I Wrote An Anime Opening In 30 Seconds | 2 Minutes | 10 Minutes | 1 Hour | 5 Hours

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I've always loved anime openings for their energy and emotion. In this video I make 5 of my own in 30 Seconds | 2 Minutes | 10 Minutes | 1 Hour | 5 Hours!
Living in the Shadows: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/mus...
Fight For Freedom: spoti.fi/2FqxQgB
Special thanks to Jonathan Morris for helping me finish and perform the 1 Hour piece, "Living In The Shadows."
Standalone versions here:
1 Hour Piece "Living In the Shadows": bit.ly/LivingInTheShadowsPiano...
The OG version (before Jonathan Morris's edit): • A Soul In Pain | Beaut...
5 Hour Piece "Fight For Freedom": bit.ly/FightForFreedomPianoSolo
Listen on Apple Music:
Fight For Freedom: apple.co/3k8LROi
Sheet Music:
Living in the Shadows: bit.ly/2GQZ93T
Fight For Freedom: bit.ly/3bK05lU
Jonathan's notes on the Living In The Shadows:
This piece is about the struggle of being separated from the people you love. I imagine the anime character being forced to walk a lonely path by an otherworldly force.The music reflects their struggle to find their way home by trying to understand this force that is holding them back.Through overcoming a series of challenges, they are able to find the strength to return home, but only after numerous failed attempts and dangerous encounters.
FULL Composing process for "Living In The Shadows" (1 Hour Piece): • Writing "Living In The...
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[@WeAreOnePiano]

Get Tickets To My Upcoming Concerts (WORLD TOUR): go.musicalbasics.com/WorldTour Get Sheet Music to this piece and others: musicalbasics.com/collections/all Sheet Music - Living in the Shadows: bit.ly/2GQZ93T Sheet Music - Fight For Freedom: bit.ly/3bK05lU Spotify - Fight For Freedom (5 hour opening): spoti.fi/2FqxQgB

[@bei311]

fucking masterpieces

[@user-fl1st2ot2p]

Ok

[@c.yurilee.c8441]

Does fight for freedom come out on Apple Music too someday?

[@someasiankid6323]

big brain

[@tuckerhaven4357]

Can we get the 2 minute and Improv on Spotify?

[@vibin9476]

My guy wrote a whole fucking masterpiece while he was “improvising”

[@caesar982]

Ya lmao

[@mr.toucan1706]

@@caesar982 CAESARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[@cow9833]

lmfao

[@Bobba7]

@@caesar982 SHIIIIIIIIIZAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@Lukas-zk6hu]

@@Bobba7 😳😳

[@hyper7747]

My man said “improvising what’s in my head” and played a whole ass song

[@xingqueen3982]

Piece*

[@prod7633]

@@xingqueen3982 these wouldn't be considered pieces just as you wouldn't call a pop song on piano a piece

[@joke7079]

It was amazing

[@xcapris3351]

@@prod7633 actually the dictionary definition of song says it is a piece of music meant to be sung, and since these aren't sung then it would be a peice

[@prod7633]

@@xcapris3351 that is correct but this has a song-like structure as in it has a singing melody

[@Rhuke]

His soundtracks remind me, of the cool songs you make up in your head, but forget about after a day and get angry since you can't find it again.

[@ayeishagee7249]

Agree. When you're on your composer mode. 😂

[@rayray0282]

And also when you don't have any app to finish composing the song :')

[@atch300]

Or when you try to recreate it and forget it in the process

[@atch300]

@@TDuncPiano you’ve been a piano channel for at least 2 months, and you’ve written this exact comment 46 times on this channel.

[@quackerss_.]

@@atch300 Ikr. this guy has been spamming the same thing on every comment

[@certifiedcrackhead]

Petition to get him to make a full version for the thirty seconds one

[@cheuthao7624]

Yes!

[@rebeccaburch3334]

i love it!

[@AeisMado]

Yess!!!!

[@mickeybear2972]

YES!!!!! I'm in love with the 30 second one!😍

[@amogus71500]

yes pls

[@thegreatvirtuoso7592]

The way he improvises a masterpiece at 1:25 then casually says "you know, something like that"

[@angeravenger1627]

yeah right. I'm not motivated anymore because he's so good xD

[@thegreatvirtuoso7592]

@@angeravenger1627 don't lose that hope, keep it going. With practice we'll get to his level, and maybe better 😜

[@angeravenger1627]

@@thegreatvirtuoso7592 thanks a lot

[@polka678]

I mean he might have rehearsed if, you never know. The chord progression was simple.

[@variamente6855]

Lol sometimes when im composing i accidentally go ham on the piano when its actually an orchestral composition

[@hannahparrish9961]

"Living in the Shadows" - Dude just wrote the score to my new favorite anime that doesn't exist....

[@konga8585]

sounds like a 14 year old white girl's personality

[@farismaid3468]

Kinda racist and sexist

[@xsanae7547]

Even though "The Eminence in Shadow" is a manga and not an anime, I think thats something you might want to take a look at. Fits your "Living in the Shadows" theme perfectly. Ps: It's also fcking funny ---> mangadex.)org/title/33085/kage-no-jitsuryokusha-ni-naritakute Remove the ")"

[@aLittleRy]

What more could I possibly relate to

[@mikezanman3138]

@@farismaid3468 noob

[@UrbanPanic]

The five hour version is definitely the most well flushed out and feels coherent as an opener. The overall wistful tone of the one hour version feels more like an end credits theme, alluding to variations on one main theme introduced through the movie while a slideshow of stylized representations of stills from pivotal moments fades from one image to the next, recapping the story and growth of the main hero. It feels like the viewers already know the characters.

[@Stint.]

Are you a writer

[@TDuncPiano]

Wow, this is inspired me to make my won piano channel, It would mean the world to me if you could subscribe and help me on my journey with music :)

[@nu-nisamiracle2401]

I know right, it's like a life sumary of a disney character.. like mulan..

[@ski_ff2]

pov : writing an essay and you have to meet the word count

[@BurstTheAnimeFan]

“Living In The Shadows” sounds so badass. Also really beautiful

[@TDuncPiano]

Wow, this is inspired me to make my won piano channel, It would mean the world to me if you could subscribe and help me on my journey with music :)

[@user-qj9ue3pp8h]

DID HE JUST THINK AND PLAY HIS THOUGHTS WITHOUT EVEN ONE MISTAKE?! THIS DUDE OVER THERE IS INCREDIBLE.

[@jasoncaldwell5342]

Dude don't worry even the mistakes would be legit good.

[@tartar1016]

:0 שלום לך לול

[@user-qj9ue3pp8h]

@@tartar1016 הו שלום שלום.

[@indayrin9736]

IKR ?? LIKE OMGGGGGG

[@autumnanderson2695]

Yee

[@Lena-xz1xw]

He really didn't write an anime opening, he wrote a whole anime, all in music. Stunning.

[@someweeb6174]

Ah I see that now, thank you for opening my eyes to the true meaning.

[@flyingwaffle107]

so basically an anime opera

[@heyitzblaster9262]

Now we need the anime, if we don’t I expect an apology video.

[@iarchive.9219]

@@heyitzblaster9262 *Starts off with fixing the camera*

[@kmineblox600z]

@@iarchive.9219 *follows with putting water on eyes*

[@Ramblys_Tea_Party]

“Living in the shadows” actually inspired me to come up with two different story concepts called “Shadow-box” and “Thenafter” respectively, one is about a girl in a literal cycle of abuse as they are forced to relive the same memory until they can break the cycle, and the other is about the scars a hero bears after returning home from their journey

[@izoraiza7169]

The 1 hour one brought back memories of the time I watched Tokyo Ghoul with my dog. He died back in 2019 due to old age and the last anime opening he heard was Tokyo Ghoul Unravel. The last anime he watched was Tokyo Ghoul. We watched it together and never finished it together. Took me about 15 months after he died to even start Watching Tokyo Ghoul again so that I could finish it and not leave myself wondering anymore.... I couldn't even watch the rest without crying a bit because of the memories and knowing that my dog would never know the ending of it... Anyways it's a really good piece to listen to...

[@ChibiHobbit904]

Sorry for your loss wish your dog could have seen the ending

[@friskflowerfell9689]

Put tears in my eyes, I’m so sorry for your loss!

[@boogycat]

😭 😭 😭 your dog must be your best friend ever 💔

[@emmahatfield8440]

him: “it takes lots of time” also him: writes a banger in 30 seconds

[@aimannabil8289]

petition to make a full song for the 30 sec one

[@raspymage3900]

@@aimannabil8289 yes spam the comments

[@andysoto4177]

Yes I agree! I came to comments to say just that. Let’s make a chain. WHAT DO WE WANT!!

[@ReasonForTreason]

@@andysoto4177 THE FULL SONG FOR THE 30 SECOND SNIPPET

[@danielalorbi]

@@ReasonForTreason WHEN DO WE WANT IT!?

[@adianmambo6439]

“You know just like that” plays a whole ass song from nothing, known as improv.

[@literallyazucchini2634]

Improvisation*. Improv is a theatre exercise

[@girlartist1105]

LiterallyAZucchini improv is just the short version

[@rivernovell7742]

@@literallyazucchini2634 isn't improv just a shortened version of improvisation?

[@thinkofsomethingrandom4715]

LiterallyAZucchini don’t be a grammar nazi. This is youtube, nobody cares.

[@thegreycrusader]

@@literallyazucchini2634 what a maroon

[@miinya8592]

"Fight for freedom" is the type of opening that gets played during the season finale and gets you hype as fuck

[@skivixx]

Fr

[@imarat3]

THATS TRUE THO

[@daftix]

People actually thumbs down? Tf wrong with y’all, this vid is awesome and refreshing and very creative l; I just found ur channel and I’m very happy! I can’t wait to go down ur list of vids and explore ur channel more! Much appreciation for what u do here!

[@daftix]

Living in the Shadows and Fight for Freedom were both great! Can’t choose between the 2 haha

[@TDuncPiano]

Wow, this is inspired me to make my won piano channel, It would mean the world to me if you could subscribe and help me on my journey with music :)

[@enav6384]

Those dislikes are from haters

[@theonlydino2244]

Well now we can’t see it

[@enav6384]

@@theonlydino2244 True tho

[@brilldeantumale6071]

I wouldn't be surprised if an anime studio hired him.

[@shingoku5853]

Me neither he’s a damn god

[@catanime8456]

Someone should hire him

[@brilldeantumale6071]

@@catanime8456 Yeah, look how much money you can save.

[@justaguy2857]

Same lol

[@crashouttcartel]

@@brilldeantumale6071 his are more lets say less catchy and intense for anime songs

[@taylorjelie4687]

I’m not only impressed by the way he can write this music, but also his fantastic piano playing skills. Wow

[@vincento1978]

Yeah hes so good, he says that everytime like: I'M IMPROVISING HERE RIGHT NOW OMG IM GONNA FAP ON MYSELF. And this is what freaks me off because he is so self loved. Sorry, but yes hes a good player just non sympathic to me

[@platiwha9387]

True, how Kong he Haß been learning For being able to pkay sooooo good

[@derek8685]

I am impressed by how many pushups he did

[@John-gz2km]

“Ayy bro I’m making an anime can you make the intro song? I don’t need it for a few weeks so don’t rush it” “Few weeks? Rookie numbers. An hour max”

[@gigatronplex2000]

The asian that beats you at everything

[@xxdot1124]

“Living In The Shadows”- 9:00 “Fight For Freedom”- 17:25 This is mainly for myself but anyone can use it! :)

[@Jetstream_Sam]

Flight? Wtf

[@axyspianostudio]

check out his covers channel and jonathan's channel if you want to listen to those pieces in seperate

[@blackloxrandom199]

Living in shadows, was like some sort of a rollercoaster of emotions, relaxing and epic, i forgot that it was a video not a real video for the song

[@imjustkenough]

people: Rome wasn’t built in a day MusicalBasics: Gimme 10 minutes

[@victorystar8586]

Then, you'll have a song built like rome

[@ashtonhenry7882]

Bruh that is the only comment that made me laugh

[@joshuahenare6132]

facts

[@Solrex_the_Sun_King]

10 minutes plus 30 seconds to cheat.

[@viviaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan]

Yeah, it was built in 30 minutes.

[@astralmango2]

This dude just created an anime song that classifies in the "I won't skip this and I will listen to the entire song" category for anime openings - IN 30 SECONDS

[@Sanx007]

Yeah! LOL On a daily basis I skip ALL anime intros

[@sheol27]

@@Sanx007 sin

[@bryanhoueton2308]

@@Sanx007 how dare you?😖😢

[@beankaty2651]

Bryan HOUETON bruh I skip everything, they get boring after a while

[@bryanhoueton2308]

@@beankaty2651 i understand that some are annoying but some are just epic....so if u say u skip snk op or Demon slayer op bruh prepare for war😤😤😤

[@sambam5370]

“Living in the Shadows” is a *chef’s kiss😚* masterpiece, absolutely beautiful and magical! 💗 💗 💗 You are so talented, it’s as if your passion can be felt in every single note, keep it up!

[@TDuncPiano]

Wow, this is inspired me to make my won piano channel, It would mean the world to me if you could subscribe and help me on my journey with music :)

[@colind390]

I love how energetic You are when playing the piano. Many piano Players have a death stare look when playing the piano. You just sing along with it with a smile on your face, your amazing.

[@cerealwithafork7819]

I love how in movies when someone is writing a song it's all dramatic. They're in a dark room and the only light is the lamp at the piano. They're serious, maybe crying,. Then he's just sitting here going DUUN DUUUN DUA DAAAAAAAAAAAAAA doddodod DOOOOOO da da daaaaaaaaaaa

[@juliettest.laclaire8931]

Even when I write my most emo stuff it’s just me screaming things that I thought of while I was sad til it sounds like a song lmao

[@cerealwithafork7819]

@@juliettest.laclaire8931 what ever works ig 😂

[@baloomo2844]

Me: plays one note, “something like that” Him: plays literally a thousands keys, “yeah something like that”

[@rajamuhamadfarisbinrajamoh7600]

Lol

[@kpopmashup9507]

I felt this 😭✋🏻

[@rollingthunderrr7099]

Lmao fr

[@savagevegetarose3167]

666 likes

[@dimitralol1355]

@@savagevegetarose3167 725

[@Samuel_Elman]

"Music can change the world" Beethoven This video is the best 23 minutes of my life.

[@bartoks16]

Hi, I'm only a 9 year old pianist and my name is tatiana. I've only been playing for about 6 months. I started self teaching myself at home from Simply piano and KZbin. When I saw your videos I was really inspired and then I started taking piano lessons. I started playing at recitals and it was actually really fun. Apparently I'm the only one in our family generation that can play a musical instrument. I only have an electronic keyboard. I'm saving up money for an actual piano. We have this shop called Aldi in Australia and it just has a bunch of random stuff and my brother just decided to buy an electronic keyboard. You just really inspired me and I don't think you should ever give up.🙂 From your biggest fan, Tatiana😃

[@alannabeadnell]

Good luck to you!!

[@ecinueton]

you have amazing grammar :)

[@BlackDoomax]

Your comment warmed my heart. Keep going, keep dreaming and never give up.

[@bartoks16]

@@ecinueton you should see me in irl complete opposite I have the worst grammar ever🤣

[@ecinueton]

@@bartoks16 well its not as bad as you think ahah

[@eddie9965]

In reality I don’t think anyone cares if you cheat, at least I don’t.

[@acmenipponair]

I would say, if he would have looked onto the clock more carefully, he would have in the last 10 secs not written new parts but just copy pasted the beat.

[@derpdee63]

I do TBH. I came here to see what he’d do in an hour, not what he’d spend an hour starting then finish later with help from his friend. I have mad respect for his skills either way, but the repeated “cheating” makes it feel more like he’s just desperate to cover up his mistakes. When you write music with a strict time limit, it’s going to have issues. I don’t get why he wouldn’t embrace them, because that’s what’s so interesting about the time limit concept - not every goal is met, so you have the perfect chance to go over what worked and what didn’t, and how you could improve it.

[@makemaggaraaagd6820]

At least you don't chest yourself your friends

[@UltmtDestroyer]

Depends on what tho. Maybe some people actually wanted pieces with a strict time limit. Or in other situations like tests and pointless stuff that just makes you look better than someone else. Doesn't look like it would affect anyone but you need to see from their perspective

[@reallybadgaming110]

on the contrary, I love watching what develops given different time constraints, and how the brain can develop different levels of intricacy, and moreover, tone, like in the 30 second one: despite being the most rushed, it had my favorite vibe of them all. I think doing something where he builds off of the shorter ones to finish them would be cool.

[@riptydestudios3213]

This dude is better at playing piano than I am at breathing Edit: HOLY COW I DIDN’T THINK I WOULD GET THAT MANY LIKES AND COMMENTS

[@kayplaya86]

Pffft boy everyones better at being God than I am at breathing... Help I can't breathe

[@Chronic_BBX]

Sometimes I forget to breathe

[@clobre_]

somehow you made me stop breathing

[@STNLUCK]

Well damn

[@user-zt4oj1py1h]

I know right this dude is so talanted

[@ayeishagee7249]

I'm not a music genius but my favourite was the 30 second one. There's a section in the 1 hour one that reminded me of One Direction's Best Song Ever. While the 5 hour one reminded me of Smile's Butterfly. Probably because of the key used. Overall, you're one hell of a talented composer.

[@FrankieplayzWasTaken]

The 30 second is too good. It’s better then my 30 min XD

[@uzumakid.goku6yrago20]

30 min More like my 30 year

[@ch1llp1ll43]

This guy inspired me to create a piano piece. 30 minutes later: Me: Playing a song that sounds like a hybrid of hot cross buns and twinkle twinkle little star.

[@dusk4938]

HAHA

[@debbiemccaffreyanderson9073]

Lol XDDD

[@winstonwhiting2328]

No link to a recording though?

[@ch1llp1ll43]

@@winstonwhiting2328 sadly not :(.

[@ch1llp1ll43]

@@winstonwhiting2328 Think of it like the first part of twinkle which gets up to the high note then it does hot cross buns. That kind of explains it lol

[@ejune12]

Am I the only one who really wants to see an anime with these openings?

[@aryanravi8164]

In America, we make openings for anime, in Soviet Russia, you make anime fir openings

[@to3d]

Aryan Ravi 🌚

[@jarvidcyclone9902]

Gahhh. You pp reminds me of her... Now i cant stop thinking bout her. Damn you kaori :')

[@bunnellBL]

Nope, i wish too tbh

[@alaina1531]

Someone would have to write lyrics tho

[@swimfreak421]

You are clearly passionate about what you do, and your music is so beautiful. Every single version. Love how you improvised a whole song after the 2 min one

[@TDuncPiano]

Wow, this is inspired me to make my won piano channel, It would mean the world to me if you could subscribe and help me on my journey with music :)

[@swimfreak421]

@@TDuncPiano Just subscribed to this channel, where can I find your other channel?

[@AuraAmilia]

the fact that im making an anime of my own THIS VIDEO MADE ME WANT TO HIRE YOU SRSLY DUDE THE SONGS ARE JUST AS I IMAGINED UR AMAZING AND SO TALENTEDD!!

[@LumberPickleBS]

Why the heck is this channel called Musical basics. This dude be goin super saiyan.

[@josiahs-piano]

If your new here it was first called Lionel Yu MusicalBasics do not just musicalbasics

[@amyzeng2562]

It should be musicaladvanced

[@EonsEternity]

Basically How To Basic but he just vomits music

[@chickennuggets1990]

He sounds asian, too! This channel name is misleading!

[@CloutmasterPhluphyy]

Because musical complexes doesn't roll of the tongue XD

[@elalan4879]

Dont worry guys, he has already written all the manga

[@live_and_lol]

Can I use Living in the Shadows? I'm making an anime and this is the type of sound I've been trying to make, but never could. I am willing to pay for copyright, of course.

[@KuramaGeometryDash]

@@live_and_lol then why are you asking random people in the comment section 😅

[@live_and_lol]

@Balaji ganesh Chennai I'm not trolling. This was the top comment, so I figured that Lionel would be able to see this easier.

[@live_and_lol]

@Balaji ganesh Chennai arigato

[@bruneitorplay8480]

When your anime is finished can you send me?

[@jhonellehenry2206]

Listening to the 1 hr composition, reminded me of a story I made not long ago with almost the same concept that u had. Almost cried. Beautiful piece of art

[@PureNrGG]

As requested, Percy Grainger is a damn athletic composer.. maybe not swol but crazy athletic.. apparently once after a concert in South Africa he decided to walk 105km to his next venue, which he made right on the nick of time. He preferred to perform in an utter state of exhaustion... I totally didn't just Google this or anything 😂 Ps. That 5 hour song is dope as heeeck

[@TDuncPiano]

Wow, this is inspired me to make my won piano channel, It would mean the world to me if you could subscribe and help me on my journey with music :)

[@Niichiro]

I swear Piano makes everything sounds like a final decisive battle

[@purploid]

NecroPhilia Ah yes, for elise the anime

[@maskedrecruit4571]

I actually know this really big dude who's also a composer. He's in a bodybuilding group in his school and is one of the most swole guys there. It's funny just seeing this guy who looks like he should be wrestling bears for fun just sitting at the piano, writing and playing songs.

[@migulmuniz1857]

I just imagine a swole dude playing a small piano

[@maskedrecruit4571]

@@migulmuniz1857 I swear- I've seen him use a keyboard and it looks tiny next to him-

[@migulmuniz1857]

@@maskedrecruit4571 it just the size of a ukulele to him

[@maskedrecruit4571]

@@migulmuniz1857 i mean in reality it doesnt seem too much smaller compared to him, cause you can only get so swole, but its like comparing a ukulele to a violin. There definitely is a noticable difference

[@frederickschulze8014]

@@maskedrecruit4571 that's funny because there's this super swole guy in my senior level engineering classes (probably like 6'4 and 250 lbs of pure muscle) and he also is super talented and free form plays piano.

[@watchwizard9207]

You are truly an AMAZING & HIGHLY talented young musician, I am sure you're considered a true GURU within your field, keep doing what you're doing and NEVER let anyone tell you anything different...!

[@azaaa2575]

It’s amazing how good people can be. This guy is completely underrated and so is his friend Jonathan. Looking at the sheet music made my eyes hurt.

[@cinna8458]

suddenly i’m overcome with the urge to animate an anime opening

[@jaysven4966]

Well, if it was to one of these, I know I would be willing to watch

[@kirby_3617]

Yes

[@wolfiestar5185]

Yes

[@Color0011]

Yes

[@Halo-lg7rq]

animate no game no life while you're at it

[@daylelonerganh]

When he’s just “improvising” he’s doing a whole ass song, thunk of it in the moment, AND IS NOT EVEN LOOKING. Ike the hands glide so fast

[@syncdefamiliar5039]

And his his fingers look like he's just pressing random keys, but the sound that comes off of it is like he knows what he's doing. 😰😱

[@ruimigs5560]

i think hes using a program that has realistic hands in it

[@oceanman6973]

@@ruimigs5560 no, he’s actually playing. What makes you think its a program?

[@ruimigs5560]

@@oceanman6973 looking at it again, it seems legit but it made me think of an AI: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqmUmWZqbLStibc (check description) in which it makes the hands look real lol

[@oceanman6973]

@@ruimigs5560 oh that’s cool

[@emrocryes6381]

I really wanna hear the actual fight for freedom as an opening, it sounds so inspiring, love your work man

[@EtheraVenlivrenVari]

I heard the amazing "Fight For Freedom" piece on Spotify for the first time a long while back, and I'm pleasantly surprised to find you're channel here on KZbin. I absolutely love this piece and everything else that you play, you're talented!

[@mare65]

Me writing a melody: *3 hours, still not good* This dude: 30 seconds, perfect.

[@wtfuredead]

ur 32 minecart videos short dude

[@wtfuredead]

@fish cocaine what is a melody dude

[@DAventador44]

@fish cocaine *laughs* What's a melody

[@alessandrodesessa3158]

*When a guy accomplishes more in 30 seconds than you did in your entire life* Edit: Jeez it's a joke calm down

[@ege7729]

Then find something that you can get better, challenge yourself and fight for it

[@nicosesmero7632]

He did some básic chords and knewing what he knows instantly improvised a Melody on It. Not that much but He is still incredible

[@clonezy7800]

Get your ass up and put in work then

[@forcons9417]

The fuck guys, coming in with the philosophical master degrees. The guy was joking, chill down, we know, you're the coolest.

[@Ash-gh2dp]

Stop reminding me :(

[@SimMermaid]

You had me at your 2 minutes anime opening! Wow! I love the fact that you are obviously having fun while doing this! I subscribed after watching your Beethoven's 5th video. Loving what you do!

[@antoniskata9033]

The minor arpeggio at 88 meter in the last song at 19:54 literally blew my mind away

[@theoc007]

Anime Composers: Write that down, write that down.

[@kirayoshikage7302]

Lol i laughed so hard when i saw this

[@chill7135]

Me watching him make a 30 second anime opening: this is gonna end horribly *30 seconds later* Me:🤯

[@redriot-unbreakable9476]

That hype tho

[@teakrizkova6044]

Exactly

[@Jivy225]

Your talent is off the charts. Keep up the good work man. I love this.

[@ruffiostillplayz]

Love it, ngl was drumming along to the 1 hour one because its a banger lol! Keep up the great work, glad I caught your channel.

[@collingallaway5541]

I honestly don’t get how someone can write music that quickly

[@salt5999]

It's the same concept as randomly humming something to yourself when you are bored. I'd imagine most people hum to themselves occasionally something they've never heard. Now just imagine taking what you hear when humming or what you hear in your head when day dreaming and putting it on your instrument. That's how people do it, that's how he does it in this video. That's how many other songwriters do it.

[@cowboyorangesoda8408]

@@salt5999 most lthe already knew pretty much the melody, chords etc. he was going to go for. This is not as spontaneous creation the premise suggests

[@okboomerbutitsacat8050]

@@salt5999 yeah tbh If I actually knew how to write music my random hums would be actual songs instead of random hums

[@otakugodthehavenmaster2042]

also their is a pretty rare "disease" called perfect pitch. and the person can tell you exactly what note your playing just by listening to it

[@lovekreideprinz8834]

@@otakugodthehavenmaster2042 My 5 year old self can relate....to this "disease" That's when I started playing the piano

[@danrayner3123]

They day an anime studio sees this is the day this man doesn’t need to worry about financial issues for the next 3 generations for his family

[@colmlooney5843]

Problem is, no anime studio is gonna hire him because he is too good at this shit, and his grandiose style will only be tampered by their specific goals. Tl;dr he's too friggin good

[@fuicide]

Guys I'll become a manga author then make the manga popular and then wait 3 years for anime adaptation then wait for my anime to get popular then I'll get rich and then I'll make more manga then wait for the anime adaptations then I'll hire this guy

[@TalnsScar]

@@fuicide go for it, my friend. I wish you the best of luck.

[@valerijajovanovic2020]

@@fuicide good luck friend

[@RahulPatel-ql6bk]

@@fuicide good luck buddy

[@kennethrodrigue1324]

Insane. Mind-blowing. I'm so impressed right now - will definitely be checking out more videos. Thanks so much for sharing these masterpieces with us!

[@caseychuu]

You are so talented omg, I can’t stop listening to these 💕

[@AvaSun-yo2wy]

This guy could literally sell the songs he create for a living

[@tomikun8057]

Then KZbin ad revenue

[@christiandeoliveira1922]

He does actually

[@TheNostalgiaJunkie]

Thats.. kinda what composers do pfffft

[@AvaSun-yo2wy]

CerealMadness but I didn’t know he was a composer did I? :,)

[@TheNostalgiaJunkie]

@@AvaSun-yo2wy oh.... well, this is a video of him composing 5 pieces in different amounts of time. >__> I just didn't understand your confusion for a minute my bad-

[@voguecrab]

The five hour one wasn't just the opening... It was the whole damn score.

[@MrSpragueMikuHatsune]

glory to Arstotzka!

[@brayanramirez2610]

9:12 - 9:24 *Cough* *Cough* Re:Zero

[@maximilianjoelfalk6552]

Wow. I mean... Wow... I cried. Living in the Shadows. I love it. Next to the original story is in my thougts a story, where a boy fight for his love but get rejected every time, grow old and this song plays on his funeral.... it's so emotional... Wow

[@alexandramarchese4229]

Haha this was so entertaining to watch with your reactions and dialogue! You’re incredibly talented!! All the music was so good, so impressed!!!

[@Tempelgeist87]

This guy has more talent in that 30sec, as me in full life.

[@blackguyinthehouse]

More hard work you mean

[@justsomerandomguy7208]

Ye but he actually works hard And you are just playing among us all day and watching attack on titan at the same time Like it or not i am spitting true fax

[@obnoxiouslytrans6400]

He might not have sources yet

[@streamershaven]

Anybody can become an expert if they apply themselves. I've seen people play pieces like this who had no hands at all. All it takes is some determination and hours and hours and hours of practice, as this man has clearly done himself. He LIVES Composition and Piano; He has acoustic foam, a Shure SM7B (A $400 Dynamic mic), Bass traps Has an XLR cable visible in the background, a Beautiful Keyboard/Piano, and more. The only thing missing here is good lighting in some shots, and his camera has a lot of motion blur due to improper lighting of the scene. His camera gets over-exposed, and the White balance is off. His lights are very high Kelvin, so it gives everything a blueshift, But his audio is his craft.

[@josevelazquez5721]

You have no idea how hard this made me laugh.

[@Idunno1707]

I feel like he should go back and do whole songs of the 2 minute and 30 second ones because despite them being so short they gave me chills.

[@JayJay-ro3px]

Yeah I dunno why but I end up just skipped the 1 hour + ones.

[@crackasilly]

I agree, my fellow Homestuck.

[@BallTwist]

The 1 hour opening was AMAZING, I had chills imagining the story behind it. It definitely wouldn’t just be the opening it would be the main characters theme. Awesome work!

[@THsu-fq1rn]

Awesome creations! Living in the shadows sounds like a story about a princess and fight for freedom reminds me of struggling brothers. Very moving pieces of art!

[@peakpettammarong2834]

imagine writing a whole song only to be copyright claimed from a song you've never heard of in your entire life

[@SpiralPegasus]

I spent five years on-and-off writing a book only to be told (from a fellow anime fan who had no idea I was writing at all) "hey have you watched Sword Art Online?" _I had written SAO_ *All over.* Main character was even dressed in black robe, had a blue sword and was stuck in a game. I had never seen anything related to it at all. One of the points when I hated life the most.

[@calthyechild]

@@SpiralPegasus I mean, let's be fair. This was the first draft of your first book. It was never going to be more than practice writing. Practice writing isn't a bad thing. For 15 years I have participated in Nanowrimo. I have finished several of my first drafts and attempted to publish 0 of them. :) It's only now, literally millions of words of practice writing into the game, that I feel like I understand writing and am talented enough with the written word to complete a novel worthy of publication and reading by a mass audience. Don't be depressed that you practised the craft of writing. One of my novels is also about people stuck in a game. There's tons of ways to take it in the redraft that will separate it from SAO, or, you'll work on a new novel and like it better because you've grown due to your experience writing this one! For a game about a VR entrapment, as long as the ending is different, the progression through the game is different, and the motivation of the villain and hero is different, it won't matter if the setting is the same concept. SAO isn't the only story about VR. Tad Williams has a damn brilliant book series that's more or less about people getting trapped in VR... and a lot of other things going on too. It's the "other stuff" that doesn't make me go "aww this is just Otherland" when I watched SAO. Prefer another anime comparison? SAO is really just the Greed Island arc from Hunter x Hunter too... but the different characters and game mechanics make them stand out as very different anime. The characters and everything surrounding them are If you love what you wrote, edit it to be a bit different in the redraft. You were always going to have to rewrite it. No one's first draft of their first novel's going to stick, it's just a foundation. Maybe you love the character you made. Great, SAO doesn't own black robes and blue swords. Give your protagonist a different hair style, different name. Maybe your video game was indeed a multi-levelled challenge where you die in real life if you ever die in game. You could change the feeling of the stakes by having characters not know how far the game goes, not know what happens after death... just that they appear to have logged out. You could give them access to the real world, working via a crack to the internet with the police to try capture their captor before it's too late, all the while convincing players to hold back and stay in safe zones. It could still be a multi levelled game, but the challenges come from more than just climbing the tier. Fool with your mechanisms, morality, and specific characters if they cross over too strongly. You can use the premise still, and likely even your protagonist, if you make sure they're surrounded in something new and refreshing. Just watch or read some of the media about people stuck in games. You'll come up with something to rework it if you try, and if you don't, well, don't be too depressed, you tried to write a novel, you will have learned something from it, your next try will be better. You can always share it on a fanfic site as 'that time I accidentally wrote SOA before ever watching it'. Merely starting to write was part of your battle that some people can never overcome and five years of practice isn't peanuts, so don't stop now! You're just reaching the point where your writing might actually start turning out good! Push through the sadness! Write more stories!

[@AngelBolt]

@@SpiralPegasus I for one liked the ideas of SAO but hated the execution of it. Too many non-writers think that because the surface appears the same, two similar stories are identical copies. There's no such thing as 'owning' an idea. As for your story, if your goal is to write for yourself, there's no reason to stop- you can even read SAO to see what alternate choices can be made. And if you want to write for others, having it be similar to SAO brings intertextuality, which is a good thing. It's like having someone else do writing the boring parts for you.

[@opetnovi807]

@@calthyechild tbh bro my brain cells r so strong that my body wanted to read what u wrote, but brain decided to make me stop after the first paragraph....

[@oldskewel]

@@SpiralPegasus to be fair SAO is an ecchi rip off of the dot hack franchise so it's not as if SAO is very original in its own right. You can tweak certain aspects and make it more unique.

[@noonyes3159]

Creates a fire anime opening out of nothing. Him: you know, something like that.

[@TrashiusPandus]

Just you know. Something along those lines.

[@brad9547]

The one hour one made me tear up abit and the 5 hour one gave me chills, so good! Could’ve added more lyrics to the songs though to draw me in more as the listener and really paint that picture of what the melodies meant to you.

[@Courage_Love_Strength]

The one hour one was so good I dropped my iced tea and almost cried. I could never write something half that good ever, let alone in a hour! Great job! I honestly want that to play at my funeral.

[@MinoMicha]

"Can you hear the similarity?" Me: Actually, no

[@xornedge8204]

Same. Unravel inspired yet i couldn't catch the unravel. Father: IMPOSSIBLE!!!

[@lillybaerga4725]

Ah... but the real similarity is how this guy and dream both say the EXACT same thing when asking people to subscribe

[@sarahthebxrrydhgaktif1096]

@@lillybaerga4725 lol yeah

[@adisundaram4847]

2030: Writing an anime series in thirty seconds

[@litterbox0192]

you know entertainment production value will become that low in the future

[@heavenlydusk]

I think I might be able to do that :)

[@coda4981]

protagonist is a boy who was bullied as a kid cos he was too short to be a Basket ball player but wanted to anyway, but he trains really hard and makes it to the high school team, he ends up on a team with the kid who bullied him and they win, they end up developing a good friendship and he forgives him, they go on to go professional. The end. queue "living in the shadows" by Lionel for no reason

[@anonunk4658]

Darling DXD be like:

[@savvy4]

Sounds like chocotto sister (worst anime I've ever watched)

[@SyntheticEvil]

The five hour piece is amazing and there's quite a few anime that I could imagine using it for a intro!

[@AngelDarling_0]

I think that the 1 hour opening and the 5 hour opening would fit together for season 1 and 2 of the “Escaping Shadows” anime, and the 30 second and 2 minutes one could be little sounds added to the anime

[@arowyn.m]

I love how the more time he has the more enchantment table-esque the sheet music looks

[@stanleyjiang2244]

And I LOVE IT

[@Memerroni]

He's enchanting his piano

[@DumbChaoticFuck]

Memerroni yes with wonderful music

[@Memerroni]

@@DumbChaoticFuck yeah

[@ABM_GD]

This isn’t just an opening anymore. The last two were long enough to be a part of the episode

[@doby8544]

They can be an ost.

[@pepproductions113]

They are just episodes for them selves

[@bvbarmygurl]

It’d be great for an amazing fight scene in a movie

[@lordbacon4104]

I need to stop rewacthing these but he is so good.

[@maggieliu140]

Omg your music made me emotional....it is absolutely amazing you have to go to some sort of show or something people need to hear your music it's absolutely incredible, and the way your fingers get can move so fast on the piano is so talented oh my goodness

[@Foxwolf9Tails]

I sooooo need an mp3 or wav file of that 1 hour piece, that is haunting and absolutely amazing.

[@sparkknightklee7507]

this dude: writes longass pieces of anime openings in such a short time meanwhile me: sits at my desk for 10 hours and still a blank paper

[@somekidthatstayshomebraunw5701]

Yeah, that’s me with homework. Lol

[@sparkknightklee7507]

lmao true

[@-ioana-9312]

@@somekidthatstayshomebraunw5701 yea same 😂, but mby we are talented at other thinks.

[@Charlie-rh8od]

@Tied by Wire lmfao

[@kairav2k]

imagine being this guys neighbour, damn it would be annoying cause: you would have to stop everything you’re doing and listen

[@kairav2k]

@Kali Guglielmo lol fax

[@a_person890]

Tbh that would be more annoying than my actually good and nice teacher that doesn't get mad and actually pays attention to our mental health

[@litterbox0192]

every night when I try to sleep there's this one neighbor practicing piano and they're loud but good at it

[@litterbox0192]

every night when I try to sleep there's this one neighbor practicing piano and they're loud but good at it

[@kairav2k]

@@litterbox0192 lol

[@jamescole2790]

I absolutely love these you made, especially living in shadows. i can't stop listening. keep up the good work!

[@jamescole2790]

also it would be cool to see some animations made for these

[@joeblobberson8104]

his 30 second song is better than anything I could make in an hour

[@Mutuli]

If mozart had this software, he would have written a million pieces...

[@thorsoundsystem-doct6103]

What software is it tho, I wonder... Xp

[@seanday3502]

I was just about to ask the same thing. What program is he using

[@Un1234l]

@@seanday3502 It's Sibelius

[@EmJeRo14]

@@thorsoundsystem-doct6103 Sibelius

[@EmJeRo14]

@IORI 15 Sibelius

[@uberrideadventures271]

The amount of emotions this made me feel for an anime that doesn’t even exist

[@thunderboltpoplays1177]

Same

[@shinokaminamikaze]

Even more emotional than of AOT? HELL YEA ME TOO!!

[@Bearical]

@@shinokaminamikaze more than one piece though?

[@shinokaminamikaze]

@@Bearical I haven't watched one piece

[@Bearical]

@@shinokaminamikaze Watch one pace then, its the same but with better pacing. 500 episodes.

[@traffictraffic4755]

It's illegal to be this talented bro😂 The last one was my favourite one reminds me of aot and the facts are aot has one of the best anime openings in history

[@kamryn3916]

i keep coming back to this video because it’s just so mind blowing how a human being can make such great music like it’s just sooooo beautiful

[@nlnjawacky]

Your replay buttons: Song 1 (30 seconds) - 3:27 Song 2 (2 minutes) - 1:47 Song 3 (10 minutes) - 5:16 Song 4 (1 hour) - 9:01 Song 5 (5 hours) - 17:25 Others: Improvisation for 30 second song - 1:26 Main theme of 1 hour song - 7:11 Idea for 5 hour song - 13:51 Getting inspiration - 14:58 Vibing to best part of 5 hour song - 15:23 Bear toss - 15:42 Lionel Cheats: 2 minute song - 1:18 10 minute song - 4:57

[@adrianbutitsjustapseudonym8681]

Thank you! Underrated comment.

[@verlax8956]

10/10 free service

[@imstoopid6376]

Thenk you

[@lunerrose9057]

You are godsend

[@EraidFreefire]

Thanks! I really needed this replay!

[@ilovemybf122]

Channel name: *MusicalBasics* Him over here: Improvises a W H O L E song: *"You know, something like that."* Me: *I- B a S i C s? u sure??*

[@creedvale6525]

"Living in The Shadows" is like the opening in piano/slowed version when the mc is on their breaking point and it plays on the background...and then another character(maybe)is giving motivation like they always do or the villain is making the mc exposing his weakness and at the end he/she finds the light..

[@RodrigoRamirez-bb7nn]

your songs SO GOOD I CANT GET THE SONGS OUT OF MY HEAD

[@reshadsadat8068]

Did anyone else see an entire anime story in their head while listening to living in the shadows

[@huseyinoncu6024]

ye I did

[@leila13dnd]

Yes and now I need to go write it all down.

[@conanyu8051]

@Hemaanshu Heer Sakurdeep incorrect but ok

[@itoko-san9300]

Me

[@kaydenl3]

Yea, and now I want to write a WEBTOON but I don’t have the talent 😢

[@snrkybrd]

The 30 second one sounds like what would play not at the beginning, but like, before and after a commercial break

[@MyFictionalChaos]

If it had looped, it would have been a great intro tbh

[@arlekino0792]

The name of that break is eyecatch :)

[@Blorboy]

I can just hear it get followed by that "Kono bangumi wa goran no suponsaa no teikyou de okurishimasu"

[@brogand.5343]

My thoughts exactly

[@mimiyagi7875]

I love how your so happy when you play☺️

[@korosenaiGames]

This man just made making sheet music look so easy. You just earned yourself a loyal sub my man !!!

[@gagestewart6736]

This dude is better at this than I am at everything combined

[@Chrishy_Art]

sad reality

[@justaguy1304]

Same here 😭

[@insanegridOG]

I'm in this picture and I don't like it.

[@dhisanamincheri4830]

I’m in this picture and I don’t like it

[@smokedsalmon665]

I'm not even in the picture and I don't like it one bit. He's basically god level hahahauhuhu

[@audrio]

the way he plays piano as naturally as breathing, how he doesn't even look at the keys and just goes as he's making stuff up in his mind... thats so COOL. i find myself humming melodies to myself all the time, thinking "if only i could put it on an instrument" but I'm so bad at piano. perhaps i should try to learn. because the way he does it.. definitely the result of lots of time and effort put into learning and muscle memory. dang.

[@apersonwholikestoplayleagu9641]

You shouldn’t your probably gonna bash your head into the keyboard at least once I already did it 8 times

[@4ytherium]

Same bro I’m learning and it’s hard but I want it to pay off and I know it will

[@apersonwholikestoplayleagu9641]

@@4ytherium it pays pretty well when flexing to guest or setting a mood

[@4ytherium]

@@apersonwholikestoplayleagu9641 Hehe yup

[@jammaschan]

I quit piano and I regret it

[@thatoneperson197]

i was crying when you played living in the shadows it was so good and you just gained a new subscriber