My Star - Final Fantasy XVI (solo piano cover)

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2 ай бұрын

composer: Masayoshi Soken
piano arrangement: ‪@purpleschala‬
I rather enjoyed this song, as it had some jazzy elements and was different from the usual Final Fantasy theme song. However, I can't help but feel unfairly emotionally manipulated by that game ending while this song was playing in the background, haha. I did my best to imitate the wonderful singer's phrasing.
Side note: I'm very pleased with the recording mix this time.
sheets: www.musicnotes.com/l/9NgNW
Recorded on a New York Steinway D.

Пікірлер: 30

@purpleschala 2 ай бұрын

OH HEY!!! 😍very honored you played my arrangement, LOVED THIS!!! haha good on ya for changing that Bb13 back to augmented with that F# at 2:40...lol I was just SO TICKLED that the regular Bb13 with the F natural made it sound kinda like old school Uematsu Melodies of Life so I made the change lol, but when I first started listening to your vid that was the FIRST thing I thought, like, I wonder if he's gonna change that back to a Bbaug13, it's definitely spicier that way lol besides being what was originally sung. Exquisite job as always!!!

@RichardYangPiano 2 ай бұрын

Is piano arrangement something that can be learned, or just by experimentation? I used to improvise hymn accompaniment, nowhere near any level of true excitement. I wonder if it’s too late for me. Jazz, for example, is definitely way too late. Nothing makes sense there.

@rach3master 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for listening to your own arrangement haha. I thought you might have misheard the melody so I just changed it back, and also accidentally changed the chord as well to outline the melodic notes, but it ended up sounding ok in the end anyway. I like that you gave the arrangement room to sound epic, as opposed to other piano covers that I've heard which were just soft and understated, which is nice for a sweet romantic version, but I feel is missing the power of the original vocal rendition.

@purpleschala 2 ай бұрын

@@RichardYangPiano lol dunno about other people but it’s 100% experimentation for me, just throwing stuff on the wall and seeing what sticks haha

@MrMiaumee 22 күн бұрын

@@rach3master When I first heard this interpretation, I haven't heard the FF16 soundtrack yet, but the portion corresponding to the vocal portion standed out to me. After hearing the soundtrack multiple times, I realized how well you have adapted the harmony and the atmosphere to the piano. What a great experience. All the more respect to you.

@capivaramanqqq 2 ай бұрын

when this theme comes in the scene, i immediately started crying. Beautiful performance

@JitinMisra 2 ай бұрын

I'm surprised this guy/girl doesn't have more views. Person is just as talented as anyone else on youtube elite pianists

@MrMiaumee 2 ай бұрын

It's "guy" by the way. I agree with the statement. But this video just got released, plus he's definitely getting there!

@arzakku8838 2 ай бұрын

@@MrMiaumee how did you find out it's a guy?

@rancidblock5615 Ай бұрын

@@MrMiaumee Pretty sure its a girl

@MrMiaumee Ай бұрын

@@arzakku8838 Long time fan would know. Not saying much here because I don't think it's in the interest of the channel creator to talk much about it.

@rancidblock5615 Ай бұрын

I think I'm in love with this video

@MarcPlaysPiano 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful work...piano, mics, and playing all. And, cool to see purpleschala's work here!!

@pianothingsmusic 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful! So beautiful 🥰

@pkrent3461 2 ай бұрын

Delicious work as usual

@americ4nt4co87 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for posting this beautiful cover!👏🏼❤️

@Fredo0593 Ай бұрын

Beautiful.

@MaxHuh-wi1sq 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful playing as always :D

@LouisR56 2 ай бұрын

Gorgeous

@radiodoc999 2 ай бұрын

Traumhaft schön 💚💚💚

@MH.Speedcrawler 2 ай бұрын

Your performance is wonderful. I haven’t played ff16 so I don’t know what to make of this piece. So much of gaming is the world building, the characters, the story and the emotional connection to this multimedia platform. So hearing this is very different than hearing your FF15 performances, because I did play that game. Thank you for sharing this and hope all is well with you.

@HK-nz1hf 11 күн бұрын

It's at the end during a bittersweet scene. It felt so perfect you should experience the game yourself!

@ninhao819 Ай бұрын

You play incredible

@arzakku8838 2 ай бұрын

cool, you're great

@Kougeru Ай бұрын

dude I've been subscribed to you since like 2017 but haven't seen your videos on my subscriptions page in YEARS. WTF KZbin...

@ginoyang5062 2 ай бұрын

Too ez. Rachmaster has done it again 🤘🤘

@JC-FunkMaestro 21 күн бұрын

Nice cover ! Can you play a piano version of "Logos" ? We need a piano cover of that one !

@americ4nt4co87 Ай бұрын

Did you like the NV10 you used to play in older videos? Did you find that it had some major negatives that could have deterred you from buying a digital/hybrid that expensive? Was the SK sound realistic? I already use VSTs since they sound better than what digital pianos come with, but do you think dropping $19,000+ on a newer NV10 one day would be worth it for the grand action feel since just getting an acoustic wouldn’t be possible. 👀