Breezy (Final Fantasy VIII) on piano

[@shiken]

0:54 my jaw dropped. brilliant idea and execution

[@Triplicity]

I bet not even Squall could say "whatever" to this. Great job! dat string plucking

[@LastDayStudios]

DID HE JUST PLUCK!! THE STRINGS WOW

[@andrewcruz1931]

FF8 has one of the most beautiful soundtracks ever

[@FPComedy]

I love that feeling of letting those last few notes fade and holding one last one, it's the best. I see I'm not the only pianist that does that :)

[@Verdegrand]

@GooseberryMk3 thank you, i was actually inspired by uematsu's playing during his live performances with the black mages. he seriously rocks with that hammond organ sound. doing a good arrangement of a piece that someone listens to a lot (depending on how much of a lunatic card collector the player is) is of course challenging, too :)

[@leonard2973]

One of my fav Final Fantasy Music all the time.

[@kristinarain9098]

Mmmmm...😊 tears of joy for getting to hear this. Спасибо! ❤

[@KalamariKnight]

I was so happy when I saw the title of this video; it's one of my favorite pieces from FFVIII, and I love what you do with it! ^^

[@TayTayChan]

This is just too good to be true! I've been listening this song for years now and I can still enjoy it as I used to :)

[@Verdegrand]

@GooseberryMk3 thank for your support man. yeah breezy is one of the most liked pieces from the ost, isn't it? and thanks about the ending, i was trying to think "what would zohar do" haha

[@DeathScourge]

That is 1 of the most beautiful piano's i have seen o.o

[@xcynicalreasonsx]

The "ting tang tun" by hand was beautiful 😢

[@Peaux]

Great care was taken in preparing this... thanks so much for an awesome performance!

[@MegaKurono]

This sounds so relaxing... This was one of the FF's that I didn't get to play but the music sounds so inviting. It's good to hear from you. Glad to see that you're still making videos but taking it slow.

[@bobblewobblesqueeg]

I like the creative use of the strings. Love the amount of care you put into each note from start to finish. Sounds really nice, man. =D

[@GooseberryMk3]

Ahhhh... Thank you so very much for sharing this with your loyal audience

[@Croix1]

That is one insanely beautiful piano, and awesomely played. good going

[@iFrewb]

this is amazing man

[@bassboy5134]

So beautiful...

[@o0setsuna0o]

Love this video. It brings back soo many memories from playing this game :) awesome job :D

[@Jorag85]

My warmest thanks for playing such a beautiful melody. Simply amazing. :)

[@TyBardy]

way to improvise the harmonics!! I would ask why I didn't find you sooner, but I just so glad I found you now! Keep up the amazing work

[@GooseberryMk3]

@Verdegrand Too damn right you did, and it was awesome!

[@Verdegrand]

@hassanemailz1 thank you, i love the shining piano too :)

[@Verdegrand]

@Spacemanspiffe thanks a lot, and more ff8 music is on its way :)

[@nathanielpiano]

Beautiful, Verdegrand. This was one of my favorite melodies from FF8. Sounds great and nice piano too :)

[@Mozilafoxx]

DUDE!!!!!!! THISSS WAAASSS AWESOME!!!!

[@brigadeiro111]

Subscribed just for those harmonic pinches 😂 Nice touch!

[@Verdegrand]

@OparioMcgee thanks, yeah this is one of the pieces that comes to mind when people remember ff8, i think

[@Verdegrand]

@zepiroca1313 thank you and hehe yeah doing a proper camera angle for a video like this is difficult because i'm not used to making that.

[@Royjuli]

Amazing!! Just so beautiful

[@Erduk]

Your instrument is beautiful in sound and aesthetics.

[@JimmyOnGuitar]

Very cool, I like the “harmonics” the whole piece sounds great!

[@Verdegrand]

@Zorsy thanks zorsy, i really appreciate it :) and thanks for your optimism. let's see if i can live up to that haha

[@Verdegrand]

@zeldaoot23 thank you, yeah it did take a lot of practice because it's completely different from hitting the keys and there is not much orientation between the strings. i never heard about the ahn trio before, gotta check them out.

[@XAnjoJojoX]

This is absolutely beautiful and is one of my favorite pieces from FFVIII. Thank you for this =)

[@Verdegrand]

@morpheas768 thank you very much, yeah i enjoyed balamb too (only expection being zell's mother refusing to play her son's card for hours haha). and yeah ff8 has a really special soundtrack, it stands out in so many ways. i'll play more from ff8 in the future.

[@kakarot3411]

Am I listening to a HD remix of "Breezy" It's phenomenal keep up the good work.

[@Verdegrand]

Hey thank you so much! I have nice memories of recording these FF8 pieces back then, and I appreciate that you took the time to comment on this. I'm still struggling with health related issues that prevent me from properly playing but I'm still working on it. Cheers!

[@kakarot3411]

I come back to you doing this piece quite often because of how calming it can be, this one piece has help me through a lot of tough times through my life.

[@Verdegrand]

@Fantasiex3 thank you, i appreciate it :)

[@Verdegrand]

@zarnaik nice, thanks a lot. yeah this piece doesn't get old.

[@Verdegrand]

@HollowRiku thanks a lot moisés, i really appreciate it :)

[@Verdegrand]

@Snakethoot yeah it's nostalgic for me too :)

[@thibautdelecroix6436]

Magnifique.

[@vinay92]

That was beautiful :) Plucking the strings was pro!

[@Verdegrand]

@SabrinaValenzuela thank you sabrina, yeah this piece is really calm and serene, it gives the places where it plays a really beautiful feeling

[@Snakethoot]

So many memories...

[@Verdegrand]

@hasumedic yep ff8 is really special, it has lots of unique stuff and the soundtrack is outstanding

[@Verdegrand]

@VirtualHarmonies thanks man, yeah i like the red color tone as well, it's highly dependent on the lighting though. might not continue with two videos in a week but i wanted to upload some stuff because i was away for a while.

[@chewyismycopilot788]

amazing job, that was perfect

[@MrNaruto915]

Wow wonderful

[@EnzoCosimo]

Very nice! Just one suggestion: there is possibly an unwanted dissonance at 0:43 and 0:52 (again at 1:57 and 2:06, before the strings plucking), maybe it's caused by that b9 note between "f#" on the left hand and "g" on the right hand. I think the rest of the reharmonization works perfectly. Cheers!

[@Verdegrand]

@SlimMixer thank you :)

[@Verdegrand]

@XAnjoJojoX thank you, it's also one of my favorite :) nothing quite like balamb, i feel that's where they 'drew' their inspiration for spira lateron, hehe

[@Izzy8u]

Simply thankyou

[@Fantasiex3]

What a gorgeous cover. :) So relaxing to the ears!

[@JamesAutonMCR]

Dopppeness, big big talent

[@keantoken6433]

That is a beautifully tuned piano.

[@_RizkyGumilar_]

Superb play!!!

[@HassanSarmad1]

Splendid I LOVE YOU AND YOUR SHINING PIANO :)

[@daigoro789]

ahhhhh, such a FFVIII nostalgia hit! as said in some of the comments, so much that was awesome about that game! man, i'll def be joining you in the FFVIII uploads at some point :P

[@CleverDjembe]

Verdegrand bringing the quality... as always.

[@Verdegrand]

@johncao2 hi, thank you, and yeah i use an external mic, the zoom h2 handy recorder. it's a budget entry level solution but it is still way better than using any cam mic. and then i sync video and audio together with virtualdub or sony vegas.

[@dumaramutsi]

man that ending...was...beautiful

[@Verdegrand]

@noseriouslyguys hehe thanks, yeah i love ff8, especially the card game.

[@seibpa]

very clever (and lovely)

[@Verdegrand]

@Alkahest pure gratitude for your nice comment :)

[@Verdegrand]

@bobblewobblesqueeg thanks a lot man, i really appreciate it.

[@NekoSasoriKirei]

dude, this is awesome!!!!!! ^^ nice work :3

[@Verdegrand]

@GooseberryMk3 heh thanks a lot, i have great memories playing that piece back then, it's one of those pieces that you could play for anyone and not a single person would ever suspect that it's game music :) even played it in a jazz club haha

[@Verdegrand]

@DiscoInTheNunnery thanks, well i've done it before in the lost paintings (castlevania sotn) video, and while the technique isn't really common, it's been done before primarily from 20th century composers. it's a pain to do though if you're not used to it :(

[@Verdegrand]

@ArashiMad thank you

[@Luky75]

That's a beautiful piano you have here :p And of course, great playing.

[@zeldaoot23]

Terrific, and you even kept the string plucking in tempo, which would seem to take some practice. :-) Reminds me of an Ahn Trio concert I went to a few years ago, the pianist also had creative uses of her instrument.

[@Verdegrand]

@nathanielpiano thanks man, yeah the piano looks really amazing, doesn't it? i love the colors. unfortunately it isn't mine lol

[@Verdegrand]

@DeathScourge haha yeah the colors are really nice, aren't they? depends on the lighting though, it doesn't look like that with daylight.

[@Verdegrand]

@Mozilafoxx thanks!

[@Verdegrand]

@MrBerguy123 thank you

[@Verdegrand]

@o0setsuna0o thank you :)

[@Verdegrand]

@FantasygirlIX nice, thank you :)

[@Verdegrand]

@CleverDjembe hi :) thanks i appreciate it

[@Verdegrand]

@LilianaDeLavega hey vielen dank

[@thelittlegumnut]

LOL at your hands at the end omfg... playing was pretty good tho. liked the whole plucking the strings thing.

[@EstherLynnhhj]

you're so amazing that you never have any dislikes on your videos :D

[@BlueAppleGh]

Bravo !

[@Verdegrand]

@26DML haha wrong city :) but i love the timber theme too so who knows, i might play that in the future as well.

[@Verdegrand]

@Meganomic919 thanks man

[@Verdegrand]

@ariolo00 well thanks a lot, i highly appreciate it. i shall hope to make a living with this, actually i can't imagine my life anymore without at least attempting to have gone in that direction. but yeah, the world isn't fair now, is it. let's see how things go. thanks for your support.

[@Verdegrand]

@foxdash thank you :) it isn't mine though, unfortunately

[@deling_city]

I wish you would update :/ Your music is amazing so keep on keepin' on!

[@Orion26DML]

This makes me feel like talking to a drunk in an alley.

[@twainelmund]

great !!

[@Verdegrand]

@32bitSmoky that's actually the reason why i don't show my face because it's red all the time :p

[@freakface1234]

WAY TOO MUCH TALENT HERE I HAVE ALL THESE DUCKPIMPLES D;

[@Verdegrand]

@Jksnxia hah i was talking about triple triad, i kept spreading the "random" rule wherever i went and for the life of me couldn't figure out how to get rid of it :(

[@wontrespond8145]

close call at 2:09

[@baliDOTid]

otherwise tom scream sound

[@GooseberryMk3]

@Verdegrand Hahaha well I thought everyone else was already commenting on the string-plucking (which IS awesome) but the ending wasn't getting enough recognition :) And I love seeing how much time you obviously spent answering your fans! Anyway, it's great to see new videos, how are your fingers doing?

[@IchsanSiswoputranto]

if I can give you money I would, thanks so much for this, it's wonderful.

[@Verdegrand]

@MegaKurono hello, thanks. you should absolutely play ff8 if you ever have the opportunity, it's a bit confusing at times but worth it, and the music is just amazing.

[@Oztriiker93]

Very good job, nice piano ! I'm working on Eyes On Me for the moment ;)