iTunes: tnijurl.com/75f69792a2b7 Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/1if326dRFUGeKexYZv4s3C Sheet Music (transcribed by Fernando Sanabria): www.mymusicsheet.com/pianodeuss/46136 More Ghibli Piano Music: ruclips.net/p/PLRZ8JWrxXGYqeLJDYjk47ecMYBxBhZeXR
When I first heard the original theme for Howls moving castle I imagined a dance at the ball with your loved one, with fancy clothes in a magnificent mansion. But this almost feels like dancing with the corpse of your loved one in an abandoned mansion. With only candle lights to illuminate the setting.. also it feels like this song is moving at a faster pace as if your dancing alone.
Wish he was the villian instead, i'd take Sophie vs a evil wizard over the romance (even though it was cute). Maybe she learns how to use magic from the witch that cursed her or something. And the scarecrow could be Howl's spy. And Howl just wants the war to keep going and going and going. And it ends with him dying, and Sophie now owning the Castle, making sure it never falls into the wrong hands again.
*If it was accurate on Howl as a characater. Book Howl is moody and childish but endearing and sweet. The movie is most likely an idealized version of himself he'd tell to his kids 😂
This song captured the darkness that both Calcifer and Howl shares, Calcifer loses his freedom but gains a heart but is bound to serve, Howl becomes heartless (in the emotional sense as well) but gains more freedom.
In the end really hes just selfish and a coward, not heartless, because it's more like him and Calcifer share the heart, not that he lost it. He fell in love with Sophie "without" it anyways, he just played up the rumors and infamy to worsen his reputation. And in the movie the girls he goes through are in search of Sophie. In the book hes more of a player.
Indeed Howl is selfish, he gained freedom and power but deep down he is a kind hearted child that didn't want to leave the star to die . Calsifer himself said it that he didn't want to die.
I feel like Howl would play this after a long day of Sophie being out and about as he’s passive aggressively lamenting about how lonely he was all day without her, being the true dramatic king he is
Is it weird that I still hear a certain joy in it? Like, it feels almost frantic or manic at times, but it still has quite a lot of energy. I am imagining this would have been the score, if Howl had actually been the evil wizard without a heart, the general population makes him out to be.
I agree, you can still feel that lightness in your heart listening to it. To me it felt like a sad kind of happy but on the more frantic parts it felt like a manic happy.
It's mostly arpeggios and such- he plays beautifully but the arrangement isn't absurdly difficult (like advanced beginner to intermediate). In other words- it's something you too can learn!
I don't think people needs to say it literally...people are making and imaging scenarios because this song makes them feel that way, it's giving you a message and that proofs that this guy and the song are good, so no comments needed here
Because when you are a piano player you know how a lot of these chords and octaves work. They’re still so talented! They did amazing. But playing for years it’s a lot of pattern and just knowing how to improvise. Like any art
It is somehow like you become the villain to do good but you dont want to kill people in a war but you must defeat them and treat them like chess pawns and get the glory so the rebellion group will be happy...?
i imagine the part where it kicks up is where the villain really shows their power or insanity, in my mind I imagined an au of sorts where howl is a king and he's planning on ordering genocide onto a country he's at war at that he's been battling with for over 5 years
Loveeeeeeeeeeeee those types those stories, but they are not that common, hero to villian.... is like what game of thrones could have been if the directors werent as terrible as they were .... we knew kalesee ambition would become her doom, but was terrible executed
Funfact! In the books the witch of the waste plays a more sinister role, she goes around Ingary stealing body parts from male wizards so she can sew them into one whole body and she will make that corpse-puppet-wizard-body-thingy into the king so she can become the Queen, throughout the book she is actually chasing howl so she can get his head and use it for her corpse-puppet
@@woozihae this book is more light hearted than the movie, the war hasn't happened and howl isn't fighting in it against his will, so that whole subplot (which I like a lot in the movie) is gone, the book is much more good guys Vs bad guys and that's it
This is the song you hear when you pass away. And see a thin man in a suit. You know nothing of him. But in a trance you are pull towards him. You start to waltz together as you see he is a skeleton. As death waltz with you. Showing you flashes of your life. Both happy and sad you forgotten. To know your life as it fades away. Dancing into the nothingness he controls. Given final rest. And peace as he twirls you one last time and let’s go. Returning your soul to the void
@@beansbebussin4744 netflix castlevania, the games dracula(s) are all a bunch of overdramatic assholes (including lords of shadow dracula, grandpa belmont is just a sucker for his son)
the most interesting thing is that the original score actually has quite a bit of a bittersweet and nostalgic feeling to it yet somehow still merry at the same time, almost like two sides to a coin, but balancing right on the edge of it not flipping to either side. this dark version is like if someone intervened and gave the coin a little push, making it fall face-up on the bittersweet side without the sweet.
Perhaps oddly, this version did not strike me as "dark" or "depressive," but rather passionate and invigorating. I quite liked the original song, but this version I loved.
Yeah, it doesn't really do it for me as "dark and depressive" at all. Changing the pitch doesn't automatically make it so. I agree with your view on this.
For my book nerds: The villain dancing with the villainess at a ball. They’re both playing a mind game with each other while in step. Everybody is looking at them. Suddenly, the villainess mentions something to the villain that makes him panic. The tension rises between them. The dancing gets more hectic as the conversation gets more intense. Eventually, the villainess has the last word, crushing the villain. They bow to each other as the song ends. He stares at her as she walks away from him. He realizes, she is a threat and that he is in love. PS, howl’s moving castle is my comfort movie. I love this cover so much. Thank you for it!!
what i find amazing about this is how the song isn't depressive or dark, as it was inclined to be. but rather pulling and intriguing. you can't help but focus your attention on the music, its almost "seductive" if you will. its interesting how such a tone can have such an affect on someone.
@@Jen-wh6vh From my memory, there is also a passage in the novel ("château de Hurle" in french, but the original title is still "Howl's Castle" as the movie I guess) where it refers to these gossip too 😂 But actually, I can't remember if in the book Howl eats girls' heart or not 🤔
@@perlin7929 he doesn't, in the book the rumors says he rip off girl's hearts ! (Y'all should read the trilogy if you have not ! I found it to be way way way better than the film, which I'm fond of) ...Je confirme, le livre est génialissime, encore meilleur que le film a mon humble avis, en plus il continue l'histoire 😍
@@anilax9158 first of all, it’s they’re, not their. I don’t argue with people who don’t know basic grammar. Secondly, the “original book” is irrelevant in this scenario, because the song is from the adaptation.
@@joslynjayde3939 Yea but the quote you were responding to was from the book, so in this case, the "adaptation" is irrelevant in this scenario, because they were talking about the book, you moron.
@@s4turnn524 used at the same time, or seperately? i can imagine you holding the butter knife in your teeth, stabbing at the can with two can openers stuck in it
this is like when howl is fighting the wars and making his body suffer from the constant transformations. its just a mood and a state of living set over a well established perspective of one man. very nice
This sounds so good. Everytime when you hit a note it feels like dancing in the dark in a hall of an castle. Every note you hit is one step in the dark. This is so beautiful 😭😍
this feels like being trapped in a celebration or ballroom gathering with the fae, and slowly going insane as you realize the party has been going on for too long, and eventually you do escape and realize you've been missing for 60 years and everyone you knew is dead
No matter how sinister this sounds there's always such a feeling of sadness hidden within Howl's young heart. This song feels almost as though it's expressing Howl's sadness.
It sounds like someone solo dancing a waltz they previously shared with their partner who’s now gone and they’re reminiscing on the past happy memories they shared together but the thought of them being gone fills them with anger.
This version is how Howl views himself and the original is how Sophie views him 🥺 edit: i was just being a Howl fangirl and now i'm literally so stoked that 13k+ people agree with me too hehe
This is the inside of the Howl' s heart before he met with Sophie... note: everyone says he doesnt have a heart or his heart is calcifer etc... GUYS PLS FOCUS TO THE MAIN TOPIC AND CHILL :d
I can imagine a scene while listening to this.. Howl in his castle alone, heart broken, depressed nd ugly( according to him), playing a piano like a crazy man nd crying.. I loved this cover. This gives a feeling if solitude.
This would have actually fit pretty well into the movie if we got more scenes with Howl and his internal struggle. We see it often in the movie, how he’s a good person who cares for his friends. But there’s still a darkness to him. That was something Sophie and him had to face together.
The reason why i love this so much is that its the perfect soundtrack for the book. There's more of a mystery setting in the book that makes you wonder if he eats hearts and Sophie explores his life trying to uncover his secrets.
You know, my ex of 10 years loved this movie and would frequently play this exactly song on our piano. It always sounded sweet to me, when she played. About five years ago, on our anniversary I walked in on her sleeping with my best friend with a ring I had gotten her to propose in my pocket. Needless to say, I never proposed. Every since then I've never been able to hear the song without Breaking down which sucks because I genuinely enjoyed the song and the movie. This iteration feels right to me, in a twisted way. Thank you, even if it wasn't your intention.
Alt. Universe: Sophie dies, Howl's heart burns out. Howl Turns evil and destroyes the country. Hatred consumes him and he brings misery and despair to all who stand in his wake.
honestly i didn't find the book to be very dark, tbh i'd even argue the film was darker with the focus of the war and stuff, but it was it a brilliant book anyway!
@@loriflanagan7486 I can see your point. The focus on war is generally darker, but there are things in the book that were a lot more creepy to me that weren’t in the movie. I won’t say what they are here but I think you know if you’ve read it 😂
You can imagine all the deep intense thoughts/feelings you want with this song, but probably the most canon is: It's a dark room, lit only by a few red-flamed candles. Creepy things dangle from the ceiling, and there's silver chains. Howl is writhing about the room, emitting the most heart-wrenching sounds ever to come from man or beast. Blood stains his loose ruffled shirt on the left side, right by his heart which he is gripping with a equally blood-soaked hand. An organ plays itself in a melody that could only have come from Hell. All is despair. Then a beam of light pierced the abyss of death. Who is the radiant figure that stands within the center of the blinding light? Howl raised his ashen hand to shield his blood-red eyes- "HOWL, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!!!!!! I leave for FIVE MINUTES TO GET VEGETABLES FOR DINNER AND THIS IS WHAT YOU DO????? CLEAN THIS MESS UP RIGHT NOW AND COME SET THE TABLE!!!!" "....Yes, Sophie." Howl waves a hand and the room returns to its usual cheery state, and the raspberry-flavored "blood" on his shirt disappears instantly. He sulks off the the bathroom to pout for 10 minutes until Sophie yells at him to get out of there and help her.
(Spoilers if haven’t watched movie) So pretty much the spell was actually broken. I’m the beginning of the movie when Sophie meets Calcifier if you remember if you watched the movie, Sophie and Calcifier make a deal: if Sophie breaks Calcifier a curse to turn free him from his fire form/ contract he would break Sophie’s spell that made her older. So if you have watched the movie then you know that Calcifier is Howls heart but Howl made a contract with the kingdom which led to them stealing Howls heart not necessarily stealing but leaving his heart from his body so that’s why you see Calcifier (his heart) in a fire form where he can’t do anything but to move or power Howls moving castle that’s why in the movie when Sophie took Calcifier out of the house the Castle fell apart. But if you remember well enough in the movie Sophie gets Calcifier and puts it into Howl eventually Howl restores his energy’s and breaks the curse of contract meaning that Calcifier would now brake Sophie spell which he did at the end of the movie that’s why she turned young again and they lived Happily Ever after :)
bruuhh or in the book if sophie had been killed by the witch (or something?? don't remember exact details) because howl couldn't get to her in time to save her
Ngl now I kinda want him to an alt version of Howl's Moving Castle, especially since he'd probably keep the part of The Witch of the Waste stealing male wizard's body parts to create the perfect being
I imagine Sophie clutching onto Howl as the darkness and world is swallowed whole- glimmers of the war shown. Ambers spiralling and rocks shooting by as Howl holds her to his chest. And the chaos spirals around them as Howl's claws show through.. The fires singe his feathers and Sophie scared for Howl- just howl. Brilliant song, I love listening to it on occasions and allowing my imagination to run through the dark steps of some sort of gothic ballroom-! Quite brillant.
But imagine if Sophie did die when she fell, and Howl can't accept it. Howl playing this in the middle of a pool of blood. Gahd that's way more like it.
I like to think this would be a fitting song if the rumors about howl (stealing the hearts of beautiful young girls) were true and he unintentionally stole Sophie’s heart and caused harm to her and his guilt and anxiety begin to eat away at him throughout the song until, like you said, his eternal darkness finally takes hold and corrupts him.
They’re dancing about the room, dark clothes and a melancholy feeling creeping up their spine. The music continues and they still dance, almost like a puppeteer doing it’s magic. And soon they’re both spinning about each other and holding hands, arm strewn around his neck and hands around her waist. Feet stepping to the beat and not a single misstep. The music swaying them, like an enchanting sound that has never been heard before. Eyes looking at each other deeply as the music swifts them into a dip and soon...the music stops.....and it was almost like he was never there. Only the smell of him remained, along with the sound of rain, looking to the left, you realize that the whole wall that was once there is gone now, it is wide open, the rain and thunder making an appearance. Looking about the room, it’s cold, chilly, ‘How did I even get here?’ And then you saw a painting on one of the walls, it was the same boy who spun you around the room.....along with two older figures who appeared to be his parents. ‘But I was just with him’.......
@@2kwithoutvideos501 thank you so much! I’ve considered becoming a writer but I’m not sure if I want to become one. But it is one of my favorite hobbies to do! So thank you and have a good day.
It's nice to know we're not alone in the feelings we experience. Forgot the origin of this quote, but "art comforts the disturbed and disturbs the comforted"
"You're waltzing with your villain/captor and as you two dance you learn more about their traumatic life and have a heart to heart about each other's struggles and slowly you both notice a mutual care towards the other bloom" vibes
You can’t even imagine the goosebumps I get after the “intro” of this song. Honestly every time I listen to this I just keep increasing the volume because this can’t be heard loud enough, it just speaks to my heart in some way I can’t express so well. I hope you know what great influence you have on people like me, who get firssion and everything from music. My heart is beating faster when I hear this and I feel goosebumps and tingles all over my back. One of the most beautiful masterpieces I ever listened to, and I practically listen to music 24/7. So wonderful ❤️
I usually don’t comment on videos much but you deserve all the reach. You deserve everything, this video must have taken so much work and dedication, thank you for blessing my ears with this and may this video reach many people :)
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Sheet Music (transcribed by Fernando Sanabria): www.mymusicsheet.com/pianodeuss/46136
More Ghibli Piano Music: ruclips.net/p/PLRZ8JWrxXGYqeLJDYjk47ecMYBxBhZeXR
Omg please do hanako bound toilet ending song titled "Tiny light" pls i love it ﾍ(￣▽￣*)ﾉ
can you upload this song on spotify?
who drew the thumbnail art?
AppleMusic pllssss
Thank you 🙏
listened to this while washing the dishes...most passionate dish washing ever experienced
Lmaooo
i read this as white washing and i was like- how can u white wash a song??
And of course, not without breaking afew of em...
@@cocosaurus3893 no. Your mom would hit you-
@@whitski3820 Uhh...dude they'd do worst than that,,like they value the life of their precious chinas more than a living being...LMAO
When I first heard the original theme for Howls moving castle I imagined a dance at the ball with your loved one, with fancy clothes in a magnificent mansion. But this almost feels like dancing with the corpse of your loved one in an abandoned mansion. With only candle lights to illuminate the setting.. also it feels like this song is moving at a faster pace as if your dancing alone.
Samee
Or like Howl ended up ending the whole kingdom.
So... WandaVision.
Hence proved, We share same thoughts 🤝
the imagery 👏
Howl's Moving Castle ending if Sophie arrived to late to save him and he was not able to turn back to his human form
Wish he was the villian instead, i'd take Sophie vs a evil wizard over the romance (even though it was cute).
Maybe she learns how to use magic from the witch that cursed her or something. And the scarecrow could be Howl's spy.
And Howl just wants the war to keep going and going and going.
And it ends with him dying, and Sophie now owning the Castle, making sure it never falls into the wrong hands again.
@@lullabysorrow5746 that version could be great ! but also make a whole new story
@@lullabysorrow5746 ...woahhh.
I would so watch that. Sounds intense. I like it ;)
@@lullabysorrow5746 what if that s what comes after he s not able to transform back and the monster side is the only thing left in him
@@lullabysorrow5746 She actually learns magic in the book!! the other things don’t happen though lol
It's always fun to see just how much a minor key can change how a song feels
the original was always in a minor key…
@@Steven-zf9lf literally💀
???? Merry go round of life is literally in G minor
@@alybearrrful it was actually in g melodic minor
you're partially right it was changed from melodic minor to harmonic minor, im pretty sure. thats why most of the notes are the same
THIS IS HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE BAD ENDING
If howls moving castle was an otome game lmao
*If it was accurate on Howl as a characater. Book Howl is moody and childish but endearing and sweet. The movie is most likely an idealized version of himself he'd tell to his kids 😂
They ate Sophie（bad ending)
The witch never returned his heart, Calcifer and Howldied
Lol, I'm writing the bad ending as something more serious and sad, if it goes well I'll send the link here.
This song captured the darkness that both Calcifer and Howl shares, Calcifer loses his freedom but gains a heart but is bound to serve, Howl becomes heartless (in the emotional sense as well) but gains more freedom.
wow I never thought about it like that :0
Well said.
In the end really hes just selfish and a coward, not heartless, because it's more like him and Calcifer share the heart, not that he lost it. He fell in love with Sophie "without" it anyways, he just played up the rumors and infamy to worsen his reputation. And in the movie the girls he goes through are in search of Sophie. In the book hes more of a player.
Indeed Howl is selfish, he gained freedom and power but deep down he is a kind hearted child that didn't want to leave the star to die . Calsifer himself said it that he didn't want to die.
This should be put on tumblr it’s way too true
i feel like this should be called "The Lament of Howl Pendragon"
Absolutely
Played whenever his hair is dyed the wrong color or he gets a cold
Lol 666 likes
Someone change it quickly 😳
that actually sounds good-
Yesssss
The eerie part is that you can still hear the original and its happiness and it makes you think just how drastically the mood can be changed
The original is actually also sad to me.
Tonality
I feel like Howl would play this after a long day of Sophie being out and about as he’s passive aggressively lamenting about how lonely he was all day without her, being the true dramatic king he is
I can just see it now, Calcifer going “this is what happens when you leave him alone for too long, Sophie. Now he’s in one of his _moods_ “
@@OwlsSkySailing "again"
Lol Sophie comes back hears depressive music and sees Howl crouching over the piano like a gremlin with a frown on his face.😂
@@k.u.m.a4459 covered in his slimey gloop XD
Aaw
Is it weird that I still hear a certain joy in it? Like, it feels almost frantic or manic at times, but it still has quite a lot of energy. I am imagining this would have been the score, if Howl had actually been the evil wizard without a heart, the general population makes him out to be.
I agree, you can still feel that lightness in your heart listening to it.
To me it felt like a sad kind of happy but on the more frantic parts it felt like a manic happy.
yeahh it sounds so bitter sweet to me :(
I totally agree!
It's kind of like... remembering joy you felt but can't feel anymore???? That's the vibes I get, at least
I mean its a waltz so no matter jow depressed it is I always imagine ppl dancing🤣
This is like Howl going mad after he never found Sophie or something, the war goes on because the prince isn't turned back and everything just burns.
Woah
Just like the bacon
PROMINENCE BURN
😦
Oof imagine if Sophie dies! Man it will be epic see his reaction!
Wait why did that sound evil 😂😂
It doesn't sound sad, it sounds darkly romantic.
frrrrr
FRR
Frfrfr
Agreed.
agreed
Writing an essay while listening to this, it's about to be the most elegant text anyone's ever read.
OMG I'm actually writing an essay LOL 😂
Same here!!!
Aight imma try
.... I did try making essay but it turns out to some kind of killing plan
@Asami Yep I did quite well on it, thanks!
That's the dark academia aesthetic for ya
Facts: no matter how dark or depressing you make this song, its always gonna sound beautiful.
Lucifer fallen.
Yes
dark and depressing is beautiful. the aesthetic of melancholy leaves you pondering over the sadness you feel out of nowhere .
@@alisharai3299 this is an amazing explanation
TRUE
Okay but why isn’t anyone taking about how insane this guy’s piano playing is... HOW
It's mostly arpeggios and such- he plays beautifully but the arrangement isn't absurdly difficult (like advanced beginner to intermediate). In other words- it's something you too can learn!
I don't think people needs to say it literally...people are making and imaging scenarios because this song makes them feel that way, it's giving you a message and that proofs that this guy and the song are good, so no comments needed here
It seems like this is hard but compared to other pieces and music this isn’t even close to being extremely difficult
I was freaking out since middle of it and now the thought that "all musicians are so incredibly amazing" can't seem to leave my head
Because when you are a piano player you know how a lot of these chords and octaves work. They’re still so talented! They did amazing. But playing for years it’s a lot of pattern and just knowing how to improvise. Like any art
this sounds like you’re slowly becoming the villain in your life and you don’t want to but it’s inevitable
No wonder this song speaks to me.
It is somehow like you become the villain to do good but you dont want to kill people in a war but you must defeat them and treat them like chess pawns and get the glory so the rebellion group will be happy...?
i imagine the part where it kicks up is where the villain really shows their power or insanity, in my mind I imagined an au of sorts where howl is a king and he's planning on ordering genocide onto a country he's at war at that he's been battling with for over 5 years
The f am I saying 11d ago?
Loveeeeeeeeeeeee those types those stories, but they are not that common, hero to villian.... is like what game of thrones could have been if the directors werent as terrible as they were .... we knew kalesee ambition would become her doom, but was terrible executed
Funfact! In the books the witch of the waste plays a more sinister role, she goes around Ingary stealing body parts from male wizards so she can sew them into one whole body and she will make that corpse-puppet-wizard-body-thingy into the king so she can become the Queen, throughout the book she is actually chasing howl so she can get his head and use it for her corpse-puppet
@@drae4526 That witch freaks me out till this day. Design is so disgusting (in a good way) it's making me uncomfortable. Never really understood her
@@Alczix i guess thats the point of the character
@@karyon4496 I guess
Why are the books always so fucking dark compared to the movies lmao
@@woozihae this book is more light hearted than the movie, the war hasn't happened and howl isn't fighting in it against his will, so that whole subplot (which I like a lot in the movie) is gone, the book is much more good guys Vs bad guys and that's it
Calcifer: He’s doing it again, SOPHIE
He was like this the last time a girl dumped him! - Markl 🤣
@@Chikimsan haha yes😂😂
“Guys I am in my feels”
-Howl
I'M SO DEAD WE KNOW ALL THE LINES
This is the most blessed comment thread I’ve ever seen
This perfectly describes Howl if he never met Sophie
Alternate ENDING
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FEELS
WAIT OMG YES
This is the song you hear when you pass away. And see a thin man in a suit. You know nothing of him. But in a trance you are pull towards him. You start to waltz together as you see he is a skeleton. As death waltz with you. Showing you flashes of your life. Both happy and sad you forgotten. To know your life as it fades away. Dancing into the nothingness he controls. Given final rest. And peace as he twirls you one last time and let’s go. Returning your soul to the void
How does this not have liked?! it's so poetic and beautiful!
this is beautifully written! I pictured it well with the song. Thanks Tony
@@timothygeorge233 as did I
also where are those damn ninjas cuttin onions coming from
💡
didnt smash tho
Feels like a studio ghibli rendition of Dracula and his romancing sofi.
so just dracula from castlevania
@@beansbebussin4744 netflix castlevania, the games dracula(s) are all a bunch of overdramatic assholes (including lords of shadow dracula, grandpa belmont is just a sucker for his son)
@@daniellacerdaferreira3376 Netflix Dracula is great
No matter how dark you make it. It is first and foremost, a waltz.
It gives it a tone of elegance tho 👌
"the yule ball is first and foremost, a dance"
Waltz of Darkness
What's a waltz?
@@syrityflo5130 a type of dance typically accompanied by music in 3/4 time that has elements of swing at time and swishy motions.
Howls moving castle, except the castle is creepy flying mansion instead.
Howls moving castle, except the castle is book acurate
doesn't that actually happen?
@@kartofelll What do you mean?
@@Akuliszi @ the end, it becomes a flying, smaller castle, no?
@@kartofelll Yes, at least in the movie. Maybe it's not creepy, but it's flying
the most interesting thing is that the original score actually has quite a bit of a bittersweet and nostalgic feeling to it yet somehow still merry at the same time, almost like two sides to a coin, but balancing right on the edge of it not flipping to either side. this dark version is like if someone intervened and gave the coin a little push, making it fall face-up on the bittersweet side without the sweet.
Now it's just bitter, like the non-existent heart of the wizard in the rumors.
*“Howl’s Abandoned Castle”*
GREAT
''Howl's Haunted Castle''
If I can add: "Howl's Creeping Fortress"
OOOO
OOOOHH CHILLSSS
THIS. This is the struggle in Howl as he's turning himself into a monster in desperation to save everyone, and Sophie.
Perhaps oddly, this version did not strike me as "dark" or "depressive," but rather passionate and invigorating. I quite liked the original song, but this version I loved.
Yeah, it doesn't really do it for me as "dark and depressive" at all. Changing the pitch doesn't automatically make it so. I agree with your view on this.
same!
And here I was thinking it was odd that I found this version way more romantic than the original.
Agreed
@@Telarii they did more than change pitch but I understand what you mean. I love this version so much tho
For my book nerds:
The villain dancing with the villainess at a ball. They’re both playing a mind game with each other while in step. Everybody is looking at them. Suddenly, the villainess mentions something to the villain that makes him panic. The tension rises between them. The dancing gets more hectic as the conversation gets more intense. Eventually, the villainess has the last word, crushing the villain. They bow to each other as the song ends. He stares at her as she walks away from him. He realizes, she is a threat and that he is in love.
PS, howl’s moving castle is my comfort movie. I love this cover so much. Thank you for it!!
Niice
I know this is supposed to be a dark version, but I'm over here imagining dancing in the Ballroom scene of Labyrinth and couldn't be happier.
We thought about the same thing 😂
Omg yes
yeeeess
True, but it also makes me think of the “Once Upon a December” ballroom scene in Anastasia
@@Radiant_Allomancer love that scene and song. i can imagine sophie and howl dancing to this in a ballroom
Sophie:
Calcifer: He did this last time a girl broke up with him
Sophie: Oh, you’re just being dramatic.
Calcifer: is he gonna die?
Sophie: a little tantrum isn't gonna kill anyone
Y'all istg- ✋😂
I just saw the movie for the first time, I loved it hahaha
I thought Markle said that 🤔
The dark side of the merry-go-round of life: death
Underrated comment
merry-go-round of the afterlife
This is poetic
ouch
this deserves more likes xD
what i find amazing about this is how the song isn't depressive or dark, as it was inclined to be. but rather pulling and intriguing. you can't help but focus your attention on the music, its almost "seductive" if you will. its interesting how such a tone can have such an affect on someone.
this aint howl’s moving castle this is howl’s stationary dungeon
Idk how your comment isn't the most popular it's by far the best
i shouldnt have laughed that hard
Why is “stationary dungeon” so funny??????
😂
@@JoyAndWhimsy17 Because it's kinda the opposite of "Moving Castle"?
Howl when his hair color got messed up.
underrated comment!
lol that part of the movie scared me as a kid honestly
Omg haha! That is one of my favorite scenes in the movie and book
@@Isabel-ip5ux LOL Mine too!!!
"There's no point in living if I can't be beautiful."
@@Ghost-kt9et
*guess I’ll die-*
If Howl actually did eat girl's hearts:
@luke kang no no he didn’t but in the movie there were girls who gossip that howl was a wizard that would eat a woman heart but in reality he doesn’t
@@Jen-wh6vh From my memory, there is also a passage in the novel ("château de Hurle" in french, but the original title is still "Howl's Castle" as the movie I guess) where it refers to these gossip too 😂
But actually, I can't remember if in the book Howl eats girls' heart or not 🤔
@@perlin7929 he doesn't, in the book the rumors says he rip off girl's hearts ! (Y'all should read the trilogy if you have not ! I found it to be way way way better than the film, which I'm fond of)
...Je confirme, le livre est génialissime, encore meilleur que le film a mon humble avis, en plus il continue l'histoire 😍
I see that sidon pfp 👀
SIIIDDDDOOOOONNNN
1:56
THIS moment is so magical I can't stop coming back for this
*Book Howl in his overly dramatic depressive episodes be like:*
he the biggest drama queen of them all tbh.
Accurate lmao
"May all your bacon burn."
I literally love Calcifer so much! 😂
omggg
LMAO I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT
"She likes my SPARK!!!!"
I don't cook! I'm a scary and powerful fire demon! Named CALCIFER!
This version is how Howl sees himself lol
Michael: Howl’s not wicked
Howl: yes, I am *plays this*
Lol his name isn’t Michael but okay
@@joslynjayde3939 It is, in the book
@@smolpochi but this is a song from the Japanese adaptation, in which his name is Markl. Nice try though.
@@anilax9158 first of all, it’s they’re, not their. I don’t argue with people who don’t know basic grammar. Secondly, the “original book” is irrelevant in this scenario, because the song is from the adaptation.
@@joslynjayde3939 Yea but the quote you were responding to was from the book, so in this case, the "adaptation" is irrelevant in this scenario, because they were talking about the book, you moron.
I would have the original played at my wedding while I would have this one on my funeral (or my divorce, whichever ones comes sooner)
id actually want this on my wedding i like this better but that is a good idea TT
pov: you opened Howl’s youtube history after his hair changed colors
LMAO
LOL WHAT THE- YES
UNDERRATED
AHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHSH
What does this mean? Someone please explain
Listening to this while struggling to open a can of beans makes you feel some sort of way
edit: why is this getting so much attention dear god
This was way too specific
For anyone who actually cares, with the help of 2 can openers and a butter knife I did get it open
@@s4turnn524 aight cool, enjoy your beanss XD
I need a whole anime just for this
@@s4turnn524 used at the same time, or seperately? i can imagine you holding the butter knife in your teeth, stabbing at the can with two can openers stuck in it
“Calcifer, eat all the eggshells and don’t let a single one of them live.”
LMAOAOAOAOOAHSJSHSJSHSSHJSSJS
EGGSHELLSSTARWGTWBSCAU
I love your profile picture taken from doukyuusei, hahahaha
@@Murorik0 there's already two people that knew of my profile picture and i'm wondering.. HOW
@@daziiru lol.. I know because it was a very fun frame
this is like when howl is fighting the wars and making his body suffer from the constant transformations. its just a mood and a state of living set over a well established perspective of one man.
very nice
*opens discription*
"No sheets"
*falls to my knees* WHY THIS WORLD IS SO CRUEL
LITERALLY
they are in the caption now!
Golden hair Howl:
Me: I would hit that
Dark hair Howl: I’m ugly
Me: I would hit that
Bald Howl:
Me: WOULD HIT THAT
same
why would you hit how-
*_oh_*
Do you really think he will be alive if he goes bald 💀
i did simp from the first scene but the dark hair was THE push
I like your cut g
This is Howl's version, while the original version is Sophie's version
omg you are so right
Omg it's so true??
@@alexia7803 nooo, it's not true but it's my interpretation!
😳😳😳😳
y e s
This sounds so good.
Everytime when you hit a note it feels like dancing in the dark in a hall of an castle.
Every note you hit is one step in the dark.
This is so beautiful 😭😍
this feels like being trapped in a celebration or ballroom gathering with the fae, and slowly going insane as you realize the party has been going on for too long, and eventually you do escape and realize you've been missing for 60 years and everyone you knew is dead
Daamn I want a story
Write a Wattpad fic rn
k-12 shit
So basically, the tale of Urashima Taroo? Sounds fitting
What
No matter how sinister this sounds there's always such a feeling of sadness hidden within Howl's young heart. This song feels almost as though it's expressing Howl's sadness.
really great comment but i just died laughing at ur username I'm sorry
True
pov: you're running away from the hot villain in a gothic novel and he's catching up
end key he catches you
I mean.....I'd let him catch me.
yep.. this is going in my mental file of what to fantasize about before bed
@@linkingglagoon8254 why not play hard to get? ✋😂
No le sabes al POV
It sounds like someone solo dancing a waltz they previously shared with their partner who’s now gone and they’re reminiscing on the past happy memories they shared together but the thought of them being gone fills them with anger.
This is what played in Howl’s head when he went thru his emo phase of his orange hair
A bit unrelated but I loved every colour his hair was or when people edit it differently like I feel like he can suit any hair
@@lilyburton683 me too
PLS LMAO
I cackleddd man when he said he was ugly as a red/orange head 😂😂😂😂 while my friend who was a red head sat next to me 😂😂😳✋🏼✋🏼
@@heidigarcia6180 OAJSOAKSJJDFJ DAMN IMAGINE BEING DRAGGED BY HOWL 💀💀💀💀
This version is how Howl views himself and the original is how Sophie views him 🥺
edit: i was just being a Howl fangirl and now i'm literally so stoked that 13k+ people agree with me too hehe
Wait.... That actually kinda makes sense
mds..
While in the books: Howl views is the original and Sophie is this version.
@@wongdc3993 *_You are so wong about that._*
I'm sorry I saw the chance and I leapt.
omg that makes so much sense...
If the Howl from the actual book had a theme then this would be it...
Book trash
ah i agree
Where can i have a copy of the book?🤧
Theres a book... HEH?!?!?!
@@yellow_bees6807 yeah theirs a book, book came first, its the original, all the book people hates the movie
This is the inside of the Howl' s heart before he met with Sophie...
note: everyone says he doesnt have a heart or his heart is calcifer etc... GUYS PLS FOCUS TO THE MAIN TOPIC AND CHILL :d
He didn't have a heart though 🤔
Hmmm.... feels like I've seen you before.. ur profile pic..
By any chance, have you seen the Movie Shoujo Tsubaki on youtube?
Yeah
@@miamckay7613 he has half heart and another half is calcifer
YOOOOOOO OMG YES
I can imagine a scene while listening to this.. Howl in his castle alone, heart broken, depressed nd ugly( according to him), playing a piano like a crazy man nd crying..
I loved this cover. This gives a feeling if solitude.
Its giving Davy Jones from POTC, so much anger and chaos masking a broken heart fueled by magic
Ok but I feel like that would make a great animatic. Someone should make one. Maybe I should make one.
"according to him"
"what's the purpose of life if you don't look good?" Howl, after accidentally dying his hair black
I'M SORRY I JUST FIND THE "Howl in his castle alone, heartbroken, depressed and ugly (according to him)" SO FUNNY IDK WHY LMFAOOOO
@@sehqqq-inactive Hahaha lol he is dramatic af
This really isn't anymore depressing. It still maintains the same fantastical feel to me but adds more tension
sounds more mysterious and dramatic but not depressing
I love how this is a whole new song, not just merry go round of life in a minor scale, occasionally going down an octave
This would have actually fit pretty well into the movie if we got more scenes with Howl and his internal struggle. We see it often in the movie, how he’s a good person who cares for his friends. But there’s still a darkness to him. That was something Sophie and him had to face together.
OMG! I did not know I needed that-
Went from "Howl's Moving Castle" to "Howl's Cursed Castle"
The legend has arrived
WHY R U EVERY JUST
WHY
Is your plan to comment on every single youtube video
I wonder how many total videos this guy is on
Go away
remember:
A protagonist would give you up for the rest of the world
A villain would give the world up for you
Brooo 🤧🤧
And/or: villain would give the world to you
@@SongOfMiniChaos i-
Yoo 😆😤
Tryna make me simp for the villains😤😤ok you have succeeded
The reason why i love this so much is that its the perfect soundtrack for the book. There's more of a mystery setting in the book that makes you wonder if he eats hearts and Sophie explores his life trying to uncover his secrets.
If the movie was more accurate to how Howl actually was in the original story, then this would be the theme tune.
true
?
Who’s the author because there are a few different books with different authors?
@@therealhowljenkins8622 thank you 🙏🏽
The movie is how Howl portrays the story, and the book is how Sofie portrays it.
This ain't howl's moving castle this is Howl's dead castle.
Your profilepicture makes this comment a 100 times better djsksksk
LMAO
*windshield laughter*😂
howl's static castle
It kinda gives off an undead vibe like everything is coming back to life for the first time in centuries
You know, my ex of 10 years loved this movie and would frequently play this exactly song on our piano. It always sounded sweet to me, when she played. About five years ago, on our anniversary I walked in on her sleeping with my best friend with a ring I had gotten her to propose in my pocket. Needless to say, I never proposed. Every since then I've never been able to hear the song without Breaking down which sucks because I genuinely enjoyed the song and the movie. This iteration feels right to me, in a twisted way. Thank you, even if it wasn't your intention.
i'm sorry to hear that, you definitely didn't deserve it. i hope you're doing better these days. take care
That’s pretty rough dude
Sorry, but did you punch or stab ur bf or smth? Cuz it really batsht moments
Damn, Don't worry boy , You'll get Another fish or maybe just heal your heart first with your family and Friends!
Oh damn im sorry that happened to u. Really sucks but i hope everything is better for u now.
0:16 right at that second, my alexa turned on on itself, as if the song was waking her up
Alt. Universe: Sophie dies, Howl's heart burns out. Howl Turns evil and destroyes the country. Hatred consumes him and he brings misery and despair to all who stand in his wake.
Wow I love Castelvania Season One
@@bazpugmire635 I was going to comment same thing xDDDDD
aw cute 😍
I'd still simp for him ngl
@@moonstone6133 mood
howl's moving castle but its the book not the ghibli movie
The book is a whole lot darker for sure
@@raven3689 I got it at the library but I’m sure you can find it online somewhere
agreed
honestly i didn't find the book to be very dark, tbh i'd even argue the film was darker with the focus of the war and stuff, but it was it a brilliant book anyway!
@@loriflanagan7486 I can see your point. The focus on war is generally darker, but there are things in the book that were a lot more creepy to me that weren’t in the movie. I won’t say what they are here but I think you know if you’ve read it 😂
If Howl really was the Wizard people thought he would be.
You are truly an amazing artist man... you knew how to attract your audience and draw them through your music... you made us travel to reality
Plot twist: Howl was actually the witch of the waste who’s obsessed with Sophie.
Oh.
My.
Word.
😂😂
@Enya is Sad
_OH NO U DID NOT-_
😂
slur:P 😂😂😂✌️
or even better, the witch's son 👁👁
edit: the witch doesn't have a son ik bUT WHAT IF
wth
This feels like you're dancing at the midnight hour, bathing the moonlight on your balcony
You can imagine all the deep intense thoughts/feelings you want with this song, but probably the most canon is:
It's a dark room, lit only by a few red-flamed candles. Creepy things dangle from the ceiling, and there's silver chains. Howl is writhing about the room, emitting the most heart-wrenching sounds ever to come from man or beast. Blood stains his loose ruffled shirt on the left side, right by his heart which he is gripping with a equally blood-soaked hand. An organ plays itself in a melody that could only have come from Hell. All is despair.
Then a beam of light pierced the abyss of death. Who is the radiant figure that stands within the center of the blinding light? Howl raised his ashen hand to shield his blood-red eyes-
"HOWL, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!!!!!! I leave for FIVE MINUTES TO GET VEGETABLES FOR DINNER AND THIS IS WHAT YOU DO????? CLEAN THIS MESS UP RIGHT NOW AND COME SET THE TABLE!!!!"
"....Yes, Sophie."
Howl waves a hand and the room returns to its usual cheery state, and the raspberry-flavored "blood" on his shirt disappears instantly.
He sulks off the the bathroom to pout for 10 minutes until Sophie yells at him to get out of there and help her.
That seems extremly accurate. XDD
Perfect. You got them both to a t!
for the first time in 12 years I feel inspired to learn something new on the piano
everyone: such beautiful song! very dark and pretty!
me: t h e h a n d s o f t h i s h u m a n a r e t a l e n t e d a n d b e a u t i f u l w t f
Is that you, Kira?
@@thefroglord257 BRUH
love your pfp 🗿
kira yoshikage confirmed
Just like your profile pic-
This feels like a psychopath enjoying a hunt and killing his prey.
Omg this fits so well it's unnerving
This comment has unlocked memories I never had
If Patrick Bateman could play the piano. Its Patrick Batman.
did someone say hannibal-
feels like it should be part of the beastars soundtrack
What howl plays at Sophie’s funeral, realizing the aging spell also cuts her life short
(Spoilers if haven’t watched movie)
So pretty much the spell was actually broken. I’m the beginning of the movie when Sophie meets Calcifier if you remember if you watched the movie, Sophie and Calcifier make a deal: if Sophie breaks Calcifier a curse to turn free him from his fire form/ contract he would break Sophie’s spell that made her older. So if you have watched the movie then you know that Calcifier is Howls heart but Howl made a contract with the kingdom which led to them stealing Howls heart not necessarily stealing but leaving his heart from his body so that’s why you see Calcifier (his heart)
in a fire form where he can’t do anything but to move or power Howls moving castle that’s why in the movie when Sophie took Calcifier out of the house the Castle fell apart. But if you remember well enough in the movie Sophie gets Calcifier and puts it into Howl eventually Howl restores his energy’s and breaks the curse of contract meaning that Calcifier would now brake Sophie spell which he did at the end of the movie that’s why she turned young again and they lived Happily Ever after :)
@@moomoomedows5026 lol I’ve seen it and know the spell was broken. Just a hypothetical
bruuhh or in the book if sophie had been killed by the witch (or something?? don't remember exact details) because howl couldn't get to her in time to save her
@@naritruwireve1381 I need to read that book right now ._..
@@naritruwireve1381 Oh she didn't die.
Crazy how switching up notes and speed makes things sound so dark when they’re light and so light when they’re dark! Wowww
A Villian who loves a kind woman, Sophie trying to show him that the world isn't that bad
If Tim Burton would have been the director of Howl’s Moving Castle
I call this ✨ Underrated✨
I want to see that-
Ngl now I kinda want him to an alt version of Howl's Moving Castle, especially since he'd probably keep the part of The Witch of the Waste stealing male wizard's body parts to create the perfect being
i want to see that
Agreed! This reminds me of Corpse Bride
Howl's moving castle meets Tim Burton
HAHDGHSJ yes
Lmao so the original book or so I've heard XD
yessss
Omg yes!
wait- that would be interesting
I imagine Sophie clutching onto Howl as the darkness and world is swallowed whole- glimmers of the war shown. Ambers spiralling and rocks shooting by as Howl holds her to his chest.
And the chaos spirals around them as Howl's claws show through.. The fires singe his feathers and Sophie scared for Howl- just howl.
Brilliant song, I love listening to it on occasions and allowing my imagination to run through the dark steps of some sort of gothic ballroom-! Quite brillant.
Can we just appreciate the person that composed this masterpiece, please? It is literally beautiful.
Joe Hisaishi,,, he's absolutely amazing
Anyone wanna dress up in old poofy wedding dresses and dance in an abandoned ballroom in the middle of The forest to this song forever with me? 😩
Lets goooo👏🙌
Just call me Lil Nell
Heck ya!
That sounds fun
I would love to ✨
Howl's Moving Castle where Howl is actually the villain but Sophie falls for him anyway
I need a fanfiction/alternate version for this because that is an amazing concept right there
@@Malakai__WeLoveYouMafumafu well, just read the book hahahaha that's the plot
Moma I'm inlove with a criminal😭
@@basuramistika9530 tell me more
@@basuramistika9530 well not EXACTLY 🤣
This video made me watch Howls Moving Castle, such an incredible performance, this could have been the movietheme!
But imagine if Sophie did die when she fell, and Howl can't accept it. Howl playing this in the middle of a pool of blood. Gahd that's way more like it.
:(
and rain comes
On his guitar that he can't play
Which scene are you talking about? When they first meet?
@@dokjakim2304 nopee. When calcifer almost went out.
"I see no point in living if I can't be beautiful."
-Howl, 2004
*edit: I fixed the things I got wrong lol 😂
Best quote
“I see no point in living if I can’t be beautiful.” Get it right
Me: facepalm
@@yarriegiddings8533 damn girl, sis snapped ^o^
@@yarriegiddings8533 oof my bad lol 😂
This comment section made me realize people don’t know how to spell Sophie.
I was thinking the same, but just let them be,it's funny 😂
Sofi 😂
Imma go on a whim and say that it’s probably been spelt ‘Sofi’ somewhere in Japanese subs or some official Ghibli release 🤷🏻♀️
In japanese, you would spell it Sofi hatta, the subtitles spell it Sophie hatter, so no one is in the wrong lol.
There’s two ways of spelling it. Sophie & Sofie.
@@Sophie-ds9cu memento mori!
You turned a beautiful piece of music into the perfect villain theme. Outstanding job.
This is the theme that would play if howl actually fell Into his eternal darkness if it wasn't for Sophie.
That changes the whole story
that'd be reaaally fitting but also tragic
I like to think this would be a fitting song if the rumors about howl (stealing the hearts of beautiful young girls) were true and he unintentionally stole Sophie’s heart and caused harm to her and his guilt and anxiety begin to eat away at him throughout the song until, like you said, his eternal darkness finally takes hold and corrupts him.
I’m not sure how this was in my recommended but I ain’t complaining
They’re dancing about the room, dark clothes and a melancholy feeling creeping up their spine. The music continues and they still dance, almost like a puppeteer doing it’s magic. And soon they’re both spinning about each other and holding hands, arm strewn around his neck and hands around her waist. Feet stepping to the beat and not a single misstep. The music swaying them, like an enchanting sound that has never been heard before. Eyes looking at each other deeply as the music swifts them into a dip and soon...the music stops.....and it was almost like he was never there. Only the smell of him remained, along with the sound of rain, looking to the left, you realize that the whole wall that was once there is gone now, it is wide open, the rain and thunder making an appearance. Looking about the room, it’s cold, chilly, ‘How did I even get here?’ And then you saw a painting on one of the walls, it was the same boy who spun you around the room.....along with two older figures who appeared to be his parents. ‘But I was just with him’.......
Bro..... IF YOU DONT BECOME A WRITER RN!!
@@2kwithoutvideos501 thank you so much! I’ve considered becoming a writer but I’m not sure if I want to become one. But it is one of my favorite hobbies to do! So thank you and have a good day.
This is absolutely beautiful..
@@I_GET_NO_SL33P thank you! It means a lot!
so cool!!!
Art at its finest… pure emotion and passion. Amazing.
For some reason I’ve always found comfort in the darkness. This dark iteration of the song is comforting to me idk why. Hope others can relate
It's nice to know we're not alone in the feelings we experience. Forgot the origin of this quote, but "art comforts the disturbed and disturbs the comforted"
Same
@@catnolikevegetals2662 i think i hear that once upon a time
When i hear this song, i am imagining the horror of war...dead people, rising technology, more casualties, no hesitation and more
I see darkness as merely too accepting , yet always kind as they can be . A mother to all that light leaves behind
"You're waltzing with your villain/captor and as you two dance you learn more about their traumatic life and have a heart to heart about each other's struggles and slowly you both notice a mutual care towards the other bloom" vibes
Now this, sounds perfect👏 gotta draw 2 oc based on this now thank u XD
I would pay to see a story with this theme.
Aww, thanks so much for the nice comments! ^^
@@wasshi_9990_sumi ur in luck coz im making a story with that kind of theme :d
You can’t even imagine the goosebumps I get after the “intro” of this song. Honestly every time I listen to this I just keep increasing the volume because this can’t be heard loud enough, it just speaks to my heart in some way I can’t express so well. I hope you know what great influence you have on people like me, who get firssion and everything from music. My heart is beating faster when I hear this and I feel goosebumps and tingles all over my back. One of the most beautiful masterpieces I ever listened to, and I practically listen to music 24/7. So wonderful ❤️
What a compliment!
I usually don’t comment on videos much but you deserve all the reach. You deserve everything, this video must have taken so much work and dedication, thank you for blessing my ears with this and may this video reach many people :)