Learning FFVII 'Those Who Fight' BY EAR on the spot! (piano)

[@lara6683]

My socials: www.linktr.ee/lara6683/ If you'd like to skip the learning and go straight to the track 1:25

[@mirahsan2]

Do you post tutorials and music lessons to?

[@Omnishredder]

Screw the track... the learning is just as important

[@bringyourowncontroller]

You're a gem for adding this in, but HELL NAWWW! Watching you learn is the best bit!!! Really well done! 😃🤘

[@GreygooseRedbull-nd5ob]

Fire3! 🔥

[@Siyximus]

Most pianists don't play all the layers of this song. Thank you for not only playing this well but playing the song in it's true form.

[@FutureDeep]

She left out the secondary piece at 2:20 and focused on the sharper notes. FF7Remake chose the opposite emphasis and you can really tell how important that missing part is to the song.

[@karaokehammick5215]

There is the piano collections arrangement which is the best way to play it on piano.

[@GuizmoO0]

That's where you see the genius of the creators of this game !

[@Nic_Ryuu]

@@FutureDeep No wonder I felt there was something missing...didn't feel complete 😅 Still great that she's able to play it by ear though

[@jaybee4288]

You literally can’t play it all with two hands. Which is why most people miss bits out and why she has multiple recordings here.

[@RafaelFaenir]

Finaly a song so challenging that Lara had to not only take notes, but also had to split herself in three to play! (Very impressive, it sounds amazing for a hard piece learned in such a short time!)

[@robergroso]

kage bunshin no jutsu really works😂

[@stevenshizzle]

You mean to say she had to go Cerberus on the piano :D :D :D

[@johnw3922]

I started learning piano 4 years ago at the age of 33. That's enough time for me to realize the amount of skill it takes for you to do this is absolutely amazing.

[@lara6683]

33 is fine, it may take ten years, but the time will pass anyway! So you might as well start!

[@johnw3922]

@Jaeger19Ultima I'm not demotivated at all. My comment was just to express an appreciation of the skill level she is at. I also feel you get a much better appreciation for how skilled someone is when you do the same thing. I've got an idea of how much work it would take to get to her level, and I don't have any intention of even trying. Simply not enough hours in the day between work, kids, and other activities. I just appreciate that she did put in the work to be able to do what she does.

[@ronaldcoleman5204]

Don't ever give up. Keep on going.

[@qweasdzxcname]

starting at 33 take a long time to develop musical hearing required to learn songs by ear. but if starting as a child or even a teen, 4 years is more than enough to do that. definitely with this one.

[@FringeSpectre]

Yea I started like 3 years ago but I'm not really trying to be a master pianist. I just want to be able to throw some keys onto the guitar songs I wrote lol. It was surprising how much my guitar knowledge translated to keyboard actually. The problem is I'm entirely self taught in both so I lack many fundamentals and I've been told that I'm basically trying to reinvent the wheel for no reason when I could take lessons, but I absolutely shut down anytime I look at sheet music and try to comprehend it lol

[@ArranitM]

Wow. The algorithm REALLY got this recommendation right. You did a fantastic job of not only learning it by ear, but by capturing all of the magic of the original song and bringing it to life with a real instrument. My favourite part in the original, 2:22, was my favourite part of your rendition, and you really did it more than justice. Good job! Subscribed.

[@armanipaige3290]

I must sincerely apologize for my doubtfulness and bias skepticism as a FFVII fan for thinking you weren't able to accomplish (by ear) what I just watched and witnessed. It was amazing..you were amazing. ❤

[@vinidveryou7766]

I don't watch Lara regularly. And every time I see what she does - I believe I should. Amazing work. Thank you.

[@YZ-id6pj]

I love how concentrated you are in this video. And switching back and forth between playing and writing (or both at the same time).

[@olandir]

I think nobuo uematsu's music will be remembered and played forever. I think 100 years from now it will truly be considered classical music. It's just so iconic and complex. It's amazing what this man made composing music for video games.

[@redinthesky1]

He joins so many genres together and has created some of the best soundtracks of all time. What movies or series have over a dozen masterpieces in them ?

[@nottoday9098]

Back when the company was Square Soft they created works that will live for many generations.

[@TrueTeja]

I heard this song on piano and this is definitely Classical music. Mozart and Beethoven would be shook and applauding nobu music. Its so layered quick paced and completely complicated. Forget 100 years this is classical music period.

[@kbono]

You deserve all the praise on this planet for this feat!!! I am an amateur musician and seeing you pull this one out made me smile so much. Great job and good luck in your future endeavors!!!

[@lara6683]

Thank you 🙏

[@Catelynmeow]

Um. I've never heard of you before, but KZbin recommended you. I watched, I was blown away, I subscribed.

[@Azumgi8]

As someone who knows nothing about piano it scares me how much you know. It’s mesmerizing

[@TheOfficials_6527]

This is phenomenal!! The talent is unmatchable here! It’s not an easy song to play and you learn this by earn and boom! Away you go! FANTASTIC!!

[@aren8798]

Its like 3 am and this is what I end up watching. This drives me crazy. I worked so hard to learn this song... she has a truely special talent!

[@keeblebrox]

Iara: "If you'd like to skip the learning..." I'm glad I didn't. I don't want to undersell the performance because it's incredible, but watching the learning process was the best part for me!

[@lara6683]

People don’t have attention spans these days!

[@martinlatour9311]

That is absolutely insane. Amazing

[@warwargr3654]

Damn, been listening to this song and it's many variations, covers and remakes by various artists for 26 years now...don't regret a single second.

[@lara6683]

Please share this if you can think of a good place!

[@DekkarJr]

Really makes you appreciate what a complex melody writer Nobuo is

[@TravisW85]

There was a point in watching this that I kind of zoned out while still watching the video. A few seconds later my brain recognized I was listening to this song, a few seconds after that I had to say to myself "Wait, this song doesn't have this much piano" and then shortly after that I remembered what I was watching. So that in itself tells me just how incredibly well you played this. This was amazing, and I'm glad I came across the video.

[@DeathmatetheDeepDark]

Lara, thank you for this today. It made my day better, and made me smile for the first time in many weeks. You are amazing to watch. FF7 got me thru tons when I was 17, the music has always stayed in my head when doing hard physical tasks. Please keep up the underrated work that you do.

[@lara6683]

This track is a real ear worm

[@OGBuddah]

As a life long Final Fantasy fan this is simple breath taking. Amazing work!

[@niclasnightflame]

The moment when you discover a pianist and recognize from the first minute on that she has perfect pitch and uses this ability's full potential. Very nice and well played, I enjoyed it a lot!

[@heathernicol3026]

Absolutely genuinely incredible. It’s not an easy piece, no matter how you mix it or what you play it on, but you did the *entire thing* on your own, after learning it by ear?!?! Truly amazing!! I got goosebumps, it’s so good. ^_^

[@lara6683]

Yep, every layer is me

[@Zsimo64]

One of my favourite songs of all time, so well played ❤ Merry Christmas!

[@lara6683]

thank you so much! sorry this is late!!

[@gsil247]

Fuck that was beautiful. Made my day to hear this

[@ghostwind3547]

Holy shit. Chills. I'm amazed you took that on as a LL and had the energy to CRUSH it. Nice job with the video edit too!

[@lara6683]

Yea I almost knocked it back!

[@angusmaul]

Amazing, FF7 music always give me hits of emotional nostalgia.

[@lara6683]

Thank you🎉🎉🎉

[@scottbaxendell7125]

Love watching how your brain works as you figure out the music and,translate it to a piano masterpiece!! Wow!!🤩🥰

[@Mini-so5ol]

Really enjoying watching your process of learning a new Song. That is very inspiring!!!

[@lara6683]

It’s a bit longer in real time but I tried to make the video not-boring

[@mohammedamir799]

Just wow!!! Absolutely fantastic!!!

[@pi31]

This is amazing!!

[@lara6683]

🎉thank you

[@jocloud31]

This is incredible. The attention to detail is astounding!

[@dimitrikoger304]

holy moly I've never seen your videos but t his gave me the BIGGEST chills ever I love ff7 and you brought back some memories for me thank you for this you've earned a new subscriber.

[@ThePhysicalReaction]

This is bonkers. Plucking out those uncommon staccato chords punctuated throughout within the context of the song takes amazing player and an advanced ear.

[@JGeMcL]

To be honest I was more surprised you didn't learn this song before than I was you were able to learn by ear. This is just the level of talent I expect from Laura now. 😁

[@lara6683]

I have studiously avoided it

[@GarnetTillAlexandros]

@@lara6683 No one can avoid this amazing piece of music forever !

[@Jonio298]

This blew my mind. I found this. Then i spent the next few hours listening to you nail every video game music i ever played. You are amazing. Im a musician myself. Your ability to transform music from your ears to the keyboard is absolutely remarkable. power to you. Youre amazing. ..

[@AnimalisaKeys]

This deserves to go mega-viral. I'll leave a comment for the algorithm!

[@lara6683]

Thank you! Please share anywhere you think is suitable ❤

[@Thesedays15]

First and only video I've seen of you. The idea that you imitated this song in a day wearing the same clothes, to this amount of nuance is not only insane, but as you said, just about impossible. Unbelievable talent, almost cried when I recognized your musicianship. Please bring amazing songwriting back!

[@DavidVives84]

omg, thanks for your work, I feel the way you find balance and precision in your playing is amazing. The way you include alternative sequence of a same melody is so good. Bravo bravo bravo.

[@TheChadcena]

This was amazing. I am a huge FF7 Fan and this song and your ability to play it blew my mind! Loved every moment! Well done, you are extremely talented

[@rsnake53]

You've always done amazing things to Uematsu's works! It's rare I get goosebumps from listening to music, but they way you play his pieces always does it for me! Thank you so much for this.

[@lara6683]

Thank you 🙏

[@smoothbanana]

Wow, haven't heard you play for over a decade. So happy to see you're still spreading love through music. Great display of abilities!

[@Thomas-xp2ci]

This is absolutely incredible, its like a full orchestra in a piano!

[@TheCreepypro]

she never ceases to amaze!

[@Dandyline]

WOW your hands moves so beautifully over the piano. It’s so mesmerizing 🤩 Thank you for the battle music, sounded amazing ❤

[@Brassydoots]

So well done! Absolutely loved it. That’s a hard one to learn, so you nailing it down this fast was damn impressive. Multilayering was such a nice touch as well. Great job!

[@Blxz]

Wow. Found this randomly on the tubes and this was an amazing demonstration of skill.

[@Yoru-desu13]

Glad I got recommended this. Liked and subbed. Great stuff!

[@invisiblejazz]

There isn't much I can't psyche up for with this track, amazing that you put it together so fast, but then that's par for you with such an "almost impossible task" 😁

[@lara6683]

It was edited of course, but still a matter of minutes

[@davidwilson6577]

@@lara6683 *brushes shoulder

[@inaracalya]

after years, i'm listening this with eyes closed. thank you so much lara.

[@dariusperry4541]

You earned my attention at 0:47 - 0:52 and kept it. Nice to see another pianist play epic melodies from games like this. Well done.

[@DarrekGaming]

Wonderful!!, I'm a beginner in piano, I started by the motivation of this type of videos, of my favorite games :) and with the objective of playing on my own. Thank you for being part of my motivation and inspiration :)

[@lindnerfish]

Absolutely stellar!!! Incredible deciphering / arranging skills!

[@thefalcon376]

Absolutely love the fact you were just casually figuring out notes while holding a pen in the same hand.

[@lara6683]

It’s comfy!

[@andrescordoba2489]

So impressive! Glad to have stumbled upon this gem.

[@rajshu6408]

You made me weep in a good sense. Memories, Thank you.

[@maziltov]

Just wow, honestly. How you manage all the intricate voices and remember it all and play this smoothly on first listen 🤩

[@lara6683]

I was concentrating so hard on the first layer - the foundation is the most important!

[@daquino0021]

Holy shit, that was awesome. A very ethereal version of the battle theme. A more dramatic automata-aesthetic. Fricking love this.

[@karavandriver7294]

This is the first video of yours that I’ve seen and I just recently finished another playthrough of 7. I subbed after 5 seconds of you playing the track because I knew the rest was going to be good. This was done beautifully.

[@blazednlovinit]

I've not visited in a while I'm glad to see you're still doing what you love. I compared you of today and you of your Q&A ten year ago and you look the same so you're doing something right :)

[@lara6683]

I should redo that Q and A with the same questions

[@blazednlovinit]

@@lara6683 Yeah that'd be pretty interesting, see how your goals, values and interests have changed or remained the same. I'm glad I don't have old footage of me, I'd be torn between cringing and thinking I was no naïve (I'm nearly 40 and still trying to grow up)

[@jinmiyara2605]

First timer here~~~~~ As a ff fan and a pianist. This is such a blast to watch 🤩 Love ittttt

[@FutureDeep]

You are spectacularly gifted. I've listened to people play this song and you hit all the notes pretty much dead on, at least to my ears.

[@danieldishon688]

This is the first time I've discovered your channel. You must be a musical savant, this was jaw droppingly incredible!

[@lara6683]

Not a savant, just spent 30 years on one skill :p

[@hadifalex]

@@lara6683 I'm a fan since a long time but this is my first time commenting on any of your videos. I'm happy to hear such a humble(ing) response from you Lara! Take care!

[@Digital_David]

Outstanding job, Lara! I wish you could see the big smile across my face. That was so impressive! This song is my favorite battle them of all of the Final Fantasy games and one of my favorite pieces of music, in general. It's so catchy, it gets stuck in my head all the time, especially the fanfare that plays, after you win a battle.

[@davidwilson6577]

I don't know if I'm more amazed that you did it so well, or that you'd never done it before :) It helps that the piece is an ear worm, but you played it with pizzazz.

[@lara6683]

I have managed to avoid playing this piece until now.

[@LordLemmewinks]

@@lara6683 I did the same thing with "those who fight further" (the boss battle music) on guitar. One of my favorite pieces of music of all time and perfect for guitar and I never touched it in 20 years of playing until 3 months ago. It took literally a few hundred hours to play up to speed and I still hit a bum note now and again (or a lot on a bad day), but it's nice to finally catch your white whale. No idea how you manage to play things so cleanly so quickly but BRAVO

[@thend4427]

@@lara6683 is it cause Kara just started her playthrough today?

[@danielgpunkt3777]

Holy, you hit me like a Truck with that FF7 fighting Theme, you played that so well Lara. Good Job , keep going!

[@tonythesuperperson]

Genuinely a thrill to watch this. Brilliant.

[@clearcardinal]

You did it real justice, well done. Your thinking face is a fun expression!

[@danieljohn9257]

That sounds frickin’ incredible! Love this song, love this game, love to see a cover done with so much justice! Beautiful! Intense!

[@justinreilly3107]

Incredible I loved watching you figure out how to play this not an easy song to play not an easy song to figure out either

[@ph8808]

what the... I have barely played ff7 and never seen you channel before but damn this was absolutely amazing 11/10

[@LearnTrainPlay]

Wow, this is exactly why I love your work and watching you on twitch, you are amazing.

[@pixelpat777]

Omfg❤❤❤❤ This is the level all pianists aspire to be 🤯🤯🤯

[@Gazaka]

Took me back in time. Loved this, thanks!

[@lara6683]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@heavylightpiano]

Simply amazing! Thank you so much for the effort and time you out into this ❤

[@Waltazhaar]

This is amazing!

[@everywhereattheendofemilyp7488]

That was fantastic, brings back so many memories.

[@Audibleknight]

Amazing. Really captured such an amazing songs. Appreciate the additional layers too.

[@lanaevm]

This is amazing! You played it so well

[@mitchvalentine9988]

Had to sub, this is awesome. Way better than the “composer” guy who acts like he’s going to play the song he’s reviewing on his keyboard, but never effing touches the keys and just talks. This is Gold and thank you, love hearing the original fight track of FFVII outside of midi tones. 😂

[@dmforeacre]

Beautiful job on a song that holds a special place in my heart.

[@LauLessPariah]

Holy crap this was amazing

[@nurmijo]

Absolutely fantastic, as usual!

[@user-ki4no3ly5]

This song is beautiful and you delivered it so well ❤

[@MrKittyhead]

What on earth. That was one of the most impressive things I’ve ever watched🤯

[@dandischinosvarietyhour1655]

Wow, the arrangement just sounds better and better as you keep listening!

[@aXque]

pure talent, great job!

[@TruMaverick]

" Almost impossible.. " -lara " Ah but nothing is impossible "-trumaverick in the candle stick voice from beauty and the beast "You're right"-lara

[@elsiebartlett6808]

Amazing! You’re incredible!

[@lara6683]

Thank you so much!!

[@wizzpop09]

Brilliant! Nostalgia in a can this!

[@borgcolect]

Thank you algorithm for leading me here. AMAZING JOB! I also like the subscribe gif being Xena, even if it's the normal one, it fits for this song!

[@lara6683]

I’m obsessed with Xena

[@mikerada2773]

Hell of a first video of yours to stumble upon, brings make so many fond memories hearing you play it so well 😁

[@Mello-Moonlight]

KZbin algorithm has blessed me. You are a LEGEND!!

[@lara6683]

I’m so glad it’s recommending this to people who wanna see it!

[@phoenixyn-k4p]

Literally brought tears to my eyes

[@Puroviciado]

Me encanta verte tocar canciones de final fantasy! Saludos desde España!

[@Flichter]

literally amazing

[@360Fov]

holy shit, she IS THE MIDI

[@nathanryan8555]

amazing talent, keep up the great work!!

[@polmao]

Wow! This song is so fast and you nailed it