This is a throwback to my 2019/2021 piano arrangement style.
========== Credits /==========
[Original Artist] : Eri Sasaki
[Composition] : Naoki “Naotyu-” Chiba
[Arrangement] : Naoki “Naotyu-” Chiba
[Lyrics] : Naotaka Hayashi (https://myanimelist.net/people/26641/Naotaka_Hayashi)
[Thumbnail Illustration] : 水月とーこ (https://www.pixiv.net/users/122730), Anime OP (0:08)
[Illustration Link] : https://www.pixiv.net/artworks/99720705, In-Video
[Piano Arrangement] : Haoto
[Editor] : Haoto
========== My Comments /==========
[Notices]
Please read the music sheet for proper comprehension.
This piano arrangement was finished on February 27th, 2023, at 1633 (MYT).
The MuseScore file was created on February 17th, 2023, at 0423 (MYT).
This video was recorded on February 27th, 2023, at 1538 (MYT).
This video was made on February 28th, 2023, at 1635 (MYT), uploaded onto YouTube on February 28th, 2023.
This video is set to premiere on February 28th, 2023, at 2200 (MYT).
[Time Taken]
The piano arrangement most definitely took me more than 8 hours.
I made sure to check the song properly to make an accurate piano arrangement.
In the original track, the singer sings earlier in the first 2 bars than what is transcribed in this piano arrangement.
I’ll link the YouTube videos I listened to below.
The image editing took me more than an hour. I manually rendered the artwork, modified it, and color graded it.
You can download the artwork on my Sheethost post, or on my Reddit post. The artwork on Reddit is compressed by the website itself.
The video editing took me about 30 minutes. I had to time the OP with the piano roll video.
The audio editing took me less than 10 minutes. This includes the recording session too.
My perception of time is too fast lol…
[My Piano Arrangement Comments]
The more accurate I want the piano arrangement to be, the more I realized I have to revert back to my earlier piano arrangement style.
I initially intended to make 2 different versions for this piano arrangement. But, I was worried that the viewer retention might be too low for my YouTube video.
It’ll be above 3 minutes after all, and people probably wouldn’t be interested in listening to a different version that much.
However, if I did make a 2nd version, it would be a simplified version which makes it playable for the average pianist.
There’s so many complicated fingering on the piano arrangement. The pedaling is complicated, and the chords require a far reach—an interval of 11 notes! You need a bigger hand for a few parts of this piano arrangement.
Plus, there’s also the sophisticated hand switching between the left hand & right hand staves. It’s so elaborated to a point that it becomes impractical, haha.
Yes, knocking the piano is actually musical. It’s more common in classical jazz piano compositions.
I recorded myself playing that part just to make it easier for the viewers to understand what that sound is.
And yes, I did simplified the right hand piano arrangement in the recording. I was lazy, alright…
This is also a reference to my past piano arrangement “Yuru Camp△ Season 2 ED Piano – Haru no Tonari” : https://youtu.be/hUTQ2JdaD_k
One more thing: I used the same color grading as my piano roll video for the recorded video.
[My Comments]
This is the 2nd time I’ve put an anime theme in the background of my piano roll video.
I referenced my “K-On! Movie ED Piano – Singing!” video : https://youtu.be/gIDyytJ8ueM
I noticed that the anime ED is behind the piano roll.
Because of this, I lowered the opacity of my piano roll on top of the anime OP for this YouTube video to mimic my past SeeMusic piano roll format.
I like it when an anime OP/ED starts out with a black screen. It feels more immersive.
I’m going to go back to drawing now, hopefully…
My video got claimed by a copyright abuser : Polaris Hub AB, Muserk Rights Management, On behalf of: MAGES.
I will be disputing this, but this might fail like my previous K-ON video.
#PlasticMemories #Plamemo #プラスティック・メモリーズ
========== Links /==========
1. [Sheethost] : https://sheet.host/sheet/llaaaW
2. [[4K | 60FPS] Plastic Memories Opening Creditless] : https://youtu.be/Xu2fRoT8tHA
3. [Ring of Fortune [Off Vocal/Instrumental] – Plastic Memories] : https://youtu.be/ed8qpn8ucB0
4. [r/plamemo YouTube Video] : https://www.reddit.com/r/plamemo/comments/11f0ls0
5. [r/plamemo Artwork Post] : https://www.reddit.com/r/plamemo/comments/11ew0kt
========== Profiles /==========
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2. [Twitter] : https://twitter.com/Username_Haoto
3. [Instagram] : https://www.instagram.com/Username_Haoto
4. [Sheethost] : http://sheet.host/user/Haoto
5. [MuseScore] : https://musescore.com/Haoto
6. [Pixiv] : https://www.pixiv.net/users/45168778