Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Chicago's Magical Piano

MYSTERIOUS PIANO + STRANGERS = MAGIC


Have you ever felt like you needed some movie-style musical accompaniment in your life?
That’s exactly what a new viral stunt by Rob Bliss, the same guy who brought us the stunning time-lapsed makeover of a homeless man, is doing.
Setting up a piano in Chicago’s Union Station, travelers or passers-by were met with piano music that seemed to match their mood or actions.
“I kind of saw it as trying to tailor the experience to the people around us. To take what they gave us and respond to it via music,” Bliss told TheBlaze Friday.
A little girl playing chopsticks was met with a piano that “magically” accompanied her.

A businessman in a heated phone conversation who found the darker, tense music matching his tone somewhat annoying actually yelled at the piano. Poor piano.

 A curious older gentleman in a blue suit let out his inner dancing fiend. And a couple of other musicians who had instruments with them played along with the piano, which was decked out with holiday bells, poinsettias and the word “hello.”


During rush hour, the piano even played in tune with travelers running to catch their train.


See the video below! So Good!

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