Donkey Kong 64 - Frantic Factory (cover)
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- Опубликовано: 13 окт 2022
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One of my favorite DK64 tunes (who am I kidding, they're all my favorite) to cover for the month of October. While not exactly spooky, I knew this track would fit the vibe with its melancholy and creepy aesthetic from the level. I remember trekking through this level as a kid and remembering how dark it always felt. I tried emulating that feel in the video with the lighting, which was challenging on its own. I also really got the chance to show off the double bass, which I'm glad to have my hands on, even if only temporarily. For a Grant Kirkhope track, I couldn't settle for anything less. I also got the chance to track the upper strings in stereo and through different equipment at a different studio, which I can say was a game-changer at the very least. While this video was several weeks of constant planning and recording/producing, I'm actually gonna miss the process of making the very track that I've wanted to do for the longest time.
Originally composed by Grant Kirkhope
Additional filming and engineering - Richlee
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Arrangement, Glockenspiel, Violins, Violas, Double Bass, Electric Guitar, Electric Bass, Fretless Bass, Keyboard, Ratchet, Temple Blocks, Mix, Video - Nico Mendoza
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I know it's not gonna happen, but if by some twist of fate Nintendo wanted to use these for a DK64 remake, would you let them?
Oh absolutely!
probably the only way nintendo could get my money for the expansion pass / n64 stuff, if they had dk64 in there. No way a remake would ever get made though :< i've lost hope.
Not many people do DK64 covers. and NO ONE does them with as much care and love as you. Finding this channel was a goldmine!
Ayy thanks! More coming soon :)
@@NicoMendozaMusic Haunted Bananas (Creepy Castle) or Snide's HQ would be awesome!
This is one of those covers truly worthy of those "the devs should just use this version in a remaster" compliments. No "marketability" concerns diluting it's quality, just going for the strongest it can be, as art should be. Like the original, your cover will last a lifetime in a person's mental playlist of "things I hum sometimes out of nowhere because I love it."
The haunting magic and curious fear of the track really rises to the forefront; it's power literally gets felt in the heart. The song hits that hard with such a gentle kiss.
Especially the xylophones, no words do justice to their sparkle.
A rendition for the ages as a new definitive edition.
Thank you! I really loved every element of the original to its very detail so I wanted to recreate and capture it as much as possible :)
It shows, sir. Keep it up.
You beautifully explained how I feel about this song.
This is truly astounding, I hope more people find this masterpiece.
Thanks!!
I hope they use this for the upcoming remake.
Don't do that. Don't give me hope.
This is exactly what I want from a cover. Extremely faithful cover of the original using the instruments simulated by the synth. And no change to the tempo
I don't know why, but Donkey Kong spook level osts are always special. Beautiful, Nico!
Definitely! It was so well written
Criminally underrated video. Mastapeice rendition of a mastapeice game. This is what the composers would have done without the hardware limitations of the N64. Poifection.
This song reminds me of the innocence of childhood.
I wish that they would make a remaster of that game, and use this cover as the level's music!!
Frantic factory just feels so alive in this!!
Would love to see that too!
Your covers of DK64 songs are literally my favorite videos on RUclips. I fall asleep to these.
Can't wait for hideout helm theme! But take your time, that one must be perfection 🙏
The arrangement for that one just may be in the works 👀
@@NicoMendozaMusic gotta be epic, and give shivers in that specific part 👌 I trust in you guys , you're awesome 🙌
The glock in the intro is perfect. First thing i decided to learn on mine. Very epic job
Thanks!
currently playing this awesome game again, now finding your awesome channel! Perfect! i love Frantic Factory!
Thanks!!
this was a like from the first 5 sec, and then it just got better
I want to buy an expensive stereo system JUST to listen to this FLAWLESS recreation of my favorite Grant Kirkhope song. Bravo! Instant Sub
Thanks so much!
Who else used to regularly come to this level specifically to play the Donkey Kong arcade machine
You have no idea how happy this made me! Amazing work, Nico!!
Ayy thanks Gab!! Means a lot coming from you and your amazing rareware covers too 🥲
I'm instantly in love with your DK64 covers! Outstanding talent!
Im telling ya fellas...youre gonna want that crank on the track.
It's really awesome to see these great covers of my favorite childhood games. This channel deserve so much more views 💫
Thanks!! It's a huge favorite of mine too
It's always nice when someone you recently subbed to has even more gems farther back.
The best sound of dk 64 i love the mad jack end boss 🎉
mad jack is top 3 boss for me i think, but only if the track includes his signature laugh. idk why but his crazy lil laugh just makes it better.
First off, phenomenal intro.
Second of all, at the beginning, the violins were used in a way that I never would have deduced in the original music!
I always assumed that it was multiple violins in sync just rapidly moving the bow back and forth between the strings.
Yet you captured the same melody with three different bouts of timing, and slower, too!
It makes me realize I may have been mistaken at how Grant Kirkhope actually created that part of the song.
It just goes to show that the visuals can appear differently than what the audio implies.
And once again, immaculate timing on the marimba with that fabulous guitar playing. Such soothing rhythm.
Halfway through I start to feel like I'm at a mad scientist's lab where Frankenstein's monster is about to rise, and I'm not sure what that keyboard sound is that's making me imagine it that way.
In conclusion, fantastic piece to have chosen for halloween. I got goosebumps, because you're so good at this, it's scary! ^^
Happy Halloween! :D
Thanks for the comment! It’s amazing how many different ways these string parts can be played based on what you hear. I totally hear that Frankenstein moment too on they keyboard part
Thanks for keeping so close to the original. It sounds masterful. Can't wait to stream it
Thanks! Will be out hopefully within the next week!
Absolutely awesome! Hated anything that was horror or generally scary as a kid, but this piece made me love Frantic Factory and it's mood, despite the creepy atmosphere
You killed it, surprised how close to home this hit :)
Thanks! The composition is so good, it felt amazing dissecting it and learning each part :)
@NicoMendozaMusic, thank you for sharing your gift with us!
Your covers are incredible!! Amazing work here. Also Crystal Caves and Frantic Factory are my favorites from DK64.
This tune is perfect for spook month!! You always put so much care into these DK arrangements and it really shows how much you love the franchise. The glockenspiel sounds great in the mix! Love the upright bass as well!
Thanks! Those two instruments really carry the entire piece so I'm glad they came out so clean :)
GREAT work, Nico! Love it 👏
Thanks!
Brings back so many memories
So glad I can finally hear a cover of this with someone using an actual ratchet for the winding sound 😍
Definitely worth the investment! I couldn't settle for anything less ;)
This is perfect.
Thanks!
The fact that this many talented people came together to put these masterpieces together is mind blowing. Thank you so much.
I’m probably gonna get whooooshed, but they’re all the same person.
This took me away, excellent as always
Thanks so much!
Great stuff man! Been looking for some good DK64 covers. Never expected something so high effort and loyal to the OG soundtrack!
Thanks so much! I love the challenge of recreating these tracks from the ground up!
As good as always! Your Kirkhope sound is so amazing! Love the ratchet and temple blocks too!
Thanks Matt! Can’t miss out on some of the most important percussion
So good!
I see you on gooses videos too lol, sounds like we have similar interests
Night at the toy factory. ❤
Amazing! OMG!!!!! Nice work!
dude, this is awesome!!!!
My god man this is so amazing!
Very good! Excellent cover
No words for this. Awesome and no more to say.
Nico you are so talented and blessed bro!
I've never like, comment, subscribed faster than I have now. Literally my top 5 games of all time. Thank you for this.
That was the best cover i could have asked for. Everything was done and done right
I'm doing a 365 Days of Music challenge, and I selected this for Day 287! I've selected several of your DK64 covers before and commented on their respective videos (Fungi Forest, Crystal Caves, Gloomy Galleon). I do try to include a variety of artists in my list, but I guess it's obvious that I keep coming back here. These level theme covers are just spot on. I love how faithful they are to the original while still sounding so fresh and alive and new. I love getting to hear these beautiful melodies no longer restricted by hardware limitations. I also just like...the vibe of your videos. It's a chill, happy environment. Feels wholesome here, and the covers just sound wholesome. Thanks for creating that environment. It's the kind of thing we need on RUclips and in the world in general.
I was thrilled to see you upload this. If you don't mind, as I've done before, I'll go ahead and share my write-up!
**Day 287:** "Frantic Factory (cover)"
Earlier in this list, I chose Mad Jack's theme. Mad Jack is the boss of this level, and the melody, for the most part, is the same. But the feel is so much different.
While Fungi Forest is my favorite level in Donkey Kong 64, Frantic Factory is my sister's. It's a winding and confusing toy factory (with extra malice!), massive and full of unique areas and rooms: an R&D department, a testing room, a production room, and other halls and nooks to check out all throughout. It even features a classic Donkey Kong arcade cabinet which you can actually play. And it's the actual arcade game, not the NES port -- a rare sight on a home console!
The music is constant, like clockwork, constantly busy. The winding up of the music box is a nice touch -- the winding sound was present in the original track as well. While the original used woodwinds, Nico Mendoza enjoys substituting with electric guitars, which works especially well in this instance. The R&D room used some muted electric guitar sounds, so it's almost like a little callback to that area.
There's something a little bit creepy about this track as well. I think it's the music box more than anything. Something so innocent-sounding playing in a minor key is perfect for a toy factory owned by the game's antagonist.
This is another solid cover by Mendoza. At this rate, he's almost covered every level theme! I'm glad he has: as I've said before, the soundtrack is stellar but limited by the hardware of the time, and it deserves these "HD remakes." I'm thrilled that the talented Mendoza is lending his time and effort to remastering these in his own way, and I'm especially glad he's chosen to cover them so faithfully.
Super glad you've come back regularly! I get that same feeling arranging a new tune and putting the whole thing into production each time. Getting to recreate every single element from the ground up takes me so deep into the game, even more than just replaying it on the N64 years later. I can't even choose a favorite level since so many of them were so fun to explore and get lost in, in the same way it feels getting the perfect take, shot, mix, and video cut. Thanks for your comment!
Amazing cover
You deserve so many more views! Thank you so much for doing all these covers.
Thanks so much! I love these tunes and I’m glad you do too
This cover earned you a sub(mine). Best version of Frantic Factory I've ever heard.
Excellent! So many instruments 😱
Thanks!
Killer cover, love it
Instant eargasm! Amazing stuff.
Thanks!
Just stumbled across this Cover. Really well made! Subbed :)
Love it!! You have introduced me to a whole new genre of music! ☺️🙃😁
Thanks! I grew up playing these games as a kid and the music really has a special place in my heart
Nice performance
Amazing cover. Such iconic level theme
Thanks!
This is the best version of this song I ever heard! Outstanding job as always!👏
Thanks so much!
Great work 👏 It's really impressive.
Thanks!
This is a great cover!
Amazing cover! You have so much talent, and the Glockenspiel hits so hard 🔥
Thanks! It's such a great part
Amazing! Loved it.
This is excellent Nico, impressive how many instruments you play greatly
Thanks so much! They definitely have their own challenges but well worth it
Yessss my favorite from dk64, thank you for making these
Thanks! It's such a great track
Late but awesome cover. I always loved its atmosphere of the music and level super underrated
Wow you actually did it man, a couple months ago I requested this for Halloween time and you delivered!!! This was great to listen to!!! Great job man!!! 👏
Ayy thanks! Glad I hit the mark :)
Nico, this cover is SUPERB!! You hit the atmosphere perfectly. The double bass sounds incredible, wowie! And the vibe with the pizzicato strings and the high mallets and ratchet add a whole lot to the character. Lovely spooky stuff for Spook Month!!
Thanks so much! So many good textures I got to show off here :)
Now this is that good stuff right here. Perfect. 👍
Thanks!
This is absolutely brilliant. Subbed! ❤❤
Thanks!
This sounds straight out of the game! Incredible work here, Nico
Thanks so much Becca!
Perhaps the best first two seconds of any video on your channel??
The rest is pretty great too, instrumentation is spot on and production both audio and video wise is looking extra crisp. Great stuff!
The key to good watch retention is revealed. Ratchet. That is all 😂 thanks man!!
This theme song could've also suited the Toyman from Superman/Justice League.
Aside from how Frantic Factory is settled in a toy factory in DK64, the Toyman in Superman/Justice League turns simple harmless toys into weapon
Wow!!!! Este es uno de mis covers favoritos, en serio me encantan tus videos, son excelentes ✨
Gracias!!
Maravilloso, realmente bueno. Felicidades por un nuevo cover, te salió de lujo.
Thanks!
Ooh, got that sinister feel for sure! The glockenspiel is a great choice in here, and I see you rocking that string bass and rachet
Thanks! It’s quite the instrumentation
thats the most absolute thing ive ever seen in my life, omg
Love the quality of this vid
Thanks!
Great job, sounds great!
Thanks!
Wow I can't imagine how long this took for you to practice, film, and produce this for us. Amazing job!
Thanks!
Amazing!
Thanks!!
That’s awesome.
Here we goooooo. Mad Jack is proud of you.
Need to honor him somehow!
gave me goosebumps
sooooooo awesome!
Nicely done.
Thanks!
Congratz on being the first VGM person I've ever seen use a ratchet on a cover haha. For real though, this is great!
It was worth the last minute purchase! You can never have too much toy percussion ;)
i love this song and game
talent
懐かしい、私の世代です！
貴方は天才です！他の動画も聴いています。
応援しています！
Thanks!
Amazing
Thanks!
You are amazing ❤️
Thanks!
perfecto 🏆🏅
Asi sonaría esta Clasica melodia Si se realizara el Remake de este exelente Juego
Great covers and pure nostalgia!
I wondered what brand and model is the Glockenspiel from?
Thanks! I'm not sure of the brand myself, haha. There's no label or anything that I saw
Sick!!!!
Thanks!
Fucking masterpiece! 👌 nice one
Would love to know how you got the strings to sound like that at 1:50. Such an angelic, choral tone, I really thought it was a sample of a vocal group at first. Great cover like usual, love the pizzicato string work at 0:55, too.
Thanks! I recorded them at my friends studio and ran the mics through some nice preamps :)
This is such a good cover, fuck, man. You nailed it. The part at 0:55 through 1:50 is fantastic