Aivi Tran - CRYAMORE! (Main Theme) [Demo] aivi 2013-01-26 | ★ Note: This is only a preview, NOT the final version that will be in the game. ★2/25/13: Cryamore has been 100% FUNDED thanks to your incredible love and support. All of us can feel our dreams at our fingertips. See you on the Wii U!Hope you all enjoy the main theme of the game!Music: Aivi TranArtwork: Robert Porter - http://robscorner.tumblr.comCryamore Devblog: http://cryamore.tumblr.com--------------------------------------------------------------------Website: http://aivitran.comTwitter: http://twitter.com/waltzforlumaFacebook: http://facebook.com/waltzforlumaSoundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/waltzforluma
aivi – silver lining (feat. visuals by Maddie Lim) aivi 2022-09-24 | a song from my new album, ‘tiger & water’. you can get it here: http://aiviwave.bandcamp.com“silver lining” is about the meaningful comforts that keep you going through bitter circumstances.i had the huge honor of collaborating with Maddie Lim, who designed and built a lovely custom MIDI visualizer for my song. the video takes place in dreamy Plumeria City. as you relax in a rooftop pool, your mind begins to wander, and you see a colorful, musical world...by the way, i started a record label called Infloresce Records for digital fusion music like this. if you like my music, you might enjoy our releases!http://infloresce.comhttp://infloresce.bandcamp.com🌸🏙️🌸CREDITScomposition, piano, mixing – aivimastering – surasshuvisuals – Maddie Lim🌸🏙️🌸LINKSaivi:aiviwave.bandcamp.comaivitran.comMaddie Lim:https://maddie.vision
aivi – tiger (feat. feat. Zantilla, Michaela Nachtigall) aivi 2022-09-04 | a tune from my new album, ‘tiger & water’. you can get it here: http://aiviwave.bandcamp.com“tiger” is about having calm, unwavering confidence.i‘m so honored to have collaborated with my friends Zantilla and Michaela Nachtigall. Zantilla’s smooth guitar and Michaela’s rich violins made my song so tasty!by the way, i have some exciting news! earlier this year, i started a record label called Infloresce Records. if you like my music, you might enjoy our releases!http://infloresce.comhttp://infloresce.bandcamp.com💧🎹💧CREDITScomposition, piano, mixing – aiviguitar – Zantillaviolin – Michaela Nachtigallmastering – surasshuvideo editing – miles morkritiger footage – Jeromy Hogue💧🎹💧LINKSaivi:http://aiviwave.bandcamp.comhttp://aivitran.comMichaela:http://youtube.com/mklachuZantilla:http://zantilla.bandcamp.com
aivi feat. atti - undercurrent aivi 2022-08-27 | a collaboration with my sister, atti, from my new album, “tiger & water”. you can get it here: http://aiviwave.bandcamp.comone summer, i bought a little blue synth called an organelle. i sampled a few of its sounds and created the main riff of this song.atti wrote the lyrics and explained the meaning behind them:“undercurrent” is about taking a break from the overwhelming demands of life that push and pull in all directions as we try to stay afloat.💧💙💧CREDITScomposition, piano - aivilyrics, vocals - attimixing, mastering - surasshuvideo editing - miles morkri💧💙💧LINKShttp://aiviwave.bandcamp.comhttp://aivitran.com
aivi - one and only aivi 2022-08-19 | i'm so happy to announce that i've released my debut album, "tiger & water"! you can get it here: http://aiviwave.bandcamp.com"one and only" is about the moment of realization when you’ve found someone you want to spend the rest of your life with.i also think of it as an anthem for the preciousness of existence. there is only one milky way, one earth, and one you.🪐💙🪐CREDITScomposition, mix - aivimaster - surasshu🪐💙🪐LINKShttp://aiviwave.bandcamp.comhttp://aivitran.com
aivi feat. quarkimo - my mothers love aivi 2021-08-20 | a song that i wrote in collaboration with quarkimo, in response to anti-asian violence in the USA this year. it was featured on REMEDY, a charity album highlighting asian electronic musicians, and benefitting the asian mental health collective.🌿🌸🌿CREDITScomposition - Aivi Tran, Ryan Yoshikami (quarkimo)mix/master - Aivi Tran🌿🌸🌿LINKSremedy (organized by fried tofu records) - friedtofurecords.bandcamp.comquarkimo - http://soundcloud.com/quarkimoaivi - http://aivitran.com
aivi & surasshu - Baby, Its Cold Outside (Piano/Chiptune Cover) aivi 2015-12-18 | MP3 Download: dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/116911/mp3s/aivi%20%26%20surasshu%20-%20Baby%2C%20It%27s%20Cold%20Outside.mp3We had fun recording this holiday classic, turning the two singers of the song into my piano and surasshu's chip lead! Although we feel that the original lyrics are dated, we enjoy the musical interplay between the characters of the song--two adults bantering in a loose, improvisatory manner. We both wish you warm and happy holidays (because baby, it's cold outside!)Love,a&s★ CREDITS ★"Baby, It's Cold Outside"Composer: Frank LoesserArrangers: aivi & surasshu | http://aivisura.comArtwork: Diana Jakobsson | http://dianajakobsson.com
aivi & surasshu - Happy Home Designer - Downtown by Night (Piano/Chiptune Cover) aivi 2015-11-17 | MP3: http://bit.ly/1j6hbx1Piano sheet music: http://bit.ly/1PMOx0VSlow dancing with surasshu to this beautiful theme from Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer. I love these chords so much!★ CREDITS ★Arrangers: aivi & surasshu | http://aivisura.comLogo artwork: Diana Jakobsson | http://dianajakobsson.comLyle sticker: Kaiami | http://kaiami.netVisualizer: Dot Conductor by DJ BoucheGem curtain made by my sisters! ♥
aivi & surasshu - K.K. Cruisin (Interstate 5 Remix) aivi 2015-05-06 | Liner Notes:-- We love Totaka!-- We worked on this remix in between projects for a year.-- When we lived in separate countries, we played Animal Crossing: New Leaf together and went to K.K. Slider concerts on Saturdays. We requested "K.K. Cruisin'" every time.-- We started this remix in an attempt to answer the question, "Why is K.K. Cruisin' so great?" After listening to it and studying it, we determined that, for us, the heart of the song was its groove. The same five chords repeat throughout the entire song (five extremely creative chords--Mr. Totaka is always a step ahead of us all), and it never changes in rhythm or energy level. We used that concept as the main inspiration for our arrangement, where instead of ramping up the energy for the chorus like we'd normally do, we pulled back and settled into a comfortable groove. Keeping "still" was a big exercise in confidence for both of us.-- We named our remix after the road trips we'd take together down I-5, between San Francisco and LA. Those trips felt like mini-vacations for us (though we still worked on the road and in our hotel room) and making this song has been a mini-vacation for us, too.★ CREDITS ★"K.K. Cruisin'" from Animal CrossingComposer: Kazumi TotakaArrangers: aivi & surasshuhttp://aivisura.com
Animal Crossing: New Leaf - K.K. Disco (Piano Cover) aivi 2014-11-03 | MP3: http://bit.ly/1Ro8uMtMy cover of "K.K. Disco" by Kazumi Totaka. I should probably change my username to K.K. Waltz for Luma at this point.The original song is wonderful! I have it playing in my ACNL home. youtube.com/watch?v=RHPQo--C2XkKeyboard: Roland RD-700NXhttp://aivitran.com
Aivi Tran - Cryamore OST - Divergence [Demo] aivi 2014-07-30 | ★ Note: This is only a preview, NOT the final version that will be in the game. ★The night theme for Rime Rapids, an icy river area from the game Cryamore. For updates on the game's progress, check out our dev blog: http://cryamore.tumblr.com--------------------★--------------------"Divergence" from CryamoreComposed by Aivi TranArtwork by Rob Porter--------------------★--------------------Follow me elsewhere!Portfolio + Tumblr: http://aivitran.comTwitter: http://twitter.com/waltzforlumaSoundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/waltzforlumaFacebook: http://facebook.com/waltzforluma
Animal Crossing: New Leaf - K.K. Moody (Piano Cover) aivi 2014-04-21 | Hi everyone! This is "K.K. Moody" from Animal Crossing: New Leaf. It's my favorite K.K. Slider song, and one of the most harmonically complex covers that I've played. Kazumi Totaka is one of my biggest inspirations, in the way he blends elegance and complexity so effortlessly.I haven't uploaded any covers for a long time, but I promise I have good reasons! 8 months ago, surasshu and I were hired by Cartoon Network to compose the music for a show called Steven Universe. It's so amazing and positive--please watch it! I'm also currently working on several indie game soundtracks. I can't wait for you all to be able to play them one day.Thank you for listening. ♥Keyboard: Roland RD-700NXhttp://aivitran.com
Aivi Tran - Cryamore OST - Anemometric Acceleration [Demo] aivi 2014-01-02 | ★ Note: This is only a preview, NOT the final version that will be in the game. ★Happy New Year, everyone! 2014 marks a whole year since I've been working with the wonderful Cryamore team. To celebrate the new year, I'd like to share one of the (many!) songs that I've been composing behind the scenes for the game: "Anemometric Acceleration", the daytime version of the Gale Valley area.Hope you've all been enjoying the holidays! You can visit Cryamore's devblog at http://cryamore.tumblr.com--------------------★--------------------"Anemometric Acceleration" from CryamoreComposed by Aivi TranArtwork by Rob Porter--------------------★--------------------Website: http://aivitran.comTwitter: http://twitter.com/waltzforlumaFacebook: http://facebook.com/waltzforlumaSoundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/waltzforluma
Aivi Tran - Soul Saga OST - The Bone Road aivi 2013-12-07 | Hey guys! "The Bone Road" is a goblin village theme that I composed for the upcoming game Soul Saga. For development updates, visit http://disastercake.com.More songs from Soul Saga:- "The Alchemist's Trials" - http://youtu.be/AGn9d09uSLw- "Home Above the Clouds" - http://youtu.be/WkcauMqgjEI★ CREDITS ★"The Bone Road" from Soul SagaComposed by Aivi TranArtwork by Yoshiro Morihttp://aivitran.com
Aivi Tran - Soul Saga OST - The Alchemists Trials (Battle Theme) aivi 2013-09-04 | This is the battle theme from Soul Saga, an RPG that I'm composing music for. Look for updates on the game's development here: http://disastercake.comMore songs from Soul Saga:- "Home Above the Clouds" - http://youtu.be/WkcauMqgjEI★ CREDITS ★"The Alchemist's Trials" from Soul SagaComposed by Aivi Tranhttp://aivitran.com
Aivi Tran - Soul Saga OST - Home Above the Clouds aivi 2013-07-06 | I'd like to introduce a song from Soul Saga, a beautiful new RPG that I'll be composing music for. Look for updates on the game's development here: http://disastercake.comMore songs from Soul Saga:- "The Alchemist's Trials" - http://youtu.be/AGn9d09uSLw★ CREDITS ★"Home Above the Clouds" from Soul SagaComposed by Aivi Tranhttp://aivitran.com
Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Main Street (Piano Cover) aivi 2013-06-27 | MP3: http://bit.ly/1PK1ycySheet music by Stephane Lin: http://bit.ly/1Xc9l40I'm so crazy about this game! This is my own interpretation of the "Main Street" theme from New Leaf. If you get a chance, please listen to the original theme from the game! The original chords are very beautiful and interesting.Many thanks to Stephane Lin for transcribing my arrangement and making sheet music!★ CREDITS ★"Main Street" from Animal Crossing: New LeafComposed by Manaka Kataoka & Atsuko AsahiArranged/performed by Aivi Tranhttp://aivitran.com
aivi & surasshu - FZ: Side Z - Come Back aivi 2013-05-12 | FZ: SIDE Z (2013)http://disasterpeace.com/album/fz-side-zWe were invited to contribute to the official FEZ remix album by our friend and talented composer, Disasterpeace. This was me and surasshu's first time working together in person! The end result is different than what we're both used to - much more loose and improvisatory-sounding, as you'd expect from two people making music in a room together.We named our arrangement "Come Back" in reference to both the words "Beacon" and "Forgotten".★ CREDITS ★"Beacon" and "Forgotten" from FEZComposer: Disasterpeace | http://disasterpeace.comArrangers: aivi & surasshu | http://aivisura.comArtwork: Annabelle Kennedy
aivi & surasshu - Lonely Rolling Star (Piano/Chiptune Cover) aivi 2013-04-07 | Get our album, THE BLACK BOX:http://aivi-surasshu.bandcamp.comNormally, surasshu and I collaborate across the planet from one another. But this week has been special: surasshu is here! This is our music video for "Lonely Rolling Star" from Katamari Damacy, with me on keys and surasshu putting his robotic powers to use as my one-man lights crew.Our cute 'n' bass arrangement was inspired by m-flo's song, "Miss You". We both love the original "Lonely Rolling Star" by Yoshihito Yano and wanted to express our feelings with our cover. We hope you enjoy it!★ CREDITS ★"Lonely Rolling Star" from Katamari DamacyComposer: Yoshihito YanoArrangers: aivi & surasshu | http://aivisura.comLogo art: Diana Jakobsson | http://studiostrawberri.comVisualizer: Dot Conductor by DJ Bouche
aivi & surasshu - THE BLACK BOX - Album Trailer aivi 2013-03-08 | Get our album, THE BLACK BOX:http://aivi-surasshu.bandcamp.comI'm happy and excited to finally share the album that surasshu and I have been working for a year! "The Black Box" is my very first album release. We've both poured so much love and passion into writing these songs, and we really hope that you'll enjoy it!The album comes with a wonderful comic by Diana Jakobsson. She blew our minds with her beautiful art. It's been honor to collaborate with her!Special thanks to Diana, C-jeff of Ubiktune, and DJ Bouche (who has been developing a new tracker that we preview in this trailer video.) ♥----------Noise Channel will be hosting a listening party on Aceribo Radio this Saturday, March 9th, 2013 at 5 PM PST. surasshu and I will both be there - come hang out with us! facebook.com/events/489265661120673----------CREDITS:Music: aivi & surasshu - http://aivisura.comArt: Diana Jakobsson - http://studiostrawberri.comLabel: Ubiktune - http://ubiktune.org
Aivi Tran - Preschtale Variations - The Girl in the Nebula aivi 2013-02-28 | PRESCHTALE VARIATIONS (2013)http://ubiktune.bandcamp.com/album/preschtale-variations"The Girl in the Nebula" is my arrangement of "Part 5" from Preschtale, a beautiful progressive chiptune suite by C-jeff. My cover is largely inspired by the Japanese band Asturias. With the exception of the cello, all of it was performed freely on my Roland RD700NX.Please check out C-jeff's incredible work of art, the original Preschtale: http://c-jeff.com/album/preschtalehttp://aivitran.com
Yoshi Medley feat. Amaterasu & MaximumHamburgers (Trio Cover) aivi 2013-02-24 | MP3: http://www.mediafire.com/?a082m0f1krjigk1Chris came to visit from Australia and we made a video with Mitch (MaximumHamburgers)! The three of us jammed and put together a medley of 2 songs I adore, "Make Eggs, Throw Eggs" from Yoshi's Island and a medley of Yoshi's Story tunes (as heard in Super Smash Bros.)Thank you Mitch for setting up all of the recording gear, Chris for making the video, and much appreciation for my neighbors who let us make noise for one special day! Also present in the room at some point were YouTubers Josh Chiu (joshi3joshi), Michaela (mklachu) and Daniel Ngo. Hanging out with everyone was fun!Tiny drum kit: Mitchell Cairns - http://www.youtube.com/MaximumHamburgersTiny cello: Chris Woo - http://www.youtube.com/8Amaterasu8Tiny hands: Aivi Tran - http://aivitran.com
Rhythm Heaven Fever - Monkey Watch (Piano/Sequencer Cover) aivi 2012-12-30 | MP3: http://aivitran.com/waltzforluma/monkeywatch.mp3Squeezing one last song in before the new year! This is my cover of the awesome "Monkey Watch" theme from Rhythm Heaven Fever on the Wii, composed by Masami Yone. For those of you who have never played the game, in this particular stage, you are a tiny monkey... riding the second hand inside of a guy's watch... high-fiving other monkeys to make the clock tick. The whole game is hilariously cute - and the music rules. I made the backing track, borrowing a couple clock samples. Hope you enjoy!Happy holidays and best wishes to you all for the new year ♪http://aivitran.com
Aivi Tran (feat. surasshu) - Cryamore OST - Daybreak at Ghilcrest [Demo] aivi 2012-10-30 | ★ Note: This is only a preview, NOT the final version that will be in the game. ★Hi everyone! I'd like to introduce Ghilcrest Town, the hometown from an awesome RPG I'm composing for called Cryamore. This is the "day" version of the town's music, with chiptune accents by surasshu. ("Night" version here: http://youtu.be/f-aNk5To0mE)Check out the Cryamore devblog for beautiful artwork, demo videos and general updates: http://cryamore.tumblr.comComposed by Aivi Tran - http://aivitran.comChiptunes by surasshu - http://surasshu-sound.comArtwork by Robert Porter - http://robscorner.tumblr.com
yogurtbox - Memory from Tree of Knowledge (Piano/Synth Cover) aivi 2012-10-15 | This is my mellow take on a sweet song by surasshu, "Memory". I've been wanting to cover it for awhile, and now I have a good excuse: it's his birthday! Happy birthday to my composing partner, and amazing friend ♥Check out yogurtbox's "Tree of Knowledge" album here: http://yogurtbox.comAivi's website:http://aivitran.com
Aivi Tran - The Jazzy Prince aivi 2012-09-14 | 1931: SCHEHERAZADE AT THE LIBRARY OF PERGAMUM (2012)http://scheherazadegame.comThis is my jazzy take on Rimsky-Korsakov's "Tale of the Kalendar Prince", and the title theme for the game 1931: Scheherazade at the Library of Pergamum! The game was just released by Black Chicken Studios. Black Chicken Studios was a real pleasure to work with, and they have a wonderful educational philosophy. ♥The original Rimsky-Korsakov piece is from his symphonic suite, Scheherazade, which was inspired by the One Thousand and One Nights stories. This is the only track that I did for the game. I hope you like it!http://aivitran.com
Cryamore - Peruser (Northern Caverns) [Demo] aivi 2012-09-05 | ★ Note: This is only a preview, NOT the final version that will be in the game. ★Hey guys! I wanted to share a cave theme that I composed for Cryamore, a beautiful RPG being designed by two extremely talented artists named Rob Porter and Alan Wansom for PC/OSX. surasshu (my chiptune hero) and I are teaming up again as the music/sound design duo for the game! He'll be doing the sounds and composing a few tracks with me. Please visit the Cryamore development blog for art, animations, and other updates: http://cryamore.tumblr.comI made the bell sound in this song myself ♥ I am pretty pleased! I've been wanting to make my own patches for awhile. Many thanks to surasshu for helping me with mixing!Artwork: Robert PorterMusic: Aivi Tran--------------------------------------------------------------------http://aivitran.comhttp://twitter.com/waltzforlumahttp://soundcloud.com/waltzforluma
Aivi Tran - Break Blocks Original Mixtape - ShostakoV-Kick aivi 2012-08-09 | BREAK BLOCKS ORIGINAL MIXTAPE (2012)http://stephenwhitemusic.com/album/break-blocks-original-mixtapeI was recently invited to contribute a remix to the Break Blocks OST, a break-dancing puzzle game with music by Stephen White. I made a piano arrangement of his song "V-Kick Madness", my favorite track on the album. You should check the original song out, it's breakbeat-a-licious!http://aivitran.com
aivi & surasshu - Mika (Live Version) aivi 2012-06-15 | Get our album, THE BLACK BOX:http://aivi-surasshu.bandcamp.comHi everyone, I have a special announcement: surasshu and I are working on an a piano/chiptune album together! We both loved collaborating on "Mabe Village" from Link's Awakening (http://youtube.com/watch?v=FLXOQA6fJC8) and decided that we couldn't go through life without collaborating a few more times. We'll be releasing the album with Ubiktune (http://ubiktune.org), with a blend of covers and original songs.I'm happy to share with you a live version of one of the original songs that'll be on our album, "Mika". Hope you enjoy. ♥http://aivisura.com
Aivi Tran - Hello Moon aivi 2012-06-09 | I composed this track using a Bomberman 64 soundfont that my friend Blitz Lunar created. These sounds make me ridiculously nostalgic and happy. Thank you to Lunar for creating this video, and surasshu for ripping the samples from the game.You can download the Bomberman 64 soundfont on Lunar's website: http://iridescentaudio.co.ukThe original Bomberman 64 soundtrack is by Akifumi Tada.http://aivitran.com
aivi & surasshu - Mabe Village (Piano/Chiptune Cover) aivi 2012-04-13 | Get our album, THE BLACK BOX:http://aivi-surasshu.bandcamp.comLast month at GDC, I met surasshu, a game composer and sound designer. We wanted to experiment with blending chiptune and piano, so we collaborated on "Mabe Village" from Link's Awakening. The whole process of collaborating was so much fun! I laughed constantly when we talked and couldn't keep a straight face in most of my video outtakes. Even in this video, I still end up with a big goofy smile!http://aivisura.com
Aivi Tran - Giants aivi 2012-04-07 | Some thoughts at midnight... One day, we'll all be tall.(Images courtesy of NASA/Hubble Space Telescope)http://aivitran.com
Zelda: Links Awakening - Ballad of the Wind Fish feat. Amaterasu (Piano/Violin Cover) aivi 2012-03-24 | MP3 from OverClocked ReMix: http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02608Last month, Chris came to visit the USA and we made some videos together. This is my favorite duet of ours, the sweet and haunting "Ballad of the Wind Fish" from Link's Awakening.I got really emotional while I was playing this - it all felt very genuine. (It probably didn't help that Chris' violin was making my heart melt, too!) We're thinking of naming this arrangement "Dreams of Home."Please check out Chris' work. He's both extremely talented and a very kind person, and I'm very glad that we've become friends:http://youtube.com/8Amaterasu8Aivi's website:http://aivitran.com
Aivi Tran - Duke Moirai aivi 2012-02-25 | Another submission to Project VGM, a collaborative soundtrack for an RPG! Duke Moirai is a character that the heroes meet during their quest. The prompt was to compose music for a scene where the characters meet Moirai, but I ended up writing a theme song for Moirai himself instead since I liked his personality (oops)! Along with a tragic past, here's a bit of his description:"Moirai is an intelligent man, versed in various subjects and languages from his studies in neighboring Wesdrow. He's a skilled mage, specializing in wind-type spells. He knows that he's quite smart, but when amongst people, he doesn't like to show it, for the comfort of the people around him. He doesn't want people to think he's a know-it-all but knows that most already believe he is. He hates how he has to make "rightful" decisions for the dukedom, even if the actions required are not just and are brutal."Many thanks to Chris Woo (8Amaterasu8) for recording the viola, and Chris Geehan of HyperDuck for his mixing advice (though I still butchered the mix anyway!)Composition, piano: Aivi Tran | http://aivitran.comViola: Amaterasu | http://youtube.com/8amaterasu8(Character artwork from the SaGa Frontier series)
Super Mario Galaxy - Gusty Garden Galaxy feat. Lara & Amaterasu (Trio Cover) aivi 2012-02-18 | Lumas, princesses, heroes and villains.... at long last, it's my great pleasure to present to you "Gusty Garden Galaxy" by Mahito Yokota from Super Mario Galaxy, live with Lara and Chris! We all love this song, and I've personally wanted to play it for years but have been too intimidated to record it. I got to perform it in the best way I could've ever imagined: with Lara's warrior princess musical prowess, Chris' gorgeous melodies, and my twinkly (star)bits!Hope you enjoy listening to the music as much as I enjoyed making it, with these two amazing friends and musicians!Please check out Lara and Chris' channels:http://youtube.com/lara6683http://youtube.com/8Amaterasu8
Aivi Tran - Thena (feat. Anthony Morgan & Stéphanie Desbourdes) aivi 2012-01-30 | One of my submissions to Project VGM, a collaborative soundtrack for an imaginary RPG. Thena is the hometown of the game:"A small, peaceful town of the Wesdrow nation. Upon reaching adulthood, citizens are required to enlist in Wesdrow's reserve militia. While the town has maintained this loyalty to Wesdrow over the years without much protest, the town itself sits far from the dangers of large-scale war. It is surrounded on one side by a forest and opens into the Faris Plains on the other."I had the great privilege of collaborating with Anthony Morgan and Stéphanie Desbourdes, two wonderful composers from France who performed guitar and bass on the piece.Composition, piano: Aivi Tran | http://aivitran.comGuitar: Anthony Morgan | http://soundcloud.com/anthony-morganBass: Stéphanie Desbourdes | http://mididentelle.free.fr/(Image from Etrian Odyssey for Nintendo DS)
Super Mario Galaxy 2 - World 3 Map (Piano Cover) aivi 2011-12-01 | MP3: http://bit.ly/usX5XPIt's been way too long since I've played any music from Super Mario Galaxy! Please enjoy the beautiful "World 3 Map" theme by Mahito Yokota, with personal touches. I came up with a lot of the arrangement ideas while I was at work, so you can see all the random scraps of paper in front of me where I jotted things down!Keyboard: Roland RD700NXhttp://aivitran.com
Earthbound - Humoresque of a Little Dog ft. Sam Newstone (Piano/Guitar Cover) aivi 2011-11-25 | MP3: http://bit.ly/uTxXxL"Humoresque of a Little Dog" also known as "Buy Somethin', Will Ya!" from the Earthbound/Mother series. Sam is a good friend of mine (we went to school together!) who also composes and plays guitar/bass. We finally got around to recording a duet together, a cute theme that we attempted to arrange with a slight gypsy jazz influence.For some strange reason, I thought it'd be fun to sneak the "Itsy Bitsy Spider" into my solo... Hope you enjoy!Check out Sam's channel: http://youtube.com/legitimatebusinessAivi's website:http://aivitran.com
Bomberman 64 - Rainbow Palace (Piano Cover) aivi 2011-10-03 | MP3: http://bit.ly/pThOz0I recorded this cover in tribute to one of my favorite childhood games--Bomberman 64. The "Rainbow Palace" stage in the game has an eerie, lonely beauty surrounding it, so I wanted to capture a cold and sparse feeling with this arrangement. Rainbow Palace is also home to my favorite character of all time, the game's villain Sirius!P.S. Hands up if you were a troll in multiplayer mode, setting bombs up next to where your friends were supposed to re-appear as ghosts.Keyboard: Roland RD-700NXhttp://aivitran.com
Sonic the Hedgehog - Green Hill Zone (Piano Cover) aivi 2011-08-25 | MP3: http://bit.ly/nUt1cE"Green Hill Zone" from Sonic the Hedgehog, composed by Masato Nakamura... 2-player mode!I'm trying to be less picky about my arrangements, so I can upload videos more frequently... I told myself, "don't think, just play, Aivi!" So, instead of carefully planning out the arrangement beforehand like I usually do, I hit "record" with just that little yellow post-it note to help me. If you've ever wondered what me attempting to have fun, and trying to improvise, and dressing in the colors of the characters, and making mistakes, and editing the video poorly, and hoping that my keyboard won't explode looks like... this is it!Keyboard: Roland RD-700NXhttp://aivitran.com
Aivi Tran - Skylights and Stars aivi 2011-07-27 | MP3: http://bit.ly/mQSTU4A short sketch - I woke up in the middle of the night feeling really sad, so I ended up writing this before falling asleep again. Almost all of it was improvised using the musical typing keyboard on Garageband.http://aivitran.com
Final Fantasy X - Zanarkand Sundown (To Zanarkand Piano Cover) aivi 2011-07-20 | MP3: http://bit.ly/mRG7ubMy take on "To Zanarkand" by Nobuo Uematsu. I've received a lot of requests to perform this one over the years, so I wanted to challenge myself with this question: "How would I make a piano arrangement of an already-piano song?" Hope you enjoy!Keyboard: Roland RD-700NXhttp://aivitran.com
Sonic Colors - Planet Wisp: Act 1 feat. Dave Harris (Piano/Sequencer Cover) aivi 2011-07-05 | MP3: http://bit.ly/qmNrniMIDI: http://bit.ly/rd1OX1"Planet Wisp - Act 1" from Sonic Colors, composed by Kenichi Tokoi. I'm excited that I had the chance to collaborate with one of my favorite musicians in the universe, Dave Harris (aka Blitz Lunar), an extremely talented sequencer and composer. He transcribed the "Planet Wisp" theme and I performed the piano part and wrote the solos alongside it.I started out in the game music community as a MIDI sequencer in the late 90’s, submitting transcriptions of game music to the Video Game Music Archive. I have a lot of admiration and respect for MIDI artists, as it requires both precision with one’s ear and a command of the technology. The art form is sentimental to me, and I wouldn’t be here today without it!Did you catch the Green Hill Zone reference in the piano? How about pixel Sonic on the right? (Inspired by http://snakestitch.wordpress.com)Aivi's keyboard: Roland RD-700NXDave's gear: Logic, YAMAHA MU100Please check out Dave's work:http://youtube.com/goniochromismhttp://iridescentaudio.co.ukThank you for listening!http://aivitran.com
Wii Fit - Basic Step (Piano Cover) aivi 2011-05-04 | MP3: http://bit.ly/mC0L7NThe Basic Step theme from Wii Fit is so catchy and charming. I couldn't resist!By the way, notice anything different? I moved and got a new keyboard! Say hello to my new home and my new Roland. I'm in love with these keys--the quick hammer action feels so good under my fingertips!Keyboard: Roland RD-700 NXhttp://aivitran.com
Aivi Tran - Cavern Tango aivi 2011-02-16 | "Cavern Tango" has a history: it began life as a rushed homework assignment, then it was polished into a cave theme for an RPG soundtrack, and now it has evolved into an elaborate piano solo. There are so many ways that I can interpret this piece, and I'm not sure which one is its "true" form. But I had fun recording this... and I really wanted to smash my piano!http://aivitran.com
Mario Party - Rainbow Castle (Piano Cover) aivi 2011-01-19 | MP3: http://bit.ly/edUaxqMy take on "Rainbow Castle" from Mario Party for the Nintendo 64, composed by Yasunori Mitsuda. I loved the Mario Party soundtrack as a child, and this board's theme was my favorite. When I was 13, I submitted a MIDI of this piece to vgmusic.com!Keyboard: Yamaha CVP-96http://aivitran.com
Secret of Mana - Piano Fantasia (Cover Medley) aivi 2010-09-08 | MP3: http://bit.ly/dX9NWoA simple medley that I made to cheer up a friend, with some of my favorite themes. Hiroki Kikuta's Secret of Mana soundtrack is so inspirational. You can tell what piece I love the most by the fact that I spent a whole 2 minutes on it!1. Together Always2. Color of the Summer Sky3. Fear of Angels4. A Bell is TollingKeyboard: Yamaha CVP-96http://aivitran.com
FFX Piano Collections - Besaid Island (Cover) aivi 2009-10-09 | MP3: http://bit.ly/hGEpClSheet Music: http://ffdream.com/downld-ostff10_piano.html"Besaid Island" from the FFX Piano Collections, composed and arranged by Masashi Hamauzu. The FFX arrangements are so inspirational! The original theme from the game has a short repeating motif. This imaginative piano version transforms that motif into an expansive, beautiful musical piece. It's my favorite arrangement from the album, and I hope you'll enjoy it just as much!Keyboard: Yamaha CVP-96http://aivitran.com
Aivi Tran - Motivic Transformation aivi 2009-05-14 | Small homework assignment from a theory class. The exercise was to take a pattern of notes - a "motif" - and spin it into an entire piece, by writing it backwards, forwards, higher, lower, in a different rhythm, etc. I use a few motifs, but my main one is only 4 notes long!http://aivitran.com
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