OCR01183 - Donkey Kong Country 2 'KRool Intentions'

[djpretzel]

What did you think? Post your opinion of this ReMix.

[Chris McGee]

8O Ass. Has. Been. Kicked.

Prot is my new hero.

[irriadin]

This is even better than the amazing WIP of this posted months ago. Amazing! 8O 8O 8O

[TheRedBob]

Ah, been waiting for something like this a long time. Incredibly done. My favorite of Protricity's work so far, it'll be hard to top. This is so gonna be on repeat until the next mix gets posted. :D

I'm really wondering how many mixes djp will post this fine night.

[StrikerObi]

Oh snap. Protricity is my audio Jesus. This is possibly his best yet. I absolutly love this game and his remixes from it all blow my mind.

[Bren]

Im Loving every second of this song. It really is a great mix to represent K. Rool's evil intentions. One of Ari's greatest, hands down.

[nodspaw51]

Woah. Saw Prot's name up there and new I had to listen. This is an awesome beat. The buildup at the begining and then the drop and the the heavy stuff. Its all perfect. This sounds so professional. Man, this sis great. The accents on the background beat apply alot of force into the song. The pizzicato part is like perfect, and then it breaks into nothing but sweetness! This is a great song. I bet kids at my school would listen to this. I am really liking this piece. Chalk up another one for Protricity!

[Rodin]

Hooooooly Crap!!!! Best Prot mix in a good while! I'm going to go lie down now....

[smh]

Besides having one of Ari's better mix titles...
hooray!

i can now go down into the OCR history books, having named this remix.

[Spacecow]

Hoooly shit. We really need more bombastic, wall-of-sound badass remixes like this. This blew me away. Good work, man.

[JadeAutomation]

Ass. Has. Been. Kicked.
Prot is my new hero.

Amen. Love this mix.

[BananaSoup]

it doesn't get much better than this. the song has so many different contrasting layers that work so well together. And the piece is by no means repetitive, breaking down and restarting as a new piece several times. I'm a big fan of Pro and DKC, and I am far from dissappointed. It's like it's my birthday!! :D :D

[SonicANS]

damn...

...Protricity has done it again.

It feels like a walk through hell [or more appropriately a battle to the death in Kaptain K. Rool's tower].
Truly ass kicking.

[ILLiterate]

Damnit DJP where you holding these kick ass remixes out on us? This ones just amazing in every single way. The drums,bass line,everything is just PEREFECTLY put into its place to make one bitch slapping remix. This turned one of the most boring songs i've heard in a game into something that completely kicks my ass over & over.
Final Score:10/10
Final Comment:THIS is what high quality remixes are

[yoshi1001]

Man, maybe the the new site design just makes the music sound better...nah. This again falls into the, "never played (that part of) the game but the remix kicks butt" category.

[Blake]

owns.

[Cell]

This remix, like Protricity's other DK remixes, is brilliant, creative, and upbeat...I found myself bobbing my head unconsciously to this song...what can I say...unbelievable stuff....

[Navi]

Ok, first off, this mix single handedly convinced me to go and get the rest of Prot's DKC2 mixes. After a long night of listening to it, I can safely say that this mix is just plain cool.

Notable intro. A nice string build up that adds more layers with every second. The dist. geet comes in nicely at :13, followed by the bass and precussion. However, the first real orgasm of the song comes after the drop at :28. At :44, the real punches come out. At this point, the mix oozes evil/cool. The title of the song does it great justice; Cruel Intentions fits so well into this song, it's scary.

This song has so many good points (2:13, 3:52, 4:58, etc) it's hard to point them all out. Overall, an excellent job by Prot. This song never gets too long and never feels too empty. It will stay on my playlist for some time.

Nice work.

[Nase]

sheeeeer madness! quite the creative overkill, really. those distorted beat at the end...brutal.

[Putzy]

With Protricity's talent and the great DKC2 source material you can expect it to be awesome. The best thing about Protricity's remixes is that his songs never stagnate. I don't think I have ever quit midway into one of his songs. It also helps that this song (as djpretzel mentioned) has very good transitions. Overall great work and I look forward to hearing more in the future.

[Sikkz]

This mix is exactly my style! Totally kick ass introduction with a kickass follow up that sends you straight in a sweet, deep trance. Incredible job! I'm quite a fan of Protricity since his work on the Relics of the Chozo project (wich made me spread tears of joy all over the place).

Bottom line: this mix will be in my hall of fame for a long time.

[arias]

Proticity, you are a living example that bastards can have talent.

The song sounds very dynamic, and like someone said, never stagnates. It keeps me on my listening toes, and pleases much. :) Great work; I went to download your other pieces and they were pretty good as well.

[Moo2u]

Ok first of all I have to say this: I am so glad someone out there loves teh DKC2 soundtrack as much as me!

I really thought that no one in their right minds would ever think of remixing this song! But hey! Here it is! And it's something to hear!

First of all, truely creppy atmaspher, which I love. The pizz stuff in the background is nice, and really reminds me of the original. And nice transitions too, from part to part, and even though the whole thing is over 6 minutes, I find myself saying "Man, I wish this was longer" which is exactly what a good musician of any kind should make his audiance say.

Good work! Keep up with the DKC2 stuff! It seems to by your calling card for remixs. :D

[hhallahh]

Good shit. 0_o; I found myself wishing that it had kinda stuck to one or two or three "moods", though, rather than having a transition every 30-60 seconds. But clearly, an awesome song, and it's rare that someone actually chooses a track that I would like to see remixed that hasn't been done a million times already. K. Rool theme was definately one of the good ones (it was good in DKC 1, too! Someone should have a crack at that.)

[Royal]

This one is very nice. It kept me offguard most the time. The violins were great.

[Cherrie]

I think it's obvious why I squeal like a little girl every time I see Protricity's name on the main page.

omfg, this rocks my socks. Everytime the original melody pops up I get flashbacks of that nightmare of a boss fight, which I've never managed to beat because it's so insanely hard. This mix captures the whole feel of that fight for me- it's light and easy for about two seconds before it turns around and TOTALLY kicks your arse and doesn't stop until you're lying on the floor twitching. It's intense, INSANE, and changes up more than K. Rool's pattern. I love it. :D

[Reverse_Gecko]

Shoot. Got all hyped up reading the reviews and then was disapointed when listening to it. This is good, but nothing compared to some of prots other stuff (ie vast inner depths of brinstar). The drums just sound really......random, I guess. It all sounds distant, and doesn't really have any mood to me. I think next time prot should have more going on musically, and less focus on the percussion, and less weird effects.

I would probably like it more if I was familiar with the origional, but I get the feeling this will grow on me anyways. Good, but not great.

[I-n-j-i-n]

Ahaha. Hilarious, but also great!

Lots of pirate themed tunes, and a lot of hard techno stuff!

The techno drum sounds a bit grating and hits the note too high though.

[McDuck]

I am speechless.

Well, I was, because I think I found a word to describe this ReMix : Supercallifragilisticexpialidocious

[RushJet1]

Well I liked this mix when I downloaded it, but it's grown on me more since that time. I like it a lot, and I hope the author comes up with more music of this caliber. I especially like the strings that are near the beginning of the song. Only one complaint though, near the beginning, I always get a sense that there is no midtone whatsoever, but that's just me, I guess.

[Calabrel]

Protricity is the absolute best at what he does. No musical background he says.. I don't know what to say. It must be pure stubborness to fail that has urged Protricity to produce such great music.

[Krythan]

More of the same awesome, amazing, brilliant, creative, damn good tunes from Protricity. Holy Crap, this is good stuff!

[herograw]

a failed attempt at an excellent remix. (http://student.santarosa.edu/~rguinn/krool/)

i'm not saying it isn't good, but it could have been much better.

-rob

[Aninymouse]

It's really not fair to be this way, but Protricity is about the only ReMIxer I listen to anymore. When a new mix of his comes out, it is indeed like Chirstmas.

First off, before I forget, this mix has insane resemblance to a certain Castlevania mix on this site that I do not know the name of... Just thought I'd throw that out there, since a Castlevania-esque mood really fits the situation, I think; all dark and foreboding, or however you spell that.

I gave a huge, emotional speech about Ari's last mix, "Forest Bidcussion", so this time I'll be more vague and take up less space. First of all, ass has been kicked. It's difficult to guage just how much ass though, since I had to listen to it for the first time on mono... But even so, it sounds great. This mix has a microcosm all it's own; part of a larger DKC2 experience but also a self-contained romp all it's own. That pretty much goes for all of the DKC mixes on the site, but Prot's especially.

In closing, though I wish I could comment on individual parts, as a whole this mix is quite good. Personally, I feel like "Forest Birdcussion" is a better listen, but it has nothing to do with style... really, I can't pick out anything in particular, so maybe it's just the mono sound.


Oh, I lied. On more thing. The stop-and-go nature of the song is show of Ari's genius. Those of you who have played the level in the game will recall how the battle had two distinct stops where your buddy DK would momentarily be flashed before you, and K Rool looked to be defeated... but he kept coming, more ferocious than ever before. In that light, the song plays to not only the level's music, but it's visual and even play style as well. When just listening to a song gives you the impression that you're playing a game, experiencing it all with just one sensory organ, then THAT my friend, is GREAT music.

Ari, I hope you live to be 100 years old and have a dozen kids who are vaguely like you. I love you, man :cry:

[kefkafloyd]

First time reviewer, longtime lurker and listener. Protricity's done it again with another great DKC2 tune, and one of my personal favorites.

First, before I get to lavishing the praise, I'd like to make a small criticism - the clipping in some of the low-end instruments really, really detracts from the tune. It may have been done on purpose, and I'm sure it's not me (it's even there with a flat EQ on a great system), as well as being able to reproduce this amongst other systems. It just reduces the quality of the song - I love blaring remixes in my car, and this song made my fairly decent audio system (which isn't very bass-heavy, mind you - I hate excessively bassy systems which make too much muddy bass instead of just enough clear bass) cry. A bit of tweaking of levels of certain instruments as well as fixing some equalizing issues would go a long way in making this song "perfect."

Aside from that admittedly minor quibble, the rest of the song is pure awesomeness. It takes a few songs, actually, from DKC2 - let's look at it time by time.

0:00 - Song starts out with the introductory chords from the Kaptain K. Rool battle from DKC2. Nice little interpretation which keeps the chords from being repetitive, although the clipping I hear in the low instruments is annoying.

0:35 - I love that little Xylophone (or whatever percussive instrument used, synths are so finicky) intro into the next bit.

0:37 - The strings come in. The first three beats are the ones everyone probably knows best from the original song - that apprehension of finally getting to the Kaptain's chambers and thwacking him good. Prot's done a bit of tweaking to them from the original though, and as usual, it hits the spot - varying the beats ever so slightly, giving that apprehensive feel.

0:40 - The electric guitar comes in for a quick downward riff as the main rhythm comes in for the punch. This pattern is seen a lot through the song and is used quite well. Using the violins with sharp attack is very sharp, the original used a sort of bassy synth that isn't necessarily better or worse, just different. It doesn't get lost in the rhythm, and actually produces an excellent effect.

0:55 - Little guitar overlay which takes over from where the original song used the strings. I liked the imposing nature of the original's little interlude, although we'll be hearing this little bit again in just a few seconds.

1:05 - Small bass interlude. This feels like a hole in the song - like something is missing. I blame this on the muddiness of the instruments - they sort of run into each other here. Clipping is maddeningly present.

1:16 - This is actually the same beat as 1:05, but played differently, both from there and in the original. The staccato... whatever was used (damn synths! Sounds like string plucks) are interesting, and give it a more pirate-y feel than the beat in the original (this song isn't fairly pirate-y, IMO, where's the accordion? ;) ). Again, great musical work, but hte production is killing me - the clipping is just driving me nuts. Prot, tell me if this was done on purpose or if all three of my systems are screwed up with flat equalizers.

1:40 - repeat, except with different instruments. Needed, since the original song was only 52 seconds long! I'm not complaining with hearing those great beats twice, though.

2:10 - Guitar trails off and a quickie bass solo. This quickly leads into original material that ever so slightly connects more of...

2:30 - The original chords are back again, establishing melody, and just sort of meandering for twenty seconds, then the repeat continues with more strings of the secondary rhythm. This continues on for... a long time, actually, about a whole minute before something new happens!

3:30 - Violins crescendo and halt - very nice lead in to the new bass line. Over this we hear ever so slight hints of the first rhythm plucked on strings until...

3:55 - The guitars and drums come into full force here for a little original interlude. Nice buildup, unconventional and really links the first song (K'Rool) to the next, which starts at...

4:19 - We hear the DKC 2 main theme here for a short moment, which is a nice nod, and is a great little guitar solo to boot. Musically, this is holding up pretty well.

4:42 - Rambi Rumble kicks in... or at least, I think it is. It sounds like an amalgamation of Rambi Rumble and the Lost World themes (the two tracks are so similar with a few exceptions), until you definitely hear the sounds of Rambi Rumble around 4:58. The hard hitting strings make the Rambi Rumble theme scream - very nice touch.

5:33 - From this point until the end, apparently, we've got some grooving between certain parts of the main theme and Rambi Rumble - You could almost want to hear that bit we heard back at 4:19 over this, until we're greeted with Rambi Rumble again at 6:14. After that, the song sort of... dies. The ending doesn't seem to be very firm, but it does lend to a nice crossfade.

In all, it's a great tune - I love it because it's one of my favorite DKC2 tunes next to the main theme and the lava theme. The only thing that really mars it for me is the clipping - and it's not just this mix, I've heard other mixes that have really bad clipping as well. What's up guys, boosting our volume or our lows too much? Not trying to rag on Prot, he's a great guy, it's just that the clipping keeps this song from being perfect. If it's that way on purpose, fine, just my only real criticism of an otherwise awesome medley.

[Aninymouse]

Headfirst...

The first 2'15" of the mix is fairly solid, though at times the awesome arrangement seems to not be all there. The quieter instruments in the background are virtually unnoticable unless you really listen for them, but they add so much to the music that this should not be. If I have any problems with this song, it's with the first 2'15". It lacks the energy and soul of the latter parts of the song. In addition, to me this makes it more difficult to enjoy the song as a whole, with an intro such as this making me feel like something's missing.

Into specifics... the first 0'45" of the song is great, I wouldn't change a thing. Things don't start to snag until the string plucks come in, first in the far background and then into the foreground. Although they die quickly, they don't seem to fit too well. Even so, they are very brief. When the power synths kicks back in things are fine... but at 2'02" there's a synth that completely overpowers the guitar synth. There's a pause and a choir, and all is well once more. Though the mix's intensity varies a lot from there on, I have nothing to bitch about past that point as far as what I feel is quality.

All in all this is a good ReMix, Prot. It has style, a soul, and it's cool to listen to... However, it suffers for two reasons, as far as I can tell.

One, it sounds far too much like you "Assembly Line Apperitions", but not in a good way, per se. It has the same synth-rock feel to it, and it sounds great, but "KRool Intentions" doesn't do it quite as well. Granted, you don't want two mixes from the same game sounding identical. However, while the fact that "KRool Intentions" does not completely emulate "Assembly Line Apperitions" is right, it doesn't achieve that level of balance that all your other mixes have. Also, I don't like the fact that you ended both songs on the exact same sample and chord.

Problem number two is "Forest Birdcussion" itself. That song had such an incredible sense of mastery and atmosphere, it seemed as if it could leap from my speakers and fill the room around me. It was, in my humble opinion, your best work yet and the best DKC mix on the site to date.

[KungFuFurby06Edition]

Hi. :nicework: I'm extremely new.

This song rocks!

At 6m 36s or 396s long, this is actually a ReMix of a game that doesn't work anymore for me... :( Boo hoo...

But anyways, THIS IS VERY, VERY COOL!

And for the SNES... nice...

Thanks,
Furby, The Free ReMix Making Software Searcher

[StarKirby]

I can't get enough of this song. I burned it to a disc (My fourth collection of VG Music/ReMixes) and listened to it over and over while on my boring vacation. I listened to it while lying in bed, watching the rain and lightning at night. It was so awesome. Great work, Prot.

[Jasoco]

This is yet another one of my favorites. When I first hear it, I was blown away. I love it so much.

[Diegox]

I really love this! C'est très bon!

[Dr. Wily]

Well well, I had heard a lot about the (in)famous Prot on the forums so I had to have a listen to his work.. this has indeed impressed me though beyond all expectations. Forest Birdcussion was not quite my cup of tea but this, has such energy and lovely use of synth instruments, really creating an atmosphere worthy of the evil King K.Rool.. well done sir.

[Mary_mari]

Man, what kinda water are these djs DRINKING??? This mix is nothing short of kewl. Literally. You lean in, listening to the speakers like they're telling you you've won ten million smackaroonies. Try it, dudes! Nah, you don't have to. You just will by nature. :wink: I can't pick out a fav part in the track (mainly cuz, I'm not listening to it right now :lol: ), but the whole thing...ah. The music is compiled w/geniousity and brothaness :? . Yeah, I don't get it either, Plank.

~^~Mary_mari's seal of approval~^~

[Txai]

This music is great! Protricity obtained to make an incredible rhythm with the melody. The best part is the first one. I remember when I played this game. This my favourite music.

[Mazedude]

I'd like to announce that I have in fact used this incredible music in a stunt demo, for a new website I just designed. This is the first time I've edited to a game remix; usually I pick kickass hard rock and commercial techno for that kinda work, so kudos Prot. Enjoy.

http://www.latrampolinerental.com for the site
http://www.latrampolinerental.com/video/TrampolineDemoMQ.mpg for the video

Mazedude

[Red Light District]

Well, I'm more of a sonic person myself, but still...this remix is one of my top 10 :wink:

[Demko]

Uh...good job! :o

[JFM]

Wow! That song is amazing!

Personally, while all the tunes from Donkey Kong Country 2 were good, KRool's theme was my favourite because it suited the character perfectly. KRool Intentions goes one step further by improving the original song to the extent that you can almost feel as through you're the bad guy!!

Put simply, this music has to be heared to be believed. A definite classic! 10/10

[Slime Master]

Anyone notice towards the end Protricity put a remix to the Music from the Rambi Rumble stage (The song that plays when that Giant Zingger chases you) within this song? Mad Propz go out to this person thoguh for making such an awsome song.

[DJ Skratch 'n' Sniff]

What can I say that no else has? Nothing.
This song is over the freaking top amazing.
In all honesty, this has been my favorite mix on this
site for a really long ass time.
The original song, which is also super kick ass by
the way, is solely responsible for my love of
video game music.

[TheDro]

8O OH MY FREAKIN GOD! Best remix I have ever heard. this tops everything, protricity, you are a god(only of music so dont let it get to your head :wink: )First off, I find it cool how when the music starts it sounds like it was already started, and with a great beat. Lots of smooth beaks throughout it all. And many of the beats intertwined to give a cool effect. I like 1:15 where it goes to that little something when your fighting KRool. Then theres that powerfull bass around 3:32. And it keeps getting better till the end. :D

[diamondfalcon]

I love the part at about 4'30 when the tune from Set Sail is brought in guitar! This song is awesome!

[Alexzander]

I am officially adopting this as my theme for the Universal Offense Initiative. Why? Because it is just that good and evil at the same time.

[Bummerdude]

Diddy has messing around far too long, I believe KKR feels it that way too. This remix just steams!

The original was my favorite of the whole game, so now when Pro here made a great mix of it, it´s just marvelous. I am mostly a guy wanting some peace and quiet with some smooth orchestral flowing in my ears, but after a while you needs some action to get something done, Pro has really succeded on that one, this is stuffed with with action, THIS would be a great boss-track. KKR is a fat oversized crocodile with moodchanges, his track should be something that bursts the speakers. The 24th May, Protricity brought that bad guy some justice.

Great strings, guitars, synths, drums, beats and all the other stuffie doo-hickie that makes this mix what it deserves to be. You really are the Pro.

[Falstaff]

Wow, what a song. I registered my account here just for people like you and songs like that. If you ever start or are already producing music for publication beyond OCReMix, like in games or for albums, let us know.

[Latency]

Man, I really enjoyed this mix. If OCR had a toplist feature, this definetly would be at my #1. The electronic drums were absolutely perfect and fit right in with the beat.

[Chickenwarlord]

This mix is totally worth every byte. Never before has a pirate boss kicked so much ass.
Synths seem to be perfect for the parts they are playing. If there is a way Protricity could've improved this mix, I'm definitely missing it.

[Jaybell]

OH MAN THIS MIX IS JUST AWESOME ON SO MANY LEVELS.


When it starts, you're thinking "oh man sweet orchestral cool i guess", right? Then it builds up, slowly, and THAT SYNTH COMES IN. Gets me every time. And the drums come in and they're all crazy heavy industrial and shit. And then the source comes in, and the rest, as they say, is history.

And don't even get me started on when it transitions to Run, Rambi, Run.

The ONLY problem with this mix is that the first section seems to go on for a good long while. Unlike Birdcussion, though, you don't find yourself going "oh six minutes are over already?" It seems to pass by slower than Birdcussion did. Now, whether or not this is a bad thing is in the eye of the beholder; slower could mean more time spent with a super sexy mix, or it could mean the mix becomes more boring and drawn out.

I really hate myself for saying anything bad about this mix about this mix, though. Because it's awesome, if you didn't catch that already.

[Ranch Doritos]

This song was so fudging Hawt I can't stand it!!
Job WELL done!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Snatcher]

This could quite possibly be the best remix in this community.

[a_d]

this song brought back memories. Sounds like Protricity used the source tune and re-sampled it and added a little flare and percussion. The result is amazing

[SirRus]

but nobody has kicked as much ass in a song before or since Prot made DKC2 "Krool Intentions"

BOOM

[shadow_tesla]

I had to listen to this song half a dozen times to fully comprehend how awesome it was. 8-O Favorite song of ALL TIME! Good job once again Protricity. :-P

[Nekofrog]

funny story: i finished my dkc2 project mix last night, and couldn't think of a name for it. Then I thought "holy shit I have the perfect name, krool intentions. it's a play off the movie cruel intentions" and then when i suggested it i was shot down and told prot already used it D:

FUCK YOU PROT YOU FGT

[Sir_Downunder]

I went back and listened to this after a long time. It kicked ass then, and it kicks ass now.

[Crulex]

Oh, sweet jesus. This is........whoa.....man. I couldn't even think of a good review to give when I heard this. It was just too much greatness at one time. So much good stuff in one six and a half minute song and it blew me away! I didn't even realize "Run, Rambi, Run" was used for a long time after I heard it until someone mentioned it. And the name is just as cool.

[Overdriven]

8O WOW. I don't even know where to start. THIS. MIX. IS. AWESOME. I guess that's enough said. Protricity has done an excellent job yet again.

[OA]

Pretty cool mix, I like the soundscape a lot, and the clever shifts in tone and tempo. The synth guitar actually sounds really good, and fits in well with the rest of the proceedings, and the source is of course excellent.
Some minor production issues are noticable, but the song is so strong it doesn't really matter.

The track is pretty long, but there are always new things going on. Great stuff!

[Monobrow]

I think this remix is way better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdMTKa-P9rQ

[5!D34RM]

I think this remix is way better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdMTKa-P9rQ

haha that's hilarious. I was giggling like a school girl. I love Proctricity's mix, he's a legend in my eyes. He's the reason I started checking back to OCremix religiously way back when. I also have a special attachment to this song because I listened to it heavily when my ex and I were going off to college.

[Nase]

come back prot!!