Merry-Go-Round of Life - Howl’s Moving Castle (Main Theme) [Piano] / Joe Hisaishi

Sheet music → Merry-Go-Round of Life is probably one of the most famous Anime Soundtracks which has ever been composed and I spent a lot of time to think of the best way to create a satisfying piano arrangement. 0:00 Introduction 0:53 Variation 1 “Tempo di valse” 2:15 Intermezzo 2:40 Variation 2 “Scherzo” 3:25 Variation 3 “Dolcissimo” 4:31 Finale I started by re-watching the movie again and analyzing as many scenes as possible to gather inspiration for my arrangement. I realized that the famous main melody has been used in 12 different occasions in the movie and each of them are arranged in a different atmosphere by the brilliant composer Joe Hisaishi. Inspired by the 12 original soundtracks, I decided to create a variation arrangement, showcasing different moods of the music. The arrangement structure is mostly based on the official video “Merry-Go-Round of Life” on Joe Hisaishi YouTube channel. I only added a new variation in 3:25 and extended the finale in