Thank you very much! I've been working on making the orchestral covers sound more authentic with the dynamics and articulations so I'm glad they made an impact!
I never owned Banjo-Tooie myself but my best friend was a huge fan of both Banjo games, so there's a tinge of nostalgia to this piece. I didn't think I would remember the Jinjo Village tune but I was feeling a sense of deja-vu from the very get-go. 0:17 - This bit here feels a little ominous so it was interesting to see if shift to such energetic joy by 0:40. At that point, it feels like a tune you'd skip too as you travel down the road... and then at 1:00 you've started running excitedly down that same road due to how much more bombastic it gets. 1:55 - The "jingle" sound fits well with the Jinjos. It's almost a tad Christmas-y.
I'm quite biased for the older N64 platformers so working on this cover was super nostalgic for me personally! I wanted to try and capture that nostalgic feeling by making something very familiar but with a newer twist to keep things fresh. Thank you very much for listening! 😄
Woah, Danny, this is fantastic! It sounds so lively and whimsical, and I feel like it's a perfect fit for the musical flavor of Banjo-Tooie, while still being very much in your own signature orchestral style. Your love for this series and its music really comes through clearly in both the audio and the video! I really like how varied and thoughtful the instrument choices are, and it must have been a Jinjonator-sized task to arrange for so many parts! Here, I'm just imagining a massive playlist of patterns in FL Studio, each part rich with detail and nuance. From bold and heavy low brass, to light and delicate woodwinds - and everything in between - you've integrated an assortment of parts across the entire frequency spectrum, and everything has a place in this very well-balanced mix! That bassoon feature at 0:40 was a treat to hear especially. 😁 I'm also a big fan of the tonal percussive elements, like the charming glockenspiel and that clacky xylophone part - they both feel like essentials of that characteristic "Rare" sound. And of course, the strings here sound absolutely lovely, and they're so expressive, warm, and full-sounding! I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the drums, as well - the snares, timpanis, and different kinds of cymbals are used to great effect, and they really amp up the energy of this piece! And I just have to comment again on the arrangement - seriously, it is so impressive how you've taken a relatively simple piece and made it sound so robust with added harmonies, supporting parts, and other embellishments. You have such a solid understanding of each instrument's natural range, as well as what role(s) is optimal for it. But you also give each instrument a chance to shine, and none of them are simply relegated to "support", or "melody" - there are always creative surprises in your orchestral remixes! Speaking of the unexpected, the change-up at 2:11 was a very cool way to build up intensity to a climax at the end, with that _amazing_ ending! Seriously, I cannot express in words alone how much I love that you always create theses resolute and impactful endings for your music, and this one just nails it! The video presentation here is really cute! I like the animations at the start, with the video fade-in as the different elements come into position from different areas offscreen. And the way the music starts off gently and playfully, it corresponds perfectly with the way the video elements gradually unfold! At first, I thought it unusual that only 3 Jinjos were shown, but almost immediately they started to soar across the screen - and you've represented all of the colors, too! The way each one has a different flight path, speed, and distance from the screen makes it feel like there are a whole bunch of them flying around, and I admire the work that went into animating them all! It's really cool to learn that your all-time favorite game is Banjo-Kazooie! Man, I have so many fond memories of playing that game growing up, and it's honestly one that I can keep coming back to, year after year. The game truly defined the 3D Adventure genre! And although I really enjoy Banjo Tooie, I just can't seem to finish it... and I've started nearly a dozen playthroughs! Somewhere in the adventure, usually around Grunty Industries, I just run out of motivation and end up setting the game aside. Maybe there are just too many things to collect, or too much backtracking, but I've always found the first Banjo game to be easier to get into and see through to the end. I didn't mean to go on a tangent here, but I thought I'd share my experiences with a fellow N64 Rare fan! Keep up the excellent work, my friend. You're incredibly talented and creative, and it's awesome to see your abilities improve further with each piece you create! 🌟
Why thank you, your words mean so much! I've tried for a long time to get the lows and low-mid to not be so muddy in the mixes I do for the orchestral covers and I'm really glad that it seems to have paid off! Yeah I get you on not being able to finish it, especially around Grunty Industries. It's a large, tall area filled with a bunch of branching paths with some weird backtracking which makes it weird to go through, even to this day Thank you again!! ☺☺
Awesome job! The orchestration feels very lively and natural, with lots of dynamics and different articulations! Great remix! 👍😃
Thank you very much! I've been working on making the orchestral covers sound more authentic with the dynamics and articulations so I'm glad they made an impact!
The Algorithm has decided to show this to me, finally.
Well done!
Thank you very much!! 😊
Awesome! Listening to this makes me want to play it in orchestra. This was a lot of fun! Also I love that baton you gave your character!
Thank you! Although the credit for the character goes entirely to Natizilda. She's a very talented artist!
I never owned Banjo-Tooie myself but my best friend was a huge fan of both Banjo games, so there's a tinge of nostalgia to this piece. I didn't think I would remember the Jinjo Village tune but I was feeling a sense of deja-vu from the very get-go.
0:17 - This bit here feels a little ominous so it was interesting to see if shift to such energetic joy by 0:40. At that point, it feels like a tune you'd skip too as you travel down the road... and then at 1:00 you've started running excitedly down that same road due to how much more bombastic it gets.
1:55 - The "jingle" sound fits well with the Jinjos. It's almost a tad Christmas-y.
I'm quite biased for the older N64 platformers so working on this cover was super nostalgic for me personally!
I wanted to try and capture that nostalgic feeling by making something very familiar but with a newer twist to keep things fresh.
Thank you very much for listening! 😄
Woah, Danny, this is fantastic! It sounds so lively and whimsical, and I feel like it's a perfect fit for the musical flavor of Banjo-Tooie, while still being very much in your own signature orchestral style. Your love for this series and its music really comes through clearly in both the audio and the video!
I really like how varied and thoughtful the instrument choices are, and it must have been a Jinjonator-sized task to arrange for so many parts! Here, I'm just imagining a massive playlist of patterns in FL Studio, each part rich with detail and nuance. From bold and heavy low brass, to light and delicate woodwinds - and everything in between - you've integrated an assortment of parts across the entire frequency spectrum, and everything has a place in this very well-balanced mix! That bassoon feature at 0:40 was a treat to hear especially. 😁 I'm also a big fan of the tonal percussive elements, like the charming glockenspiel and that clacky xylophone part - they both feel like essentials of that characteristic "Rare" sound. And of course, the strings here sound absolutely lovely, and they're so expressive, warm, and full-sounding! I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the drums, as well - the snares, timpanis, and different kinds of cymbals are used to great effect, and they really amp up the energy of this piece!
And I just have to comment again on the arrangement - seriously, it is so impressive how you've taken a relatively simple piece and made it sound so robust with added harmonies, supporting parts, and other embellishments. You have such a solid understanding of each instrument's natural range, as well as what role(s) is optimal for it. But you also give each instrument a chance to shine, and none of them are simply relegated to "support", or "melody" - there are always creative surprises in your orchestral remixes! Speaking of the unexpected, the change-up at 2:11 was a very cool way to build up intensity to a climax at the end, with that _amazing_ ending! Seriously, I cannot express in words alone how much I love that you always create theses resolute and impactful endings for your music, and this one just nails it!
The video presentation here is really cute! I like the animations at the start, with the video fade-in as the different elements come into position from different areas offscreen. And the way the music starts off gently and playfully, it corresponds perfectly with the way the video elements gradually unfold! At first, I thought it unusual that only 3 Jinjos were shown, but almost immediately they started to soar across the screen - and you've represented all of the colors, too! The way each one has a different flight path, speed, and distance from the screen makes it feel like there are a whole bunch of them flying around, and I admire the work that went into animating them all!
It's really cool to learn that your all-time favorite game is Banjo-Kazooie! Man, I have so many fond memories of playing that game growing up, and it's honestly one that I can keep coming back to, year after year. The game truly defined the 3D Adventure genre! And although I really enjoy Banjo Tooie, I just can't seem to finish it... and I've started nearly a dozen playthroughs! Somewhere in the adventure, usually around Grunty Industries, I just run out of motivation and end up setting the game aside. Maybe there are just too many things to collect, or too much backtracking, but I've always found the first Banjo game to be easier to get into and see through to the end. I didn't mean to go on a tangent here, but I thought I'd share my experiences with a fellow N64 Rare fan!
Keep up the excellent work, my friend. You're incredibly talented and creative, and it's awesome to see your abilities improve further with each piece you create! 🌟
Why thank you, your words mean so much! I've tried for a long time to get the lows and low-mid to not be so muddy in the mixes I do for the orchestral covers and I'm really glad that it seems to have paid off!
Yeah I get you on not being able to finish it, especially around Grunty Industries. It's a large, tall area filled with a bunch of branching paths with some weird backtracking which makes it weird to go through, even to this day
Thank you again!! ☺☺