Hey everyone! I hope you're having a good start to 2020. To Zanarkand is a song that I covered back in 2015 and I know it's a lot of people's favourite song, so I wanted to remake it and put it on Spotify and other streaming sites for you to listen to! I also didn't want this video to take too much time away from working on the Octopath album, so it's just a one-shot while I recorded. Enjoy all the concentration faces! 😂
Thank you for bringing back some beautiful memories you are a legend Samantha Ballard good luck for the future darling thank you so much X 👍🏴 🥃🍺❤️💖😍😘🤗🌟🎅
This legit made me start tearing from the 4th note played. I know this might seem like just a pretty song from a game to some but this takes me back to of a better and prettier time of my life. Hearing it now at this moment has brought me a wind of kind nostalgia to heal some of these deep pains Inside a damaged soul. Alone and very far away from anything familiar. Today hurts the most. I know this might die in the comments but I just felt like saying something to no one. But thank you to the artist covering it. Your talent and soul is beyond measurable.
It sounds like you're going through a rough time right now, and I don't know your circumstances, but I have hope for you that things will get better ❤️ thank you for creating some kindness in this world with your comment :)
I'm reading this comment 2 years after you wrote It...i Hope you feel better now and i wish you a beautiful life...and if It's not beautiful, just do whatever Is in your Power to make It so. I hug you.
I just have to say, this was the finest execution of this song I've heard by a single individual. Fantastic! The timing of each note was perfect for this version on the harp, and the fact that you didn't change up or add too many notes is something I can appreciate. Beautiful work!
I don't know if you remember but I hired you to play this at my wedding in the spring of 2019. I still come back to this video a few times a year, the day was crazy busy and is mostly a blur now but I hope you know how much the mystical beauty of your talent added to that day and brings me back still
The most beautiful part about this is you played your heart out. I can feel it in every tunes and strings. This is purely magical. A remedy to a lonely and saddened heart. Thank you..from the bottom of my heart.
I always knew this would sound really, really beautiful on harp. Glad I wasn't wrong. Hadn't thought about this for a few years after I'd lost most of my musical library. I'm so, so glad I found this version. Masterfully done! I absolutely *love* it - thank you so much for this :)
This is amazing. As someone who played this game like 40 times, this theme is just made for the harp. And you executed it beautifully 😭 I'm gonna cry 😭❤️❤️ also sorry for my bad English 🙏💕
La extraño. La necesito. Todas las mañanas esta melodia acompaña la nostalgia de saber que ya no esta conmigo, que no la puedo ver y se volvió algo absurdamente complicado ir a buscarla ; cada sonido dr esta pieza me remite a mi felicidad, cuando estábamos juntos, cuando el mundo tenia sentido. Ahora solo soy un recuerdo, como Zanarkand, un lugar en ruinas, vacío y lleno de sueños y esperanzas. No puedo seguir mi vida sin ella, desearía que contara las lagrimas que salen de mi cada que escucho esto y vea, me vea lamentarme por no haber hecho bien las cosas. El resto de mi vida será sin ella y no sé cómo voy a vivirla.
Never played/watched don’t even know what final fantasy is but I’m OBSESSED with this song…. It was made for the harp! What an emotionally captivating performance, you played it perfectly!
This song made such an impact on my life that it’s tattooed on my right arm now. This cover is so moving. The harp brings that key element that it needs. You’re insanely talented.
Oh my lord why havent i bumped into your channel before...I must have been living under a rock. just beautifully played, flawless! So soothing, so perfectly executed, so Zanarkand!! Actually better than the original to me. You have my thanks and a new fan! Can't wait to see what else you got!
@@SamanthaBallard been having your music in the background since yesterday :) If i may request, would love to hear your version on Suteki Da Ne. Also from FFX
Ah god damn it. I literally JUST got over watching that one gamer girl react to this game and break down and I went along that ride with her. And here we fucking go again. WHY IS THIS SONG SO EMOTIONAL?!
I have always dreamed of being able to play the harp. It takes so much skill and patience. You have half fulfilled a dream for me to think I could ever play as well as you. For now, I'll just enjoy the music and be happy that someone else out there loves that song as much as I do. Great job!
Thanks Ben! I know what you mean, there are so many instruments I want to play too 😅 I'm glad you enjoyed my version though, To Zanarkand is such a great song 💖 have a great night!
I spent roughly a month learning this song on the piano (I actually played it for a final exam in college). Now I cannot wait to try to learn this song for the harp! ^_^
This is absolutely amazing. I am learning the harp at the moment and wanting to learn final fantasy pieces and it’s damn hard! You make it look so easy! Thankyou :)
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Hey everyone! I hope you're having a good start to 2020. To Zanarkand is a song that I covered back in 2015 and I know it's a lot of people's favourite song, so I wanted to remake it and put it on Spotify and other streaming sites for you to listen to!
I also didn't want this video to take too much time away from working on the Octopath album, so it's just a one-shot while I recorded. Enjoy all the concentration faces! 😂
Samantha Ballard I know you said it as a joke but I really DID enjoy your concentrated face! It’s really wonderful too se someone immersed in music.
What I’m trying to say is it looks like you’re not just playing the song, you’re living it.
Haha well thank you! Sometimes you just gotta let your face do what it's gotta do :P
@@SamanthaBallard Words to live by.
Thank you for bringing back some beautiful memories you are a legend Samantha Ballard good luck for the future darling thank you so much X 👍🏴 🥃🍺❤️💖😍😘🤗🌟🎅
Only 60k...what is wrong with this platform? Samantha, you deserve 60 MILLION+ for this performance.
Aw 🥰 thank you for the kind comment!
This legit made me start tearing from the 4th note played. I know this might seem like just a pretty song from a game to some but this takes me back to of a better and prettier time of my life. Hearing it now at this moment has brought me a wind of kind nostalgia to heal some of these deep pains Inside a damaged soul. Alone and very far away from anything familiar. Today hurts the most. I know this might die in the comments but I just felt like saying something to no one. But thank you to the artist covering it. Your talent and soul is beyond measurable.
It sounds like you're going through a rough time right now, and I don't know your circumstances, but I have hope for you that things will get better ❤️ thank you for creating some kindness in this world with your comment :)
i really can relate to your words, and felt the same after just hearing the first measure. thanks for sharing that
I'm reading this comment 2 years after you wrote It...i Hope you feel better now and i wish you a beautiful life...and if It's not beautiful, just do whatever Is in your Power to make It so. I hug you.
The speed of this song is absolutely perfect. It shows you took the time and effort to get a good timing vs just playing it like a robot
Well unless she's doing her own version the timing and the speed is a bit off compared to the original song but still beautiful tho
"tempo"😂
She made it her own version by feeling it.
I just have to say, this was the finest execution of this song I've heard by a single individual. Fantastic! The timing of each note was perfect for this version on the harp, and the fact that you didn't change up or add too many notes is something I can appreciate. Beautiful work!
Oh my goodness thank you so much! I really stressed out about the timing and phrasing so I'm really happy to hear it went over well! Thanks again!
I'm not a fan of FF, and I've heard this song only on some shows or as covers, but this performance is something special! You've got a subscriber!
Thank you so much!! Tbh I've barely played any FF games but I find this song to be so special. Welcome to the channel!
ok like every time you cover something that wasn't originally for harp i listen to it and it's like wtf this was MADE for harp
Thank you!! ;_;
なんて美しい…ピアノ以外にもこれほどこの曲を表現できるなんて、感動しました。最高！
I fall asleep to this version so many nights. Now I put my daughter to sleep with it. Thank you.
This version is so pretty it's breaking my heart 💔
Amazing arrangement and excellent performance. You make the song sounds as if it is composed for harp. I'm crying 😭
Ahhhh thank you so much ;_; so kind!!
One of the dopest soundtracks in video game history. Beautifully done!
Thank you! :)
I don't know if you remember but I hired you to play this at my wedding in the spring of 2019. I still come back to this video a few times a year, the day was crazy busy and is mostly a blur now but I hope you know how much the mystical beauty of your talent added to that day and brings me back still
Yes, I remember! Thanks so much for sharing that, it put a smile on my face this morning :)
The most beautiful part about this is you played your heart out. I can feel it in every tunes and strings. This is purely magical. A remedy to a lonely and saddened heart. Thank you..from the bottom of my heart.
Thank you so much for your heartfelt comment
I always knew this would sound really, really beautiful on harp. Glad I wasn't wrong. Hadn't thought about this for a few years after I'd lost most of my musical library. I'm so, so glad I found this version. Masterfully done! I absolutely *love* it - thank you so much for this :)
Thank you so much for the kind comment :)
I had a terrible day today, but this video just blew all my headaches and frustrations away! Thank you.
Aw sorry to hear you had a rough day! But I'm glad to hear my music could help a little :) Thank you!
Infinitely magnificent. These words hardly do justice. Thank you for playing this piece on the harp and sharing with us.
Such a beautiful song. Takes me back to my early teens. Great story, great game and wonderful soundtrack.
I love this song...I love the game...thank you; I needed this to calm my irritating day down.
Thank you Tracy, I'm glad this video came when you needed it ^^
awww, you make the song sound so magical! it's wonderful to hear that you're still working on the Octopath album, and I look forward to it!
Thank you Mary! And yes I am working hard on the album and I'm so excited now that it's all coming together!!
This is amazing. As someone who played this game like 40 times, this theme is just made for the harp. And you executed it beautifully 😭 I'm gonna cry 😭❤️❤️ also sorry for my bad English 🙏💕
Crying actual tears! this is so nostalgic!
You bring me back again to Zanarkand, thank you
I will never get bored hearing you playing this song 🎶 🎵 🎶 😍
Thanks for your job.
Thanks so much Adan :)
I love this music....can't stop my tears
honestly this is the best cover of this song I've seen on youtube, you play it with emotion and have the right pauses
Thank you so much!!
This gave me goosebumps ❤
La extraño. La necesito. Todas las mañanas esta melodia acompaña la nostalgia de saber que ya no esta conmigo, que no la puedo ver y se volvió algo absurdamente complicado ir a buscarla ; cada sonido dr esta pieza me remite a mi felicidad, cuando estábamos juntos, cuando el mundo tenia sentido. Ahora solo soy un recuerdo, como Zanarkand, un lugar en ruinas, vacío y lleno de sueños y esperanzas. No puedo seguir mi vida sin ella, desearía que contara las lagrimas que salen de mi cada que escucho esto y vea, me vea lamentarme por no haber hecho bien las cosas. El resto de mi vida será sin ella y no sé cómo voy a vivirla.
Finally, I found the shores where I could rest and listen... thank you Samantha
Beautiful.
2 minute mark had my eyes tearing up.
Beautiful performance
2:43 TFW you can feel her fingers just pluck at your very heart strings. Jesus. Amazing job Sam.
ahhh thank you so much!!
Omg. To Zanarkand played on a Harp is heavenly touching your soul.
Thank you, that was beautiful.
Thank you for listening
This is in my spotify main playlist for so long I never took the time to thank you for this such moving interpretation.
So, many thanks =)
wow, thank you so much for listening! I really appreciate it :)
Fantastic! Thanks for posting this cover, it truly brings joy to my FF fan's hears
Sei davvero brava un applauso e grazie per avermi fatto tornare alla mia adolescenza
This is absolutely beautiful! Thank you for sharing this with us!
Starting 2020 with this song... a combination of beauty, sadness and melancholy. Thanks. By the way, pretty good job
Thanks, Didi!
I come back to this video every couple of weeks or so. Easily the best cover.
best harp cover on youtube hands down. tears.
💜💜💜
Never played/watched don’t even know what final fantasy is but I’m OBSESSED with this song…. It was made for the harp! What an emotionally captivating performance, you played it perfectly!
I had to listen to this 3 times in a row. Not because of faults or problems. It juT sounded so majestic.
So relaxing
Gorgeous performance, every single note rings so clearly and beautifully! ❤ you're so talented
Such a beautiful cover and it's amazing that people have such a wonderful gift to share with the world ❤
This song made such an impact on my life that it’s tattooed on my right arm now. This cover is so moving. The harp brings that key element that it needs. You’re insanely talented.
Goosebumps - fighting tears. So beautiful dawg
This brought a tear to my eye, impeccable and absolutely beautiful at the same time. Well done youtube for the good recommendation.
Thank you so much, I’m glad you liked it! 😊
One year later and I'm still listening to this ❤️
one of my favorites played so incredibly well I just love how it sounds
This is absolutely gorgeous, one of my favorite covers I've ever heard from FFX!!
Beautiful timing, such patience. Thank you
FFX had the best soundtrack. And this song is perfect on a harp. I love it.
Thank you! This sounds beautiful 😭
Absolutely Beautiful.
To say I'm impressed would be an understatement. Well done
Thank you!
Absolutely stunning. I'm weeping right now. So many of the best memories are that song. Thank you.
Holy dynamics, so perfect
Thank you! I really agonized over them hahaha
집중력이 대단하신 것 같습니다.
듣는 사람조차 집중하고 숨죽여 듣게 되네요.
구독 좋아요가 저절로 👍
Oh my lord why havent i bumped into your channel before...I must have been living under a rock.
just beautifully played, flawless! So soothing, so perfectly executed, so Zanarkand!! Actually better than the original to me. You have my thanks and a new fan!
Can't wait to see what else you got!
Haha, thank you for the kind comment! Welcome to the channel :)
@@SamanthaBallard been having your music in the background since yesterday :)
If i may request, would love to hear your version on Suteki Da Ne. Also from FFX
i instantly become a BIG FAN of yours!!
This is one of my favorites and I love your "remake". It's so beautiful! Thank you. 💕
Thank you so much!
This is really beautifully done. It made me tear after the first note
Wonderful. Delightful. Candy to my ears. If only they would hire you if they make a remake.
This is beautiful. Thank you for posting
Best performance of this great song I've come across yet, and I honestly don't think it can get any better than this, masterpiece...
Ahh thank you!!
You have a very lovely playing =3
Thanks Duhem :)
Ah god damn it. I literally JUST got over watching that one gamer girl react to this game and break down and I went along that ride with her. And here we fucking go again. WHY IS THIS SONG SO EMOTIONAL?!
Awwww it is a really emotional song, I think that's what gives it such staying power
Oh man! I grew up on final fantasy. Fantastic job!
Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it! :D
Your sound has such crispness !! Unique !
This still remains the only piece of video game music that can make me cry
This cover deserves more views! very soothing
Thank you, Wally! 😄
Very very awesome I have not played final fantasy before but I have watched my brother play it alot
You have magical fingers! Amazing performance, well done!
u take me back to my childhood. i remember the first time i heard this while i played. thank you =)
Woooooow😮. So beautiful. Amazing. More than well done.woow
Flawless technique and exquisite expression. Bravo!
Thank you so much!
Beautiful music
Fabuloso felicitaciones 🎉
I don't see the sheet music for this song on the link in your description?? Is there another way I could get it?
Love this, hearing this song always makes me tear up just a bit 😅❤
That was amazing! The sound is so nostalgic too. Keep up your great work.
Thank you!
This is beyond perfection, thank you for sharing this
Thank you!
Absolutely Mesmerizing! Never heard any of your works until this one. Subbed!
Thanks Ryan!
@@SamanthaBallard Thank you! This was a real pleasure to listen to. You are very talented
AMAZING!!!!!!!!! thank you for making and sharing this!
Thank you so much, I'm glad you liked it! :)
I have always dreamed of being able to play the harp. It takes so much skill and patience. You have half fulfilled a dream for me to think I could ever play as well as you. For now, I'll just enjoy the music and be happy that someone else out there loves that song as much as I do. Great job!
Thanks Ben! I know what you mean, there are so many instruments I want to play too 😅 I'm glad you enjoyed my version though, To Zanarkand is such a great song 💖 have a great night!
Amazing cover, just what I was looking for
I was deeply moved by the wonderful performance. I have also subscribed to your channel!
This is amazing great cover 🎉😁
Wow!! I saw a Harp magician playing today! ! Please play more! from Japan
I love her already ❤️
Absolutely amazing
Thank you Eric!
I spent roughly a month learning this song on the piano (I actually played it for a final exam in college). Now I cannot wait to try to learn this song for the harp! ^_^
This is absolutely amazing. I am learning the harp at the moment and wanting to learn final fantasy pieces and it’s damn hard! You make it look so easy! Thankyou :)
Aw thank you Holly!
Thanks, it was beautiful
This is amazing!
so calm and a bit sad....lovely performance:) thank you for a wonderful art.
thank you so much for the kind words! :)
Amazing play! Loved it!
Thank you!
Omg everything is perfect 😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much!