ReMix: Mario Kart 64 'Party in the Snowland'
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- Game: Mario Kart 64 (Nintendo, 1996, N64)
- ReMixer(s): DarkeSword
- Composer(s): Kenta Nagata
- Song(s): Frappe Snowland
- Posted: 2003-11-11, evaluated by djpretzel
A little pre-snow season (for most of us in the US anyway) jam adapted from Mario Kart 64 comes in courtesy of DarkeSword. Upbeat is the name of the game, with quick hi-hat and ride cymbals accentuating the bongo-laden percussion track that a funky rise/fall bassline sits underneath as bells chime, choral pads fill in the background, and saxes duel. Actually has a bit of a Jamaican/carribean vibe mixed in with the wintry tone. Coming off Shariq's previous ReMix, it seems an increased predilection for saxophone and an upbeat, jazzier style have been recent trends, and while both these mixes are quite different they nevertheless share some positive traits in common that link them in my mind. Both, for example, feature some really strong counterpart duet-style harmony, which I think works well in the contexts used. Keep this one around and remember to pull it out the first day you get some snow - if it hasn't already come :) Good stuff.
Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the Good breakdowns and a middle section that expands things a bit, and then back to the main melody. This soundscape really does lend itself to racing through the snow, but the feeling of being safe while doing so. Perfectly captured, nice work.
- OA on March 19, 2009
- Lucentas on December 6, 2008
*gets ? cube*
*uses lighning*
*squashes mario*
*hits penguin and falls in water to come out as ice block*
*why do i always slip on a friggin bannana after that happens??*
dang 4th place i guess i gotta try the level again.
you know what? thats ok because this song rocks!...well ok in a smooth its a jazz christmas kinda way lol
- davidicus on October 9, 2007
djpretzel wrote: Keep this one around and remember to pull it out the first day you get some snow - if it hasn't already come :)
Oh it´s here alright, for the time being. ight now it´s melting away, it´s like COME OOON! This is northern Sweden!
As for the remix, very skilled done. Nice instruments like trumpets, church bells, cool drums and normal bells. I like it alot. Although it´s a party, DS doesn´t goes rock on. This is a somewhat calm remix, it´s a snow course after all. That synth that this piece begins with is also good, how can I describe it...funky, groovy, I don´t know, it just speaks to me.
Around the middle of this remix, a new melody came into the game, I listened to it and thought
Hey, this melody really fits in good, I remember this from the game and the course, it´s so calm and...HEY! This is the Rainbow course! Thought I recognized it.
However, since it took awhile to come to that conclusion, it means that that melody fitted like a glove to this excellent mix, marvelous work Darke.
- Bummerdude on November 8, 2005
10/10 Gr8 Job :!:
- greenyoshieggz on January 14, 2005
- Vash the Stampede on May 8, 2004
- nodspaw51 on December 20, 2003
I got this from the WIP forums ages ago....or maybe it was the vgmix forums before vgmix2 was up. Anyway, I lost i somehow, then not even a week ago I was searching the internet trying to find it. Needless to say I am extremely happy to have it back in my collection! Thanks Darkesword, this is one choice song! :wink:
- Nazxul on November 15, 2003
I am definitely happy when I listen to this song and looking at the sky like with "Hot Ice"....
I think too that better mastering would improve the listening experience..... :D
- Shion on November 13, 2003
- Jarrid on November 12, 2003
Woohoo! And I love that sax... I'm really picky about bad sax sounds too, so that's saying something! :) Awesome rhythm too, the bongos give the beat /so/ much more energy. Wow, down to every last detail... if the bells had been just a little bit more intrusive, the sax a bit less in quality, the drums a bit more bland, this would have barely stuck out from anything else... it's that polished quality that really makes this one shine.
- fisherman on November 12, 2003
What I like the most:
the vocal "pad" background,
the bell sounds.
The sax sound is quite impressive.
- Coucou on November 12, 2003
- Shadow Wolf on November 11, 2003
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