#kung fu piano: cello ascends

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Kung Fu Piano: Cello Ascends - The Piano Guys (Wonder of The World 1 of 7) 

[jester-writing]

halftime so here's some paraphrased quotes:

no one asks how we got the cello up there.  I brought it up there myself"

"When I started playing with the Piano guys I had one cello. Now I have 41"

"I still remember the day we met. I was 13, you were 39"

"Now back to the cellos. Why 41? Why not."

"This is Bruce Lee. Bruce lee looks like all other cellos except he went through a weight loss program."

"No one really knows what this middle pedal does"

"[Video of the piano guy getting launched from his piano seat] So that's how you got to Phoenix. I didn't see you on the plane."

"[Cello guy plays a bit of Smooth Criminal using a loop pedal] [he hits his finger] [he does the Michael Jackson yelp and hee hee]"

[The piano guy playing the piano with various parts of his body]

"Why *are* we called the piano guys"

"We still haven't sold a piano"

"It was from Kung Fu Panda"

"I bet Steve (cello guy) could imitate a Chinese fiddle"

"With that in mind please enjoy Kung fu piano: cello ascends"

"I have this invisible ball that I will throw into this plastic bag. (-the piano guy) "don't do it!" (-the cello guy)(said like the piano guy was about to do a big mistake)

"My practice sessions go like this:" (plays four notes)"squirrel!"

"What if I added 7 more cello parts to this one cello part song?"

[Cello guy gave really good speeches on  school music program funding and how having disorders like Adhd doesn't mean you're broken. He also talked about some of his experiences with Adhd]

my parents brought me to a piano guys concert. It's pretty good so far. I'm in a vip seat.

I'm also going to compile quotes

[brown-little-robin]

“a star beyond the cloud-wrack” for the playlist game?

Elle, that's fantastic!

“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”

“a star beyond the cloud-wrack”

Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming -- Richard Proulx

Define Dancing -- Thomas Newman

Sanctus -- Fernando Ortega

Roseate Clouds Chasing the Moon 彩云追月 -- Yin Chengzong 殷承宗

Kung Fu Piano: Cello Ascends -- The Piano Guys

The Bat's True Calling -- Michael Giacchino

St. Crispin's Day -- Henry V Soundtrack

Skye Boat Song -- Choral Scholars of University College Dublin

[heyitssmiller]

I just read the last part of Chapter 7 while listening to The Piano Guys - Kung Fu Piano: Cello ascends and well. That was an experience

Ok but I LOVE THAT SONG 😍

It SLAPS

[stormskates]

Rika Kihira - Kung Fu Piano Program Review

Choreography by Tom Dickson

The Concept

The art of figure skating meets the art of kung fu. The program is a nod to martial arts and all its beauty, strength, and power. That’s pretty much it, short and sweet. Concept brevity is ideal for a program performed under three minutes.

The Music

Kung Fu Piano: Cello Ascends is a remix arranged by The Piano Guys. It takes from the score of the Kung Fu Panda movie, highlighting the track Oogway Ascends in particular, and arranged it with Chopin’s Prelude No. 20, aptly nicknamed the Funeral March. (source) In the film, the music plays when (as the name suggests) Oogway passes away in a scene of peach blossom petals carried by the wind. 

The piece emulates the sound of traditional Chinese stringed instruments. I think of it as one of those pieces very suitable for skating since it has variations in tempo that can be complemented really well with good choreography — which, in this case, it does. 

The Choreography

(All the GIFs for this post were made from Raykey’s wonderful annotation video. Give it a watch!)

Kung Fu Piano was performed in Rika’s last season in juniors (2017-2018), and around this time, all jumps in the second half were given bonus points instead of only the last jumping pass, so the composition of elements is quite different from what we see these days.

For comparison: KFP Layout: LSp - 2A/3A - StSq - 3F3T (x) - FSSp - 3Lz (x) - CCoSp BIB Layout: 3A - 3F3T - CCoSp - 3Lz (x) - FCSp - StSq - LSp

While the KFP layout puts jumps in the second half and BIB puts them in the first half, both layouts are designed to cater to the rules set at the time. 

The choreography nods to martial arts in several moments. This is still figure skating, though, and not every movement will directly replicate the one it’s in reference to. For example, this side lunge at the beginning of the program:

—alludes to the drop stance commonly seen in martial arts like wushu and kung fu. In actual martial arts practice, the position is much lower, though it is not necessary to fully replicate this on ice. 

Here’s another example:

The position before the inside Ina Bauer is loosely reminiscent of the eagle stance in wushu:

(source) 

Notice how the position of leg left is different to help maintain the right leg’s glide and flow on the ice. Not that she can’t do it, of course, but it’s also just unnecessary to do the exact pose for a split second and sacrifice the skating (which matters much more) in the process. 

The arm position is different, too, but this is more of a congruence with the skating than the martial arts, as they face the same direction before and after the movement.

There aren’t frontal high kicks in this program, but there are a couple of kicks, like this side kick with a straight leg before her Ina Bauer leading to 2A:

or this one in the middle of her step sequence that loosely resembles a hook side kick mixed with eagle arms:

(source)

There’s also a reference to the backward hook kick in her glide after the opening layback spin:

There’s also a few lunges mixed in the choreography. I like this sequence from the StSq because it reminds me of the fist lunge in karate:

—while this one is a side lunge with crossed arms block:

Speaking of blocks, I love the allusions to blocking motions littered throughout her step sequence. (Again, these aren’t direct replications since the choreography is designed for a figure skating performance rather than a martial arts exhibition, but you can see the similarities from several references like this or this.)

I’d say the most recognisable pose throughout the program is the kung fu salute which she does near the beginning and at the end of her step sequence:

Tom Dickson did a really good job making the sharp movements look so fluid. I love how unusual all these movements look in dance and how they accentuate the music notes while complementing all the steps. The pattern of the step sequence is unusual, but it highlights Rika’s multi-directional skating and her vast range and control of movement.

I would like to also add that this program has some of my favourite transitions she’s ever done. I love the arabesque spiral to layback spin, the Ina Bauer to 2A, and the spread eagle - edge change - rocker - choctaw - crossed step to 3Lz. I’d say this is less packed compared to BIB, but a beautiful and theme-fitting composition all the same.

Personally, I think this is one of the programs that best captures Rika’s personality and spotlights her strengths. It’s a really good step-up from her Tzigane short program from the previous year, which imo is also good but definitely more conventional in terms of choreography. Kung Fu Piano was a great vehicle for her to demonstrate her skating skills, performance qualities, and her technical proficiencies. It’s energetic and graceful, much like Rika herself. While the next season is very much up in the air, I wouldn’t mind watching this all over again.

[thatscarletflycatcher]

The Types as The Piano Guys Mashups

ISFP - In My Blood/Swan Lake  INTP - Hello/Lacrimosa  ESFP - Walking the Wire/Largo  ISTP - Code Name: Vivaldi  INFJ - Let It Go/Winter  ISTJ - Kung Fu Piano: Cello Ascends  ISFJ - The Mission/How Great Thou Art  ESTJ - Titanium/Pavane  INFP - Something Just Like This/Hungarian Rhapsody ENFP - Over the Rainbow/Simple Gifts  ENFJ - Beethoven’s 5 Secrets  ENTJ - Fight Song/Amazing Grace INTJ - Indiana Jones and the Arabian Nights  ENTP - Rock Meets Rachmaninoff     ESFJ - Ants Marching/Ode To Joy ESTP - The Jungle Book/Sarabande 

[j-the-latter-gay-saint]

10 and 1!

1. Three songs that come up when you put your phone on shuffle

Don’t have music on my phone, but here’s what iTunes on my laptop gave me:

Kung Fu Piano: Cello Ascends - The Piano Guys

Superman Tonight - Bon Jovi

Raised By Wolves - U2

10. Three favourite Halloween/spooky songs

Come, Wayward Souls - Over the Garden Wall

Come Away to the Water - Maroon 5 feat. Rozzi Crane

Lavender Town - Braxton Burks

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[tranquildr3ams]

Music Obsessions - March 2022

Music Obsessions - March 2022 #music #cpop #cantopop #leoku #fionasit #nicolastsang #jolintsai

Welcome to this month’s Music Obsessions! Its hard to imagine that we’re already in March! There’s not a whole lot of new music to share but I’m going to share some new finds from TV series and other stuff this past month. Kung Fu Piano: Cello Ascends – The Piano Guys Its been a while since I listened to The Piano Guys but when their music popped up during the Winter Olympics for the Chinese…

[goshikiii]

Human Shaped Contellation

Mysterious Messenger - Lollia, Sleeping Forest

HELLO! - Toshiyuki Toyonaga

Telephone - Lady Gaga, Beyonce

Wrong Number - TVXQ

Kung Fu Piano: Cello Ascends - The Piano Guys

Because Of You - The Piano Guys

Prism - Lindsey Stirling

Forget You - MIYAVI, Che’nelle

Start Again - ONE OK ROCK

Get Money - BRADIO

Playback - BRADIO

Shunkan Sentimental - SCANDAL

Morse Code - Halo At Yojohan

Traveling - KEYTALK

MORATORIUM - Northern19

The Melancholia Of A Literary Boy - Lyu:Lyu

The Mermaid - POLKADOT STINGRAY

For You - WANIMA

Lost Boy - Ruth B.

Lost Stars - Adam Levine

Who Are You Really? - Mikky Ekko

Human Shaped Constellation - RADWIMPS

LOSE CONTROL - LAY

Fools Rush In - Peggy Sue

Impossible - Aberlin

Be Wherever You Are/Strong In The Real Way - Caleb Hyles

Here We Go Again - Demi Lovato

https://open.spotify.com/user/pulchra.serpens/playlist/4VDhXZJPPvfQxjP1aBklzS?si=BvWx2eJWSLWwjJIbBwV8SA

[sonyclasica]

THE PIANO GUYS

“WHAT CHILD IS THIS”

THE PIANO GUYS se preparan para celebrar para las fiestas y lanzan hoy el videoclip de su nueva versión del clásico navideño "What Child Is This".

Míralo AQUÍ

Consigue el álbum AQUÍ

En consonancia con el espíritu navideño, el grupo rodó el clip en "Little Jerusalem", en Goshen, Utah, tocando en el exterior y de noche, pero al amparo de las réplicas de tamaño natural del Jerusalén bíblico. Mira el vídeo aquí. La canción aparece en el álbum navideño de THE PIANO GUYS de 2017,  Christmas Together. Y continuando con la celebración navideña y para conmemorar el décimo aniversario del grupo, THE PIANO GUYS actuarán en en programa Good Morning America de GMA3 donde interpretarán "What Child Is This" el 22 de diciembre a la 1pm (hora del Este de EE. UU.) en la cadena ABC. 

 Del nuevo vídeo, THE PIANO GUYS dicen: "En nuestro arreglo musical de "What Child Is This" queríamos reflejar algunos de los sentimientos que debían estar presentes en la escena del pesebre en la Navidad hace tanto tiempo atrás: asombro, admiración, consternación, todo ello atemperado con esperanza. Cuando la gente escuche, queremos que oiga y sienta la bondad y vulnerabilidad del nacimiento del Niño Jesús -un bebé nacido en las circunstancias más humildes, y sin embargo nacido con la capacidad de conquistar al mundo y hacer las cosas bien- una historia, tal vez, destinada a consolar a todos los que se sienten vulnerables y necesitan esperanza en su propia vida. Estábamos especialmente emocionados de poder volver al mismo escenario de Jerusalén donde filmamos "O Come O Come Emmanuel", de la Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días, que es ahora el escenario de la serie The Chosen, un programa que nos sentimos orgullosos y muy emocionados de poder promocionar".

 THE PIANO GUYS acaban de lanzar su décimo álbum, 10, que ya está disponible a través de Sony Music Masterworks. Ese mismo día se estrenó el vídeo musical del single más reciente del álbum "Someone To You". El nuevo álbum ha encontrado eco en todo el mundo, acumulando más de 60 millones de streams de audio y vídeo hasta la fecha. El grupo celebró el lanzamiento de 10 con una fiesta emitida en directo, durante la cual charlaron con los fans de su décimo aniversario como grupo y el nuevo disco.

 10 de The Piano Guys reconoce el pasado mientras prepara el camino para el futuro. El álbum de dos discos refleja los grandes momentos de la carrera de The Piano Guys hasta la actualidad con 15 canciones favoritas de los fans, remasterizadas, y que pertenecen a la última década, y además presentan un nuevo capítulo con siete canciones inéditas y cinco temas nunca antes publicados en CD.  El grupo arrancó el lanzamiento de 10 con la publicación de "You Say" en la que unen el hit de Lauren Daigle "You Say" con la música clásica de Beethoven para crear un rico mosaico de cuerdas y piano.  La canción se lanzó acompañada de un maravilloso videoclip que muestra el icónico paisaje del estado de donde proviene el grupo, Utah, y que ya suma 1,7 millones de visitas en YouTube.

 Después de "You Say", The Piano Guys le dieron un nuevo aire a "Für Elise Jam", acompañando la improvisación con matices de rock 'n' roll del clásico de Beethoven con su primera aventura en el campo de la inteligencia artificial en el videoclip. El grupo se une a la empresa de realidad virtual Massive Techlologies y su ap AR Pianist para crear una actuación hiperrealista con un avatar en 3D de Jon Schmidt de The Piano Guys. Steve dice de la canción: "Es una improvisación que Jon y yo hacíamos hace tiempo. Nos gustaba jugar un poco con 'Für Elise'. En sus conciertos, solía empezar con una entrada clásica. De repente, le daba un toque de rock y jazz, dándole la vuelta completamente a la pieza. Son los momentos como este los que dieron vida a The Piano Guys."

 A lo largo de la última década, The Piano Guys han alcanzado una serie de hitos sin precedente en un viaje inolvidable por todo el mundo. Entre innumerables recuerdos, el cuarteto con ventas de Disco de Oro de Utah —Jon Schmidt [pianista, compositor], Steven Sharp Nelson [chelista, compositor], Paul Anderson [productor, videógrafo], y Al van der Beek [productor musical, compositor]—, podrían citar actuaciones que desafiaban la gravedad en un tren a toda velocidad, tocar debajo de maravillas mundiales como la Gran Muralla China o en escenarios tan famosos como el Carnegie Hall, el Red Rocks Amphitheatre o la Ópera de Sídney. 

 "Recuerdo estar tocando el chelo al borde de un acantilado rocoso sobre el mar con una ola salpicándome, y pensaba: 'Menos mal que mi padre me hizo practicar'" recuerda Steven riendo. "Cuando tienes éxito en algo, te hace pensar y reflexionar. Nos sentimos muy agradecidos. Hemos tenido altibajos y momentos extremos. Pero en general, ha sido un viaje impresionante. Hemos rodado cuesta abajo, golpeándonos contra las cosas y puliendo los bordes. Hoy en día, estamos más comprometidos emocional y espiritualmente en lo que intentamos conseguir. Por eso este álbum es tan importante para nosotros. He tenido momentos extraordinarios, pero también momentos de práctica solitaria en los que he pensado: 'Wow, no me puedo creer todavía que la música me ha convertido en quien estoy intentando ser'. Si trabajas lo suficientemente duro en un instrumento, inevitablemente podrás cerrar los ojos, empezar a tocar y sentir que estás volando. En definitiva, esta es la historia de The Piano Guys."

 El colectivo de amigos y colaboradores surgió en 2011. Los músicos cautivaron inicialmente a los oyentes de YouTube antes de visitar decenas de países en gira. Crearon un catálogo con siete títulos de estudio, dos álbumes de Navidad y un disco en directo. A lo largo del camino, recogieron casi 4 mil millones de streams de audio globales, acumularon más de 2 mil millones de visitas a YouTube, y obtuvieron seis debuts #1 en el Billboard Top Classical Albums Chart. Entre los conciertos agotados en los cinco continentes, The Piano Guys recibieron Discos de Oro por su álbum homónimo The Piano Guys y su sencillo "A Thousand Years". Además, aparecieron en entrevistas para The New York Times, Fast Company, BuzzFeed, Mashable, People y también en programas de televisión en CBS Sunday Morning, TODAY Show, Good Morning America y The Tonight Show.

 En definitiva, The Piano Guys pueden tener diez años más y ser diez años más sabios, pero mantienen los mismos valores y la misma misión que los trajo hasta aquí hace diez años. "Esperamos que 10 lleve el espíritu de alegría y esperanza a los corazones de los que lo escuchan", deja Steven. "Esperamos que estos diez años de auténtico esfuerzo se noten de manera natural, y esperamos que sirva para producir algo bueno."

 THE PIANO GUYS – 10

TRACKLISTING –

DISCO 1

1. You Say (Lauren Daigle)

2. Someone To You (BANNERS)

3. Für Elise Jam (Beethoven)

4. Someone You Loved (Lewis Capaldi)

5. Thinking Out Loud (Ed Sheeran)

6. Happier (Marshmello and Bastille)

7. Lose You To Love Me (Selena Gomez)

8. Avengers/Portals

9. Avatar (The Theme)

10. Bless the Broken Road (Rascal Flatts)

 BONUS TRACKS

11. Better Days (Original)

12. More Than a Feeling /  Long Time (Boston)

 DISCO 2

1. A Sky Full of Stars (Coldplay)

2. Beethoven's 5 Secrets (One Republic/Beethoven)

3. Titanium / Pavane (David Guetta/Sia/Fauré)

4. Let It Go (Frozen/Vivaldi)

5. The Cello Song (Bach)

6. Kung Fu Piano Cello Ascends (Hans Zimmer)

7. Begin Again (Taylor Swift/Bach)

8. A Million Dreams (The Greatest Showman)  

9. Rewrite the Stars (The Greatest Showman)  

10. Perfect (Ed Sheeran)

11. A Thousand Years (Christina Perri)

12. Over the Rainbow / Simple Gifts (Harold Arlen)

13. What Makes You Beautiful (One Direction)

14. Story of My Life (One Direction)

15. Fight Song / Amazing Grace (Rachel Platten)

 CONECTA CON THE PIANO GUYS: WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | YOUTUBE

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Kung Fu Piano: Cello Ascends - The Piano Guys (Wonder of The World 1 of 7)

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