I want to know what the writer's room was like when they started with "let's combine a concert pianist with a sniper scenario." Be prepared for that exact situation by going to introtopiano.com/

I’ve often been filmed by animators when recording a score, specifically so that they can get the gestures correct, if not the actual pitches. That scene at the end of Tangled, where the music goes flying off the piano and the pianist grabs it midair without missing a beat? That exact thing happened to me while playing the original song (about 20 minutes into the film), and the animators brilliantly included it. I was floored when I saw what they had done.

"Corpse Bride" takes right keys, but at wrong places: the octaves are all over the place. At some moments Emily even plays higher notes than Victor :)

One of my favourite things about the Amadeus scene in particular is that his variation on Salieri's theme ends up being the 'Non Piu Andrai' aria from the Marriage of Figaro

Charles “9/10, absolutely a conversation that could happen in a lesson room” Also Charles “9/10, I could absolutely see a piano casket and a moving hand detaching itself to carry on playing”

One of the stories about Mozart is that when he was 14 he listened to a 14 minute choral piece in the Vatican and when home and wrote the full thing from memory. On second listening later in the week he made some minor corrections. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miserere_(Allegri) So the scene of him being able to play Saliere's piece after one listen is probably a fairly accurate representation of his abilities.

*Dead pianist's hand come off, plays piano by itself, and proceeds to climb up another pianist's arm* Charles Cornell: 9/10 for accuracy

I actually love when Charles starts playing over a scene, and then it's basically just him playing for 2 minutes straight and enjoying himself

"Play one wrong note and you die." Jazz musicians: jokes on you, ALL I PLAY ARE WRONG NOTES WITH INTENT

The first one is actually a 10/10. Miserere mei Deus by Allegri was a song only being allowed to be played in the Vatican. Copying the sheet music was strictly forbidden. Adding to that it was only allowed to be performed publicly on two specific days during the Holy Week (the week before Easter)- Holy Wednesday and Good Friday. 14 year old Mozart heard it once. Later that day he transcribed the entire 15 or so minute piece from memory and it was so accurate that the Pope himself was so delighted he gave young Mozart an order. It‘s true, look it up! 👍

The accuracy in the Corpse Bride is really astounding, especially considering that it is Stop-Motion-Puppet-Animation. The amount of work is mindboggeling.

Movie: "Play one wrong note and you die" Every jazz musician: "Ain't nothing like a wrong note... I'm immortal!"

Would have been interesting to hear your take on Ryan Gosling's playing in La-La Land. Looked pretty accurate on a cursory inspection

In the legend of 1900 the soundtrack is by Ennio Morricone, played by the amazing Gilda Buttà. Great pieces of music, superb piano player! All of the OST is worth listening

I was hoping you'd mention the animated movie Soul from 2020. To get the piano right they used that technique were they film the actor with the little balls to show body motion. For Soul they filmed Jon Batiste hands playing the piano parts to get them right. Which they also get the animated character in the movie the same long thin fingers like Batiste has. The movie did a good job of musicians playing in the cartoon. Tia Fuller did all the sax parts, Questlove the drums.

The Legend of 1900 is one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE MOVIES and I love that you’ve featured it. It is very far-fetched, but has such great story telling and great music. Plus a duel with Jelly Roll Morton - how could you go wrong?

I wish I had recordings of this, but my Nana had that exact ability to mimic music. Could not read music, but let her listen to the radio or a record once and she could play it exactly. What I would give to have a fraction of that!

Writing down ‘Miserere’ by Italian composer Gregorio Allegri, was punishable by excommunication, but 14 year old Mozart committed it to memory… According to a popular story (backed up by family letters), the fourteen-year-old Mozart was visiting Rome when he first heard the piece during the Wednesday service. Later that day, he wrote it down entirely from memory, returning to the Chapel that Friday to make minor corrections. Some time during his travels, he met the British historian Dr Charles Burney, who obtained the piece from him and took it to London, where it was published in 1771. Mozart was summoned to Rome, but instead of excommunicating the boy, the Pope showered him with praise for his feat of musical genius and the ban was lifted. This little piece from salieri would be a Joke to Mozart talent.

You should definitely check out the rest of Legend of 1900. Lots of piano scenes throughout the movie, since it follows the life of a pianist who has lived his whole life on the ship. They are certainly not all realistic, but they are just very fun! Especially when he is challenged to a piano duel!

Shine is one of my favorie movies of all time but The Legend of 1900 is such a fantastic movie too.

The second clip sounds like the beginning of la Campanella. The third clip really needs context that doesn't take place in Vanessa Carlton's A thousand Miles music video. An added context for Corpse Bride is that I'm pretty sure it's all stop motion so the fact that they've hit accurate notes really adds to the amazement.

In the Legend of 1900 there's a scene where he plays the piano so furiously that he's able to light a cigarette off of the strings. I'm assuming that's impossible, but I'd love your reaction to it.

Hi! Classical musician here! So, knowing what I do about Mozart, him transcribing a simple piece like that was highly likely. Mozart was very much a child prodigy, composing music when he was 8. (First opera was composed at either 11 or 13 I think? Someone will fact-check me here.)

the Amadeus' scene is more comprehensible if you see also the scene just before, where to Saliere took all afternoon to write the march and he even thanked God for the "inspiration", but Mozart improvised variation was more efficient than all his work

The legend of 1900 has such gorgeous music, great cinematography, the ballroom scene here is one of the most magical beautiful scenes ever i love that movie so much.. such an underrated gem.

Charles, I absolutely _love_ watching you listen to music. You reach in and grab every single thread, pull them all apart, and examine each one meticulously, all while improvising on a level that I, a lowly bassoonist, can only dream of. Keep doing what you're doing. You're a light in the darkness, and the world is lucky to have you.

Would love a video on Ennio Morricone who did the music for Legend of 1900 and tons of other iconic soundtracks! My favourite film composer.

the legend of 1900 is the most underrated and best iano movie of ALL TIME

According to an interview I saw with Elijah Wood, he actually did learn how to play the piece in Grand Piano. Obviously he couldn't play it as well as the audio you're hearing, but the wide shots meant there were whole sections where he couldn't use a hand double.

Love the magic color-changing sweater at 12:47!

Great video, thx! I remember seeing a documentary on TV where George Shearing was giving a masterclass in jazz composition. It was the final session of the class and the students were playing their own composition they were putting together over the year. George did hear them for the first time and then he sat at the piano, played parts of them back from memory and gave his suggestions for variations and notes to the student. It was absolutely fascinating...

The piece Mozart eventually plays is Non Piu Andriu from Le Nozze di Figaro :)

Legend of 1900 could be a video of its own, that movie's a BLAST! P.S. Recommend the extended version.

love that at 12:47 charles just seamlessly changes jumper

The Legend of 1900 is my wife and I’s favorite film❤️ it’s an absolutely beautiful story with some INCREDIBLE music. Great watch!

The Legend of 1900 has lots of great scenes, INCLUDING a piano battle with Jelly Roll Morton and a fantastic "improvised" tarantella - Would LOVE to see you react to these scenes!! :D

Charles: WOW, can you imagine having that kind of pressure on you as a musician? Me: That's how I feel in every recital, Charles lol

That piece in Amadeus is from Marriage Of Figaro and I get goosebumps every time I hear that part, and they just took that part and simplified it and called it Salieri's march of welcome so that Mozart could spice it up into his own thing. I'm working on an analysis of the movie, so look out for it everyone hahaha.

I honestly loved watching grand piano, especially when you don't try to think about how unrealistic it is lol

If you haven't seen The Legend of 1900, you need to check it out. A very fantisiful take on ragtime and the story of a piano player born on a ship at the turn of the century. Tons of great music!

In the scene from Amadeus, Mozart improvises a melody that finds its way into the aria "Non più andrai" from his opera, The Marriage of Figaro. That's likely not historically accurate, but it's a fun Easter egg for the film.

You should totally look at the music from Persona 5. I love your videos!

I got chills in the piano waltz scene, such a clever idea and a charming melody! That’s a magical moment straight out of Mary Poppins!

6:48 Wow, I was not expecting the Lusitania to appear in a video like this.

Hey, great video! I know the legend of 1900 was already covered here, but in case you make another one of these, the pianist battle from that film is really worth checking out!

I feel like there are plenty of reasons to not have accuracy in animation, for one, you'd need animators who know the music and what the right notes are. It's also very intricate to animate all of the notes accurately, and might take a lot more work animating it. It's always nice to see, but it's totally not something I'd expect.

I was already laughing at "Grand Piano" for its synopsis, but your laughter made me laugh even harder. Thank you for covering that one! As a synthesizer keyboardist, I too, get very nitpicky when notes played do not match the animation in films etc. Thoroughly enjoyed your perspective.

I loved this video! Enjoyed it so much. Thank you

The visuals werent all accurate for the animated one actually, at 9:52 we hear C and D, while the fingers are playing B and C You can even see charles trying it out. Maybe he also noticed it.

It's relaxing and beautiful. Thank you for uploading this great video

Great content as always Charles. Definitely checking out that intro to improv course you were talking about, because I don't quite understand how to practice that. Even though I've been playing and improvising my whole life, in a jazz context I find it to be a lot more difficult.

The one with the piano moving around is a reference to the titanic, it is said that when the boat sunk, the musicians continued to play, until their death. They brought art to a whole other level.

I love the smooth transition at 12:12 ❤😂

WOW this was an enjoyable video. Thanks Charles :-)

Through this series, I was always hoping you would land on The Legend of 1900! One of the first film scores, as a kid, I really appreciated. Ennio’s score is so beautiful!

Love that video! Thx Charles!😀

Dude, you prove in every one of your videos that you can totally hear a piece of music and immediately play it close to perfectly...

this is excellent, stuff I always want to know !!

I like your Mozart (recreation ) moments 🎹 💜

charles:i like how the piano doesnt hit any walls cue piano smashing through wall

I’d love to see you react to Your Lie in April. Fantastic show full of piano playing.

The Legend if 1900 is one of my favorite movies, really love the piano scenes.

Very funny video as always Charles!! Always make my day better :D

'4 minutes' and 'The beat that my heart skipped' are such great 'piano films' to react to! Would love to see your take on them

I was hoping for magic waltz. I’m so happy thank you

nice reacts. thanks charles.

10:50 Hey Charles! I'm from the Chess world, and we actually have a story kinda like that! Chess Grandmaster Ossip Bernstein had to play a game for his life during the Russian Revolution. Story goes he was going to be executed for having Bourgeois ties in 1918, and was minutes away from being executed when a commanding officer recognized his name from the executions list. He forced him to play a game to prove his identity, with the stipulation that if he lost or drew, he would be executed. Bernstein won in a short amount of moves, and was released.

Great video! Thank you! )

Listening back, I just realized the Mozart character was actually working in themes from his opera The Marriage of Figaro (the aria Non piu andrai)

His two "Nice!" during Corpse Bride's scene are fantastic haha 9:33

OMGGG the legend of 1900 is one of my favourite films I love the music as well amazing composition

I always wanted a video about this topic

Love the way you break music down.. and becoming more convinced that you're related to Steve Carell or an office manager of some kind in your spare time!! Thanks for the vids.

The legend of 1900 is such an underrated classic

Little surprised to see Corpse Bride, but not one of the piano scenes from pixar's Soul. Specifically the piano scene from the beginning of the movie, not the one from the end since it show very little of the actual piano playing.

Every time I think of _Shine,_ I'm reminded of the brilliant restaurant scene.

Welllll....dont forget that in the time period a lot of Mozart, musicians had very fixed ways of using counterpoint and harmonies. But also, Mozart, to this day is recognized as on of the greatest geniuses in music history. Someone who flawlessly understood Music, it's factors and elements and how to create music

Yooo, was just watching one of your videos when this appeared in recommendations. I thought it was an old video, but got surprised by the date.

If you can play Salieri's march so well, then Mozart, on of the greatest musical minds ever, almost certainly could!

I can't express to you how much I was BEAMING seeing a clip from The Legend of 1900 here -- one of my favourite movies of all time, composed by the legend Ennio Morricone

the red to white shirt was my favorite transition 12:45

Petition for Charles to see the film Legend of 1900! I fell in love with that movie on conservatory and it is certainly one of the main reasons I play jazz maybe a little more than classical now

Legend of 1900 is one of my favorite movies, tarantella in 3rd class is also one of my favorite tunes as its such a good representation of the people in the boat sailing to america

That synopsis killed me hahaha

When I saw this thumb I hopped that legend of 1900 was in the list! Such a good film. No one ever mentions it!

10:21 that's taking music critic to a whole new level

Oh god I clicked so fast I got friction burns off the air

Hey Charles, loved the video! You should definitely review more clips from the Legend of 1900, it has some really beautiful music in it!

7:47 when my teacher hears me play accidental notes "on purpose". I love how memeable Charles is when reacting to this clip.

Oh, It would be nice to see him react to any concert in your lie in april !

I have never heard of the legend of 1900 before that scene was amazing!

Now Charles HAS to react to Your Lie in April, great piano playing there

The kind of pianists that can play a piece note for note,are my taste of music

So happy The Legend of 1900 is on that list. It's one of my favorite movies of all time

7:50 Hahah damn, that was too perfect

Magic waltz was written by Amedeo Tommasi a jazz pianist who plays with Chet Baker in the famous album "chet is back". He was a a big friend of Ennio Morricone and they collaborated to the music of "The legend of 900". He died in 2021 one year after Ennio, and I like to think they still playing togheter in heaven and create masterpiece how they did down here.

Omg Charles if you haven't seen The Legend of 1900 you totally should!!! Fantastic movie, great tunes. When he's recording the record and starts improvising "Playing Love" ugH my hEART

I LOVE the Legend of 1900 and Tim Roth is such a fun actor to watch. The music for the whole movie - realistic or not is great.

HVD, Charles! 🤗💕🤗

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