Melissa - Fullmetal Alchemist OP1 [Piano]

[@Animenzzz]

ご視聴ありがとうございます！そしていいえ、この曲を弾くのに腕と足を犠牲にせずにすみました(´｡• ω •｡`) けれども、もし錬金術がこの世界に存在するなら、私は喜んで自分の左足捧げて3本目の腕を手に入れたいかな。3本腕があればどんなに演奏の可能性が広がることか！(それでもって3本の腕で five-hand-technique にぜひ挑戦したい) Thank you for listening! And no, it didn't cost me an arm and a leg to play this song. (´｡• ω •｡`) However, if Alchemy would really exist in real life, I'd gladly sacrifice my left leg in exchange for a third arm. Imagine the possibilities on the pianos with three hands! (Plus, I would definitely try to attempt a five-hand-technique with three hands.)

[@holl-we4ir]

I am seeing an anime Davy Jones playing a LVL.6 version of My Dearest while yelling GO BEYOND PLUS ULTRA in my head right now...

[@limitbreaker402]

You can play with your hands and feet :)

[@gideoncheung8731]

Thanks Animenz, your covers have always been inspiring, but I really enjoy how you have added more description about how you looked at the original song and what you thought as you arranged it. It helps me connect with the song a lot better, even though I've already been hearing this song since childhood!

[@ChaseddiHondo]

2 hands -> 3 hand style 3 hands -> 4.5 hand style

[@a.saraya7763]

Animenz with 3 hands playing 5-hand-technique! would love to see that!! @*__*@ . Love 3.50 so much.Thanks for your beautiful arrangement as always.

[@stelliana_vkei]

Animez must have given up an arm and a leg to play this good! _And maybe a whole brother too-_

[@umbertofilineri4635]

As a musician I can say he had to give several years of his lifespan in practice time ;)

[@lachlanle7940]

He has a younger sister I think

[@Asmodea01]

Lachlan Le probably not anymore ... or maybe he managed to affix her soul to a piano

[@DavidAguilar-nj1gp]

@@Asmodea01 with the help of the philosopher stone, SHE IS THE PIANO NOW..... SHE MAKES ALL THE MUSIC

[@Asmodea01]

@@DavidAguilar-nj1gp Splendid transmutation! She transcended the limits of the human body and has reached the realm of perfect musicality

[@zengarang]

This song has an interesting "call and response" vibe in the way that each fifth "pair" in the circle of fifths chord progression repeats the same melodic motif, but modulated into a different key. The way this arrangement was and written and executed does a fantastic job of emphasizing and building upon this structure, especially in each of the choruses, where you slip in varying ornaments between each call and response. There are too many to call out individually, but I've listed my favorite instances below. My favorite musical ideas in this arrangement: - Jazzy licks slipped into the intro passage. - The warm and soft entrance to the second verse (2:23) - The smoothness of the descending arpeggios at 2:56, and again at 3:40, but this time with call and response ascending and descending arpeggios.

[@sphygo]

And here you can witness one piano nerd fangirling over another piano nerd. Such grandiose usage of musical terminology that makes it difficult for us commonfolk to understand, but a well thought out and clearly affectionate response nonetheless. Lovely.

[@Animenzzz]

Time for me to play more Bach pieces to strengthen my classical vibe (｀・ω・´)

[@LouisR56]

I think you said everything lol, excellent analysis!

[@Jr.GaLaXy]

You can always arrange it, and overcome the master animenz 👀😂

[@LennLenn]

Zengarang Piano It's a common sequence used in a lot of Pop songs and more importantly Jazz music. In german this goes by the name of "Quintfallsequenz" which would translate to "sequence of descending fifths" or smth. I didnt find a set name for this in English, but its pretty much self-explanatory. fifths go weewee underneath each other

[@benjaminellis5937]

"It's a cruel and random world, but the chaos is all so beautiful"

[@stelliana_vkei]

This is sooooo amazing! Best 2003 opening! The 2003 anime is so underrated. Instead of fma fans hating it, we should be glad we have 2x more content to watch. :)

[@JohnnyTromboner]

Ikr? How often do we get an alternate reality version of anything?

[@statue6133]

Anyone who watched this one first?

[@javiervera8590]

2003 FMA deserve All the respect thanks to its success Brotherhood was made

[@alvielle9417]

imo this is the best opening/ending from FMA, including the ones from brotherhood

[@stelliana_vkei]

5tatue I did lol

[@simptempura]

「若被傷害夠，就用一對手！」 It is a muscle memory to scream the lyrics out when I hear this song. Your classical interpretation is really refreshing and I have no idea I need this in my life.

[@Marliksjd]

Eason Chan childhood memory

[@名字还没想好-c7h]

痛快的割开，昨日咀咒！

[@wenoncqn2387]

500+ likes and it hasn’t even premiered yet. That’s what I’m talking about, all fellow weebs have gathered here.

[@jurnalurang678]

it's called a cultured weebs.

[@wenoncqn2387]

Nekko - Chan nice pfp ;)

[@jurnalurang678]

@@wenoncqn2387 i see you're a man of culture as well.

[@wenoncqn2387]

Nekko - Chan 👀✌️

[@wenoncqn2387]

Nyanime Piano「ピアノ」 damn right

[@haileykim7419]

I absolutely love FMA to begin with so now that my favorite piano lord is playing I can't wait!!

[@MadPianoLife]

Is no one going to talk about how, in the middle of Animenz's soothing playing, "Original Artist Porno Graffiti" sneaks up on you?

[@gabrielepolito8428]

I bet any Italian got amused from that

[@therussianprincess7036]

Yeah, ‘twas a real jumpscare

[@lennywoodman2193]

What time in the video did that happen?

[@groundzero1041]

Didn't they do the first bnha op as well?

[@polkadi]

@@groundzero1041 Yup. Seems that Porno Graffiti has a streak for first OPs to great anime adaptations made by Studio Bones.

[@nikudayo7927]

This arrangement will be hard to deconstruct, understand, and reconstruct. Why? CUZ IT'S ANIMENZ

[@aime7035]

I'd even go as far as to say it's taboo... for what could possibly equal the value of an animenz cover?

[@mathiastye]

@@aime7035 millions of human souls... a philosophers stone?

[@jamesburn2629]

@@mathiastye nah, make it an entire advanced civilization

[@FirstnameLastname-je8kr]

@@aime7035 an arm, a leg and a whole brother

[@c2sora919]

You should really make a spotify with your covers on it to earn some extra money your playing and arrangements are amazing

[@YI-vm1ie]

I really really really love Melissa. This is one of my favorite Japanese songs. So I’m happy now！thank you for playing this song

[@LesterNubla]

It still hasn't started yet and already has 2 dislikes. Wtf

[@vietle8900]

Ignore those drunkt*rds who mistook the dislike with the like button.

[@ashuramikoto4019]

Yeah Just ignore thone ignorant fools

[@ashuramikoto4019]

@santosh kabadi ofcourse animenz is the best after all

[@wlcoup]

lol

[@somejuice4689]

i disliked it

[@ThunderKeyZ]

Finally… Animenz has stickers on his thumbnail

[@mavisdom-animeonpiano]

Ikr

[@jejee413]

Can't wait for Chika's sticker.

[@demise1519]

I preferred no stickers

[@johnnewton1600]

Yesss

[@WingSun]

Only for premieres ?

[@dampertowlette]

This show is what got my whole anime addiction started. This opening will always have a special place in my heart

[@taxaviebro6411]

Same bro, but for me it was FMAB

[@agbluemetal2364]

Same, i watched it when i was like 10 or 11, it was the first anime i watched knowing what's an anime

[@ZemanTheMighty]

Me and my brother always used to joke about getting into Japanese music hardcore as kids because of theme songs such as this one, the Death note op1 and many more.

[@epanda7778]

若被傷害夠就用一對手痛快的割開昨日詛咒 the best cover by eason chan what I heard in teens

[@KJ-kl5ne]

Human kind cannot gain something without first giving something in return, to obtain something of equal value must be lost, that is alchemy’s first law of equivalent exchange. In those days, we really believed that to be worlds one and only truth.

[@xen_renai]

Animenz: I make a perfect recording of a new song every single week. Everybody else: Totally didn't spend years trying to learn one.

[@evates7553]

In my humble opinion the openings in the original version are 10x better than the ones in brotherhood

[@TheMidnightwolf15]

Yes! One of the best op's from the original version of FMA! This is also why I'm sad that the original FMA doesn't get as much love as FMA: Brotherhood. Personally, I think one of the best parts of the original FMA was its soundtrack. I'm surprised you started it off really slow before moving into the main part of the beginning part of the song. From what I remember in the song it starts off at a steady beat before going into that main motif of the song. But it really fits! Melissa is so damn catchy as well...I'm probably going to be humming this for the rest of the day!

[@suleymanyigit7046]

Can you rearrange or record Kuusou Mesorogiwi again. Because almost 9 years have passed. WE want to hear it with better quality.

[@jwpiranesi]

Yes knk

[@videosaveaccount1273]

YES, PLEASE!

[@Nklw0]

agreed dostum. fakat farklı bir klasik-aranje şekli kullanmalı

[@TheNightFox919]

Yessssss!!!!!! I'd listen the fuck out of a rearrangement of that song, especially considering how much animenz developed his arrangement style in these 9 years

[@moni-piano1]

Agree

[@eclipsesonic]

My favourite FMA opening (and honestly my favourite Anime opening theme in general) and this is a great cover!

[@devam8192]

Down the nostalgia lane we go. Please cover "brothers ost" next from fma.

[@utkangezer]

WHAT THE HECK!? Between 1:19 and 1:22 the keys of the piano shift a little towards the left, how?!?

[@alech9418]

You said to post requests to the comments during the live stream. Please do "The World" from Death Note. Edit:Alumina would also be really good

[@maDwaZz]

Animenz, your detailed descriptions are always such a joy to read. Thank you for putting effort into writing them every time.

[@HelianGamePiano]

Hey guys I just start to think King Bradley has the same vibe as Omniman in the Incredibles :) That episode where he attacks at the front of his castle is always incredible.

[@user-uh5uw4cp3d]

"I'll show you there's no comparison between us!!"

[@Rajivrocks-Ltd.]

This song is my childhood man, and not because I watched the show back then. A sonic game I used to play on a site had this song as intro music. I was bumping to this a lot :') good times.

[@diegosparra2348]

Oooooo el weon capo la cago :0

[@yoothecheeseknight9337]

Reminder that the person who originally composed that has "Porno" as their first name

[@groundzero1041]

Well they make good music so.....

[@CatBoi1337]

wait what? rly?

[@undefinedperson7816]

IIRC : Porno Graffiti

[@yoothecheeseknight9337]

@@CatBoi1337 yes it's written on the screen at the beggining of the video

[@skywriter4308]

He wasn't the composer, he was the original performer. Gotta read a bit more carefully. :P

[@GioGiotaro]

Reasons why fma 2003 is better than brotherhood: this opening

[@dennizfradipta3552]

0:01 0:32 2:45 3:40 3:51 4:02

[@015_rik]

アニメンズさんのグリッサンド好き。 うまいし、綺麗。 投稿ありがとうございます。

[@reptillianclubboy]

The first fullmetal alchemist brings back a lot of memories for me. Throughout this video I've gotten a lot of goosebumps and a lot of memories triggered. Thank you, Animenz!

[@tebaayy8141]

Please do JOJO songs! I would love Bloody Stream and Crazy Noisy Bizarre Town!

[@Red-wf7nd]

"it's a cruel and random world, but the chaos is all so beautiful"

[@tomb.7582]

Beautifully performed, great technique, rise and fall in power to soft to power. One very gifted young lady. Bravo well done. Sincerely, Tom. Fellow pianist/musician/composer. 😇🎼🎹💝🎆

[@RicardoMilosUa]

Чомусь цей опенінг завжди дає ностальгію ,навіть коли я вперше дивився це аніме 😂

[@Maxelalquimista492]

Nostalgia Melancolía Emoción En una sola canción

[@kanatatezuka3382]

Such nostalgia, one of my favorite FMA 2003 OP! Well done as always! Thanks for sharing this! Hope you'll consider Rewrite or other anime like Rurouni Kenshin or YuYu Hakusho. :)

[@PANDASUX9]

1:48 i can only say one thing: F*ckin amazing this song is soo cool

[@myself7758]

Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive edition main theme please ;-;

[@joaoleite362]

“Daddy daddy do” from kaguya- sama pls

[@dontreadmychanneldescripti7104]

This song must have cost an arm and a leg too learn.

[@sophia_g3507]

Damn I’m even rewatching FMAB because I forced my brother to watch it too, at first HE DARE RATED IT A 5/10 but now he cannot stop watch the next ep, and even tho I already watched it I still get so pulled in.

[@greatman5885]

best anime in my opinion

[@PianoNymphe]

It's not often that you see the normal Fullmetal Alchemist op being covered... it's mostly about brotherhood (which has an amazing opening) and it's great to see the change here. And as i imagined animenz to do, this cover is amazing. Just love it

[@kazukiaron245]

🎶💓美しい ソング💓🎶 Beautiful Song 🎵🎵🎵❤️❤️🎵🎵🎵

[@ilovevtubers1234]

While majority of ppl know this song from Fullmetal Alchemist, who remembers this from the fan created game Final Fantasy Sonic 👀

[@Rajivrocks-Ltd.]

BRUH, I think I know what game you mean! kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5LKY6eujal0ga8 Memories bro :')

[@secretagentpasta4830]

Unpopular opinion (maybe) Melissa slaps harder than again 👀👀

[@Rajivrocks-Ltd.]

Facts

[@sleep-nyan_the_cat]

Sometimes, when I listen this song, I feel sorrow and unidentified solace.

[@stelliana_vkei]

Could you do rewrite or ready steady go next (also from the 2003 fullmetal alchemist)? ^-^

[@mike_n_ike2578]

Holy, the buildup and then explosion at 0:32 was insane, amazing job

[@a.c.t_sharing167]

有誰人聽過廣東話版的😭 神詞🌕

[@韋維森]

我記得細個時候係電視上聽過，不過之後係睇嘅日文版

[@韋維森]

哈哈哈我去聽咗下，居然係E臣唱嘅

[@monsedurne]

Talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same same, totally unique, unafraid to-

[@gwaynebrouwn844]

Cmon guys! Final Fantasy Sonic X?! ANYONE?!

[@cehnd2662]

Dude this song's so good, underrated af.

[@hameedayanniyi1297]

Please I don't know if you'd ever get my message here but Animenz please can you do a Sid VIP cover 😭🙏🏾

[@diegolosada4967]

If you're wondering what professional piano teachers think of your arrangement I can personally say that my piano teacher loves the techniques you use in the pieces since they're super varied and force me the student to "evolve" my piano playing

[@willemkmetsch3471]

THIS IS IT!!! I'm really excited right now.. i can't wait..

[@groundzero1041]

2:29 face reveal

[@realhoneysuckle1927]

I still can’t take porno graffiti seriously 😂

[@なめこ-u5h]

日本人 ↓

[@samanthamorgan432]

Great job mixing classical bit in here! Have you considered a cover of Tobira no Mukuo e from season 2 of FMA? It hasn't received much love by artists but is a beautiful piece.

[@Elenthya]

4:37 Wow. WOW. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW so much good vibes in these very last seconds, it makes me shiver each time!!!!! Thanks a looooot!

[@winninggoodman4594]

Yess

[@かな-l7r]

ポルノ最高！！ 他の曲も弾いてくれないかな〜（笑）

[@st.blackeye1851]

All the dislikes were from Father

[@Tydjy93]

Incredible sound I just watch fmab but now I gonna watch fullmetal alchemist because this OP is just too good!

[@Dost192]

Don't say lazy , silhouette , a cruel Angel's thesis , tamashi no refrain , and now melissa So if we go by bandori logic , we get Fuwa Fuwa Time very soon ❤️

[@AlexisLinAnimePianoWorks]

Hahahahaha if so, looking forward to it.

[@Tarrasch777]

Jeez,the man is a beast,congrats.I have a suggestion,”Welcome to Los Santos” from GTA V,it would be awesome.

[@winninggoodman4594]

I love nf for best la fa its all most funny

[@Name-vs7oj]

Do Tobira no Mukou e plsss, its one of my favorite endings. love your videos

[@hendrixcrossan9104]

great arrangement i really love this opening! song request: could you do the high score girl opening? its an underrated anime with an amazing opening that has lots of potential on piano.

[@JPbarbosa8]

WTF?!!! HE CAN PLAY SO BEAUTIFUL WITHOUT A TRANSMUTATION CIRCLE?!!!

[@Gothiiko30]

Can you do the other Openings from the old Fullmetal Alchemist please ? ☺

[@apocalyptichero2]

Yes!!!!! I love the very first opening of Fullmetal alchemist!!! Melissa is so good to listen too!!!

[@sakatashi9488]

I like the way it was emotional at first and then he just went ham

[@thomasfieschi-rose3705]

The title is wrong. It should be Furumetaru Arukemisto. God damn it, Nux is starting to affect me.

[@MemePiano]

Welcome back to another episode of inhuman finger man absolutely nails a song on a piano.

[@jp4765]

maybe I should stop listening to it over and over, I put it in the minds of my work colleagues every day

[@dontreadmychanneldescripti7104]

That piano must have cost an arm and a leg..

[@kylelee3549]

2.1k likes versus 3 dislike huh Animenzish

[@CeltickenderPlayz]

I 100% support anything this channel does

[@selguitar6672]

Después de la escuela con mi hermano mirábamos FMA Que buena manera de transmitir nostalgia hermano Te quedó genial la instrumental 🎹 Grandeeee!!!!

[@user-oi5mb5nw1o]

크으 날이 가실 수록 피아노 실력이 늘어가시네요!!언제나 잘 듣고 갑니다!!

[@statue6133]

Loved that song since childhood and just didn't know its name until I watched the anime. Your cover brings back all my childhood memories. This ia truly a masterpiece.

[@cutestwinry]

I'm all emo right now, as much as I love FMA brotherhood, the first one and especially its music will always have a special place in my heart, thank you for choosing Melissa ❤️

[@mahdiel-mousawi6025]

Edward Elric will forever be the pipsqueak of anime.

[@曼卡乡绅]

时至今日我仍然不觉得这片子有什么不能看的

[@lennywoodman2193]

Do Akame ga Kill ED2

[@adrianzhu1275]

You should do a Black Clover opening one day! OP 10 sounds really good on piano (and OP 3 as well, in fact Black Clover is known for delivering fire openings)

[@allecramtdimhcs1938]

Animenz performed human transmutation and now he has the power of magic piano hands. His title? The Music Alchemist, of course. *Edit: Animenz, I have dreamed of hearing this theme on the piano since I was 11 years old! I am 17 now (my birthday was three days ago) and this was the best birthday gift I could have gotten from a stranger who lives on the other side of the world from me! Thank you so much for this cover, you are truly the best pianist on youtube!*

[@TexelGuy]

4K 60 fps? Holy shit, and back when he uploaded the FMA: Brotherhood OP1 video, it was only 720p 30 fps.

[@abdullazorba2454]

OMG YESS I LOVE THIS ONE T-T it’s so nostalgic x’D

[@SineruleVF]

Hey animenz, can u explain how do you arrange all of the songs. For example, how do you come up with the left hand techniques and fast right hand arpeggios.

[@nguyenhanh8127]

He actually explained how to arrange in one of his old blog. Just search Animenz Wordpress.

[@JoshBAlmeidassd]

Man, if you was an human I would say that you good. you played like a master boss !

[@Knight465]

EDOWADO.... ONICHAN......

[@rossonia923]

Боль ушедших дней (Боль ушедших дней) Позабудь скорей (Позабудь скорей), Сердце успокой своей рукой. Позабудь печаль (Позабудь печаль). Прошлых дней моих теперь уже не жаль. Знаешь, Вся эта грусть и боль Расплата за мою любовь. В небесах Я вижу бесконечный яркий свет У меня прошлого нет Только страх. Сердце просит совет. На губах Молитва птице улетевшей вслед. Может ли встретить рассвет В облаках Птица та или нет? Постой! Сможешь ли, друг мой, Рядом быть со мной Единой душой? Мы с тобой Одною связаны судьбой. Ты Надежду в сердце храня, Зажги побольше огня Для меня. Боль ушедших дней (Боль ушедших дней) Позабудь скорей (Позабудь скорей), Сердце успокой своей рукой. Позабудь печаль (Позабудь печаль). Прошлых дней моих теперь уже не жаль. Знаешь, Вся эта грусть и боль Расплата за мою любовь. Провожал Я взглядом птиц, летящих в облака. Цель моя недалека. Понимал, Жизнь моя нелегка. Замечал, Рождённым ползать не дано летать. Я могу только мечтать, Словно лист, с ветром в поле играть. Поверь! Знаю я теперь, В мир моих потерь Открыта дверь. Верь, не верь, Мечусь я словно дикий зверь. Ты Найди скорей ответ, Пусть ветер даст совет, Да или нет. Боль ушедших дней (Боль ушедших дней) Позабудь скорей (Позабудь скорей), Сердце успокой своей рукой. Позабудь печаль (Позабудь печаль). Прошлых дней моих теперь уже не жаль. Знаешь, Вся эта грусть и боль Расплата за мою любовь. И своей рукой (И своей рукой) Дверь мою закрой (Дверь мою закрой). Ни к чему слова, ведь ты права. Сердце на замок (Сердце на замок). Прошлых дней своих запомнил я урок. Знаешь, Вся эта грусть и боль Расплата за мою любовь

[@azfp_angeles]

Hey!! i just wanted to ask cause i love your playing.... How much time does it take you to make the arrangements of the songs?

[@Noon_00Nz]

Sugar Song and Bitter Step by UNISON SQUARE GARDEN