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@CharlesCornellStudios4 ай бұрын
I did NOT know real sonar sounded like THAT. Apparently, the Navy has sonar capable of 235dB... So like, bye bye organs. Yikes. Anyways, what's YOUR favorite water level soundtrack??
@marcusyates30444 ай бұрын
Blub Blub Ocean and Deep See Diving from Kirby's Epic Yarn!
@ruminobeats4 ай бұрын
I'd love to reply, but I never see you in the comments, bro ! 🥲
@MijinLaw4 ай бұрын
The various mario underwaters are great, but *world of illusion* is on another level: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nNVdl6adlszFYH0.html
@trellia14 ай бұрын
ALL of the Ecco the Dolphin and Ecco:Tides of Time for Sega CD (Mega Drive/Genesis is also good). The genius Spencer Nilsen! Lots of Pink Floyd inspiration.
@shrekisbae214 ай бұрын
Beach Bowl Galaxy
@IzzosPlace4 ай бұрын
Actually to sound underwater you just have to be below C level. Major or Minor. Either works.
@lohann_x4 ай бұрын
LMAO
@zgSH4DOW4 ай бұрын
You should've stopped at C level
@IzzosPlace4 ай бұрын
@@zgSH4DOW I have a sinking feeling you’re correct…..
@iLeetjeeh4 ай бұрын
r/angryupvote
@IzzosPlace4 ай бұрын
@@iLeetjeeh you honor me! ❤️
@iocomposer4 ай бұрын
As a sound designer, I think about this stuff all of the time. Honestly, what we do in the movies is put a low pass filter on normal sounds and that accomplishes the goal perfectly. What I did on the underwater moments in the Super Mario Bros movie was that technique and then I filled up their movement with low passed body movements. It all sounds underwater but it can get muddy so to get things to stand out from the muck, I put in underwater bubbles that have high mids accentuating movement.
@stevemeshenberg4944 ай бұрын
Welp. That's just the coolest KZfaq comment ever. Pack it up everybody you can all go home.
@w1ndw4ker954 ай бұрын
Amazing insight! Are you hiring by chance? 😅
@commandolemon63404 ай бұрын
Ive been sound design for only a couple of years now and this is pretty much all i do, so glad to hear that the same thing is done by the pros a lot of the time 😅
@phxphy4 ай бұрын
Shout out to Walter Murch for pioneering the art of filmic sound design. ❤️
@astral_nemesis4 ай бұрын
Really fascinating stuff! Any other tips for underwater music? You seem to have some real in depth industry experience
@ericbrewerguitar14994 ай бұрын
The Zora’s domain music from Ocarina of Time is another aquatic masterpiece
@jungle_punk2 ай бұрын
This!!!
@UnsortedSeeds2 ай бұрын
The water temple from OoT and TP as well.
@afreen50582 ай бұрын
Yesssss!!!!
@keirstenduren71882 ай бұрын
Came here to say this and water temple!
@gabsfairchild2 ай бұрын
Yar, I was surprised it wasn't brought up
@kylehill4 ай бұрын
This is an extremely well-made video.
@TheAqualegend4 ай бұрын
I love seeing KZfaqrs I watch and enjoy commenting on other videos I come across. It makes me realize how connected the community can be at times.
@WolfyRagnarok4 ай бұрын
@@TheAqualegendIt's quite fun, for sure.
@brunnomenxa3 ай бұрын
Only 2 comments and 7 likes?
@ThunderCat19D3 ай бұрын
@@TheAqualegendLooks like a throttle house shirt as well
@madghostek30262 ай бұрын
Kyle hill
@JohnRiggs4 ай бұрын
Underwater levels in all video games - always the most frustrating but always the best soundtrack.
@GamingGardevoir4 ай бұрын
Facts
@equiinferno2 ай бұрын
It’s because the controls are different than the normal levels. Worse are only ice or „drunk“ (think Yoshi’s Island) gameplay scenarios
@Zero1380X2 ай бұрын
Even in the first Sonic game, the soundtrack is just beautiful... Until it hits you with the stressful "you're out of breath" music, brilliant, but stressful.
@spitfire71702 ай бұрын
ice levels are more frustrating but I guess you could say they're just hard water levels...
@RANDALL_MARSАй бұрын
@@spitfire7170stop it. 💀
@largoonbass4 ай бұрын
Thanks for undertaking the "Aquatic Ambience" from DK. That song has stayed with me and I always considered it great music that goes beyond gaming. A real masterpiece.
@cooldebt4 ай бұрын
As I don’t play the games, my introduction to the music is usually the brilliant jazz covers by The Consouls. I then go to the OST to marvel at the ingenuity of both. Aquatic Ambience is SO good!
@audunskilbrei82794 ай бұрын
I got through one of those 10 hour loops of aquatic ambience during 2 work days once. IMO It is one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever made.
@KokonutOil4 ай бұрын
This and Stickerbush Symphony are transcendent masterpieces
@largoonbass4 ай бұрын
@@cooldebtI’m going to check on that, sounds very interesting. Thanks 😊
@largoonbass4 ай бұрын
@@audunskilbrei8279geez, man. It’s amazing how music can change your mood. This piece can really take your mind off 👍
@RadenWA2 ай бұрын
I always find slight similarity between underwater and space-themed music. Your analysis about it being “mysterious but calming” really explains it.
@smilemations20 күн бұрын
Yeah, because both deep ocean and space are eerily similar. Both vast and seeming never ending. Both can get really dark. Both we have limited knowledge on. And yes both are mysterious and calming
@ETibbs114 ай бұрын
Dire Dire Docks is one of the greatest pieces of music ever. 👌
@interstate80.Ай бұрын
Agree 100%
@k_a_bizzle19 күн бұрын
It’s great, don’t get me wrong, but listen to some Beethoven, Wagner, Bach, Dvorak. They were dropping bangers back then.
@forcedfeedbackclassicgamer54994 ай бұрын
Want to point out about the Mario 64 water track how the percussion kicks in when Mario emerges from the water and starts walking on dry ground. There's a simple snare beat that is eerily reminiscent of water dripping onto the floor like when you climb out of a swimming pool or turn off the shower. Just another great little illustrative element put in there by Kondo that was probably very much informed by the game design itself. I'd also add that, at least regarding this particular track, it's that distinction between the music on dry ground versus under water that helps further define the perception of being either submerged or surfaced. Simple touch, but pretty clever, imo.
@Grizzlox4 ай бұрын
Just like Super Mario World for SNES. Hopping onto Yoshi added new percussion to the already playing music. Brilliant.
@paulwhiteheadmusic4 ай бұрын
Also well worth mentioning that in Jolly Roger Bay, the string/pad doesn't start until after you enter the water. A beautifully underrated touch.
@ciudadri4 ай бұрын
There are actually two over-water variants. The simplest (Jolly Roger Bay's starting point) and the one with percussion and strings (in the cave with the falling pillars)
@barahng2 ай бұрын
A similar thing to that is in a Gen 5 Pokemon track. The percussion is added in only when you start walking. kzfaq.info_X6ZcMMQrck
@jamesturner69794 ай бұрын
Really liking the new editing cut ins adding further trivia and information that you either forgot or thought about later since you normally speak off the cuff.
@honey_ryd3r094 ай бұрын
Agreed. Great editing.
@brendanhorman8844 ай бұрын
Yes, I like the Candid Charles Cam™️
@matthewbartlett34424 ай бұрын
It’s very Sesame Street and I love it
@VGlauren4 ай бұрын
When he was talking about the mystery of the ocean at 4:42 I was almost certain that it was a segue into "You can learn more about the mysteries of the ocean from today's sponsor Curiosity Stream," haha
@151monka3 ай бұрын
Yeah. Really good stuff.
@TonyScimeca3 ай бұрын
I love that this video breaking down a Mario track spends more than half its timing gushing over Donkey Kong country. Aquatic ambience is 11/10
@BingoClamshell2 ай бұрын
Late to this video, but yeah, it deserves it, lol
@NeminemMashups2 ай бұрын
Yes. Seriously one of my favorite pieces of music. Not even vgm, music in general.
@adeltoral710Ай бұрын
The throttle house logo. I love seeing my cross-cross among channels even unofficiLly
@thegrim4184 ай бұрын
Glad for this channel breaking down why iconic pieces of music work. An old friend of mine has been turning a story he's been working on into a video game for nearly a decade and he asked me to make the soundtrack for him. Man's completely tone deaf. I can't read music, haven't played piano since I was 10, and have no idea where to start. I know what music sounds good, I know how to play chords and notes, but the challenge of making something that's actually good has been a gargantuan task. Channels like this have made it possible for someone like me who's musically minded but never taken a music class to break down music in an understandable way.
@Jujudo4 ай бұрын
hire someone on fiver like a modern man
@june58774 ай бұрын
As someone who's taken plenty music classes, it is a gargantuan task for me as well.
@BryceWithRice4 ай бұрын
Why is this comment so relatable lol? Literally making a soundtrack for a video game right now that my brother in law and my wife and I have been working on and I’m in the same boat lol
@KalebPeters994 ай бұрын
Check out the yt shorts by Open Studio for some awesome piano/composing tips!!
@ThatPaulBlake4 ай бұрын
The tempo also plays a big part. Rivers, lakes, oceans are slow moving, peaceful environments. So having slow tempo with soft/long release instruments matches that perfectly and the characters in the game are moving slowly underwater too.
@stevecarter88104 ай бұрын
Yes. That first tune in the video with two chords at that tempo suggests waves coming in and falling back again
@leob44034 ай бұрын
Rivers and oceans definitely can be pretty violent too, think of tsunami or a river flowing over or something
@grylltheonion4 ай бұрын
@@leob4403 Missing the point.
@kqlolll26182 ай бұрын
@@leob4403 well that would obviously be much different than this music, would be cool if there was a underwater level where its normal, its peaceful, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT GETS SERIOUS. Thats what came to mind after seeing ur comment.
@DundG2 ай бұрын
@@leob4403Then the music wouldalso be different. But usualy waterlevels are rather peacefull
@westonkenyonmusic4 ай бұрын
Thank you for mentioning David Wise! Donkey Kong music is my childhood and is what inspired me to get into music.
@Daymusik4 ай бұрын
I didn't know David Wise also worked on the Donkey Kong music (or, in reality, I probably did but I just keep forgetting). I actually know and really enjoy David Wise's music from the... NES "game", "Taboo: The Sixth Sense". A very, very odd choice of subject matter to translate into a game for the NES, but it's held up by the astonishingly hype and mysterious soundtrack.
@TheQuashingoftheTub2 ай бұрын
David Wise is my favorite video game compiser specifically for the Star Fox Adventures and DKC soundtracks. I'd say Dinosaur Planet, but honestly I think the SFA soundtrack is better and more fleshed out.
@bananabread4274 ай бұрын
We can really feel how much you worked on this video with the explanation parts, your work keeps on getting better and we love it ! Keep up the good work !!!
@biancabm904 ай бұрын
The soundtrack from the water levels/places from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time are also quite the masterpiece. The Water Temple music is ethereal, mysterious and echoey. Zora's Domain is its own vibe, too.
@matmatician74 ай бұрын
Zora's domain in OOT is still one of the GOATs of water level songs.
@_TheGoddessinTraining_4 ай бұрын
was here to say this! thank youuuu
@RafaelXavierOcc4 ай бұрын
Yeesss, I second that
@Veranek4 ай бұрын
Don't forget Great Bay Temple and Lakebed Temple too.
@pelerinc4 ай бұрын
I'm not that familiar with the Zelda or Mario soundtracks, but I recognized the Water Temple theme because it's sampled in a song by Blank Banshee called "Eco Zones". Check it out! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdl3h5al0sCuZac.html
@volksdude19703 ай бұрын
Another awesome feeling of Dire Dire Docks is that if you listen to the chorus, the smooth transition between high and low notes sounds like waves gently lapping the shoreline, or crashing heavily against rocks. It gives you the feeling of being inside those currents. I've heard many, MANY covers of Dire Dire docks, and depending on what instrument and combination is used, it could feel tranquil and calm, or majestic and treacherous. You could have the feeling of swimming over a coral reef, or sailing a ship though a storm. Kondo was a genius when it came to making awesome soundtracks for Mario.
@Stop_It_Just_Stop4 ай бұрын
Literally been watching these videos for years now and it’s crazy how much the style and quality have changed over time 🙌🏼 Charles is not only teaching us about music but also about how sounds travel through water 😂 and giving us multiple angles/different areas of interest during his info edits. I also gotta love the added piano graphic that shows what he is playing, it’s perfect to follow along with.
@diegoarmando54894 ай бұрын
I love how Aquatic Ambience is effective across so many different types of underwater environments, whether they be tranquil, treacherous, mysterious, or corrupted. The 2-2 underwater theme would sound really goofy in a polluted body of water.
@StanRain4 ай бұрын
Aquatic Ambience is literally my all-time favorite video game music track in history. It had absolutely NO business being so sexy for a Super Nintendo game! I didn't even know that the console was even capable of playing music that complex-sounding. I heard that David Wise did a LOT of creative engineering to massage the console into playing those exquisite tracks in Donkey Kong. Hats off to his ingenuity and creativity! It gave birth to a song that still brings tears to my eyes, and lulls me into serenity.
@TheQuashingoftheTub2 ай бұрын
Ocean Force Point is my favorite so I raise my glass to you, fellow David Wise appreciator
@josephgomes97774 ай бұрын
Charles never ceases to amaze me with his musical theory and playing skills. Also as a fellow car guy, seeing Charles wearing Throttle House merch makes my heart happy
@grabarcnr4 ай бұрын
Dude I just want to say: I love how much you just love music. I love that you have a passion for every song you reference, and that you have something to say about all of them. I know it's the gig for your channel, but its so genuine and endearing, thank you for sharing your passion ❤
@ginadrew95294 ай бұрын
Loved this breakdown! Fun factoid my audio engineering teacher shared with me: irl underwater sounds aren’t actually muffled, but rather the opposite! It is the sounds from above water which seem muffled when heard underwater. Sounds that originate underwater tend to be very bright. Water, being incompressible, transfers high frequencies very efficiently. But it also reflects them for the same reason. Next time you’re in a pool, stick your head underwater near a water jet, and you’ll notice it sounds very thin/bright. But voices of people above water will be super dark and muffled. Blew my mind because we always think of water as sounding muffled!
@Chee7sAEpp4 ай бұрын
I task Charles to do "Stickerbrush Symphony" next - the absolute quint essential SNES track there is.
@QuasarEE4 ай бұрын
Originally intended to be a water level track, too.
@Mr_Castrechino4 ай бұрын
Hope he reads this lol because I second that. There is no good reason every version of that song has so much passion. I like the smash Bros brawl version the most
@sawlens4 ай бұрын
That song deserves its own video for sure. The whole DKC2 soundtrack is incredible: Hot-Head Hop, Forest Interlude, Bayou Boogie, Krook's March, Crocodile Cacophony, and In a Snow-bound Land just to name a few.
@tsuzu23164 ай бұрын
Sometimes I listen 1 hour version music on KZfaq during my work!
@visionaeon4 ай бұрын
*Checkpoint*
@kxjab16 күн бұрын
Aquatic Ambience always makes me cry man. Sounds so beautiful and of course the nostalgia factor. David Wise did some incredible things using the SNES sound chip. I'll forever attribute my love of music to that man. Dude is like a musical wizard.
@johnnybigmac57564 ай бұрын
I think personally, the ocean has very similar mixes of mystery, exploration, and discovery as space, and that when creating music to be played underwater, hints of the mysterious aspects of music designed in movies and shows that depict space were subconsciously used to tie the similarities of atmosphere.
@JazzumJones4 ай бұрын
Dire dire docks will always be the first thing that comes to my mind when i think water and music
@Me-yc8wd4 ай бұрын
There's another component worth considering - the depth at which the exploration is taking place in these environments, and the way that the chord progression and rhythms describe how the water behaves at those depths. Aquatic Ambience describes a deep open-ocean environment with a rhythm that has a quality reminiscent of the way the sunbeams or bubbles waver as they pass through the water. Dire Dire Docks has a chord progression that, throughout its cycle, behaves like shallower water, going in and out in waves, with a rhythm to each phrase that mirrors the formation, crest and crash of a wave with the final note in each part. The use of a snare also mimics the sound of the rushing seafoam on sand. I feel like the rhythm and shape of the phrasing is even more important here than just the instrumentation and effects, but it's also easy to miss because those more visible elements are done so well.
@RicAdbur2 ай бұрын
Dire Dire Docks is my favorite piece of music from any videogame.
@ShufflerBlueyАй бұрын
11:39 MAAAAN you were just before the part where the song actually starts! I was waiting for you to talk about the melody but you left me hanging! 😭
@BLAPGames4 ай бұрын
Aquatic Ambience is one of my favorite pieces of vgm hands down
@excrono4 ай бұрын
That can be a loaded statement to VGM nerds. It’s beautiful and technically amazing yes, but does it break your heart? Tracks such as “Nobuo Uematsu - Searching for Friends” hit at a very personal level. How music makes you feel and the order and method the composer used to create it is most important. That extends beyond technical theory.
@lynxthewise72334 ай бұрын
@@excrono "People don't like when others have opinions and like stuff" is what you're saying - such an unnecessary comment. 😮💨
@fredtaylor97924 ай бұрын
Agree. It's an absolute masterpiece of music.
@excrono4 ай бұрын
@@lynxthewise7233 The feeling is mutual, I express a direct, personal opinion about music and others invalidate me, they feel my comment is unnecessary and don’t understand my intent, turning it against me. I am ready to die on my hill, are you? I value music over nostalgia. If you can't see past that... wake up.
@masterjunko4 ай бұрын
I respect your opinion, though I don't understand how it can be a loaded comment that something was OP's favorite. Even then, I don't think OP should really care if it is.
@OctagonalSquare4 ай бұрын
I’m loving all the little side tangents about science, old game limitations, and so on! Really helps give context
@MissGimpsAlot4 ай бұрын
*LOVE THE CAMERA WORK** And the in depth explanations! 👏👏👏👏👏
@itsd0nk4 ай бұрын
Appreciate the added production and editing with varied shot setups. Keeps things way more interesting and more polished effort feels.
@KIRKMODS4 ай бұрын
Let's also not forget Zoras Domain and Water Temple: OoT
@leob44034 ай бұрын
Zoras Domain is so amazing, goosebumps just thinking about it
@myarmhurts-eeeeee4 ай бұрын
dont remind me of the temple i took 6 hours on
@manoz61944 ай бұрын
@@myarmhurts-eeeeee I remember my cousin asking me what point I was at in the game and said "you'll need this" and he handed me a guide lol
@myarmhurts-eeeeee4 ай бұрын
@@manoz6194 nice
@gabrieladelbosque98622 ай бұрын
They say the music at the water temple was originally for an ice temple, if you listen to it again it does sound like it!
@BoltVH4 ай бұрын
Off the top of my head: Final Fantasy V - Deep Blue Sea Final Fantasy VI - Serpent Trench Metroid Prime - Chrashed Frigate Orpheon Chrono Cross - Jellyfish Sea Final Fantasy X - Underwater Ruins All different feeling, but still evoke a sense of water.
@adamdesanti67134 ай бұрын
You're exactly right. I looked all of these up just now. Uses a lot of the tropes that CC talked about here.
@renanfuzita79622 ай бұрын
Castlevania Symphony of the night: Crystal Teardrop
@LightSpeed999992 ай бұрын
Metroid Prime 2 - Torvus Bog Subterranean
@mauraobenshain94854 ай бұрын
I love watching your videos because of how excited you get over the awesome chord changes, it makes me excited too!
@lucysd19832 ай бұрын
The soundtrack of the movie 'le grand bleu' especially 'my lady blue' is a great music that gives the feeling of the underwater and the world of scuba diving❤❤❤❤❤
@ahsankhan-zg6gr4 ай бұрын
Your videos make me very happy. The joy you have breaking down and talking about the music is the most sincere form of why these games and songs made me so happy
@danielgarzajr31644 ай бұрын
Some of the best video game music for real 😮💨
@xmatoko4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for content like this Charles! I started playing guitar at 10 years old (almost 30 now) and have learned some piano and drums as well over the years. Out of high school I took all my theory classes and songwriting and played in a band for years, although now we've all moved on. Watching this content scratches an itch I have that I can't exactly do with my friends. You always talk about things I know about but also teach me new things and I miss that feeling of learning. A most humble thank you from the bottom of my heart! I hope you can continue to dive into soundtracks like you've been doing. You should do a breakdown of some of the Persona 3 Reload tracks. Specifically "It's Going Down Now" which is a brand new battle track, and "Color Your Night" which is their new nighttime city music. The whole soundtrack is great but definitely check that out if you haven't already!
@ryokufox22814 ай бұрын
Finally! This is one of the most beautiful pieces ever! Thanks for reviewing it!
@brandonmckibben11644 ай бұрын
Love the Throttle House t-shirt! Great video.
@chelseaharding45132 ай бұрын
I thought I might have been the only one who noticed! I was so excited to have seen it! 😂
@NegoClau4 ай бұрын
Finally another video of yours talking about videogame music. I love how gleeful you are during this entire thing. I'm marveled by the theme of the video itself, and also second hand marveled for your sheer joy of talking about music. You, sir, enforce my pleasure of listening to music just by hear you talking about it.
@Shredder14004 ай бұрын
One of my favorite VGM pieces to play. I actually play this to warm my hands up before I practice or play. It’s so good!!!
@jellewillems71184 ай бұрын
3:30 that string backing chords without the piano lead also works in space environments. It feels really like you are lost in fast emptyness. The piano chords you play over it feel like the life in the ocean at the front. Yet you feel the endless emptyness of the ocean behind it.
@nanashixii83324 ай бұрын
Bro really went from video game music to a lesson on physics 💀
@jellewillems71184 ай бұрын
Me as both, a physics and music enthousiast, I can't complain
@joffeecoffee54794 ай бұрын
I was literally playing this on my piano as I got the post notification...
@Spacekid_Productions4 ай бұрын
i was watching another youtube video about it
@flewis024 ай бұрын
U sure google aint bugged ur home 😮
@darkgenie31674 ай бұрын
Same… forgot about the telescreen I guess.
@i_DONT_get_IT2 ай бұрын
Charles, I really appreciate your in-depth look at this particular score, but also the additional insight and research and analysis in the nature of the ocean and its influence for these Melodies, including things like echo, reverb, etc! Keep up the good work. It’s all about quality and you don’t fail to deliver. Thank you! - Kyle 😊
@TheShinesparking19 күн бұрын
YOU DID IT! thanks for the video. you also randomly played metroid fanfare at 14:02, go maridia !
@milesm34194 ай бұрын
This episode was AWESOME! I've always loved the underwater soundtracks in every game. Also love the Throttle House hoodie - Charles a car guy!?
@Mr_Bedlam2154 ай бұрын
Dude, he sim-races as a hobby off camera. No shocker there.
@milesm34194 ай бұрын
@@Mr_Bedlam215 No way, I had no idea! Good to see another enthusiast. Thanks for telling me
@Mr_Bedlam2154 ай бұрын
@@milesm3419 No problemo. He's mentioned it in at least one video before lol
@stardrew4 ай бұрын
Your video production has gone up a notch and it doesn’t go unnoticed! I love watching/listening to your videos because I always learn something
@JiNXX95002 ай бұрын
I've always loved both the Aquatic theme from DKC and the Dire Dire Docks theme from SM64 (and yes, the TMNT one too). nostalgia is up to 11. excellent video!
@ArtGuitarLTX2 ай бұрын
That shimmering sound is a sweet chorus effect. Love this video. Just subscribed!
@steelwarrior1054 ай бұрын
Quick note on the artistic sonar, that's a weapon sonar i.e. a torpedo using sonar, they have a simpler ping as target ID is less important than "there is a big metal thing nearby for me to whack"
@davidbrussard-composer73724 ай бұрын
"Underwater" from Croc is perhaps my favourite piece of underwater video game music. I have huge nostalgia for that game and its soundtrack. It's deeply unsettling, which, due to my fear of deep water, definitely helps me feel immersed lol
@fernandogarciamuedano23 күн бұрын
I am so happy you made this video. I am obsessed with this Mario piece of music in specific. The Dire Dire Docks. Goddamnit I love it
@crydeplosion70984 ай бұрын
I loved that you talked about sound design, effects and frequencies; not just music theory (which I love too, don't get me wrong!). I hope that you keep this approach for future videos!! 😊
@pampom15544 ай бұрын
this is the first song i ever learned on piano and im so glad to see it pop up rn, great video
@K1NGELJAYTV4 ай бұрын
8:05 I WILL NOT BEHAVE SIR. Nah Aquatic Ambience is one of my favorite songs ever, so the video flipping to that out of nowhere is incredible. Also… I laughed out loud at this part lol. These videos make me want to learn to play piano 😅
@pikab2001Ай бұрын
Your appreciation for these tracks have brought me to tears this morning. It's sooo good to hear your thoughts and your excitement to these melodies and chords! I have felt so alone for so long... I've felt like... "dude.... no body else gets how absolutely amazing this music is!" And its frustrated me because I don't know how to articulate it to anyone but YOU DO!!!! Praise your gift!! Thank you so much for blessing me with this!
@bithitbreakdown2294 ай бұрын
Absolutely amazing video! Something so meditative and peaceful about these tracks.
@FSAPOJake4 ай бұрын
Dire, Dire Docks was the very first video game tune I ever learned how to play on the piano, and is still one of my favorites. The Super Mario Bros 1 underwater theme is definitely harder to play, but I have a weakness for waltzy tunes like that, so I also love playing that one. Switching to Sonic for a moment... Tidal Tempest Present, Japanese version. You'll thank me later. THE most beautiful underwater music in video game history. Yes, above even Aquatic Ambience.
@Rishi1234567894 ай бұрын
"Switching to Sonic for a moment... Tidal Tempest Present, Japanese version. You'll thank me later. THE most beautiful underwater music in video game history. Yes, above even Aquatic Ambience." Based, I completely agree with you, the original Japanese version of Tidal Tempest Present from Sonic CD is transcendentally good and the GOAT of water level music. In my opinion, the Holy Trinity of water level music is the original Japanese version of Tidal Tempest Present at Number 1 and then Dire, Dire Docks at Number 2, then Aquatic Ambience at Number 3.
@terrivel114 ай бұрын
There’s a beautiful arrangement of Dire Dire Docks by Kyle Landry and it’s one of my favorite pieces to play. Even my local youth drum line group did a version of this when we did a video game themed show one year. Edit: I’m dumb, we didn’t play DDD it was the Mario Bros underwater theme.
@zacharysmithingell54603 ай бұрын
I have no idea why I hadn't subscribed already, but now I have. I love your work analyzing video game music in particular -- great stuff!
@huldu18 күн бұрын
That turtle underwater stage brought back some memories, that was so hard. We rented this game and I don't think we ever made it past that stage. That music was engraved into my memory.
@SleepyCat-qq2er4 ай бұрын
Underwater music from The Goonies II on NES has the same vibe. Waltz, bubbly sounds, augmented dominant chords and echo. It’s a killer soundtrack through-and-through, with nothing but bangers. Ice cave and cavern in particular.
@gonhunter39944 ай бұрын
Oh, the nostalgia !
@PureBeauty5114 ай бұрын
Yes! I'm so glad you made this video! Totally valid & validating. The water level on Super Mario was always my favorite.
@viniciusamorim1474 ай бұрын
I have to say this is your best video. All the explanations/edits add a ton to the video. I don’t even play the piano, but your videos are really inspiring me to begin. Greetings from Brazil!
@joshbarron89614 ай бұрын
You should look up Masashi Hamauzu's arrangement of Aquatic Ambience from the German concert Symphonic Legends. It makes this track even more beautiful.
@garenbent99814 ай бұрын
Finally a new Charles Cornell vid!
@DeathrashWhiplashАй бұрын
Man this video was worth spending the time watching. Music is so beautiful
@Metrifold2 ай бұрын
Shouted out YES as soon as you mentioned Aquatic Ambiance. Glad I’m not the only one who noticed the perfection and connection between these songs.
@alanmlkbanda3 ай бұрын
The real question is can a gorilla breathe underwater for so long
@PaoEmForma2 ай бұрын
So does the italian
@HsushiKingАй бұрын
Do not underestimate the Kongs
@qthe14 ай бұрын
Underwater music from Metroid Prime is gorgeous, and it has all the qualities of proper water level
@Tokechan4 ай бұрын
100% Drowned Frigate was my first thought when he asked for other iconic ones
@icky_thumpАй бұрын
It truly is iconic. Pretty much brings me to happy tears everytime. Every note was thoughtfully crafted, and they nailed that "feeling underwater" vibe. I never wanted that level to end as a kid. And speaking of, it has such a strong resonating nostalgia factor to me. Immediately takes me back to like '97-'98 over at my neighbor friend's house on a summer afternoon, playing this in their living room. That was where I first heard it before I got the game myself.
@jackyoung73154 ай бұрын
I like the effort put into this video :). enjoyed how you explained the "science" behind it
@Weltaz2 ай бұрын
"the instruments" or type of sound chosen, for the aquatic music of Mario 64: always reminded me of the movie “Free Willy”
@JayPumabomb56Ай бұрын
The chords and melodies you were playing as you explained Aquatic Ambience made me desperately want you to do a cover of it with your own twist, omg
@maxon16722 ай бұрын
Read the title and instantly knew what song this was going to be about! Love it.
@j.p.obregon14154 ай бұрын
I'm glad someone is finally bringing this up. I always loved the Dire Dire Docks level just because of the soundtrack. It gave me that exact feeling you are talking about.
@pentuplemintgum114 күн бұрын
your breakdown is pretty spot on in my opinion. This echoing sound also reminiscent of Caverns, especially Crystalline ones, maybe with less decay.
@defonthanaАй бұрын
i thought i was the only one loving the aquatic levels in donkey kong and mario simultaniously. both of those songs... aquatic ambience and dire dire docks are deep in my heart.
@robertjones699416 күн бұрын
Maridia in Super Metroid. Loving your video game breakdown videos. I really enjoy how much fun you have doing this.
@CanadianDerwood2 ай бұрын
R U wearing a Throttle House Sweater? Bad ass! Whoot Whoot Canadian Content!!! Thanks for supporting other creators!
@goldinho11 күн бұрын
What I love is that we can talk about video game music now and how amazing it is. When I was a kid everyone just thought I was weird and I kept it a secret how much I love it.
@kaigordon29003 ай бұрын
Loving the Throttle House hoodie 🤙
@CoreyScott2 ай бұрын
Your videos are always so validating and nostalgic for me. I spent hours as a kid loving a lot of the stuff you cover, and this Donkey Kong song is no exception. I used to swim around in those water levels and actively avoid moving past them, just to listen to the music. I love your analysis of the theory, composition, timbre and tonal qualities of so many things I've always loved, in many cases without ever stopping to ask myself why the source resonated with me so much.
@humanskull18219 күн бұрын
I'm fully letting my emotions take hold for this video. I got this flood of memories of my mom playing Donkey Kong Country. Thank you.
@SomaCoreaix2 ай бұрын
"The Ethereal Underwater environment" may have been a better title for this video lol. Love that you covered one of David Wise's best! ❤
@tepochcalli2 ай бұрын
Maridia (Swampy Caverns) from Super Metroid also has that nostalgic underwater vibe to it that made it so memorable for me. 30 years later it's still burned in my memory.
@LussypickerFonguetuck-m6z18 күн бұрын
I've also thought the same... "it really sounds like water". It's calming and the melody almost progresses like a wave. But I also suspect part of it has to do with the brain combining the action on screen with the music... if we heard Dire dire docks while in the sky, we'd associate it with that.
@zinodz23 ай бұрын
I’m glad I’m not the only one who loves these two water music levels. Grew up with those games, the music means a lot to me.
@alfadelta27704 ай бұрын
Sea of mare from mario sunshine, and Sunken frigate from metroid prime are also masterpieces
@jimmyjacques88174 ай бұрын
One of the very best immersive “water level music” tracks in my opinion is the Crashed Frigate Orpheon track from Metroid Prime. Criminally underrated track, on par with the ones mentioned in this video in my opinion, incredibly immersive
@adamdesanti67134 ай бұрын
CC's videos are very high quality. A lot of meat on the bone to digest. I just love how he's able to pull out every note used in Aquatic Ambience. Very rich, ethereal, peaceful quality, like floating. Not a hint of dissonance or angst.
@DebbieCadbss13 күн бұрын
I need complete videos of you playing these songs, with no interruptions ❤