Max Payne theme (arranged for Piano - MP3 & Sheet Music)

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Max Payne is a third-person shooter action thriller video game developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by Gathering of Developers in July 2001 for Microsoft Windows. The game centres on NYPD Detective Max Payne, who attempts to avenge the murder of his family. It features a gritty neo-noir style and uses graphic novel panels (with voice-overs) in place of animated cutscenes to narrate the game, as it draws inspiration from hard-boiled detective novels by authors like Mickey Spillane. The game contains many allusions to Norse mythology, particularly the myth of Ragnarök, and several of the names used in the game are those of the Norse gods and mythos. The gameplay is heavily influenced by the Hong Kong action cinema genre, particularly the work of director John Woo, and it was one of the first games to feature the bullet time effect popularized by The Matrix.
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In 2006, I was asked to arrange the Max Payne Theme for Piano... so I did. I figured a game with such a gritty theme song deserved to be immortalised, so I arranged it for solo piano.

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Wow... seriously - 100K views. That's a bit of an accomplishment. Hopefully I can get some of my other videos up to the same view count. Also, I realise that sadly enough Adverts seem to be appearing on this video - I am so sorry, I do not deliberately put adverts on my videos because I can't stand them and I don't do them for monetisation purposes - so please forgive me if adverts are plaguing this video. 😒

[@dyingbattery228]

You will your content is good, it's just a matter of time.

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Thanks - appreciate the kind words. :)

[@Hart8]

This is well deserved :)

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

@@Hart8 Thank you... I wonder how long it will take to reach 200K views?

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

The arrangement? Yeah - did it by myself. Sadly enough - this was the easiest arrangement, and yet it's the one that gets all the views. I did a 14 minute Zelda Medley arrangement, and the theme from Superman and no one seems to care... :(

[@NPC_GENERIC_ENEMY_INFANTRY]

“There it was, the soundtrack of my life.”

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Wonder what's in the future for Max Payne games... but I guess whatever happens - Max Payne 1 will stand as one of the greatest games of all time.

[@NPC_GENERIC_ENEMY_INFANTRY]

Epic Piano Arrangements I don't even think there is going to be another Max Payne game. Max already has been through hell and is living happily now, so I don't think he should go on another adventure. It seems very stupid if he somehow got involved in another gang or something. And if it focuses on a different character it wouldn't be Max Payne would it?

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

I meant like a remake of the first one. I know it's not often that re-makes get done, but considering it's Max Payne - I would LOVE to see it done with todays graphics.

[@NPC_GENERIC_ENEMY_INFANTRY]

Epic Piano Arrangements Ah, I see. It'd be nice, Max Payne being done in Max Payne 3 graphics, maybe better.

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Max Payne 3 is years old now, and frankly I thought the Max Payne 3 Engine was rather awful. Sure it was optimised, but given that Max Payne 1 & 2, had the slow-motion Particle FX and the incredibly beautiful muzzle flashes in slow motion, the Max Payne 3 engine seemed to be a bit of a let down for me.

[@chrnocrusader21]

"The final gunshot was an exclamation mark to everything that had led to this point. I released my finger from the trigger.... and then it was over"

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

I swear I must have beaten that game at least 20 times. If they did a re-make of the game with next-gen graphics - I'd be the first to buy it.

[@chrnocrusader21]

Epic Piano Arrangements agreed

[@Anw4rr10r]

Yes please. What do we have to do to make this happen? Awesome play btw, you've got talent.

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Thank you very much... If there was a petition or something... I'd be signing it.

[@kazma99a]

thats my wish. With max payne 3 graphs and gameplay max 1 and 2 omg that would be perfect

[@andrejandric1439]

"In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king."

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

At least he met his end in Max Payne 2...

[@andrejandric1439]

@@EpicPianoArrangements Alfred Woden

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

@@andrejandric1439 I know... I played the games religiously in High school - which is probably why my grades suffered a little. :)

[@mazadancoseben4818]

@@EpicPianoArrangements,and look where you are now!

[@itsrocx]

"And for a few seconds, came harmony"

[@teslashark]

Max actually knows how to play a piano, if that means anything

[@mazadancoseben4818]

@@teslashark,it means everything!

[@HCSRBLX]

Randomly got this in my head today lol, I’m glad to see there’s still a small community of people who enjoy the theme.

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Small community? I've done the Halo theme, 3 Zelda videos, Fallout and Dohvakkin themes for the piano, and the game that's over 20 years old is still my most popular video.

[@Dungeonus]

@@EpicPianoArrangements mr Epic Piano my bet is because your Max Payne arrangement is simply stunning. I like it better than original score, I only coud try to imagine how you would sound in some great concert halls with orchestra or something. You're a wonderful artist.

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

@@Dungeonus That's very kind to say - I must admit, I still do like the original only because while the piano can try and emulate some instruments, those strings in the middle still tug at the ol' heartstrings; not to mention the electric guitar sounds.

[@Dhaos620]

He was trying to buy sand for his hourglass. I wasn't selling any

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

The moment I stepped into the room he folded like a deuce before a royal flush. Seriously - that was the best game ever in my opinion.

[@George_Bulkin]

Yeah, this game (and few others) brings a lot of nostalgia...

[@Mr.Honest247]

Epic Piano Arrangements Even though it was a game it was a better movie than most movies these days.

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

@@Mr.Honest247 And yet, with such a brilliant storyline and plot - they managed to completely bugger up the actual movie. Don't understand it.

[@cyborgninja5489]

Dhaos620 why does everyone keep referencing that like it's the coolest thing the character ever said? It's actually one of the goofier lines in the game.

[@cyborgninja5489]

"Say what you want about Americans, we understand capitalism. You buy yourself a product, you get what you pay for."

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Sorry about the holding of comments, but a while back - I said one constructive comment to another arranger and he started spamming me with racial and aggressive comments. Had to start withholding comments just to ensure he stopped doing it.

[@666Kudos]

Brings back all those memories dodging bullets on a crappy computer...... Good times...

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

I know - back then we had a Gigahertz computer... and it was phenomenal to think there was a 1000Mhz of speed in that thing. I think we had 512Mb of RAM back then too. Seems so paltry and pathetic now.

[@chrissy1045]

Same, except I was using a controller with a broken right stick on my ps2. So bullet time was the only way to aim in fast enough xD

[@xxafthabxx9346]

dam true we didnt cared a shit bout graphics and fps, time flys

[@midnightgamerx7848]

thats was good

[@MrKersey]

Good old times when games had "soul" , great characters and amazing story, not just CGI like today.

[@TheTriangle444]

"Einstein was right. Time is relative to the observer. When you're looking down the barrel of a gun time slows down, your whole life flashes by, heartbreak and scars. Stay with it, and you can live a lifetime in that split second." Max can slow time confirmed

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

I seriously don't know why they haven't remastered that game already. It was genuinely beautiful, and for its day - the graphics were brilliant. I know some people frown upon remasters, but some of them have been great - and if they did this right; I think this game would appeal to a whole new generation of people.

[@innoclarke7435]

@@EpicPianoArrangements To be honest, probably ego, more than anything. Max Payne 3 shows that Rockstar weren't *really* interested in making a Max Payne game. So they didn't. They made a pretty uninteresting Rockstar movie that occasionally lets you play. I think since Max Payne 3's reception was just sort of "meh," they've decided they won't touch the series again. All those years of development hell that MP3 went through so that they could craft this weird vision of a title that ultimately just came and went. What a waste. And now the result is that the series basically just sits in their hands and rots away pointlessly, pretty much forgotten by them.

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

@@innoclarke7435 Well... yeah it is hard to argue with that. I will admit, they did a better job with Max Payne 3 than I thought they would. The mechanics of the shooting seemed REALLY Excellent with Max Payne 3, so much so that I think it helped them influence their GTA V and RDR 2 games... I'm hoping a revival in the future is possible.

[@innoclarke7435]

@@EpicPianoArrangements See, that's Max Payne 3's biggest problem. They slaved over making the gunplay very satisfying and then... promptly decided that you only get to experience really short gunfights that you're thrown into the middle of via cutscenes instead of a natural flow, then the second the few bad guys are dead, you have another cutscene. If Rockstar had actually opened up the video game for you to *play*, it could've been one of the best third person shooters ever made, but trying to actually play the game for the gameplay is hindered so constantly and consistently that I never find myself returning to it for some shooting fun. I'd rather just replay Max Payne or Max Payne 2 again and have a significantly less frustrating time. Still, I think there's... sort of potential, at least. I think if Rockstar were to take another crack at it, they could do a decent job, provided they learned some lessons from Max Payne 3 and, frankly, just rebooted the series, since it didn't really feel like there was anywhere to go after Max Payne 2 (which was intentional), and it REALLY feels like there's nowhere to go after Max Payne 3. But this is all very unlikely to happen.

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

@@innoclarke7435 Maybe, but at least for once they tried to make a decent storyline for a game that had basically wrapped things up at the end of Game no. 2. They played homage to some of the New York stuff, and had him visit the cemetery where he buried his family... and because of this, they probably needed to insert a lot of cutscenes. I didn't mind them believe it or not. I think as long as they use cutscenes to either explain, develop or move along the story or provide meaningful dialogue - I think it can work. I'm hoping they never try and make a Max Payne 4... I know that sounds horrid, but it wouldn't make sense. If they did a re-boot of the Max Payne Trilogy in their newest RAGE engine - I'd happily pay through the nose to see 4K textures and millions of polygon rendered bullet time.

[@olly9185]

Just so you know.. This is absolutely incredible. RIP James McCaffery, voice of a lonely childhood.

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Glad you found it incredible... such a shame about James McCaffrey - he was still quite young. 😞

[@Armin9529]

"I was still alive. My loved ones were still dead. I lied to myself that it was over. It wasn't over."

[@HerryLaff]

fucking beautiful

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Thank you very much. I'll be taking down my old recording soon... although it's a shame that view count will disappear with it.

[@HerryLaff]

Epic Piano Arrangements I quite agree, a well deserved view, each and every one.

[@rhiannaschumacker1847]

"Gun fire over Hoboken. It felt strange to be at the center of it again, the target that is. Like an old comedian hearing one last round of applause." I must say sir this is such a beautiful piece and you played it so well, Thank you for paying such great tribute to a wonderful franchise

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

If you've played Max Payne 2 as well - I did do an arrangement of 'Late Goodbye' as well. Glad you like my performance. 🙂

[@marioulmer4397]

I don't know about angels, but its fear that gives men wings

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Valkyr had been meant to be a white-winged maiden that would lift you to a warrior's heaven. But it turned out to be a one-way demon ride to hell. The devil was in the drug. I knew. I had met him.

[@marioulmer4397]

Haha yes. One of my fav lines from Max Payne 2: "Max! Vlad told me you're the sheriff. I guess that makes me your deputy, let's ride!". -Mike the Cowboy

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

I didn't play Max Payne 2 as much as the first. I thought the first one was way more epic.

[@George_Bulkin]

+Epic Piano Arrangements Heh, lucky you! My first Max Payne game was the second one. Luckily, I've beaten first game about... hell, I dunno, year ago? Y' see, to play Max Payne 1 I've had to get old computer with WinXP on it.

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

You do realise it runs on Windows 10 as well? They've got a patch to get it working on Win 10. Played it about a year ago as well.

[@amansinha7632]

2gb ram,160gb hdd,shitty graphics but we all lived the story while playing this game. Good old days 💟

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

I know. I think if I remember, I had a Nvidia GeForce 4 420 Go on a Toshiba Satellite Pro laptop. Those were the days. Funny comparing those cards to the ones we have now.

[@tahirmehdi]

@@EpicPianoArrangements I played it on geforce 2 and had 8gb hdd :)

[@Metoobie]

Crappy? Hellz no! I would totally play this again! Install the Kung Fu mod! (no joke)

[@РомаЮрьёв-к5ю]

2gb ram? I had 128 MB of RAM in 2001

[@mad-scientist6027]

You must have been a really rich kid to have 2 gigs, unless I'm really misremembering how computers were back then.

[@miguelferreira4370]

"There it was. The soundtrack to my life."

[@tooMuchTired]

My whole childhood spend in thinking of being a detective like Max!

[@GameN3rdz]

U really don't want that

[@SaadiX858]

I dont know why but i always felt connected to the pain of max payne this game is not just your random video game its a masterpiece cuz this character presented such an immense amount of impact on our souls

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

It's amazing that a game from almost 20 years ago, despite the poor graphics (compared to todays almost cinematic standards) managed to convey the hurt and tragedy that struck Max so poignantly.

[@ImranPangilinan]

@@EpicPianoArrangements I became a criminal lawyer partly because of this game believe it or not.

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

@@ImranPangilinan Wow - that's quite an impact on your life.

[@ImranPangilinan]

@@EpicPianoArrangements they are remaking this game. Instead of your generic battle royales and loot boxes… more narrative driven games like Max Payne should return. It reflects the sick side of human society.

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

@@ImranPangilinan THANK GOODNESS!!! We need a brilliantly narrative driven games. I'm sick of hearing about Fortnite and their 1,000,000th skin.

[@ardacotuk3277]

The flesh of fallen angels

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Quite possibly one of the best made games in history. I still play it from time to time.

[@ardacotuk3277]

this game never gets old

[@MJSherwood]

I think I die....I don’t know!! That line haunted me. What an amazing game.

[@AdzzVR]

Now this line had me scared especially how it was said in the game. I’ll never forget

[@Rottinator95]

After 8 years still damn good and one of my favorite tracks on the piano. “There it was, the soundtrack of my life.”

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Still can't believe it gets more views than pretty much every other video of mine... combined.

[@hichemovic1]

I keep coming to max payne music because it's the first game i played when i was a kid, it had a huge impact on me it hit me on so many levels, now when i listen to this i remember how carefree i was back then. Great piece of art btw!

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

God knows how many times I played this game, because the story was awesome... and being in 2001 and getting to play a game with Bullet time??? Greatest thing ever.

[@johnyang7126]

Ground breaking video game. The graphics at the time were top knotch, the sound track drew us deeper into the maddness, and bullet time was fun. I can remember running and jumping in between three baddies and with two mac-11s, eliminating the three cronnies in spectacular fashion.

[@Abhishek-io6lj]

You picked up drinking too ?

[@VLOneWay]

i love the story of the game As i was kid my mother died and my father and i played this game together. We could really feel the pain of max as he lost his family. It was really personal. Now i got so many great memories.

[@АндрейЩербинин-о7ы]

@@EpicPianoArrangements This is an outstanding game with an ingenious main theme, and in your performance this music evokes the most stylish feeling of nastalgia! If in my diligence of playing music there were a counter of the composition's playbacks, it would have broken on Max Payne 10 years ago)). Thank you for the flawless and sincere execution! And now I know that I can learn to play it myself)) it remains to find the notes.

[@potaufeu2893]

"The past is a gaping hole. You try to run from it, but the more you run, the deeper, more terrible it grows behind you, its edges yawning at your heels. Your only chance is to turn around and face it. But it's like looking down into the grave of your love, or kissing the mouth of a gun, a bullet trembling in its dark nest, ready to blow your head off. When the darkness fell, New York City became something else, any old Sinatra song notwithstanding. Bad things happened in the night, on the streets of that other city. Noir York City." Happy birthday, Max Payne.

[@tirzan1988]

"They were all dead...and then it was over!"

[@MehmetAbiProsu]

16 disslike Vlad's men

[@mrnobody007]

and Nikole Horne's men too

[@twonk890]

Mehmet Abi Pro. 'su haha I liked vlad tho, he was a good character

[@MAXPAYNE.01]

@ÜLKÜCÜ BOZKÜRT oh be türk varmış

[@sleepyblockanimations1482]

Vladimir really on russian is Vova, but... Yeah, it's sounds cooler!

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

@@sleepyblockanimations1482 Damn - that does sound awesome.

[@weiss27md]

Great job. "I was dead tired. I just wanted it to be over. It was all my fault. I'd had this dark place in my head for so long. Sometimes I'd forget the pain was there. Like it was the way you were supposed to feel. I was not in a dark place. I was the dark place, the source of it all, the vessel. Me and the writer, we were the same."

[@BUCKETHATACE]

If someone had told me six months ago this is where my life would be headed, I'd have ordered a double of what they were drinking, drunk it, then blown my head off.

[@mazadancoseben4818]

Or try to not let that happen?

[@TheEPICGAMINGS]

Man, this is even sadder than the original OST, and it's beautiful. I was still a teenager when I first played Max Payne 3. Back then, I couldn't fully appreciate Max's story, but now, being closer to 30 and having played all the games, Max's story just hit even harder. I never thought I would relate to him or face similar problems like his, minus getting shot at.

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Given how tragic the game is, I hope not too much from the game has actually happened to you.

[@TheEPICGAMINGS]

@EpicPianoArrangements definitely not as bad as what happened to max losing hes wife and kids but depression and trying to feel something from vices is just a vicious cycle

[@ARSHXVN]

memories of gunfire , gore and bullet cams anyone ?

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

I still believe to this day, this was the best game of all time. The story was excellent, the graphics were fantastic for their time, and the bullet cam was AWESOME!!!

[@ARSHXVN]

Epic Piano Arrangements what can I say...... It's a rockstar game

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Erm... Max Payne 1 was a Remedy game published by 3DRealms (when it was still functioning), not Rockstar. Rockstar took over and published Max Payne 2.

[@ARSHXVN]

For some reason I was trying to remedy games but my brain was saying Rockstar Maybe it's cuz I've been playing Max Payne 3 a lot

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

No problem... I realised after I posted that's what you meant.

[@MATT-AT]

"And so it began, the chorus that would tug on not only my pain but the threads that lead me to the point of no turning back, it would play in my head constantly reminding me that I'm a heartbroken detective whose in a videogame" This is fantastic btw 10/10🎉

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Glad you like it... have you seen my Zelda & Fallout videos as well?

[@MATT-AT]

@@EpicPianoArrangements No not yet but I shall do post haste

[@b.i.g.j.i.p.s.z.41143]

Well done sir! I finally found an actual human man who can play this historic piece perfectly! Max Payne 1 will always remain in my top 10!

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Thank you. I aim to please. I'm surprised no one else can play it as well - it's not really that hard.

[@b.i.g.j.i.p.s.z.41143]

@@EpicPianoArrangements You very welcome

[@armygirl7851]

I'm Japanese. Amazing! Splendid! Max Payne is favorite music by the game of the memory♪ I was impressed to be completely reappeared! Thank you so much!!

[@whiskeyjim9549]

“I didn’t ask for this crap trouble came to me in deep dark swarms”. Amazing talent man you earned a sub.

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Thank you very much - glad you like my videos. 😎

[@prodsoma_]

Pain killers is all I need :3

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Who knew that was all you need to survive a New York, revenge filled, rampage taking out mobsters, goons and mercs. :)

[@BolaGatoPraOntem]

And a Coult Comando and Desert Eagle

[@victorrain]

Interfectum! It kills your pain!!!

[@victorrain]

@Emirkan Ceylan Don’t forget Frankie Niagara’s baseball bat!

[@whyareureadingthislol5925]

"There it was, the soundtrack to my life." "And for a few seconds, came harmony..." *"Finally."*

[@tiger518chanel]

Amazing!

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Thanks. :)

[@tiger518chanel]

Thank for you)

[@CrestedSaguaro520]

@Bart Iudaea when you shoot the alarm during the bank robbery, or the elevator speaker in the clowns' laundry place...

[@ZooDSSfirst]

This is the simply the best performance of this composition, you can find on the internet!

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

I'm hoping if you check out my other videos, you'll find them to be the best performances of said composition as well.

[@ZooDSSfirst]

@@EpicPianoArrangements Ahahaha! I will check them for sure!

[@LucasFerreira-uh4tj]

Rip James mcCaffrey, nosso eterno Max Payne 🙏🙏

[@inside9050]

I love it when talented people come across in the recommendations, and not some kind of nonsense like tik tok

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

I didn't realise I was still making my way into peoples recommendations... but I'm glad you found something you like. I agree with your comments about TikTok as well... can't stand it.

[@Ilsololl]

RIP James McCaffrey...

[@doomdrago2583]

I feel max's pain throw this..... wow what a creation

[@vv900vv]

Маэстро, это прекрасно. В каждом из нас есть что то от Max Payne. Мы страдали, теряли родителей, родных. Теряли смысл и вкус жизни.

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Это действительно мелодия, которая демонстрирует хрупкость жизни и счастья. Рад, что тебе нравится моя аранжировка. [Google Переводчик]

[@ruthlessgaming4682]

All we need is James mccafery’s commentary in the background stating something obvious in the darkest sarcastic manner.

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

His voice is seriously underrated... I wonder if he ever did any other video game work.

[@ruthlessgaming4682]

Epic Piano Arrangements , I think he did some understated 90’s tv drama series which is what landed him the role. Other than that, I was kinda pissed he wasn’t max payne in the actual movie.

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

@@ruthlessgaming4682 I'll admit, I don't think Mark Wahlberg did too bad a job of portraying the character Max Payne - he is a good action actor and he did have that gravelly New York voice. THE PROBLEM was that the entire script and storyline was a pile of garbage... and HOW they fucked it up despite the game having a BRILLIANT plot? I don't know.

[@ruthlessgaming4682]

@@EpicPianoArrangements It’s how they handled valkyer, and they didn’t add any third person commentary from max, in his head. Which was the issue.

[@craigwilliampalmer666]

" the setting had changed but the rest was all too familiar " max payne. I had to come back to subscribe 👏

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Thanks - hope you find my other videos equally as good as this one.

[@wdunn06]

Very well done indeed. Its amazing how music can just transport us to moments in time. Its a blessing and a curse as Max would say.

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Very, very true. It can take us back to our childhood in seconds...

[@Nawhrid]

Only some of us can relate how this thing is attached to our entire existence. Amazing!

[@albroz6731]

Amazing performance, this song is so dramatic and yet so beautiful at the same time, love it.

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

It really fitted with the noir style gameplay and the storyline. This was a fantastic theme.

[@thegoodguy7650]

I got goosebumps just by watching this. I can't imagine how you felt while playing this. 👍👍

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

If you think this is good, you should check out my 14 minute Zelda arrangement - I actually worked hard to practice the Zelda. This one was a piece of cake compared.

[@EvermoreDarkly]

Its been years since you posted this video but here I am. All these years later. Thank you for recording this. It means something whether I am late or early.

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

No problem - glad people still enjoy listening to it.

[@zherean42069]

Exactly

[@shashanksharma8630]

"Your past is like a piece of broken mirror." A perfect symphony played perfectly.This gives me some heavy nostalgia.

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

I know - it's a bit of a pain to get the game running on newer systems, but damn I still like playing it.

[@Rikuyami_x]

This soundtrack’s melancholic, unspoken beauty makes me want to play the Max Payne games- I’ll give it a chance soon, much obliged. And thank you for covering such a beautiful harmonic OST of a game theme. ❤️

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

You're welcome - I'm glad you like my arrangement. There was something deeply memorable about that first game, wasn't there?

[@Rikuyami_x]

@@EpicPianoArrangements Seems like

[@raphaelgonzaga1044]

when I hear this song, I always imagine Max Payne looking out over the city in a cold, dangerous blizzard, with his gun in his hand and hatred in his veins.

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

I can't wait to get that feel again when they remaster it... and since Remedy are remastering it - hopefully they NAIL it.

[@raphaelgonzaga1044]

@@EpicPianoArrangements I hope too, after all, the mood of suspense, drama and badass action is in the first Max Payne, I hope they manage to bring that feeling back.

[@maximantipin1479]

The best Max Payne theme playing I have ever heard. It's amazing! ✨

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Thank you. :)

[@murtazahasnain5450]

"Let me take you back 3 years ago....back when the pain started" These lines are stuck in my head❤️

[@JR-ly2pu]

The sun went down with practiced bravado. Twilight crawled across the sky, laden with foreboding.

[@NikosLosBabos1]

Truly awesome. Great soundtrack to a great game, and seeing this video and hearing the theme played on the piano just blew me away. Bravo

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Thank you very much... it was an intense and brilliant game.

[@TasosGamingGrg]

my favourite pc game have a nice theme song cover!! good job man!

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Thanks for that... it does bring back many memories of bullet-time, slow motions and epic gun fights from 2001. :)

[@AnoopH]

Brings back my childhood. This game was epic at so many levels. The music was Inspirational. Your piece was no less!

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Thank you very much... glad my arrangement was as epic as the original. I'm in agony wondering how the remaster of the Max Payne games are going to go.

[@alyctro8158]

you combined all the sections into one, beautiful.

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

That's what I do. Glad you like it.

[@alyctro8158]

On a scale from 1 to 10, how difficult is it to play for such an experienced player such as your self?@@EpicPianoArrangements

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Honestly? A 2... it took me maybe 20 minutes to learn the notes and memorise, and recorded it in the first take. My 14 minute Zelda Medley took me a solid week of practice (and would be much closer to a 9 or almost 10) and I will admit that I did 2 recordings of the whole thing and spliced it together (I had 2 cameras recording 2 angles, changed them and did another recording with another 2 angles and edited the best bits of performance). My Guardians of the Galaxy theme was also maybe a 7 or 8... took me several days of solid practice for that once.

[@prafullaraichurkar4369]

It's interesting how while reading all the comments, my mind automatically narrates it in Max Payne's voice

[@saze5660]

Maaaaaax, Dearest of all my friends

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

If you think this is good, you should check out some of my other arrangements.

[@user-kr9fk2ci9l]

I listen to this music during 22 years. This is beautiful melody! My favourite!

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

I am sitting here desperately awaiting the Max Payne remaster. Can't believe it's been 22 years since that game came out. That was possibly the single best game I ever played. It's only just been overtaken by RDR 2; again because so much attention was given to how the music in RDR 2 affects the gameplay - much like the Max Payne theme did.

[@user-kr9fk2ci9l]

You right! But remaster must be launched with Sam Lake participation. He is real Max Payne !

[@anielmaharjan3074]

wow this tone really touches my heart

[@mandarvaidya7947]

played max payne first game today and this is my second complete playthrough, its raining outside my house and I can enjoy this deep game and music theme

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Wow... I remember playing this back in 2001, and it released just after I had done my Year 12 mid-year exams. I can't recall how many times I did actually play through the game, but I think it's in the low double digits.

[@farrukhpasha1201]

Max payne is one of a kind .. They dont make legendary games these days .. Good job man ! Well played :)

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Well - they sometimes make legendary games, but they seem very few and far between. Thanks for the kind words. :)

[@rishabhrockstar5739]

Greatest video game Soundtrack ever

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

If you think this is good, you should check out some of my other covers. I do the theme from Halo 3 as well for 2 pianos.

[@한진성-o3w]

The golden age of the games in my opinion: 1990s-early 2000s This game was made in 2001, with GTA3 but i love it!

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

I know - but you gotta admit, the newer graphics help make the video games feel like interactive movies and can draw you in deeper. There was something special though with Max Payne that doesn't seem to have been attained by almost any other video game since.

[@한진성-o3w]

@@EpicPianoArrangements Yeah, I want max payne1 and gtaSA remastered like Mafia1

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

YES... I so want that as well. You'd think for the 20th Anniversary, they would do it and introduce the game to whole new generation.

[@adityayengde4148]

It's always makes me emotional 😭

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

I hope the remaster does the same. There was something so EPIC about that last cutscene where you're standing on top of the Aesir building.

[@alvie2457]

*There it was . . . the soundtrack to my life, and, for a few seconds . . . came harmony, finally.*

[@thomasthem4n22]

Beautifully played

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it. If you thought this was good - you should check out my 14 minute Zelda Medley, or Baba Yetu from the Civilization IV video game.

[@BlazeManProject]

One of my favourite games. You're nice musician.

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Thank you very much. :)

[@Jimdunne_]

Amazing skill and video for KZbin. Thanks for this! I know Max Payne is thinking of you! From Ireland 🇮🇪

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Thank you very much... If you think this is Amazing, I do a 14 minute Zelda: Ocarina of Time Medley that might just blow your mind.

[@Sc0tt0187]

Beautiful.. Thank you James

[@manzoormr7741]

"Max payne.Drop your weapons or the bomb goes " 11 years back memories. super your composing

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Thanks - the original composers get most of the credit, but I'm glad this arrangement is getting approval from everyone. :)

[@owowhatsthis._.6943]

I always come back to this video sometimes and i think your the only person who record themselves doing it on a real piano because i can't find other videos

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Thanks for the compliment. The acoustic piano just has more soul than an electric piano - it just seems right to play it on the best instrument. 🙂 🎹

[@janisdamroze3042]

Sad day, rest in peace!

[@kristina98005]

Brings nostalgia..... Max Payne was the only game that I truly loved and felt everything it had to say.

[@shellyyytoday]

Just a few will understand the power of this

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Most people underestimate the power of music.

[@apputaiparambil]

No other video game theme made me cry. Great art. Max Payne series is one of the greatest game series of all time and Max Payne is one of the goats in video game history along the likes of Mario and doomguy

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

I'll admit, it didn't make me cry - but what about Zelda Ocarina of Time. That was one excellent video game that was very well put together and had a lot of emotional tension.

[@strybog1841]

That's truly outstanding performance

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

If you think this is good, you should check out my Superman theme video, or my 14 minute Medley on Zelda: Ocarina of Time. 😎

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

JUST RELEASED - Simplified version of the Max Payne sheet music for those who aren't too keen on overlapped hands and octaves. Check it out on Musicnotes (link in description)

[@liamdulude9567]

The tune was coming together

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

What I need to do is replay Max Payne 3 - and record all the piano footage - see if I can stitch it on top of the audio instead of me playing. :)

[@cem2235]

çok iyi be abi

[@levishelm426]

Max payne bir yaşam tarzıdır

[@furkanvarangel1075]

@@levishelm426 aynen öyle...

[@Salihli4545]

işte burada. Hayatımın müziği

[@thegretwonz]

Gözün kapalı bitiririm adamların yerini ezberledim ha

[@sherwood3800]

Ah bi remake gelse

[@СергейСукманов-ф6ч]

Макс Пейн это не просто игра, это история, это характер, потрясающий сюжет. И все это подчеркивает, выражает великолепная музыка.

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Я могу только надеяться, что римейк не только лучше подчеркнет историю и характер Макса Пейна, но и увлечет нас в мир нуарного Нью-Йорка с его обновленной графикой (Google Translate).

[@homesless]

RIP James McCaffrey

[@renessanceYT]

"The rain was comin' down like all the angels in heaven decided to take a piss at the same time."

[@zedhow431]

never gets old right boys i have played it days ago you did a unbelievable amount of work you did very good keep up the good work also am subing lol

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Actually, sadly enough - this is the one I put the least amount of effort into. I spent a day arranging my 14 minute Zelda Medley, and another doing the 'One Final effort' from Halo 3. This one I knocked out in less than an hour. I'm glad you like it though.

[@TheTanyaaa]

"You had made me work undercover in some hell home sorry alex" "Michelle and the baby comes first" "Still on for poker Thursday night... Right" "Like taking candy from a baby" "Life was good sun setting sweet summers day" "American dream come true" "But dreams have a nasty habit of going bad when your not looking" Awesome man unbelievable u have a good talent I pray that the next gen max payne come soon and you'll be the first to buy that

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

I'd so buy that in a second... I'm surprised it hasn't been done already. The game is over 15 years old.

[@naqashhaider3469]

Max is indeed in pain! Powerful music.

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

To this day I have listened to the theme so much, I can play it in my head note for note like a radio. It was truly epic.

[@mariorose8986]

Wunderschön gespielt, aller Achtung....ich liebe max payne

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Vielen Dank, ich freue mich, dass Ihnen mein Arrangement gefällt. [Google Translate]

[@zombywoof5050]

This makes me feel more than it has any right too...

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

It was a brilliant game...dark, gritty, mobsters - it had the lot. ...and cool explosions combined with slow-motion bullets.

[@zombywoof5050]

As a young man, this game had a major part in what became a love for dark, ruthless and gritty crime drama. The stories that remove that safety blanket and you realize that there have been monsters among us always. This song is definitely the soundtrack to a fear realized in a young age. Thank you.

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

That's quite deep. I think that's why this game and the soundtrack was so successful. They haven't really seemed to make a game like this since - I mean in terms of the depths of depravity in portraying the criminal world Max gets sucked into.

[@zombywoof5050]

Epic Piano Arrangements Agreed. Here’s to hoping one game may some day top it. It’ll always deserve its place in video game history for many different reasons. It’s awesome to see a talented musician who loves video games. I wish you the best.

[@snaker_574]

Just recently started playing the max payne trilogy (currently playing the third one). My god it was such a ride. This theme does take me back to those early years when i enjoyed a lot of games for their soundtracks

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Every now and then I still play all 3 games. I'll admit, 2 never really captured my attention as much and I don't have that sense of nostalgia I did for games 1 & 3, but when it released in 2003 - My god - I played the hell out of it. I also did a piano version of 'Late goodbye' from Max Payne 2 if you want to check it out.

[@Anw4rr10r]

This was beautiful. I hate you for making me feel this way..

[@maximmontana9407]

This is very great. I love Max Payne as the music it shares in the OST. It stands out from many modern games nowadays.

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Glad you like it.

[@VladK-1]

Одно из лучших исполнений! Потрясающе, до глубины души. Благодарю!

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Большое спасибо за ваш добрый комментарий.

[@JaMeS159]

This is worth a purchase and what a fine performance.

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Thank you. If you thought this was good, you should check out a couple of my other arrangements. I've got the theme from Halo 3 in there... ;)

[@JaMeS159]

@@EpicPianoArrangements I can relate more to Max Payne than the Chief, regardless your a fine pianist.

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

No problem.

[@arabianchessfriends]

brb installing max Payne 1

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

I've had it installed for ages. Still play it from time to time.

[@arabianchessfriends]

+Epic Piano Arrangements I had to sell my old computer that had the game and forgot to save it on my flash drive. and now I regret it

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

(You'll need to imagine this from the beginning of The Prologue, Chapter 1)... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

[@arabianchessfriends]

+Epic Piano Arrangements well played😂

[@bansenpy5553]

Great job,i want this in max payne 4!!!

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Sadly enough, I doubt there will be a Max Payne 4, especially with the death of James McCaffrey.

[@whizkybent]

I'm learning this by ear right now and you sir are going to be my golden standard for comparison when I finally nail this song

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Thank you very much. Enjoy playing it - it's a beautifully dark but gritty theme. If you ever upload it, let me know.

[@whizkybent]

@@EpicPianoArrangements it's not perfect but I give all insperational credit to you thanks dudekzbin.info/www/bejne/bomTeGNvrJmsis0

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Keep at it - you've done a LOT of hard work. It is an exceptionally hard piece, but it's so well known it's worth keeping in your repertoire forever.

[@whizkybent]

@@EpicPianoArrangements oh dude I play it with my eyes closed now and way better without my cat trying to play rythme on my Darth Vader night light... Thanks brother keep making great music

[@z06dave]

Incredible, well done buddy.

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

Thank you very much - glad you liked it. If you think this is impressive, I had a 14 minute Medley if you like Zelda - Ocarina of time that's worth checking out.