Concerning Hobbits is, without a doubt, one of my favourite pieces to play (and probably one of my oldest tracks if we're counting in learning order). It's so good at bringing to mind the wonderful scenery of the Shire and the care-free, food-filled lives of the hobbits who inhabit it.
Oddly enough, I get a disproportionate number of people coming up to me and telling me that Concerning Hobbits reminds them of the Titanic movie...Anyway, I hope this is a nice, relaxing track for you (complete with a bit of ambiance) before July 4th blows that all away.
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Finally finished #dirtmouth from the #hollowknight#ost on #piano. It's still a little rough around the edges, but I am surprised that I got it done at all. Moving on to queens gardens now...
:zerotwo_wow: Here's a second video in the span of 3 days! This time, it's the Gen 1 opening from the Pokemon game series which is short, sweet, energetic, and bloody fun to play :charmander_yay:
I've added an extra touch or two in the video editing phase this time and I'd be curious to hear how people like or dislike them (along with, as always, any input about the audio). It feels like I'm learning just a few little things about editing with each video I put out, and I'm hoping that I can stick with it and get steady progress (unlike the first years of my channel, I'm using the same software (DaVinci Resolve) for a bunch of videos in a row so I can actually build some skills :blobfox_laugh_sweat:
As always, boosting helps a ton, and if you like my music, please consider donating :leafeon_money: so that I can take care of my violin (and my body, but the violin comes first :leafeon_giggle: )
Last year, I fell head-over-heels for the anime Princess Principal :zerotwo_blush: It's a yuri spy anime set in a steampunk world that focuses heavily on character-driven narratives, even when it's in the context of larger events (yes, there's a princess involved).
It's an anime original which, for those that know my media habits, might be a bit surprising (I tend to read manga 90% of the time over watching the anime if possible). So how did I come across it and why did I watch it :neko_question:
:espeon_love: Kajiura Yuki (梶浦由記) :bear_love: my favourite composer (I'm sorry, Bach). She holds live performances of her various soundtrack compositions every year or two and one of those performances featured the Princess Principal soundtrack :dracthyr_yay: (/backstory)
While I'm working on getting the next performance video ready, I figured it might be nice to get some of my old posts that I liked posted back up, so here's the first in my Gushing About The Octopath Traveler OST series:
[Pt. 1] Main Theme
Octopath Traveler is, simply put, the soundtrack we thought we heard in the pixel art era: Melody-driven pieces, mimicking pieces of that era by having, at most, 3 or 4 distinct musical lines playing at once, played by an orchestra. This creates tight tracks that are memorable and individually distinct. For starters, here’s the main theme.
It's a mashup of "September" and "Tokyo Daylight" from Persona 5. Download and SoundCloud links are in the description.
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Keep Ann some company, the train is late 🌂Tracklist:00:00 - Beneath the Mask (P5)17:34 - Paulownia Mall (P3)33:32 - Have A Short Rest (P5)49:02 - Traumerei ...
Anyway, enough blather, here's the link, I'd appreciate any support you can throw my way. My museum is a nonprofit so if I end up with extra money I usually put it into that. One day I hope we end up in our own building, but we are at least in a physical location as we speak.
⚔️⚔️⚔️ Battle Theme from Final Fantasy ⚔️⚔️⚔️ (FFV Piano Collections - Battle with Gilgamesh) 🎹🎵🎮
I think I saw this piece first performed by a guy called Calbee219 or something over on Youtube, which was about 15 years ago, and I immediately knew I had to play it as well. Enjoy!
When I listen to this track, I remember how Nirvana in Fire stomped on my heart, set it ablaze and scattered the ashes to the wind ... and me loving every moment of it. 😭 😭 😭
Annalynn - Boss (www.youtube.com)
Drymouth OST - Title Screen (www.youtube.com)
Music from the GBC puzzle game....
What are your favourite classic game soundtracks?
I love both the MT-32 and CMS versions of Ultima VI's soundtrack, particularly Todd Porter's contributions....
Persona ペルソナ and Rainy Mood - Ann waits for the train (www.youtube.com)
Keep Ann some company, the train is late 🌂Tracklist:00:00 - Beneath the Mask (P5)17:34 - Paulownia Mall (P3)33:32 - Have A Short Rest (P5)49:02 - Traumerei ...
QUICKSILVER (A.B.A) (www.youtube.com)