Final Fantasy VII - Aerith's Theme (Piano Collections)

[@SpaceCoward]

With the remake of FF7 there has been so many "covers" and attempts to play this song. This video is 13 years old and is still the best performance of this song in KZbin.

[@IrvingDaniel]

Exactly. After listening to various performances on spotify, they all sound like dog shit compared to Arkton's performance. You can feel the raw emotion in his play.

[@Zero-se4xb]

I agree. The key is he doesn't over do it. He plays it soft and sweet and builds up the emotion at the end.

[@pattyAom]

After I studied piano I've found that Arkton's fingering is not ordinary how pianist play these day. That's why the sound is beautiful.

[@Bollibompa]

@@Zero-se4xb He doesn't play it how you should according to Nobuo's composition which is why you may find it unique. I for one, do not like it.

[@alfalfamojica3972]

@@Bollibompa which makes you not want Arkton's interpretation? Just curious. Not sure how we should play this according to the composer. Is it the tempo? Fingering?

[@estebanryuzaki9561]

16 years later, it still for me the best cover i've ever heard.

[@Corpsecreate]

Agree

[@julianocb2]

almost better than the original

[@MrDualeone]

2019, and I'm learning piano to play this memory by myself despite the fact that my left hand is disfigured since birth. And I will make it!

[@noemielabr4325]

I'm sure you can! I'm counting on you. If you alredy did it then I'm sure lot of people are proud like me.

[@IrvingDaniel]

Yeah bro! Give us an update! You can do it!

[@Dani-lu2up]

Did you learn it?

[@bluebirb5208]

Update us!

[@Franciscomp70]

Let's GOOOO!!!

[@JustReelo123]

My eyes get shiny when I listen to this.

[@frankieseymour3324]

Mine too lol

[@JH-uz6me]

+Jaykmeit Yes. The story was so good. There was nothing more innocent and sincere than Aeris in that world. She was the opposite of Sephiroth. Even Cloud, Barret, and Tifa had their issues but Aeris was just a perfect little sunbeam that gave you hope for the future and when she died it tore your high school heart out. No moment in any video game has ever been felt more.

[@instrumentenfreak]

+Jennifer Harvey Sooo true!

[@colinf84]

ummmmm you know it is just a game right?

[@colinf84]

M ln M ln LMAO! Calm down dude! I loved the game too but shit she's just a character! Waxing poetic like she was the savior of this world and saying she was "sincere and innocent" is a bit much. 2nd best rpg ever. But just a game none the less. Btw that was a killer burn. I'm "not that into good experiences" was devastating.

[@johnkakashi3]

This version of the song was played beautifully at my little brothers funeral after he took his own life. It was the most beautiful heart breaking thing. He loved the final fantasies. I miss him so much

[@carolrock7631]

my son also loved Final fantasy he played this song on piano over and over each night he died by suicide we played To Zanarkand at his funeral

[@polkadotkkkk]

Carol Rock omg my condolences...

[@carolrock7631]

Thanks for your reply. These tunes will haunt me forever more they play over and over in my head everyday.

[@carolrock7631]

Beautiful version is this Kyle Landry?

[@jeffreystone1030]

I am crying. I feel with you fellow humans.

[@badsenseoftumor9126]

This arrangement is ahead of its time.

[@lexiexoxo5306]

Fighting Jenova after to this song was gut wrenching. You didn't even have time to process what had just happened lol.

[@wetjew]

Exactly! After that incident you just became so angry and wanted to take down that b**** for good!! xD

[@2tonesg]

My Aeris story: Never leveled her. Forces herself into my party at the Temple of the Ancients. She kept dying at the dragon boss battle because she was underleveled. Didn't care for her much but this made me hate her. I laughed when she died and even made a save file just before she died so I could watch it whenever I wanted. Anyway, her theme is nice. tl;dr - Hated Aeris and I laughed when she died.

[@lexiexoxo5306]

+chunkymonkey as a healer I always had her in my party. So once I got over the initial upset I was so mad! I had spent hours leveling her up. Lol.

[@thefreshprincer5587]

@@2tonesg damn nigga u cold

[@matthew-005]

When Jenova appered she didn't stand a chance I took all the pain and rage out on her I didn't play safe like normal I just unleashed everything I had on her.

[@derickrustria1021]

When I'm lonely I came here, This reminds me my happy and feel sad childhood. Missing my old friends,

[@colonelkitty8404]

This song on piano will be played at my funeral when I die. I hope this song plays through my head during my last breath. It will and always has brought peace to my heart. Elegant cover!

[@Otokage007]

People are going to suicide if you put this on your funeral. It will make everything x100 sadder!

[@johnwiggins2152]

Beautifully said and concurred.

[@BlueBookGuy]

For me too.....

[@Diegojpp1]

In 25 years of my life, I have not never felt at home, in this world. It reflects me. Thanks for making me listen to this song!

[@FCM47]

Final Fantasy VII remake... which means we're all going to go through "the pain" again... That heart aching feeling... That emptiness left behind... And the tears rolling down your cheek...

[@beolwarg]

Sir Reginald Colt And all over again in high definition.

[@SpaceCow458]

beolwarg High definition pain & feeling

[@letsroll2463]

+Sir Reginald Colt Red 13 speech after he finds out the truth about his father.

[@vodkagobalsky]

Sir Reginald Colt The sadness I felt was having spent gil and items on a character and having it all gone to waste. Never again....

[@JasusSDF]

I really understand this situation

[@toneldv]

Eveytime i heard this music i cry a lot... OMFG... BEST GAME EVER MADE!

[@randy-russ]

Your comment made me lol. Ty

[@hotshot461]

to think they want to remake the game... they will do it no justice.

[@dittyobrien]

Randy Meneses If you are going to lol at something like that then why search such a song..hypocrite

[@henta7608]

Now I want to play it again for the 3rd time.

[@llokuta]

So true. I ball tears when I hear this theme. And this was the best game ever made. Period. I don't even play other games now because they pale in comparison to this one. Over the years, I've played this game through about 10 times.

[@hypno_]

What a beautiful song... I've never played FF VII, but the music makes me feel so... I don't know, so emotional ! This is simply beautiful... Thank you.

[@michaeloscar7225]

great game.

[@hakoware938]

what are you waiting for? Play it! :)

[@MichaelsVIIn]

You are in for an amazing JOURNEY

[@beone5474]

What are u waiting for?

[@gr0verrr]

Right in the feels

[@okkyreyenaldi9370]

"Aerith Is Gone" " *Aerith will no longer talk, no longer laugh... cry... or get angry* " "What about us... what are we supposed to do?" "What about my pain?" "My finger are tingling, my mouth is dry, my eyes are burning" 😢😢😭😭😭😢😢

[@IrvingDaniel]

Wait wtf does she die??

[@kevintomcyck3913]

In the original... Yes. Sephiroth killed her

[@JonathanPerez-ts7uj]

fuck, this comment just broke me down.

[@zachhughes9220]

1) kinda bummer move letting her death out of the bag now that there’s a remake 2) gonna straight up ugly cry when I have to see this again in the remake

[@sethboyd1240]

listen to her theme ofc.

[@leonsus9317]

Who else's daughter is named Aeris, or Aerith after this game? Mine is😁. She is 12 now. Had that much impact. It's amazing what a great story, and even a better soundtrack will do. When I was about 16, I would skip school just to play this game and avenge Aeris death. Took me days, plus a few GameShark codes I used all my money on to kick Sephiroths ass, lol.

[@djpcan77]

Rebel For Kicks I tried to name mine that in honor Aeris , but her mom hates the name . Dam it it’s such a beautiful and unique name ..

[@friendofthelowly]

@@djpcan77 screw the mom, name her Aeris anyways! lol jk no disrespect

[@dessywee]

I learned 55 seconds of this song and it took me a week to learn it at regular pace. I'm definitely not gonna give up on learning it though.

[@anthonypacheco3888]

dessywee did you learn the entire song?

[@lloydvallentine2]

@@anthonypacheco3888 I have taken up his mantle

[@elvinsiapno8658]

So did you learn to play this song?

[@liberifatali6975]

@@elvinsiapno8658 don't rush him, it's only been 5 years

[@bleach0708]

@@liberifatali6975 Exactly, those triplets at the end could very well take years...

[@GinfulDD]

I want to open my own coffee shop and this song will be played all day.

[@adriangranado3622]

Dũng Đặng better a forist:)

[@user-rg4ip3km3g]

Ginful DD People would cry when they came into your shop. They'd cry uncontrollably.

[@GinfulDD]

Tachibana Sylphynford haha, I'm still working on it. This definitely my future plan, hope the dream will come true soon.

[@kimmckenzie3306]

Never give up on it!! You can do it!! :)

[@StephenLella]

I wish I could like this comment a thousand times

[@Thomaz80s]

17 years and I still didn't master it. That arrangement in the second part is amazing. No one plays it as you do. Thanks for sharing your talent!❤❤❤

[@kurchak]

This video has been melting my heart for 17 years straight. Thank you.

[@adingdingdiiing6740]

It's been over a decade since I first heard this, heck I think I can scroll through my comments and still find my original comment using a different account, and this is STILL the definitive version of Aerith's theme I've ever heard. Fantastic. Just fantastic. 👏

[@Mayhem-iq6ew]

possibly the sadest moment in gaming history.. aries death

[@nba2k1122]

Areith*

[@AriSparkfist]

If you played the north american release in 1997, she was (and for most people still is) Aeris. There is no 'th' sound in Japanese, so her name ended in the character 'su' (earisu). 'Su' is used for words that end in 's' as well as for words with 'th', so both Aerith and Aeris is a correct translation of the Japanese characters. Obviously whoever translated the game back then was not provided the exact English spelling and most people would translate those characters as Aeris. And if you're gonna correct someone, you might want to get it right yourself. *Aerith.

[@GerryBolger]

+Ari Twice The European version was Aeris too.

[@lmaopog6481]

What about the ending for Klonoa 1? :,(

[@robertbould2638]

RIP Aeris Gainsborough 🙁

[@abwihamwinkin]

Darn it I'm crying... Again.

[@FlakeyCakes]

+HerbSuperb44 Grown men can cry whenever they want.

[@FlakeyCakes]

+HerbSuperb44 I hope your joking, a man should be allowed to express his emotions. Dont let people tell you different.

[@FlakeyCakes]

+HerbSuperb44 Okay lmao

[@salemwsr]

Anybody else tear up just a bit.

[@hotshot461]

i cry on the inside everytime i hear this song. besides Tifa, Aerith is my second favorite female character of final fantasy 7

[@blakebelladonna3604]

"just a bit"

[@ethanyoung8703]

Hello from 2024

[@timhagedorn6890]

God i almost forgot that final fantasy 7 was the greatest game ive ever played. thanks for reminding me :) 11 years later i still miss this masterpiece

[@tristandavissays]

PLAY IT THEN, why miss it

[@Geth-Who]

Then grab it on Steam and apply the 20GB fan-modpack to make it an HD version where you can save Aerith. ^^

[@OliverJonCross]

Buddhabright What there's a modpack? No way, how did I not know this.

[@Geth-Who]

There's a mod manager called 7th Heaven, and there's one that's a bit harder to use called Bootleg.

[@OliverJonCross]

Buddhabright Thanks I appreciate it

[@Emblem113]

One of the most emotionally enticing songs I have ever heard and you have just perfected it. Thank you A_A

[@guilleteru]

wow man... I have 27 years and your performance made me tear up and gave me goosebumps. Siply beautiful.

[@HydraLinsK]

This is the most beautiful song in the world, and you perfected it. I am in love with this video.

[@abigailnatas3399]

Thank you for the best years of my childhood...I will never forget. This music is seriously the best thing I've ever had the privilege to hear. It still makes me tear up.

[@dt8295]

Wow, this is fantastic. It's always songs like this that make me want to learn to play the piano. Honestly it's one of the most beautiful instruments imo, if not THE most beautiful.

[@merculez6004]

watching this in 2017 ... 10 years after this was uploaded :-)

[@matthew-005]

Those first few notes bring back the heart break instantly I can't listen to this without crying. Even with my memory problems I am sent back to the day when I was 15. I was sent home from school after being quite badly beaten up by my bullies. I played FF7 to take my mind off the insident and the pain. But little did I know what was going to happen at the city of the ancients. It hurt more than those cuts and bruises ever could. I don't know if I can survive when the remake gets to that bit. Aerith looks so amazing now you can really see her wonderful personality shines through in her expressions. I don't know if I can watch the life fade away from those beautiful green eyes again.

[@zennabella1676]

BEAUTIFUL PLAYING. BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES OF THE GAME TOO, FROM AN OLD LADY.

[@anthonypacheco3888]

I'll never stop watching this and appreciating how beautifully this was played.

[@DaleHyder]

2019, still the best rendition of this song... your hands are magical. Would you be willing to play this at my wedding? I pay graciously.

[@rayamay7610]

2020 and it hasn't changed - and I don't even know the game. Gotta change that though :)

[@Baconboi42]

Thank you for this. I just ordered a piano with the goal to learn to play this song. :)

[@DodderingOldMan]

Ha, cool. I bought a piano quite a few years ago, mainly to play this and Eternity from FFX-2. And now, all those years later... I still can't play them. But... I can play like the first couple of minutes of Eternity and the first minute of this, and honestly, even being able to do that makes me so, so happy. If only I had the talent and dedication to become better.

[@levinacaroline1524]

Buffoon1980 well dude, hardwork beats talent.. that's what i believe.. keep training and i'm pretty sure you'll work it out.. if you think it's too hard to play both hands altogether.. you can start with your right then followed with your left, after you're good with each of your hands.. you can try combining them.. that's what i usually do 😊 good luck

[@DodderingOldMan]

Levina Caroline Thanks for the encouragement :) I'm still soldiering on with learning stuff, in fact I just went back to Aerith's Theme last week. It's so, so slow for me to learn even the most basic sequence of notes, it feels like such hard work. I'm not complaining, I'm just... very lazy and braindead :P Still, it's worth it, just to see even a tiny improvement.

[@ldizzle2003]

So did you end up learning it?

[@misterknite]

I'm not even a big FFVII fan but this song is legendary and it's done very beautifully here.

[@Annachu]

I love this song...I know it's been said time and time again but the emotions that run through every nerve ending when hearing this song is just unreal. Your playing of it is just as awesome as the professional copies. :) Inspires me to play my dusty keyboard more.

[@PacSkivities]

First saw this video years ago. To this day I still find it to be one of the most beautiful piano pieces I've heard. Thank you

[@SparkyHelper]

Through the years I still come back to listen to this performance of a great song.

[@saintnight9792]

just coming back here after I watched the new trailer of FFVII Remake, damn, I miss this so much :(

[@EternalGruntSetsu]

FFVII PS4 theme background music

[@thefreshprincer5587]

Best theme ever

[@drapermike]

Saaaaame lol

[@leonthesleepy]

You know the Piano cover is going to be lit when you can count the pixels on screen :)

[@neat3468]

Oldskool DivX! Weird to think that in 2007 this game was only 10 years old, and now it's over 25....

[@chasemartinez6720]

thank you for that.... aerith is dearly missed. i can't believe this song just pulled tears out of my eyes. they were a mixture of happy tears, sad tears and tears of hope. this one tiny midi song left a sensitive spot in my heart that no other game on earth has come close to matching! this piano cover was amazing! omg i'm such a dork...

[@niall2236]

Couldn't like this quick enough. one of the most beautiful tunes ever made and you played it perfectly. So many feels

[@ThomasWinders]

....aaaand there goes the tears!!!

[@planelover3053]

Lmao. Thats funny. But true

[@philm2217]

I just heard a young woman college student playing this randomly today as I walked by. Definitely stopped me in my tracks

[@Aerith17]

Neat

[@thetamaximum1901]

Neat

[@Grimault_]

Great Playing, i'm learning it but triplets in the second part make the sheet very hard ^^

[@chaneyste]

I think I come back to this more than any other video on youtube. Absolutely love this.

[@takotako808]

Holy...... Literally in aeris honor.... HOLY this is amazingly beautiful!!!! I started tearing up just listening to it.... It made me relive losing aeris as a kid 💔😭.......

[@WreticAnimation]

one of the best piano songs.

[@williamvinct]

whenever I hear this song, always remember aerith waiting for zack to come home, in fact he is dead in battlefield :'(

[@MichellePhan]

@2starale Wow! Aren't you nice!

[@jordanhum3461]

Hi Michelle

[@jililll7556]

You are here =)

[@piratetongpo2001]

You alive

[@tilburger2011]

The music is sheer beauty... Deep and everlasting... Honestly, the only final fantasy series that I played until the end... It was and always be a masterpiece from squaresoft.... Thanks uploader to remind me again about this piece of beauty after 15 years..

[@Nekotico]

perfect interpretation , flawless, your skills are amazing, you repect all the pauses and , no way, so great

[@m1revski]

Aerith's theme is the most beautiful piece of music ever created and that is not by taste or anything just listen to it and it cuts into the deepest of emotions especially if you have played the game to know the character, so sadly beautiful it's impossible.. I M P O I S S I B L E

[@GinfulDD]

Final Fantasy VII Remake confirmed!!!!

[@artofersuke]

***** there is

[@GinfulDD]

***** Yeah, and you can pre order it on Amazon

[@GinfulDD]

***** I think you missed the most wonderful video game. Final Fantasy VII Remake will come out probably in 2017 so I'm doing my best in order to own a ps4. Can't wait to play it.

[@DeathBringer769]

No such thing as too old for video games as a general principle. You just lost interest in gaming over time it sounds like. It's natural though; it happens to a lot of people. But there's always still "old" gamers out there still kicking too. Different people are different (go figure, right?) Not everyone just stops gaming completely when they hit a certain age. I know people in their 60s still gaming. Stop gaming because you want to, not because you feel "too old" ;) At least that's just my take on it : )

[@MichellePhan]

26 people are tone deaf.

[@rayionkingu2908]

How can you be so sure that the said 26 people are tone deaf?

[@fadhililman5020]

Its 121 now

[@leman337]

just realized the yt update ruined all comments like these

[@jairkerker2821]

And now, due to KZbins suppression of opinions, downvotes do not exist anymore.

[@romancerda8862]

Stumbled back upon this video now in 2022 after watching the FF7 25th anniversary stream. And I was instantly transported back to my youth. I remember first watching this video when I was in middle school and I fell in love with your arrangement and how you played it with so much emotion. I even saved the video to my old playlists so I could listen to it always. Unfortunately like many things my playlist got lost over time. But once I saw this again I recognized it immediately and it was almost like seeing an old friend again (nod to Aerith in remake) lol. Safe to say I resaved your video to my playlist again and I wil be sure not to lose it this time. Such a great performance thank you for the memory!

[@mrminecrafttable]

You know a game is a masterpiece when just a single song from it can provoke such an emotional response years after you put it down.

[@craigferguson6807]

Fuck it. I'm ordering a piano.

[@reclaimor117]

“Are you OK?”

[@o0aleex0o]

I dont know why you say "No sheet music requests please.".... If you have found this treasure you could share it so the other pianist could play it..

[@Actraiser1]

If you wanted to learn it, you could take 10 seconds and google the sheets. Or look one of the several Synthesia tutorials on KZbin. Stop being lazy.

[@o0aleex0o]

It's just an advice. You can do the things well or not.

[@Actraiser1]

Alejandro Corpe The reason he probably can't "share" the sheets with us is because the sheets aren't free -- there would likely be a copyright issue. And what's you're advice here? You're telling him if he "found this treasure" he should share it with everyone, as if their hidden or something. The sheets are there, but you can't (legally) get them for free. Again, take 10 seconds and you can figure these things out instead of complaining about it.

[@cindya9791]

im four years late but musescore.com/user/29937489/scores/5265125

[@rustambekabdulazizov1292]

@@cindya9791 but for those who do not know musical notes but wants to play, find out the letter notes complicated :(

[@abigailnatas3399]

Yup this song still gets me everytime. Ff7 was and always will be a great part of my childhood...thank you.

[@Jessca456]

Very nice job playing this. Such a beautiful song. All of the songs from the piano collection of FF7 are so good.

[@adamrogers4887]

Remember it wasn't Sephiroth who killed Aeris

[@sargentpowder]

Correct. It was cloud.

[@Ackelope]

But that's just a theory.. A game theory!!

[@adriangranado3622]

Adam Rogers ? can you explain that?

[@adamrogers4887]

explain what?

[@SillyDeal1604]

Then who? his clone?

[@aerial18]

The tempo is spot on! Love this piece

[@YoungBloodX]

after 10 years STILL the best Aerith theme on youtube!

[@Midvni]

Can’t believe I watched this 13yrs ago! Still one of the best played versions out there!

[@nicroft1609]

because the monitor is blurred? clear is that I have tears in my eyes, this is really beautiful, thank you for these beautiful 4 minutes

[@danielepearce2504]

I am now going to spend the next year trying to learn this by watching your hands move and perform wonders... this song is so evocative! Brings back memories of better days too! Thank you

[@emptycup5409]

After ten years I see this video again Old youtube videos always so great.

[@itz-genesiz2722]

Flawless. A masterpiece on its own but you captured the right emotion.. impressed !

[@peachelly808]

I'm currently learning this song and am in awe of how you played those running 16th notes towards the middle of song with the build up while playing the triplets with your left hand. Struggle bus for me on that part!!!

[@wtfdandisser]

Thank you. Know that we are still around enjoying this years later.

[@ThePsyMinded]

That's just excellent. You played this theme flawless..very beautiful indeed.

[@neat3468]

1997 comments! The year the game was made! Shame that in time there will be no way of confirming this. Anyway well played mate! Incredible!

[@ddaviddgguetaa]

This is the reason I decided to become a pianist. Thanks, Nobuo Uematsu.

[@AllTheWayJay360]

Awesome cover. So pleasant and peaceful

[@CTynesider]

I cannot believe I've only just found this now. Absolute master piece. One of the best pieces of music ever written IMO. Well done, whoever you are.

[@zyzzyva165]

I wish youtube allows us to like the same video multiple times. I cud like this video every time I hear it. I can spend an entire afternoon repeating the video.

[@IcoFan68]

This is my favorite composition from this song... I like so much more to hear this version that the one in the piano collections album... I don't know, but the way you play the song is so much more strong, more enthusiast, more human...just brilliant!

[@MrAskaric]

Watching this in 10 years after it was uploaded... great work man. Now I want to learn this song so I can cry playing it lol

[@nicolesbloo]

This is such a beautiful song, and so full of emotion.

[@herbsuperb6034]

Gat dang. I don't like to describe things as perfect or flawless. But this performance gets about as close as one could. Well done. One of my favorite pieces of VG music ever written, the piano arrangement is excellent, and this performance on it is pert near flawless.

[@bnaturalmusic]

14 years after, i revisited this video. ❤️ I was 16 when i fell in love with the piece through this upload. Thank you very much for uploading this. 😊

[@bnaturalmusic]

2022. And i'm still dropping by here to listen. ❤

[@bnaturalmusic]

It's 2024, and still here to listen. ❤️

[@Joshua102888]

Simply gorgeous. You really captured the emotion in this song. Love your dynamics.

[@dustyz06]

Excellent. Work like this doesn’t need to advertise.

[@WTL-f5u]

Beautiful song. How has this not hit a million views yet?!

[@luciferxyXX]

such a beautiful song, yet so sad & heart breaking.

[@Xavier-um5ty]

Beautifully played

[@otakustrife]

this song actually brought a tear to my eye. you can feel the passion and the soul put into this song

[@KAZUTUBE1001]

beautiful.. this theme and your playing make me relax.

[@doumbasera2202]

you are one of the best pianist i ever seen in my life.. you played it very very well

[@brianmorgan4574]

Wow. Just wow. Fantastic rendition. I now have my goal!

[@Yee-Fun]

It's so wonderful that this game has hit people's hearts after fifteen years...

[@jakenorthbriz]

I've seen a lot of people play this song, but none like this. Bravo

[@graybert78]

I'm not afraid to admit that this song makes me cry like a baby.

[@SparkyHelper]

This performance is awe inspiring. Thank you for sharing your motivating talents with Mr. Nobuo's masterpiece.

[@heroxlegacy]

I can't tell you how many times I've watched this video. I love it, and you.