GDC: Koji Kondo playing Mario themes

[AllWe4re]

Level Asiatic Mode: On

[nxul]

he is a genius

[jameskim0517]

20 people don't have a childhood back in 80s - 99s

[Filiolus]

how can you possibly dislike a video of the COMPOSER of the music playing MARIO songs.. CMON

[LemonCrushMusic]

@Filiolus They probably didn't know Kondo was the composer of one of the most popular songs in the gaming world (or world, period)...and they call themselves gamers lol...

[busen2]

i don't know what i would do if Mario and his music doesn't existed thank you koji kondo

[MuffenDaniel]

So familiar and well-known song, yet so few who know who Koji Kondo is.

[iggyskingdom]

MARIO!!!!

[daho29]

20 people doesn't know who is Mario. So sad!

[bastidepp2]

oh man .. i want him to play some starfox 64, the starwolf theme or zelda.. but you hear always the same song^^

[dergelbedonner12]

Koji Kondo is the best!!!!!! :D

[bwalk23bluehawk]

sheet music/tutorial?

[howardkevinm]

come on we all know we are singing along

[JVerusSAnimusA]

thanks for posting this, i used it for my presentation ;]

[DeusLeneIV]

He's a GOD !!!!

[howardkevinm]

@DeusLeneIV i was so just thinking the same thing. 

[erelachan]

cool, and i thought he was gonna play the harp when i clicked on this video

[leonelsneto]

e ainda tem 19 pessoas que nao gostam

[NekorBringsIt]

Epic

[4ndyc007]

The Beethoven of NINTENDO

[mrjohral90210]

my hero

[lfgubrs]

Imagine what the world would be like without Kondo and Miyamoto.. what a sad place to live in

[colemccarren]

@lfgubrs gowsh, without them, things would be soooooooooo different. pioneers of controlling 3d environments, and putting crazy orchestrated music to it..... sowwy cod fanboys but without them, gosh.. who knows...

[LookAtthatguysJohny]

COD sucks people that play it are fagets

[flippen47]

Who thought he was going to be playing the harp when you clicked on this video?

[BANGuzman]

I now realize that he was my first music composer to ever look up to

[memanx]

Sensei !!!!!

[cesaralexis23]

HE HANZ ZIMMER AND JOHN WILLIAMS ARE GODS

[MyPopiejopie]

Is this Mozart?

[Tylle123456789]

Mariooooooooooo

[scampynoXP]

The day Shigeru Miyamoto or Koji Kondo dies will be a great loss . . .

[digitalbauble]

This man us a genius. And also, i also notice that japanese people mostly have a slice of jazz in their music

[LincolnakaOnion]

Mario teaparty

[Eljonno]

why are these people crowding around him so tightly, DONT THEY KNOW A GENIUS NEEDS HIS SPACE

[SpiritMolecule1]

this man= a fucking genius

[YmeNederland]

19 people were playing COD

[luigi14444]

@YmeNederland aggred but sadly there's is yet another one.

[LilianMegatroid8]

koji kondo + zun = overload of epicness

[smoke4206969]

Koji kondo > Chuck Norris

[youknowoz]

@smoke4206969 100%

[quinnly23]

The John Williams of video games...or is John Williams the Koji Kondo of movies? I like the second one better :D

[TheDennisuzon]

Go Go Mario ;D

[Silverstein1883]

is this a rehearsal?

[sanntiimusic]

My dream... meet koji...

I KNOW THAT IM NOT THE ONLY ONE

[DigitalGreenTea]

@sanntiimusic Nope, you're not the only one :)

[sanntiimusic]

@DigitalGreenTea lets go! haha

[tentseringc1]

18 people mad

[TonytheCapeGuy]

He clearly owns this song. I've heard quite a few versions of this song on piano, but none quite as... fluid? Easy? I suppose "natural" is probably an adequate term.

It's like his fingers were made to play this song. :P

[couvepodre]

I thought he was gonna play the ending... Tan, tan, tan, tanana tanana nananammmmm...... Dunno if u will understand! :D

[yurykai]

BRAVO!! KOJI KONDO!! MARIO BROOSSS !! EPICA MUNDIAL**

[cr7ofenomeno]

awesome music

[hyugabombi]

He is the best of music game

[ziadyoshi]

This guy is gooood!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheWhale55]

If there were dip on mars and nachos in Narnia, Koji Kondo would still on a scale of 1 to 11, be awesome.

[EpicPremonitionUK]

18 goombas got stomped the fuck out

[fnkyveza]

... like if u hate the dislikers

[TheScootyPuffer]

@fnkyveza i hate the people who ask for likes for stupid reasons

....so i disliked you

[bluestreek004]

that guy is so gay for koji, lol

[miack84]

Most of the pieces we hear are choppy and one note at a time. It's wonderful to hear it from the guy who actually wrote and composed the piece because he can give it the soul that it was intended to have.

[amillionpoundcoins]

does that fucking cameraman ever stop moving?

[ofakar]

If he started working with Nobuo Uematsu the world would explode

[flexcat]

@ofakar He did in a couple cases.  Super Mario RPG was a product of Koji, Nobuo AND Yoko! You got a feeling of Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy and Mario.

[ofakar]

@flexcat cool I didn't know! I'll have to check it out

[SacredPeyrani]

A mastermind piece

[angek95]

the best music composer

[dormytorry]

Shit! This thing f**ckin tickles me!

[BigDogJang0]

Oh my God, I just noticed Tommy Talarico standing in the back. Not that surprised though, he seems like one of those guys who would be front and center for these kind of things.

[nintensoftnews]

best piece of classic music in modern times!

[pokiano]

Koji Kondo... My hero. Love it!!!

[komarififteenhalf]

This is Typical Rag time,Game music

[turpi96]

2:46 i hate this part D=

[UltraFAKE755]

18 people like sega

[ShoemakerFamily1]

@UltraFAKE755 No, 10 of them love playstation.

[UltraFAKE755]

@ShoemakerFamily1 xD

[CKjuao]

This man is a living legend.

[Rayannami]

No sheet music required.

[Trumpetplayer8301]

koji Kondo, John Williams, Beethoven, Mozart, And Bach are my favorite of all time

[webcam1211]

very good koji kondo congratuleitions



[quincydhess83]

You're goddamn right that collar is popped, because this is the coolest sonofabitch of all time. OF ALL TIME!

[MorganstudiosRemix]

I think Tommy wants to get in his lap lol ^^ He's leaning a little too close. Damn I think I was there that year...but I didn't hear Koji play. The dude who blind folds himself on Youtube played and Koji was right behind him. I was there for that (good seats too!)

[nejc003]

I have loads of respect for Koji, but I have absolutely no idea how some people compare him to some of the greatest composers of all time. Especially based on video game soundtracks. I don't see how Mozrat would look like a noob compared to him. It's just ridiculous.

[SANPH]

@nejc003 It's just hero worship. People that say those kinds of things don't really understand music theory or have any experience truly studying the old masters and why it was that they are called masters. Koji Kondo is very, very good at his craft, but he is not a master on the same level as Bach, Beethoven, or Mozart, and he would not disagree.

[colintje3]

@nejc003 Koji Kondo is the Mozart under videogame music.

[NerdsKrew]

18 people never had nintendos

[DaniZeroBR]

17 people flunked out of Juilliard

[emoiscrap]

17 people did not own a Nintendo

[viberge]

Yes

[xamielxamiel]

Mr Kondo a partidipé à élever le jeu vidéo et la musique de jeu vidéo au rang d´art!

[masneo2]

whoever disliked this video should go fuck themselves...

[TheDaisy222]

fuck mozart!! XD

[FalconFetus8]

Koji Kondo is THE best composer ever.

[rayearth05]

If I get to go to heaven, I so got to shake his hand. This man is a genius. I am sure that if his music was to be available at least one hundred years back, Mozart and the rest would look like newbies.

[2andaHalfStooges]

@rayearth05 - Mozart and Beethoven and all of them are sure looking like newbies now.

[Baggick94]

this type is a legend !

[andreicmello]

I like how you search for people on youtube covering this song, they do a good job but no one has this guy's timing...

[MegaBubbleStuff]

@andreicmello Dude no one has this guy's timing because HE WROTE IT!

[djmlm95]

te best compositor in the world

[cheesecurd11]

Japan must live! 1up the guys like these, those who make our puny [maybe American] lives more awsome!

[warmanJr]

one of the best composers EVER!!!

But why so sloopy ? :P

more composer than player for sure!!

[tristanocarina]

@warmanJr he's putting his emotions into it, if you notice, he adds a bit of swing to it.

[mazzo213]

@warmanJr why so sloppy? because that isn't amazingly easy.

[Razzics]

He and Nobuo should team up

[Luis0J]

@Razzics they'r both my heros!!!

[Rhyhart23]

How do people even dislike this. He can't play the song wrong if he's the one who created it.

[hurr1c4n3k33k]

the master himself

[Estudiado]

@hurr1c4n3k33k

I couldn't have said it better

[cesarulises11]

beast

[rooster5man]

Why do I feel like crying....

[Xtrandom]

@rooster5man because you're a mess

[MarkovicDeluxe]

I see, he is a Composer and not an Artist.

[ThePanda115]

Best composer ever!!!!!

He is a GENIUS!!!!

[ikilledyou69]

koji kondo hands down best video game composer ever

[GeografoNerd]

The Mario Theme song is imortal.

[nitro836]

Legend...

Just... legend.

[btapbeats]

yes! 1000th like!

[Pur3P0wn4g3]

Koji Kondo > Mozart, Beethoven, Bach and all those so called famous composers.

[Drakelx555]

Koji Kondo, the Beethoven of the 21 century!

[RandomTask3000]

Is that Tellurico in the back?

[KenobiM11]

There is nothing better than hearing the legendary music being played by its legendary creator and composer. Our ancestors had Mozart, Beethoven, Bach.. we are definitely glad and proud above all to have the great Koji Kondo. May God bless him.

[TheScoutingSniper]

@KenobiM11 stfu, there is no god

[xxdawnmorrelxx]

@KenobiM11 thats both beautifully said n deep

[paraponzi]

One day this will be studied as KK1.

[2FunnyVersionIV]

Koji Kondo is the Japanese Beethoven.

[powerbuttin888]

@2FunnyVersionIV he's the modern Beethoven too

[Zeroes123]

He always manages to bring a smile to my face :)

[Shorty20122012]

This guy is a legend.

[dongsun24ify]

I really wish he played zelda music

[Duorsa]

@dongsun24ify im pretty sure he did (look at side) and he does make all the Zelda music too. Just to answer either ways you were trying to say that.

[Duorsa]

@dongsun24ify woops nvmd he didn't. I'm pretty sure theres something on the internet.

[legogamer98]

Koji Kondo

Shigeru Miyamoto

Itoi

Charles Martnet

EPIC PEOPLE

[mintzpp]

AMAZING

especialy his super mario galaxy

i know he was assisted my mahito yokota in the SMG music but still, he is one of the greatest modern composers

[Charmolution]

@mintzpp

If by assisted you mean Yokota did all the work while Kondo composed two songs, then yes, Yokota assisted Kondo.

[Ainkill]

If music had a name, it would be Koji Kondo

[pippigladstone]

anyone really noticed that hes a japanese man who wrote the most famous carribean song ever.

[renji928]

when watching the vid, hold left button for a few secs DONT PRESS PAUSE THE VID and after a few secs press up and you can play snakes while watching the vid! thumbs up if this worked

[xSUPERSONICx99]

Koji Kondo > Beethoven > Mozart 

[tomaspepino]

Ok, and you are a retard.

[xSUPERSONICx99]

@tomaspepino I offenced no one and you call me a retard. Why?

[corinaluver]

Him and Joe Hisaishi are my favorites!!

[laurencerj1972]

pure genius at work from the man himself who wrote the mario themes, thankyou for the music!

[mecastix]

shigueru and koji rules.nintendo 4ever

[cornholio2345]

woah i didn't even know that he was alive somebody told me that he died

[CrazyIcelander8321]

16 people don't have lives and are living in there step mom's basement

[rhcp4565]

has to be one of the greatest pieces of music ever written in the history of mankind

[dk3c46]

@rhcp4565 HA! How funny.

[rhcp4565]

@dk3c46 Why?

[brainbasher]

L-I-V-I-N-G L-E-G-E-N-D

[bamseper]

what!? 16 peoples dont like this!?

its awesome!!!!!

i also think he is a god...

[Diathorus]

It's my childhood dream to meet this man, including Shigeru Miyamoto!

[GameMusicCompilation]

Congratulations! This video has been included on the Greatest Video Game Music Performances on YouTube playlist!

[Huesusiro]

El creador tocando su creacion.. Musica para mis oidos, This song I bet is the most heard around the world!

[ferociousfrankie]

If you listen to it carefully, he's playing it perfectly.

[jbullaoit]

@ferociousfrankie

100% 5GS* FC

[calrogman]

What's up Geocities?

[greyflcn]

@calrogman

Found this video using Lycos :P

[MarcusNorberg]

I've never heard the songs played with such groove and feeling, I love it! :)

[kralle333]

I like how he's playing it perfect

[frenzyon88]

WHATS UP DIGG?

[NickMart1985]

@frenzyon88 DIGG still exists?

[jin455]

1up.com <3

[mobytoss]

Poor guy, he's so nervous and hesitant, it sounds like he learnt to play them in a hurry for this recording thing

[poofermanman]

@mobytoss  hahahaha

[capostatus64]

@mobytoss

lol, I guess you don't know who this guy is. You can be sure he's very familiar with this song.

[mobytoss]

@capostatus64 Of course I do. What I mean is writing music and learning to play it is entirely different, I'm a pianist and I've written a lot of music but I've never bothered to learn any of it. Just because you've made the music it doesn't mean you can play it, especially if it's not written for that instrument!

[ParabolaTool]

@mobytoss I'm pretty sure he composed the scores for all the Mario games... oh dear.

[binxtrone]

13 People are Bowser Fa....

...how the hell can you not like this!  It's Koji Kondo. He wrote the damn song.

[Chispios911]

This is the real version of the song. All the others that youve heard are taken from the game, that at its' time was limited, which is why this sounds that he is playing it "wrong". In fact, its the game that is wrong.

[Greenie369]

Love that ending!

[mememe2269071]

He is my hero. what a legend.

[berethnar]

hes a genius :P

[KingPatchie]

what would nintendo do without koji kondo?

[11eargyle]

@KingPatchie simply hire another person then go bankrupt cause he aint good enough

[KingPatchie]

@11eargyle thats what i mean :D