Viva la vida coldplay piano4/30/2024 So instead, I found that the more sprightly but very elaborate/artsy “Lovers in Japan” fit the bill much better, and the transition from “Viva La Vida” into it is still adequate (or at least not noticeably “chopped off”). Also, “Violet Hill” has more of a dark, brooding aura that I feel better serves the back half of the playlist. I had to be careful about maintaining the flow and delicate balance of Viva La Vida while blending these songs together, because there’s nothing wrong with the way that “Viva La Vida” transitions into “Violet Hill”, but I did not want to frontload my re-imagining. When it comes to Coldplay, I’m all about instant gratification, and that song hooks you in immediately. “Viva La Vida” fits in nicely early as a symphonically-charged highlight – on the original LP, the breathtaking title track was hidden too far back in the listing. The band stripped away the vocals from the original version “Life in Technicolor” in 2008 because it sounded too much like “an obvious single”, but I much prefer the full bodied track with Chris Martin’s stunningly beautiful melodic arc. The album begins with “Life in Technicolor II” – I chose this version because it is more fully fleshed out than its instrumental counterpart. Chances are if you’re not a huge Coldplay nerd I’ve already lost your attention, so I’ll cut through all the fanfare and just get right down to my playlist and the reasoning as to why I structured it the way I did. The LP ( VLV) and the bonus follow-up collection ( PM) are each superb in their own right, but in blending the best of them, you get a truly special – dare I say perfect – pop/rock record. I hope they have fun as they play and I hope they enjoy sharing their talents with others.One of my favorite album restructurings has to be the one I did years ago for Viva La Vida and Prospekt’s March, which I’m going to re-publish as part of this new series I’m doing. I hope that they will always be eager to sit down at the piano and create inspiring music. Even if most of these kids don’t become professional musicians, I hope that music can enrich their lives. Fortunately, I was able to find this video so that I could share my forbidden favorite with you.Īs you watch and listen, can you see how much passion these two artists have for their music? Can you sense how much joy they experience as they play?Īs parents and teachers, this is what we want to inspire in young children. They did eventually get permission from Taylor Swift, but never were able to get an okay from Coldplay, so they had to take the video down. How easy do you think it is to contact Taylor Swift and Coldplay? I’m imagining not very–especially for someone who hasn’t yet built up contacts and a big name. Suddenly they realized that they could be in copyright violation, so they tried to get in contact with Taylor Swift and Coldplay to request permission to feature their songs. They threw it up on Youtube and were flabbergasted when it went viral. Jon Schmidt and Steven Sharp Nelson arranged the piece and loved it. Click play to listen to the song and then read below for the back story (to the best of my memory). I attended a concert in which Jon Schmidt described what happened with this video. The video was filmed before the Piano Guys were really the Piano Guys. The song is a medley of two songs I love and their arrangement is so full of emotion and energy that it still moves me even though I’ve heard it a thousand times. One of my favorite Piano Guys videos can’t be viewed through their channel.
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