Notice how The Kid plays and looks up at the light. Prince knew how to draw one into a moment, a feeling, a song and make it a memorable experience. Genius. Unique.
I grew up listening to prince. And saw this movie so many times when I was little. When he passed away, and this showed In theaters Not gonna lie I cried when he started playing the piano in this scene.
Yes!! I went to see it in theaters! It was such a privilege because I was 3 when this movie came out in the movies lol a lot of us cried in the movies that day
I want the version on that tape SO BAD!❣ I actually recorded it and mixed together minus the pauses and it sounded MAGNIFICENT at the time! SOMEBODY PLEASE do this and make a video of it!
I have looked for this EXACT clip for years. I had never touched a piano and I remember watching this as a kid and wanting to play this! Only this. I'm finally getting to learn piano and I hope to be able to play this one. The artistry in playing music based on just listening is what made price an icon (amongst other things) thank you beyond words for posting this.
@@steveeq1 sorry I have not found sheet music but I think I can get it by using Muscore (I think it's called) it's a program that transcribes music from mp3.... Contact me if you still need it and I'll email it to you.
Love this version of Purple Rain with a passion. I remember the first time i saw "Purple Rain" this song stayed with me along with Father's Song (computer Blue". I miss Prince.
I'm 45 and back in the early 8o's I hated Prince with a passion. Fast forward to 1986, and I was watching Purple Rain with my sister and uncle and this is scene I realized he was a genius. He became my favorite artist ever since that period.
How could you have someone with a passion in the 1980's? and then skip to 1985, you love him in that period.You should respect him if you say least about it in the first place. TRUE VISIONARY ARTIST!! CREATED MUSIC LIKE NO OTHER. Legendary 💖💜
On behalf of all the musicians and other creative peoples around the 🌎 you inspire daily and always will just like another funky genius Roger Troutman said... Now we got the Minneapolis connection Thank u Prince We ❤ U 🎸💜🥁
Isaiah Johnson Father's Song is the one you're looking for. It was just released on the Purple Rain expanded edition. Never was officially released until now I think?
If anyone can find that version let me know.I believe the song is orginally called father's song.But it's a solo version with the piano like in the movie
I tried to play this melody by ear for 30 years, and accidentally hit the notes trying to play another riff. The majority of Prince's songs are in F or B flat, depending on whether he was composing on the guitar or piano. F is the perfect 5th of B flat and B flat is the perfect 4th of F, which makes those keys share the same notes, except E is flat in B flat. Almost all of Prince's songs use the 1-4-5 chord progression. As do most of the hit songs in Rock, Pop, and R&B. I said all of that to say this...The melody on this version of Purple Rain is 1-4-5-1 starting at F5. Walk it up, walk it back down, then 1-4-5. His genius was in his simplicity. I would find the sheet music to his songs and get pissed because it as never anything fancy. He used a lot of open chords, sus2 and sus4 chords at times, but nothing an average musician can't pick UP. The notes 1-4-5 on any key will always sound good played in any order, as the 1-4-5 chords will. It's the arrangement of these notes and chords that determines if what we hear is the work of a master, or of just another starving artist.
I have this movie on 4K Blu Ray and the previous PR Blu Ray had a terrible audio mix layer. The HDR is a welcome improvement in terms of visual quality. This version is a much noticeable and a wonderful addition for our home theater collection. My theater volume goes into the THX listening levels and at least over 100 dB. ☔️☔️☔️
I always wondered what Prince was thinking as he started playing the keys, you can see clearly something emotional is going through his mind as hes not even looking down at the keys nor looking foward or even up wards, he is looking to the side and i always wondered what he was thinking
Finding a ray of hope in Wendy and Lisa's song. Like:"Maybe there's still a chance that I make it. Maybe I can still keep our jobs if I do this right. If I manage to make this song really good."
@intellectualrebel5340 i dont know, to me it looks like hes not even thinking about anything that has to do with the movie, it looks like hes thinking about something in his own real life, i always wondered what. But who knows, maybe you can be right
I never learned how to read music, but when this came out on VHS; I kept rewinding it like Prince did. The first time I felt like I did something. It was on a Casio keyboard. I just kept going and going. I grew up on real music like this, and it taught me not to settle for just anything when it came to music. My ear is trained thanks to Prince! Love!
@@mojopin70 sigh.......I think EVERYONE understands that.....I liked how the movie depicted him learning by ear so quickly....I'm sure he could do that in real life.
I remember telling a friend of mine back in the day, "the most beautiful song I've heard played on the piano was Purple Rain". He literally just a few months ago after watching the movie after 40yrs called me up saying, "Damn, I just heard Pirnce play it, and I wish I heard more".
Then your friend has to get Piano and A Microphone. There is an acoustic demo of PR on it. It's so beautiful. He can head on over to Tidal where all the albums are if he doesn't want a physical copy.
My 17 yo son is a advanced level classical pianist, I’m going to ask him to play this for me. This scene In Purple Rain still touches me to this very day.
Me “I like to dedicate this video to my father Rudy Alapag SrPrince as The Kid “I would like to dedicate this song to my father Francis L. It’s a song, the girls in band wrote Lisa & Wendy”
💜Prince💜 looks like pure, energetic light here. At one with the music. This scene is healing. Healing within the context of the film and also outside of the film (oh, if only it lasted longer than a minute.)
This scene says a mountainous amount of unspoken dialogue- you have to be a pretty good actor or it had to really happen to you at one time or other in life to pull this scene off believable like Prince did.
Well essentially Prince realizing that his band mates’ contributions are valid and that he was kind of being a dick to them by not hearing them out. I don’t have to tell you how pretty this sketch melody of purple rain is
I watched PURPLE RAIN recently with my granddaughter, she asked why I was sad. Could not put into words how this man and his music has touched so many effortlessly. One day I’ll try to explain it to her when she’s older...
He made it sound so beautifully not just on the guitar but on the piano too and won an Oscar for the music score. Pure gold
I get so emotional every time he starts playing the melody on the piano. This scene was so beautiful. Where there is dark,there is light.🥰
This scene still gives me chills😆 That Melody played on the piano is so so beautiful
Same here I always get chills
Always!
Thekash415 a completely different key from the piano
Last time I saw prince live it was a few months before he died. The show was just him and a piano for over 2 hours. It was awesome
Facts
Notice how The Kid plays and looks up at the light. Prince knew how to draw one into a moment, a feeling, a song and make it a memorable experience. Genius. Unique.
Never noticed but seems logical to look up when one is creating. Spiritual too.
The dopest musician ever
Eric Mitchell so good to hear
What?
EVER!
FOOREVVVVVVEEERRR!! 💜
I’ve loved this scene almost my entire life. Absolutely brilliant.
This scene moved me soooo much...
Most Beautiful Piano Piece EVER
Iconic scene
His playing is hauntingly beautiful 🥰
the BEST musician EVER and the BEST Entertainer EVER.....
Can u imagine an entire song with just the piano and Princes' beautiful voice?!?!?😪
Definitely would be 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯
I grew up listening to prince. And saw this movie so many times when I was little. When he passed away, and this showed In theaters Not gonna lie I cried when he started playing the piano in this scene.
Yes!! I went to see it in theaters! It was such a privilege because I was 3 when this movie came out in the movies lol a lot of us cried in the movies that day
I want the version on that tape SO BAD!❣ I actually recorded it and mixed together minus the pauses and it sounded MAGNIFICENT at the time! SOMEBODY PLEASE do this and make a video of it!
I want the version on the tape. I love it.
One Of The Best Scenes Ever
I have looked for this EXACT clip for years. I had never touched a piano and I remember watching this as a kid and wanting to play this! Only this. I'm finally getting to learn piano and I hope to be able to play this one. The artistry in playing music based on just listening is what made price an icon (amongst other things) thank you beyond words for posting this.
Inconic
Have you found the sheet music? I would like to play it too. Don't know how to ear the piece as well as prince, he he.
Hope you are playing piano now ❤️
@@steveeq1 sorry I have not found sheet music but I think I can get it by using Muscore (I think it's called) it's a program that transcribes music from mp3.... Contact me if you still need it and I'll email it to you.
@@plecturaproductions5816 I had taken a break from piano (sad face) but I did learn how to play this before I took my break.
Brilliance. Rest In Power Prince. Love you 4ever.
one of my fave scenes from the movie
Oh my God dude this part of the movie has ALWAYS blown me away and ALWAYS will!!!!!!! RIP u purple GIANT!!!!!!!
Love this version of Purple Rain with a passion. I remember the first time i saw "Purple Rain" this song stayed with me along with Father's Song (computer Blue". I miss Prince.
I don't know why I can listen to this verse over and over again
Me too
Bobby Carter because it’s amazing. 💜
Same here! It's because it's absolutely beautiful and powerful!
Bobby Carter me too
I had my brother do a mix of this and listened to it over and over. It's so beautiful!!
Simply The Greatest Artist Ever!!
I've always loved the slower instrumental version of Purple Rain. It sounds so nice~ 🎶
I ❤ this scene 💜💜 Rip Genius We will love u always ❤❤💜💜
This is my favorite part of the movie! This part still gives me chills
I love this version so much from the heart always 4ever “PRINCE” never ever end loving the music and Prince you’re a big legend
Prince was the best ever! 💜
Simple is BEAUTIFUL! The camera person is AMAZING!
Mark, I cannot Thank you enough for Posting this. I am telling you this scene moved me like No Other :) Prince was so Amazing!!
Me too 😢
Life without music is wrong, Beautifully made RIP PRINCE
Still brings a tear to the eye. Doesn't get any better than this!
So beautiful.
I'm 45 and back in the early 8o's I hated Prince with a passion. Fast forward to 1986, and I was watching Purple Rain with my sister and uncle and this is scene I realized he was a genius. He became my favorite artist ever since that period.
Kenny Hall yup, one of the top musicians in history
Kenny Hall this movie is what proved he was a musician and shown you what he could do, a true artist in history.
HOW COULD YOU HATE HIM AND YOU KNEW NOTHING ABOUT HIM?.
How could you have someone with a passion in the 1980's? and then skip to 1985, you love him in that period.You should respect him if you say least about it in the first place. TRUE VISIONARY ARTIST!! CREATED MUSIC LIKE NO OTHER. Legendary 💖💜
I'm glad u finally saw the light!!!🤘
When I watch this scene, all my troubles melt away.
That sound so good to the soul!!
I used to play this part of the movie over and over…thousands of times. Millions of times.
Still cuts to my heart.
On behalf of all the musicians and other creative peoples around the 🌎 you inspire daily and always will just like another funky genius Roger Troutman said... Now we got the Minneapolis connection Thank u Prince We ❤ U 🎸💜🥁
Thank you. This was exactly the scene I was looking for. Powerful.
Best Piano version I ever heard.
I miss him so much 😞
Piano Magic..makes my eyes act funny every time I hear these bars RIP Prince
love you and miss you prince
My favorite s new from the movie. My favorite man ever
How beautiful
That piano tho
Love u prince, 😘 R.I.P 😭
I love this scene
I used to rewind my VHS tape to try to see what keys he was playing lol
Did he ever release the piano version as a full song?
Isaiah Johnson Father's Song is the one you're looking for. It was just released on the Purple Rain expanded edition. Never was officially released until now I think?
If anyone can find that version let me know.I believe the song is orginally called father's song.But it's a solo version with the piano like in the movie
Father’s song is actually the ending section in Computer Blue.
Thank you for posting this
My momma loved this part.
This is the ONLY THING I want to learn how to play on piano!
Last song he'll ever play in concert, to his fans.
His apology.
He knew it the whole time.
I tried to play this melody by ear for 30 years, and accidentally hit the notes trying to play another riff.
The majority of Prince's songs are in F or B flat, depending on whether he was composing on the guitar or piano. F is the perfect 5th of B flat and B flat is the perfect 4th of F, which makes those keys share the same notes, except E is flat in B flat.
Almost all of Prince's songs use the 1-4-5 chord progression. As do most of the hit songs in Rock, Pop, and R&B.
I said all of that to say this...The melody on this version of Purple Rain is 1-4-5-1 starting at F5. Walk it up, walk it back down, then 1-4-5.
His genius was in his simplicity. I would find the sheet music to his songs and get pissed because it as never anything fancy. He used a lot of open chords, sus2 and sus4 chords at times, but nothing an average musician can't pick UP. The notes 1-4-5 on any key will always sound good played in any order, as the 1-4-5 chords will. It's the arrangement of these notes and chords that determines if what we hear is the work of a master, or of just another starving artist.
Pulled right up.... Needed this💜
I have this movie on 4K Blu Ray and the previous PR Blu Ray had a terrible audio mix layer. The HDR is a welcome improvement in terms of visual quality.
This version is a much noticeable and a wonderful addition for our home theater collection.
My theater volume goes into the THX listening levels and at least over 100 dB.
☔️☔️☔️
Can't believe it's been 5 years.
I always wondered what Prince was thinking as he started playing the keys, you can see clearly something emotional is going through his mind as hes not even looking down at the keys nor looking foward or even up wards, he is looking to the side and i always wondered what he was thinking
Finding a ray of hope in Wendy and Lisa's song. Like:"Maybe there's still a chance that I make it. Maybe I can still keep our jobs if I do this right. If I manage to make this song really good."
@intellectualrebel5340 i dont know, to me it looks like hes not even thinking about anything that has to do with the movie, it looks like hes thinking about something in his own real life, i always wondered what. But who knows, maybe you can be right
@@saulramirezkb5855 I meant The Kid, as the character.
@@intellectualrebel5340😂
Over an over 💜💜
This scene wasn't long enough.
prince is the man yaul
Whenever I get a moment Like prince was staring this tune pops in my mind
Needs a repeat loop button.
So the song being played on the tape recorder? What is it? No one can find it?
It's just the instrumental to 🎵Purple Rain🎵
don’t cry don’t cry don’t cry
I wish prince would have done a piano version of purple rain
Essa cena foi cortada? Nao vi ela na versao oficial, mas é de arrepiar.
I would love to have the piano version.
💜😢
Yeah what’s the one called the one that prince was playing is that version out yet
Prince Father's Song @RiJ0
does anyone have the sheet music for this?
Does anyone know the make/model of the piano he uses in this scene?
What’s the song playing on the tape ?
Purple rain
@@DailyGospelQuote yes I know that but a demo version ?
@@Djblemish5058 probably yes
What's the name if the song hes playing
Purple rain
What's the name of that song
its called princes fathers song but its currently unreleased as far as this version in the movie that is
@@69metersbelow25 this is NOT Father's Song. It's just the instrumental to 🎵Purple Rain🎵
Purple Rain
Chords?
Jordan Flores I want them so BAD
Bb, Gm, F, Eb
I never learned how to read music, but when this came out on VHS; I kept rewinding it like Prince did. The first time I felt like I did something. It was on a Casio keyboard. I just kept going and going. I grew up on real music like this, and it taught me not to settle for just anything when it came to music. My ear is trained thanks to Prince! Love!
Yeap
Same, he made me listen properly as a kid growing up i wanted to play.
How beautiful
At 0:41 I wanna walk down the aisle to this...Sleep In Heaven Prince 💜💎💜
Raven Phonixe omg that’s so beautiful... U made me cry
@@IamCatharinemme I'm just now seeing this!!!!! This brings tears to my eyes!!! 💜🖤💜🖤💜
@DoesIt ReallyMatter? My Dad passed away 10 years ago. I might have my Gay God Daddy walk me down 😊💜😊
The actual dynamics of this scene are amazing and the transition to his fully dressed thought....purely dope scene
I love how fast he picked it up by ear...
He freaking wrote it lol
@@IsaiahJohnsoncocoinc Duh...I was talking how it is portrayed in the movie not literally man...
Johnson and Johnson chill out
He's not playing that live....
@@mojopin70 sigh.......I think EVERYONE understands that.....I liked how the movie depicted him learning by ear so quickly....I'm sure he could do that in real life.
This is one of the most beautiful scenes in cinema of all time.
This scene made me cry so much as a kid because it was so epic, breathetaking, and beautiful 🥺🥺🥺
just this simple version shows you how brilliant he was as a writer. This part was always my favorite part of the movie.
I just cried real tears watching this again. So beautiful. Could listen to it on a constant repeat. Miss him so much.
This scene kills me everytime. That deep thought capture of prince while that melody is playing in the background 🥲🥲🥲
Thanks for posting this video!! I've been looking everywhere hoping someone out there posted this scene for whatever reason 😁😁😁
I remember telling a friend of mine back in the day, "the most beautiful song I've heard played on the piano was Purple Rain". He literally just a few months ago after watching the movie after 40yrs called me up saying, "Damn, I just heard Pirnce play it, and I wish I heard more".
Then your friend has to get Piano and A Microphone. There is an acoustic demo of PR on it. It's so beautiful. He can head on over to Tidal where all the albums are if he doesn't want a physical copy.
I love this song from the first moment I heard this back in middle school.... God bless you PRINCE!!!! 💔💔💔💜💜💜💔💔💔💜💜💜💔💔💔💔
thank you so much, Mark Bommarito
I love that you made this exact clip from the movie available.
I love this so much
My 17 yo son is a advanced level classical pianist, I’m going to ask him to play this for me. This scene In Purple Rain still touches me to this very day.
This is my fav moment of the entire movie
Me “I like to dedicate this video to my father Rudy Alapag SrPrince as The Kid “I would like to dedicate this song to my father Francis L. It’s a song, the girls in band wrote Lisa & Wendy”
This scene moved me to tears
💜Prince💜 looks like pure, energetic light here. At one with the music. This scene is healing. Healing within the context of the film and also outside of the film (oh, if only it lasted longer than a minute.)
The music so beautiful . thats how Prince was , he created such beautiful music. Purple Rain was one of my favorite songs.
This scene says a mountainous amount of unspoken dialogue- you have to be a pretty good actor or it had to really happen to you at one time or other in life to pull this scene off believable like Prince did.
Well essentially Prince realizing that his band mates’ contributions are valid and that he was kind of being a dick to them by not hearing them out. I don’t have to tell you how pretty this sketch melody of purple rain is
I watched PURPLE RAIN recently with my granddaughter, she asked why I was sad. Could not put into words how this man and his music has touched so many effortlessly. One day I’ll try to explain it to her when she’s older...