Sparkle - Your Name. (Kimi no Na wa.) OST [Piano] / RADWIMPS
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『Your Name.』 was definitely one of the most iconic Romance Anime Movies of the last decade and until today, I still re-watch this movie at least once every year, just for the gorgeous visuals alone. I also jokingly call this movie a “2-hour Anime Music Video featuring RADWIMPS” because there are so many Insert Songs for this movie: 「Zen Zen Zense」, 「Nandemonaiya」, 「Katawaredoki」or「Yume Tourou」.
But the most important song is probably 「Sparkle」after all, because it’s featured prominently in the big climax in the movie, where the Comet is slowly approaching. I am 5 years too late, but here it is: My piano arrangement of the iconic song 「Sparkle」!
Since the central topic of the movie was “being connected to each other”, I tried to represent it in the music as well. If you listen closely, you will notice that there are many times, where the “voices” of Taki and Mitsuha are collaborating with each other. The “Sparkling” right hand Ornaments in 1:19 for example or the dream-like right hand melody in 3:03.
The most interesting part however starts from 4:04 onwards. After a long musical build-up, the Comet is falling through layers of cloud in the sky in 4:12 and what follows is a long moment of silence. Complete darkness. And then – from very far away – a miracle is happening in 4:22 because the world lines start to connect with each other again.
First, only the voice of Taki is playing in 4:39, but soon afterwards Mitsuha can be heard as well in 4:58. The music slowly builds up and finally, after many years, they find each other in 5:25 and that’s where the music is also reaching is Grand Finale. As a finishing touch, I also added some “Shooting Stars” in the right hand in 6:06 to give both Mitsuha and Taki my blessings – because why not.
And with that said, thank you for reading my mini novel!
I hope you enjoyed this week’s nostalgia trip and let’s hope Makoto Shinkai will deliver another spectacular movie like 『Your Name.』 again in the future!
I literally just re-watched this movie last weekend and after finishing it, I can’t stop but having good vibes for the next few days. This is literally the power of Anime. Just too good.
See you next week, everyone! (´・ω・`)b
Animenz
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🎹Piano arrangement by Animenz
Original Song: Sparkle / スパークル
Anime: Your Name. (Kimi no Na wa.) / 君の名は。
Published by: UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC (2017)
Composed by: Yojiro Noda / 野田 洋次郎
Performed by: RADWIMPS
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🎧Equipment
Piano: Nord Grand 88-key Stage Keyboard (Modified blue version)
Camera: Panasonic LUMIX GH5S
The “Moon lamp“ on the piano:
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