Donkey Kong Country 2 - Mining Melancholy [Restored]
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Published 2020-01-28
MP3: drive.google.com/open?id=1FR3ZywFHTbcQdftpKGL5Xgf0…
FLAC: drive.google.com/open?id=1-lPeul3GUoaKBCEnWbDA6OfB…
All finished tracks are here: drive.google.com/open?id=1vJuAh_vWPdtWtOIVWFeZXAL9…
Composed by David Wise. Recreated by me. This was made possible by locating the original instrument samples from workstation keyboards and drum machines before they were put into the game and rebuilding the soundtrack from the ground up, applying some modern mixing techniques along the way to lift the veil of 16bit compression and create an updated listening experience. Part of a project to restore the entire DKC series soundtrack. Follow me on Twitter for more updates: twitter.com/PrinceSamlet
Sound sources:
E-Mu E-Max, Korg Wavestation, Ensoniq TS-10, Harmor
All Comments (21)
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I like how many times Dixie got hit by that same enemy!
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David Wise, one of the best composers of all time!
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People always mention Stickerbush Symphony but for me this has always been the best song of the DKC trilogy.
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I love that there's these levels that aren't just a straightforward "point A to point B" scenario. This level is a puzzle.
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Man. While the brambles theme was always beautiful, Mining Melancholy was my favorite track as a kid. Combine that with the level aesthetic and I fell in love with those mining levels in the game. But then I heard the "chorus" chime in at 1:24 and wow.....You absolutely captured the "melancholy" part of the title. A bunch of tired, weary miners. Mining out ore to build the kremling war machine. Chanting and humming desperately as they dug ever deeper into the side of a volcano. Hoping for this to end.
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Finally I can rest in peace. I always thought that the chorus part were people humming, not zingers, but this restoration takes the music track to the next level. My nostalgia gauze just exploded!
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The "ooh ooh" part reminds me of my sister. She loves to do that part whenever I listen to Mining Melancholy.
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DK2 has one of the best if not the best soundtrack in video games EVER, period
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Behold, the most requested restoration yet, but today it's now a reality! How many DKC Trilogy tracks remains to be restored?
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How on Earth did you manage to find the steel hammer sample that music restoration artists have spent years trying to perfect/ find? It sounds just like the original and you've got all my respect because of it, amazing work. I've been waiting a long time for a true HD restoration of this track and hearing it so close to the original makes me incredibly happy.
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nunca fico enjoado desse jogo.
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Update: He fixed it! Hey Sam, I think the urls link to Ice Cave Chant instead of Mining Melancholy. Love this though!
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0:52 hey quit cheating
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Finally, all the samples. This is my hardest jam from DKC2 besides Hot Head Bop. I always loved how the "Ooh" sounded uncompressed, and now it's nice to hear the 0:53 and 1:43 instrument uncompressed, the most hard to find yet (alongside with the Nuts 'n Bolts' guitar riffs). Thanks for the effort you put doing this restorations. I doesn't found any mistake in this yet, so just for now I can say that this restoration it's perfect.
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This game definitely needs to be remastered for the switch, with this exact tune!!! Oh and I’ve always admired the background to these levels: diamonds, gold and emeralds
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It was said it was impossible, and yet you did it. Amazing work.
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the chorus sound like a chorus instead of freaking zingers :P
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I'm really curious if David Wise has heard any of these restorations and what he thinks of them all. It really is incredible being able to hear how these games would have sounded if the music hadn't been so compressed back then.
