2020年に取り組んだ中で最も気に入っているアレンジの1つです。ギルティクラウンの曲はいつだって自分の中で特別な曲ばかりなんだ。過去10年間でアレンジした他のギルティクラウンの曲にひけをとらない出来になるよう持っている力の全てを注ぎました。みんな見てくれてありがとう！これからもベストを尽くしていくよ (´・ω・`) This piece is probably one of my favorite arrangements I have done in the year 2020 because the music of Guilty Crown has a special place in my heart. I did everything in my power to make this piece a worthy addition to the Guilty Crown piano arrangements I have done in the past 10 years. Thank you for watching, everyone! I will continue doing my best. (´・ω・`)
Sooooo agree with u like for the OP16 of naruto shipuden the different is huge like i never heard the original music and i prefer his interpretation by faaaaar
I've told you before but I'll took this opportunity to say it again in the comment, this might be a bit messy since I want to tell you everything I felt after listening to this video without filter. This is one of the most emotionally powerful arrangement you've done this year yet. In a way, this video is truly the culmination of your 2020 orchestral style, the most "story driven" arrangement you've made, as well as a brilliant call back to the important milestone of your arranging career. The soft beginning setting up the tone and the atmosphere beautifully, with the well thought out secondary melody on LH at 0:23, you already get the feeling that something is coming, the anticipation is there. In a way, it's a passage that say "I'm about to tell you a great story". And the first verse begin, soft yet powerful, almost not knowing where to go, similar to the beginning of a new journey (or in your case I think of your beginning of your arranging career) transition to 0:55, the beautiful RH ornament with heart-wrenching LH melody and chord all the way to the first chorus. This section in particularly stuck a chord with me, maybe it's the way everything of build up? maybe it's the great attention to detail? whatever the case, this part allows me a to vividly imagine your determination, the promise you make to yourself back then that you'll keep improving : to create a piano arrangement rival even that of classical piece. So you start running : the right hand melody decorated in sixth build on to the second verse at 2:08, the more powerful iteration of your story, the right hand ornament that present throughout the this part along with bass octave gives me the vibe of "the clock is ticking". You finally running, you're trying to greatest to reach the dreams you wish to achieve, no matter how much you have to struggle, no matter how many times you want to give up, you’ll get there no matter want. 2:54 : to say this flurry of notes represent the emotional storm might be an understatement. This section represent the wall and struggle, as well as a call back to your experience when you create your arrangement my Dearest, it was very nostalgic seeing that pattern. Maybe it’s your way of retrospection, a look back at your own progress after a long journey. The second chorus onward till 4:37 really represent your current style : The orchestral style that focus on melodic flow with ornament that serve as multiple voice to serve to music, with nice left hand-right hand flow and chord voicing to boot. In a way this you right now, your own style, what you can do: Your current Animenz's signature. And comes the final chorus at 4:47, the explosion of note, the “last encore” with 5:20 “final rush” RH, it’s as if now that you’ve come so far, you tell yourselves “let’s run once more! At least just one more time!” transition to the big climactic ending (reminds me of your Sayonara Memories ending). The happy ending that scream “I FINALLY DID IT” finally after a long trial and error, you’ve reach what seems to be one big chapter of your story. The end at 5:50 particular struck me, the way the music abruptly end with one finger remaining on the key, the last lingering feeling, the emotion of not wanting to let go. You held on to the piano key as if you don't want your dream to end,you want to experience your dream even for at least even a second longer. But no matter how hard you my try, in the end you have to let go, your hand has to lifted, the music has to be stopped. No matter how good it is “All good thing must come to an end” and you have to move on, to look toward an even better future ahead.
Maybe I was thinking too much? I don’t know why this arrangement give me such a picture, is it because this arrangement brilliantly portrayed your journey so well? Is it because I’ve follow your story for such a long time that this “summary” hit me especially hard? But one thing I can say. This arrangement truly is a culmination of your journey, as well as one of the most emotionally powerful performance, especially to me who have been following through your footstep for 5 long years. Once again, you have given me so much inspiration to keep going, to keep growing, and to keep moving forward. Thank you so much for this emotional masterpiece my friend. As I’ve told you before, this arrangement of you gives me the feeling I haven’t experienced since your Key medley. Once again I got remind how music can be more than just “what sound goods” but it’s a communication, a story, and inspiration. Absolutely well done my friend, this might be your final Guilty Crown journey, but I really have to say you’ve done an outstanding job ending this chapter of your career. I can’t wait to see where you’ll be going. Your determination, your journey as a musician, your outstanding work and appreciation for music has a capacity to change someone’s live, at least you’ve already change my life and many anime pianist for the better :) I guess all I can say after this 800 words essay is : Congratulation for succeeding your goal and end your Guilty Crown journey in the most beautiful way possible, and thank you so much for your inspiration to everyone of us anime pianist for all this 10 years. If there is anyone that deserve to be called the pillar of Anime Piano, it is you Animenz : The pianist who try his hardest to create a high quality music and inspires, the person who never give up and never compromise... Thank you so much my friend :)
Thank you, CSM. This is one of my favorite comments I have seen for a while - almost poetic - and it really gives me the motivation to continue my journey as an Anime Pianist. I can totally imagine all the scenery you have described above and man, now I totally want to see a short animated video with your narration, haha. I will continue doing my best! (´・ω・`)
I find often that much of the emotional weight and meaning of a piece, especially a piano arrangement, is derived from the context of the original story. (not always, but often.) But still, as always, animenz's arrangements are one of the few exceptions. I've never watched guilty crown or heard this song, but everything makes sense, everything described in this essay perfectly articulates all the moments in an animenz arrangement that make it so great. Thanks for writing that.
Hi, I'd just like to share a long essay about this piece. that I wrote for one of my classes. I didn't even get to talk about the coda because I already hit 1000 words when the amount that I was supposed to write was like 200 because I think this piece was so good: This piece is an arrangement of an anime tv show ending called Guilty Crown; the original piece would fall under J-Pop. People generally refer to these piano arrangements of these songs as “anime piano music.” This particular pianist is trained classically, and as such, he brings a lot of classical elements into his arrangements. For example, while the original song is structured much more closely a verse-chorus-bridge form like many pop songs, Animenz adds an soft introduction, and builds up to the excitement of the chorus rather than using the strategy of the original song to start off stronger, and, though it still builds up somewhat, it doesn’t feel as strong. The change he made that most helped this build up was taking the prominent ostinato in the upper register, which plays through most of the verses in the original, and removing it for the introduction; rather he starts with the main melody throughout the introduction, and just foreshadows the ostinato in his left hand. Animenz begins with a simple calm introduction that introduces 2 melodic lines used in the piece: the first melodic line, denoted melody A, is very static, either repeating the same note, or moving between two notes right next to each other for extended periods(the figure F# F# E F#, or the repetition of D C# for many beats). Melody B(0:54) has slightly more motion and range, and is a little more disjunct, but the focus of melody B is still the repeated notes, while the motion, perhaps counterintuitively, simply connects the repeated sections. The piece then moves into a slightly more “regal” section(1:18), while also changing from D major to B major, where the melody moves to the middle register, and we find the final melody, the melody of the chorus, melody C. The focus on the repetition is much greater here: most of the first half of the melody is repeated, while the second half of it has motion, but only to build up again to the repeated notes; that build up in the second half of melody C is made even stronger by the fact that the jumps stand out amongst the repeated notes. Animenz makes those 5 repeated notes at the beginning shine by having 0 accompaniment play during those 5 notes for the first repeat. Those repeated notes have been signaled to be the hook of the piece; the thing that our ears latch onto. Using the melodies he already introduced, he then builds up to the next verse, with more vigorous foreshadowing of the ostinato. The introduction is now done and the beginning of the original song starts at this point in this arrangement(2:07). He uses his famed(in the anime piano community) 3 hand technique in stylish fashion to start playing the prominent ostinato with his right hand. As this is still the build up, bass voice is simply 2 16th notes outlining each bass note, with melody A played in part by both hands. To build up to the chorus, Animenz uses the speed of the accompaniment by the left hand to increase the tension: first it’s just the sparse 16th notes, then he ramps it up to constant 16th notes with more full chords, and finally, the tremolo in his left hand essentially just hitting the listener with a barrage of sound(while also changing to melody B and playing it in octaves). Then the chorus with melody C begins(3:14), again changing keys to B major. Octaves in the right hand, with low bass notes also doubled by the octave, with additional harmony being played extremely quickly, and with a more spread out voicing. He repeats melody C twice, and, of note is the fact that, on the second run, he accented the repeated notes at the beginning by adding...more repeated notes at a fast speed; adding intrigue and variation while still keeping to the original character of the melody. While this is the first climax of the piece it doesn’t just sound exciting, but a little somber as well, due to the fact that the motion in the melody line is mostly descending. He then transitions the piece into a soft section with melody A(3:49), reminding the listener of the beginning. He adds some chords above the melody to keep some of the motion from the chorus, even if it isn’t much. Then, he starts to quickly build up to the chorus again, skipping melody B this time, and after the build up, melody C is not repeated with energy, but with the same calm sense that melody A was played with. He then brings the energy of the piece way down, to almost 0. Then, with a crescendoing octave tremolo in the bass, he quickly starts up melody C again to start the final repetition of the chorus. One thing to note about this entrance is that, while the melody for the climactic moment starts, the left hand with its arpeggiated figure is delayed, again bringing out the repeated notes for a final time. The first repetition of melody C in this ending is the same as previously(with an added triplet figure in the melody), but the second time, Animenz adds beautiful arpeggios in the right hand permeating through the entire melody. After this is the coda, a completely new melody that wasn’t anywhere else in the piece. In the original song, this was the singer essentially just freestyle singing at the end. This entire coda is just the best part of the piece, and to keep this post from getting any longer than it already is, I will stop my super needlessly in-depth analysis here. I love this piece because it is such a good example of music that takes you on a trip.The anime piano community is relatively small, but it’s gems like these that make me keep listening; you can feel the 20 years of dedication to the piano that he has put into both this piece and its performance. For anyone that has read this entire thing, thank you. I honestly couldn’t stop myself from writing in-depth about this piece because it’s just such a good piece of music, and anything less just feels like a disservice to the piece. Thanks for reading!
Am I supposed to learn that kind of analysis in the conservatory? ._. because it's impressive. All I can do is say: "That's some dificult and beautiful shit, I have to learn it one day"
@@josephcarrion_ haha no this is just the fact that I've been thinking about music for a while. Honestly this isn't even that coherent; I just wrote it up fairly quickly without editing it at all. Conservatory people would probably be a lot better at conveying the elements of this piece; I'm just a physics student who has an interest in music.
What a marvelous addition to the godly Animenz Guilty Crown library. The soft entrance cadenza offers a pleasant departure (pun intended) from the bold, in-your-face style entrance of the original. What stood out immediately was the strong emphasis in the secondary voices and bass accompaniment. The bass sustained throughout, following the soft entrance. For the secondary voices, a little bit of the RH bell tones at 1:31 (first chorus RH), but much more in the RH starting at 2:08 and carrying throughout the first verse. I found this quite fitting and faithful to the original to maintain that same boisterous "bassy / electronic" vibe. Notable moments that made me go "woah" - The extra Fnat in the LH progression at 0:57, and again at 2:56. Added a very nice flavor. - The extra notes in melody at 3:26 (i didn't know the second chorus changed up the melody slightly. very cool) - The nuance of the RH bell tones at 3:49 - *The punch in the strong jazzy chords at **3:59* - 4:56 triplet rhythm in the melody - The entire final chorus A slow calm before the storm at 4:38, before easing into the unleashed final chorus, with arpeggios in full force. The grandiose E maj conclusion also felt very fitting as a close to this piece and a close to the Animenz Guilty Crown series. Thank you for enlightening us with your Everlasting Animenz Touch. See you next week!
The Everlasting Guilty Crown was literally made for me to go all out with three hand techniques due to the unique instrumentation of the original song. I am really glad that all my Guilty Crown pieces has turned out into something special, since they are all created in a different period of my life. Thank you for your comment, as usual! (I also like how you included "the entire final chorus" into the list, haha. I also think this is one of the best Codas I have created in a while)
@@Animenzzz Indeed, each of your Guilty Crown pieces has its own unique character, and it is wonderful to feel the different types of emotional energy invested into each one of them. The entire final chorus was a late, but probably most well deserving, addition to the list ;) It gets even better time I listen back through. At around 5:20, it just feels like you've let it all go and are having the time of your life for the rest of the piece.
man, the 02:07 - 02:30 part just amazes me, the show of exchange of hands on each part of the song is incredible...first time seeing something like that, it was beautiful to watch...
The OP/EDs of Guilty Crown, coupled with the OST by Hiroyuki Sawano absolutely makes it my favourite anime in regards to music, really looking forward to this!
@@jillfizzard1018 Still a stupid reason to dislike a video imo. If you dislike the song choice, don't click on it, you already know what it is going to be by name alone.
maybe just someone who doesn't like animenz and makes a point to downvote his videos. Or someone who hates guilty crown and makes a point to downvote all videos regarding that
@@PiousSlayer For that reason there is a dislike button. Following your reasoning, there should be only like button under every video because everyone can judge the content by the name of the upload and simply don't watch it or just don't leave the like after watching. The world doesn't work that way, the sooner you realize that the better. People just don't understand what are the like/dislike buttons for. Someone might have heard a better arrangement and this is his/her way of telling that it doesn't live up to his/her expectations. It's also a way for content creators to tell what things they have to improve and what kind of content their audience wants. It's a very useful tool since you can check if someone watched the whole thing before rating it, and what was the deciding factor of earning a like/dislike.
I’m so happy that you covered this song. I’ve been listening to you since 4th-5th grade and I’m now in my last year of highschool. My life long piano goal is to be able to play your arrangements. Listening to your transcriptions was the thing that got me back into piano all together in 5th grade. You’ve been covering my favorite anime “guilty crown” openings for years and I’m never disappointed and always so ecstatic on what your come up with. Keep up the good work and keep inspiring us anime piano lovers and players :)
I think when Animenz held down the B key at the end of the piece, it is as tho he did not want to let go of Guilty Crown and still wanted to continue making arrangements from it. Thus holding onto the B key is like holding on to Guilty Crown ;-; ... and then when the other hand lifted it up, that sorta gave me the vibe of "Hey bro, it's time to go . . .", signaling an end of a wonderful journey. OMG THE FEELS ;-; ANIMENZ U R THE BEST
I actually really like the anime music community, cuz even when animenz doesnt give sheets anymore cuz copyright issues, there will always someone that has the talent to transcribe it to share to the world
you don't know how much you inspired me to start playing piano idk why i cried a bit when currently listening to this and started singing along. i had my ups and downs whatever the reason i keep on listening to your songs a lot of people discouraged me to not play and instruments because i don't have the talent but because of you and your playing after watching this.... as they say there is not late age in starting the piano.... i will not care what other people will say i'll start playing piano until i can play this song too even if i take years and years from the bottom of my heart thankyou!
Listening to the piano arrangements of all the Guilty Crown songs really gives me major throwbacks to when i was 14 and was obsessed with the series and kept playing the songs on repeat.
My Dearest was a huge influence on my piano journey, I strove to learn it throughout high school without any success but the piece has a special place in my heart! I'm so happy you decided to arrange The Everlasting, it was just as powerful as your arrangement of My Dearest and that is saying something!
Hearing whatever arrangements by animenz, even the upbeat ones, always bring me close to tears. It's just so beautiful, consistently beautiful and magical since 10 years ago. I grew up with his healing renditions. I wish nothing more than to be able to hear these melodies for as long as I could in the future.
I couldn't wait to listen to this, the premiere wait felt longer than it was. Listening to it now, I'm just astonished at how it progresses, being simple at first, emphasising the beautiful melody of the song, then all those melodies coming in, giving me feels. Honestly the first time I fell in love with Guilty Crown OSTs was because of Animenz. Starting with his cover of "Departures", then "Euterpe" and the OST "Bios". And of course the masterpiece; My Dearest (personal favorite), two times. Like, when I watched the anime I didn't really appreciate the OSTs or the OPs and EDs much, that didn't last long once I listened to Animenz's covers. Later when going back to the music, it all hit me really hard with the feels. I appreciate your effort Animenz! Making covers of Ryo (supercell) and Hiroyaki Sawano's songs and giving them more credit, they definitely deserve it 💖
I love the music and soundtrack but the anime is very depressing, like c'mon (SPOILER) what the hell is wrong with his sister and why all the girls he has potential with have to die?
this is just incredible. I cant even really describe what this piece means to me. It is by far the most complete and brilliant Arrangement you have ever done and by ever i really mean ever. Im pretty sure i have listened to every single one of your arrangements and this is, as you said in your description, definetly on another level. This deserves so much more attention than it has up until this point. I love you from the bottom of my heart, honestly
This is the most beautiful arrangement you have made up until this point. Everytime i am feeling incomplete i listen to this song and the feeling is gone.
Me too, Animenz!!! I love ur Guilty Crown Arr. Especially the 10th Anniversary Guilty Crown video!!! Thank you so much for posting this. It's absolutely wonderful!!! 😊
I loved how you managed to write the main melody from 4:57 playing that a bit with the left hand and a bit with the right hand that were doing different things.
Your right hand at the ending was like a hand-leaving with Guilty Crown's soul, you didn't want to leave her, but with the left hand you did it, it was like... goodbye, and thanks... for everything.
Fantastic arrangement with all those complex 3 hand techniques along with the background music of the original piece and lovely detail at 5:54 too, having one of your hands pulled up by the other representing Shu and Inori's relationship 💛💛💛
i have watched every single Arrangement that you did in the past 10 years and i have fallen in love and builded up a deep emotional connection with a lot of them, but this piece feels just so natural to me that i cant stop thinking that this is the best arrangement you have done so far. I am speechless and i am looking forward to play it.
Oh my goodness!!! I have never think of how fortune it is to find Animenz's new video uploaded, not to mention it is my favorite guilty crown, after finishing onerous homework. I feel immensely satisfied.
How did I even miss this? Im sorry for being late. Like you Animenz, Guilty Crown has a special place in my heart specially the OSTs. My Dearest was the one that made me follow you, and still here through the years. Thank you for being part of me growing up.
Well done animenz! Seriously amazing. You continue to inspire me week after week. Your collective work on RUclips is probably the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.
ahhh rip, so we come to an end here with gc i see but lemme tell you this, you did an amazing job with the last piece of gc, i love this arragement a lot, its one of my favs actually from the last months, probably coz gc songs are my fav of all time, but man that was so goood i really liked how you did the ending it sounds rly nice. i even had tears while listening oof gc songs will never get old and i always will love them thank you soo much for your effort !
Simply superb. Over the years I listened to your piano, nothing has ever touched me to the extent of this (and your 2020 rendition of My Dearest). Guilty Crown's soundtracks were irreplaceable to me as they accompanied me during the most difficult part in my life, as I said in the comments on your My Dearest video. And I'm happy to hear that someone else cherishes their music in a similar way as I am. What an appropriate ending for the journey. Keep making amazing music man!
Suddenly, I loved music since I was young. No matter what it was, I was so happy that the emotions and emotions it touched touched my heart. However, as a 19-year-old, after I was mentally exhausted, I wanted to listen to any more music or hated emotional upheaval. I have lived here and there like a ship that lost its purpose without being listened to and listened carefully. However, after a long time, I just said,'You have to spend time watching a funny video on RUclips.' I was thinking of playing RUclips randomly and accidentally listened to your performance. After that day, I had never closed my eyes or tasted or touched music. But today I listened lightly and closed my eyes. It was really a nostalgic feeling, and the feeling of being moved was slightly pushed. I don't think people will change at once. But in the future, I wanted to live a different way. Thank you. I was impressed by the emotions from your performance.
your renditions of guilty crown's OSTs are what made me subscribed. its nostalgic in a way. having some flashback towards "that" hare scene and that last episode can't believe guilty crown came out 9 years ago. it may be full of flaws (especially after the halfway mark of the series) but godamn, if it isn't one of the most impactful and memorable anime i have ever watched. and the fact that the OSTs are made by the legendary supercell and composed by ryo. was just the icing on this perfect void cake.
![My Dearest - Guilty Crown OP [10 Year Anniversary Edition] [Piano]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/lAXJPop9LaY/mqdefault.jpg)
![My Dearest - Guilty Crown OP [10 Year Anniversary Edition] [Piano]](/img/tr.png)
![Bios (10th Anniversary ver.) - Guilty Crown OST [Piano]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Eqhl1yBuHyw/mqdefault.jpg)
2020年に取り組んだ中で最も気に入っているアレンジの1つです。ギルティクラウンの曲はいつだって自分の中で特別な曲ばかりなんだ。過去10年間でアレンジした他のギルティクラウンの曲にひけをとらない出来になるよう持っている力の全てを注ぎました。みんな見てくれてありがとう！これからもベストを尽くしていくよ (´・ω・`)
This piece is probably one of my favorite arrangements I have done in the year 2020 because the music of Guilty Crown has a special place in my heart. I did everything in my power to make this piece a worthy addition to the Guilty Crown piano arrangements I have done in the past 10 years. Thank you for watching, everyone! I will continue doing my best. (´・ω・`)
Turned out great! Love from Sweden!
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I loved this cover so much! Thanks for sharing this!!
Awesome ❤
This is what called "splendid". Thanks for your fabulous work, Animenz-sama *_*
It is like Christmas every week now. Animenz is spoiling us with his arrangement lol
True bruh, really loved animezz first version of Everlasting & my Dearest, now this 2020 keeps getting better !
Lol I just woke up to this
He did not say " see you next week" in the description. This is probably his last arrangement.
@@BS-jt6cj last arrangent of this year I guess
"like Christmas". Lost Christmas?
Egoist is seriously underrated. Both this and all alone with you is amazing.
I agree with you. I love all her songs especially the latest one “the meaning of love”
Because Supercell (Ryo) is an amazing composer
My fav composition by Ryo is Kimino Shiranai Moongatari so beatiful
@@Bambooty1234 i've been listening to the meaning of love for a whole month straight and I'm still not bored with cuz it's just so fucking amazing
Pretty neat huh
Being totally honest, I feel like your arrangements are actually better than the original songs most of time. I love listening to every one.
yes, he improvises it and makes it way more complete and beautiful
Sooooo agree with u like for the OP16 of naruto shipuden the different is huge like i never heard the original music and i prefer his interpretation by faaaaar
Mostly, but sometimes the original song is too epic, like this one , or Unravel. His unravel was almost as good though.
Actually, this op of guilty crown is my favorite
Agree. Even just looking at the finales... so many of the original songs feel unfinished. Which gives room for Animenz's epic finishes (e.g. 'We are')
I've told you before but I'll took this opportunity to say it again in the comment, this might be a bit messy since I want to tell you everything I felt after listening to this video without filter. This is one of the most emotionally powerful arrangement you've done this year yet. In a way, this video is truly the culmination of your 2020 orchestral style, the most "story driven" arrangement you've made, as well as a brilliant call back to the important milestone of your arranging career.
The soft beginning setting up the tone and the atmosphere beautifully, with the well thought out secondary melody on LH at 0:23, you already get the feeling that something is coming, the anticipation is there. In a way, it's a passage that say "I'm about to tell you a great story".
And the first verse begin, soft yet powerful, almost not knowing where to go, similar to the beginning of a new journey (or in your case I think of your beginning of your arranging career) transition to 0:55, the beautiful RH ornament with heart-wrenching LH melody and chord all the way to the first chorus. This section in particularly stuck a chord with me, maybe it's the way everything of build up? maybe it's the great attention to detail? whatever the case, this part allows me a to vividly imagine your determination, the promise you make to yourself back then that you'll keep improving : to create a piano arrangement rival even that of classical piece.
So you start running : the right hand melody decorated in sixth build on to the second verse at 2:08, the more powerful iteration of your story, the right hand ornament that present throughout the this part along with bass octave gives me the vibe of "the clock is ticking". You finally running, you're trying to greatest to reach the dreams you wish to achieve, no matter how much you have to struggle, no matter how many times you want to give up, you’ll get there no matter want.
2:54 : to say this flurry of notes represent the emotional storm might be an understatement. This section represent the wall and struggle, as well as a call back to your experience when you create your arrangement my Dearest, it was very nostalgic seeing that pattern. Maybe it’s your way of retrospection, a look back at your own progress after a long journey.
The second chorus onward till 4:37 really represent your current style : The orchestral style that focus on melodic flow with ornament that serve as multiple voice to serve to music, with nice left hand-right hand flow and chord voicing to boot. In a way this you right now, your own style, what you can do: Your current Animenz's signature.
And comes the final chorus at 4:47, the explosion of note, the “last encore” with 5:20 “final rush” RH, it’s as if now that you’ve come so far, you tell yourselves “let’s run once more! At least just one more time!” transition to the big climactic ending (reminds me of your Sayonara Memories ending). The happy ending that scream “I FINALLY DID IT” finally after a long trial and error, you’ve reach what seems to be one big chapter of your story.
The end at 5:50 particular struck me, the way the music abruptly end with one finger remaining on the key, the last lingering feeling, the emotion of not wanting to let go. You held on to the piano key as if you don't want your dream to end,you want to experience your dream even for at least even a second longer. But no matter how hard you my try, in the end you have to let go, your hand has to lifted, the music has to be stopped. No matter how good it is “All good thing must come to an end” and you have to move on, to look toward an even better future ahead.
Maybe I was thinking too much? I don’t know why this arrangement give me such a picture, is it because this arrangement brilliantly portrayed your journey so well? Is it because I’ve follow your story for such a long time that this “summary” hit me especially hard? But one thing I can say. This arrangement truly is a culmination of your journey, as well as one of the most emotionally powerful performance, especially to me who have been following through your footstep for 5 long years. Once again, you have given me so much inspiration to keep going, to keep growing, and to keep moving forward.
Thank you so much for this emotional masterpiece my friend. As I’ve told you before, this arrangement of you gives me the feeling I haven’t experienced since your Key medley. Once again I got remind how music can be more than just “what sound goods” but it’s a communication, a story, and inspiration. Absolutely well done my friend, this might be your final Guilty Crown journey, but I really have to say you’ve done an outstanding job ending this chapter of your career. I can’t wait to see where you’ll be going. Your determination, your journey as a musician, your outstanding work and appreciation for music has a capacity to change someone’s live, at least you’ve already change my life and many anime pianist for the better :)
I guess all I can say after this 800 words essay is : Congratulation for succeeding your goal and end your Guilty Crown journey in the most beautiful way possible, and thank you so much for your inspiration to everyone of us anime pianist for all this 10 years. If there is anyone that deserve to be called the pillar of Anime Piano, it is you Animenz : The pianist who try his hardest to create a high quality music and inspires, the person who never give up and never compromise... Thank you so much my friend :)
Thank you, CSM. This is one of my favorite comments I have seen for a while - almost poetic - and it really gives me the motivation to continue my journey as an Anime Pianist. I can totally imagine all the scenery you have described above and man, now I totally want to see a short animated video with your narration, haha. I will continue doing my best! (´・ω・`)
I find often that much of the emotional weight and meaning of a piece, especially a piano arrangement, is derived from the context of the original story. (not always, but often.) But still, as always, animenz's arrangements are one of the few exceptions. I've never watched guilty crown or heard this song, but everything makes sense, everything described in this essay perfectly articulates all the moments in an animenz arrangement that make it so great. Thanks for writing that.
Excellent summarizations!
what a madman. respect.
What a chilling read. Amazing analysis.
This song is actually underrated as hell. My dearest is great but so is this
I love all your Guilty Crown arrangements
0w0 hewwo
Me too because of my dearest :)
For me the two song that got me were Hikaru Nara and My Dearest
1度聴いてお耳が幸せになったあと、裏話を読んでからもう一度再生したら更に楽しく聴けました！
And now we've finally hit full circle with the Guilty Crown OSTs and openings.
Andrew Ng what do you mean? I don’t really understand.
@@overwhelmingnostalgia1475 completed covers of all GC ost and openings
アレンジもパフォーマンスも圧倒的です。僕の小さな想像力では追いつけません。「Animenz is very epic」とインスタで語っていたニュージーランド🇳🇿の音楽家の言葉が心に浮かんできます。
今日も素晴らしいひと時をありがとうございます😊次の作品も楽しみにしています。
Hi, I'd just like to share a long essay about this piece. that I wrote for one of my classes. I didn't even get to talk about the coda because I already hit 1000 words when the amount that I was supposed to write was like 200 because I think this piece was so good:
This piece is an arrangement of an anime tv show ending called Guilty Crown; the original piece would fall under J-Pop. People generally refer to these piano arrangements of these songs as “anime piano music.” This particular pianist is trained classically, and as such, he brings a lot of classical elements into his arrangements. For example, while the original song is structured much more closely a verse-chorus-bridge form like many pop songs, Animenz adds an soft introduction, and builds up to the excitement of the chorus rather than using the strategy of the original song to start off stronger, and, though it still builds up somewhat, it doesn’t feel as strong. The change he made that most helped this build up was taking the prominent ostinato in the upper register, which plays through most of the verses in the original, and removing it for the introduction; rather he starts with the main melody throughout the introduction, and just foreshadows the ostinato in his left hand.
Animenz begins with a simple calm introduction that introduces 2 melodic lines used in the piece: the first melodic line, denoted melody A, is very static, either repeating the same note, or moving between two notes right next to each other for extended periods(the figure F# F# E F#, or the repetition of D C# for many beats). Melody B(0:54) has slightly more motion and range, and is a little more disjunct, but the focus of melody B is still the repeated notes, while the motion, perhaps counterintuitively, simply connects the repeated sections. The piece then moves into a slightly more “regal” section(1:18), while also changing from D major to B major, where the melody moves to the middle register, and we find the final melody, the melody of the chorus, melody C. The focus on the repetition is much greater here: most of the first half of the melody is repeated, while the second half of it has motion, but only to build up again to the repeated notes; that build up in the second half of melody C is made even stronger by the fact that the jumps stand out amongst the repeated notes. Animenz makes those 5 repeated notes at the beginning shine by having 0 accompaniment play during those 5 notes for the first repeat. Those repeated notes have been signaled to be the hook of the piece; the thing that our ears latch onto. Using the melodies he already introduced, he then builds up to the next verse, with more vigorous foreshadowing of the ostinato. The introduction is now done and the beginning of the original song starts at this point in this arrangement(2:07). He uses his famed(in the anime piano community) 3 hand technique in stylish fashion to start playing the prominent ostinato with his right hand. As this is still the build up, bass voice is simply 2 16th notes outlining each bass note, with melody A played in part by both hands. To build up to the chorus, Animenz uses the speed of the accompaniment by the left hand to increase the tension: first it’s just the sparse 16th notes, then he ramps it up to constant 16th notes with more full chords, and finally, the tremolo in his left hand essentially just hitting the listener with a barrage of sound(while also changing to melody B and playing it in octaves). Then the chorus with melody C begins(3:14), again changing keys to B major. Octaves in the right hand, with low bass notes also doubled by the octave, with additional harmony being played extremely quickly, and with a more spread out voicing. He repeats melody C twice, and, of note is the fact that, on the second run, he accented the repeated notes at the beginning by adding...more repeated notes at a fast speed; adding intrigue and variation while still keeping to the original character of the melody. While this is the first climax of the piece it doesn’t just sound exciting, but a little somber as well, due to the fact that the motion in the melody line is mostly descending.
He then transitions the piece into a soft section with melody A(3:49), reminding the listener of the beginning. He adds some chords above the melody to keep some of the motion from the chorus, even if it isn’t much. Then, he starts to quickly build up to the chorus again, skipping melody B this time, and after the build up, melody C is not repeated with energy, but with the same calm sense that melody A was played with. He then brings the energy of the piece way down, to almost 0. Then, with a crescendoing octave tremolo in the bass, he quickly starts up melody C again to start the final repetition of the chorus. One thing to note about this entrance is that, while the melody for the climactic moment starts, the left hand with its arpeggiated figure is delayed, again bringing out the repeated notes for a final time. The first repetition of melody C in this ending is the same as previously(with an added triplet figure in the melody), but the second time, Animenz adds beautiful arpeggios in the right hand permeating through the entire melody. After this is the coda, a completely new melody that wasn’t anywhere else in the piece. In the original song, this was the singer essentially just freestyle singing at the end. This entire coda is just the best part of the piece, and to keep this post from getting any longer than it already is, I will stop my super needlessly in-depth analysis here.
I love this piece because it is such a good example of music that takes you on a trip.The anime piano community is relatively small, but it’s gems like these that make me keep listening; you can feel the 20 years of dedication to the piano that he has put into both this piece and its performance. For anyone that has read this entire thing, thank you. I honestly couldn’t stop myself from writing in-depth about this piece because it’s just such a good piece of music, and anything less just feels like a disservice to the piece. Thanks for reading!
Am I supposed to learn that kind of analysis in the conservatory? ._. because it's impressive. All I can do is say: "That's some dificult and beautiful shit, I have to learn it one day"
@@josephcarrion_ haha no this is just the fact that I've been thinking about music for a while. Honestly this isn't even that coherent; I just wrote it up fairly quickly without editing it at all. Conservatory people would probably be a lot better at conveying the elements of this piece; I'm just a physics student who has an interest in music.
What a marvelous addition to the godly Animenz Guilty Crown library.
The soft entrance cadenza offers a pleasant departure (pun intended) from the bold, in-your-face style entrance of the original.
What stood out immediately was the strong emphasis in the secondary voices and bass accompaniment. The bass sustained throughout, following the soft entrance. For the secondary voices, a little bit of the RH bell tones at 1:31 (first chorus RH), but much more in the RH starting at 2:08 and carrying throughout the first verse. I found this quite fitting and faithful to the original to maintain that same boisterous "bassy / electronic" vibe.
Notable moments that made me go "woah"
- The extra Fnat in the LH progression at 0:57, and again at 2:56. Added a very nice flavor.
- The extra notes in melody at 3:26 (i didn't know the second chorus changed up the melody slightly. very cool)
- The nuance of the RH bell tones at 3:49
- *The punch in the strong jazzy chords at **3:59*
- 4:56 triplet rhythm in the melody
- The entire final chorus
A slow calm before the storm at 4:38, before easing into the unleashed final chorus, with arpeggios in full force. The grandiose E maj conclusion also felt very fitting as a close to this piece and a close to the Animenz Guilty Crown series.
Thank you for enlightening us with your Everlasting Animenz Touch. See you next week!
The Everlasting Guilty Crown was literally made for me to go all out with three hand techniques due to the unique instrumentation of the original song. I am really glad that all my Guilty Crown pieces has turned out into something special, since they are all created in a different period of my life. Thank you for your comment, as usual!
(I also like how you included "the entire final chorus" into the list, haha. I also think this is one of the best Codas I have created in a while)
@@Animenzzz Indeed, each of your Guilty Crown pieces has its own unique character, and it is wonderful to feel the different types of emotional energy invested into each one of them.
The entire final chorus was a late, but probably most well deserving, addition to the list ;) It gets even better time I listen back through. At around 5:20, it just feels like you've let it all go and are having the time of your life for the rest of the piece.
This piano nerds rendez-vous is gonna become my favorite thing of the week
I *love* thorough analytics. It really makes the arrangement even better fully understanding the mastery of the arranger.
man, the 02:07 - 02:30 part just amazes me, the show of exchange of hands on each part of the song is incredible...first time seeing something like that, it was beautiful to watch...
The OP/EDs of Guilty Crown, coupled with the OST by Hiroyuki Sawano absolutely makes it my favourite anime in regards to music, really looking forward to this!
The anime is basically a Hiroyuki Sawano and Egoist AMV. Just turn off the plot
They just put Egoist, Mika Kobayashi and Hiroyuki Sawano in the same OST together. What's not to like about this anime?
次元が違う…上手すぎる…感動をありがとう…
how can someone already dislike this? they haven't even heard it yet!
maybe they didn't like the song choice?
@@jillfizzard1018
Still a stupid reason to dislike a video imo. If you dislike the song choice, don't click on it, you already know what it is going to be by name alone.
maybe they just press the wrong key?
maybe just someone who doesn't like animenz and makes a point to downvote his videos. Or someone who hates guilty crown and makes a point to downvote all videos regarding that
@@PiousSlayer For that reason there is a dislike button. Following your reasoning, there should be only like button under every video because everyone can judge the content by the name of the upload and simply don't watch it or just don't leave the like after watching. The world doesn't work that way, the sooner you realize that the better. People just don't understand what are the like/dislike buttons for. Someone might have heard a better arrangement and this is his/her way of telling that it doesn't live up to his/her expectations. It's also a way for content creators to tell what things they have to improve and what kind of content their audience wants. It's a very useful tool since you can check if someone watched the whole thing before rating it, and what was the deciding factor of earning a like/dislike.
I’m so happy that you covered this song. I’ve been listening to you since 4th-5th grade and I’m now in my last year of highschool. My life long piano goal is to be able to play your arrangements. Listening to your transcriptions was the thing that got me back into piano all together in 5th grade. You’ve been covering my favorite anime “guilty crown” openings for years and I’m never disappointed and always so ecstatic on what your come up with. Keep up the good work and keep inspiring us anime piano lovers and players :)
graduated?
@@arthurroth2630 I am now
相変わらずアレンジにセンスがありすぎるな
I think when Animenz held down the B key at the end of the piece, it is as tho he did not want to let go of Guilty Crown and still wanted to continue making arrangements from it. Thus holding onto the B key is like holding on to Guilty Crown ;-; ... and then when the other hand lifted it up, that sorta gave me the vibe of "Hey bro, it's time to go . . .", signaling an end of a wonderful journey.
OMG THE FEELS ;-; ANIMENZ U R THE BEST
imagine if he really only did this for the style points but then he reads this and is like "uh yeah im glad you got the meaning haha"
B minor scale is relative minor of D major scale, Therefore you can modulate those 2 scale to B major so easily.
概要欄見て感動しました🥺この曲に対する、RUclipsに対する熱い思いが伝わってきました！！！これからも頑張って下さい^ ^
この曲をカバーしてくださるのを本当に楽しみにしていました。いつかきいてみたいとずっと思っていたので感動しました、ありがとうございます！
# Top 10 people you want as your neighbour
he'd be my top 1, especially at night
Nah bro im gonna be sick hearing someone practice scales.
But i get your point.
@@zach6246 Im pretty sure any sane human being have the sense to not practice on a grand piano at night, so F
no 2 after animenz would be roasting kid
Sans Gaster honestly at the level he is at I doubt he is practicing scales all the time.
Omg another addition of guilty crown cover on top of the holy trinity - My Dearest, Bios and Euterpe?! I would gladly take that! 🤩
He should do krone (guilty crown theme song I guess)
I would like to hear PLANETES played by you, that’s a pearl 😍😍😍
繰り返しの音を聞いてるとなんか無性にエモい
楽譜あっても100%この演奏通りに弾けないなと思ったの初めて、って言うくらい完璧
Damn every song guilty crown has under it's belt is so good, no doubt that this one is gonna be good too.
今まで聴いたどの編曲よりもギルクラ感ある
素晴らしい
最近の投稿が俺の青春を彩ってくれた曲ばかりで泣きそうになってくる
さて、あともう少し頑張るか！
コメントありがとうございます。2011/12年でアレンジしようと思っている曲が、まだたくさんあるので、これからも見てくれるとうれしいです。元気になれるアレンジ頑張ります。
I actually really like the anime music community, cuz even when animenz doesnt give sheets anymore cuz copyright issues, there will always someone that has the talent to transcribe it to share to the world
本当に綺麗……ピアノ弾けないけどすごく興味を持ちました。概要欄を見てもすごく工夫があるんだなぁって…素晴らしいです！
こんなピアノ上手い人がアニメ知ってくれててほんとに嬉しい
これだけの演奏を一人で行うことが出来るってことがもう,,,,
This is one of my favourite arrangements of yours. I've probably listened to it 100 times over the last year.
毎回思うけど、連弾聴いてるみたいだ・・・すごい
you don't know how much you inspired me to start playing piano
idk why i cried a bit when currently listening to this and started singing along.
i had my ups and downs whatever the reason i keep on listening to your songs
a lot of people discouraged me to not play and instruments because i don't have the talent but because of you and your playing after watching this.... as they say there is not late age in starting the piano.... i will not care what other people will say i'll start playing piano until i can play this song too even if i take years and years
from the bottom of my heart thankyou!
つい最近アニメ観てこの曲にもハマったから、タイミングが良すぎてびっくりしてる笑笑
感動しました
後半の盛り上がりが最高でした
Listening to the piano arrangements of all the Guilty Crown songs really gives me major throwbacks to when i was 14 and was obsessed with the series and kept playing the songs on repeat.
ありがとうございます！！！大好きな曲です！！！
I was listening to this yesterday and really missed Guilty Crown
Thank you for doing this, Animenz 👑
You just revived my love for guilty crown, I love those days when I was looking forward to next week for a new episode.
何年経っても聴きに来ちゃう。
最高だ…
I have always thought that GC piano music and "Animenz" are always synonymous, and this definitely proves it!
Animenzさんのアレンジ凄く好き
Animenz definitely has one of the best character developments.
My Dearest was a huge influence on my piano journey, I strove to learn it throughout high school without any success but the piece has a special place in my heart! I'm so happy you decided to arrange The Everlasting, it was just as powerful as your arrangement of My Dearest and that is saying something!
What I like about animez playing is that you can hear the lycirs unlike other pianists they just get hyped and play things roughly and rush some parts
Hearing whatever arrangements by animenz, even the upbeat ones, always bring me close to tears. It's just so beautiful, consistently beautiful and magical since 10 years ago. I grew up with his healing renditions. I wish nothing more than to be able to hear these melodies for as long as I could in the future.
I couldn't wait to listen to this, the premiere wait felt longer than it was.
Listening to it now, I'm just astonished at how it progresses, being simple at first, emphasising the beautiful melody of the song, then all those melodies coming in, giving me feels.
Honestly the first time I fell in love with Guilty Crown OSTs was because of Animenz.
Starting with his cover of "Departures", then "Euterpe" and the OST "Bios". And of course the masterpiece; My Dearest (personal favorite), two times.
Like, when I watched the anime I didn't really appreciate the OSTs or the OPs and EDs much, that didn't last long once I listened to Animenz's covers.
Later when going back to the music, it all hit me really hard with the feels.
I appreciate your effort Animenz! Making covers of Ryo (supercell) and Hiroyaki Sawano's songs and giving them more credit, they definitely deserve it 💖
I love the music and soundtrack but the anime is very depressing, like c'mon
(SPOILER)
what the hell is wrong with his sister and why all the girls he has potential with have to die?
KeyTheKiwi you mean his mom?
Your arrangement really covers that all guilty crown story and feels from the first episode until the end, I am crying, thank you
Absolutely beautiful. Honestly this was not one of my favorite songs from the series but you make it glow! So happy to see you posting so much lately.
this is just incredible. I cant even really describe what this piece means to me. It is by far the most complete and brilliant Arrangement you have ever done and by ever i really mean ever. Im pretty sure i have listened to every single one of your arrangements and this is, as you said in your description, definetly on another level. This deserves so much more attention than it has up until this point. I love you from the bottom of my heart, honestly
This is the most beautiful arrangement you have made up until this point. Everytime i am feeling incomplete i listen to this song and the feeling is gone.
I finished it yesterday for the first time. It really has great music, imo
Guilty Crown is still my favorite Anime. The OST, the characters.. 8 years already gone since I watched it. Good old memories :(
I always loved the rawness and on the sleeve heart of this song, but this performance really distills it to its most powerful essence.just awesome.
凄いですね！こんな素晴らしいアレンジの仕方があるんですね！本当に凄いです！
He is got hand!!
you know shit's about to go down when Animenz finally puts art on his thumbnails
I am totally addicted to this arrangement now and I don't know why. I even haven't watched Guilty Crown yet.
So nostalgic, brings back memories from 2013
Me too, Animenz!!! I love ur Guilty Crown Arr. Especially the 10th Anniversary Guilty Crown video!!! Thank you so much for posting this. It's absolutely wonderful!!! 😊
Animenz is one the man who mark people of this century GG your an icon
The last minute is something I still cannot comprehend. So stunning you need some time...
Why is this not getting 1million views 😭
Just finished Guilty Crown and hearing this again, it hits so hard
I loved how you managed to write the main melody from 4:57 playing that a bit with the left hand and a bit with the right hand that were doing different things.
我聽了至少10次了，完美😍😍感謝A叔帶來如此美好的編排演奏
i havent heard it but this is my favourite OP from my favourite pianist, already liked.
Oh god, all the memories are rushing in. So nostalgic. Thanks man for allowing me to relive my memories.
Guilty crown has one of the best anime soundtracks and animnez has made this songs even better and unforgettable
He's getting better, and better, and better, and better, and better!
This God just don't stop evolving!
Your right hand at the ending was like a hand-leaving with Guilty Crown's soul, you didn't want to leave her, but with the left hand you did it, it was like... goodbye, and thanks... for everything.
Why there is only 50k views? There should be 50 million.
I'm really overwhelmed by the stunning ending. Masterpiece
Fantastic arrangement with all those complex 3 hand techniques along with the background music of the original piece
and lovely detail at 5:54 too, having one of your hands pulled up by the other representing Shu and Inori's relationship 💛💛💛
This arrangement is insanely good!!! I LOVE THIS. I've been listening to this on repeat!
The Guilty Crown series is how I discovered your channel. Listening with all my heart!
i have watched every single Arrangement that you did in the past 10 years and i have fallen in love and builded up a deep emotional connection with a lot of them, but this piece feels just so natural to me that i cant stop thinking that this is the best arrangement you have done so far. I am speechless and i am looking forward to play it.
Can't say a word.
What a beautiful arrangement to complete the Guilty Crown songs.
I always hoped you would arrange this some day, thanks Animenz!
Oh my goodness!!! I have never think of how fortune it is to find Animenz's new video uploaded, not to mention it is my favorite guilty crown, after finishing onerous homework. I feel immensely satisfied.
the way he lifts his right hand with his left at the very end is just **so damn cool**
Animenz so good he even does a vibrato at the end
How did I even miss this? Im sorry for being late. Like you Animenz, Guilty Crown has a special place in my heart specially the OSTs. My Dearest was the one that made me follow you, and still here through the years. Thank you for being part of me growing up.
Well done animenz! Seriously amazing. You continue to inspire me week after week. Your collective work on RUclips is probably the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.
ahhh rip, so we come to an end here with gc i see but lemme tell you this, you did an amazing job with the last piece of gc, i love this arragement a lot, its one of my favs actually from the last months, probably coz gc songs are my fav of all time, but man that was so goood i really liked how you did the ending it sounds rly nice.
i even had tears while listening oof gc songs will never get old and i always will love them
thank you soo much for your effort !
I've waited 10 years for this, absolutely worth every second
Simply superb. Over the years I listened to your piano, nothing has ever touched me to the extent of this (and your 2020 rendition of My Dearest).
Guilty Crown's soundtracks were irreplaceable to me as they accompanied me during the most difficult part in my life, as I said in the comments on your My Dearest video. And I'm happy to hear that someone else cherishes their music in a similar way as I am.
What an appropriate ending for the journey. Keep making amazing music man!
Im sorry but I just cant get tired of saying how amazing your music is. Youre an inspiration.
Suddenly, I loved music since I was young.
No matter what it was, I was so happy that the emotions and emotions it touched touched my heart.
However, as a 19-year-old, after I was mentally exhausted, I wanted to listen to any more music or hated emotional upheaval.
I have lived here and there like a ship that lost its purpose without being listened to and listened carefully.
However, after a long time, I just said,'You have to spend time watching a funny video on RUclips.' I was thinking of playing RUclips randomly and accidentally listened to your performance.
After that day, I had never closed my eyes or tasted or touched music.
But today I listened lightly and closed my eyes.
It was really a nostalgic feeling, and the feeling of being moved was slightly pushed.
I don't think people will change at once.
But in the future, I wanted to live a different way.
Thank you.
I was impressed by the emotions from your performance.
your renditions of guilty crown's OSTs are what made me subscribed. its nostalgic in a way.
having some flashback towards "that" hare scene and that last episode
can't believe guilty crown came out 9 years ago. it may be full of flaws (especially after the halfway mark of the series) but godamn, if it isn't one of the most impactful and memorable anime i have ever watched. and the fact that the OSTs are made by the legendary supercell and composed by ryo. was just the icing on this perfect void cake.
I’ve discovered this song yesterday, loved it. You release your arrangement of it today, oh oh oh it’s maaagic.
Every time you write or replay a song by guilty crown I go back and rewatch it. The music is just so good. Thank you for this
Another video-
we’re getting spoiled 😔
“ありがとう 神様” 🙏
I love 2:53! Reminds me of your my dearest cover
Nailed this one! Guilty crown’s music was definitely the best thing about the show
Thank YOU for these amazing piano pieces! It's because of this channel that I even picked up the piano 3 years ago.
Almost missed this in 2020. Thank you for doing this.
Can’t believe u play something requires three hands by two hands😳 Love it, the everlasting song in my heart.
animenz is big boss of arpeggios
Amazing how you are doing both the main melody and the upper voicing as well. Animenz never disappoints