The Mystic Forest - Final Fantasy VI Piano Collections

[sonfowler1127]

This video went viral on Sucre

[Falstaff85]

Unsettling and beautiful. What more could you ask for from a haunted forest?

[deathsmate100]

Simply amazing

[Clouds095]

This doesn't only play in the forest i remember. I like it!

[arfarath]

D:

[bobthecamel555]

This is one of the best performances of this song I have seen.

Brilliant job! your timing was superb!

[EliteSiege1082]

AWESOME playing!!!! i did this on my keyboard!! let me know what you think! :)

[Kamina117]

This game had one of the best ost's of all

[hilers72652]

i have been looking for this one for weeks!!!

[aryoshie]

I'd dance with my beloved all night to this.

[silviopeters]

Bravo!

[kalilivin86]

hey whats the best way to play measure 9-16 with the left hand. isnt it easy to miss your notes during those measures

[Missioneer]

Isn't it Phantom Forest.... not Mystic Forest?

[Psycho81588]

i just cut a few samples from this and made a hip hop instrumental to it, check it out on my page and i got alot of other beats from various tv theme songs, classic horror movie theme song and so on...

[ralfjacobs]

i just had an eargasm

[BreakneckWalrus]

I've seen many versions of this song on Youtube. But even despite the somewhat low-quality of the recording, Calbee's version manages to trump every single one.

You rock, man. =)

[Innoc3ntAzN]

Forget Hanon exercises.....im playing THIS instead, for warming up

[navy110]

great advice, i couldn't put it better.

[Ruthel25]

WOW!!!!

[KatanaSpirit]

Holy man, that solo part in the right hand was just amazing. I've heard this before and played before but you are the only one I've seen that pulls it off so perfectly.

[incognito217]

In a good way or a bad way? Your comment's ambiguous.....

[veriden22]

there is no good way to fuck some one in the ass.

[incognito217]

Some people have sex that way.

[veriden22]

Doesn't make it any less disgusting and disturbing.

[incognito217]

For you, right? Different strokes for different folks.

[veriden22]

Har har har, I see what you did there. I personally just think it disgusting to even suggest that. News flash people, exit only.

[irGosu]

@incognito217 I couldn't have said it any better

[mbajsel]

i mean that he's so good...that I'd disregard my sexual preference and put my weiner into his musical butterhole heh

[aureliogitai]

Perfect Music Man!!!Nobuo is a Master of Music!!!

I Love Final Fantasy.....**_**

[vanfransing]

Un des meilleurs morceaux de Final Fantasy VI ! Great job Calbee ! You are the best for me ! Merci sincèrement !

[AnimeFunzOo]

Gimmie freakin sheets or tutorial plx :'(

[Ichirinloli]

You can find the sheets on ichigos.

[Narutardation]

Oh i remember this level, theeeeen comes the train. Ah, reminiscing is great.

[KTool666]

hey but on the OST of Final Fantasy 6, u cant see "mystic forest" anywhere, whats the original name of the song (not the one arranged by reiko nomura)

[ShadowLeonhaart]

The Phantom Forest

[crystallegends]

this is totally nostalgic....ahhh....memories!­!

:D

[Laoura54]

Magnifique <3

[francoorlandofabroh]

some mistakes at the solo part...but doesn't care...i really admire you...reallly goood playing...i love how u transmit feelings...i feel as if i were in that creepy, scary forest with some strange high trees talking to me with scary smiles in their faces...really keep on going u will be something great in the future...i love ur playing...really =)

[ajap03]

man i admire you i listen to the sing and play it back but i am only half way.

[silviopeters]

Great one dude! 5 Stars for me!

[josiah566]

lol John Thompson 1st Grade book on the floor. So nostalgic XD

[rekosaint]

u killed that

[chaoth666]

YEAH DUDE!

[crystallegends]

It is so nostalgic and the way you play it makes it more dramatic!!

Nice!!!!

[Windgirl06]

I play it too, but youre interpretation is very good... Great !

[TheMercadian]

Hey, I've just posted a version of mine of Mystic Forest & Tina played during a concert I organized.

Unforunately, I don't have all the videos yet, but Star Wars Main Theme, Flag Parade, Duel of Fates and Imperial March for 3 violines are coming.

Because I can't post an URL, here is what you have to type to find my video (first result) :

final fantasy tina piano concert

Please rate and comment ^^

[megabug7]

Mystic Forest is direct translation from the Japanese score - but you play it so well - Excellent :)

[oniasuka]

I can get half way through the song... god I want to learn to play the rest.

[picotic]

nice : D btw, the name of the piece is phantom forest...

[yangster101]

Mystic Forest is another name for it...

[ChamberZ]

wha kind of piano is that?

[FlashForwards]

Reminds me of James Bond :)

[kroveinatash]

Yeah! I got it all down. Now it's time to learn the one repentance song. lol

[livan16]

Way can't my fingers move like that!!!??

[applecyder]

woooooooooord

[kroveinatash]

I only got the first part down and some of the second part. But i'm confused as to how to change it from the first stage to the second stage. I can't figure out how to do 00:41 - 1:00 :(

[TheSnowKid]

Like jdmicheals86 stated, you gotta add the dynamics, add voulume and watch the speed! Other than that, it was very well done! Great job!

[RewindM3]

I have this as a track from FFVI OST. Often listen to this tune. Its a beautiful piece of music but i wonder if its effect on me is more to do with my nostalgia for a certain time and place. FFVI was wonderful to play but at times it was a lonely experience. Mystic Forest was a great track to a wonderful game.

[spearsboy01]

Oh you're not alone. I'm sure there are many of us who will miss that time

[jdmichaels86]

Please don't think I'm being a dick.

Just a pointer mate from a fellow piano player.

Watch dynamics. You have the playing down perfect, now go back and add in the dynamics and tempo changes. You play beautifully! I look forward to hearing more of your work.

[millgiass]

That was pretty freakin great.

[oopopp]

I can't believe somebody thought of this theme to play. I LOVE IT! I always loved the theme when I played the game. But that section was soooo short, that always pissed me off, cause I liked the music so much.

[fr0zenbear]

Listen to "Is there anybody out there" by Pink Floyd, that's where this song actually comes from.

Nice playing BTW!

[cherryantacid421]

thought it sounded familiar!

[cherryantacid421]

thought it sounded familiar!

[anwar02x]

So I am trying to play this piece, but have some trouble. Maybe you can help..., you played it very well!

Well the part, I guess you could've guessed it, is at 'F'(in your video begins at 1:46 to 2:27).

I have a hard time playing the whole piece smoothly there, and that is only training the right hand only...

[anwar02x]

Besides that I am also a little confused there, because I see quarter notes overlapping 1/16 notes. Now I know that the pedal must be used, but should you hold your pinkie at the quarter notes whilst playing the rest of the bar?

I hope you can really help me with this, and maybe give some tips how to pedal, deal with these quarter notes overlapping the other ones and to smoothly play it.

I hope it isn't too much to ask, but thanks in advance.

[Cigma44]

spectacular xD

[Legatedamar1]

Very impressive. This is one of my favorite songs from the game so i watched this feeling pretty skeptical... however i am extremely impressed. Very nice work, my friend.

[DW5chaosmodeguide]

take a look at his second version, its way better

[Throatjab]

this is one of my favorite RPG songs. .

a flawless performance

[droughead]

nice!

[0ladystardust]

gorgeousness

[drki11joy123]

007? Wtf r u stupid?

[krickrack]

well the start of the piece looks a bit like 007 james bond theme...

[CrabtasticBudgie]

He was referring to the song "Secret Agent Man" and he's right, it is the same riff.

[awesomeguy45]

obviously

[teresalopezm]

007 anyone? hehhehehye

[awesomeguy45]

asswipe

[droughead]

wow

[LastdayofHumanity]

Me too !! the first time ive heard it , i shivered

trying to learn piano a liitle with this song

tx Nobuo Uematsu

[bearjmu]

this is a very very lovely song great memories and great job on the song!

[lucasacul07]

Sweet!

Loved it!

I love the Phantom Forest theme!

5 Stars, plus favorite!

^^

[Strideo1]

Very nice!

[mbenzesq]

god that's pretty

[SunnyDays9]

...aaw so sweet... ^-^

[Midyat10]

hey this is good i want to learn how to play it could u send me the chrods?

[calbee219]

view my profile for a link to the sheet music

[Ideya89]

Hmm, it seems youtube won't let me paste URL's. Well anyway, to find sheets to Phantom forest type "ff music" in google and click the first website in the results, it's called "final fantasy music & videogames music," and the rest is obvious.

[Ideya89]

Yeah, that backround pattern is rather commonly used, and can be reminiscent of Pink Floyd, or James bond, however I think that it's Phantom Forest's lovely, variant and mysterious melody that sets it apart from these other songs. When it comes to melody, Uematsu wins!!! BTW, Uematsu used this pattern even earlier on in FF III's Crystal Cave, at least in the OSV.

[Eleochess]

mw email  arthas_xlv(a)hotmail

[Eleochess]

Sorry, it was a mistake of paste T_T

Please send me the scores of this song!!!

[Eleochess]

OuterClass.InnerClass innerObject = outerObject.new InnerClass();

[shinseiko]

I used to love this song when I was little and had figured out how to play the first two parts without sheet music. Recently I've been looking every where for the sheet music for this song exactly the way you play it. Would you happen to know where I could find it? Thanks!

[Eleochess]

You play good! but you can do it better...

you are great... good music.

[nezkeys79]

well played. yeah....007....succession of witches

[aawillma]

That was incredible

[Capofer]

Muy buena iterpretacion, me gusta mucho.

I love FF VI

[artymowycz]

either final fantasy copied 007 or vice versa

[ShadoNinja]

How so?

[krickrack]

James Bond is much older than FFVI :P but FFVI musics are better ;) large diffence betweem compositors :P my opinion :D

[ktuluag]

2 complettly different songs, alot of songs share simalir background melodies, dumbass.

[moocher10000]

what do you mean did ffvi copy 007? and if anything, 007 copied ffvi cause it came out first.

[RamboNorris]

uhh, James bond came first. His code number is 007 in the movies if that's what confused you.

and i dont care if it has the same background melody...

it's a good song

[moocher10000]

still confused

[AznSeaW33D]

Ey wow 5 years thats alot ive only played 3 years lvl 2 now from CM and u playing a little to fast

[aaliyahkidv]

Hey! Calbee I learned this on my piano and made my 2nd improv. It's not the whole song because my grannys camera ran out of room. and plus i stuff got to learn some more stiff on that songs. but anyways I'm dedicating it to you. because just like kyle556 you inspiered me (if i spelled that right)

[Rebel2010]

calbee, how long have you been playing piano?  This piece sounds like it would have taken you years to acquire the skill to play it. I could be wrong though.

[calbee219]

5 years almost

[shadowzero920]

Five years? Did you get lessons or were you self taught? If you were self taught, mind telling me what books you used to help you?

[DW5chaosmodeguide]

ya um I learned from beginner books, I suggest like the first two or so beginner books to start, and then after that you should have the knowledge to be able to handle easy piece. Um I believe mine were like Alfred's or something...something with the name Alfred...lol

but the general tip is just to find any beginner piano books, that start from scratch teaching you the very basics

[RainMan34]

Nice technical skill on this piece. I can play the first part of the song well, but the second half kicks my ass. COOL!

[osmotis]

does anyone else notice the similarities between this and pink floyds song "Is there anybody out there"

[WI800]

Yeah, it also says it in Wikipedia.

[muckson]

this video made my year. i tried to play this song but never could. the fact that someone else out there can and put it on video makes me a very happy muckson. thank you. never take this one down.

[mageknight711]

i would think that it would take more than just a year to meet this kind of skill. maybe 2-3. solid. good job man. i wish i could play the piano.

[ShadoNinja]

pretty much a year sounds right.

[Noilsnomis]

Buddha Christ, Jonny, how in Spira did you get that much emotion into that very simple piece? SOUNDS BETTER THAN THE MIDI-FILE!!! I watched ur second vid also featuring this, but I think this one hit the home-run. Best interpretation by a mile on youtube. True artist. U should be payed by utube to post vids!

How long should I play before I am to challenge this piece? Ive played for 4 months. Please be specific.

[calbee219]

thanks a lot, although midi quality is crap quality, hahaha im just being a jerk, I know ur complimenting me.

well 4 months may be a little early, although I started this piece very early (cant remember). If you can handle speed, then I say go for it. Although with 4 months experience, it'll take you a long time to polish it and really control the volume.

[Noilsnomis]

so I should wait then? But how long, Jonny, how long? I think u would suggest 1 year of practice, wasnt that what u were implying there? Thanks.

I would be honored if u saw my high school video. Only 6 minutes long and VERY funny.

[HamsterTabbyGirl]

very nice

[hamsterpajen]

May I ask what your name is? ^^

[calbee219]

hey

please check out my 2nd version of this piece.

its much better

My name is Jonny

you can read my profile for more info

[calbee219]

Jonny :)

[hamsterpajen]

Well, I like it ^^ It isn't totally perfect, but I like the thing you did at around 02:00 :)

[Xatos1337]

Beautiful. Well done. Awesome.

[adamdude632]

Well done!

[aaliyahkidv]

i learned this song by listening to you play it

all the time

[Buraqina]

Fantastically played! You are obviously very talented at playing the piano =)

[Smaejdah]

Really good played :D 5/5 ;)

Do you know where to get the sheet? or could you maybe send it to me ?

[lunarsoasons]

yeah... i remember it being called the Phantom Forest... but whatever... i have the english and japanese soundtracks, so... >.< anyway... um, yeah... really nice job =) i'm impressed ^_^

one more thing, why don't you guys like te FFVI piano scores? i can play every one of them and i think they are just beautiful... *shrug* oh, well... GOOD JOB <3

[bennevillewood]

I thought this piece was called the Phantom Forest...

[calbee219]

well, the location is the Phantom Forest,

but officially (perhaps translated from japanese) on the OST and Piano Collections albums, its called The Mystic Forest.

I should have probably put Phantom as a tag too.

[klakalou]

hmm its pretty good i beleive your interpretation could be improved. i think u kept too much pressure on an even tempo more than u shouldve in the middle. and u didnt accentuate the melody enough in the same part. great accuracy throughout tho.

[calbee219]

so you think maybe a little more rubato?

hmmmm that main melody in the middle section...

I can hear that a few notes (of the melody) are missing or blurry, is this what you mean? or you mean the entire thing generally should be more "accentuated"

[klakalou]

i believe u the melody should stand out slightly more than the rest of the notes. via playing them a tad softer, thus moving the emphasis to the melody. this will also bring out the bassline as well. i guess its just getting a bit drowned out with all the notes being played relatively at a loud level.

[Turbero]

god, i didn't remember i like this song a lot!!! i want to learn to play it!!! =)

Good job!!

[calbee219]

thx man, go learn it then!

its not too hard

[jedichris8]

Ok man, I just realized that you, callbee, are my favorite ff piano player here on youtube. you are simply the best. and youv played my favorite pieces its wierd. I love the mystic forest so much. thanks for all your great choices. i watch all your videos all the time man. how long have you been playing? and at what age did you start?

[MoonTribe]

I especially liked your playing of the "faster" middle part. You play it really how I like it and I could sense the "mystic" feeling into it in that part (I hope I make some sense with this "mystic" feeling I'm talking about).

Anyway, this is just a little opinion I have. Besides that, you play this piece very nice!... And again I must say: nice piano! ;)

5/5

[calbee219]

thanks a lot for you comments

[MoonTribe]

I really like this piece too, it's easy to remember this piece and I still play it sometimes.

About your performance: I liked it, especially the "faster" middle part ... Though, I kinda missed the "mystic" feeling to it, especially in the intro. This, again, is probably a matter of taste. What I like to do in the intro is to change a lot in volume in your playing (play a bit louder, bit softer, bit louder etc, and play with some more rubato) - see next post

[kyle556]

I actually hate VI piano collections because the arrangments are boring and simplistic. Atleast you made me enjoy it a bit more from your great playing. Thanks. It's funny, I just posted a video from VI and with the same chord progression. Check it out ;).

[kyle556]

Nice ending and middle portion :D

[calbee219]

Thanks a lot Kyle :D

ur comments are valuable.

I agree with you though...the only ones that I like from FFVI piano collections is Tina and The Mystic Forest....and maybe Mystery Train lol.

[kyle556]

Tina isn't too bad, you're right. The recording of decisive battle isn't too bad, but after looking at those sheets I was like, "wow they can't arrange for crap." Imagine a Shiro Hamaguchi arrangment of the VI piano collections.

[calbee219]

Ya totally agreed.

The music as well as the game itself is one of my favorites. I was somewhat disappointed with the piano collections when i first listened to it.

But another one that I like is Spinach Rag.