Aquatic Ambiance (Donkey Kong Country) on piano

[gearlockT]

I would love to hear you do a rendition of the bramble blast stage from DKC 2, the sound on your recordings are flawless.

[gearlockT]

Wow, sounds so good, thank you for sharing!!

[overlightband]

that piano sounds amazing

[Kamion]

I just cried a little... Thank you!

[sonic218]

awesome.

[puresexcellence]

THAT PIANO IS SO KAWAII

[NeonJalapenoOfficial]

@puresexcellence THAT COMMENT IS SO ORIGINAL

[AndyB1286]

One of the best DKC covers I've seen. Probably very hard to learn on the piano, or any instrument for that matter. Some of the runs up and down the keyboard here are incredible! Good job.

[Feluxio]

Epic

[rootbeer543]

Words cannot explain how awesome this is.

[AprimalDwarf]

Beautiful...

[666PTH]

i cry every time

[levisk1212]

Awesome love DKC :)

[Advanceshipperin]

I love it <3

[izzy3702]

I can't find the sheet music! Help plz??

[dubsubs]

@1:04 you did my favorite little echo part of the song. i'm crying for my snes days. thank you.

[bmth985]

from 1:28 and on is the best i got chills n shit

[andyfromdk]

i fall asleep to this video every night

[cronochos]

love it can you do stickerbrush symphony someday? or forest interlude? your the best at everything you do no lies..

[roonige]

I found a picture of the donkey kong game cover on google images and stared at it whilst listenening to this, man so many memories, sad and happy all at once, amazing how a game and a piece of music can make you feel, glad to be apart of and old enough to remember them days :)

[cerradinio]

great improv and pace all around

[sevencartes]

yéaaah rock'n rool Man! Awesome!

[OfficialSeRaPhic]

AMAZIIIIIIIIIIIIIING!!!

[gameking2112]

That was beautiful in the least. Excellent job.

[IshidaTheQuincy]

I'll leave a note to my future self so that if I'm born a woman in my next life I'll have your babies.

[carmholmes]

i was going to like this video but then i saw that it had 420 likes and i wanted to leave it at that ;)

[bradtrew]

Holy. Shit.

Best thing i have ever watched/listened to on youtube.

[rodrigobsplayer]

Awesome! perfect performance! lovely.

[bomel666]

simply wonderful!

[CMSonYT]

You have no idea how much this means to me.

[ProgHaven]

@CMSonYT i signed in to youtube just to like this comment.

[viedub]

flawless my man, well done

[ThePlatapus]

Your piano is so Kawai, bro.

[MrHerbalfred]

@ThePlatapus that means cute in japanese.. strange piano brand name

[ThePlatapus]

@MrHerbalfred

That's the joke.

[sonofaimran]

1:24

YES. Nailed it, Beautifully done.

[fukbrettfarve]

Nyce!

[switchfoot4000]

nice  can you play donky kong counry's2 rigging theme

[mariokilledpikachu]

The best ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[anything91828]

could we persuade you to record this and some other tracks professionally, to be able to purchase/download ?

[K4inan]

David Wise is my favourite composer.

[maurusdonu]

sweet..from Brazil

[blackzenode]

Is this a acoustic or digital piano? I like the design it have!

[ossyni]

Aquatic Ambiance+instrumental

[CB19002]

Wow...

[ianwlad]

im crying

[aquabat2206]

Mmm pleasurable.

[djleoaraujomashups]

your accuracy amuses me

[frost122585]

Beautiful. I like this song even more since hearing your rendition sir.

[godaelite]

indeed very good but i must say that the finger ending is gay. why that?

[DouglasZwick]

Ugh! Why does it have to end? ;_;

[anthony1231986]

Your awesome, this is such an amazing song. It's crazy how these video games have some of the best music.

[birzabest]

1 Person Don't Get Completed an Aquatic Map

[ChequerChequer]

Beautiful!

[Aphotican]

Beautiful, just beautiful....

I'm guessing the one dislike is from the person who couldn't find Enguarde the swordfish in this level.

[EvilMatheusBandicoot]

The song seems to be MADE for you to play.

Perfect.

[SuperDragonMasters]

Nicely Done! Right when I heard this music, I wanna try playing this song.

This earns a sub for sure.

[Official2010Swag]

Dude! How can you play so well?!

[PurpleMilkcup]

1 person clicked the wrong button ! (=

[Nintom64]

I'm trying to learn this piece, but it's so hard!!!

[Fivus]

Very powerful; you just got a new fan here :D

[Rusork]

One person y allergic to sea monkeys :(

[2666679]

Who could dislike this?

[chanchimi]

Whoa. That sounds amazing. Keep it up. :)

[RandomHavoc]

I just can't stop replaying this.

[kingooblaa]

This is godlike and i give you my utmost respect for this. 

[pigsfood27]

that one dislike got his ass handed to him in this level.

[JkellyTv]

Sheet Music Pleasee ? Your officially One of my Fav's & i will Subscribe : )

[foxpilot64]

Amazing! I love your cover, my favorite version of this piece! :)

[samario444]

You play so good!! O_o

That's fantastic!!

[Esc8TheF8te]

F**k!! one of my favourites, dkc had such good music.

[FlyAwayN0w]

@sayno2lolzisback

A CHALLENGER APPEARS

[funnyfacerful]

 BRAVO!

[Shadoward12]

Whoops... DK got stunned by the beauty and drowned...

[thexvalkyrie]

Never thought a song from Donkey Kong Country could sound this beautiful.

[stephencolbert5]

You blow me away everytime, Verdegrand. :)

[pumpkinking872]

wow. i was gonna do my own version of this...but now i don't feel like it, haha. great job

[pumpkinking872]

@pumpkinking872 nevermind, did my own version. anyone can check it out on my page :)

[IncendioGlobal]

You are a fucking God. I want to play like you, what the fuck I should do? Tell me please.

[mrmatthewbobcorn]

i remember playing donkey kong country when i was little and i thought, wow, this is in a 1994 videogame?

[Xapiaxa]

wooooooow this is amazing!

[Trumavarium]

1:28 is my favourite part.

Genius soundtrack.

[copiseticbmaster]

I loved this video game and its music. You played this song beautifully. it made me try to learn how to play it myself ( i dont play piano)

[MrSpid3rFingers]

I have to agree, this piece is a work of art. And you definitely do it justice.

[666PTH]

flawless

[TheBetta]

Awesome.

[guitarman6662]

so beautifully played!

[TheFleeingPhoenix]

Flawlessly played. Your sense of tempo is excellent and I commend you.

[phoshigs]

I hope iconic video game music isn't a thing of the past.

[Jeff1N]

@phoshigs well we have lots of recent games with a great soundtrack, like mario galaxy and... mario galaxy 2...

[originalcynn]

@phoshigs never will that happen! video game music will last and last and last, and the energizer bunny cant keep up with THAT ONE!!

[dmodear]

Excelente!!

[VirtualHarmonies]

Again, awesome performance and arrangement. I'm trying to learn it and measures 26 and 27 really shows your skill. The fast run is hard enough but timing it with a baseline that's off beat to the right hand makes it even harder. I'll have to practice this one super slow for a long time to get it down but I love the challenge, and you arranged and recorded this in less than 24 hours!?! Do I have to say 'amazing '!?! lol :)

[kylelandry]

Forgot all about this piece... love this game and soundtrack. SO awesome thanks man.

[baihbalm]

you kick so much ass

[Shea354]

Awesome work!!!

[tropicalorangetube]

Yes.

[dmodear]

Perfecto!!

[ultimateYoko]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE UPLOAD A SHEEt MUSIC PLEASE :)

[Masume90]

@ultimateYoko

Don't worry, it's coming soon. :)

[MichaelJacksonFan000]

@ultimateYoko All I know is that it's in A minor.

[Muenchies]

@MichaelJacksonFan000 I'm pretty sure it's in c minor.

[MichaelJacksonFan000]

@Muenchies Really? Hm, cos it really works in A minor.

[Douken]

Back when I was 7 years old playing this game when it came out. I kinda always stopped around to listen to this music. It's very relaxing and beautiful.

[solakasoup]

Have you ever heard the soundtrack for The Legend of Dragoon? It's amazing! Nice playing by the way!

[Jocef]

This is fantastic! I have been listening to this song constantly for 2 days! Well done!

[Shad0w0nTheSun]

This is wonderful

[TheWanderingNight]

Oh geez, I really wish I had my Donkey Kong Country back. Really wish.

Because I really don't remember hearing this when I played it nine years ago.

[LillyOtep]

As a musician, you understand that play music goes far beyond knowing the notes. Yours interpretation is fantastic! Led me to the ocean in the best game series ever made. Congratulations! : D

[LillyOtep]

You play more songs from Donkey Kong? Want to post here? I really hope so:)

[Spacemanspiffe]

This was freaking awesome, thanks for playing it :D

I do have a request. Between Lanes(it doesnt have a real title yet) from KH: Birth By Sleep. You can find a video of it in Timmy Turners dads channel, in the birth by sleep playlist! It would be awesome if you could play it!

[VirtualHarmonies]

Sounds like from a dream, very nice. This piece has a very delicate melody that's rich with imagination.

[PrinceBrightstar]

Bravo! You're right, I'd say this is a duet on two pianos at least for everything to show up but you still did an amazing job. It's really sad that after having put out music like this that you're having to give up your passion. Don't think of this as a slam but have you considered doing arrangement through a computer instead of doing it live? You have too much talent to just give up because your fingers are going. It looks like that piano supports playing midi from floppy...

[proulx1q]

Nicely done! gang plank galleon would be incredible as well :)

[vujevic]

Absolutely amazing. Love this song, brings back old memories!

[batlin]

You did a wonderful job with this! I was surprised to hear some of the more "superfluous" voices and effects which a lesser musician might have ruled out as infeasible on piano. This is an early Xmas for me, thanks Verdegrand!

[JohannesGoldmund]

a true masterpiece...

very smooth and just beautiful!

[skittlesfreak]

I love this song! Great job! :D I gotta say I'm impressed with your interpretation, and the way it turned out on the piano. I also think it's the best song to "temporarily end" on. :3

[mustangSVT23]

Wow! I didn't thought it was going to be that amazing tune! I just looked "Aquatic Ambience" and I thought "I don't think it's going to be very good on the piano, but I know that song, so let me see it...". And I'm realy surprised. Your videos deserves more views... Keep bringing more of those masterpieces of yours!

[wlingjpera]

this is beautiful - really takes me back to the memories i had growing up.

[Rael0505]

I'm completely blown away by this arrangement! The left hand couldn't have been done better, it keeps the ambient flow throughout.  I didn't think a piano arrangement of this song could work so well. Keep up the amazing work as always!

[michak000]

I saw that u uploaded Call of Magic. Maybe could you play a Main Theme of Oblivion? :)

[TheMoi]

One of my favorites, truly an amazing piece.

[SupremeDirt]

Wow, this is great. Something from Golden Sun would be nice to hear, perhaps the "Battle with an Adept" theme, the one played when you fight Saturos and Menardi in the first one?

[Samwerd2]

such good technique!! look at that pinky at 1:25!!

[PABguitarfan]

wow damn, wonderful

i got some chills at 1:25 ...it brings back so many memories...

thanks Verdegrand

[eleos1212424]

Awesome!Can you do some sonic stuff?I'd love Sandopolis from sonic 3!

[AnimeA82]

What does that Kawai digital piano cost? Love the sound of that.

[TheUltraDude]

Whoa, I didn't even think of requesting this.

Awesome pick!

[JohannesGoldmund]

nice!!

[daigoro789]

ahhhh man, really really beautiful!

by far one of my fave from all the recent arrangements that you've done!

donkey kong country was such an amazing game on so many levels!

[miyagi18]

actually i was playing this song, but i didn´t think that someone would make another performance of this song, i was surprised to see that you played this song, nice, i really appreciated your time making this cover :D

P.S: this is one of my favorite videogame songs ever. when i was a kid i used to listen this song :) it´s been a lot of time since i listened this song :D

thanks dude :D

[RobinLSL]

Some beautiful stuff this is! That was a great listen.

[unusualcatperson]

This song sounds really nice on piano, especially in a live orchestra.

*cough* /watch?v=TwMhGe2yU3A *cough*

[EmphaticItalic]

Sounds vastly superior and more beautiful on solo piano.

[CleverDjembe]

Damn! You can still perform miracles with those hands. Let's hope it lasts as long as possible.

[vampiresasuke777]

WOW a classic sounds really kool

[morpheas768]

That was so damn B E A U T I F U L !

[gimpyspetsnaz]

This is so F%KING incredible.

[noseriouslyguys]

This was one of the most powerful piano pieces I've ever heard!! O___O

Einfach ausgezeichnet!!

[Trigger014]

An instant favorite. A great song from a great game, and you played it beautifully. Just awesome.

[Monomate]

That was excelent! Keep doing piano version of game music, please! I love them... =)

[Melee54]

Sounds amazing. I think it could use about 50 less bpm though, haha. It's a bit fast. But still nice.