FINALLY - Late Goodbye Sheet Music for Piano

[Piano Man]

I would just like to warn people that the Music is (as I said) quite a bit harder than m Max Payne Transcription... But this time is sounds like a full piece (Meaning I've made it sound as instrumental as the original). I have had to Zip it in 3 Files however... Because 3DRealms won't allow you to post anything over 100Kbs... So the three files are Pages 1, 2+3, and 4+5.

I also have the Piano Midi File of the sheet Music, and the Instrumental Midi File (I originally transcribed the Late Goodbye theme to an Instrumental Version, and then used that to create the Piano Version)...

SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO - The first Page of 'Late Goodbye - Piano Sheet Music is attached!

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I must add that the sample 1st Page I posted earlier is a draft version... so there's probably a couple of notation mistakes in it. These 3 Files here are the latest and worked over.

[Piano Man]

Here is the 2nd Part of the Piano Music - Pages 2 and 3...

[Piano Man]

And Finally - The Last piece of the Puzzle... http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif The 4th and 5th Pages of The Late Goodbye Piece...

I hope you enjoy playing it... http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

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Any feedback - or suggestions or pointing any mistakes (to which I hope I haven't made any... http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/doh.gif) please feel free to e-mail me at: piano_man@bigpond.com

The Piano and Instrumental Midi Files are attached below in the next Reply...

[Piano Man]

And at last - The Midi Files. ENJOY!!! http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[fmuder]

Haven't tried it yet, but both MIDIs sound wonderful... http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/love.gif

[Sayantan]

Is it just me or you've improved a bit. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
This Late goodbye sounds perfect.
*me search for cubase VST to make a ringtone-able version of it.* http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hhg.gif

[Piano Man]

Thank you Sayantan - That made me feel very chuffed... http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif Sorry it took me so long, as I wasn't going to publish it until I myself was sure that there weren't any (and I mean ANY) mistakes in it. I hope you all enjoy playing it...

The only thing that annoys me now - Is that I put so much effort into this Transcription - I'm now not happy with the Max Payne one... I Made it way too easy... Plus it was a rush Job.

I might (maybe just might) start on a very hard version one day for all those who like a challenge. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Till then - I'm glad everyone so far seems to enjoy it, and I hope I get an e-mail from POTF soon telling me they liked it as well.

[Joonas]

piano_man15 said:
I'm now not happy with the Max Payne one... I Made it way too easy... Plus it was a rush Job.




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[Piano Man]

WHAT???? It was sadly enough... It only took me a couple of hours to do that, whereas the Late Goodbye certainly took me days to do. I like to write music to challenge pianists. The Late Goodbye I can play, perfect (Probably because I've been learning for only a decade.) but the Max Payne Thing, that was sight-reading for me and gave me no challenge.

Having said that... A lot of people might not be doing Music for their life skill (unlike me) so I guess if people want to play it, you have to find a sort of average grade to transcribe for or people will either think it is too easy or too hard.

[Joonas]

So... you wouldn't happen to have a "proper" version of the theme somewhere buried on your hard drive?

[Piano Man]

I don't have a proper one yet, but I'll see if I can get to it during the term holidays (I won't be able to do it till probably late april, because I start my 3rd Year of Uni next Monday.

[cassa]

Awesome stuff Piano_man15.

I might just go out and buy their cd after hearing this

[Piano Man]

Thanks cassa.... Glad you like it http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

(Damn If only I could have made money from this... I'm flat broke. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif ) Oh well.

[Piano Man]

What I plan to do for my next holidays (In june or July is try and do a Piano Version of the Very own DUKE NUKEM THEME!!!! http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

There's probably heaps of people wanting to play this.... Is there???? I hope...

I still never got a reply from Poets of the Fall... very annoying... and I sent it over 3 months ago... Damn.

I wonder what Remedy's view on me re-writing their Max Payne theme for Piano is... I thought I would have gotten something from them by now...

[Joonas]

Duke has a theme? http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif

[Piano Man]

Grabbag - Duke Nukem Theme.

Quick (and serious question) for 3DRealms.

Is it Ok to transcribe the Grabbag Theme for Piano Players?

I'm certainly not going to make any money off it, obviously or you'd sue the pants off of me.

Who is head of Music Joe??? and if He asks why I want to do this, tell him it's because I'm sick of seeing easy transcripts that a 2 year old could play, and want people to play pieces like these properly.

If he needs to see some of my work, show him my Transcrition of Late Goodbye.

[Dunedain]

Piano Man: Can you give us an update on the more detailed version of the Max Payne theme you
are doing? Thanks! http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Samji]

I'm not a musician. But I liked the MIDIs. Good work.

[Blade Nightflame]

Piano Man said:
Grabbag - Duke Nukem Theme.

Quick (and serious question) for 3DRealms.

Is it Ok to transcribe the Grabbag Theme for Piano Players?

I'm certainly not going to make any money off it, obviously or you'd sue the pants off of me.

Who is head of Music Joe??? and if He asks why I want to do this, tell him it's because I'm sick of seeing easy transcripts that a 2 year old could play, and want people to play pieces like these properly.

If he needs to see some of my work, show him my Transcrition of Late Goodbye.



The one who did Grabbag was Lee Jackson, though I dunno if that's your actual question.

[bavmysta]

Nice stuff, im gonna play this notation version to my Piano teacher:P and err wish me luck, as in a few days time im doing my grade 3 exam..

[Piano Man]

Best of Luck - Glad you like it. :)

[Lady Lee]

Wow! Cheers to you for doing all that work!

That's amazing!

I'm going to teach everyone to play it! *LoL*

Thanks so much for sharing! :D

[Piano Man]

No probs - I do it for fun.

[Lady Lee]

Yeah, I agree. It's definitely fun, when you have the time for it!

I do piano arrangements of Movie & VideoGame Score & Soundtrack music, a LOT. Plus anything else I fancy. :D
Since I also teach Music lessons.

But you've sure saved me a great deal with this!
You're my musical Hero of the year! *LoL*

Thanks again! http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/Celestial_Muse/Emoticons/other/notworthy.gif

[Piano Man]

Glad you like it and I'm glad I could make so many people happy.

[ZaphodB]

My wife plays piano and I'm SURE I could probably get her to play duke on piano if you do th music (cause I think that would be cool).

[Piano Man]

I e-mail 3DRealms yonks ago and they never replied..... So I didn't start it and I don't want to do it under their noses.

[affe]

'ello everyone

Wow, this really looks great, i absolutely love this song, it was actually through Max payne i discovered POTF :)

But, since im not that great at reading notes, could anyone comment on this? how accurate is it? now i dont ask this to be rude Piano Man, i ask it becouse i am educating myself to become a Musical artist, and cant show up with notes that might be innacurate.

So, anyone who has played this? would appreciate any comments.

Cheers!

[Piano Man]

Hey - Don't worry about it... it's natural to be hesitant about most of the stuff we get off the internet these days... If it helps to calm your mind, I have a degree in Music education, and have transcribed more than a dozen songs from Billy Joel to game music.... I did one arrangement of a World of Warcraft song or something... can't remember the name of the piece.

I myself have been playing piano for almost 14 years, and I'm about to sit the 2nd hardest Piano Exam in Australia.... It's accurate, and I mean, it's damn accurate.

Also, if you open up the zip file at the very top... One of the zip files should have a midi file attached as well.... it is an exact playing of the music you see on the page.

[Sayantan]

Why dont you make a mp3 of many other instruments, like an orchestra, with piano being the lead, and then we can have a nice listen. I'd :love: that PianoMan. :D

[Piano Man]

Nah, can't really do that right now... Studying for a piano exam, the 2nd highest Piano Exam in Australia... so I'm a tad busy.

[Sayantan]

Best of Luck buddy. We can ofcourse wait. :D

[affe]

Great work with the song :) its accurate, and its wonderful to be able to sing this at last since POTF dont have any official sheet music.

Just one question though, do you have a version where the text is printed out, and at the right places? since i might want to change the...hmm whats the english word for it...order of the song? (hope you understand what i mean) and thats hard since i dont always know where i am in the notes, and i have to be able to instruct the pianist.

Thanks again

ciao

[gromndt]

Heil!

I 'm a piano player and i'm very happy to find the "Late Goodbye" sheet for piano!
Thank you to you, Piano Man. I'll try your version and i'll tell you if it's good or not! lol

@++;

[Piano Man]

Hey... I take offence to that - It's damn good - I got a Degree in music, and have perfect pitch. It's good - TRUST ME!!! I'm not some amateur.... I wouldn't let everyone down...

[uebernader]

Hey... I take offence to that - It's damn good - I got a Degree in music, and have perfect pitch. It's good - TRUST ME!!! I'm not some amateur.... I wouldn't let everyone down...

How's the Duke Theme coming along? I really want to have that to play. I've been looking around, and all I can find are midis and one site with tabs (I play the sax, so tabs are a different world).

[El Jedi Fuerte]

Every day I find a new reason to appreciate the internet. I can safely say without a doubt in my mind this is one of them. From one piano man to another I just want to thank you for sharing what you have learned with all of us.

Ever since I first completed Max Payne 2 I fell in love with this song because of the lyrics, rhythm, and overall vibe that it brings to the end of another Max Payne adventure. I had no idea who the Poets of the Fall were but boy did I find out.

Eventually I realized I could find sheet music for the section played by a Squeaky Cleaner thug in one of the levels. I took to it like candy and learned it all in one day after practicing for hours. I literally thought that was as good as it could get, but recently I took up the piano again after a long hiatus.

Late Goodbye was just sitting there waiting for me in all its short-lived glory. A little disappointment drove me to get online and find out what I could. Sure enough the 3D realms forum popped up as an exact match and you know what I did? I joined just so I could partake of this musical treasure.

I just got the contents a few minutes ago and I'm off to take a stab at this ambitious piece. Just wanted to let you know that we all appreciate what you've done and that it means more to us than you'll ever know. I can tell you're very talented and that your skill will take you far in life. It's a beautiful gift what you have, and I encourage you to take it as far as you're willing to go. It will open up doors, find new people, and send you soaring through the realms of joy and bliss.

I get great delight when I sit down and play the piano. It strips me of all my cares and worries, and for just an hour of my life I'm content to be producing the sounds that I love. This is my first post ever at the forum and I don't want to hog spotlight or take up room, but you rock, amigo.

Thanks again for this amazing piece and keep up the good work. We're all behind you!

[Piano Man]

Holy crap... with a thanks like that... you have me in awe. I'm glad so many people appreciate as well as like the transcription. I AM going to do the Duke Nukem theme... unless George B PM's me and tells me not to - I did try and e-mail him... but never got a response... but I'm doing it for free just because I can... plus I like to put my talent to good use. I plan to do it during the summer holidays (which over here is december and january.) I can't do it right now only because I have work and god is it busy.

Jedi... I agree with the ability to sit at the piano and not worry about the woes and worries of life... I'm currently trying to learn a Piano Concerto as well as worry about an exam next september where I have to play a 50 minute recital. And believe me - the pieces are bloody hard. This as well as trying to survive my first year of teaching.

If anyone wants to take a gander at any of my original compositions... they can be seen here:

Only if your truly bored. http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/cgi-bin/user_page.pl?url=peterjohnston

I will update this thread when I have completed the Duke Theme....



(as long as Georgy doesn't ass-kick me for doing it.)

[Piano Man]

OK gang.... here's a little snippet of what I've done so far - I started a little early, but at this point - this is only the midi file, as it's the only way I can get it under 100kb but I will definately try and up the proper recording once I finish it. This is the first 55 secs so far.... there are a couple of accents that I need to take out that break the fluidity of the piece... but tell me what you think of it so far.

[JimBravura]

Sounds good so far. Judging by your previous work, it should sound great when it's done.

[Stas]

And at last - The Midi Files. ENJOY!!! http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
hey i got one question ...how can i play ur midi-files because my windows media player doesnt recognize them :(

[Piano Man]

If it just won't open them - then I have no idea why the hell that would happen, but if it seems to open them but doesn't actually output any sound, it could be that the midi mapper is set to something weird that just won't allow you to play midi sounds through the controller.

Go to Control Panel - then to sounds and audio devices and set the midi mapper to the Microsoft Synthesizer (piece of shit).... then try playing the midi files.

Give me another message if that doesn't help or PM me.

[jacek_k]

Great job, congratulations

[AsakuroX]

omg, i play piano as a hobby.. i'm an drummer but can also play some bass and guitar and some piano.. i'm most into straight songs.. im not that good with different scales and such like concert pieces.. But i listned it through, and i must say im very impressed!
i could take the midi files and convert it to mp3 with real sounds of orchestra like..
if i get the rights from you to do it :) anyway.. if i make it, i would upload it to some other site for fast transfer speed and not split it into parts.

Feel free to email me (or add it at msn, it is my msn adress..)
Cyberhacker_2_u@yahoo.se (i know the mail is lame but i got it 6 years ago or something :P)

[Piano Man]

Actually I might be able to do it myself at home - I have the Garritan Personal Orchestra Pack which cost me a couple of hundred... but I could render it pretty well on that... I'll give it a try. I actually performed the Max Payne Theme on my piano at home....

If you want to check it out - it's here... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DmWpZ1JgeI

Beware - it has a couple of mistakes in it... i will practice it and perform it properly soon. I'm also in the middle of trying to write out the whole Grabbag Theme for the Piano...

http://forums.3drealms.com/vb/showpost.php?p=615446&postcount=39

[Piano Man]

Whooops - new link - new video better quality.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-TjRM73ynM

[Dunedain]

Piano Man: Great job on the piano! :) It's so cool seeing the Max Payne theme song played live on a real piano! :) You played it very well, the timing and pacing all sound very correct, which just the right emphasis on the various notes. Bravo! :)

You mentioned there being a couple of mistakes. Did you mean there were mistakes only on the earlier version of the video you had uploaded at first, were those mistakes corrected in a new performance of the song which you then uploaded, or did you mean you uploaded a higher quality video of the same performance of the song (which still has a couple mistakes in it)?

[Piano Man]

No - original video that was uploaded a few months back had quite a few wrong notes... Didn't bother to practice... and it was shot from my mobile phone...

The NEW video up for the last two weeks was a proper digital video recorder and was a better performance of the Max Payne Theme - this time... with NO wrong notes.

[sofia712]

Hi all, I am 25 years old and I've been playing guitar for eight years. Recently I started giving lessons to beginner players, for about $10-15 a lesson. Once I started this however, my friends wanted in, and now they keep asking me for lessons. On the one hand I want to help them, but on the other hand, I'm doing valuable work for them and they don't ever want to pay.

[Zom-B]

Whooops - new link - new video better quality.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-TjRM73ynM

This is on my YouTube favourites, you did an amazing job with the theme. Got the sheet music in storage in case I ever have a chance to learn it on a piano, heh. :)

[Piano Man]

Thanks... will be practicing my Pirates of the Caribbean Piano Arrangement soon and the Duke Nukem Theme arrangement for Piano.

I figure that there were plenty of guitar arrangement for the Duke Theme... but I wanted to challenge myself and see if it was possible to do a GOOD arrangement for the Grabbag. Tell me what you think - it's right here...

http://forums.3drealms.com/vb/showpost.php?p=701013&postcount=1

[Hooleh]

Piano Man, that is just brilliant. I play piano myself as well and have been in search of this sheet for ages.
I hope you realise how big favour you've made for me and other fans. Appreciation! ;)

The topic name says Late Goodbye -sheet music for piano, but in that Youtube performance of yours it's the original Max Payne -theme.
Which of the files should I download to get the theme you played on the video?
If I'm not mistaken there's another thread about Max Payne theme, right?

EDIT: I've found the answer to my questions, a thousand thanks for the sheets!

[Piano Man]

Your right - the youtube link here is to the max payne video...

Haven't really recorded the Late Goodbye version for Piano... have been busy with my exam....

If you are looking for the Max Payne sheet music - go to the youtube page and click on the more info window and you can grab it.
If you are looking for the Late Goodbye sheet music - it can be found up the very top here. http://forums.3drealms.com/vb/showthread.php?t=10369

[Mona 28]

I love this song. When I finished Max Payne 2 for the first time and I heard it, I cried (really!!!)

[Indefatigable]

hey, great work on both themes!! i love the "late goodbye" theme, i found it in (surprise surprise) max payne 2. i was just wondering, for the amateur piano player, if there was an easier version out there? i haven't played in a long while and this stuff is a little too advanced for me just yet, just wondering if anyone knew of anything.

songs are great though!! keep it up!

[Piano Man]

Sorry Indefatigable... (love the nickname)

Don't know of a simpler version, but I could try and arrange one for everyone who wants it.

I may have arranged it a tad too hard for everybody, but thats only because I love to write the music in a way so that it still sounds 'true' and 'authentic' to the instrumental version.

[Indefatigable]

thanks piano man, i like the music you've written it's just a bit too difficult for someone at my level. (i am trying to play it tho). do you have any other themes written up?

[ClareTorano]

Hi, Piano Man! You're just brilliant! I was so happy to find this sheet music, I'd been looking for it for such a long time! And I already have played it for 300000 times. But you know, Poets of the Fall has a full-lentgh instrumental (piano version of "Late Goodbye" and I absolutely love it! It's a bit different from the original one and I just desperately want to play it, but can't find any sheet music... :( I guess it doesn't exist :( But it's so lovely! I know you're busy, but couldn't you just try to transcribe it? I beg you! :(
Or does anyone know where I can find the sheet music?

[Piano Man]

If you can find me the recording or a video of a piano cover (a legitimate piano cover) that isn't done by a 12 year old in his mothers basement... I'll see what I can do.

[ClareTorano]

is a mp3 file ok? will it work? *_* I can send it to you or upload somehow somewhere...

[Piano Man]

Upload it to one of those free site like savefile or fileupload or something.

[ClareTorano]

here it goes! http://www.savefile.com/files/1844624

[Yatta]

This is on my YouTube favourites, you did an amazing job with the theme. Got the sheet music in storage in case I ever have a chance to learn it on a piano, heh. :)
Agreed. I favorited his video as well. GREAT stuff.

[Piano Man]

OH MY GOD... Why didn't I know about a Piano Solo version of the Late Goodbye????

WHERE THE HELL HAVE I BEEN???? Thanks Claretorano... I'd already done the last 30 seconds, as it was used in the Max Payne 2 Game and some people wanted to play it, so that part I've already writtin out. Now I just need to do the rest. I may not be able to do it till the Christmas Holidays since I've just started at work again... But I will do it in the Christmas Holidays for sure.

Piano Man

(Glad you liked it Yatta - check your e-mail).

[ClareTorano]

I'm glad, now you've got it! It's ok, I'll be waiting forever just to play it. :)

[Dunedain]

Piano Man: Well, I guess it's time for another try at that elusive flawless performance of the Max Payne theme. Which will no doubt correct that little thumb incident. hehe ;)

[Piano Man]

Shhhh.... maybe no one else noticed it...

;)

Considering I didn't bother practicing it - I figured it's good enough... I mean do you go to a concert and boo the pianist because he played a single wrong note???

[ClareTorano]

La-la-la.... A bit late, but Merry Christmas, everybody!
PianoMan didn't forget about sheet music, did he? :p

[Piano Man]

Oh shit - I DID.... Bloody hell... I forgot all about that.

I'm working on a little YouTube project right now... sorry. Although - it would be a good opportunity to develop your listening skills and aural skills....

:D

[ClareTorano]

:( :( :(
Goddamit, that really sucks... So sorry you can't do that. I'm totally unskilled at such a thing, so... Can you at least recommend me someone who could work on it? ( I was looking forward to playing it, I'm gonna cry now x____x)

[Piano Man]

Actually - upon listening to the piece again - I think it's actually a piano version for four hands - because there are parts in the 2nd verse and chorus where there sound like way too many notes for a standard pianist to play this thing with their own two hands. I think the accompaniment was written for 2 hands like normal and someone wrote the them above it as well.

[ClareTorano]

Oh ,, ok .. o_O What a pity I don't have 4 hands, lol.

[Dunedain]

Piano Man: Would one of those Youtube projects possibly involve your Master Performance of the Max Payne theme with high res video and hi-fi quality sound available (for offline viewing)? :)

[Piano Man]

Oooops... too late.

Just recorded it a week ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E89ELnI3J-U&fmt=18

Check it out. It's the best quality I can get and I ain't re-recording it. This video is the 3rd time I've recorded it... and the only reason I ain't re-recording is because I am happy with the sound and video quality.

[Dunedain]

Superb performance, way to go, Piano Man! :)

[Piano Man]

Thank you...

I figured it was about bloody time I put up a decent quality video of the Theme...

I remember the first one I took - which was recorded with my old mobile phone, then the 2nd was encoded badly, but looked better than the first.