Lauren just reposted cover we did from years ago but it still holds up (I have a different piano now.) Thanks for asking me to collab, Lauren!
Lauren just reposted cover we did from years ago but it still holds up (I have a different piano now.) Thanks for asking me to collab, Lauren!
aw thanks for re-sharing this! It turned out super well!
Shoutout to @davidpiano.bsky.social, who transcribed 2 Straylight songs - Star Forge and The Last Campfire - into lead sheets, now available for free on VGLeadsheets. If you want to play or cover them, these charts are a great place to start!
vgleadsheets.com/view/straylight/star-forge
Listen to my performance of "Painful History" from the Katawa Shoujo Piano Collections composed and arranged by Sebastien Skaf. It is one of the simpler yet most somber pieces in the entire collection. Enjoy!
youtu.be/DRiyu7E9J3A
I'm super pumped for MAGFest this weekend! You can catch me playing with - @megaran.com , VGM Collective and GLHF! You can also hear a recording of me playing during The Tiberian Sons set. I'll have a limited amount of merch with me as well. See you soon!
Join me Saturday at 8:15 EST for Press Play a charity event supporting @HopeForTheDay at twitch.tv/robkovacs
I'm excited to announce I'll be a featured guest performing with the Video Game Symphony at the Akron Civic Theater, Sat, Nov 22 at 7:30. They have a great program planned and I'm stoked to be a part of it!
Go to videogamesymphony.com for tickets and info. I hope to see you there!
thanks dude!
If you missed the Pixels & Melodies video game music concert in Munich a few months back, fret not!
You can now watch @julieelven.bsky.social and @robkovacs.bsky.social / @88bit.bsky.socialโs live performance of Strange Flower from Corpse Factory on YouTube!!!
youtu.be/LA-cjGIsSZc?...
For Your GRAMMYยฎ Consideration for BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO - Katawa Shoujo Piano Collections
Here is Raindrops and Puddles by composer Sebastien Skaf - one of the strongest compositions which also features some of my best piano playing on the album. Enjoy!
youtu.be/PwJ8CpWa-kc
Thank you! It really is!
My arrangement of Sidon's Theme from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is out on all streaming services. Audio and sheet music is available through Patreon. Any thoughts or comments are appreciated!
youtu.be/2oV7WOm2teE
My Severance Hall debut performing my Gusty Garden Galaxy piano cadenza with The Video Game Symphony. It was quite a thrill!
The piece begins with a simple and charming melody that develops nicely into the middle waltz section a la Chopin or Liszt. After a welcomed recapitulation we're treated to a brief respite by the calming and dreamy coda, only to be woken up by the final emphatic chord. It's quite the journey!
Please take a moment to enjoy my performance of "Concord" from the Katawa Shoujo Piano Collections composed and arranged by Sebastien Skaf and released by @materiacollective.com
youtu.be/Wt1j6ONm5hg
A big thank you @kim-sutton.bsky.social for her wonderful editing of this video. ๐
Watch "Air" from Katawa Shoujo written and arranged by Sebastien Skaf. This is part of the official Piano Collections that I recently recorded for @materiamusic.com. Let me know what you think! A huge thanks to @kim-sutton.bsky.social for helping film and edit the video!
youtu.be/6eLfXg5hdyA
they sure are nice!
Two new @CuragaRecords Video Game LoFi albums -- Final Fantasy and Paper Mario! I collabed with producer @HotlineSehwani co-arranging and playing the piano for "Main Title" from Paper Mario. And you can hear my piano on Lunar Serenade (FFXVI), produced by Save Point and Wutai.
#vgm #vgmvinyl
Wanna hear some Game Tunes live? ๐ถ
@88bit.bsky.social and @julieelven.bsky.social are performing in Munich TOMORROW, June 18th! Don't miss out on an incredible evening of video game music.
Tickets are still available here:
www.eventbrite.de/e/pixels-mel...
Thank you! I'm pretty excited!
1 week till we perform in Germany!
I figured I'd share a little background on how this Katawa Shoujo project came to be. If interested you can read about it here - www.robkovacsmusic.com/blog/katawa-...
To celebrate the release of the Katawa Shoujo Piano Collections, here is a video of probably my favorite piece from the album - Romance in Andante. Composed by Sebastien Skaf, this lovely Chopin-inspired piece with sparkling right hand flourishes was a joy to learn. Enjoy! youtu.be/47Mk-dazY9E
I'm excited for you all to hear this. :)
I'm excited for fans of the game and/or piano music to hera this album. :)
The Katawa Shoujo Piano Collections album is now out everywhere on @materiacollective.com! This album features my best piano playing to date and appeals to lovers of classical piano music. Everything was recorded in my home studio on a Boston grand piano. Listen here open.spotify.com/album/3SfsVW...
Wiosna (from Katawa Shoujo) - Piano Collections
youtu.be/mVZWvVLd4HA
Sounds like Chopinโฆ
But itโs actually from the visual novel @Katawa_Shoujo. ๐ฎ๐น
Music by Sebastien Skaf
๐ง Full performance in comments
#KatawaShoujo #VGM #Piano #IndieGame #ChopinVibes #EmotionalMusic
From Lโรtoile (Katawa Shoujo Piano Collections) The challenge here is bringing out the melody clearly and not letting it get obscured by the background accompaniment. Do you hear all 3 layers? #pianist #piano #vgm
New video drop! Lโรฉtoile โ by Sebastien Skaf โ is one of the most beautiful and deceptively challenging pieces on my upcoming Katawa Shoujo piano album.
Watch the full performance: youtu.be/ec8ARWA7-cM
@materiacollective.com @materiaeditions.com