Moonlight Sonata 3rd movement - Big Band Jazz Version (The 8-Bit Big Band)
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- Опубліковано 9 сер 2023
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Here's a little side project for you! In between recording video game tunes the gang and I decided to have some fun and record an up-tempo swing arrangement of Beethoven's classic 3rd movement from the seminal "Moonlight Sonata"! Most people are familiar with the 1st movement of this great piece, which is beautiful and haunting, but the 3rd movement has always stuck with me as an incredibly powerful and dramatic piece of music.
I wanted to pay tribute to this great composer 8BBB style while showcasing the INCREDIBLE musicianship in this band! For those who don't know, we do not rehearse music before we record it. These absolute stone cold incredible musicians here in NYC came in and read this sheet music the day of the recording session, and let me tell you this arrangement is HARD. I myself tried to learn it on piano, but could never get it up to full speed so I arranged it for my friends to play instead :)
So I hope you enjoy this slight detour from our usual video game music repertoire and indulge the music nerd in all of us with some Ludwig Van. Thanks for listening!! The sheet music for this will be available soon on our website once I get it cleaned up and ready for release, but again I warn you, this arrangement is extremely difficult and I can’t in good conscious recommend that it should be attempted by anybody as it is INCREDIBLY challenging but I certainly can’t stop you from trying ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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"The 8-Bit Big Band" is a 30-65 member Jazz/pops orchestra that formed to celebrate and realize some of the best themes from video game music from all consoles and eras arranged in a large ensemble Jazz/Pop/Rock setting!
Blending together timeless musical themes from Nintendo, Sega, Sony, and more then re-arranging them in genres and styles of all musical inspirations, The 8-Bit Big Band has members from all around the world, but most reside primarily in New York City, and are some of the most highly sought after musicians and performers.
Band leader/Arranger/Orchestrated by:
/ crosenmusic
@CRosenMusic
FULL CREDITS:
Alto Sax 1 - Andrew Gould
Alto Sax 2 - Josh Plotner
Tenor Sax 1 - Sam Dillon
Tenor Sax 2 - Zac Zinger
Bari Sax - Andrew Gutauskas
Trumpet 1 - Bryan Davis
Trumpet 2 - Jay Webb
Trumpet 3 - Chloe Rowlands
Trumpet 4 - Danny Jonokuchi
French Horn - Kyra Sims
Trombone 1 - Jimmy O'Connell
Trombone 2 - Mariel Bildsten
Trombone 3 - Sara Jacovino
Bass Trombone - Rebecca Patterson
Guitar - Alex Wintz
Bass - Bobby Wooten III
Piano - Natalie Tenenbaum
Drums - Jared Schonig
Violins - Lavinia Pavlish, Daniel Constant, Audrey Hayes, Lucy Voin, Alissa Jackman, Camelia Hartman, Tomoko Akaboshi, Caroline Drexler, Meitar Forkosh, Tiffany Weiss, Kevin Kuh, Tania Mesa
Violas - Laura Sacks, Will Marshall, Matthew Beaugé, Yumi Oshima
Celli - Susan Mandel, Sasha Ono, Jessica Wang
Harp - Liann Cline
Music by Ludwig Van Beethoven
Arranged/Produced by - Charlie Rosen
Engineered and Mixed by John Kilgore
Mastered by Alan Silverman at Arf Mastering
Shot and Edited by Halleloo Productions
Thumbnail art by @MikeKILLUZ
#the8bitbigband #videogamemusic #videogamejazz
Beethoven is my favorite gamer
He made the first rhythm game
Same
You ever seen his live streams, amazing I say, simply amazing
We’ve got dogs playing video games now? Dang
Lol
This goes so hard dude.
i can only think of cool fight scenes while listening to this
I had imagined a cartoon-styled fight between Earthworm Jim and Psy-Crow the first time I listened to this.
@@SuperM795 nah i straight up go with dnd stuff in better than jojo fights style
Skittle
was playing Baldur's Gate 3 while having this on. It was a very intense fight. I firmly believe I won because of this song.
Ludwig Von Koopa is a masterful classical music arranger, I must say
BRO ONTO SOMETHING 🗣️❗❗
YAAAASSS!
Lmaoo
“I heard you’re back again,Mister Mario.”-Ludwig.😎
Jazz renditions of classical pieces is not something I knew I wanted but dam is this good
The only one I had heard before this is Mozart's 40th symphony in Gm by Gordon Goodwin. Very good cover and I want more jazz versions of classical pieces
There's a really good one of Flight of the Bumblebee I don't recall the name of, but it was featured in Fantasia.
Glen Gray's album Shall We Swing has a good assortment
@@gyrrakavianyou're thinking of Jack Fina's "Bumble Boogie," which was part of the film Melody Time, not Fantasia.
There's a jazz version of Air On G String that is just chill vibe *magic,*. Used in the movie Collateral.
Most orchestras: have fun playing video game music on the side.
8-bit: Have fun playing classical music on the side
Hahaha I love that. Hope I can use it in an interview someday
Beethoven composing Boss fight music before it was cool.
Used in change of scene. It is boss fight music.
Not something I expected to get a big band version, but I’m glad they decided to cover it! Great job!
Hard same
8-BBB Moonlighting as a classical orchestra ;)
Listen 8BBB, I can confidently say that we are all lovers of music, PERIOD. So if you go beyond just video game music, trust me, we will enjoy every last bit of it. This was a masterful rendition and to think that they just did it on the spot is breathtakingly incredible and awe-inspiring. You do you boo
*jumps of the chair scared after reding boo all of a suden*
Man I love that cascade at 4:46, adds such a colorful touch to the rising tension. The way this arrangement handles all those long-range piano arpeggios is glorious
I think the pianist is consistently my favorite part of this band whenever she gets a feature
Reference to mvmt 1?
@@seyj7457Yes, the piano shines!
All the sections sound amazing, and they seamlessly bring it all together into a dazzling energy!
@@seyj7457so your favorite part is the original piece 🤣🤣
As a Moonlight enthusiast I have to say this is absolutely incredible.
As a Moonlight pianist in the distant past, I have to say this is humanly impossible ;)
@@cooldebt Angels fly low haha
Good job, I liked every single note of this.
You heard it here from the horses mouth folks!!
@@The8BitBigBandYes, we did!
How? Aren't you deaf?
@@megarayquaza2240 Erm... Yes I was... But that's not the case! I hope.
about to unmask beethoven like a scooby doo villain
Where has this been in all of my life. Shit needs a million likes already.
Real boss fight energy in this version, especially starting at about 2:30. That piano is going _wild_ and I'm here for it!
This song was actually used in a video game boss fight
This deserves another Grammy
You can’t tell me that if Beethoven was alive today he wouldn’t go absolutely nuts over this
I cannot get enough of the buildup/breakdown at 3:26
Absolute chills, and the bass goes disgustingly hard
Incredible arrangement
Oh, this is GREAT! From now on I'm gonna quietly hope you will do Vivaldi's Winter at some point.
seasons would be awesome! I bet they could do the planets too 🤔
I second this
Why stop there? Could be interesting to see how they handled each Season 😁
@seyj7457 MARS. This song has Kirby boss vibes for days; can't imagine what the Bringer of War would sound like.
@@seyj7457Until then, there is Jeremy Levy Jazz Orchestra's arrangement of The Planets from 2020.
Yep. I’d definitely like to see more big band Beethoven. Heck, other classical music too.
I really like jazz and I really like classical music. This arrangement is really beautiful. I hope there will be more in the future
Couldn't agree more
This really changes a scene
idk this is kinda absolute garbage
I like the part with the green eyeball
I was not expecting a geometry dash reference
Man, how do these musicians make the impossible possible. So many hard spots for literally every section. You guys really do have the best of the best. I know plenty of professional recording orchestras and bands that could not pull this off even with 100 takes and pickups. Monumental recording, congrats!
God the orchestration choices in this arrangement are incredible, and all these musicians just proved they're in a different league that what I even thought before. Fantastic!
Omg THEYRE BACK AND WITH A BANGER
MAD PROPS to Charlie Rosen for this brilliant arrangement! You're right, it's a BITCH, and I'm flabbergasted that these musicians played this COLD. Simply incredible!
Editor: How many cuts do you want?
Director: All the cuts.
Editor: Say no more fam.
Let's all take a moment to appreciate not only the incredible musicianship of everyone playing here as well as the kick-ass arrangement of my favourite movement, but the amazing work done with the lighting, camera work and montage. Last but not least, as an audio engineer who worked for years mixing live symphonic, chamber and big band ensembles as part of my job, I just want to show my appreciation for the incredible mix, as I know first-hand of the challenges of the trade. Amazing job everyone, this classic's now got some serious pocket.
After watching this 100 times and being blown away every time by the musicians, I finally noticed how brilliant the editing is. It's so perfect as to be invisible.
I thought the video game covers were awesome but this is one of the coolest classical covers I’ve ever heard!!
As a classical nerd you have no idea how much I appreciate this.
I was going to say how wonderful this is, then read that the band played this COLD?! Unrehearsed?! Mind completely blown. Yes, this is indeed a fine tribute to how good you guys really are. Thanks for much excellent entertainment! Looking forward to much more.
I just came here after SMW theme and Mabe Village. This was a completely different vibe, but I effing LOVE it! Holy cow! I'm glad I found you all!
Horn representation in a big band is awesome!
We getting out of the 1750s with this one🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
more like 1800s
@@gigogrom216 close enough. You're right
You talked in your interview with Adam Neely about the need to bring classics into a modern context and what a treat *this* is for just that kind of work. This is a powerful arrangement that immediately made me want to revisit its source material. I can't imagine that I'm alone and that's the power of what you do. ❤
I didn't expect them to cover my favourite Beethoven piece but here we are. Amazing!
I’m assuming you’ve heard the electric guitar one on UA-cam that’s also total fire, right?
@@Trent-tr2nx probably, I've also heard another remix a while ago which uses 8-bit and dubstep.
THIS IS AMAZING! Please re arrange every classical piece ever
Oh my God. This is absolute 🔥. Trumpet, alto, and bari solos gave me goosebumps. Well done on this arrangement Charlie! You lot are terrific, and that's an understatement!
Well damn, absolute fire
This is incredible. Not often you get a piece this difficult due for everyone involved (unless it's badly written which this definitely isn't) - well done to EVERYONE involved
There is no shortage of musicianship or passion for the music, just straight heat! Amazing performance as always!
Finally someone did the music from the “See Jim Run” level of Earthworm Jim 2! ;) Incredible job all around. 🙌🙌
I thought I had misread the title, but in fact not at all. What a surprise !
Listened to it three times in a row. This is so well played! How they all work together. And all the quick fingers. Wow.
THIS WAS SO COOL!!! Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata is one my favorite pieces of his. I got chills listening to this arrangement! Y'all sounded amazing!!!
Ah, I love this, feels like an action movie music with some kind of spy vibes... (and the fact that there are some dissonant chords in the piece makes it more compatible for this jazz arrangement. This is EPIC! ❤
(NOTE: I don't like jazz that much before, but now, here I am, my new favorite genre is jazz!)
I loved the rendition of Moonlight Sonata’s 3rd Movement in Catherine: Full Body, and I REALLY love this!
Absolutely wild that this is the first time they played this arrangement 🤯🤯🤯
mad respect to you guys
As always, this was so much better than I expected (and I always expect top quality from 8 Bit Big Band).
Since we're on topic of non-video game covers, I'm dying to find big band version of studio ghibli music. Please God!
This is amazing!!! The band pulled off such a hard piece flawlessly! This band is so talented
The fact that they're not rehearsing this is incredibly impressive
Holy crap this is so freaking good. PLEASE do more classical (and romantic) pieces PLEASE
Unbelievable studio chops, this band needs some serious recognition (NOT JUST ONE GRAMMY)
This might be one of the most delightful pieces of music I’ve yet to enjoy during my 29 years on this planet.
WOW! This piece is already brutal enough to a single pianist, and you put a whole band through it?! Daaamn.
i remember this classic tune from beethoven 64
I am pretty sure this is from Super Beethoven on the SNES, though.
@@ollerich32 yeah only the japanese version tho
This is incredible. I would love a whole album of this sort of mashup of a big band arrangement of classical pieces.
I don't know how you made this work, but it really works. Incredible arrangement and performance!
This goes CRAAAAAZY 🔥 Props to whoever arranged this and all those talented players. One of the best compositions of all time and this has to be my favorite arrangement outside the original.
My jaw dropped throughout the whole performance--my sense of awe was simply uncontainable.
The jump between G# minor and A major tonalites at 0:51 & 0:57, with percussive hits in between, were absolutely lovely (heh, it really hits my soul)! This arrangement's exquisite chord progressions (& overarching harmonies) have greatly inspired me to accelerate my composing progress, and frankly, I wholeheartedly believe that this is one of the finest performances I've ever heard so far!
Overall, maintaining such fast tempos (while keeping stellar intonation/pitch) like that on a big band must be extremely difficult to coordinate, which makes this performance even more impressive!
*_Phenomenal work, 8-Bit Big Band (and all the supporting musicians featured here)!_*
This arrangement is phenomenal! The flow between all the instruments is magical! Just WOW! 🤯👍😍
Ngl having this piece in another style makes me appreciate it more. I’m not a fan of classical music, but I can feel the intensity put into this more than a traditional rendition. It’s like a modern translation put in a context I can understand. Love you guys!
love how the french horn makes almost a howling sound
The classical music nerd in me is 'gasming at this performance! Absolutely incredible!! 🎉🎉
This is amazing. It’s chaotic, energetic, amazingly arranged, and a ton of fun to listen to. Great work!
Beethoven is one of my favorite classic composers. He composed music that stood the test of time.
If Chopin can get Eternal Sonata, I can definitely enjoy more Beethoven from the 8BBB! Sounds lovely!
Incredible, you really made it sound like Beethoven himself had originally composed this with a jazz band in mind!
This is FIRE! By far my favorite parody of Moonlight Sonata 3rd movement
If this is a good show of what what 8bbb can do with classical music, I think we could all agree that we need more of it. This went unreasonably hard.
The sax harmony at 2:54 sent me to another realm
Did not know I needed this until you guys made it.Awesome.
I was just listening to this last night. My second favorite movement.
My favorite is the second movement.
The fact that they saw this on the same day they recorded it is astounding!
Natalie crushing it on piano as always.
This has been on repeat since it came out this week. My jaw LITERALLY dropped in amazement after the first arpeggio. It's just.... YOU GUYS!!! It's insane. It's so, so, so, so WICKEDLY good. This is honestly one of the best things to come across my ears in, honestly, year.
I never really loved Beethoven but the Moonlight 3rd has always held a special place. And this just... ugh. I love this so much.
Y'all are amazing.
Absolute 🔥🔥 I love that Jared just can't stay in his seat 😂
I recently learned that there's an alternate version of Fur Elise where Beethoven did some more improvisational segments that are considered a sort of proto-jazz in its structure, made long before Jazz was even really a thing, so this is... Oddly apt. Excellent job, guys!
This was so energetic and fun! I remember playing a salsa arrangement of the 3rd Movement in my high school marching band, and now seeing a jazz arrangement of this makes me so nostalgic. Play on and Swing long, 8BBB!
You can't just drop the best thing ever on a random thursday evening
They're back ! And with a masterpiece as usual !
*Instant buy* Amazing work everyone!!!
I love how they explodes every harmonic, rhythmic and melodic aspect, and gets enhanced with textures and percussion...
Simply amazing this reinterpretation.
DANG!!!! Gorgeous. This movement doesn't get enough credit and you gave it EVERYTHING!!!! Well done.
Legit adding to my jazz playlists
Would've never expected this to be so damn good
Bravo. A masterclass in big band arranging in just over 5 mins
1:14 GET IN THE PIT!!
You guys never disappoint :)
Yeeeeeesh this tempo is FAST! had me checking my playback speed omg
Not a single miss in their entire catalog. Not. One.
I JUST FOUND YOUR CHANNEL IM MELTING FROM YA'LLS MUSIC
Dang what the onslaught of notes! That was absolutely relentless but you handled that so well! Such busy yet clear arrangement played with absolute perfection.
I love this. The whole thing is so fun and good, The horn part is a real highlight, and I play trumpet :-)
I didn’t realize the band basically one-shots these pieces together, absolutely blown away at the level of skill shown here! You guys are amazing, never stop doing what you do!
Yeah the only split is we do the string section/f horn/harp as it’s own session. Big band in the morning, the rest in the afternoon
@@The8BitBigBand I would just kill to be a fly on the wall of one of these sessions. The rehearsal and fine-tuning process of ensemble music is one of my favorite things in the world, and I imagine it’s even better when the musicians and the arrangements are this good! I hope you might consider making and releasing something like that in the future~
I'll be honest, half expected to See Jim Run, after Psycrow. Run Jim Run! But seriously, freaking epic Moon Composition
Nice, my all-time favorite classical piece (specifically 3rd movement). I play this _all the time_ when playing *Space Station 13* (which lets you play most MIDI songs in-game) while the station is falling apart due to cultists, nukies, spiders, xenomorphs, and traitors and I'm busy trying to revive people with their heads chopped off or fix hull breaches caused by explosions. So it counts as game music to me!
Aw hell, i've never thought to hear a cover from "See Jim run. Run Jim, run!", hella cool-
That is a KILLER arrangement. It really works. So much detail.
This is one of the coolest things I've EVER seen.
Gah, this goes so freaking hard! Kinda makes me wanna go practice.
I can't help but wonder how Schroder (the character from Peanuts) would react to this. Still, you hit another grand slam with this one! Wow!
In my heyday when I played piano, I loved Beethoven's music. Thank you, Schroder. (Thank you, 8BBB, for this also.)