Am I the only one who just randomly search for sotn stuff from time to time? Like you're just sitting there at work and your brain for no reason is like "damn sotn is so awesome." And you embark on a quest to quench your sotn thirst.... This video quenched my sotn thirst
More than two years later and I still can't get over how great this is. I don't think it's possible to arrange or perform this piece any better. This is perfection.
There's a pretty good fan arrangement up on MuseScore now by Louis Caspynal. It's similar and one of the more complete versions I've found. Though it does take a few minor artistic liberties, it's in pretty good taste. He uses a bit more articulation and so makes the piece a tad more playful and dramatic in nature. It's probably a slightly easier arrangement than what is in this video, but not by much and has its own challenges. I'll be performing it at our recital in June. I'll be opening with Mozart's D minor Fantasie, and closing with the Partita. (and if there's time, I may actually open with Brahms Waltz in D Minor as it's a short waltz, then go into the Fantasie and close with the Partita). I have high praise from my teacher, hehe. When she first heard the piece when I showed it to her in January, she didn't care for it. But now that I've just about got it put together (not QUITE up to tempo, but getting there) She's changed her mind and decided she doesn't mind it, just from how I choose to interpret the arrangement and how I finesse the pedal work (which is to say I try to avoid full sustain except for the middle section). Great work with this as it's not an easy piece. Solidly late intermediate (at least the version I'm tackling) and with your version, possibly early advanced repertoire, maybe about a 6 on the Henle scale. Not sure it'd quite be a 7.
I swear to god, I watched your video before and I didn’t really finish it as I was just listening to it and props to you because you’re good but damn I wish I finished this video back then because you gave the piece a closure unlike the OST where it just loops/cuts back to the start. Props man, props.
I was thinking the exact same thing, slightly romantic as well... it is playful, soft and pacy, then it goes very intense and visceral... hence why I say that it has a slightly romantic vibe...
The real difference between piano and harpsichord is the variable volume that makes piano so much more expressive, whereas harpsichord can’t really vary in this way and was instead expressive through fluctuations in tempo, giving it a more austere and impartial feeling we associate with say, the aristocracy, or vampires… To hear such a work on piano gives me hope that even monsters can possess a soul, of sorts.
Fun Fact: I cleared the game last week again ..... Today this video randomly shows up and .... i think i need to play SOTN again... over and over.... This is pure masterclass in pianoplaying.
thank you!!! I just replayed Portrait, Aria, Harmony, and Dawn a couple of months back and they're all just so good, I'm due for a SOTN replay for sure
Wow, I went through youtube listening to many versions of this song and this is the best piano arrangement I've heard, exceptional quality and beautifully played. You even got the signature tremolo in there, nearly made me shed tears.
@@purpleschala Yes, all time fav of mine! Recently played ROTN which involved the same creator and composer from SOTN, while it was full of nostalgic Easter eggs and the experience felt like somewhat of a reincarnation of SOTN, at the end it left me desiring for a remake of the classic with similar graphics. I need my "soul steal!" and "dark metamorphosis!". Lol The soundtrack in ROTN was great, it had remixes of various Castlevania titles, but nothing compares to the theme set by SOTN. Konami has some new Castlevania titles in the works, why not an SOTN remake? I'm sure Ayami Kojima might be reluctant, but I'm confident that the classic can be brought back and it would be a hit.
As an amateur pianist who feels such an emotional impact from your playing, I now wish I had spent more time on the keys practicing these gaming memories. Such a shame I can only like this once.
OMG!!! I'm always amused by your FF Tactics compositions and now Symphony Of The Night? OMG! I think i was blessed when i found your channel.... Thank you soooooo much for your version, always impressive, i have no words, just thank you for show us your talent.
oh man I just finished S2 last weekend. dayum, I don't want to spoil it for anyone else but ... that moment... when a CERTAIN MELODY is played (which every castlevania fan knows) while there is a lot of action. GOOSBUMPS, best moment of the castlevania netflix show.
wait...there's a castlevania s2 out now? I'M ON IT. seriously, you just about brought tears to my eyes with this. i use to play sotn all day and night with my brother whenever we could. those were the good times. you're awesome, and thank you.
wow, what you did here, this was beyond words. To bring back all those memories with such a faithful, beautiful and skillful arrangement. you did honors to those memories. Thank you !
I don't know much about piano, but thank you for your notes on creating the arrangement. Very cool to understand at a high level that the song does not immediately translate directly to the piano. You did the song amazing justice by the way.
AHHH I LOVE 8BITMUSICTHEORY! That is such a great video and his commentaries are amazingly well done, very informative and entertaining and academically sound at the same time. I am honored you found me from that search, thank you so much!
I'm a huge fan of SOTN and it brings back so many incredible memories from my early twenties and this was one of my favorite songs from the soundtrack. I rarely comment on anything on UA-cam but after realizing that I've watched this AT LEAST 100 times over the last 3 years and enjoy every last second of it EVERY SINGLE TIME, I had to say something. This is as perfect as an arrangement can be and performed amazingly as well. This is a true masterpiece and will be watching and listening to this for years to come!!
Thank you for bringing good old memories back. the music reminds me of many (Good) sleepless nights and many, God so many broken controllers. many nights kicking my brother out of my room because he suddenly wanted to play a different game when I was fighting Death. Thank you for bringing it all back :)
:0 Wow, I just stumbled upon your channel searching for this song, and I am really thankful for it! This is one of my favorite songs of the Castlevania series and I could probably say of all time. Thank you so much! It was perfect!
omg thank you so much!!!!!! It's really fantastic isn't it? I love that Yamane leaned so hard into the Baroque style and this ended up being one of the more popular tracks from the OST!
Oh Deus, que coisa linda! Amo todos os temas do Castlevania Symphony of the Night, e agora essa moça tocando de forma tão bonita e perfeita, me faz acordar e relembrar esse jogo magnífico! Congratulations, for playing so well, and choosing a theme as perfect as this! I'll look for other videos of you, as his ability as a pianist is notorious. Smooth to hear, thank you.
By FAR the best version of this song. 👌 You are quite something. Please keep playing and posting. I'm forever your fan. This is the most well played and beautiful version possible of Wood Carving Partita.
Holy shit, that was some epic stuff. A few more of these and you'll convince me to revisit SOTN. I don't remember it all that much after so many years. And nice to see you exploring Castlevania now. So many fantastic theme songs thoughtout the plethora of games released on that series.
YES that series has so many bangers for sure. I've wanted to cover SOTN in particular for ages but honestly I love the OST from all the Castlevanias I've played, I'm also eyeing Bloody Tears and stuff from Lament. I wish I could clone myself to work on my Tactics things as well so i can get them all out in a timely manner hahaha. Happy Thanksgiving! =)
Am I the only one who just randomly search for sotn stuff from time to time? Like you're just sitting there at work and your brain for no reason is like "damn sotn is so awesome." And you embark on a quest to quench your sotn thirst.... This video quenched my sotn thirst
lol thank you so much!
I do it too and also a yearly play through of it. There’s a reason it’s a classic everything from the superb music gameplay ambience and art design.
I came across her versions when randomly listening to the NES version of Bloody Tears. Fantastic work!
Imagine playing playing the music bry. Like she is. Probably feels Friggin awshum!!!
I still play the vanilla game to speed run.
Also play the randomizer. It's very fun
"I'm interested in this."
Duplicator.
However, nobody is interested in you :)
@@molostone8946 Soul Steal!
That is the best comment placement I've seen in a long time, I literally heard alucards voice reading it. Thanks for the laugh
Hehe, thank you!
More than two years later and I still can't get over how great this is. I don't think it's possible to arrange or perform this piece any better. This is perfection.
that's so kind of you to say omg, thank you! There are a lot of really great versions of this on youtube!!
@@purpleschala Not better than this one, I heard a style of Mozart! And also the cadenza coda!
Certainly not acoustically!
There's a pretty good fan arrangement up on MuseScore now by Louis Caspynal. It's similar and one of the more complete versions I've found. Though it does take a few minor artistic liberties, it's in pretty good taste. He uses a bit more articulation and so makes the piece a tad more playful and dramatic in nature. It's probably a slightly easier arrangement than what is in this video, but not by much and has its own challenges. I'll be performing it at our recital in June. I'll be opening with Mozart's D minor Fantasie, and closing with the Partita. (and if there's time, I may actually open with Brahms Waltz in D Minor as it's a short waltz, then go into the Fantasie and close with the Partita).
I have high praise from my teacher, hehe. When she first heard the piece when I showed it to her in January, she didn't care for it. But now that I've just about got it put together (not QUITE up to tempo, but getting there) She's changed her mind and decided she doesn't mind it, just from how I choose to interpret the arrangement and how I finesse the pedal work (which is to say I try to avoid full sustain except for the middle section).
Great work with this as it's not an easy piece. Solidly late intermediate (at least the version I'm tackling) and with your version, possibly early advanced repertoire, maybe about a 6 on the Henle scale. Not sure it'd quite be a 7.
Your tempo is so perfect
She's using the partition so the tempo can only be perfect.
There’s a reason why it’s called Symphony of the Night... beautifully done, brava!
This is the best version on UA-cam,the tempo and the baroque fingers styles
that's very kind of you omg thank you so much! There are so many great versions of this theme on youtube!
I think the best version is by Sam Griffin Guitar but this is nice.
@@MoxJet629 I've heard it too, very nice
Cleanest rendition I have ever heard of the piece, I'm in tears
Just hearing this makes me want to find the nearest library and destroy some oddly displayed books!
Also some glowing balls made out of screaming faces that will curse you. Fun times :)
WHAT!
Dark metamorphosis!!!
pre gravity boots hanggang i dropped ni librarian dracula tunic
To the 2 dislikes; "DIE MONSTERS, YOU DON'T BELONG HERE!!!"
jeremy forrest AHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
for real!
"...To this World"
@@Alvaronesys "...IN this world."
It is not by my hands that I was once given flesh. I was called here by humans who wish to pay me tribute!
Makes me wanna destroy some candles
Awesome, Alucard will be proud!
So sublime 😌
thank you!
I swear to god, I watched your video before and I didn’t really finish it as I was just listening to it and props to you because you’re good but damn I wish I finished this video back then because you gave the piece a closure unlike the OST where it just loops/cuts back to the start. Props man, props.
I love this piece, it has such a baroque feeling to it. Great job.
me too!!!!
I was thinking the exact same thing, slightly romantic as well... it is playful, soft and pacy, then it goes very intense and visceral... hence why I say that it has a slightly romantic vibe...
well the original was done on a Harpsichord, doesn't get more baroque than that.
@@thereyougoagain1280 Thanks, this is great!! I wasn't familiar with that Bach piece!
The real difference between piano and harpsichord is the variable volume that makes piano so much more expressive, whereas harpsichord can’t really vary in this way and was instead expressive through fluctuations in tempo, giving it a more austere and impartial feeling we associate with say, the aristocracy, or vampires… To hear such a work on piano gives me hope that even monsters can possess a soul, of sorts.
takes me back to 1997 when i was a kid. so much nostalgia thank you for playing so beautifully
aw thank you!!!
I remember buying it on release. Was my favorite game for a long time.
This is for sure the best arrangement i've heard for this piece.
Daniel Trejo aw thank you so much, I appreciate that! Lots of great versions out there!
My god this is the best performance of this song in the tubes. Hands down 🙌🏻👇🏼
This is my favorite SOTN song and I consider your arrangement the best I've heard so far. Bravo, well done.
incredible
i think this is the best version of wood carving partita. Who needs a harpsichord ? Thank you for sharing your beautiful talent.
ahaha!! Thank you very much, still not the same without a harpsichord sob but I'm glad you enjoyed it nevertheless!
of all piano reproductions of this classic, this was certainly the best performance
Fun Fact:
I cleared the game last week again .....
Today this video randomly shows up and .... i think i need to play SOTN again... over and over....
This is pure masterclass in pianoplaying.
thank you!!! I just replayed Portrait, Aria, Harmony, and Dawn a couple of months back and they're all just so good, I'm due for a SOTN replay for sure
God I love symphony of the night's ost, beautiful arrangement!
thank you! I LOVE THAT GAME AND ITS OST SO MUCH OMG
Wow, I went through youtube listening to many versions of this song and this is the best piano arrangement I've heard, exceptional quality and beautifully played. You even got the signature tremolo in there, nearly made me shed tears.
thank you so much Luz!!!! I love this game and this theme so much so I had to try to make it as true to the original as possible!!!
@@purpleschala Yes, all time fav of mine! Recently played ROTN which involved the same creator and composer from SOTN, while it was full of nostalgic Easter eggs and the experience felt like somewhat of a reincarnation of SOTN, at the end it left me desiring for a remake of the classic with similar graphics. I need my "soul steal!" and "dark metamorphosis!". Lol The soundtrack in ROTN was great, it had remixes of various Castlevania titles, but nothing compares to the theme set by SOTN. Konami has some new Castlevania titles in the works, why not an SOTN remake? I'm sure Ayami Kojima might be reluctant, but I'm confident that the classic can be brought back and it would be a hit.
Agreed!
This is by far the best cover of this song anywhere on UA-cam
thanks for maked me remember my childhood times with ps1 my asian sister ❤️
This is absolutely incredible
One of my favorites tunes in that absolutely masterpiece of a game, and was performed here masterfully. Thank you for sharing!
thank you so much!
The best execution til now I have ever seen on UA-cam.
Thanks to like my comment. It makes me come back here eight months after to watch again. ♥
Heard this once after binging the OST for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and now it *won’t get out of my head.* It’s so good. Thank you.
AHHH!! thank you so much!!! i haven't gotten far enough in Bloodstained to hear this one, good to know they brought it back for that OST!
I like random suggestions like this in my feed.
Great talent, my ears are happy
beautifully played :)
All these monsters will not leave me alone. I'm just here to return this overdue book :P Amazing playing as always!!
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe I'm the monsTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR though?
Something else than those magic piano videos!
As an amateur pianist who feels such an emotional impact from your playing, I now wish I had spent more time on the keys practicing these gaming memories. Such a shame I can only like this once.
Your trills are beyond delicate and beautiful, and your touch is SO clean. Very nice!
Thank you very much!
Never tired of listening to this masterpiece
I love hearing my childhood brought back to life in such stunning fashion. Just wonderful 👏
thank you so much! Amazing game omg, amazing OST. one of my favorites of all time.
I came for a bit of nostalgia injection but stayed for this stunning performance. Amazing!!
AHH thank you! So glad you enjoyed it!
@@purpleschala 🥰
OMG!!! I'm always amused by your FF Tactics compositions and now Symphony Of The Night? OMG! I think i was blessed when i found your channel.... Thank you soooooo much for your version, always impressive, i have no words, just thank you for show us your talent.
thank you so much for listening! I'm so glad Tactics fans are Castlevania fans as well hahaha!!!
Couldn't agree more.
You are a monster... you just made me cry, why would you play so beautifully....
I'm gonna need that demons name you sold your soul to for those skills, cause damn.
LMAO! there were many sacrifices to the elder gods lol
@@purpleschala If it gets too crazy let Doomguy know.
You did this ost more than enough justice, this is perfect in every way!!!
Hax Tsu ahhhhhh thank you so much!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
@@purpleschala no, Thank you for all your hard work and for making us your fans happy! I hope you have a wonderful weekend ❤❤❤
oh man I just finished S2 last weekend. dayum, I don't want to spoil it for anyone else but ... that moment... when a CERTAIN MELODY is played (which every castlevania fan knows) while there is a lot of action. GOOSBUMPS, best moment of the castlevania netflix show.
The ending of this song was lifted from your genious creativity!
Magic
wait...there's a castlevania s2 out now? I'M ON IT. seriously, you just about brought tears to my eyes with this. i use to play sotn all day and night with my brother whenever we could. those were the good times. you're awesome, and thank you.
Amazing
Youre timing is so tight bravo!! Plus your trilles are very cool
May i say that this is the best and cleanest ive heard so far. Awesome!
i love every castlevania ost but this track hits different,really fit with the game itself
This deserve 1M visits
haha i am just grateful for who takes the time to come by and listen lol, thank you so much!
incredible!!!
Really, a super exciting performance!!!!
Perfect!!!
thank you so much!!! I'm working on a new version!
Bravo my dear! The look on your face at the end you knew that was a good set.
thank you lol! Working on a new version of this!
beautiful simphony...
Your skills are Top notch!
Wow! The best version I ever meet!
wow, what you did here, this was beyond words. To bring back all those memories with such a faithful, beautiful and skillful arrangement. you did honors to those memories. Thank you !
Wow. Literally wow. Love this!
thank you!!! I've got a new version coming out soon!!!!
This is incredible. Thank you very much for this!
I don't know much about piano, but thank you for your notes on creating the arrangement. Very cool to understand at a high level that the song does not immediately translate directly to the piano. You did the song amazing justice by the way.
thank you so much! thank you for reading that whole long description hahaha and I'm so glad you like it!!!!
This is a beautiful arrangement of one of my favorite video game songs.
BalqisQueen thank you so much, I’m so glad you liked it. ❤️
WHY ARE WE NOT FUNDING THIS?!
i just want you to know that i listen to your covers of castlevania songs way more than i listen to the originals. so good man
omg that means so much!! Thank you!!!
Most faithful arrange version , and sweet to hear as usual 👍
Outstanding
I was watching 8bitmusictheory and saw his analysis of Wood Carving in his Castlevania vid and it got me to here. Excellent job on the piece!
AHHH I LOVE 8BITMUSICTHEORY! That is such a great video and his commentaries are amazingly well done, very informative and entertaining and academically sound at the same time. I am honored you found me from that search, thank you so much!
The performance is truly fantastic! I like it very, very much~! Learning from you~
Thank you that means a lot!!!!! I'm working on a new version!!! =)
I'm really looking forward to it！
I'm a huge fan of SOTN and it brings back so many incredible memories from my early twenties and this was one of my favorite songs from the soundtrack. I rarely comment on anything on UA-cam but after realizing that I've watched this AT LEAST 100 times over the last 3 years and enjoy every last second of it EVERY SINGLE TIME, I had to say something. This is as perfect as an arrangement can be and performed amazingly as well. This is a true masterpiece and will be watching and listening to this for years to come!!
OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! 😭😭😭❤️❤️ that really means so, so much to me!!!
What an amazing piano arrangement, thx for sharing it with us!
Congrats!!!! Beautiful job
thank you!
This is one of my very favorite video game music covers, ever. Absolutely sublime!
thank you so, so much!! i really appreciate it!!!!!
Thank you for bringing good old memories back. the music reminds me of many (Good) sleepless nights and many, God so many broken controllers. many nights kicking my brother out of my room because he suddenly wanted to play a different game when I was fighting Death. Thank you for bringing it all back :)
:0 Wow, I just stumbled upon your channel searching for this song, and I am really thankful for it! This is one of my favorite songs of the Castlevania series and I could probably say of all time. Thank you so much! It was perfect!
omg thank you so much!!!!!! It's really fantastic isn't it? I love that Yamane leaned so hard into the Baroque style and this ended up being one of the more popular tracks from the OST!
Ikumi Nakamura ~ its spooky👻
Excellent performance 👌
I'm a massive fan of Michiru Yamane's work. Your arrangments and playing are simply sublime. Bravo!
omg thank you so much!!! I love her and the castlevania games and do my best to do them justice!!!
Wow! Amazing talent! You more than did it justice! Bravo!
thank you!!! I'm working on a new version of this one!
A beautiful arrangement. Perfectly executed!
Thank you very much!
Incredible job and sounds beautiful!
Thank you!
*THE BEST PERFORMANCE FOR TWO HANDS*
I'm interested in this.
I should say this is perfect, but NO
This is super above the perfection and I am in love
thank you so much!
I love this, the best song of video games
This is the best cover of the song on UA-cam. There is no comparison. Bravo.
thank you very much!! considering there are so many good covers of this one out there on youtube that means a lot!!!
Best cover I've heard so far, hope to be able to play this soon. Awesome job!!!
this is so perfect!
Honestly I like your cover/arrangement a lot!
Thank you so much!!
One word: Goosebumps!
You are amazing
My fav track from SoTN. 🤩 Got to say that this is the only "Wood Carving Partita" cover I consider totally perfect in the whole UA-cam so Congrats.
Oh Deus, que coisa linda! Amo todos os temas do Castlevania Symphony of the Night, e agora essa moça tocando de forma tão bonita e perfeita, me faz acordar e relembrar esse jogo magnífico! Congratulations, for playing so well, and choosing a theme as perfect as this! I'll look for other videos of you, as his ability as a pianist is notorious. Smooth to hear, thank you.
thank you so much!!!
@@purpleschala You are very welcome! We will be looking forward to it.
Beautifully executed madam!
You are FANTASTIC! I loved every second of it!!!
One of my favourite tracks from Castlevania - great job as always! Great arrangement :)
thank you!!!!! mine too!!!
why did it take so long to discover you? OMG well done
Ahh, great skills! Nostalgic music!
thank you!!!
Nice. You're very talented, and beautiful as a bonus. Cheers from Nova Scotia
By FAR the best version of this song. 👌 You are quite something. Please keep playing and posting. I'm forever your fan. This is the most well played and beautiful version possible of Wood Carving Partita.
thank you so much, that means a lot! There are a lot of really amazing versions of this song out there!
@@purpleschala I agree. The other versions have their own uniqueness and strengths too.. But I like the sound of this one the most. 😉
Wow great arrangement!!! And playing excellent!
Thank you!!!
Holy shit, that was some epic stuff. A few more of these and you'll convince me to revisit SOTN. I don't remember it all that much after so many years.
And nice to see you exploring Castlevania now. So many fantastic theme songs thoughtout the plethora of games released on that series.
YES that series has so many bangers for sure. I've wanted to cover SOTN in particular for ages but honestly I love the OST from all the Castlevanias I've played, I'm also eyeing Bloody Tears and stuff from Lament. I wish I could clone myself to work on my Tactics things as well so i can get them all out in a timely manner hahaha. Happy Thanksgiving! =)