Demon Castle Study - Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (piano cover)

[@shirayasha]

I love this castlevania fugue-like music. Wonderfully played!

[@purpleschala]

thank you so much Shirayasha!!!! hahaha i will never pass up an opportunity to make Castlevania more fugue like lol

[@nintendoking138]

Love of all the key changes in this piece. So freaking cool.

[@purpleschala]

I know right!!! I LOVE THAT so much it makes it so interesting to play!

[@DJCrono456]

I love reading through your descriptions on the process that you put to the music pieces. While Castlevania 3 is my first, it was SOTN that really solidified my love for the franchise. Aria is a close second lol

[@purpleschala]

aw thanks so much for reading them!!! lol I didn't want to get too into the weeds about baroque era contrapuntal writing because I'm afraid people would find it boring lollll. AHHH Castlevania 3 is SO SO SO GOOD one of my faves in the entire series, 30+ years on, imo!!! love the GBA and DS titles to bits but for SOTN everything just came together so PERFECTLY

[@Consolous]

You play so beautifully. Every note counts even though there are so many there. Melancholic, mysterious, but beautiful.

[@purpleschala]

thank you so much!! That means a lot!

[@mad0gre]

This was endearing to listen to, and fascinating to read how thoughtful the process to arrange this was. In my musical illiteracy I would never have guessed how complex this arrangement truly was. Also, I loved that you picked this specific piece to represent Aria of Sorrow. The original to my untrained ears mixed the beauty of classical music with a subtle introspective nature and a vaguely menacing crescendo that emphasized well the journey through library halls of a haunted castle. And your piano arrangement played on these strengths. Listening to this made my day.

[@purpleschala]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! ❤️ super happy you liked how this one turned out, as I recall our conversations on Aria--absolutely fantastic game and can totally see why it's your favorite Castlevania, for many other people as well! Love how you described that last final section in the OG as a "vaguely menacing crescendo" because that is just the most perfect way to put it, taking us out of the idiomatic contrapuntal writing to remind us where we are and what we're doing, and that is still a Castlevania title. Once again, another cool little musical storytelling bit SOTN's Wood Carving Partita does not have, and why to me, Aria's library theme is the superior Castlevania library theme hahahaha. As always, love reading your comments, thank you for them!!!

[@MoisesNieto]

This definitely looks super hard to arrange and learn haha, I love the result it sounds amazing!! 😭💙💙

[@purpleschala]

AAAAAAA THANK YOU MOISES!!!! it was literally like learning a Bach three part invention lmaooooo but totally worth it hahaha

[@magicalminachan]

You are so talented! Fugues are notoriously hard to make sound good, yet you pulled it off beautifully. And such compositional insight to make the extended section sound so natural.

[@purpleschala]

ahhh thank you so, so much that means a lot!!!!! 😭😭😭

[@Soundole]

Absolutely stunning work - you say in the description that it might not sound like one of your more taxing arrangements, but the astronomical difficulty comes across to anyone familiar with this sort of writing (you just make it sound easy!) Absolutely incredible clarity of voices, a wonderfully fitting fantasia-esque elaboration in the middle, and masterful shaping throughout. This is a shining example of your unique capabilities as an arranger and performer.

[@purpleschala]

PETER!!!! you're way too kind omg thank you for such undeserved praise omggggg 😭😭😭and YES i'm glad you understand why it took the better part of 3.5 months to get this thing passably decent CRIES FOREVER even then I wish I didn't have to use so much pedal, and it could have been more clear at places, but anyways, thank you again!!!! I'm still so happy you covered this one too!!!

[@TheCreepypro]

love how you choose to cover music from castlevania since you weave in so many other things into the song as well, it makes your covers super enjoyable to listen to!

[@purpleschala]

thank you!!! I really appreciate it so much!!

[@kmadsmusic]

This seriously blew me away! Castlevania music is sooo good, and your arrangement made me appreciate this track more than before. I loved reading about your process of writing and polishing this. The 3 voices are wild haha that must've been so difficult to learn, but wow it really paid off, this sounds amazing!!

[@purpleschala]

aww thank you so much dear!! you are too sweet omg ❤️❤️❤️ it was rough woodshedding this for so long but honestly good for me hahaha!

[@hexyearhexyear]

what a fun piece lol nothing like a study in a demon castle

[@purpleschala]

haha indeed! Thank you =)

[@limjiu]

OMG THIS IS THE BEST. Listening to it x0.8 playback speed, it feels so much more epic.

[@marcvalera6744]

❤❤❤ beautifully arranged and played 🥰

[@purpleschala]

thank you so much!

[@ClassicalCovers]

Wow this is absolutely wonderful.

[@purpleschala]

ahh thank you guys!!! That means a lot, absolutely love your work! ❤

[@danielvutran]

[@melchizedekpsj]

Whoah...! Just so amazing! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️✨

[@purpleschala]

thank you so much!!!!

[@melchizedekpsj]

​@@purpleschalaYou're welcome! It's the result of all your hard work!

[@albert09]

Great arrangement. One of my favorite tracks from Castlevania Aria of Sorrow. Baroque all the way. In the later part it remind me a lot the Goldberg variations from J.S.Bach. Nice work!

[@purpleschala]

AHH thank you so much!!! And wow that's super interesting you it reminded you of the goldberg, I was aiming for Scarlatti at the end but i suppose it could be a bit reminiscent of the triplet variations like No. 20, just not as chromatic hahaha

[@albert09]

@@purpleschala Thanks, I also like Scarlatti. Domenico or Alessandro, his father. I have listened more from Domenico's work. I like a lot the Baroque era. Have a great day!.

[@John07052]

can you play Max Payne theme?

[@beelzeboost]

Aria of Sorrow had amazing music for being a GBA title. Love this game and I love your work!

[@purpleschala]

thank you so much!!!! ❤it really did, didn't it? Strange seeing how Harmony of Dissonance just wasn't at the same level, sound-wise, I don't wanna say it was the composer, as the OST has about the same level of complexity. Could have been a hardware implementation issue that was fixed for Aria a year leater, we'll never know!

[@beelzeboost]

@@purpleschala I agree, I think Aria of Sorrow was just an all around better game. I may have a biased opinion though lol.

[@purpleschala]

@@beelzeboost ha no I agree, and I think many would also, Aria felt tighter and just better designed, in Harmony I always felt like I was endlessly backtracking in between the castles and got lost frequently, and I never felt that with Aria. But I did appreciate the weird quirks like the shops only showing up under certain conditions and the furniture collecting lol

[@giulianomarchetti1633]

Wow, this piece is really complex, you really did a great job, it's wonderful! Castlevania pieces are so great, anyway on the portable consoles I liked more Order of Ecclesia and portrait of ruins soundtracks.I would like that they could go on with those metroidvanias and never stop...but probably people weren't ready at the time as you can see, now metroidvanias grow like mushrooms 🤣 and I am happy with it, but I want the rebirth of castlevania titles with Amane 😢 I loved the 2d style too...

[@purpleschala]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! ahhhhh i LOVE Portrait's OST so much too, and that they got Yuzo Koshiro for it ❤❤ and yes I agree my favorite Castlevanias are the 2D ones, when they went 3D I was...fine with it, mostly, but it didn't feel like Castlevania anymore 😭 still, I'll be happy if they finally put out a new game, 3D or otherwise!!!

[@giulianomarchetti1633]

@@purpleschala yeah, I had the same feelings about the 3d ones...I put all my energy into force myself to like Castlevania 64 for example, but it was another thing(actually the main theme, only that, was very good, some other concepts too), and it was so hard to play because of the camera and commands. Also, the Lord of the shadows saga was completely different, I couldn't feel the Castlevania vibes...but the first chapter was good. Maybe with the netflix anime serie, that is so good, Castlevania brand will resurrect again 💪😎

[@envatilea]

ooooooooooh I love me some Bach. This arrangement is so interesting! :o

[@purpleschala]

AHHH THANK YOU ENVA!!!!! ❤❤❤❤ Bach is the GOAT

[@xsonusstudios]

Amazing

[@purpleschala]

thank you!

[@sg1slate]

You inspire me

[@purpleschala]

too kind omg thank you! just trying my best out here ahaha

[@pablobullapardo2769]

Suena tan hermoso que dan ganas de quedarse a escuchar para siempre :3

[@MarcPlaysPiano]

Nice, clear playing. I remember learning a sinfonia years ago...the e minor one. Trying to make the middle voice sound "right" nearly murdered me. Maybe I should pick it up again. Nice work writing the counterpoint also! No parallel 5th etc. lol. I just wrote a theme and variations and posted it (with baby going around in the background, haha)...if I were smarter I would've made a baroque sounding one, but I studiously avoided going for baroque, even though it's possibly my favorite genre to play/read, because every time I've tried writing something in the baroque style it ended up sounding like a doofus wrote it. BTW...many of your older videos have 1080p resolution. I'd humbly suggest resuming 1080p, since that also improves the bit rate of the audio, resulting in a fuller sound. Personally I can't really tell the difference in audio between 1080p and 4k, but I start noticing a thinning out of sound at 720p. Of course, no pressure, and you have my respect however you choose to proceed. :)

[@purpleschala]

OMGGG THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POINTING THAT OUT I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE THAT AT ALL!!!!!! 😭😭😭😭 I just recently switched to Final Cut Pro and not quite used to all the settings yet, so i'm super grateful you told me, thank you again!!! Totally unintentional and dunno how that happened 😭 ah well hahahaha. And good on you for composing a theme and variations, I'll have to check it out! Baroque is also one of my fave periods, but omg i cannot imagine how difficult it is to compose in that style while adhering to all the voice leading rules OTL

[@MarcPlaysPiano]

@@purpleschala (Delayed response lol.) You're welcome! Whenever I give feedback/recommendations like that, I wonder if it's actually going to be useful...soo, if it actually turns out to be helpful I'm like, YES I MADE AN IMPACT ON THE WORLD!!! Haha.

[@joshuahenry7965]

Excellent work as usual 👏🏻 Any time you play Michiru Yamane, I pay attention 😄

[@purpleschala]

thank you so much! she's the absolute best!

[@WastedTalent83]

damn im not first XD hello Shala ^^ Nice to see you still going :D

[@purpleschala]

haha thank you! glad you're still here as well!

[@WastedTalent83]

@@purpleschala i'll always be here as long as internet exist , and nothing weird happen to me XD

[@MrMLD1972]

💝

[@shanoa9554]

This is so good

[@purpleschala]

ahhh thank you so much!!!!!!!!

[@Rangga18]

Okay first of all, every castlevania piano by her is almost perfect note 10/10 same with the soundtrack. At least for me.

[@purpleschala]

aw thank you so much, I appreciate that!!!

[@ChrisLT]

Fancy.

[@go-duran]

Was that a bit of Dwelling of Doom at 2:16? This was awesome, thanks!

[@purpleschala]

YESSSSS!!!!!!! YOU CAUGHT THE SIMON'S QUEST REFERENCE I'M SO HAPPY 😀 thank you so much!!!!!!

[@go-duran]

@@purpleschala Dwelling of Doom has been one of my favorite CV songs since I was like 5 years old haha. I used to leave it on loop on my cousin's NES while we played with lincoln logs or whatever. I'd love to hear you do a more extended take on CV2, especially Silence of Daylight, Password Select or Dwelling of Doom!

[@purpleschala]

@@go-duran LMAO OMG I CANNOT TELL YOU how much I LOVE the fact that you and your cousin were vibing to the Castlevania 2 OST with the lincoln logs when you guys were 5 lolllllllllllll!!!!!!!! that is honestly amazing ahahaha and omg I dearly LOVE that game so much and never understood the hate, it was my comfort game for years, and that thrill getting the flame whip late in the game is a memory I'll cherish forever hahaha, I really should do something from it other than Bloody Tears! I'm just so scared to touch the NES Castlevania OSTs because they're just so PERFECT ya know? Like how could I possibly improve upon Vampire Killer lol

[@enchingenching8368]

😁

[@pianistor555]

This is sooo good! is there any place I can buy this sheet music? this is something I would love to learn

[@jacobsoto7228]

Or any thoughts of doing any anime songs like Lupin III 's theme?

[@jacobsoto7228]

Or any thoughts of doing any anime songs like Lupin III 's theme?