Pretty cool to see Animenz being talked about on this channel, was always curious what you'd have to say about him!

@gbr0s

Ай бұрын

REACT TO FONZI NEXT🗣

@kyurenfn3193

Ай бұрын

REACT TO FONZI 🗣

@Sasukesanimation

Ай бұрын

REACT TO FONZI

@matticawood

Ай бұрын

I hope my thoughts didn’t disappoint! 😊 Let’s see if the number of “react to Fonzi” comments outdo the Animenz comments before I cave in 😂

@vibhanshu_07

Ай бұрын

React to fonzi

"so it's kinda like..." *proceeds to violate my years of practice in seconds*

@TheBelowAverageGamers

23 күн бұрын

Seriously. I've never seen someone so unimpressed by Animenz besides non-musicians that I show him to, and then just fucking play it. I was distraught 😂

@der_wurm_5465

21 күн бұрын

that violation motivates me to do better and learn even more xD

@CottidaeSEA

2 күн бұрын

@@TheBelowAverageGamers I've seen things like that way too many times with my own uncle. I find some really complex piece and he listens to it once, then plays it to like 99% accuracy. With a single listen. He is a music professor at one of the biggest universities in a certain country and has like 30+ years of professional experience though... so it's kind of fair for him to be that good.

Animenz puts his own classical spin on all of his covers. When you mentioned the bridge between pop and classical music, you were spot on because that is animenz's style

Animenz - Crying for Rain

@Sasukesanimation

Ай бұрын

I’m crying to be able to obtain his fingers

@Shifu0_0

Ай бұрын

i really hoped for crying for rain to be in the video T-T

@marky_8945

Ай бұрын

Please broo one of my fav animenz song

@fukamikara

Ай бұрын

recently listening to that

@kashinathkichu2173

Ай бұрын

I was legit just about to type this wtf

Animenz - My dearest, gotta check that one out. That was one major milestones in terms of his arrangement style.

@hanrylp5442

Ай бұрын

Yeah totally. In my opinion (and I think Animenz' agrees as well) it was one of the hardest and most creative and fun pieces of his career❤

@DarkNightDreamer

15 күн бұрын

Yea, My dearest is kinda his masterpiece. I love that song so very much

The "my dearest" 2020 is his masterpiece, but "Departures" is my favourite, just arranged perfectly.

@rjjs1244

Ай бұрын

Agreed however, my rav will probably be euterpe

@DarkNightDreamer

15 күн бұрын

My dearest will always forever be one of my favorite songs, and his piano arrangement of it is amazing. I would agree that song is kinda like his magnum opus.

4:39 it does seem that they're just arpeggios, but that part is actually one of the hardest parts. Since alot of people have covers of this cover like its a chopin etude, this part is usually what i see people struggle with. Idk what rhythm the right hand is, but it's a bit faster than 16th notes, and playing cleanly at this this tempo is not that easy. But like i said, they aren't just arpeggios. The ascending arpeggio with the 9th is fine, but with the descent, the 11th makes it really awkward. Playing that with the dotted 8th on the left is probably why most struggle to keep the tempo consistent.

@crazykorean7

Ай бұрын

You are right, it is no just arpeggios they are in 16th notes grouped in 5 and 6 with pauses and not in a clear pattern and you have to accentuate in the most awkward places irrespective of the rhythm in the left hand and have to be played with the weakest and most awkward finger some of the time (the ring finger). Concerto level difficulty although just for a brief moment.

Sadness and sorrow is beautifully written by Animenz. It’s so interesting how he changes up the time signature that the song feels different but keeps its essence

@kashinathkichu2173

Ай бұрын

Probably my all time favorite arrangement from him

Hey look at the sheets and you'll see how wild it is. There are subtle nuances you won't catch by ear.

Animenz - everlasting guilty crown. I think it’s his best example of a piece that feels like a story. The whole thing is like one big crescendo

@DarkNightDreamer

15 күн бұрын

That and his 2020 version of My dearest are his masterpieces.

Nooo you skipped the best part, the ending, of unravel😭

@WeebWendy

Ай бұрын

Not saying the rest isn't impressive but I'm surprised that noone else is talking about how he cut the most impressive part of the performance out ^^

@rudrakundu6170

Ай бұрын

I wanted to see his reaction on the walls😢

I don't really watch any anime, but I have to say I love animenz's arrangements. His ability to just arrange things in a classical style like this is absolutely amazing. With that said, I liked this reaction as you gave some cool insight, just wish you did one thing, which was listen to the original anime songs so you could see how his arrangements compare with the original.

@orenji_nini9482

Ай бұрын

Bruh, this sounds nothing like a classical style 🗿they're just modern arrangements of modern music with a bunch of fast runs, arpeggios, and an astonishing technique. Of course, I'm not saying these arrangements have nothing special, they're really impressive actually as we can see how well trained he is, but, if we talk about a "classical style" this has nothing to do with it... The harmonies, the melodies, the voicings, the DINAMICS or whatever you can think of, they're not close enough to be considered a classical kinda thing.

@LevelUpPiano

Ай бұрын

ofc the melody will be the modern music as it is literally modern music. What he's doing is literally a classical version of it.... you do realize if you classify a song, it'll still sound similar to the original, because if it doesn't sound like the roiginal song, it's the wrong song being played.... Fun fact, Animenz has literally gone to music school for classical music. Fun fact, his professors originally were annoyed that he was playing pop music (anime music), but surprisingly changed after seeing what he was doing with music and making his classical versions. I think his music professors know a lot better than a comment like this. Also I've been playing piano myself for quite a while, this is definitely. classical style (from someone who's played a bunch of classical music as a kid)

@orenji_nini9482

Ай бұрын

@@LevelUpPiano honestly, I'm curious to know what are you listening in animenz arrangements to consider them as classical style or version from the originals. You can still be able to make a classical version of a modern song without making rough changes to the main melody to the point it is not recognizable anymore. I say all of this because I study piano and to be more specific, I study classical music. Recently finished the conservatory so I'm in the position to talk about this. This is not just a random comment from a random guy

@orenji_nini9482

Ай бұрын

@@LevelUpPiano you can search a standard jazz piece in the style of classical composers, like, autumn leaves for example, and you'll see what really means to make a popular songs or piece in the style of a certain period like Baroque or Romantic music. You have to make the song of your desire more approachable to what style you wanna sound like.

i can't see any comment talking about animenz's arrangement of "grand escape", which imo is one of his most interesting arrangements and quite different from a lot of the other anime music he's covered on his channel

@Federer.

Ай бұрын

Animenz’s grand escape is a complete masterpiece

Please react to his my dearest arrangement. He has two, the original version and the 2020 version he made for his channel's 10th anniversary, the first version is more technical whereas the anniversary version is more musical, would love to see you react to both :)

ANIME OST, is just as crazy as classical/romantic pieces tbh and a lot are done on guitar, so it's not even close to speed because of picking and articulation , but you're def missing out, Studio Gibli and Anime Osts are crazy good, the japanese /asians don't fuck around and the syncopation is so good on the drums. They really are on another level . (Not bach level but still) the only thing that is a cliche is it's usually starts, 4, 5, 6, or bVI , bVII , I to get the blood and momentum going, but the way they use modal mixture and chroamtic mediants at the same time with melodies they make are almost film score on steroids, Nothing like it in the music genre. J rock / J pop is also crazy a f too. You will have a trap song go into a jazz voicing, into a metal , in dubstep . like J pop essentials on apple music is on craziness. Plus Tokyo blue . even friedman from megadeath said their harmony is nothing like american pop. some of them are super jazzy too. like Spy family OST or JJK , and the themes change every arc (season) , so it's always something new. not that C minor Ameircan bullshit in every theme. on HBo lol

@matticawood

Ай бұрын

There’s definitely a lot here I need to look at! I like the idea of jazzy Japan 😂

@Phaseish

Ай бұрын

@@matticawood kzread.info/dash/bejne/fWWHo9aDaLSvk8Y.htmlsi=7IuhQtK4dGzorLIN AND kzread.info/dash/bejne/k4aNzc-GpNeZpKg.htmlsi=KVUWbsBaInLlLb3I he also covered it haha.

@Phaseish

Ай бұрын

jun seba RIP pretty much created the Lofi- jazz Sound we have today.

@layonermitown9549

Ай бұрын

Hiroyuki sawano IS the best composer of all Time ! Best osts !

Didn't expect that here :)) i'm happy to see you react Animenz

YES I'm so happy you did this! psst: Animenz Kantai Collection soundtrack is really underrated as it's nearly harder than unravel and has some really moving themes all tied together perfectly (a lot more contrasts in mood than unravel which is always upbeat)

@hy_sea

Ай бұрын

Katai Collection enjoyer here, couldn't agree more!

@dianexylene

18 күн бұрын

Kantai collection mentioned!!

Animenz - my dearest (10 year anniv)

Do "Ashes on Fire" and "Vogel Im Kafig" from Animenz next. It's his arrangements but not his songs. He's goated.

@Sasukesanimation

Ай бұрын

Agreed

@jamesbarnes7622

Ай бұрын

I love ashes on the fire, planning on learning Vogel Im kafig next. You have good taste 😎

It's a bit of a shame you went in without first hearing the originals. I think part of why Animenz is so well respected is because of how well done his arrangements are, and that's pretty hard to guage without having heard the original song before hand. As far as I'm aware, he spends a fair bit of time working out the exact arrangement, then practicing it until he can execute it properly on camera.

@matticawood

Ай бұрын

It’s very intentional 😊 I prefer to have a genuine reaction of the first time I’ve heard it. I might be wrong, but if I heard the original…it might take away some of the “newness” that I got from listening to just the piano arrangement in isolation. The melody and chords where for the most part pretty clear though, so I could generally tell what was likely to be part of the original song or some arrangement choices. I’ve also listened to them since and they were what I imagined they might sound like based on the Animenz’ version! 😊

It's also suprising that u uploaded this just a few days after his birthday (In March 17)🤯🤯🥳🥳

I love your reactions ❤ imd love to see you react to bios (10th anni arrangement) and colors ( my personal all time favorite of animenz, playing it myself as well and it's so much fun )

@matticawood

Ай бұрын

Thank you! Il check them out in maybe another video 😊

@landon3772

Ай бұрын

@@matticawood Also "Crying for Rain" is one of his best arrangements.

If there's one thing you can take from anime... Even if you don't like the animations itself, they have absolutely beautiful music.

@matticawood

Ай бұрын

They definitely do! 😊

i'm really happy you did a video about animenz cause he's a great player and i heard in some of your videos for example the one of frank tedesco (edit: my point is showed at 20seconds haha) that you weren't very familiar with anime music but that from what you've heard you could like it so yeah i'm starting to watch the video right away

Animenz - My Dearest (10th anniversary)

Oml you've done it!! He's my inspiration!

Animenz is awesome--thanks for showing him some love! :D

Arpeggios are not unimpressive by any means. Sure they are pattern based but the difference between a regular player doing it vs a virtuoso is night and day. You have to play each note with different strengths to bring out certain melodies. It takes an incredible amount of control and practice imo

@matticawood

Ай бұрын

No doubt it takes practice to be able to play them well, as with most techniques on the piano! However, it’s a simple technique to understand and a very commonly used one, so it can be mastered in weeks/months rather than years with some dedicated practice. 😊

That impromptu duet at the end right there was quite the pleasant surprise.

My favorite part of Animenz's arrangement styles is that his left hands usually plays 2 melodies at once, creating the iconic 3 hand melodies that make the covers sound orchestral and rich.

His vogel im kafig cover is legendary, would love to hear it. My dearest is also another easy pick

Been waiting fir a while for this

Have been waiting for this vid for ages! Glad it came! Highly recommend you grab the sheet music for unravel. The more time you spend with it the more you realise how amazing it is :).

BOY - Ousama Ranking OP1 [Piano] / King Gnu, Specialz - Jujutsu Kaisen OP 2, Kakyoin's Theme (Noble Pope) and Traitor's Requiem (Jojo's Bizare Adventure op 9) are some of the songs i'd suggest, Boy especially, Noble Pope is cool because it's the only one here and in your video that isn't an opening but a CHARACTER THEME, so it's a bit different but amazing and interesting. Also CHA LA HEAD CHA LA (Rip Akira Toriyama), the creator of the legebdary series (Dragon Ball Z) sadly passed away, and this is just an iconic, amazing anime theme. Those are some songs i'd want to see reviewed from Animenz. BOY and Specialz are VERY unique openings, Traitor's Requiem is a very fun opening, and CHA LA HEAD CHA LA is just a hyper opening that is a story in a unique and amazing way, very uplifting and great, a classic opening

A few of his pieces where he really hit it for me was his rendition of Grand Escape (Weathering With You) and Sincerely (Violet Evergarden). Grand Escape to me was very technically impressive. Sincerely was very much an Animenz arranged piece given how he completely added his parts and changed it to convert more emotions and to remember those who passed away in the KyoAni arson attack.

Very cool to see your analysis of what makes anime (and really, most japanese pop music) chord choices different than western pop. A lot of Japanese pop music seems to be happy to take inspiration from more jazzy chords and rhythms - something that western pop really never does.

The fact that you can play this much after listening a couple of seconds is amazing!!!

I like this video he even tells you about what hes playing its amazing thanks bro helps a lot tbh

Love that you reacted to it! Thats exactly how I thought about him

Love your thought man :D, Btw. you should try "My dearest" from him too!

5:56 very sure he writes it before hand, he does have some improvised versions of the songs but i think generally he writes it out first

Please do my dearest 10th anniversary and bios 10th anniversary version. Also he used to always make the sheet music before the video, he also played unravel a lot at concerts. Also both unravel and this game are pop songs used in the openings of tokyo ghoul and this game so they are pop songs. You also missed some of the best parts of unravel and he also did a newer version of this game that is better.

@matticawood

Ай бұрын

Il check out those versions! It’s very impressive that he wrote it out first! The best parts being towards the end? Or are the parts that I didn’t talk about that you think should have been talked about? I watched it all but cut it short in the edit to avoid repeating myself! Maybe I should have left it in 😊

@erckupazo

Ай бұрын

@@matticawood ahh okay no worries. One thing I found great about the end of unravel before those massive left hand jumps is that the melodic progression of that section was unique compared to other piano pieces I've listened to. One piece of feedback I'd like to give is that personally I'd find it really interesting if you'd touch on the classical techniques and exactly how he's arranged these songs. Just a thought though

Now that I've watched it, RE 5:51: Animenz started his channel to promote the sheets he wrote, and thus started with a write sheet first -> perform the sheet exactly workflow; he changed that around 2019 or so and now sheets come after the performance! Overall, you seem to have an emphasis on harmony in your analysis and I think you're spot on in pointing out what makes anime music great - it uses catchy progressions but with lots of variety so it doesn't wear them out!

I would love it if you reacted to some more recent stuff by Animenz as he has developed to a more musically detailed style! :) One of my favourite arrangements by him is Grand Escape from weathering with you! :D Also the My Dearest 10 year anniversary is one of his best works in my opinion!

that's my goat right there brother 😂 this channel is also interesting you got new subs

Animenz 의 팬으로써 이런영상 너무 마음에 드네요 앞으로도 많이 만들어주셨으면 합니다!!

Cool to see you vibing to the music

@matticawood

Ай бұрын

The songs are a vibe, so it required some vibing! 😂

animenz cruel angels thesis goes hard

so happy you did a video about animenz, now waiting for the one of patrik he's got many great pieces hope you'll do how to train your dragon and others xD

@matticawood

Ай бұрын

Hopefully I will get to it in the near future 😊

Animenz - Sincerely

Here before it blows up :D

You should definitely check out his arrangement for my dearest (10 year anniversary version). It’s one of his best arrangements

Animenz has sooo many good arrangements. His Attack on Titan arrangements are all very good. But lately my favourite piece to listen to is Sakayume. Such great dynamics in that piece.

@meekdear

Ай бұрын

I love his Attack on Titan arrangements as well

@jrng0403

11 күн бұрын

same here, love sakayume's arrangements so much

I believe that he writes his pieces before playing them. Usualy he takes month to write and practice a new piece. And when you actualy take a look at the sheet, they are actually incredibly well written

this is peak reaction 🙏🏿

@matticawood

Ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

@petiks6391

Ай бұрын

​@@matticawood please try Animenz - Vogel im Kafig

thank you for commenting on the pieces! I think if you listen to the original songs as well once it might be easier to notice the unique-ness of the arrangements:) For recommendations, would love for you to go over him version of Kick Back, his rhythm there is kinda funky

Definitely check out Animenz's Kuusou Mesorogiwi!! He transformed the original into a Baroque-inspired crazy piece that switches styles so often it's phenomenal

Animenz My Dearest(2020), Kawaki wo Ameku, Snow Halation and Sincerely pls!!!

@matticawood

Ай бұрын

Il check them out 😊

I recommend Animenz’s Crying For Rain, The Everlasting Guilty Crown, bios(10th anniversary ver.) and Sincerely. His technique and storytelling are absolutely gorgeous.

A animenzz level threat… wow

some of my favourite animenz piece are, -A cruel angel thesis (nice opening) -Kaibutsu (js a very hype song and constant key change) -mixed nut (crazy left hand) -traitor's requim (got some rly cool mood changes) -grand escape (nice opening) -merry-go-round of life (popular song , should be the best piano ver. )

I highly recommend checking his arrangements of "Here - Mahoutsukai no Yome OP" and "My Dearest - Guilty Crown OP [10 Year Anniversary Edition]". They are one of the most difficult pieces Animenz has done and I'm certain you will love them.

Extra Magic Hour is also a very great piece by Animenz where he even integrated a short excerpt from a classical piece into the arrangement!

Fun fact: Animenz created and perfected this cover in around a week! That's actually insane...

This brings back so much memories... Wow. I'm crying on my bed.

I don’t know Animenz, but I see a really nice curve to those fingers. And a lot of nice arm and wrist action. All of which my piano teacher has been trying to drill into my old brain. lol

Bios by animenz and Krone by theishter (almost the same song) are the greatest pieces of each imo. Its such a great song with lots of power and animenz as theishter made a superb job making them extremely emotional

For the question of whether he wrote the sheet music before or after performing Unravel, this was back in his younger Uni days where he would finish making the sheet music 100% before even touching the piano for the piece. I play the piano but I'm nowhere near classically trained so for me that is absolutely astounding.

Animenz - a cruel angel's thesis, or, crying for rain

His 2020 arrangement of my Dearest is really special and tells a story throughout the shole piece. I would definatley reccomend that one.

Puella Magi Madoka Magica - Soundtrack Medley by Animenz. A carefully arranged piece from 4 soundtracks of one of the greatest magical girl shows ever that revolutionized the genre, inspiring many copycats that ultimately failed to come close to it...

for unravel,not sure about his other pieces, the sheets came before the performance. having tried his unravel myself, there are many sections that are much too difficult to improvise, like around 40 seconds there are simultaneous jumps in bith hands that are ridiculously hard even having practiced for several months, also at the end, the final chorus has sone crazy left hand jumps, also before that with repeated notes is insanely hard at tempo. i believe he arranged unravel while studying at a conservatory and he says that it is the hardest piece he ever has or ever will arrange.

@DarthPaper5

Ай бұрын

also whats truly impressive about his playing is how much musicality he puts into these hard pieces. the melody is always super clear over the bass, and his dynamics are super clean. in unravel for example, in the intro when there are two right hand melodies, the higher one is clean and distinct where the lower almost melts into the bass

@DarthPaper5

Ай бұрын

another common thing in his arrangements, not as notable in unravel, is "three hand technique" which is super apparent in "crying for rain" he often trades the melody between left and right hands while playing fills above or below, or sometimes he will use a break in a melody to jump up and add something. he also sometimes will add elements from the song that cant exactly be transposed into piano, like in "idol" during the pre-chorus theres the effect of a crowd chanting on beats 2 and 4 which he adds in the base with chords. overall hes just super thorough and faithful to the source material, while still adding his own spin, usually classically inspired. hes just a super cool dude

@DimkaTsv

Ай бұрын

He also rewrote it later, so he could play less punishing version at concerts, because as he stated that even for him it is really hard to play without mistakes, which makes original Unravel arrangement unfit for live performance.

Animenz melody is perfection

I literally got Goose bumps at 4:22 🥲

you probably know this one but i think reacting to "marry go round of life" could be nice

Some of my favourite animenz arrangements include, Bios (2021), My dearest (2020), Aliez, Crossing Field, COLOURS and Only my Railgun Hope you check some of them out 👍😄

animenz' merry go round of life or ashes on fire would be nice

I suggest you check out the 2021 version of This Game (the second perf you reacted to), if only for yourself, you can really see how much Animenz's arranging style has evolved over the years with the direct comarison between the two. Loved the video, if you were to react to more Animenz's I'd recommend his Crying for rain arrangement as another comment pointed out, and if i was to give some others, then his latest version of My Dearest, Sincerly, and his arrangement of Colors as well (respectively opening themes from Guilty Crown, Violet Evergarden and Code Geass)

more animenz pls!!!

YOOO I JUST ASKED THIS IN A PREVIOUS VIDEO LMAO THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS

Musical theater is exactly the perfect comparison to anime openings.

A video I may recommend is Viola Organista by Sławomir Zubrzycki. Viola organista is the bowed-keyboard instrument invented by Leonardo da Vinci, and built by Sławomir Zubrzycki from Poland. I recommend watching this one, as the sounds it produces are fascinating.

Absolutely do Animenz's Crying for Rain! Another one of his most insane compositions.

It may be too much for a single video, but Animenz's subscriber medley is pretty awesome.

I really recommend analyzing Animenz - Ashes on the Fire

You should react to one of the greatest composer of all time hiroyuki sawano,all his songs and music score are so damn good

Great video

you should buy his sheet music... youd be surprised... he was releasing the sheets on his webpage as he released the youtube videos years ago. at the same exact time

you didn't do any comment on the "wall" part or the hardest part of unravel of animenz lol

Animenzes 1th aniversary BIOS is a beautiful piece which is very technicam. Animemz is also nnown for his 3 hamd technique which he uses. Most prevalent i BIOS and your sincerely

Definitely watch Merry-Go-Round of Life (Howl's moving castle) by Animenz

definitely read the sheet music

Please react to animenz arrangement of my dearest

I would love for you to react to more of Animenz's performances! Personally, my favorites are Puella Magi Madoka Magica's Soundtrack Medley, as well as My Dearest and Euterpe from Guilty Crown!

Animenz playing I want to change the world is one of my favorite piano version of the anime song

Animenz - My Dearest

Howls moving castle Cover its just Perfect

MORE ANIMENZ

Instead of doing another video on Animenz right away, consider checking out Kyle Landry. He's another phenomenal pianist who covers all kinds of music. I particularly recommend his more recent cover of Eternity: Memory of Light Waves and an improv called Waves or Reveur Detoiles.

Great video! I would say my favourite transcription of his would be the Guilty crown - my deareast 10th year anniversary... If you're interested in checking anime stuff in general I think you'd enjoy Even Call's stuff (composer of Violet evergarden and Frieren soundtrack)