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Symphonic Legends - Donkey Kong Country Suite

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Uploaded by on Sep 23, 2010

Orchestral Game Music Concert, entitled "Symphonic Legends", featuring arrangements of some of Nintendo's greatest hits. Conducted by Niklas Willén, and performed by the WDR Radio Orchestra at Cologne, Germany (2010-09-23).

Donkey Kong Country (Aquatic Ambiance)
Composer: David Wise
Arranger: Masashi Hamauzu

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  • I'm so glad I stumbled upon this, but I'm disappointed to see the negative comments like "Oh it doesn't sound like the original". If you want to hear the original, listen to the soundtrack.

    Have an open mind and appreciate the fact that a composer elaborated on a beautiful melody. The "actual" Aquatic Ambience song is roughly a minute and a half long that loops continously in the game; would you pay to go to a live show to hear an orchestra loop the same chords until an eventual fadeout?

  • It's amazing to hear Masashi Hamauzu arrange DONKEY KONG of all things. I can't believe I haven't heard this earlier... It's beautiful sounding too.

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  • My GOD. This is INCREDIBLE! So beautiful!

  • Just hearing the music give me a flash back when I was playing Donkey Kong Country Level 1-4 Super Nintendo 15 years ago (1997). AWESOME SYMPHONIC !

  • wonderfull

  • Really love how the pianist and violinist get really into it. Sure it barely sounds like the original but this was an interesting take on the song.

  • @Veit81 Listen to the original Aquatic Ambiance piece and then to the arrangement again. You can hear the leitmotif pretty often.

  • I don't hear any Donkey Kong Country music out of that piece

  • @mistakrunk LOL Thank you. As a musician, I love reading comments like this.

  • @ragnaroktomorro

    It's Benjamin Nuss, i don't know about distant worlds I and II, but he played in Distant Worlds Coming Home.

    He was born in Germany (where he still lives).

    He made an Album called "Nuss plays Uematsu" he even wrote a Song for Uemastu, who in return wrote a Song for him. XD

    I think that Respect for each other got him a playce in Distand Worlds XD.

  • I pine for an orchestral medley of Aquatic Ambiance, Stickerbrush Symphony, and Frosty Frolics.

  • The problem with getting professional orchestras to perform music like this is that they see only the tablature and have not or have any interest in familiarizing themselves with the "atmosphere" of the original.

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