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owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 5 days agoThe DKC series also had some amazing music (especially DKC2). Overall some of my favorite games from my childhood.
Even DK64 was okay for me, though it came out at probably the best time for me to enjoy it (I think I was 11 or 12 and had lots of time to burn).
Here’s a great musical analysis on Stickerbush Symphony, for anyone interested.
lvxferre@mander.xyz 5 days ago
Wow, the analysis is great - thanks for sharing it! For me Stickerbush Symphony always evoked some sort of loneliness or melancholy…
And yes, the whole series has great music. I agree DKC2 is the best in this regard; not just because the tracks are great on their own, but because they fit really well the mood of each level. Disco Train is on its own a rollercoaster, Mining Melancholy’s “mmhmm mmhmm” evoking winds and machinery, Bayou Boogie making the level sound m… mois… swampy. From other games of the series DKC1 Forest Frenzy and DKC3 Nuts and Bolts are also great. (Now thinking, the DKC3 soundtrack as a whole is a bit more industrial.)
owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 5 days ago
Yeah, the water levels in DKC1 are pretty slick as well (Charles Cornell talks about that one too).