Monster (BEASTARS S2 OP)-YOASOBI

YOASOBI has become one of the biggest music sensations in Japan since their debut release in 2019 with “Yoru ni Kakeru” and I decided to arrange “Kaibutsu” this week as my first YOASOBI piano cover!

When I was arranging “Kaibutsu”, I also played a slow, improvised version of the chorus melody on the piano. I realized it actually works quite well as an additional “introduction” for the piece and included it in 0:01. I was imagining Legoshi (the main character from BEASTARS) is having some sort of introspection at the beginning of this song. Walking alone in the deep night, dealing with his anxiety and thinking about his role in the society.

I kept the voice range of the first verse very low in 0:32 in order to maximize the impact of the chorus melody in 1:06. I have to admit, it feels very satisfying to go all out with the octave melody during the chorus part. I also used a different left-hand pattern for each repeating section of the music in order to add more variety in the music. For example, the left hand is playing an additional bass melody in 1:46 or 2:20.

Last but not least: Did you notice that all three chorus are actually played in a different key? C#-minor in 1:06, Bb-minor in 2:42, and finally D-minor in 3:02. (G#-minor in 0:01 as well, if you include my intro part) It’s amazing that despite so many key changes, the song still feels very natural from start until the end. This is also one of the things I really like about Ayase (the composer of YOASOBI): His clever use of key changes in the music to raise the tension in the music.

Alright, that’s it for today! I hope you enjoyed my piano arrangement of Kaibutsu and I am already working on my next arrangement already!

See you next time!

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🎹Piano arrangement by Animenz

Original Song: Kaibutsu / 怪物

Anime: BEASTARS Season 2

Published by: TOHO CO., LTD.

Composed by: Ayase (YOASOBI)

Performed by: ikura (YOASOBI)