Everything's Alright - To the Moon (Laura Shigihara) | Acoustic Cover

Ever since I played To The Moon by Freebird Games (the game that this song was written for), I've wanted to make a cover of Everything's Alright by Laura Shigihara. I have a thing for story games and this one is particularly touching and heartbreaking. The developer, Kan Gao, is a genius, and Laura's original song for it just knocks it completely out of the park. If you haven't already played To The Moon yourself, I highly recommend it.
The hammer-on technique used here in the intro and the transitions took a bit of time and effort to get right, but I think I finally nailed it. Originally, I only planned to make this arrangement for voice and guitar only, but after getting the idea to try adding a clarinet (which I eventually decided against), I simply couldn't help myself and ended up going all out with the orchestration. Writing / arranging for orchestral instruments is a skill I've previously had almost no experience with, so this project ended up being my first example of a rather successful attempt at it. Personally I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.
And no, despite what it looks like, I haven't decided to change my content style to exclusively moody-lit locations in front of my closet with rope lights, haha. I assure you, this is the last video in this style that I'm planning to make for a little while!
Original Song: • Everything's Alright (...
To The Moon on Steam: store.steampow...
In case you're curious, here's the gear I used to make this one:
Classical / Nylon Guitar: Yamaha CGX171SCF
Bass: Hamer Velocity 2 Ash 5-String Electric Bass
Bass Amp: Roland MICRO CUBE BASS RX
Di Box: Behringer ULTRA-DI DI-400P
MIDI Interface 1: Arturia Keystep
Keyboard / MIDI Interface 2: Yamaha P-80 Electric Piano
VSTs: Spitfire Audio BBC Symphony Orchestra, Spitfire LABS, Etherealwinds Harp 2
Audio Recorder: Zoom H5 Handy Recorder
Microphone: Sterling Audio S50 Condenser
Mixer / Audio Interface: Alesis Multimix 8 USB
DAW: Initial Processing done in Adobe Audition CC, all Production done in Cakewalk by BandLab
Video Editing Software: Adobe Premiere Pro CC
Computer: AMD Ryzen 5 3600, 512 GB NVMe Sabrent Rocket SSD, 16 GB of DDR4 RAM, and a GTX 750Ti GPU
Camera: Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Lens: Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 VC
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[@elliem1999]

Melodic + soothing + meloncholy + full of emotion + excellent use and mixing of instruments = I absolutely love it

[@p2233r]

Unfortunately this cover has not many views however it seems so atmospheric and nostalgic! Thanks for amazing cover, your voice is perfect ^o^

[@JRMVlogs]

You're welcome and thank you! Glad you enjoyed! ☺

[@jessicamuselo4003]

I love this! I think the instrumentation was great. The music box sound is very reminiscent of some scenes from my favorite childhood movies. The orchestra brings really full emotion, and then drops back to the music box. It hits perfectly. Thanks for arranging and letting us hear such a beautiful cover!

[@adventuringarizonan7453]

I really liked this one! All the focus on playing the guitar, then the accompaniment coming in was awesome

[@JRMVlogs]

Thank you!! I tried to capture as much of the emotion I felt hearing it in the original game as possible and in a way that would do it justice. It plays during one of the saddest / most touching scenes toward the end. 10/10 would suggest trying it yourself if you haven't already.

[@D_dompa]

you did my favorite game OST of all time justice my friend! Laura Shigihara needs to see this!

[@mirketnvm]

I used to play this piece in fingerstyle for years and nowadays I was thinking "well, now it feels like I am not using proper chords" so listening to your interpretation illuminated me. Thanks ^u^

[@JRMVlogs]

Ah! That's cool and I'm glad it was helpful to you! You're very welcome!

[@henri4761]

Beautiful :D

[@Cowsablanca]

Freaking fantastic!!! I would listen to this version of this song, any day. Please, keep your voice ringing in our ears, and the many ears of those who will discover you down the road. We are in the moment, but this will always be available for the future.

[@michellelapenna5178]

This was incredible. :O so peaceful and I love the orchestral element. Very well done. And the guitar is sooo beautiful

[@DanielLopes-dh2hv]

Always good to have more covers of this song. Even better if its in different styles, really liked your cover, i dont know how to call it, like an old school way of singing? Dunno but it reminded me of the way my grampa used to sing and i imagine this would probably be the way he'd sing this.
The background chorus was a really nice touch.
Loved your cover.
Keep it up✌️

[@Thisisademe]

HOLY MOLY !
sooooo beautiful !!

[@JRMVlogs]

Thank you! 😊

[@melissam2188]

Still my favorite cover you've done so far :3

[@JRMVlogs]

Kinda surprised that this one tops The Optimist for you, tbh. But I am extremely proud of how this one turned out and I'm grateful that it's finally getting a little traction all these years later.

[@donnalabelle4767]

So beautiful!!

[@kennedybeamesderfer3113]

How did I miss this

[@a_simple_rain_lover]

Amazing

[@lordb1gma263]

amazing

[@mujaddidabdullahazzam531]

Ur voice just so incredible. I like it, bruh

[@iseedeadpeople4755]

If you're with me, then everything's alright 🥺😭

[@alcoholic4792]

Can you do a tutorial on how to play this ?