Working Together, in my opinion, was the most difficult piece to record in this album. Even though the notes are pretty straightforward, the speed for executing these octave chords is indeed very taxing to the arms. Right hand…

Riku – Scherzo e Intermezzo was the most intimidating piece in this album to learn. The left hand is very difficult. But the melody line resembles that of Rachmaniniov, who is my absolute favorite composer. This took about…

I can’t quite figure out the tempo selection on this piece. The music indicates 66, which feels rather fast. Most videos I could find on YouTube play this much slower. I am close to 66, but still slightly…

Sora is the opening for the Kingdom Hearts Sonata. The Sonata itself is well structured, it is as classical as it gets, quite unusual for game music. After recording the Final Fantasy XV album, it’s no surprise that…

Missing You is one of those slow yet powerful pieces. In both Kingdom Hearts and FFXV, Yoko and the piano arranger put in so much power in these slow pieces they are just as fun to play as…

Hand In Hand is the first non-Final-Fantasy piece to make it to my Personal Favorites playlist, and it’s the very first one I recorded from this album. I listened to the in-game music and wondered how come nobody…

After recording the Final Fantasy XV album, it’s no surprise that Yoko Shimomura is my new favorite game music composer. Both Kingdom Hearts and FFXV music really call to me. In many ways, the Kingdom Hearts Piano Collections…