Kimi ga Iru Kara / 君がいるから (Final Fantasy XIII) - Original Piano Arrangement (live)

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I am back with another video. A live recording, this time. I have finally settled on a recording of Kimi ga Iru Kara that I am more or less satisfied with. There are some mistakes here and there, but they are minor ones for the most part.

One thing I realized as I was recording myself was my tendency to rush the tempo. The funny thing is that when I was playing it, the tempo felt right, but the recording ended up way too fast on the first few takes!

More details about the arrangement here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su5fCvCCBUY

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[raptorzlolko]

whoever played this piece is osem

[zeryx28]

@raptorzlolko That would be me, so thanks! :D

[kelvin199868]

Hey, it is awesome!~ What grade are you in Piano? Seems that this music is quite hard to play?

[zeryx28]

@kelvin199868 Thank you. I have my ARCT Performer's diploma in piano performance (RCM Canada). Yes, it is quite challenging to play, so I wouldn't recommend it for beginners. The most tricky part for me is maintaining a steady beat (as always) and then being musical with the phrasing. There are quite a lot of tricky rhythms in this arrangement, but I have tried to stay true to the original.

[kelvin199868]

@zeryx28 So how about Grade 5? Can I play this amazing song?

[zeryx28]

@kelvin199868 I think it would be still quite hard for someone in Grade 5 piano. For reference, I would estimate the difficult to be Grade 8 piano. It's hard to gauge the difficult according to RCM because this is a pop song that has many complex rhythms. But give it a try definitely. What's the most difficult piece you've played to date?

[kelvin199868]

@zeryx28 Actually I haven't play piano for about 2 years. I just practised the Main Theme Song of Final Fantasy XIII Called The Promise. Because I am playing Final Fantasy XIII and think the soundtracks are amazing. I want to play them.

[zeryx28]

@Verdegrand Oh thanks! Good to know. Hope all is well.

[Apocalypse1413]

Heart skips a beat at 3:50. Your playing is so wonderful. Really. I was so happy when I saw this was your new video. Definitely one of my favorite songs from XIII. =)

[starfire139]

Ahhh so pretty~~ I love it. I was humming along (since I don't know the lyrics by heart). I enjoyed your playing!