Alex S. aka King of Swords plays David Foster's "Winter Games"

[TheAdrianWildfire]

i still like David Foster Winter Games arranged by Asako Tanaka

[mikejamesbaldwin]

Awesome!!!!

[sfkingofswords]

thanks everyone for all your nice comments. this video is now quite a few years old but it reminds me that I can still play this piece. most recently i played it at a private party for a birthday of a friend of mine and got a nice ovation at the end.

-alex ps visit my blog at labvirus dot com

[Angrosch66]

great performance!

[numpally]

nice rythmn with this tough piece. And you enjoyed the performance as well. I love the Symphony Sessions album as well!! Keep living the dream!!

[gogolMax]

Nice punchy playing man! Thanks for sharing.

[andyllamanipl]

this is a hard song to learn so it helps that it`s quite repetitive other wise wonderful job!

[Jed9133]

I didnt know foster composed this ...

[raykrislianggi]

@Jed9133, this is the most awesome song David Foster composed!

[Jed9133]

@raykrislianggi ,yeah its sound iconic.its catchy ,a good theme...

[SalComuna]

awesome!!!

[thwack318]

I love what you do at 3:06... I still can't figure out what all those notes are, but it sounds awesome! Oh yeah, 0:10 - 3:55 was pretty sweet, too. ;)

[NadiaKurnia]

Good job . You're really enjoy what you're playing. Bravo.

[100of1000]

i like transition from F major to G major

[lesliekwan80]

Great playing but I think you should work a little more on your ... nevermind, just kidding ... it's fucking perfect.

[Casemaster3000]

Haha I like your phace at 2:22, I always do that. I should stop doing it, it gives it away that you did smething wrong then I ask him did you hear that and they're like "What, no?".. "oh damn, nevermind."

[ribosomalRNA5]

I wanted to learn this piece, but when I glanced at the sheet music, I thought, 'nooooo way'! It looked way hard, so I didn't even bother buying it. You're awesome!

[salvadorr88]

That was a nice performance. Not my preference of composition, but it was respectable. Good job.

[100of1000]

bravo !

[charliekim123]

Your playing is so awesome.

[DisneyFan1230]

I play piano also, and i'm realllllly wanting to learn this, but i highly doubt i'll be able to play it like you.

[monster98012]

lol

[masafumi580]

Good！！！

[OldAccountGotHacked]

some of the timing is too fast...slow down man

[musicwrest]

this sounds so cool on piano

[p0lishsausage]

Fantastic!

[noccii]

awesomeeee!!! and flawlesss...

[szympant]

sound's great!!

[treadwayca]

That's talent!

[zigzig3434]

mój idol !

[flatsignedbooks]

two thumbs and two big toes up

[masafumi580]

とてもすごいです！

[ylivingstone]

good grief...2 thumbs up!!

[carlo3usa]

All I can say... you made that song/Calgary '88 alive again.... GREAT JOB!!!

[kyokushinfighter78]

fuckin genius! you are soo unbelievable!

[nikodem0]

Great!!

[sandhika911]

damn... so great... godd job bro...

[pbstratocaster]

Great composition by David Foster. And wonderful to hear it played "naked" on a piano

Great sense of the ambience in the piece, however a bit of troubles with the actual timing (metronome beat). This music is a challenge in the sync it should be played with.

[eldariebind]

WOOOW.. You look great when you played the song...

[feedline]

Awsome man...You did this justice beyond the 100% level. I love the piano.

[Geolojazz]

You know, I love this piano-only version almost more than the original...the synth and beat of the original date it just a bit.

[LSFightChoreographer]

I've heard so many people playing this piece and getting rythems and chords wrong even WITH the sheet music. This is astonishing. This is definately the best version on Youtube. 6/5 stars, mate!!!

[baller4life69er]

I think you're doing a great job mate. The difference here is you dont have an entire orchestra to play along with you so you've got to belt out those accents to get the effect of the drums and percussion etc. which is exactly wat you're doing. I appreciate what you've done and hope to hear some more of you. 5/5

[charliekim123]

Dude you are so awesome. I want to play like you. Keep it up.

[drmidi2007]

Hi Alex... I give you credit for learning this song by ear, but you are a tad heavy in your dynamics, especially in the left hand. I think you are trying to express the dynamics of the song from a percussive standpoint. If you go back to the original recording (David Foster - The Symphonic Sessions), you will notice that the piano part is rather tight and light, so I suggest playing along with the CD and the drums cover the dynamics you are trying to express with the keyboard.

[padaherang]

duhh,, kapan yah gua bisa maen gini..hehehe best!

[sibelang1]

gw bantu doa aja yak =D

[tpmm1]

That is fantastic! Especially taking into account that you have never seen the score of it. Amazing you could hear the special chords on this one. Truly amazing!

[triharsanto]

hebat !

[md04012003]

great !!! Aside from Foster who are you favorites?

[ianthe17]

amazing!!!

[YMSAltrincham]

I have heard this piece before, and really liked it, but until i just watched it as it was a linked video had no idea what it was (im only 16).

Like you have done i have tried learning it without music, but got no further than the first 16 bars, so i guess what im trying to say is:

Brilliantly played, and despite the cliche of the phrase it truly was inspirational xD.

Give me a month or so and i might have it!

[brownieboy1988]

Wow! Amazing. Awesome job! I wish i played it as well as you!

[mirre6]

really really good!!!!

[NY10023]

david foster, is that you? bravo!

[pranadharma]

holy shhhh1t awesome!

[dcolwell]

Very nice! Please post more videos of your piano playing. Thanks.

[wannabickie]

WOW! excellent.

[sfkingofswords]

took me about a day to figure out most of it then a week to hone it in well enough to perform out. i love the entire Symphony Sessions album. -alex

[barbazooia]

(sorry if I write bad english) You have never seen the notes?? Oh, my god... How long time did it take to learn the whole song?

[harrygats]

i also play this piece. youre way better than i am

[NeveTaries]

Excellent playing! You have very fast fingers!!

[imagineer10]

I am playing this piece in piano. And coolrunnings414 That's perciscely correct. There's a book about Sarajevo, It's called People Of The Book

[udetstudio]

Perfect !!!! dude...did you learn piano by yourself or take a course ?? actually I really want play piano like that...

[charliekim123]

You the man. Awesome rendition.

[matthewmakweien]

Bravo dude.

[coolrunnings414]

Excellent - I never tire of this piece. Just a clarification, this was Foster's composition for the 1988 Olympic Winter Games, in Calgary, Canada. The 1984 Olympic Winter Games were held in Sarajevo.