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The past few months we've been filming time lapses of the beautiful desert sky in Utah. These ended up working perfectly with Jon Schmidt and Steven Sharp Nelson's arrangement of "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star." We hope you enjoy it!
Credits:
Arrangement produced by Jon Schmidt
Arrangement written by Jon Schmidt, Steven Sharp Nelson & Al van der Beek
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Al van der Beek at TPG Studios
Piano: Jon Schmidt
Cellos: Steven Sharp Nelson
Locations of Time-lapse
1. Kolob Mountain, about 35 minutes away from home
2. Warner Valley, a couple miles away from home
3. Sand Hollow Sand Dunes, a couple miles away from home
4. Gunlock Reservoir, 10 miles away from home
5. Brighton, Utah
6. Jon Schmidt and Steven Sharp Nelson played at Flat Iron Mesa Park
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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.facebook.com/PianoGuys
Produced by Jon Schmidt
Arrangement written by Jon Schmidt, Steven Sharp Nelson & Al van der Beek
Co-produced by Chuck E. Meyers & Jake Bowen
Piano recorded at Big Idea Studios by Jake Bowen
Cello recorded at TPG Studios by Al van der Beek
The Piano Guys website:
http://www.ThePianoGuys.com
Facebook:
http://www.Facebook.com/PianoGuys
Devin Graham:
http://www.youtube.com/user/devinsupe...
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Devin-S...
This video was filmed at The Muse in Provo, Utah.
http://musemusiccafe.com
Video Production Crew
Producer:
Paul Anderson
Director & Director of Photography:
Devin Graham
Editor & Special Effects:
Tel Stewart
Behind the Scenes Video:
Shaye Scott
Gaffer:
David Thorpe
Piano Movers:
Jeremy Crawford & Frank Nelson
(They're the only guys I trust to move this piano)
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Story behind the song:
Jon Schmidt and Steven Sharp Nelson were booked for a Piano Guys show in Hawaii. How could we resist filming our next video in the land of Aloha -- beautiful beaches, green mountains, and fresh pineapple?? We went to our Founders and Facebook fans to ask what song they wanted us to play there. "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" was the nearly-unanimous response. But you know how we are ... we couldn't "just" do this tune by itself...so in the studio we found a made-in-heaven matchup in the timeless melody from the Shaker Hymn "Simple Gifts" written in the 1800's (also used by Aaron Copland in his Ballet "Appalachian Spring"). We feel it's an especially appropriate mash-up because of our profound love and respect for the Hawaiian culture -- a people who are so good at finding happiness in simplicity. As you probably could hear we borrowed a lot of ideas from Iz's version which has become the stuff of legend. This arrangement is, in part, a tribute to him.
Getting a piano onto a sandy beach and then onto a big hill in a famous ranch within the SAME day (we only had 8 hours to film) was no small feat. The only thing harder would be to be predict Hawaiian weather, which ended up being our biggest challenge.
"We had a little extra help on this one. My mother, Lynne Sanders Nelson -- a main source of my inspiration for pursuing music -- passed away early in life from the effects of a brain tumor. She was an incredibly-gifted musician and taught me to play music passionately rather than just playing 'notes' on a page. 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' was one of her favorite songs. We finished this arrangement on what would have been her 70th birthday. Somehow she helped. I miss her so very much, but when I play songs like this I feel like I get to be with her again. This song is dedicated to her."
-Steven Sharp Nelson
Thank you so much to the Kualoa Ranch who bent over backwards last-minute for us and provided us such a beautiful place to shoot. Visit their site at http://www.kualoa.com -- when you visit Hawaii be sure to stop by and take a tour -- its where dozens of huge blockbluster movies/tv shows have been filmed.
This song is dedicated to
Lynne Sanders Nelson, The Hill Family, J. Mueller, & the people of Hawaii
Filming locations:
Beach Scene:
Pounders Beach, North Shore, Oahu Hawaii
Finale:
Kualoa Ranch, North Shore, Oahu Hawaii (This is the place to go for sightseeing on Oahu!)
Toll Free: (800) 231-7321
Tour Desk: (808) 237-7321
http://www.kualoa.com
Credits:
Over the Rainbow music written by Harold E. Arlen in 1939 for the movie "Wizard of Oz" -- originally performed by Judy Garland
Published by EMI Feist Catalog, Inc.
Inspired, in part, by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's cover
Simple Gifts written by Joseph Brackett in 1848
Arrangement produced by Al van der Beek & Steven Sharp Nelson
Arrangement written by Jon Schmidt, Al van der Beek & Steven Sharp Nelson
Video produced by Paul Anderson and Tel Stewart
Piano: Jon Schmidt
Electric/Acoustic Cellos: Steven Sharp Nelson
Vocals: Al van der Beek
Percussion: Steven Sharp Nelson & Al van der Beek
Recorded, mixed & mastered by Al van der Beek at TPG Studio
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【ニコカラ】さよならのかわりに、花束を【ichiPアレンジ】
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm6252722
English Translation v.1
さよならのかわりに、花束を - 初音ミ (Sayonara no kawari, hanataba o - H...
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【ニコカラ】さよならのかわりに、花束を【ichiPアレンジ】
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm6252722
English Translation v.1
さよならのかわりに、花束を - 初音ミ (Sayonara no kawari, hanataba o - Hatsune Miku)
あなたがくれた花束を胸に抱き
anata ga kureta hanataba wo mune ni daki
You gave me the bouquet you held at your chest
ここからまたはじめよう
koko kara mata hajimeyou
beginning from here again (and it will begin from here)
いつか どこかで 巡り会えたそのとき
itsuka dokokade meguriaeta sono toki
someday, somewhere the encounter at that time
笑っていられるように
waratteirareru you ni
it was as if you were laughing
ふたり決めた花の種
futari kimeta hana no tane
Together we decided on a type of flower
どれにしようかワクワクしたね
dore ni shiyou ka waku-wakushita ne
we were excited about which one to pick
咲いた花をひとり見つめる
saita hana wo hitori mitsumeru
gazing at the lone flower growing
たすけて じょうろが からっぽなの
tasukete jouro ga karappo nano
I was helping you with an empty wateringcan
あなたが置いていったプランター
anata ga oiteitta puranta^
you placed the plant
さびしくて枯れてしまいそうだった
sabishikute kareteshimai sou datta
and became sad when it withered
それでも旅立つことを決めた
soredemo tabidatsu koto wo kimeta
however we decided that it was about time to get moving
止まった時計が動き出す
tomatta tokei ga ugokidasu
the clock that had stopped started to move
あなたがくれた 花束を胸に抱き
anata ga kureta hanataba wo mune ni daki
you gave me the bouquet you held at your chest
ここからまたはじめよう
koko kara mata hajimeyou
beginning from here again (and it will begin from here)
いつか どこかで 巡り会えたそのとき
itsuka dokokade meguriaeta sono toki
someday, somewhere the encounter at that time
笑っていられるように
waratteirareru you ni
it was as if you were laughing
あなたは私の水だった
anata wa watashi no mizu datta
you became my water
光 輝く太陽だった
hikari kagayaku taiyou datta
became the shining light of the sun
「やさしくしてくれてありがとう」
( yasashikushite kurete arigatou )
(Thank you for being so kind to me)
この声は届くことはないけれど
kono koe wa todoku koto wa nai keredo
but this voice is not reaching
あなたと咲かせたこの花は
anata to sakaseta kono hana wa
you and that blooming flower
決して色褪せないよ
kesshite iro asenai yo
a never fading color
大地海風輝くものすべてが
daichi umi kaze kagayaku mono subete ga
the Earth, the sea, the wind, and everything that is shining
あなたの形をとって
anata no katachi wo totte
taken from your form
わたしをやさしく
watashi wo yasashiku
I gently
まっしろなシーツのように包んでいてくれてたの
masshiro na shi^tsu no you ni tsutsunde ite kureteta no
wrapped it in a pure white sheet
あなたがくれた 花束を胸に抱き
anata ga kureta hanataba wo mune ni daki
you gave me the bouquet you held at your chest
ここからまたはじめよう
koko kara mata hajime you
beginning from here again (and it will begin from here)
いつか どこかで 巡り会えたそのとき
itsuka dokokade meguriaeta sono toki
someday, some where the encounter at that time
笑っていられるように
waratteirareru you ni
it was as if you were laughing
いつかそれぞれ 違う花を手にして
itsuka sorezore chigau hana wo te ni shite
someday a different flower in each hand
育ててゆくとしても
sodatete yuku toshitemo
As a way to grow
私の胸の奥の この花だけは
watashi no mune no oku no kono hana dake wa
in the depths of my chest, only this flower
たしかに輝いてるから
tashika ni kagayai teru kara
will definitely shine
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toxxicpoiison liked a video
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Nhạc Tây du ký, ảnh Tây du ký và Ngô thừa ân và Tây du ký
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first comment ftw