Agniratha, Mechonis Capital - Xenoblade Chronicles (piano, harp, and string quintet arrangement)
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- As per my zero hour announcement yesterday night lol--this is a track off the new album with @animevivi, Xenoblade Chronicles: Interlude!!! songwhip.com/a.... Thank you all so much for listening and for all the kind comments so far--it truly means so much to us! ❤️ Check out the awesome trailer preview on Animevivi's channel--what he did with the color shifting Monado is SO COOL: • Xenoblade Chronicles: ...
So usually, for me, I get attached to the music as I'm playing the game. Very rarely do I start playing a game because I heard the music first, because that overall context is very important to me. There have actually only been three times in my life where hearing the music made me want to play the game: 1) Final Fantasy Tactics, 2) NieR: Automata, and 3) Xenoblade lol. Many years ago (2013? 2014?) Animevivi played me this track, and it took my brain hostage immediately. I bought the game soon thereafter, and the rest is history (and ongoing, as far as my gaming adventures with the Xenoblade series lol)
However, a far more sordid history with my attempts to arrange Agniratha was just beginning lol. I wrote a piano + string quintet initially, which underwent many revisions and rewrites, played it through for fun with my local group a few times, but was never satisfied with it. Something was missing with the instrumentation, the writing, or both. Many attempts to record/perform it properly over the years were met with unexpected misadventure, from missing rehearsal members to unavailability of violinists to terrible venue conditions to Animevivi getting into a car accident after recording to delays in album distribution, to the point where the running joke was that this arrangement was cursed lol. I don't think I've rewritten and reworked an arrangement as many times as this one in all the piano and strings combinations I could think of--duet, trio, quartet, solo, quintet, and literally hated them all. Finally shelved it for a time until after the Definitive Edition was released in 2020 and Xenoblade had finally hit mainstream popularity--the musician community was now bigger, my circles within the community were also bigger and I was able to think outside of the box and not limit myself to just piano and strings.
OKAY AND BEFORE I GET INTO THE ARRANGING NITTY GRITTY A SHOUTOUT TO ALL MY COLLABORATORS IN THIS WHO WILLINGLY LEARNED AND RECORDED THESE PARTS IN THE MOST HEINOUS KEY FOR STRINGS OF SIX FLATS THEY ARE MY PERSONAL HEROES ❤️❤️😭😭 (especially @PitTan who had to learn BOTH violin parts askjfdhkgjf)
When it comes to arranging for piano, pianists tend to eliminate the inclusion of instruments that cover the same range and serve the same purpose as piano--things like guitar, vibes, and--harp. For years I thought I could cover that opening arpeggio on piano just fine, but after years of dissatisfaction I came to the conclusion piano just couldn't convey that feeling of detached, serene loneliness in a desolate machina city the way a harp could. Piano was too warm and intimate. I needed a harp!!! Luckily, I am very blessed to have befriended the most excellent and incredible @SamanthaBallard during the Fire Emblem Three Houses craze and thrilled she was willing to contribute to this! When I heard her stem i was like YES
Next, the inclusion of bass. Like harp, I was playing the bass parts with my left hand, but it just wasn't capturing the vibe. The part was sparse, mainly punctuating downbeats but provided rhythmic drive during the climax, and I needed the full-on resonance of a double bass pizz. Piano wasn't articulate enough to cut through all those lush strings. Eternally grateful for the amazing and wonderful @MusicOnTheDLo for taking the time to lay down the bass stem for me and like Samantha, i was so THRILLED to hear how he really tightened the whole thing up!! Like the rug in The Big Lebowski that tied the room together. lmao.
So finally--FINALLY--to say I'm happy with this Agniratha is a gross understatement. I am over the moon with this Agniratha. I'm so thrilled to share it with all of you, and I owe it all to these guys, as always. My piano role was minimized greatly to just a few things here and there (as it should be), the rest is ALL THEM. 😍 THANK YOU 😍
Violins: @PitTan
Viola: @animevivi
Cello: @mmhashbrowns159
Bass: @MusicOnTheDLo
Harp: @SamanthaBallard
Piano and arrangement: little ol' me
Album art: oolongnoon (Twitter/Tumblr)
I'll be posting the XB3 stuff in due course! We hope you enjoy the album!! Thank you all again!!!!
![Agniratha, Mechonis Capital - Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition OST [082] [DE]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/8NVjkXrFHyg/mqdefault.jpg)
That was absolutely perfect. Every single riff recreated and included, dynamics were perfect, I actually almost shed a tear.
Omg I can’t tell you how much that means to me to hear that. ❤️❤️❤️ Thank you so, so much!
Some of the saddest yet most beautiful instruments and melodies together. All working to perfect harmonies together. Amazing
It's very fitting for this piece. It's a very sad sounding piece.
@@GuardianAngelEatos I have hear the original. I'm getting motivated to cover a song from this game, I've seen too many good ones now
@@Consolous So you've heard the music but haven't played any of the games? The series has a ton of great pieces! The music is in my top 2 favorites for video games. It's either the Xenoblade Chronicles or Kingdom Hearts series.
thank you so much!!! I hope you do, there are so many great songs on this OST! The game is fantastic too, one of the best JRPGs in the past decade!
I've played a lot of games and even though Xenoblade Chronicles wasn't my favorite JRPG, it might be my favorite soundtrack in all of gaming. I don't think another will top it for me. This arrangement is incredible, and every performer in this is very talented! Thank you for this.
omg thank YOU Lorenzo for your kind words!! Definitely a sentiment shared by many, like opinions regarding the game may vary but it's almost universally agreed the OST is top tier. Really in every way. Thank you so much for listening and I'm so glad you enjoyed it, I'm so blessed to know all of these amazing folks willing to endure that horrendous key signature to make this arrangement happen hahaha!!!
this shit was crazy, idk if ive ever heard sound quality this good on a vgm cover. great stuff guys
AHHH THANK YOU SO SO MUCH! all down to these guys making it awesome ❤️
HOLY MOLY THIS IS AMAZING!!!! I LOVE THIS TRACK SO MUCH AND ALL OF YOU DID SUCH AN EXCELLENT JOB!!!!! AHHHHH THIS MADE MY DAY SO MUCH BETTER!!!!!
AHHH WILL you are the best!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️ thank you so much!!! I'm so lucky to be able to play with such fantastic musicians, they really just made this arrangement what it was!!!!
Very beautiful emotional work
thank you, as always!!
The bass was such a great addition. I could really feel those weighty, rumbling lows.
Hey thanks! lol ❤❤
ha, was about to let you know about this, glad you saw it!!!! ❤️ and 500% agreed
Yesss I just got here in my 4th playthrough of XC 😭 Wonderful to hear another of your arrangements
AHH THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! omg fourth playthrough I salute you, it's been 3 years since I beat it and I'm just not emotionally ready to go through it again omg
I loved this and started listening to more on Spotify! One day I will get around to playing Xenoblade.
AHHH thank you so much!!!! ❤ Definitely give the games a try one day if you get the chance! The first one is a great place to start!
Absolutely breathtaking. I wasn't sure if the section at 2:16 would hit with these instruments, and... tears. Wonderful work. One of my favorite tracks in the OST (and in *this* OST, that's saying something).
AHHH THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! yes, someone else mentioned the same thing regarding that climactic bit at that point lol--I'm very glad it was appropriately impactful, that's my favorite part!! Hard agree also, this is one of my favorite tracks off an already god tier OST!
I really appreciate your EXHAUSTIVE description sections.
LMAO I can never shut up about things I love ahaha thank you for reading them!!!!! ❤️
@@purpleschala It's cool! I write short little descriptions and backgrounds on my own videos, no idea if anyone reads them but it's always fun to read them back later, too. A reminder of why I was so excited to work on a project a year later.
Gorgeous and perfect, the dream team strikes once again - harp is such a great addition to the texture too!
THANK YOU RAHUL!!!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 oh my gosh harp was like, the missing link lololololol samantha made such a HUGE difference!!
OMG YESSSSS!!!! Agniratha is probably my favorite Xenoblade song, so hearing it arranged/performed so beautifully like this is really amazing! Y'all are the best! 💖
Btw, it's crazy how huge and impactful the section at 2:16 sounds without the original percussion! The piano and harp make that part shine in such a cool way.
OMG you guys, that was so beautiful, I loved every second
AHHHHHH GEN!!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ thanks so much girl!!!!! MISS YOU!!!!!
I'm late with my comment but AAAHHHHHHHH IT'S SO WONDERFUL TO SEE THIS COVER LIVE AND CONGRATS ON THE ALBUM RELEASE!!!! I'm always so honoured to be a part of one of your arrangements, the whole ensemble sounds amazing!! ♥♥♥
NOT TO WORRY you're planning epic stuff atm lol and just a bazillion gazillion THANK YOUS for playing for this, really you made such a difference omg, i can't tell you ❤❤😭😭😭 IT IS AN HONOR TO COLLAB WITH YOU, ALWAYS!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤ thanks again!!!!!!!
suuuper good job, all of you. Brings me right back to those good old days of trying to get up those spiral towers without getting caught, and jumping off to try to get to the right floor...
AHAHAHAAHAHA OMG getting through Mechonis Field was a nightmare lol the only thing that made it tolerable was that BANGIN theme
THIS IS INCREDIBLY WONDERFUL, YOU ALL ROCK IT 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍
THANK YOU LOVE!!!!❤❤❤❤
My family listened to your posting today on our way into Memphis, and I must say it was quite the production. My wife absolutely loved it as I sat in the car and bragged about you and the people you work with. I'm going to see Joe Bonamassa tonight, and when I get back, I will put your work on my SONY and give it a proper listen . Great job, and as always, you hit it out of the park
AWWW Thomas!!!! ❤️ You're the absolute best! Thank you and thank your family for listening to us on the way to Bonamassa, what an honor lol!! I'm sure it was a great show, that man is a legend!!
Wow, this is exceptional quality. Very well made arrangement, I love that it is both super accurate to the original but also has unique changes. Not to mention the clean performers and clean sound quality. This definitely deserves more views!
aww thank you so, so much!!!! That means a lot, so glad you enjoyed it!!! I will pass on your kind words to the other musicians, who really made this what it was!
I went in not expecting me as I don't really listen to Agniratha's theme like at all outside of the game. The moment it started I just sat there in shock over how damn good it was. Such a perfect arrangement! Loved it!
oh wow thank you so much!!! That means a lot!!!!! 😀😀😀 i'm so glad you enjoyed it!!
I've been listening to and thoroughly enjoying your stuff for about a year now and not commenting, but leave it to a Xenoblade track to get me to comment, lol
This was *amazing*. I'm gonna play this a million times, and I need to buy that album posthaste
OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ thank you for listening to my stuff for so long!! I mean I do a lot of lurking myself so I get it hahaha, thanks for letting me know, it means a lot! ❤️❤️ I hope you enjoy the album!!!
I am speechless. I don't know how, but you captured all of the emotion I felt years ago (which, upon reading your comment, made me realize it's coming up to a decade for a me too!). I can't stop crying again, and that makes me happy to hear something so beautiful it brings me to tears. I think I'd consider this a masterpiece
AHHHHHH THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ that honestly means the world coming from someone who loves Agniratha as much as I do omg 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️ I can't believe it took almost a decade to put this together lol but it was just that important to me to get it right and I'm so happy it's being so well received, and to read kind words from people like you who are connected with it so intimately ❤️❤️ thank you again!!!!!!
I waited for 2:16 and it did not disappoint at all. It might arguably be better than original and remaster
Missed this before bc life but thank you for this it's excellent!! My favorite area from XC1!!
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I always love collaborations like this, and it was a beautifully done cover!
THANK YOU AMAYA!!!! ❤️❤️❤️ I love collabs too, they're a lot of WORK omg ahaha but always so worth it!!!
Amazing cover! Bravissimi! I had hard time keep me for falling in tears (i'm at work, lol...)
blown away by this incredible performance! I could write the most beautiful poetry and a 10 page essay on why this is so good and it still wouldn't do it justice! well done to all of you! this is true high art!
that is absolutely wonderful. glad this showed up on my feed
ahhhh thank you so so much for listening!! couldn't have done it without these awesome fellow musicians
this arrangement is outrageously beautiful
omg thank you so much!!!
The quailty of this performance, the arrangement, the song. I loved it! Thank you @purpleschala, @pittan, @animevivi, @mmhashbrowns159, @musiconthedlo and @samanthaballard.
The only curse of this track is that I'm also a hostage to it already!
I love how you describe the process you went through with this song. It did magnify my experience. All the history behind it satiated the curiosity I always feel when listening to your work. It makes me feel close to the whole process and I can't say how much I appreciate it.
As I try to get people to enjoy video game songs more, I played some Xenoblade songs on the piano last year for an instagram post as I described the environment or situation they were presented. As you wrote "that feeling of detached, serene loneliness in a desolate machina city", I was screaming! It's excatly how I would describe Agniratha and I felt validated by you, lol!
I'll be sharing this with people!
AHHHHH THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! ❤️❤️❤️ that really, really means so much that you read my super long description lmao and found it interesting, thank you for that!!!!! And thank you for being an ambassador for vgm with your IG performances and providing context for your followers as well--I would love nothing more than for more people to appreciate vgm for the art form it is, and hopefully bring in some new fans for the games!
Fantastic! Thank you for sharing
Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed it!
I'm speechless, this is really amazing, love the song. You all did a really nice job.
thank you!!! I'm so glad you enjoyed it, it was really all thanks to these wonderful musicians!!!
Beautifully done! Such a superb ensemble :)
omg thank you Nico!! That means so much coming from you! And yes it was 100% all them, everyone is just so massively talented and accomplished and i'm so blessed they put up with me lol
Beautiful song and arrangement! Amazing job!
Thank you very much! All thanks to these guys!!!!
Thank you🥲🥲 this is so beautiful.
thank you so much!! i'm glad you liked it!!!
It’s a shame that egil had to egg all over the place and make this song inaccessible in game 😔
Everyone in this video plays so beautifully 🥲 massive talent!wonderful arrangement too 👏
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! ❤️❤️❤️ I'm very blessed to know these amazing people who are willing to put up with my BS haha
Absolutely amazing! Thank you, everyone! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️✨
thank you for listening!!!! ❤
@@purpleschala Absolutely! What a way to start my day!
As always - Schala and Vivi made a perfect arrangement. Also, nice additions (harp especially).
Thank you so much! Yes, harp made such a difference!!!! I should have thought of it before haha
Wow, that blew me away, amazing job from everyone!!! I've got to listen to the full album now omg
THANK YOU SO MUCH JACK and thank you for listening to the album!!! ❤️ that means so much!!
THIS SOUNDS SO GOOD OMG !! 🥹❤ I never thought once in my life too, that I could be hearing such a beautiful cover of this theme. Been listening to this song since XC1's release on Wii 🥹🫶 Thank you so so much for your amazing work together !✨💕👍
OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Ahahaha same, I've lived with and loved this theme since the Wii release, even though the DE remix is nice the OG is the definitive version of Agniratha for me lol. Thank you again!
This was beautiful 😮👏👏
thank you so much Britaney!!!!! ❤❤❤
This is perfection! I love this so much. What a great ensemble you put together here! Thank you for doing such amazing work. Another song to add to my playlist!
aww thank YOU so much for listening and the kind words!! So happy you enjoyed it!
these collaborations are always put together so well. Everyone is on point and the result is a beautiful and cohesive piece.
thank you so much shirayasha!!! I'm so blessed to know such amazing and talented people!
This is my favorite song from the first game, and your arrangement is fantastic as always. Great performance.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️ so happy to hear it's also your favorite song and you enjoyed our rendition!!!!
Wow this is amazing!
Thank you!!!!
That was amazing!
ahh thank you so much!!!!!! all because of these guys ahaha
Very well made!
Thank you!! ❤️
Is it possible to get sheet music
Great work, i loved it ✨🥰
thank you!!!
wow ❤
thank you!!
This song is still my favourite out of the amazing Xenoblade OST. You guys did it justice. What a spectacular performance! Thank you!
Thank you so much for listening and the kind words!!!!! omg truly it means so much from a fellow Xenoblade fan who loves this track as much as I do!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Thank you again!
As a huge fan of Xenoblade chronicles, this cover is an absolute dream to me. I love it so much, thank you for always releasing amazing music covers. I feel inspired to continue working towards my dream of being able to release my own music covers of all my favorite game music. 😄 Never stop making amazing music!
I believe that music is the universal language that everyone can understand. ⭐️
awww thank you so much!!!! That really means a lot from a fellow Xenoblade fan, thank you for the kind words and for listening!! And yes please release your own covers one day!! It's always so gratifying to be able to process and interpret them in your own unique personal way and also such a nice way to meet other fans of the games and geek out about them together!!
OML this is my favorite area theme in any video game I've ever played and your arrangement hits the vibe PERFECTLY, its so good!!!
Also after reading your description, finally I'm not the only one I know who got into Xenoblade because of the music, I remember listening to a 4 hour long mix of Nintendo music while studying in high school 7 or so years ago. Throughout that entire mix there were only 2 tracks that just really stuck out and grabbed my attention, which were the title theme and Agniratha. I noticed they were both from the same game, did some searching, and found Chugga who also introduced me to your channel! Really cool story looking back on it, this feels like its come full circle back to Agniratha again lol
OH MAN!!! Thanks so much for the kind words and sharing how you got into Xenoblade because of this track as well, that was super interesting to read!!!! and Chuggaconroy--such a nice dude and should be getting royalties from Monolith for the sheer volume of interest he has generated in Xenoblade from his excellent vids lol!!!!! I'm TOTALLY with you on the Main theme--that one and Beyond the Sky constantly vie for first place with Agniratha for Best Xenoblade Theme in my mind, with Elysium in the Blue Sky from XB2 an extremely close second lmao. It really means a lot from another Agniratha fan lol that we did this track justice, I really feel like I struggled with this one for so long because it was SO important to me to get it right. So thank you for that validation!! I'm so happy you enjoyed it!!
What an amazing work! Agniratha is one of the most emotional songs of the game, and all of you replicated it perfectly.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! I couldn't agree more, it grabbed me immediately, there was so much heartbreak and storytelling in the track itself. So happy you enjoyed it!
This is stunning. Makes me feel nostalgic. Thank you so much.
ahh thank you so much for listening!! So glad you liked it!
I remember reading about the Agniratha curse on the other video. Awesome to see it finally come together.
AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH THAT MAKES ME FEEL SO VALIDATED knowing that someone else remembered our history with the the Agniratha curse hahaha 😭😭❤️❤️ THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!
Just amazing, congrats to everyone ! Favorite part: 2:16
THANK YOU!!!! Yes that's my favorite part too, so fun to play hahaha!
Always glad to hear more Xenoblade Music
It's just so good!! Thank you!!!
This is my favorite channel for music, you guys always pick the best tracks to cover
aww thank you so much, that means a lot!!!! I'm glad we both have the best taste in games and music hahaha! =)
what an absolutely sterling cover, every note to perfection!
thank you!!!! that means lot!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 😭😭🙏🙏🙏
I'm not crying, WE'RE ALL CRYING
AAAHHH thank you Caleb!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
the remix of one song of my favorite game is a absolute benger gg :)
thank you!!!
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omg thank you!!!! ❤❤❤❤
Wonderful!! Good job, guys.
thank you so much!!!!
Wow that was incredible. I can definitely relate to your comment about going music -> game. I know the context of the music makes such a strong impact on my reaction/enjoyment of the piece. And probably is a more fair take as, they are not just composed/arranged in a vacuum. The Xenoblade series is one I have never gotten around to playing, mostly because it was always that 1 used copy in the store when I was a kid that cost more than some full price games. This definitely makes me reconsider it's place on the backlog. Also amazing collaborators!
That was so beautifully put, thank you!!!!! Such an important point that I'm glad you made, that they're not composed independently of context, and which is why it heightens and informs the listening experience so much more to know the context, though they can be enjoyed on their own merit as well!!!! hahaha understandable that Xenoblade was not the most accessible series when it first came out--I bought a used copy for the Wii around 2017 for like 50 bucks!!! USED!!!! Thankfully that's no longer the case and I hope you do get around to giving it a shot sometime, though it is rather a time commitment and backlog is a MOOD sob
@@purpleschala omg 50 used... yeah that's like the same feel on the playstation back then. Never fear, I will definitely keep it in mind!
A very good one! Congratulations to you all! ❤
Thank you so much!!!
This blew, me away, its incredible
thank you so much omg!! All thanks to these amazing folks!
Beautifully played! I sounded exactly like the original at certain points! It's always a treat to hear you all play Xenoblade Chronicles music! Will this be available for purchase on Amazon like the past Xenoblade pieces?
AHHH thank you so much I'm so happy to hear that, it was important for me to get EVERYTHING in there as close to the original as possible, even though the DE version does change a few things I just love the OG so much!! And yes it is!!! The Amazon link should be in the description!
@@purpleschala I love the original too! Oh sweet! I will definitely buy it! Thank you!
Wonderful work, everyone! ^-^
thank you so much Lynea!!!!
aaaaa I clicked on this with such IMMEDIACY and it's wonderful!! you all did an absolutely incredible job!
OMG MARCY THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! you're the best! ❤️
@@purpleschala Always love hearing your work!! 💙
Bravo! So beautiful.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! ❤️
Notification gang, let's goooo!!
LOL THANK YOU STEFAN!!
what a mindblowing arrangement!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Flawless cover as always
thank you!! All down to these guys, truly ❤
So pretty!
thank you!! it really is such a pretty track! I fell in love with it immediately
It’s great to hear a remastered version of this cover after the video you made on it all the way back when Xenoblade first came out 🥰
AHHH THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! it's so validating that people remember that old video hahahaha and how far we've come since then!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️ thank you again!!!
@@purpleschala Here's to hoping for more Xenoblade
@@ayejaymanofficial OHHHH MAN I LOVE THAT ONE!!!! The FR DLC had some of my favorite tracks, like the battle theme and both the day and night versions of Cent-Omnia ❤❤
Stellar!!!!
THANKS GIRL!!!!! ❤️
Amazing job to you and everyone involved ❤
THANK YOU JIMMY!!!! Hope you’ve been well!!!❤❤❤
Work has been keeping me busy but not enough to skip one of your videos ;)
THIS IS SUCH AN AMAZING ARRANGEMENT! So pensive yet so gorgeous. You really knocked it out of the park.
OMG THAT MEANS SO MUCH THANK YOU!!!! ❤️😭 this one was such a long time in the making, that really does mean so much to hear!
I love this song so much, this was an amazing arrangement! Feels more intense in this for some reason haha
ahh thank you so much!!!! ❤❤ that means a lot, it's really one of my fave XB themes ever!!
I saw an agnirataha cover from you on spotify but I don’t think it’s the same as this, do you think this version will be uploaded some day??
@@YujTube oh it already is! I think the other one is the night version, but here is the day version! It's off our new album: open.spotify.com/track/6wJxfyHNTA7LncH1vvsDO8?si=e11b0c89c5aa47ee
@@purpleschala OMG thank you!! I have no idea how I didn’t see this one, tysm :))
@@YujTube no worries, thank you so much for listening and your support!!!!!