Kyle's videos are the reason I took up piano. In the ninth grade, I found his Final Fantasy videos. All I wanted was to be able to play as well as him; I practiced for upwards of 7 hours a day, literally. I just graduated high school and while I don't quite have that amount of free time anymore, I just finished learning all of FFVII piano collections. Piano has been and continues to be a major source of joy for me. I am eternally grateful for the magic that your playing has brought into my life, Mr. Landry - thank you for everything.
Reminiscing. Found my comment when I didn’t know how to read music. You were such a huge part of my journey growing up and learning to read music. I will forever hold you as one of my guides through my journey.. makes me so emotional hearing this now.. thank you so much, Kyle.
THAT IS THE ONLY REASON WHY I PLAYED CLASSIC FINAL FANTASY GAMES THEY HAD SUCH AMAZING MUSIC FOR A GAME and i am not a huge RPG fan:) and this guy is amazing :)
When I read this comment with the music in the background, it moved me to tears. I want to believe that there's still hope for the future of games but your comment reminded me of all the nostalgia and all the beautiful memories of the old games I treasured as a child. Though games change to fit the age, we will always remember. We will remember the story, the characters, the awe of the worlds in which we journeyed and the legacy they created. We will always remember the way games used to be.
Kyle as one classically trained pianist to another, your videos inspire me to make my own video game covers and to get better at arranging. The craft and emotion that goes into your arrangements sets them above the rest. I tip my hat to you good sir.
I use to play this on repeat 3-4 years back when things were rough. I cried a lot back then. I'd think of death, afterlife, a strong desire to leave and live forever in this beautiful sunflower garden with not a thing to worry about. Just simple bliss. Now everything's flooding back. Like the feelings of having no one, being utterly alone, lost in despair, the end of the road. I'd escape by fantasizing of the perfect life I long for but only see in my dreams; the extreme opposite of what my life has always been...hope, joy, tranquility, forgiveness, infinite love.
Heard so many people playing this over and over, but when I listen to you playing this fantastic piece it feels like I hear it for the first time again.
aaaaaaahhh... so many years have passed since the game but also since your first uploaded video... yet I still continue paying a visit here... I thank you very much for all the company you kept me and for the travels in the final fantasy world all these years...
Loading up your videos and scrolling all the way down to where I left off in your chronology has now become a daily mode of stress relief - just listening to a few songs a day. Excited to reach the anime and pop collections but your earlier stuff shines just as brightly...
Every time I listen to this song, be it this version or the original one from the game, it always brings tears to my eyes and gives me full body shivers. Beautifuly done.
+controllingtheironbeast alucard no, he shared it to everyone in a hotel In the first game, he may have done it in crisis core but I haven't played that one yet.
He shared it first with Tifa before going to Midgar trying becoming Soldier. There he met Zack and told him at some point in the Game, if i remember correctly, before well... sh*t went down :(
This song is really the reason why I started to learn piano, I remember this everytime and its a beautiful song from a game thats SUPER AMAZING! thank you for playing it :)
Listen again. Listen to all of the voices in the orchestra. You'll hear it. To me it's amazing that the same effect and emotions can be brought through using just one instrument. Excellent rendition.
wow. this is my first final fantasy game and after hearing this again for years, nostalgia rushes into me like water rushes from a broken dam. this is one of many great reasons why i traveled and explored the world on foot, mainly because of this. i remember running into a village because the music starts to become more ominous and i get scared. I still get scared even now. beautiful, and well done.
what's make one of his songs better than others? simplicity is never a bad attribute, i just love the emotion of the song, when i hear this song, i just see a fast forwarded slide show one of my favorite games of all time
Brilliant execution of this precious melody, furthermore, the warmth in which you caress each key, brings the passion to this master piece~ Thank you for sharing your gift with us... Ciao!
woah.. Final Fantasy VII is my favourite game ever. this piece brings back a lot of memories. I enjoy watching your videos over and over again. Thank you again Kyle. you make me feel very happy with your music =) Love Iv
this music made getting lost while wandering around the world map so very worth it! First time you play the game and leave Mdgar things just get so epic. Oh the nostalgia :)
I break down into tears..... i am serious. I played this game all growing up. It is a part of me.. geez.. i'm a nerd! ha! but i can't explain the overwhelming nostalgia i feel when i hear pieces from the game. it's just unutterable. and so well played!!!
Kyle Landry, my chest hurts whenever I hear you play. I long for this world again and the friends that exist inside of it. Not just FF7 but Terra's Theme is amazing too.
aaah....so peaceful. I remember a time when all i played was ff7 all day and night. i have this song (in dif variants) on my ipod and listen to it when i go to sleep sometimes. i just love this theme song.
Kyle, you are damned amazing. Reading all of the comments must be so much fun for you, all of the words about how you rock at playing the music... Every one of them is true. You are amazing.
Wow. There are a lot of great pianists but you really stand out. You play exactly how I hear music inside my mind...in my mind I only create perfection. All the notes you touch are so soft, so perfect, so right. I could never play this piece like you, your style is very unique. Keep up the fantastic work!
This song is such a heart warming song......I can say that many of Final Fantasy VII pieces are smoothing and heart warming..... -_- ......since I heard them many times......and never get tired of listening to them.........................
This video is the actual reason i took up piano and is the video that i go to if i'm ever looking for inspiration. I've learnt the song now but i still don't play it as well as this.
I get it too, I was in my early teens when I played the series. I envy this guy soooo much that he can play the piano so well.... I wish I could play the piano. I don't even know how to read music. But FF music, it brings back so much teenage year memories.
I love watching these "Kyle-plays-Final-Fantasy-music-all-day-long" marathons lol. You rock. I remember that this was one of the first FF pieces I ever heard the first time I heard about FF...haha brings back memories =).
yesss im so happy you reposted this kyle. I'm glad to see you're starting to repost the good ole video game music like the old days. I just wish everyone knew what happened to your cd release......we're all hoping for an answer
This song makes me feel confortably happy :) After one of those days wich you only want to end (happened to me today), listening to this song just makes me feel i'm in heaven. Thanks for your awesome work Kyle :)
I definitely will look forward to buying one in the near future, it sounds so beautiful. But as is the standard, the machine can do nothing without the artist behind it. Keep up the good work Kyle.
Really nicely done. I'm just beginning to learn the second half of this song. Some really haunting and strange chords which are even more interesting if you learn them.
Kyle's videos are the reason I took up piano. In the ninth grade, I found his Final Fantasy videos. All I wanted was to be able to play as well as him; I practiced for upwards of 7 hours a day, literally. I just graduated high school and while I don't quite have that amount of free time anymore, I just finished learning all of FFVII piano collections. Piano has been and continues to be a major source of joy for me. I am eternally grateful for the magic that your playing has brought into my life, Mr. Landry - thank you for everything.
+Chuck Hanson are u drunk?
+Steven St are you?
Are you?
Really touching
Im in ninth grade , nearly tenth , also gonna start , wish i took piano seriously when i was little
Yup… I still come back here. 13 years later…
11 years later I am still listening. Still the best rendition on youtube.
Kyle is really good at piano, but that isnt all. He puts his emotions through his playing. He plays with his heart :)
+LEEN M no joke, I can feel this song!
I can literally feel the emotions you convey in these songs
Reminiscing. Found my comment when I didn’t know how to read music. You were such a huge part of my journey growing up and learning to read music. I will forever hold you as one of my guides through my journey.. makes me so emotional hearing this now.. thank you so much, Kyle.
You seriously played EVERY piano piece that I planned to learn in the future.
You are amazing.
THAT IS THE ONLY REASON WHY I PLAYED CLASSIC FINAL FANTASY GAMES THEY HAD SUCH AMAZING MUSIC FOR A GAME and i am not a huge RPG fan:) and this guy is amazing :)
this song is so satisfying to play...
When I read this comment with the music in the background, it moved me to tears. I want to believe that there's still hope for the future of games but your comment reminded me of all the nostalgia and all the beautiful memories of the old games I treasured as a child. Though games change to fit the age, we will always remember. We will remember the story, the characters, the awe of the worlds in which we journeyed and the legacy they created.
We will always remember the way games used to be.
Kyle as one classically trained pianist to another, your videos inspire me to make my own video game covers and to get better at arranging. The craft and emotion that goes into your arrangements sets them above the rest. I tip my hat to you good sir.
I use to play this on repeat 3-4 years back when things were rough. I cried a lot back then. I'd think of death, afterlife, a strong desire to leave and live forever in this beautiful sunflower garden with not a thing to worry about. Just simple bliss. Now everything's flooding back. Like the feelings of having no one, being utterly alone, lost in despair, the end of the road. I'd escape by fantasizing of the perfect life I long for but only see in my dreams; the extreme opposite of what my life has always been...hope, joy, tranquility, forgiveness, infinite love.
Beautiful. I get goose bumps listening to this.
this is by far the best rendition of this you will find anywhere on the internet. pure genius. well done.
When I die play this at my funeral.
+Ivan Carvajal Funny that I was thinking the same thing
Aphex Death ok its note
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Heard so many people playing this over and over, but when I listen to you playing this fantastic piece it feels like I hear it for the first time again.
aaaaaaahhh... so many years have passed since the game but also since your first uploaded video... yet I still continue paying a visit here... I thank you very much for all the company you kept me and for the travels in the final fantasy world all these years...
The most underrated melody ever... Plaid by Kyle as perfect as usual
I'm quite glad that you made another account and are continuing to play and upload videos! It's truly a service to us all.
This brings me back to 13 years ago when I first fell in love with your music!
Same. Senior year in high school.
J'ai des frissons en écoutant cette version au piano. Déjà que le thème original est magnifique, alors là ça en devient divin!
wat
+pixiefannie "I get chills when I listen to this version on piano. The original theme was already amazing, but this one is blissful!"
thank you!
Avais-je raison?
je pense que oui.
as soon as i heard the first note i actually started crying. i’m so so excited for the remake
It's the year 2020 and it still brings nostalgia to my childhood.
I just don't know which one I love more, youtube or you playing the piano.
Beautiful piece, and you play it just beautiful, beautifully.
Loading up your videos and scrolling all the way down to where I left off in your chronology has now become a daily mode of stress relief - just listening to a few songs a day. Excited to reach the anime and pop collections but your earlier stuff shines just as brightly...
I still listen today.. I'll always come back to one of my biggest inspirations.
I love how you played with expression.
The feeling pours out from the song and it shows.
Dang, makes me feel like I need to get better.
I always like to listen to this when I'm in any transportation vehicle, it somehow just reminds how valuable our time in this world is.
This song...oh man-so much nostalgia.
I really love your interpretation of the music.
one of the best piano themes written for the series and you play it beautifully!!
i loved it
i can't get over this piece, every times makes my eyes teary... your piano skills are outstanding, thank you.
it brings back childhood memories. Beautifully done. Five stars and a favorite
Every time I listen to this song, be it this version or the original one from the game, it always brings tears to my eyes and gives me full body shivers. Beautifuly done.
Wow, the chills hit almost instantly. I'm speechless.
Bring back old memories... especially when Cloud share his dreams become soldier to Tifa back then...
did he share it on Tifa?was`nt it on Zack?
+controllingtheironbeast alucard no, he shared it to everyone in a hotel In the first game, he may have done it in crisis core but I haven't played that one yet.
He shared it first with Tifa before going to Midgar trying becoming Soldier. There he met Zack and told him at some point in the Game, if i remember correctly, before well... sh*t went down :(
GOOSEBUMBS IN THE FIRST 10 SECONDS
SUCH A MEMORABLE SONG...
This song is really the reason why I started to learn piano, I remember this everytime and its a beautiful song from a game thats SUPER AMAZING! thank you for playing it :)
dude seriously because of your piano skills, I was inspired and started playing again.
Your playing + your keyboard + Uematsu's FOREVER classic music for the entire FINAL FANTASY world is BEAUTIFUL to my EARS/brain/heart.
You play it with so much emotion and beauty. Absolutely divine.
This just reminds me of many sleepless nights up with my brother playing this game to no end.
Listen again. Listen to all of the voices in the orchestra. You'll hear it.
To me it's amazing that the same effect and emotions can be brought through using just one instrument.
Excellent rendition.
wow. this is my first final fantasy game and after hearing this again for years, nostalgia rushes into me like water rushes from a broken dam. this is one of many great reasons why i traveled and explored the world on foot, mainly because of this. i remember running into a village because the music starts to become more ominous and i get scared. I still get scared even now.
beautiful, and well done.
This song will forever be close to my heart.
Definitely the best piano piece EVER... just amazing 5 *'s
You had a busy day Kyle. Thanks for all the beautiful music.
This is the kind of song you just cant stop listening to once it starts. you could never pull yourself away...
still probably my favorite contemporary piano piece ever. nice work on this one, very steady, smooth playing. Bravisimo!
Haunting beautiful. This always brings a tear to the eye. Makes me remember the Crisis Core ending amongst other things.
i have this video and few others repeating all day while i work. thank you
what's make one of his songs better than others?
simplicity is never a bad attribute, i just love the emotion of the song, when i hear this song, i just see a fast forwarded slide show one of my favorite games of all time
You sir, are one of the most talented musicians I've ever known. Thank you for your art.
I feel an overwhelming set of nostalgia coming on.
Brilliant execution of this precious melody, furthermore, the warmth in which you caress each key, brings the passion to this master piece~ Thank you for sharing your gift with us... Ciao!
Definitely have to agree with your description of this song. Undoubtedly one of Uematsu's finest pieces.
Wow this song caused an overwhelming flood of memories.
This is great. Nicely done. I'm about 6 months in learning piano. Hope I get this good one day
+Rich Brian Keep going
+Rich Brian Same, im about 8 months in.
woah.. Final Fantasy VII is my favourite game ever.
this piece brings back a lot of memories.
I enjoy watching your videos over and over again.
Thank you again Kyle. you make me feel very happy with your music =)
Love
Iv
If I had only one word to describe this...Beautiful.
this music made getting lost while wandering around the world map so very worth it! First time you play the game and leave Mdgar things just get so epic. Oh the nostalgia :)
13 years ago ..I'm glad I found this video
Simply beautiful. No other words needed. Great job.
I break down into tears..... i am serious. I played this game all growing up. It is a part of me.. geez.. i'm a nerd! ha! but i can't explain the overwhelming nostalgia i feel when i hear pieces from the game. it's just unutterable. and so well played!!!
Beautiful absolutely beautiful this makes me so sad but it is a beautiful piece of music
omg Kyle theres a new video every hour =) this is so nostalgic. I love the Main theme and all the versions you made of it!
I just can't stop listening to this song. Time to learn it myself!
Kyle Landry, my chest hurts whenever I hear you play. I long for this world again and the friends that exist inside of it.
Not just FF7 but Terra's Theme is amazing too.
aaah....so peaceful. I remember a time when all i played was ff7 all day and night. i have this song (in dif variants) on my ipod and listen to it when i go to sleep sometimes. i just love this theme song.
Brings back fond memories.
RIP PlayStation one :'-)
Utterly beautiful
Kyle, you are damned amazing. Reading all of the comments must be so much fun for you, all of the words about how you rock at playing the music... Every one of them is true. You are amazing.
Wow. There are a lot of great pianists but you really stand out. You play exactly how I hear music inside my mind...in my mind I only create perfection. All the notes you touch are so soft, so perfect, so right. I could never play this piece like you, your style is very unique. Keep up the fantastic work!
lovely job, i love every single piece from the FF series
Such a beautiful playing...
Thank Kyle, i did enjoy it thoroughly.
This isn't usually my favourite FF piece but the way you play it changes my mind a little!
This song is such a heart warming song......I can say that many of Final Fantasy VII pieces are smoothing and heart warming..... -_- ......since I heard them many times......and never get tired of listening to them.........................
This is simply beautiful; the theme and cover is simply marvelous!
learning this now. Thanks for being my reference video
you're my hero.. i've played piano in 5-6 years.. and had no inspiration and quit and started to play guitar.. now i want to play piano again :D
very beautiful, very peaceful
great dynamics there, I enjoy your dynamic control so much, great built-up and surprising raises! very sentimental and touching. thank you. :)
amazing, a lot of emotion in this piece! played extremely well.
How did I not notice u put this UP!!! I heart this!!
I just finished FF VII Remake, so naturally here I am 🙂
This video is the actual reason i took up piano and is the video that i go to if i'm ever looking for inspiration. I've learnt the song now but i still don't play it as well as this.
It's a masterpiece!!! I can't stop playing it!!!
I get it too, I was in my early teens when I played the series. I envy this guy soooo much that he can play the piano so well.... I wish I could play the piano. I don't even know how to read music. But FF music, it brings back so much teenage year memories.
I love watching these "Kyle-plays-Final-Fantasy-music-all-day-long" marathons lol. You rock. I remember that this was one of the first FF pieces I ever heard the first time I heard about FF...haha brings back memories =).
Nostalgia and so beautiful!!!!
yesss im so happy you reposted this kyle. I'm glad to see you're starting to repost the good ole video game music like the old days. I just wish everyone knew what happened to your cd release......we're all hoping for an answer
You have ltierally brought a lump to my throat so beautiful.
This song makes me feel confortably happy :)
After one of those days wich you only want to end (happened to me today), listening to this song just makes me feel i'm in heaven. Thanks for your awesome work Kyle :)
I can't describe how wonderful your covers are!!!
Beautifully done.
Your playing and song choices are amazing. Love it.
I definitely will look forward to buying one in the near future, it sounds so beautiful. But as is the standard, the machine can do nothing without the artist behind it. Keep up the good work Kyle.
I love the way you play Kyle. You're my inspiration to play the piano :)
Stunning.. Incredibly beautiful
Really nicely done. I'm just beginning to learn the second half of this song. Some really haunting and strange chords which are even more interesting if you learn them.