Donkey Kong Land -- Cloud Level Music (Original and Remix)

In this video, you will first hear the original "Cloud Level" song from Donkey Kong Land composed by Dave Wise and Graeme Norgate, and then you will hear the arranged, "orchestrated" version by me, Chris Lowry.

The original song was recorded from a Gameboy Advance into a Sony MZ-R55 Minidisc Recorder and then into the computer via line-in.

All screenshots were taken with the Visual Boy Advance emulator.

Video was made using the MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 11.

All notation was done in Sibelius 4, and all samples/synthesized sounds are recorded from Sibelius using the Kontakt Player Gold, Rock and Pop, and Garritan Personal Orchestra sound libraries. All live instruments were performed and recorded by me using the Minidisc Recorder and a Sony ECM-DS70P Stereo Electret Condenser Microphone.

All effects (e.g. reverb, delay) are done in MAGIX, and all mixing is done in Audacity. The white noise you hear at the end is also done in Audacity.

The arranged version is essentially the same as the original except with added chords, harmony, and some colorful percussion added the second time through. Also, instead of using the melody with delay from the original, I took some of the more important notes from the delay and added them to the melody itself. Doubling the chords heard in the strings is a synth pad that has been adjusted so that its overtone series is somewhat exposed, causing it to arpeggiate. Other flourishes I have added are the horns' continuation of the harps' rhythmic motif in the "chorus," a few drum fills and the driving eighth-note pulse of a ride cymbal in the "chorus," and a broken-down version of the "verse" at the end.




Following is a list of the instruments/sounds used.


Kontakt Player Gold:


Drums and Percussion -- 3 Woodblocks, 3 Temple Blocks, Suspended Cymbal Roll, Hi Tabla, Hi Tabla mute, Lo Tabla, Lo Tabla mute, Finger Cymbal, Wind Chimes, Bell Plate, Claves

Electric Bass Guitar with Finger

Muted String Section

Orchestral Harp

Celesta

Reed Organ

Solo Violin

Glockenspiel

French Horn



Rock and Pop Collection:

Alternative Drum Set -- Snare 1, Close Hats, Open Hats, Pedal Hats, Ride 1, Tom 3, Tom 4, Tom 5, Crash 1, Crash 3, Kick 1, Kick 2

Hip-hop Drum Set -- Snare 1

Disco Drum Set -- Tambourine

Soft Pad




Garritan Personal Orchestra:

Flute Solo Vibrato

Flute Solo Keyswitch

Oboe Solo Modern 2

English Horn 2 Solo

Bb Clarinet Solo

Bb Clarinet Player 2

Bassoon 1 Solo

Venus Harp Solo

Wurlitzer Harp Solo

Celesta

Pipe Organ Flutes



Live Instruments:

Latin Percussion Softshake

Latin Percussion Afuche/Cabasa Standard

Latin Percussion Bell Tree

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• gameboy
• visual
• boy
• advance
• audacity
• magix
• movie
• edit
• minidisc
• stereo
• sibelius
• donkey
• kong
• land
• dk
• dkl
• remix
• garritan

[Aeoncalcos91]

Nice job. It sounds good.

[TheSsbcandidates]

The final summer of my childhood...

[TooL1993]

im sure it wasnt intended but the remix sounds like its got a 80s sound to it or something... its just me most likely but it makes me reaaally like it.

[studionightbird0]

Video starts at 0:31

Great video brings back memories

[KirbyPeachfan39]

Love the remix!:)

[GBelmont1984]

Can I please ask ya to make a MP3 download of this remix? I LOVE IT!!

[GBelmont1984]

WOW!! Great remix!! Can ya please make a mp3 download for it?

[niwaslikeemilio]

i'm not sure how to download this song as an mp3. can u instruct me on how to go about doing that?

[freestylex69x]

download it as an mp3 then save it on to you ipod if u need help let me know

[niwaslikeemilio]

how do you put music from youtube on your ipod?