Today is a monumental day in Team Fortress history. We have been waiting for 7 long years.. but.. it is here. Comic 7, The Days Have Worn Away, is finally, finally here...
I love that this is the first time he's doing a TF2 Cover, and the first thing he chose is Rocket Jump Waltz. A real tribute to Rick May even after 3 years since his passing, God rest his soul. Glad you're finally doing TF2 covers though, this is most unexpected. Can't wait to *Meet The InstrumentManiac.*
I saw a comment about Rick May that went like this, "If people die when they are forgotten, then Rick May was right, we're gonna live forever" Still gets my soul tearing up every time I remember it.
That’s the magic of Luke Pickman’s covers. Just when you think the cover is over, he manages to beautifully extended the piece in a way that feels like it was a part of an original longer version of the piece (Most of the time)
@@andreylovekakish-mashulyaBecause of how welcome of a surprise it is, and the fact it's probably their first video. It's always worth a mention for how much it adds to the experience
Whenever I think of Soldier tribute videos, that's the one that comes to mind: with Soldier rocket jumping into the sky. Such a wonderful tribute it was...
This is the sort of thing I love to see in a cover. Not a 1:1 copy, but also not a completely different thing, rather an interpretation of the original work. Great cover.
Rick May might have passed in this universe, but he will live on in our hearts, our thoughts, our words, and most importantly, in the universe of Team Fortress 2, immortalized as his rocket jumping, bread teleporting, war loving counterpart that we know and love dearly as Soldier, the man voiced by a legend.
I love how under every video/ cover is rocket jump waltz, there is an outpouring of support and remembrance of Rick May. I love this community and I'm so glad to be a part of it
@@paterson90 I always thought this too. I wonder if its 2 jokes mixed into one. Like a drill sergeant about to punish someone for speaking out of line.
"And I'd say he knows a little more about fighting than you do, pal, cuz he invented it. Then he perfected it so no living man could best him in the ring of honor."
Comic 7 finally released today. After reading it, I came here cause it felt like an appropriate end credits song...how dare this ridiculous game make me emotional 😭
With the ending of the comic, I'll have two reasons to return to this video every year. This is such a beautiful work of art, it's rich and full with all the instruments. Keep up the great work. It's the perfect song to honor Rick May and TF2 as a whole.
I love the Rocket Jump Waltz...it brings a warm feel to my heart, especially something like this. Simple start, but it becomes more grandeur throughout, more like Rick May himself. Rocket Jump your way to the stars and beyond Rick. Rest In Peace.
Out of all the songs from TF2, this one has just become so much more iconic to TF2 as time has gone on. All thanks to a legend we never should have lost the way we did. RIP Rick May. May your Rocket Jumps take you to the stars and beyond. Fun fact, did you know Rick May also was the voice of Peppy Hare and Andros in Star Fox 64? Dude really was an iconic legendary voice actor. "DO A BARREL ROLL!"
I refuse to believe that this man has the time available to learn a billion instruments to a good proficiency while still working out enough to achieve that impressive upper body. God forbid he's able to cook and pay the bills too. I am quivering in my boots for fear of the power this man might possess
« And then he perfected it so that no living man could best him in the ring of honor ! Then, he took two of every animal on earth, and he herded them onto a boat, and then he beat the crap out of every single one ! »
I never expected such a solemn and moving piece to come from such a humorous game. Something about it really speaks sorrow, but still inspires me to move on. Definitely going in my playlist.
NO FUCKING WAY. THE WALTZ!! okay i seriously was so excited seeing this, i was expecting this so much later in the year. The thumbnail is awesome, the Piccolo trumpet is beautiful! But this being the first theme of the tf2 ost, is really awesome. I dont really see Comments asking for this Game, i guess i dont dig deep enough. I usually ask for these along side my undertale and deltarune suggestions. Anyway im so hyped for These Themes, but the chrono trigger and donkey kong themes werent one-offs, right? Because i wanna see more of those too along side the undertale/deltarune themes and the new tf2 ones. Either way, Rest well Rick May. ❤ (for those who dont know, Rick May was the Voice actor for the soldier character in tf2, he sadly passed away due to covid in 2020, it took that and cancer to beat him. And no, this piece was not written for him as a tribute, this was long ago. There is a piece that was for him i think, written in 2020 too, i think its called salute the fallen? I dont know, but just type in "tf2 ost" and go to the end of the Playlist. Well, thats gotta be it, God bless all of you reading this!
Y'know, weirdly enough... I am not a very emotional person. I tend to have a little trouble empathizing with people and feeling sad for them and just generally feeling anything other than extremely neutral or a big sense of happiness... And that kind of bugs me, right? But... *God* music is a whole other story. As someone who's enjoyed TF2 for a long time since early childhood up until now even from time to time, the passing or Rick May combined with just how utterly nostalgic this entire franchise is... And the beautiful composition of all the instruments just *working together...* I genuinely cried, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. In fact I'm glad I cried! This is genuinely one of the more beautiful things I've gotten to hear and the fact that it can make me emotional really speaks about how this song was incredibly well made and how your rendition of it does it IMMENSE justice. I do look forward to looking into your channel more, and if you're reading this? *Thank you.*
I love what you've done with this. You turned a *trailer tune* into something that just continues building upon itself much like, "In the Hall of the Mountain King," and it's magnificent! I *love* how the snare with a military march cadence comes in after the cymbal crash! It's so good!
Im still trying to learn clarinet, but god i wanna play this. So thank you for inspiring me to play again and to pay tribute to Rick May, "godspeed you magnificent bastard"
It did look weird for a bit because he was holding it higher than what I've seen but yea, it is a soprano saxophone 😅 Edit: I also realize that he has the list of the instruments and what they look like at the end so you can check that out ( I responded while listening to the song so I didn't see the list until after I responded)
I really love your video's they really inspire me. An idea for a new video could be pigstep from minecraft? or maybe megalovania/spears of justise from Undertale?
every time the clarinet follows in, I could follow Soldier to train in Dustbowl right away. You a real talented musician, first GTA theme song and now this. You deserve a medal son!
![FNAF vs TF2 - Episode 2 [SFM]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/z5b3V2-VLb0/mqdefault.jpg)
Rest in peace, Rick May 🫡
@@Bryce_the_Woomy_Boi a legend forever 👏
Rest in peace, kind soul🫡
Knew this was comin
I only wish I knew about his great life sooner.
you were good son, real good. maybe even the best. RIP
Today is a monumental day in Team Fortress history. We have been waiting for 7 long years.. but.. it is here. Comic 7, The Days Have Worn Away, is finally, finally here...
yes
Yes
An Offical end for us
Good news guys! TF2 isn’t dying, we are going to live forever!!!
You're good, son, real good. Maybe even the best
- Jane Doe, Team Fortress 2
Definitely the best
"You've done me proud, boys!"
“Everyone of you deserves a medal”
-Jane doe
My Rick may rest in peace he was the best
So stick around! You last another year!
-Rick may final words*
(*) to the tf2 community.
"GOOD NEWS! WE'RE NOT DIEING, WE ARE GOING TO LIVE FOREVER!"- Soldier
this aged like milk ngl
@@alexfoster9856 more like fine wine
Why do some people spell dying like that? 💀
@@poweticdaw7996that is a very soldier tf2 thing to do
If only that were true
I love that this is the first time he's doing a TF2 Cover, and the first thing he chose is Rocket Jump Waltz. A real tribute to Rick May even after 3 years since his passing, God rest his soul.
Glad you're finally doing TF2 covers though, this is most unexpected. Can't wait to *Meet The InstrumentManiac.*
4 years now..
time truly does fly by.
Next year, it'll be five years.
@@M9ff1nD4ck8r Dear god...
ill miss him, we'll, all miss him.
“They’ll definitely find me funny” ahh comment
I saw a comment about Rick May that went like this,
"If people die when they are forgotten, then Rick May was right, we're gonna live forever"
Still gets my soul tearing up every time I remember it.
Preach
😭REAL
HE’S DOING IT
HE’S ACTUALLY DOING IT
Dude I am ur 100 like
"It's happening! Oh God it's happening!" - Scout
"soldya's doing it! That's my lad!" -Demoman
@@tribexenTOO MUCH MAAGGIIIIIIIIC! I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMOOOOOORE!!! -TF2 Medic
"Good news! We are not dying! We are going to live FOREVER!"
- Jane Doe TF2
"You deserve a medal doc."
No. You deserve a medal, Soldier.
"YOU ALL DESERVE MEDALS!"
@@Boldcheesecake1029 MEDALS FOR EVERYONEEEEE!
"C'mere, sweetheart"
Thanks, Soldier
Almost had a heart attack when it continued at 0:52 instead of ending
I expected the “DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN dUN duN dun dun”
That’s the magic of Luke Pickman’s covers.
Just when you think the cover is over, he manages to beautifully extended the piece in a way that feels like it was a part of an original longer version of the piece (Most of the time)
Why are you surprised, he often does the continuing of theme instead of end.
RIP jim french desine nickerson rick may michael angelis n other voice actors
@@andreylovekakish-mashulyaBecause of how welcome of a surprise it is, and the fact it's probably their first video.
It's always worth a mention for how much it adds to the experience
Soldier is now rocket jumping in the skies 🫡
thertapist demoman pls help me
how do we tell him..
he's teaching those angels how to truly fly
Whenever I think of Soldier tribute videos, that's the one that comes to mind: with Soldier rocket jumping into the sky. Such a wonderful tribute it was...
Mentlegen
"Oh, Soldier. Who would they ever find to replace you?"
_Spy soon realised nobody can replaced_
*_The Soldier._*
Rick May is not dead, a man only dies when he is forgotten by everyone.
thanks Hiruluk, very cool
You heard the eggman!
So true!
I think this is the first time I’ve gotten a little teary eyed at someone saying something saying something like this
THEN HE WILL LIVE ON FOREVER, IN THE HEARTS OF MANN
Brings a tear to the eye.
🙏🙏🙏
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I am so ready for your Tf2 arc. The valve orchestra composed some beautiful pieces and i cannot wait to see your take on them!
Valve orch is such a stellar group!
Portal 2 "Deploying Smooth Jazz" is great, if you get around to Portal.
They were mostly composed by Mike Morasky and a few other contributors :)
@@InstrumentManiacsoldier of dance next!
Not to take away from anything, but the only portal song I know is the radio and I kinda want to hear that lol
*Before he died , he told us one thing*
Keep Playing The Game
This is the sort of thing I love to see in a cover. Not a 1:1 copy, but also not a completely different thing, rather an interpretation of the original work. Great cover.
tbf the original Rocket Jump Waltz is 46 seconds long, not much choice but to embellish it
Rest in Peace, Rick May
A man only truly dies when he's forgotten, and you, you will live forever.
"Ohh soldier, who will they ever find to replace you?"
*realization*
Are we not gonna talk about how hard 1:28 goes?
How many people do you think get emotional when hearing this song? I think the whole TF2 community who heard about "you know who"
We cry, and we salute the skies as he rocket jumps above us in all his american glory!
@@RedmondMann-dn1ldgod I’m about to start crying at all these comments
I know I sure did
Man this is such a heartfelt tribute to Rick may
This song made me sad I went to the comments now I listen to this song alteast once just for a tribute to Rick may
Rick May might have passed in this universe, but he will live on in our hearts, our thoughts, our words, and most importantly, in the universe of Team Fortress 2, immortalized as his rocket jumping, bread teleporting, war loving counterpart that we know and love dearly as Soldier, the man voiced by a legend.
I love how under every video/ cover is rocket jump waltz, there is an outpouring of support and remembrance of Rick May. I love this community and I'm so glad to be a part of it
While we all may have different opinions, we all agree that Rick May was the GOAT.
Between TF2 and StarFox 64 Rick May is fondly remembered, he was the original Peppy Hare.
We honestly just like goofy voice actors.
Fall damage cant stop a true soldier from striking down his enemies with a damn shovel
"If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight. Sun Tzu said that."
"That"
-Sun Tzu
For the longest time, I thought he was saying "Son who said that?"
Like he was going crazy hearing things or wanted to know who said that quote 😅😅😂
@@paterson90 I always thought this too. I wonder if its 2 jokes mixed into one. Like a drill sergeant about to punish someone for speaking out of line.
"And I'd say he knows a little more about fighting than you do, pal, cuz he invented it. Then he perfected it so no living man could best him in the ring of honor."
“Then he used his fight money to buy two of every animal on Earth! And then he herded them onto a boat.. and beat the crap out of every single one!”
“Good news we’re not dying! We are going to live forever!” You sure will, in our hearts and minds…
A tribute to a Great Mann. May he rest in Peace. 🫡
Rest in peace Rick May
You are indeed a legend
That was one hell of a campaign son.
and we have hell lot of respect for you son.
Comic 7 finally released today. After reading it, I came here cause it felt like an appropriate end credits song...how dare this ridiculous game make me emotional 😭
"SCREAMING EAGLES!!"
-Jane Doe, Team Fortress 2
“You were good son real good, maybe even the best”
You will live on in our games forever, thank you Rick may :)
Rip Rick may
"If god had wanted you to live, he wouldn't have created ME"
he knew rick may was too powerfull for the mortal realm
With the ending of the comic, I'll have two reasons to return to this video every year. This is such a beautiful work of art, it's rich and full with all the instruments. Keep up the great work. It's the perfect song to honor Rick May and TF2 as a whole.
This is gonna be something special
Last one alive, LOCK THE DOOR!
I love the Rocket Jump Waltz...it brings a warm feel to my heart, especially something like this. Simple start, but it becomes more grandeur throughout, more like Rick May himself.
Rocket Jump your way to the stars and beyond Rick. Rest In Peace.
this is gonna be nice
R.I.P Rick May you are still missed.
"this is a bucket." "dear God" "There's more" "No!"
Woooot, it's the legendary song!
RIP Rick May, you're a legend
_"If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight!"_
Rest in peace, Rick May !
Sun Tzu said that! and he knows a Little more than you about war because HE invented it! rip rick may
@@eymen2115and then he perfected it so one man can beat him in the ring of honour!🫡
@@kristinerodrigues7919 R.I.P. The legend Rick May
Out of all the songs from TF2, this one has just become so much more iconic to TF2 as time has gone on. All thanks to a legend we never should have lost the way we did. RIP Rick May. May your Rocket Jumps take you to the stars and beyond.
Fun fact, did you know Rick May also was the voice of Peppy Hare and Andros in Star Fox 64? Dude really was an iconic legendary voice actor.
"DO A BARREL ROLL!"
this is straight gas! one of the best covers i've heard in a good while, especially the part after 0:53
Wow TF2 music.
Didn’t see that coming.
I love how the game just refuses to die no matter what
The undying cannot be slain
@@Trinity73653W E A R E I M M O R T A L
@@ecs300and it will never die
I refuse to believe that this man has the time available to learn a billion instruments to a good proficiency while still working out enough to achieve that impressive upper body. God forbid he's able to cook and pay the bills too. I am quivering in my boots for fear of the power this man might possess
This guy just uses 0,01% of his power
it probably came with all the instruments
“If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight!” -Sun Tzu
“And I think he knows a little more than you do pall..that’s because HE INVENTED IT!”
“That”-Sun Tzu
« And then he perfected it so that no living man could best him in the ring of honor ! Then, he took two of every animal on earth, and he herded them onto a boat, and then he beat the crap out of every single one ! »
"If fighting is sure to result in victory the you must fight -Sun Tzu that"
"Godspeed, you magnificent bastard"
"Thats one hell of a soundtrack son!"
Underrated comment lol
I never expected such a solemn and moving piece to come from such a humorous game. Something about it really speaks sorrow, but still inspires me to move on. Definitely going in my playlist.
rare for 'one man band' to be so literal and thorough. great job.
If this banger aint playing at my funeral, i'm coming back to haunt everyone
Hell yeah. Team fortress 2. We didn't expect this but we definitely needed it
"Godspeed, you magnificent bastard" -Rick May. May he rest in peace, gone but not forgotten
Fly high soldier
"OH, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TA' GLUE YA BACK TOGETHER, IN HE- *_sigh_* in Heaven..."
NO FUCKING WAY. THE WALTZ!! okay i seriously was so excited seeing this, i was expecting this so much later in the year. The thumbnail is awesome, the Piccolo trumpet is beautiful! But this being the first theme of the tf2 ost, is really awesome. I dont really see Comments asking for this Game, i guess i dont dig deep enough. I usually ask for these along side my undertale and deltarune suggestions. Anyway im so hyped for These Themes, but the chrono trigger and donkey kong themes werent one-offs, right? Because i wanna see more of those too along side the undertale/deltarune themes and the new tf2 ones. Either way, Rest well Rick May. ❤ (for those who dont know, Rick May was the Voice actor for the soldier character in tf2, he sadly passed away due to covid in 2020, it took that and cancer to beat him. And no, this piece was not written for him as a tribute, this was long ago. There is a piece that was for him i think, written in 2020 too, i think its called salute the fallen? I dont know, but just type in "tf2 ost" and go to the end of the Playlist. Well, thats gotta be it, God bless all of you reading this!
"You were good son, real good; maybe even the best." (Soldier(Rick May))
Thank you InstrumentManiac for this really perfect music!
YEEEEEE TEAM FORTRESS 2!!!!
“Godspeed you magnificent bastard.” -Soldier TF2/Mr. Jane Doe
"You deserve a medal,doc!"
- John Doe,a.k.a Soldier TF2
This chanel is masterpiece and relax at the same time, he plays music of all my favourite games, tf2, undertale, deltatune. Rest in Peace Rick May 🕊️
I've listened countless times to this video, and I can't get enough :)
Oh, tf2. I hope to see more of that ;)
"You were good son, real good, a true american" -some patriotic legend
Beautiful. May he soar like an eagle. Rest In Peace Rick May
"If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight!"
-Soldier.
Sunt Tzu said that!
Brought a few tears to my eyes. Beautifully stunning cover
Rest in peace Rick May
"You were good son, maybe even the best".
We'll remember you Rick🫡
"SCREAMING EAGLE!"
-Rick May (aka soldier)
Y'know, weirdly enough... I am not a very emotional person. I tend to have a little trouble empathizing with people and feeling sad for them and just generally feeling anything other than extremely neutral or a big sense of happiness... And that kind of bugs me, right?
But... *God* music is a whole other story. As someone who's enjoyed TF2 for a long time since early childhood up until now even from time to time, the passing or Rick May combined with just how utterly nostalgic this entire franchise is... And the beautiful composition of all the instruments just *working together...* I genuinely cried, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. In fact I'm glad I cried! This is genuinely one of the more beautiful things I've gotten to hear and the fact that it can make me emotional really speaks about how this song was incredibly well made and how your rendition of it does it IMMENSE justice.
I do look forward to looking into your channel more, and if you're reading this? *Thank you.*
God speed you magnificent bastard.
God speed you magnificent bastard
o7
Rocket jump in the skies, Rick May.
Rick may you did good son real good maybe even the best one ever son goodbye and rest in peace
I am so excited for this. I don't watch a whole lot of this guys stuff, but I always make room for TF2
Rest In Power, Rick May
I FUCKING LOVE TEAM FORTRESS 2
Oh my god, what a beautiful waltz! I've never heard this one, never works have expected it to be from TF2. Amazing.
I don’t understand how you edit this all together, it’s really clean and impressive. Keep it up man!
"Son, rick may would be proud of you because you made a wonderful music piece. And now his dead may god rest his soul" you deserve a medal 🏅
“This is enough to make a Grown man cry” this is just beautiful 🫡
I love how much your brass collection has expanded!! great job as always Luke!!
Rest in peace, Rick Mays.
Fly high you magnificent bastard!
This song is gonna be awesome, also rest in peace Rick May
Probably one of the best renditions ive heard, if not the best
Stay frosty
You were really good, son, maybe even the best!
Rest in peace, Rick May
Rick May didn't die , he rocket jumped so high that we can't see him.🫡
DAMN STRAIGHT BROTHER
I love what you've done with this. You turned a *trailer tune* into something that just continues building upon itself much like, "In the Hall of the Mountain King," and it's magnificent! I *love* how the snare with a military march cadence comes in after the cymbal crash! It's so good!
YOOO THIS GONNA BE FUNKING RADICAL!!
Team Fortress? That was unexpected... I love it.
"you cannot kill me, my gun is faster"
Rest in peace Rick May
Finally, a tf2 song
Im still trying to learn clarinet, but god i wanna play this. So thank you for inspiring me to play again and to pay tribute to Rick May, "godspeed you magnificent bastard"
0:22 I’ve never seen that instrument from top right and bottom left before. What’s that called?
That would be called a Sopranno Saxophone
It did look weird for a bit because he was holding it higher than what I've seen but yea, it is a soprano saxophone 😅 Edit: I also realize that he has the list of the instruments and what they look like at the end so you can check that out ( I responded while listening to the song so I didn't see the list until after I responded)
Eee lol
The bigger one is the soprano saxophone and the smaller one is the sopranino sax
the bigger one is the soprano sax and the small one is the sopranino sax
you're a good example of putting movement into your playing, this is something my director has been working with us about, good job
Thank you - it's a very important and often overlooked part of music!
like facial expressions?
I really love your video's they really inspire me.
An idea for a new video could be pigstep from minecraft? or maybe megalovania/spears of justise from Undertale?
That would be cool
I would like that
Rest in peace, Rick May...
First a new French Horn, now a new Trumpet?
I wonder what's also been bought...
He also bought a new Omnichord if I’m pretty sure :3
Good eye it's a Bach Strad!
The slow progression to upgrade instruments in the collection 👀
@@InstrumentManiac So when are you getting that Chord Harmonica and Bass Harmonica?
You are talented in so many ways. This was a nice thing to find. Rest in peace, Rick May o7
every time the clarinet follows in, I could follow Soldier to train in Dustbowl right away. You a real talented musician, first GTA theme song and now this. You deserve a medal son!
You were good son real good maybe even the best
Never have I felt more patriotic