The Last Samurai - A Small Measure Of Peace (Piano & Strings Cover)

[SkI0wA]

I never tire of seeing

[acuity1980]

@SkI0wA :) thank you

[DimitrisFioras]

katsumoto will be proud of you..i see you have his sword

[acuity1980]

@DimitrisFioras thanks a lot! but it´s not his sword. It´s a katana, yes. but it´s not a replica of any of the swords in the movie.

[Marakasa1]

Epic



[acuity1980]

@Marakasa1 thanks!! glad you like it :D

[TheHistoryGuy1993]

Talent at its finest.

[acuity1980]

@TheHistoryGuy1993 wow... thank you for the kind compliment!!

[SkI0wA]

Music to my ears

Musica para mis oidos!

[SkI0wA]

Very Awesome

I like !

[acuity1980]

@SkI0wA Thank you :)

[romanitza24]

@acuity1980 I have to completely agree with Piccoloclone, the same emotion beautifully captured. Your interpretation is really outstanding. It could easily be put on the original soundtrack release and would only honor the music. :) I also loved the video itself, with the sword and the piano :)

[acuity1980]

@romanitza24 Thank you very very much! i dont know what to say :)

you say it could be on the OST, that is really flattering and a huge compliment. Highly appreciated!!

Thanks for the comment, and yes.. the sword on the piano was a must for this video :)

[jeffewee]

I love searching through youtube and seeing how incredibly talented people are. I would absolutely love to be able to do something like this one day. You are amazing, keep up the great work!

[acuity1980]

@jeffewee Thank you very much! It´s nice to know that people randomly find me on youtube and like what i do :)

I will definetely keep the videos coming. No one can stop me :D

[deathexcalibur]

beautiful music and nice sword!!

[acuity1980]

@deathexcalibur thank you :)

it´s my favorite sword. can´t really see the awesome color it really has in this video though, it´s black-purple-ish

[ikutsu2001]

I've seen a lot of covers for songs that I like but I have to say, this is the only one that had me in tears. My jaw is on the floor, this was incredible and beautiful piano playing. Putting this in my favorite music list.

[acuity1980]

@ikutsu2001 wow! the biggest thank you for your nice words! i am truly flattered that my cover had such an impact on you!

Thank you very much!

[Balmug55]

Incredible .... incredibly amazing

[acuity1980]

@Balmug55 thanks!

[Balmug55]

@acuity1980 Please play Tennessee from Pearl Harbor, its easy! :D

[acuity1980]

@Balmug55 this song is always on my wanting to do list but i never get to do it lol xD

[jeffewee]

Amazing job, breathtaking.

[acuity1980]

@jeffewee thank you. i´m glad my performance could capture you

[74108520963074108521]

mmm i feel like theres something missing but i enjoy it so thankxxx

[acuity1980]

@74108520963074108521 well there is only so much you can do with a piano. it can´t replace an orchestra ^^

but i´m glad you enjoyed it :)

thank you

[stevywolfe]

breathtaking...

[acuity1980]

@stevywolfe thanks a lot!

[KamoPanosianOYT]

5:55 and on...the utter brilliance.



[acuity1980]

@KamoPanosianOYT Thank you very much!

[Flaphand]

Some say he died of his wounds. Others say he returned to his homeland.. But I'd like to believe he finally found peace, which few of us. Ever find. - Graham.

You play with the honour that movie and composer Hans Zimmer deserve. I salute you

[acuity1980]

@Flaphand What an amazing comment :)

i can picture the scene from the ending right before my eyes when i read that quote :)

And i thank you very much for the compliment! Believe me when i say it´s highly appreciated!

[stevywolfe]

@Flaphand : "I'd like to believe he finally found SOME SMALL MEASURE of peace, which few of us ever find". no offence, just to get it right, moreover it is relevant, as it is the songs title.

[steveaus0484]

Emotions flow in your music.

It is an amazing effort... ... feel a small measure of peace listening to this. :)))))

[acuity1980]

@steveaus0484 that is one of the nicest comments i ever got :)

thank you so much !

[inane2007]

is that a kodachi on your piano?! ;). nice job.

[acuity1980]

@inane2007 thank you :)

and no, it´s actually a Katana. It looks shorter in this video though, like it would end where the golden decoration ends. but it´s longer than that. the darker end just blends in with the sheet music stand ^^

[assomaaa]

good work!!! this one im gonna listen to a lot of times.

[acuity1980]

@assomaaa thank you very much :)

[Piccoloclone]

I've become quite a fan of the music in this movie, Hans Zimmer is truly amazing. And I have to say you captured all the emotion I feel when listening to his original in this piece. Thank you very much.

[acuity1980]

@Piccoloclone that´s very nice of you to say! this is one of my favorite own videos, i listened to this piece countless times and know what you mean about the emotion. i am glad you think that i captured that feeling

[Labyrinthofmysoul]

Simply great beyond complements. Fabulous job Alex.

[acuity1980]

@Labyrinthofmysoul thank you kindly Vivek! you should check out juggernoud1´s channel. he arranged this piece and arranges many more soundtracks for piano. huge credit for this video has to go to him :)

[deejayxirius]

fantastic performance, mate - it made me tickle ;) my skin is trumbling while listening to this - especially from 3:00 big ups !

[acuity1980]

@deejayxirius thank you lots!

i am always happy to see that i could forward the emotion of the piece through my playing :)

[bigbossfrr]

very beautiful 

[acuity1980]

@bigbossfrr thank you !

[swordpetals]

Dark, tense, and love the katana!! haha nice sword, wish i had one like it but that would get my parents in trouble. nice playin and i love the colours of the sword!! =)

[acuity1980]

@swordpetals yeah it´s my favorite sword. i have 5 more of them. but this one looks the best. i also like it´s colors.

and thank you for the compliments about my playing !! really appreciate it!

[dodongstephen2]

einfach genialst *abo*

[acuity1980]

@dodongstephen2 danke danke :D

[makaitsuki]

This is just mindboggling! :o I can't really say more than that... It's... WAH!

Ich kann es gar nicht beschreiben!

*cough*Sally Gardens*cough*

[acuity1980]

@makaitsuki hey :D

danke schön !

thanks for checking out this video ^^clearly one of my favorites :)

[gioko84]

I play electric guitar, I like its sound and power.. I listen to hard rock and alternative rock... strong music, but..... I had to admit that piano create something special when you listen to it. Where guitar gives you energy piano transports you in another world, and you turn to reality only when the last note is played.

[acuity1980]

@gioko84 hey there! i am trying to reply to your comment but i dont find the right words lol

but i appreciate it very much, and i understand what you mean, different kinds of genres or instruments can trigger different sensations or emotions, that´s what makes music so great. i wish i were able to play the guitar too btw, but my left hand is too retarded for holding the strings to play chords haha!

[kellym272010]

Wow for the first time I actually enjoyed someone else playing the piano instead of me I really love this song and I loved the way u played it with such peace piano is such a precious gift that god can give us :D

[acuity1980]

@kellym272010 well i am happy to hear you liked my playing ^.^

and i agree, it´s a precious gift, i cant imagine my life without piano

[gtrevrockw]

this is awesome...wish I could play the piano

[acuity1980]

@gtrevrockw thank you !

you can still start to learn how play piano ^^

[gtrevrockw]

@acuity1980 if anything could inspire me to learn how to play the piano it would be your videos :P

[acuity1980]

@gtrevrockw wow.. i´m honored ! if ever you start to learn, let me know :)

[katethegreat19]

Very nice! I loved the movie. The sword is a nice touch.

[acuity1980]

@katethegreat19 i loved it too! one of my favorite movies of all time !

and i just had to place the sword there ^.^

thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment :)

[toofyNYC]

great cover! well done!

[acuity1980]

@toofyNYC thank you ! for commenting, liking, adding to favorites and subscribing of course :D

[toofyNYC]

@acuity1980 My favorite is when from 6:00minutes and up. When you start at 6:00 is probably the best. Great song. Hans Zimmer is the man.

[acuity1980]

@toofyNYC he is indeed. still don´t understand how lord of the rings part 3 could get the oscar AGAIN for best soundtrack instead of this one. i mean not offending lord of the rings, but.. the soundtrack was basically all the same in all the 3 movies. sorry for the rant xD

but it´s funny, because that part from 6:00 is also my gf´s favorite part ^^

[toofyNYC]

@acuity1980 Same here. I cant believe that lord of the rings won an oscar for it. Not that its bad - but I would say this is far better and moving then lord of the rings. Two different styles - yes. But I think this is far better.

[swordpetals]

@acuity1980 lol yeah! XD

[swordpetals]

Omg katana! Second favorite weapons!

Number one being guns :D

[acuity1980]

@swordpetals well i prefer katanas simply because of their aesthetics :)

i like the barret .50 cal though xD

[swordpetals]

Scary dark tense...-nice! ^^

[acuity1980]

@swordpetals yay thanks!

[raiinbear]

I tried to play this by ear and never finished it, now i'm RE-inspired by you ^-^

[acuity1980]

@raiinbear great :) i hope you can finish it this time ^^

*hugs*

[acuity1980]

@Stahlr3g3n !!!! danke !!!!

und ich weiss was du mit "skillig" spielen meinst... cooles wort übrigens xD

[Woolfie1819]

das besondere an dir und deinem Spiel...es füllt meine Augen mit Tränen und zaubert mir gleichzeitig ein lächeln auf die lippen.

oh man ich glaubs nicht ich hab echt son Roman geschrieben....

[acuity1980]

@Woolfie1819 O.O du hinterlässt bei mir wieder mal sprachlosigkeit... wie soll ich auf solch einen poetischen kommentar angebracht antworten >.<

ich kann mich nur ausserordentlich bedanken, dass das für dich nicht nur ein weiteres video von mir ist, sondern dass du soviel darin siehst und fühlst. *hugs*

[Woolfie1819]

so wunderschön. wenn ich dich so spielen höre sehe ich katsomoto auf dem hügel sitzen oder unter seinem Lotusbaum stehen. du spielst es so...friedlich und doch so...ausdrucksvoll...mit so viel gefühl als kämen die noten aus der tiefe des herzens. obwohl es das Stück aus dem film ist, spielst du es auf deine ganz eigene alextastische (xDD) Weise. wenn ich zuhöre siehe ich die Indeaner vor Augen, wie Custer sie angreift, aber....ich verliere nie dich aus dem Blick und das ist

[SayuriUchiha18]

Das ist wunderschön. Ich kann mich nur anschließen man spürt wirklich wie viel Gefühl du reingebracht hast. Und das du ein Fan von Japan und Samurais bist bzw. sogar Katanas sammelst find ich toll. Bin auch ein Japan-Fan ^^ und dein Katana das man im Video sieht gefällt mir richtig gut. Weiter so du Star! ;-)

[acuity1980]

@SayuriUchiha18 Star... ich und ein star.... ^.^ wer setzt dir solche flausen in den kopf xP

aber im ernst... ich kann mich auch bei dir nur wiederholen: ich find es schön dass du spürst wie viel gefühl ich in dieses stück stecke. danke dir für deinen kommentar! und das Katana ist in echt noch viiiel schöner ^.^

[TeenAngel444]

Ich kenne den Film zwar nicht, aber wie schon gesagt würde, spürt man, dass du sehr viel Gefühl mit reingebracht hast.

Echt wunderschön. qq <3

[acuity1980]

@TeenAngel444 Danke schöön :) es bedeutet mir wirklich viel (und das meine ich auch ^^) dass ihr alle das Gefühl spürt :)

[tranhoanghuan]

that's awesome Alex ! i love The Last Samurai too . Let's do a video of you showing your sword controlling skill =)) it would be awesome to see you in a Samurai fighter mode =)

[acuity1980]

@tranhoanghuan hahhahahaha xD ONLY if one day i managa to get my hands on a samurai armor... they are quite expensive though xD but seriously.. i can´t wield a sword, i only have them for other purposes.. i like the beauty of them and they also represent the utter perfection of everything they did at that period of time. from making tea to the art of war.

[Dioscuri90]

Wow, you both did a great job!

I like your decoration and you played it with soooo much emotion. Just Love it!

[acuity1980]

@Dioscuri90 Thank you, also for stating that Noud did a good job :)

And i am so glad that everyone can see and feel the emotion evolved in this piece :)

[JaredinSnow]

Im quite a fan of The Last Samurai too...you have done great justine to a beautiful piece as always! The raw emotion and feelings...fantastic! Brought both a smile, and tear to my eye!

[acuity1980]

@JaredinSnow that makes me proud that fans of the movie like this interpretation :)

thanks for liking :D

[acuity1980]

@EuerNachbarTotoro hmmmmm komisch... grad nochmal nachgeguckt, auch auf meinem kanal find ich nix =/

[CameronsPianoMusic]

This is really good! keep this up!

[acuity1980]

@CameronsPianoMusic thank you ! i will do :)

[Chocomizu]

geniall <3

[acuity1980]

@Chocomizu danke !!

[Rickismiles]

Liebe diesen Film...der Soundtrack is genial.

Wunderschon wie immer! Ich hör das jeztz schon zum 12ten mal

und hab immer noch nich genug!

[acuity1980]

@Rickismiles zum 12ten mal schon.. =O

wow O.O

*ist geehrt*

[juggernoud1]

@joydreamer Hehe, me too :P But I like the whole piece. But the end makes it perfect. Perfect... They are all... perfect... ^_^

[acuity1980]

@juggernoud1 love that reference you made there ^.^

[juggernoud1]

TRULY AMAZING MAN!!! I love it!!! And it is cool to hear another interpretation!! AWESOME work mate!! It is GREAT and I am honored you play my arrangement ^_^ BTW your samurai sword totally rocks!!! I see you memorised this piece very quick ;) And I can hear you love this piece very much!! This must be one of my most listened pieces also :P

[acuity1980]

@juggernoud1 thank you ! i am glad you like it, actually i am kinda relieved :) what if you wouldnt like my interpretation ? ^.^ sooo.. it´s nice to hear... and i can imagine that it must be funny for you to see someone else playing your arrangement. i know the feeling when someone uses my transcriptions :)

and thanks !! it´s just one of my 6 swords ^^ but my favorite one :)

[acuity1980]

@juggernoud1 oh btw... i didnt memorize the piece yet xD

i just taped the sheet music to my wall so i had space for the katana xD

[LadyEscalia]

Man spüt wie viel zu in das Lied gesteckt hast, wirklich wunderschön gespielt. Der Film war auch nicht schlecht, ich glaube, dass war einer der Filme wo ich am Ende etwas weinen musste.

[acuity1980]

@LadyEscalia aaaawww.. das ende ist ja auch schon ein bisschen traurig. nich übertrieben, aber schon rührend. und danke dass du auch hier einen kommentar hinterlässt :) schön dass man merkt was beim spielen dahinter steckt ^^

[SunchaN1412]

Meeh... This is sooo freakin awesome!! *_______*

I watched the movie only one time, but this doesnt mean i dont love it :3

Im just looking for the blu-ray xD

Wonderful piece, you're right. Guess I have to listen to the OST :D

[acuity1980]

@SunchaN1412 yeah do that.. the ost is gorgeous! thanks for the comment :)

[acuity1980]

@EuerNachbarTotoro danke schön !!!

ich muss dir in allem zustimmen ^^ und ich weiss grad nicht mehr.. hab eigl alles eben noch durchgeguckt und beantwortet... vielleicht hat youtube es verschluckt oder ich habs übersehen >.<

[acuity1980]

@joydreamer yea i know ^^ and thank you... it means a lot to me that you notice even only through watching and listening how much i put into this piece.. i hope so too that everyone else will like it :)

chuu... i love you !

[SakiSenpai]

aaaah ich liebe diesen Film ^.^ (Leider ist Tom Cruise scheiße >o<)

Und dieses Lied *_* Und das video hat auch die richtige Stimmung xD Irgendwie bringst du beim Spielen immer so ein Gefühl rein, dass ich sonst noch nirgends gehört habe (Außer Ludovico Einaudi :)) einfach nur toll!

[acuity1980]

@SakiSenpai aaaaach so scheisse ist der Tom auch nicht. ich fand ihn in dem film sehr genial. aber danke für das kompliment :D

und stimmt schon... bei dem lied geht das gar nicht anders mit dem gefühl... da überkommts einen einfach ^^

[SakiSenpai]

@acuity1980 doch, ist er. So Sekten-Leute kann ich einfach null ab xD Aber er ist ein guter Schauspieler, darum ist es ja so furchtbar schade!

Aber kann ich vertehn, dass es dich da überkommt xD Du kannst das aber bei jedem lied so toll *_*

[acuity1980]

@SakiSenpai ja mit der sekte stimmt schon... aber solang er nich bei mir an der tür schellt und mich bekehren will soll er machen was er will ^^ schauspielerisch find ich ihn auch gut ^^