Keeper1st | Transcriptions of Tom Brier performances played on my player piano @Keeper1st | Uploaded April 2021 | Updated October 2024, 4 days ago.
A few people have been transcribing performances by Tom Brier from his albums, videos and audio recordings. As I get MIDI files of them I've been editing them so they can play back on a physical piano. I expect the transcribers and people in general would like to hear them, so I'll present them here.
There are more transcriptions I know about than are presented here. I will not be playing transcriptions of tunes for which I have actual live-captured performances by Tom (e.g. Parallelograms, Redneck Rag, Razor Blades, Red Roadster Rag, etc.), as obviously the hand-played renditions sound better.
I have seen some more transcriptions out there but do not have MIDI files of them as of yet (e.g. I've seen a completed transcription of the Ghosts'n'Goblins sight-read, whereas what I have is an unfinished rendition). Anyone who's transcribing these things who'd like to hear them played on my piano is encouraged to send MIDI files my way!
These transcriptions are by many different people, including Cezary Slawecki, "mlololer", Seth Pennell, and others I can't recall of the top of my head (but will add names to this description if I am reminded of them!), so the quality of the playback can very greatly. Emlyn Lewis provided some of them; he has had a few transcriptions done on commission by various people (Christina Fordham for example).
They've all been edited somewhat for playback on the physical piano (note separation is key). In some cases I made other changes, e.g. adding sustain pedal, correcting wrong notes or adding missed notes where obvious (some of those wrong notes were Tom's, so I'm correcting them into what he intended to play).
I'm sure many will be asking for an update on Tom, so here's what I know: In January after only about four months at the Centre for Neuro Skills, Tom was moved in with his parents. There has been no indication as to why his stay at CNS was so brief. Perhaps there just isn't much more to be done, or his family was not happy with them for some reason. They did indicate that he still can not speak much, and that they suspect he lacks short-term memory (something I suspected as well, though his memory of events prior to the 2016 accident remains impeccable).
Timestamps:
0:00 - Ghosts 'n Goblins
2:01 - K.K. Ragtime (Animal Crossing)
4:35 - Animaniacs Theme Song
6:05 - Blame It on the Blues (Charles L. Cooke)
9:25 - Blue Lampshade (Brier Original)
14:10 - Blue Lampshade 2.0
19:59 - Last Rag (Devil May Cry)
24:18 - Snakey Chantey (Donkey Kong Country 2)
28:08 - Fumble Fingers (Brier Original)
31:11 - Gumball! (Sonic the Hedgehog 3)
35:21 - "Tom Making Up Stuff off the Top of His Head"
38:50 - "Tom Making Up a Waltz off the Top of His Head"
42:22 - Lucky Me (Brier Original)
44:57 - Meditation (Brier Original)
50:05 - No Foolin' (Brier Original)
53:52 - Nyan Cat!
1:00:34 - Patient is the Night (Over the Garden Wall)
1:05:09 - Rhythmodik (Brier Original)
1:08:11 - Cool, Cool Mountain! (Super Mario 64)
1:14:10 - Southern Tradition (Brier Original)
1:17:10 - Strollin' (Brier Original)
1:21:49 - Sunlight and Shadow (Brier Original)
1:26:03 - Birabuto Kingdom! (Super Mario Land)
1:28:58 - Credits! (Super Mario Land 2)
1:36:33 - Credits! (Super Mario World)
1:41:33 - Overworld! (Super Mario Bros.)
1:44:41 - Cetus (Tom Brier and Neil Blaze)
1:48:46 - Spring Yard Zone (Sonic the Hedgehog)
1:54:36 - Fluffy Ruffles (Cecil Duane Crabb)
1:57:10 - Hot Hands (Charley Straight)
1:59:51 - Lolita - A Tropical Dance (Luis Moreno)
2:05:06 - Peril in Pantomime! (Brier Original)
2:08:19 - Queen of the Roses (Charlotte Blake)
2:14:05 - Shooting Range (Ocarina of Time)
2:16:57 - Temptation Rag (Henry Lodge)
2:19:33 - Terra Vertigo (Brier Remix)
2:22:24 - Korobeiniki (Tetris)
2:27:54 - Horse Race (Ocarina of Time)
2:30:35 - Athletic Theme! (Yoshi's Island)
2:32:50 - Credits! (The Legend of Zelda)
A few people have been transcribing performances by Tom Brier from his albums, videos and audio recordings. As I get MIDI files of them I've been editing them so they can play back on a physical piano. I expect the transcribers and people in general would like to hear them, so I'll present them here.
There are more transcriptions I know about than are presented here. I will not be playing transcriptions of tunes for which I have actual live-captured performances by Tom (e.g. Parallelograms, Redneck Rag, Razor Blades, Red Roadster Rag, etc.), as obviously the hand-played renditions sound better.
I have seen some more transcriptions out there but do not have MIDI files of them as of yet (e.g. I've seen a completed transcription of the Ghosts'n'Goblins sight-read, whereas what I have is an unfinished rendition). Anyone who's transcribing these things who'd like to hear them played on my piano is encouraged to send MIDI files my way!
These transcriptions are by many different people, including Cezary Slawecki, "mlololer", Seth Pennell, and others I can't recall of the top of my head (but will add names to this description if I am reminded of them!), so the quality of the playback can very greatly. Emlyn Lewis provided some of them; he has had a few transcriptions done on commission by various people (Christina Fordham for example).
They've all been edited somewhat for playback on the physical piano (note separation is key). In some cases I made other changes, e.g. adding sustain pedal, correcting wrong notes or adding missed notes where obvious (some of those wrong notes were Tom's, so I'm correcting them into what he intended to play).
I'm sure many will be asking for an update on Tom, so here's what I know: In January after only about four months at the Centre for Neuro Skills, Tom was moved in with his parents. There has been no indication as to why his stay at CNS was so brief. Perhaps there just isn't much more to be done, or his family was not happy with them for some reason. They did indicate that he still can not speak much, and that they suspect he lacks short-term memory (something I suspected as well, though his memory of events prior to the 2016 accident remains impeccable).
Timestamps:
0:00 - Ghosts 'n Goblins
2:01 - K.K. Ragtime (Animal Crossing)
4:35 - Animaniacs Theme Song
6:05 - Blame It on the Blues (Charles L. Cooke)
9:25 - Blue Lampshade (Brier Original)
14:10 - Blue Lampshade 2.0
19:59 - Last Rag (Devil May Cry)
24:18 - Snakey Chantey (Donkey Kong Country 2)
28:08 - Fumble Fingers (Brier Original)
31:11 - Gumball! (Sonic the Hedgehog 3)
35:21 - "Tom Making Up Stuff off the Top of His Head"
38:50 - "Tom Making Up a Waltz off the Top of His Head"
42:22 - Lucky Me (Brier Original)
44:57 - Meditation (Brier Original)
50:05 - No Foolin' (Brier Original)
53:52 - Nyan Cat!
1:00:34 - Patient is the Night (Over the Garden Wall)
1:05:09 - Rhythmodik (Brier Original)
1:08:11 - Cool, Cool Mountain! (Super Mario 64)
1:14:10 - Southern Tradition (Brier Original)
1:17:10 - Strollin' (Brier Original)
1:21:49 - Sunlight and Shadow (Brier Original)
1:26:03 - Birabuto Kingdom! (Super Mario Land)
1:28:58 - Credits! (Super Mario Land 2)
1:36:33 - Credits! (Super Mario World)
1:41:33 - Overworld! (Super Mario Bros.)
1:44:41 - Cetus (Tom Brier and Neil Blaze)
1:48:46 - Spring Yard Zone (Sonic the Hedgehog)
1:54:36 - Fluffy Ruffles (Cecil Duane Crabb)
1:57:10 - Hot Hands (Charley Straight)
1:59:51 - Lolita - A Tropical Dance (Luis Moreno)
2:05:06 - Peril in Pantomime! (Brier Original)
2:08:19 - Queen of the Roses (Charlotte Blake)
2:14:05 - Shooting Range (Ocarina of Time)
2:16:57 - Temptation Rag (Henry Lodge)
2:19:33 - Terra Vertigo (Brier Remix)
2:22:24 - Korobeiniki (Tetris)
2:27:54 - Horse Race (Ocarina of Time)
2:30:35 - Athletic Theme! (Yoshi's Island)
2:32:50 - Credits! (The Legend of Zelda)
