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  • i miss balamb garden.. :(

  • beautiful, the soft sounds of rain outside your window just make this video even greater

  • Beautiful playing man, I also really enjoyed reading your description. Subscribed :)

  • @dragonforceal Hi, thanks for subscribing! And thanks for listening, I subscribed to you back as well =D

  • @CheonHoPark Thanks man, that is very kind of you :)

  • the thunder in the background brings the bass

  • Why does everyone who's filming themselves playing piano always start the film by walking over to the piano? Nothing wrong with it, just pointing it out...

  • @kickerofelves123 Mainly I think at least for me it's more faster. If I had to do cutting that would mean I would have to use a movie film editor, cut it, and render the whole video again (which reduces quality). And plus having a slow internet it takes about 2 hours just to upload 100 MB vid.

  • Nice version. Sounds pretty close to the S Generation version. FF VIII may be a game that divides the FF audience, but I think it has the best overall music in the entire series. Good job.

  • increiblee! felicidades por tu forma de tocar! :D

  • Oh and I love all the final fantasy but to be honest I literally on finished 9 twice in a row... I don't know why I loved it so much but I still have all originals starting from 1 till well now. Since a new one came out.... Oh I am completely rambleing... Sorry! :) oh and I put #s cause I'm bad with roman numerals.... Sorry..... Keep playing!!! If you want to... That wasn't a command or any thing.... I'm sorry I'm an idiot... Have a good day!!

    (^_^)~ eun chi chan~

  • @physmer HEY YOU, another FFIX Lover. Surprising! Since you actually played the so called infamous FF7. Yeah I was weened on FF8, that was a great game, my second best, but what you said is absolute. I love Final Fantasy IX too! People get turned off by the unrealistic disneyfied characters, but if people could get past their there is a great lot of emotional depth and humor! And plus the music! And cannot forget about the ending =]

  • If you like FFIX, you might interested in my other videos of FF9 - Melodies of Life piano collection version. It's my most popular video, which I am proud of, because FFIX is very underrated and it makes me happy, I could exhibit FFIX in such an emotional fashion that people adore.

    Thanks for the comment!

  • I seriously enjoy listening to this! Do you enjoy the piano? I realy do think that you are gifted... I have no musical talent. :) the only thing I'm good at is art random facts and complimenting... And even then I am mediocre at best..... Which is.... Silly... But you are truely amazing!!!! I really really mean that!!!!!!!

    (^_^)~eun chi chan~

  • @physmer Haha like everything, I am jack of all master of none. Sometimes I don't have much motivation and sometimes I do. You know, where the grass is always greener on the otherside? But I still love the piano even in the bad times.  Thanks for the comment, I appreciate it!

    Well perhaps you might be a very good critic, Some people are terrible at music but have a great eye to detail. So you like drawing? Do you have deviantart account?

  • I like the rain in the background it kind of adds to it for me anyways

  • Good thing you know it's rain, and not someone taking a shower, or takin' a piss =p

    That most certainly ruins the piece entirely =d

  • raining outside..? :D

  • EPIC

  • good job! your amazing, this is one of my favorite songs everrr

    keep up the great piano playing! i really enjoy all of your videos

  • Hi thank you ^^

  • cool

  • Ahh, I think you banged on a lot of notes in this piece. =( Maybe you wanted to play louder in order for the camera to catch the sound? But I really felt like this piece was pushed.

  • Yeah, a lot of that has to do with the piano itself. It's not the best piano to play on. It might sound banged now but that's even worse before I reduced the sound when converting it.

    An Everett isn't the best piano to play on, try taking a look at the piano concert in my profile, a grand makes a hell of a difference =]

  • I play on a digital piano and I really want a grand piano. It's weird and kinda disappointing because I've never played on a grand piano before. D=

  • All that stuff you said in the info, I agree with you. Right on! Final Fantasy VIII is really great. It's just a shame that it was overshadowed by FFVII. I'll never forget when I watched that scene for the first time at the beginning. Even thought I find the graphics in FFX breathtaking too at some points, this scene was just amazing. And a great game to back it up too.

    Great playing. I really love this tune. The best I can do is Balamb Garden wich has a bit from this tune at the end. ^_^

  • CHECK OUT NEW VID.!!!

    way funny, soo many characters!

  • I know it's already been said, but this is even more awesome with the storm in the background.

  • I love this song, it makes me cry just thinking about its makes me think of family and all my friends and loved ones.

    Thank you

  • Outstanding! Man this was such a great game. I started playing it immediately after i beat FFVII, and found that i liked it JUST as much, if not more. Mostly because i was so much more emotionally involved compared to 7. The music/graphics(at the time)/relationships make this game one of a kind. Possibly the best videogame experience i've ever had.

    Do you know if/where i can get this sheet music on the internet?

  • Very amazing!! FFX was the first RPG game that i ever really played, when i was little i always told my brother that he was wasting his time playing these kinda games then i tryed it and I couldnt put it down. I havnt playedd FFVII yet but frm what I have heard its supposed to be the best one, I did see the advent children movie and its great!

  • :) :) :)

  • I LOVE THIS SONG! WHOOO 5 *

  • rain or shower?

  • your really something man! love your work and keep it up!

  • absolutely love this piece. great job.

  • yeah, i think its storming outside.. i heared some thunder,

    Nice cover, keep it up ^^

    i miss playing FFSeries ^^

  • is it strange that you can play a game as a kid and then listen to someone play a song from it on youtube so many years later and have it bring a tear to your eye

  • Very Nice

  • Was it raining outside when the video was being recorded? Because I thought I heard thunder. Anyways, that and the music played has passed my line of expectations. Good Job.

  • Very well done. I especially liked how the light rain and thunder in the background added to the atmosphere of the piece. Definitely my favorite Final Fantasy soundtrack.

  • Im crying, lol. that was really great. It makes me feel happy listening to such beautiful composition. Wow, i must say what a great piece. ty for putting it on youtube. Ur the best man.

  • This is amazing.

  • you sure write a beautiful, moving video info section.. this is the first video where i actually enjoyed reading through the info while listening to the playing. you're a very interesting person

  • I couldn't agree more :)

  • This was beaudiful. I bow to you.

  • well done! im gonna learn the ost version pretty soon (piano collections is too difficult!). Final Fantasy VIII is great! i just started playing it a few weeks ago and im on disk 3. Already it's a favourite, right up there with Final Fantasy VII and Chrono Trigger

  • (^-^)Good work(^-^)

  • very touch.. nice playing..

  • man you really rock this is one of my favorite songs of final fantasy VIII and you play it perfect...

    congratulations and thank you

    cya

  • Your skills are impeccable! Very impressive dude! I hope I can play as you do... Uhmm... I can't wait to hear more... Esp. from Suikoden 2 OST... ^^

  • You are amazing!! :D How long did it take you to learn the song? I started playing the piano a couple years ago and I simply cannot play like that lol. You did a beautiful job! *applauds*

  • Thank you I originally learned this piece which took about 2 months, and 1 month for mastering. I am not a heavy hitter when it comes to practicing which can be good. If you have time it is great to decrease your practice times for a longer period, this makes practicing less difficult and boring.

    Thanks for the comment =)

  • No problem ^.~ Thankyou for the advice ^-^

  • this is probably my most favoritest song of ff8, keep up the great work, your very talented bro

  • i wish i could play like that XD you rock XD

  • que agradable escuchar esto... =)

  • btw i first encountered ff8 the same way.. i played it on a demo disc before it came out and didnt like it due to 'baby' games lol but when a friend let me borrow the full game a year or so later i was hooked.. first final fantasy i played and still my favorite in every aspect from music to characters

  • That is the same exact story as me =D

    It is STILL one of my favorites even beating some other popular games out there.

    Thanks for the comment, and good luck on learning the piece!

  • im learning final fantasy stuff on piano :D im not quite as good as you but i can play the first 25-30 seconds of fishermans horizon and im working on this song also. FF music for the win! i still enjoy your videos dude i hope to see some more soon

  • This song brings back many sweet memories of Final Fantasy 8. I don't know how this video has slipped by me for so long. This is a sure favorite. You played the song very well and made it sound just as beautiful as I remember. The word "Ami" itself doesn't register with my limited ability to read, write, and speak Japanese but I could be wrong. And the long description provides a lot of insight and are as interesting and entertaining as the music you play.

    BTW, did you ever beat FFX

  • Haha, thanks! And Sadly no, I haven't been able to play final fantasy at all for a long time due to school. I hope to play some if this week since I have time off.

  • well played, Kudos! Wish i could play the piano. iz it raing in da background?

  • Thank you very much, yes it is =D

  • 2 bad ur busy wit college, cauze ur videoz r awesome.

  • at the ruins of galbadia's garden after missile attack,before the crew remember all about their past....

  • when was this piece played? I've played the game and finished it, but I can't remember when this piece was played...anyone can tell me?

    P.S ff8 rocks! but ff7 is better, heheh, and the music is cool!

  • Its been a while since I've played the game but I think it was first played with the first Laguna sequence. Laguna and his friends wanted to go to town to have a drink. While at the hotel's bar, Laguna's crush (Julia, I think) was playing this song.

  • Haha nope, actually Julia was playing a rendition of Faye Wong's Eyes on me on the piano. There were many different arrangements of Ami, but most notably, Ami was found playing in the background of Trabia Garden (sp?). The place when the nuclear bombs went off, and where Selphie tries to fix the garden's computer, and the court where the characters would remember their past is found her. Also some melody lines of Ami is also heard in Balamb garden too.

  • Oh yeah. How can I forget that? One of my favourite scene in the game

  • u rock

  • dat was great.. T_T

    can I have da sheet music pls~

  • dat was great.. T_T

    can I have da sheet music pls~

  • Sure I am just gonna need your e-mail. Thanks for the comment!

  • What can I say...well played and I really enjoyed reading the text as well. It was a very important game in my life either and helped me a lot to find my own personality. Listening to the songs again gives me such a nostalgic feeling.

  • Thanks for the comments, I am glad the game help find yourself... I must admit it helped find myself as well =)

  • I love the rainstorm in the background...

    Perfect weather to write & play music..

    :) Well done.

  • i think it sounds... sweet (i don't mean like slang 'sweet dude!' i mean sweet as in pretty, nice, um you know...)

  • sei un cinese con la canottiera!

  • Bravo!~

    I love the FF Series, and this song is my absolute favourite. You played it so well, and thus I shall begin to stalk you! <3

  • was raining ,or somebody was taking shower ??! uhh?

  • what AMI mean the song you played so good but i wonder what's that mean?

  • It means "Friend" in French.

  • this vide is favorite to kyle556. why? i dont likeit

  • i wish i have 6 and 9 tho 6 has kwl music lol i thought 10 and 8 are only ebst cos of story and msuic lol tis wot i enjoy buti think ur opinion is gr8 too, and yeah kwl taht u are both twins lol ur both too talented lol. u trying to be game developer aswell?...

  • Yes... It was part of the reason why I haven't been able to post much updates lately, game development takes a lot of work... but I enjoy it, and thanks for the comment!

  • Nicely played. FFVIII has great music. Regarding other people's comment. FFVII is a great game better than VIII, although asides from X-2 there hasn't really been a terrible FF... so its not like its losing to anything bad. Order of the best ffs 7 10 9 8 6 12 then all those other ones are hard to compare... they are too old and out of date but still great games.

  • i always thought ff8 was the best followed by ff10 i dunno wot is so special about 7 but yh i LOVE this tune its amazing u played it well too lol, im so learnign this 1 aswell...ur manhoparks broter im guessing lol!

  • Yes sir, we actually are twins =D

    FF8 is a great game ,I agree, thanks for the comment =)

  • whoa I agree haha. you read my mind haha. i dunno what so special in ff7 too

  • wow... dont know if its just me, but the memories from final fantasy and the sound of the rain is bring a tear tomy eye... there is just something about classic games which always stays with you...

    great work!

    btw, FF8 was and will forever be my favorite

  • Nice, dude. great timing, great dynamic. 5/5

  • It took me until 50 seconds to recognise the tune cos I havent played the game in years...But this was breathtaking =]

  • yeah, i'm glad there's people like me who DO enjoy the music to the game. When i played ff8 for the first time i was like: "i have to get this cd" lol great music, rock on brother

  • How nostalgic. I remember the game and when I first heard this song played by a very grand pianist, CheonHoPark. Thank you for posting such a beautiful piece.

  • Thanks, nice to see you around again. =D

  • I hope you're referring strictly to the music.

  • nice..! fighting..!!

  • Same goes by me.

  • same goes for me too...hehe FF8 ftw!i love their story line...ahh!!!i want a remake!

  • I like how there's rain and thunder in the background

  • Damn!!! Outstanding!!!

  • I used to know how to play this... inspiration to dig out the FFVIII piano collections book. Ooh, then I'll have the OST and the PC versions up.

  • wow... you totally planned the rain in the background with the thunder. I would totally listen to that any stormy night =)

  • Great playing! Loved it. And reading you descriptions is fun! :)

  • Nice work!Well done!Thanks for the upload..

  • so many memories...

  • amazing men!!!! excelent

  • loosen up your arms a bit, everything else great job

  • Awesome!

  • You´ve written a very longgggggggggggggggggggggggggg­g

    gggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg­ggggggggggggggggggggggg

    description(the longest I´ve ever seen in YouTube ,but good playing! :)

  • I've played all of the FF series, from FF 1 to 12, yet, I still had ff8's music as my favorite song from FF series :)

  • Very good - FF8 was a superb game, however I played FF VII; FF VIII; FF IX; FF X; FF X-2 and FF XII and I think the music from FFX/FFX-2 is the best (although I'm only 1/2 way through FF XII and thats got some good music)

  • Wow, man.

    That was amazing. I am now a fan.

  • ds version?

  • Learn some final fantasy 3 music. That was the last final fantasy I played. Wait, maybe I played the demo for final fantasy 4?

  • i don't know but for me ff7 it's much better than ff8 because i like cloud^^

  • very nice. i don't know why they rated ff7 better than this when 8 has MUCH better graphics and gameplay.

  • I believe that the story of ff7 is better of that of ff8 because to pleases of more and then I prefer of more cloud to squall because is the lonely and mysterious type of the group^^

  • as far as storyline goes i believe that there both equal as far as character goes squalls better. love the cool cloths and attitude and where alot alike. beat the game litteraly 32 times or more.

  • if you say so...it's should be true^^

  • damn thats good i always wanted to konw how it sounded on piano

  • Nice 1 dude

  • One of the best games ever, Perfectly played as well. Good job man 5/5.

  • I've been playing FFX & I love it. I'd like to play FF7, FF8 & FF9. Just last year I was introduced to the final fantasy games (FFX) & I have been hooked ever since.

    :)

  • Awesome, I recommend that you play all those games... You might have a harder time getting into 7 due to the dated graphics... if you liked X though, you might like IX. Thanks for the comment.

  • OMG i still remember and havnt played for ages since iwas six - seven WOW great job btw im 13 now so

  • Beautiful. Excellent playing! FF8 is one of the best RPGs I've ever played, if you ask me! (Skipped 10... no interest there. And I haven't beaten 12... it's cool, but nowhere near 7 or 8, or even 9...)

  • um no i wouldn't call it satirical, i'd call it coincidential.

    anyway, FFVIII being my favorite game of all, you did an EXCELLENT job :)

    I remember this song being played at Trabia Garden, it made me so sad.

    Who says FFVII is a gem? I think VIII and IX are so much better (not to mention IV and V).

  • I believe FFVII and FFX are probably the most popular in terms of sales, but it could be a unmistakable judgment, I personally hold 8 and 9 closer to my favorites though :P Most of the pieces I play are from that locale. :-)

  • yay! VIII is awesome!

  • is it raining outside? cool....

  • i fell asleep. Good Night.

  • veramente bravo.. complimenti

  • holala sa me rappelle alala arrete sa me rend tou jeune sa me tou bizare de rentendre sa c mon best celui la je ne loublirai jamais waw comme c magique de le reentendre encore une foi vraiment tu joue bien ! normal pour les japonais vraiment si tou les pays etai comme vous ! respect d'un francais :)

  • You're quite the talented player. If you're into games of that age, and also games with great music, you should look into a great piece of work called Chrono Cross. To this day, it's still my favorite.

  • Oh yeah, I heard some mighty good reviews on that but never got around to it, I might want to add that to my collection though, SquareSoft did produce it. :D

  • At least make sure you do a Youtube search or something of the sort to hear the opening song. That is probably my favorite piece of music in the entire world.

  • I concur. :D

  • Wow, I never anybody would agree with me on video game music being that great. Good to hear.

  • Beautiful rendition; this is one of my absolute favorites from the game, and you do it justice. Also, I personally believe FFVIII was the best of the lot. Possibly because it was my first FF game, but no other FF game has quite the same feeling as VIII instills in me.

  • magnifique. <3

  • i love that song :)

  • GO FFVIII! I love that game too, I mean it was the first FF I came to know! I watched my uncle play it and I would just cheer him on! YEAH! FFVIII FOREVER! Xd

  • great job and the rain makes it even better x3 -loves rain-

  • chino culiao bkn te amoooooooo

    adoro el ff8 siiiiiiiiii

  • dude u seem to really like this game. i mean ive been a FF geek since i first laid finger on a nintendo controller. but i can honestly say this was by far my favorite 1, the main char Squall seemed to have the same type of attitude i have and i really connected with the game. me and my friend always quarrel wether 7 or 8 was better, but this is always the best! and is it me or is the 1 festival scene really fukkin cool.

  • haha we share the same taste, although I can't judge on the best game, sadly (and most ironically) I never played 7, which is weird... because that is the game that was most popular back in the day, I was first weened on ff8, so of course my expectations were met.  Perhaps it even got better when I got to ff9.

  • dude amazing loved it good game good music good piano player 5/5

  • Beautiful! And my name is Ami! ^_^

    ~Ami

  • I just love this song, and your cover of it sounds just like the original. I just can't get over how amazing all of the Final Fantasy music is, and I feel like a dork for saying so lol...and I never knew what Ami meant either...but I'm glad that I found out, thanks for that...but anyways, your an awesome pianist, keep up the great work.

  • its raining. :]

    those are nice sound effects with the beautiful piano playing. :]

  • Was it raining at the time? I think I can hear rain and thunder...

    Anyway, very nice! Melody and counting is great =3

  • read this fuck you one more time!!!!

  • Tu mama est grande puta bendeho muthafucker!!!!Cheon is the shit

  • Actually he is on "Cheon's" side, He was referring to those lamers who spam my videos with stupid, "Send this message 5 times and you will find your love by next week," (which I deleted) I salute you both :-)

  • lol okay

    keep on doin your thing its inspiring and i can see that it has inspired many, one of them me...but i dont how/what to start..=[

  • Well... I guess to start off, do you own a piano or really any instrument of some sort?

  • well yeah piano sorta

    more of a keyboard piano one good enough?

  • Keyboard is more then good enough, I preferably would rather play on that then, forced to play one some other instrument... I think the piano is much more vibrant by itself... then playing ff music on just a flute (one lined notes are harder to hold a status on its own I think).

  • yeah i prefer the piano anyways...i think its very relaxing, expecially when you and your kick ass brother plays it

  • sooo... i have the keyboard, what now?

  • well done!

  • A good piano video from a younger guy. Surprising for youtube! So much expression!

  • perfect!

  • You are fantastic!!! bye ItalianGirl

  • hearing you play this brought tears to my eyes. FF8 was my favorite rpg of all time and reading your note while listening really brought me back. thank you.

  • it sounds even better with the storm in the background ;)

    where you get your sheet music from?

  • fuck, nice description. long enough?

  • sherbertscoop... you don't like his long descriptions?

    i personally think they are very interesting to read.

    =)

  • Beautiful.

  • Your description and playing touched me. :) FF8 was my first RPG/FF, so it holds a place very close to my heart as well.

  • Nice job on this song, only a few little mistakes. I loved learning this song, and I love playing it. I didn't think it was very difficult, but if you really want a chalenge, try Fighting from the FFVII piano collections. Now that's hard. Or if you want a little less of a challege, try Besaid Island from FFX piano colletions, that's a fun one to play.

  • Haha yeah my bro pretty much "revised" his ff fighting. I think MOL is much harder compared to this piece. But I think probably the most difficult one currently will be OWA... but yes, take a look at my bro's attempt, if you haven't, Manhopark... If you haven't came across it yet.

  • I've got to say to was well done. Not an easy song. FF8 happens to be my favorite, I've played every Final Fantasy and had great respect for the music in 7,8,9,X(I think your "To Zanarkand" was nothing less than perfect!).

  • Question from a a person who wants to play piano soon:

    is it hard to play different tunes/melodies (not sure if thats the right word to use) with both hands? its like ur hands are doing 2 different thing when pianist play the piano. its almost like multi-tasking is needed to play a piano from what i see

  • Yes is it is difficult, and the only advice I can give you is that it takes time, Surprisingly I learned this piece 4 years ago and I still make mistakes.

  • haha, i'm going to start learning soon... tap out "keys" with your right hand on a desk or whatever while independantly playing chord type keys with your left hand, it's so hard, looking forward to the challenge though, Guitar was hard at first :)

  • Wow, you play the song really well... I did enjoy reading your thoughts and description on FFVIII and the song itself, nice work ^.^

  • I think I love you...