A Flash | Honkai Star Rail OST | Jingyuan Jingliu Theme: Epic Orchestral Cover

I decided to work on this full cover of the Animated Short: A Flash, since some were interested in it after my last Honkai Star Rail medley ( • Honkai Star Rail Epic ... ). I also figured it'd be educational, since I'd be aiming for a different kind of sound for a substantial portion of the track compared to my previous tracks. I still consider it"epic", just in a more romantic/emotive way. I did think that it'd be relatively easy to cover compared to the medleys I'd made previously... but in the end I realized that was extremely off the mark, and it ended up taking a pretty long time.
Fun facts:
- I didn't want to stray too far from the original, in the hopes that many would listen to it as a no-dialogue/instrumental proxy for the original (at least until the official OST releases).
- Tried out some new instruments in this cover, in particular featuring solo violin and cello (and also the erhu as before).
- Happy with how the climax (at 2:37) turned out, as I drew inspiration from the so-called "Sawano Drop" technique, with epic vocals.
- Extended the piano only section at the end to fill in the dialogue-related gaps in the original. Even though I play piano, I preferred to mouse click in the notes lol.
Thanks for listening! :)
Credits to:
Original from: Honkai Star Rail
Original produced by: HOYO-MIX

[@ZenithAvila]

2:36 My jaw dropped when i'm hearing this part. Your music never disappoints me sir

[@thejasonpai582]

Thanks @ZenithAvila, appreciate seeing you back again! It felt like the track was just building up to that moment (in the original as well), so I wanted to do something special there. So glad my "Sawano Drop" attempt worked for you, hehe. It started out sounding not quite right 🤔 and then after days of minor changing here and there, it finally seemed like it was gonna be OK!

[@changoi6303]

Finally 😭 after 3 month i can hear full of this masterpiece

[@thejasonpai582]

Thanks so much for your patience! And sorry for being slow 🙏

[@angelique_nguyen]

The piano flow at the end really did break my heart. Thanks for the great work.

[@thejasonpai582]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the piano only portion I extended at the end (had to fill in some music to match the video). Hope you will look forward to my next video in the next 1-2 days, though understandable if it doesn't suit many people's taste... 😬

[@angelique_nguyen]

@@thejasonpai582 Hi. I'm not a profi so I can only say it from my own experience and observation. But I think your music, especially this cover is very didactic and narrative. The song seamlessly tells the story from the beginning to the end by itself (memorization -> joyfulness -> battlefield -> highlight -> sadness -> flashback, thoughfulness, etc). One doesn't have to watch the animation but can also approximately understand the tendency and feel the flow. I'm lack of english vocabulary but I hope you understand what I meant. Yes of course. Look forward to your next work too!

[@thejasonpai582]

@@angelique_nguyen Happy to hear your breakdown! 🙂 The next cover (actually a mashup) has been posted!

[@dadian803]

Thank you!! Worth the wait to hear that moment again with Jing Yuan choosing to strike his master.

[@thejasonpai582]

Appreciate it!! Yes, I really hoped that part turned out well! Though in a sense maybe I was more worried about everything leading up to it, wasn't sure if people would have the patience to listen until there! Haha 😅

[@Hananoee]

HPLY MOTHER THIS IS AMAZINGG!??? THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARDWORK 💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@thejasonpai582]

Thank you for listening! And for your hype comment hehe 😄

[@tallyarx4325]

I heard other remake/reimagined version of A Flash... all of them nice, but yours is imo the best of all! I'm in love with the animated short and this cover is the closest one to the original... also, I really like how your customizations flows and fits so well with the track! Awesome job and thank you ^_^

[@thejasonpai582]

Thank you so much for listening, that's super flattering to hear! Right, I tried to stay fairly close to the original, while adding my own touch here and there - so glad it worked for you! 😊

[@Pepenjoyer]

Beautiful, and it came out right around the same time as jingliu's banner 😭

[@thejasonpai582]

Thank you! Yea, I guess the timing was half planned, half coincidental 😄 glad you liked it!

[@AtharvaMohiteMusic]

The Part Starting around 1:01 was really hard for me to Decipher with all the Loud SFX around that part yours is really well done in all aspects really good cover!

[@thejasonpai582]

Thanks a lot for listening! I liked the rendition/rearrangement in your version at 1:10-1:20, very cool idea! 🤝 Yea the FX and dialogue definitely made things challenging for me, as I know you mentioned on yours too haha. Appreciate your comment! 😄

[@ben-taobeneton3945]

I've been dying to hear this track in all of it's glory! Huh....you have no idea what emotions it arises within me whenever I hear this. Tears just keep dropping. Thank you! Magnificent piece. 🥲

[@thejasonpai582]

Thank you so much! I really tried to make it emotive, so I'm glad you liked it!! 🙏😊

[@ben-taobeneton3945]

Absolutely 🙏@@thejasonpai582

[@hiidesuu]

I was waiting for this about a month now. Thank you.. THANK YOU SOOO MUCH for this beautiful work!!! This is really so beautiful it made me tear up...

[@thejasonpai582]

I'm just glad you weren't waiting the full 3 months (?)... sorry for the wait... but thank you for listening! Yea, I was definitely going for something more "beautiful" this time around, so I'm happy it turned out that way for you! :)

[@roseilver]

OMG this is soooo good especially 2:36 XD Thank you gor making another amazing cover!!

[@thejasonpai582]

Thank you for coming back and listening to this one too! Appreciate your support! 😊 Yea I really wanted that segment to hit hard, and glad I experimented with something different (namely those particular vocals)!

[@roseilver]

@@thejasonpai582 you're welcome XD You're really talented. Your version feels immersive as if im a part of the story itself. I'm looking forward to your next masterpiece~

[@thejasonpai582]

Thanks! I actually finished the piano draft for my next arrangement, and started on the actual track yesterday! Will just say it's a completely different genre, but hope you guys will like it nonetheless! 🙂

[@catscratchfever1473]

Keep coming back to this

[@thejasonpai582]

Thank you! It's taken me awhile to work on my next track because I started a new job, but I'm on it now!

[@catscratchfever1473]

Talent doesn’t always get noticed as soon as it should, but it DOES get noticed. Don’t give up!

[@thejasonpai582]

Appreciate the kind words, I feel extra motivated! 😊

[@catscratchfever1473]

Lol I’m still coming back. Your interpretation of the ending is a better embodiment of the emotion in the story than the original version is.

[@thejasonpai582]

@@catscratchfever1473 so happy to hear that!! 😃 in a way I guess it lucky that I was forced to fill in the blanks there compared to the original. My next project has been proceeding slowly but steadily..

[@lancaire]

I must say, this sounds absolutely amazing!

[@thejasonpai582]

Thanks for listening, appreciate it! : ))))))) A little different from what I've usually worked on, so I'm glad it helped me be a bit more versatile

[@user-xr3uw4dc7t]

I LOVEEEEEEE THIS😭😭 it was worth all the wait, thank you for this masterpiece, I will definitely be playing this on loop for quite awhile

[@thejasonpai582]

Thank you so much! I''m very grateful for your comment, and sincerely appreciate your support! ☺️

[@nuby_eksdi]

Finally my life has been fulfilled. wonderful cover

[@thejasonpai582]

Thanks for listening and for your comment, I'm flattered! T-though you still have much more to look forward to in life! 😄

[@nyenz]

Amazing! Love your covers

[@thejasonpai582]

Thanks a lot for listening to this one, and the others! 😄

[@MH-gq7ml]

I've been obsessed with this recently. Using it as my go to work music bgm lol great music!!

[@thejasonpai582]

Thank you so much! Hope it puts you in the correct mood for working! Hehe 🙂

[@mlr_06]

This is so good oml literal goosebumps

[@thejasonpai582]

Thanks so much!! 😊 Really glad you enjoyed it

[@inari950]

I just commented on the first video and now I see this. Thank you for this work of art.

[@thejasonpai582]

Thanks a lot for you patience! I saw your comments (today and previously) on my last video, so appreciate you coming back! Hope this one worked for you as well

[@Hello-wj8fq]

Amazing !

[@thejasonpai582]

Thank you! :)

[@_minsan]

YAY!!!!!! I WAS WAITING FOR THIS!!!

[@_minsan]

T____T It takes my breath away, ,it is beautifully presented, thank you so much for arranging this piece, words cannot fully describe my emotions right now

[@thejasonpai582]

Thank you so much! I know it takes me awhile (hust wanting to make sure that every little thing is exactly how I want it to be), so apologize for that, but your words definitely make the process worth it! :')

[@cross6490]

Amazing 👏👏👏👏

[@thejasonpai582]

Thanks so much! :D

[@Solo-mt9ph]

Ayo finally ive been waiting for this for months

[@thejasonpai582]

Thanks for your patience! I hope it was worth the wait 😬

[@Solo-mt9ph]

yes that piano at the end was just the icing on the cake @@thejasonpai582

[@thejasonpai582]

@@Solo-mt9ph Glad you liked it! Simple as it sounded, I played around with a waxing/waning tempo there, so I learned something new too! Or I could have just recorded myself playing it, but who trusts that?? :D

[@snesmocha]

Ooooo, new upload, always nice

[@thejasonpai582]

Thanks for the support @snesmocha! But yea why am I so slow? 😅 haha, see you around 😀

[@snesmocha]

@@thejasonpai582 perfectionist moment. ngl most of the time i just say good enough cause i both have 0 time and im too lazy LOL

[@thejasonpai582]

@@snesmocha haha yea totally, there's never enough time for anything!

[@tae010]

Thank you!!!

[@thejasonpai582]

Thank you for listening and for your comment! =DDD

[@user-fv3pz3fv1w]

Yooo bros back ❤❤

[@thejasonpai582]

Thanks for listening!! 🙂🙂

[@InterestingMC]

OMG THIS IS SO GUD

[@thejasonpai582]

Thank you, I really appreciate it!! :)

[@poyo5675]

Hoyomix just released a official version of this song on spotify

[@thejasonpai582]

Ohh thanks for the info! I'll need to check that out soon. Hope it doesn't completely obviate my efforts.. 😅

[@leonhardt6016]

i was waiting for this since The Flash came out!!! Cannot tell how much i love this piece of yours. Great great job, please take a big subs from me

[@thejasonpai582]

Thank you for your support, I appreciate it!! Yea I thought it was a shame that we couldn't hear the music in isolation yet due to the OST for it not being released, so I hoped this would be an OK substitute until then. Will continue doing my best! 😄

[@uyrem6737]

hello! amazing arrangement, do you have any official sheet music for your arrangement? I'd love to learn it.

[@thejasonpai582]

Thank you for your interest! I don't have any sheet music at this time (I transcribed and arranged the cover by ear). Maybe I'll try to make one at some point!

[@elliotdyox8809]

por favor haz tambien la del otro corto llamado "ichor the dragons" de Honkai

[@thejasonpai582]

It's a good one! I'll definitely keep it in mind! :)

[@Team_Ghosts0821]

Hello. This is the dub team that got permission for the host the other day. Is it okay to use the cost of this video under the same conditions as before?

[@thejasonpai582]

Sure, no problem! I appreciate you asking 👍 Please credit me, and also feel free to post a link here! Thanks 🙂

[@_Sov_]

Can you please tell me the name of the instrument from the original trailer? In this moment 2:36

[@thejasonpai582]

Thanks for listening! The original A Flash appears to mainly use cello at this section. Though, if you meant from this cover of mine, then I swapped the cello for an erhu since I like how dramatic it sounds. :D Kinda crazy that I had basically forgotten that the original used cello, since I'd become so used to my own version...

[@unmi714]

eyy bro i wanna use a bit of this in a project, i need your permission bro, eyo you there bro

[@thejasonpai582]

Hi, thanks for asking permission :) that's probably fine, though can I ask what kind of project?

[@unmi714]

@@thejasonpai582 thanks for responding! it will be an animated fanart entry for star rail's multiverse vistas 2024. i don't have much experience regarding usage and copyright, but i'd like to use the piano part starting at 3:19 as a background music for a short scene. i've heard your first "A Flash" rendition but i only found out that you finished it until the piano part, which i think was not included in the official release of the soundtrack

[@thejasonpai582]

@@unmi714 thanks for clarifying! I'll be submitting this as one of my entries for the music portion of multiverse vistas, though I don't think that should be a conflict. You can use the piano from my cover as long you credit me! Thanks! :)

[@unmi714]

@@thejasonpai582 thank you very much! i'll link to your channel as long as theres a description allowance, and i'll overlay your name in the piano section of my video

[@thejasonpai582]

@@unmi714 Appreciate it! Good luck to us both! :)

[@1Lunar512]

Jingliu will die ? 😢

[@thejasonpai582]

Let's hope not! 😢 but regardless her banner is today on star rail!

[@idontspeakjapanese6289]

Jing Yuan and Jingliu got massive death flags when we face Yaoshi

[@thejasonpai582]

@@idontspeakjapanese6289 say it isn't so 👀