I played Unravel at Harvard University.... (Animenz's version)

This was my piano performance for the 2023 SSP Talent Show. This piece was one of my favorite pieces and also the first Animenz piece I saw on KZbin. After watching Animenz’s Unravel video, I was motivated to learn that piece after quitting piano for almost 10 years. This piece took me a year to learn and I still can’t play it perfectly so pls don’t judge. Also I got nervous on stage so I started speeding up idk why I do that lol.
I hope you enjoy the video! :)

[@Leoeoeo]

I made a short film you guys can see it in my channel, it’s the newest video!! Btw I actually read all the comments 👀 Y’all’s comments really motivates me so thank u 🫶 Guys help me let’s try to get Animenz see this video!!!

[@makelan6284]

wow, 6 minutes ago, it was unexpected, hahah. You played great!

[@nubgabriel6655]

Holy fuck dude... The amount of persistence and dedication it must've took... Plus the magnificence of that performance as the sound of the notes echo inside the hall... magnifique!

[@isla...Inori449]

bro ur underated

[@Leoeoeo]

@@nubgabriel6655 thank u thank u

[@NguyenhungCuong-km3un]

wow it has been 9 monthes

[@aeron299]

"Im just a regular highschool student"

[@Asian_Jesus007]

lol

[@zephyrias]

*cue the title screen and song*

[@PembuatKomentarHandal]

😂

[@cloud-mf1eg]

its a university

[@aeron299]

Sorry for the bad and wrong joke 😞

[@highgaming6444]

The way the crowd was holding their applause right till the last second when he took his hands off the key shows how great of an audience they were!!

[@destroniumwastaken]

Well they *are* some of the most intelligent students in the county.

[@flirexgaming5549]

@@destroniumwastaken in the world. because Harvard only accepts highly intelligent humans throughout the world

[@CodeHiiro]

@@destroniumwastaken very true

[@gamerman6405]

That's just proper etiquette

[@mpgodjr]

@@gamerman6405 true. But I feel like every time I see a talent show, they are always crazy. You will never hear interruptions in concerts, but talent shows aren't the same.

[@Gamer_GEEKz08]

Audience:is that Mozart?bach? The kid at the corner no its:Toru Kitajima

[@auroravuitton90]

"pushes glasses with middle finger"

[@hashiragamers9321]

*“Light shines off glasses giving off a glare”*

[@aelin1516]

"Smirks mischievously"

[@marcsonic01]

*snorts* "fools..."

[@_sigmaballs69]

*farts violently or somthin*

[@RisingRay]

“To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable.” ― Ludwig van Beethoven I can see the passion in your playing man, keep it up. I hope to one day be as good as you ❤

[@mastermazbot]

Hard quote

[@karltheodorruby8518]

@@mastermazbot definitely made me hard

[@Lilo_D._Boom]

@@mastermazbot Obviously, it comes from arguebly the greatest pianist of all time.

[@arneshpal7702]

​@@Lilo_D._Boomok

[@Jann-oz3pl]

I seen this comment just as soon as he started playing more louder, perfect timing!

[@RedAstrals]

1:36 those dudes in the front jamming, those guys are so cultured, they know this song!

[@NovaLock]

If you use those emojis ever again I'm finding your location 😭

[@adlyhassan]

Wait how is that a thing 😆

[@IVameless]

@@NovaLock

[@nozy8586]

@@adlyhassan

[@ererer3r]

@@NovaLock

[@aneeshsattiraju8396]

the mistakes pale in comparison to the sound that you filled the room with tthat day, so honestly excellent performance

[@Leoeoeo]

Thank you so much ❤🫶

[@baloontd6gamer672]

@@Leoeoeour amazing

[@user-em1nr9vq6n]

I got the 69th like

[@cxldtea]

yes i agree!! it definitely blended in like it was apart of the act

[@r4y50]

What mistakes? 🔥

[@DOG_EATER_1887]

The fact that this still sounds sad and melancholic shows that even on just a compositional level this song was written to be tragic. Props to you for managing to translate that so well with only the piano, not to mention zero usage of technology to mix & master it. For what it's worth I think your year-long efforts were worth it.

[@Elamado97]

Minor notes are used to give the feeling of sadness, eastern music like Indian classical music have scales that generate the feeling of melancholy

[@DarkFist900]

@@Elamado97 which does not mean they convey melancholy in a better way.

[@Hi-yk4ei]

bro this is literally the BEST performance of Unravel on a piano I have ever heard, and I have heard many

[@scarlett_the_creator]

That’s cap. You should listen to the original cover!

[@starcollapse5227]

You need to see more then, this ain't the best one, but it's definitely epic, not to mention in front of all those audiences

[@lilywertee]

the original doesn't have mistakes, and this player took some liberties in changing parts the arrangement

[@Proxy606]

IMO, it’s not the best. But it hit so much harder than the others Maybe because you are seeing the effort from this madlad Or you’re absolutely immersed as if you were there It just hits different

[@scarlett_the_creator]

@@Proxy606 I’ve been play the piano since I was 4 I’m 20 now. I didn’t say it was horrible. Just said it wasn’t the best I’ve heard. And I’ve heard a lot of peoples cover and it was really good

[@blupengu]

dude, i took one look at the sheets for animenz's arrangement and immediately noped out, holy shit anyone who even *tries* to learn this pieces deserves all my respect, and you did damn good! lmao

[@NathanDanielPrice]

Fr, I have showed so many of my pianist friends animenz sheet music, some took up the challenge and pulled it off but SOOOOO many watched him play, said that looks perfectly fine, then they get the sheet music and realise exactly how detailed it is

[@arious1644]

watching his fucking hands dance across the keys had my eyes like O_O

[@chubs7768]

This is exactly what everybody imagined doing when listening to animenz's version of Unravel

[@Proxy606]

“What would you be playing?” “I’m unraveling my talent in front of you”

[@hakami1426]

Respect for playing the most difficult version of the piece. I admire you're ambition to play something of this difficulty and the courageousness of playing it in front of a crowd.

[@LuffyToons]

How have i just seen this video 8 months later

[@xitsjulix]

same

[@thechaosofcaffeine]

same lol

[@hugo.9605]

Same

[@TylerSoriano]

same

[@YourTypicalCantonesePerson]

Same

[@marky_8945]

I bet u felt like the main character while performing this piece good job man

[@Leoeoeo]

Lol I did but it’s more like when I finished and bowed

[@edenli9630]

you can tell people who know from people who don't know, amazing performance, after ten years is crazy, your skill retension makes me jealous

[@duh_abbyy]

I absolutely loved this. Playing this legendary anime opening at Harvard is iconic. The guys on the second row having the time of their lives is soo wholesome.

[@Arty77777]

this was what yt was meant to be . a place to showcase ur talent and efforts and bro really bought it back. hats off to u mate it was an amazing performance i dunno much abt piano but that looked like a lot of effort it was absolutely worth it.

[@BrayzePiano]

Animenz arrangement in Harvard 😨

[@user-cm3tv6rw4l]

I'm here to judge you the good way. The nervousness that you feel is the longing of sharing your joy of something combined with fear of negative criticism/ruining what you want it to personally be. Speeding up in a live performance can add to the musical effect, if you're not performing a strict classical piece for a snob society I don't think it really matters. It can be a bad habit or a good one, in this case it wasn't particularly bad at all. Playing something perfectly that you did not personally create is like saying "I can basically do what no human can do to begin with". Quite literally perfection does not exist except in a subjective world. Objectively perfection is the quality you wish to achieve which is a personal (subjective) thing just the same. Like it's technically bad practice to want to be like a robot. It really takes away dynamic context completely to do-so. I.E when composers create a modern solo piano composition or arrangement they generally say "I would like to see x interpretation of this" which quite literally means they WANT other pianists to play it differently to gather more depth of perspective! (Or in many cases as simple as wanting to appreciate their creations in a different way.) There are more ways to bring a SINGLE musical works to life than there are stars in the sky. Now that we have cleared up your position, the origins position, the reality of perfection, and the importance of perspective-- This only leaves the audience. The audience in 99% of cases are nowhere near the level you are neither physically nor mentally. They have no idea when you make a mistake, they have no idea what speed it's supposed to be, they don't know what key you are playing in, they don't even know what Tokyo Hhoul even is or what the original composition sounds like!!! None of this matters to an untrained listener. What matters is what you did, rocked it in a way any normal listener could enjoy in a 5 minute sitting. With all that said, BRAVO!!!!!!!!!! It was an excellent performance of an extremely high level postmodern piano arrangement, even including MULTIPLE variations of arrangements. There are people who would only "do better" because people know their names, rather than "they played it better". There are people who could literally "play it better" but they don't matter, they weren't sitting at the grand piano that night, you were!

[@user-cm3tv6rw4l]

@@Pescen1517 To judge something is to develop an opinion/conclusion about something. It doesn't mean literally to look down on somebody or to think negatively about them. It's just more common in humans to develop negative conclusions so people take that as a given. You're possibly mistaking a dismissive comparison as a "consolation" which is simply to exclaim that ones relationship with their instrument and affect on the audience has nothing to do with anybody else bu themselves. Or perhaps you read like 10 words and arrived at conclusions to judge my words without taking the time to understand what I have said.

[@user-cm3tv6rw4l]

​@@Pescen1517 In fact, i'll humor myself by replying to this more literally: Feedback points I made in my previous comment: 1. Nervousness is normal 2. Tempo that doesn't comply with an original score/arrangement marking does not = bad for solo performance typically. 3. Humans are humans and perfection is a matter of perspective. (Literally means it isn't real, it's just one persons ideal of what is perfect to them!) 4. Not playing like a robot is a good thing. (I don't think this requires clarification? I hope not anyway it's pretty obvious from how I worded it in the original comment.) 5. Any given piece of music is subject to difference and no single human is subject to impose a change against the creativity of another musician. (Literally means you can do whatever you want with music, including making your own genre destroying arrangements of any given piece of music....... Need I say more?) 6. Non-musicians do not hear/notice/realize the things trained ears do. Criticism of ones own self is common in redundant aspects when the reality of live performance pertains to what the audience hears/sees. Not what the top 1% of musical minds in the world think. 7. My final feedback was a combo of "wow that's multiple advanced arrangements nobody has ever actually played like this before, the audience enjoyed it, and so did I." Not a simple "excellent performance of an extremely high level" You aren't even interpreting the words here correctly in how the sentence is arranged. While english mechanics aren't exactly my speciality... It isn't all that complicated. It refers to being a postmodern piece that literally only the top % of pianists in the world even try...? I mean are you just trying to be negative when I commented to be positive & uplifting?

[@dudeyaybruh3076]

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[@dudeyaybruh3076]

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[@user-cm3tv6rw4l]

​@@Pescen1517 Have you nothing more to say of your troll nonsensical statement being debunked into the ground? Edit: I mean I could start ranting about how you misused the term feedback to begin with by providing an unrelated example for context. Saying someone enjoyed a performance is not constructive criticism, it is expression of appreciation. Stating the level of a piece is not a form of constructive criticism. It is simply a theoretical measurement of difficulty...? Hard to put that any more simply. Fact is, my entire message is littered with messages that could help them improve in countless ways. I don't know why negative little youtube trolls like you need to come along and spread negativity to people even in small corners like this. It's disturbing and regressive. In fact it makes 0 sense at all. I would assume the following about you: 1. You probably don't play piano at all 2. You likely have no education in music nor performance 3. You apparently don't know basic english words such as "judge" (to form an opinion/conclusion) and "feedback" (a form of reaction/interaction which directly correlates to input that provides outlets towards improvement) 4. You're probably a perpetual societal plague who lives off of other peoples misery. 5. I would even go as far as saying you probably don't have any friends or anybody to talk about meaningful things with. Kindly take a moment to consider your words/actions with a logical point of view instead of your personally biased point of view. You might realize you can be a better person soon after!

[@faramirchevlonski6152]

man thats my dream IRL. You have just let me see it a bit more clearly, thank you amazing performance

[@Leoeoeo]

My pleasure! Hope ur dream comes true one day!!

[@thesuccinsuccess]

Im dying at how the audience's applause and cheers got louder when he pulled out his phone for selfies LMAO Bros a celebrity now and deserved too. What an incredible and passionate performance

[@sua.1001]

i watched this on tiktok before and now it was recommended on my youtube, i'm glad i listened to this again

[@Leoeoeo]

This is fate man

[@etrnxt.x1650]

So cool ! The mix between the livestream and the original version of Animenz is insane !

[@erckupazo]

I loved the unravel the world part

[@Leoeoeo]

Hahah yes I really liked his intro part

[@pierrotzzz]

I loved the part where he said it's unraveling time and started unraveling all over the place

[@arwin1794]

@@pierrotzzzima edge over you if I ever see you again lil bro😭😭

[@pierrotzzz]

@@arwin1794 ??? 💀

[@pokemon6x3]

Out here everyone was imagining this, but this guy actually did it himself

[@weifch.]

"I'm just a normal college student playing anime song at my college" "What college?" "That small college in Boston" ...

[@adefenselessnoob]

Ahaha the small college in Boston is so fr they all say that

[@Spydrco]

I loved how you blended the different Animenz unravels. So sick

[@ShlokIshan]

I'm learning this RN and this kinda gives me motivation

[@Leoeoeo]

I'm glad!!

[@T_W_O_D]

I was just skipping my lesson while checking KZbin, now I got goosebumps and my feelings can't be described... Man, i really love what you've done there, thanks to you, I'm feeling a lot better after my stressful morning

[@syl.x1827]

I mean, the raw emotions from just the piano are mind blowing. Your efforts were not wasted, if you were able to reproduce the emotions and the atmosphere like that.

[@sneztchy]

The so called "mistakes" actually makes it better imo, at least in the context of this song. The song is pretty much about Kaneki's inner struggles, so having the "mistakes" in there added a layer of how Kaneki struggles with his ghoul and human half, how he rejects it, but it is also now a part of him that is Irreplaceable. The lower notes going ham in 2:23 also kinda fits. The lyrics in that part is "動けない/Ugokenai" which means "I can't move" the low notes is his Ghoul side trying to taking over, but the high notes keeps playing normally is his Human side trying to stay in control.

[@AverageGator]

the way the audience perked up when they recognize it

[@stephaniesek8640]

This shook me to my core dude, don't fret those mistakes; you played your heart out and I felt how much this piece means to you. It moved you to practice again after so long away from the piano; and I can tell that you felt that this piece, complex as it was, was worth the effort. I'd be in tears if I was lucky enough to be in that concert hall. Amazing work.

[@immortalwitch]

someone play this in our college as talent show last year and I bop my head like crazy, people behind me avoid me like plague. it's sad not even a quarter of the hall know this piece

[@revzsilva1486]

to this day, I still search unravel covers. damn this performance was perfect. you managed to send the feeling, that feeling we all felt when we first listened to this masterpiece.

[@Astrantium]

The First guy from the left in the 2nd aisle of the middle row was vibing. I would say you did amazing.

[@minhminer]

jesus the sound is just so clean, pls don't quit piano, I love your performance 😭😭😭

[@GamyIan]

This is sometimes what my day dreams look like

[@hellopsp180]

its a FLIPPING HARD Piece so Well done on you for even doing this LIVE in front of so many people !!!

[@Outofzbox-]

You can't learn unravel in harvard, but you can play it there🔥🔥🔥

[@rk-li9ks]

Crazy that you quit for almost 10 years. Glad that you found your passion for it again :) Keep it up, I hope you find more arrangements and songs that will catch you like this one has.

[@pianogirl6179]

This video just showed up on my fyp and I clicked on it thinking:"let's give it a try" But the way you played was absolutely stunning. You've got my respect. (And not just because I love the opening😂)

[@user-jd3gf5xw1x]

just know that your video made me go back down the spiral of unravel rabbit hole that I went through years ago

[@YunarinPianoStudio]

The reverb 🤤

[@madhav1861]

That guy at front was getting vibes❤

[@the_simplicity]

i had quit playing the piano 2 years ago due to increased study pressure and other reasons. after hearing this, i am motivated to play this song myself. thanks for putting be back on track my guy amazing performance!

[@cleanaccount9991]

The thing that impressed me most was the absolute mastery of dynamics, I mean the playing and harmonics were fantastic, but the way you could build, hold, and release tension is something else.

[@FiXsy_]

I hope this video gets recommended to more people, absolutely stunning performance!!

[@ionlyswimfree9387]

The few "sloppy"/sped-up parts you had are actually fine, because it feels like it fits the tone of the song. Well done 👍

[@gamingturt]

This is so freaking insane dude! Great performance. Hope you continue to play.

[@tangero_1133]

When im in the bathroom this is what i listen to

[@acanthus_et_adonis8922]

ahhh!! you took a photo with the crowd afterwards, that's so cute!! youtube recommended this a bit late to me, but I'd like to say that you played really, really well, especially for someone who hasn't been playing for nearly a decade, it was an incredible performance 💌

[@leahblevinokimba2120]

This must be the best unravel piano cover I’ve ever heard, I tried to sing along and it was just perfect! You’re so skilled, seriously

[@minnie-piano3969]

this was so amazing, love the dynamics and I can tell you put a lot of feeling into it!

[@Leoeoeo]

Thank you so much!!

[@Ken-jx4tc]

Lyrics playing in my head as I hear the melody, absoloutely beautiful

[@lily-qj9vb]

That's why i wanna learn music, cuz it'll make me play my fav anime and kdrama ost it would be the language that i can influently speak in

[@yuan5169]

Even though this song is overplayed in memes and stuff, your performance brings me back to the first time I heard it in the anime...chills

[@icescremegood6869]

You had a 10 year pause? That's insane man. Awesome playing!

[@vexusless]

I listen to this at least once a day

[@Focuz_]

The man, the myth, the legend, Leo

[@ishawrizz]

this was bro's moment and i'm here for it absolutely

[@victorivan_a.c.285]

the selfie at the end HAHHAH bro that was amazing, congrats

[@wruil8574]

This is actually extremely good. I aspire to be this talented at piano.

[@_vibe_8619]

bro took a selfie with the audience T-T 🙏

[@MidoriStars]

Okay, but why am I crying now? 😭 Congrats, it's absolutely beautiful!

[@HeyItsMe.8]

This made a smile pop on my face without me realizing it

[@Kurei_Rei]

Oh my god this brought back such amazing nostalgia and made me tear up. Hats off to you!! This is beautiful 🖤

[@fallenzxuan6039]

dude ur amazing man. u played it so well. don't quit piano!

[@ceaser7697]

although you made many mistakes, you did your best. what a excellent performance, good job man .

[@faramirchevlonski6152]

which ones?

[@galileo6554]

@@faramirchevlonski6152well for starters, the entire sequence at 1:04 if you can’t tell, ya can’t tell he still did a really really amazing job :)

[@elijahrockett99]

@@faramirchevlonski6152 its all just minor note misses, doesnt affect the performance at all in the small amount of times he made the mistakes

[@Visem-Piano]

Welldone! I cant believe you played so well after that 10 stop. Love the vibe at the end ❤😂

[@ArtiomMusic_]

I love it when such videos hit the algorithm. Sounds amazing!

[@kiasack]

Incredible magnificent awesome unbeatable you did that so well!

[@akialter]

Could be one of the moment that you’ll live to look back

[@user-hxh12369]

i came to this video with a calm bored mood. a total bored face. Left the video crying profusely as i remembered Kaneki's long journey. truly an amazing piece of work.

[@nword3026]

Hats off. This is music to my ears, literally and figuratively.

[@KishoArima1975]

If I were the boss of a multi billion dollar company i would hire you as the ceo just so you could play that song all the time

[@Phymacss]

Amazing!

[@haneulyey]

Bro that was majestic. I'm watching it like i was in there you're actually one of the best musicians I've ever listened to

[@sphireah]

wow, i am very proud of you. you did great! keep the hard work! i am applauding along them. you deserve such appreciation 👏🏽

[@100mik100]

Just a dream come true with your action, great job, sir. Well played. I hope we will see you one day at big stage!

[@phantomgirl832]

Absolute legend, I see the passion you put in your performance I got chills! Good job man!

[@PhytonG1642]

Great playing after 10 years break, it's amazing to see your skill back again

[@MonkeySaiyans]

Yo why this doesn't have more views, truly underrated!!! Anyway i hope you still keep going harder than last time!!

[@shirasai.]

this is so good, im listening this on repeat rn

[@soobinsoobinyouknoww]

BRO IT'S MY FAVOURITE UNRAVEL COVER SO FAR 💗🙏

[@wyattt7695]

Beautiful

[@palmierdelastreet186]

Love it the greatest compliment I could give is that it gives the vibe those OG ytb videos that everybody has in their recommendations have

[@ivansinaga4323]

That was so awesome !!! Keep going on your performance

[@Shootingie]

That's so sick man! Great playing! It's such a difficult song to play

[@tanzilahassan780]

your practice is near-perfect :). Made me cry listening to it, feels like 3 years since I hear this.

[@ryuoshinz]

Excellent performance, was surprised a bit with the speeding but even so it's still beautiful. Seriously man, amazing work.

[@sokiX1]

That was beautiful, amazing work Leo

[@gambitaku6179]

Absolute legend man. Great performance

[@equazergaming]

pianos are so beautiful and the way they sound is heavenly i really want to learn how to play piano but unfortunately i will never be able to since i don't have the money for it sadly but hey at least i get to listen to them on youtube

[@Leoeoeo]

I hope one day you are able to learn piano and share your music with more people!!

[@HelloItsMalk]

amazing

[@Taabea]

That was so good 😫🤌🏼 getting goosebumps

[@yogi30303]

Just wow👏👏

[@toshipsyoshida_yt]

Good Job ! Incredible !

[@HappyCat-nc8ie]

its so beatiful, i sat the whole time with my mouth opened

[@wenybanana0775]

Wow you are unique and amazing!❤