A Mario Kart Wii Adventure (Suite 1) - Adapted for Wind Ensemble

[@VGMBassoon]

Just received word that this will be performed on April 19th 2024 by the Baldwin Wallace Symphonic Wind Ensemble. I'll provide a link to the stream if anyone would like to hear it around that time

[@Jude-wy4xx]

That is amazing that will the 16th anniversary since the game came out in 2008

[@Barak925]

Can you send it to the Eastman Wind Ensemble as well? I’m at Eastman right now and that would be my dream

[@mindopolis6089]

No shot

[@VGMBassoon]

@@Barak925 Ayo if you still want it the parts are in the google drive folder in the description now!

[@luniveon]

I’d love to hear it!

[@smirror196]

This is so cool!! Obligatory time stamps: 0:00 Intro & Countdown 0:22 Moo Moo Meadows 1:40 Toads Factory 2:54 Coconut Mall 4:01 Wario’s Gold Mine 5:14 Daisy Circuit 6:26 Koopa Cape 7:20 Maple Tree Way 8:31 Dry Dry Ruins 9:42 Rainbow Road Correct me if I made any mistakes. Both my Mario kart and my music nerd sides are vibing rn :D

[@eyebrows0408]

Woah this looks like it's going to be really fun to perform!!!

[@Abunai_Gaming]

And I just came over from the full orchestra version, once again, 10:30 hits so well. And I see you there with the "Bells up!" note for the soaring trumpet line, very well done and I hope the performance of this goes well!

[@RonanBodisch]

I want to thank you for not neglecting the string bass

[@Jude-wy4xx]

This year is the 15th anniversary since Mario Kart Wii came out hopefully a concert band is playing this in honor of such a milestone

[@VGMBassoon]

One sure is! April 25 2024!

[@Jude-wy4xx]

@@VGMBassooncool

[@TheFoolish727]

I love this version of Wario’s GoldMine

[@sherrifjenkins9229]

Terrifically splendid! Absolutely smashing, my good man! Indubitably, irrefutably, irresistibly, groovy! Well done!

[@annoyedghoul7243]

wow!! this is actually a fantastic arrangement! chills ALL throughout rainbow road!

[@dedede5586]

this is so amazing!!! i love it 😭 and as a sax player, those parts are really good!

[@Lydian.Lydian]

Awesome job! Particularly impressed with the choice to include Moo Moo Meadows first - your arrangement of that track really reminds me of Vaughan Williams' Folk Song Suite. Can't wait to hear how it all sounds when performed live!

[@Kalamity_Music]

Oh this is beautiful! Super nostalgic, and also inspiring as I sometimes struggle in utilizing wind instruments (specifically woodwinds) in my own compositions. Great job! :)

[@gusandy]

I am blown away by how well this is orchestrated! Bravo!

[@esw55]

Perfect!!! Would love if you released more pieces for wind bands/ concert bands!!

[@VGMBassoon]

That's for sure going to happen! I love writing for band!

[@esw55]

@@VGMBassoonPerfect! Do you publish your arrangements anywhere so it is possible to buy?

[@asharpnotbflat]

I was totally jamming to this the whole time! I would be so stoked to play this, beautiful arrangement!

[@Copyright_Infringement]

Wow! It really feels like I threw a red shell at an orchestra

[@icygoomy6680]

Technically bowsers castle is in there since a ton of that song is a slowed won and more sinister version of maple tree way

[@VGMBassoon]

This is very true

[@thereliablelioness9880]

I WISH I could ever get to perform something like this

[@Jude-wy4xx]

This would be cool to play as a 2 part song for a concert in concert band as my 9th grade band members and myself are really good this would be epic

[@V15lol]

YOOOOOOOOO this is HEAT!!!

[@yannatoko9898]

It's great. I always think there could be a good transition straight from Toad's Factory to Coconut Mall, as in one bar to the next continuing the melody somehow.

[@kdisksk6934]

Now I just got to get my director to let us play this

[@colinb3672]

So well arranged. You should play around with a version where halfway through Rainbow Road you interject with that little final lap motif and speed that mf up 🥶

[@JemarcusTheLamb87]

I love Koopa cape

[@AdamMusicWorld]

Very nicely done! Hit me right in the childhood

[@DinoRaptor88]

Yall think this would be to hard for a high school wind ensemble? If not, I’ll suggest this so my band can play it!

[@VGMBassoon]

I'd probably rate this a "Grade 5"! A good High School wind ensemble could handle it, but some parts are particularly challenging! In my opinion, Moo Moo Meadows (heavy on woodwinds), Wario's Gold Mine (heavy on woodwinds), and Dry Dry Ruins (heavy on trumpets) are the most difficult and would present the greatest challenge to a high school group. Without those parts, this arrangement is quite a bit more accessible!

[@tylercoughranmusic]

I LOVE YOU OMG this looks amazing I haven't even watched it yet I'm about to

[@tylercoughranmusic]

Maybe we could collab on a piece somehow. I love mario, minecraft, and composing band music

[@VGMBassoon]

@@tylercoughranmusic Sure! Feel free to shoot me an email at [e-mail] or add me on Discord (If you have it) at VGMBassoon!

[@codydavis5525]

I was gonna make one myself but looks like I got beat to it. Well done!

[@dmitrisemenoff6455]

This is amazing.... Great work ! :)

[@nerdlywacko]

this is amazing

[@aaronmorris4487]

Bro really missed the ding in coconut mall

[@aaronmorris4487]

Other than that it was really good

[@robertglogowski777]

This is absolutely outstanding! Beautiful arrangement. My only nitpick is that the chords in 431-432 aren't correct to the original, and it takes away a little bit of the feel the original song gave. It still sounds fantastic though!

[@scorn-52]

how does one even make this?! this is awesome!!!

[@electricpants9474]

Please make one but with the Mario kart 8 music because that was made with the intention of a big full band in mind and I think it could sound great in a wind ensemble

[@VGMBassoon]

Duefully noted

[@cashmoneyhero8070]

Nice work. At GG, the mute change in the trumpet is not okay. Giving the trumpet more time (or perhaps making the muted part a solo) might be a better option to allow the player to be ready to switch to and from the mute. Same thing at JJ and PP

[@VGMBassoon]

Yeah! I might have to work some of that out. I tried playing it on my own with my Trumpet and managed to get the mute changes pretty smooth if I put the mute in loosely (obviously that may not be the most ideal), but when it gets performed we'll have two people on each Trumpet part so it won't be hard to just avoid the issue altogether! I loooooove using the sound of muted Trumpet so I tend to use it quite a bit haha

[@TajArmstrong]

Sounds great, but double check the horn parts from C-H and trombone from I-K, I can't tell from the video but it sounds like they're playing a minor 3rd when it should be major 3rd.

[@ajbobiak1949]

Can you send me that parts so i can give them to the franklin band

[@BlayberGameplayVideos]

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[@IvanPianoworship]

@VGMBassoon when will this premiere! I want to catch it One comment I would have as a musician myself is go ahead to connect the different music stamps, through the use of tonal movements and not abruptly slow down and then start the next race!

[@VGMBassoon]

It premieres April 25 2024! I'll have a stream link up when the time gets closer. Thanks for your helpful words too!

[@xqzmeh968]

PLEASE RELEASE THIS MUSIC, I HAVE A POWERPOINT TO PRESENT TO MY BD ON THIS PIECE!!!

[@balk_U1]

This is really well orchestrated, but the octave leaps in the bass trombone part at 2:26 are practically impossible to play. Jumping across ranges like that on low brass instruments kinda sucks, but especially in that register.

[@VGMBassoon]

Will be sure to look into that! Thanks for the help!

[@abrahamgonzalez5600]

Woooa this is amazing, i will like play this beautiful arrangement in my wind orchestra, How i the get the score and parts?😍

[@VGMBassoon]

Shoot me an email at [e-mail] and I can see what I can do for you :)

[@spartakus0143]

Where can i buy the score

[@codydavis5525]

Did you use Finale to arrange and playback?

[@VGMBassoon]

I use Sibelius! And the playback is Noteperformer 4

[@jakeswick1843]

Where can I buy this score and parts?

[@VGMBassoon]

Eventually, I'll have parts and stuff up in a drive folder

[@Barak925]

Will there be any medleys of other Mario Karts perhaps?

[@VGMBassoon]

Most likely :)

[@JudgementDragon]

I swear I hear wrong notes in moo moo meadows. 0:45

[@wonderfulfam2141]

Wait it’s likely being performed in 2024. Who’s performing it?

[@VGMBassoon]

Baldwin Wallace's Symphonic Wind Ensemble is doing a video game concert in the Spring, so it'll likely be played then!

[@johnnytheyoungmaestro]

​@@VGMBassoonOh, no way! I've actually visited Baldwin Wallace a couple times, and I had a friend who was in their Wind Ensemble! :)

[@Barak925]

@@VGMBassoon Can the Eastman Wind Ensemble get some too?

[@mindopolis6089]

What level of music is this?

[@idkwhattoputhere483]

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