I played Unravel at Harvard University.... (Animenz's version)
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
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This was my piano performance for the 2023 SSP Talent Show. This piece was one of my favorite pieces and also the first Animenz piece I saw on RUclips. After watching Animenz’s Unravel video, I was motivated to learn that piece after quitting piano for almost 10 years. This piece took me a year to learn and I still can’t play it perfectly so pls don’t judge. Also I got nervous on stage so I started speeding up idk why I do that lol.
I hope you enjoy the video! :)
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Btw I actually read all the comments 👀
Y’all’s comments really motivates me so thank u 🫶
Guys help me let’s try to get Animenz see this video!!!
wow, 6 minutes ago, it was unexpected, hahah. You played great!
Holy fuck dude...
The amount of persistence and dedication it must've took...
Plus the magnificence of that performance as the sound of the notes echo inside the hall... magnifique!
bro ur underated
@@nubgabriel6655 thank u thank u
wow it has been 9 monthes
"Im just a regular highschool student"
lol
*cue the title screen and song*
😂
its a university
Sorry for the bad and wrong joke 😞
The way the crowd was holding their applause right till the last second when he took his hands off the key shows how great of an audience they were!!
Well they *are* some of the most intelligent students in the county.
@@destroniumwastaken very true
That's just proper etiquette
@@gamerman6405 true. But I feel like every time I see a talent show, they are always crazy. You will never hear interruptions in concerts, but talent shows aren't the same.
@@mpgodjr well its a piano performance done in a professional setting they should at least have proper etiquette
Audience:is that Mozart?bach?
The kid at the corner no its:Toru Kitajima
"pushes glasses with middle finger"
*“Light shines off glasses giving off a glare”*
"Smirks mischievously"
*snorts* "fools..."
*farts violently or somthin*
“To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable.” ― Ludwig van Beethoven
I can see the passion in your playing man, keep it up. I hope to one day be as good as you ❤
Hard quote
@@mastermazbot definitely made me hard
@@mastermazbot Obviously, it comes from arguebly the greatest pianist of all time.
@@Lilo_D._Boomok
I seen this comment just as soon as he started playing more louder, perfect timing!
1:36 those dudes in the front jamming, those guys are so cultured, they know this song!
If you use those emojis ever again I'm finding your location 😭
Wait how is that a thing 😆
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@@adlyhassan
@@NovaLock
The fact that this still sounds sad and melancholic shows that even on just a compositional level this song was written to be tragic. Props to you for managing to translate that so well with only the piano, not to mention zero usage of technology to mix & master it. For what it's worth I think your year-long efforts were worth it.
@@Brotried97 which does not mean they convey melancholy in a better way.
Greatnperformance by him, but the real legend is animenz who arranged this for the piano.
bro this is literally the BEST performance of Unravel on a piano I have ever heard, and I have heard many
That’s cap. You should listen to the original cover!
You need to see more then, this ain't the best one, but it's definitely epic, not to mention in front of all those audiences
the original doesn't have mistakes, and this player took some liberties in changing parts the arrangement
IMO, it’s not the best. But it hit so much harder than the others
Maybe because you are seeing the effort from this madlad
Or you’re absolutely immersed as if you were there
It just hits different
@@Proxy606 I’ve been play the piano since I was 4 I’m 20 now. I didn’t say it was horrible. Just said it wasn’t the best I’ve heard. And I’ve heard a lot of peoples cover and it was really good
This is exactly what everybody imagined doing when listening to animenz's version of Unravel
yessss
“What would you be playing?”
“I’m unraveling my talent in front of you”
the mistakes pale in comparison to the sound that you filled the room with tthat day, so honestly excellent performance
Thank you so much ❤🫶
@@Leoeoeour amazing
I got the 69th like
yes i agree!! it definitely blended in like it was apart of the act
What mistakes? 🔥
I bet u felt like the main character while performing this piece good job man
Lol I did but it’s more like when I finished and bowed
If u ever get a chance like this again i think they would enjoy jojo openings😆@@Leoeoeo
Respect for playing the most difficult version of the piece. I admire you're ambition to play something of this difficulty and the courageousness of playing it in front of a crowd.
Bro lives in everyone's dream
Don’t ever stop dreaming cuz it may come true one day. This was my dream three years ago
@@LeoeoeoI really got motivated but you
How have i just seen this video 8 months later
same
same lol
Same
same
Same
Out here everyone was imagining this, but this guy actually did it himself
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you can tell people who know from people who don't know, amazing performance, after ten years is crazy, your skill retension makes me jealous
this was what yt was meant to be . a place to showcase ur talent and efforts and bro really bought it back.
hats off to u mate it was an amazing performance i dunno much abt piano but that looked like a lot of effort it was absolutely worth it.
man thats my dream IRL. You have just let me see it a bit more clearly, thank you amazing performance
My pleasure! Hope ur dream comes true one day!!
I'm here to judge you the good way.
The nervousness that you feel is the longing of sharing your joy of something combined with fear of negative criticism/ruining what you want it to personally be.
Speeding up in a live performance can add to the musical effect, if you're not performing a strict classical piece for a snob society I don't think it really matters. It can be a bad habit or a good one, in this case it wasn't particularly bad at all.
Playing something perfectly that you did not personally create is like saying "I can basically do what no human can do to begin with". Quite literally perfection does not exist except in a subjective world. Objectively perfection is the quality you wish to achieve which is a personal (subjective) thing just the same.
Like it's technically bad practice to want to be like a robot. It really takes away dynamic context completely to do-so.
I.E when composers create a modern solo piano composition or arrangement they generally say "I would like to see x interpretation of this" which quite literally means they WANT other pianists to play it differently to gather more depth of perspective! (Or in many cases as simple as wanting to appreciate their creations in a different way.)
There are more ways to bring a SINGLE musical works to life than there are stars in the sky.
Now that we have cleared up your position, the origins position, the reality of perfection, and the importance of perspective--
This only leaves the audience.
The audience in 99% of cases are nowhere near the level you are neither physically nor mentally.
They have no idea when you make a mistake, they have no idea what speed it's supposed to be, they don't know what key you are playing in, they don't even know what Tokyo Hhoul even is or what the original composition sounds like!!!
None of this matters to an untrained listener. What matters is what you did, rocked it in a way any normal listener could enjoy in a 5 minute sitting.
With all that said, BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!
It was an excellent performance of an extremely high level postmodern piano arrangement, even including MULTIPLE variations of arrangements. There are people who would only "do better" because people know their names, rather than "they played it better". There are people who could literally "play it better" but they don't matter, they weren't sitting at the grand piano that night, you were!
@@Pescen1517 To judge something is to develop an opinion/conclusion about something. It doesn't mean literally to look down on somebody or to think negatively about them.
It's just more common in humans to develop negative conclusions so people take that as a given.
You're possibly mistaking a dismissive comparison as a "consolation" which is simply to exclaim that ones relationship with their instrument and affect on the audience has nothing to do with anybody else bu themselves.
Or perhaps you read like 10 words and arrived at conclusions to judge my words without taking the time to understand what I have said.
@@Pescen1517 In fact, i'll humor myself by replying to this more literally:
Feedback points I made in my previous comment:
1. Nervousness is normal
2. Tempo that doesn't comply with an original score/arrangement marking does not = bad for solo performance typically.
3. Humans are humans and perfection is a matter of perspective. (Literally means it isn't real, it's just one persons ideal of what is perfect to them!)
4. Not playing like a robot is a good thing. (I don't think this requires clarification? I hope not anyway it's pretty obvious from how I worded it in the original comment.)
5. Any given piece of music is subject to difference and no single human is subject to impose a change against the creativity of another musician. (Literally means you can do whatever you want with music, including making your own genre destroying arrangements of any given piece of music....... Need I say more?)
6. Non-musicians do not hear/notice/realize the things trained ears do. Criticism of ones own self is common in redundant aspects when the reality of live performance pertains to what the audience hears/sees. Not what the top 1% of musical minds in the world think.
7. My final feedback was a combo of "wow that's multiple advanced arrangements nobody has ever actually played like this before, the audience enjoyed it, and so did I."
Not a simple "excellent performance of an extremely high level" You aren't even interpreting the words here correctly in how the sentence is arranged. While english mechanics aren't exactly my speciality... It isn't all that complicated.
It refers to being a postmodern piece that literally only the top % of pianists in the world even try...? I mean are you just trying to be negative when I commented to be positive & uplifting?
@@NinjaChan-f5i🤓🤡
@@NinjaChan-f5i🤓🤡
@@Pescen1517 Have you nothing more to say of your troll nonsensical statement being debunked into the ground?
Edit:
I mean I could start ranting about how you misused the term feedback to begin with by providing an unrelated example for context.
Saying someone enjoyed a performance is not constructive criticism, it is expression of appreciation. Stating the level of a piece is not a form of constructive criticism. It is simply a theoretical measurement of difficulty...? Hard to put that any more simply.
Fact is, my entire message is littered with messages that could help them improve in countless ways.
I don't know why negative little youtube trolls like you need to come along and spread negativity to people even in small corners like this. It's disturbing and regressive. In fact it makes 0 sense at all.
I would assume the following about you:
1. You probably don't play piano at all
2. You likely have no education in music nor performance
3. You apparently don't know basic english words such as "judge" (to form an opinion/conclusion) and "feedback" (a form of reaction/interaction which directly correlates to input that provides outlets towards improvement)
4. You're probably a perpetual societal plague who lives off of other peoples misery.
5. I would even go as far as saying you probably don't have any friends or anybody to talk about meaningful things with.
Kindly take a moment to consider your words/actions with a logical point of view instead of your personally biased point of view.
You might realize you can be a better person soon after!
So cool ! The mix between the livestream and the original version of Animenz is insane !
I loved the unravel the world part
Hahah yes I really liked his intro part
I loved the part where he said it's unraveling time and started unraveling all over the place
@@pierrotzzzima edge over you if I ever see you again lil bro😭😭
@@arwin1794 ??? 💀
I loved how you blended the different Animenz unravels. So sick
i watched this on tiktok before and now it was recommended on my youtube, i'm glad i listened to this again
This is fate man
I was just skipping my lesson while checking RUclips, now I got goosebumps and my feelings can't be described...
Man, i really love what you've done there, thanks to you, I'm feeling a lot better after my stressful morning
jesus the sound is just so clean, pls don't quit piano, I love your performance 😭😭😭
I mean, the raw emotions from just the piano are mind blowing. Your efforts were not wasted, if you were able to reproduce the emotions and the atmosphere like that.
its a FLIPPING HARD Piece so Well done on you for even doing this LIVE in front of so many people !!!
The few "sloppy"/sped-up parts you had are actually fine, because it feels like it fits the tone of the song. Well done 👍
This video just showed up on my fyp and I clicked on it thinking:"let's give it a try"
But the way you played was absolutely stunning. You've got my respect. (And not just because I love the opening😂)
just know that your video made me go back down the spiral of unravel rabbit hole that I went through years ago
You had a 10 year pause? That's insane man.
Awesome playing!
The craziest part of this video his having his phone on stage LOL
Crazy that you quit for almost 10 years. Glad that you found your passion for it again :) Keep it up, I hope you find more arrangements and songs that will catch you like this one has.
We need animenz himself to comment
The emotions that can be displayed on a piano is just insane, as a guitarist i am always blown away by the way piano can literally paint a colorful image with just black and white keys.
no lol .. guitar and violin can convey and do a lot more emotion than piano lol...piana don't even have bending and or sustain sound
"I'm just a normal college student playing anime song at my college"
"What college?"
"That small college in Boston"
...
Ahaha the small college in Boston is so fr they all say that
Even though this song is overplayed in memes and stuff, your performance brings me back to the first time I heard it in the anime...chills
I fantasize about playing this piece every so often 🥹
This is actually extremely good. I aspire to be this talented at piano.
If I were the boss of a multi billion dollar company i would hire you as the ceo just so you could play that song all the time
this was so amazing, love the dynamics and I can tell you put a lot of feeling into it!
Thank you so much!!
Godly
00:37 ahh old memories
Clicking on this video and not knowing the song until this moment
@@novakthegodking good for you mate
ahhh!! you took a photo with the crowd afterwards, that's so cute!!
youtube recommended this a bit late to me, but I'd like to say that you played really, really well, especially for someone who hasn't been playing for nearly a decade, it was an incredible performance 💌
the selfie at the end HAHHAH bro that was amazing, congrats
Yo why this doesn't have more views, truly underrated!!!
Anyway i hope you still keep going harder than last time!!
The amount of hard work you put into practicing this piece really shows itself with your performance! Lots of passion. I was smiling so hard throughout the entire video just by seeing how you played, and you did so well! Kudos!
your performance and passion poured into the piece is more valuable than anxiety or wrong notes, cuz it shows that you're willing to put your best into the moment, especially the mid song runs. mad respect bro✨✨💪
dude unleashed that shit.
great performance!
"If you had to write a story as me being the main character, it would certainly be... tragedy."
this was bro's moment and i'm here for it absolutely
Animenz one of the best players in the world and this boy would’ve Animenz in the future 🎉
Welldone! I cant believe you played so well after that 10 stop. Love the vibe at the end ❤😂
I swear you play it by yourself and your like wow I can do this perfectly every single time and go to play in front of a crowd and your like wtf am I doing. Anyways that required a great amount of hard work great job man.
Could be one of the moment that you’ll live to look back
It is worth going to such piano concerts. What is presented here in the film and the music does not reflect it in reality. Being there live is indescribable, something wonderful
dude ur amazing man. u played it so well. don't quit piano!
This must be the best unravel piano cover I’ve ever heard, I tried to sing along and it was just perfect! You’re so skilled, seriously
Bro that was majestic. I'm watching it like i was in there you're actually one of the best musicians I've ever listened to
dude those pics at the end must have gone so hard
i deadass just slammed an entire plate of eggs and hashbrowns while listening to this
Had my own SSP talent show moment almost 10 years ago now (that's a weird thing to say), and I'm glad to see that the tradition lives on ❤
Omg I can’t believe someone from ssp 10 years ago watched this video lol
Can I connect with u on LinkedIn or something :D
That guy at front was getting vibes❤
This is soo good, don't ever quit piano dude
I am on the exact same journey right now except with "My soul your beats"
Love this for you.
Man, you really made that piano sing. I can't express how big of a smile this put on my face despite hearing this piece an untold number of times over the last decade. Bravo, please keep playing!!
Okay, but why am I crying now? 😭 Congrats, it's absolutely beautiful!
i came to this video with a calm bored mood. a total bored face. Left the video crying profusely as i remembered Kaneki's long journey.
truly an amazing piece of work.
I'm thankful RUclips recommended your video, I hear the small mistakes you have made, but frankly you have played a hard piece of piano that I don't even know if I would be capable to play.
So, GG!
That's so sick man! Great playing! It's such a difficult song to play
I love it when such videos hit the algorithm. Sounds amazing!
I Love this connection between these parts of humanity. Anime is still frowned upon by so many people, because they don't know what kind of beauty it can bring to us, that it is not a genre, but an art form which combines brilliant storytelling, astounding visuals and incredible pieces of music to make us smile, laugh, scream and cry. On that day you shook the world and ripped cracks into the walls of ignorance that still divides so many people. Great job, I bow to you.
Never heard of this version before. But it’s by far the peak. You’ve ascended bro.
Im suprised no one yelled when you transitioned to unravel. I would have been so hyped but also its harvard. Good job my guy
BRO IT'S MY FAVOURITE UNRAVEL COVER SO FAR 💗🙏
This made a smile pop on my face without me realizing it
blud must be wondering hard trying to figure out why suddenly his masterpiece is going bonkers! man you won the alogrythm lottery
How can you dislike this? I dont see anyone else playing it.
This was so good! The selfie at the end is the best part❤😂
I really love how at the end, he takes a picture and he made that picture into his RUclips pfp
On the other hand, This is the best one ive watched so far. Well done my guy
I listen to this at least once a day
I've used to play on a trumpet, so I don't know if it's relatable or not, but I would just forget that there are people around me, I would have the music just playing in my head and i would play it for my own pleasure while feeling the emotions of the song. But overall it was an amazing performance! Really impressive!
Th-this is so emotional I just can’t help but eat everyone in the building😢
This gave me chills man
Chills literal chills 😍
0:35 - Everyone starting to know what it is here, it's fucking beautiful bro
I’m 16 and my friend plays this occasionally at school, this helps me comprehend slightly better how good he really is for his age
Loved it :). Even if you were nervous, I think the tension adds to the piece considering what Tokyo Ghoul's story is about and how it evolves.
Oh wow... This just moved me to tears I never thought that the piano cover of this song would sound this majestic and beautiful 😭❤️❤️
dang bro, what a beautiful performance
That was beautiful, amazing work Leo
you are so good this made me tear up
its so beatiful, i sat the whole time with my mouth opened
pianos are so beautiful and the way they sound is heavenly i really want to learn how to play piano but unfortunately i will never be able to since i don't have the money for it sadly but hey at least i get to listen to them on youtube
I hope one day you are able to learn piano and share your music with more people!!
Hats off. This is music to my ears, literally and figuratively.
Great playing after 10 years break, it's amazing to see your skill back again
Il a trop géré
C'est la plus belle version de Unravel que j'ai entendu 😢😢😢❤❤❤✨✨✨
here from the algorithm. amazing job friend
A dream like this as a child but man 🥹
Bro did so good made the song 100x better 👏
Brother, I can't say I fully understand the entire range of emotions you've experienced, but when I listen to songs like this, I get completely absorbed. I feel a flood of emotions: sadness, yearning, melancholy, and pain. It's intense, brother. When you were playing, I wondered how you could keep going, diving so deeply and playing with such passion. You play with your soul, fully immersed in it. I don't know if you'll read this, but I wish you all the best.