Giorgio Rizzarelli (urbania70) performs The Alan Parsons Project’s I Robot (title track, 1977) in an adaption for solo piano, plus an animated introduction (based on various graphical material) (see below fair use copyright notice). Written by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson.
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GREAT LINKS
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NEVERMORE PROJECT, TRIBUTE BAND IN ROME
Just opened channel, “appcover”.
5 live videos including Mammagamma. Don’t forget to click “WATCH IN HD”!
http://www.youtube.com/appcover
APP OFFICIAL SITE: includes info about all albums (including “I Robot”) remastered by AP with bonus tracks, and a sheet music compilation (including the IR track)!
http://www.the-alan-parsons-project.com
“77″ MOVIE ABOUT STAR WARS with AP music both new and from I Robot
Official site: http://www.5-25-77.com
Playlist with 2 trailers: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=64C3830C7C0AD8DE
APP FANS GROUP celebrating 200 members!
http://www.youtube.com/group/alanparsonsproject
AP&EW MATERIAL COMING SOON
2 CDs from EW: http://www.ericwoolfsonmusic.com
3-DVD series from AP about recording: http://www.alanparsonsmusic.com
WRITE ME YOUR ROBOT-GAME SOLUTION
http://www.youtube.com/inbox?action_compose=1&to_users=urbania70
ADDITIONAL DEDICATION
http://www.youtube.com/AlecLovesGenialMusic
We perfomed as guests with Nevermore Project. He too does APP covers (and.. IR is his favourite album!)
LINKS TO OTHER I ROBOT VIDEOS
Nice IR fan videoclips:
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgJA7lPkb1o : classic robot anime, great editing and synchronization
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDj7mMm00Uk : avant-garde lights, electronics and space
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6EDF-NNHD4 : robots in 50s comics, literature and movies
IR Alan Parsons live
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGd2UDL9OI8
IR drum covers:
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9RSfaggiJc : frankibio (el.drums)
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMfvLVD9fLE : chichothedrummer
MAKING-OF THIS VIDEO
Machines used: an old upright piano; a condenser mic through a small mixer, and an old cam, both feeded in a usual dvd recorder for TV: no Vista A.I. to ruin my recording.
Software used for postprod: just Paint, Windows Movie Maker 6 (3 passages) (and the new YouTube annotations features).
SPECIAL THANKS
For sharing the video: JoeNeil69, AlecLovesGenialMusic, milaraven, danbergam, albetazza1983 and frankzito1.
For info about fonts, and for having (partially) inspired this cover: frankibio.
For info about sheets (I knew IR by ear, but the sheet was useful for the choir part): miglopez01.
COPYRIGHT FAIR USE NOTICE, SOURCES
This video is meant as a non-profit respectful homage. This solo-piano adaption isn’t comparable to the original version which features complex instrumentation. I’m convinced that this video doesn’t damage The Alan Parsons Project nor the copyright owner, but oppositely helps to spread the culture about this high quality music. For this I quote the link to the official APP site. The original composition is © Woolfsongs Ltd (and I don’t claim it).
The following pictures appear in low resolution for pure reporting purpose:
- the Isaac Asimov painting, which is by Rowena, who distributed it through the GNU Free Documentation License;
- the 77 poster (from 5-25-77.com), the Star Wars images, and the Eric Woolfson picture (from APP official site);
- the transparent robot, the image with Alan Parsons and the “I Robot, the story of..” notes, from the original IR album;
- the cartoon robot and the blue background, from the Nucleus single;
- the black IR and Eve artworks are from the rare vinyl “The Audio Guide to the Alan Parsons Projects”;
- the “robot in playing card” artwork is from the rare “Turn of a Friendly Card box” (of vinyls).
The sound used in the beginning is from the APP album Pyramid.
Fonts used: all free from http://www.dafont.com : Subatomic Tsoonami (by Kevin Meinert), Robotaur (by Daniel Zadorozny) and Star Jedi.
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