Sonic the Hedgehog Spring Yard Zone theme in ragtime, sight-read by Tom Brier

[@Conradlovesjoy]

It is truly tragic that a talent like this has been silenced. I really hope to see new video of Tom playing again some day. Even at half of this. Best wishes Tom!

[@lewisgiles8855]

Illuminati

[@RobbiePfunder]

what happened

[@mothhater5134]

@@RobbiePfunder car accident years ago

[@Just_a_Piano_]

@@RobbiePfunder shitty driver rear ended him causing him to be paralyzed. He's gained some of his movement back but he'll likely never play like this again

[@IndyTheGreat]

It is weird to hear it repeat from a different part, but it's damn fascinating to hear how someone who has never heard it would repeat it.

[@feiwong3634]

So amazing, huge fan of Tom, my best wishes for him on his recovery.

[@CL4549]

This Guy is a concert pianist par excellence of Rag Time music like I've never seen played before. In the world of classical music he I'm sure would be admired by top pianists of that genre for his sheer keyboard brilliance, which smacks of an element of genius, and so often under-rated.

[@CoyotePark]

@Андрей Бахарковскй da

[@georgebradley4583]

I'd trade all my sheet music reading ability just to be able to improvise like Tom Brier can.

[@stevejeffrey11]

what's crazy is he can sight-read, master the piece quickly & then do all sorts of cool runs and licks on the spot, completely improvised...most pianists take a lifetime to do one of those things, not all of them at the same time! without even rehearsing the song!

[@RetroBusker]

This is one of the best of Toms video game improves espcially the flaw of the sheets he's reading, & to think this was close to not even being uploaded as mentioned in description above. If anyone has any footage of Tom improving songs please upload, all footage of Tom on or off the piano is awesome🥰😎

[@andrewg1990]

This one makes me tap my feet.

[@PlushSM64]

ssup watcha doin' here

[@nssteampunk4865]

andrewg1990 Play it at 1.25 speed

[@ezestical]

Yep, same

[@nineko]

Sonic music is always good, even more when it's played by Tom Brier :)

[@sambarnett5048]

Such an excellent performance and impressive improvisation from clearly a master at work!

[@hugoestevesrj]

Holy... this guy knows his stuff :O Such a talented player!

[@robintst]

Oh this made my day as a Sonic fan from the beginning, his talent is most impressive. :D

[@joaobisgo]

Please get Tom to play more Sonic songs! Amazing performance as always!

[@darkhelel1109]

Nice saloon version. reminds me of western movies.

[@IndyTheGreat]

+Dark Helel This has nothing to do with the wild west.

[@darkhelel1109]

Indy The Great That type of music,or similar is kinda used on western parodies, so It has to do with it, Of course the song has nothing to do with it, but the melody is similar to those used on there.

[@Keeper1st]

+Dark Helel The point is that the music is nothing like what existed in the Old West. Ragtime music came out of black communities in the South.

[@Alianger]

+Keeper1st So what did that music actually sound like?

[@JacksonBegleymusicguy]

In the old west, I think the most common kind of live music you would've heard was traditional celtic sounding folk music.

[@elumbreonespacial4361]

Ragtime Yard Zone: This area is based on the outskirts of a city similar to New York in the 50s, the city is covered by plants in front and surrounded by mountains from behind, Act 1 is on wooden platforms with classic pinball rebounds, and high wooden signs with platforms that touch the floor, the posters say things like Up, You Can, Cope, Hahaha. You finish the act 2 and 3 + Boss.

[@migduh]

As always, I cannot watch Tom's videos without bobbing my heading and smiling! Awesome awesome awesome!!!!!

[@thestevengrimshow8299]

Somewhere at the 2 minute mark, i forgot i was listening to video game music. This guy is great!

[@hexkwondo]

That’s because it stop being video game music and turned into Brierized ragtime.

[@SignatureHere]

Every sound that comes from Tom's fingers is awesome.

[@TerebiJoke]

i love the little transition riff he played on the left hand at 1:21

[@RIVEXNGLE]

This is a scary rendition of this song. I like it!

[@funx24X7]

Man I just love this guy. I second the motion to have him play something from Kirby, I think it'd be right up his alley.

[@cdimetr]

Amazing for a sight read only!!!!

[@DarkRvR]

Sorry, it's minuscule indeed, but it's my first "first" thing. Sorry again about that but totally love you keeper1st. Keep up with the awesome sight-reads ;)

[@ezestical]

Is this guy king of ragtime?

[@Fireburst-kp4rm]

Right after I get out of Sonic 2 theaters this pops up on the algorithm, scary.

[@mr_bobz]

makes me want to go to a saloon and drink some grog

[@jeanlandim]

I can watch this for a long, long time

[@ripoux1er]

Love it as usual 🥰🥰

[@bomb4r719]

Banger song, banger piano player.

[@Chrislogan1983]

this is awesome. thanks for sharing!

[@dnotive]

Oh man, I would LOVE to hear some ragtime versions of the Stunt Race FX OST -- that whole soundtrack is just so bouncy and happy.

[@w1ck3dw3nd1g0]

Bloody EPIC!

[@ElronHumpperdink]

Bar fight mode: Activated

[@robsmith3685]

amazing. just amazing!!!!

[@brucehanson4431]

Great playing

[@fushiginasubarashii2813]

Awesome job I applaud you

[@Vilpean]

Classy. And it's totally good... i mean great!

[@Crake1]

2:10 *moves camera to the left of tom* omigiosh, i have been on the right for so long! its like a whole new world!

[@Keeper1st]

Yes, I tell him what they're from (or it's clearly stated on the sheet music).

[@sergiosoto9592]

En pocas palabras: es sorprendente y hasta divertido a la vez 🙃🙃🙃

[@Chrislogan1983]

this is the best rendition! Well done! too bad it's not on iTunes.

[@hypercubemaster2729]

Not really. It is talent, but there are better sounding covers.

[@PermaFrostmusic]

Awesome :D

[@thestuffz]

even if he didnt know where he was going, he got there with style! :D

[@LordStephano309]

This is, of course, no challenge, just me trying to requests an amazing song!

[@ex0du565]

I second this request.

[@Keeper1st]

Both have been done already. Well, the slide theme is the same as Snow Mountain, really, so search by that name.

[@mikedepue]

God bless Tom. ♥️

[@beez1717]

How the heck does he get the tempo so perfect every time?

[@Keeper1st]

Not every time. But the music dictates the tempo really. He has a lot of experience with ragtime. This was scored in 4/4 so he knew it was likely slower than a tune scored in 2/4, for example. This one also has a tempo indication on the score.

[@mykr0324]

Wild

[@RicoLen1]

Oh to have had the chance to hear him play Marble Zone and Chemical Plant Zone.

[@MidnightNow1127]

Sweet! Thanks!

[@ciararavenblaze]

it's said that the first to holler about being first is usually the last to get laid.

[@BenAgain452]

Someone with the KZbin account 'Alexander' made a midi piano only version of Live and Learn from Sonic Adventure 2, and it actually turned out quite well. It'd be neat to hear it played on a real one, though it's not the sort of style seen here.

[@willemvv1]

De beste improvisatie expert.......!

[@Thereviewpregaming]

And that my friends, is how you improvise on the the fly....

[@Shlotzkin]

great job!

[@Timothy-Topoly]

Iove how the little note says. Dont allow children to play the piano yet id trust a child over the smell of teen angst

[@shiiftyd]

Awesomenauts theme would be amazing!

[@chefinabottle]

1.25 speed original theme

[@IcyGoombo]

chefinabottle 15 why do you wanna ruin this masterpiece

[@cleitonsousalima3412]

Toca muito..

[@Fusion840]

From bobby brown to Sega to this guy...

[@Keeper1st]

It's a Milton, made in 1919, I think.

[@jar0fdirt63]

You ever thought about having Tom do a medley of songs from Disneyland's Golden Horseshoe?

[@mikemaldonado9960]

Thelonious monk would love this man

[@gacheromainrg]

Amazing, as usual. I would like now challenge Tom and Ron for Brier-izing some Donkey Jo.g Country themes. Why not the Captain K.Tool theme to begin with ?

[@Musicman11389]

Come on, Mr. Trent. This song is in d minor. The very beginning starts with a single "A," and it walks, both higher and lower simultaneously, toward an authentic cadence on d minor. It's deceptive that the melody walks down E-C-A, which makes it tempting to think it's A minor, but it's a d minor 9. More importantly, Tom is still in an old folks home, unable to take care of himself and unable to speak more than a few words, NOT getting the speech therapy he needs, for no apparent reason.

[@Olovlig]

Yes, I’m surprised that nobody noticed the transcription was totally wrong. So annoying, sorry

[@Chaosmod_PvP]

@@Olovlig in my opinion it sounds way better in a than in d

[@Deluca-Piano]

How can I gain access to the sheet music for this song, this arrangement is so awesome. This takes me back to my childhood and Tom just makes it even better.

[@bryce5106]

I hated this zone... but I love this cover! Nice job!

[@judyhopps9380]

around the 1:50 mark I fell in love

[@carloscalleperez]

nice

[@jaimexdxd]

Awesome! What about some Kirby? Green Greens, Gourmet Race, anything would be fine!

[@Taterzz]

sonic song done ragtime, somehow youtube things i want to listen to lil wayne because of this video. i died a little inside.

[@RiccardoCasula]

I would have liked that Tom will never finish playing this

[@LordStephano309]

Nice video/music as usual, I do wonder if it would be possible for Tom to play the theme song from The Secret of Monkey Island?

[@wizard101transcended]

when you show him these songs does he know there from video games? or you guys dont tell him? or does he somehow know. i imagined him playing this and loving it and not knowing what its from.

[@bulbizi5920]

How can U dislike this? 14 noob alert later ! Last 2 mn are just incredibles. Thks tom ! Pray for U !

[@Gxyz222]

Ever think about letting Tom try his hand at some Sonic Adventure(1) music? I think at least one song from the awesome soundtrack of that game would be really cool!

[@KeiichiO]

+Gxyz222 I'm not sure how rock music would translate into ragtime...

[@Gxyz222]

Rinku Starr it would be kind of challenging. Not all the tunes are rock, but SA does have some of the best tunes I've heard on any game soundtrack. Worth a try...

[@masonking402]

Obama chuckled. "You mean the Chaos Emeralds?"

[@Thefox2000unit]

@keeper1st Do you have the sheet music for this?

[@Keeper1st]

I don’t think I saved the score he’s reading from. I just printed it.

[@Thefox2000unit]

@@Keeper1st Ahh, that's a shame. I would love to have played from the sheets. Thank you for the reply. 👍🏻

[@BossBoomBox]

50,000th viewer, love this song!

[@sergiofranfran6733]

maravilhoso

[@Keeper1st]

See video ID "vhRBGCS8mlc". Also see/hear Martin Spitznagel's album subtitled "Face-melting Ragtime", for he does one or two Zelda tunes on it.

[@elyawy]

which piece out of the soundtrack?

[@Lespna1]

If I was to submit a video of me playing the song, would it be possible to have Tom play it again? Just curious. I don't know how to write music, and I'm not trying to be rude or anything, but it would be nice to see him play it w/the right music and see what he can do w/it. Again, I'm not saying it's bad. It just feels kind of redundant, but when he knows the music really well, he can come up w/really good and funny things. Could you get him to play more Super Mario, Sonic, or Tetris songs? I think there's a song from Tetris on my keyboard.

[@cacup7]

Very Good. Next is DragonForce - Through the Fire and Flames rag =D.

[@doctoratroposxr9828]

Is there sheet music for this? It's the only video without sheets, I love MrTrent's arrangement!

[@Keeper1st]

+Doctor AtroposXR It's not even close to being the only one without sheet music. I generally only provide links to sheet music that I made, or that I know are publicly available somewhere. This sheet was sent to me directly. You could ask "MrTrent" for a copy of it.

[@doctoratroposxr9828]

Keeper1st Okay, thanks anyways! I'll try to ask 'MrTrent' for the sheets ^^

[@titanix2]

I don't get the awkwardness you state on the description :)

[@TheZeldaBand]

Do you have sheet music you could email me?

[@othello7]

Was your camera better quality and it somehow got lowered or was that the base quality for the camera?

[@Keeper1st]

It was an SD widescreen camera.

[@othello7]

@@Keeper1st Interesting. Thanks for the reply.

[@TheZeldaBand]

Can we have a castlevania brier-ized please? :D

[@darak409]

A song from Donkey Kong Country 2 would be awesome!!

[@jmontagne61]

Do the tavern theme from dragon quest 8

[@Keeper1st]

Tom is incapable of playing the piano since suffering a severe head injury in a traffic accident in 2016. Besides, boogie woogie wasn't really Tom's thing -- more of a Carl Sonny Leyland thing! Still, it's a fun little tune that maybe I could transcribe some day.

[@DougyDougerton]

4:41 that piano solo though xD

[@Zenziba95]

Can yous please do Bloody Tears sight read please please please

[@MidnightNow1127]

Has he done anything from The Legend of Zelda??? Oh, I would be amazed...

[@fantasyguy86]

Do dancing mad from Final Fantasy VI or one winged angel from Final Fantasy VII

[@MrTrent]

Oops lol

[@conkerboy]

Why children cant play on thais piano ?

[@Keeper1st]

Because they could fall off and hurt themselves. They can play the piano; they can't play on it.

[@isantelove6572]

6 1/2

[@yjoey]

Team Fortress 2 ragtime next? :)

[@evocrim]

"Please do NOT allow children to play on Piano. Thank you." What a charming encouragement.

[@Keeper1st]

It's a legal requirement so inattentive parents who let their kids climb onto it then fall off and crack their heads open can't sue.

[@ezestical]

@@Keeper1st whoah