I’m tearing up. It’s so beautiful. I love Riku so much and this song tells his story. How it goes from slow and semi depressing to fast pace,loud and uplifting to show his growth as he learns to not fight the darkness fully to embrace who he is and what he shall become. Then it slows to get quiet to show the path he’s on. Between light and dark. The path to dawn. A resolution to show he is at peace which allows him to become a key blade master!
"Well, there is one advantage to being me...Something you could never imitate." "What's that?" "Having you for a friend." It's actually hard to pick, Riku's got some of the best quotes in the series.
"Once we go through, there's no turning back. It's victory...or oblivion. So, Sora...are you ready? Do you remember before? We stood facing each other on opposite sides of that door. Now we stand side-by-side. Let's go home together this time." -Riku Kingdom Hearts II Beautiful cover my guy!
Whispers of who I was, who I’m meant to be They’re constantly echoing And beckoning Cast my home aside, lead me into the sky Just realize what our destiny holds Our stories untold Just waiting to rise Guided blindly by shadows within the dark Is this what’s become of me? An enemy? Cast my sight away, lead me into the night Can’t fight away what has taken control Of all that I know And stolen my light With this burden I bear, I’m alone There’s so many mistakes to atone You deserve so much better than this broken soul I must fight this battle on my own But I’ll prove to you how I have grown Cast the past into the darkness that still lies To be with you, I will do what I must I’ll hold tight your trust I’ll be by your side Don’t be afraid, what was lost can be found Hear what I say, don’t let go of my hand Our futures unplanned Our destinies bound
“Once we step through, we might not be able to come back. We may never see our parents again, there’s no turning back. But this may be our only chance, we can’t let fear stop us. I’m not afraid of the darkness!” ~Riku
Este tema es precioso. Sencillamente genial, y tu interpretación es fantástica. Entiendo perfectamente lo que dices, sentir algo especial al tocar el tema de uno de tus personajes favoritos. Yo sentí lo mismo al interpretar el tema "The Other Promise" (casualmente también la adaptación de HypochondriacPiano), ya que Roxas es mi personaje favorito. Me gusta que vuelvas a interpretar temas ya grabado. Te sigo desde hace mucho, tus videos en piano me fueron y son una gran inspiración, muchas veces me animaron a seguir tocando el piano. ¡Sigue así maestro!
So beautiful yet dark and elegant. Would u like to cover dearly beloved kingdom hearts 3 version? The new one sound dramatic and feels like its finally reached its climax
Thanks Justaway! I don't feel confident enough to create a decent piano solo arrangement of it :c But I think I would play it if an official KH3 Piano Collections project with sheet music comes out!
Estuve practicando está canción hace muuuucho pero solo me salía hasta el segundo 0:40, luego combinar la izquierda y la derecha esq nose encontrar organización entre tantas notas jajajajaja cuando tenga piano otra vez a ver q tal me sale, ya te mandaré vídeos si eso😉👌 Cómo siempre, alucino con usted
It really depends on many things (specially the piano you play and the room where you play it~). You should generally step on the pedal once per measure since the harmony tends to change at that path, but in the end what really matters is what you hear, so "clean" the pedal if you start to feel the sounds mix together too much!
Thanks for aksing Milke! Most of my covers are available on streaming services like Spotify or Apple Music, this Riku cover can be found here!: fanlink.to/KHPianoReports If you want to download a digital version, that can be done via iTunes or Amazon c:
It really depends on how your piano responds, which room you are, etc 😅 In this type of songs you should always press the pedal, but "cleaning" it every time the harmony changes (try it one pedal per measure to see if it works!)
Tbh I never liked Riku‘s theme personally in the game but I think this might be a exception. It reminds me of Tim burton for reason and also about waltzing.
![KINGDOM HEARTS III - Riku VS Yozora [Fight at Night][Imagining KINGDOM HEARTS IV]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/fQyXfG-RWJM/mqdefault.jpg)
I’m tearing up. It’s so beautiful. I love Riku so much and this song tells his story. How it goes from slow and semi depressing to fast pace,loud and uplifting to show his growth as he learns to not fight the darkness fully to embrace who he is and what he shall become. Then it slows to get quiet to show the path he’s on. Between light and dark. The path to dawn. A resolution to show he is at peace which allows him to become a key blade master!
Thank you so much, damn that's such an awesome description!! ;w; Props to HypochondriacPiano who made this wonderful piano arrangement!!
"Well, there is one advantage to being me...Something you could never imitate."
"What's that?"
"Having you for a friend."
It's actually hard to pick, Riku's got some of the best quotes in the series.
Indeed, he's such an interesting character ;_; That's why I chose HollowRiku as my nickname hehe
Are you mad I took your friend away? No I’m just sad..
"Fair enough, you could say I'm the biggest nobody of them all."
"Once we go through, there's no turning back. It's victory...or oblivion. So, Sora...are you ready? Do you remember before? We stood facing each other on opposite sides of that door. Now we stand side-by-side. Let's go home together this time."
-Riku Kingdom Hearts II
Beautiful cover my guy!
Thank you!
It sounded beautiful like the last one from 3 years ago. That one and this one both are so relaxing and beautiful to hear
Thank you so much!!
I love your cover! Very beautifully done♡ Riku's theme is so sad yet so brave, and he is one of my favourite characters :)
Thank you! It's one of my favourite characters too, my nick has always been HollowRiku because of him!
Yeaaah my favorite KH character. Sounds awesome!
Thank you!! Samee, although I love so many characters, it's hard to choose just one haha
Riku is my favorite character of KH and probably my favorite character of all times
Same ;_; Thank you so much hinata!!
And hot
And my childhood crush
AHHH my favourite theme!! it's beautiful.
This is the first time I've listened to this arrangement and I am literally crying. It's beautiful. As always, thanks, Moisés
Ow thank you Dani!
Whispers of who I was, who I’m meant to be
They’re constantly echoing
And beckoning
Cast my home aside, lead me into the sky
Just realize what our destiny holds
Our stories untold
Just waiting to rise
Guided blindly by shadows within the dark
Is this what’s become of me?
An enemy?
Cast my sight away, lead me into the night
Can’t fight away what has taken control
Of all that I know
And stolen my light
With this burden I bear, I’m alone
There’s so many mistakes to atone
You deserve so much better than this broken soul
I must fight this battle on my own
But I’ll prove to you how I have grown
Cast the past into the darkness that still lies
To be with you, I will do what I must
I’ll hold tight your trust
I’ll be by your side
Don’t be afraid, what was lost can be found
Hear what I say, don’t let go of my hand
Our futures unplanned
Our destinies bound
I love Lizz Robinett!!!
Such an intense piece
Beautiful as always! Riku is great.
Thanks Brandon!
I agree.
Beautiful !
❤
Thanks!
Thanks for this. It's really impressive and beautiful.
Ow thank you!
Now I know why Lizz Robinett's vocal version of Rikus theme sounded familiar. It's using Hyperchondriacs piano arr.
Yeah she is!! She asked her so she had her permission hehe, Lizz lyrics are so beautiful!
Ah. That explains it then. :)
Muchas emociones pasan por la cabeza al momento de escuchar ésto...
Gran trabajo!!!
Muchas gracias!
Absolutely stunning. 🖤
Thanks!
Who can give a dislike to this? 🧐?
OMG! This one is AMAZING! I love it!❤️❤️❤️
Thanks!!
Amazing! 😍
Thanks!!
a wonderfully played theme
Yes!!! Finally! Thank you Nieto! :)
Thanks to you! c:
Meh, I try. XD
I tried this myself, it's really hard to play, so just thank you for the amazing sound again :*D I love his theme on the piano
Aw thank you so much!
Stunning-! Keep up the amazing work ❤
Thank you!
“Once we step through, we might not be able to come back. We may never see our parents again, there’s no turning back. But this may be our only chance, we can’t let fear stop us. I’m not afraid of the darkness!”
~Riku
Beautiful ! I’m glad this came up on my recommendations :)
Thank you, glad you've liked it!
Best version of this track
Thank you so much (from France) 😸
Thank you so much Dorian!!
Me encanta este piano blanco, es maravilloso como suena
Muchas gracias Alberto!
最近ファンになりました！
Recently I became a fan.
Domo arigato!!
Amazing, keep going!
Amazing😍
Thank you!
Enorme!
Gracias!
Currently trying to learn this and it’s beautiful
Ow good luck, it'sa beautiful song and a beautiful arrangement!
Este tema es precioso. Sencillamente genial, y tu interpretación es fantástica.
Entiendo perfectamente lo que dices, sentir algo especial al tocar el tema de uno de tus personajes favoritos. Yo sentí lo mismo al interpretar el tema "The Other Promise" (casualmente también la adaptación de HypochondriacPiano), ya que Roxas es mi personaje favorito.
Me gusta que vuelvas a interpretar temas ya grabado. Te sigo desde hace mucho, tus videos en piano me fueron y son una gran inspiración, muchas veces me animaron a seguir tocando el piano. ¡Sigue así maestro!
Muchas gracias Renzo!! Me alegro de escuchar que mis vídeos te inspiraron, es todo un honor! ;_;
Vengo del otro vídeo, gracias nwn me inspira mucho para dibujar
Ow gracias a ti!
Me encanta como tocas está bella melodía 💕
Muchas gracias Lylnex!
@@MoisesNieto de nada c:
Tocas muy bien, te a salido genial
Muchas gracias David!
Genial tio, me encanta el tema de este personaje
Gracias Friki! Es genial, muy misterioso como él mismo (?)
nice really love your playing, next can you do dearly beloved KH III?
So beautiful yet dark and elegant.
Would u like to cover dearly beloved kingdom hearts 3 version? The new one sound dramatic and feels like its finally reached its climax
Thanks Justaway! I don't feel confident enough to create a decent piano solo arrangement of it :c But I think I would play it if an official KH3 Piano Collections project with sheet music comes out!
@@MoisesNieto Thankss!! cant wait to see that happen also Im looking forward for your arrangement :)) Keep it up dude
too nice
Thank you!!
Estuve practicando está canción hace muuuucho pero solo me salía hasta el segundo 0:40, luego combinar la izquierda y la derecha esq nose encontrar organización entre tantas notas jajajajaja cuando tenga piano otra vez a ver q tal me sale, ya te mandaré vídeos si eso😉👌
Cómo siempre, alucino con usted
Muchas gracias Javier!!
@@MoisesNieto pues muchísimas gracias de verdad, para este verano tengo pensado retomarlo, así q ya te mandaré algún vídeo sumado de dudas jajajajaja😉
¡Preciosa! Junto con la de Xion es mi ost favorita ❤️
Gracias!!
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Do you know when we should step on the pedal,? I have the music sheet but it's not clear for me when
It really depends on many things (specially the piano you play and the room where you play it~). You should generally step on the pedal once per measure since the harmony tends to change at that path, but in the end what really matters is what you hear, so "clean" the pedal if you start to feel the sounds mix together too much!
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Do you have a CD or a link where i can buy the audio record of your music?
Thanks for aksing Milke! Most of my covers are available on streaming services like Spotify or Apple Music, this Riku cover can be found here!: fanlink.to/KHPianoReports
If you want to download a digital version, that can be done via iTunes or Amazon c:
Can you tell me when exactly do we press the pedal?
Because i got the music sheet but it doesn't say
It really depends on how your piano responds, which room you are, etc 😅 In this type of songs you should always press the pedal, but "cleaning" it every time the harmony changes (try it one pedal per measure to see if it works!)
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Damn 0 dislikes 👍🏻👌🏻
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Tbh I never liked Riku‘s theme personally in the game but I think this might be a exception. It reminds me of Tim burton for reason and also about waltzing.