Song: Aeris’s Theme - an impromptu piano solo
(Originally posted on THIS 1.0 on 14 Oct 2006)
Download here: AerisPianoByTannerHelland.mp3 (3.1mb) | AerisPianoByTannerHelland.mid (8kb)
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Okay - I’ve finally had it.
I have listened to so many mediocre arrangements of this song that it’s finally time to write a good one.
For those who don’t know (and how could you not?!), Aeris’s Theme comes from quite possibly the greatest game of all time: Final Fantasy VII. The theme is beautiful, and many artists have attempted to arrange it in a variety of styles. Most are terrible; a rare few turn out very nice. I hope that this intermediate-level arrangement fits the latter description…
I hesitated to post this song since it is, as described, an impromptu performance. I didn’t edit this MIDI at all. What you hear is straight how it came outta my fingers, sloppy runs and all. But I feel like it’s important to post a good, original, live arrangement of this piece on the internet since most of the amateur versions out there sound like they came out of a Lv3 Alfred Book. Argh. This is certainly a more varied, lively performance than the ones I’ve heard so far. (And no, I haven’t heard the Piano Collections arrangement of this, unfortunately. I imagine it’s quite good!)
It is probably also worth mentioning that this was arranged by ear, without any source notation. The mp3 file is soundfont-generated and IS NOT from an actual piano. I apologize for that, but alas - no recording studio yet! Someday!!
Comments/requests for additional FF arrangements are welcome.
