Epica - The Holographic Principle - A Profound Understanding of Reality - Full Piano Cover

I'm stoked to present this cover of the stunning closing epic and title track from the brand new Epica record: "The Holographic Principle - A Profound Understanding of Reality"! This song is extremely dense and filled with intricate details, which made it both a huge challenge and a huge pleasure to arrange for piano. Hope you guys enjoy, and make sure to check out the awesome new record! Please let me know what you think in the comments section, and share with your friends if you like what you hear!
You can download my piano sheet music / score for this arrangement here: the score has most of the details transcribed, but some pianistic details are approximated or left out. Nevertheless, it should get you guys close if you want to understand what I'm doing here!
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Also, you can download an mp3 of this performance here:
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[@17Daanee]

Perhaps the greatest masterpiece of the last decade within or even outside the Rock/Metal style... The first time I heard it I hardly believed Heavy metal could step up this this musical level. Awesome cover, beautyful playing, thank you for it!

[@rotemp5838]

The transcription you did is incredible! Especially for a song with so many moving parts. Epic!

[@VikramShankarMusic]

Thank you! It certainly wasn't easy!

[@luckaslopez9075]

I've been an EPICA fan since TPA and I've seen lots of pianist do very good covers ot their songs... but this is absolutely amazing man... for real... thank you very much for this wonderful version of one of my favourite songs ever!!!!

[@VikramShankarMusic]

Thank you so much!

[@PedroFox]

The thing that I appreciate the most is the fact that you get right all the chords and harmony =D so many people fail to hear correcty and do covers with errors. But you are great at it!! Good job

[@VikramShankarMusic]

Thanks so much! Especially with pieces this dense and full of detail, I really tried my best to honor the intricacies of the original recording, so I'm glad that came through!

[@il0veamylee]

What a passion maaaaaan 😍

[@StormColdSoul]

Simply wow

[@VikramShankarMusic]

Thank you so much!

[@joabelucas7889]

Incrível!!! Parabéns!!!!

[@Teclaireddy]

Thank you for this wonderful performance. I found your cover some time ago, but I'm coming back to it quite often...and I still have no words to express my feelings :). So passionate, so perfect.

[@VikramShankarMusic]

Thanks so much for your kind words :)

[@SeaCat2401]

OMG, I'm speachless. Your new masterpiece! Very glad to hear your new Epica cover, continue in the same spirit. ;)

[@VikramShankarMusic]

Hey thank you so much!

[@ShinobiDelTriforce]

Excelent work!!!

[@nevenapeeva8283]

This is amazing! You are just brilliant! I have to ask, since I love all your covers and I'm just dying to hear more, do you plan to make arrangements for other songs from the new album? (especially Once Upon a Nightmare... it's beautiful beyond words and a piano cover by you would sound otherworldly)

[@VikramShankarMusic]

Thank you so much! I would love to do OUaN, such a beautiful, epic tune.. I'll do my best to get to it if I have time!

[@naragarcia921]

Congratulations! The piano versions always touch me deeply because I was a piano student years ago, and despite I couldn't finish my graduation due to health problems, I want to get back to piano studies because I love it so much! Your job is great! Keep going on.

[@VikramShankarMusic]

Thank you so much! Sorry to hear that you experienced a road block in your piano studies - I hope you find the inspiration to go back to playing!

[@naragarcia921]

I'll back soon! Inspiration is not a problem since I started listenning to Epica music :D Thank you for sharing your job

[@jorgereyesvalencia]

Impresionante!

[@thephalcon9501]

Feel that raw emotion! Now that's talent you can't teach or learn. Playing from the heart - superb Vikram, beautiful!

[@VikramShankarMusic]

Thanks so much!!

[@kleberroberto5668]

WONDERFULLY WONDERFUL!!!! BRAVO!!!

[@jjniorxavier7394]

Congratulation!

[@AdnanJabbado]

Incredibly outstanding, it requires great musical understanding to decode such a piece. Kudos!

[@VikramShankarMusic]

Thank you!!

[@juliettecambier2200]

My favorite song from the new album... and waaaaouh ! It's wonderful !!! I love !

[@VikramShankarMusic]

Thanks so much!!

[@juliettecambier2200]

Vikram Shankar - Official (obelix5150) 😍😍😍 continue like that !!!

[@natiiiiis]

You are so so so talented! Amazing cover, you included every single detail, it's breathtaking

[@VikramShankarMusic]

Thank you so much! :)

[@eedd94]

Amazing man...... just... amazing....!

[@VikramShankarMusic]

Thanks so much!!

[@CourtneyNVO]

Watching this was amazing 👏🏻 I'm in awe

[@VikramShankarMusic]

Thanks Courtney!!

[@thephalcon9501]

Absolutely phenomenal playing!

[@HenriqueVilelaMusic]

How much time you worked to bring this masterpeace to this level?

[@pvtrammell]

My new favorite of yours.. how am I just seeing this?

[@killjoy1309]

AMAZING!!

[@VikramShankarMusic]

Thank you!

[@hoangminhnguyen6419]

This is the first time i heard a wonderful cover like this, thanks so much ! Im starting to love you like i love Epica. (sr for my bad English)

[@VikramShankarMusic]

Thank you so much!! :)

[@matttjsmn7020]

Beautiful man .. really good cover

[@paisita92hd42]

amazing

[@VikramShankarMusic]

Thank you!!

[@liluestevez518]

I enjoyed every second of this

[@youreaphagatron]

This is also amazing. Damn!

[@Jagilya]

This is amazing!! Great work!

[@VikramShankarMusic]

Thank you so much!!

[@satansgirlfriendxd]

I am so touched. I love your piano covers, especially Epica's songs. Shame I cannot play the piano. I was being taught but had to quit it coz of health problems. I'm going back to (classical) singing now, hope one day to (learning) playing too.

[@thephalcon9501]

You're never too old to learn. Actually, that's a blatant lie. By age 40 my fingers were far less nimble, and now aged 78 I can't play music that the bloody cat will even listen to. So, get back to learning while you're fingers work as fast as your brain. That would be aged 30 and under lol - in my humble opinion. This message took me two toilet breaks to write. I didn't go anywhere, I had them right here,.... on the toilet. It takes longer as you get older y'know....... and so does going to the toilet. What the heck was I talking about? Damned Alzheimers.

[@VikramShankarMusic]

Thank you so much! Best of luck with your singing and perhaps piano playing!

[@satansgirlfriendxd]

Thanks a lot! : )))

[@AlonsoJDiaz]

Grandiosa interpretación, saludos desde México :'D

[@jubran6010]

this is amazing man !!!!!! Keep it on.....

[@VikramShankarMusic]

Thank you!!

[@edwardcastillo7555]

So fucking awesome!!!

[@VikramShankarMusic]

Thanks man!!

[@BahamutZero62]

Nice video , really ! I didn't make any cover of the new album because I had no time lately but your version can't be improved. Really great job, fellow coverist =)

[@VikramShankarMusic]

Thank you!!

[@biancasilva5193]

Awesome 🔥🔥🔥

[@ArksaMES]

Extra-big thanks for this arrangement! What about "Beyond the matrix"?

[@VikramShankarMusic]

Thank you! I'd like to do that one if I have time!

[@marcodellamura4684]

Good done! But I think it would be better made with the same rythm

[@GeorgeDimopoulos]

nice performance l!!!!

[@VikramShankarMusic]

Thank you!!

[@YenniferWatstein]

Excelent

[@celesste20]

Perfecto! Felicitaciones! por favor hace el cover de Inmortal Melancholy. Gracias! Please cover Inmortal Melancholy :)

[@VikramShankarMusic]

Thank you :)

[@davidtsang5424]

Amazing cover! Please cover "ghost love score " or "the poet and the pendulum " by Nightwish. Thanks

[@carolinedarko7934]

You're awesome. You could do Ascension!

[@VikramShankarMusic]

Thank you! I would love to do Ascension sometime!

[@VikramShankarMusic]

I know it's been two months, but I just uploaded an arrangement of Ascension if you're interested!!

[@carolinedarko7934]

Thank you dear! I will see.

[@izabellagimenez6801]

WOW! just wow!!!! 11:40 - 13:05 idk what to do with myself

[@maskedgamer1920]

This sounds so baroque

[@danielaayala8405]

Sorry for my English... Can you do a tutorial of this song, please. I've many time trying to play that song, but I don't know the notes... pls!!! 😂🙏

[@gladysRiverosC]

Daniela Ayala en la caja de Info puso un link con la partitura. Saludos!

[@VikramShankarMusic]

Hey Daniela - a link to download the sheet music is in the description :)

[@mortattoo]

I was gonna dislike the video for those weird cringy faces you're making but damn that was a sick performance so you get a thumb up and a new subscriber

[@benjaturunen]

Oh for fuck's sake you're the best marry me rn

[@VikramShankarMusic]

Hahaha thank you!!

[@ElisaBistocchi]

Wowwww, fantastic! :-)

[@VikramShankarMusic]

Thank you so much!