"Compass and Guns" (Excerpt) from "The Shawshank Redemption": Piano Cover

[RazzorPEW]

AMAZING FK !!!

[jakemsf]

This is incredible

[higgo11111]

wow ,man this is amazing! Do you have the sheet music? Could you send it by any chance! Thanks a mill, any sheet music you have for this movie would be really great!

[hassanfakiri]

There is no speech, no face to look at, no picture.. BUT the sound you are making is telling me a story of epic proposions..!!

[vinvincent5000]

why does youtube only count my views?

[pantsface111]

50th like and should have a million more AMAZING!

[universoeterno1]

Wow! Cool. Thank you for posting this. I´d enjoyed the mood and the quality of the sound.

[carlmonico]

Very Nice i wish it was longer.

[crazybrity]

How do you play this song where can I find sheet music?

[crazybrity]

Very well played, good job

[samuelrokz]

My God. You played this so beautifully i lost myself and went in sort of a trance like state.

[zorboth]

Its amazing how powerful a pause can be. You played this beautifuly my friend. Thank you.

[herogna]

I allways get a tear in my eye when i hear this soundtrack.

[romeobravo78]

Excellent! I;m trying to arrange this on guitar. DO you happen to have the chords/notes?

[picky2112]

Great Work my friend!

[VFILM88]

I WISH I COULD SHAKE YOUR HAND....GREAT, GREAT JOB!!!!

[HilbertSpace]

@VFILM88

Thank you! I am very happy that you enjoyed it.

[rakmongo]

Excellent - a real pleasure to listen to you play. Thank you for posting.

[HilbertSpace]

@rakmongo

Thank you very much!

[tb2770]

Man this is beautiful... very well played! It actually made me vision an old man pondering about life in my head

[HilbertSpace]

@tb2770

Thank you! (I think Newman's great piece works for young men pondering life, too.)

[autumnharp]

Beautifully done. One of my favorite short works from a movie soundtrack...so etheral and contemplative.

[unltd679]

i was expecting an actual piano like a real one

[dimkaod]

And.. Could you make a tutorial or just give us notes or tabs please ?

[HilbertSpace]

@dimkaod

Scott Tobin (look up You Tube user Alkaliy2s) has a good close-up tutorial posted for "Brooks Was Here," which is essentially the same theme. My arrangement is different from his, but his is quite good and should be helpful for learning the piece.

[Th1sWasATriumph]

I was literally jigging in my seat waiting for you to start playing. There's something about the way Newman does piano. Beautiful. And beautifully played.

[HilbertSpace]

@Th1sWasATriumph

Thank you very much! I agree with you on Newman's interesting style, which I absolutely love. It's as if anticipation is scored along with rhythm, melody, and harmony. He is also able to get a lot of mileage out of just a few notes, which speaks to his compositional talent.

[Freddofresh]

I wonder if it´s possible to only get the orchestra sound for the original song...so you can play along with it. What do you think ? :)

[HilbertSpace]

@Freddofresh

I had actually considered playing the orchestra bit on the Korg and then doing the piano bit separately. I decided against it, because I'd have had to record the video while wearing headphones to listen to the string playback. Also, while the Korg has some pretty good string sounds, I was a little concerned that the result might sound too "synthetic." In principle, though, I really like the idea.

[Freddofresh]

@HilbertSpace Hehe :). How do you get the amazing sound quality on your video. I plugged in my Roland FP-7 with my EMU 0404 system in the computer and im not getting the authentic roland sound, i think im getting the sound from the sound card. Would be nice since i want to send a song i played to a buddy. Maby there is an easier way ? :)

[HilbertSpace]

@Freddofresh

I'm glad you like the sound! First, I really like the piano sound that my keyboard (a Yamaha P90) puts out. I record into Pro Tools and throw a little compression (3:1 or 4:1 most of the time) and some reverb. That's about it, though!

[Freddofresh]

Gose bumps..oh my god, that´s amazing 

[HilbertSpace]

@Freddofresh

I am really happy that you enjoyed it. Thank you!

[zorboth]

Wow.. Thats all I can say.. An amazing sound piece from an amazing movie played by a gifted pianist.. Well done..

[HilbertSpace]

@zorboth

Thank you very much!

[MizEllenH]

Can you do a close up of the piano when you play it please? I'm trying to learn it :)

[HilbertSpace]

@MizEllenH

Scott Tobin (look up You Tube user Alkaliy2s) has a good close-up tutorial posted for "Brooks Was Here," which is essentially the same theme. My arrangement is different from his, but his is quite good and should be helpful for learning the piece.

[HilbertSpace]

@MedicoreProductions

Thank you!

[wildshorty902]

Thank you so much, this is incredible.

[HilbertSpace]

@wildshorty902

Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[dimkaod]

god.

[peter359]

like unlocking magic. how wonderful to be so talented sensitive. made my weekend to hear it in someone else's heart and hands.

[HilbertSpace]

@peter359

Your nice comment made my day! Thank you so much.

[obitoSix]

Really nice :'(

[HilbertSpace]

@obitoSix

Thank you very much!

[MrTittler]

got it spot on mate

[HilbertSpace]

@MrTittler

Thank you!

[MrTittler]

spot on mate

[jmeneely]

It is so incredibly hard to find someone on YouTube capable of playing a piece such as this with the kind of patience and linger that the notes demand to make the emotion truly come to life. I've seen some wonderful finger work on some of my favourite songs but the performer plays the notes like they are some cheap watch-battery powered MIDI player in a Hallmark greeting card playing ever note with the same weight behind it. Yours is definitely the exception and is what I have been seeking!!

[HilbertSpace]

@jmeneely

Thank you for that wonderful compliment!

[AdamTheMc]

It's been a pleasure listening - Thanks

[HilbertSpace]

And thank you for listening!

[Axelwater]

Niceeeee!!!!! Tutorial please!!!!!

[HilbertSpace]

Thank you!

You Tube user Alkaliy2s has a very nice tutorial for "Brooks Was Here," which is essentially the same piece as "Compass & Guns." Swing by his page and have a look!

[KalashnikovBoy94]

This is perfect.

ha, i remember when this film came to the theaters and this Crisply reminds me of this EXTRORDENARY film. Thank you so much For making this Cover, I loved the Gran Torino cover and now im Falling in love with Acceptance. Ha, You deserve to make music more than anyone i know.

[HilbertSpace]

What a nice compliment. I really appreciate it. Thank you!

[angie4josh]

Powerfull.

Sobering.

PERFECT!

[HilbertSpace]

Thanks, man!

[dimkaod]

Wanna tutorial to this ! :D

5.

[cjbeaver]

ah, nevermind.

[cjbeaver]

is this "Brooks Was Here"? very good by the way.

[HilbertSpace]

Thank you!

[380800]

SO BEAUTIFUL!!!

[HilbertSpace]

Thank you!

[Madquitos]

With this song they did a remix with other Seal or something? I do not find

Help please, thanxx

[HilbertSpace]

Yes, there is a remix of Seal's "My Vision" that uses this piano riff. I hadn't heard that remix until today, so thanks for letting me know about it!

[Madquitos]

Yess, i now remember. Jakatta feat. Seal

thanks...

and your playing is perfect, congratulations!!

[HilbertSpace]

Thank you!

[HilbertSpace]

Thank you so much! Yes, this is a great score, and it has been one of my favorites since I first heard it. I am a fan of Silvestri's work as well.

[itcouldgetworse]

great job!

[HilbertSpace]

Thank you!

[acuity1980]

brilliant !

and yeah i already know Alkaliy2s for quite some time now and i love his rendition of "any other name"

best on youtube that i know of

did you watch that one?

good job on this video, you captured the emotion perfectly!

5*

[HilbertSpace]

Thank you very much!

I have not heard his version of "Any Other Name," but I will certainly check it out. All of the videos of his that I saw were quite good.

[azngamer64]

great sounding song!! perfect dynamics too!

[HilbertSpace]

Thank you!