: July 2022

Complete Final Fantasy Piano Opera

FF Piano Opera 1

Final Fantasy Piano Opera, music by Nobuo Uematsu, arranged by Hiroyuki Nakayama, played by Richard Yang. Due to COVID and a lot more time at home, I spent about a month to record the complete Piano Collections from…

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The Sound of the End ~ NieR Automata Piano Collections

NieR Automata Piano Collections

The Sound of the End, music by Keigo Hoashi, arranged by Duke of Pianeet, transcribed by themrzakid, played by Richard Yang on Yamaha N1X. Other than Bipolar Nightmare being the most difficult piece in the album (I can’t…

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The Ultimate Price piano arr. Animenz ~ Violet Evergarden (Obsolete, see Description)

Violet Evergarden

UPDATE: I obsoleted this video by re-recording with Garritan CFX. The Ultimate Price, from Violet Evergarden, music by Evan Call, piano arranged by Animenz, played by Richard Yang on Yamaha N1X. I’m still fairly new to Animenz’s music.…

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Complete Final Fantasy XV Piano Collections

FFXV

Final Fantasy XV Piano Collections, music by Yoko Shimomura, arranged by Sachiko Miyano and Natsumi Kameoka, played by Richard Yang. FFXV Piano Collections undoubtedly is the most passionate and powerful compared to all others that came before it.…

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Valley of the Wind – Studio Ghibli Piano Collection, arr. Makiko Hirohashi

Valley of the Wind

This series of music from Studio Ghibli is based on arrangements by Makiko Hirohashi. All the Ghibli Studio animated movies really capture our imagination and they bring so much of our childhood memories to life. The music is…

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Complete Final Fantasy XIII Piano Collections

FFXIII

Final Fantasy XIII Piano Collections, music by Masashi Hamauzu, played by Richard Yang. I would’ve imagined that after recording the Final Fantasy Piano Opera, everything else would be a walk in the park. Not so with the FFXIII…

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Valley of the Wind – Nausicaa Requiem – Studio Ghibli Piano Collection, arr. Makiko Hirohashi

Valley of the Wind

This series of music from Studio Ghibli is based on arrangements by Makiko Hirohashi. All the Ghibli Studio animated movies really capture our imagination and they bring so much of our childhood memories to life. The music is…

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Piano Lesson with Richard Yang – Unravel – Tokyo Ghoul, arr. Animenz

Tokyo Ghoul

You want to play the almighty Unravel by Animenz but you hit “the wall”. I’m here to help. Unravel is the most iconic / legendary anime arrangement ever made. But it sure is difficult. I’ll break down every…

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Complete Final Fantasy XII Piano Collections

FFXII

Final Fantasy XII Piano Collections, music by Hitoshi Sakimoto, arranged by Casey Ormond, played by Richard Yang. Final Fantasy XII Piano Collections is not going to be everybody’s cup of tea; it’s not mine anyway. I recorded this…

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The Wind Rises – Vapor Trail – Studio Ghibli Piano Collection, arr. Makiko Hirohashi

The Wind Rises

This series of music from Studio Ghibli is based on arrangements by Makiko Hirohashi. All the Ghibli Studio animated movies really capture our imagination and they bring so much of our childhood memories to life. The music is…

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