Main Theme (Final Fantasy V) (SHEET MUSIC) (Patreon)

Main Theme (Final Fantasy V) - piano transcription

Composed by Nobuo Uematsu Arranged by Hirouki Nakayama Performed by Maryna Buksha This is an SQM transcription I completed a while ago, given that it is slightly beyond my level and also I had a lot of time away from the piano, I chose to Maryna's help with the recording and she did a stellar job! The transcription was a bit tricky in some regards. When I transcribed it for the first time, I had a strong feeling that there were some "cut corners" in the original performance, especially in the arpeggiated sections, where a lot of arpeggios felt either incomplete or had slightly inconsistent timings. I initially ignored it as I was happy with it anyway, but then I recalled that in the original video Nakayama-san actually has sheet music laid out in front of him, so I tried zooming in on it to see if I can deduce anything from them - while picking out notes was definitely not possible, in terms of arrangement structure my suspicions were confirmed and I could see that there is supposed to be a lot more consistency in the arpeggios and in the semiquaver runs in the polyrythmic part. So I went back to the sheet music and "filled in the gaps" in a couple of sections to the point where I felt comfortable doing it. For parts I wasn't sure about I left them as is, but they shouldn't detract too much from the transcription. Overall this is a really fun arrangement! I think I prefer it slightly over the one in the FF4-6 Piano Opera collection. Sheet music is available on my Patreon (sorry, no MIDI this time!): https://www.patreon.com/zakid #finalfantasy5 #videogamemusic