Black Sails - Piano Man

[@gerardaguilar]

So good to hear the creator himself of this iconic theme talking about how it was thought. You and your team of composers are brilliant! This video should have more views and recognition!

[@LAL00O00]

Really cool stuff. The way you detuned the piano. Like the piano has been in out in a ship for years with the wood expanding and contracting detuning it and parts of the piano filled with rust. Really cool stuff

[@IamSamys]

Wow, that's devotion! Playing until the fingers are bleeding. And tuning it every single time, that must've taken forever!

[@zonazro]

The things you do to add color and soul to each of your scores it never cease to impress me! Man, you rock!

[@zarkoff45]

You have really interesting ideas for how to make the music fit the shows you do. Have you thought about using wooden planks for percussion instruments. Pirate ships are made of wood and there'd be guys slapping their feet on the decks all the time, and there would be creaking timbers and the thrum and twang of all the ropes...

[@BenGSimon]

Man, that is such a good idea!

[@bearmccreary]

You know, that actually WAS my inspiration for incorporating the bones into this score. I wanted to use them as a metaphor for the skull and crossbones imagery we associate with pirates. I didn't actually realize at the time there was already a tradition of playing bones, so in that regard I lucked out. A few blog entries ago I did a video about it, you can see them in action...

[@BenGSimon]

Bear McCreary, Composer Haha man, don't even worry I've watched all of your videos! Every time you post one, I get so excited to watch it. You're absolutely brilliant.

[@stanpopovsky]

You know, when I listen to this track, I definitely hear creaking timbers and the thrum and twang of all the ropes.

[@Luka1180]

Doug Lacy! He's the guy Bear got to sing in the Angry Video Game Nerd christmas special in 2010, titled "How the Nerd Stole Christmas"! Awesome to see him again :D

[@JakesPlace]

I love these 'making of' videos. Awesome stuff man!

[@AurelTristen]

I don't feel so strange anymore for sampling my parent's out-of-tune upright. It sounds just like this! The very low and high notes have an eeriness to them that I couldn't possibly re-create digitally. I especially like to do 'hits' with the low end, and then reverse them for a detuned and organic buildup.

[@jimmylewis7896]

How cool is that! You have so much content in your videos. I love it, oh my I do. I play piano and didn't ever think it could make your fingers bleed. Crazy.

[@Canaloldbox]

Fantastic Bear !!

[@mixuxim42]

You are awesome

[@annemoefaauo7055]

Genius!

[@NiGHTMARE_NiCk]

Funny how to make a the coolest pirate intro, they had to make a piano sound like shit

[@kerim_koenig]

I really like the piano! What kind of piano is that? Does anyone know?

[@leehodge7907]

so cool!

[@tjlethal1121]

I would love the tuning/tabs for that drop tuned distorted guitar track on the main theme.

[@shiningarmor2838]

I've a feeling a 7-string would help you there

[@twopinacoladas]

Thought it was a Billy Joel cover at first but still good stuff.

[@TheRoook]

What is the name of that theme everytime charakter "Albinos" showed up infront of Baine

[@Apollostowel]

Ah man I just assumed it was samples from the infamous Galactica piano. Turns out it was way more thought out than that!

[@juliencattrat3116]

the piano has been detuned.... not me !

[@DoubleADwarf]

Ok. You got me. Have a like.

[@lexmedved]

next time put thumbtacs on the hammers for a new sound...