Clash on the Big Bridge (Battle with Gilgamesh) – Final Fantasy V Piano Opera

One of my favorite themes from Final Fantasy to date. Gilgamesh is just such a fun character in the series and with his various debuts also in FFXIV, I’ve just grown to love him!

I really wish that more fans know not only of him, but his music. Being a certified banger, it’s really worth listening to.

More tracks from the Piano Opera book may be incoming, but for now, it’s time for less reaching in difficult and more working on style and finding what I want to play. My musical identity, so to speak. Hope you’ll join me for the ride!

Theme of Love – Piano Opera Final Fantasy IV

“The Cecil I know would never whimper like this!”

With Endwalker (FFXIV) around the corner, there’s no better time than now to share this lovely piece from the first FF game that visited the moon.

Years ago when I played the DS re-release of FFIV, I kept humming the music for a long time. I may be partial, as piano is featured heavily in its soundtrack, but the music is just so endearing. Theme of Love most of all, the relationship between Rosa and Cecil still tugs at my heart-strings to this day.

I hope some of that can be conveyed through my rendition of the piece.

In summer I moved out of my shared flat and into an apartment with my SO, so I’m still perfecting the recording set-up. And I almost decide to have another take, thanks to my hair being a bit more unruly than usual; but decided against it 🙂

Wiosna – Katawa Shoujo

It may not be Spring* now, but I had to just cover this piece at some point after loving Katawa Shoujo

* Wiosna is Polish for ‘Spring’ –  if you’re Polish, please confirm this or correct me if I’m wrong.

I remember playing this game on a recommendation from a friend. Always thought I may enjoy Visual Novels, but never actually got started on playing.
Katawa Shoujo managed to get 3 routes (read: playthroughs) out of me and every time upon starting there would be this piece.

To be honest, the rest of the music was pretty unremarkable, unlike the story which was uniquely written and quite mature for what it is. Looking back, I’d like to revisit the game again after all these years and see how much my perspective on life might have changed.

Having played Doki Doki Literature Club, I was reminded of this game and started working on the piece again.

Best girl in Katawa Shoujo is Hanako – fight me!

The next video should for once be something not from a game, but instead something a bit more traditional.

 

Enjoy! 🙂