Donkey Kong 64 - Castle Melody

[SnowyBangers]

as i walked along the path from the start, at 0:10 it gave the awesome effect when I had my eyes on the huge sewer pipe flowing water. i imagined they were ghosts flowing out of the pipe... :\

[Maxpound]

I recognized some aspects of Chicago perfect dark as well.

[Legendairyman9]

I heard this song before Mad Monster Mansion in Banjo Kazooie so going into MMM i was terrified it was gonna be like this nightmarish song. Sadly it wasn't but i still love both of the songs.

[bf2mcp2]

Thumbs up if you recognized Clanker's Caverns theme at 4:08.

[Legendairyman9]

@bf2mcp2 It's not Clankers Cavern but the original Donkey Kong Theme. It is similar to Clankers Cavern though so i see where your coming from.

[ZombiePlayerBOSS]

the 90s...what awesome games they had...

[googletoper]

extreamly similar too banjo's, re-used tutes and things... kinda cool, but i dont realy like this song though...

[TheOrthodoxGaming]

Best game of all time. Period.

[sammy40027]

lol i heard the pause them from banjo kazooie at 1:31

[googletoper]

@sammy40027 hahaha! it does sound like it!

[trevdawg62]

Jesus Christ no matter how hard I try and can never perfectly whistle 1:47!!!

[penguin12123434]

I always shat my pants in this level...

[catandmous]

couldnt help but whistle along to 1:10

[partylikeyouaredead]

This song... Brings back so many memories.. This (and a select few other creepy songs, like basically all of the songs from banjo kazooie 64, xD) made me the person I am today. Nostalgic to the max.

[MetaBlaziken8]

about 1:10 is where my favorite part started, and ended when it looped.

[Cliff2Burton]

Hahaha when I was kid, I was thinking that the guy who laugh's here was a fucking drunkard

[XBlackSquareX]

This scared me so much as a little kid,where I was about 5 years old D:

I would only play this level (And the factory) with my buddy...

[HgMorbi]

You know, for a guy who's primarily known for his super-catchy bouncy tunes, Kirkhope is freakishly good at setting atmosphere with relatively limited MIDI.

This level and Frantic Factory both made me incredibly nervous when I was younger.

[AloisAgos]

Scary music aside, the architecture of Creepy Castle is stunning!

I wonder how much time and money someone would need to make a life sized replica of the stage?

[UNSC123Runite]

@AloisAgos I would DEFINITELY love to see it in real life and "tour" through it. :P

[scaleonfire]

@AloisAgos But do you realise that there would be NO FRONT DOOR!

[TrekFan85]

At about 0:17 my dog pushed my door open, and my door creaks. That just added an awesome effect to the song.

[stimmedtank]

Between this and the Banjo-Kazooie series, Grant Kirkhope may be one of the best composers for game music of our time.

[PrinceOfPersiaDahaka]

Scary... :D

[MegaBabycakes17]

I hate the boss on this level...I got out my 64 a few days ago and ive been playing it. I CANT BEAT THIS BOSS!!!

[RezzKalozzTV]

@MegaBabycakes17 K. Rool himself is sooo much harder! O.e This boss is just... a fake K. Rool x3!

[1918me]

@RezzKalozzTV

What?! I've been losing to a piece of cardboard this whole time?! *cries*

[64smashmanpain]

I should play this the next time rains...

[64smashmanpain]

Stupid beaver bother... I've had the game for years now, and I still haven't beat it yet.

[GustavStarMan]

43000th View! And Damn you, Beaver Bother!!!!

[Stiar02]

I wanna be able to laugh like that

[WittleKittyCat]

@Stiar02 lol

[laitela01]

IDK about you guys, but if you like this, I'd strongly suggest you to listen musics from the game called "Croc legend of the gobbos". They're suprisingly similar. Maybe a bit creepier though.

[Nintendosaiyan3]

@laitela01 Oh I have Croc 2, the music's amazing in that game XD

Now this song's terrifying. Especially the beginning. The things you can do with a piano, a gust of wind and an evil laugh, huh O_O;

[laitela01]

@Nintendosaiyan3 Croc 1 is a lot better music wise... for example, "the deepest underground" is one scary song from it. It's a lot creepier than pretty much anything in sequel, for example.

[Nintendosaiyan3]

@laitela01 Oh I don't have the first one so I don't know. But I listened to the song and I like it. I don't remember Croc 2 having any scary music.

I think Creepy Castle's creepier than The Deepest Underground though

[Tsukuyomi25021]

i hated the boss of this level so much, it freaked me out because it was popping up everywhere!

[64smashmanpain]

Any kong: *enters* Ooh, spooky. *finds "ghost" (really kremling in a sheet)* You're kidding me. THESE idiots think thats scary? Next thing you know, the boss is going to be a cardboard cutout. *collects 400 bananas* Lanky: Oh, it IS, who woulda' guessed? King Kutout (boss) *fires lazors* Lanky: How is that possible?

[CosaNostraPrincess]

sounds familiar to Mad Monster Mansion!!! <3 banjo kazooie

[IamFearLezz]

@CosaNostraPrincess the music is composed by the same person so i it's a pretty accurate assumption :) grant kirkhope be his name

[Birthnote]

Those ghosts in the sheets were so fucking ridiculous XD

[DaffyHersheys100]

uuu how scary i got to do scary stuff there

the laugh always freaked me out too

[FanForAnime]

I'm playing this on Halloween.

>:D

[Nsanity96]

@FanForAnime In about a week, get this on a stereo and play it max volume!

[FanForAnime]

@Nsanity96 Oh yeeeeeaaaaah. 8D

[Leieieish]

@FanForAnime Amen to that. :P

[LoRukeEX]

1:30-255 was probably inspired by the Adams Family.

[PerfectZeke03]

@LoRukeEX gotta be cuz I can't listen to this w/o thinking Addams Family.

DK64 FTW xD

[antmsuperfan]

No other creepy music will ever be as epic as this...we love you Nintendo/Rare! Best videogame combination ever, not trashy Microsoft/Rare, they barely include Rare anymore if at all >:O

[Shady32]

One of my favorite games vere. The music was awesome

[TheGrumpyOldBear]

This game was scary shit. I have no idea how kids can play stuff like left for dead now. I just can't understand.

[Valo778]

O, dear, Rare God.

If you listen to my prayer, please tell your workers to help Retro Studios with Donkey Kong Country Returns. It's Rare who has the classic touch.

Amen.

[MalWave]

WELCOME, TO CASTLEVANIA >:D

DK: "O_O"

[RockEverlong]

Xbox is mostly overrun by 12 year olds who think theyre pro's at game like halo, no need to bother with consoles, get a gaming pc or n64 if you like the classics

[1693Jonathan]

Man as a kid, while playing with my cousin we used to get the Sh*t scared out of us when we played this level with other members of the family round our age in one room with all the lights off WAAAAAAAAAAAGH :D

[Gearsaw521]

You know whats fucked up is that the people who work for Microsoft miss games like DK64 that Rareware made. They cant do anything about it cause its not their department. Microsoft copyrights department is a greedy fucking bitch. ERR!!! People at Microsoft don't agree just like us so don't blame every one at Microsoft. BLAME THE COPYRIGHTS DEPARTMENT FOR BEING A BITCH!!!

[VMKCheat]

@Gearsaw521 FUCK YEA TELL THEM THAT!!!!

[eddypikachu]

@Gearsaw521 the only goood thing that would come out of that is that at least we can make 3d donkey kong and banjo kazooie games on the 3ds,because microsoft doesnt have a handheld, so it gives nintendo the liscense to use donkey kong on handheld systems

[Gearsaw521]

@eddypikachu :O<Nice try, but I know better...

[googletoper]

@eddypikachu they should soooo do that! i'd love these games re-vamped!

[Vianerd1]

I loved those books in the Library, they look like Cheato 8D;

[roger12363]

i wish i could play it one more time, oh wait, i still have it. :-)

[pikminlover72]

It's almost TOO much like Mad Monster Mansion. It's like the people who made Mad Monster Mansion also made this. Weird...

[groxkiller585]

@pikminlover72

They did. =D

[a0001521]

this music is creepy

[vaultdude269]

man this stage creeped me out so much as a kid... then when i go back to play it its so much different

[PhioenixPinion]

Wow, what amazing sound quality for a N64 game O_o

[Ditherliss]

Rare's fanbase is fucked. You're not even fans anymore, you're all a bunch of drones who can't stop complaining for the life of you. Fanbase usually reflects the company, and if the fanbase is a bunch of retards who won't shut up, then fuck Rare. If you'll excuse me I'm going to play Banjo-Tooie, since I actually care about good games more than I like to complain about things that aren't platformers.

[antmsuperfan]

@Ditherliss Wow you've got issues my friend. We're not complaining about shooters, we're complining that we grew up with this and there's not been another one. DKCR will be different in many aspects because Rare isn't there, which will piss the hell out of me and many other people. I'll be the first to say that without Rare the game wii not be as good and shooters will still remain the worst kind there is.

[bazla123]

@antmsuperfan rareware did make a good shooter.

Goldeneye.

[antmsuperfan]

@bazla123 I wasnt talking about Rare, just shooters in general.

[Sanguiluna]

@antmsuperfan Then it's a self-fulfilling prophecy for you. If you have that pessimistic attitude, then DKCR WILL suck for you no matter what. Retro could end up making the best DKC game ever, and you'd still not be as satisfied. It's like Republicans with Obama.

Sometimes part of expanding one's horizons is accepting that things come and go, and to have an unprejudiced mind to new games and new companies. Those who are chained to the past can never experience the wonders the future holds.

[antmsuperfan]

@Sanguiluna Thanks for that wonderful speech but I like Retro honestly. I never said that I wont like DKCR...and wft are you connecting to me to Obama? Idiot. Don't talk to me like I'm five ****ing years old, and stop twisting my words like a little bitch.

[Sanguiluna]

@antmsuperfan Wow, such hatred over differing video game tastes. Jeez, you really can't have a good clean discussion on youtube without someone resorting to immature flaming.

[antmsuperfan]

@Sanguiluna Well then why are you talking to me? You're just firing me up. Shut up and listen to the music. And by the way, flaming someone isn't immature.

[Sanguiluna]

@antmsuperfan Fair enough. I wish you peace and less anger in your life.

[antmsuperfan]

@Sanguiluna Really? Okay, how stupid can you really get. Don't tell me to calm down and then state that I'm angry. DON'T. Idiot, get a life.

[Sanguiluna]

@antmsuperfan Well, considering that I currently have a 3.97 GPA, not that stupid honestly. I just don't see why one should get so worked up over something like this. But that's just my opinion, and I respect yours and wish you good day...or night...or whatever time it is on your part of the world.

[antmsuperfan]

@Sanguiluna I only got worked up because you could've just not brought it up in the first place. Don't think this is my fault.

[Sanguiluna]

@antmsuperfan Oh no, nobody's blaming anyone here. But you did make the initial comment, and youtube has the "Reply" feature for a reason, namely for people to reply to other's views and opinions and to showcase a diversity of perspectives on various subject matters. Just thought we could have some healthy debate/discussion about games and stuff. No hard feelings. :)

[antmsuperfan]

@Sanguiluna Agreed...but you just talked to me like I'm 5 years old again. Just wanted to point out that I'm just as smart too :P

[Sanguiluna]

@antmsuperfan Sorry man. Didn't intend for my comment(s) to give off that impression. Again, no hard feelings hopefully.

[antmsuperfan]

@Sanguiluna no hard feelings :)

[foo176]

@Ditherliss banjo tooie is the shit

[AndrewR5D42]

Anyone else notice the portraits of King K.Rool in his Captain K.Rool getup from DKC2 were in the museum in this level? 

[Rikimaru735]

microsoft fucked up the old good games that rare made fuck you microsoft

[bazla123]

why the hell did they have to put beaver bother in the same stage twice. -_-.

[greenadrenaline6405]

@bazla123 ahahahahah for the longest time this level, Angry Aztec, the Forest and the Caves were a BITCH that's where all the hard bananas to get were and lest we forget the precious arcade game in the Factory.

[64smashmanpain]

@bazla123 to make it about 50 times harder

[zxscd]

@bazla123 You shouldn't underestimate beavers. They can be sacrier than Nosferatu you know....

[Keys1281]

I'm going to HAVE to play this game again :P The only thing I hate is having to go through the first two levels because I've done that so many times! Amazing game and song, regardless :)

[Dan08444]

This piece jumps keys. Starts off in E minor at 1:02 goes to D minor and to C minor at 1:12.

[kaoz9000]

So much "Addams Family" influence if you ask me.

[zxscd]

@kaoz9000 indeed, but good anyway dont ya think?

[kaoz9000]

@zxscd Absolutely.

[Doughty321]

I luv the start to this theme so creepy :)

[metalchristobal]

i love n64 more than any console

and DK64 is the best, also this level always scared me really bad when i first played this game when i was like 8

[Death93Penalty]

Loved LOVED, the part with the creepy snapping ... Like a minute and a half into the game. I would always wait for that part before going into a door, where the music would end depending on where you went (for example, the Ballroom had different music).

[SeknaTS]

Whoever disliked this video doesn't have a soul.

[LostTomorrows]

@SeknaTS Yeah, their XBOX ate it.

[BbDle88]

Ugh! I can't ever recall how many times I fell of the damn tower at the top!!! Other than that, I loved this level.

[no1cardinalfanyaho]

I cant believe u guys this whole game was not scary. the only thing that was, was the demonic tomatoes in fungi forest.

[ghostrider322]

Why is it that when I hear this song I think of Winter?

[MeatSim9]

@ghostrider322

Probably that underlying wind in the background...

[SeknaTS]

@ghostrider322 I reckon because it has pretty light instruments. You thinking of winter to an organ though is quite strange. :P

The harpsichord I totally get though.

[Nameless92145]

Parts of it sound similar to Mad Monster Mansion (well, same manufacturer after all). :)

[LostTomorrows]

Gah! *gets slapped in the face by nostalgia*

Man, this music reminds me of the time I died at the entrance to this level because I got excited when this music played and fell off the bridge. I'm a huge sucker for "spooky" themed music. And Rare emulated the spooky theme (and just about EVERY other) extremely well.

And I love how the "Addams Family" bit is a remix of the original DK theme. You gotta wonder though... who's laughing? The fact that I never found out SCARED the crap out of me.

[Seiglia]

@TheAHKCM Well, I don't know for you guys, but even being grown up, I'm still pretty scared of it! o_o'' Makes me think of my previous house, the house where I grew when I was still a tot... T-T

[SeanNelsonIsTheBomb]

The snaps make me wonder if the Turks owned a castle at some point.

[Drakozap]

When I was 5, I was DEADLY afraid of this level.

[electropiez]

One of the things I hated most about this game was when like when you were in the hedge maze and you find the banana; right when you find it, you hear in like a demons voice yell "GET OUT". Whenever I heard that, I'd be like "o sh*t!"

[CicadaKillerMan]

Oh man those things SCARED THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS out of me! I remember there was also one that was like "IT HURTS!!!!!"

[XxPhoenixHarpyexX2]

mad monster mansion.....the laughter behind and the halloween music

[kds330]

Gotta love the Addams Family snaps.

Good Job Grant Kirkhope :)

[OmegaChosen0]

Wow Family Adams reference!

[Agent21593]

wow 30,000 views!

[BigJuicyx3]

The Xbox 360 (which has good games, don't get me wrong) has a life span of about 1 year, I've had my N64 for going on 11 years now and it works the same as it did the day my mom bought it for me.

[vgman94]

I think the reason for that is because consoles aren't made to last anymore, only for graphics and games. Not life-span. Too bad, but I think it also has to do with them (possibly) rushing the consoles for release.

[Agent21593]

probably

[vgman94]

I think it also may be done purposely that way so the companies can get more money, but I only suspect MicroSoft of this. 30,000 views? Cool.

[owned695]

@BigJuicyx3 lol i can pull out my nintendo 64 out of a dust pile and still work.

[TankianTV]

@BigJuicyx3

It varies, I've had my xbox since i bought it...which is like a few years 3-4...don't remember exactly,

and its just now acting up =P

but i was reading and interview, they were going to try and work out some details with others and make donkey kong 360...someone can find a link?

[LostTomorrows]

@TankianTV Yeah... that isn't going to happen, Rare doesn't own Donkey Kong - DK was born from Nintendo and is owned by them. There is a new DKC game coming to the Wii that I think is worthy of a nerdgasm.

[Futuramapwnsall]

@BigJuicyx3 i've had my xbox for 8 years and it still works >.> used it for like 3 billion hours too, my 360 since they came out

[chetdog]

@BigJuicyx3

had my wii for 4 years, and now it doesn't want to work. but nes, snes, 64 and gamecube still work. however i only play 2hrs a month on average(when i see the point in it)

[Klagmar]

@BigJuicyx3 My Xbox has been working for three years now and, besides having to repair the disk reader (no red-ring or anything), it works perfectly. More importantly, the controllers work. Although my N64 still works, only two out of seven contollers still function.

[Kamoralein]

Great! :D

[FalzarZ]

1:11

always make me of itsy bitsy spider

Kinda sound like Clanker

[dizgahof]

well i have still this game but i couldnt beat it

[AldwynMcCloud]

was the stupid nintendo coin the reason?

[dizgahof]

yeah =D

[bowsershmo21]

that nintendo coin prevented me from beating the game for 10 years and i beat it just last week.

[Agent21593]

cool

[ThrowAnOnion]

@bowsershmo21

Dude, Nintendo coin and Rare coin were a massive pain. You'd get all the way to the end then realize you'd actually have to collect some banana medals and beat Donkey Kong. So frustrating.

[Mogansss]

Put your minds together and try again :D

[sango1789]

Oh my goodness i love this song! And i cant believe i still have the game and the system and it works! I've been playing this since i was 3 and now i'm 14.

[bowsershmo21]

me too haha

[RichterBelmont12]

This Level gives me the chills when i was young....but still is too

[gmoddraco]

Remember: you guys can still re-live this fantasy with the PC/MAC Emulators you can download

[wongdor]

i noticed "snapping" in parts of the song-- that totally had to be inspired by the addams family :)

[Deader87]

I'm sure you're right Buddy

[baconstory]

this level gave me nightmares when i was like 7

[Deader87]

I could understand why. In fact I think it's scarier than most M-rated survival-Horror games

[weegar]

@baconstory i never liked this lvl for some reason i ono why but i do know it wasnt scary for me but then again it might have been the fact that the other lvls there wasn't much of a fall hazard

[MasterShamon112]

this reminds me of castle crush from DKC2

[ChadFool]

Sadly, Rare has moved with microsoft. But where did that get them? :/

[sovereignphil0013]

that explains why banjo kazooie knuts n bolts was released for the xbox 360 rather than the wii

[micLuc14]

it sounds different without the rain

[donaldthescotishtwin]

didnt rare also make super mario RPG?

[ShadowMario64]

LOL no, square enix did.

[Alewolf01]

I hated King cut out so much XD took me forever to beat it

[jojannabanana]

agreed :P the "AH HAA" always scared me xD

[Sueiza]

I LOVED this theme. I'd hum along to it all the time while I played--and still do from time to time! This level was one of my favorites and I was never spooked by it. Though, to be fair, I was a little old for that by the time I got around to this game.

DK 64 had very catchy music that lived up to the classic themes that came before it. :D

[DjPyro2010]

Sounds like a very negative hip hop song called "midnight murda" without the drums or percussion

[DahniSmith]

lol its addams family 64 with a dk tune xDDD

[HakuShiro18]

WOHA when I was little the laughing scared me, now its one of my favourite Level.

Sorry for my bad englisch

[jkkblades]

for the xbox360 that is

[jkkblades]

mircosoft is the only reson that the new banjo and k came out

[SMRPGFAN101]

This game has only one flaw. The bonus games. I think that they somewhat overstayed their welcome on that especially with Beaver Bother. Not to mention some of the huge tasks you have to do just to get to the bonus game. I'd say just get the banana. One other flaw is the MANDATORY Jetpac and Donkey Kong arcade games for beating the game. These flaws are brutal and suck some of the fun out of the replay value for me. It is still one of my most replayed and favourite games though.

[griffin324]

still can't beat donkey kong arcade... to this day can't beat 64 because of that.

[GamePlayer20096]

FUCK YOU MICROSOFT WHY DID YOU BUY RARE YOU STUPID RETARDS! sorry I love this game so much

[Valo778]

Because Rare was on display for half the price and Microsoft came by and said "Ooh... that's a cool thing. What's it do?"

[xxchizzyxx1]

@GamePlayer20096 u probably have a microsoft acessorie so fuck yoself and say fuck nintendo 4 selling Rareware 2 future GAME ASSHOLES NOT COMPUTER ASSHOLES

[buckythen00b]

@xxchizzyxx1 O_o

[donaldthescotishtwin]

this level scares the shit outa me

[KingdomHeartsBrawler]

This sounds like Luigi's Mansion stuff, but it sounds more like the music that would play in the castle stages in DKC2. Ah, good memories, those were. I still wish I had my SNES.

[mikejonnn]

ah the good ol' memories. i want my 64 back so BAD. i remember the good times playing this on a saturday night under my covers. then microsoft got rare -___-. i hate microsoft for that.

[TotoManiac26]

I just bought a new N64 just for this game. I got it since today. I really love playing it again ^^

[KennyKillah3]

You should hate Nintendo. Rare and them had a little bust-up, you see...