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@Cyril: I don't think your backlog was quite that large... but if I can find someone for the beat then... @Vagrance:well even if it wasn't OCR standards I'd be satisfied. As long as it gets made, I'll be happy. But I figured this was the best place to post this, and Abadoss told me to.

Great to see Harjawaldar finally getting a mix posted here! I've followed him on DoD, and while I prefer his more rockin' mixes, this is a pretty good one too. Slow and simple, just like the source.

I've always liked this track. It does have a courageous feel to it, and I'm glad that it's finally posted on the site proper.

Hey, I learned all about China in my second year of Academic Decathlon soo.... yeah I can probably figure out how to pronounce this stuff...

Really? No one wants to help? I know people have previewed my crappy track. My e-mail says so. Please, if someone could pick this up, I'd be so happy! PLEASE!

Hey, the only time OCR will have a mix posted in which the number matches the year! Also, well done!

Hey, I've got an idea for a DKC RPG... maybe just maybe... Anyways, I agree with you on all points there! Also, the lyrics for Us Monkeys Together in English? ENGLISH: Snowy day I want to go outside Fun in the snow Us monkeys together Fly like a bird Quickly get the banana Left, right Watch out for dangerous bees [Chorus] Monkeys are the most fun Always a happy feeling Just let me STAY LIKE THIS Monkeys are the best... The cold outside Won't scare us Such an exciting time Quickly, give me your hand! We skillfully Dance on the ice You and me Are happiest together [bridge] Happy days I wish to be with you Happy days I wish to be with you FOREVER Taken from the comments on the mp3! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EDIT 3/26/10: I now have a hands-down favorite track from this album and it is... DRUMROLL PLEASE... *DRUMROLL* Bramble Reprise As I see it, it captures the beauty of the source, and also that of the level the source played on, and amplifies it ten; scratch that, a hundredfold. And it still sounds beautiful. Now, if only it would be released as OCRO20XX... I feel it deserves it, personally. Also, would it be possible to get the... romanization I believe the term would be... of the Cantonese lyrics for Us Monkeys Together. I'd like to sing along...

To quote Taucer: So it sounds to me like Wise decided, "Ya know what, I think I will do that track. That would be cool. I'll just call up Robin and Grant and we'll make many fans have massive nerdgasms." Also, my favorite five tracks are, in no particular order: Trapped in the Minds Bramble Reprise Pickin' Out the Fleas Beneath the Canopy Re-Skewed Took me a while to realize Re-Skewed was a play on the word rescued. Clever!

exactly! That's my point exactly!

Last I'll say on the subject of vocals, because zyk0 wants to know. The way the words are said make me laugh, because to me it sounds kinda cheesy. I love the song itself, but the way the lyrics are sung just seems cheesy to me, and I love it. The words themselves aren't cheesy or funny at all. And I realized that after posting and re-listening, Nicole. Still, beautifully done album!

No one has claimed Battle 2? Come on people, it's a great track! Claim it soon, or you'll be FISHY PAUNCHED! And that would be messy, we don't want that.

Featuring Baron K. Roolenstein! (Think that's his alias in this one)

No link? Oh no! Also, we need more Crash mixes! He's been butchered these days; we need something from the days when they games were, you know, good!

It is the level clear jingle; but its the special one that plays when Diddy breaks the barrel at the end of the stage, not at the end of the game like you have insinuated. It can play at the end of EVERY level if you choose to. >_> Good points there, I won't pick that apart, except that I love the source as well. A New Place is a beautifully sung song, in my opinion. Yeah, the main source may not come in until then, but the basic rhythms play throughout. Gibberish? Really? I think quite a few people would like to talk to you since you just called their language gibberish. Just because you can't understand it doesn't make it gibberish. I can't understand it, but they're still beautiful. I view them as more of an instrument since I can't understand them, and that makes it even better. And because you can't understand them makes them illegitimate? Really? Show me the flowchart to explain your point, because to me and many MANY others I think your claim makes no sense. But the run run run is funny... I honestly like it, and the lyrics are well written. I find that they mesh quite well with the track. The original was more of a WIP than this. To quote Geoffrey Taucer: So the original was rushed and he wasn't happy with it. Hence the improvements, as I see it, found in this version. The recorder makes it sound like "It's over... wait what's this! DRAMATIC!". And the lyrics describe K. Rool's thoughts before and during that battle on his airship. They're well written too! Even though Nekofrog wrote them a few years back. If you have any problem with those, tell him. You'll have to wait for a response though! Well most of what you said was "Vocals are terrible!" sooo... Your point is moot. I know all this is your opinion, but you basically said you hate the lyrics in all these tracks.Also, good music is when the vocals are treated as another instrument, not a way to recite poetry over the music. Even Trapped in the Minds' rapping is treated as an instrument, not just poetry. I find that the lyrics were well done on all these tracks, personally.

Actually, it's technically Diddy Boom Box, which plays, if you didn't already know, when Diddy breaks the barrel at the end. Dixie has an electric guitar; same jingle but sounds different. The level clear jingle, which plays if you don't get the bonus item at the end, is different. And I'll see if I can trick my brother into listening to Beneath the Canopy. Maybe he'll get a similar vibe; he loves Pink Floyd.

Well, since Sixto claimed so many tracks, I'm now his secretary to remind him. Or something. Can't wait!

This is not a remix request thread. This is a thread about what you'd make if you had the skills.

Kremling Krescendo is pretty nice. Same with Kongs on Tour. Hmmm.....

Hey, Palpable, does that qualify as Cantopop? Also, when I read the English lyrics, I realized they fit perfectly. But the Cantonese singing is beautiful. Great work! zyk0, is that you singing in Backwards Room? Pretty good! And nice guitar. It makes me laugh... Run run run baby run run... lol Now where's Nekofrog... I have a question for him...

I was pissed when I got DKC3 GBA and found out it was a different soundtrack. But I got used to it, and I'm glad to see that you're covering that one too. Still prefer the original, but meh.

Please don't tell me you're referencing TheRealMethuselah's OoT2D. The Demo 4 that never came... If you want a good OoT2D that's actually being worked on, check out Zelda Fan Game Central. There's a pretty sweet FSA-styled one being worked on, among others.

It sounds like Dethklok to me, as I've already stated, so it makes me laugh. Also that you reference Kerozene, the GBA-exclusive boss, is great. But the lyrics are great; it's almost like K. Rool's thoughts during the final battle. The "Red Mark" you mentions references after he gets uppercutted by DK, right?

I only thought they were Cantonese because the lyrics are labeled in Cantonese. Also, if this counts, the sound test in the GBA version labels it as Stickerbrush Symphony soo... does that count? Then again, I'm pretty sure it labels Stronghold Showdown as K Rool 2, so maybe not...

I can't rap, I can't arrange music, but I've had this idea for a remix of the track "It's So Beautiful" from The World Ends With You. Here's the crappy WIP I made to demonstrate my idea: http://www.box.net/shared/pmd3dkxkq9 Here's the lyrics I wrote. ~INTRO~ So you woke up here in the UG, Intact, minus your entry fee, When suddenly someone is erased, So you flee with great haste... ~VERSE 1~ You meet someone and form a pact, To insure your life if you're attacked, By those symbols that they call Noise, Full of power, strength, and ploys, They come in many different shapes, To cover you in oblivion's drapes, You dash and dodge, bob and weave, Until you win, so that they leave. ~CHORUS A~ Face, erase, hush and crush, Noise in this Shibuya, Face, erase, hush and crush, G'bye Noise, hardly knew ya ~VERSE 2~ You find out the UG's a game, And think that it is pretty lame, You need to last seven days, So you blast through Noise in a blaze, Using psych pins left and right, While your partner shows their might, Now you're gaining levels and gaining power [Now you're playing with power!] To give your foes a deadly shower! ~CHORUS B~ Face, erase, hush and crush, This Noise that is pollution, Face, erase, hush and crush, That Noise is your solution, ~VERSE 3~ The Game Master's who you'll face, And then proceed to fully erase, So tell all Noise to mute, to hush, While you go on and fully crush, And listen to this beat and rhyme, Neku, Shiki, Yoshiya, time, Now all I have left to do, Is say, ("The World Ends With You.") ~CHORUS A, then CHORUS B~ Face, erase, hush and crush, {Subarashiki Kono Sekai}, Face, erase, hush and crush, {Subarashiki Kono Sekai}, Face, erase, hush and crush, {Subarashiki Kono Sekai}, Face, erase, hush and crush, {Subarashiki Kono Sekai}. *CUT MUSIC* [] - Volume @ 75%, play concurrent with attached line () - Music cuts out before line, and cuts in after line {} - Volume @ 75% Personally, I call this track Silencer, but if someone decides to pick this up, you can call it whatever you want. Also, I posted this here because Abadoss told me to. Please someone make this; I'd be so happy if it was made, and high quality as well.

8. Backwards Room (Run, Rambi! Run!) - zyk0 5:58 Hey, it's zyk0 again! Simple until about 0:35, rhythm to 0:48. Source begins. Lyrics at 1:13 out of the blue; sound good. Run run run run run... Intense music at 2:02. Metal clangy sound's cool. Run, run, run... Cool sounds at 3:08. Even cooler at 3:30. Lyrics back at 3:54. Run, baaby, run! Run! Intensity at 4:25 or so. Pretty long track... main source at 5:10. The run run run makes me laugh. 9. Trapped in the Minds (Kannon's Klaim) - Geoffrey Taucer, José the Bronx Rican, Hale-Bopp 5:30 Rap in my OCR! Good cover of the source; rockin'! The rap works great with the source. And José can rap! And sing; Hale-Bopp's backing makes it work even better, more emotion is conveyed. Great lyrics! Nice bridge thing at 2:20 or so. Guitar at 2:45 or so. Great arrangement! Lyrics return at about 3:30. Nice background rhythm mix-up at 3:54 or so... More source at 4:30. Swearing at 5:03! But it's rap, so... 10. Crystal Swamp (Snakey Chantey) - Tepid 4:21 A complete 180 of the source. The melody is vaguely recognizable. Sounds almost... magical, mystical... Source at 1:20 or so... Weird background noise, but works with the track. More source at 2:15, speed up! Speed up! More source at 2:38. Speed down at about 2:53. More source at 3:02. Guitar redeems this track's repetitiveness with instantly recognizable source. Quiets down at 3:42. Finales from 3:58-4:13. 11. Dance of the Zinger (Flight of the Zinger) - virt 5:09 Highly faithful to the source, but with a dance feel to it. Source at 1:04. Trance feel at 1:40 or so. Returns to basics and more source at about 2:48. Nice source at 3:14. Third to last track to finish; I can see why. A lot of effort was obviously poured into it. More trance feel at 3:40. Nice background arrangement at 4:08. Mega-trance at 4:30 on to the end, and dies down. 12. Dead Raggening (Bad Bird Rag) - Mazedude 4:25 Simple, minimalist, electronic, slow, basic Mazedude fare. Not in any hurry to get to the main source, it builds up by adding the basic melodies that comprise the source every 10 seconds or so. Gets intense at 1:05 or so. Main rhythm at 1:38 or so. The increasing scale part of the source comes in at 2:08 or so. Kannon's Klaim mix or something in the background at 2:58 or so. More source at 3:20. Fades out at 4:02 or so. 13. High Seas (Stronghold Showdown) - Nutritious 4:20 Here's the sweeping orchestral feel that Nutritious has mastered! Masterfully done, it keeps building almost as if he were conducting a massive orchestra himself! Every little part comes in fluidly, and fits like a glove. And when it leaves, you don't miss it, for the rest is still beautiful. Slows down at about 2:08, hastens a bit at 2:32. Nice rhythm at 3:01. Great horn at 3:30. Nice finale at 3:58 to the end! 14. Exit Row (The Flying Krock) - Skrypnyk 3:39 Weird sounds... Interesting take; sounds urban. I like the background rhythm, if it can be called that. Chime-y sounds at 0:45. Synth at about 1:08. Voices at 1:29... Like the Flying Krock is an airline? Weird, but works with the odd feel of the track. The entire thing sounds odd, but enjoyable as well. It breaks down gradually starting at about 2:32. 15. Pickin' Out the Fleas (Swanky's Swing) - Sixto Sounds 4:12 TVs would explode if this was a game show's theme song, it is so awesome. And it's one of Sixto's longer tracks. Guitar starts at 0:13 or so, source at 0:25. Some of Sixto's best work, to be honest. The horn adds to the whole feel. More source, with Sixto's usual mix-up at 1:08. Repeat at 1:40-2:00. Sixto's mark is made at 2:09-3:22 (his longest solo-thing since Lunatic Moon). Ends perfectly, beautifully, and Sixto-style! 16. Bramble Reprise (Stickerbrush Symphony) - Joshua Morse 4:35 Melody begins at 0:30. Pretty beautiful interpretation. Humming at 0:55. More source at 1:09, with what sounds like acoustic guitar. More background at 1:38. This is honestly a beautiful, lovely remix. Captures the natural feel of the source, and ups the ante. Fluid and ever-changing is all I can say. Nice chime at 2:45. Guitar at 3:08, just what this track needed! Very basic stuff from 3:50 on. 17. Castle Crescendo (Krook's March) - Sole Signal 3:39 Retro-sounding beginning, and then main track at 0:10. A dramatic, sinister take on the source. Nice source at 0:45. Token Tango mix a bit in there? Trance-y source at 1:38 or so. More other track mix in the back, or is this still Krook's March? Haunting sound, even, but beautiful. Returns to main feel at 2:50 or so. More Token Tango from 3:25 to the end mixed in. 18. Monkeys Disarm Their Kremlings (Crocodile Cacophony) - Nekofrog ft. Brandon Strader When did Dethklok remix a track? BANANAS! Nice growling, Brandon! I like how the lyrics describe the battle within the K. Rool Duel stage. YUM YUM YUM POTASSIUM! Great source coverage by Neko at 1:18. Now for K. Rool's lament... I like how the GBA-exclusive boss is mentioned at 1:51. More source at 2:14. GRRRRRRRRRR..... Climactic! Final lyrics at 2:48. SWEARING! DRAMATIC END AT 3:37 IS DRAMATIC! 19. Re-Skewed (Donkey Kong Rescued) - David Wise ft. Grant Kirkhope, Robin Beanland 3:20 This is the reason to download this album. The original composer, the master of the soundtrack himself, steps into the ring a delivers a masterpiece along with two fellow composers. Very faithful to the original, but Grant's guitar shreddage and Robin's trumpet are the chips to David's arrangement dip. More guitar at 1:27. And at 1:51. Trumpet at 2:11. And the best guitar at 2:40 to finish the track with trumpet accompaniment. Disc 3: Cranky (Bonus) 1. Bonus Bop (Token Tango, Bonus Lose, Bonus Win) - Xenon Odyssey, The UArts "Z" Big Band 3:34 For the bonus tracks now... Has a very live feel, which is cool. Noticeable source. Very faithful to the original. Piano at 1:21. Horn at 1:58. OH NO YOU LOST! Time run out? Did you run into an enemy? No wait, source is back. Jazzy, I like it! YOU WIN! YAY! Now go to the Lost World. You can hear Joshua Morse's and bustatunez's remixes there too, I think... 2. Monkeys Disarm Their Kremlings (Crocodile Cacophony) - Nekofrog 4:03 The other bonus track is an instrumental of track 18 on Disc 2. It's pretty metal, pretty sweet, and pretty faithful. Without Brandon's growling, the track sounds almost completely different. It's still quite awesome. One second shorter though... hmmm.... Nice source at 1:18, still. It's cool to hear it without the lyrics. Intense behind where the final lyrics go at 2:48! And, yes, dramatic conclusion from 3:34 on is still dramatic! Conclusion I remember posting in the project topic when it was just announced, back in Nov 2007. I remember seeing early album art, that wasn't supposed to be seen. I remember giving title ideas (including the horrible Kong in Concert 2, and Simian Symphonic, or something like that). I feel like I've been part of this project myself just from having posted in its infancy, and by writing the poems and song parodies in the thread days before its release. That's only one reason I've been waiting for this. The other reason is that Donkey Kong Country is one of the earliest games I remember actually going out and getting. My family traded in a crappy Hot Wheels set my brother got for Christmas one year to K-Mart, and bought this. The gameplay was addictive, and fun. It looked crisp and fresh. And the music was highly memorable. It has stuck with me ever since, and that was back in '95 or '96, so it's been a while. Not only did this album have to live up to the wait, but also to the memories of childhood fascination and adoration of the music. And, although it seems it would be an insurmountable feat, it has achieved it, and more. The tracks are beautifully done, obviously perfected to the point of redundancy, and have the classic-yet-new feel to them all. Not only are they highly faithful to their source tracks, but they are also vastly different. And the fact that David Wise, the original composer, decided to work on a track. And to get two of his Rare buddies to help him out! That alone is cause for celebration! To get back on-topic here, this track is everything it could've been, and then some. Even Crystal Swamp, which I hated at first, has grown on me. It not only brings me back to my childhood just by listening to it, but it gets under my skin, in a good way. When I finished listening to this the first time, I felt like I had taken some sort of drug. I was happy, unbelievably happy, and all I had done was listen to this. And it was a good happy, the kind of happy you can no longer obtain upon puberty. Pure childhood bliss is how I'd describe. Thank you to all the remixers who put their time and effort into this project. Let's hope the DKC3 one turns out as well! -Taylor Brown Mirby NOTE: This was finished at 2:03 AM on the morning of March 17, 2010. I worked late on this for no other reason than to show the love to this album, and the OCR community as a whole, the same love they give to all their tracks. And I still don't think it was enough.