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Genre 🎹 Piano
👤 Suggested For
🎓 Intermediate Students
✋ Average Hand Size
🎤 Recital Repertoire
⏰ Estimated Practice Time
5
weeks to performance-ready
Expect a few weeks of regular practice to get it up to tempo cleanly.
4hper week
26htotal est.
3hard segments
* Assumes ~4h focused practice/week for an average-level student at this difficulty tier.
🎯 Difficulty Assessment
Intermediate
53
/ 100
Moderate - requires coordination between hands
2,426
Total Notes
36%
Interleaved
5.01
Avg N/Beat
0
Ornaments
⚠ Challenges
✅ Accessible
🎭 Emotional Character
Murky and withdrawn, holding its weight in silence, swinging between silence and full force, full-bodied and assertive and full of motion in every corner.
🎹 Note Range - Piano Keyboard
Upper dot = RH
Lower dot = LH
🎚 Dynamics
f
Wide dynamic range (f avg) - strong expressive control needed
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📐 Note Range per Hand
🤚 Left Hand
| Lowest | A0 |
| Highest | E5 |
| Span | 55 st (4Oct+P5) |
| Notes | 1,126 |
| Widest leap | 31 st |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | A2 |
| Highest | A6 |
| Span | 48 st (4 Oct) |
| Notes | 1,300 |
| Widest leap | 22 st |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 12 st (Octave)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2 notes · 50 chords
Right Hand
Max chord span: 12 st (Octave)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 3.1 notes · 189 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
No significant scale runs detected.
🔁 Repeating Phrases
13%
Repeated
Only 17 of 128 bars repeat — largely through-composed.
Repeated bar
Unique bar
🎯 Suggested Practice Passages ?Each "passage" is 2 consecutive measures scored by note density and interval leaps. The hardest are recommended for focused practice.
Spend extra time on these passages before running the full piece.
📍 Measures 114–115
Hardest
📍 Measures 116–117
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 124–125
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is The Last Samurai Piano on piano?
The Last Samurai Piano is rated Intermediate with a score of 53/100. Composed by Hans Zimmer. Requires moderate hand independence.
How long does it take to learn The Last Samurai Piano?
Approximately 5 weeks (~26 total hours) for a intermediate level student.
What piano level is required to play The Last Samurai Piano?
Suited for Intermediate level pianists (score 53/100). Requires both hands independently, chord patterns, and steady rhythm.
What is the mood or feel of The Last Samurai Piano?
Murky and withdrawn, holding its weight in silence, swinging between silence and full force, full-bodied and assertive and full of motion in every corner. Played at 130 BPM.
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