To Zanarkand from FFX by Piano Squall

[crrmdt]

kuando le das a nueva partida y lo primero ke dice tidus...esta es mi historia puede ser la ultima oportunindad es ke se me ponen los pelos de punta jajajajaa

[Krakilin0405]

sick!



[Raxus007]

8 people.... Aw fuck that lets just listen to this masterpiece.... :D

[ChippyReikochan]

You're magnific =w=

[MetalWingedAlchemist]

this is what i sleep to at night. very beautiful

[yourdeadmother]

what the fucking shit :O

[TheFritass]

Best arrangement i've ever heard o_o

amazing ! congratulations ! :)

[zukishadowheart]

the best ever : )

[negima112]

Dang... each note is VERY CLEAR!

[SlaterGee]

epic

[animejunkiedude]

What piano is that? :)

[890lli]

Certainly one of the best performances of this piece ive ever heard! Very easy to imagine this recording to the background of the video game itself. Btw Ive made a modification of the Reborn version of to zanarkand, check it out and tell me what did you like :)

[KIDx757]

listen to my story...this may be..our last chance...

[coyote7272]

What I love most about his playing, is that he's timed perfectly, and doesn't Jazz it up like other pianoists you see around here, he plays it perfectly

[SquallLionhart409]

Maybe its because I'm a low brass/bass player, but the right hand seems a bit heavy during the first minute or so of the song. The Tour de Japon has the kind of balance I'm looking for, but also violins... and I want to hear the piano. It could also be the poor recording missing the bass. Either way, good job.

[zaviusfirerave]

SH*T!!! This is the best arrangement I've ever heard!!!

[synthesiestic]

press 555555555 after clicking the video DJ

[facile3301]

すごい。やはり世界にはすごい人がたくさんいるなぁ。感動しまし­た。

[sitntwist]

the song is cool but the sound suxx!!

[GaryOak]

Hey, I made a cover of this arrangement, check it out if you're interested ;).

There are many arrangements of this song but I think this one's the best. Michael Huang's arrangement gets close, though.

[jellofast]

7 people were bothered with the absence of Squall's outfit

[redsquall3]

omg. fucking amazing

[Seniarth]

Is it just me or does it seem as if Piano Squall is playing the melody mechanically rather than emotionally in this video...

[Londonlondon1233]

6 people got raped by chocobos XD

[teo1000t]

Nice that you play without sheet! Subarashii!!!

[xEternalx]

Nice hand movements :P

[889michael1]

Any connection to Christopher Gluck???

[TheReapersLament]

1:49 seems a bit off. I think his ring finger on his left hand hit a wrong note. Also, 2:41 is weird as well. I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be an octave lower, and slower than that.

[goudy95]

This song is amazing<3

[peebrain26]

1:49 was kinda weird

[Silver1414]

6 People never beat Sin's magic armpit.

[HitMeUpOnMyCellPhone]

dammittttt i wish i had his skill in piano >.<

[Libervurto]

This is the closest thing to classical music I've heard in the last 100 years.

[humanlordHD]

Thumbs up if you love Square enix music

[valefor188]

That tugged at my heart strings! This just reminded me of how beautiful that game really is! Kazushige Nojima is an amzing man to have come up with such an amazing story! Then, just when I thought it couldn't get any better, they tie up loose ends and add yet another phenomenal and heart wrenching storyline in FFX-2! I LOVE SQUARE-ENIX! They even got me obsessed with Koda Kumi! LMAO!!

[wc3breakabone]

@valefor188 I nearly gave you thumbs up, but then I read the FFX-2 part :p

No offense, but I don't think FFX-2 is a good FF part D:

They totally screwed over Yuna's personality. I rather stick with FFX's end :3

[DjSnaggleTooth]

i just got such nostalgia that game was my childhood best saddest game ever

[Penspinner007]

how come this only have 33k views?

[Rofzz]

Fuck me those are some mean arpeggios. Great work again!

[superduperdude60]

@EasygoingBird lol you don't really live up to your name =P

anyways, in real piano lessons, they teach you to have your wrists up more when you play (floating hands lol) or were you refering to like 2:02 ? then thats just preference,, bottom line though, you don't sound like a very "easygoingbird" XD

[VictoryZetaMKII]

@EasygoingBird watch less, listen more.

[sinhangandstanley]

am i in heaven?

[adrianhigs]

@DickKnowsBest 2 reasons = 3 reasons now ?

[myboomstick]

@EasygoingBird it's what seperates great pianists from the also-rans.

[mijilllaisla]

Es precioso :D

[NaruXHina1980]

@EasygoingBird O.o it's supposed to add Grace into your playing, which shows your really enjoy playing as does Piano Squall

[sivadfa]

@DickKnowsBest I honestly couldn't find any resemblance there to Silent Night.

[pirinioak]

"I will live with my sorrow, I will live my own life! I will defeat sorrow, in his place. I will stand my ground and be strong. I don't know when it'll be but someday, I will conquer it. And I will do it without...false hope."

[twix113]

Really love this tune! It captures all the sadness that was involved in the game, yes some people say that the game is childish but the whole story is truly really sad

[SakiWatari]

@DickKnowsBest The first time is at around 0:33 to 0:40 but either way this is AMAZING!

[Temariah]

It's amazing that someone with so much talent also arranges a lot of his own work. Absolutely astounding.

[Romansteel13]

Nobuo Uematsu, the finest video-game symphony composer who ever lived. The godfather of video-game composers, the mozart, the god !

[Shardingan]

@Romansteel13 that is the truth, weather people like it or not. He ould make mozart jealous.

[TheJamjarChannel]

Mate this is amazing :')

[xxbikerbergxx]

man this is really really good! !

[ghettoguy926]

wow, piano squall is really good. I really enjoy the way he plays sadness and sorrow.

[morderwarg]

breathtaking

[SakiWatari]

I love this song, but is anyone else thrown off by the part of it where it has the exact notes as Silent Night's verse where you sing "Holy infant so tender and mild"? I JUST noticed that! DANG this man can play O.O *awestruck*

[HeartsofKingdom]

this is good i mean nowadays you barely find any pianist put their heart and soul into the the music when they perform..he is like fusing his mind with the music..really good job...

[skillertume]

i remember how i was not able to proceed on the game since i was stuck on djose temple D: but i have beaten it many many times now... and I remember this song very well!

[bmw05model]

This is one of the few pieces of VG music that can make me tear up sometimes. Beautiful.

[KevinwHFS]

Love this arrangement.

[outlawkelb]

Bravo, beautiful

[Makiea9111inulover]

wow that is so beautiful

[kookoomlb86]

u were on gamespot!

[Penspinner007]

lol this version is gonna be so hard to learn but maybe ill give it a shot!

[mikkachann]

its not that hard : ) promise!

[niggyd32z]

hands down the best version on youtube.

[Mephistopheles616]

perfect.... To Zanerkand ist eines der besten Stücke aller FF titel und so wie das hier gespielt wird... wirklich ergreifend..

[chewst3r]

Steinway or whatsoever, its not so much on the piano but the skill of the pianist. If you've a Steinway & Sons lying around and there's no one to play it. Its just a piece of expensive instrument. But nothing beats the skills of a well playing pianist.

Such an intense version of "To Zanarkand" Job done at its best. Damn~!

[mikkachann]

yeah but if youre a good pianist, youd want a steinway!

[beautyru5h]

crazy

[urbano277]

Can somebody tell me what piano is that? steinway maybe?

[ayeekristayy]

beautiful

[MrNoucfeanor]

Q.Q So intense! bravo man! pure genius! 5stars

[RyuHayabusa710]

Wtf, this version is fucking sick !

So hard to play :O

And I can't even play the normal Piano Collections version. :O

[flyingcanadian13]

@RyuHayabusa710

Where do you find this version?

[KevinwHFS]

This song makes me want to QQ sometimes. :I

Nobuo is a genius, and thanks Piano Squall for keeping it alive!

[darkelf1021]

i can still remember tidus famous on the hill in the ruins.." listen to my story..this maybe...our last chance"

[xYuffiegirlx]

Yeah, made me cry at the end ;__;

[Cronaldo02]

Dude, The good old days Hey? I remember when The graphics were like... OMFG get out.

[adrianhigs]

@darkelf1021 great now im cryin jack ass [ jk the memorys tho when he says that in the game i am now cryin

[silvionne1]

@darkelf1021 and your face like this O_O for the amazing graphics of that time =)

[pirinioak]

Awesome rendition! I love it. :)

[DrWumpa]

There's nothing quite like the beauty of digital distortion. Excellent performance though. I really respect this guy. He and I have a bit in common when it comes to music.

[gaWgaMes]

I will play on a recital next week and I will play Your arrangement of To Zanarkand. Thanks again for the sheets and for sharing this video ;)

[Burori1]

It's so wonderully done, wow Q w Q

[FirebrandProductions]

Absoloutley remarkable. I've never seen anyone who could play piano like this guy before.

[oreokookie77]

i think im actually crying... O__o

you put a lot of emotion in this song...

[gunboundfr3ak]

yea..you think your crying...?Wach "Grave of the Fireflies" its not a song its a movie..go out, rent it, watch it...if you cried on this song (lol) then you will cry on that movie

[bassmasta9845223]

You can see how much emotion he puts into this.. amazing!

[Seniarth]

too bad the sound quality is not good.. I wish I could hear this piece in real life..

of course piano squall playing it..

[FatedShadows]

Piano Squall is amazing, but..Woah...where's the Squall outfit?!

[gunboundfr3ak]

this is a couple years later...he got old and too fat for it...JK...hes just playing this song with more formal clothes

[Shardingan]

@FatedShadows I ate it

[hoan121212]

@FatedShadows I'd lol'd if he actually wears the Tidus outfit to play this song.

Jus' sayin'.

[79MinutesHell]

@FatedShadows

hopefully dumped

[xMYVxPOPisDEADx]

This is amazing.

[DannyBoy1406]

Hmm could go without the slides at the start, awesom otherwise :D

[epiclight858]

This needs more views!!! :D great job :]

[McGavinprincess]

He is a pure genius.

[gaWgaMes]

I'm finishing your version of Brawl and then I will learn this. The sheets are in my hands right now, thanks a lot :]

[74205Defiant]

I almost got this song down...still need more time on the 8th note parts though...Not a lot of time since I have school

[Norman0507]

I'm impressed.... that was amazing

[tj10887]

holy shit, this is amazing, i love the emotion you put into you're performances, thats what seperates people who can play the music and people who can PLAY the music if you know what i mean

[LilMissPyro]

I love this version, it gives me shivers.

[juliebug758]

me too :)

[OMGWTFitzSimon]

At one moment I leaped from my chair because I thought he was going to break the piano. That's how good he played the song. :D

[GODSGUYZ]

I would pay to watch you play live. fantastic!

[atomiceraser]

This has to be the best version of To Zanarkand on YouTube. Well played. =)

[smartanimegirl]

This sounds so beautiful. I would always love listening to this theme when I feel like dozing off and daydreaming...

You really got it down even with some improvising. =]

Amazing job.

[soulscour19]

i do not even come close with my version :P.

[FFXfan010]

....awesomeness....5/5 TTwTT

[GraveDigger08]

you need to make a video on how to play this

[atomiceraser]

Or you could learn how to read music like the rest of the world.

[GraveDigger08]

well many of the people from the world learn to play music from informational videos.

[codycrowder]

good then you probably don't have talent to read music

[GraveDigger08]

god i hate people like you. you have no idea who i am and what i am capable of on the piano. everyone starts somewhere and i like to learn it by videos.

[codycrowder]

most people start with a piano teacher or go to an academy.. and learn how to read sheet music.. u gotta do that.. not every song is gonna have a video to learn..

[kmbrunskill]

I really enjoyed this.

[blazednlovinit]

well performed matey :)

[eriktheg500]

out of 15 videos i have watched, this has bin the best one yet for "To Zanarkand"

[HNXakido]

try kylelandry's version xD

[tj10887]

this one is better in my opinion...kyelandry's version is good but i don't think it sounds that great in such a high octave.

[74205Defiant]

Yeah, I checked out the FFX Collection and it doesn't seem as complete (for a lack of a better term) as this arrangement

[tj10887]

well no offense, this has more in it that he added, nobody can say the piano collections version isn't as complete because Nobuo Eumatsu wrote it.

[74205Defiant]

(notice my use of "Lack of a better term" XD) Yeah I know since it IS the original since Nobuo was the one who composed it...but still. This piece is still seems better In My Humble Opinion!!!

[MetalNicola]

complimenti! Bella trascrizione: tutti gli arpeggi della mano sinistra li avrei messi anche io in una possibile trascrizione, perchè secondo me sono fondamentali per rendere ancora più bello questo pezzo...è un peccato però che in questa esecuzione ci siano pochi rubati...

comunque complimenti ;)

[Greatbeansoffire]

dammit....i was all happy i got those 16th notes down and then this guy has to go and make it all different and awesomer than the collections version...THANKS ALOT!!!!

[0musicislov3]

these are absolutely beautiful <3

[sunjeen]

great!

[YourPiggianist]

unbelievable... :-O

[Firecursed]

OOOOOO SUCH A PRETTY PIANO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and great job on To Zanarkand!!!

[Ozgaia203]

This made me remind my Broken ps2 and how much i want to play ff10 again *cries* UR AWEOSME!!

[joaopaulo201]

ronaldo

[yuki12paul]

i loved this song from ff 10

[Panatheon]

the best i've heard in my life!!

great =]

[8Escapist8]

Absolutly stunning, I rarley find I connect with video games, for me its usually just a "point and shoot" affair.

But the game this is from totally changed that for me, and this piece demostrates the emotion that can be but into elements of something as "trivial" as a game,

Thanks Mr.Gluck, for this beautifal rendition of a near flawless song, you manage to suppass even Nobuo Uematsu's origional composition of the piece.

[honeylarns23]

my favorite tune! congrats i love you...^_^

[sk8erbec]

u play this song beautifully, ur an amazing pianist u must have worked so hard good on ya

[Obilisk88]

BEST VERSION IVE EVER HEARD XD XD XD

[HeartlessCross]

WOW... that's really good... FANTASTIC...

[Mystia45]

It is... waw.

Thanks a lot <3

[AtchGee]

i have the sheets for this and i have the song worked up, but someday i hope to play it with as much ease and emotion as you.

thank you for posting, wonderful.

your sheet site is great too :) thanks

[Benedicio]

Flawless. Absolutely flawless, stunning performance.

Pure emotion, you're a great pianist.

Kudos. "6"Stars :).

[apnisse]

Perfect arrangement and as always flawless performance from the Grandmaster Michael Gluck.

[shleweeh4ever]

very nice man i really loved how u played it :) thanks alot of this nice video and good luck

[Maurogcha]

wonderful!

[xXJimPanseXx]

wow big respect for you man

[blowjobbftw]

wheres the jacket? :| awsome playing!

[auron570]

awesome!

[ReaperBattosai]

This is awesome. Both in its arrangement and its execution. However, I must say that it's not the same without the jacket.

[Frikisurfer]

Excelente !! Eres uno de mis favoritos pianistas que tocan FF.

[DarkRaimundo]

Lo mismo digo

[gacela]

yo esque veo imposible que yegue tocar asi en mi puta vida

[1wingedauron]

I think it captured the soul of FFX very well.

[moon82993]

love it!

[GaryOak]

Excellent arrangement.

[luigiperso]

Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you Michael

[f1amensku1]

Gahaha!! I commented before you Evan!!

Great job! You are a genius at piano. :)

Yep...that would be a good choice for talent quest...so...emotional...just makes you wanna cry...:')

[N2Lucky]

Great job :] i wish i could play piano like you..sadly im still a "newbie" xD this and the battle theme is my opinion of the best songs in ffx

[MoonChildKei28]

That was absolutly beautiful. This is one of my faviorte FFX songs. Keep up the good work.