The Name of Life (Inochi No Namae) from Spirited Away

[dmccririck]

you accent the chords way too much :L

[Vivacellissimo]

Beautiful. And your emotions come across very well I think!

[shannibearstar]

Love to play this but on flute. i cant play piano to sve my live

[xixzxzxyx]

This was the single most best piano playing that I have heard in a long while. . . :)

[Elyshazz]

Tutorial please !! its so good!! XD

[Woshitianzi]

Thats my bro!!! He's Jose Hong and he participated in brainiest kid in 2003 and got 2nd position!!!!!! Im trying to play that song now!!!

[ladanosi]

gr8! :-)

[kathz97]

I love this song, and the movie<3

[ngentod123]

Ah, I know this version.

I downloaded the original version, hear it over and over,

and finally got confused with this sheet. So I decided to find syntesia

[nihongo09]

Did you actually read the music sheet?

[likevvii]

Asian! OMG i knew it ahahahah theyre all asian, my parents tried to teach me, but i gave up on them... now i regret ASIANS FTW (but... they have a shyttty habbit of "speeding up" so it sounds choppy" SPEED=isnt cool

[BarePianist]

Nice vid, i have a friend who has the same facial expression as you when he plays piano.

[bryansam5987]

i just love this song so so much!!! It reliefs my tension and stress everytime i hear this.....

[ShichirouSuzume]

Wonderful!

I'm not sure, but I think I heard like one or two errors when playing a few chords xD

But you really play well!

I'm like...learing the first measure of this song lol

[559giggles]

STUNNING!!!

[xxMuixAnimexx]

AWESOME! XD

[pinkskies15]

i love this song well done

[NotJustAnyone100]

i wish i could play it but i only know a little and u did grate

[KauiLani33]

wow such a nicer piano than me x33

[kelleyphung]

this is the best so far, don't listen to the people who are critizing you, they probably cant play piano

[skyebeninc]

@kelleyphung

I can play this piece, and while Josephontheball does play it very well, I agree with plus154-- the tempo may be a bit off.

[kelleyphung]

@skyebeninc very true, but not by very much

[plus154]

a bit too slow and inexpressive

[GreenConverseChick]

regardless of peoples comments on your musicality i think you play beautifully.

[parisvioletha]

hehe good work. RESPECT.

[MissSasukarin]

i love all the music from spirited away =) this is like one of my fave pieces *cries* you did good

[jjadgemini88]

well, its that chords in your right hand sometimes are overpowering. Also, don't be afraid to change tempos to match the song. and its a bit fast in general. but i love this song, and thankyou so much for playing it

[jjadgemini88]

is this the same thing as "One Summer's Day"? They sound very similar...

[KillPr0wl]

This is probably the best version on Youtube. I am trying to learn how to play this song now. It wont be better than yours though. :)

[19arnoldsamau93]

Isn't it called "One summer's day".. Also, the the transcriber added a lot of notes and changed some.. It destroys that beautiful feeling one gets from listening to "One summer's day,"..

[THErealEasher]

@19arnoldsamau93 It's a different piece of music with a similar theme to "One Summer's Day" but it has a different harmony and stuff. It plays during a different part of the movie I believe, while "One Summer's Day" is in the very beginning.

[19arnoldsamau93]

Oh.. Thanks for that =)  I might learn this then XDD!!

[spiker546]

please make a tutorial

[spongie1616]

thats beautiful!

[LauritsTTCampen]

haha I cant understand peolpe who say you dont play with feelings.. I play piano by my self and that was realy touching :') you play realy great, you realy do! Great work and thx ^^ thumps up 11/10 xD

[ItHadToBeKaya]

I love this, its so magical feeling. Exellent playing (:

[pets135]

it's so good. i want to cry.

[ucla09]

I think it pretty obvious why its sounds tat way.... its because accent the wrong notes...

[thailakornsXD]

awesome can u plz make a tutorial or show the fingers sloler haha luved it<3

[kazetoyuki]

Might just be the sound on your camera, but I think you might need to use the pedal a little more :) I have attempted many times to play this, the furthest I can get playing both hands is about the first 8 bars, and it sounds terrible...

[cherxster]

You're so good,

&I'm so envious! Hahaha,

thumbs up : )

[332synic233]

Lovely playing...

& thnx for the sheet music website xD

[topt]

bit softer, more legatto. Otherwise nice playing.

[lumbri9]

Good version but i prefer the version of Kylelandry!

[dannyville211]

that one is like for really good pros!

[TomboyFreddibub]

@lumbri9 YES!!!!!!

[SukoSeiti]

@lumbri9 really?...i preffer his version...

kylelandry has the habit of putting too much notes...

not regarding the feeling of the music...

for me...to put in such a nostalgic background like this music...

its agains it's nature...

and totally ruins the mood of the music...

even if arpegios are cool...overdoing is a big NO

[ip0kee23]

@SukoSeiti i agree. I feel that Kylelandry tries to impress the audience too much and kind of ruins the essence of the original song's feeling. But I do agree he's a very skilled piano player.

[etegg11]

@lumbri9 i prefer this version, myself - but each to therer own :)))

[loonytoongonemad]

you play this beautifully!

[Pianist1232]

I don't like it when u took some notes out it made it choppy :/

[Cadaverific]

(L)

[NiyuAalis]

you play the piano very well

thanks for the score i want it

[karennnniggwin]

you said that you learned that you had no "feeling."

just play naturally. go with flow(:

oh, and try to learn by heart.

that puts a lot of feeling into the piece you're playing. :D

and you play wonderfully either way[;

[Origineler]

Nice!

[MoonstarHao]

I thought this was played bautifully :)

[roxasnriku1]

does this peice requre 88 keys?

[doelman]

76 will be enough.

[cutebull101]

hay dos some one know were i can get the music sheet for this i love the song its my fave from spirited away and i really wont to know how to play it p.s. u did a great job on the song i love it <3

[Macoronox]

no, but download SYNTHESIA and search "Spirited Away MIDI" on google or something-it's just as good.

[Macoronox]

then open the midi in SYNTHESIA

[vampgodess090]

this is incredible perfection.. i never get tired of this song, beautiful

[nicaalovespandaa]

@lancezutube

are you crazy deaf?!

[MusicS4vesMySouL]

i realy wanted to know the notes cuz i play piano too^^

[kingfrancis17]

perfect

[RikuSora4ever15]

How long have you been playing? I really want to get as good as you are, but it seems impossible right now! T.T

[okamiwakalaka]

I never get tired of this.

[IceLily63]

I watched Spirited Away a couple of days ago in my Japanese class, and I thought that this song was wonderful. Your playing is great. If only I could achieve that kind of perfection in any of my pieces. XP

Well done.

[Srazdjaul]

Yay, anyway great skill and great song !

and I'm french

[jamm997]

beautiful!

[TsukasaNishino11]

good job =)...Yo maked me cry!! T_T

You re really great with the piano! n_n 5/5 thanks for upload ^^

[Srazdjaul]

Maked ? Did you mean made ? lol

[TsukasaNishino11]

Yes, of course ( My english is so bad..Sorry xD But anyway, good video XD )

[NaughtyNaughtyLol]

i think u did really good

[singer832]

i agree u need more emotion but anywho........ i thought u did really good... :DDDDD

[DOERAEMI]

i think you're great eh .

[dean12345123]

you play very well. your technique is very good ut do you EVER put feelings and emotion into your music. you sound like a machine because the tempo is so accurate. play with some style and you'll sound waaaaay better

[kitti0cat]

hooo im playing this right now

kinda hard.. and u play it so beautiful..

while im stressed about the pedal, and i lose focus on the notes hoo i hate when that happens =.=""

well i hope i'll play it like u one day :)

[Xavoir86]

is very very hard to play..behind the parts almost kill me..i can't press the keys smoothly..all four keys..damn..= =

[diruranu]

You play very good and also emotionally, but you can do it better! So go for it!

[Cristina15mangaka]

Awesome! ^^

[MelancholyShit]

Your Way wrong my friend. Even though you didnt show no feeling into playing, your music showed the soothing connected melody. I've tried to play it lol not coming out good but I just started hope I end up playing the music like you did. Brilliant 5/5

[justj0sh1ng]

i don't want to say that it lacked emotion, because it did have it. i guess it just wasn't enough, or maybe your camera wasn't able to record it. it was still amazing though, great job, your really talented, and yea...

[tsunagami]

o wow, that was simply amazing. 5 stars all the way!

[LoveStory9511]

Heyyyaaa that was beautiful, do youu have the sheets? Could youu emails me a copy if I'm not asking to muchh I just adore that song so I'd love to learn it. Please message me and I'll give youu myy email address thankks and good job. X

[sonvocat]

if anyone NEEDS the original sheets (not transcribed) then contact me.i bought some of joe's books ;)

hope i could help

[iiHeartGDragon]

Beautifully played!

[CaptainMoon]

my fav song from the movie!

[Xavoir86]

i tried already..finally,61keyboard cannot play this song..not enough keys..damn it..is damn hard.i giving up..- -i can't say how hard is the song..

[diruranu]

Yes, i feel the same. This song is difficult, but so beautiful that I wont give up until I am able to play it. So... lets do our best!

[Shanteezy3]

dayummm you are amaiznggggg!

i am so jealous -.-"

i wish i could play like this.

you play with emotion. so honestly who ever said you dont is on something. you are really good<3

[Xavoir86]

holly shit..it seem very hard..now i'm learning this song..i have no idea 61keys keyboard can play this song or not??

[pianokitten7]

(=^.^+)%*

[HexieGlassPixies]

that was awesome.

ure defintely gifted with this.

[twilightlover336699]

WoW!

now, i REALLY want to play the piano!

you play with so much emotion, that you

have really inspired me to play an instrument =P

[stikeerice]

amazing! i wish i could play the piano like that.

[patrickyo21]

i thought this was one summer's day? i'm probably just confused again lol. good playing regardless. :)

[Thelazybeethoven]

you play very well! and with the right emotions.  so keep playing and ignore all else.

[psycopathicpenguin]

wow u are really talented and this song is like one of the best pieces ever!! GO HAYAO MIAZAKI!!

[gumball8989]

That was beautiful, and I think you had feeling in that. I've been told when I play that I have no feeling as well, and sometimes I don't, but I think it all depends on the song (whether or not the player actually enjoys the song they're playing). I'm currently trying to learn this song, watching you play it really helped! Thanks for uploading such a lovely piece!

[digimon969]

love the movie, but i think it had too much slow songs...and the ending could've been better with the movie. But still love the song and the movie! And you did a good job

[lillatufs]

Oh my god *o*

This is talent

[iamsomotionless]

lovely piano aswell as playing!

[iluvfinalfantasyx]

im 16 years old, and i never grew out of that movie, its so captivating, all of his movies are=] your piano playing is pure beauty. you should be very proud of yourself:)

[H2OPLIMpies]

me too. i mean, im not 16, it came out wen i was about 12, but i hav always loved that movie although my little sisters still dont get the plot bt i love it. And thats my fave piece

[iiHeartGDragon]

it came out when i was probably 5

[soccerchick24913]

great job! can you tell me where you got the music sheets?

[SFan007]

he said on the side box where

[kathz97]

ilove that movie i begged my mom 1,000 times to buy it for me until she got tire and bought it for me!WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE MY FRIEND?! I'LL SEND YOU AN INVITE!PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPLLLLLL­LLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSE­EEEEEEEEE.PRETTY PLEASE SAY YES

[RandomCrazyFella]

that was gorgeous! i really love the piano i just cant read notes or play with two hands!! lol that was good. keep it up.

[thefreakydemand]

BEAUTIFUL!

[henripche]

Beautiful piece, well played. One piece of advice: I'd try to accentuate the soprano (right hand) a little more, so the melody is clearly heard over the accompaniment. Great job though!

[ApolloDaKid]

excellent job man...i feel im wacthing da movie by listening to you

[imwherethestarsfall]

Wow, this is wonderful. :) <3 One of my favorite pieces of Joe Hisaishi, and you played it beautifully.

[grandstream]

Hello fellow Singaporean! You played very well, I felt so touched!

[aalicexx]

nice piano~

:]

[xGothicBloodx]

Although you do have feeling, there is no need for it if you just love the music. People have different ways of playing.

[Smari95]

You do really have a lot of feeling in this song 10/10 points from me :)

[sourteddy12]

omg GREAT PLATING! YOU ROCK! everytime i hear this song i see flash backs of spirited away and then the part where they leave each other its so sad ... T^T she leaves waaa .. -cough- anyways GOOD JOB LOVE IT U ROCK

[kokoramoni]

wow the intro is somewhat amazing and its really played amuzingly perfect...

[FuFuPups3]

You play as wonderful as this song is...and that's a big compliment ;)

[Shionis70]

Do you have this on Itunes?

[XpianoxboyX]

This is such a heart-throbbing song T ^ T.

I feel like I want to cry..

but I should anyways..

[StringsCrusader]

It has plenty of emotion! You can't make a piece sound that good without it. Great job! :D

[savvy770]

D: it's not lacking emotion. it's beautiful!!!

[icyhot90]

2:30 is lovely.

[cherxsterspark]

fabulous. thumbs up. (;

[iamsomotionless]

i think you play it well, feeling will Come keep playing :)

[StrawberryCakexD]

Beautiful!

[oruvisu]

AWEEESOME :D I'm gonna make an mp3 outta this vid. ^^

[quadsarced]

im trying to learn this for my clarinet :D

its working out so far, just dunnu how to keep a good tone/breathing at times

you play very nice, just the way you position your arms

keep em out, not tucked in

[parkxi]

too slow

[namelessrp]

great,i wish i can play like you some day..

[fluzzyfeatherfuzz]

i absolutely LOVE this song

[azndrgn88]

that was excellent!!

but 1) try to accent the melody a bit more over the accompaniment,

and 2) did you add the embellishments in bar 62-66 or was it in your version?

newayz, nice playing man!!

[TheT0shi]

i'm jealous, that's the piano I want...

[blueangel104]

it sounds like its from the movie

[fluzzyfeatherfuzz]

it does!!!

[xxcityescape]

ahhhh so nice. i wish i could play that well. im learning this piece right now :). keep up the good work!! and i want to steal your piano, lol.

[lionh3art13]

wow dude ur hella pro at piano

[h0tSuShii]

wow that was really good =]

how long have you been playing?

and btw nice grand piano XDDD

i want that so badlyy lmao

[lukasfth]

I'd say your deadpan rendition doesn't equate to "no feeling" at all, and it worked well in this - much better than too much feeling ruining the descipline level of a play! Keep up the good work, and keep playing, 'cause at least I love it!

BTW "The Name of Life" is the translation of the original Japanese title of the song, as opposed to "One Summer Day" being the English title created by the films US distributor of the English version film.

[lukasfth]

oops, circular typos, please excuse!!!

[faifyfan582]

this is like One Summers Day.But they are equally nice!!!good job!!

[yoka955]

Good job! I have the sheet music for this, only i never have time to play it. between full time college, praticing the cello, and studying chinese, I barely find time for the piano--sigh.........

[hanii]

isnt this a dummer's day

[Ginakuya]

No summer's day has a bit of this in it but the arrangement is different.

[SailorAngel1]

even if you don't have feeling, at least you give some from the music to us viewers.

[MrLovre]

This transcription rules!

I wanted to transcribe something like this, but I see that you already done it! Congratulations!

I would just play it little faster in the begining.

[TheChapterOfWind]

I think some of the notes can be a little softer and more passionate, and sometimes there are accents on notes that shouldn't have them, like the chords at 1:08.

However, I still think this is the best I've heard for this song and that the stuff I said above may just be the bad quality of Youtube videos.

[YuiHisaishi]

Omg! Your piano is really good! And your sooo good at playing this! I'm going to try singing this song, so look forward to seeing it soon =3

[facesonfire13]

hi you played this really well :D

[chiangtracy]

hey what's the diff between this song and 'one summer's day'? they sound the same, but the startign & ending are different.

[xFIRExxxGIRLx]

lol the only diff i cn see is tht the other one is slower hehe

[sparklerouge]

omg that was beautiful im learning this right now, it's such a beautiful piece full of emotion and the composer chose the perfect chords at the right moments and it flows perfectly with the film ;)

[rafdude22]

Hey can you please send me the music piece?

[MeezzziiieeeTaTa]

this reminds me of my anime obsession '-'

[markster06]

How beautifo. *-*

[inuyashaarcher]

man, great toning in all of the notes! oh, and thanks for the music sheet too. your so awsome!!!!!! *-*...........^-^

[GAZGORE]

i wish i coud play that

[HinataByakuganJutsu]

beautiful *.*

[shodasalo]

lol more like level 3 .

[animehotguyslover]

where can I find the sheet music and if any one has any studio ghibli movies that are worth watchin please tell me with a reply. ^_^

[eragon1730]

read the description...

[sk8tergirlcl167]

WoW -

i luv dis song. im gonna go find dis song.

great playing... =)

[cindieex3]

wow you did a great job...

i used to play piano but now i play the guitar

spirited away is cool heyy???

i love haku and chihiro

studio ghibli should make a spiritted away 2

[xDINOGONx]

lol did you knwo there is a #2? theres a #3 too not sure about 4 or 5 though haha

[c00lsam123]

me too what are you talking about

btw, this song is AWESOME

XD

[shodasalo]

excuse me. but uhhh.. its "The name of life" not "The name of Life"

[xXAdreasaulaloverXx]

it's the internet no one really cares about Capitalization. ooh are you gonna get mad at me for doing that? :) I bet the person who posted this video just wanted to highlight the word

[shodasalo]

u ok? hope u are.

[xXAdreasaulaloverXx]

uhh what do you mean am I ok?