Feng's Distorted World : 鋒言鋒語

The Moonlight Sonata, aslo known as Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor "Quasi una fantasia", Op. 27, No. 2, was composed by Beethoven in the summer of 1801 in Hungary, on an estate belonging to the Brunswick family. The composition was published in 1802 and was dedicated to Beethoven’s pupil and passion, 17 years old Countess Giulietta Gucciardi.



Download the piano scores for the Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven here (pdf):
Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata

Source: All-about-Beethoven.com
Wikipedia: Piano Sonata No. 14 (Beethoven)

Here are some piano scores to several songs from the OST of the popular Japanese drama "Long Vacation" on Fuji TV by actor Takuya Kimuya (木村拓哉). The OST was written by Cagnet and contains a wide range of musical styles including RnB, piano instrumental and jazz. I've tried playing parts of the score and found the generally "Close to You" is somewhat easy but "Minami" is rather technical to perform.



Close to You - Piano Piece of Sena 1
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Close to You - Piano Piece of Sena 2
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Minami - Piano Piece of Sena
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Kid's Return (キッズ・リターン) was one of Takeshi Kitano's greatest films. Like many of Kitano's films, Kid's Return is centred around the yakuza (Japanese gangster) theme. The movie is about two high school dropouts who try to find a direction and meaning in their lives—one by becoming a yakuza lieutenant, the other by becoming a boxer.



As usual, Joe Hisaishi (久石譲), the composer of film scores for many of Takeshi Kitano's movies, gets to write for Kid's Return as well. The track is has many traditional sounds such as drums and also manipulates vocal samples to infuse that native Japanese folk rhythm into the track.

And here's the piano scores for Kid's Return.
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Credits to joehisaishi.net for providing the scores.

You might also want these other scores by Joe Hisaishi:
Laputa: Castle in the Sky's Piano Score
Kikujiro no Natsu Piano Score

Laputa: Castle in the Sky (天空の城ラピュタ, Tenkū no Shiro Rapyuta) is a great movie that I've watched for sometime. It was directed by Hayao Miyazaki and released in 1986 by Studio Ghibli. The OST was composed by none other than Joe Hisaishi (久石譲) who is a frequent collaborator and composer of Ghibli films. The OST for this movie was highly acclaimed by both fans and critics alike.



So here's the piano scores for Laputa's OST:

The Girl Who Fell from The Sky (Laputa theme) (空から降ってきた少女, Sora kara futtekita Shoujo)
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Memories of Gondoa (ゴンドアの思い出, Gondoa no Omoide)
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Discouraged Pazu (失意のパズー, Shitsui no Pazu)
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Sheeta's Decision (シータの決意, Shiita no Ketsui)
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The Moonlit Sea of Clouds (月光の雲海, Gekkou no Unkai)
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Castle in the Sky, Laputa (天空の城ラピュタ, Tenkyuu no Shiro, Ryaputa)
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Thanks for Ichigo's Sheet Music for providing the above piano scores.
And do remember to visit Nausicaa.net for a detailed review of the movie and Studio Ghibli's offcial site for more info.

Kikujiro no Natsu (菊次郎の夏) is a 1999 film by Takeshi Kitano(北野武). The movie tells the story of a young boy searching for his mother during his summer vacation. The film is mostly divided into smaller chapters, listed as entries in the boy's summer vacation diary. It's really a great movie in every aspect but it presents a very different mood from other Kitano's movie due to the absence of the usual "gangster" or "Yakuza" theme in this one.

The score for the movie was composed by none other than Joe Hisaishi (久石譲), frequenter of the Japanese music scene. Joe has also been known for writing some of the best scores for movies such as HANA-BI (which is also another great movie by Kitano), Laputa and Nausicaa.

The track featured here is a piano solo of the main theme from the OST.



Kikujiro no Natsu Piano Score
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Check out Kikujiro no Natsu's page on internationally renowned Japanese director Takeshi Kitano's site here.

This piece is a really delightful piece by Mozart and is part of his Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331. This theme is really unique in style and mimics the style of Turkish Jannisary military music. The track was also used as the soundtrack for "My Life as Mcdull" but Cantonese lyrics were included for the movie. This track is another manifestation of that pure musical genius that many believe found its supreme embodiment in Woifgang Amadeus Mozart.



Mozart - Turkish March (mp3)

Credits to Malek for providing the download for the track above.

And here's the piano score to Mozart's Turkish March by free-scores.com

Turkish March Piano Score [Download PDF]

Finally its here!! This is the piano score for the track Endless Love "美麗的神話" which is the OST for Jackie Chan's 2005 movie The Myth. The OST was written by Nathan Wang & Gary Chase. Two versions of the song have been produced. One version is in Chinese and Korean and the other version entirely in Chinese. The 1st version was a duet between Jackie Chan and Korean actress Kim Hee Seon who also starred in the movie as the Korean princess. The 2nd version was sung by reknowned Chinese artists Sun Nan and Nan Hong. These are not the official scores and are compiled by the great guys at popiano.net. I haven't really had time to try playing out the scores but they don't seem too sophisticated at first glance. Maybe later this week.



Here you go:

Endless Love Piano Score
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Credits to popiano.net for the piano scores above.

In case you're searching for it, here's the lyrics for the song:

Endless Love I Lyrics
Endless Love II Lyrics

You can read more about The Myth here and here.

Here are some piano scores from the wonderful and talented Utada Hikaru 宇多田ヒカル that I've scoured from several sites on the internet. and yes, my copy of "Be My Last" is still yet to arrive. In the mean time, do download the beautiful MV for Utada Hikaru'sn new single "Be My Last" which is filmed in Prague, on her official site here:

Utada Hikaru - Be My Last (MV) wmv




Utada Hikaru piano scores from Hikaru no Tenshi
First Love
Time will Tell
Distance
Eternally　
Sakura ドロップス (Sakura Drops)
Final Distance
Hikari（光）


Below here are the piano scores from Singrainpiano

Utada Hikaru - First Love
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Utada Hikaru - Can you Keep a Secret?
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many thanks to Hikaru no Tenshi & Singrainpiano
Enjoy!!