The infamous Volo Theme from Pokémon Legends Arceus. Probably one of the hardest Boss fights in the series so far (here's looking at you Pokémon Scarlett and Violet). This one took a bunch of practice to play on this digital keyboard.
Sheets: www.musicnotes.com/l/H2Kh4
Edit: I can't believe it but after listening to the original I unintentionally missed a chord change. First time I think. Bonus points if you can figure out where.
0:00 Intro
0:19 A Section
0:57 Transition
1:09 B Section
1:35 Transition (Octaves)
1:59 Cynthia Theme!
2:26 Closing Theme/Codetta
2:44 Outro/Video Links
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This arrangement is quite tricky because even though it is slightly slower than Cynthia's Theme, it contains her theme in it's entirety plus some extra new sections, exclusive to Volo's Theme, that are fairly difficult (the most difficult section is at 0:37 due to the voicing and leaps in the right hand combined with those left hand arpeggios). Individually each section isn't so bad, but put together and it becomes a bit of a nightmare to get a clean take. I'd say overall it is more difficult than Cynthia's Approach/Pre-battle music: • Pokemon Diamond/Pearl:...
On a personal note, this is my first video in over 5 months. I was burnt out and took a much needed break from YT/the content grind this summer, completely updated my setup (still need to get a new camera though) and spent some time focusing on other aspects of life. I'm still trying to navigate/find a life/work balance that works for me, but am getting back into the swing of things here on YT. The break also allowed me to practice and really settle into the passagework/music for this arrangement, on a level that I almost never get to with YT uploads. Usually I upload very technical arrangements like this, barely in my fingers but this time everything got to 'marinate' for a while. The result is a much more accurate/settled performance imho.
Thank you for your patience and understanding/sticking with the channel during that 5+ month gap in content. The YT grind and algorithm can be hard, especially in a niche genre like piano covers. Every comment (I pretty much read all of them), view, like, etc is truly appreciated. Thank you. In the near future, my friend and colleague Ryan Z 'Piano Guy' and I have a Halloween VERSUS coming up next on a classic video game tune. Wish us both luck.
Side note: One downside for the new setup is the room has deeper (more plush/high) carpets which cause the keyboard to vibrate/rock/move during intense playing. I'm looking for a solution but decided to upload this video anyway to see how distracting it is. It wasn't nearly as bad as what I thought it was going to look like tbh. Let me know your thoughts, or if you even noticed it, in the comments below.
Your Pianist,
Erik C.
P.S. Sheets are like 95% done and I just need to put the finishing touches on them and submit them to my editors.
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=======(More Info)=======
Track: Volo Theme
Composers: Go Ichinose
Hitomi Sato
Hiromitsu Maeba
Performer: Erik Correll
Sheets: www.musicnotes.com/l/H2Kh4
Midi: TBA
Audio: TBA
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