Book of Circus - OST from "Black Butler: Book of Circus" (Piano version)-Yasunori Mitsuda

Well then, my patient aesthetes and aestheticettes!

You asked for it — I delivered.

Though let’s be honest… you’ve been waiting for a hellishly long time.

Roughly nine years.

No, that’s not a joke. Nine. Years.

A child could’ve made it to third grade by now,

and I was still saying:

“Soon, almost done, just a few tweaks…”

What can I say in my defense?

Heh-heh...

Honestly — I’m sorry.

🕯️ But now — to the point.

My piano arrangement of "Book of Circus" from the anime Black Butler —

yes, that one. The legendary, nearly mythical one.

BUT! Don’t get your hopes too high.

This is not the same version I played back in the prehistoric YouTube era.

(Here’s a link if you want to feel the difference — and maybe a bit of nostalgia:

👉 https://youtu.be/hB_Q1um6jpk?list=RDhB_Q1um6jpk)

This version is more mature, more restrained,

closer to the original — but still full of my signature piano deviations…

I mean, refinements.

🎼 Sheet music? Yes, it exists!

This time I didn’t get lazy —

I actually wrote down the notes.

Ah, the digital age — where everything comes in elegant PDFs.

🧐 A few words about Black Butler itself.

Yes, the animation style has changed.

Yes, instead of new scenes we get layers of flashbacks.

Yes, the pacing’s a little tight.

But it still works.

Victorian gothic, that faintly ominous charm,

the mysterious elegance — still holding strong.

🎻 And now — the music. Let me be serious for a second.

I genuinely love all the composers who’ve worked on this anime —

from season one to the most recent arc.

Each of them managed to capture that unique atmosphere:

sometimes sinister, sometimes tragic,

sometimes almost Shakespearean in its grandeur and doom.

— Taku Iwasaki — sheer power, poetry, and a dash of jazz.

Especially Call thy name “Stella Mystica” and The Slightly Chipped Full Moon.

What even was that? How did he do it? Genius.

— Yasunori Mitsuda — elegance, ambiance, pure sonic gentlemanliness.

His Clear the Table with its charming accordion, and Murmur —

they go straight for the soul.

— Ryo Kawasaki — fresh energy, youth, dramatic flair.

And yet, the spirit of Black Butler remains.

Especially his Waltz. Absolutely beautiful.

🎧 Listen. Enjoy.

Just like life:

You wait forever — then it’s over in minutes.

📌 Info:

Anime: Black Butler

Composer: Yasunori Mitsuda

Piano transcription: Rolelush

📸 Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/rolelush