A little something I've been working on for quite a time... I don't even know why. It's not so different from the original just a little... I know I'm so uncreative but I wanted a music box version XD I wanted one SO BAD!!!
Seriously Aivi&Surasshu are the greatest!!! Their music inspires me so much! The whole Mirror Gem/Ocean Gem soundtrack was just so intense! If you have some free time please listen to their music if you already haven't because it really is worth it! They have a great variety of music on their Soundcloud and a pretty interesting style.
Also check out Steven Universe! I totally recommend it. It really is super amazing especially for a cartoon since it's goofy but it also deals with really heavy emotional themes! And the characters are so lovely! Even the background characters have their own stories and they're all really sweet. :3
Haha, enough advertisement XD Geez, you can see I really lost my heart to that series.
A little something I've been working on for quite a time... I don't even know why. It's not so different from the original just a little... I know I'm so uncreative but I wanted a music box version XD I wanted one SO BAD!!!
Seriously Aivi&Surasshu are the greatest!!! Their music inspires me so much! The whole Mirror Gem/Ocean Gem soundtrack was just so intense! If you have some free time please listen to their music if you already haven't because it really is worth it! They have a great variety of music on their Soundcloud and a pretty interesting style.
Also check out Steven Universe! I totally recommend it. It really is super amazing especially for a cartoon since it's goofy but it also deals with really heavy emotional themes! And the characters are so lovely! Even the background characters have their own stories and they're all really sweet. :3
Haha, enough advertisement XD Geez, you can see I really lost my heart to that series.
The artwork is made by me.Eos - (Sanctuary Cover/Remix) [Speedpainting]MerryberryMusic2021-06-28 | Hello~ :)
Please excuse me if this turns into rambling. I don't feel very coherent right now.
Okay from the beginning then: I was planning on covering "Sanctuary" from Utada Hikaru some time ago. I did a version of "Passion" on here... years ago... lol. Back in good old 2012 with my little baby voice and blossoming music skills. The good olden times! I've just listened to it and wow I sounded completely different back then! Guess age finally caught up and refined my voice. I do like its current power!
Anyways, back to the song here. I absolutely loved the sort of ambient background I originally made for the cover but I didn't have all recordings for the entire song. Still I wanted to make something and so one thing led to another, I started experimenting, mixing, cutting, reversing, putting stuff on top of each other until I liked what I heard and this is the result. A little remix sort of, with my own touch. The things I sing here make no sense.
I hope, as jumbled up as this audio experiment was, that you still enjoy it. Maybe next time I'll make something more coherent again. I don't know. I'm just drifting with the tides right now.
The artwork is also made by me. Lately I really enjoy putting feelings and sometimes darker things into art. This one is a light and friendly art piece though without a deeper meaning. Just a little doodle. I feel art is very therapeutic... I think I said that before. Anyways I thought I'd share a little speed painting again. Combining art and music in a video :)
I hope you all have a nice day!A Different Kind Of Human - [Music Box Cover and Speedpainting] ✨MerryberryMusic2021-03-04 | Hello helloooo!
Seems I have quite a lot of music to offer! Today I present you AURORA's "A Different Kind Of Human"! Aaah finally a cover of an AURORA song! I love her music soooo much! Jordi introduced me to her music and since then I've been completely captured by her charm, her sound, her voice. She's incredible and everytime I feel down her music really helps me. This song in particular is very dear to me.
It helped me through an extremely scary time last year. I don't really want to go further into it. But the lyrics really resonated with me and took away my fear from this particular beast I'm facing and helped me understand what is going on. It took a long time to get there, haha.
Anyways! I've always wanted to add a little speed painting to my videos and today is the day! It's just something small, nothing too detailed, but I often draw these kinds of things when I'm stressed and it really helps me to calm down and ground myself. Art is very therapeutic, especially colorful art! I love working with colors. Preferably blue. It's my favourite color... as you can prooobably tell by all my videos, lol.
I hope you enjoy my little cover! If you'd like to hear more music box arrangements my friends Jordi and Alex (and me) have created another channel here on YouTube called "Memoria Music Box" and you can visit us here: bit.ly/3bbrNtg
We're planning on releasing our music box covers and perhaps even originals over there and we're covering everything from popular music to video game soundtracks.
There isn't much for now but we'll share some more soon. I've got plenty of lovely covers (and originals) on hold for this channel! We'd be happy to see you there! ✨
#Aurora #Musicbox #CoverO (Fly On) - CoverMerryberryMusic2021-03-01 | More music!
I never just upload a single song, huh?
I've been going through my files, restoring and recovering things after moving PCs (and discovering that in one project all my soprano recorders went mysteriously missing *shrieks*) and I found this little cover inbetween all the stuff (mostly lots and lots of Forest Elves music, haha. We have a TON planned).
I remember for some reason I was on edge, like really torn, when it comes to uploading this, but I don't remember why? Maybe it's just my usual anxiety, who knows. I'm actually scared before every single upload. But listening to it now I think it's mostly ok? Well except for the end but I had no idea how to fix it but to fade it out.
Please excuse my big fat accent in this one, not gonna lie, the word fly gives me troubles. Also the amount of times I thought of the literal insect while singing this, lol.
You're welcome :P
Anyways! Ah, I remember now I wanted to share this with you in February LAST YEAR! So now you know how old this is. It's actually even older, that guitar recording is from idk 2016 (I think), which explains the sound quality. I am also so so so sorry for the slight hiss in this one. I hope it's not too bad... I tried to reduce it.
It's nothing big but I enjoyed recording it and I kinda like it despite the flaws and I hope you find some enjoyment in it as well ❤️
I just realised I already covered a song from the same Album... at some point I'll probably cover the entire album lol. Honestly though, the song Ink does look tempting to me. I'm not even a Coldplay fan, hahaha. But I really love this album. It's great!
'O (Fly On)' from the Album 'Ghost Stories' by Coldplay Cover by Merryberrymusic
#Cover #Coldplay #MusicLove U (Sad Machine Cover/Remix)MerryberryMusic2021-02-26 | This is for three very special people in my life ❤️
Oh my! Music! On this channel! Why yes, this time I didn't quite vanish for 2 (or more?) years. Was it 2? It feels longer... I don't know, time is a blur and I'm a confused mess, haha.
I have been working on a cover of this song for a few years, but I've never been satisfied with my vocals... or the instrumental... or anything really. Yeah, I'm reaaaally particular about my stuff. Sometimes there are so many mistakes still, haha... or maybe it's me hearing things who knows, lol. I guess that's an artist thing.
Although I try not to let perfectionism ruin my day- Music is just a hobby for me after all. I sound way more serious than I actually am...
Anyways! Instead of tossing out the few very good parts I had gathered, I decided I'd do something entirely different with them. I cut them up, rearranged them and what you hear is the result of a few hours of work and I'm quite pleased. The lyrics aren't supposed to really make sense, I just went with things that sounded pleasing to me :D
While I didn't cover the song per se I made something else out of it and I really wanted to share it with you. Maybe someone out there might find enjoyment in it and that's all that matters to me. Alright! Now excuse me, I'll go into hiding for the next few months... years.... decades...
Im sure I'll be back soon~
Bye bye for now!
Credits:
Original Song (Sad Machine) by: Porter Robinson Love U (Sad Machine Cover/Remix) arranged and performed by: Merryberrymusic
Usually I don't make videos about Forest Elves for this channel, but today is a special day. We released our Music Box Collection on Spotify, Bandcamp and our Website!
You can get it for free on our Website (just put 0 in the "Pay what you want" field and you can download it) or you can of course support us financially if you wish to do so. We are eternally greatful to anybody who supports us in any way ♥
First of all I want to thank Jordi for encouraging me once more to share a song ❤️ Without him I'd probably never upload anything over here anymore... :'D
Alright! More music on this channel! This time an original with lyrics. It's the first time I upload something like this, right?
It's just a little something I worked on a few days ago.
I was playing guitar and recording myself which I often do for practice and I liked the chords I played so I just added another layer of guitar, some recorders and some glockenspiel... It's all a little spur of the moment thing all accoustic (safe for the violin in the background... I wish I could afford one, haha) which is why it's not super clean with the recordings, but honestly I like that.
At first it was this kinda cheesy song about missing someone but I changed it up and wrote something more genuine and honest, which is a little hard for me to do, because I don't really like making myself vulnerable for my art... or in any case. But I'm learning to be more approachable :'D
I deeply hope my lyrics are ok. I'm definitely not a lyric writer... I started writing my own lyrics around a year or two ago and I have accumulated a ton of stuff which I hope I can turn into music! Writing things in English is definitely harder for me than writing in German but I wanted to write something genuine and short. I am also not trained in this.... which is probably obvious, haha. I have no idea about flow and I just go with what sounds good to me and it was fun.
I'm currently in a horrible slump and I can't seem to drag myself out like I usually do, which is new to me... I'm usually more resilient than a cockroach (according to some people who know me, lol) and I refuse to accept defeat, haha, still I can't shake this awful feeling of emptiness and I just want to hide sometimes. Which means I have to challenge myself and work on something creative! I might not feel good, but that doesn't mean I can't work on some stuff. It did indeed improve my mood slightly. Seeing that I still can do something, even when I feel like this... It's satisfying and keeps the void a little at bay.
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lyrics ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Day by day going by Waiting for a little sign
Anything Just a thought in the blink of an eye
Every day moving on looking for a friendly face
Anyone Just a smile just to know it's alright
I know there is no way to be sure... but I wish to feel at home somewhere in this world
I know there is no way to be sure... but I wish to find a place to call home
Day by day going by Wanting to hear a voice
Anything just a word just a minute of your time
Every day moving on Looking for another way
Anything just to feel just to know I'm alive
I know there is no way to be sure... but I wish to feel at home somewhere in this world
I know there is no way to be sure... but I wish to find a place to call home ------------------------------------------------------------------------Minne [Cover]MerryberryMusic2020-01-07 | ⌘ forestelves.com ⌘
Yes! After- *looks at my last video* 3 years (oops~)... I'm finally uploading something shiny and NEW on my own channel! Does anybody still remember I exist, lol. Jk, I know some of you do because I keep seeing you on Forest Elves~ *waves* ♥
So, here I am, with something small. Minne is one of my favourite songs from Subway to Sally a German folk metal band. I've been playing around with this arrangement for quite some while - over a year actually - but I've never really done anything with it until now.
It's been a while since I've made a solo project, but it's nice. At the end of 2016 when I stopped uploading here I've kinda hit rock bottom, with chronic pain and being tired all the time, with poor mental health as the cherry on top, but now I can say I feel much better. Not as good as in 2018 which was a rather turbulent year full of improvements for me, but I'm well enough and inspired now to work full steam on creative stuff again :)
Although most of my creative energy will still go to Forest Elves, since we're working on several projects right now (some being very close to release and we're excited), but if I can I'd love to update this channel from time to time with solo stuff as well.
I hope you enjoy this little cover! It's 100% acoustic all played by me :D
Du bist reich, du bist schön Gestern hab' ich dich gesehn Und nun sehn' ich mich nach deinem Süßen Munde
Augen sanft wie Mondenschein Rosenblätter würd' ich streu'n Verse schenkt ich dir aus tiefstem Herzensgrunde
Doch unerreichbar fern bist du auf ewig Frommer Wunsch wird es sein Der mir fuhr ins Herz hinein Und seitdem verfluch' ich jede volle Stunde
Ich bin arm, du bist reich Meine Hände sind nicht weich Denn die Welt ist alles and're als ein Garten
Wo viel' bunte Blumen blüh'n Rosen, Veilchen und Jasmin Und so muß ich bis zum jüngsten Tage warten
Tränen brennen heiß in meinen Augen Ach was ist mit mir gescheh'n Seit mein Auge dich geseh'n Alle Zeit verfluch' ich jede volle Stunde
------------------------------------------------------------------------ ☾Credits/Extra Info☽ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ''Minne" by Subway to Sally Songwriters: Erik-Uwe Hecht / Ingo Hampf / Michael Boden
Arranged by MerryA Winters Night - (Original Song)MerryberryMusic2016-12-28 | Hello there~
My final upload for 2016! Gosh, what a year, right? I don't even dare to talk or think about 2017 to be honest...
Well, I just hope I can make some more music in 2017. At least more than this year... I haven't been uploading much but I had quite some things to do in life that kept me far too busy for even thinking about music. Not to mention that several problems just sucked out every bit of motivation I had in the first place. Not just music, but art in general. I've never done less art and music in my life than in 2016. I did make some music but I barely shared any of it. Most of this stuff is unfinished and it's hard to find back into it somehow even though there are some songs I'd consider my best so far. I wanna share them with you so bad :(
What a terrible year this was...
Ah well, at least I fulfilled my new years resolution and filled one sketch book with lots and lots of art. Finally. It was my first and I sure do hope I can do more because it was fun. Even though it's tough to just roll with mistakes and make art without trying to worry too much. You know I looooove to worry, haha!
Okay enough about life stuff. I know it's not that interesting, lol.
This song was, like my other original songs 100% random. I just played around with the piano sound and created the pattern at the end and went with it. I've sang harmonies that came to mind, put them together (probably killed my voice and my poor neighbors eardrums with that high note I didn't know I had in me, lol) and just tried to make something I liked.
All my original songs are just randomly thrown together that way, haha. I wish I could get some system behind that to carefully craft music and produce the music I have in my head because I REALLY want to share that stuff with you, but I think that's just not how I roll. I have to learn how to work with what I got instead and try to learn the art of random music making... yay... *sobs quietly*
Anyways, I hope you like this song and please be safe and have a good and safe start into the new year!
*sprays 2016 with water* BAD YEAR! BAD! GO AWAY!! D:
Also, if you want more music consider visiting Forest Elves which is a collaboration project between me and my awesome friend Jordi who's an absolute musical genius! We both write songs and we do sing a lot!
Okay and now back to bed, I have a cold and fever that need to go away quickly!Song of Sun (Original Song)MerryberryMusic2016-08-28 | Hello ^^
Just a little someting in between. This song is actually already over a year old but it was part of a project that hasn't been continued. At least not in that form... Maybe one day~ ♫
Anyways! This little song got set free now and ready to share so I could upload it on my own channel... and I waited really, really long to do so because I love to procrastinate and keeping things to myself. ;)
If you just could see how many songs I have that are waiting to be finished and shared... unfortunately I often don't have the inspiration I need and so those poor little songs have to wait for a loooooong time :´(
I hope you like it even though it's just something small and I'm sorry for being so quiet and that this video is so... bland. I wish I didn't have an art block again *sighs*
Maybe next time ^w^
By the way Forest Elves (the collaboration project between me and Jordi) has a new video out today as well! It's an original song! Check it out over here: youtube.com/watch?v=AkbMlMpqpS8Stardew Valley - A Stillness In The Rain (Cover)MerryberryMusic2016-03-12 | Hello everyone!
Long time no see! :´D Ah, I've been hiding away in my cave again for some time and didn't feel able working on anything or even doing anything but I feel better now and so I have some music for you! :)
Today I've got a little cover from a very special game. Even though it's pretty new it already grew dear to me and I love it a lot. Stardew Valley is just amazing!
I've always loved Harvest Moon and wished there was something like it for PC and now there is and it's just so good, in my opinion, seriously! And that just one person made this in 4 years is unbelievable, extremely motivating and I have so much respect for ConcernedApe and his hard work! ♥
Though I doubt he ever reads that: Thank you for making such a great and lovely game, ConcernedApe. It's so positive and cute and happy and the music is also very, very sweet!
My version of Undertale's "Undertale" (lol). I felt inspired by "Hopes and Dreams" and "His Theme" and wanted to make a little nod to it in this arrangement with all the violins. My version is much simpler than the original since it misses all the lovely harmonies(sadly) but I have to be honest, I still can't handle it when so much happens in a song! xD
I'm still learning and I do my best, I promise :3
So I decided to go for a simple version. I also built in my first keychange! Since I haven't even done one of these... not that I can remember at least. I first had no idea how to do it at all but I tried and I hope the result is okay :D
I also hope the mix is okay. I used my boyfriends headphones which are definitely not made for mixing purposes and after listening to it on the speakers it didn't sound muddy which concerns me a little. I really really hope I didn't mess this up. If so, then I'm very sorry! :´D
Okay, you guys already know that I LOVE Undertale. So I don't think I have to say that again. I LOVE IT SO MUCH! ♥ Seriously, for me it was one of the best games this year. If a game manages to make me feel and care so much for its characters then it does something right...I should play it again.
And if you haven't tried it, there's a demo on the website. I highly recommend it.
Today I've got another original song for you. The main melody already existed for quite some time somewhere in my projects folder though the snippet I had sounded a little more gloomy and less dreamy than the finished version. It was sooo ominous! It also had quite the prominent bass drum... don't ask, it didn't sound good... I have no idea why I thought it would. Last year me made some pretty weird decisions :´D
Yeah... little old me had to make another dreamy song again. I think that's just "my thing". Gosh, I hope you don't get tired of this. And if so, I hope my music gives you sweet dreams at least ♥
Anyways, I had fun working on this song!
Greetings and sleep well (if you do), MerryUndertale ♥ Fallen Down (music box cover)MerryberryMusic2015-10-19 | A little something in between. I totally fell in love with Undertale, so of course I had to try and cover a song from it. This little tune captured my heart. It's just so nostalgic and adorable and full of love.
My cover version is nothing big though. I wish I had the creativity to make something more unique. Currently I don't feel like making something at all though. I can't exactly put it in words... I'd actually just like to curl up in my bed and sleep for a long, long time...
But I had to make a cover. At least a little music box tune to put in the comfort and love I felt after hearing this song. You could say, listening to Undertale's music filled me with determination ;)
Playing Undertale though was such a great experience. I've never came across a game like this before and the lovely characters now have a place in my heart forever! ♥
Greetings, MerryA Sky Full Of Stars (Cover)MerryberryMusic2015-08-29 | Hello! Aaaah, I'm so scared.... I almost didn't post it :´D
Today I'm bringing you something out of my usual repertoire. Coldplay makes some really nice music and I genuinely enjoy listening to them.
I love this song soooooo much so I added it to my almost daily guitar playing routine (which consists of many songs I really would love to cover one day) and I even recorded myself playing this one here. But the recordings were forgotten for quite some time until I recently found them and just put them together with the piano. I was quite surprised that they sound so lovely together :3
Singing was quite difficult! Especially the high parts because I still am so insecure in my higher range. It got better but it's still hard to control. And I'm still not used to the sound of my voice. Haha, sometimes I really cringe when listening to my recordings and I wonder if it's just me... and don't let me get started on the mixing! Oh my, I really need to practice more.... uh, the insecurities~ oh well. Let's put them away for today, haha!
I enjoy singing so, of course, I'll keep doing it! ^w^
Many people already asked me to do this one and it has been pretty high on my list anyways... so high actually that I tried to make a version about a year ago but I didn't finish it. Well, now it's done! I made everything from scratch though. I was not happy with the first idea I had.
While making this version I constantly thought about a huge party in Deku Palace. Link dancing and playing the ocarina between all the rattling Dekus, who are so happy that their Princess is finally safe back home ^w^
At the end I decided to include a little nod to the theme of the Stone Tower Temple.
I really loved the Deku Palace when I played Majora's Mask for the first time. Heck, I still do. I felt sorry for that poor little Monkey though xD
Oh my gosh, another Steven Universe song.... Haha :´D This time a full acoustic, vocal cover by yours truly. When was the last time I did one of these?
Also please excuse my not so good mixing. I should do that more often with real instruments because I still struggle a lot with that!
And also please forgive the awesome mic quality of awesomeness :´D I need to get another Audio Interface for my second mic because the microphone I'm using now is slowly but surely giving up. Poor baby did the job so very well though. *hugs microphone* ♥ Thank you~
Maybe it's just my ears though and everything is okay.... I honestly don't know it anymore.
Actually I covered this song back when the episode aired for the first time. So this cover is a little bit older but my first recording of it was beyond terrible. Seriously.... that accent *hides face in shame* Sometimes I have such a thick German accent... oh gosh xD
So I recorded new vocals and I finally was happy enough with it to share it here. Still I'm not 100% satisfied... is there ever a time I am?! Just ignore my rambling.. you know I'm never happy, lol. But I start to accept that I can't be perfect, which is a huge step! And I begin to enjoy my imperfections in art and music a lot more. Which doesn't mean that I don't want to become better. It's just.... less stressful and much more enjoyable to create something. And since it's just my hobby it should be fun.
Anyways! It's so much better than the first version! Yay!!! *throws Party* :´D
As I first heard the song I knew I had to cover it because I really loved the feeling of this song. Greg is a great Dad to Steven. He's not perfect, and I love that the show doesn't hide the fact that adults, even parents can be insecure. He gives his very best though and it's beautiful to see such a good Dad and Son relationship in a cartoon.
Okay and now enough about my own insecurities and music. I hope you enjoyed listening to this cover because even though I'm complaining like a champion, I also enjoyed making this cover :3
I wouldn't upload it if I wouldn't be at least a little happy and believe me, I had tons of fun working on this song ♥
Thanks for listening!!! :D
Dislcaimer: The artwork is from the episode itself... I thought I need to mention it since I sometimes also use own stuff and not that anyone thinks I did this. Nope. Not this time. Hahaha, I wish I could draw backgrounds like this XD
I just noticed my channel hit 3k subs! Oh my gosh wow! :O This is unbelievable! Thanks to everyone who subscribed! ;_; It means the world to me when you listen to and even enjoy my music and I hope I can make much, much, much more for you all ♥
Thank you so much for all the support and the love you gave me through the last years. It means a lot and it also helps me a lot. And I'm terribly sorry that I'm rarely speaking to you guys ;_; *sends lots of love to all of you* As you can hear in my music, I'm not really good with words and I'm terribly shy and awkward... but please know I highly appreciate your support.
This is the second original song for this year and I'm quite satisfied now. A rare thing because lately I've been suffering from a pretty bad depressive episode which completely blocks my ability to draw properly or do anything as a matter of fact... maybe I'm just not happy with my art but actually it's alright and I'm just too strict to myself again... I can't really tell. It's not important though because I managed to get my creative flow working somehow and made this. So I should be glad.
Anyways... just know that I'll be fine. ♥ I promise. I really should stop writing/thinking so much about my "artist struggles" X´D
So this song here has been a little breakthrough and thanks to it I feel a little better. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed making it ^w^
Greetings, Merry ♥Kingdom Hearts - Dearly Beloved (Cover)MerryberryMusic2015-06-18 | I start to notice a pattern here X´D Upload bomb!!!
Well actually that is the last for now because I don't have any other far advanced projects to polish :´D
Dearly beloved was a song I really wanted to cover so badly because I remember playing Kingdom Hearts for the first time and I still hold that first moment dear in my heart. It was the second game I got for my PS2 (the first being FFX) and my mother and I really looked around a lot for it until we found it in a second hand shop. The man there told us that this game was really hard to get and that I was lucky!
Indeed I was. Kingdom Hearts inspired me a lot! And all these memories I have with the first and the second are very dear to me. The moment I heard that song on the menu screen... just wow. I instantly fell in love with it.
Well, would ya look at that! A Zelda song! Oh my gosh I still do these! *giggles* ♥
I know it's been a while~
But yes, I actually worked on this song for over a year now. Mostly I was really confused and had no idea what to do with this one, but today I opened up the file again and tried something with the intsruments and tadaaaa~ I was satisfied :´D
Sometimes it's essential to take a break from a project... even if it's a year.... *sobs silently*
But it's done now and I hope you like it ♥ I certainly did like making it. The Twilight Princess Version is my favourite take on that lovely song. It's so mysterious and though I love the happy sounding version from OoT I just couldn't help myself and base my arrangement on the other version.
Okay enough. I'm still working on another thing and I hope I can finish that as well.
Greetings Merry~
Original Composer: Koji Kondo, Toru Minegishi Arranged and performed by: Merryberrymusic Game: Legend of Zelda - Twilight PrincessStarfields (Original Song)MerryberryMusic2015-05-18 | I was just playing around on my keyboard, something I haven't done for quite a while but then this just happened and I kept adding instruments.
So it's actually just a improvisation that grew into a song :3
It's nothing really new, since this song is rather similar to one of my other originals. But it's something!!! I mean how long haven't I uploaded an original song? Does anyone even remember I made those? XD
Aaaaaah, I'm so happy though because it's been so long and it seems I somehow slowly connect with myself again after being unable to correctly reach my creative space for such a long time. It feels good ;_;
Ah and I have no idea why but again this song reminds me of a nighttime sky with thousands and thousands of stars hence the name starfields. I don't know but I have an affinity for the night even though I'm also very scared of it.Steven Universe - Roses Theme (music box)MerryberryMusic2015-04-16 | DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/listen/rcdceu5bl0o6som/Rose's_Theme_(musicbox).mp3
There are already so many different versions of this song in the series, and each of them has a little different ending. I liked the version that was used in "An Indirect Kiss" the most and chose to base the arrangement on this version.
I think Rebecca Sugar wrote the melody of the song, if I recall it correctly. She's such a gifted musician and artist and truly one of those persons I definitely look up to! ♥
And I really hope that they share a full version of Rose's Theme one day because that melody is just so precious!
And sorry for flooding your inbox with Steven Universe music xD This time it's a music box rendition of Lion's Theme. Ah the episode "Steven's Lion" was just so cute and it was the episode that made me completely fall in love with that show.
I liked the other episodes before when I watched them the first time but "Steven's Lion" just hit me right in the heart. The music that plays during the last few minutes. I still get chills when I just think about it. So amazing.
Now when I watch it I get so nostalgic. Steven has grown so much during Season 1 and I can't wait to see what's going to happen next.
Okay enough XD
As always feel free to visit my Steven Universe blog over on Tumblr or my Twitter if you like :3
twitter.com/LittleGemlingSteven Universe - Connies Theme (guitar arrangement)MerryberryMusic2015-04-14 | Another song from Steven Universe? And I already did this one? Aaah don't look at me like this X´D *hides under a blanket* It's almost embarrassing how obsessed I am... but hey! Free music! Yay!!! This time guitar music!
Last year around the time when the demo of "Connie's Theme" was released on Aivi&Surasshu's Soundcloud I just had to go and try playing it on my guitar, so I got my mic and did my best to record this. My laptop was already dying at that time and it acted up a lot so the quality of the recording isn't the best but I did what I could with my little *coughs* "knowledge"...
Self thaught..... pseudo knowledge.... I honestly have no idea what I am doing and I'm just like: "Eh, as long as it doesn't make my ears bleed it's good, lol."
I still don't really understand how music even works and I'm just bumbleing around but it's fun! Omg sometimes I wonder what someone who actually studied music might think of my stuff.... oh my... and here on Youtube are so many amazing musicians who acutally have knowledge and I'm somewhere in between, lol... *laughs and waves sheepishly* Okay no one saw that... good :´D
Okay enough kidding around. I really have no idea what I'm doing but I think having fun is far more important than anything when making art and skills are something that can be learned in many different ways. Which is why I actually really encourage everybody who reads this: If you really want to make art, no matter if it's drawing, writing, music or anything else and you feel you have the passion to do it, don't hestitate! Just have fun! The experience comes with time and we all learn by making mistakes! It's never too late :)
Twitter: twitter.com/LittleGemlingChrono Trigger - Memories of Green (Cover)MerryberryMusic2015-03-24 | Inspired by Laura Shigihara's latest song I've listened to the whole Chrono Trigger soundtrack again and this song here in particular spoke to me. So I'd like to dedicate this cover to Laura ♥ Her amazing music inspires me all the time! ^w^
Making this one here was a lot of fun because I already had an idea what sounds I'd like to use. This is rare because usually I keep tinkering for hours trying to find the right instrument or tweaking something to my liking with the little knowledge I have. Though I actually kept tinkering on the main instrument for quite some time. It was an Ocarina at first but after listening to it for over a 1000 times it got really, really annoying so I chose this sound here instead.
Anyways! Enough about this. I hope you guys enjoy it. It's not nearly as big as a project I used to make but it's all I can do for now and I did my very best, so I'm happy.
I hope my boyfriend and I can finish the new PC next month so that I can make music properly again. We already have most of the parts together! Let's just hope it works!! ^w^
Greetings, Merry ♥
Original Composer: Yasunori Mitsuda Cover: Merryberrymusic
Actually, this song has already been very high on my cover list and I even started working on it over a year ago. The arrangement was solely for music box but it didn't really hold my attention so I laid it aside and forgot about it a long long time.
Until now.
Inspired by my recent version of the File Select Screen song from Super Mario 64 I digged through my files and found the old music box version and changed everything xDSuper Mario 64 - File Select (Cover)MerryberryMusic2015-02-18 | *gasps loudly* LOOK who crawls out of her cave! It's me! *grins and waves* Long time no see!
That wasn't supposed to rhyme.... anyways! New music! YAY!
Thinking back, this is my favourite theme from Super Mario 64.
I loved this song from the moment I entered the file selection screen. It promised a fun adventure and an unique experience.
It's warm and welcoming and I still remember the lovely feeling in my heart when I heard it for the first time. I was happy because I was right there infront of the TV and could listen to this song. Happy that this song was now a part of my life.
I'll always hold this game dear to my heart and I tried to put exact these feelings into my version of this beautiful song. I wouldn't say I miss those days, mostly because it's been a rough time for me, I miss the sense of wonder though! The feeling that there is more behind it, a feeling which many games from this era held. Maybe children now experience this with today's games, I can't know it. But I really hope it because it's one of the sweetest feelings a child can have.
Thanks for listening! And if you read this, thanks for reading ♥ :)
The artwork is made by me~Steven Universe - Connies Theme (Musicbox Cover)MerryberryMusic2014-12-12 | Hellooo~
I highly recommend Aivi & Surasshu by the way, they make such beautiful music for Steven Universe and their other work is amazing as well!
The artwork in the video is made by me ^w^ I actually wanted to make a super cute video that tells a super cute story, but then my hands turned into potatoes everytime I tried to draw something for said video idea and it was really, really frustrating, so I decided to go with something simple instead. I'm still super sad though that I couldn't make the video I wanted to make TwT
I shouldn't put myself under so much pressure, I guess.Steven Universe - Love like you (Ending Theme) (Musicbox cover)MerryberryMusic2014-12-04 | Another Steven Universe song... yeeeeaaaaah :´D Oh gosh, I'm so sorry that I don't upload anything else, but that show inspires me a lot and I love making music box versions!!
This version is inspired by the song used in "Ocean Gem". I actually just put the beginning in there. The cover itself is much older and I uploaded it on my Tumblr and Soundcloud a while ago but since I haven't put anything onto Youtube for decades I decided it would be nice to add this one here to the collection because I'm atually happy with the cover. Even though it's just a lame music box rendition... but you can never have enough musicbox versions of anything, right? XD
I have another one of Connie's Theme ready and I think I'll just make a quick video and release it here too. There was a bigger project planned with it, which is cancelled now though because I can't produce that much art in such a little time TwT;
Lately I've been working a lot on new Forest Elves songs which is why my new originals never go on here.... because they become FE songs... but I'm happy about that. Working with Jordi is always a delight!
If you like Steven Universe feel free to visit my Tumblr page. I sometimes post my own SU art there, as well as songs and other stuff.
YES! EXACTLY! Have I mentioned that I love this show? No? Because I friggin' do! I love it sooo much :´D
Nooo waaaaay....
Hahaha, oh my. That show gets me going and helps me to live out my creativity in a way I never thought I could. So now I've made another cover of one of the songs. That one was very fun to make. Actually I wanted to use my Ukulele but that thing refuses to stay in tune at the moment. Veeery annoying.
So I went with the guitar instead and I have to confess I like it a lot ^w^ Other than that I apologize for a not so good sound quality. If my headphones aren't lying to me... I don't trust them. My poor equipment is slowly dying between my fingers and there is now way to afford new one... I dread that day when it happens to be honest because then I have no idea what to do ^^;
But let's not think about it @_@ I hope you enjoy my little cover ♥
http://littlegemling.tumblr.comDonkey Kong Country - Aquatic Ambiance (Cover)MerryberryMusic2014-04-12 | I love that song, I love that song so much! So I just HAD to cover it! It's such a nice tune from such an amazing game ♥
A quick little cover I just made today ^^ I actually only wanted to play around with my music box sound and I got carried away and tried that song and... it was... done!
I really enjoyed making it *A* I just love music boxes.
And I loooooove that series sooo much ♥ SO much *whispers* It's great. The characters are lovely and the series is made with love. Really! It's something really special.
There is only one thing I have to say about this show: I LOVE IT!!! ♥
Seriously this show is cute, beautiful the music is amazing and the art... oh the art ;_; Just wow. That show has inspired me more than anything and it only has 14 episodes so far XD
When I first watched the episode that featured this song and listened to it it got totally stuck in my head for days and so I got my guitar and played around and recorded it. This cover sounds really rough though but I only wanted to have fun and why not sharing that fun? :´D
Actually this one was recorded some time ago even before my stupid illness so my voice definitely sounded better back then.... well I try to come back to that point.
I was listening to Etherealwinds and AngelOfDaydreams beautiful version of this song (check it out here: youtube.com/watch?v=qXLKHOVX4YU) and got inspired to try my own version of it. I had much fun figuring out how I could play it on guitar and even though recording was very difficult I enjoyed playing my instruments again. They really don't get enough love... *pets guitar* Poor baby...
Ah Adventure Time... How much I love this series! It's just awesome.
My first upload of the year.... yeaaaah xD 2014 started disastrously for me. First I had a Sinusitis/Larynghitis mashup illness that didn't want to leave me for almost 3 months (Mid November until end of January) then I had to fight with waves of depression and lastly I'm still in the middle of an Art Block which I'm fighting all the way through. Not to mention that my headphones broke again... so if the quality here is different blame it on the headphones of my boyfriend XD
Luckily my still not fully recovered voice wanted to cooperate with me to finish that lovely song. I actually made the instrumental some time ago I can't even remember when... but my voice never wanted to sound quite right. Even now I'm not 100% satisfied :´D
Well... but was there ever a time I really was happy with that voice I have? XD
I wanted to sing it with all my emotion since I can relate well to that song and the feelings of it. This cover is adressed to someone really special and dear to me. ♥ I hope I did it somehow justice. Singing with emotion and opening up to do so isn't easy at all for me. I don't really like it to talk over my true feelings.
Ooooookaaaaay... *coughs* enough of this now! I recently noticed that channel reached 1000 subs!!! *A*
Seriously: THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH! It's been 2 almost 3 years now I joined Youtube and I've met so many amazing and truly inspiring people ♥ Thank you. And big thanks also to everyone that listens to my music ;w;
Aaaaaaah long time no see!!! O___O Oh gosh I never thought I could make music ever again!!! But well... it worked now! YESSS!! That song was SO long on my cover list and I never thought I could do it because I wanted to put every bit of emotion that is possible into it. Finally I was able to do so and I deeply hope you like it! And I also hope that I never be away that long again D:
Inspired by a comment on my channel I couldn't resist trying that song again. I already tried myself on a version of it which I never finished because I wasn't happy with it. But after reading that comment and listening again to the old version I felt confident enough to give it a try again... I made everything new from scratch and I was able to finish it!!! FINALLY! This song was on my list since I began to make music :´D YAY!!!
I never thought I could be able to finish a song that didn't work for me at first. You know, sometimes there are songs that just don't work. I can do whatever I want but I never get it to sound "right"... does that make sense? XD
But somehow it worked now O_O
I wanted to keep the lullaby sound of it but also wanted to add my own touch to it. I hope I succeeded. I really had fun making that middle part and I hope you like the sound of the guitar like instrument I used. It's not a real instrument though. I fell in love with that sound so I thought it would be nice for this cover! :3
Okay enough writing. I got a lot to do lately! So back to work ^w^ I deeply hope you like my cover ♥
Greetings, MerryVoices (Original) ~ Joydreamer and MerryberrymusicMerryberryMusic2013-06-02 | Hello! :3
A few words from Joy: People... Can I just say how honored I am to work together with this miracle? I didn't even know she was doing this. She was just like: "Hey, Joy I messed around with your tracks and made some magic! Do you like it?" xD Merry... You incredible piece of human flesh!
And what's best is... there is more to come! (¤_¤) YAY! FOR MERRY-JOY POWER!"
A few words from me: Yesterday I started working on this song.... and now it's done. I definitely have no life, lol! And again it was totally spontaneous... Anyways!
Joydreamers beautiful voice lines were actually for a totally different project and everything started out as a little test, but I couldn't resist finishing it! *w* After I realised that it was going exactly that way I was hoping! So I got the permission of Joy using her recorded lines and I added some of my lines of different projects (and recordings I never used and just made) and tadaaaaa~ :3
I hope you like it as much as I had fun working on it ♥ Working with Joy is definitely an awesome experience! ;3
And seriously you should totally visit Joy's channel if you already haven't that girl is AWESOME!
Oh yes! This time something from My litte Pony - Friendship is Magic. I'm such a HUUUGE fan of this series... Seriously XD So I couldn't resist trying to recreate the instrumental of Celestia's Ballad and adding a bit of an own touch to it. Of course, I'm definitely not a good Celestia but anyways!!! It was fun arranging it and singing to it! :3
I changed the ending a bit because I loved the beginning so much and thought it would be nice to make it soft for my cover. Of course I totally love the original! x3
Yes XD You read that correctly. I was asked if I could upload the vocals only here on Youtube and usually I would refuse it because I'm way too unconfident with my voice. But this time I was actually pretty happy with my sound so I said yes :3
I even like it without the instrumental... it gives the song a different feeling!Stars (Original Song)MerryberryMusic2013-05-15 | Yay! Another original song ^w^
Yeah, as you can see I'm very productive these days especially when it comes to original songs and this is a really, really good thing and an awesome feeling as well! :) I played a bit on my Keyboard and suddenly I played the first notes of this piece. I added a delay and changed the soundfont ~ tadaaa this song was born! It was not much work to be honest but I've put all love and effort in it! Honestly I like this kind of songs even though I can not really say what kind of genre this is o.O It's pretty similar to Calling Dreams the song Jordi and I made for Forest Elves but it's also a bit different. The feeling is not the same. Uhm okay... hehehe I sound strange again :´D
I'm so happy at the moment! I could finally sing again! I'm not often singing... of course I would love to but mostly my voice isn't very cooparative and it sounds just downright WRONG! T_T
So I deeply hope you like my voice in this song and this song as well *w* I did my very best!
Thank you very much for everything! All your support and those lovely comments! Thanks to everyone who subscribed or just listened! I'm so happy someone listens to my music ♥ This really means the world to me! *hugs*
Greetings, MerryOne last Dance (Original)MerryberryMusic2013-05-09 | And another song for today :)
Oh yes, I was quite busy the last few days. Even though I felt not so good. This one was especially fun to make. It was completely random how it turned out and at the beginning that song was waaaaay slower, more like the warrior's song I made but I heard Tangled's "Kingdom Dance" right after making the first draft of this song and I was so inspired to make something cheerful and upbeat that I changed the rhythm and tempo and tadaaaa~
I was happy XD
It's not so precious and lovely like the kingdom dance. The kingdom dance sound very feminine and sweet (in my freaky opinion XD) and this song is more agressive (and manly) I think but I like it. I had a rough setting in mind. Maybe a dining hall at a king's castle. The warriors returned home after long years of war and celebrate their triumph and there is a big banquet where everyone eats and they dance with beautiful women...
*cough*
Uhm... yeah :´D I should stop now.
Greetings, Merry ♥A long way to go (Original)MerryberryMusic2013-05-09 | Hellooo :)
I was totally in love with my kalimba soundfont while I worked at this and I wanted to make some catchy, little tune. It's nothing special but I had fun working at it. The kalimba is an awesome instrument ♥
Somehow this tune makes me happy :D I named it "A long way to go" because it reminds me of a journey. I can't exactly tell why but this rhythm creates images of walking feet in my head. A long journey full of adventures and fun moments on a dusty road. Maybe it's related to the feelings I have towards my life at good days. I started to see it more as a path or a journey than a burden :)
This time something really, really short but I just had to share it! Yume Nikki is such a wonderful game. Strange, yes but I really like it. I feel connected to it somehow.
The soundtrack of this game is special. Almost all songs are just about 3 or 6 seconds long but they create such an atmosphere in each one of the locations! It's amazing! This track for instance was just 6 seconds long, but of course I just had to make it longer and add some personal detail to it. I first wanted it to sound creepy and disturbing but then I thought about that place when the song is played. And this place isn't creepy at all. It's strange but very very peaceful in its atmosphere. I liked it :)
I tried to put in some loneliness but also some dream like effect into the song. I hope I succeeded! ^w^
It has not a real told story but a lot of room for speculations and weird places to discover. I can totally recommend it if you search for a game experience far away from the usual.
Greetings, Merry ♥
I hope no one is dissapointed because it is just a little upload! TwT
Finally another original song and this time it's even one with lryics! Okay... the lyrics are just made up and they definitely make no sense so please, don't ask me. I had images of nature and fire and dancing in mind. But don't mind what I think. What is important and what I want to know is, what you think ^w^
Feel free to tell me what comes into your mind when you listen to it. You know I love to read your stories and opinions ♥
The song was again totally spontaneous. Like most of my works. My muse is totally not reliable she does what she wants and comes to visit me at the weirdest times. I had the idea for this song early at the morning right after I woke up :´D
Greetings, MerryKlonoa - Door to Phantomile - Untamed Heart (Cover)MerryberryMusic2013-04-07 | *waves* ^0^
This time I made a cover of a song from one of my most favourite videogames in my childhood. Klonoa - Door to Phantomile. I really loved that game... I loved it so much I played through it... five times in a row :´D
That music, that world, that ending *cries waterfalls* ;____; Everything was just perfect and it influenced me so much! The level where that song is from is my favourite level. I've never came across such a beautiful level in any other videogame I played later. Luckily I still have the CD ^0^ But oooooh that ending. I'm sure I'd still cry if I play it again XD
I wanted to sing to this song but unfortunately my laptop has a problem with the audio device and I have to wait until I can try to fix it. : / Well, at least I was able to finish the instrumental and I think it's better that it is still instrumental. My voice wouldn't fit that song...
Our new song is finally there! A cover of Erutan's wonderful original song "Winter Moon"
Special thanks to Erutan for giving us the permission to cover her song! ♥Chrono Trigger- Corridors of Time - Cover by MerryberrymusicMerryberryMusic2013-03-10 | Hello :)
Another Chrono Trigger song! But seriously, I love that game. I mean, that music!!! O_O It's far beyond amazing and I'm glad that I was able to cover another song of this wonderful game. Even though my cover is not the most creative. But I gave my best and I learned a lot! :) I tried to expand that already ethereal feeling of the original and I hope I succeeded and created something that is worth listening.
This time I used soundfonts again. Almost all instruments except for the shaker and the tambourine are soundfonts. Forgive me, but I don't feel able to record something proper (or at least something I'm happy with) at the moment.
Thank you for your time ♥
Greetings, Merry
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Original Composer: Yasunori Mitsuda Cover by: Merryberrymusic Game: Chrono TriggerChrono Trigger - Schalas Theme - Cover by MerryberrymusicMerryberryMusic2013-02-11 | Aaaaand again XD
Sorry, I'm spamming music! ♥ Chrono Trigger is definitely one of the most awesome games EVER and Yasunori Mitsuda is a wonderful composer!!! Yes, so many exclamation marks are necessary to tell you that.
The original track itself is so amazingly beautiful that I almost couldn't make a cover of this song but I imagined how it could sound with that hammered dulcimer soundfont and a soft glockenspiel in the background and I couldn't resist. I just had to and this is the result. I hope some of you may like it :3