Wow... seriously - 100K views. That's a bit of an accomplishment. Hopefully I can get some of my other videos up to the same view count. Also, I realise that sadly enough Adverts seem to be appearing on this video - I am so sorry, I do not deliberately put adverts on my videos because I can't stand them and I don't do them for monetisation purposes - so please forgive me if adverts are plaguing this video. 😒

@dyingbattery228

5 жыл бұрын

You will your content is good, it's just a matter of time.

@EpicPianoArrangements

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks - appreciate the kind words. :)

@Hart8

5 жыл бұрын

This is well deserved :)

@EpicPianoArrangements

5 жыл бұрын

@@Hart8 Thank you... I wonder how long it will take to reach 200K views?

@EpicPianoArrangements

5 жыл бұрын

The arrangement? Yeah - did it by myself. Sadly enough - this was the easiest arrangement, and yet it's the one that gets all the views. I did a 14 minute Zelda Medley arrangement, and the theme from Superman and no one seems to care... :(

“There it was, the soundtrack of my life.”

@EpicPianoArrangements

7 жыл бұрын

Wonder what's in the future for Max Payne games... but I guess whatever happens - Max Payne 1 will stand as one of the greatest games of all time.

@NPC_GENERIC_ENEMY_INFANTRY

7 жыл бұрын

Epic Piano Arrangements I don't even think there is going to be another Max Payne game. Max already has been through hell and is living happily now, so I don't think he should go on another adventure. It seems very stupid if he somehow got involved in another gang or something. And if it focuses on a different character it wouldn't be Max Payne would it?

@EpicPianoArrangements

7 жыл бұрын

I meant like a remake of the first one. I know it's not often that re-makes get done, but considering it's Max Payne - I would LOVE to see it done with todays graphics.

@NPC_GENERIC_ENEMY_INFANTRY

7 жыл бұрын

Epic Piano Arrangements Ah, I see. It'd be nice, Max Payne being done in Max Payne 3 graphics, maybe better.

@EpicPianoArrangements

7 жыл бұрын

Max Payne 3 is years old now, and frankly I thought the Max Payne 3 Engine was rather awful. Sure it was optimised, but given that Max Payne 1 & 2, had the slow-motion Particle FX and the incredibly beautiful muzzle flashes in slow motion, the Max Payne 3 engine seemed to be a bit of a let down for me.

"The final gunshot was an exclamation mark to everything that had led to this point. I released my finger from the trigger.... and then it was over"

@EpicPianoArrangements

7 жыл бұрын

I swear I must have beaten that game at least 20 times. If they did a re-make of the game with next-gen graphics - I'd be the first to buy it.

@chrnocrusader21

7 жыл бұрын

Epic Piano Arrangements agreed

@Anw4rr10r

7 жыл бұрын

Yes please. What do we have to do to make this happen? Awesome play btw, you've got talent.

@EpicPianoArrangements

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much... If there was a petition or something... I'd be signing it.

@kazma99a

6 жыл бұрын

thats my wish. With max payne 3 graphs and gameplay max 1 and 2 omg that would be perfect

"In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king."

@EpicPianoArrangements

4 жыл бұрын

At least he met his end in Max Payne 2...

@andrejandric1439

4 жыл бұрын

@@EpicPianoArrangements Alfred Woden

@EpicPianoArrangements

4 жыл бұрын

@@andrejandric1439 I know... I played the games religiously in High school - which is probably why my grades suffered a little. :)

@mazadancoseben4818

4 жыл бұрын

@@EpicPianoArrangements,and look where you are now!

He was trying to buy sand for his hourglass. I wasn't selling any

@EpicPianoArrangements

6 жыл бұрын

The moment I stepped into the room he folded like a deuce before a royal flush. Seriously - that was the best game ever in my opinion.

@George_Bulkin

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, this game (and few others) brings a lot of nostalgia...

@user-qe7bt9dz1l

4 жыл бұрын

Epic Piano Arrangements Even though it was a game it was a better movie than most movies these days.

@EpicPianoArrangements

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-qe7bt9dz1l And yet, with such a brilliant storyline and plot - they managed to completely bugger up the actual movie. Don't understand it.

@cyborgninja5489

4 жыл бұрын

Dhaos620 why does everyone keep referencing that like it's the coolest thing the character ever said? It's actually one of the goofier lines in the game.

"And for a few seconds, came harmony"

@teslashark

4 жыл бұрын

Max actually knows how to play a piano, if that means anything

@mazadancoseben4818

4 жыл бұрын

@@teslashark,it means everything!

"Say what you want about Americans, we understand capitalism. You buy yourself a product, you get what you pay for."

@EpicPianoArrangements

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry about the holding of comments, but a while back - I said one constructive comment to another arranger and he started spamming me with racial and aggressive comments. Had to start withholding comments just to ensure he stopped doing it.

"Einstein was right. Time is relative to the observer. When you're looking down the barrel of a gun time slows down, your whole life flashes by, heartbreak and scars. Stay with it, and you can live a lifetime in that split second." Max can slow time confirmed

@EpicPianoArrangements

3 жыл бұрын

I seriously don't know why they haven't remastered that game already. It was genuinely beautiful, and for its day - the graphics were brilliant. I know some people frown upon remasters, but some of them have been great - and if they did this right; I think this game would appeal to a whole new generation of people.

@innoclarke7435

3 жыл бұрын

@@EpicPianoArrangements To be honest, probably ego, more than anything. Max Payne 3 shows that Rockstar weren't *really* interested in making a Max Payne game. So they didn't. They made a pretty uninteresting Rockstar movie that occasionally lets you play. I think since Max Payne 3's reception was just sort of "meh," they've decided they won't touch the series again. All those years of development hell that MP3 went through so that they could craft this weird vision of a title that ultimately just came and went. What a waste. And now the result is that the series basically just sits in their hands and rots away pointlessly, pretty much forgotten by them.

@EpicPianoArrangements

3 жыл бұрын

@@innoclarke7435 Well... yeah it is hard to argue with that. I will admit, they did a better job with Max Payne 3 than I thought they would. The mechanics of the shooting seemed REALLY Excellent with Max Payne 3, so much so that I think it helped them influence their GTA V and RDR 2 games... I'm hoping a revival in the future is possible.

@innoclarke7435

3 жыл бұрын

@@EpicPianoArrangements See, that's Max Payne 3's biggest problem. They slaved over making the gunplay very satisfying and then... promptly decided that you only get to experience really short gunfights that you're thrown into the middle of via cutscenes instead of a natural flow, then the second the few bad guys are dead, you have another cutscene. If Rockstar had actually opened up the video game for you to *play*, it could've been one of the best third person shooters ever made, but trying to actually play the game for the gameplay is hindered so constantly and consistently that I never find myself returning to it for some shooting fun. I'd rather just replay Max Payne or Max Payne 2 again and have a significantly less frustrating time. Still, I think there's... sort of potential, at least. I think if Rockstar were to take another crack at it, they could do a decent job, provided they learned some lessons from Max Payne 3 and, frankly, just rebooted the series, since it didn't really feel like there was anywhere to go after Max Payne 2 (which was intentional), and it REALLY feels like there's nowhere to go after Max Payne 3. But this is all very unlikely to happen.

@EpicPianoArrangements

3 жыл бұрын

@@innoclarke7435 Maybe, but at least for once they tried to make a decent storyline for a game that had basically wrapped things up at the end of Game no. 2. They played homage to some of the New York stuff, and had him visit the cemetery where he buried his family... and because of this, they probably needed to insert a lot of cutscenes. I didn't mind them believe it or not. I think as long as they use cutscenes to either explain, develop or move along the story or provide meaningful dialogue - I think it can work. I'm hoping they never try and make a Max Payne 4... I know that sounds horrid, but it wouldn't make sense. If they did a re-boot of the Max Payne Trilogy in their newest RAGE engine - I'd happily pay through the nose to see 4K textures and millions of polygon rendered bullet time.

Brings back all those memories dodging bullets on a crappy computer...... Good times...

@EpicPianoArrangements

6 жыл бұрын

I know - back then we had a Gigahertz computer... and it was phenomenal to think there was a 1000Mhz of speed in that thing. I think we had 512Mb of RAM back then too. Seems so paltry and pathetic now.

@chrissy1045

6 жыл бұрын

Same, except I was using a controller with a broken right stick on my ps2. So bullet time was the only way to aim in fast enough xD

@xxafthabxx9346

6 жыл бұрын

dam true we didnt cared a shit bout graphics and fps, time flys

@midnightgamerx7848

6 жыл бұрын

thats was good

@MrKersey

5 жыл бұрын

Good old times when games had "soul" , great characters and amazing story, not just CGI like today.

Randomly got this in my head today lol, I’m glad to see there’s still a small community of people who enjoy the theme.

@EpicPianoArrangements

2 жыл бұрын

Small community? I've done the Halo theme, 3 Zelda videos, Fallout and Dohvakkin themes for the piano, and the game that's over 20 years old is still my most popular video.

@Dungeonus

Жыл бұрын

@@EpicPianoArrangements mr Epic Piano my bet is because your Max Payne arrangement is simply stunning. I like it better than original score, I only coud try to imagine how you would sound in some great concert halls with orchestra or something. You're a wonderful artist.

@EpicPianoArrangements

Жыл бұрын

@@Dungeonus That's very kind to say - I must admit, I still do like the original only because while the piano can try and emulate some instruments, those strings in the middle still tug at the ol' heartstrings; not to mention the electric guitar sounds.

"I was still alive. My loved ones were still dead. I lied to myself that it was over. It wasn't over."

fucking beautiful

@EpicPianoArrangements

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. I'll be taking down my old recording soon... although it's a shame that view count will disappear with it.

@HerryLaff

8 жыл бұрын

Epic Piano Arrangements I quite agree, a well deserved view, each and every one.

2gb ram,160gb hdd,shitty graphics but we all lived the story while playing this game. Good old days 💟

@EpicPianoArrangements

2 жыл бұрын

I know. I think if I remember, I had a Nvidia GeForce 4 420 Go on a Toshiba Satellite Pro laptop. Those were the days. Funny comparing those cards to the ones we have now.

@tahirmehdi

Жыл бұрын

@@EpicPianoArrangements I played it on geforce 2 and had 8gb hdd :)

@Metoobie

11 ай бұрын

Crappy? Hellz no! I would totally play this again! Install the Kung Fu mod! (no joke)

@user-gb7wi7ig8t

10 ай бұрын

2gb ram? I had 128 MB of RAM in 2001

@mad-scientist6027

9 ай бұрын

You must have been a really rich kid to have 2 gigs, unless I'm really misremembering how computers were back then.

"There it was. The soundtrack to my life."

I don't know about angels, but its fear that gives men wings

@EpicPianoArrangements

6 жыл бұрын

Valkyr had been meant to be a white-winged maiden that would lift you to a warrior's heaven. But it turned out to be a one-way demon ride to hell. The devil was in the drug. I knew. I had met him.

@marioulmer4397

6 жыл бұрын

Haha yes. One of my fav lines from Max Payne 2: "Max! Vlad told me you're the sheriff. I guess that makes me your deputy, let's ride!". -Mike the Cowboy

@EpicPianoArrangements

6 жыл бұрын

I didn't play Max Payne 2 as much as the first. I thought the first one was way more epic.

@George_Bulkin

6 жыл бұрын

+Epic Piano Arrangements Heh, lucky you! My first Max Payne game was the second one. Luckily, I've beaten first game about... hell, I dunno, year ago? Y' see, to play Max Payne 1 I've had to get old computer with WinXP on it.

@EpicPianoArrangements

6 жыл бұрын

You do realise it runs on Windows 10 as well? They've got a patch to get it working on Win 10. Played it about a year ago as well.

My whole childhood spend in thinking of being a detective like Max!

@GameN3rdz

Жыл бұрын

U really don't want that

"They were all dead...and then it was over!"

Great job. "I was dead tired. I just wanted it to be over. It was all my fault. I'd had this dark place in my head for so long. Sometimes I'd forget the pain was there. Like it was the way you were supposed to feel. I was not in a dark place. I was the dark place, the source of it all, the vessel. Me and the writer, we were the same."

The flesh of fallen angels

@EpicPianoArrangements

7 жыл бұрын

Quite possibly one of the best made games in history. I still play it from time to time.

@ardacotuk3277

6 жыл бұрын

this game never gets old

@MJSherwood

6 жыл бұрын

I think I die....I don’t know!! That line haunted me. What an amazing game.

@AdzzVR

3 жыл бұрын

Now this line had me scared especially how it was said in the game. I’ll never forget

Just so you know.. This is absolutely incredible. RIP James McCaffery, voice of a lonely childhood.

@EpicPianoArrangements

2 ай бұрын

Glad you found it incredible... such a shame about James McCaffrey - he was still quite young. 😞

I dont know why but i always felt connected to the pain of max payne this game is not just your random video game its a masterpiece cuz this character presented such an immense amount of impact on our souls

@EpicPianoArrangements

3 жыл бұрын

It's amazing that a game from almost 20 years ago, despite the poor graphics (compared to todays almost cinematic standards) managed to convey the hurt and tragedy that struck Max so poignantly.

@ImranPangilinan

Жыл бұрын

@@EpicPianoArrangements I became a criminal lawyer partly because of this game believe it or not.

@EpicPianoArrangements

Жыл бұрын

@@ImranPangilinan Wow - that's quite an impact on your life.

@ImranPangilinan

Жыл бұрын

@@EpicPianoArrangements they are remaking this game. Instead of your generic battle royales and loot boxes… more narrative driven games like Max Payne should return. It reflects the sick side of human society.

@EpicPianoArrangements

Жыл бұрын

@@ImranPangilinan THANK GOODNESS!!! We need a brilliantly narrative driven games. I'm sick of hearing about Fortnite and their 1,000,000th skin.

RIP James McCaffrey...

I keep coming to max payne music because it's the first game i played when i was a kid, it had a huge impact on me it hit me on so many levels, now when i listen to this i remember how carefree i was back then. Great piece of art btw!

@EpicPianoArrangements

6 жыл бұрын

God knows how many times I played this game, because the story was awesome... and being in 2001 and getting to play a game with Bullet time??? Greatest thing ever.

@johnyang7126

5 жыл бұрын

Ground breaking video game. The graphics at the time were top knotch, the sound track drew us deeper into the maddness, and bullet time was fun. I can remember running and jumping in between three baddies and with two mac-11s, eliminating the three cronnies in spectacular fashion.

@Abhishek-io6lj

5 жыл бұрын

You picked up drinking too ?

@VLOneWay

3 жыл бұрын

i love the story of the game As i was kid my mother died and my father and i played this game together. We could really feel the pain of max as he lost his family. It was really personal. Now i got so many great memories.

@user-bc8qu9ri8x

2 жыл бұрын

@@EpicPianoArrangements This is an outstanding game with an ingenious main theme, and in your performance this music evokes the most stylish feeling of nastalgia! If in my diligence of playing music there were a counter of the composition's playbacks, it would have broken on Max Payne 10 years ago)). Thank you for the flawless and sincere execution! And now I know that I can learn to play it myself)) it remains to find the notes.

Rip James mcCaffrey, nosso eterno Max Payne 🙏🙏

I feel max's pain throw this..... wow what a creation

memories of gunfire , gore and bullet cams anyone ?

@EpicPianoArrangements

7 жыл бұрын

I still believe to this day, this was the best game of all time. The story was excellent, the graphics were fantastic for their time, and the bullet cam was AWESOME!!!

@ARSHXVN

7 жыл бұрын

Epic Piano Arrangements what can I say...... It's a rockstar game

@EpicPianoArrangements

7 жыл бұрын

Erm... Max Payne 1 was a Remedy game published by 3DRealms (when it was still functioning), not Rockstar. Rockstar took over and published Max Payne 2.

@ARSHXVN

7 жыл бұрын

For some reason I was trying to remedy games but my brain was saying Rockstar Maybe it's cuz I've been playing Max Payne 3 a lot

@EpicPianoArrangements

7 жыл бұрын

No problem... I realised after I posted that's what you meant.

"Let me take you back 3 years ago....back when the pain started" These lines are stuck in my head❤️

"And so it began, the chorus that would tug on not only my pain but the threads that lead me to the point of no turning back, it would play in my head constantly reminding me that I'm a heartbroken detective whose in a videogame" This is fantastic btw 10/10🎉

@EpicPianoArrangements

2 ай бұрын

Glad you like it... have you seen my Zelda & Fallout videos as well?

@MATT-AT

2 ай бұрын

@@EpicPianoArrangements No not yet but I shall do post haste

“I didn’t ask for this crap trouble came to me in deep dark swarms”. Amazing talent man you earned a sub.

@EpicPianoArrangements

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much - glad you like my videos. 😎

16 disslike Vlad's men

@mrnobody007

5 жыл бұрын

and Nikole Horne's men too

@twonk890

5 жыл бұрын

Mehmet Abi Pro. 'su haha I liked vlad tho, he was a good character

@MAXPAYNE.01

5 жыл бұрын

@ÜLKÜCÜ BOZKÜRT oh be türk varmış

@sleepyblockanimations1482

4 жыл бұрын

Vladimir really on russian is Vova, but... Yeah, it's sounds cooler!

@EpicPianoArrangements

4 жыл бұрын

@@sleepyblockanimations1482 Damn - that does sound awesome.

Маэстро, это прекрасно. В каждом из нас есть что то от Max Payne. Мы страдали, теряли родителей, родных. Теряли смысл и вкус жизни.

@EpicPianoArrangements

Жыл бұрын

Это действительно мелодия, которая демонстрирует хрупкость жизни и счастья. Рад, что тебе нравится моя аранжировка. [Google Переводчик]

I'm Japanese. Amazing! Splendid! Max Payne is favorite music by the game of the memory♪ I was impressed to be completely reappeared! Thank you so much!!

Amazing!

@EpicPianoArrangements

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks. :)

@tiger518chanel

7 жыл бұрын

Thank for you)

@CrestedSaguaro520

4 жыл бұрын

@Bart Iudaea when you shoot the alarm during the bank robbery, or the elevator speaker in the clowns' laundry place...

Pain killers is all I need :3

@EpicPianoArrangements

7 жыл бұрын

Who knew that was all you need to survive a New York, revenge filled, rampage taking out mobsters, goons and mercs. :)

@BolaGatoPraOntem

5 жыл бұрын

And a Coult Comando and Desert Eagle

@victorrain

2 жыл бұрын

Interfectum! It kills your pain!!!

@victorrain

2 жыл бұрын

@Emirkan Ceylan Don’t forget Frankie Niagara’s baseball bat!

Well done sir! I finally found an actual human man who can play this historic piece perfectly! Max Payne 1 will always remain in my top 10!

@EpicPianoArrangements

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I aim to please. I'm surprised no one else can play it as well - it's not really that hard.

@b.i.g.j.i.p.s.z.41143

5 жыл бұрын

@@EpicPianoArrangements You very welcome

"There it was, the soundtrack to my life." "And for a few seconds, came harmony..." *"Finally."*

If someone had told me six months ago this is where my life would be headed, I'd have ordered a double of what they were drinking, drunk it, then blown my head off.

@mazadancoseben4818

4 жыл бұрын

Or try to not let that happen?

"Your past is like a piece of broken mirror." A perfect symphony played perfectly.This gives me some heavy nostalgia.

@EpicPianoArrangements

3 жыл бұрын

I know - it's a bit of a pain to get the game running on newer systems, but damn I still like playing it.

That final note was badass.

@EpicPianoArrangements

3 ай бұрын

Thank you... I forget exactly what type of instrument is was meant to emulate, but there's no way I could have neglected to do it.

@Redpotato2

3 ай бұрын

@@EpicPianoArrangements i love you for it.

After 8 years still damn good and one of my favorite tracks on the piano. “There it was, the soundtrack of my life.”

@EpicPianoArrangements

9 күн бұрын

Still can't believe it gets more views than pretty much every other video of mine... combined.

*There it was . . . the soundtrack to my life, and, for a few seconds . . . came harmony, finally.*

Very well done indeed. Its amazing how music can just transport us to moments in time. Its a blessing and a curse as Max would say.

@EpicPianoArrangements

Жыл бұрын

Very, very true. It can take us back to our childhood in seconds...

"The past is a gaping hole. You try to run from it, but the more you run, the deeper, more terrible it grows behind you, its edges yawning at your heels. Your only chance is to turn around and face it. But it's like looking down into the grave of your love, or kissing the mouth of a gun, a bullet trembling in its dark nest, ready to blow your head off. When the darkness fell, New York City became something else, any old Sinatra song notwithstanding. Bad things happened in the night, on the streets of that other city. Noir York City." Happy birthday, Max Payne.

I love it when talented people come across in the recommendations, and not some kind of nonsense like tik tok

@EpicPianoArrangements

Жыл бұрын

I didn't realise I was still making my way into peoples recommendations... but I'm glad you found something you like. I agree with your comments about TikTok as well... can't stand it.

Brings back my childhood. This game was epic at so many levels. The music was Inspirational. Your piece was no less!

@EpicPianoArrangements

10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much... glad my arrangement was as epic as the original. I'm in agony wondering how the remaster of the Max Payne games are going to go.

RIP James McCaffrey

It's interesting how while reading all the comments, my mind automatically narrates it in Max Payne's voice

Maaaaaax, Dearest of all my friends

@EpicPianoArrangements

3 жыл бұрын

If you think this is good, you should check out some of my other arrangements.

This is the simply the best performance of this composition, you can find on the internet!

@EpicPianoArrangements

8 ай бұрын

I'm hoping if you check out my other videos, you'll find them to be the best performances of said composition as well.

@ZooDSSfirst

8 ай бұрын

@@EpicPianoArrangements Ahahaha! I will check them for sure!

No other video game theme made me cry. Great art. Max Payne series is one of the greatest game series of all time and Max Payne is one of the goats in video game history along the likes of Mario and doomguy

@EpicPianoArrangements

5 жыл бұрын

I'll admit, it didn't make me cry - but what about Zelda Ocarina of Time. That was one excellent video game that was very well put together and had a lot of emotional tension.

when I hear this song, I always imagine Max Payne looking out over the city in a cold, dangerous blizzard, with his gun in his hand and hatred in his veins.

@EpicPianoArrangements

Жыл бұрын

I can't wait to get that feel again when they remaster it... and since Remedy are remastering it - hopefully they NAIL it.

@raphaelgonzaga1044

Жыл бұрын

@@EpicPianoArrangements I hope too, after all, the mood of suspense, drama and badass action is in the first Max Payne, I hope they manage to bring that feeling back.

Its been years since you posted this video but here I am. All these years later. Thank you for recording this. It means something whether I am late or early.

@EpicPianoArrangements

2 жыл бұрын

No problem - glad people still enjoy listening to it.

@zherean42069

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly

Макс Пейн это не просто игра, это история, это характер, потрясающий сюжет. И все это подчеркивает, выражает великолепная музыка.

@EpicPianoArrangements

Жыл бұрын

Я могу только надеяться, что римейк не только лучше подчеркнет историю и характер Макса Пейна, но и увлечет нас в мир нуарного Нью-Йорка с его обновленной графикой (Google Translate).

my favourite pc game have a nice theme song cover!! good job man!

@EpicPianoArrangements

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that... it does bring back many memories of bullet-time, slow motions and epic gun fights from 2001. :)

the graphic novels montages of the first games are a highlight of my favorite playlist here on youtube. so cool.

@EpicPianoArrangements

Жыл бұрын

I hope they'll keep them in the remaster, but hopefully have better scans of them. They were very cool for 2001.

wow this tone really touches my heart

Amazing performance, this song is so dramatic and yet so beautiful at the same time, love it.

@EpicPianoArrangements

6 жыл бұрын

It really fitted with the noir style gameplay and the storyline. This was a fantastic theme.

One of my favourite games. You're nice musician.

@EpicPianoArrangements

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. :)

Beautiful.. Thank you James

Brings nostalgia..... Max Payne was the only game that I truly loved and felt everything it had to say.

The best Max Payne theme playing I have ever heard. It's amazing! ✨

@EpicPianoArrangements

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. :)

Truly awesome. Great soundtrack to a great game, and seeing this video and hearing the theme played on the piano just blew me away. Bravo

@EpicPianoArrangements

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much... it was an intense and brilliant game.

Sad day, rest in peace!

This is absolutely fantastic, I loved the original version and hearing it in this new studio, sounding even better is amazing, thank you so much for doing this! Personally I think keeping up your old version would be best but to each their own.

Thank you for this beautiful video.

The golden age of the games in my opinion: 1990s-early 2000s This game was made in 2001, with GTA3 but i love it!

@EpicPianoArrangements

3 жыл бұрын

I know - but you gotta admit, the newer graphics help make the video games feel like interactive movies and can draw you in deeper. There was something special though with Max Payne that doesn't seem to have been attained by almost any other video game since.

@user-nt5hu6lo7j

3 жыл бұрын

@@EpicPianoArrangements Yeah, I want max payne1 and gtaSA remastered like Mafia1

@EpicPianoArrangements

3 жыл бұрын

YES... I so want that as well. You'd think for the 20th Anniversary, they would do it and introduce the game to whole new generation.

"Max payne.Drop your weapons or the bomb goes " 11 years back memories. super your composing

@EpicPianoArrangements

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks - the original composers get most of the credit, but I'm glad this arrangement is getting approval from everyone. :)

I was looking for the piano version of this beautiful soundtrack, great work. Thank you!

you combined all the sections into one, beautiful.

@EpicPianoArrangements

5 ай бұрын

That's what I do. Glad you like it.

@alyctro8158

5 ай бұрын

On a scale from 1 to 10, how difficult is it to play for such an experienced player such as your self?@@EpicPianoArrangements

@EpicPianoArrangements

5 ай бұрын

Honestly? A 2... it took me maybe 20 minutes to learn the notes and memorise, and recorded it in the first take. My 14 minute Zelda Medley took me a solid week of practice (and would be much closer to a 9 or almost 10) and I will admit that I did 2 recordings of the whole thing and spliced it together (I had 2 cameras recording 2 angles, changed them and did another recording with another 2 angles and edited the best bits of performance). My Guardians of the Galaxy theme was also maybe a 7 or 8... took me several days of solid practice for that once.

The sun went down with practiced bravado. Twilight crawled across the sky, laden with foreboding.

Greatest video game Soundtrack ever

@EpicPianoArrangements

4 жыл бұрын

If you think this is good, you should check out some of my other covers. I do the theme from Halo 3 as well for 2 pianos.

Perfect execution of a powerful piece... Thank you for bringing back the memories.

@EpicPianoArrangements

2 жыл бұрын

Perfect execution??? Thank you so very much - those are very kind and positive words. Check out my other arrangements - I hope they meet the same level of execution as this one. I still install this from time to time and play it. It's a little trickier to work around now compared to 20 years ago, but damn - it's still fun to play.

Amazinggg ! Superb job !

@EpicPianoArrangements

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it. :)

I got goosebumps just by watching this. I can't imagine how you felt while playing this. 👍👍

@EpicPianoArrangements

3 жыл бұрын

If you think this is good, you should check out my 14 minute Zelda arrangement - I actually worked hard to practice the Zelda. This one was a piece of cake compared.

I listen to this music during 22 years. This is beautiful melody! My favourite!

@EpicPianoArrangements

7 ай бұрын

I am sitting here desperately awaiting the Max Payne remaster. Can't believe it's been 22 years since that game came out. That was possibly the single best game I ever played. It's only just been overtaken by RDR 2; again because so much attention was given to how the music in RDR 2 affects the gameplay - much like the Max Payne theme did.

@user-kr9fk2ci9l

2 ай бұрын

You right! But remaster must be launched with Sam Lake participation. He is real Max Payne !

played max payne first game today and this is my second complete playthrough, its raining outside my house and I can enjoy this deep game and music theme

@EpicPianoArrangements

Жыл бұрын

Wow... I remember playing this back in 2001, and it released just after I had done my Year 12 mid-year exams. I can't recall how many times I did actually play through the game, but I think it's in the low double digits.

Max is indeed in pain! Powerful music.

@EpicPianoArrangements

3 жыл бұрын

To this day I have listened to the theme so much, I can play it in my head note for note like a radio. It was truly epic.

Incredible, well done buddy.

@EpicPianoArrangements

6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much - glad you liked it. If you think this is impressive, I had a 14 minute Medley if you like Zelda - Ocarina of time that's worth checking out.

It's always makes me emotional 😭

@EpicPianoArrangements

Жыл бұрын

I hope the remaster does the same. There was something so EPIC about that last cutscene where you're standing on top of the Aesir building.

Everything about this piece is fantastic. But that harmony near the end was just so good. I had to listen to it again and just internalize it. Amazing work sir!

@EpicPianoArrangements

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed it. I still play the game from time to time.

never gets old right boys i have played it days ago you did a unbelievable amount of work you did very good keep up the good work also am subing lol

@EpicPianoArrangements

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, sadly enough - this is the one I put the least amount of effort into. I spent a day arranging my 14 minute Zelda Medley, and another doing the 'One Final effort' from Halo 3. This one I knocked out in less than an hour. I'm glad you like it though.

JUST RELEASED - Simplified version of the Max Payne sheet music for those who aren't too keen on overlapped hands and octaves. Check it out on Musicnotes (link in description)

What a fabulous performance. You've just inspired me to get back on the piano. Thank you.

@EpicPianoArrangements

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you - I'm glad I did. It's an excellent piece. If you like this, feel free to check out some of my other arrangements.

I smile over and over again when I hear it, but no one knows that when I hear it, I die over and over again

@EpicPianoArrangements

19 күн бұрын

Stick with us in the land of the living for now. 😜

I always come back to this video sometimes and i think your the only person who record themselves doing it on a real piano because i can't find other videos

@EpicPianoArrangements

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the compliment. The acoustic piano just has more soul than an electric piano - it just seems right to play it on the best instrument. 🙂 🎹

Одно из лучших исполнений! Потрясающе, до глубины души. Благодарю!

@EpicPianoArrangements

Жыл бұрын

Большое спасибо за ваш добрый комментарий.

Excellent piano cover. Max Payne is one of those classics. Hearing this brings back great memories. Pain to the max!

@EpicPianoArrangements

2 жыл бұрын

If you think this is good - have you seen my 14 minute Ocarina of Time medley? Might blow your socks off.

This video gave me goosebumps. Excellent performance. This has got to be one of the best theme music in the history of video games.

@EpicPianoArrangements

6 жыл бұрын

It was haunting right? That bit in the first prologue level where it sounds over Michelle on the bed was tragic.

All we need is James mccafery’s commentary in the background stating something obvious in the darkest sarcastic manner.

@EpicPianoArrangements

3 жыл бұрын

His voice is seriously underrated... I wonder if he ever did any other video game work.

@ruthlessgaming4682

3 жыл бұрын

Epic Piano Arrangements , I think he did some understated 90’s tv drama series which is what landed him the role. Other than that, I was kinda pissed he wasn’t max payne in the actual movie.

@EpicPianoArrangements

3 жыл бұрын

@@ruthlessgaming4682 I'll admit, I don't think Mark Wahlberg did too bad a job of portraying the character Max Payne - he is a good action actor and he did have that gravelly New York voice. THE PROBLEM was that the entire script and storyline was a pile of garbage... and HOW they fucked it up despite the game having a BRILLIANT plot? I don't know.

@ruthlessgaming4682

2 жыл бұрын

@@EpicPianoArrangements It’s how they handled valkyer, and they didn’t add any third person commentary from max, in his head. Which was the issue.

Max payne is one of a kind .. They dont make legendary games these days .. Good job man ! Well played :)

@EpicPianoArrangements

5 жыл бұрын

Well - they sometimes make legendary games, but they seem very few and far between. Thanks for the kind words. :)

A wonderful piece of music , beautifully played. Bravo. *applause*

@EpicPianoArrangements

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you - if you have suggestions on what piece I should think of arranging next, let me know.

The song of my childhood! Thank you so much for the upload.

@EpicPianoArrangements

5 жыл бұрын

For me, it was my teenage years. One of the (if not THE) greatest games of all time. It really delved into the deep Noir New York environment - Mobsters, Valkyr drugs and back-stabbing colleagues. Truly brilliant. Glad you like it.

Finding this on the day the Max Payne 1 and 2 remakes were announced, good day today

@EpicPianoArrangements

2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU SO MUCH, for delivering good news. I was wondering if they would EVER remake the games, and I'm bloody glad they are. It IS a good day - thank you for informing me about this. My only worry is that in the hope of continuity - they don't remake the game to be on par with Max Payne 3. That engine is already VERY old, and frankly I'm surprised they don't remake all 3 and make a proper trilogy.

@Zoza15

2 жыл бұрын

@@EpicPianoArrangements They will use the same engine they've used for Control and the next Alan Wake sequel ..

@Raichulegend

2 жыл бұрын

@@EpicPianoArrangements The game from what I know is being handled mostly by Remedy and is using their Northlight engine, which is their in house engine used in Control and Alan Wake 2

@EpicPianoArrangements

2 жыл бұрын

@@Raichulegend Maybe it's in good hands then. Still hoping they eventually do Max Payne 3 as well - I mean, a lot of the textures, assets and props would probably be the same between levels (street textures, vehicles etc...)

@Raichulegend

2 жыл бұрын

@@EpicPianoArrangements I hope Max Payne 3 gets some attention as well but I think that one is entirely in the hands of Rockstar as Remedy had no involvement in MP3's development (they were only really consulted with for some gameplay decisions if I remember correctly), but regardless, it would be cool seeing Max Payne 3 running on the improved RAGE engine used in Red Dead Redemption 2

increible!!! es demasiado bueno este theme.

@EpicPianoArrangements

Жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias por tus amables palabras. [Google Translate]

"The rain was comin' down like all the angels in heaven decided to take a piss at the same time."

‘now 2022, another stormy night, just like the night before,20 years ago.’

This makes me feel more than it has any right too...

@EpicPianoArrangements

5 жыл бұрын

It was a brilliant game...dark, gritty, mobsters - it had the lot. ...and cool explosions combined with slow-motion bullets.

@zombywoof5050

5 жыл бұрын

As a young man, this game had a major part in what became a love for dark, ruthless and gritty crime drama. The stories that remove that safety blanket and you realize that there have been monsters among us always. This song is definitely the soundtrack to a fear realized in a young age. Thank you.

@EpicPianoArrangements

5 жыл бұрын

That's quite deep. I think that's why this game and the soundtrack was so successful. They haven't really seemed to make a game like this since - I mean in terms of the depths of depravity in portraying the criminal world Max gets sucked into.

@zombywoof5050

5 жыл бұрын

Epic Piano Arrangements Agreed. Here’s to hoping one game may some day top it. It’ll always deserve its place in video game history for many different reasons. It’s awesome to see a talented musician who loves video games. I wish you the best.

This was beautiful. I hate you for making me feel this way..

I love this theme. You played it so well.

@EpicPianoArrangements

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much... I find it ironic though that the arrangement I spent the LEAST amount of time on has the most amount of views.

You were totally feeling what you've played, very nice! Subbed!

@EpicPianoArrangements

6 жыл бұрын

What can I say? It was Max Payne... I played that as a teenager several dozen times. It was the first game with bullet time - the storyline and graphics were epic for its time. The theme as well was iconic.