Giorno's Theme (il vento d'oro) - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Golden Wind [Piano]

I have always wanted to arrange music from JoJo and today is finally the day!
Giorno's Theme (or: il vento d'roro) is probably one of the most recognizable JoJo Soundtrack within the Anime community and I challenged myself to create a piano arrangement, which can live up to its name.

The arrangement itself is basically a Piano Etude because the left hand is spamming syncopated octaves nonstop in 0:18, 1:28 and 2:20 and it is fairly challenging to master it. You need a lot of stamina and a good sense of rhythm in order to maintain the groovy bassline of this piano arrangement. Because without that groovy rhythm, the entire piece would sound flat on the piano.

Giorno's Theme is also one of the Jazziest pieces I have ever arranged and it's especially noticeable in the "instrumental solo" part in 1:28. Instead of copying exactly the original saxophone voice of the original song, I created my own piano solo part, to make the best use of all 88 keys on the piano.

The famous "piano solo" part in 3:08 also deserves some mention. This is the only time where I am playing legato in order to create an eerie atmosphere... before the enemy is being MUDA MUDA MUDA'd into oblivion (btw, this song is known in Japan
as the "execution theme" (処刑用BGM)

I hope you also liked the special video editing this week with the MUDA MUDA MUDA effects in 3:50! I realized that playing tremolo on the piano with both hands looks very similar to the famous Rush Attack in the JoJo series. Perfect timing I guess.

Last but not least, the STAND stats infographic at the end of the video in 4:00 deserves some explanation as well. They are basically describing the various parameters of this piano arrangement:

POWER: A
How much the music can excite the audience. Giorno's theme has a meme status already, therefore A.
SPEED: B
Self explanatory. This is not the fastest piece, but it's still moderately fast.
MELODY: B
A simplified term for the complexity of the piece. The more three-hand technique or polyrhythm, the more complex it becomes.
STAMINA: B
How much stamina you need to play this piece. The Octave Spamming is challenging, but I have played worse, so this is still B.
TECHNIQUE: A
How many years of experience you need in order to play this piece. Maintaining the rhythm in the left hand is very difficult here.
RHYTHM: S
Self explanatory. This Song has a very complex rhythm, especially the Solo part in 1:28 is mind-bogglingly difficult.

Well then, that's it for this week's "Animenz Explains"!
I hope you enjoyed the first part of my JoJo's Bizarre Piano Project! My next JoJo Piano Arrangement will be uploaded, after the voting has ended! (see my YouTube Community post!)

Until next time!

Arriverderci.

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🎹Piano arrangement by Animenz

Original Song: il vento d'oro (Giorno's Theme)
Anime: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Golden Wind
Published by: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2018)
Composed by: Yugo Kanno
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[Animenzzz]

Thank you for watching the first Part of my JoJo's Bizarre Piano Project!
I hope you enjoyed the special video editing at the end in 3:50!
MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA

[NowellPiano]

It looks like your stand has finally emerged after all those years, while you were spamming those left hand octaves I can't help but imagine you doing the move THE FINGERS! Really outSTANDing performance

[TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

"I, Giorno Giovanna, have found the best piano cover of my theme."

[AnimeProAnimeonPiano]

GOLDEN FINGERS lmao
Very funky arrangement! You captured the mood of this song perfectly, that fast left-hand repetition is also really cool. JoJo songs are definitely quite unique, I can't wait to hear what you will come up with in your next few videos :3

[AndySG]

DUDE I HAD NO IDEA THE NEW SEASON OF ANIMENZ WOULD BE THIS FIRE HOLY
I thought I'd have had enough of this theme since everybody and their grandma has covered it by now but your arrangement just absolutely slaps!!! Playing the bassline with octaves, what an absolute chad!!! Can't wait to be able to play this at 5% speed in 10 years!
But let's also not forget about the right hand, love those rhythmic chords you throw in between the melody, and the jazz solo is pure spice!!!
Lastly the editing, 👌 10/10
The perfect way to start off this project, can't wait for more JoJo arrangements man!!!

[lucasfulford]

This is by far the best piano cover of Giornos Theme.

[craiver]

The most hype and banger performance of animenz in the history.

[SprK]

2:04 -2:09 where you subtly build up a melody between the basic notes of the song is a brilliant detail and the BEST part for me!!

[hundvd_]

"Giorno's Theme is also one of the Jazziest pieces I have ever arranged and it's especially noticeable in the "instrumental solo" part in 1:28. Instead of copying exactly the original saxophone voice of the original song, I created my own piano solo part, to make the best use of all 88 keys on the piano. "


This is why you're the best

[WinterVT]

I always find 3:08 the most hype out of the whole thing. It's just such a nice sudden contrast. Awesome performance! (And yes loved the editing at the end as well haha)

[majord]

With animenz recently arranging sasageyo, grand escape, sparkle, kaikaikitan and now giornos theme, i feel like now he has the complete repertoire of s-tier anime songs, only fitting for the s-tier anime pianist

Ps. Great job on capturing the feels for giornos theme, amazing arangement as always

[Vollerae]

Okay I swear the atmosphere, mood, lighting on the piano keys, the famous instrumental part at 3:07, together with Animenz feeling the music while playing gives me a really different feeling haha. This has to be my favourite and grooviest arrangement from you, thanks a lot!

[ActionAdam]

That ending screen transition was the coolest shit I've seen all year.

[cactusfroth]

There isn't a piano version of a song until Animenz makes an arrangement of it.

[aalmondmilk]

Beautiful piece. The way he made parts to "breathe" was so gentle. Magnificent.

[apple]

今まで聞いた５部の処刑BGMのピアノ演奏で一番好きです！
どこをとっても素晴らしい！！

[Sayuriii_]

Holy crap finally hahaha i love this song not because its a meme, coz the song is pure fire, I rly like your arrangement coz its different from others and i love the jazz vibes xD

might be one of my fav from your last few ones, good stuff man! cant wait for more jojo

[otavionakamura]

That staccato at 3:36 sounds so great 😎

[meddios]

The gang: "Looks like there is an enemy stand user nearby"
Giorno: "Hold up, lemme whip out this piano real quick"

[vorox]

0:04 i like how he takes his hands off hahaahah