THE STORY:

Yes. That is the Great Wall of China. No. It's not green screen.

Since ThePianoGuys began, it has been our impossible dream to put a grand piano on the Great Wall. People laughed at us when we said we were determined to do it. It is done. All of us at ThePianoGuys would like to dedicate this music video to the visionary behind it all and the man whose dream this has always been: Paul Anderson.

It is difficult to detail each of the many miracles that were stitched together in time turning this dream into actuality. Master Oogway, himself, said, "A destiny is not realized until we let go of the illusion of control." To say we made this happen.... Read the rest of the story here:http://thepianoguys.com/portfolio/kung-fu-piano-cello-ascends/

“Oogway Ascends” from the Kung Fu Panda Soundtrack written by Henry Jackman, John Powell & Hans Zimmer
Published by DWA Songs (ASCAP)

The Piano Guys arrangement produced & written by Al van der Beek, Jon Schmidt & Steven Sharp Nelson Also based upon & inspired by Frederick Chopin’s Prelude Op. 28 No. 20 in C minor Performed by Steven Sharp Nelson: electric, carbon fiber, acoustic & steel cellos; cello-percussion; Asian percussion Jon Schmidt: Piano Al van der Beek: Percussion Additional Tanggu (Taiko) percussion by Gigi Romney Recorded, mixed and mastered by Al van der Beek at TPG Studios in Utah, U.S.A. Produced & Filmed by Paul Anderson & Shaye Scott Edited by Shaye Scott & Paul Anderson