Donkey Kong Country 2 - Mining Melancholy [Restored] Extended

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If you like these restorations, consider donating at / jamminsam or www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr...
MP3: drive.google.com/open?id=1FR3...
FLAC: drive.google.com/open?id=1-lP...
All finished tracks are here: drive.google.com/open?id=1vJu...
Composed by David Wise. Recreated by me. This was made possible by locating the original instrument samples from workstation keyboards and drum machines before they were put into the game and rebuilding the soundtrack from the ground up, applying some modern mixing techniques along the way to lift the veil of 16bit compression and create an updated listening experience. Part of a project to restore the entire DKC series soundtrack. Follow me on Twitter for more updates: / princesamlet
Sound sources:
E-Mu E-Max, Korg Wavestation, Ensoniq TS-10, Harmor

Пікірлер: 404

@johnmasisserazz8889 11 ай бұрын

Ive worked underground as a miner for over 10 years now and i can say playing this game as a kid was alot more fun than the real thing.

@matthewbrantner798 Жыл бұрын

this is dedicated to everyone that left their game on paused to hear this.

@SaintBoar Жыл бұрын

As a kid I thought the background vocal harmonies were the sounds of the bees buzzing to the music. Hearing the restored vocals really changes a lot. Incredible.

@gir489returns2 Ай бұрын

I had a pair of Sony Walkman headphones that I plugged into my TV, so I could hear the sound clearly. I thought it was the other Kongs singing.

@myhandleiswhat Ай бұрын

I don't think any of the Donkey Kong Country games had vocal samples, it was all SNES instrument trickery. Even the laugh that you heard from some enemies and Krool.

@Devintaylor2099 Ай бұрын

@@myhandleiswhatthat’s amazing

@SoniGen99 3 жыл бұрын

David Wise man, why is his music so freakin good? 😭

@adendoisey2464 2 жыл бұрын

@@hellavart not wrong

@matthewbuckley7757 2 жыл бұрын

David Wise is awesome 🤩

@Bessux 2 жыл бұрын

'Cus he's a flat earther.

@Vinnyz_Seismic Жыл бұрын

@@Bessux what?

@user-lt6it4gv2j Жыл бұрын

@@Bessux what do you mean? Are you one OF those guys?

@CatusMagus Жыл бұрын

Oh, my god, the choral voices genuinely made my jaw drop ... I could instantly picture the miners singing somberly while toiling away in the depths.

@user-lc2oy1iu2c Жыл бұрын

In 16 bit I always thought it was Zingers making the sounds (the goddamn bumble bees in the level). literally never knew it was people's voices until hearing it now, 20 years later.

@jiggycalzone8585 Жыл бұрын

@@user-lc2oy1iu2c you arent the only one

@bnd602 11 ай бұрын

Auto tuned Bees actually

@ShadowArmorPX 9 ай бұрын

@CatusMagus it's more than just the Choral Voices, when I hear it it's like the Ghosts of the Miners Lamenting their Lifes are now gone put that on your head and the Meaning of Mining Melancoly would hit very more HARD

@rixcm 6 ай бұрын

its crazy what david wise and rare did to pull of the music and audio in these games

@Captainlonate 4 жыл бұрын

Man this dude missed all the secret items.

@catsdogswoof3968 4 жыл бұрын

Jammn too cool 😎 for them!! The music explains!!

@buzzytrombone4353 3 жыл бұрын

Man this dude has OCD

@BigBoy257 3 жыл бұрын

@@buzzytrombone4353 Don’t we all

@blind1337nedm 3 жыл бұрын

@@BigBoy257 no, we dont.

@otaldoziperino579 3 жыл бұрын

@Kristal Nabzdyk nica spam, get my report

@rcayabyab8994 3 жыл бұрын

I love how Rare recycled the “Clanks and Chimes” from Misty Menace to use as part of the Intro. Always a great job carrying elements out from sequel to sequel.

@ericpagoada1365 3 жыл бұрын

This comment made me search for and listen to that song.

@AizaBreathe 3 жыл бұрын

and a bit of Life In The Mines ?? but yea, most percussion is from Misty Menace, indeed

@DespyCL 2 жыл бұрын

Not rare, but david wise. The man himself is just a fricking musical genius.

@lrc3847 2 жыл бұрын

Is more like a sequel of the previous theme

@naoaquieopatrickpatrick8565 2 жыл бұрын

Also David Wise used the Cart Landing SFX sound from the First game to represent the sound of pickaxes mining. Truly lives up to the "Wise" in his name.

@TekMan05 4 жыл бұрын

My top 4 DKC songs are so neck and neck it's hard to pick one over the other but man this one lately is starting to edge out. -Stickerbrush -Mining Melancholy -Forest Interlude -Aquatic Ambiance

@BrickbattleBrigand 4 жыл бұрын

TekMan05 Those are my favourite songs too

@issacmendez7543 4 жыл бұрын

Snowbound

@herbertortiz9159 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent four! Mine are: Mining Melancholy Stickerbush Symphony Aquatic Ambiance Fear Factory Honorable mention would definitely be Hot-Head Bop

@ChereraTaguato 2 жыл бұрын

gotta throw hot head bop on there

@thecreeper6398 2 жыл бұрын

-Aquatic ambience -mining melancholy -life in the mines -fear factory For me! Butt tbh I wish I can pick more but u sed top 4 😂

@seanrendall5495 Ай бұрын

David Wise has this amazing ability to depict the beauty of sadness.

@sugah9392 4 жыл бұрын

Yes! Now I can mine to this even longer

@jadendafinger 3 жыл бұрын

in minecraft?

@buttlord5007 3 жыл бұрын

@@jadendafinger he can mine anywhere he wants as long as he has the degrees, the skills, and the permits(insert meaningless emojis here).

@jonathanpowell613 3 жыл бұрын

I can see why Mining Melancholy is such a popular DKC2 song, it's very relaxing.

@Vsmachok 4 жыл бұрын

Been waiting on the extended ...now I need the super extended 1 hour version

@ferplay24 4 жыл бұрын

lone_soldier22 nice!

@Kazenoha04 4 жыл бұрын

I read 10 hours version?

@josephb.4640 4 жыл бұрын

Most underrated song in the whole series. Stickerbush Symphony is better, but this one is so catchy, and NO ONE can remix it properly! Thank you so much for remastering one of my favorite songs in the DKC series!

@skew5386 4 жыл бұрын

I agree, some of the synth has always sounded funky until now

@TheJamesTheory 4 жыл бұрын

I love stirckerbrush but I feel it’s overrated. It’s definitely top 10. But not number one I’m my opinion. This song is better I feel

@thespecialbru 4 жыл бұрын

I’m not sure it’s worth trying to rate them. Maybe better to appreciate them as top form of David Wise. Stickerbrush, this song, treetops, many songs among the DKC soundtracks are really excellent. It’ll probably drive you crazy trying to rate them against each other.

@TheJamesTheory 4 жыл бұрын

thespecialbru agreed 100%

@TenKromDTX 4 жыл бұрын

I made a remix of this song sometime ago I made it in like 2 hours, its in my channel if you wanna hear it, and I can say that its quite difficult to remix xd

@RPGMaker2003 3 жыл бұрын

I just nostalgia'd so hard I actually started to cry holy shit You're doing God's work

@alexei2142 11 ай бұрын

khá

@mitchrabe2155 Ай бұрын

Right? This takes me back to my childhood at my best friends house.

@VsaxAlto Жыл бұрын

Been jamming to this since I was 5. 28 years later I'm still jamming. I'll be back 28 years later to tell you that I'm still jamming to this!!!

@HipsterBlackMetalOfficial 8 ай бұрын

DKC trilogy is a work of art and masterpiece. Peak Rare, graphics that still hold up, other worldly atmosphere, art and graphics and amazing ost.

@giovannihenrique3901 2 жыл бұрын

Brazil loves this song 100%🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@zenicehero9154 Жыл бұрын

This stage crystals have even brazil colors🔵🟡🟢

@thadeudias3476 Жыл бұрын

minha infancia toda nessa musica

@giovannihenrique3901 Жыл бұрын

Um BR no meu comentário nossa q emocionante em saber q existe mais como eu q gosta de mais dessa música kkkk q nostalgia......

@giovannihenrique3901 Жыл бұрын

@@zenicehero9154 yeesss🇧🇷❤️

@WendelReis007 11 ай бұрын

Realy true❤

@RSlider1 4 жыл бұрын

This feels like how it was truly meant to sound. Love the original, but I wonder if this is what it would have sounded like if they were able to push beyond the SNES limitations back then.

@607 2 жыл бұрын

It would've probably sounded a little better, but yeah, not much different, I guess.

@ChereraTaguato 2 жыл бұрын

I mean to my knowledge they already did push the snes as far as it could go back then. they apparently caused town power outings because of how much they were pushing the limits of the tech

@607 2 жыл бұрын

@@ChereraTaguato That's his point, I think.

@ChereraTaguato 2 жыл бұрын

@@607 right but at the same time the limitations are what creates the genre. that's what helps keep this kind of music unique

@markgoggin4776 Жыл бұрын

Man I hadn’t heard this song in a long time, I thought this was the snes version till I read your comment 😂

@buttholes 4 жыл бұрын

I judge the reworks and remixes of this track by 1:23, and you absolutely NAILED it 110%

@android7191 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@masterboa6321 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly I feel like it should have been humming, but this is still good.

@neoqwerty 2 жыл бұрын

@@masterboa6321 Nah, the soundfont is indeed a choir on that instrument. Crunched down to 16bit hell, but it's recognizable as an "oh" and not a "hm" if you check it from the sound test.

@excrono Жыл бұрын

Take a moment to consider that is actually a choir of bees buzzing in harmony against you.

@MrZanctum 4 жыл бұрын

A brilliant piece that speaks of a sadness. Simply wonderful.

@thiscateatspancakes2451 4 жыл бұрын

MY FAVORITE TRACK FROM DKC2 SINCE I WAS A KID... AND NOW ON HD? GOD THANK YOU

@johntrevorcruz2071 3 жыл бұрын

I listen to this song for Stress Healing. :)

@maxpowergaming462 2 жыл бұрын

When I close my eyes and listen to this its like I went into a time machine back in time

@FistSaidToTheFace Жыл бұрын

makes me so glad my entire childhood was based in the 90s. nothing better, nothing compared to the world today.

@cassandrabrooks5185 Жыл бұрын

Facts 💯

@caelincoolz5814 10 ай бұрын

Yes

@mitchrabe2155 Ай бұрын

We grew up in the perfect era.,

@_puduposting Жыл бұрын

This song is what made me fall in love with videogame ost, listen to it again restored is amazing and I always come back here or to the Og when I need to hear something good

@seyejoseph7164 2 жыл бұрын

Ah ha I finally found a flaw in your DKC restoration music...never mind I had wax in my ears... 😤 damn it you are awesome.

@andreworozco3656 Жыл бұрын

This song, beat, and the feel defies the 90s perfectly man. God my all time favorite level in dkc 2. God I'm so God damn glad I'm a 90s child.

@maireniantoniogomezfrias3221 4 жыл бұрын

I am amazed at how similar this DKC theme is. with the group TEARS FOR FEARS - SHOUT more or less have the same intro

@jellycore1316 3 жыл бұрын

Ooooh!

@GenderBig 3 жыл бұрын

Rare games had a ton of inspirations from earlier music like Golden eye Facility levels sounds like INXS Devil Inside

@x3mbr 2 жыл бұрын

Also, I just noticed that Bayou Boogie starts just like Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight. There's probably a couple more too

@jasonnikolic 4 ай бұрын

@@x3mbr And this very track and the drum solo from the very song you just mentioned.

@skysamfreeman 2 ай бұрын

Also getting some Depeche Mode vibes with all the industrial sounds.

@Belethorgeneralgoods28 Жыл бұрын

Love this, it's noticeable all the effort by the author and the restorer, it's evident the quality.

@maximodomiguez4079 3 жыл бұрын

Best donkey Kong country of the whole series!!!

@phantompunk9443 4 жыл бұрын

This and Donkey Kong country 1 had the best music

@android7191 2 жыл бұрын

This hits so differently with headphones. Especially 1:23

@espio87 2 жыл бұрын

I was reminded of this music and its stages whenever I explored mines in Elden Ring.

@rsseguel 3 жыл бұрын

Wow amazing job Jammin's Sam! When I was a kid I was always singing this and now sounds so clear and beautiful. Good old memories will never die and not even more with this piece of magic restoration. Bravo amigo, saludos!

@johntrevorcruz2071 3 жыл бұрын

I will play this song in my car when its midnight while heading home from work.

@ericpagoada1365 3 жыл бұрын

This song is flawless.

@BlahBleeBlahBlah 2 жыл бұрын

That orchestra hit has some real punch, I love it!

@TheYuke 3 жыл бұрын

This sounds magical!

@Teaganbear 10 ай бұрын

Holy fuck dude you KILLED IT! This sounds like the original in every way that matters, but also sounds SO MUCH BETTER due to your expert work. I was like "Damn why does this sound better than the original game somehow?!" and then I read the description and it made sense. I'll definitely donate when I can.

@charlieretro 2 жыл бұрын

For years I thought the humming sound we heard in the back ground was the Zingers Buzzing.

@bathroomshy 2 жыл бұрын

same

@excrono Жыл бұрын

It is, that should be canon.

@catsdogswoof3968 4 жыл бұрын

I like that this version has the bees!!

@DMMDestroyer Жыл бұрын

Coming back to this gem after a few years. Thank you again for all of your hard work in restoring so many songs from many different titles!

@Timtamz 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best tracks in the whole series for sure

@lightning2279 3 жыл бұрын

This might be my fav out of all your remastered songs. Excellent job!

@sirivanovish35 3 жыл бұрын

2:35 pain

@mattmanguy 2 жыл бұрын

LMAO!!!!!! XDXDXD Definitely! : (

Жыл бұрын

Essa trilha sonora é fantástica

@Domavido24424 Жыл бұрын

Sim maravilhosa, gosto também da Forest interlude, outra música do jogo boa pra ouvir.

@Duhemsounds 4 жыл бұрын

I like a lot these restorations, it gives a fresh life to the original tracks we loved :)

@Outlaw_609 Жыл бұрын

Mr. Miller sir, you are far too underappreciated considering the sheer quality of your compositions. Keep up the fantastic work man!

@user-vj3rg2jo9b 8 ай бұрын

Come on lads, let's get it done

@SubduedRadical 9 ай бұрын

A high quality and extended take of this! THANK YOU! This was such a great song. I remember humming and doing the vocals for this as a little kid on the swingset. It just stuck in my head and the choir vocals were just so amazing to me. Between this and Stickerbrush Symphony, this game's music blew me away as a kid. Aquatic Ambiance from DKC1 also. Just such fantastic pieces of music that instilled in me a lifelong love. THANKS again!!

@RustThisWorld 4 жыл бұрын

Yes! This is the one I've been waiting for

@Cure-AshendiaHesperus-Phosphor 2 жыл бұрын

ドン2の曲は、世界中のあらゆるゲームの中でも、不動のトップクラスのクオリティと人気を誇ります。

@Manchou_The_Warrior117 5 ай бұрын

Donkey Kong country 2 has the best music in the trilogy

@Joestargirl 3 жыл бұрын

This is absurdly good. Always a favorite

@diegopaladino1 2 жыл бұрын

CONGRATULATIONS!! I'm brazilian and was search an this is the best quality song! tks! sucess!!

@giovannihenrique3901 2 жыл бұрын

Tamo junto meu manoooooo🇧🇷🇧🇷❤️❤️❤️❤️

@doctorvashj 3 жыл бұрын

this is the best song ever made, david wise is the goat, pumping remade sam

@luellapatterson2674 4 ай бұрын

I love that there's these levels that aren't just a straightforward "point A to point B" scenario. This level is a puzzle.

@Redliwild 9 ай бұрын

excelente trabajo de remasterizado, gracias por compartir estas obras de arte en buena calidad.

@noobzinhuuo5660 4 жыл бұрын

Zerei esse jogo de novo esses dias (Nunca perde a graça, até porque é um obra de arte)

@lunagabriela829 2 жыл бұрын

Isso mesmo

@giovannihenrique3901 2 жыл бұрын

É nois meu mano donkey Kong foi meu primeiro jogo jamais vou esquecer dessa obra de arte,me emociono ao lembrar dos tempos de criança quando eu jogava essa relíquia 🇧🇷❤️❤️❤️🥺

@jessielazaro2629 2 жыл бұрын

I like the gameplay in the background. Thanks lol

@ebtrax4081 Жыл бұрын

Anyone else here from that one guy on r/ketamine talking about how he turned into a beaver listening to this lmao

@user-vj3rg2jo9b 8 ай бұрын

Come on lads, let's get it done

@juancho650 27 күн бұрын

You what? 💀💀

@heleninha5759 2 ай бұрын

ESSA MÚSICA ERA A MINHA FAVORITA DO JOGO ❤❤❤ Nossa que saudades, eu me amarrava jogando quando eu era criança

@rafafv11 4 жыл бұрын

You are awesome man! Thanks!

@KYoung-kj7hr 2 жыл бұрын

Great Version! I remember it from 1996 when i played the game for the first time.

@kendrickjohnson1135 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@TotalTuxedo 3 жыл бұрын

1:23 when I heard that part I always thought it was the Bees singing or buzzing melodically.

@jennesis 3 жыл бұрын

Me too! Glad I'm not the only one :D

@blazingsonic 3 жыл бұрын

You guys aren't alone! :D

@jellycore1316 3 жыл бұрын

OWAH Aww! XD

@user-lt6it4gv2j Жыл бұрын

I think its just the crocodiles being bored so they got a mic and started singing and got into fighting mood

@Mikosacred 4 жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias Sam Miller, te agradezco infinitamente :( es mi niñez.

@zacariasdelalcazar8873 4 жыл бұрын

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@Cure-AshendiaHesperus-Phosphor 2 жыл бұрын

The worldview is so beautiful!! I want to work at mines in this game.

@Kris-cw8hj 3 жыл бұрын

You are incredible for this

@maxlegault2588 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing! That bass is insane! Wow!

@josemariatrindadejunior1703 2 жыл бұрын

i love that scan lines....

@neonik4270 4 жыл бұрын

I always imagined the Krooks dancing with a glass full of alcohol to this song for some reason. Cheers! 🥂🧊

@stanstanstan2597 2 жыл бұрын

I thought differently. They ARE the song. The clanging and banging is their pickaxes and hammers, working away the stone. The humming is a song all of them sing at once because there’s nothing else to do. The Kremlings are known to be mistreated by their king, so who knows how long they’ve been down here, away from water, away from home, away from their families? Just working away at the stone, again and again, day after day. Maybe this place is even a prison of sorts, a labor camp for Kremlings who upset their king. They sleep at night among the rats and in the dirt, just a short few hours of solace from the long days of work that they are forced to do.

@Dayserking 3 жыл бұрын

Beautifully done

@QuichiPatlan Жыл бұрын

This song slaps you silly then let's you barely leave the cave.

@braydenroth2735 2 жыл бұрын

I've listened to this song 20 times now! I'm about to get SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO obsessed with this tune!

@aninymouse1651 4 жыл бұрын

The better your bass, the better this song sounds. 👌

@henril.4067 2 жыл бұрын

Masterpiece.

@adangochez8400 Ай бұрын

The music is amazing 🤩 love it 😍

@redmario73 4 жыл бұрын

I'd pay for you to extend snow bound land next 🥺🥺

@kingretrogamingentertainme3787 9 ай бұрын

TOP music in the game you hear that base.

@nathangeise2009 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoy Stickerbrush Symphony, but this is way better

@android7191 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@syncnel9665 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love it!

@zacharyw213 4 жыл бұрын

Sweet, this is the right download link. Thanks.

@milopuffs4716 2 ай бұрын

Listening now I gives me metroid prime 2 vibes especially the torvis bog area. Good stuff all around

@robertrivera5569 4 жыл бұрын

Great Job!👍

@edendemarlo 2 жыл бұрын

0:54 jesus i hear you man

@ahbeef 4 жыл бұрын

i love these restorations but honestly, and this is the first time im saying this so far, i think this piece works better with the snes compression. it does a better job of hiding the voices and blending it down to sound more like the buzzing of a zinger, which is one of my favorite parts of the piece, and having it just sound like a choir of "ooh"s kinda ruins that aspect. everything else is good but i always felt that was a super important part of the piece and i guess the compression really works in the piece's favor in that aspect

@judewelos 4 жыл бұрын

I picture it as tired workers forced to keep mining by K. Rool. Hence the name of the song.

@TekMan05 4 жыл бұрын

@@judewelos lol essentially this is a slave song....in a very PG fashion. I got that vibe in 95 too though!

@TekMan05 4 жыл бұрын

I wonder how hard it would be to take this same restoration and insert a HQ zinger buzzing instead of the voices just to see how it would sound?

@judewelos 4 жыл бұрын

@@TekMan05 That's an interesting take! I can totally see it

@stockstew420 4 жыл бұрын

What a banger.

@ink5081 3 ай бұрын

1:40 that TANANAN! TANANAN! aways get me

@stewartmatthews1551 3 жыл бұрын

This song brings me back to this game love it

@desparion 2 ай бұрын

I cant belive i used to play this shit ib my 32 inch Toshiba mono sound and i fucking loved it what an amazing time

@gren4586 16 күн бұрын

most of the songs i prefer their compressed original versions, but there's something special about this one. i like this one a LOT

@MegaManRecharged1 4 жыл бұрын

>KZfaq >Searching music for mining in minecraft >T H I S

@Taha632RMF 3 жыл бұрын

this is better than mining in minecraft

@cofry647 Ай бұрын

No joke playing Minecraft with this songs hits different while going underground

@patosayajin 4 жыл бұрын

Nice work

@kushalyuh 3 жыл бұрын

2:35 oof!

@blind1337nedm 3 жыл бұрын

i dont like how the humming was changed too "ooh" but whatever. its a pretty decent recreation. im jammin it.

@JamminSamMiller 3 жыл бұрын

It's actually the same sound but when they put it in the SNES, they had to crush the quality so much that it sounded more like a hum

@blind1337nedm 3 жыл бұрын

@@JamminSamMiller LOL, holy crap i didnt know that, my apologies dude. thank you!

@jellycore1316 3 жыл бұрын

@@JamminSamMiller Ooh, interesting! Thanks a ton!

@Sky1sus 3 ай бұрын

esta soundtrack es super buenisimo, podria escucharlo todo el dia ♥

@dav19ramos56 Жыл бұрын

Buenísima!!! 👏👏👏

@416719 3 жыл бұрын

Oooooh ooooooh ooooh oooh ooh ooh!!!!

@noctursaurio 8 ай бұрын

Nostalgia total 😢