That doubling of a minor tenth is actually something that happens in real life. These are called inharmonic overtones and are very common in the marimba.

"What appears to be a bee choir"

So strange hearing these iconic tunes without a couple 'NEH EH EHs' slpurted out by the baddies

"and with the sleigh bells hammering away on all four beats just the way god intended"

dude never stop making these videos

Am I the only one watching who knows nothing about music, at least in terms of reading it, yet is still very intrigued by these videos?

I read that the reason for the overuse of the tritone interval is because Grant Kirkhope thought that Banjo and Kazooie were such polar opposites, like that interval. It's also prevalent in Perfect Dark and Jet Force Gemini, and other rare titles. This should be adressed! @8-bit Music Theory

And Kirkhope says he's not a good composer...

Kirkhope is a truly brilliant composer. This game has some of the best music across all of gaming I think. The use of different instrumentation to reflect different environments makes the music just as immersive as the visuals.

I just find it funny how the first three seasons of Click-Clock Wood use wind instruments in their music, and then Winter just uses actual wind.

Banjo-Kazooie is crammed, stuffed, and stomped into a ROM size of 16MB. Superb Technical wizardry.

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Bet you didn't think one day this would be topical again

dudes a monster at composing. banjo kazooie has the most iconic gaming music ever.

You've precisely defined that intangible magic that I felt playing Banjo-Kazooie as a teen (and humming what I remembered of the melodies as a twenty-something) but could never quite understand. Thank you for that!! It's so cool knowing how he made the magic happen and I've got a whole new appreciation now for something I've always loved.

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I'd recommend picking apart the harmonies of these tracks too. The progressions from this sound track are some of the craziest, non-functional things I've seen.

Thanks again for choosing my topic!! :D

Banjo's theme in Smash Bros is going to be FIRE!