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Pachelbel Meets U2
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After our Taylor Swift Coldplay mash-up, lots of people wanted more song combos. This led us to the creation of a cool hip hop/classical mash-up, but again we could not get permission. Instead of scrapping the great ideas, we used them to create an original tune. You will hear influences and inspiration from other artists. Try and guess them.
On the recording, Steven Sharp Nelson laid down over 100 tracks including cello textures never known possible. Every single sound on the video was made using only the instruments shown: piano, cello, mouth percussion and kick drum. We utilized some cool effects on lots of stuff...for example the U2-style delay on Steve's pizzicato at the beginning.
The extra string on the electric cellos (the black cello has an extra high string and the white cello has an extra low string) allowed us to cover the full range of the orchestra. The deep bass drum sound is a bump on the body of the cello with a little help from some effects. The shaker sound was created by Steve rubbing rosin on his bow. The record scratch is Steve scratching a quarter on the strings...you get the idea.
Special SPECIAL thanks to Paul Anderson and Tel Stewart "The Piano Guys" who put as much of themselves into the video as we did and without whom the video would never have happened. (please "Like" them on facebook, they are awesome!!!) http://www.facebo...
Websites to check out!
The Piano Guys
Website:
http://www.ThePia...
Facebook:
http://www.Facebo...
Devin Graham
YouTube:
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Facebook:
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This video was filmed at The Muse in Provo, Utah.
http://musemusicc...
Video Production Crew
Producer
Paul Anderson
Director
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Director of Photography
Devin Graham
Editor
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Special Effects
Tel Stewart
Behind the Scenes Video
Shaye Scott
Gaffer
David Thorpe
Piano Movers
Jeremy Crawford
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Frank Nelson
(They are the only guys I trust to move this piano)
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For Sheet Music to Moonlight, go here:
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Moonlight was inspired by the great composer Ludwig Van Beethoven and his masterpiece "Moonlight Sonata," written for piano. It was written for piano, of course, because the electric cello had yet to be invented...
I used both of my 5-string electric cellos (one tuned extra high and one extra low) and the acoustic cellos to give this piece a unique feel and a high level of emotion.
I used another melody from Beethoven -- try and guess what it is (guess before you scroll down to the credits where it is listed!) It starts at 1:21 and reoccurs throughout the tune. This melody happened spontaneous in the studio and saved the tune from a bad case of writer's block.
Sheet music and minus track coming soon.
Credits
Written and performed by Steven Sharp Nelson
Inspired by Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" and the melody from Beethoven's 7th Symphony, 2nd movement
Music produced by Al van der Beek & Steven Sharp Nelson
Engineered by Al van der Beek at ToyVan Studios
Video produced by Paul Anderson, Tel Stewart, and Shaye Scott of the Piano Guys
Locations:
Salt Flats, Utah
The "Enola Gay" Airplane Hanger, Utah -- courtesy of Jim & Tom Petersen
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Live performance at the Cy Coleman tribute show [ Largo Coronet, LA, 20...
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Live performance at the Cy Coleman tribute show [ Largo Coronet, LA, 2009-01-15 ]
The studio version of this song featured on "House MD" in 2010 (episode: Remorse 6.11)
Album~: http://www.amazon...
Lyrics (as sung here):
I'm sentimental
So I walk in the rain
I've got some habits
Even I can't explain
I go to the corner
I end up in Spain
Why try to change me now
I sit and daydream
I've got daydreams galore
Cigarette ashes
There they go on the floor
I go away weekends
Leave my key in the door
Why try to change me now
Why can't I be more conventional
People talk
And they stare
So I try
But that can't be
Because I can see
My strange little world
Just go passing me by
So let people wonder
Let 'em laugh; Let 'em frown
You know I'll love you
Till the moon's upside down
Don't you remember
I was always your clown
so why try to change me now
Why can't I be more conventional
People talk
And they stare
So I try
But that can't be
Because I can see
My strange little world
Just go passing me by
So let people wonder
Let 'em laugh; Let 'em frown
You know I'll love you
Till the moon's upside down
Just you remember
I was always your clown
so why try to change
Why would you want to change me
why try to change me now
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smallAsteroid liked a video
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Eurosat onride (Backrow, Nightshot)
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smallAsteroid liked a video
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Want to become a Piano Guys founder?
Click link for all the exciting det...
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Want to become a Piano Guys founder?
Click link for all the exciting details http://www.thepia...
Be first to receive our Limited Edition PianoGuys album! (Youtube hits) here: http://www.thepia...
Download mp3 here: http://www.jonsch...
(coming soon to itunes)
sheet music for All of Me:
http://www.jonsch...
Amazing how many people cover "All of Me" on youtube. (One cover has
almost a million views). I'm hoping mine can get that many views
someday (ha ha).
Written when I was about 21, it is one of my most popular original tunes.
By the Way: You can listen to all the music from Jon's 8 albums at
his youtube channel: carlosian2
You can also order his popular piano sheet music at: jonschmidt.com
His mp3s are available at I tunes and jonschmidt.com
Audio Credits:
Piano recorded by Chuck Myers & Jake Bowen at Big Idea Studio
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