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  • Flawless. You could really show all the emotion of this song. Beautifully executed, Versions like these always makes me fell I should learn how to play the Piano. I can play this song in the Guitar, but two people are necessary to play the full arrangement, and I really envy Pianists because the can be a little more independent on playing these songs. Congratulations!

  • Wow Just... Wow

  • Amazing and right on point with the original piece..a job Very well done dude...

  • One of my favorite songs of all time.

  • this. is. awesome.

  • I haven't really been able to feel music lately.. I don't know if I have simply heard too many cliches from what tonal harmony has to offer, but nothing really phases me.

    It may just be the nostalgia, but this performance, arrangement, and composition really got to me. I experienced goosebumps for the first time in months. I just want to thank you, Verdegrand, for helping me keep my musical sanity!

  • Awesome job! This sounds *exactly* like it does in the game. :D

  • dude, good job. I watch this while playing ffxi all the time. Does youtube have a repeat function?

  • @jeeps005 No, but if you play the video you want to repeat, highlight "tube" in youtube (in the URL) and replace it with "repeat".

    The result? You'll be able to listen to this song for as long as you please on auto repeat!

  • Please do a tutorial. I absolutely love this song and I want to add it to my memory of great piano pieces.

  • This is so beautiful, I listen to this video often. Great work!

  • So beautiful... yet so hard to play... I'm working on this piece, but it's really difficult :( But one day, I'll be able to play this!

  • wow...the first vid i see with 0 negative votes :) and you know what...? you deserved it :) Great work...fantastic...don´t think there is a way to do it better !

  • this is truly inspiring

  • AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Everytime I listen to this song I get sad, but it still gives me some hope that it will be OK. listened to it once Md now I can't stop

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  • Beautiful.. think i could get the midi file? id put this on that piano tutorial thing to make a song.. or u could do it

  • Wowzerz! I need to tell my friend about this song I'm sure he'd love to learn how to play this!

  • How often do you use the pedal in this?

    It sounds like almost the whole time except stylistically when you release it, but at times your hand looks like it's holding notes as if you aren't using the pedal at all.

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  • FYI....this is still my favorite YTube vid :p

  • i just keep coming back, again and again, everyday =)

  • Ok I am dying to know, How did you record this song in this amazing quality, was the sound recorded seperately??

  • You know what's coming.

    It's creeping up,

    slowly,

    but you don't want it to come.

    The peace is to pleasant.

    Let us enjoy rest,

    before the storm comes.

  • @julienlego Poetic. I like it : )

  • @Lukkysama Wanna "like" it so more people can see it? I'm a writer and I love having people read my work (even though this came from my head 5 seconds after listening to the song lol).

    And thanks :D

  • Nailed it! This really is better than the original, nice work sir.

  • This is beauty.

  • I watch (listen to) this video always!!! Great job :o)

  • dammit why you make me cry verdegrand :'< (btw tis TheeFraudulent Kappa)

  • This has always been my favorite piece from the entire Final Fantasy X soundtrack...but the accuracy of this arrangement and the delicate richness of your playing somehow elevate it to something else entirely. A verdant, misty forest, glittering in twilight...a touch of melancholy...it sends the imagination soaring!

    This is just too lovely for words. <3

  • I just want to say that you, along with kylelandry and others, are the reasons why I want to learn piano. This is really beautiful.

  • This is just amazing!!! I've seen the original arr. sheet music, and man, I play piano and I know that this piece is much difficult then what it sounds. How long did you work on it? Keep up the good work, and please post more of these beautiful music!

  • PLEAASEE CAN´T SOMEONE MAKE A TUTORIAL <(????????? l´m DESPERATE!

  • Absolutely beautiful

  • Amazing! Simply amazing! It sounds exactly like the original! You didn't miss a single detail! You mastered this perfectly! Out of all the videos I've seen of this being played yours is by far the best! =)

  • This arrangement is wonderful, easily the best I've heard. Thanks for bringing this to YouTube, now I definitely need to try my hand at Vincent's work.

  • i could watch your fingers play the piano all day. thanks for uploading. its appealing to my ears as well as visually on my eyes.

  • I don't use the word beautiful much for music, but this is beautiful!

    I started to learn it, but it's difficult. the part for each hand really contradicts each other. any tips would be good, or advice on how to practice it.

  • Great, I think you're inspiring me to learn this one next.

  • Sooooooo looking forward to you playing it on the grand!

  • 0 dislikes. Wow this is THAT good! But wait, there's probably going to be some immature 10 year old reading this comment and then dislikes the video for no reason. Is it too late now?

  • omg its sooooo pretty ;_; I HAVE TO PLAY IT NOW!!!

  • WOW how did I miss this? I don't think it ever showed up on my suscriptions. this is beautiful. really puts the right mood to this piece

  • Nice piece, however, you should do one more like original too. It is harder and the pace slightly faster.

  • This will always be my most favorite YTube vid :) 3rd time I've commented on it lol. Excessive on my part but it's THAT beautiful to me. This song is my happy place and nobody has ever delivered it with the feeling and finesse that you have V.

  • @finaltits well thank you, i am happy to hear that and i appreciate it a lot. i would probably have to agree that this might be one of my best videos and certainly one of the best arrangements i've ever played. that time after i signed up on youtube was great, and this arrangement was a big part of that. i shall hope to record this on a grand some day.

  • @finaltits

    yeah, nearly all the other versions are too fast but this guy is feeling the song as he plays it

  • @finaltits u love it too ? make sure u keep an offline copy, trust me, some vids are too good to just leave on yt ;)

  • awesome peformance, but it wasnt as good as everyones making it seem o_O coulda been more on beat but great job~

  • @anjunafae What do you mean could've been more "on beat"? This is probably the best representation you'll ever find for this piece and is played pretty much flawlessly. Normally I don't mind people's criticisms but in this case it's the best you will find on YTube. Let me ask you if you play piano? If so, do you put yourself out there, or do you just critic? The arrangement is very advanced and was nailed perfectly on so many levels. You basically just viewed a 10/10 and rated it a 7.

  • X3 I will love this song FOREVER!! I swear this version sounds better than the original song itself! Great job to Verdegrand for playing this so beautifully!

  • 100 out of 10

  • This is the most beautiful rendition Silence before storms I've ever heard. It's so rare to find a relic like this to bring me tears of nostalgia and peace.

    This song gives me images of a paradise during a bright storm, rain falling just perfectly setting in and complementing, the silence before the storm. If one were to pass away, this would be such a fitting song to say your goodbyes with.

    Amazing job, thank you so much for sharing it.

  • tutorial plzz :D

  • this DEFINITELY should have been on the piano collections. this same exact arrangement and everything.

  • without reading the notes is hard

  • On my PSP.

    Thank you for letting me notice, that there is actually good sheet music for the theme.

  • BEAUTIFULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL­L

    

  • You play beautifully! This is one of my favorite songs and you definitely do it justice. Thanks for posting this!

  • Sounds so great!! I'm healed...

  • this the athmosphere of this video comes much better by watching it on your channel, the white of youtube doesn´t fit to well, but on your profile it is not just a pleasure to hear, but also to watch

  • is there sheet music for this??? free preferably ?

  • Amazing. Simply.

  • I always come back to this. I actually started playing FFX again because of this cover! There is SOOOOOO much good music in that game!

  • :( I would kill to be able to play this song like you.

  • OhMyGosh this so amazing! Great job!!!

  • Might I ask what model piano you are playing? It has a lovely sound and I'd be interested in looking into purchasing one for myself.

    Very well played, by the way. I believe it captures the essence of not only the Thunder Plains, but the turmoil that the group was going through at the time of the game (Yuna's decision).

  • @Drassielle Hi, this is the Kawai CA-9, it's an outdated model and the current equivalent would be the CA-93. I can't recommend the current line though because the pianos are having some firmware problems which result in cracking noises, desync issues etc.. So if you want to get one, test it out thoroughly at a store. And yes this arrangement is really great, I like it a lot, too. That entire forest was just genius, and as you say, the part of the game was very memorable as well.

  • warum kann der so gut spielen?^^

  • why does your piano sound like that or its just me ?

  • I have to comment again about this piece. This is pure perfection Verdegrand. I can close my eyes and listen and it feels like traveling to a far away dream on a white horse, without a care in the world. Thank you so much for making this version a reality! I love it! For anyone else reading, Verdegrand is a very humble pianist, but he is also extremely talented and one of the nicest and most intelligent people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting.

  • @VirtualHarmonies Well thanks a lot :) You can attribute the sound of this to Vincent's arranging, it sure is one of the more sophisticated arrangements I have seen and you can tell it was done by someone who actually knows about music itself (going further than 'just' playing an instrument). This would sound even better on a real grand. Let's see if that can be done in the future. And thanks for the kind words, I really appreciate them.

  • @Verdegrand Your so talented. I will always admire the notes that you hit in exact key. I will hope that one day my children will witness your music. Thanks for putting good music in my day! -Alice

  • Very rich sound. I like it a lot :D

  • i feel like im in a great empty mansion....in the macalania woods

  • i admire ur playing thouroughly :)

  • Nice... I just taught myself how to play this song from the midi file that I had. This version is a little different than what I learned. I like yours better.

  • for some reason i am very not good at the left hand...because there are the double notes and i don't really know which of my finger should play what notes...so i can't keep up with the speed....

  • @lightsurge1 Hello, if you want, you can tell me which part exactly gives you trouble and I could look into the sheets and try to tell you the fingerings I used. It's been a while since I played this piece but I could give it a try. Greetings

  • @Verdegrand oh thanks...ya actually there are a lot of parts in left hands which i can't play it properly..so i was thinking if i can only play the lower notes of bass clef in the double note...and about the fingering if you can teach me a little maybe i could finish the rest of it..since the fingering i think it's more or less the same...because i just keep jumping my left hand and i can't play the correct speed.. anyway sorry for any bad english and hope you understand~ =) thx again.

  • @lightsurge1 uhm, ok I'll think of something and send you a message, give me a couple of days.

  • @Verdegrand ok thanks..it's ok there's no need to rush...if you are busy then it's fine. But i'll still look forward to it anyway. Well if you think of something just reply me here =) . If you dun then it's ok too~. I'll keep practise to play this score this few days anyway.

  • @lightsurge1 hello, ok here is the first page for now:

    /watch?v=JDm5rextSzc

    The sound is a bit messed up, but as for seeing what happens this'll do. If you have any other questions feel free to let me know. greetings

  • ahh.. brings back FFX memories.. one of the best games I've played. *sniff* Tidus :') 5/5 stars :D

  • @Verdegrand Thank you! I'll check them out :) looking forward to your next video!

  • @Verdegrand This and the Shevat, the wind is calling arrangement convinced me that you are no ordinary pianist. I wish I had your hands. Subscribed!

    PS: Could you recommend me other great piano arrangers? Piano is such a great instrument to do arrangements, it's so versatile! I know of KyleLandry and zohar, but I want to check out the others.

  • @heyjo0205 Hello, thank you for your kind words and for your support :) As for other arrangers, Zohar is my favorite as well, but do check out RigorMortis999, his skill is high end and some of his arrangements are high end as well (I can't play them lol). My other favorite would be "Duke of Pianeet" who unfortunately isn't active on YouTube himself. But some people put up videos from him anyway (search for his "Aoi Tori Piano Solo"), he may be the best game music pianist I have ever seen.

  • Absolutely perfect

  • Would there be any way I could get an mp3 of this?

    I think I was almost to tears from this beautiful playing.

    I truly love this arrangement.

    Amazing.

  • fuck this is great!!

  • No dislikes? Better keep it that way, this piece is too good.

  • So....I love you...Just thought I'd letcha' know! XD

    You made me stop and go, "Ohhh....so prettyful..."

    But for real, some people play the piano, some of them control the piano, but you, sir, are one with the piano.

  • in this song you can see how peaceful the land is before a storm

  • Perfect, best version on the internet

  • YES. I so wanted to see someone play Vincent's arrangement of Silence before the Storm.

    Kudos to Nobuo Uematsu for writing it, Vincent for making pretty much the best arrangement of it on the internet, and you for playing it perfectly!

  • Macalania forest.

    Oh teh horrorz of chasing butterflies ;__;

  • Loved it loved it loved it. Really reminiscent of the Macalania Woods. Love your rendition and your playing, very smooth and natural. Your voicing is top notch.

  • Perfect

  • This is truely wonderful. I am faving this right away.

    Thumbs up also (I hate that... I would rather say I'll give you fie stars. XD)

    Thank You for sharing this. ^_^

  • I've seen about a dozen piano versions of this song, and in every other one, it looks like the player is having a hard time getting it all right, even if they do get it all right. I dunno, their hands look strained or something. While they might be good technical players, your hands look like they're doing what's coming naturally to them. You are a master.

  • flawless...

  • tutorial plzz

  • What a delight to the ears =)

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  • Impressive arrangement. Really. Much more detailed than the other (official?) versions on youtube.

    The performance recreates the ambiance of the original track from the game I close my eyes and Im in the Macalania Woods. Very authentic.

    I took the sheets to my professor; she doesnt know anything about FFX but she fell in love with the small passage she sight-read, and stole my sheets :)

    I will work on it. I know that behind the seemingly ease of execution lies hours of work.

  • there is no official version of this, all of you herd are fan made by ear as they lsiten to game song. the other people played poorly in comparison to this guy.

  • Such an awesome piece! I've got an instant link to this video on my browser lol, I listen to it every time I'm on teh internets XD

  • Wow! Amazingly well played! I love it ^^

    Keep it up :3

  • I find that listening to your videos make me feel a little happier each time. thank you. :)

  • Same for me. This video definitely made my day. Thank you so much.

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  • This is...

    Wow, I don't evem know what to say.

  • you play it so beautifully

  • Mind blowing!  This is terrific!

  • amazing. i would like the sheet music haha. (not gonna happen)

  • Wow you managed to recreate all the instruments!!!

  • I've never had lessons, I've always learned to play by ear and I think that your ability may very well surpass me. But, I love this song, and I love to hear people play that are better then me because it motivates me to achieve more.

    Thank you for your awesome video. Keep up the great work!

  • Awesome job!

    I have played the piano for 20 some years and have made my own Youtube vids playing the keys.

    I always find that the music category on Youtube seems to get a lack of respect as far as rating and comments go. Lots of "views" but no ratings or comments.

    I learned this song by ear and think it SO cool that the arranger of this tune commended you for playing it, when he said hes never heard anyone play his arrangement live. Very meaningful

    You are awesome! Excellent job! 5+ stars :)

  • very well done; i do play this song on piano too, but my version is a bit different - this one sounds much better.. i guess i have to learn this version now =p

  • thats amazing! D: deserves 100x more view tbh

    gnna link this to all my FFX-fan friends :D

  • Absolutely phenomenal! I am currently learning this arrangement and I can say that this is most definately a difficult song to play with such precision. Well done.

  • perfectly done =]

  • Lol I actually tried to play this too... It's SO HARD! I don't know how you manage to play this so smoothly and with such emotion lol, I struggle just following both hands (and I can play stuff like One Winged Angel piano collections... which I find a lot easier than this :o)

  • *fanboy converted*

    I've yet to find a flawed video from you, all of them are amazing. Almost feels like cyber stalking after watching several of your videos in a row. @_@

  • Wow... I forgot how much I loved this piece in-game lol... thanks for that, a really smooth arrangement :)

  • Also wanted to point out that at 2:12 where you lift your right hand, that was a very pianistic gesture. It totally personifies the idea of two hands playing a melody where notes may be repeated.

  • Hello,

    thanks for your comments! About the gesture, I didn't even notice it, but thanks for pointing that out! Shows to me that my teacher knew what he was doing :)

  • @Verdegrand Have you considered a career as a pianist? With your talent, I'm sure you'll become famous.

  • This was really good. It sounded just like the original. I give you five stars.

  • Mystical and powerful :) Very nicely played.

  • Amazing! I could never play it so flawlessly. You have clearly studied my score very closely. This is actually my first time hearing it played live so it was almost an unreal experience. It is like attending a reading session for composition class. Anyway, many thanks to you as well, and keep up the awesome work! Cheers.

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