Exploration - Coraline OST [The Ivory Cat Cover]

Hey everyone!

My friend recently introduced me to the movie "Coraline" and I've been obsessed with it ever since. I think I've watched it at least 8 times now haha. If you haven't watched it, I highly recommend it! I'm very impressed that they got the number of keys right in the grand piano scene.

I was also very interested in the movie's soundtrack and especially "Exploration" since it's sung in gibberish but you can sometimes hear English words in there. Bruno Coulais was able to really capture the atmosphere of exploration with this song.

I chose this arrangement since I felt that The Ivory Cat did a great job staying true to the original song and balanced the harp accompaniment and singing very well. Please go check out his channel if you haven't!

Getting used to the swinging style was a bit challenging since I've never played a swinging piece before. I played this piece at 126bpm rather than the 136pm stated in the sheet music since that is the tempo of the original song. Btw, the left hand at 0:53 reminded me of the Other Mother's garden with the bugs flying around for some reason.

I'm not sure what the next upload will be since I didn't feel like practicing Name of Life from Spirited Away anymore but maybe I'll go back to it again soon.

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   • Exploration - Coraline (Solo Piano Cover)