Super Mario RPG - 'Beware the Forest's Mushrooms' (Gamelark Reed Trio)

It's been a little while, but I hope you're ready for the return of the Gamelark Reed Trio! It's always a pleasure working with these fine musicians. I highly recommend checking out their own channels:
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Original Composer: Yoko Shimomura
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[@JRMAV1]

If Mario RPG ever gets remade, this needs to be the Forest’s remade theme. All three of you were perfect.

[@Soundole]

Thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@nerd5]

(obligatory comment from the present)

[@Patrick61804]

ruclips.net/video/e_kuPoLw9Wc/видео.htmlsi=PMsBDv6Op10BQKX6?t=64s sounds surprisingly similar

[@prestonknapton4007]

About that

[@vitorkk328]

One of the best tracks from one of the best RPGs the SNES had to offer. Stunning performance. Loved the harmonies and the fidelity to the source material

[@Soundole]

Thank you so much! There's so much cool stuff going on in the source material, and it was a challenge to reduce it to just 3 parts! There's a reason it's become such an iconic track :)

[@BoundaryBreak]

Wow.. incredible job!

[@Soundole]

Thanks very much! :)

[@MarMaxGaming]

What’s up, mr shesez! Love you and your breaking of boundaries.. you’re right, it’s awesome and they’re definitely underrated!

[@MelkhorX]

This is one of the most incredible covers of any video game song I have ever heard. Those low notes on the bassoon are absolutely haunting. I love this so much. Playlisting!

[@Soundole]

Thanks very much, I'm very glad you appreciated the work that went into it :)

[@1324cmoikev]

That might be the best version of that song I've ever heard. Nice work.

[@Soundole]

Thank you, that's very flattering to hear! :)

[@CreeperLumine]

WOW!!! I always thought i could hear the double reeds in the original music track. SUPERB!! I love this so much, I am doing oboe for my summer concert band concert, and I have been playing bassoon since 8th grade and considering doing clarinet. I love how you put it together!! First chair material! and oh my gosh! THE PHRASE SWAPS!! Applauding your performance! 👏

[@Soundole]

Thank you very much, I'm glad you appreciated it! :)

[@mr.pyromaniac628]

Ahhh, forest maze. My favorite cover of it so far!!!!

[@Soundole]

Thanks a lot mate, that means a lot! :)

[@Medllix]

This is incredible!! What a classic tune from a great game, performed so well by you guys!! Your clarinet tone and performance is clean with a beautiful tone and I love the written sixteenth note harmonies you added in the clarinet at 0:22. Michael sounds amazing as always and captured the style so well. I’m so proud to play with you guys. Can’t wait for more of these! Thank you so much for getting this up and running again! ☺️☺️

[@Soundole]

Thanks so much for being part of it Brooke, it's always a pleasure working with you! There will definitely be more to come :)

[@Somefrickface]

I never even played this game, why am I crying?

[@addamire]

this tune has a medieval vibe to it i dig it 🏰

[@Soundole]

Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@banjoguyollie]

nice. love the dynamic editing and the fact that you're switching the lead / harmony parts between the oboe and clarinet ... also I've a love affair with the sound of reeds :) very cool

[@Soundole]

Thanks very much Ollie! Those phrase swaps between instruments are probably what I'm most proud of with this arrangement :)

[@erinharrison-smith8828]

Oh wow! Makes me wanna play an oldschool RPG so bad.

[@Soundole]

It's probably one of the better ones, if memory serves! :)

[@theGameBrass]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSS

[@novaphase]

**sniffs** y'all are so underrated.

[@Soundole]

Thank you! More recordings from the trio are coming very soon :)

[@Mrvanleeuwen]

this is one of the best songs ever

[@Soundole]

Glad you think so! :)

[@partack1]

Accurate, Marvelous, Beautiful, Splendid. Well done. =)

[@Soundole]

Thanks very much mate! :)

[@paulgerver4335]

This is amazing! I can't get this song out of my head! Thank you for all the hard work!

[@Soundole]

Thanks Paul, I'm really glad you like it! :)

[@Alcathr]

I wish I had discovered this 4 years ago. Thank you, it's an AMAZING cover!

[@Soundole]

Thank you, I'm glad you're appreciating it! :)

[@MariachiEntertainmentSystem]

Criminally low view count on this. Such stellar musicianship and arranging. I was gonna cover this tune this month then i remembered you guys did it and that’s pretty much all that needs to be said lol

[@Soundole]

Haha, thanks man! You absolutely should do it, a Mariachi cover of this would be perfect!

[@avisariods4063]

Best version ive heard

[@Soundole]

Thank you! That means so much to me :)

[@Eirik_Olavsson]

Holy macarony, amazing!

[@Soundole]

Thanks very much, I'm glad you think so! :)

[@MarimbaMaurice]

Aaah :) This trio works so well.

[@Soundole]

Thanks Maurice, I'm glad you think so! :)

[@juliansalazar2655]

Great tuning guys

[@Soundole]

Cheers mate! I think I used a little bit of pitch correction in here somewhere, but if I recall correctly, it was only a handful of notes (or maybe not - this was ages ago!)

[@StudioNicktendo]

You have yourself a new sub after seeing these videos! This is great! Loved it!

[@Soundole]

Thanks very much! Hope you enjoy the covers to come in the future :)

[@rebeccatripp36]

This is perfect!! What a lovely surprise! :D

[@Soundole]

Glad you like it! :)

[@Skycoffeee]

really nice!

[@Soundole]

Thanks! :)

[@joepower777]

This is ridiculously gorgeous! The clarity between the instrument and how well the tune fits the instrumentation is such a pleasure to listen to!

[@Soundole]

Thanks so much mate! You're right, there's a lot of lines in the original which fit very idiomatically on these instruments!

[@wmage619]

Wow wonderful 👏 😍

[@Soundole]

Thank you, I'm glad you think so :)

[@goosieschmoo8239]

Wonderful cover!

[@Soundole]

Thanks mate! :)

[@suburbanindie]

This sounds exactly like it!

[@Soundole]

Cheers, I tried to be painstaking with the initial transcription :)

[@607]

Very well done!! I also love how you stick so close to the source. :)

[@Soundole]

Thanks! I try to be painstaking with my initial transcriptions :)

[@smeagol92055]

This is getting out of hand! Now there's *three* of them!

[@siigari]

Very good!

[@Soundole]

Thank you! :)

[@okedokie]

so good

[@Soundole]

Thanks mate!

[@arman5918]

Really good Cover!

[@Soundole]

Thank you very much!

[@vinesworth]

❤❤❤

[@Johnsonicv]

Always phenomenal when you three get together!

[@Soundole]

Thanks mate, I'm glad you enjoyed the result!

[@mallorywolfe5266]

This is so cool! I honestly prefer this version to the original

[@Soundole]

Thank you very much! :)

[@Ifnot]

It’s so good I’m going in for seconds :)

[@Soundole]

Thanks man! :)

[@air_born_ninja]

This is beautiful. I want to be able to play like this someday

[@Soundole]

Thank you! That's kind of you to say!

[@itszrem]

Really nice!

[@Soundole]

Thanks very much mate! :)

[@eliaskwola]

I love this arrangement and the character of each instrument!

[@Soundole]

Thanks very much, I'm glad the hours spent on the arrangement paid off :)

[@fabo--]

Best cover on yt!

[@Soundole]

Thank you kindly! :)

[@AriKihel]

Nice❤

[@Soundole]

Cheers! :)

[@thunderhammerx2966]

Awesome, clarinets and bassoon are underrated.

[@Soundole]

In the VGM cover scene? Probably! We're doing our best to change that :)

[@ThePianoFortePlayer]

Bassoons are probably my favourite wind instrument

[@trevormynatt3466]

Dude idk they do rock and there’s military weapons named after them. And when you play as good as these guys do, that’s like movie quality, they basically just had sex with those instruments

[@InstantTrain]

Very neat. I haven't played this game, but I enjoy its sister series - the Mario and Luigi/Paper Mario series.

[@Soundole]

Yeah, bit of a trend-setter, right? I only played a few hours of this back in the day, but had enough exposure to get a sense of the quality of the music!

[@travbrack]

Wow. Best cover I've seen, and I've seen a lot of them 🤓

[@Soundole]

Thank you so much, that's very kind of you to say!

[@travbrack]

You're welcome. I'm really looking forward to seeing more from the trio!

[@theamazingmariobros.6746]

Perfect keep up the good work!

[@Soundole]

Thank you! :)

[@theamazingmariobros.6746]

No problem!👍

[@Fozmaloud]

I think this is just about the best version of this song that I've ever heard, well done!

[@Soundole]

Thank you, that's very kind of you to say! :)

[@ExtraLivesMusic]

This is how the theme was meant to be played! Great job all!

[@Soundole]

Thanks very much! :)

[@aw_shux]

Ive been waiting for this one!
Edit: I commented on a video of yours about a year ago saying you should do a cover for this and you said it had been on your list of things to cover for years. Ive been patiently waiting for this.

[@Soundole]

Haha, knew I'd get around to it eventually! Glad I'm tackling it now - it wouldn't have been as polished if I made it 2 years ago!

[@EricLTrombone]

This tune is perfect for you guys - absolutely love this!

[@Soundole]

Thanks so much Eric! Glad you think so! :)

[@bradenarcader1476]

This is what I imagine it would sound like if yoko shimomura made this song today, well done!

[@Soundole]

Thank you very much, that's a very kind comparison! :)

[@ElasticGiraffe]

So, so good. This song is relentlessly awesome, and you guys nailed it.

[@Soundole]

Thank you very much, I'm glad you liked it! :)

[@TECmono]

FANTÁSTICO!! 🙃

[@Soundole]

Thanks very much mate!

[@subversiveasset]

TEAM WOODLARK FOREVER

[@EndlessxCaronat]

Really beautiful and well done! Love it, plus Super mario Rpg is a must have, a magnificient game with sweet musics like this one

[@Soundole]

Thanks very much! Definitely, there's more I'd like to eventually cover from it :)

[@andrewzoich]

Nice cover

[@Soundole]

Thanks! :)

[@x-Abraham-x2]

Mallow, Geno, Bowser!!

[@RoPanuganti]

There's no RPG song you three couldn't tackle, but this was a goood choice!

[@Soundole]

Thanks mate! We'll definitely be tackling more RPG works in the future :)

[@dannymusic]

Aaaaah this is amazing and you are all amazing and do more reed music please!!

[@Soundole]

Thanks so much mate! Definitely; these releases may be infrequent, but since we're an international ensemble anyway, I can't see any reason that we'd stop doing this :)

[@PitTan]

Yeahhh the love you guys! :D Beautiful blend of tones and love how your note lengths are scarily exact!

[@Soundole]

Thanks very much Hana! Editing magic may play a part in that ;)

[@PitTan]

Either way...good editing to make it sound like that ;Dc

[@loszhor]

Classic! !

[@AdamBechtol]

nice

[@Soundole]

Cheers mate!

[@Hyde209]

How cool is this to see you guys perform together 😃 Great going!

[@Soundole]

Thanks heaps mate! :)

[@brandonskelton]

You three are such phenomenal players. I love how this turned out dude! :)

[@Soundole]

Thanks so much mate! :)

[@Lungkisser]

♫ Super Mariooo R.P.G. It is the only one just for me~ ♫

[@dannymusic]

When I play the game I get lost in a phase. Then I find out I'm stuck in Geno's maze!

[@Soundole]

I had to look that up - how did that bit of early internet culture pass me by?

[@sephroark]

Sweeeeeeeeeet
love this song

[@d3-ll754]

Still my favorite Mario RPG to this day.
I said this before on a previous cover, but I will get my hands on an EWI one day. The thing is just so cool. XD

[@Soundole]

I recommend them highly :)

[@GameLarkRemixes]

GameLark Reed Trio represent!

[@crystalshard1925]

I wish I could play my oboe this well ;-;

[@Soundole]

Give it time :)

[@Khelric]

Excellent playing and post processing. This channel is seriously underrated and I hope you blow up soon! You earned a sub!

[@Soundole]

Thanks very much mate, I'm glad you liked it! Hope you enjoy the covers yet to come :)

[@nico1415]

Omggg so awesome! Do you have the clarinet sheet music? I need to learn how to play it!

[@Soundole]

Thanks mate! I appreciate that! I offer all my sheet music as a perk for patrons, if you're interested :)

[@StevensBorowsky]

Aw yeah that's a fantastic one, forgot that was from super Mario RPG

[@Soundole]

Cheers mate! :)

[@CorpseGrinder]

What squidward imagines he sounds like

[@HwoarangtheBoomerang]

I miss music that sounds like this. It really help me get into games more.
Now everything is an orchestra and/or chior singing latin :(.

[@Soundole]

While there's certainly less music that's melody driven lately, there's no shortage of absolute bangers! If you're not a fan of what's happening in the AAA space, the indie scene is picking up the slack!

[@KarlBonner1982]

Are you using a Bb clarinet?!?

[@Soundole]

Yep - it's a Buffet Festival B-flat.

[@KarlBonner1982]

@@Soundole that's literally the hardest key for a Bb instrument

[@Soundole]

@@KarlBonner1982 If I recall correctly when I recorded this, some of those semiquaver passages were tricky to get sounding smooth!

[@DanTheAwesomeGuy]

totally tubular

[@Soundole]

Thanks mate! :)

[@zephryus]

this sounds czech.

[@kyupode2604]

Ñ

[@ninjapistol14]

I swear I thought ur profile pic is someone putting a shotgun in their mouth 😂

[@Soundole]

Oof, things aren't that bad yet :p