Calm Madoka Magica Background Tracks // Piano Medley

A medley so calming my dog sleeps through most of it
Table of contents:
0:00 Taenia Memoriae
2:11 Desiderium
3:47 Amicae Carae Meae
5:29 Inevitabilis
7:31 Pergo Pugnare
First, let me explain the track choice!
Unlike the Rebellion OST, the soundtrack of the original series is sort of split into two halves in my mind - one would be the extremely memorable themes that are instantly recognizable after watching the show, like Decretum, or Sis Puella Magica, or any of the other character motifs and battle themes that really, really stand out.
The other is what this medley is made of, maybe the one exception being Inevitabilis for having a character theme in it! Those tracks that truly, truly serve as background music, most of them originally being played on piano and nothing else.
I wondered if I should make a big medley for the entire series OST after all, but the moment I played the tracks that you can hear here and then added in something like Conturbatio, it completely collapsed the mood and I felt like I'd have to put in everything else then as well to justify it.
When it comes to medleys of those more recognizable themes, Animenz already did an absolutely amazing one that I don't feel the need to challenge lol (though, I'm not ruling out doing my own take on those further down the line!)
There's a lot of silence in this one, it's slow and overall easy to play, but this is my personal favorite type of music to put on in the background while I'm doing anything else!
I'm a bit behind on my sheet music due to time constraints, but I'll put this one up when I write it down properly, hopefully soon-ish.
As a completely technical sidenote, after 5 years I finally figured out that I can reduce the noise in my recordings after they're already recorded... I feel like a fool. My technical progress happens at the rate of about 1 improvement per year.
See you next video!
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Puella Magi Madoka Magica (Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica) Soundtrack by Yuki Kajiura
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IG: / calikospiano
sheet music: musescore.com/caliko
#madokamagica

[@dixiesama]

Have been self-teaching piano for 2 or so years now, with Madoka's OST as a significant motivator. A a result, I really appreciate that you put together and share sheets for your arrangements.

[@cocoli2366]

I was listening to the rebellion OST medley on repeat and was NOT expecting this. Thank you so much for everything you arrange and play!

[@scoutpark5230]

I'm so glad there is someone skilled and dedicateded enough to Yuki Kaijura to make videos of this quality.Your playing has so much care and nuance in it. I just finished memorising desiderium and I was watching this and Basically realized just how far I still need to go as a pianist. You interpret Kaijura's work beautifully. I hopeI can get to where you are one day, Caliko

[@angelolima4811]

The dog is even calm since she is playing so beautifully the power of music

[@nite9560]

i've actually learnt the first 2 before. they're just too fun to play

[@gablinkinge]

WOOOO YEAH BABYYY THATS WHAT IM TALKIN ABOUT WOOOOOOO

[@latboy6223]

❤ with love from Russia! Thanks for your music!!!!

[@faigler]

I'm in love with ALL your Madoka tracks

[@faigler]

PS: your pupper sleeping peacefully behind you is too cute

[@finestuniversepowder8891]

I have recently discovered your January Rebellion medley and have been listening to it for weeks. And now this. This is an absolute treat! Thank you very much! Love your playing.

[@march4652]

Madoka Magica has served as some of my primary motivation for understanding arrangements and paying attention to the structure of songs I learn on guitar and piano. Thank you so much for giving these wonderful pieces the spotlight!!

[@kencan555]

Thank you

[@elio564]

Poah once again so beautiful and relaxing. Thank you for this amazing music!!! The dynamic range on your piano is also really really good. You really know how to get the most out of this beauty :D

[@phlox_divaricata]

One of the things I really appreciate about your channel is that you also cover the lesser-known tracks

[@Caliko]

It's such a simple fix, I just searched how to reduce noise in Audacity on youtube and there are a few tutorials, it takes a minute to do. I've always had a big problem with static in recordings and I figured I just didn't have the right equipment, but turns out all I had to do was select a bit of silence (with static) from the recording, run 'noise reduction', then select the entire recording and run it again and that's it. I'll edit my previous uploads this way when I finally put them up on spotify

[@phlox_divaricata]

@@Caliko Ooh thanks for sharing, I've actually used that trick before! Too bad Audacity can't save my crappy mics xD You're going to upload to spotify? Awesome! I imagine licensing might be a hassle, good luck!

[@musubi8885]

Just decided to start getting back into piano after not playing for about a decade. Going in I knew I wanted to learn a bunch of Madoka songs first. I'm so glad that you and Animenz exist! It'll take me forever, but I can't wait to learn your beautiful arrangements!

[@Yue117]

I really needed calm piano covers, you made my day thank you. Also, playing soft but with intent is really hard the sound you make out of the piano is really good and colorful.

[@johnmichaelarellano9162]

Awww.. I wish I was that dog being priviledged to listen to you play all the time hahaha. Looking forward for more uploads as always Caliko!

[@bahamas10]

oh wow this is incredible. you nailed it. desiderium is one of my favorites and you played it perfectly. i love this great playing! :)

[@YayaPiano1]

Sony Japan really said _Nah_ 💀. Regardless of the whole mishap, this is a really beautiful upload!🥺🥲 Imma add this to my playlist of study music 👀👌 Nice to see you uploading again Caliko!😄🙏

[@Caliko]

Pray for Sony Japan not to tell me to take it down or otherwise this is a limited time upload lol 🙏

[@YayaPiano1]

@@Caliko aye in that case imma nab the mp3 real quick through a converter👀💀 What I'm assuming is that since they're in the description already, it likely won't be taken down 😅 _I really hope_ 🙏

[@Sharku5]

Thank you this is wonderful! ❤

[@jejen6634]

Love it!!❤️💜

[@justin.smile.circle.enjoyer]

Lovely! Definitely would listen to this while doing work

[@rodrigohorruitiner8907]

I love this, I've been playing Desiderium and Inevitabilis lately a lot. Always great to listen to your interpretations!

[@RandomPerson-fs5wq]

Astonishing arrangement as usual! Another thing I love is the clever way you use the description section on your videos, I really can feel the effort and care you put in every single video and this really stands out to me

[@Kougeru]

Thanks always. The entire soundtrack is Godly

[@AnimeProdigyLife]

Beautiful! Very calming and lovely environment you have for playing

[@DawnsTower]

Enjoyable as always

[@Craffunky]

So calm, relaxing and peacefull thanks a lot ! Always a pleasure to hear from you. Would love to play it as well when you will have time to post the sheet ! (Also the Dragonspine sheet

[@Caliko]

I'll have some more time over the holidays, I think the Dragonspine sheet will be the first one I finish

[@Craffunky]

@@Caliko Omg thank you for this christmas gift ! Wish you happy holidays !

[@Caliko]

@@Craffunky Finished and posted Dragonspine on my musescore!

[@SONIA-iz5ld]

Soo beautiful especially pergo pugnare✨👏💐

[@xHomu]

Thank you for this Caliko! Merry Xmas and to a Better New Year!

[@PocketTrainz]

Oh to be the dog in the corner! 😩 PS, you're seriously cool! 😆

[@SlaterWithAPinkWig]

This brings back memories

[@AlphactoryAT]

I subscribed for the madoka magica stuff (I can play conturbatio, decretum, sis puella magica, and "not yet" but not much more) so seeing this was fantastic. love your work.

[@skylight4384]

thank you for this!! cant wait for the next movie in next year

[@Caliko]

same!

[@yuniaamaya7472]

It was really pretty to see the notification saying madoka magica, I remember my childhood, and I was really in love with the osts. And while listening to your music I write some letters for friends, thank you, you are right that it is a very good background music too. Have a nice holiday ^^ 🎄💗

[@ash_ish]

Well, look like I am super duper late with this one🥲. But super happy to see Madoka again. And I don't know if you remember, but you were the one who recommended me this series a while ago. And not to mention super excited about the new Madoka. Now for this medley, I think I will put this in one of my soft spots and favorite of yours obviously😅. Because I have been listening to your play a lot recently and putting your medley in my background while I was doing real-life stuff. So this one is going to fit perfectly. And I also have a sweet spot for slow play. Btw loved this medley and your play here. Also, thanks for some good doggito treat n eye blessing🥺. This is a really nice way of ending 2021. And looking forward to 2022. Happy Christmas n Happy New Year Caliko n everyone else, spend an awesome day and have a good time with family and friends 🎄❄🎅 C u in the next piece I guess. And don't forget to start 2022 with dearly beloved or maybe another medley, hehe 😏😏 Oh, one more thing I forget. Thank you for maintaining this upload frequency.👀😏 Bai Bai

[@ash_ish]

Oh another super long message. 😏😏

[@maskedfigure_]

very nice

[@Ohyeahkogorou]

Fabulous

[@MadokaMagicaMovie4]

Thanks

[@scoutpark5230]

Oh I was wondering if you're planning on putting out sheets for these pieces sometime in the future. I haven't been able to find sheets for Amicae Carae meae that are solo piano. Plus you always notate things very true to Kaijura's originals

[@cheshireshadow518]

FIRST! *runs off*

[@Whiterabbit124]

Boosting engagement

[@fdesautu]

Beautifully played as usual! I couldn't find the sheet music on your MuseScore profile tho, is there any chance you forgot to upload it?

[@Alexluvzskittlezz]

I wish I could be that dog ;-;

[@angelolima4811]

Do you like this medley more than the one you did almost a year ago

[@Caliko]

No way! While I think the sound quality is definitely better in here, this medley is much, much simpler than what I did for Rebellion - I put a LOT of work and time into that one, and I'm still very happy with how it turned out, one of my favorite videos I've ever made!

[@angelolima4811]

@@Caliko thats why you have the longer one on musescore and not this one great to hear from you

[@Caliko]

I will have this one on musescore as well, I'm just working my way through some older sheet music I never published, and then I will write this one down.

[@angelolima4811]

@@Caliko good to know, thank you, just to ask could you ever do binary star and tranquility by hiroyuki sawano would love to hear your arrangements my favorite pieces or even if you want, pet an anime on amazon the opening song the full 6 min version by tk ling and will goodbye from arcane ever get sheets i love your version havent seen that on musescore either

[@mknell69]

Actually, there is no such thing as "underrated Madoka OST tracks", cause every one of them is really popular. There are just "more famous" or "less famous" songs.