could be avoid, the audio quality is not as I wanted to (I began saving to purchase new equipment though we'll see!), and the video aesthetic is a mess (and I seriously need to practice making video thumbnail by myself now, cause I don't want to burden my friend to make one every time xD) But... I can finish and upload this piece with a smile on my face, knowing I've done my best, and I hope you'll enjoy it too!
Thank you guys so much for watching as always, I'll see you again soon! #バンドリ #ポピパ #Light Delight -CSMPianoBanG Dream! バンドリ! (Poppin Party - ポピパ ) - Hachigatsu no If (八月のif ) Piano Cover + SheetCSMPiano2019-09-23 | Download the Piano sheet here! https://sheet.host/sheet/2rEJXs Follow me on Twitter! twitter.com/CSMPiano
It's here, it's finally here, after a long hiatus, Bang Dream! Piano transcription project has finally continue once again!.
Hey guys! First off, I would like to apologize for the inactivity during the last few month. Ever since the start of July, I'm now a 4th year medical student. Suffice it to say, it was incredibly busy, difficult, and requires lots and lots of responsibilities, the first few months of studying as 4th year really hit me hard, thus, I chose to temporary went to hiatus in order to get used to study in clinical year, as well as adjusting my personal life out. Now that all that has been done, I hope I can continue this project once again!
During the past few months, this song always struck with me, particularly during the difficult phase of my studies. As the lyrics and the gentle nature of this song really motivates me to keep going. To embrace the "now" not the "if", and to move forward without regret so that when all this obstacle is over, so that we can once again "sing" together. To me, this song encapsulate the journey PopiPa has made, and the bond that they share.
This arrangement once create using my improvisation style, once again, I took quite a liberty with some part of the song, change the chord here and there, and add some secondary melody and staff. I believe this song work best as some sort of "Piano Ballad" and not necessary through strict transcribing. I love this song and this band and want to make the best rendition of this song possible. Hope you guys will enjoy it!
I'll see you guys once more in the next piano cover! See you then :D -CSMPiano
PS. no thumbnail cause now I'm on a vacation with no resource to make one REEE XD
#BangDream! #Popipa #八月のif #PianoIsabellas Lullaby - The Promised Neverland OST (Piano + Sheet)CSMPiano2019-07-14 | Download the Piano Sheet here! https://sheet.host/sheet/hvyAtB Follow me on Twitter! twitter.com/CSMPiano
Piano arrangement of Isabella's Lullaby, a hauntingly beautiful soundtrack from The Promised Neverland. Enjoy!Bang Dream! バンドリ! (Roselia - ロゼリア) - Kiseki (軌跡) (Full Version Piano + Sheet)CSMPiano2019-06-08 | Download the Sheet and midi here! https://sheet.host/sheet/G6qel9 Follow me on Twitter! twitter.com/CSMPiano First of before I begin my o̶b̶n̶o̶x̶i̶o̶u̶s̶ description I would like to thank my friend Aviand and Sayuri so much for helping me with setting up midi and helping me upgrade my audio quality (Especially Sayuri, who spends more than 3 hours helping me with his amazing VST!) Check them out here! Sayuri : youtube.com/watch?v=K8Gs6iedNlQ Aviand : youtube.com/channel/UCMY4yO-U4TcsWaXCdQ04O3A All right, on with the video description!
“Even if we let go of the grasps on each other's hands, the bond between us will never end.”
Anyone who has dive deep into Bandori last year will probably know that it was a very tough year for Roselia, with the retirement of Yurishii (VA of Imai Lisa) and Akeshan (VA of Rinko). It was a turbulent time full of up and down. The period of terror from not knowing where the rest of the member will go, the emotional parting of the beloved member, the courage to keep moving forward, and the bond that won’t fade away. This is a story of Roselia last year, and this song: Kiseki , is the best representation of that experience in my opinion.
Thus, in contrast to Kizuna Music in which I tried to be as close as the original song as possible, I go out of my way with this arrangement added many things in order to reflect Roselia’s story, as their journey is one emotional roller coaster, a story of subtle character growth, a story of hardship and cry of determination. I want to make this piano cover good enough to represent and pay respect to them. The determined band that has inspired so many people including me.
This arrangement in a way represents a culmination of my piano arranging skill, as I gave it my all and used almost every technique I’ve learned into this, whether it would be a 3 hand technique, a warm chord voicing, the harmonic reharmonization, to the key change into a big climatic final chorus. I also made an ending based upon the opening theme, I want to portray that Roselia have a happy and bittersweet ending, that they can keep moving forward knowing that their bonds that they’ve forged will never end. It is a shame that I only have approximately a week to practice and record before I have to move to a different town (which of course means no piano) to study about community medicine and health system for 3 weeks starting tomorrow. This recording is far from perfect, full of silly mistakes, but it’s the best I could do with the time and energy that I have. And I hope that you guys will enjoy this cover, mistakes and all.
Thank you for listening to this rather free and personal interpretation a Kiseki (and reading my description if you did lol), I’ll see you on my next video after I’m back! -CSMPiano
#軌跡 #Roselia #バンドリ!BanG Dream! バンドリ! (Poppin Party - ポピパ ) - Returns [Piano+Sheet]CSMPiano2019-04-07 | Download the sheet and midi file here! : https://sheet.host/sheet/NAmFwr Follow me on Twitter! : twitter.com/CSMPiano The following description will pretty much be a long wall of text, feel free to skip to the last paragraph for the ANNOUCEMENT.
Have you ever fell in love with a band that, theoretically speaking, is quite average, but you still love it anyway because the story that attached to it? That's pretty much what happened to me with Poppin Party, the girl band from a multimedia franchise called "Bang Dream!" I stumbled upon this project through anime and its mobile game, and I immediately came to like franchise a lot. As there are 6 bands consisting of more than 25 characters in the franchise, the world of bandori really felt huge and vast, it is really a huge project that has many things to explore (and the next thing I know I've become a proud shipper of many couple such as KasuAri and SayoTsugu and you can't convince me otherwise..fite me) My favorite band by far though is Poppin Party, I could have written an essay of why I came to love them so much, but long story short. I just love seeing them together, seeing how to progress from an amateur band to where they are, seeing how closer they become with each obstacle that they overcome together. It's just so heartwarming seeing them become such a good friend to one another, and it is their determination to reach their goal that really resonates with me. Poppin Party is far from a perfect band, they are clumsy and inexperienced, but that's exactly why they really feel intimate and connected to many people. Their story has affected me personally and changed how I view music as a whole. I used to be a person who afraid to upload any video that doesn't "good enough" because I expected everything to be as good as possible, I'm worried that I would let my viewer down if I upload something mediocre. In a way, one of the reason I stopped uploading in the past is because I crumbled under a pressure that I made up on my own. "What if this one isn't good enough" "What if people think this one isn't the quality that CSM usually made"...but not anymore.I'm not some god of a pianist, nor a musical genius, just a normal person who likes piano and anime songs. I'll keep finishing and upload stuff even if my self-doubt want me to abandon the arrangement. There will always be a mistake, so I won't be scared anymore, I'll keep doing my best and uploding more, perfect or not. It is through Poppin Party's story that really motivates to push forward, even if I may no longer be as "good" as before (doesn't mean I won't giving my best in each work I make though!)
So with that ,I would like to make an announcement PROJECT ANNOUCEMENT : Bang Dream! Piano Transcription Project! A series of piano transcription aim to deliver a piano sheet for various songs in Bang Dream: Girls Band Party project! I'll attempt to make at least one sheet every 1-2 months (really wish I could do more, but... college.... ;_;) this doesn't mean I will be doing ONLY Bandori songs though, I will be doing my usual cover stuff as well as occasional seasonal anime song cover as normal, just adding bandori arrangement as a scheduled occurrence, hopefully through this project, I can spread the awareness and love for Bang Dream!
Well then, I'll see you soon~ -CSM #バンドリ #BangDream #Popipa #ポピパOrange - Your Lie In April ED2 [Piano]CSMPiano2019-02-26 | "We'll pick up our duet...cause it can't be finished yet" Well... it's been awhile, about a year hasn't it? It's really been a great year for me, learning new things, tackling new obstacles, journey across new frontier. But it's natural that choosing one thing means that another thing has to be discarded...Piano solo performance and arrangement is one of the skill that deteriorates from me over time. I've lost my way in the real world without knowing how to get back... but it doesn't matter now, I'm going go to back here, the place that it like my home, the place that is my beginning... and I'll start again, even if I have to re-climb some of the step along the way.
This arrangement is far from perfect, I only have approximately 3 days in order to arrange, practice, and record. As you guys can see, I'm quite rusty when it comes to solo piano performance and arranging, but it's ok, I want to upload something... I want to go back here, and I'll build myself up again from here :)
There are so many things that I want to tell, so many story and memorable event...but for now, I think I can say this. I'm back!
Ps. once again no sheet this time, due to my current real life situation, making sheet is too time-consuming, but I"ll try my best to provide something in the future!
-CSMPianoViolet Snow - Violet Evergarden OST [Piano + Sheet]CSMPiano2018-01-13 | First upload of 2018 let's go!! This time, it's Violet Snow, the soundtrack from one of the most hyped anime this year: Violet Evergarden, I've also manage to finish the sheet this time xD feel free to download and play !
This arrangement is by far one of the most experimental work I've done by far, with so many original ideas and chord substitution being implemented into the piece. I've spent 1 week on this piece, slowly written out the piece part by part and slowly let the idea sink in. I believe musically wise, this could be one of the most creative work I've done so far (then again, my channel is still very new, so I still haven't finished much work in the first place lol) . I'm very happy with the result, and hopefully you will too!
Alright, that would be it, I'll try my best to upload at least 1 cover every month (this semester is really tiring so far though ;_;) Hopefully I'll manage to keep going this year !
See you guys again soon~
Twitter : twitter.com/csmpianoLove Live! Sunshine!! Aqours - Seinaru Hi no Inori [Piano + Sheet music]CSMPiano2017-12-26 | ラブライブ!サンシャイン!! - 聖なる日の祈り [ピアノ楽譜 ] Love Live! Sunshine!! - Seinaru Hi no Inori Download the sheet here ! dropbox.com/s/iqp7j6o0fddw4fw/Aqours%20-%20Seinaru%20Hi%20no%20Inori.pdf?dl=0 Hey guys ! a bit late, but Merry Christmas (inb4 it's not christmas anymore you moron) !! XD December has been quite a hectic month for me, but I manage to squeeze the last remaining free time, power, and motivation to arrange another full version before the end of the year lol... I question my own sanity sometimes. This arrangement was done in a record time (start arranging on 23 december, so 3 days to arrange practice and record). But since I only have till today to work on a piece before catching a flight back to my hometown for family vacation, the performance in this video unfortunately may not be the best, but I've done my best under the time restrain that I have, and I hope you guys enjoy it! I'll see you guys next year! As always, thank you for supporting this channel throughout the year! -CSMPianoHere with you- Future Diary OST [Piano Improvisation]CSMPiano2017-12-13 | Hello there, this video was dedicated to one of my best friend, TK
I improvised this with in 15 mins after hearing the news that his grandfather, whom he really close with, has passed away today.I want and hope that this short improvisation could give him even a slightest bit of peace of mind. I hope you'll feel better soon my friend!
Alright, thanks for watching this filler upload. And TK, you can always talk to me if you're sad, I'll always try my best to help :DLove Live! Sunshine!! S2 Episode 7 Insert Song - Sora mo Kokoro mo Hareru Kara [Piano+Sheet]CSMPiano2017-12-02 | ラブライブ!サンシャイン!! 第2期 - 空も心も晴れるから [ピアノ] Aqours Sora mo Kokoro mo Hareru Kara - Love Live! Sunshine!! Season 2 piano cover Sheet music : http://sheet.host/sheet/1TXWE9
Hey guys, it's been awhile, instead of saying the same thing for the thousandth time (aka finally finish the exam, which for those who don't know, we have every 2 weeks in med school ;-;) I'll leave you with a bit of a story of how this cover came to be.
I encounter this particular episode of Love Live! Sunshine!! second season during the time where I feel like I have no control over my own life, everything was going out of hands and nothing goes as I wanted even though I tried to my best in my studies and extracurricular activities. This episode (as well as the episode 8) is by far one of the most relatable episodes I've seen in anime, as it explore the concept of failures, the 5 stages of grief, and the acceptance and will to keep going on. All of these left quite a big impact on me considering the real life situation that I was in during this time. Suffice it to say, as soon as this song was played during a particular scenes in episode 7, I'm not gonna lie, I shed a few tears as the lyric really resonates with me, as the song is all about coping and accepting the failures, as well as wanting to do something new, try out new things. I listened to it again and again, I was filled with a motivation, I want to make a cover that do this song justice. This was a product of 1 consecutive week of work.
Speaking of arrangements, like my previous work (aka Fuuka) instead of focusing on technique, I devote my time into carefully choosing the chords and making a smooth transitions in each segment, I focus mainly on musicality and harmony, this song has many ups and down moment, illustrating the chaotic emotion a person feel during the coping phase of failure, I including the climatic (hopefully) final chorus in a different key to create the "all out" moment like a person letting everything out of their chest . The arrangement ends with the "bell" like sounds in the higher register that was played to depict the sound of quiet sleep in the night, hoping to get up and try again tomorrow. The recording of this video is far from perfect, as I only have the total of 2 hours of record, thus there is 1 mistakes that prevent this from being a perfect take, there is also an issue with audio clip, which I'll have to find the cause to prevent it from happening again next time. But overall, this is a cover that meant a lot to me, and I'm proud to have finished in such a short amount of free time that I have. I hope you guys will enjoy this cover of mine :)
Since I'll be very busy till the end of the december, this will most likely be the last piano cover I'll upload this year, I would like to thank each and everyone of you for watching and commenting on my videos, I won't come this far without everyone who has helped me so much throughout the year! I'll return once again next year with more piano cover and sheet (if I have enough time to make it ;-;) Until then, I'll see you guys later
-CSMPianoYakusoku - THE iDOLM@STER [Full version piano cover]CSMPiano2017-10-02 | ๊Update : due to my currently extremely busy university studies, the creation of the piano sheet will be on hiatus for now...extremely sorry for that everyone ;-;
Hello everyone, it has been awhile, Thank you so much for 500 subscribers ! I've once again created another full version arrangement. This time, it's Yakusoku, or "Promise" , The song that me and my 2 best friends, TK and PianoDevil, hold a special place in our memories. Before I go any further, plz also check out TK's cover of this song as well ! youtube.com/watch?v=5FpgBDzMNyo First of, as always, allow me to update you guys of where I've been in the past month or so. And I'm pretty sure it's an easy thing to guess at this point, and that is the never ending cycle of exam and intensive medical study. The past month or so has been one of the busiest and most energy consuming month this year yet, and I'm about to enter the most difficult and tiring block this year (for those of you who don't know, med school, at least in the place that I study, categorized the content into "block" with each block has different focus on each system) I've pretty much been going to college at 8AM and back home at 10 PM literally everyday for the past month, with the time anywhere from 6-9 hours of study (this includes self-studying and revision) leaving my free time pretty much non-existent, leaving me physically and emotionally exhausted. This arrangement was created during this time period of mine, I want to showcase my story and struggle of oneself to keep reaching of one's dream, and in my case, it's to keep pursuing both medicine and piano. Thus,I managed to arrange this full version using the free time I had throughout the month of September. You could say that this piece was created in one of the most chaotic and studious time of my life. This song holds the special place in my heart, as it is the song theme on promise. I've met many amazing people throughout the year through my channel, this community by far is one of the best thing that could have happened in my life, as I've met many like-minded individual, learning many new things, and forming many great friendship over time. I wouldn't be here without this community. This song highlights my "promise" I made in this community, the promise to keep going, to never give up, to improving and growing and ultimately contribute new things into the community. I would never reach this point without the immense support I've gotten through out the year, and I truly thank you :)
As for the arrangement, since it was made based on a theme of promise, I'm experimenting with multi-voicing quite a bit, whether it would be a (pseudo) fugue, simultaneous melody, 3-part writing. I've been studying Brahms quite a bit, thus, this piece was written based on his piece. Other than that, I tried to develop my own "atmospheric style" further by using chords and arpeggio, while trying to tone down the difficulty of the piece. In the end, I hope you guys will enjoy it :)
Alright, that would be it for this arrangement, I'll see you guys once again soon !
-CSMPianoYukihanabi-Fuuka ED2 (Full Version Piano Arrangement + Sheet)CSMPiano2017-07-21 | Sheet : dropbox.com/s/2acworjysx9afxm/Fuuka%20ED2-%20Yukihanabi.pdf?dl=0 Follow me on FB Page ! : facebook.com/CSMPiano It has been 2 months now hasn't it ? Well then, what is the a better way to get back on stage by uploading one of the best work I've done musically ! Fuuka ED 2 - Yukihanabi !
So, hello everyone! It has been awhile hasn't it ? Once again, I've survived the hell known as final exams and made it back. After many traveling and learning through out the holidays, I've fired up with motivation once again to arrange more piano covers !
I've experienced many things and learn many important lessons in the past 3 months, and I want to create something that represent this memories, and after I've listening to this song (recommend to me by Mr.Legend, thanks buddy!) I immediately know which piece I would work on, and so, after 15 days of hard work, this is the result.
I've been studying a bit about music theory lately, so I've tried to implement what I've learn into this piece (like 7th chord, diminished and dominant chord etc..) I added many original passages and measures into this piece as an embellishment, as well as original melody as an ending (I'm sure all of you could guess which soundtrack do I use as a reference~) I want to illustrate the roller coaster of life, overcoming obstacles and sad experience, learning new things, and ultimately end on a heartwarming note reminiscing the old time happily. This is the story that I want to convey, and I hope you guys will enjoy it :)
It has been a long time since I made something "good" , even longer that I made something that I'm satisfied...and I feel truly complacent and proud with this piece, the last piece that made me feel accomplished is Million Clouds arrangement, and that is more that 8 months ago now (holy shit time flies) Anyway, I hope I could provide you guys with more piano covers in the future (despite, of course...my university life ;__; ) see you once again soon!
-CSMPianoEphemeral-The Clannad Piano Fantasy [400 subs special]CSMPiano2017-02-07 | Hello everyone, thank you so much 400 subscribers! In order to celebrate this milestone, let me present to you the longest piano cover I’ve ever put out: Ephemeral- The Clannad Piano Fantasy As some of you probably may have known, ever since August 2016, my life has been pretty busy and hectic as a first year medical student. Now living far away from home with new social circle and environment. The first few months have been quite rough to me. I experienced all sorts of emotions, from happiness and excitement to depression and everything in between. The memories and experiences that I got with my new life in this new place taught me greatly, and I couldn’t become the person I am today without it. One thing that always help me pull through is of course: music After finally be able to adjust to the new life, I decided to once again return to this stage of anime piano. I want to re-tell the story…something that reflects our roller coaster of life, something inspiring and beautiful that teaches us the importance of happiness in daily life. What better anime that is suitable for that theme than Clannad? And so, the first big work after 3 months of hiatus begins, working title “Ephemeral-The Clannad Piano Fantasy”. After 1 month-ich of work, this arrangement is finished. I utilized 6 different themes in this piano fantasy, starting from the depressing C-minor theme, which reflects my inability to cope with new changes. As the fantasy is developed, new themes are played using different keys. I tried to create all sorts of emotions, happiness, serenity, sadness. And trying to development the feeling of “rejuvenation”, with the “story” getting happier after each struggle. The arrangement finally ends in a C-major theme, with one last chords reflecting our renewed spirit, ready to tackle the next obstacle that life throws at us. This is by far, the most musical piece I’ve ever attempted to created (which tbh, I think this works kinda mediocre lol..) , and hopefully you guys will enjoy it. I know this arrangement is far from perfect (the performance is rather..mediocre imo as well :/ ) Oh well, there are always next arrangement to work on :P I don’t really know how good (or bad) this arrangement is, since I no longer have the free time I used to have, I could say that my arrangement, as well as the piano performances will (probably) won’t be as good as it used to be, but still. I want to create something meaningful despite my lack of ability to do so, hopefully I’ll be to do just that throughout the years to come. Hope you guys enjoy this upload of mine (despite my mistakes, this is literally the first time I touch the piano for like a week lol…) I’ll keep doing my best. Once again, Thank you guys so much for the support! See you again soon.
-CSMPianoTell Your World-Vocaloid 『Piano Duet』 ft.The Piano DevilCSMPiano2017-01-04 | Hello everyone, welcome to the first video of 2017 ; Tell your world piano duet performed by me and The Piano Devil !
Once again, I have to apologize for the inactivities for the past 2 months or so, I won't in much details (basically, real life happens :P) Which physically and mentally prevented me from making any arrangement, let alone playing piano. The past 2 months had been quite rough emotionally, and I don't want to burden myself even further with arranging.
However, my perspective changed ever since me and PianoDevil hanged out on skype a few days ago, and we both decided spontaneously the improvise some duet up for fun.
This piano duet is literally the most laid back work I've done, since I pretty much improvised my part for a day (same with PianoDevil) But it is also one of the best experience I have (except some technical error that occured which prevented us from uploading this on new year -_- ) This duet reminds me how fun it is to just playing piano, and that exactly what should I have in my mindset regarding arranging, it should be fun and natural, not stressful and worrying about making it good. This project is , with out a doubt, the project that I had the most fun I've had in quite awhile, and I can't thank PianoDevil enough for reminding me how great it is to arranging, and to give me this opportunity that allows me to come back to this stage. Seriously bro, you are the best :D !
I would like to thanks everyone for the support in the past year, as well as every Anime Musicians that I've met along the way, this community is very precious to me, and I'm excited to get back in the game with full force from now on.
My next project is approximately 75 percent done now, it is the longest, and probably the best work musically that I've done...hopefully you guys will enjoy it as much as I enjoy making it.
Hello everyone ! After weeks of inactivity (in terms of my own arrangements) I've finally finish all the mid-term exams. And thus, ready to return to anime piano activities once again ! :D
I've planned quite a few songs that I want to transcribe already, but let's start with some "starter" with this simple TV-size piano cover of "Akane Satsu" from Aimer (Very special thanks to Aviand no Ongaku for introducing this song to me ! Check him out here ! youtube.com/channel/UCMY4yO-U4TcsWaXCdQ04O3A )
After I heard this song, I knew that I have to transcribe this, since it is such a powerful and (somewhat) emotional song, and it is from Aimer, so yeah, nuff said :P I arranged this using my "improvisational" style, meaning that I deviate from the original quite a bit (not to mention tons of arpeggios as usual :P) I also add an ending inspired by Pianeet's Aoi Tori as a finishing touch in order to end things with a bang. This is the result of 3 days, messing around with the song, and I hope you guys will like it :D (and for someone who want a transcription that is relative close the original and easier to play, I highly recommend checking out MyReminiscence's version here youtube.com/watch?v=zSPMNludsaw )
Alright, that would be it for this upload, my next arrangement will be "Dream Solister" Hibike Euphonium OP1 , I'll see you then !
-CSMPiano
Anime : Natsume Yuujinchou Go (5th Season) Original Artist : Aimer Piano arrangement and sheet by CSMPiano[Full] Million Clouds -Amanchu ! OP [Piano + sheet]CSMPiano2016-08-23 | Download the sheet here : http://goo.gl/We4IHt Visit my facebook page ! : facebook.com/CSMPiano Hey everyone ! After 1 month of hiatus , I've come back once again into this anime piano stage ! Welcome to the first full version arrangement of this season (and more will coming hopefully xD )
My life has been pretty hectic this past month. I moved to different city to attend the university as a freshman ( for those who are curious , I'm studying pre-med right now :D ) things have been very busy with countless study , activities , and orientations. Combined with the fact that I struggled with the completion of this sheet , this is by far the sheet that took me the longest time to finish (even when I'm typing right now , the sheet need a bit more of work ).But by the end I'm quite satisfy with what I got : The full version arrangement of Million Clouds , the opening song of Amanchu ! sung by Maaya Sakomoto.
What you see in this video is actually the fourth version of the sheet. The first draft I've come up with is only a bland TV-sized arrangement , which I immediately dropped. The next two is the series of struggles with the completion of full size version , since although the song is quite good in my book , it doesn't have much room for unique counterpoint and style (meaning , it is very straightforward and bland) After days of experimenting , weeks of restless struggle. I've finally come up with the arrangement that is good enough to my liking.
I've been learning quite a bit of new technique in this past month as well , as a result , I've incorporated new techniques in this piece. The most prominent ones are the "right hand original accompaniment" which starts at 2:19 thus , the difficulty of this piece is quite hard. Fortunately , the first one-third of the piece ( up to the first chorus) is easy , so you can just try to play a TV-sized on your own if the full is too hard :)
Alright , so that would be everything I want to say about this piece. Now that the semester has started , I'll try my best to upload at least 2 videos per month. See you again till then !
-CSMPiano
PS. Oh , and meet my new piano ! Now I can finally record with decent audio quality (I hope) xD Plz tell me in the comment what do you think about it ! (And suggestions on how to improve to ability is welcomed :D Thx !)The iDOLM@STER - Yakusoku [Piano Duet feat.TK Anime on Piano]CSMPiano2016-07-21 | 200 Subscribers ! Thank you everyone ! I've never thought that I would gain additional 100 subscribers in just one month O_o Thank you so much again for following , watching , and enjoying my content ! Whether it will be watching piano cover , or learning piano sheet ! All of them made me so happy ^ ^ In order to thanks everyone who has supported my thus far , I presented to you , The piano duet with TK Anime on piano ; "Yakusoku" the insert song from the anime "The iDOLM@STER
I was thinking of some great 200 subs special video until TK came in the put the gun into my head , forcing me to collab with him ( he said that he'll give me a cheese as a reward lol...) Plus , since he also hasn't created any 200 subs special (eventhough he already has 300 subs ) So I thought "why not" and created this in a week xD (Since I don't have to write a piano sheet for this one , my arranged it quite freely with tons (read : spam) of arpeggio in this one , now I know why people call me an arpeggio mania lol )
This is the first full version piano duet that I've ever done , thus , there are many flaws in it (like the first chorus where we out of sync a little ) But this project has taught me that you don't have to be a perfectionist (aka my personality) in order to produce a good (?) content. This video is full of flaws and mistakes, but the final product still turn out really great , and I believe it convey some sort of emotions. And above all , we had a great fun creating it and I hope you guys will enjoy it too :)
This video is also the final video that I record using this upright piano , since I'll have to move to the college dorm (gonna be dem freshman) in the different town ( 700 kilometers away from my home) I still don't know how can I continue doing YT (since college life is busy af , especially if you study medical science like meh :v ) But there's no way I'll give up on this hobby completely !
I can't thank TK enough for doing this collab with me ( even though he is the one who threatened and tortured with this collab lol...) I hope you'll be able to keep continue doing what you love and succeed in YT , let us reach the new height and lead the Thai anime pianist community together ^ ^ CHECK HIM OUT HERE : youtube.com/user/GusxanderAnimePiano
And of course , thank YOU dear viewers , subscribers , and my anime musician friends for every support you've given me ! I'll keep doing my best to provide you with high quality piano cover and sheet !
-CSMPianoRequiem of Silence (Absolute Despair) -Re:Zero EP 15 BGM [Piano Improvisation + Sheet]CSMPiano2016-07-11 | Edit : Changed the title to "Requiem of Silence as the original name Download the sheet here : dropbox.com/s/l2ekv5zh340xvyq/ReZero%20Ep%2015%20BGM.pdf?dl=0 Visit my FB Page ! : facebook.com/CSMPiano For the first time ever , I decided to not care about any minor mistakes and just jam on the piano , as this time , I want to prioritize the emotional in this beautiful soundtrack.
Re:Zero has easily become one of my favorite anime of all time with the latest episode. Everything was done brilliantly , the animation , the voice acting , the soundtrack. Everything. The plot is so damn intense , brutal , and emotional. and the character.....gah , Screw you Emilia lovers , Rem will always be the best.
This episode literally choke me , it was so painful , brutal , and the same time , emotional that I was left speechless as the ending credit pops up , with this hauntingly beautiful orchestra soundtrack played in the ground. I instantly went on the piano and improvise and record , took me 30 mins to finished recording. ( I name this piece "Absolute Despair for now , I'll change it when the osts are officially released.
Since it is an improvisation , there is a minor mistakes and some p art might possibly out of tempo. But I hope I could convey some sort of emotions to you.
Hope everyone will enjoy this filler upload , my next project , as promised , will be Amanchu ! OP Stay tuned
Hey everyone ! Sorry for taking quite awhile with this sheet ! I initially plan to have double upload with this and Re:Zero OP 2 , which course failed miserably because I made my Re:Zero OP 2 too hard lol so I have to only upload this one (gomen ! ;-; I hope I can play my Re:Zero OP2 well enough someday ! )
A few words for this piece : This sheet is written using my "improvisational" style , meaning , I arranged it quite freely. I utilized many variations of runs and arpeggios in the left hand during the verse , as well as arpeggio in chord during the chorus. I wanted to create a "burst out" effect during the chorus , therefore, I also embedded many 2 hand arpeggios of various octave and difficulty in it , as well as chord jumps in the left hand to increase the impact. Overall , it took me 3-4 days to finish the sheet , cause I keep changing patterns until I'm completely satisfied.
This sheet difficulty is around intermediate , the hardest passages are two hands arpeggio going upward very fast ( especially the 5-against-6 two hand arpeggios which is very hard to co-ordinate together) which you can simply remove it entirely if you wish , since it's only there to create a effect.
The recording session for this particular piece is probably the most frustration session I've experienced due to the fact that my piano is on its way to death ; some key start to emit no sound (hammer problem) , some key are insensitive to pedal (as evident by some awkwardly short note) and the dynamic control is just bad cause the key is unequal etc... This took me 1 hour just to record it...so I apologize for any mistakes ;__; ( and I seriously need a digital piano ;__; )
That's all I have to say in this video , I hope you guys will enjoy it ! My next transcription will be "Million Cloud" The opening song of "Amanchu" , I will try to finish it as soon as possible ! stay tuned.
I only uploaded the synthesia for now because this sheet is quite hard to play , and due to my busy schedule , it would take quite long to practice and record , so I figure I might as well upload a synthesia for it first. (I'll try to record the live performance of this song as soon as possible )
I created the midi file by converting it from Sibelius , thus , there might be some inaccuracies in this video. But the sheet is written exactly how I want it to sound :) ( Though it's not the most accurate sheet ever made , apologies )
Big thanks to Fonzi M for creating converting the midi file into the synthesia for me ! please subscribe to him (He is an AWESOME pianist ! ) youtube.com/channel/UCpQUBJrRfcpWLro4Oziff7QStay Alive - Re:Zero ED 2 [Piano + sheet]CSMPiano2016-06-29 | Download the sheet here dropbox.com/s/dvy3bspmphweteb/ReZero%20ED%202.pdf?dl=0 Visit my facebook page ! : facebook.com/csmpiano Hello everyone ! and welcome to the first upload of summer 2016 ! And what I better way to start things off with Re:Zero right ? :3 So here it is , the transcription of the second ending song ; "Stay Alive" which featured on the latest episode (Ep.13)
The beginning of the new arc of Re:Zero is intriguing and intense so far , I really can't wait to see how much suffering we're all gonna receive xD Anyway , the last scene in episode 13 is quite brutal , and the addition of this beautiful song just made that scene 10 times better. Thus , I created this sheet based on an improvisations that I did after hearing the songs 5 times (aka repeat that scene 5 times....good job me lol ) Everything is done after 3 hours (I only practice for about 20 mins before recording , thus , I apologize for 2 mistakes in this video T^T Hope it is negligible )
The sheet itself is belong to my easier transcriptions (yeah ! ) since the song is beautiful by itself ,adding fancy techniques would just ruin the piece. The only tricky part that beginners pianist might experience is the left hand melody before the chorus ( and a bit of left hand pattern during the chorus) But I assure you , the piece itself is manageable after practice :)
That's all I have to say with this piece , I hope you guys will enjoy listening and learning this song :D Until next time !
-CSMPiano[Full] Ninelie - Kabaneri of The Iron Fortress ED [Piano]CSMPiano2016-05-23 | 5 years later, I believe I went too damn try hard and now ashamed of this shitty cover rip. Please listen to this cancer at your own risk thx.Attack On Titan OP - Guren no Yumiya [Piano Duet feat.TK Anime On Piano]CSMPiano2016-05-02 | It's finally here , My first piano duet video with my friend TK Anime on Piano ! and what a better way to start it off with Attack on Titan !
I was talking with TK casually on skype one day , which I ask if he want to duet with me on a whim, and the rest is history.
The process of this collaboration went by really quickly , it took us 4 days total to arrange and record. Although this might not be the best duet out there (We still out of sync here and there and some mistakes still occur) , but i consider it to be pretty good for our duet (It would be even better if i have a good recording quality....I really need to buy a digital piano).
I would like to thanks TK again for make this happen , he is a really great guy with great piano skills (Prankster Gangster ftw lol) Check out his channel here : youtube.com/user/GusxanderAnimePiano
Thank you guys as well for watching :D There are high chances that we'll do another piano duet like this in the future ! Stay tuned for more !
PS. I won't upload anything after this video for awhile because I'll be on a vacation with my family from May 4th-16th , I'll be back soon :DKabaneri of the Iron Fortress OP- Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress [Piano] +SheetCSMPiano2016-04-24 | Download the sheet here (Difficulty : Insane): http://www.mediafire.com/download/fd30ij80ed39o22/Kabaneri+of+the+Iron+Fortress+OP-Kabaneri+of+the+Iron+Fortress.pdf Kabaneri of the iron fortress OP , hopefully one of the best work that i've created. Maybe this video can celebrate 50 subscribers on this channel.
This is one arrangement that I put everything i got into it , since i've been making many easy-intermediate arrangement lately. I want to step out of my comfort zone once in awhile and challenge my own skills. There is also a fact that my channel has gained 50 subs ! So i definitely have to deliver as good arrangement as possible.
I've been practicing a lot of Animenz and Ishter pieces , so i've gained quite a bit of techniques that i used in this video. You could say that this arrangement is the summary of my pianistic skills. Fast left hand arpeggios , right hand runs as well as my first ever original ending. Making this arrangement the hardest that i've created, so hard that i have to postponed other transcription in order to practice this piece , it took me 6 days to arrange and perform this.
Overall , i'm quite satisfied with this work. I always doubt my own abilities as a pianist due to my own lack of confidence. And this work made me proud of myself a little more xD
So yeah , thank you guys again so much for watching and subscribing ! I have many videos planned already ! (including 2 collaborations ! ) Stay tuned :DShigatsu wa Kimi no Uso OST-Uso to Honto (Piano+sheet)CSMPiano2016-04-15 | Download the sheet here : goo.gl/CJR7Ci Visit my FB Page : facebook.com/CSMPiano Uso to Honto , my favorite soundtrack from Shigatsu Wa Kimi No Uso , on piano !
This soundtrack really hit me hard the first time I listen to it. After listen to this 5 times in a row , i decided to make a sheet for it.
The creation of this sheet is quite simple ; I keep everything simple in order to let the melody shine. I used a basic left hand arpeggio pattern to create the "background" atmosphere , and adding chords during the chorus to create the dramatic feeling.I also add the improvised Dango Daigozoku at the end as a finishing touch since the original ending felt dragged out.
One of the biggest challenge I had is the performance of this song , since it is very emotional heavy. And I'm not really an expert at emotional playing. I've tried my best, and I hope you guys will enjoy it !
Here it is , my second video in the WATT series ; Kimi ga iru , the soundtracks from the anime Shigatsu wa kimi no uso aka Your lie in april
This was requested to me by my friend Deni Metteo , the arrangement of this sountrack is very easy and i'm able to get it done with in 30 minutes , but the notation for this sheet is very troublesome , since the whole song felt "free" from any restriction , the song itself has many uneven pauses and tempo. I had to manually change the tempo to make sheet easier to follow. I hope that this sheet will be usable at least.
My next song for this series will be "seed" - Hai to Gensou no Grimgar sountrack . Which was requested by Delly the pianist Stay tuned !
Project "Weekly Anime soundTrack Transcription" or WATT is the series where i'll choose the anime soundtrack and create the sheet for it. The sheet will be based on my on improvisation on the soundtrack , which means that the difficulty will mostly be around Easy to Intermediate level. Since this is very easy to create , I decided to upload it weekly (every 2 weeks if I have a busy schedule) and you can requests ost that you want me to create the sheet as well.Though i might not be able to make all of them , I'll consider every request that i see ! So I hope You guys will enjoy this little "filler" upload on my channel !Shigatsu OST -Kujikesou ni Naru Watashi wo Sasaete Kudasai [Delly the pianists Arrangement]CSMPiano2016-04-09 | So i was casually talking with Delly yesterday , and he told me to play his arrangement. So I just grabbed his sheet , practiced for 20 mins , then recorded the next day , just for fun XD My next project is also going to be a sountrack from this anime , so stay tuned :D Check up Delly's original performance here : youtube.com/watch?v=xGE9M1eBl2cWATT#01 Black Rock Shooter OST-Small Soul (Piano+sheet)CSMPiano2016-04-05 | Download the sheet here (Difiiculty-Easy) : goo.gl/dQ0WuP Visit my facebook page ! : facebook.com/CSMPiano PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION FOR DETAILS
So it's begin , my new weekly project : Project "Weekly Anime soundTrack Transcription" or WATT . The series where i'll choose the anime soundtrack and create the sheet for it. The sheet will be based on my on improvisation on the soundtrack , which means that the difficulty will mostly be around Easy to Intermediate level. Since this is very easy to create , I decided to upload it weekly (every 2 weeks if I have a busy schedule) and you can requests ost that you want me to create the sheet as well.Though i might not be able to make all of them , I'll consider every request that i see ! So I hope You guys will enjoy this little "filler" upload on my channel !
The first song in this series is the video : Black rock shooter-Small Soul . The simple , beautiful soundtrack was requested to me by TK-Anime on Piano . The Next song will be the soundtrack from the anime "Shigatsu Wa Kimi no Uso" requested by Deni Metteo ! Updated : Due to the subpar audio quality of my current setup , I decided to temporary put this series on hiatus until I acquire a better quality , I greatly apologize for that.
Thanks for reading this wall of text , and stay tuned for more ![Honeyworks] Zutto Mae Kara Suki deshita OP-Koiiro ni sake (Full version piano+sheet)CSMPiano2016-04-02 | Download the sheet here (Difficulty : very hard ) : http://www.mediafire.com/download/quh6xqpo2bz2g7r/Honeyworks-Koiiro+ni+sake.pdf It's finally here , my second full version project. After 6 days of hard work , may I presented to you , Koiiro ni Sake , the opening of the upcoming anime movie - "Zutto Mae Kara Suki deshita" by Honeyworks
This anime movie is one of the few shows that i really anticipate , due to the fact that this series is actually adapted from the popular Vocaloid series by Honeyworks , which is also quite the well known vocaloid music producer. Since I am a big fan of vocaloid music myself (I actually discovered vocaloid before I started watching anime ) This full version cover is a must.
The creation for this sheet is actually quite troublesome . that is because the song itself is quite repetitive and fast. I had a really hard time trying to finished this sheet , which i wanted to give up and upload a bland TV-size version many times. But in the end , it was worth the effort.
Granted , the performance is not the best one ,This arrangement to me is very hard to play perfectly due to the fast jumps and right hand runs. I spent 3 days total trying to get the decent run. I hope i'll improve my recording performance with future uploads.
So here it is , The fist full version transcription that i've successfully written. The Opening song in the Episode 14 of Sakurasou , I call your name again.
This is one song that i had to searched and downloaded after i first heard it. The beautiful combination between the piano ,string instruments and heavenly voice of Mariko Nakatsu (The voice actor who voice acted Nanami Aoyama in this anime) left me awestruck and i had to transcribed it.
Since this is first time scoring the full version , I originally had a lot problem creating this sheet. The progress went by very quickly because i wanted this sheet to be easy to play , but also interesting. And the repetitive left chords just won't cut it. I have changed the pattern again and again until i'm completely satisfied,boosting the overall difficulties quite a bit. This cover my not be perfect , But I've tried my best.
The recording for this was also troublesome , since i'm still nervous whenever i record. I ended up making mistakes and had to re-record many times. This take it self also contain some minor mistakes. But I hope it won't ruin the whole song.
So thank you so much for watching this video , and I hope I'll do an even better job in the future ! Stay tuned ! -CSMPiano Ps. Aoyama is the best girl, deal with itPlastic Memories OST -Bye (Piano Improvisation) + Sheet musicCSMPiano2016-03-02 | Download the sheet here (Difficulty : Very Easy) http://www.mediafire.com/download/gd6vgdcasqnr083/%27Bye%27_Plastic_Memories_OST.pdf
So i came across this beautiful soundtrack today and improvised it on a whim , then I realized that I can just create a sheet for this OST now that i was improvising it.Everything was done with in 2 hours.
Since this sheet is based on my improvisation , the difficulty on this sheet is very easy to play. The only problem you may have is the 10th span on the left hand. Which you can easily change it to an 8th if you have a problem.
So that's it for this sheet. I hope you enjoy this sheet !Boku dake ga Inai Machi (Erased) ED (Piano) + SheetCSMPiano2016-03-01 | Download the sheet here : goo.gl/Ht3KjR Visit my FB Page ! : facebook.com/CSMPiano
Here it is , The transcription for the ending theme from Bokumachi , also known as "Erased" . Which is one of the best anime for this season. Every episodes is really thrilled to watch , and the cliffhanger at the end of each episode leave me craving me for more. Definitely one of the best mystery-thriller i've seen since Steins-Gate.
As for this transcription , I've tried to make it powerful by adding left hand chord jumps and spams because i wanted to mimic the powerful nature of the song, making the sheet difficulty quite high. As a compensation for this , My next project will hopefully be an easier piece. Please stay tuned !Megalovania-Undertale OST (Theishters Arrangement)CSMPiano2016-02-23 | After two weeks of practicing , I finally able to play this insane arrangement from Theishter himself well enough to record it, although i've made some small mistakes in this video , it is negligible (I hope) .This is definitely the hardest piece i've played currently. But it is also one the most enjoyable piece i've tried to learn , i really had a great time practicing this piece (and a bad time recording this haha).
I also have changed some left hand patterns up a little bit , just my personal preference , and to make some part little bit easier to play.
To Theishter-senpai (If you're reading this) I would like to thank you for creating this wonderful arrangements are sheet !! Your are the one who makes me started doing anime piano and got to where I am now. Therefore , you are my idol who i look up to , your enthusiasm and determination to improve as a self-taught pianist motivates me to become a better pianist as well.Thank you so much !!Harvest - Hai to Gensou No Grimgar ED (Piano) +Sheet MusicCSMPiano2016-02-23 | Download the sheet here : goo.gl/gCC7Gl visit my FB page : facebook.com/CSMPiano First upload of the year ! What a better way to start it off with the transcription from Winter 2016 anime ! Grimgar is one of the three anime i've followed this season (along with Konosuba , and of course , ERASED) I really enjoy this show.Since it is really a great shows about living and struggling in the fantasy show. The way it focus on the characters, their interactions with each others, their will to move forward despite many obstacles combines with a really great visual really sets this apart from other fantasy anime.And the musics is really nice, including this beautiful ending songs.
I've tried to create the lyrical flow in this song.By using some quarter notes in left hand to mimic the ambient sound in the original songs and make the overall sheets simple to play.I also extend the song a little bit by inserting some arpeggios in the end to give the song a better closure.I'm pretty satisfied with the results i made , and i hope everyone will enjoy it as well.
My next project will probably ERASED ending songs. please looking forward to it !