Super Mario / Harry Potter / Star Wars stride piano medley - Martin Spitznagel

Please see http://www.youtube.com/user/spitzfire1138 for more videos of Martin, as that's his YouTube profile.

It's about 11:30 p.m. on Sunday night after the 22nd annual West Coast Ragtime Festival. Martin Spitznagel was seated at one of the pianos and began playing the Super Mario Bros. Overworld Theme in stride style. When he finishes, you can hear Adam Swanson ask Martin if he's ever done anything to the Harry Potter theme, and Martin obliges on the spot with a stride rendition of that which segues into the Star Wars theme and then to other themes from Star Wars, creating a "ridiculous" stride piano medley.

Ridiculous, but wonderful, I say.

Visit Martin's website at http://www.spitzfire.com. His debut CD, "Tricky Fingers," is available on iTunes and at http://www.cdbaby.com/martinspitznagel

His second CD, "Handful of Keys", features three videogame theme tracks in ragtime, including a Super Mario Bros. medley as well as themes from Legend of Zelda and Final Fantasy. It also has a Mary Poppins medley! See http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/martinspitznagel2

Joining in on washboards are Tom Warner ("tdub1941" on YouTube) and Andrew Barrett ("KawhackitaRag" on YouTube).

Category:

Music

Tags:

• stride
• ragtime
• piano
• medley
• mario
• bros
• harry
• potter
• star
• wars
• cantina

[filiboss100]

What is the name of the song at 2.18??? :)

[Keeper1st]

@filiboss100 It's the tune from the Cantina scene in the first Star Wars film. It's commonly referred to simply as "Cantina Band".

[superkiwikiki]

Ais-je reconnu le rire de Tom Brier à 2:18 ?

Is it the Tom Brier's laugh at 2:18 ?

[Keeper1st]

@superkiwikiki Yes; you can even see Tom leaning on the piano at one point. There are many great pianists present here. Also present were Andrew Barrett, Morten Gunnar Larsen, Adam Swanson, Max Keenlyside, Vincent Johnson, and probably others whom I've forgotten.

[fizzlewig]

Amazing, epic and Win all rolled up into one. I'd love to see what else this guy could do with other popular gaming and sci-fi themes.

[Keeper1st]

@fizzlewig Martin released a new album today. Three tracks are his ragtime/stride takes on videogame themes.

[Keeper1st]

@ullombrospictures Why? This style of music is from the 1920s and '30s.

[ullombrospictures]

Amazing. I want to hear this played in an old Western Bar or Salloon...



[sonicfan5568]

its wierd ive been trying to learn all three of the songs

[skeptiker1337]

Respect!! For performance AND taste!

[toria92sus1211]

So COOL!!!!!

[Guinnie]

Brilliant Stuff

[ThoseAwkwardmoments7]

The HP part was so epic



[IzzagoTerrel]

Legendary! I am blown away by how incredible this is! Ohhh man!

[Alessandro32m]

bravo ,la mano sinistra non si stanca mai impressionante

[retteretter]

Play that same song!

[THEJGSTUDIOS]

That was ridiculously awesome!

[The0Keyboard0Kid]

The guy on the washboard really ruins this video for me.