Namco "Hopping Mappy" main theme piano sight-read by Tom Brier

[@xtrajunkful]

not for nothing, but I think Tom is one of the most talented people in the world.

[@rufus888]

couldn't agree with you more

[@FunkyStudios]

Agreed

[@Thingfishy]

This is some of the most incredible sight-reading you will ever see, and yet it has the feeling as though this is still just simple stuff to Tom. Truly fantastic playing!

[@KingRat355]

I've seen videos of Tom doing this before. This is amazing. The left hand alone is usually what players look at when they play a known song. So that is impressive alone. But then he also plays the right hand without getting in trouble on the finger setting which is a big problem personally when I learn a new song. He also has to have a good memory to always read ahead of play. Plus the speed is already high so you wonder if there is any approvement to be achieved playing a second time.

[@pokemario99]

1:17 to end is amazing, I don't know how he was able to achieve that on his first try.

[@hutzman7664]

Pokemario99 his ability to read then improvise was truly amazing. Losing his genius is one of the saddest things I’ve known.

[@smtonyanthony4227]

I think he should play the Mappy theme

[@Keeper1st]

I never got around to working up a score for that. Too late now because of his accident, barring a miraculous recovery.

[@aj76257]

Keeper1st What happened to Tom?

[@Keeper1st]

@Super Mario For me, yes. Obviously not for Tom. He'll never recover from the brain injury.

[@Mihoyminoy124]

So many good memories

[@Chris246t8kr]

Fantastic! I'm so glad I subscribed to you :-) Can't wait to here more from Tom :D

[@yukimatsuri]

Very nice playing and sound!

[@EmileeAria413]

Clearly I need to play this game if the music is this good.

[@glitchedblood]

it’s an easy game but fun

[@Keeper1st]

@ragtimeguy93 Well, not all the videos... prior to November 2009, I had a camera that recorded at very low audio quality. This new camera, while not the greatest video quality, records at a higher audio quality than KZbin can process. I have to down-sample it slightly before posting. Alas, the stereo separation isn't very good as the two microphones are right next to each other, but it's still a much nicer audio quality than I had in the earlier videos.

[@gumdeo]

Very nice!

[@CreatureWillis]

This is the song for when you need to pop the balloons. It's really hard to get all the balloons and Goro(the boss cat).

[@Dude3275]

love it :)

[@supered227]

Also, is it possible you can get the improvisation of this and the song "ToyPop" on sheet music, like" Korobeiniki"? If not its fine. Thanks again for uploading

[@Keeper1st]

That would be up to the person who transcribed Korobeiniki. I just wrote it down as it was transcribed to MIDI only.

[@supered227]

+Keeper1st alright, that's fair enough. Thanks though

[@Liggy1020]

マイナーなゲームのBGM BGMはいいのに家庭用に移植されない不遇のタイトル （Wiiのバーチャルコンソールに移植されたが現在では配信終了。）

[@freee0123]

MERRY GOES AROUNDだな

[@christiankirbo]

What is the time signature?

[@Keeper1st]

2/4

[@charlyb9194]

Key of F?

[@ZeroGaiaForce]

God fucking dammit!

[@stefomate]

i dnt even think its legal to be able to sight-read that well LOL

[@NintendoNamcoAndNickFan]

Sounds like an old western song

[@Keeper1st]

No, it sounds like ragtime, because it is. Unfortunately, Hollywood uses ragtime in "old west" settings, which is completely inaccurate.

[@NintendoNamcoAndNickFan]

Oh right😅 Very amazing rendition you did