This is quite the departure from the Batman scores by Hans Zimmer that were percussion and synthesizer driven. This music has a film noire style sound that I associate with detective movies set in Los Angeles in the 1930s and 40s. It will be very interesting to see how Gotham is portrayed alongside this, almost lounge-like, music. Grab the sheet music: www.musicnotes.com/l/5r6M4
i've seen a few people play this piece but this one is hands down the best. the pacing is perfection. it feels much more personal than the original even, and that's crazy.
@@CharlesSzczepanek My first impression was that the original soundtrack sounds like it was recorded with the Garritan Abbey Road Studios CFX Concert Grand. When I try to use that instrument, I always feel like I can't control the pedal properly--like the partial pedaling just doesn't respond with the fine gradations you can get on an acoustic grand and on other virtual instruments. Plus, the pedal noise is either off or way too loud to my ear.
@@DanielLight I was actually wondering if the soundtrack was done in Abbey Road, and on the piano that Garritan sampled. I can't imagine a huge Hollywood film using a VST, but the tone is just so similar that I wonder... You are definitely right in your observations about the pedal. Partials don't respond like an acoustic, and also a good pianist makes nearly no pedal noise... definitely not the thuds you hear in most sample libraries, only the swish of the dampers. I haven't found any VSTs that I think pedal well, but do you have any recommendations on that front?
So glad i came across this! I aspire to learn this piece and one day play it with a style as expressive as this. One of my favourite pieces from any film scores. Thank you for the motivation to pick this back up!
This is one of my most desired piano styles I’d love to master one day, highly stylised, profound, mysterious & chic……thx for such classy rendition, Bravo🎁🎧🎹
Thanks, Fernando! I used the Garritan Abbey Road CFX sample library. The sound of the sample is so similar to the piano on the original soundtrack I actually wonder if they used the same piano in the same studio! Abbey Road Studio One is one of the go-to places to record film scores.
@@CharlesSzczepanek, Now for my set-up which is slightly unusual. Presently I'm playing a Yamaha DGX-670 combined in tandem with Pianoteq Pro voices, as there is no latency between the two. For this piece, I'm using a Pianoteq Pro Hamburg Steinway "Prelude" voice combined with "Sweet Tines" from the Yamaha, which is a Rhodes type of voice. The Rhodes is softly under-laid beneath the Steinway which is the dominant voice. The piano voice you are using is unquestionably super, but what I have come up with is very good too for the mood of this piece. I thank you for publishing such a nice arrangement. It's clearly better than anything else I've heard on UA-cam.
@@JoeLinux2000 How do you feel the action of the Yamaha compares to an acoustic instrument? That's always the bit that either bums me out or excites me the most about keyboards! Also, how long have you used Pianoteq and do you like it? I don't own it, but one of my online students does and he loves it. Send me a sample of what this Hamburg + 'Rhodes' sounds like!
@@CharlesSzczepanek , I will eventually but I want to get it under my fingers better than I have it now. I have two Chickering Grands in Hawaii, and know how to regulate a piano action. I don't have any issue with the DGX-670 action although I've heard many people say the Yamaha GHS Standard action is poor. For me it's fine. People claim the PHA-4 Roland action is the most "piano like". I haven't played it much, but don't care for it at all. The only Roland action I like is in their LX-708 digital upright. As for the sound of the Yamaha DGX-670 I don't like the acoustic piano voices at all. when they are played by themselves. When combined with Pianoteq the end result is very awesome in my mind. My normal acoustic grand is the Yamaha DGX CFX voice combined with some Pianoteq voice. I'm partial to the Pianoteq Bluthner voice. The primary reason I use Pianoteq is that it runs natively on Linux and I have used Linux exclusively for around 20 years now. I really like Stu Harrison's playing at the Merriam Music UA-cam channel. He's played almost every digital piano there is and recently went though a lot of Sampled Pianos. One which was the Garritan CFX. My feeling is certain sampled pianos have a warmth and ambience that is missing in Pianoteq. However Pianoteq can sound extremely realistic. Phil Best has compared sample libraries to Pianoteq. His feeling is Pianoteq is better for live performance, but the sample libraries can be better for recordings. Whatever you are doing in this video is really spectacular in my mind. That's why I had to come up with something somewhat similar in mood although the voice I'm using is not a replica of the voice in this video. In the end I don't like to recommend any digital piano to anyone as opinions vary so greatly as to what is good and what is not. I will only say that the DGX-670 offers a lot of bang for the buck; however there is a whole lot I don't like about it. Fortunately it does sound very good when combined with Pianoteq, and actually the Pianoteq voices are much more satisfying with the support of Yamaha's voices.
@@JoeLinux2000 I'll do some more listening to Pianoteq today, especially the Bluthner. I can understand the feelings about live vs. recordings from Phil. Pianoteq is all algorithms that model different instruments without having any actual recorded audio from them. That's how you can get all of those pianos in just one package, AND have it run in real-time. Considering its all math, I think it's quite amazing. That being said, I can also hear the 'fakeness' in just about all of the sample libraries as well. Even though this Garritan CFX is around 8 years old now, I think it still sounds incredible... Even better than some of the libraries that have just come out in the last year or two. I've never cared for Roland actions myself. From what I know, they are all spring loaded, so they end up feeling a bit spongey to my fingers and not like a real instrument. My Kawai keyboard is pretty old now... probably around 15 years old... but I love the way it feels. They had started, back then, incorporating bits of their concert grand actions into their top end keyboard and while it's still not a perfect substitute, its the closest I've played. I'd love to play one of their new models and see how it is different, but even when I've been to trade shows to play everything, Kawai keyboards still stand out as the best feel for me. Mine is a beast to move at around 90 lbs... so I'm sure that's a turn off for any gigging player who needs to carry their gear!
@@LeSteeler I mean... maybe? The last 2 movies I went to in the theater were No Time to Die and Black Widow... and I was disappointed with both. Watched them at home later and I just thought everything was better... the picture was better, the sound was better, I could actually understand the dialogue. I have a decent system at home... not a home theater by any stretch, but much better than just basic. The last 2 movies in theater just, kinda felt like a waste of $20 a ticket plus a $10 small beer, plus whatever else I ate haha.
I’ve had a couple months to acclimate to my MP8II. Hitting a bit of a wall with practicing due to sluggishness / slick keys. Do you notice this compared to your grand? It works well enough for learning repertoire… but I’m wondering if i can mitigate these issues. (No room in the apartment for my baldwin L, so it’s in storage. Sad.)
Hey Josh, thanks for writing again. The action of my MP8II is definitely slower than my acoustic, by quite a lot actually. That being said, it’s fairly comparable to the speed of the actual Kawai 9’ concert grands. I don’t mind the slower action because it reminds me, especially if I’m preparing for a show, what the house piano at the venue will probably feel like, regardless of brand. In my own practice, I tend to begin learning on my acoustic and then test things out on the digital to see if my technique is still strong enough to play through the action. If it isn’t, I spend more time on the digital, less on the acoustic. I haven’t had any issues with slick keys… maybe you can elaborate on that one more?
This is quite the departure from the Batman scores by Hans Zimmer that were percussion and synthesizer driven. This music has a film noire style sound that I associate with detective movies set in Los Angeles in the 1930s and 40s. It will be very interesting to see how Gotham is portrayed alongside this, almost lounge-like, music. Grab the sheet music: www.musicnotes.com/l/5r6M4
Great description 🤌
i've seen a few people play this piece but this one is hands down the best. the pacing is perfection. it feels much more personal than the original even, and that's crazy.
Very kind, thank you!
Truly one of the greatest piano covers I’ve ever heard
Thanks!!
I like your version better than the soundtrack version. Well done!
Haha thanks! Was it just me or was the pedaling not done very well on the original?
@@CharlesSzczepanek My first impression was that the original soundtrack sounds like it was recorded with the Garritan Abbey Road Studios CFX Concert Grand. When I try to use that instrument, I always feel like I can't control the pedal properly--like the partial pedaling just doesn't respond with the fine gradations you can get on an acoustic grand and on other virtual instruments. Plus, the pedal noise is either off or way too loud to my ear.
@@DanielLight I was actually wondering if the soundtrack was done in Abbey Road, and on the piano that Garritan sampled. I can't imagine a huge Hollywood film using a VST, but the tone is just so similar that I wonder...
You are definitely right in your observations about the pedal. Partials don't respond like an acoustic, and also a good pianist makes nearly no pedal noise... definitely not the thuds you hear in most sample libraries, only the swish of the dampers. I haven't found any VSTs that I think pedal well, but do you have any recommendations on that front?
So glad i came across this! I aspire to learn this piece and one day play it with a style as expressive as this. One of my favourite pieces from any film scores. Thank you for the motivation to pick this back up!
The Best
Thank you!!
This is one of my most desired piano styles I’d love to master one day, highly stylised, profound, mysterious & chic……thx for such classy rendition, Bravo🎁🎧🎹
Thanks, Kiano! It's an interesting mix between jazz and film score!
@@CharlesSzczepanekAlthough I had very little piano training and I must point out that you have quite a touch in your musical expressiveness…..🎧🎁🎧
@@kianom894 Thanks!
Just ... WOW
Speechless !
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed!
OMG SLAY. I am smashing the like button. This is the perfect execution of this theme song. Will be on repeat for long time
YES! Glad you enjoyed this :-D
You played it with such a beautiful style. The best performance I’ve seen. What piano samples did you used?
Thanks, Fernando! I used the Garritan Abbey Road CFX sample library. The sound of the sample is so similar to the piano on the original soundtrack I actually wonder if they used the same piano in the same studio! Abbey Road Studio One is one of the go-to places to record film scores.
@@CharlesSzczepanek, Now for my set-up which is slightly unusual. Presently I'm playing a Yamaha DGX-670 combined in tandem with Pianoteq Pro voices, as there is no latency between the two. For this piece, I'm using a Pianoteq Pro Hamburg Steinway "Prelude" voice combined with "Sweet Tines" from the Yamaha, which is a Rhodes type of voice. The Rhodes is softly under-laid beneath the Steinway which is the dominant voice. The piano voice you are using is unquestionably super, but what I have come up with is very good too for the mood of this piece. I thank you for publishing such a nice arrangement. It's clearly better than anything else I've heard on UA-cam.
@@JoeLinux2000 How do you feel the action of the Yamaha compares to an acoustic instrument? That's always the bit that either bums me out or excites me the most about keyboards! Also, how long have you used Pianoteq and do you like it? I don't own it, but one of my online students does and he loves it. Send me a sample of what this Hamburg + 'Rhodes' sounds like!
@@CharlesSzczepanek , I will eventually but I want to get it under my fingers better than I have it now. I have two Chickering Grands in Hawaii, and know how to regulate a piano action. I don't have any issue with the DGX-670 action although I've heard many people say the Yamaha GHS Standard action is poor. For me it's fine. People claim the PHA-4 Roland action is the most "piano like". I haven't played it much, but don't care for it at all. The only Roland action I like is in their LX-708 digital upright. As for the sound of the Yamaha DGX-670 I don't like the acoustic piano voices at all. when they are played by themselves. When combined with Pianoteq the end result is very awesome in my mind. My normal acoustic grand is the Yamaha DGX CFX voice combined with some Pianoteq voice. I'm partial to the Pianoteq Bluthner voice. The primary reason I use Pianoteq is that it runs natively on Linux and I have used Linux exclusively for around 20 years now. I really like Stu Harrison's playing at the Merriam Music UA-cam channel. He's played almost every digital piano there is and recently went though a lot of Sampled Pianos. One which was the Garritan CFX. My feeling is certain sampled pianos have a warmth and ambience that is missing in Pianoteq. However Pianoteq can sound extremely realistic. Phil Best has compared sample libraries to Pianoteq. His feeling is Pianoteq is better for live performance, but the sample libraries can be better for recordings. Whatever you are doing in this video is really spectacular in my mind. That's why I had to come up with something somewhat similar in mood although the voice I'm using is not a replica of the voice in this video. In the end I don't like to recommend any digital piano to anyone as opinions vary so greatly as to what is good and what is not. I will only say that the DGX-670 offers a lot of bang for the buck; however there is a whole lot I don't like about it. Fortunately it does sound very good when combined with Pianoteq, and actually the Pianoteq voices are much more satisfying with the support of Yamaha's voices.
@@JoeLinux2000 I'll do some more listening to Pianoteq today, especially the Bluthner. I can understand the feelings about live vs. recordings from Phil. Pianoteq is all algorithms that model different instruments without having any actual recorded audio from them. That's how you can get all of those pianos in just one package, AND have it run in real-time. Considering its all math, I think it's quite amazing. That being said, I can also hear the 'fakeness' in just about all of the sample libraries as well. Even though this Garritan CFX is around 8 years old now, I think it still sounds incredible... Even better than some of the libraries that have just come out in the last year or two.
I've never cared for Roland actions myself. From what I know, they are all spring loaded, so they end up feeling a bit spongey to my fingers and not like a real instrument. My Kawai keyboard is pretty old now... probably around 15 years old... but I love the way it feels. They had started, back then, incorporating bits of their concert grand actions into their top end keyboard and while it's still not a perfect substitute, its the closest I've played. I'd love to play one of their new models and see how it is different, but even when I've been to trade shows to play everything, Kawai keyboards still stand out as the best feel for me. Mine is a beast to move at around 90 lbs... so I'm sure that's a turn off for any gigging player who needs to carry their gear!
Highlight of my week, Always an awesome performance. .
Thank you, John!
Es mi pianista preferido!!
Me llena el alma!
Thank you, Maria!!
@@CharlesSzczepanek
За знаю как у меня аа😢😅ш😊😊😊
nice work man, i love this song
Thanks!
Дух захватывает от этой музыки. 🎶🖤
Thanks so much!
Charles you're absolutely amazing!! You took my breath away! This is hands down the best cover I've seen! So much talent!
Ah thank you so much!
Masterfully played. Just beautiful.
Thanks so much, Dylan!
Love it. Can even meditate to it. Thanks so much.
Awesome! Will I be seeing you in Flagstaff next month?
Went to watch the movie yesterday w my son. Always fascinated w movie music. Loved your version.
I still haven’t seen the movie yet! I’ve been waiting till it comes out on HBO streaming in mid April. Thanks for watching my version!
I also purchased the music sheet of your arrangement.
@@nochecallada Thanks! Do you and your son both play?
@@CharlesSzczepanek ur missing out on the theatre experience
@@LeSteeler I mean... maybe? The last 2 movies I went to in the theater were No Time to Die and Black Widow... and I was disappointed with both. Watched them at home later and I just thought everything was better... the picture was better, the sound was better, I could actually understand the dialogue. I have a decent system at home... not a home theater by any stretch, but much better than just basic. The last 2 movies in theater just, kinda felt like a waste of $20 a ticket plus a $10 small beer, plus whatever else I ate haha.
Stellar Man!!
Thank you, Aayush!
the song is so beautifull
It is! Thanks for listening, Zodubs!
Molto bella!🎶
Grazie Maestro🌹👋🏻
Thank you!!
Indeed perfect!
Thank you, Batbayar!
Beautifully played!
Thank you, Arian!!
Another one 🦇 🔥
Thanks, Luis!
😂😂❤
Nice
Thanks, Sam!!
Great work man❤️
Thank you, Aman!
I’ve had a couple months to acclimate to my MP8II. Hitting a bit of a wall with practicing due to sluggishness / slick keys. Do you notice this compared to your grand? It works well enough for learning repertoire… but I’m wondering if i can mitigate these issues. (No room in the apartment for my baldwin L, so it’s in storage. Sad.)
Hey Josh, thanks for writing again. The action of my MP8II is definitely slower than my acoustic, by quite a lot actually. That being said, it’s fairly comparable to the speed of the actual Kawai 9’ concert grands. I don’t mind the slower action because it reminds me, especially if I’m preparing for a show, what the house piano at the venue will probably feel like, regardless of brand. In my own practice, I tend to begin learning on my acoustic and then test things out on the digital to see if my technique is still strong enough to play through the action. If it isn’t, I spend more time on the digital, less on the acoustic.
I haven’t had any issues with slick keys… maybe you can elaborate on that one more?
Beautifull........ ❤️ From india🇮🇳
Thank you, Vishwas!
Merci - Superbe
Thanks, tor!
Very beautiful ! Can I use for my twitch channel ? by mentioning the name of the artist ?
Thanks!! Yes, please use! If you could mention me and also put a link in, that’d be awesome!
Very nicely done! I will definitely support you by purchasing your sheet. Also, can you upload it to Spotify?
Thanks so much! I really should put out another album of movie arrangements on Spotify… this one would definitely make my cut!
🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
Glad you enjoyed, Waltie!