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Super Mario World Ending Theme sight-read by Tom Brier
Pianist Tom Brier sight-reads a piano arrangement of the Super Mario World ending theme, working from a first-draft score by Keeper1st. He takes some liberties with the score as he plays.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN commenters recommend it as a showcase of remarkable sight-reading and a favorite when sight-reading or notation comes up.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Keeper1st
- Topic
- piano sight-reading
- Format
- music
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2017–2025
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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An amazing morning to rediscover this amazing artist. I remember watching his videos when I was in school, enjoying his interpolation of popular video game ragtime. The last thing I remember hearing is that he was left comatose after a car crash, with poor outlook …
smoldesu on Hacker News · 2023-08
In Super Mario theme played “blind” by Tom Brier (2008) [video]This reminds me of this excellent video: [VIDEO] Can we get this guy to play the Super Mario World ending theme with the notation from TFA?
airstrike on Hacker News · 2023-09
In Show HN: Learn piano without sheet music
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