One Last Kiss - Evangelion: 3.0 + 1.0 Theme Song [Piano] / Hikaru Utada

After waiting almost 9 years for the continuation of Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo, the fourth and final movie has finally been released in Japanese Cinemas! I went to see the movie a few days ago and it brought satisfying conclusion to the Evangelion Saga. I hope it gets an international release very soon, so Eva fans all over the world can watch it too!

But before I talk about the movie any further, let’s have a look at this week’s piano arrangement of 「One Last Kiss」. It is hard to believe, but this song actually consists of only two harmonic progression patterns, which is repeating itself over and over again. If I had to use one word to describe the mood of this song, it would be "Echoes".

「One Last Kiss」 also sounds like trance music in my opinion because of all the synthesizers looping in the background. It was quite interesting to mimic the "Trance"-atmosphere on the piano by used repetition patterns. It's most noticeable during the buildup in 2:22 and in 3:09.

I also had to arrange the voicing on the piano very carefully in order to distinguish the multiple layers of music, because it can be easily "drown" the music if I add too many notes. Especially the many cross rhythms was quite difficult to play, because you have to be very precise or else the rhythms will fall easily apart. 1:41 for example was really difficult to play, because of the two overlapping rhythms in both hands.

To be honest, I still like the previous song from Hikaru Utada more -「Sakura Nagashi」 from Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo - but 「One Last Kiss」 definitely grew on me as well with each repeat. I think this piece is very suitable if you drive a car for a longer period and you need some music to vibe (笑)

Alright, that would be everything for this week! Next week is going to be another Anime Movie song, see you then!

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🎹Piano arrangement by Animenz

Original Song: One Last Kiss
Anime: Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time / シン・エヴァンゲリオン劇場版𝄇
Published by: Sony Music Labels Inc. (2021)
Composed by: Hikaru Utada
Performed by: Hikaru Utada
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🎧Equipment

Piano: Nord Grand 88-key Stage Keyboard (Modified blue version)
Camera: Panasonic LUMIX GH5S
The "Moon lamp" on the piano:
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[Tristan-mvlc]

I don't understand youtube at all, your arrangements are better than ever and from very relevant animes yet you get almost no views compared to before.

[Az-klyp]

Eva 3.0+1.0 has to be one of the most beautiful conclusions to a franchise ever

[AnimeProAnimeonPiano]

Damn, this arrangement is completely different from any other works that I've listened to from you.
Like many comments have pointed out already, it's impressive how you could balance the dynamics of multiple rhythms so well in this performance, which really gives the echoing atmosphere from the original song. I've also noticed how you kept the left-hand pattern as arpeggios instead of jumps in the final chorus which really allow the low bass to shine.

[Animenzzz]

Press 3:09 if you want to see the piano turning into a synthesizer! (´・ω・`)
This piece is really fun to play, haha

[zengarang]

Man, the voicing control is absolutely off the charts with this one. Even though the original doesn't provide much melodic variation in itself, the nuance that Animenz applies allows each individual voice to stand on its own and echo brilliantly. And of course the signature Hikaru Utada tonal color is clear as day.

For some reason, this cover makes me remniscent of Animenz' Unbeatable Network cover from several years ago. Perhaps it's the similar color of the chords or the groovy atmosphere.

Definitely a fun one to groove along to at any time of day. Fantastic cover!

[kausthita]

Never watched Evangelion but this song alone made me want to watch it

[yurisouza]

Animenz: touch the piano
Me: beautiful!

[boii_xd]

To Hideaki Anno : Thank you.
To Neon Genesis Evangelion : Farewell.
To all NGE fans : Congratulations.

[s-rankhunter]

From Cruel Angel's Thesis to Tamashii no Refrain to Beautiful World and this, Evangelion Soundtrack never dissapoints

[sowmyalatha]

everyone asks animenz to play in his grand piano again but honestly animenzz can nail his performance in any piano😘

[Affinity]

I've listened to a lot of piano covers of One Last Kiss, this is by far the CLEANEST and most melodic one. In my opinion, this is a flawless arrangement.

[amberchang]

Sorry, there are a lot of words in the message this time, because English is not my native language. After the translation, I don’t know if I can accurately express the feelings in my heart, so although I am very shy and uneasy (almost 95% of the comment area is English), I am also very worried that Animenz does not understand my message. It is possible that this small voice will be ignored in the hundreds of messages, but this is my true voice as a devoted fan.

When I saw the song MV for the first time, I deeply felt that this song was really only the singer Utada Hikaru can control this song. In the background atmosphere of blurred and flowing electronic sound, her transparent voice has a unique ending vibrato., Fascinating and flexible rhythm, intertwined with synthetic sound effects into a kind of echo, making it impossible to stop listening in a loop.

However, it feels unimaginable that it can be adapted by a piano, and Animenz has actually completed an amazing performance! As soon as I received the message notification from the channel’s first broadcast, I couldn’t wait to click on the video (I didn’t browse the description article in the introduction column at the time), and I felt a heartbeat throbbing; the piano sound under the ten-finger flipping not only showed electronic sound The sense of blur and echo, and even the level of control of Animenz’s level of difficulty is no less than that of Utada Hikaru. Using deep singing skills to control this song, which does not seem to have ups and downs, only the theme keeps going back and forth. In fact, more emphasis is on the taste of a Japanese said "雰囲気 "~

In short, thank you Animenz for bringing this adaptation that is completely comparable to the original song!

[LK.]

I thought Marasy nailed the rhythms of this song but, oh man, Animenz is really on another level. Especially during the second and third chorus and the crescendo. I thought it would be difficult to pick whose arrangement I like best, because there are so many great ones already(Canacana, Marasy, Ru's, and Keichan's to name a few). But Animenz really comes out on top as always for me.

I think it's really no surprise Animenz would cover this. This has been the number 1 song in Japan for weeks nows(Although I doubt it's number 1 anymore because NiziU released something new recently).

We really need a medley with Beautiful World, One Last Kiss, Cruel Angel Thesis, Fly me to the Moon, and Sakura Nagashi!

[hemiru]

Didn’t expect Animenz to play this, really happy he did, I’m soo happy! Glad to be an Animenz and Evangelion fan! :D

[JasonCKC]

Each diminuendo you do is like an echo coming from a distance, and it is so delicate and elegant. Bravo, Animenz!

[RaptorTV]

0:09 Ah, those dynamics in right hand are incredible! Sounds like you turn on "echo" sound effect

[Rafarofapiano]

YESSSS! I never thought that Animenz would arrange this song, I'm so excited!!! > - <

[nitrix]

I was just blown away with how beautiful he delivered the piece. It literally just healed my ears through how good it sounded. Thank you Animenz, you really are an inspiration for many

[Edward-vvvt]

Watching Animenz play is a form of ASMR

[Joshiki_]

I've completely fallen in love with the original song, and this cover, oh boy, it's fantastic.