I took a big chunk of my vacation in Japan this year as well. In case you missed it, I visited Japan in December of 2022, you can find my blog post about that visit here. Since that time I've drastically improved my Japanese, and made a network of new friends; some that live in Japan and some that live here in Norway. I consider myself extremely lucky to be able to enjoy their hospitality when I visi...
2023-06-19 01:22:15 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm back from vacation! And with that, here's the delayed June package. I'm sorry I wasn't able to deliver it sooner but I hope the substantial album release (YLiA - The Complete Piano Collection) helped. I was struggling to finish both that and Kanata Haluka before I left. The last day I was working for 16-18 hours before heading right out the door to the airport. But I made it! A new Japan blog p...
2023-06-19 00:27:48 +0000 UTC View Post
“Maybe there's only a dark road ahead. But you still have to believe and keep going. Believe that the stars will light your path, even a little bit. Come on... Let's go on a journey!”
― Kaori Miyazono
It's here! The complete piano collection from Your Lie in April, featuring 23 piano tracks to match the 23 episodes of the show, arranged and performed by yours truly. Older tracks have been remastered, and new, highly requested songs suc...
2023-06-02 03:30:04 +0000 UTC View Post
I normally like to get these out at the very beginning of the month, so I apologize for the delay. It's been busy as usual, both IRL and with album projects. Hoping to release the next one, this coming week!
There's a great variety this time around in terms of difficulty. First Aid is beginner friendly, and The Final Moment is also quite easy if you ignore the extra notes in the climactic section, or slow it down. It Wasn't a Dream has optional notes tha...
2023-05-07 17:41:25 +0000 UTC View Post
I could write about the new Attack on Titan episode for quite a bit, but instead I've created this single with Mewsic to convey how much we both loved it! I'm proud of the piano solo, and of the collaboration we put together here. This is a smaller release that we put together and released through her page, so I don't have a ton to write about it. But I hope you like it! Sheet music is of course included :)
2023-04-02 17:05:53 +0000 UTC View Post
UPDATE: I've now added two more bonus tracks! Enjoy :)
Today I've finally finished "A Silent Voice - Piano Reflections", a tribute album to my favorite anime movie, originally known as Koe no Katachi. The music of this movie is quite different than what you'd find in Studio Ghibli or Makoto Shinkai movies. I feel it is more based on rhythm than melody, and there is a distinct connection between the themes of the movie and the music in ...
Firstly, a HUGE thanks for helping me reach a 100 Patrons 🙏🏻 This helps immensely with my production! I will keep it up next year, and I will offer a new tier with more bonuses. Feel free to drop suggestions in the comments 😊 Now, for the Japan content!
I visited Japan for two weeks; both solo and with various music friends. It was absolutely amazing!!! I highly recommend going if you’ve been planning to. Norway is great but Japan is one step ahead on everything. The service,...
2022-12-24 12:45:31 +0000 UTC View Post
It is with great pleasure that I give you my newest album project, "Spirited Away - The Music of Life"! This is an exclusive vip release, it won't see the light of day in the public for another while.
The album is based on Joe Hisaishi's masterful and classic score from 2001's Spirited Away, the oscar winning animation by Studio Ghibli. Included are seven arrangements for solo arrangements, performed by yours truly, and three collaborative tracks that feature talent...
The release of Makoto Shinkai's new movie "Suzume no Tojimari" is drawing close! My covers from the trailers have been quite popular, so I thought it'd be fun to throw together a single and get it out there before the release of the movie, as many of my peers have been doing. Included are three iterations of the track "Suzume", that appears to be central theme from the movie!
01. Suzume - English Version (feat. Mewsic)
02. Suzume - Trailer Version
03. Suzume - Piano Version
It's done. I honestly don't know where to start with this one, so I'll start by accepting that it's finally finished! This album took me about two years to put together, and it was my most challenging release yet. 48 sheet music pages and almost a thousand bars; totaling into 40 minutes of intense piano music. The music won't release to the general public for another week!
You know that feeling when you can't truly relax because you've got some assignment or commitment hanging over your...
2022-09-11 21:55:46 +0000 UTC View Post
The plan was to stop covering YLiA after my album released in 2020 (at that point I had already done 12 of them), but people kept asking so I kept delivering. My YLiA album is my most streamed release at some 7-8 million streams and I'm still very much in love with the original soundtrack; so in the end there were many reasons to do more. Without further ado, here are the tracks from this year! Including a wonderful collaboration I did with professional erhu player, Kanae Nozawa.
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2022-07-18 23:05:18 +0000 UTC View Post
The sheet music megapack contains over 260 sheet music PDFs!!! That's every single one I've released so far. Let me know if you have any questions or spot any mistakes. If you're new to my Patreon and looking for MIDI files, MP3s or artwork you can find those under the "album releases" tag. And for my albums, you can find them in the album megapack (https://www.patreon.com/posts/massive-...
2022-06-27 08:35:00 +0000 UTC View Post
As usual I put too much work into these releases, this one I worked on for about 3-4 months. I would like to produce them more efficiently, but that requires being experienced with editing vocals and I'm still a newbie relatively speaking. That, and I'm too much of a perfectionist. But I'm learning the tools of the trade, and I'm slowly becoming less and less neurotic about every little detail, at least that's how I feel at the moment.
Viator is a one of a kind track, it's the ending so...
2022-06-02 08:25:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Another album! The production rates are going much steadier this year, and I hope I can keep it up with a new release every month or so. This is another project in the medium sized scope and similar to Mass Effect in that regard, but much more grounded in its concept.
"Sword Art Online - Piano Ballads" features six track selections by renowned composer Yuki Kajiura, from the anime by the same name. These are soothing and relaxing piano pieces that as a result, are all playable for...
2022-04-27 10:53:40 +0000 UTC View Post
It's February! I just posted a summary of what I did in January on social media and my Youtube channel, be sure to check it out if there's any specific files you'd like to request from those releases.
Anyway, I wanted to kick off the month by bringing you this bombastic piano single, featuring two bangers from the new Attack on Titan season. "The Rumbling" in particular took a huge chunk out of my life force as I created, recorded, edited and released my most complex cover ever, in 48 ...
EDIT: Updated to 2.0!
Happy new year! I hope you all have had a pleasant 2022 so far. I've had a productive one, starting with this new album release.
"Mass Effect - Piano Legacy" features six key piano arrangements from Mass Effect 1-3, spanning a variety of different styles and skill levels! There's pieces for people who are starting out with piano, as well as pieces for those who are looking for a challenge. I hope that you will find something there to your liking, especially...
Moved to the 2023 edition here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/massive-update-98905690
Best,
-Torby
Hello everyone, I hope you are having a jolly December so far! I'm dropping in to announce that I am running some classes with Mapia, a leading sheet music company based in Korea. This is very exciting for me, as a fun opportunity to share my knowledge, experiences and joy about creating music. This upcoming class will be held by me via zoom, at 5 PM GMT, on Tuesday the 21st of December, I recommend it for anyone who is interested in becoming a musical content creator. <...
2021-12-17 07:32:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone! I hope you’re doing well, here’s another new release for this month, ‘Unfolded’ from the popular Squid Game Netflix series. The soundtrack is stellar. and this prog rock sounding track stood out to me, particularly the EP9 credits version. It includes an extra segment which I’ve arranged as well.
The single is illustrated by mirkodellamonic, he’s excellent! You can take a closer look at the artwork in the attached .zip :) Track 2 is another collaboration with my...
2021-11-30 03:18:38 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been working on this song for way too long now...A band cover of LiSA's Gurenge from Demon Slayer, featuring Eleviisa and Zohar Emulator! We went all out for this one. I've included sheet music for the piano part, as well as some gorgeous artwork by Phil. A music video will be coming out next weekend. This is an exclusive release that won't be public for a bit, so please enjoy it <3
You can DL it as part of my discography here: 2021-11-06 17:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello there!
Summer is in the air here in Norway and the general situation has been getting better, both for me and the people around me. Some projects are finally coming to fruition for me, this being the first in a series of them.
Recently I participated on another Pixel Mixers album, "Echoes of Eight", a tribute album to the music of Octopath Traveler, featuring over 2 hours of music! I play on "The Riverlands" and "The Frostlands" tracks as a guest, but I recommend listening...
Hi everyone, I'm excited to share the new single I mentioned in the last post, "Your Reality"! This release includes 3 tracks based on Dan Salvato's "Doki Doki Literature Club!" soundtrack. The last track features singer xMEIYIN, who drew the wonderful artwork as well! As usual the piano arrangements are made by me, and the sheet music is included in the zip file. Enjoy this early release package ^^
You can DL it as part of my discography here: 2021-03-17 15:10:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone, I wanted to start by giving an apology for not posting recently. Preferably I like to post at least once each month, so again I am sorry for not doing so. As you might have noticed I didn't post on my channel for a while, as I honestly needed a break after posting every week non-stop throughout all of 2020. But I've been working hard on upcoming content, I just haven't had a new package ready to release on here just yet. That brings me to my next point, that I will be focusing mo...
2021-02-25 13:25:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Greetings! I hope you are all doing ok in these times. I'm here to present you with a neat little bonus album, "Minecraft: The Piano Blocks".
This is a short expansion to my original Minecraft album. Featuring 6 new piano covers from the Volume Alpha soundtrack. I even had the artist from my last album Mind Waker, whip up some new artwork for it! This does not release for another 1-2 weeks, so this is an exclusive pre-release version. I hope you'll enjoy this treat, es...
Hi everyone! I'm happy to present to you my newest album release; "Weathering With You - Piano in the Sky".
"Piano in the Sky" features 8 hand-picked piano covers based on the hit anime movie "Weathering With You", by Makoto Shinkai. Following the smashing success of "Your Name" from director Shinkai, the expectations were high. And in my opinion, they delivered! I absolutely love this movie. The visuals are indescribably gorgeous, the story and the ch...
I am excited to unveil my new album, "Your Lie in April - Music of the Heart"!
This was originally supposed to come out in, well, you could've guessed it, April. But I wanted to be as happy as I possibly could with this project, so here it is! It is my largest and most ambitious album yet, it covers 12 hand-picked tracks from the original soundtrack of the hit anime "Your Lie in April", and features the beautiful voice of fellow YouTube artist, xMEIYIN...
I'm very happy to both announce and release my newest solo album, "Skyrim: Piano Tales"!
Inside the link below you will find the exclusive Deluxe Edition of the album, including high quality artwork, sheet music, midi, lossless album files, and other bonus material. Not to mention that you get to hear it before anyone else, as it doesn't release before March 28th! Here I have also included a short feature about the album, I recommend r...
Hi! Trying some blogging. Even while being an artist on hobby basis, this is something I put work into every single day! I want to do some write ups on my setup, my creative processes, collaborations, albums and so on. Rest assured these are only a bonus, haha. And in-depth rant about my process. These will be exclusive for a month each :)
But first, a quick Feb 2020 update: The last album release went really well! Emotional Anime on Piano Vol. 2 is do...
Recently I posted a video celebrating my channel's birthday, and also to do some quick updates for the channel. I want to give a special thanks to all of you, my Patrons, for supporting me so far!
In short, I'll keep making covers every second week, and producing albums behind the scenes. However, I'll also release extra videos to fill out the empty weekends, featuring album streams, synthesia tutorials or collaborations. Also a reminder that I recently made a website, 2019-02-06 21:07:22 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 1 of Deltarune just dropped (the spiritual successor to Undertale), and I fell in love instantly. Naturally I wanted to play something from it, which I already did on my YouTube channel last Thursday. But, I went the extra mile and made a mini-album (EP) with some help from a couple of friends!
I've included the ZIP in the post, as well as a Google Drive link. Included are all 3 tracks from the album in WAV and MP3 format, high quality artwork, and some exclusive artwork.
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2018-11-07 11:28:46 +0000 UTC View Post