Kimi ga Iru Kara / 君がいるから (Final Fantasy XIII) - Original Piano Arrangement (live)

[raptorzlolko]

whoever played this piece is osem

[zeryx28]

@raptorzlolko That would be me, so thanks! :D

[kelvin199868]

Hey, it is awesome!~ What grade are you in Piano? Seems that this music is quite hard to play?

[zeryx28]

@kelvin199868 Thank you. I have my ARCT Performer's diploma in piano performance (RCM Canada). Yes, it is quite challenging to play, so I wouldn't recommend it for beginners. The most tricky part for me is maintaining a steady beat (as always) and then being musical with the phrasing. There are quite a lot of tricky rhythms in this arrangement, but I have tried to stay true to the original.

[kelvin199868]

@zeryx28 So how about Grade 5? Can I play this amazing song?

[zeryx28]

@kelvin199868 I think it would be still quite hard for someone in Grade 5 piano. For reference, I would estimate the difficult to be Grade 8 piano. It's hard to gauge the difficult according to RCM because this is a pop song that has many complex rhythms. But give it a try definitely. What's the most difficult piece you've played to date?

[kelvin199868]

@zeryx28 Actually I haven't play piano for about 2 years. I just practised the Main Theme Song of Final Fantasy XIII Called The Promise. Because I am playing Final Fantasy XIII and think the soundtracks are amazing. I want to play them.

[Apocalypse1413]

Heart skips a beat at 3:50. Your playing is so wonderful. Really. I was so happy when I saw this was your new video. Definitely one of my favorite songs from XIII. =)

[starfire139]

Ahhh so pretty~~ I love it. I was humming along (since I don't know the lyrics by heart). I enjoyed your playing!

[dagouveia]

And for those wondering what songs I was talking about, check usernames Audiomuse and Zeryx28 @ SoundClick where most of the songs are hosted. Amazing stuff. :)

[zeryx28]

@dagouveia That's right. I keep my old stuff on the zeryx28 station, and "revisited" works on the Audiomuse station.

[dagouveia]

@zeryx28 Have you thought about posting videos (even if they're still-images) of some of your incidental music compositions? Some of them are so good that It wouldn't surprise me if I was told they were composed by Mr. Uematsu or Mitsuda (and you do sound a lot like them!). I also bet that a lot of your visitors haven't heard those songs, since they're not that easily accessible from your profile, so I really think those songs deserve a better spot here on youtube. So, what do you think? :)

[zeryx28]

@dagouveia Wow, thanks. I have thought about posting my incidental music in the past, but would face a dilemma when deciding on what to display in as visuals. In the 90s, for this genre, I would compose only using MIDI. Yes, there would be notation, but the notation would be riddled with midi controller instructions and not visually appealing, since it was never meant to be read by humans, as opposed to fully-notated orchestral or piano scores.

[dagouveia]

@zeryx28 Well, take @ocremix's submissions or @docnanomusic's compositions as an example; The former usually displays the same animation in every video while the later uses a single image frame inspired by the theme of the song. I don't think you have to go as far as providing some sort of complex visualization for your compositions. Most people will probably watch them and enjoy them simply for the music. Heck, I'd go as far as making a playlist out of them and listening to it while working. :P

[zeryx28]

@dagouveia I understand that YouTube is more accessible and visible than SoundClick, but unless I can find a way to incorporate video naturally into my incidental works, I can't feel compelled to present my incidental music on YouTube as well, since YouTube is predominantly for artists working in the video medium. Your comment about the still image gives me some ideas. Of course, I'm open to any suggestions you may have too. Thanks.

[dagouveia]

@zeryx28 Well, if we're talking about a relatively simple suggestion; You usually provide some technical information about your arrangements/compositions on the video's description, right? Perhaps you could incorporate them in the videos at appropriate times, if you're so inclined about making use of the video medium. I still think it's not required though, and by the way I use YouTube almost as much for background music listening as for video watching. :)

[Verdegrand]

good to see a new video from you man, long time no see. i enjoyed this very much.

[zeryx28]

@Verdegrand Oh thanks! Good to know. Hope all is well.

[Momiru159260]

Wonderfully played!

How hard would you say this song is? I'm thinking of trying it out but I can't really play any octaves continuously (I got small hands)...

[dagouveia]

@Momiru159260 In the description there's a link to the original arrangement video. He already gave a detailed answer to that question there, you should be able to find it on the comments.

[zeryx28]

@Momiru159260 The arrangement is of a 9 or 10 RCM level, so definitely not for beginners, but it should be okay with some practice for most experienced pianists. Unfortunately, the arrangement does utilize moving octaves in the melodic line, so you might consider just playing the top note for such passages. As mentioned elsewhere, my challenge with playing this piece is to keep a steady tempo (although to be fair, I tend to rush everything that I play without knowing!) Hope it goes well.

[zeryx28]

@Momiru159260 Oh also thanks. :)

[zeryx28]

@Momiru159260 Oh also thanks. :)