「Akuma no ko」by Ai Higuchi is one of my favorite Attack on Titan songs of all times because the emotional impact of the chorus is simply incredible. The lyrics of 「Akuma no ko」finally reveals Eren’s true feeling about Mikasa: Despite the fact that they living in a cruel world, he still wants to protect and love her until the very end.
① The colorful flower field 1:08
Ai Higuchi’s powerful voice, the grandiose orchestra sound and the sudden key change - everything just comes together perfectly in the chorus melody. The ED animation when Eren’s surrounding changes into a colorful flower field is also masterfully done and it’s emphasizing the lyrics in the most beautiful way possible.
By playing endlessly long scales in the middle range, I am trying to recreate the colorful flower field on the piano with the flower petals dancing in the wind. This arrangement style is difficult to master because the scales are played without any interruption and I needed to coordinate my hand switching very precisely to play all the voices simultaneously.
② How to make the piano go even beyond forte 2:34
The bridge part is where the music is usually reaching its first climax and I wanted to make the piano sound even more powerful than the chorus part. I am using the three-hand technique here again and I decided to play the background melody in a very high range this time. Because the bigger the voice range difference, the more the piano will sound like a full orchestra.
③ A moment of silence 3:57
I added an extended “epilogue” in 3:57 to bring the chapter Attack on Titan to a proper closure. The melody is slowing down and seems to almost disappear in 4:29, reflecting Eren’s fate in Attack on Titan. And at the very end in 4:33, I played the intro melody again but this time in a major key, to give all the characters of Attack on Titan a proper send-off.
I also happened to have a similar wine-red scarf like Mikasa and I decided to place it on the piano keys at the end of the video as tribute to Eren. May he find peace at the end of his long journey.
There are only two more episodes left until we can finally witness the grand conclusion of the Attack on Titan saga. And I am pretty sure, this is going to be a legendary moment for many anime fans in the world.
See you in my next video again.
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