brentalfloss loves Banjo-Kazooie, but that shouldn't come as a surprise. I mean, doesn't everybody? In his younger, flossier days, he wanted to be a part of Rare's BK team. Let him explain:
I found some old compositions of mine the other day, and I want to share a few of them with you...
See, when I was a college freshman, I sent some sample mp3s to Rare in the hopes that they'd hire me as the composer for their next Banjo-Kazooie game. They didn't. How naive I was.
But you can hear the samples I sent anyway!
He was young. We all had -- or still have -- dreams of working on our favorite games, right?
The first tune, a "Low-Key Interior Theme," can be heard above. After the break, check out his "Fun Level Theme" and "Spooky Bonus Game Theme," plus another song called "The Laughing Polka" which wasn't part of the BK batch but could fit right in. Compare his compositions to the actual game soundtrack and hear for yourself if he nailed the sound.
Not so much the "Fun Level Theme", since it's a tad too generic, but the other two are classic Banjo music. The Floss would be awesome for that BK-esque game being made by former Rare employees. HIRE THIS MAN!
I agree with Volty... Fun Level Theme is totally out of place. But the Low Key Interior fits right in and the Spooky Theme is good, but the lead track could have used a less synthy instrument.
Low-Key Interior Theme: I can see that featured in a level.
Fun Level Theme: Not quite.
Spooky Bonus Game Theme: Definitely certain this would fit in with a BK title.
The Laughing Polka: Definite maybe.
the first one is ok, the Fun Level thing is horrible, the Polka is pretty close to the original BK style ....overall: not bad, but no Grant Kirkhope !
Gobiīs Valley:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFmzz4vMiLY
This is great! "Fun level theme" is the weakest out of the bunch, sure, but I don't think its that bad myself. I picture it as a theme that plays when talking to a certain character or perhaps the tutorial theme rather than a full-blown level theme though.
The rest could fit right into a Banjo game. I think Mingy Jongo already has the original composer, but it certainly would be could to see Brental assist in the music score. Kudos!
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