Red Swan
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Browse piano sheets by Yoshiki on Zen Virtual Piano. Yoshiki Hayashi, known mononymously as Yoshiki, is a Japanese musician, songwriter, composer and record producer who has also worked as a film director and fashion designer. He leads the visual kei rock bands X Japan and the Last Rockstars, where he is the drummer, pianist and main songwriter. Billboard has described him as a “musical innovator,” and Consequence named him “one of the most influential composers in Japanese history.” “Red Swan” is a song by Yoshiki featuring vocals by Hyde. Yoshiki wrote and produced it, and it is the opening theme for the first twelve episodes of the third season of the Attack on Titan anime series. A television edit reached digital platforms on July 23, 2018, and the full single was released on October 3, 2018. In an interview, Yoshiki described his general approach to composing: he usually writes the melody first and then puts a chord progression on top of it. He added that the same melody can work as rock or classical music, and even as EDM or pop.
Browse piano sheets by Yoshiki on Zen Virtual Piano.
Yoshiki Hayashi, known mononymously as Yoshiki, is a Japanese musician, songwriter, composer and record producer who has also worked as a film director and fashion designer. He leads the visual kei rock bands X Japan and the Last Rockstars, where he is the drummer, pianist and main songwriter. Billboard has described him as a “musical innovator,” and Consequence named him “one of the most influential composers in Japanese history.”
“Red Swan” is a song by Yoshiki featuring vocals by Hyde. Yoshiki wrote and produced it, and it is the opening theme for the first twelve episodes of the third season of the Attack on Titan anime series. A television edit reached digital platforms on July 23, 2018, and the full single was released on October 3, 2018.
In an interview, Yoshiki described his general approach to composing: he usually writes the melody first and then puts a chord progression on top of it. He added that the same melody can work as rock or classical music, and even as EDM or pop.
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Yoshiki wrote and produced the song, and Hyde provides the vocals.
It is the opening theme for the first twelve episodes of the third season of the Attack on Titan anime series.
In an interview he said he usually composes the melody first and then puts the chord progression on top of it.