I transcribe the piece from “Final Fantasy” that changed my life - Nobuo Uematsu

Sounds like awful click bait but it isn't. I got into composing in the summer of 2015 after hearing Nobuo Uematsu's "Zanarkand" arranged for orchestra in the 2010 album "Distant Worlds II". This piece awoke something in me and from that moment forward I committed everyday of my life to composing music.
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[@damienvereth]

For me, this is one of the best pieces ever created. It brings me to tears every time I hear it.

[@rodterrell304]

Nah I've already heard the best piece ever created, yours is too late.

[@zoundbiestudio4021]

Can't believe, after following your channel for so long, that we really share this feeling, being To Zanarkand the piece that inspired my whole career as a composer. This is just nuts. So humbled by this realization. Thanks for sharing, Mattia!

[@fwwryh7862]

'''I think this is the best I can do without having to... learn it.'' I quit. That is amazing.

[@ArsenialBeats]

I honestly can't believe the flutist that this was written for didn't want it and it created a timeless piece. Awesome recreation!

[@michaelreaves6212]

Love this! I remember being moved by the piece the first time i sat down to play the game. Fast forward a few years and I have more than one piano students who ask to learn how to play the piece, so I help them. Fast forward to a few weeks ago when i find out that some good friends play recordings of this to help their young son sleep. It's cool how so many of us have stories around this niche but iconic piece, and part of me wants to do an orchestration for my friends' child now, good stuff :)

[@MattiaChiappa]

Love this comment, thank you

[@Semitonic]

Good job as always, love your content man

[@kaseystrange1772]

This turned out so well! A good reminder of the importance of transcribing! Thank you Mattia!

[@chenglenyang]

You gave this piece justice! Incredible stuff! Lush, gorgeous and beautiful!

[@MattiaChiappa]

Thanks!

[@Somer144]

Wow, really beautiful, great job! 🖤

[@TheCoolj1212]

Finally some Final Fantasy love lol. Great video as always Mattia. I wonder if you'd ever be interested in transcribing something of Masashi Hamauzu's work (he worked side by side with Nobuo for FF10 and 10-2). Btw I don't know if you noticed Mattia, but the stereo width of the strings sounded a lot narrower in the end than they did when you were mocking everything up. I don't know if this was intentional decision on your part but it was just something I noticed. Cheers!!

[@MattiaChiappa]

Good catch! Yeah the violins are a bit narrower. I noticed the stereo field was not as wide in the original so I changed mine

[@martijnvanbeek4387]

I like the broader sound Mattia! And I also love this piece now after watching this blog by yours:)@@MattiaChiappa

[@phaeraofficial]

Actually the first full piano piece I learned to play. And I still play the game, too!

[@mantrapotro]

Amazing as usual my dear Matt !

[@jeanpatrick_du68]

Hey @MattiaChiappa , great job ! Do you think it would be possible and interesting to do a mock up of "one winged angel" by the god Nobuo Uematsu ? Thank you for all your amazing videos :)

[@ClaudeRuelle]

This theme is so gorgeous!

[@MattiaChiappa]

It so beautiful and sad at the same time

[@kaseystrange1772]

This man is still so influential!! 🔥

[@RicoDerks]

Aahw man! To Zanarkand! This is lovely!

[@Bitimi]

Lets goooo! I'm glad you did this one - awesome job! What libraries are you using for the woodwinds? They sound tremendous.

[@MattiaChiappa]

Thanks! Cinematic studio woodwinds as always

[@dboudah1]

Wow, that was amazing!

[@Reef.Jones.official]

So beautiful peace 👍

[@Pax30001]

Awesome!

[@javierestevez9680]

Great content matt! whats your reverb? your mockups sounds super realistic

[@MattiaChiappa]

Thanks, mostly cinematic rooms

[@koostillio]

Beautiful❤

[@peterreynolds8146]

Hi , can you explain why voicing chords for the Bassoon can be done, much lower than say, trombones and other low voice instruments. I’ve been doing some score study and noticed that composes use block voicing down to A and A flats in bass clef. Is this because they have a more pointed sound? Thanking you in advance. Peter

[@MattiaChiappa]

It’s simply because a tenor trombone can’t reach those lower note. You just as often see low open chords in the brass split between tuba, bass trombones and tenor trombones, in this order from low to high

[@pinknoizz7510]

best song ever made reason i make music

[@tuck295q]

yeap I play the piano of this piece since when I was 12 and still do now I"m 33.

[@s1nebeats]

I love the way you explain things but i have one question, what plugins do you use.

[@MattiaChiappa]

Thanks, I go through everything in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZ-Xemaod9KWa9kfeature=shared

[@pedrocatoira2695]

💙

[@symfonik-pl]

Mattia - so young - how? :)

[@paletreker]

I have a question, how long does it take you to find each part? (I'm guessing you do it by ear). In the video it looks like you listen to it once and know immediately all the parts but i understand that's just editing... So how many times do you relisten to every part? Also, do you have any tips on how to develop listening skills (to recognize different instruments, chords and such). Keep up the excellent work!

[@MattiaChiappa]

It depends, for simple parts like a melody bass, chords or something that stands out I may listen once or twice. I usually spend quite a lot time on parts that I don’t hear or only partially hear. I also have to listen quite a few times to the overall recording to try and get the nuances of the performances and overall balance between parts. Bare in mind that my situation is somewhat unusual though and you shouldn’t compare yourself to me. I’m not just transcribing but also making a video and a mock-up that has to sound as good as it can. It’s not a race, it’ll take as long as it needs. My advice is practice my friend. I’ve been transcribing all sorts of genres of music since the age of 10. With time it becomes much, much easier.

[@paletreker]

@@MattiaChiappa I see, thank you very much for your answer! I find it really hard to achieve the sound I hear when I try to do mock-ups, and I don't always know if it's a question of wrong notes, wrong instruments, wrong articulations or plugins or mixing... It can get pretty frustrating sometimes. Do you have any suggestions on how I could practice my hearing? Some exercise maybe? Sorry if I ask a lot of questions it's just that you seem to know your stuff. Thanks anyway

[@MattiaChiappa]

Mmm I’m not sure. There’s probably more educated people than me that can help coming up with a plan. All I ever did was transcribe and play but that’s me. I think at the beginning it was helpful transcribing things that I could get the score to, just so I could check how I did.

[@paletreker]

@@MattiaChiappa interesting.. thank you very much:)

[@martijnvanbeek4387]

You might consider the UseYourEar method.