Super Mario Bros. Ragtime Piano Medley - Scott Bradlee

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I listened to these jams on (literal) repeat when I was a kid, so here's a medley of themes from "Super Mario Bros.", "Super Mario Bros. 2," and "Super Mario World," all by old school Nintendo composer Koji Kondo. Did the subconscious effects of hearing these songs during my formative years lead to my appreciation of ragtime piano? I don't know but it's possible!

[@johnwalklin2076]

Everything is better in Ragtime.

[@trebuchetdoctor4537]

Everything but what won’t be played

[@CaptainFALKEN]

😎👌🎹🎸🎷🎶

[@ShaggyMan98]

Truth

[@PIT_Party]

truly

[@circuitthefur8596]

Still true to this day!

[@alexkang5334]

Ragtime is the sound of all that is pure and wholesome in this world.

[@RiC_David]

I think it's the only thing in life guaranteed to make me grin like a child watching a magician. I don't think I could be angry and listening to rag at the same time, I'd have to just stop the music, finish being angry, then unpause. Helps that it was Nintendo games that made me love genres like ragtime, boogie woogie and blues piano in the first place.

[@droid327]

Ragtime is the music of gin and floozies and yeah I guess you're right lol

[@jimrennison1]

Ragtime was the music the piano player at any American brothel (and every American brothel had it's own piano and player, almost always a black man) played to let potential customers know the girls were all on their periods so should be passed over, thus the name 'ragtime'.

[@aahz42]

Ragtime is where everything began. Very wholesome and pure. Stride made everything ragtime awesome. 123bounce 45 ... or 17656 or 15652565, bounces.

[@aahz42]

@@RiC_David definitely - listening to most of the nintendo games - double dragon, castlevania, solstice, ff, zelda, man it's hard to think of how much effort went into those 4 track songs

[@Azulbloo]

Will this be Nintendo Labo compatible?

[@nickdejager8873]

Gets to Super Mario World... It's already a ragtime song (The Athlete's Rag, to be specific). I guess we'll have to make it more ragtime.

[@theechickengamerz]

Tom BRIER TIME!!

[@Crackrzz]

@@theechickengamerz THIS

[@buckeye9252]

​@@theechickengamerz family did him dirty

[@severalsmoothstones8717]

Jeez. There are hundreds of covers of MARIO melodies out there but this is on a different level. Beautifully done!

[@egrstga255tga255]

Girlfriend: how can you listen to that, grow up Heart: guess she's not the one after all

[@zf5214]

oof...bruh are u good

[@fellowhuman8830]

This reminds of a story... I was in high school, we got to wear what we want. Naturally I wore a shirt and waistcoat. This bloodly vsco girl said and I quote "your wear grandpa clothes". Even if I was wearing 'grandpa clothes' you shouldn't insult old people. Thank you for coming to my Teed talk Edit: someone said Ted talk was his line so I changed it

[@TedNeeTed]

@@fellowhuman8830 that last part is my line

[@fellowhuman8830]

@@TedNeeTed sorry I'll change it

[@TedNeeTed]

@@fellowhuman8830 good job, i was almost gonna copyright strike you for that :v

[@lukasfleischmann9330]

Please give us sheet music. The ones that would like to have sheets of this, like this comment

[@nick97000]

Just finished one. kzbin.info/www/bejne/epbFiXiiqLyCnsU

[@pmorrisweb]

@@nick97000 absolute legend

[@Twizzledoc187]

Nick Worrall how did you get the sheet music to this?? If you can, I would like sheet music for a particular song I’ve been trying to play by ear for over 17 years

[@Twizzledoc187]

Elevator Fan kzbin.info/www/bejne/bX-rfHmOobCFsNk

[@yuma7459]

Nick Worrall not all hero wear capes (no really thank you a lot for this)

I love your transcription!

[@christophermorales1509]

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[@mr.awesome8399]

And I'm a fan of your transcriptions Leiki!

[@JB-zm4bb]

@@mr.awesome8399 It took me to figure out he was playing Hay Jude! I just figured it out... And I'm not lying...

[@satyreyes]

It makes me happy to hear the Super Mario Bros. 2 theme acknowledged as the ragtime-adjacent classic that it is. ♥

[@Bartonovich52]

I always thought the Super Mario 2 and especially the Super Mario World overworld themes were ragtime inspired.

[@SimonGodOfHairdos]

I found this video trying to search for Super Mario 2 ragtime! It's so perfect that someone must have done it, right? The select player music is SO CATCHY!

[@isturbo1984]

The SMW pieces just bleed ragtime. Koji Kondo focused on this style in the original SNES ost.

[@Randoplants]

I'm amazed how well this music fits in the ragtime genre. Such a beautiful and fun arrangement!

[@inhalemusic8926]

Koji Kondo loves ragtime and a lot of the original compositions, especially for super mario world were directly inspired by ragtime music!

[@bradlloyd6261]

Whoever you are absolute precision and fire!🎉

[@Frankum4II]

How has this not been heard by everyone who has EVER played these games? Seriously?

[@villep7907]

HOW HAVE I NOT NOTICED THIS GUY EARLIER? For once... thanks KZbin Recommended.

[@Gassyyetclassy]

Makes you wonder who else is out there!

[@Michael_Dominic]

Check out post modern jukebox. His other/ older channel

[@MarcusVeltri]

Ohhhhhh myyyyy goddddd this is soooo good Jesus Christ, you are a ragtime/jazz God

[@jochemplays2302]

Hi Marcus! Nice to see you here :D

[@kushagra64]

Hi bro

[@Chaosmod_PvP]

@Marcus Veltri i think tom brier is the god

[@mateiarhire497]

u should see tom brier

[@mateiarhire497]

@@Chaosmod_PvP heck yes, dude:))

[@MatthewGerrish]

Might be redundant considering it already has an old school jazzy vibe, but it'd be interesting to hear a Scott Bradlee version of "Jump Up, Super Star!" from Mario Odyssey.

[@jayray2761]

Or... he could make it into a modern pop song!!!!

[@boysilakbo9500]

He's arrangements are epic

[@tommy2buttz668]

Yes Scott its time to trade the vintage super Nintendo in for a switch

[@setomotobobo]

Yes! I really think that song is made for a PMJ rendition, including the original singer Kate Davis.

[@johnrickard8512]

Another band did a dixieland remix of the athletic theme from SMW2, and I can clearly hear the family resemblance from ragtime to dixieland.

[@a.b.k]

Aweeesommmeee😍

[@Chaosmod_PvP]

du hier ?

[@wesh4747]

Geh mal mit memo pommes essen

[@mr.miiiplays1708]

Oniichan

[@andreybriskin1903]

​@@wesh4747 what the fu*k?

[@ahobimo732]

That was bloody FANTASTIC!!! This musical style suited the melodies perfectly! It's like the music was ~meant~ to be played this way.

[@wdwnutjm]

thanks, Scott for making me realize that it wasn't actually the GAME I was obsessed with - it was the MUSIC!!!!

[@agioklima]

So so so perfect

[@ericmoore6498]

Beautifully done. I love how the sound of the coin box is included in the music.

[@yuvibitter]

Sheet music? I'd absolutely love to (try and) play this

[@MySheetMusicTranscriptions]

Hello! We can make the transcription of this song. Get in touch with us if you are interested :)

[@MisterHollow]

I am !!

[@milkman9314]

My Sheet Music Transcriptions yes please

[@pmikula]

That would be awesome!

[@nick97000]

Just finished one. kzbin.info/www/bejne/epbFiXiiqLyCnsU

[@scarecrow5145]

Awesome version

[@MichaelRighi]

That is a beautiful piano to the eyes and ears!

[@freduc5582]

Bravo, un beau morceau de piano bastring ! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@brucewayne780]

Best piano jazzy, and Charlestown 😊😊😊perfect

[@meenakshiminnis9460]

Love it. Played Mario lots as child. Had the grey original game boy and played the SNES. This is so much fun. Thankyou.

[@aaronmccollum1160]

Amazing

[@scottlukedwyer5021]

Between creating PostModern Jukebox and his piano skills, Scott Bradlee is awesome beyond words. And the best part, he's just a cool guy. We all love ya, Scott ! Thank you so much !

[@quemaspana]

He's a treasure to humanity. A love note from nature.

[@The_Iceman]

Koji Kondo will smile when he hears this. Well done!

[@acrophobe]

This arrangement demonstrates that the Mario score was essentially already ragtime. This was true of pretty much all the classic Mario games on NES and SNES. Hence why they're so eccentrically bonkers and enjoyable.

[@susannavaccaro794]

Big Scott! 😁 Charleston? ✌️👏👏👏👏🌟You are one STAR! ♥️

[@GIguy]

Scott, you are not from this era, you are from a completely different era, a time when music was actually real music, that required incredible talent like yours! Thank you, thank you thank you thank you, for showing the world what we’ve been missing all these years, please don’t ever stop, you’re amazing!

[@Twizzledoc187]

Found the secret level of super Mario, year 1899.

[@EasyPianoTutorials]

I'm so impressed right now

[@davidcaruso2517]

Best rendition out there. Period.

[@Chromnom]

I wanna have a piano sheet for that!!

[@MySheetMusicTranscriptions]

Hello! We can make the transcription of this song. Get in touch with us if you are interested :)

[@nick97000]

Just finished one kzbin.info/www/bejne/epbFiXiiqLyCnsU

[@nickpollockpiano]

Check my channel. I have a scott bradlee inspired ragtime mario with sheet music. The video is called "why are these hipsters dancing? Mario ragtime"

[@DizzyEyes94]

That walk-up modulation you did at the end sent off the most earnest Gershwin vibes I have ever felt. good on you man

[@katevalentine7075]

Indeed !!

[@brettb9194]

vastly improved my afternoon, thank you!

[@MegaCaprice123]

It’s amazing how gifted this pianist is, who plays so well without a music sheet. Beautifully played.❤️

[@seshatstar]

素敵！楽しい!!

[@bheinzel5101]

Sure Scott has a very special God given talent! Thank God for this. I enjoy it

[@robhulson]

Your accuracy is baffling to me. I wish I had piano teachers who taught me the skills to play that way.

[@mayaloza27]

Imagine being that talented!! Great piece!!

[@vovamoiseev1302]

my children are very happy with your piano playing!!!!!

[@ElTaitronAnim]

Wonderful playing!

[@jocaingles8464]

cave theme BLUES was genious. I look forward to actual compositions from you in the future

[@BradleyBrown]

Nice touch there, at the end!

[@GeofreySanders]

How'd that get in there??

[@Dinglesmckringles]

Excellent

[@strangevideos3048]

Good job man 👏👏👏👏👏

[@beastyfatty13]

Just beautiful absolutely amazing!!!!!

[@voodoochile68686]

So beautiful!

[@cerdaspediaindonesia8926]

If super mario bros was created in 1920s.

[@Drakelx55]

More like the 1900’s, Ragtime was a style of music most popular between the late 1890s and 1910s, by the 1920s it was Jazz music

[@lafalconetafc6932]

Jeremy Xu swing music was in the 30’s. Jazz age was in the 20’s

[@Drakelx55]

GamingSquishy yea but you get the idea. I’m just not used to the idea of a song like the Charleston being called “Jazz” but hey that’s just me lol, I associate the word jazz with smooth jazz

[@oscarnino3552]

In the 1920's New Orleans Jazz was the popular style actually.

[@Jamesamong007]

Or if SMB was a silent movie

[@thecompoundshop9322]

Reminds me of Tom brier. If you don't know who he is, PLEASE watch his videos on KZbin

[@ernestryles]

The compound shop Tom got Ina. Really bad accident and cant play anymore AFAIK :( Really shitty cause he's an incredible player and crazy good sight reader

[@marianpalko2531]

The compound shop Except this isn't sight-read...

[@gold4963]

There's nobody like Tom Brier!

[@beatrixwickson8477]

A legend! Such a tragedy.

[@randomperson-qh1oi]

This is why you don’t drink and drive kids.

[@RattyThyRat]

Ragtime have its felling of classic Ragtime style reminds me of something like golden American age (1929 or when it was, 1919 after world War?)

[@RangleRiot]

How can you watch this and not smile?? Thanks for making my night :)

[@freduc5582]

Tu es génial ! Applaudissements !!

[@DennisBayazitov]

His level of precision is borderline unbelievable.

[@sstanford1331]

Glad someone else was thinking it

[@JJ-zo7jv]

Yeah his striding bass is otherworldly

[@hotwax9376]

The Super Mario Bros 2 main theme always sounded like it would make a good rag. The same is surprisingly true of the one right after that in this video (I can't recall which game it's from, but I know it's one with Yoshi.)

[@cheriangel60]

Absolute TALENT!! RESPECT!

[@frusciboy]

fantastic!

[@debbiemarchese3482]

So glad I happened upon you by chance. Every single one of your videos gives me jaw-ache from smiling. Thank you 💓

[@anthonyoh4304]

Truly gifted, thank you for sharing. God bless.

[@liam_2803]

Bloody marvellous Scott. Love it. Honestly your Piano skills are insane.

[@amylucio]

Favorite video game melodies

[@Meckload]

HOW IS THIS SO GOOD!! Absolutely stunning arrangement. I could listen to this all day.

[@Sortovaltias]

Just awesome

[@serlaikiat2253]

Do you have sheet music?

[@THETURTLE4347]

awsome

[@skyblueman46]

Absolutely incredible .. Scott has this Gift, I never seen anyone play like he does for years. Cheers ..... 🙂

[@chardragon03]

I never realized I needed a black and white silent film of Super Mario Bros. with this dude playing the music off to the side on an old ass upright piano.

[@VolkerundWallyMusic]

Very good Performance

[@Skellybr0]

Amazing talent sir. Wonderful dynamics

[@marcoenot6677]

i listen to this version hundred times! you are the best! amazing..best medley ever

[@chinmustache6420]

Fantastic! I really like how well the original pieces were transcribed into ragtime piano!

[@matthagen67]

How can you play that quickly... with both hands?? This is like a superpower to me.

[@spatrk6634]

you practice. a lot. you first practice very slowly, but keep the rhythm the same. just slower. and then you gradually speed up with each successive practice session. he can probably play faster, but then the piece loses its musicality

[@16-bit-trip5]

The fact that you dig video game music makes me like you even more. Good on you Mr. Bradlee!

[@christopherdavis1860]

Michael Paz Haha, if you only knew the half of it. Play Bioshock: Infinite and you’ll know what I’m talking about.

[@spookypunky]

Superb!

[@Concurr]

Lovely!

[@Emir1124]

awesome rag time for mario BGM　😄

[@eliseblancheanderson]

Beautiful and true to form

[@pogiewogie]

Just too good

[@b0laas]

AMAZING

[@VicJang]

Amazing. Love this!

[@wooddorcas]

I love this Scott, you're such a piano player!! Wonderful! Thank you, thank you! Love, Dorrie

[@Theredflame231]

The thirds one definitely goes best with ragtime

[@EvChow]

SO GOOD please do more like this!

[@jackhaley9995]

He's quite good. Noticed him on many Post Modern vids, Game of Thrones Theme - The "Smooth" Version ft. Dave Koz, for example. Great talent. Maps - Vintage 1970s Soul Maroon 5 Cover ft. Morgan James is another, Royals - ("Sad Clown With The Golden Voice") - Postmodern Jukebox Lorde Cover ft. Puddles Pity Party, also, there's many

[@julyletona946]

This is great

[@OMsweetOM]

Brilliant! Love the improv to the 2nd segment (level 1-2 underground)

[@RandomGuyDan]

Nice to see you front and center Scott

[@pauljs75]

It's probably how it would have sounded anyways, if not for the limitations of the original 8-bit NES. (The character of it, you know it was scored as a piano piece.)

[@EM_vi_ix]

Awesome, but can you shell jump?

[@artniak4301]

Brilliant

[@ОлегАгафонов-и3м]

Fantastic!!!

[@Mrbeat-88]

Lovely

[@davidwhatkey]

I love ragtime music

[@temple7dialectic477]

My son asked me why serious musicians always look so serious whilst they play. I told him "its hard work man, focus like that dont come easy my boy. If you focused half that hard, people would just hand you endless opportunities" and then latter i shed a tear because i knew i was giving myself that advice. And that i am not really much of an impressive person. So later i hugged my son and confessed that i love who he is.

[@mopbrothers]

Awesome! Mario music has always been ragtime inspired and when you ham it up it sounds even better.

[@rbspace454]

Amazing!!