Koji Kondo - Video-Games Live Japan (Super Mario Medley)

[@SmugSuspenders]

I love that Koji maybe isn't the most super technical pianist, but has all this creative genius

[@RobinsMusic]

for some reason that makes me enjoy it more

[@FreeDanielLarson2025]

No one can create music more perfect for a videogame

[@StreetFighter2010]

I wonder if this man realizes how much joy he has brought to people of all ages in the whole world.

[@l.bradly4107]

One of the greatest composers in the world !

[@Ian.Fisher]

Along with Mahito Yokota

[@오프치드]

0:27 Intro 0:55 Overworld Theme(New Super Mario Bros.) 2:12 Comet Observatory in C Major(Super Mario Galaxy) 3:06 Athletic Theme(Super Mario World 2 - Yoshi's Island) 4:01 Athletic Theme(Super Mario Bros. 3) 4:49 Underground Theme(Super Mario Bros., including other series) 5:09 Overworld Theme(Super Mario Bros.)

[@farfix2.071]

6:24 small variation of Overworld Theme (SMB), used in Athletic Theme for Super Mario Bros (Super Mario Maker 2)

[@TrekDelta]

@@farfix2.071 *Super Mario All-Stars.

[@FSAPOJake]

Glad to see Yoshi's Island Athletic Theme is the most-played part of this video.

[@Rosalina102798]

This is the work of what is probably the most influential video game composer in history.

[@MikeinSanPedro]

Clappers are the worst. lol.

[@superbarrioland]

I was just about to come and comment this.

[@alanpablobarrios]

This is my idol! Ladies and Gentleman Koji Kondo!!!

[@Blackout987]

His astral powers are shining from his face

[@andresgamer6741]

koji, we need you in Tokyo 2020! You are our last hope!

[@Rosalina102798]

Andres Sanchez I agree, too.

[@Ian.Fisher]

D':

[@rodrigomachado414]

@@Ian.Fisher D': x2

[@Adriana-Trans]

Coronavirus i think no

[@HolySeethe]

I love Koji's little poses while he's playing. :3

[@TheBlunttake]

I get tears of joy hearing this it's like a flashback to being a kid again.. thanks koji

[@zulkst]

My favourite jam. I listen it at least once a week

[@thatsnotthepoint-__-2666]

Did you hear him adjust his tempo when they started clapping??? For some reason, i find that pretty interesting.

[@kaerustation]

because it would have been difficult to play if he didnt because the crowd was really really extremly offbeat (which is pretty rare honestly this is kinda a extreme situation), personnaly i would have done the same!

[@bevrosity]

i was gonna say, there better be a standing ovation.

[@Elbatu94]

He is the beethoven of Video Games, a living Legend!! A GOD!

[@Jaydoggy531]

@tomanocucaralhoporra It sounds closer to a home video camera; it won't pick up the sound of the rest of that gigantic audience, only the people closest to it. You can barely tell that there's a huge crowd, but they're there, and they're cheering for him.

[@YoshisVGM]

I had goosebumps the whole time. Koji Kondo, you are a video game music mastermind. I look forward to your future works.

[@ESPirits87]

Too bad we don't get to see Koji more live, he said he enjoys the studio more.

[@amisariakojifairy2159]

You're the best Koji Kondo !

[@custardgannet4836]

Legend

[@xdiz]

I love how he also plays smth from Yoshi's Island ... God that game was good and had an awesome OST

[@joostdenhoudijker2335]

He's like the John Williams of games

[@Mayonnnnaise]

Nah man. He's Koji Kondo.

[@UmDevoto]

+Mayonnnnaise haha

[@andresgamer6741]

+Woost den Houdijker Koji Kondo and John Williams are good friends, is the true.

[@bevrosity]

+Woost den Houdijker lol totally.

[@MegaMech]

I think more accurately he's the Bach or perhaps Mozart of video games. I would argue that John Williams ain't got nothing on Kondo. Williams rips off historical composers in a non-creative (in an academic sense not in a negatively critical sense) manner. His musical style is copy and paste. Kondo takes from a variety of styles and genre's turning them into a new music. Bach was known for taking the musical styles of other cultures. Video games such as Mario are in near every household while many still have not even watched Star Wars. Therefore, Kondo is a much more influential composer in music history than Williams.

[@펌킨맨번역채널]

I love this guy.

[@Indyofthedead]

There have been musical geniuses throughout history... Mozart, Bach, Beethoven. There is a musical genius of our day and that genius is Koji Kondo. He has shaped the music of this world.

[@ZdrytchX]

You can hear the 'lag' in the timing of the clapping and the music.

[@ArturoLamillaM]

Oh my god, Koji Kondo is so awesome!

[@yasumakabe5615]

anthem of all the game

[@MegaMech]

Awesome :) screw the other vids of koji kondo playing! this is the best one totally!

[@zant1106]

So beautiful!!!

[@Primu]

@gameman29 7month old comment.. seriously. My point still stands, if you want to show gratitude, wait till the end. Adding a 'clap' beat to a piano performance is like adding a orchestra to a rap.

[@marksyron5481]

this takes me to a peaceful, nostalgic place that i cannot describe

[@zulkst]

It's a masterpiece

[@BiografMedDem]

Beautiful.

[@Raikaska]

The legend. The top of the mountain.

[@facecrash24]

Simply, sweet.

[@Scononrhodes]

childhood aproves

[@DjSapao]

I think i'd cry tears of pure fucking joy just by standing in the same room as The Man Koji Kondo. Pure genious.

[@Rayysb95]

i wanna see the whole concert video of this..

[@CALB1993]

Genialisimooooo!!!!!!!

[@PeterTheGr3at]

Youre right, shouldnt even exist an option for dislike on this.

[@dormytorry]

Legendary.

[@OEFarredondo]

And I thought all the musical geniuses ended with Mozart, Bach, Beethoven and Chopin

[@Arias2948]

And it will not end with Kondo, we have Toby Fox

[@lamouchelhorloge855]

​@@Arias2948🤣

[@MargxYT]

@@Arias2948 kondo is more of a musical genius

[@Drakelx555]

@SpinyMcSpleen I Totally agree

[@wege8409]

Oh man that moment when 4:48 hits

[@Jaco927]

Kudos to Kondo, if for nothing else, keeping beat even when a group of people who can't keep a beat insist on clapping an ill attempt at said beat.

[@pao.gmz.86]

este señor japones se inspiro en la musica latina para hacer los temas de Mario :) hermoso

[@gaWgaMes]

essa é a primeira vez q eu vejo o mestre Kondo tocando piano :)

[@justinlovespastry]

@neoknux009 that was what i was thinking but then i thought maybe the audio video sync is off? but then i looked at his movements to the song and i was like yeah fail clapping :D

[@hyliano]

this sir make me happy =D

[@nensondubois]

Wish I were there.

goose bumps

[@leon625]

@OropherThranduil he was playing a mario medely...

[@russianasdfg]

@rom2014 I seem to notice this too. Still a lot of respect for him.

[@Jonny86Onti]

Im learning how to play guitar, i wish i can meet this man in person and give me some advice. No dislikes? beautiful!!! =)

[@OropherThranduil]

he should have played a mario and zelda medley.

[@chriswaters834]

What a fucking legend.

[@Shadow64]

3:06 what is this song? I’ve heard it in rom hacks but never a normal Mario title 🤔

[@grylltheonion]

Its from yoshi island and its called athletic.

[@justinlovespastry]

4:32 I love that part it's so genius! XD

[@324234124]

a melhor parte começa aos 03:59 de uma fase mutio dificil.

[@vkob85]

cool

[@kreftmaker]

@InkStudiosVideo Snes (and a GBA port).

[@TheDjDijkstra]

Glad I am not the only one that thought that

[@midgebot86]

@BokoNOM They're clapping to the beat.

[@destoru]

@Indyofthedead Words of wisdom

[@Kikatzu]

Koji Kondo is not the Mozart of Video Game Music, but Mozart is the Koji Kondo of Classic.

[@guymontag5]

It's weird hearing so many of those pieces in different keys. Still good times though, despite the mistakes :3

[@vini64]

Nossa véi, mto bom! A melhor pra mim foi a Athletic do Yoshi's Island, toco mto bem! Todas foram boas mas essa foi a melhor! Fico mto boa também a Walking in the Plains do NSMB. Five stars + favorites! Vini64

[@justinlovespastry]

@tomanocucaralhoporra its the camera :P

[@kreftmaker]

@InkStudiosVideo It's called "athletic"

[@LW89music]

@SpinyMcSpleen3264 i thought some of the tracks from sonic were outstanding. the special stage themes, the invincible theme, and alot of others

[@MegaMech]

That theme at around 1:00 ruined by shitty arrangement in-game by co-worker. It's a masterpiece when Koji Kondo play's' it. How did the people at Nintendo mess it up!

[@mario54671]

Depends on which version you're talking about. The original DS arrangement is actually Kondo's own arrangement from the original New Super Mario Bros. game. Listen to it uploaded by GilvaSunner. It's the uncompressed version of the tune. The Wii and 3DS versions were arranged by Kenta Nagata, but the tune was actually composed by Koji Kondo and arranged by him in the original Nintendo DS game.

[@soupmasterx2000]

Nintendo have been using the real version aswell, there was not enough diskspace back in the days to have beautiful music like this

[@MegaMech]

jobo slava I'm talking about the one song that Koji played at 1:00. Not any of the others or from any other games. Koji's 'arrangement' of his own song... Sounds great when he played it. But in the actual game (Super Mario Bros Wii) It sounds horrible. Due to the crap choice of instruments. The song completely lost it's feel. I'm not dissing any other Mario songs from any other Console. Just that song.

[@mario54671]

MegaMech Yes, but that theme doesn't come from New Super Mario Bros. Wii, it comes from the original New Super Mario Bros. on the DS. Koji Kondo composed the theme himself and the arrangement you hear in the DS version is his.

[@MegaMech]

***** He composed the song... But I think someone else arranged it. It's probably impossible to know who chose the instruments without asking the man himself

[@mario54671]

It sounds lame in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, but on the original DS version it sounds great. The theme was composed by Koji Kondo, and the DS is his original arrangement, on Wii, it was arranged by Kenta Nagata.

[@albaldo]

Does he do parties? :D

[@bigfatiori]

Is this from the SF show at the Masonic? If so, I was there. It was fantastic.

[@GitanoMaltes]

Que maravilla !! :D

[@FantomenK]

I thought Mr.Kondo was bleeding out of his nose at 06:54

[@angek95]

Super Mario Galaxy

[@TarikDaniel]

When he finished I wanted to clap until I realized that I'm at home :D

[@angek95]

New Super Mario Bros Wii-Hii!

[@Rswipeable]

The audience clapped 2 songs? the obviously didnt realise he was playing mario tunes until the last 1 where the audience clapped a little louder. -.-

[@MegaMech]

@kreftmaker thanks! lol I did have the right one, this wouldn't be for the nintendo 64?

[@mono77879]

アニメ、ゲーム業界で国民栄誉賞が無いのはおかしい。 その一人として、近藤浩治を強く推薦いたします。

[@justinlovespastry]

@wallacesn Well my reaction was sort of "AHHHHHGHGHHHHHHHIIIIIII!!!!!"

[@Mr64jaime]

I wish Miyamoto and Kondo would have infinite 1-UPs so that they would continue my favorite franchise.

[@andresgamer6741]

Shigeru is "Darth Vader", the power of the Dark Side of Nintendo are intense in him.

[@Blackout987]

Oh look at the clock it's almost ten past OH MY FUCKING GOD!!!!

[@Rswipeable]

Hes got his grove on. haha.

[@MegaMech]

Whats the song at 3:08 yoshi's island?

[@MegaMech]

@kreftmaker from what game? new? its not from world. or 3...

[@justinlovespastry]

Hot damn

[@Luis-xn2tq]

Clappers ruined the medley for a moment

[@kaerustation]

ikr, that must have been difficult to play at the right tempo when he hear the clappings lol

[@weirdo7319]

Fuck clappers

[@thatsnotthepoint-__-2666]

At around 3:23 he intentionally slows down to stay in sync with the clapping.

[@midgebot86]

@psx2514 New Super Mario Bros

[@Primu]

What's with the clapping during mid-performance? it just isn't right when someone is doing a piano performance.. wait till the end.

[@Yoshiwaffle]

stfu weeb

[@soluano]

koji is dancing on piano

[@popocabeater97]

i feel stupid asking but wats the song at 2:11-3:04

[@chrisengland2480]

David Popoca its the observatory theme from super Mario galaxy

[@DonnyyBoii]

NOBEL

[@mario54671]

No, just New Super Mario Bros. New Super Mario Bros. Wii just uses the theme from the original game on the DS. ;)

[@zvonkicgmail]

3:08 - 4:00 ..anybody know?

[@mario54671]

Yoshi's Island Athletic Theme.

[@zvonkicgmail]

***** Thank you very much...missed it in my childhood

[@kreftmaker]

@InkStudiosVideo Yoshi's Island ;)

[@handsomeblackman255]

(Me in audience) "Play Ocarina of Time!!!!!"