Awakening Storm (Original Composition)

[konstancek]

Still beautiful and one of my very favorites...after 4 years!!! :o)

[blackratsnakes]

whoo hoo, thanks for the repeat listening :)

[JucHugi]

The rythms of this piece of yours are giving me a hard time, but it's such a great feeling when I can finally play them:) I'm on page 3 now, but I always have to come back here to listen to it and hear how it should sound :D

[blackratsnakes]

Awesome! Can't wait to see your version posted on youtube someday. By the way, when did you get your piano?

[JucHugi]

@blackratsnakes

I have it for more than a year now, but it was so out of shape when I got it that it stood for months in my room before I could get it tuned at last. Anyway, this piece needs more practice before I dare to play it on video, but this last year I tried to improve my composing skills by studiing other's compos and using their methods in my ones, and when I tried it in your style, this was my sample, I'm planning to surprise you with that one. (I used your tricky rythms:P)

[JucHugi]

@blackratsnakes I have it for more than a year now, but in the beginning I could only watch it, because it was totally out of tune... But now it's great and I finally took the time to make some scores, I remember you liked Zakiel's tale, i'll send it to you when it's ready! (I see your thumbs are are not okay, but I hope you can play it, it's not a finger breaking piece:)

[blackratsnakes]

yes please, I still love Zakiel's tale so I would be honored to get that score from you. As you noted I can only play a little, maybe a song or two every other day because of the thumbs but I will still try to learn it.

[mossert]

i still love to play this all the time :-)

[blackratsnakes]

cool - I bet you play it more than I do, my thumbs are messed up so I can't play much at all anymore. Well at least someone can play it :)

[blackratsnakes]

cool - I bet you play it more than I do, my thumbs are messed up so I can't play much at all anymore. Well at least someone can play it :)

[Dboi3601]

yo this sounds like it could be in a game or movie

[blackratsnakes]

with a nasty storm while you try to steer a boat through some kind of maze? Maybe :)

[konstancek]

I STILL love this...thank you so much. Your talent stirs so many emotions in me :o)

[blackratsnakes]

I love repeat viewers, thanks for coming back.

[awakeningstorm]

sooooo alluring the melody...

[blackratsnakes]

glad it draws you in.

[freeman4arab]

how was you able yo compose such a great peace of art !

put a really hate the part from 0:45 when the pitch is raising ,,

keep it up!

[blackratsnakes]

I'm a creative person, sometimes I get lucky :)

[passionsfor]

Very very nice!

Do more!

[blackratsnakes]

Thank you. One of these days I'll get the urge to compose more.

[EquineGrace]

my ears are in heaven!!!!!!

[blackratsnakes]

Thanks for listening!

[brandybemyname]

i was all stressed and tense..and this just worked all the knots right out..thanks..love it

[blackratsnakes]

lol - now that is the most unique comment I've seen on one of my songs.

[brandybemyname]

heheh....well..this is very relaxing

[musicisfun1]

Though I prefer "March of the Wounded", this one's still solid, with chords and harmonies you don't hear every day. It has a nice thick sound that matches the title appropriately. I give this one 4/5.

[blackratsnakes]

"March of the Wounded" has been a pleasant surprise for me with all the good feedback. This was the first video I posted of original stuff. I say it's the most fun to play becauase it keeps my fingers busy the whole time :) Thanks for your feedback.

[tappitytap112]

ive been playing for 8 years and im definitely not nearly as good as you. I wish I could play like you do. Or compose like you do. Everything I compose ends up just being boring.

[blackratsnakes]

Thanks for the compliments. Have you tried posting any of your originals and maybe get some constructive criticism on them? You never know, what's boring to you might be interesting to someone else.

[mossert]

hey... i finally figured out how to upload a video. and I tried playing yours and I also put one of my own on as well. It seems as though I play yours a lot faster than you do, and I also mess up a lot more... but check it out :-)

[blackratsnakes]

brilliant -> both songs. Anytime you want to post a video link to this video feel free :)

[lameexcuse17]

oh how i wish i could play like you. you are so amazing! How many years of practice practice practice?

[blackratsnakes]

7 or 8 years, seems like I should be better than I am. I can't sight-read so I'm down to memorizing. Hey when you create your own stuff, it seems more impressive sometimes. Glad you liked it.

[mossert]

i wish i was your neighbor

[blackratsnakes]

Oh you'd definitely hear the baby grand then. I live in a condo and as usual the walls are not very thick.

[mossert]

i would stay home just to listen to you haha

[amasayspfft]

yup still loving this song :) haha i want to buy your cd i'll see what i can do :D it's hard to play your songs haha :x i'm not very good at piano even after a decade of playing :/

[blackratsnakes]

I bet you're good, sometimes it's just a matter of getting used to a particular style. Everyone kind of has their own style and I bet if you composed a song it would be difficult for someone else to play.

[lordsaitin]

dude you fucking rock;

do you smoke weed?

[blackratsnakes]

that's really hard to do while I'm playing :)

[AnyoneNiceLeft]

lmao !

[zinckoff]

i love this

you are a true musician

u should be famous and i'm not even kidding

i want the music 4 this

i want to make lyrics

and, i want to do some guitar for this

[blackratsnakes]

If you want the sheet music just send me a message to my youtube inbox and include an email address that I can send it to.

[blackratsnakes]

Oh and thanks for all the compliments and for checking out my songs.

[mossert]

i almost have it mastered :P

[blackratsnakes]

Excellent! You have to post your version sometime on youtube, I'll include it as a video link.

[mossert]

i dont know how to post stuff :/

[blacknailsrock]

wow, this is incredibly moving.

you play amazingly well

beautiful :)!

[blackratsnakes]

Thank you. You are pretty talented yourself - your voice and guitar. Ever consider writing your own songs? You should try it. Expressing your creative side is very satisfying :)

[ilovepianomusic]

this song is so hard T.T

[blackratsnakes]

Keep at it :)

[mossert]

my favorite youtube vid! I can't wait until you get the sheet music out for this

[blackratsnakes]

I will have it ready later tonight or by tomorrow but one thing: It's accurate as it was done using software but the aesthetic look of it might have something to be desired on this piece. It's up to me to bar notes and do other things so it might be hard to follow and there are a lot of time changes but other than that it's correct :) If you'd like it just send a message to my youtube inbox and include your email address.

[whatup91]

pretty cool

[blackratsnakes]

Thanks man!

[ilovepianomusic]

I love this song pl0z post more stuff im learning hoe to play song if there is any way to learn it easier then plz reply thx

[blackratsnakes]

I'm putting together the sheet music for most of my songs, should be ready soon. Glad you like it, it's one of my favorites to play.

[jakehohsfield]

goooood. :]

[lazerjet7]

everything flows...nothing choppy. very nicely done

[blackratsnakes]

thank you! I like to keep my fingers busy when I play so this song certainly lends itself to that.

[SintheticEmpire]

amazing

[blackratsnakes]

Thank you, and it just became available on Amazon, still waiting for it on iTunes. On Amazon you can search by my name and or album title "Fred Nimmerfroh" - "Off The Beaten Path".

[ahpapercuts]

Do you have the sheet music for this?

It's beautiful.

[blackratsnakes]

I'm trying to get all that together, hopefully have it the same time the songs are available for download on iTunes and Amazon.

[aoikingyo]

did you make like a story with all these songs? i mean, awakening storm, midnight, opening night... i have a friend who plays piano too and he does something like that. it would be great to be soundtrack of a story, a poetry or stuff

wonderful song, really.

[blackratsnakes]

Didn't really try to make a story but I notice some of the titles could fit together like you mentioned. I'm looking into getting good recordings somehow that maybe I can get on iTunes or Amazon someday but that may take awhile. Thanks for checking my vids out :)

[aoikingyo]

hope you get it :)

[ChanelChick7]

i would listen to this all day if i could

[amasayspfft]

goodness, i still love this song :x

[slhk4]

Hi, I'm 9 years old and watching your video. This is amazing! I really like your peanuts song. I want to learn it one day.

[blackratsnakes]

Thanks for checking my vids out. The peanuts song is definitely the most popular and a lot of fun to play. I hope you do learn it and maybe post your own videos someday :)

[psalm8510]

wow.. your hands are fluid. truly beautiful!! Thanx to you, i have the encouragement to learn how to play the Moonlight Sonata and The Peanuts Theme Song! Thanx again, love your music. amazingly original and emotional.

[blackratsnakes]

Thanks for taking so much time to comment, I love hearing your words on my original tunes.

[turboman1010]

this is my favorite song you wrote

[blaaa545]

i like this song. The beggining sounds so cool. It does remind me of a storm awakening

[blackratsnakes]

Thanks. It's my favorite.

[mo66xx]

the way you play...it inspires me; so beautifully musical

[Zwarn]

Love this song, always listen to it when I'm in need of a good piano piece. Keep up the great work! :-)

[frponkus]

wow you are very talented

[blackratsnakes]

Thank you! I'm always thrilled when someone comments on the original stuff.

[LonePianist3]

And..um, I had to break up my previous comment..

Um, sorry about bothering you with all of these questions, lol, but it's best to get them from a skilled musician, right?

[blackratsnakes]

I don't mind at all. In fact I feel great that someone takes an interest.

[LonePianist3]

That helped and if you don't mind if I ask another question:

Do you ever have times when you have a great idea in your head, but you just can't get that idea into notes and actually play in on the piano? I have this problem right now and it's annoying me. I just can't get it down right! It always ends up...boring. Lol, but that is what it sounds like right now, boring.

[blackratsnakes]

Yes I know exactly what you mean. This is why I usually don't think of a tune and try to translate it on a piano. It doesn't work too well for me. I gotta play and create, play and create.

[LonePianist3]

That's what I try to do now, but it's just so stuck in my head, I feel like I just have to get it down on the piano! But I'm trying to stop that feeling now.

Also, do you have any tips on the left hand? I've been watching so many different pianists play and they all have something in common, but others differ from one another. Is there ever a set rule, or is it just a style you gradually make? If so, what would you do about these styles? Any tips?

[LonePianist3]

Whoops..asked the same question 2 times..my bad.

[igloo928]

I absolutely love this. I love watching you play.

xo

~me~

[blackratsnakes]

Hey Igloo, somehow I missed your comment earlier. This is my favorite original to play. When I'm not recording myself I get all head-bangy with it if I have a lot of energy. That would look pretty silly here though. Thanks for stopping in as always =]

[LonePianist3]

Excellent! Absolutely terrific!

Say, when you compose, how would you start? Figure out a melody first or work on the appregios for the left hand?

By the way, very beautiful piano! The quality of your Yamaha grand is awesome! :)

[blackratsnakes]

Thanks. I usually don't have much of an idea or even think "I'm gonna sit down and write this kind of tune today", it's usually a matter of messing around and suddenly I come up with a riff that sounds intriguing so I start to build on that until eventually it forms the base of the song. Then I add to it and try to make it complete. I don't compose the hands separately, always together. Hope that helped and thanks for the comment about the piano too!

[with9isavailable]

Nice song, and piano.

[blackratsnakes]

Thanks so much, from both of us :)

[baecel01]

loved it....soothing and intense

[xXRihaChanXx]

Absolutely adore this!!! I swear I've listened to it like 50 times ;_________; It's just that good ^-^ I can't believe not many have seen this... Oh well I'm so putting this in my Vlog next to Kyle Landry ;)

[blackratsnakes]

Wow, love the enthusiastic thumb's up. This is my favorite original to play, hard to explain, just a lot of fun. Well by you viewing it, that's one more person that's seen it. Thanks!

[raiden233]

wow:O

[snipegavain]

Very nicely done. Might want to add some more significant crescendos and decrescendos and/or tempo changes, and near the end, it kinda gets cluttered. You play very well. Try to get it published.

[blackratsnakes]

Thanks, good criticism is always welcome.

[trap0001]

Excellent, some parts kinda remind me of 'Le Onde' by Ludovico Einaudi - check it out. Well done mate.

[kantalope]

wow, a great song, too bad not that many people have seen your compositions.

[JucHugi]

I've already written this to "Midnight", but it also true to all of your compositions: YOUR SONGS ARE SO DINAMIC! They're full of life, never get boring. Congrats!

[konstancek]

Another beautiful one! WOW...Thank you :o)

[amasayspfft]

you should really put this song on sheet music and send it to me :P