Hardest song to arrange? - Hartmann's Youkai Girl (Touhou)

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Hartmann's Youkai Girl ON PIANO! This is Koishi's theme from Touhou 11. It's also one of ZUN's greatest pieces. Its unusual and chaotic rhythm makes for a really tough arrangement. The second part features one of the best melodies ever heard in Touhou. Overall, an amazing extra boss theme.

[@ThreeQuartOfficial]

Koishi just chilling on the piano

[@ViddyWellSA11]

she judges my performance

[@kalimatronix]

Who?

[@FujiwaraNoSmokou1]

i dont see anyone sitting there

[@ThreeQuartOfficial]

@@FujiwaraNoSmokou1 Huh, I guess it was just my imagination

[@nini.__.yumeeii]

​@@ThreeQuartOfficial yeah uhm she only appeared in your imagination Cause I don't see the Koishi

[@jimpargon]

1:22 is where i really fell in love with Koishi's theme.

[@omegadxg4419]

Where we all do😊

[@newmaker62]

Me too, whenever i hear this melody i would find myself to saying Lyrica Live's cover

[@FriskDreemurr66669]

0:28 is where i did

[@sakanhango3105]

0:07 is the part where i fell in love

[@kaifanleong3930]

it's actually kinda the best part

[@hemidemisemipresent]

0:50 I have heard many piano covers of this song, but this is the first one that I know of that includes the counter-melody When the counter-melody is played (in the original) to me it often "dominates" over the original melody so this rendition felt more "faithful" to the original theme Great Job!

[@9i-usernamexingxangchingchong]

Still dont know what is the different between this cover and other cover, exept better ×1000

[@takeohikari8994]

1:57 I noticed that you smiling Very Wholesome That's also my favourite part of Koishi theme

[@mapegz]

I have no words to describe how much this arrangement of Koishi's theme has touched my soul.

[@ViddyWellSA11]

Thank you so much!!

[@fwoggangidk]

0:34 This is why I play the piano : this is so satisfying, it frees me from every curse.

[@donanilao7724]

*Flashbacks to KKHTA*

[@paoloenrico5413]

whenever I hear covers of koishi's theme I always find the 0:50 part.Most people omit these which makes me sad but you sir played that spectacularly. I am having a hard time with that part too 😅

[@jonathanspalding6973]

The music in these games is insane, and your piano skills match it seamlessly. I'm sure you'll tackle many more of the tough tracks with ease.

[@notChocoMilk]

hello! my dear and benevolent sister has sent me to go fishing, but i don't have a fishing rod!

[@djaydeved]

i am now uncontrollably, and panically, and fearfully laughing at this quickly, get a fishing rod, stupid dragon, you shoulda just found this girl a damn fishing rod!

[@ShadowOfOurHearts]

Hartman's youkai girl, is such a nightmarish piece sometimes but you really nailed that awkward 7/8s timing! I really love it too It has such an amazing and nostalgic feeling to it. I still remember how excited I was to finally beat her in SA

[@Ponera-Sama]

Pleasure to see you Invisible friend You think you can see me? It's only pretend It's funny, cause no one's Been keen to my kind So maybe the truth is _You're losing your mind_ Pleasure to be here Impossible friend So long as you see me I'll stay till the end I'm meeting myself, too With every day Promise to make sure _You don't look away_ Who are you? Who am I? What are you? What am I? Look at me Are you blind? Look again Nevermind Are you there? Stay away There you are Stay away Here I am Stay away! Come with me Take it away... Tell me your secrets In case you forget And I'll be your backup Your faithful-est pet As cute as a kitten As smart as a crow Got nothing to hide here _And nothing to show_ Turn off your worries And leave it to chance We'll turn up the white noise And go for a dance Your favorite tune? It's my favorite, too You follow my lead I'm following you Give in to nonsense There's nothing to fight I step with my left foot And turn to the right So what's coming next? That's a total surprise Join into the game now Look straight in my _F A C E_ Who are you? Who am I? What are you? What am I? Look at me Are you blind? Look again Nevermind Are you there? Stay away There you are Stay away Here I am Stay away! Here I go No, I mean _Stay..._ We may not have known each other all that clearly Really, will it matter if we drift apart? For as long as we can feign another moment loving dearly I don't think I'll ever need to see into your heart Memories are burning to a fading ember Fragments of the feelings that were up to me I'm sick of feeling sorry, sick of trying to remember Cut my heavy conscience - I am ready to be free! I'm a little figment of imagination Nothing but the sort of person no-one knows For a face to be forgotten is the fate of every face And every pretty smile withers over like a rose Then again, with wide and happy eyes, you see me Play with me again upon another day And believing you believe in me is making me believe that M̵̫͉̎̒ā̸̬̊y̴͚͎̆b̸̛̭̉e̷̜̽ͅ ̶̙̊ͅḬ̶̅͋'̷̟̺͝m̵̹̍ ̶͇̔a̴̲̣͆̍ ̴̼̯̚t̴̠͚͒h̵̜̰̔̒i̸̭̰͗n̴̍͗ͅͅĝ̷̨ ̷͚͒̔t̴͓́h̶͎̠̽ä̶͍̙́t̷͍̩͛ ̴̖̼̔d̵͎̓̔o̴̟̱̐̾e̶̼͗ṡ̵̱̳n̷̙̮̍'̶̠̭͑ṫ̶̡̆ ̶͌͝ͅḩ̴̿ȁ̸̙̜v̸̛̼̲̐e̴̖͐̒ ̸̖̗̀ẗ̴͓̗́̀o̵̥̞̐̾ ̵̘̂f̶̲͒a̷͚͇̿ḍ̷̩͌ḛ̵̏ ̷̣̃̀a̴͕̝̕w̷̖͈̅ȃ̶̼͜y̷̹̏͜.̵̪̈́̉.̸̧̢́.̵̮͈̈͌ Pleasure to see you I've waited a while You look like a grownup But still like a child Don't worry about me I think I've been fine I remember your face _You remember mine?_ What's with the mood now? You're frozen in fear Like you've seen a stranger Inside of the mirror This isn't at all Like the face that you showed The first time we met On the side of the road Sooner or later Was anyone's guess So maybe a new start Would be for the best You look in my eyes Yet you're looking too far Pleasure to see you _Whoever you are..._

[@MasterKohga5063]

A fellow Lyrica Live fan? :0

[@Ponera-Sama]

Yes

[@thecpu3949]

You've made a brilliant arrangement. It's still refreshing in the current year to listen to different arrangements from different musicians and each single one of them manages to bring something special to the original track. One can never really get too much of Touhou music!

[@ViddyWellSA11]

Thank you!! By the way, you're based for having Kuja as your pfp

[@momsaccount4033]

We need to play this cover backwards and see if it sounds listenable

[@ExtraniusJK]

You absolutely nailed it! Thank you for actually working on it, I didn't expect you would actually have done it so soon hehe. Great arrangement, 7/8 can be a real headache. You also included the countermelody, that's something I rarely hear in the arrangements! (I want to link you another cool arrangement from an another great composer/pianist. He has many, many arrangements and I think he can be a great inspiration for you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4bclqZpnJyJqbs )

[@ViddyWellSA11]

Thanks for the comment! Yeah, time signature here is kinda nuts. Also, I personally didn't know the pianist you linked, so I'll definitely check it out!

[@9Tensai9]

For those wondering I just played it in reverse and it's pretty recognizable still. That doesn't only talk about the composition itself from ZUN but also how good this arrange actually is on capturing the escence of the music. The funny thing is that it kinda trurns from a piano melody to some sort of weird string instrument. It's quite amazing. If Viddy is interested they could just upload the reversed version but I encourage anyone to try and give it a listen backwards.

[@bappomusic]

got this in my recommended a year after it got uploaded and im so glad i checked it out, you are SO good

[@kalimatronix]

"It helps me relax"

[@TheDelightOFice]

My favourite song from touhou, although I've never played it I listen to this from time to time.

[@seankock7649]

My blood ran cold when i saw that kioshi heart throbbing adventure refrence

[@SDoggo]

oh god WHERE

[@Le_Mark]

@@SDoggo "My hat is my friend" on the thumbnail

[@SDoggo]

@@Le_Mark oh cool

[@user-x1dgr9dwn2]

It helps me relax

[@Darkusaido]

Recently this theme became one of of my favourites, thanks for arranging

[@Henry.uwurawr]

HOW HOW HOW HOW HOW

[@adob0_90]

ive been trying to play some of koishi's theme and i really respect your piano playing its very good

[@ultimate.funkypunky]

Wooow this is amazing! also love that figurine always wanted that one ;w;

[@bubblesdoodles]

I’d like to hear how you take on Last Remote, the song that precedes this one. I’ve never really heard a good piano cover of it. (: Anyways, this was incredible!

[@ViddyWellSA11]

Thanks! Yes, Last Remote is on my list ;)

[@Shrewbloom]

koishi best girl

[@FrostyInUse]

incredible arrangement, it's actually insanely good!

[@Oktoberkun]

1:22 My favorite part. 💚

[@Doemon069]

your version is close to the original but much more intense love it :)))))

[@konstantinsotov6251]

Touhou 11 was my first touhou game to 1cc on normal and overall is one of my favourite games of the series! Also the only game that I tried to learn playing the entire ost of, and god does koishi's theme go crazy with it's ⅞ and key changes every two bars

[@BenersantheBread]

How?! It's one of the hardest games in the series, I can barely finish it at all on Easy.

[@Ciurk]

this very good added to playlist many enjoying

[@Abbey_Senna]

Your beard is magnificent! Gosh, I'm such a geek to ZUN's music. Boyo, now play me Pierrot Star Spangle banner! My reg... Regarded..,. Damn...drunk.... Hold on .... That clownpiece song...

[@Fidious]

This is really good piano cover ❤

[@RAEOutofService]

That is actually tough... mad respect. Well done.

[@enarmonika5557]

I've been for many years in youtube. You're the first person who's moved me to set on all notifications (aka, click the bell). You deserve this. You're a modern virtuoso of this instrument. Please never stop. We love you 💜💜

[@spaghettiking7312]

This piece is the perfect embodiment of ZUN's classic genius. One of the most beautiful songs the Touhou Project has ever produced.

[@white_tower_cat]

Very nice arrange that conveys quite similar feeling to the original, I must say. I do remember marasy also doing an arrange called "Hartmann's Sleeping Girl" that has an entirely different atmosphere to the original, maybe check that one out?

[@ViddyWellSA11]

Thanks! That is literally one of my favorite arrangements done by Marasy :)

[@omegadxg4419]

Beautiful arrangement. Almost sounds like i'd rather come here to listen to Koishi's theme.

[@Tenshiisgood]

Man, Youre A GOD at playing this song

[@maxwhisson9584]

I shall observe you on this quest! good luck!

[@Aka_MelissaS]

this is so gooddd!!! :D Touhou has such a great soundtrack and you are doing it JUSTICE! !!

[@DrBreyn]

That is such a good arrangement

[@Berserker_BG]

I counted 359 Touhou songs from 1 to 18, it is probably going to take you years and years if you decide to play all of them, its obviously impossible 😂 But, It could be possible if you arrange one Touhou game for 1 video at a time. For example, you can have Touhou 11 Arranged performance with very short versions of each song of Touhou 11 from Menu to Ending. It can be edited as a storytelling of the whole game from stage 1 to the ending song, It could be interesting with some simple editing and the usual storytelling you do with your edits. Kind of similar to the first introduction to Touhou in your channel.

[@ViddyWellSA11]

Oh, it was definitely a joke at the beginning lol though I'm still planning to play A LOT of Touhou tracks, let's just say that Also, that's a nice idea! I'll definitely look into that

[@Darkusaido]

thanks for counting that, I needeed it, even an AI couldn't do that

[@Darkusaido]

There is one problem - people rather find a particular song than a medley

[@brendaoro2951]

Probably best koishi arrangement so far😮

[@EddieNoon]

This song has touched my heart around 5 times so far. It really hurts. How do you turn that off? Seriously though, great work!

[@wadonya_ch]

凄い腕前だ、great!!

[@alastor6853]

Very cool!

[@belfordk]

You've done Night of Nights and Lunar Clock, can you try Flowering Night now?

[@ViddyWellSA11]

Of course :)

[@user-tn5bh2qs2b]

Best girl❤

[@plantcat6036]

damn, really skilled playing (and arranging!)

[@Nebral]

ooooooiiii nicely done ✨😌 Good work!!

[@Sufferinggaming]

if your on mute you look like your just having a seizure 💀💀💀💀

[@misopizo]

Most splendid comrade

[@haku_68]

Love coloured magic when

[@AgentSapphire]

Fantastic arrange! This is not an easy song to play or arrange. due to the time signature shenanigans and the sheer chaos of it. It's actually a palindrome. So if the song is played backwards it sounds really similar to how it does when its played forward. Also, I have that koishi statue. The arteries/cords are such a pain since they're made of like... steel for some reason. I don't blame you for putting them somewhere else lol. The satori statue has PVC cords/arteries so its easier to deal with.

[@BurpBukowskiHearn]

Finally a piece of art

[@flanflanflandre]

touhou songs r almost just as hard 2 play as the games themselves

[@DrBreyn]

Oh well, actually also one of my favorite Touhou songs.. Hmm maybe they're all my favorite

[@Scaryui]

this sounds great, son.

[@jacknoyan8808]

really amazing

[@kloun5195]

Your arrangement are amazing. I wanna hear you play Satori Maiden 3rd Eye, pls?

[@rebeccamcneil5586]

This is incredible! Such a complex song to me :00

[@nyam2176]

Awesome! I love this sooo much!

[@geeseispluralforgoose]

Shiidd man yourse so skilled!! subbed. i love to see these ever since i found your channel with the gensokyo millenium~history of the moon. Its super cool :) And yeah this song heavily relies on the rhythm being a certain way.

[@kiwi_446]

Great job!! One day I'll be as good as you!!

[@Gyokuro_Ch.4801]

Koishi's theme will always be my favourite, especially her ULiL theme. Anyways, I gotta go because the phone is ringing ^^

[@berunkasuteru34]

REALLY COOL ARRANGE! I LOVE IT

[@Lumayoshi]

In Sanae arrange, beautiful stuff

[@PanosGr44]

amazing

[@higuchi8735]

The song matches your playing style, and I feel that it has a high degree of perfection.(Google translate)

[@OkinaMatara214]

Koishi be looking like a lenen character

[@lanceallaga6065]

Great arrangement. Can you try Mokou's theme next? That one is really tough tho

[@ViddyWellSA11]

Of course! In the meantime, you can hear a shorter version of Mokou's theme in my "Touhou music hits real HARD" video ;)

[@lanceallaga6065]

@@ViddyWellSA11 thx. I subbed

[@Red_Aura.]

Bro I keep forgetting to subscribe :,)

[@Red_Aura.]

All set now though

[@wangjiaxiangccss1560]

u should try playing crazy backup dancers from touhou 16

[@geeseispluralforgoose]

Please do reach for the moon immortal smoke i think itd sound magical with your hands!!

[@ReiPianoChannel]

good performance!!

[@Hoho1000123]

This is by far the best arrangement of this song I've seen! Do you have sheet music or a midi recording or anything of your arrangement that you'd be happy to share? I'd love to learn and play this next :)

[@ViddyWellSA11]

Thanks! I don't have any sheets because all my arrangements are done by ear :) This is kinda of an "old" video, so unfortunately I believe I deleted the recording from my digital piano like a moron, since I wasn't thinking of sharing midi. However, more and more people are asking for it recently. I would have to re-do lots of them though. We'll see.

[@Hoho1000123]

That sounds like a lot of work! But it sounds like a lot of people would appreciate it :) I actually had a go at starting to transcribe this last night - but already I can see I will have some difficulties in the faster bits! If I manage to complete it I'll post it here for scrutiny for inaccuracies haha. Would be awesome to have a faithful sheet/midi of your masterful arrangement

[@user-tm2jv4oq8s]

💚💚

[@PhantomGato-v-]

woah. Nice. I subbed.

[@airlive9232]

0:33 no fucking way you played it

[@cediecidchua1503]

I just bought my electric piano and I don't know how to play this good like I don't have any idea Would like to play touhou songs on my piano

[@syncswim]

There's just something about the music from Touhou 10-Touhou 12

[@ViddyWellSA11]

Yeah I agree, some of ZUN's greatest work Especially 11 imho

[@user-eu3qp3ze1q]

SouAggressive

[@Darkusaido]

Last Remote WHEN??? I saw your comment there btw :3

[@ViddyWellSA11]

Nice lol It's a very special piece for me, I want to arrange it in the best way possible :) So it'll take some time I think

[@imagine5730]

Nice

[@silver_forest-k5i]

holy fuck 0:35

[@hin1238]

Please do Borden of Life! I really love yuyuko's final spell

[@galaxy-gamer9395]

thank for accept my request next maybe kobito of shinning needle and i still learn hartmann's youkai girl i not good like you but i kepp tryig

[@ViddyWellSA11]

Keep at it! :) More Touhou is on the way!

[@VeryNormalUser]

Now cover the T+pazolite remix(Censored!!)

[@thepanman674]

By any chance, could you arrange the song Testify? It's easily one of my favorite tracks from Arcaea (despite its insane in-game difficulty.)

[@shashibossard99]

WHAO

[@Lumi_na_Lumi]

Look guys, its Censored!! By t+pazolite

[@lequynh9620]

Bad joke

[@therealgamingfire]

Pretty good mait Dont you have a twitch?

[@ViddyWellSA11]

Thanks! No, I don't have Twitch :)

[@user-px3bb6xz8p]

なんでキリストみたいな見た目なんだ…

[@lambdadelta821]

i love it edit: also did u just reverse it in 0:50 👀

[@Darkusaido]

Even harder than Rush E 2?

[@ViddyWellSA11]

If we're talking about Touhou music, then Koishi's theme is definitely one of the toughest to arrange. You really gotta learn how to deal with its specific time signature. But if we're talking about ALL of my other covers, then I've played even harder pieces :) (Rush E 2 and Megalo Strike Back come to mind)

[@Darkusaido]

Haha, jk, it's obvious that it was meant that way

[@tofu708]

could u try to arrange wind god girl from touhou?

[@ViddyWellSA11]

Yes, of course :)

[@Darkusaido]

idk what would it sound on the piano since is mostly from zunpets

[@thisisaperson1536]

@@Darkusaido idk but there is a piano solo at some point in the full version (in Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red)

[@prosmay1963]

May you play "Peace Sign" from MHA opening? I hope you like it to play because just i want to hear it by your style ;)

[@Darkusaido]

I don't know the name of all OP soundtracks, which season was that?

[@prosmay1963]

@@Darkusaido It must be season 2, as i remember.

[@antibody5073]

Can you try Monochrome Eye from Len'en Project

[@ViddyWellSA11]

Sure! I was hoping someone would request Len'en at some point hehe I love JynX music :)

[@VersilvaBloopah_VB9]

So, is this harder than Nights of Nights?

[@ViddyWellSA11]

Well, it really depends on your technique. If you usually have trouble keeping up with weird/crazy time signatures, then Koishi's theme is gonna be really hard to master. It's not the hardest song TO PLAY, but making an arrangement that actually works...that's the hard part! However, Night of Nights requires A LOT of stamina and is WAY faster. If you have trouble with crazy fast passages and/or your hands get tired easily, then Night of Nights is way harder. I've been practicing these songs for many years now, so I don't really have any particular problems playing them. Night of Nights still gives me a challenge from time to time though.