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David Wise, god of game soundtracks, returns to the world of men (new samples inside)
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He's only uploaded 55 songs and it's already 3h 55m... o_o
LOL, aww, I can't stay mad at him for fiddling with the lights. :-3
Lmao true story dat
Oh shit now I finally have a use for that Nosferatu image...
Damn it I was going to post it! D:
^^^^^^ That Nosferatu animated GIF goes well with the theme to 5-6, lol
The Xtortionist
Member
Piplup is active again. He just deleted the 6-7 video. Need that final boss theme NOW.
We need a correct working version of 6-7 first!
You mean like this? (Arctic Abyss is also called In A Snowbound Land)
I just watched the entire song to that gif. I'm not even kidding...
Well...I believe I should be getting some sleep now.
Was hoping for more of an Aquatic Ambiance style mix, but nice to see it again in some form.
Hyperactivity
Banned
OK, HOLD IT RIGHT THERE.
David Wise is amazing in al, but Pidgeot is Bird Jesus and a follower of the Order of Helix. He's also training his pupil the keeper to follow in his footsteps
Now back to the Wise worshipping
Haha you're right!
Wait a minute this isn't a ploy to get me to listen to more tracks is it?
Lol but seriously it's 4am now. Sleep time. See ya tomorrow for some more Wise goodness. Lights out.
No new version of Hot Head Bop makes me REALLY sad.
MvmntInGrn
Member
Damn those voices. This track convinces me David Wise could do a great job with a Metroid Prime 4 soundtrack.
EDIT: Kenji Yamamoto is also listed as a composer. No wonder I hear Prime.
Really impressed. I love this.
Have you see any video of that level, by any chance? It works incredibly well in context. If you like the music by itself, you'll love how it all comes together in-game.
nkarafo
Member
The way the music changes i will assume its a mine cart level. Am i rite? Oh my god, its a mine cart level. I love mine cart levels.Have you see any video of that level, by any chance? It works incredibly well in context. If you like the music by itself, you'll love how it all comes together in-game.
Yep! And with dynamic camera angles unlike anything you saw in Returns.
Could you PM me?
The Hermit
Member
Godamit neiteio, stop bumping this thread is hard as hell not clicking the lin...
Is that "in a snow-bound land" remix?!
Is that "in a snow-bound land" remix?!
Yamamoto composed the original melody to the rocket barrel song, which receives like six remixes in this game, so there's that! (Great melody, too)
I seem to recall hearing something to the effect of Yamamoto serving as a sound supervisor... Maybe that's how Wise described it in the 42-minute audio interview I linked in the OP. It's a great interview -- give it a listen if you want to learn more about Wise.
EDIT: lol @ the post above me :-D
Also, you people with the zip file of the full soundtrack, if that's the one I've heard, it's quality isn't nearly as good as the YouTube links in this thread.
6-2 is straight-up Hans Zimmer. It's actually a 'better' rendition of his work than Zimmer's own ghost writers. That's pretty nuts.
6-5, i'm getting a lot of yamamoto influence, mostly because it sounds like something from phendrana drifts.
6-5, i'm getting a lot of yamamoto influence, mostly because it sounds like something from phendrana drifts.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
This is pretty weak. You can hardly even hear any of Fear Factory in it.
Tinfoilhatsron
Banned
Uh well all tastes are subjective to tastes and preferences. Personally I find it catchy and good but not my favorite ost. (Though the composer is pretty good. Got me nostalgic)You deaf, boy?
Make sure your sound is up
Yep. Since nobody has a WiiU, I'm hoping David Wise will take his music to the streets.
Just imagine this mad man slow-pimping down the street with his saxophone and flute.
All the people are like "Watch out, we gotta badass over here."
And Wise is all like, "Haters gonna hate, Wise gonna Wise."
nkarafo
Member
You are right. The rip sounds too loud. Its labeled as "placeholder version" or something.
nkarafo
Member
Good and catchy. This is the least favorable "review" so far. I guess "good" is the worst thing one can say about David Wise, its the lowest he can go.
Punch Bowl is the theme song of the Captain Falcon stylish character action game that hasn't been made yet.
This really sounds like Wise had a million amazing DKC tunes building up in his head through these years and just put them all in this soundtrack. I'm blown away by the constant quality considering this is such a massive OST.
It's easy to hear Yamamoto's input in some of the tracks too which is nice. Their styles seems to go along nicely.
It's easy to hear Yamamoto's input in some of the tracks too which is nice. Their styles seems to go along nicely.
The Xtortionist
Member
Something I've noticed about that track...the mixing of the "chorus" (starts at 0:48) is a bit interesting to me. You have guitar, synth, and drums going at the same time but they're all clearly separated. You have drums in the middle channel, synth in the left channel and guitar in the right channel, so nothing overlaps - it's all very clear. What does this mean? Hell if I know, but it sounds neat :l
The Xtortionist
Member
I just spoiled myself the last boss theme, yet I don't feel regret.
Holy shit that's good. (and lol dat gif.)
K. ROOL MAY KRY
Surprised we still don't know the name of the Big Bad (or do we).
Also, because I didn't want your observation about the World 5 boss theme to be buried on the last page:
YessssssThe Xtortionist said:
The Xtortionist
Member
Oh wait a sec, it says the name of the final boss in the description --.Lord Frederick
Wikipedia:
Frederick is a masculine given name meaning "peaceful ruler." (!!!!!!!!!!!!) It is the English form of the German name Friedrich. Its meaning is derived from the Germanic word elements frid, or peace, and ric, meaning "ruler" or "power.
Retro, you sly doges.