Prayer and Beginning (Castlevania III) on Piano

This is "Prayer" and "Beginning" from Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse. Castlevania III by Konami, music composed by Hidenori Maezawa.

I was influenced by the remix heard in Rondo of Blood. Also, I was obviously inspired by momoguri's video which was uploaded to YouTube by Tuengxx, you can watch it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmFbinUovRc

This version of Beginning will be part of my upcoming Castlevania piano medley, but I decided to upload this as a standalone video anyway because I wanted it together with 'Prayer' in one video (they kind of belong together), and I also think it'll take some more time until the medley is really finished.

What a horrible night to have a curse -.-

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Prayer
• Beginning
• Castlevania
• Piano

[Nil697]

Who do I have to send a bucket of cookies to get this in MP3? D:

[Verdegrand]

@Nil697 hi, no bucket of cookies is necessary :) uhm, check the castlevania piano medley video i have, there it has a link to 3llianX's channel who transcribed that medley. on his channel, there is a link to the sheets, and at that same folder, there is also an mp3 of the medley, and the medley has this piece in it as well. or would you rather prefer exactly this version? greetings

[TheIshter]

I'm always loving your performance.

Any tips on how to have accurate playing? (Especially runs). I also plan out my improvisation and was wondering about your methods, like exercise drills.

[Verdegrand]

@TheIshter Thank you! As for the runs, I always split them into seperate blocks or 'grips' that are easier to memorize than a sequence of notes, then I practice playing them behind each other and try to 'feel' the grips, and as soon as I can do that, I then simply 'break' these blocks into single notes, thus creating the run. With this method, even the most difficult runs can be practiced and controlled eventually, I would say, because you reduce something complex to something simpler.

[LoneWolfOnTheHeights]

@TheIshter I just read Verdegrands reply below and his answer reminded me of a method I read a while ago in a site called fundamentals of piano practice. Theres a book there that you can read online. I've found it to be quite helpful to me, so definatly give it a read if you're curious or want to open your mind to different ways looking at things

[Verdegrand]

@LoneWolfOnTheHeights I saw this comment today by coincidence, YouTube's message system sure is buggy and I don't get notified of all comments, it's really annoying. Anyway, I have used that book for reference myself and I can recommend it. It really sheds some light on advanced piano technique which may seem "mysterious" when one is new to it, and it helped me alot last year when I was learning a couple of difficult pieces.

[Plingio]

@mrbobmanbob Clockwork is, in my experience, definitely not as difficult as, say, Successor of Fate. It's a lot of repetition, so it's one of those great songs where if you play it you look way better than you are.

[mrbobmanbob]

Absolutely amazing. I'd like to see you do Clockwork from Castlevania 3, as well, as I don't think that's been covered by someone with your talent quite yet.

[aceofspades3571]

"Yeah, I think I'm okay at the piano. Oh look, a Castlevania piece! Let's listen...yeah, nevermind, I suck."

[dmon007]

You just won a subscription.

[ethansharkV2]

W00T >.> epicsauce to te max!

[FloMonKish]

@Verdegrand Hi, I went on 3llianX's channel and found the link to the sheets but it doesnt include the sheets of this song does it? Only jets and guns, moonlight and your medley. Is there a way you could point out where I can get my hands on sheets for this song please?? much appreciated!

[fullmetal94x]

AWESOME!

[fullmetal94x]

fuck off!! you are fantastic!! fucking lol!!!