Paul Hastings

You may recall that 3 months ago I posted a clip of Mike Tompkins performing “Rolling in the Deep” by Adele.

Well, 2 familiar faces return again with their own rendition of the chart-topping piece.

Analysis

• It sounds pretty classically oriented until the beat kicks in at 0:21 and the sound curves at 0:39.
• The piano’s arpeggios combined with the cello’s crescendo at 2:45 are the things that chills are made of.
• I love how the song builds up at 3:19 and then drops… only to kick in again as a pensive beat during the credits. Very clever.
• Just knowing that the entire song was made with only a piano and a cello (admittedly some that were non-acoustic) makes it that much cooler.

Credits

• Piano: Jon Schmidt
• Cello: Steve Nelson
• Video Team: The Piano Guys

Random tidbit of info: the editors used 60 music tracks to make this piece come alive.

Two other favorites

• A Fresh Twist on Mozart (featuring the same team of Jon Schmidt and Steve Nelson)
• The Cello Song (soloing Steve Nelson)

Finally