Pinna Park (Super Mario Sunshine) sight-read by Tom Brier

The key of D isn't the easiest for him to read (ragtime is rarely in "sharp" keys), but it's not bad, is it? The sheet music that Tom is reading here was made by Mitch Norris -- / wheelmanmitch -- with just some coaching from me. I don't think Mitch has it on any of his own web space yet so here's a link to it from mine: www.keeper1st.c...
This was at the May 2013 meeting of the Mother Lode Ragtime Society as things wrapped up for the night. I raised my arm/camera high so that people could leave without walking into the shot, as they had got up to leave, but they remained standing there until Tom finally finished (after several repeats, a made-up interlude, another repeat, and a made-up ending). This is what prompted our friend Julia to say sarcastically, "Next time you should play the LONG version!"
Some Japanese text follows for the sake of searches.
『ピンナパーク』 スーパーマリオサンシャイン ピアノ

[@YakYo]

"D isn't easiest for him to read. Beginning is really, really weird" - Proceeds to lay down the best rendition of this track I've ever heard.

[@dugroz]

"It's VERY odd!"

[@realBlueMoonMusic]

Yak Yo! Except for the original ofc

[@jackdorito]

Yep, that's what he does. Your comment sums it up nicely

[@IronicHavoc]

@@realBlueMoonMusic I think I like this about as much. This isn't as tight as a final composition with the intended instrumentals but the little personal touches add something. It's a tradeoff.

[@tylertimko3352]

This rendition could easily be in a Super Mario Sunshine remaster with orchestrated music to make the areas feel more alive!

[@xebatansis]

I never realised how many Mario and Nintendo songs really fit into the ragtime category.

[@Bluerage98]

All of them if you're Tom Brier xD

[@HelderGriff]

Another example?

[@arbbr9397]

@@HelderGriff smw and yis his island athletic theme, cooking mama, cool cool mountain, horse race from mm & oot, others but he’s covered all of these and more

[@HelderGriff]

@@arbbr9397 okay thanks!

[@TheSenatorXV]

It's because Kondo actually used old ragtime as inspiration to compose those tunes and created a whole genre of video game music. It's actually incredible because he's made sure through Mario and other games that this ragtime feel will be remembered even when most people don't know the original tunes.

[@TheRandomhobo45]

camera guy: "let me give you a warning at the intro" Tom Brier : (in his head) I got this shit

[@clementdubet8375]

I've f*cking laugh

[@Levhighi]

He sight reads better than I read out loud... meaning he can play piano better than I can speak.

[@Emperorerror]

El Roulette that's a wild perspective. Never thought of that.

[@lonca_47]

He can play piano better than I can breathe

[@SirAwesomePerson]

sadly he too now plays piano better than he can speak

[@johnderouen1038]

@@SirAwesomePerson Another item to add to the list of "Reasons I'm going to Burn in Hell:" -I laughed at that.

[@boaz7028]

@@SirAwesomePerson :(

[@DragAmiot]

You can see him smiling throughout. He loves it so awesome

[@MajorazMasta]

Dude everyone who watched this video smiled throughout, you can't not.

[@ajretro6784]

This is a detail I often miss since I usually just listen, but it makes the videos all the more enjoyable!

[@SgtKOnyx]

@@MajorazMasta something something onion ninjas

[@boyboy2000ful]

MajorazMasta i didnt

[@zzztriplezzz5264]

@@boyboy2000ful cool

[@M15TSM]

The fact that this man has prolly never played Mario sunshine, let alone ever hear this song is crazy. He plays it literally perfectly. Fuckin legend

[@iratepirate3896]

A decade later and this is still one of the greatest piano renditions of any Mario song on this website.

[@peony4175]

My personal favorites, this and Birabuto Kingdom!

[@forsettisc2]

Toms Birabuto is goated. Shout out to faster than all and snow mountain (slider) too

[@jytvreal]

Sure thing sunshinebot, whatever makes you sleep easy at night

[@fatmario8244]

He doesn’t even know if he’s going to enjoy the song before he plays, him beginning to potentially appreciate the music as he plays is so cool.

[@sablatnic8030]

A bit like us mortals reading a book - we experience the story as we read, just like him playing!

[@GoodOldDaysGaming]

What kind of sorry soul do you have to be to dislike this? It's a happy, talented man dominating a song he's never even heard, and enjoying every moment of it! This is the meaning of life people

[@dank980]

Probly because of mistakes Not meaning that i would dislike this ever.

[@juanalvarado4723]

They missed the button

[@wwefan7683]

They are from Australia

[@sablatnic8030]

Russian hatebots.

[@AlexingtonUwU]

They are just jealous of his talent!

[@isambo400]

I enjoy the small piano on top of the piano

[@FlorissMusic]

Its a glockenspiel

[@LoLingVo]

Floris Kolder it is no glockenspiel it is a piano

[@HelloKittyFanMan.]

Did you mean "on top of the _big_ piano"?

[@wewjoj]

It's for his midget brother.

[@mesientogut6701]

@@FlorissMusic you have opened the eyes to a keyboard glockenspiel.

[@PlanetCoop]

For those of you who don't know, sight reading means it's his first time seeing this sheet of music. This was truly exceptional.

[@vgmastercleveland]

That is not what sight reading means.

[@PlanetCoop]

@@vgmastercleveland maybe not the precise definition, but certainly what happened in this video.

[@Da_TboneLife]

​@Big Shoes yeah, in band I sight read new music and we see how well we can play it.

[@KartKing4ever]

Tom is an absolute treasure. This is a cruel world we live in. Mario Sunshine is still my favorite game ever made. This makes it sound like you're actually there. Surprisingly this is one I don't remember watching back then. The interludes between the main sections and the end are so cool. That's all original and not from the game.

[@RicoLen1]

I've been coming back off and on over the years to listen to Tom Brier play some of these songs, and I've come to the decision that when he was playing, he was simply just too good for KZbin. I've listened to many youtubers play songs like these on the piano, and even among the best, no one can do what Tom did, just reading blind, and embellishing and really just improving upon the song as he went. Yeah there were mistakes here and there, but it was his first time playing and he's really just goofing off and playing for the fun of it, too. I've really seen no one on youtube that's even in his league. He's just so much fun to watch. When I know a song very well and he plays it for the first time, every embellishment and change me makes on the fly makes me laugh in marvel at his talent.

[@Draccyness]

I believe that slight discord in tone is meant to evoke the tones of a carnival calliope. They are rarely in tune.

[@majindon]

Yes it makes it sound very genuine

[@EliteY33t2]

Even more so when played on a piano of this type, brings a certain lively ness to it

[@utopes]

yeah but join the calliope discord

[@skrumbigulus6102]

If pinna park was a real place and he was playing this here I would go just to watch him play, this is amazing.

[@Black_Diamond31]

They should have this recording on loop there.

[@makaylaflocken]

Why is this man not famous!!!!!!

[@markcordova8126]

Idk

[@PuertoricanPatriot1]

Injured in a car crash lost all movement hasnt recovered

[@RedheadButNotReally]

@@PuertoricanPatriot1 The worst things always happen to the best people. T_T

[@WillToWinvlog]

@@RedheadButNotReally sometimes

[@andreashaas8152]

@@RedheadButNotReally It's really like you wrote😭

[@8bittimetraveler834]

In French Brier means Shining.That's appropriate for him.

[@johnsmithton2786]

if i walked into a store and heard someone playing this on a piano, i would fucking freak out

[@GoodOldDaysGaming]

I'd buy him dinner and thank him for being alive

[@Thaumazo]

This tune shows Koji Kondo's creative and genius musical mind. Plus Tom's amazing talent!

[@wheelmanmitch]

This tune was composed by Shinobu Tanaka. She worked on the Super Mario Sunshine soundtrack with Koji Kondo!

[@PianistTanooki]

While Kondo did work on Sunshine, it's well known he did *NOT* write this composition. That was Shinobu Nagata. (maiden name "Tanaka")

[@Keeper1st]

Yes, I've been wanting to transcribe that piece for a few years now but haven't gotten around to it yet! It's pretty short, but of course Tom can take a short piece and play it for several minutes in many ways... or even make up accompanying strains like he did with Minato Mura.

[@TheSkyWhale]

more super mario sunshine PLEASE

[@sethirving]

Who did you kill to get the username jesus christ

[@JohannaAFlorez]

seth irving more than one person can have the same google username.

[@go-go-rilla4405]

Seth Irving you cute

[@GoodGuyPlayer2]

Two things... 1: This guy is the Chuck Norris of piano interpretations. 2: How the hell hasn't this video reached the 1 million views yet? This is pure gold!

[@Solanza]

2. Society lacks class and inteligence nowadays, they rather watch a let's play video about some brain damaged shouting kid then see an actual master at work on a piano.

[@user-gi3zm3zs9l]

I miss this man

[@alaggan]

I wonder if anybody from Nintendo has heard these renditions. Absolutely outstanding piano playing from Tom.

[@parkerduncan1449]

Ive been coming back to this video for the better part of 8 years 👏 🙌 always great.

[@nerlam1]

I am addicted. Send help please, this is the only song I’ve heard in 36 hours

[@Kirodev]

One of my favorite video game songs and he plays it so well. Been coming back to this video over and over for the past 3 years.

[@danc5644]

I'm sighing in nostalgia right now. I remember I'd play this game when I was young, during the long process of a parental divorce. This game and paper mario were my escapes. I think, even at 27 years old, I still play video games so I can escape from reality.

[@Ckimax]

Same almost 28 just hooked up the game cube and went to pina Park on supermario Sunshine

[@McDicker96]

Same but much older, lol

[@jaredpatterson1701]

Me too. This and Sonic Adventure 2 were my escapes.

[@Sparkz1607]

People that can do this just amaze me. Holy crap, he turned 3 sheets of music into a beautiful 6-minute-long masterpiece.

[@TrapGod_JackofAllTrades]

Game Cube-- The under appreciated Nintendo Console

[@Nedoxu]

+XxDemonicGamer No, that would be the Wii U.

[@boon7047]

Bruh

[@SenpaiGrasshopper]

So true

[@ShadowZone1996]

+XxDemonicGamer It might not have been super popular, but it was definitely not under appreciated.

[@BlockSquad1000]

+Koopa Team Hi man!

[@Gadzooki]

Get better Tom, we love you!

[@yopeople70]

That part at around 4:03 brought a tear to my eye. I don't even know this song. Only a pro could play it like that, even though few notes were played.

[@ButteredToast32]

I swear, there's nothing this guy can't play. He has magic fingers :)

[@lil_yugi]

heh...

[@DevGurung]

that laugh at 2:33 is so jolly haha >~

[@SenpaiGrasshopper]

It really is

[@alexrebello9535]

Yes it is. He's enjoying it

[@Keeper1st]

Well, technically the sheet music doesn't end there, as it has a Dal Capo instruction ("From the Beginning", though Tom chooses to skip the 8-bar intro and repeats from where the main theme really begins). Really impressive is his sight-read of Minato Mura from the One Piece anime, where he gets to the end of the piece, but then makes up new strains off the top of his head to flesh it out into a full-length rag!

[@BizerkPixel]

5:00 to the end. not gonna lie. I teared up a bit at that slightly slower portion of pinna park. Beautiful.

[@fernandom.6534]

I love it! brings me back a lot of memories :')

[@fdlman93092]

You can hear the soul of this man here. Pure joy and laughter. 2:32

[@Curtis.....]

This sounds exceptionally like the original because I'm pretty sure it's the same instrument used in the actual song.

[@lilpupxiii5293]

Curtis Balch well somewhat The game uses MIDI files but if it were to have an HD soundtrack remake I imagine this piano would be used

[@HelderGriff]

This piano looks n sounds old though

[@thetayz72]

I love that you can tell he enjoys this piece. It really was a great selection to give him.

[@royohz]

God damn, that ending gave me goosebumps. Going from everything being happy-go-lucky to an epic saga, slowly pulling us out of our daydream of a distant memory. A longing for the greatest day of your life, and coming to terms with the bittersweet reality that everything must come to an end.

[@Miyamoto_Jim]

Get well soon Tom

[@natehollingsworth1927]

I have to keep reminding myself that he is sight-reading

[@Beejaro]

this i think might be my favorite of Tom's renditions of video game music. given his current condition, the palpable joy he emits playing this piece is enough to make me tear up.

[@Seltyk]

The only term I can use to describe this is as follows: god-tier

[@isambo400]

wundrweapon tom-tier

[@MusicNerdMIDI]

The sound this very specific piano creates is PERFECT for this song!

[@GoldenLeafsMovies]

This is my favorite track in the game, I keep coming back to this and reminiscing of good times.

[@pooriaroohie]

if i say ive spent like two or 3 hours a day listening and watching to toms videos from last year til now i didnt exagerated even a bit . man tom is the most amazing thing ive ever found in my life. i enjoy every bit of his works and sightreads - im trying to buy a digital piano and im saving money for it - i was a former pianist - with toms videos im feeling ive never played the piano that i liked in the past ever . specialy this peice is so happy and full of joy that i listen to it serveral times every single day and i just dont get tired or bored of it. make a full recovery man i believe in you.

[@DragonDePlatino]

Definitely one of Tom's best renditions. This song matches him perfectly. :D

[@pixelpugg676]

Just rewatching this. From 5:44 to the end is so good. I love that chord progression!

[@noahlyons9722]

Revisiting this classic as Super Mario Sunshine is ported onto the Switch. I hope you are doing well Tom!

[@ahmedalmahdi9254]

THIS MAKES ME FEEL THINGS

[@sargejr51]

Yeah brother. No doubt about it

[@timothycibor3641]

1000% Agree

[@Ciaran55]

'nyam bab baba bab!' Tom Brier is such a good pianist. This one sounds so complex

[@marryrobert9590]

Dude this guy has magic fingers.

[@tenacious645]

It's amazing how he can just play as he reads.

[@tomathepolliwog]

This is still one of my favorite plays by Tom, God bless him.

[@Eismann1]

One of the coolest guys on earth, ever!

[@Daiyve]

I'm glad he got involved with this style of music because they are perfect together, and us videogame fans can learn to appreciate Ragtime and pros like him.

[@tables8489]

How is someone so confident in the bass notes being played that you don't physically look down at your hands?!?! Amazing.

[@spacelemur7955]

Well, no proficient musician needs to look at his/her hand on any instrument.

[@sargejr51]

This dude is undeniably baller deluxe

[@Spectacular66]

Man the way this legend slays the track always gets me

[@chaostuna]

Get well soon Tom. With love from Australia.

[@user-fn9sw3mu7s]

返事ありがとうございます！ トムさんのアレンジ能力は素晴らしいです。 演奏の力強さ、繊細さ、そして、トムさんの優しさが音から聞こえて来ます！ もし、貴方がトムさんと友達ならば、いつまでも素晴らしい演奏を続けて下さいと伝えて下さいね。

[@Keeper1st]

+木下雅之 もちろん！

[@denniskwarteng5858]

Keeper1st oh damn you know Japanese?

[@battledroid812]

私はそのコメントを読むために翻訳者を使用しています。それは美しかった。

[@Keeper1st]

"Finally"? The last one before this was less than a week ago, where he turns the Angry Birds theme into a nine-minute silent-movie soundtrack). If you only watch the game music videos, though, you're missing out. All the music on this channel is in the same style as the game tunes presented here (I post the game tunes not because they're from games but because they are ragtime), so if you like this music, you'll like the rest too.

[@TheLazyEyebrow]

Could you get Tom to possibly Baby Park from Mario Kart Double Dash?

[@Lenoh]

The Lazy Eyebrow Reviewer We don't want to kill poor Tom. :P

[@briannairb793]

oof oof oof

[@thepickleman912]

@@Lenoh yikes this comment hasn’t aged very well

[@Snooplax]

Such a great underrated Tune so good to hear it on the piano like this!

[@Generic65]

of all of these keeper and tom videos this one is my absolute favorite. maybe because in the game its not an important stage and the music is relatively generic-sounding theme park music, but tom's spin on it is just so passionate and varied with rhythm and tempo changes and just so damn well performed; i cannot get enough of it

[@Mokel-Live]

i love how Nintendo not only makes really fun games to play, but also really fun music to play as well, and listen too. the chuckle at the middle makes me smile. i learned the Boss theme song from mario sunshine and i have so much fun playing it.

[@Generic65]

this is my favorite song that tom has played, but now watching it makes me sad that he is unable to enjoy his favorite past time like he used to. tom i know you'll never read this, but i hope you will one day be able to play piano again; even if you can't play like this, just doing the thing you love will help you recover. good luck buddy

[@go-go-rilla4405]

this video has inspired me to learn piano thank you

[@ganryu123]

Looks to me like he's had very much fun playing this one in particular!

[@TheMadComposer]

Still appreciate these videos. Please don’t ever take em down

[@citrusblast4372]

I will NEVER get to this level. My head and hands cant work move independently like his does

[@EliteY33t2]

Still amazes me that he’s never heard this song and yet he nailed it on the first go

[@Freakybananayo]

You deserve recognition for your time and effort making all these accurate arrangements, keeper1st! I really appreciate it. I love these videos very much. Thanks man ♥️

[@mario54671]

Man, that was great. This one in particular suits him very well. Funny I was just playing this game recently, and I've played the game a lot when it came out, so this tune is particularly stuck in my head, so having Tom read it was great, love when he does the broken octaves on the left hand and then his made up ending. I've noticed this one was quite requested before, but finally seeing it in my subscription box made my night.

[@ZeldaFan940]

Yep I'm one of the few who requested it XD

[@HelderGriff]

@@ZeldaFan940 you did it on the comments section?

[@IKahler15]

OH MY GOD. THIS IS SO AWESOME

[@BorksmithandTheBeef]

gives meaning for me to tickling the ivories, because I certainly felt like smiling listening. Really glad all these were filmed, they're a treasure.

[@kathrinfeszter]

Oh I remember this soundtrack. Endless nostalgia on this magnificent game... Thank you so much!

[@ChrisFear9]

how could you downvote this video? -_-

[@GoodOldDaysGaming]

Sad, sad, soulless monsters...

[@DaNkOcCcC]

How did I miss this big talent all these years??

[@aPonderousChain]

This brings much joy to the soul. What a skilled man!

[@thomasalthoff2907]

I love these Nintendo videos so much! Just listening played on a piano just brightens my entire day. Especially during times when Tom would smile and laugh when another verse came along, it reminds me that video game music and just music in general can bring people together, no matter where they are from. I can feel the heart and passion Tom puts into his music, and its an incredible feeling. Thank for revisiting my favorite childhood memories, and for making such fantastic music!

[@trapezoidmon]

God he looks fucking joyful playing that. God bless this treasure

[@sablatnic8030]

I bet he had fun playing that!!

[@alessandroboem2280]

So good it makes me wanna get back to childhood and play Mario forever

[@clemmu]

Take me back to the days of yore :)

[@TheBardPlays]

Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore"

[@JohannaAFlorez]

Erick Bravo #nerd

[@mata5724]

NinClemDeux Yeah, the good old days of late 2002.

[@liamnicholls7106]

This guys brain must be operating at a smooth 2000 trillion petaflops

[@tenchuxmusic]

Tom should go on America's Got Talent. I'd definitely go to Vegas to see him perform. To concept of the audience participating in what he plays would be a killer grab. I must admit though, it would be interesting to hear his take on Big Blue from F-Zero or one of the Donkey Kong Country songs.

[@fireworkstarter]

wow that was amazing

[@GidenUltimus]

...Smooth Mcgroove may be Jesus, but this man is God.

[@marxxplaysgames]

Jordan Heslop smooth is vocals, this guy is with a piano...2 diffrent things

[@GidenUltimus]

No shit.

[@SHINXANTA]

Then what was the fucking point of comparing them if you knew they were different?

[@GidenUltimus]

They're both musically related, it was a simple observation. No need to over analyse.

[@Massflavour]

+Jordan Heslop you cant make jokes with certain kinds of people.

[@kennethmoureau5123]

Friggin amazing. I love it. This guy is a very talented pianist

[@UltimateTS64]

I always love seeing this guy play these types of songs from Mario games 😂

[@Keeper1st]

We all loved seeing him play anything!

[@goldendeer545]

This was worth watching. Truly incredible, thank you. 🙏🏻

[@SunburnedMeatloaf]

Never though I would here this theme so chill at the end~ beautiful!!!

[@MusicNerdMIDI]

Such an amazing sight read, and I’m so happy that it’s at this tempo, it’s perfect!!!

[@MegaLoler9000]

i come back to these videos time and time again 💜

[@ZeldaFan940]

Same they are legendary

[@brod2man]

I was listening to the Super Mario Sunshine soundtrack while writing my thesis, and when it got to this song I thought it would be a great one to hear Tom play. Happy to find it here. He does a great job.

[@PuertoricanPatriot1]

Can we get a gofundme going to help fund this guys medical bills so he can play the piano again????!!

[@barbarictearemedy]

I hope Tom is doing well

[@pooriaroohie]

the genious of them all . insaaaaaaaaaaaaaaneeeeeeeeeeeeeee