FFIV broke a massive barrier in video games because it made me genuinely care about story and characters in this medium like I never knew I could and like nothing before it. This game will always be one of my all time favorites. Amazing rendition!
ROSA: What happened? One second you're being sent to Mysidia, the next you're being sent off to kill some ghastly monsters. And you've been acting strange since you came back. CECIL: No, it's nothing... ROSA: Then please don't look away... CECIL: In Mysidia... I killed innocent people, plundered their village, and stole their crystal, all for what?! Why did I do such a thing? It's as if my heart has become as dark as my armor! ROSA: ...You're not like that. CECIL: I'm just a spineless Dark Knight, just a pawn of the King... ROSA: The Cecil of the Red Wings I know would never whimper like that! Not the Cecil I love... ROSA: You're going to Mist tomorrow, right? If anything happens to you, I... CECIL: ...Cain is coming with me... CECIL: It's late now... Get some rest. ROSA: Be careful! For my sake... 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 Beautiful song from a beautiful game, very beautifully played. Well done Kara!
Final Fantasy IV... In many ways, it was the true originator of RPGs as they exist today. It also has some of my all-time favourite pieces from Nobuo Uematsu -- this one included. I can still remember hearing this in-game as a kid. Even at that age, somehow I still understood the emotional relevance. FFIV had the audacity, the courage to place you, not in the role of the familiar hero, but of the villain. This music plays as you, and your love, reflect on the atrocities you committed in your king's name. How dare they bring real potent emotional complexity to a game played by children!😅 That game still brings back some awesome memories for me. Thank you for the lovely walk down Memory Lane.
Nate Broadus I think there's a reason they brought the franchise back to the west with the fourth iteration and I think you nailed it. IV is the game where they really hit their stride and came up with the formula that is still winning hearts and awards today. There may have been rpgs before it by IV really set the bar for storytelling, atmosphere and many other things JRPGs are known for.
FFVI without a doubt taught us all who were kids so many emotions... I'm grateful I grew up at just the right time for this to affect me at just the right time. Thank youaa
This is really beautiful Kara. I can close my eyes, hear the lovely notes and deeply dive into dear memories of my life. Thanks again for sharing your talent, passion and music with us. Again...you are as beautiful as the music you perform. Keep it up !!
This song will always have a special place in my heart. FF IV was my first in the final fantasy series. It may have only been a year ago, but I vividly remember the first scene with Cecil and Rosa with this song in the background. I stopped playing for ten minutes just to enjoy the song. This is a great arrangement with great execution!
Very well done rendition of this song. I always remember back in the old SNES days timing the dialogue so the crescendo came during Cecil's expression of disgust for his lost honor during the tower meeting. Always felt that fit best. Ah, what a bout of nostalgia.
I absolutely love this arrangement from the Piano Opera. Such a romantic take on an already lovely theme. The Piano Opera is a goldmine of splendid Final Fantasy piano arrangements! So are the original Piano Collections for each series. It's such a treat to go through them, learn them, and perform them. Spectacular job once again Kara!
It's obvious you have a real connection with this song. The joy is all over your face. Good work. I'm sitting here at work and it almost brought some tears to my eyes but definitely a smile. I probably look like a crazy person right now. hahaha
So you actually did the Piano Opera and not the Piano Collections one! I'm glad you did, I like this version a lot more. As always good playing and enjoy your vacations Kara!
FFIV has a special place in my heart. Most all final fantasies do. I love the expression and emotion all of your covers have. I found you from your corridors of time cover I'm so glad 😭
I really liked your rendition of the classics theme of love is a ver special song to me. When someone evil turns to a new leaf this song embodies the hardships and love of King Cecil. Thanks again and keep it up
This song in game is great however this piano rendition is actually my favorite piano version of any Final Fantasy song, just such a emotionally moving song. Well played Kara! Thanks for sharing your talent!
My God Kara! This is so rich with details that I've never heard in the original recording...it's one of my best tracks from the FF series already...and now yours is going directly to my playlist * _ * thank you...keep it up.
I love this new performance, Kara!! It's so moving and beautiful!! This one is hard to describe into words, because you performed this piece beyond words, beyond a simple description! The way you play these notes, they are the words for everyone's ears!!
It's amazing how effortlessly you play this, yet I listened to these piano versions from Nobu growing up to the point where they were a part of me. It's really nice to see it played live like this :)
I listened a lot to "Hikari no Naka e" from the album pray, and replay it regularly. I really love the last segments of this song : Yobikakeru koe mo ( The voices that call out, ) Aishita uta sae mo ( Even the songs you loved-- ) Ima wa todokanai ( They don't reach you now. ) Itsuka kitto ( One day, surely, ) Yami ni shizumu fune o ( You'll lead the boat ) Anata ga michibiite ( That's sinking into the darkness ) Hikari no naka e ( Into the light. ) You'll lead the boat, that's sinking into the darkness into the light ... Thank you for your interpretation, it's really beautiful and sensitive !
I just wanted to say, that I love the way you play and I love to live again all those emotions. I'm a huge FF fan, and so became yours as well. Thank you ! Regards from Brazil.
This is beautiful! Thank you so much Kara! FF4 is near and dear to my heart, and this is such a beautiful piece. I will certainly buy your next album. It's such a treat to have such a talented pianist giving this such a refined musical treatment.
I have never been moved by a piece of Final Fantasy music as I have been with this. You are a beautiful human being inside and out with perfect insight and dynamic with your musical abilities and creative choices. Truly astonishing. I can't wait for the next video. Peace, and love. :)
I discovered you channel today and enjoyed several videos, but this one... This one made my Subscribe and saved it to my favourites, amazing performance, thank you.
I absolutely adore every single upload of yours and are always looking forward to them. Thank you for providing breathtaking music. I hope you have a wonderful August as well, Kara!
This was amazing. I'm a huge ff piano lover. Play them myself. And I never comment on any TH-cam's vids, but this rendition was so full of everything awesome! It was emotional, nostalgic, and very moving! I enjoyed it very much! Thank you for putting this out there ( this was the first ff I beat. :D )
FFIV broke a massive barrier in video games because it made me genuinely care about story and characters in this medium like I never knew I could and like nothing before it. This game will always be one of my all time favorites.
Amazing rendition!
I’m a coward... a coward who cannot even defy orders he knows he ought not follow.
Cecil of the Red Wings is many things... but he is no coward. Not the Cecil that I love...
You spoony bard..... sorry had too
ROSA: What happened? One second you're being sent to Mysidia, the next you're being sent off to kill some ghastly monsters. And you've been acting strange since you came back.
CECIL: No, it's nothing...
ROSA: Then please don't look away...
CECIL: In Mysidia... I killed innocent people, plundered their village, and stole their crystal, all for what?! Why did I do such a thing? It's as if my heart has become as dark as my armor!
ROSA: ...You're not like that.
CECIL: I'm just a spineless Dark Knight, just a pawn of the King...
ROSA: The Cecil of the Red Wings I know would never whimper like that! Not the Cecil I love...
ROSA: You're going to Mist tomorrow, right? If anything happens to you, I...
CECIL: ...Cain is coming with me...
CECIL: It's late now... Get some rest.
ROSA: Be careful! For my sake...
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Beautiful song from a beautiful game, very beautifully played. Well done Kara!
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Imgine ff4 with dragons dragons graphics but same story and essence
Final Fantasy IV... In many ways, it was the true originator of RPGs as they exist today. It also has some of my all-time favourite pieces from Nobuo Uematsu -- this one included. I can still remember hearing this in-game as a kid. Even at that age, somehow I still understood the emotional relevance. FFIV had the audacity, the courage to place you, not in the role of the familiar hero, but of the villain. This music plays as you, and your love, reflect on the atrocities you committed in your king's name. How dare they bring real potent emotional complexity to a game played by children!😅
That game still brings back some awesome memories for me. Thank you for the lovely walk down Memory Lane.
Nate Broadus I think there's a reason they brought the franchise back to the west with the fourth iteration and I think you nailed it. IV is the game where they really hit their stride and came up with the formula that is still winning hearts and awards today. There may have been rpgs before it by IV really set the bar for storytelling, atmosphere and many other things JRPGs are known for.
I didn't play FF4. My first FF was actually 7. I really wish they would remake 4. I would love to play it or at least port it to the Switch.
FFVI without a doubt taught us all who were kids so many emotions... I'm grateful I grew up at just the right time for this to affect me at just the right time. Thank youaa
With all respect, I don't know which one is more beautiful... the song or the pianist.
Yet another one of my favorites from the Final Fantasy series. It doesn't get much better than this.
You will really know the pain just from the melody. Best to play this when you're in pain.
This is really beautiful Kara. I can close my eyes, hear the lovely notes and deeply dive into dear memories of my life.
Thanks again for sharing your talent, passion and music with us.
Again...you are as beautiful as the music you perform.
Keep it up !!
This song will always have a special place in my heart. FF IV was my first in the final fantasy series. It may have only been a year ago, but I vividly remember the first scene with Cecil and Rosa with this song in the background. I stopped playing for ten minutes just to enjoy the song. This is a great arrangement with great execution!
Very well done rendition of this song. I always remember back in the old SNES days timing the dialogue so the crescendo came during Cecil's expression of disgust for his lost honor during the tower meeting. Always felt that fit best. Ah, what a bout of nostalgia.
HAHA that's a good idea! If I ever played this game again, that's something I'd try to do XD
I listened to this theme for the first time when I was 12. I'm 38 and it still gives me goosebumps. ❤ Thanks for this amazing interpretation!
One of Nobuo Uematsu's best songs. You were wonderful. You managed to pass all the delicacy and feeling that this song has.
This rendition of the theme of love combined with nostalgia brought me to tears, all I can say is thank you!
This is actually such a beautiful, perfect arrangement! Thank you thank you thank you it's so wonderful!
omg i didn't remember that this theme was so emotional. pure beauty 😢 Wonderful
such gentle hands. hands that could bring dead flowers back to life once touched. amazing music. my eyes watered, dude ❤️
Man, I felt that one. FF4 is my favorite game of all time. Excellent!
With all due respect I have never seen a lady so beautiful and talented.
@唐三藏 her name is Bruce!
@唐三藏 sorry. It’s name is Bruce.
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dude im not crying youre crying oh my god
this song and Tifas Theme absolutely always bring me to tears. so much emotion packed so tight. another amazing performance kara!
They're two of the best!!
Great performance! She plays as if it is straight from the heart. There is simple majesty in this, turning the hardest heart with amazing ease.
This is the song I’ve been waiting for! Thank you!!!
Still moving. Wonderful performance!
I absolutely love this arrangement from the Piano Opera. Such a romantic take on an already lovely theme.
The Piano Opera is a goldmine of splendid Final Fantasy piano arrangements! So are the original Piano Collections for each series. It's such a treat to go through them, learn them, and perform them.
Spectacular job once again Kara!
This is one of my favorite piano opera arrangements!
Thank you, Kara, for vitalizing such beautiful notes with such genuine effort.
Divine piano music of the final fantasy, Kara your hands are magic. Perfect!
It's obvious you have a real connection with this song. The joy is all over your face. Good work. I'm sitting here at work and it almost brought some tears to my eyes but definitely a smile. I probably look like a crazy person right now. hahaha
That's not a bad thing when it comes to music :)
So you actually did the Piano Opera and not the Piano Collections one! I'm glad you did, I like this version a lot more. As always good playing and enjoy your vacations Kara!
I don't think I even have the piano collections version, but I loved this one so much I didn't care! :D haha
My all time favorite theme in any FF. This evokes strong feelings and memories, in particular of a specific person. Definitely brings out the tears.
I love this song, and I have been absolutely adoring piano music lately - this video couldn't have come at a better time! Excellent performance!
FFIV has a special place in my heart. Most all final fantasies do. I love the expression and emotion all of your covers have. I found you from your corridors of time cover I'm so glad 😭
I have never seen this piece so beautifully staged. Subtle, sensual, touching. Very well played.
I love that this was so requested on your livestream that you covered it properly in it's own video.
Fantastic job. Bravo.
It deserved it!!
always is a pleasure watching you
Aw, get up in the morning and see you have new video, one of my favourite music in FF, what a great day to start!!
Only you can give that melancholy, and nostalgia through your hands, thank you for give us a magnificent perfomance.
You look so happy! It's obvious that you're giving your heart to this piece and loving every second of it.
Lovely! Two beautiful people I know passed away July 30. Just the right music to say goodbye.
I am so sorry to hear that... :(
The last part really feels like it has an ascension kind of vibe. So beautiful.
Always been one of my favorite love songs. Well played milady. Made me cry like the drunken dark knight sot that I've become. Thank you.
I'm so glad you decided one day that you would put up youtube videos of you playing video game music! It's a wonderful treat to listen to your covers.
I'm so glad I did too, it's been an incredible journey so far!!
My favorite song from FF4. Amazing as usual and thank you! :)
The nostalgia is flowing right now. Such a beautiful song
aw yes great way to set the days mood, thanks for all this great sound!
Close my eyes and listen to your song, i can see the beautiful full moon and feel the chill of the night.
Watching and listening to you play the piano is the most beautiful thing. Words can't describe it.
Piano Opera versions are probably the most beautiful, you have a great playing, very emotional
Thank you! I think it depends on the theme, because some piano collections outrank the piano opera arrangements in my opinion. But that's just mine :)
This brings back so many memories and feelings that I`m all tears.. Thank you Kara!
Lovely music, lovely played. You have a beautiful singing tone.
This was the very first piece from the FF that I fell in love with years back. Thanks for playing it for everyone who enjoys your music. 💖
Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Final Fantasy 4 got me hooked on jrpgs, and this tune was part of the reason why. And you produced here another reason to love your work with music.
Any jrpgs you recommend? I have played most of the Final fantasies
Favorite theme of this FF game, i'm crying now :')
I really liked your rendition of the classics theme of love is a ver special song to me. When someone evil turns to a new leaf this song embodies the hardships and love of King Cecil. Thanks again and keep it up
back then, this theme song made me cry over an 8-bit pixel cutscene. so nostalgic.
This song in game is great however this piano rendition is actually my favorite piano version of any Final Fantasy song, just such a emotionally moving song. Well played Kara! Thanks for sharing your talent!
I'm so obsessed with the PIANO OPERA series, this is awesome!!
My God Kara! This is so rich with details that I've never heard in the original recording...it's one of my best tracks from the FF series already...and now yours is going directly to my playlist * _ * thank you...keep it up.
Absolutely beautiful. I know I'll come back often to listen to your rendition of the song.
Four minutes and twenty three seconds on 04/23 which is also my birthday. Thank you Kara. I love you!
I love this new performance, Kara!! It's so moving and beautiful!! This one is hard to describe into words, because you performed this piece beyond words, beyond a simple description! The way you play these notes, they are the words for everyone's ears!!
It's amazing how effortlessly you play this, yet I listened to these piano versions from Nobu growing up to the point where they were a part of me. It's really nice to see it played live like this :)
I listened a lot to "Hikari no Naka e" from the album pray, and replay it regularly.
I really love the last segments of this song :
Yobikakeru koe mo ( The voices that call out, )
Aishita uta sae mo ( Even the songs you loved-- )
Ima wa todokanai ( They don't reach you now. )
Itsuka kitto ( One day, surely, )
Yami ni shizumu fune o ( You'll lead the boat )
Anata ga michibiite ( That's sinking into the darkness )
Hikari no naka e ( Into the light. )
You'll lead the boat, that's sinking into the darkness into the light ...
Thank you for your interpretation, it's really beautiful and sensitive !
Thank you for sharing this!! :D
I'll never get tired of listening to this. Thank you.
You bring joy to our souls. Thank you for your efforts ❤️
I just wanted to say, that I love the way you play and I love to live again all those emotions. I'm a huge FF fan, and so became yours as well. Thank you ! Regards from Brazil.
This is beautiful! Thank you so much Kara! FF4 is near and dear to my heart, and this is such a beautiful piece. I will certainly buy your next album. It's such a treat to have such a talented pianist giving this such a refined musical treatment.
Thank you soooo much :)
This was so beautiful, your playing is gorgeous and I did indeed need tissues ;_; love this theme so much and this cover was lovely.
I listen to this piano everyday. I love it.
I’ve been waiting for this song.! It’s so beautiful. Thank you again for gracing us with your talents :)
You're making my Friday. Thank you for this.
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your covers are the greatest videos on youtube, forever
This is my all time favorite of yours! great job!
The cinematography is wonderful, you look so gorgeous, what a delight. I cannot wait for my wife to play FF4.
The first true love story I ever saw in a video game. And it's still my favorite love story to this day.
Beautifully played, as always!
You're killing it! Have a great vacation!
It did. Thank you for playing this. :,)
Your hands are are the move of a goddess thank you for all your hard work
I didnt know this theme. But it is very beautiful. This has reminded me of very nice times in my life. Thanks Kara
Absolutely beautiful :D One of my top favorite themes from one of my top favorites of the Final Fantasy series~
Lovely piece, marvelous playing! Hoping there's an Elemental Lords piece you'll be performing as well!
I have never been moved by a piece of Final Fantasy music as I have been with this. You are a beautiful human being inside and out with perfect insight and dynamic with your musical abilities and creative choices. Truly astonishing. I can't wait for the next video. Peace, and love. :)
Thank you so much :)
Nice choice of the piano opera version ! Very well executed as always. Have nice holidays, I can’t wait for a new cover !
Beautiful as always Kara. It was such a nice love song. Must be the good moments while practicing an playing this at home.
Wonderful arrangement Kara. Love it so much!
I discovered you channel today and enjoyed several videos, but this one... This one made my Subscribe and saved it to my favourites, amazing performance, thank you.
thank you!! 😊
Amazing playing as always Kara, thank you for sharing this. : )
Stunning! I was so moved by this; I love all of your emotion!
Aw thank you Daniel!!
I absolutely adore every single upload of yours and are always looking forward to them. Thank you for providing breathtaking music. I hope you have a wonderful August as well, Kara!
Oh, one of my favs themes from Final Fantasy. This is so beautiful
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Absolutely perfect, touching and poignant. I waited so long for this one Kara 😊😢
Love this arrangement!
This is so beautiful!
Kara never dissappoints. This was awesome!
So beauty Kara! thank you for your videos and interpretation! Big hug from Brasil!
I am very glad I found this channel
amazing. so simple, so beautiful
You did it again, Kara! Another lovely rendition! And enjoy your vacation :)
This is a beautiful song and I loved your expression playing it, you really seem to be enjoying it!
This was amazing. I'm a huge ff piano lover. Play them myself. And I never comment on any TH-cam's vids, but this rendition was so full of everything awesome! It was emotional, nostalgic, and very moving! I enjoyed it very much! Thank you for putting this out there ( this was the first ff I beat. :D )
Yayyy I got a comment from you!! hahah. Thank you so much