The Sims Build 5 Theme (Preview)

[Pollux4814]

Dude that's awesome - I am so impressed. I am currently trying to learn that piece myself. I think it will be years before I can even play that much half as well as you! Keep practising! It's great to see that it's 'humanly possible' to do.

[acuity1980]

@Pollux4814 thank you mister! but everytime i get a positive comment about this particular video, i feel bad that i still haven´t really learned the rest of this piece >.< meh.. it´s a shame ^^

maybe if youtube told me: "hey! you can´t upload another video until you upload the complete build #5 ! "

then maybe i would be under enough pressure to actually learn the whole thing xD

thanks again man!!

[MrsSashable]

to be honest, ik have just watched him, but i think you play the song better and with more feeling.

He played the last part really good.

[acuity1980]

@MrsSashable oh thank you :D

i cant play the last part at all though ^^ i´m literally too lazy to practice this piece =/

[MrsSashable]

A half year ago i was at the 3rd page , but i just coulnd't get the rhytm and notes. It's so freaking hard... I really want to play this...

I respect you!

[acuity1980]

@MrsSashable yes it is freaking hard... i cant get myself to learn the rest properly. i should though, but its so hard... if you respect me, then you should check out "watipam". he played the whole thing already =O

[TheDecadeMoon]

Wow this is really good O_o

[acuity1980]

@TheDecadeMoon thank you :)

[Drag0nMan56]

So CUTE! I really enjoyed it so much, I love the way you do it :) <3

[acuity1980]

@Drag0nMan56 thank you very much ! i wish i´d be capable of playing the whole piece though ^^

[mirabilis87]

nice nice nice <3

[acuity1980]

@mirabilis87 thank you :)

[drummerboy0]

THank was just perect you should really push thru and play the rest. its damn hard tho!

[acuity1980]

@drummerboy0 thanks ! and yes.. i know... it´s too hard xD

some days ago i dug out the sheet music again and gave it a try, but i think it´s impossible for me to play the whole thing. =/

i feel so unworthy xD

[drummerboy0]

@acuity1980 lol the fact you played 3 mins means U=Champ. im doing my best to learn build 6 :P

[acuity1980]

@drummerboy0 haha i wish.... there are people who already played the whole piece.. and i only played the first 4 pages.. 8 more to go =O

and everytime i try it out and try to practice.. i feel so... uuughh. not capable xD it´s so freaking hard =/

anyway, thanks for the comment :D and good luck with build 6

(i have that uploaded too, but be warned: one of my first youtube videos on an old out of tune piano and giving a crap about making mistakes xD)

[Shandajalaa]

Fiouuu, awesome. Take back so much memories. :'oD

You play very well, a lot of feeling...

[acuity1980]

@Shandajalaa thank you :)))

[PheboisPictures]

memories such like these are great but they make me sad :(

[acuity1980]

@PheboisPictures i know what you mean... like.."aaahh the good old days" <-- and they don´t come back =/

[iamnoone81]

Did you tackle this piece again, i'll ask Yiruma to play it(if I can) :-)

[acuity1980]

@iamnoone81 what... do you know him???

and nope ^.^ i didn´t try to play it again.. meh.. i should practice more -_-

[iamnoone81]

@acuity1980 of course, you were the reason why I discovered him(and it's not because of Twilight) after I viewed your cover for "Love Me"

[noybw333]

how long have you been playing? what age did u start... im 19 :/

[acuity1980]

@noybw333 i am playing since 24 years now and started when i was 6 years "old" ^.^

[Brunokobiski]

anyone who atempts to play building 5 is a hero just by trying

[acuity1980]

@Brunokobiski hahaa cool :D thanks man.. it really IS hard... i guess  i wont ever be able to play the complete piece :S

[NoqiT]

I want to be a good player like you are u.u ...

[acuity1980]

@NoqiT hmm.. what can i say... thanks for the compliment? ^.^

and practice practice mate!

[shorty1k]

How long have you been playing piano? You're really good. I'm thinking of picking it back up, but I'm 25 now so...little late to the party for me.

[acuity1980]

@shorty1k i am playing since 24 years now ^^

but it´s never too late.. of course its easier when you start earlier.. but as i said, never too late!

and thanks for the compliment!

[shorty1k]

@acuity1980 are you self taught or did you take lessons?

[acuity1980]

@shorty1k i took lessons maybe the first 8 years or so. i dont really remember anymore xD

[airblue22]

I looked away from the screen and though I'd left the Sims playing in the background

[acuity1980]

@airblue22 :) i appreciate that compliment :D

[airblue22]

@acuity1980 No problem, It is brilliant, Keep it up, I'm currently learning piano and want to be able to play these.

[acuity1980]

@airblue22 well... good luck and much much fun with the piano :)

[airblue22]

@acuity1980 Thanks, Its seeing videos like these that inspired me to learn how to play the piano.

[acuity1980]

@airblue22 that is the most i can achieve with doing what i do :)

[CorriTimigan]

This is absolutely incredible. This piece gets me every single time. It's one of the most beautiful pieces ever composed, and who'd have thought it would be for a video game? Until now I was convinced nothing short of some kind of super human could play this accurately (and I'm still somewhat skeptical!)

All I can say is, well done.

[acuity1980]

@CorriTimigan Thanks man !

but you should check out youtube user "watipam".. he played the whole song =O

[aschn9]

Wow! Very well done, i must say. You have a very good talent. It sounds like the actual song too :) Good Work! Hope you learn some more :D

[acuity1980]

@aschn9 thank you !

and i hope so too xD just have to force myself to learn it more. i´m getting distracted way too easily with other songs xD

[edukara]

It's been a while since I last visited your channel. A lot of new stuff. Even better. Good job, man. ;)

[acuity1980]

@edukara yeah thanks :) hope to post the other build themes with better quality in some time :)

[gigglesgoBOOM]

i really love this song - i think i'll learn it.

kudos to you:) very good. sounds like the real thing :D

[acuity1980]

@gigglesgoBOOM thank you a bunch... and... good luck learning it... the song is a bitch xD

[tzipporahfandango]

If i were ever this good at playing the piano id be down right bproud of myself!! Your amazing, so talented just to be able to play even a bit of it!! Wish i could play an instrument like that!!! well done ^_^

[acuity1980]

@tzipporahfandango wow... what a flattering comment ! thanks a lot :)

[watipam]

Oh, I'm jealous, I would like to play this masterpiece on your piano !!! My piano is so bad ...

Where do you stand in the song?

[acuity1980]

@watipam YOU are jealous?? ^^ i think i have more reason to be.. afterall you already played the whole thing xD i´m on hold.. havent practiced more yet. not determined enough i guess... plus: i cant play piano atm cause my hand is strained..

[bobbyfiling]

veryyy gooddddddddddddddddddddd

[acuity1980]

@bobbyfiling thanksssssssssssssssss :)))

[twilighter2469]

I've never had lessons, I can hardly read music, I'm 12... but after hearing this I downloaded the sheet music and I'm learning it... But I can only play the first 1 1/2 bars. :/

AMAZING playing anyway! :) Keep trying!

[acuity1980]

@twilighter2469 wow.. that´s really something O.O

thanks

[Julionp]

wooww! build 5 , man! you gotta master it. I was thinking about learning it too. That music is just awesome. I'll be waiting for the final version, dude. =) for now, good played.

[acuity1980]

@Julionp yeah mastering this will take me to another level ^.^ maybe i even go to heaven if i manage xD lol jk.. but it´s really really hard =/

[w33l]

don't give up, really

[acuity1980]

@w33l well... it´s still laying on my piano.. waiting to be picked up again ^.^

[youralittlebutt]

i want to learn this SO bad but i just caught a glimpse of the sheet music and it looks IMPOSSIBLE. i took piano starting at age 7 up until like 13 and then I quit cause i was stupid and lazy. i'm now 18 and wish so bad that i stuck with it because then maybe i could play this song! im just jumping back into reading music and am sadly back on the beginner level- slowly getting there; its starting to all come back to me now. im gunna really try to learn this. but GREAT job! keep up!!

[acuity1980]

@youralittlebutt first of : thanks for the compliment !

and second: this is really the hardest song i ever tried to play xD

i still cant play it all the way through xD

[Rodriguito123456]

So awesome. My fav build theme.Don't give up! continue practicing

[acuity1980]

@Rodriguito123456 weeeeell.... that´s easier said than done xD

[Rodriguito123456]

@acuity1980 Experiencia and practice is the best teacher :P

[tresannas]

is it just e or is that the sims building themes are so relaxing...

[acuity1980]

@tresannas it´s not just you ;)

[kimkyok]

LOVE IT!

[acuity1980]

@kimkyok COOL ! thanks :)

[OrionNebula666]

Oh fave this one too! :D

[acuity1980]

@OrionNebula666 :D cool dude

you know... i think i really got to get back to this piece again and practice the hell out of it. xD need to finish the whole song at some point ^.^

[OrionNebula666]

@acuity1980 Yeah that would be cool. :D I need to get myself a keyboard, my parents took the electric piano when they moved lol.

[acuity1980]

@OrionNebula666 lol that sucks a little xD

well, i couldn´t live without my piano anymore. it´s my drug xD

if you are gonna get a keyboard, take one with weighted keys :)

[OrionNebula666]

@acuity1980 Yeah, guy in my local music store said best to get one with weighted keys. He recommends a Yamaha.

[MrsSashable]

that's pretty long,,, i see.

and very diffrent yes....

so, thanks for the reaction back, good luck for the next pages:P

[acuity1980]

@MrsSashable no problem ^.^

and thanks for wishing me luck.. i need it xD

[MrsSashable]

I love this, you're amazing, that you even could master only this piece of the whole sheet. I can only play the 4th and i am busy with the 2nd now.

I play only for 2 years learned by myself, have you got any tips?

thanks!

[acuity1980]

@MrsSashable First of: thanks for the compliment :)

and second: hmmm any tips... noo not really actually =/ i play for 23 years.. started when i was 6, and i had a teacher the first years, so our backgrounds are like very different you know?

[AmayaChan95]

wonderfull *_* just wonderfull <3

[acuity1980]

@AmayaChan95 thanks a lot :)

[autonomous2010]

hm... I am sorry to say this but it really didn't seem all that complicated to me. No worries I am a Semi-Professional piano player as well.

However don't get me wrong this IS a HUGE piece of music.

[acuity1980]

so did you play the whole piece? if so: kudos man !

if you posted a video of you playing the whole thing, you´d become youtube-famous in an instant ;)

[autonomous2010]

@acuity1980 No where did I state that I played that song on the piano.

I was just wondering why you stated that it was complicated...

Its a huge piece of music but it doesn't seem to be nearly as complicated as some of the other songs you have played.

I also understand that faster doesn't always mean more complicated.

In fact the more complicated songs to play are actually the ones that require you to move both your hands up and down several octaves during the song.

[acuity1980]

@autonomous2010

hmm okay, now i am just wondering if you mean the preview i played (this video) or the whole song (because i still haven´t played that due to impossible difficulty)

you see, the whole song sounds a LOT more complicated to me than anything else i played so far. so maybe we are talking about 2 different things here ?

[acuity1980]

@autonomous2010 i mean just take the middle section of the build 5 theme... there doesn´t even seem to be any rhythm at all you know.

ok so just out of curiousity xD.. which one of the songs i played sounds more complicated to you than build theme nr. 5?

[autonomous2010]

@acuity1980 I would say out of all the sims 1 songs you played the The Sims Build 6 top view seemed to be the most difficult to play. But then again The Sims Build 4 theme seemed pretty difficult to play too.

[ShimmeringMoonlight]

@autonomous2010

I think that's interestin, because I found Build theme 4 the easiest, and build theme 6 the next easiest(but then again, I only played the first part of it)

[acuity1980]

@autonomous2010 yeah i agree with shimmeringmoonlight.. build 4 really is the easiest. couldn´t get any easier than this i guess. sims 6 indeed is complicated too but only towards the end with the fast runs. but still not as complicated as build 5. (imo)

[VanishingRaven]

Okay.... Wow. That was flipping fantastic. Awesome job!

[acuity1980]

yay =) thank you a lot for the compliment :)

[VanishingRaven]

You're very welcome!

[JugglingSEXMonkey]

so good! Keep on doing what youre doing!

[acuity1980]

thank you . and sure, will do ^.^

[Supershake9595]

Thank me. I wrote down the first actual rough sheet music, and have it home. I made it two years ago. Some other guy on here converted the midi to a pdf file, but would not have been able to do so without yours truly. I am the master at this piece, you wait and see my video.

[acuity1980]

yeah.. we really can´t wait..

[DeathZeroTolerance]

incredible. i'm really stunned someone transcribed this monster.

maybe someday 20 yrs from now i can attempt to tackle it

[acuity1980]

hey xD yeahh... i´d be happy if i would ever be able to play the whole piece... it really is a monster... and btw.. pseudoGFF is the one who transcribed it.

ooh and thanks for the compliment xD

[myoozikel]

This is so beautiful i could cry..... thank you.

:)

[acuity1980]

wuah.. thank you very much for your comment !

[CrazyC1456]

Excelent job you played it beautifully.

Out of all the build mode songs which one do u think is the easiest so that i can give it a try.

[acuity1980]

hey... weird.. i already replied but youtube wont show the comment... well.. next try:

the easiest one is definetely the 4th build theme.

oh and thanks for the compliment !

[Akookoo91]

Ur a freakin beast! Awesome, thats like my fav song from the game

[acuity1980]

thanks for that compliment xD

yes.. aside from build theme 2... this is really a great one.. impossible to play though xD at least the whole song.. for me.. i just can´t do it.. or i´m too lazy to practice xD

O.O i talk to much xDD

[ImTooSexyForMyself]

Haha, now THATS real control of fingers! Whats so hard with this song is that there is no tact at all I think, not until later anyway. You're really great! :) Guess you've played the 3:rd theme song too?

Cheers from Sweden!

[acuity1980]

hey thanks for the comment =) and yeah, you are right.. there seems to be no tact in this one, it´s crazy xD

and i play the 3rd one once in a while (in fact, just yesterday ^.^) but i can´t get it right, not perfect enough for youtube xD

Greetings back from germany !

[15538421]

I use to play drums but nowadays I'm trying to start playing piano or maybe keyboard I don't know yet but listening to you encourages me

[acuity1980]

thanks, that means a lot to me O.O

encouraging other people.. that´s really something.. thanks for sharing your thoughts

[bubbaXzone]

this is a mess. O sry i wasn't talking about you. You see you just made me jizz my pants now everything is a mess :P.

[acuity1980]

hahaha xDD

yeah, now THAT´s a compliment xDDD

[acuity1980]

@bubbaXzone lol you know... your comment is the highest rated one, so everytime i check the comments of this video i scroll down and see your comment and it always kinda makes me giggle xDDD

[bubbaXzone]

@acuity1980 lol everytime i hear you play i get wet in the panties lmao.

[acuity1980]

@bubbaXzone of course you do xD

*reminds me of the song "jizzed in my pants"* xDDD

[iamnoone81]

i just like watching this video over and over again.

[acuity1980]

thank you a lot ^^

i wish i could finally play the whole song, but at the moment i´m kinda not practicing it anymore O_O yeaaah i know.. shame on me xD

i have to pick it up again some day .. mnjaaa ^^

[iamnoone81]

yeah, maybe i'll finish this song by

December 20 2012

hahahaha

[PoisonIV]

O_O Awesome job! I've been preparing to tackle this piece. Just give me ten years! ;)

Absolutely beautiful!

[acuity1980]

thank you !

keep practicing xD

[sekainomirai]

nice work.. keep going.. just an advice... read again the score cuz u have missing notes :3

[acuity1980]

heheh yeah thanks for commentint ^^

but i don´t know if i will play it exactly like this, since it´s most likely an improvisation in the first place ^^

but wuaahh even not following the sheet music perfectly, it´s still a nutcracker.. xD

[draculauploader]

Awsome I am wainting for the full intepretation...;)

[acuity1980]

i hope you have patience xD this piece is cracking me up hahaha ^^

hope i´ll be able to play it someday. but honestly, i doubt it =/

[draculauploader]

I got the sheets yesterday from all building modes and ...ok haha the 5th has many difficulties especially on the rythm.Btw how long did you play piano??? I'm asking you cause I'm planning to learn the piece but I'm not such advanced as you.

[acuity1980]

well, i started playing key instruments at the age of 6. started with a keyboard, then an organ. sometime later piano, church organ and back to the piano again. so overall key instument experience about 23 years now.

still i consider myself an average player. if i would have kept taking lessons (which i don´t for like 15 years now) i could be much better i think

And yes, the sheet music of this one looks horrible doesnt it xDD

[gatinhamiri]

JEESH how long do you play for??

[acuity1980]

i started 23 years ago when i was 6. i didnt start with the piano though. keyboard --> organ --> piano --> church organ --> back to piano again ^^

[gatinhamiri]

Cool :D

I've dreamed about playing piano since I was little... my parents didn't even care about my "little" dream... anyway, I'm going to buy a keyboard soon and I registered for some lessons :D

I just can't wait!!! And watching you play it's just like *.*... No words can describe it =:D

[acuity1980]

thanks man. and have fun learning to play ^^

[shlomi546]

every day i see this lovely playing of yours.

its the same.

you are soooooo gifted.

thx for uploading it :-D

[acuity1980]

you are welcome !

i thank you for commenting and liking the video :)

[krimskrams]

of all the game soundtracks i've heard so far, whether it goe back to the days of the NES up to todays standarts, the build 5 theme is by far the most melancholic piece of music ever. this sounds corny but it makes it hard for me to hold back tears when i hear this tune. a very well done performance! keep up the good word

[acuity1980]

Hey thanks for commenting my friend !

I aprecciate the compliment ^^ and i gotta agree with you. it´s very melancholic, and just now i tried to think of a song even more melancholic than this one, but i can´t find one ^^

and don´t worry, for me it doesn´t sound corny. that´s just the power of music!

schöne grüße aus deutschland übrigens =)

[marinlarin]

it's my dream to play this song. You are so gifted ;)

[acuity1980]

^^

it´s my dream to complete it. thanks for commenting :)

[hellocaiti]

dude! that sounded almost perfect... i envy you to pieces

[acuity1980]

Hey there ^^

thanks for stopping by and leaving this nice comment :)

[watipam]

This piece is realy complex ... And indescribable

Where are you now in this piece?

[acuity1980]

Hey !

unfortunately i am not much further. i have to force myself to pick it up again. damn xD

[sanjak]

Aww my god! Someone has actually played and put it on youtube. AMAZING!

[acuity1980]

XD

yes but just the first bit of it.

and Kowgan posted it even before me, and he even played it by ear. ^^

but THANKS for your comment =)

[Tobbytheking]

I'm so looking forward to hear the full version!.

[acuity1980]

haha me too XD

sadly i don´t have time atm to play piano at all =(

[iohen]

Very nice sound, correctly tuned piano, imaculate play, I would only play the trill at 1:45 a bit slower, otherwise a perfect performace, unrecognizable from the original. I hope you learn the whole piece. You really feel the harmony, rythm and the mood. Great, keep it up.

[acuity1980]

hey, thanks for the nice comment !

i hope so, too to learn the whole piece. you know it gets crazier later XD

[iohen]

hab jetzt gemerkt dass du deutsch bist und das piano ist eigentlich elektrisch, also hat nichts mit stimmen zu tun :))), hab, zur meiner enttäuschung, bis vor ein paar minuten gedacht, dass du ein korpulentes madchen bist :))))), waren aber nur deine muskeligen hande. Also leider keine anmache :))))) XDDDD

[acuity1980]

HAHAHAHHAAAA wie geil XD

ja das piano is im gegensatz zu meinem anderen verstimmten klavier elektrisch XD

und willst du sagen dass ich fett bin hahahah ? XD ne spaß, sind halt muskelbepackte schreiner-hände. :P

[Xylence]

So when are you going to post a video tutorial on who to play it...? I'm serious!! XP I'm taking a look at the sheet music and it's outrageous... every time I say " Alright, let's start playing!" I play the first couple of measures and say "FORGET THIS CRAP... Maybe later!*

[acuity1980]

definetely with you on this one XD

the beginning is fairly easy though

but a tutorial? me? i don´t think so :P

i rarely have time and i am glad when i have any time to record a video ^^

[ReplicaKing]

i have a question when are you going to post the whole thing cause your the only one person i hae seen that has real good potential in learning this song.

i mean your good and pretty much hit on the head but do you know when you will be done with this song and post the whole thing?

[acuity1980]

hmm i don´t know if i will ever be able to play the whole song i´m afraid.

besides i really have to force myself to practice it since it´s really a pain to play with the timing

i HOPE i´ll play it complete someday

[yadrahsmi]

I absolutely love this song. Thank you so much for this post. It's great to see it in action. Well done!

[acuity1980]

thanks a lot. this song is magical

[iamnoone81]

How's the progress?

[acuity1980]

it´s pending o.O

working on other things right now.

have to pick this song up again !

[iamnoone81]

Tried to turn the music sheet pdf to a midi file.

No free software.

There is one that is a trial version.

The song was so slow.

Some notes were so slow.

Still, tried it in a piano simulator called "Synthesia".

[iamnoone81]

I mean Some notes were not working.

[acuity1980]

hmm i have no idea. never worked with synthesia.

[zellator]

I love how the pedal works in this song.

And I'm sure you'll get this in no time, so far...

this is perfection!

[acuity1980]

thanks for the compliment ^^

muito obrigado :D

but you know, this was the easy part, from here it only gets harder and harder XD

[dryad1512]

haha 22 more years for me to play 4 out of 12 pages of this theme hahaha

Great work nii san (<~~ guess wat it means hehe)

[tranhoanghuan]

Play the game The Sims , Alex ! :)) and you will find out much more than you can imagine , about the song . Believe me , you should feel it , play it and love it ! :))

Hey , how about the song from Richard Clayderman that you like ? I hope my sheet music work good for you :-p hehe jk .

Huan

[Xylence]

I remember those moments playing that game... Building a house... But when I listened to this song I wasn't just building a house... I was building lives... I was building a family... A history within walls...

[acuity1980]

too bad i never got into that game :(

[Xylence]

... 0_o... You're going to go to hell for not playing that game... You're aware of this. =P just kiddin' ... No but really you're going to go to hell

[acuity1980]

hhahaha i will go to hell for so many reasons already XD

maybe i´ll go to heaven if i master to play this piece somewhen :)

[Xylence]

Yeah... Until God says " Wasn't that game the shiznizzle" and you'll remind him that you didn't play it so the first thing that'll come out of his mouth, I swear, will be " BLASPHEMY!"

[acuity1980]

hhahahahahaa you are funny :D

[theroyalasshole1216]

i think my ears just orgasmd O_O

dude keep it up it sounds GREAT so far!!

this piece of music has always been my favorite from the original sims and i must say your version sounds almost exactly like it!

cant wait to hear it completed! :)

[acuity1980]

they there !

thanks for the comment XD

I cant wait to be able to play it, hahaha, but it´s so out of this world.. so hard.. but to play this song complete is one of my goals in life XD

[theroyalasshole1216]

yea me too actually lol, im gonna start learning it soon and put my progression up month by month, might be awhile but its so worth the time :p

the sims build music is actually(believe it or not) one of the major reasons i picked up piano hehe

[acuity1980]

looking forward to see you progress =)

right now i´m kinda stuck you know. damn that timing in the middle section =/

[theroyalasshole1216]

ah yeah, well keep at it man im sure itll come out sounding great =)

[Mankey52]

Seems as if this could have been improvised on the actual game recording (which is probably why you find it so hard to learn and play) by a very good pianist!

Good work!

that was always my guess, too. it sounds too much like improvisation. and yessss it´s a killer to play. :S

thanks for the comment XD