Super Mario Bros. Theme, Final Fantasy X To Zanarkand, and Halo 2 Mjolnir Mix

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Video Game Pianist

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Published on January 24, 2018 7:46:53 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kls4xYDo324

Game:

Super Mario Bros. (1985)

Duration: 5:47

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I play the Super Mario Bros. Theme, Final Fantasy X - To Zanarkand, and Halo 2 Mjolnir Mix! Greetings from VGP Studio! This is a screen test video.

The three pieces test the various ranges of the piano and how well the microphones can record the sound. For example, the Super Mario Bros. theme requires the use of the mid range of the piano, To Zanarkand requires the mid and high ranges of the piano, and Halo 2 Mjolnir Mix requires the low, mid, and high ranges of the piano.

Reviews and Mentions

"Martin Leung, a pianist who gained fame on YouTube, brought down the house with his signature blindfolded performance of the theme from Super Mario Brothers." - Seth Schiesel, The New York Times

"The concert also included a performance by pianist Martin Leung..." - Grace Jean, The Washington Post

"...A brilliant pianist..." - Leo Cotterell, The Times (United Kingdom)

"Pianist Martin Leung totally rocks the house." - Chris Kohler, Wired

"Martin achieved a staggering degree of Internet fame with a six-minute video ... It's a hilarious, jaw-dislocating virtuoso performance. ...Martin is the gold standard in a shockingly large kingdom of Internet-only Super Mario tributes ..." - Rob Harvilla, Riverfront Times

Biography

“A brilliant pianist” (The Times of London), Martin Leung is ushering in a new era of music. He makes our globe a more joyful place. His piano solos have emerged as historic in both live and recorded performances, and they have changed the way we think of music. He is known for Super Mario Medley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFZki6TcY4w On 19 October 2007, Super Mario Medley became the highest rated video on YouTube Japan. Video Game Pianist performed in 17 countries and at E3, PAX, GDC, German Games Convention, Brasil Game Show, among others.

As a classical pianist, Martin Leung holds degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Musi c (BM ’08, pupil of Paul Schenly and Daniel Shapiro), the Yale School of Music (MM ’10, pupil of Claude Frank), and the University of Southern California (DMA ‘15, pupil of Stewart Gordon). Last November Martin won the Zoltán Rozsnyai Memorial Prize at the Los Angeles International Liszt Piano Competition, Division VII (Concerto). As a result of winning first prize in the competition, Martin has been invited to play Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major at the Leipzig Gewandhaus in November 2017 with the Akademisches Orchester Leipzig and maestro Horst Förster. Last June Martin became a semifinalist in the San Jose International Piano Competition.

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