Super Mario World Ending Theme sight-read by Tom Brier

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  • čas přidán 19. 09. 2011
  • The most requested tune people have asked for is this one. Finally I got around to finishing a first-draft piano score for it which you can download here:
    www.keeper1st.com/music/smwend...
    That is the score that Tom is reading (and taking "certain liberties"). I want to separate it into a few different parts -- take the piccolo part out of the right hand and into its own staff, and transcribe a tenor countermelody earlier in the piece. I don't know if I ever will, though, so... that's it for now.
    Other VGM sheet music that I have made can be found here: www.keeper1st.com/music/vgm.html
    You can get Tom's albums online:
    www.cdbaby.com/cd/TomBrier
    www.cdbaby.com/cd/TomBrier2
    You can hear how the original tune went here:
    • [スーパーマリオワールド]エンディング
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  • @jamesbade1823
    @jamesbade1823 Před 3 lety +6732

    Towards the end he literally wasn’t even reading the sheets anymore. It’s like he took a glance at the last page and said “yep. Easy”

    • @Keeper1st
      @Keeper1st  Před 3 lety +2506

      The last minute or so isn't even on the page; he made up a super-long epic ending on his own, as he often did.

    • @yoinkerman8524
      @yoinkerman8524 Před 3 lety +422

      My man didnt even need to look at the sheet he used his Piano Man abilities to create a whole new part out of it

    • @judeap1324
      @judeap1324 Před 3 lety +115

      Yoinker Man that’s right, that skill is called improvisation. Implementing your own “flare” in a piece of music. It can be from a different articulation all the way to an entire phrase that the musician believes fits with the piece. I know that the last minute sounds like then end of a fanfare-ish or maestoso kind of ending- my favorite kinds of style 😍😍.

    • @Menarecuteaaa
      @Menarecuteaaa Před 3 lety +140

      @@Keeper1st man, props to you, still replying after 9 years....

    • @tobzen4399
      @tobzen4399 Před 3 lety +40

      tom is a legend.. and he will always be

  • @nitram.9621
    @nitram.9621 Před 4 lety +31353

    This isn't the equivalent of acing an exam without having studied, this is the equivalent of having studied everything to an insane level before entering the exam room, so no matter what they throw at you, you will be able to get a perfect score.

    • @DoomKid
      @DoomKid Před 3 lety +1300

      Thank you, excellent correction.

    • @lemonke3774
      @lemonke3774 Před 3 lety +299

      Now this is a much more accurate description!

    • @andreaburatti3978
      @andreaburatti3978 Před 3 lety +455

      i would also like to add "and you even have a shit load of fun answering the test questions" ^-^

    • @KameariKillScreen
      @KameariKillScreen Před 3 lety +113

      this is the equivalent to landing a jumbo jet on a rollercoaster track while juggling chainsaws

    • @truehiddenb
      @truehiddenb Před 3 lety +17

      Can we get this over 5k likes please.

  • @tradeofalljacks4358
    @tradeofalljacks4358 Před rokem +1677

    A decade later it's still the pinnacle of Nintendo theme piano covers.

    • @jaredt5127
      @jaredt5127 Před rokem +18

      Id put it right at the zenith, just above the japanese orchestra performing a Megaman 2&3 suite

    • @chilesuicmez
      @chilesuicmez Před rokem +28

      He shredded the fuck out that piece, mr kondo is happy af

    • @cloroxbleach9222
      @cloroxbleach9222 Před 3 měsíci +8

      And sight read, too! He's something else man

    • @trent2043
      @trent2043 Před 3 měsíci +4

      I’ll always click on this video when it’s recommended.

    • @OutbackCatgirl
      @OutbackCatgirl Před 2 měsíci +1

      The only one that's come close for me has been bismuth's cover, which i get the feeling was influenced and inspired by this performance

  • @chrisharris9633
    @chrisharris9633 Před rokem +943

    Thank you to whoever had the foresight 10 years ago to record and publish this on CZcams not for likes or popularity or influence but just simply for recording of someone with huge talent but no platform having some fun. Raw CZcams, the way it was intended.

    • @yakinthebox
      @yakinthebox Před rokem +15

      too bad he cant do that anymore.. :(

    • @meestersecure9060
      @meestersecure9060 Před 9 měsíci +2

      ten years ago nobody ever heard kf recording actually

    • @hyperfixaden
      @hyperfixaden Před 8 měsíci +8

      There’s a reason it’s called CZcams I guess. It’s all about showing the world the uniqueness of anyone from anywhere. You can be any age, gender, race, height, you can have any beliefs and thoughts and you can share them with the world. That’s why I love CZcams. It like someone on a big stage handing someone in the audience a microphone. It’s a big stage that anyone can go up onto and perform! So make something! Express the uniqueness of yourself as an individual, or express yourself in the perspective of a wider group. CZcams offers something truly great, and this is a fantastic example :]

    • @LaYedra
      @LaYedra Před 8 měsíci +2

      THIS ❤

    • @fbi4189
      @fbi4189 Před 6 měsíci +2

      @@meestersecure9060 what are you talking about 😭

  • @theax40
    @theax40 Před 4 lety +7686

    Hearing Super Mario themes played on piano instead of by a computer makes you realize it's all just ragtime music.

    • @StreetFighter2010
      @StreetFighter2010 Před 4 lety +852

      African-American style piano music, composed by a Japanese musician, for use in a Japanese video game featuring an Italian plumber, and played by children in the USA and around the world. 😳

    • @bolson42
      @bolson42 Před 4 lety +404

      It’s also the quality of the piano, since it’s really old it sounds like you’re in some sort of saloon and I’m guessing he either improvised the rhythm/the music was made to fit his style. If it was played on a classical piano with the original theme, it wouldn’t sound like that

    • @williambarnes5023
      @williambarnes5023 Před 4 lety +232

      It's the syncopation. It makes every tune an earworm and ragtimey.

    • @Spenjira
      @Spenjira Před 4 lety +123

      @@bolson42 you are definintely on to something. most up right pianos are slightly out of tune to give that "salooney" feel. It doesnt have to be a semi tone off for it to sound ....different. just a little bit gives that feel

    • @theax40
      @theax40 Před 4 lety +83

      @@williambarnes5023 This is definitely the answer. That staccato, the way most of the notes are sort of stabbed and rarely are let to ring. But it's also the melody. The Underground Theme doesn't sound ragtimey at all, even though it's also staccato.

  • @thetragedyofcommons
    @thetragedyofcommons Před 4 lety +16583

    why does his beard have a beard

  • @neilthepeel
    @neilthepeel Před rokem +1464

    Tom is the reason I stopped my two year hiatus from piano, It breaks my heart to hear his condition. He's by far my favorite pianist.

    • @Sloimer
      @Sloimer Před rokem +15

      What happened to him?

    • @SlotMachineBassist
      @SlotMachineBassist Před rokem +318

      @@Sloimer I just looked it up. He was injured in a rear-end collision and lost his ability to speak, write, and walk due to brain damage. Absolutely heartbreaking for such an immense talent to be taken

    • @Sloimer
      @Sloimer Před rokem +89

      @@SlotMachineBassist that’s really sad. Thanks for filling me in. Yes very sad for such a talent to be taken.

    • @neilthepeel
      @neilthepeel Před rokem +42

      @@Sloimer He got in a car accident and received major brain damage

    • @domingolaraespinoza6106
      @domingolaraespinoza6106 Před 10 měsíci +7

      me heart is break 😔

  • @scottshanbom
    @scottshanbom Před 4 měsíci +549

    I am very thankful that, even though Tom will tragically never play again, his past works are preserved online forever for millions around the world to enjoy. His music has touched so many people even after his injury

    • @matthewb5364
      @matthewb5364 Před 3 měsíci +41

      All we can do is hope for a miracle or a new medical advancement, which I do, both for his health and for how incredible of a success story this would be.

    • @Slukke
      @Slukke Před 2 měsíci +12

      @@matthewb5364 Personally I think it's fine the way things turned out. That's just how life works. He's already demonstrated his mastery over the piano, there is no need to go back to the past.

    • @oBuLLzEyEo1013
      @oBuLLzEyEo1013 Před 2 měsíci +67

      ​@@Slukke Your comment is... Asinine. Yes, that's the word. Absolutely asinine...

    • @Vulg4r
      @Vulg4r Před 2 měsíci +62

      @@Slukke Dude is paralyzed from the neck down, but its cool. He was really good at piano, no need go back to a time when he could walk.

    • @realrebelli0n
      @realrebelli0n Před 2 měsíci +28

      @@Slukke Imagine a loved one of yours' gets paralyzed and someone says it's fine like that...

  • @tgee4896
    @tgee4896 Před 4 lety +24751

    This man is more fluent at reading sheet music than I am at English

    • @__-cd9ug
      @__-cd9ug Před 4 lety +125

      you seem pretty fluent

    • @herby1585
      @herby1585 Před 4 lety +29

      where are u from??

    • @hellohowareyou9745
      @hellohowareyou9745 Před 4 lety +507

      @@__-cd9ug Congratulations, you got the joke!

    • @UltimateTS64
      @UltimateTS64 Před 4 lety +18

      Unfortunately same 🤦🏾‍♂️

    • @__-cd9ug
      @__-cd9ug Před 4 lety +48

      @@hellohowareyou9745 thanks! 😀

  • @Turminal1
    @Turminal1 Před 4 lety +5270

    When you hit a :||
    Ah sheet, here we go again

  • @jackaler5973
    @jackaler5973 Před rokem +958

    At 1:30 he does triplets in the right hand while his left stays in normal rhythm. That’s hard enough to do rhythmically even without having a melody to think about. And sight reading it all! So impressive.

    • @ARMTOAST
      @ARMTOAST Před rokem +72

      really shows how piano is a percussion instrument. great pianists i’ve played with have polyrhythmic intuition i’ve only ever seen before in drummers. this piece does a decent job prepping your hands for the phrases before syncopating them but it’s still an incredible feat to sight read it with that level of proficiency!

    • @legoboy7107
      @legoboy7107 Před rokem +14

      And I think that was completely improvised too, that's not in the original piece, he just added that in on the spot!

    • @romanandresgonzalezgutierr6406
      @romanandresgonzalezgutierr6406 Před rokem +10

      He does it again at 2:55 ... If I'm sightreading and I see that, my hand will just break...

    • @joaomonteiro9619
      @joaomonteiro9619 Před rokem +6

      Except at 1:30h he's playing chords and the tempo is somewhat slow... Funny enough it's much easier to pull that off than some of the other feats he accomplishes in this video...

    • @schifoso5591
      @schifoso5591 Před rokem +8

      Just a 2:3 hemiola. The hard part is that it was most likely an improvisation on a song he'd never played.

  •  Před rokem +261

    Reading through the sheet music as he plays ... this man just improvises half of the thing on the fly. It is a great injustice that the world does not know about the genius that is Tom Brier.

    • @miikavihersaari3104
      @miikavihersaari3104 Před 6 měsíci +3

      Well said!

    • @andybaldman
      @andybaldman Před 6 měsíci +8

      He was paralyzed in an accident years ago and will never play like this again.

  • @chivalrous_chevy1163
    @chivalrous_chevy1163 Před 5 lety +16426

    Not only is this sight reading, but I feel like he’s improvising as he’s getting used to the melody.

    • @Keeper1st
      @Keeper1st  Před 5 lety +4822

      Absolutely. Tom never played anything as written -- even things he'd played hundreds of times. In some of these sight-reading videos, he's reading a single page of simplified music and he goes on for 10 minutes in all sorts of variations.

    • @MrGonzonator
      @MrGonzonator Před 4 lety +1379

      "certain liberties were taken" he says at the end...

    • @yoloboogie3674
      @yoloboogie3674 Před 4 lety +77

      Chris Bennett no shit einsten

    • @criticalhippo4294
      @criticalhippo4294 Před 4 lety +162

      I found that most impressive of all.

    • @dubbydub9245
      @dubbydub9245 Před 4 lety +71

      Go see what he does with Cool Cool Mountain from Mario 64.
      Prayers for you Tom.

  • @aweik4937
    @aweik4937 Před 4 lety +17333

    Doing this is basically the music equivalent of acing an exam without having studied.

    • @mpettymusic
      @mpettymusic Před 4 lety +567

      Acing a calc 3 test without having done basic algebra essentially

    • @grahamsayle
      @grahamsayle Před 4 lety +751

      Michael petty not really because he’s obviously very good at piano, so more just like acing an exam without studying

    • @michaelw2381
      @michaelw2381 Před 4 lety +648

      Aweik no it's more like spending a lot of time studying different subjects so you are able to get a decent score of any subject. Don't diminish the amount of practice required to get this proficient.

    • @MayW15663
      @MayW15663 Před 4 lety +193

      Nah its like taking a level 1 course after you’ve graduated from Princeton

    • @joaqstarr
      @joaqstarr Před 4 lety +102

      It's curing cancer on your 3rd grade science lab on the stages of water.

  • @lewisrandall2459
    @lewisrandall2459 Před rokem +111

    At the end the "yes, certain liberties were taken" . the man IS a legend.

  • @SpunkyDunk
    @SpunkyDunk Před 5 měsíci +38

    I’ve read that even though he can’t play piano anymore due to becoming a paraplegic from a tragic car accident, Tom still maintains his uplifting personality. What incredible person.

    • @PySnek
      @PySnek Před 3 měsíci

      god really is a sick fuck

  • @abelmexikano
    @abelmexikano Před 4 lety +2322

    "some liberties were taken"
    My man, you can take all the liberties you can

    • @hagenl.2975
      @hagenl.2975 Před 4 lety +5

      @Abel el Mexikano
      *certain

    • @abelmexikano
      @abelmexikano Před 4 lety +14

      you can't take those liberties, come on, man..

    • @momsfreind7221
      @momsfreind7221 Před 4 lety

      Messed up your 300 licks

    • @gbrown932
      @gbrown932 Před 4 lety

      Hes not taking many more liberties now. I hope he doesnt spend the rest of his life in the nursing home.

    • @mrgastn
      @mrgastn Před 4 lety

      Like the dude saying ayahayay in the middle of the song wasent in script for example

  • @SassInYourClass
    @SassInYourClass Před 3 lety +4151

    I don't understand the physics of his beard.

    • @juanesarmiento_
      @juanesarmiento_ Před 3 lety +6

      ?

    • @bobcake8904
      @bobcake8904 Před 3 lety +88

      It’s a neck brace

    • @Simon0
      @Simon0 Před 3 lety +202

      Earth pulls down but you also need to factor in the moon, which pulls the beard out of shape.

    • @rafaelsantosnovais7813
      @rafaelsantosnovais7813 Před 3 lety +89

      @@Simon0 yeah I think that Newton explains his beard in his laws

    • @dylhar
      @dylhar Před 3 lety +173

      The hair from his head moved down to his neck to hear the music better

  • @KBY30
    @KBY30 Před rokem +216

    The loss of Tom’s talents was an earth-shattering moment, but at least we still have these videos.
    Hope you get better soon, Tom.

  • @jarenworme8961
    @jarenworme8961 Před rokem +287

    I’ve watched this 100 times by now and I just realized he fully freestyles the entire ending.. just wow

    • @Keeper1st
      @Keeper1st  Před rokem +94

      Do a search for "Tom Brier Improvisation" or "Tom Brier Makin' It Up" to see some examples of him just making stuff up off the top of his head.

    • @yinzplaygaming
      @yinzplaygaming Před rokem +12

      4:32

    • @SentimentalApe
      @SentimentalApe Před 8 měsíci +16

      “Certain liberties were taken.” 😂

    • @thetman0068
      @thetman0068 Před 6 měsíci +3

      Ragtime Mozart!

  • @joshriley2936
    @joshriley2936 Před 8 lety +17821

    This.... was sight read. SIGHT READ. For those of you who aren't in music education, that means he just walked up to the piano and played what they gave him. Without EVER having seen it before. ZERO rehearsal. This guy must be part piano! Either that, or his fabulous neckbeard gives him sight reading superpowers because it can also see the music before him, dramatically reducing his reaction time.

    • @justinmccabe7613
      @justinmccabe7613 Před 8 lety +467

      +Josh Riley Seriously world class.

    • @justinmccabe7613
      @justinmccabe7613 Před 8 lety +156

      ***** I don't think he's a savant if it's not like, the ONLY thing he's not only not retarded at, but completely masterful at.

    • @TheMrCHELL
      @TheMrCHELL Před 8 lety +471

      +Adam Dresch He is not a "savant" or anything like that.
      He is ""just"" a very talented pianist that has been playing the instrument and practicing since about 1976, according to his friend.

    • @Keeper1st
      @Keeper1st  Před 8 lety +877

      +Adam Dresch Yeah, there are only a handful of other pianists I know who can come close to Tom's sight-reading ability.

    • @cmdrchris971
      @cmdrchris971 Před 8 lety +92

      +Josh Riley It's his neckbeard, that thing almost goes all the way down to his chest.

  • @Tigrou7777
    @Tigrou7777 Před 7 lety +4829

    Sounds like you just entered an old saloon...

    • @Ryuuuuuk
      @Ryuuuuuk Před 7 lety +66

      Actually Ragtime developed long after the time of "Wild West".
      :-D

    • @Keeper1st
      @Keeper1st  Před 7 lety +218

      This is ragtime, so it's more likely a razor fight than a gun fight.

    • @goldennebula5013
      @goldennebula5013 Před 5 lety +7

      With one of the best rag time pianist in the world

    • @netroalex5209
      @netroalex5209 Před 5 lety +6

      @Anime Rapist idk, if the pianist could play like this i wouldnt care

    • @LoLingVo
      @LoLingVo Před 5 lety +3

      666 likes... are you satan?

  • @virtualblackface3009
    @virtualblackface3009 Před rokem +70

    I love the way a song can dance around a central theme but still continue to evolve throughout the journey.

  • @jamiibear
    @jamiibear Před rokem +92

    I love how at 2:15 he visibly is now locked in with the groove and doesn't break it for the rest of the piece.

  • @The8BitBigBand
    @The8BitBigBand Před 3 lety +9006

    This is still one of my all time favorite videos and will be forever

    • @nate-ox5lw
      @nate-ox5lw Před 3 lety +38

      Yo I follow you and came back here today too 😂

    • @waterdrinker7958
      @waterdrinker7958 Před 3 lety +17

      It sure is a fantastic video

    • @JFed4
      @JFed4 Před 3 lety +30

      Holy shit lmao I love the 8 Bit Big Band

    • @TheBlueGoldenHawk
      @TheBlueGoldenHawk Před 3 lety +18

      Haha didn't expect to see you here right after your comment. You guys made an awesome cover of this too!

    • @kentmonroe9268
      @kentmonroe9268 Před 3 lety +2

      Yep

  • @dafebeme2
    @dafebeme2 Před 4 lety +10323

    I'm crying while listening to this and knowing Tom is actually in a bed barely able to talk. Why does this happen to such incredible people? Get better, man. Love from Colombia.

    • @AyyyGabagool
      @AyyyGabagool Před 4 lety +205

      I thought he died like a year and a half ago

    • @SkywarsLobby
      @SkywarsLobby Před 4 lety +429

      @@AyyyGabagool there is a video on this channel with Tom from 1 week ago

    • @smokey6455
      @smokey6455 Před 4 lety +149

      What happened to him?

    • @Soccasteve
      @Soccasteve Před 4 lety +1279

      Car accident, partially paralyzed and can’t use his hands that well or speak

    • @iamnotquitesureifiamrightb7423
      @iamnotquitesureifiamrightb7423 Před 4 lety +248

      Will he ever play piano again?

  • @salsaordie
    @salsaordie Před 7 měsíci +51

    Hi tom, don’t know if you still read these, but I wanted you to know that even years later, I still love hearing you play. You should know that you have brought joy to so many people

    • @andry4313
      @andry4313 Před 7 měsíci +4

      He never read these

    • @nolanwolfe
      @nolanwolfe Před 6 měsíci +8

      He can’t. Tom got into a car accident in the summer or 2016. Ever since then he’s been paralyzed in the arms and upper body. He uses a keyboard to speak & seems to be stuck in his head.
      I got an answer from his close friend - who I believe uploads these - and as of Sept. 2022 he’s gonna be like this forever :(
      Very sad

    • @salsaordie
      @salsaordie Před 6 měsíci +5

      @@nolanwolfe well I hope the message is passed on, one way or another, that his music has filled so many people's lives with joy, including mine.

    • @gustavobraga582
      @gustavobraga582 Před 6 měsíci +3

      ​@@salsaordieYes! Fortunately he understands that he is appreciated all over the globe. 😊

  • @danalexander2149
    @danalexander2149 Před 8 měsíci +111

    Shit like this is why the aliens haven’t melted our entire planet.

  • @MisteAnimation
    @MisteAnimation Před 3 lety +2229

    Super Mario World - Ending Theme:
    Yes please!
    Super Mario - World Ending Theme:
    Im not ready for this...

  • @that1sefguy
    @that1sefguy Před 4 lety +2161

    It’s always a pleasure when he pops up in my recommended every once in a while.

    • @kingdancekiller
      @kingdancekiller Před 4 lety +15

      Me too. I love the other videos he’s in and usually I hate nostalgia BS, but the pull to my childhood on this song is too damn strong.

    • @Canalbiruta
      @Canalbiruta Před 4 lety +20

      Hope he gets better as soon as possible to watch such great performances again.

    • @cerveau_6834
      @cerveau_6834 Před 3 lety +2

      Same lol

    • @scottwilliams846
      @scottwilliams846 Před 3 lety +1

      Yes.

    • @chris-mm9co
      @chris-mm9co Před 3 lety +1

      Octo Pi bro ive litterally been getting videos like this all day its amazing

  • @ThevenimX
    @ThevenimX Před rokem +33

    “Dont be sad its over be glad that it happened” and that it was so magical it was hard to say goodbye

  • @braynjohnson4302
    @braynjohnson4302 Před 25 dny +5

    Non-musicians just expect all us pianists to be able to do this.

    • @Walter-vq3vm
      @Walter-vq3vm Před 3 dny +1

      Fr it surprises me when they say "what u can't play this or that" Some of us are still learning😢

  • @SheenylHassan
    @SheenylHassan Před 3 lety +9635

    Everybody pray for his health. This man is a beacon in the modern piano scene, his talent is unparalleled. We send love to you Tom. We all love you.

    • @victoria87cub
      @victoria87cub Před 3 lety +135

      What happened to him?

    • @SheenylHassan
      @SheenylHassan Před 3 lety +712

      @@victoria87cub he got rear-ended in his car and is paralyzed. Not looking good in terms of him playing piano ever again.

    • @Vnzo
      @Vnzo Před 3 lety +342

      @@SheenylHassan Oh my god that is horrible. :(

    • @glowingspacecow8980
      @glowingspacecow8980 Před 3 lety +249

      ugggghhhh why is it just only the amazing people that get something bad happen to them😡😡😡

    • @DeterminedGoat
      @DeterminedGoat Před 3 lety +148

      Wow. I just saw this for the first time, and it's incredible. So glad he lives to fight another day. Medicine is making incredible strides. It might not be all that long before something happens that will improve whatever ails him, as well.

  • @MrLuizsaluti
    @MrLuizsaluti Před 3 lety +1855

    This man is just unzipping a lossless music file.

    • @tibi2674
      @tibi2674 Před 3 lety +28

      If they made a book of yt greatest comments you'd be in the first pages

    • @MrLuizsaluti
      @MrLuizsaluti Před 3 lety +8

      @@tibi2674 much appreciated my friend.

    • @kanaka118446
      @kanaka118446 Před 3 lety +14

      @@tibi2674 if the first comment isn't "First" then I want a refund

    • @ferusskywalker9167
      @ferusskywalker9167 Před 3 lety +10

      @@kanaka118446 quest to find the first "first" comment

    • @marvinracer88
      @marvinracer88 Před 3 lety

      best comment ever

  • @AtagoSKK
    @AtagoSKK Před 9 měsíci +43

    This somehow impresses me more than the traditional classical pianists .
    A different kind of soul.
    Best wishes for Tom, please drive safely everyone...

  • @jojonr619
    @jojonr619 Před rokem +48

    Holy moly! When he started free styling while keeping the melody I actually got chills.
    Incredible talent.

  • @Tony78454
    @Tony78454 Před 4 lety +3078

    This song actually feels like a summing up of good times with a hint of sadness.

    • @paulinotou
      @paulinotou Před 4 lety +65

      Really like this description.

    • @diegomanentimartins5222
      @diegomanentimartins5222 Před 4 lety +109

      Heh, there's a word in Portuguese for this. Saudade

    • @brianbrian9696
      @brianbrian9696 Před 4 lety +104

      This song feels like "its over, we made it"

    • @inafridge8573
      @inafridge8573 Před 4 lety +74

      It is an ending theme after all~

    • @shadesilverwing0
      @shadesilverwing0 Před 4 lety +49

      @@inafridge8573 Whoever wrote this described what a bitter-sweet ending feels like without using any words. That's pretty cool.

  • @michaelhamilton3527
    @michaelhamilton3527 Před 3 lety +7380

    This is a rare occasion where a neck beard is absolutely acceptable

    • @nathanio103
      @nathanio103 Před 3 lety +102

      This comment is severely underrated! 😂

    • @bowens2666
      @bowens2666 Před 3 lety +74

      Disagree

    • @wea69420
      @wea69420 Před 3 lety +648

      When you're that good at anything you can look however the fuck you want lol

    • @babadayat4981
      @babadayat4981 Před 3 lety +53

      @@wea69420 indeed my guy

    • @Bonnie07237
      @Bonnie07237 Před 3 lety +9

      @@wea69420 In f##kin deed stay safe!

  • @burgesj7
    @burgesj7 Před 9 měsíci +13

    I'm so sorry for his accident. What an amazing talent lost. just heartbreaking

  • @swedneck
    @swedneck Před 10 měsíci +6

    I can only imagine how viscerally satisfying it must be to play like this, acing a guitar hero track is enough to enduce a high, and that's a game..

  • @DC_ABC_123
    @DC_ABC_123 Před 2 lety +7255

    I always loved this piece because its like the longest goodbye that refused to get off stage but it's done so masterfully I love it

    • @blackwaltz3135
      @blackwaltz3135 Před 2 lety +90

      same

    • @Keeper1st
      @Keeper1st  Před rokem +426

      Some other particularly long endings: czcams.com/video/Qg5-RpqenfQ/video.html -- czcams.com/video/jQ6BJyBzn2s/video.html and czcams.com/video/G5siaQzyMqQ/video.html among others.

    • @thomaskloos6409
      @thomaskloos6409 Před rokem +66

      @@Keeper1st thank you so much

    • @tomw3863
      @tomw3863 Před rokem +153

      10 years later still replying to comments Holy shit

    • @ericrolfes2388
      @ericrolfes2388 Před rokem +11

      @@tomw3863 insane

  • @bonez72392
    @bonez72392 Před 3 lety +2579

    This guy reads notes like they're letters. Amazing.

    • @outcastkrew8787
      @outcastkrew8787 Před 3 lety +128

      Well, technically they are letters-

    • @PotatoSam3
      @PotatoSam3 Před 3 lety +34

      @@outcastkrew8787 well yes but you see notes not the actual letters themselves

    • @SplinterAce
      @SplinterAce Před 3 lety +35

      @@outcastkrew8787 keep commenting like a redditor everywhere you go, huh? 🤢

    • @xtdycxtfuv9353
      @xtdycxtfuv9353 Před 3 lety +44

      It's not just amazing, it's decades of dedication. Sadly Tom (The guy in the video) got hit by a reckless driver in 2016 which left him without the use of his legs and right arm. It's really sad something that awful has to happen to such an amazing musician.

    • @rozanfaust2967
      @rozanfaust2967 Před 3 lety +5

      @@SplinterAce ugh dan ridditors 🙄🙄🙄🙄

  • @tntrance
    @tntrance Před 2 měsíci +11

    for the past 12 years i've been watching this video whenever I feel a certain type of depression

  • @bigjilms
    @bigjilms Před 5 měsíci +13

    I'll never get over this cover, remains my all time favorite

  • @pongopea
    @pongopea Před 3 lety +5678

    really can't believe how unfair life was to this man, hope he gets well soon

    • @brammie155
      @brammie155 Před 3 lety +368

      seems to look like bad things always happen to good pple, kinda sad

    • @Hanesboi
      @Hanesboi Před 3 lety +159

      What happened to him?

    • @NoSoupForYouu
      @NoSoupForYouu Před 3 lety +184

      Or you can look at it as glass half full, he's incredibly talented and loved by many. The nature of life change based on who you are.

    • @warp1174
      @warp1174 Před 3 lety +449

      @@Hanesboi a car accident in 2016 I believe (was looking at some other comments here and that's what they say, but you do your own research)

    • @acanalesc
      @acanalesc Před 3 lety +630

      A car accident left him paraplegic. No spinal damage, but cerebral, so he may be able to recover.

  • @richcandoit
    @richcandoit Před 5 lety +2269

    He sighted this. He didn’t practice, this is pure skill!!!

    • @patstaysuckafreeboss8006
      @patstaysuckafreeboss8006 Před 4 lety +14

      The title explains that

    • @davidherbella7165
      @davidherbella7165 Před 4 lety +35

      Oh.. no shit.. I thought I was watching a video on crotchet.

    • @donnydont
      @donnydont Před 4 lety +11

      This kills the piano student.

    • @netroalex5209
      @netroalex5209 Před 4 lety +13

      And me, sitting in front of my piano, can't even play the 1st page correctly with lots of training.
      But dude Tom added his own little tweaks to the theme and HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW HOW IT ORIGINALLY GOES this guy is amazing.

    • @Jimt0n
      @Jimt0n Před 4 lety +6

      He's practiced for years - just not this song specifically. Many folks could probably read a book first time through without practicing, and read it aloud pretty fluently - same concept, different context. Not taking away from his ability at all, but we're watching the result of hard work and dedication to playing, rather than something superhuman

  • @user-tz3ve3le1m
    @user-tz3ve3le1m Před 6 měsíci +4

    It’s 2023 this is still magic kudos

  • @x288.
    @x288. Před rokem +20

    11 years later and the whole mario movie came out, i just happen to find this again after searching about it

  • @Nein01
    @Nein01 Před 4 lety +3250

    This man's playing reminds me of the time I got shown up by a step-relative who had a fricken PhD in piano. He came over to our house one time and saw my sheet music lying next to the upright. He picked up a piece that I had practiced for an entire year and performed at recital when I was 18. This dude just picked it up on a whim, like, out of boredom, never having seen or heard it before.. and not only did he play it better than I ever had, he added in all kinds of cool improvisations that made it sound way more complex and dynamic. My dad goes "hey son, wasn't that your senior recital piece?"
    I am only just now recovering from the shame, 15 years later.
    His name was Thom.

    • @antonioguthery9416
      @antonioguthery9416 Před 4 lety +190

      Student Eder Diaz, pretty sure he meant Thom

    • @dH-fu6un
      @dH-fu6un Před 4 lety +57

      Student Eder Diaz xD (Edder)

    • @Mosil0
      @Mosil0 Před 4 lety +10

      What was the piece?

    • @Nein01
      @Nein01 Před 4 lety +18

      @@Mosil0 czcams.com/video/JFEftsKAUvY/video.html

    • @milanhorvat6494
      @milanhorvat6494 Před 4 lety +137

      Crazy story! I once asked a church organist to help me with the analysis of some opera. I showed him the full score of the opera and he just casually proceeded to sight read a reduction of the whole orchestra on the piano while singing the main part! I am still blown away whenever I think of that.

  • @jaedanb
    @jaedanb Před 4 lety +639

    He didnt only sight read, He taught the sheet music to play the piano

  • @thatoneguywithoutausername4153

    Scrolling through years of comments has revealed to me that the love for this man stays the same no matter how long ago someone viewed this

  • @wojtech0863
    @wojtech0863 Před 4 hodinami +1

    This edition of this song is litterally restoring my hope in humanity.. thas so frickin good!

  • @TheLoremasterNojah
    @TheLoremasterNojah Před 9 lety +586

    Him: "That's a fun tune"
    Me: *Absolutely fucking blown away*

    • @snakedoggt8092
      @snakedoggt8092 Před 8 lety +21

      lol

    • @Danaani
      @Danaani Před 6 lety +8

      +jekblom123 no one cares

    • @bencarter8324
      @bencarter8324 Před 6 lety +3

      this video is about tom not your dad

    • @tomsl7111
      @tomsl7111 Před 5 lety

      I've just watched this video and you have used the exact words to describe how I ended up!! Such a Maestro!!

  • @prismatica_official
    @prismatica_official Před 3 lety +800

    Tom Brier seems like the kinda guy who says he’s not that great at piano and then absolutely kills it when he hits the keys. Great piece either way. Bravo :’)

    • @Keeper1st
      @Keeper1st  Před 3 lety +270

      Indeed, Tom has/had tremendous humility. He found his popularity a bit strange, it seemed!

    • @sugarsugar2016
      @sugarsugar2016 Před 3 lety +9

      Mom and Sam no, he got in a car accident, and is partially paralyzed and can’t use his hands well or speak

    • @pianohelper8873
      @pianohelper8873 Před 3 lety +14

      @@Keeper1st basically every musician when they learn prodigies exist.

    • @daesmua
      @daesmua Před 3 lety +1

      @@Keeper1st i want that teacher

    • @glidingjoy857
      @glidingjoy857 Před 3 lety +1

      Y’all know how old this video is right

  • @jSyndeoMusic
    @jSyndeoMusic Před 8 měsíci +23

    I’m glad that stuff like this has been preserved… even if he can’t physically do it anymore, at least the world will now always have a record of his skill, and through videos like this, he’ll continue to inspire, entertain, and amaze new people indefinitely.

  • @tommyjames4881
    @tommyjames4881 Před 3 měsíci +6

    Man, Tom had an ear!! These recordings will be cherished forever.

    • @Keeper1st
      @Keeper1st  Před 3 měsíci +6

      He still does! It’s the motor functions he has lost.

  • @succulentravioli954
    @succulentravioli954 Před 5 lety +688

    Super Mario World: Ending Theme
    Or
    Super Mario: World Ending Theme?

    • @TheBrownBoy100
      @TheBrownBoy100 Před 4 lety +30

      Underated comment holy shit

    • @nathanyahalbanyah6259
      @nathanyahalbanyah6259 Před 4 lety +27

      Succulent Ravioli, grammar saves lives.
      Let’s eat Grandpa!
      Let’s eat, Grandpa!

    • @seanplayz9626
      @seanplayz9626 Před 4 lety +7

      I can now only read the title as Super mario: world ending theme

    • @tylers9006
      @tylers9006 Před 4 lety

      Nathan•yah’al BanYah it does, the kids could of gotten food poisoning!!!!

    • @nathanyahalbanyah6259
      @nathanyahalbanyah6259 Před 4 lety

      Tyler Shaver - Why, because it was... old?

  • @Jasomniac
    @Jasomniac Před 3 lety +241

    4:30 dude was doing it so effortlessly he just improvised something to end it off, what a legend

    • @Keeper1st
      @Keeper1st  Před 3 lety +88

      You could tell how much fun Tom was having by how long of an ending he'd make up!

    • @VinnySmithMusic
      @VinnySmithMusic Před 3 lety +17

      @@Keeper1st yo what? you are still replying to comments? you are awesome!

    • @Jesusismylord1202
      @Jesusismylord1202 Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@VinnySmithMusicHe is even replying to a comment from 1 month ago from now on. insane

  • @xeeesh986
    @xeeesh986 Před 11 měsíci +11

    I swear I come back to this video everyday. It's beyond great.

  • @UrFavoriteCeleste
    @UrFavoriteCeleste Před 8 měsíci +13

    Here in September 2023, over a decade later and its still a masterpiece 👍

  • @rickym6301
    @rickym6301 Před 3 lety +3109

    The piano is an incredibly difficult instrument to master. Music is very difficult to read and understand. This man is reading two lines of music at the same time for each hand, staying in time, never skipping or buffering, - all on a piece he had never seen or heard before. This is absolutely incredible!

    • @Mark-zg4ky
      @Mark-zg4ky Před 2 lety +35

      When you put it like that, it really does seem impossible

    • @Boogie-og7sf
      @Boogie-og7sf Před 2 lety +59

      And not only that but he's taking the piece he's site reading and improvising bits of it.

    • @chirashi1132
      @chirashi1132 Před 2 lety +41

      @@Boogie-og7sf it’s more than bits even he’s improvising on most of his chord progressions in the left hand

    • @joey7107
      @joey7107 Před 2 lety +4

      It took me 1 month to learn a normal song ahh

    • @patstaysuckafreeboss8006
      @patstaysuckafreeboss8006 Před 2 lety +7

      You can't master Piano. It's humanly impossible. Same thing with guitar.

  • @beetlejuus
    @beetlejuus Před 2 lety +5408

    My favorite part of watching Tom Brier is hearing him laugh after finishing a piece. He doesn't laugh because it was easy, or because it was even fun, but because he loves it. His is a pure soul.

    • @blendernoob8993
      @blendernoob8993 Před 2 lety +159

      I think its also a little fun :P

    • @Samantha-vlly
      @Samantha-vlly Před 2 lety +11

      Wholesome moment.

    • @Spittin_Sax
      @Spittin_Sax Před 2 lety +16

      Laughter is the language of the soul

    • @Spittin_Sax
      @Spittin_Sax Před 2 lety +12

      @I love 5G and the aliens that are coming back. as humans ourselves, we can see that

    • @briananderson1246
      @briananderson1246 Před 2 lety

      Does he have Christ within or aka is he Christian?

  • @theupsidedowngame9194
    @theupsidedowngame9194 Před rokem +6

    Still so many watching it even 11 years later.

  • @Jokerge1
    @Jokerge1 Před 9 měsíci +10

    every once in a while, I come back here and enjoy it like the first time.

  • @ilia7595
    @ilia7595 Před 2 lety +3758

    Did anyone notice how accurate is his left hand? It's so difficult to make that jumps even if it's your first time playing a new song. I have no words to this man

    • @Keeper1st
      @Keeper1st  Před 2 lety +1097

      He was a ragtime specialist, so had the muscle memory to hit the bass notes and chords without looking.

    • @utopes
      @utopes Před 2 lety +204

      @@Keeper1st It’s been a few years since learned about Tom Brier and this channel, really cool to see you still replying to comments here!
      The left hand has always been the most difficult part for me, this talent is INCREDIBLE

    • @Simon0
      @Simon0 Před 2 lety +9

      I can't hit those bass notes like that either.

    • @CODDE117
      @CODDE117 Před 2 lety +19

      @@Keeper1st ahhh ragtime specialist. Makes sense!

    • @Keeper1st
      @Keeper1st  Před rokem +145

      @God Just being realistic. I think most people who haven't seen someone with such an injury don't quite understand how devastating and permanent brain damage can be.

  • @ryanmccoy8980
    @ryanmccoy8980 Před 4 lety +1046

    Really shows how much care the Japanese composers took in creating this music even if it was limited by the hardware they were playing it on. So much heart in these video game pieces when it's converted to real instruments.

    • @lebojay
      @lebojay Před 4 lety +28

      @ryan mccoy That’s a great observation.

    • @EthansPiano339
      @EthansPiano339 Před 4 lety +24

      @@lebojay That's a great observation

    • @charlesdarwin6224
      @charlesdarwin6224 Před 4 lety +14

      @@EthansPiano339 That's a great observation

    • @pesty4592
      @pesty4592 Před 4 lety +12

      @Axolotl Is Cool That's a great observation.

    • @PeteBuns
      @PeteBuns Před 4 lety +12

      @Pestilence That’s a great observation.

  • @parsimonian5325
    @parsimonian5325 Před 8 měsíci +17

    brought tears to my eyes 11 years ago and still does today
    tom was one of the greatest pianists in history

  • @wavvsfr
    @wavvsfr Před rokem +44

    such a nostalgic sound, even if you haven’t played the original SMB games you can’t help but feel the warmth of good times. This guy has God Tier skill

  • @ethanbradberry5050
    @ethanbradberry5050 Před 4 lety +495

    As someone who plays piano and can read basic sheet music, I can’t even comprehend how someone can do this.

    • @jameswhitley4101
      @jameswhitley4101 Před 4 lety +26

      A crazy amount of practice and study. I'm told that sitting down and reading music in your head helps with sight reading also; either way, this man is truly talented.

    • @oooodaxteroooo
      @oooodaxteroooo Před 4 lety +29

      i tell you what i did lately. after practing basic technique and playing a few pieces, i started flcussing on looking at the notes and imagining the keyboard, moving fingers as needed without looking. like seeing notes while you play. that helped me a lot. learned a new simple piece in one day, mostly looking at the sheets.
      im really reading sheets since 3-4 months and you get better all the time. i bascially surprised myself a lot. it become second nature like any other language. theres only so many things that can appear. chords, scales, triplets, third, fifths, octaves, staccato, legato, louder, quieter, thats basically it. hardest thing for me right now is remembering the "modifiers" for each key and switching between bass and major note space.
      start small, play things you love to play, and it will come to you. dont force it, dont think too much.
      i just now started playing back the score for bachs adagio in my head, which i was practicing this week. seeing the scire in my mind. never had that before.
      go for it! he made it, im getting better, anyone thats loves the piano can and needs to do it!!!

    • @Deimos620
      @Deimos620 Před 3 lety +3

      look man the most complicated thing ive played (entirely) so far is Wet Hands from Minecraft we all know the struggle

    • @oooodaxteroooo
      @oooodaxteroooo Před 3 lety +3

      @@Deimos620 thats not an easy piece, make no mistake! the arpeggio in the left hand involves finger crossings and the right hand is moving quite a bit. so if you get that right with proper tehcnique, youve actually come pretty far.
      my guess is: you play it dirty ;) dont do that, get a teacher, she will show you how it is done right. expect a few months of training to play this proper!

    • @Deimos620
      @Deimos620 Před 3 lety +2

      @@oooodaxteroooo dw ive got a teacher lol. She cringed a bit at the fingerings I was using at first when I figured it out on my own but it worked out in the end. It's nothing Chopin would approve of but its not terrible

  • @ethankindle7367
    @ethankindle7367 Před 4 lety +292

    “Certain liberties were taken”. Gotta love this guy. He is the embodiment of my sightreading goals.

    • @tommyl5319
      @tommyl5319 Před 4 lety +6

      It really fun to follow along in the sheet music and realize he just goes off the chain in parts

  • @Roadstar1602
    @Roadstar1602 Před rokem +3

    I'm unable to comprehend this level of skill.

  • @daakrolb
    @daakrolb Před měsícem +2

    This made me smile maybe more than any video I have seen in a long long long time. I wish him all the best.

  • @jakergaming7703
    @jakergaming7703 Před 4 lety +545

    This is not only incredible sight reading but overall mastery of piano in improvisation. More than half of the notes on that paper were most likely not on there and just a fabrication created by him. Really impressive.

    • @FaxanaduJohn
      @FaxanaduJohn Před 3 lety +3

      More than half of the notes on the paper were not on the paper? Sure buddy!

    • @jakergaming7703
      @jakergaming7703 Před 3 lety +25

      @@FaxanaduJohn watch as he plays. He plays once though the entire song and then the next time he plays through the song it is almost entirely improvised. This is how a majority of jazz pianists play actually. Except that they use a lead sheet instead which is much simpler to read and leaves it open to more improvisation. Tom in this video changes the style in which he plays a number of times. After the first time he plays it he is more comfortable with playing it his own way the next time. Even his family have confirmed that he plays mostly by ear. I think it would be a disservice to Tom to say that he can just simply read sheet music really well when he has so many piano skills in improvisation, style, and the intonation of every note he plays. As a jazz pianist, I can ensure you most of what he is playing is improvised and I 100% doubt you could find an exact carbon copy of what he is playing in this video.

    • @FaxanaduJohn
      @FaxanaduJohn Před 3 lety +5

      @@jakergaming7703 I was being a dick- I understood what you meant although your wording was a little mixed up. I agree with you- this dude is incredible!

    • @cuerex8580
      @cuerex8580 Před 3 lety +2

      @@jakergaming7703 at 1:17 he completed the first reading and starts improvising

    • @nativ5311
      @nativ5311 Před 3 lety +1

      @@FaxanaduJohn LMFAO

  • @dnalorh.2153
    @dnalorh.2153 Před 3 lety +3372

    This should be the credits theme for 2020, if we survive through it.

  • @eposdojo
    @eposdojo Před 8 měsíci +9

    This is still the most insane thing I've seen on piano to this day

  • @jonnya3425
    @jonnya3425 Před 8 měsíci +3

    The left hand of an accomplished ragtime pianist is 🤯

  • @anadus
    @anadus Před 8 lety +3558

    i dont care if i am sitting alone in my room. You, sir, are getting a standing ovation.

    • @justinmccabe7613
      @justinmccabe7613 Před 8 lety +70

      +Adan Thio I know!! I felt like clapping and dancing! what an awesome performance.

    • @joshuasharrock466
      @joshuasharrock466 Před 6 lety +3

      adan im joining ya

    • @shiningarmor2838
      @shiningarmor2838 Před 6 lety +13

      This swings so much I brought out my drums and played along

    • @jasonpatowsky6929
      @jasonpatowsky6929 Před 6 lety +13

      My something else stood up too.

    • @breakerboy365
      @breakerboy365 Před 6 lety +16

      i dont care if i am getting a standing ovation. You, sir, are alone in my room.

  • @adrianreyes2318
    @adrianreyes2318 Před 10 lety +428

    He reads music better than I can read words...

    • @netroalex5209
      @netroalex5209 Před 5 lety +8

      Yea, I'm commenting on a 5 y o comment, I know, BUT
      I play the piano too and can't even play the first few "lines" without mistakes and I started to play/train that sheet days ago or so idk exactly.

    • @sportschampion5418
      @sportschampion5418 Před 5 lety +1

      NetroAlex Not alone...

    • @netroalex5209
      @netroalex5209 Před 5 lety +1

      @@sportschampion5418 Yes, not alone...

    • @V3ntion
      @V3ntion Před 5 lety

      Certainly not alone 😂

    • @LK-uc9kh
      @LK-uc9kh Před 5 lety +2

      I've played piano for more than 10 years, but I still cannot sight read as good as him lolll He's just genius

  • @chrisraymond4804
    @chrisraymond4804 Před 4 měsíci +6

    This song always brightens and breaks my heart

  • @JJ-tc5tt
    @JJ-tc5tt Před rokem +4

    I just can’t stop coming back to this cover

  • @sgtfuzzz
    @sgtfuzzz Před 3 lety +1172

    I'd like to point out that he improvises in the second measure. This man went ham from the start.

    • @Keeper1st
      @Keeper1st  Před 3 lety +442

      Always. It would be nearly impossible to sight-read if one read and tried to play every single note. He read just enough to get the melody and chords and then improvised from there.

    • @trickstar4576
      @trickstar4576 Před 3 lety +101

      HES STILL REPLYING

    • @Dr.CaveCurinas
      @Dr.CaveCurinas Před 2 lety +31

      @@trickstar4576 God-tier content creator here

    • @ErrrorBS
      @ErrrorBS Před 2 lety +19

      @@Keeper1st I obviously am not the first one to say this, but holy moly this is incredible. How is nobody reacting to him? Is it cuz they are being nice for the audio recording? If I were there I'd be freaking out and dancing all over the place.

    • @myrealusername2193
      @myrealusername2193 Před 2 lety +5

      @@ErrrorBS I thin that’s part of it, and also maybe that he’s so good that this isn’t even impressive for him.

  • @PeopleCanFly23
    @PeopleCanFly23 Před 7 lety +4180

    I listen to Tom's music everyday, hope he will fully recovers one day.

    • @mibdev
      @mibdev Před 6 lety +217

      Wait, what's he in need of recovering from?

    • @xgamerbih
      @xgamerbih Před 6 lety +226

      www.reddit.com/r/piano/comments/5qlpz2/a_tentative_january_update_on_tom_brier/

    • @xgamerbih
      @xgamerbih Před 6 lety +66

      car crash?

    • @Zlaterrr
      @Zlaterrr Před 6 lety +205

      fucking fuck, i want more tom!

    • @jedimindtricks87
      @jedimindtricks87 Před 6 lety +231

      Man, I read this comment and then read the story from reddit. Made me so sad, Tom's playing is really fantastic, top notch playing. Any update on his recovery?

  • @lukeblunden2032
    @lukeblunden2032 Před rokem +42

    Been on a Tom brier rabbit hole after this. Blown my mind how good he is. Does he read the music a bit further ahead? He’s flawless. I remember this mario theme well.

    • @liamp.9201
      @liamp.9201 Před rokem +1

      Pieces are usually read through before playing when sight read

    • @WindowsDrawer
      @WindowsDrawer Před rokem +3

      Idk if you know but he unfortunately had an accident that reduced his ability to play piano to almost zero

    • @S-fn3oe
      @S-fn3oe Před rokem +1

      @@WindowsDrawer what happened

    • @WindowsDrawer
      @WindowsDrawer Před rokem +1

      @@S-fn3oe he was in a car accident and got paralyzed i think

    • @S-fn3oe
      @S-fn3oe Před rokem

      shit

  • @Bigmalletrs
    @Bigmalletrs Před rokem +34

    I still come back and am in awe. I hope Tom and all around him are doing well, your talent has changed many lives and you are an amazing soul. Thank you so much

    • @YouTubeMrP
      @YouTubeMrP Před rokem +3

      I wish that he were. Tom’s accident is a tragedy. I hope he’s getting the care he deserves.

  • @FroFTW85
    @FroFTW85 Před 2 lety +799

    This man is like every video game music enthusiast's dream. Imagine just walking up to a guy and saying, "hey can you play this?", and he just starts playing it like nothing.

    • @plastikbeats1
      @plastikbeats1 Před rokem +3

      lmaooo

    • @agent3495
      @agent3495 Před rokem +3

      Ever heard of the Dooo?

    • @plastikbeats1
      @plastikbeats1 Před rokem +7

      @@agent3495 yea but thats relative pitch, this guy reads multiple notes on both hands and can do relative pitch

    • @ciararespect4296
      @ciararespect4296 Před rokem

      John Ogden. Hold my beer :)

    • @BrinaSun
      @BrinaSun Před rokem

      unfortunately Ogden isn’t alive and Tom is paralyzed 😢

  • @FortHYPEZONE
    @FortHYPEZONE Před 4 lety +814

    legend says the hair migrated from the top of his head to his beard so it could hear the music better

  • @user-vv8jk2nh2k
    @user-vv8jk2nh2k Před měsícem +2

    Who on earth would dislike a video like that?!

  • @lordtaz201
    @lordtaz201 Před 8 měsíci +6

    Every year cycle back to these videos and I am nostalgic, impressed, sad and hopeful at the same time.

  • @BPond7
    @BPond7 Před 4 lety +494

    Just as Samson was possessed of great strength in his long hair, Tom’s neck beard imbues him with supernatural musical talent.

  • @icu7992
    @icu7992 Před 4 lety +1111

    And im like sitting 1 minutes counting out the notes for one chord

    • @CBlocks
      @CBlocks Před 4 lety +17

      1 minutes?

    • @hi_speed_chase
      @hi_speed_chase Před 4 lety +28

      Keep going! All things come with time and practice ^o^

    • @eXTreemator
      @eXTreemator Před 4 lety +1

      @@hi_speed_chase nah quit, this time is hard to buy

    • @forsaken696
      @forsaken696 Před 4 lety +9

      Constantine Vorobyov nah shut up, no one cares

    • @eXTreemator
      @eXTreemator Před 4 lety

      @@forsaken696 ahh a rookie clarinet, what chords did you see today?

  • @Ryuryumi
    @Ryuryumi Před 10 měsíci +4

    i love tom and best wishes to him

  • @Edoran
    @Edoran Před 10 měsíci +5

    I've seen this many many times over the years and just now I have realised he's got the biggest smile ever playing. I really hope we get to see him play again.

  • @ghostisblack
    @ghostisblack Před 5 lety +567

    Man this guy is crazy, heard about his health, hope he can recover he is amazing.

    • @sophiamcgarlin7507
      @sophiamcgarlin7507 Před 4 lety +3

      Oh no is he ok?

    • @Connor-sj7uv
      @Connor-sj7uv Před 4 lety +16

      Sophia McGarlin He got into a car accident, and became partially paralysed, including losing some motor function in his hands, and can barely speak. He seems to be making some slow progress, but it looks like it’s going to be some time before he can make a full recovery (if he can at all, that is). His friend, who I think owns the channel, made an update video a few months ago.

    • @sophiamcgarlin7507
      @sophiamcgarlin7507 Před 4 lety +4

      @@Connor-sj7uv damn... Thanks for the detailed reply. Hope he'll recover fully

    • @Connor-sj7uv
      @Connor-sj7uv Před 4 lety +12

      Yeah, as do I. Unfortunately, I only found this channel after his accident, but the guy seemed like an amazing pianist. Certainly one of the best at sight reading that I’ve ever seen. Would be great to see him recover fully.

  • @itriggerpeople4433
    @itriggerpeople4433 Před 3 lety +190

    It's videos like this that make me realize that the piano and violin can make you feel the happiest as well as the saddest

  • @KamiSilver
    @KamiSilver Před 6 měsíci +4

    Old pianos have that cabaret feeling to them, love it

  • @rubenbitoun1217
    @rubenbitoun1217 Před 8 měsíci +8

    Imagine being able to play such a masterpiece flawlessly the first time seeing the sheets

  • @ConstantThrowing
    @ConstantThrowing Před 4 lety +505

    I'm just gonna say it...
    Tom is really good at piano.

  • @slappy2836
    @slappy2836 Před 2 lety +3317

    As a drummer who has been studying piano for several years now, i don’t think people understand the immense talent and skill needed to sight read a piano piece. Absolutely brilliant.

  • @Jp-md3ir
    @Jp-md3ir Před 13 dny +1

    Heart literally sinking as I watch this. Wish you more than the best Tom 💙💙💙

  • @tjp1451
    @tjp1451 Před 8 měsíci +5

    As a trumpeter I have enough to worry about with one line of music. These piano guys blow my mind.