Zelda Twilight Princess: Midna's Lament (Extended) Piano

After many, many request. I finally got to covering this iconic, yet tricky tune. More zelda tunes to come! Also this is a special 3-way round of VERSUS, a series where I battle against another pianist/arranger to see whose cover reigns supreme.

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=======(The Details)=======
This one is deceptively tricky. The left hand passagework is not pianistic, forcing you to switch hand position or otherwise be creative in how you navigate the 8th note runs. On top of that the left hand needs to sound smooth/controlled and natural while doing all those hand position changes and not missing a note. You can see where I lost concentration here (1:30)

The track was equally tricky to arrange. I’ve been working on this in the background for the past couple months and the arrangement only finalized in the last couple days. It was hard time coming up with ways to develop the theme, while staying true to the original. Many sections slowly evolved or were scrapped in the process of arranging this tune. I even originally had a whole major section featuring Zelda’s lullaby.

I knew I wanted to play through the theme fully, fairly intact, before adding different harmonies and stuff. I tried to be very tactful about varying the left hand accompaniment as the track goes on, to create some variety without straying from the original too much. In the second half, I experimented with harmony and texture, trying to keep to the somber mood, before looping back to the start. Overall a little different than my usual style and I’m pretty happy with how it turned out.

Your Pianist,

Erik C.

#midnaslament #twilightprincess #nostalgia

=======(More Info)=======
Tracks: Midna's Lament
Composer: Koji Kondo
From: The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess
Arranged and Performed by: Erik Correll

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[maisieavis]

You forgot to interrupt the piece with battle music every 30 seconds.

[kingbill]

This is one of my favorite themes not just in twilight princess, but in the whole series

[warriorofthetwilight]

Twilight princess had a big role on my childhood, it's an entire piece of art. If you haven't played it yet, what are you waiting for?

[ejrionm]

The fact that the keys are green color makes it more special

[ErikCPianoman]

I finally got around to covering this moody iconic tune from one of the pivotal moments in the game imho.

[Kassiapiano]

Wow, it's really great as the great fairy fountain. I don't know Zelda, but it seems to be a beautiful game. Thank you, Erik.:)

[vanessalatzko]

A lot of people say that skyward sword has better the music. However this shows that it is all a question of execution. The game music suffered because of the in- game format but it is brillant played from a gifted hand. So many memories.... You catched all the mood from the game.

Thanks for sharing! 🙂

[AniMaestro_]

as someone who got into the Zelda Series by being asked by my older cousin if i wanted to try "this new game he got on the wii", i love this so much

[derfyfenhu]

I feel bad for the kids who didn't grow up on Zelda. They really missed out on the greatest childhood

[PleaseElaborate]

a lot of piano arrangements like this tend to get way too busy around the climax, but this one does a good job building up without sacrificing that eerie simplicity. So lovely.

[rwrbit]

what perfect playing and timing. i just finished loz tp for the 5th time yesterday. 😂

[RyanZPianoGuy]

I had a dream last night about this versus challenge, and we were struggling to uploadXD. Great job buddy, you definitely have this iconic modulating chord progression you often do in your arrangements. I love listening to your take on these arrangements. Who's arrangement reigns supreme? Let us know in the comments!

[harryjones]

Now I’m just thinking about carrying dying midna as a wolf to Zelda

[riccardomeloni]

this theme makes my eyes moist every time, no matter how many times i listen to it. why is zelda so perfect?

[JonathanMorrisMusic]

Sounds great man. Such an awesome tune with such a deceptively difficult left hand!

[Sunny-uzcw]

Erik: Plays Piano
Me: Doesn't seem too hard. I could maybe do that if I practiced.
Erik: (Goes off)
Me: Never mind :P

[JOETV]

This is what made me wanna learn piano 10 years ago, and now i can finally learn it :) your videos are my favorite to watch your a big inspiration thank you.

[tidalss]

Beautiful, and hearing this gives me a lot of memories. I remember hearing this song at the desperate hour part and thought there was a time limit. Never spammed a button so fast in my life. But afterwards, it made me feel so connected with Midna.

[theyregreat]

I recently played this part and I was in love with the atmosphere

[salmanahmed]

Legend says that there is a pianist that would wield a keyboard that seals away any wrong notes.