Arg

[telophase]

I spent some time this weekend scouring the intartubes for free piano sheet music and found a small thriving fan community that transliterates (is that the right word?) transcribe (I knew I 'd remember the right word if I hit Post) music from anime and video games and posts said sheet music on the web. Naturally, the vast majority is far too complex for my current m4d skillz*, but it's now awakened in me the desire to find sheet music for "Wake up Heart!" by Masaki Nomiyama, from the Saiyuki Reload Image Album 1, because there's a fairly simple-sounding theme repeated in it that (a) sounds like something I could achieve and (b) I really like.

Naturally, I can find all sorts of Saiuyki music except that one. *sigh*

Japanese-language readers: do you know if there's any way to find and buy it online (music stores, Japanese auction sites)? Reading around convinces me that as part of the Manga/Anime Marketing Machine that the publishers excel in, sheet music is often produced. It's been long enough that it may no longer be available, though, even if this album had sheet music.




* I can occasionally move my hand from one set of keys to another without pausing more than a second! Ph33r my skillz!

Comments

[yhlee]

Oh, please please please share the link! I would love to learn to play anime music, and while I could probably do my own arrangements, it's more fun sometimes learning to play others'.

[telophase]

http://ichigos.com/

Here's several other sites I found, as well:

http://www.animekeys.com/
http://www.animeonstrings.org/
http://josh.agarrado.net/music/anime/
http://notefly.altervista.org/eng/sheetmusic.html
http://symphony.atspace.com/animemaster.html

[yhlee]

Eee, thank you so much! I downloaded a bunch. As might be expected from transcriptions, they are quite "literal," but that's perfectly fine, it's just that I've always had the urge to tinker with arrangements. And it's easier to tinker from a starting point, so the transcriptions are very helpful either way. I'm trying to decide which piece would startle Joe the most. *g*

[telophase]

Glad you enjoy! :D

[arkanefyre.livejournal.com]

Oooh, do you think you could share the site?

Not a japanese-language reader, but I get some of my piano books on ebay. I got Final Fantasy there. I've also gotten a Hannah Montana one for my student before, because I refuse to pay full price for it ;)

I also remember there used to be batch zips of anime music on torrent sites, and you'd just get a folder full of stuff.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

http://ichigos.com/ :)

[arkanefyre.livejournal.com]

Ichigo's! I remember visiting them ages ago when they only had a few sheets. Wow, they've really changed. Thanks!