A couple of weeks ago on KCRW, I heard a great acoustic piano rendition of The Pixies’ “Where Is My Mind” by Maxence Cyrin.
While I normally can’t stand most acoustic instrumental covers of pop songs, especially the kind found on Youtube, one can easily hear that this person is more than a serious amateur sitting in front of a pop music sheet book.
So, I looked Cyrin up and found a bunch of videos he’s posted on Youtube, many set to beautifully edited clips from old films, including his “Where Is My Mind.”
My favorite of these is the piano cover of Daft Punk’s “Around The World.” Utilizing scenes from the incredibly produced 1934 Busby Berkeley musical Dames, the music and editing makes the synchronized swimming seem even more surreal while perfectly nailing the patterns (musical and otherwise) that influenced Daft Punk’s original video by Michel Gondry. The choreography by Bianca Li is dynamite. I loved this one when I first saw it.
Check out both below.
Piano cover by Maxence Cyrin. Numbers created and directed by Busby Berkeley.
Music by Daft Punk. Directed by Michel Gondry. Choreographed by Bianca Li.
