ReMix: Donkey Kong Country 'Jungle Stomp'
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- Game: Donkey Kong Country (Nintendo, 1994, SNES)
- ReMixer(s): Kooper909
- Composer(s): Dave Wise, Eveline Fischer, Robin Beanland
- Song(s): 'Theme'
- Posted: 2002-07-28, evaluated by the judges
This DKC ReMix from Kooper909 was primarily selected for its varied, aggressive, dynamic percussion. As the title may suggest, there's lots of heavy, layered percussion that shakes and shuffles along, replete with jungle (the environment, not the genre) sound fx. There's timpani, rolling military snare, cymbals, and some nice phasing thrown in as well. Now, the melody could have used some higher quality instruments - brass and sax are always risky to implement without solid patches, so this aspect at times is less than amazing. However, Kooper throws in tasteful orchestra hits, and a very groovy pan flute certainly helps when it joins in doubling the melody towards the song's conclusion. It's certainly different from my own take on the theme, with emphasis thrown in completely different areas. A good first submission - shows a particular talent for arranging percussion, with room to expand from a good foundation on melody & mix.
Discussion: Latest 14 comments/reviews; view the The percussion was great, if mechanical in a few places but it was
overall far too empty, frequently just displaying the melody
without any accompaniment, and occasionally having a bass part come
in. It needs to fill things out more. THe trumpet sample was pretty
weak and super robotic, as was the pan flute.
I think this mix could really shine if the mixer went back and updated it; it's got a very strong concept, the execution is just where it is lacking.
- OA on January 29, 2008
I think this mix could really shine if the mixer went back and updated it; it's got a very strong concept, the execution is just where it is lacking.
- OA on January 29, 2008
This song is good, but there's better ones in the library, I'd give
this 8/10 tho, GJ ;D
- HoboKa on February 3, 2007
- HoboKa on February 3, 2007
Nice stuff, I like how the composition and instrumentation the fit
the source. Some good production writing in places.
2:36 and on is def my fav part of the mix. Def the right choice to go with the arrangement.
- avaris on December 17, 2006
2:36 and on is def my fav part of the mix. Def the right choice to go with the arrangement.
- avaris on December 17, 2006
Jungle stomp, well that clearly needs drums, and it does! May be
that the trumpet sounds annoying, but a trumpet is supposed to
sound like that I think, and it does get company by his buddy
trombone, and later on a jungle flute. Creative if I may say
that.
By the way, India called, something about "give back our jungle". Do you happen to know anything about it?
- Bummerdude on September 29, 2005
By the way, India called, something about "give back our jungle". Do you happen to know anything about it?
- Bummerdude on September 29, 2005
Well, I have to say that it made my CD list. I liked the drum beats
and trumpet. Not too hot on jungle animals, but then again it is a
pretty good filler sometimes. And the occasional explosions were
interesting!
- Ultimo Hedgehog on May 12, 2003
- Ultimo Hedgehog on May 12, 2003
Kooper909 wrote: Don't worry people, the one that's pending now is MUCH better ...
It has harmony, for one thing. >_<
It's great to hear that you've improved.
- Jeff on April 27, 2003
Don't worry people, the one that's pending now is MUCH better
...
It has harmony, for one thing. >_<
- Kooper909 on April 25, 2003
It has harmony, for one thing. >_<
- Kooper909 on April 25, 2003
Awesome percussion! Trumpet is a hurt on my ears though (liked the
animals though, made me smile) - I think, maybe, yes this cello
ensemble sample I have here would fit nicely methinks if you can
use a .wav file - and that high pitched thingy that's somewhere
around 1:05 or 1:10, according to my often-defunct display, I can
provide you with a small violin ensemble sample as well if you'd
like.
They both are royalty-free. A friend recorded them off his ghetto-orchestra at the college, I am given to believe. If you want Kooper, you can contact me on either AIM as "gnomewarriah" or Yahoo IM as "gnomewarriorsillymight". After all, everyone's raising a stink over that trumpet :(
- Nobbynob Littlun on April 25, 2003
They both are royalty-free. A friend recorded them off his ghetto-orchestra at the college, I am given to believe. If you want Kooper, you can contact me on either AIM as "gnomewarriah" or Yahoo IM as "gnomewarriorsillymight". After all, everyone's raising a stink over that trumpet :(
- Nobbynob Littlun on April 25, 2003
When this song was first posted I deleted it almost immediately,
mainly because Kooper909's remixes from vgmix had dissapointed me,
to say the least. I decided to give it another chance this morning,
thinking that I had possibly judged it too harshly before.
At 0:31 the wind instruments start playing the main melody in unison... doesn't sound right at all. Ugh.
By 0:53 we have some animal noises, I swear it sounds like he used the same monkey sample that Scott Peeples and Prozax used previously in Phear the Monkey.
The animal fill lasts for a good 10 second, leading to a variation on the main theme whch works rather well. Very DK64.
Skipping to about 2:25 we get the nice sounding pan flute, giving us some much needed tonal relief :D .
The song ends with a few more variations, not leaving me bitter at all.
Overall I give the song a 2 out of 5 possible bananas. I think I'm going to keep it this this time. I do like the percussion. However, there are better much DK remixes on the site. I'd recommend new listeners to download Phear the Monkey and DJ Pretzel's Diddy Evolution for better renditions of this same theme.
- Jeff on April 23, 2003
At 0:31 the wind instruments start playing the main melody in unison... doesn't sound right at all. Ugh.
By 0:53 we have some animal noises, I swear it sounds like he used the same monkey sample that Scott Peeples and Prozax used previously in Phear the Monkey.
The animal fill lasts for a good 10 second, leading to a variation on the main theme whch works rather well. Very DK64.
Skipping to about 2:25 we get the nice sounding pan flute, giving us some much needed tonal relief :D .
The song ends with a few more variations, not leaving me bitter at all.
Overall I give the song a 2 out of 5 possible bananas. I think I'm going to keep it this this time. I do like the percussion. However, there are better much DK remixes on the site. I'd recommend new listeners to download Phear the Monkey and DJ Pretzel's Diddy Evolution for better renditions of this same theme.
- Jeff on April 23, 2003
Jonathon Striker wrote: I agree with everone. i heard it and thought hey this is gonna be good. then after that introduction to the main part, it was all gone. I lost all respect for this remix right there and then.
:evil: Thanks for your "constructive" criticism. I "appreciate" it. :evil:
- Kooper909 on August 16, 2002
I agree with everone. i heard it and thought hey this is gonna be
good. then after that introduction to the main part, it was all
gone. I lost all respect for this remix right there and then.
- Jonathon Striker on August 8, 2002
- Jonathon Striker on August 8, 2002
Sort of wish I had caught this one before it was posted. Drums do
seem really good. I recognize a couple of the brass rise samples
that CotMM has. Nothing wrong with the samples as far as I'm
concerned. And what I've noticed in the past is that if you use
reverb, delay, and other effects tastefully on a not-so-great
sample, you can cover the blemishes to a degree. Anyway, like I
said, the drums are done really well, almost uncanny at times. My
beef with this tune is the lack of harmony. I hear a bass line at
some points that basically follows the melody, and when all of the
instruments come in near the middle of the song, they're all
playing the same notes at the same time. If you can imagine a
marching band doing this, it would be incredibly boring. You know
that last note in most symphonies? The one that sort of rolls on
like buuuuuummmmmmmmmm. That's a unison or ocatve, usually. A
finality. The thing about using a chord progression or even a
melody and contrasting bass line, is that it shows development and
helps transition. With everything in unison, there's no statement
of key or key-center, it's just random notes in order. Besides the
drums, this piece seems to have no meat. It's got really good
bones, and some reeeeally thin skin, but nothing in between.
DC
- Disco Dan on July 31, 2002
DC
- Disco Dan on July 31, 2002
I dunno about this one...when I first looked at it, I thought it
would be a crazy industrial version of some sort, but instead there
was this. It seems a bit weak and simplified in the melody part,
which made it a lot harder for me to get into it. Thankfully,
around 2:50 it starts to sound good to my ears, but that part is
short-lived. In general, it just seems like it's missing
something...
Also, the samples aren't great, but I can understand how hard it is to get quality samples for wind instruments. Overall, it's a good effort, but not as good as some of the other remixes of the DKC main theme avalible on this site.
- Adhesive_Boy on July 29, 2002
Also, the samples aren't great, but I can understand how hard it is to get quality samples for wind instruments. Overall, it's a good effort, but not as good as some of the other remixes of the DKC main theme avalible on this site.
- Adhesive_Boy on July 29, 2002
Donkey Kong Country 'Jungle Stomp'
First my comments from the judge forum:
That's basically all I have to say. It's well done, especially the drums, but the trumpet is pretty ass. And any/all animal sounds really seem unneeded to me.
Not one of my favorites by far, but it has a place here.
- Saunders on July 29, 2002
First my comments from the judge forum:
I wrote: Okay, it starts off sounding like it's gonna be okay.. but uh, that trumpet sample almost kills it.
The animal effects don't really seem needed either.. maybe that's just me though.
Other than the trumpet though, I think this mix is pretty cool actually.
That's basically all I have to say. It's well done, especially the drums, but the trumpet is pretty ass. And any/all animal sounds really seem unneeded to me.
Not one of my favorites by far, but it has a place here.
- Saunders on July 29, 2002
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