Vampire Knight Still Doll sheet music

First of all~ I changed my blog picture into Vampire Knight where Yuuki is holding a cello. I love this picture! Its so vibrant and good looking?! haha!

You guys know that I play the cello right???

Arr...do you know how hard it is to find Vampire Knight cello sheet music? Kanon Wakeshima, who is one of the well-known musicians for her cello because of Vampire Knight anime, has finally emerged the anime market using a cello - and not to mention her singing.

So I am now expressing and encouraging more cello music and not just violin for anime! haha~~~

Anyway, if you are looking for the cello sheet music of Vampire Knight Still Doll, it is at http://ichigos.com/sheets/v .You can also find transcribed violin or viola versions as well, so do not worry. It just sounds so much better with the "original" music hehe.

I tried the music last night. Blah...I have gone sooo rusty...I have to work hard to play up to the level that I was once at.

Hope you musicians out there have fun playing it. I wish they had Suna no Oshiro out as well. By the way, I have added Still Doll for you all to listen to on the right hand side. Enjoy!

Arashi's Crazy Moon

Man I haven't been updating this blog for ages!!! I was practically up to my head with a lot of mess! Not to mention exams starting on Friday and I just finished a 50% assignment yesterday!! Anyway, for those of you who have been keeping up-to-date with Arashi's new music video there are a number of things I would like to share and of course...just a few amateur goodies.

Also, I will excuse myself these 2 weeks (hiatus) for I need to concentrate on exams. Please bear with me when it won't be updated unless I needed to relax then I will post something haha.


Arashi's Crazy Moon have them breaking down on the dance floor.

Have you seen the music video for this yet??? You won't understand my ramblings if you haven't!

90210 fanatic?

GRR!! I have many assignments to do and still got lots to think about. But anyway...I am here to talk about the new 90210.

I don't know why, I love watching drama but don't like to be in it. Most of the time though, a lot of what you watch on screen happens in real life....I really don't know if people want to imitate that kind of lifestyle or adopt the practice unknowingly based upon what has been shown in the media or the fact that the media reflects what we have been known to practise.


If you watch those soap operas, there are many complicated families and relationships circulating in the air. Who backstabbed, betrayed, slept around, in love with how many etc. So what does this mean for production writers in particular? The fact that they will have to incorporate and design scripts to spurs viewers at home to want more?? Plus was the old 90210 drama is as extreme as what the new one is now??

There always seem to be:

• a drug addict who then becomes pregnant
• mentally-disordered person
• a guy who has liked 3 main girls
• a greedy person living in luxury but with a lot of debt and is the trouble maker
• good girl becomes the bad girl now
  

Hmm...the reason why I watch it is because I think that I have my most favourite couple there who has battled through many obstacles. I think people should be more like them.

Stardust

Finally!!! I have been waiting for this! I managed to find the one and only Stardust DVD in the store which is the last of its stock stacked inside a crate. I was shocked to find it on sales at such a cheap price.

Movie: I loved this movie when I watched it in cinemas~ its meant for big screens and surround sound. Its just not the same on tv. It is really easy to follow and it is very predictable as hints are all over the place; in which many people may find annoying now. But nevertheless, its made believable to me for some strange reason...despite that it is a fantasy-genre.

Main Cast (with beautiful names might I add):
Charlie Cox as Tristan Thorn
Claire Danes as Yvaine
Michelle Pfeiffer as Lamia
Robert De Niro as Captain Shakespeare of the Caspartine
Mark Strong as Septimus

Synopsis - Back of movie casing (blurb):
In hopes of wooing a beautiful girl (Sienna Miller), Tristan (Charlie Cox) promises to bring her a falling star. But he's in for the adventure of his life when he discovers the star is actually a celestial beauty name Yvaine (Danes).

When an old witch Lamia (Pfeiffer) attempts to steal Yvaine's youth, Tristan must protect her at all costs. This magical fairytale like no other will make you laugh out loud and believe in love again.

Soundtrack: I am listening to the soundtrack now while typing this out. Gosh! It gives me goosebumps! I don't know why haha maybe because I turned the music all the way!! The soundtrack kinda sounds a bit of Narnia, Gladiator and Lord of the Rings crossover. So I definitely give it thumbs up especially for exhilaration and surprising startles!!

Book: I have the book too! Neil Gaiman is the fabulous fantasy author and his works brought the realm of magic to life. The story in both the movie and the book is a wonderful fantasy that you can escape to and I sometimes really need that from all the "harsh realities" of this world. haha mind you, upon the influence of the movie, I decided to buy the book to read it. Man I need to read it again because I totally forgot the story!

Book + Movie - its a little similar in style although what is written in the book is different to how the movie was shown of course. But I recommend doing either first, its just a matter of preference or if you want to skip the book, definitely watch the movie!

Alright...I will let all the pictures do the talking for you.


These images (wallpapers) were from the official website. The website is so interactive!! It really is....one of the best movie websites that I have ever been to. SO its worth checking out~

Source: http://www.stardustmovie.com/index2.html

Chuck + Morgan = How to make a movie end a lot quicker

Man I can't get enough of Chuck! It is an awesome show!!

I was reading through it on wiki (I know...what a geek huh) and I stumbled upon some of the videos that the characters created - Morgan Grimes and Chuck Bartowski oh yes!!

Here it is, go for it! From NBC.com/Chuck



And another:

Nodame Cantabile Lesson 1

Been a while since I have posted anything! Looks like I can make it at least one post a week now....too many assignments to think about at the moment...I have no time to rest!

Muwaha the first episode of Nodame Cantabile! I just thought that this might look like a good drama and it turns out to be one of the most delightful and fun dramas to watch ever! By the way, the main character who is a girl is based off a real person playing the piano (and is messy); though the drama is fictatious.

Rhapsody of the weird pianist vs. the self-centered conductor
(30 screencaps)

Prague is the beginning of a boy's tale~ set 10 years before

Maestro conducting the orchestra. His name is Vieira.

Looking back, he loved his lessons with Vieira when he was a young-un. But he wanted more than anything to conduct instead of learning the piano.

Unfortunately, he had to return to Japan because his mother wanted to. Therefore, he said his goodbyes to his teacher, Vieira, and will come back to once again be his pupil.

But the plane crashed (ahem I mean plane model) and caused a tramatic incident. Now he can't return because of his flight phobia. Interesting story right???? This is just the beginning! Reveal the full post to find out more! Or better yet! Go watch it and spread the love for it!!

Nodame Cantabile + Uta no Onisan Introduction

Let's make some music for the coolest music-oriented Japanese dramas!

Nodame Cantabile and...

Uta no Onisan

Anyway~ as you can tell by the images, I am introducing both dramas in this post.

Please read the rules on the right-hand column and respect it :D

NODAME Cantabile!!!!! Its the best musical drama ever!!!! I mean I am a musician and I am sooo overwhelmed by how this is professionally done and that it does not tolerate "mediocrity". This drama/manga/anime not only expanded into a respectable genre that no one have been able to properly execute but it was done precisely so that musicians can fully enjoy it and those that don't understand music can pick it up straight away. I am amazed!! Well done!!!!! I enjoyed it a lot!

haha I just love this drama! I started watching the drama first. It seems like I don't want to revert back to the originally created manga or anime series!!

Uta no Onisan is just one of my favourite series ever!!! I don't know why but I guess I am becoming more touched each day in life and have come to appreciate the fullness of life that I have. lol I am soo cheesy. Also, the comedy spasms don't stop at all!! Its always good to have a good laugh.

Below contains synopsis and cast members gathered directly from dramawiki. This is just the start of the introduction!

Nodame Cantabile

Episodes: 11
Romantic Comedy
Broadcasted: late 2006; Specials - early 2008

Synopsis
Megumi Noda, or “Nodame” is a piano student at Momogaoka College of Music. An extremely talented pianist who wants to be a kindergarten teacher, she prefers playing by ear rather than reading the music score. She is messy and disorganized, takes baths several days apart and loves to eat.

Shinichi Chiaki, is Momogaoka’s top student. Born into a musical family, he is talented in piano and violin and has secret ambitions to become a conductor. An arrogant multi-lingual perfectionist who once lived abroad in the music capitals of the world as a young boy, he feels mired in Japan because of a childhood phobia.
They meet by accident. Nodame quickly falls in love, but it takes much longer for Chiaki to even begin to appreciate Nodame’s unusual qualities. Their relationship causes them both to develop and grow. Because of Nodame, Chiaki got the opportunity to lead a student orchestra and begins to have a broader appreciation of people's musical abilities. Because of Chiaki, Nodame faces her fears and enters a piano competition. Opportunities open up as both begin taking risks, stretching themselves far more than they ever thought possible.
Main Cast
Ueno Juri - Noda Megumi aka Nodame (Piano)
Tamaki Hiroshi - Chiaki Shinichi (Piano/Violin/Conducting)
Eita - Mine Ryutaro (Violin)
Koide Keisuke - Okuyama Masumi (Timpani)
Mizukawa Asami - Miki Kiyora (Violin)
Saeko - Saku Sakura (Contrabass)
Takenaka Naoto - Franz Strezemann (Milch Holstein by Nodame)



Too many actors/actress to list so refer to dramawiki for more.

Official Site: http://wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/nodame/index.html
More information @: http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Nodame_Cantabile


Uta no Onisan

Episodes: 8
Comedy
Broadcasted: early 2009

Synopsis
The story revolves around an unconventional children's show called "Minna de Utao!" Kenta is a young musician whose band breaks up and who gets dumped by his girlfriend. To top it off, his own family labels him as useless. Unexpectedly, he becomes an "uta no oniisan," a singing character on the children's show.

Main Cast
Ohno Satoshi - Yano Kenta
Chisa - Mizuno Akane
Totsugi Shigeyuki - Prince Himuro
Katase Nana - Mizuki Urara
Maruyama Ryuhei - Saito Mamoru
Kimura Yoshino - Manabe Kyoko
Ono Takehiko - Kenta's Dad
Sudo Risa - Yano Sakura; Kenta's Sister



Official Website: http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/utaoni/index_org.html
More information @: http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Uta_no_Onii-san

Exciting or what???! Please look forward to my screencaps from here on! do re mi fa so la ti do!