Firefly theme / Ballad of Serenity (on piano)

[131313pie]

Beautifull... WAASHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH....... now im crying if you didnt figure it out

[lorenc1000]

DAMN YOU FOX DAMN YOU TO HELL !!!!!! WHY DID YOU CANCEL THE BEST SHOW EVER IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERS ???? WHY??

[RoryJim]

Thank you! Great job!

[javakat343]

This is really well done!

[avengingwatcher]

This sounds almost like a eulogy to Firefly. It's really nice and definitely has a really warm feel to it. 

[DevilRinuX]

they did a movie after the serie (Serenity) ;D

your version of "Ballad of Serenity" is great =)

thanks !

[waywardtitania]

Great job! The only thing I would suggest would be a little more rubato- just lean in to those great chords a bit more. Give them time to sing and breathe just "be" before moving on within the music. You're already making decisions in some places about ritards and accelerandos.. Keep that up, and I think you'll find it will "cement" the whole feeling of the piece.

Awesome work!

[gbacani]

Thank you very much for that really helpful comment! It was a bit technical and had to look up some words (I have no musical training) but I do understand what you are trying to say. I suppouse the melody's tempo (through the chords) was a bit strict and mechanical. If I ever come up with a thrid version of this song, I'm sure to keep that in mind. These are the kind of comments that I need to get better. Thanks again!

[TheBaltimoreBullet]

It's a little too...stuccato-y on piano...

[gbacani]

I heard this comment from my mom before. She thinks all I play are "jumpy" music. She does mean staccato.

[TheBaltimoreBullet]

But don't get me wrong; it still sounds beautiful on piano.

[gbacani]

Thank you! But I do appreciate these comments, it helps me improve.

[TheBaltimoreBullet]

No problem, mate.

[BlackTransAmdude]

Good job! it sounded great!

[Doctorduck9]

i dunno.. it doesn't sound right on a piano :(

[gbacani]

that's ok :)

[Giirgiirgiiir]

Damn you FOX!

[ZippoNick]

Shiny! I miss this show so much. :(

"I'm a leaf on the wind."

[Dc45d]

haha!! best line ever!

[simbeau]

"I was a Battlestar Galactica snob until a friend introduced me to Firefly"

Funny. I was a TNG snob, then my friend got me into B*G, then I was a B*G snob, then my friend got me into firefly, now I'm a Joss snob!

[Aeon135]

so so shiny it shined

[HollyTheFireNinja]

Ahoy, browncoat. Shiny cover.

[19phil88]

this melody is so full of emotion. beautiful. thx for uploading :)

[ps3act]

the first chord doesn't sound correct... but the rest is spot on.

[Unreal143]

the first chord is a c-major, and he is playing it correct.

[HollyTheFireNinja]

I heard that too. Perhaps I'm not used to listening to this bright tone, my upright sounds so mellow it's tone resembles a grand.

[JohnyVirgil]

BSG is better, but as far as sci-fi goes, this is definitely a top gamer, I love this series! GJ playing, do you have the music?

[gbacani]

Thank you, but I don't have the sheets because this was played by ear. Like I've been telling people, I might post a tutorial or even transcribe it if I become more musically literate.

[typhon216]

Shiny!

[aklm0462]

Does anyone feel that this is enough to get Firefly back on TV? By learning a peice so beautifuly, it shows that it's popular, so people would watch it, even buy DVDs if they had to for loads.

[darkmikasonfire]

I downloaded the movie a long time ago cause i'd seen a small part of it, that made me buy the whole box set of the series and when i find the movie i'll be buying it and getting rid of this crap downloaded copy, they should have had it back for another few sessions it was good.

[Dc45d]

it was really really good! and they have it on blue ray!! OMG it made my day when i saw that.

[megawusel]

You totally made my day :-)

[gbacani]

And you made mine!

[SarahberryKitten]

woah this is great =D

[Supnatgirl2475]

wow ur awesome dude, it sounds just like it!

[warszawianka]

Good job. For some reason, I think it would be quite shiny to hear this done on a huge pipe organ.

[pmfbiker]

Any chance you could film it from directly above the piano, and play slowly, so we could see what chords you're playing?

[gbacani]

Sure, I can do that. I may not be able to post it right away, though. If you want to get started, I've already done what you asked on a small portion of the song. See the video reply, "CASIO WK 110", to this video.

[butcherXXIV]

really well done, i really can't not smile while watching this.

5 stars

[ElJosho11]

That sounds great! Ever thought of putting it on sheet music?

[gbacani]

Thanks. I've actually been asked about this already. Unfortunately, I can't read music (very well) and so won't be able to write it. I play by ear, arrange everything in my head, and record it on video (my way of "writing it down"). If I need to play it in the future I listen to the recording and play by ear again. But I am starting to learn, though, so maybe I can transcribe it someday....

[megawusel]

Oh, please do !

[claudionogueira1970]

é a melhor demo do wk 110 no you tube voce toca muito bem. o som de piano deste teclado é muito bom!!

[gbacani]

Agradecimentos!

[darthguy3]

By the way this is a Casio WK 110 keyboard? I'm thinking of getting one and if this is one I know I want one :)

[gbacani]

Yes, it is. Note, though, that I hooked it up to an amplifier, so it doesn't sound this good by itself.

[darthguy3]

I see. Is any of your videos without amplifier? I'd like to hear how it sounds by itself. Thanks :)

[gbacani]

So far, all my videos have the keyboard hooked up to the amplifier. I'll try to put a video soon (it will be a reply to this video) of the WK-110 with its own speakers.

[darthguy3]

Ok. Thanks :)

[gbacani]

ok darthguy3, the video has been posted. i guess it doesn't sound that bad on its own. just don't buy this thing for more than US $200 (some sites are selling it for $300).

[darthguy3]

Firefly and BSG are good. I like Stargate and Stargate atlantis :)

[Curbinator]

excellent

[gab10ne]

nice!