Plok! - Beach (Restored)

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Also known as A Line in The Sand in the vinyl/cassette release. A much awaited track on this channel. Fully restored and cleaned up samples with a modern mixing style.
Twitter: / senn_twt

[@Deevster]

Rest in peace, Geoff Follin. Without your influence, you and your brother Tim would never compose one of the greatest Video Game soundtracks for the SNES.

[@FreakoNek]

hey weird i just saw one of ur comments on a ristar video like 5 minutes ago

[@flashdr1ve]

RIP, such creative minds

[@WackStuff2005]

@@FreakoNekCrazy😂😂💀

[@SomeDemoMain]

RIP Geoff Follin. This one's for you.

[@marinellovragovic1207]

You think I might be joking, but I consider this one of the best days of my 23 years of living. You are a saint.

[@Joestargirl]

Exactly

[@johnwidelockavengerchuckec2045]

@@spritesensationbeats being a joyless idiot

[@Expressionistix]

One of my best in my 44 years of living. OG Plok! player - used to sit in front go my TV and listen to this. Rarely heard the tracks after this because the game was so hard.

[@marinellovragovic1207]

@@spritesensation then I thank all those people that liked the comment for showing their sympathy :)

[@marinellovragovic1207]

@@Expressionistix I played my SNES at the age of 8. Zelda, Mario, F-Zero and Plok was everything I needed. Granted, the PS2, Xbox and Gamecube had been already out at the time, but you better believe I wouldn't have switched to playing any other console.

[@tert1741]

as the guy who owns plok merchandise and hangs it on his wall, thank you

[@thawmas]

lots of happy chemicals rushed through my brain when I saw the thumbnail lmao

[@GLA55MA5TER]

This is the best alternate version of plok - beach because now the part at 0:49 sounds strong enough to incapacitate a small Victorian child. Great Work!

[@BBWahoo]

I don't even know how to parse what you just said but I AGREE with you!!

[@elgatofelix8917]

What's a Victorian child? Is that like a ShyGuy from Super Mario 2 ? Genuinely want to know...

[@doublex85]

​@@elgatofelix8917Victoria was Queen of Britain from 1837 to 1901. There's a Wikipedia article on the Victorian era of you want to learn more.

[@jankmedia1985]

Lmao

[@ChipperMcManus]

@@elgatofelix8917a child during the victorian wra

[@KentanKisuragi]

Didn't know Geoff had passed away until I read the comments here. I played PLOK so much growing up, and it's the kind of game I can find myself coming back to whenever I feel myself in need of something I can just lose myself in for a while. You've done such an incredible job of restoring this track, and explaining just how much the brothers cared about their work and the amount of effort they put into making the most of what was available to them at the time. Thank you for this, I know Geoff wasn't a big fan of the hobby, but I'm sure you've done his and Tim's work justice for many people who love the game.

[@skinwalker69420]

You know, with the whole story around miyamoto or whoever needing this game to be checked in order to really see if it was a Super Nintendo game, I'm really not surprised because the Super Nintendo coexisted with a computer that could do these graphics and music EFFORTLESSLY, the Amiga. I never thought about it much but this game super duper looks and sounds like an Amiga game.

[@Sh-hg8kf]

I also love how Follin changes up the time signature of the intro to 4/4 when it loops around for the second half of the song

[@Silviola824]

What section are you talking about? The beginning of the loop is still in 7, just slower than the first time. Time stamp?

[@pinguilio]

i just love songs that use 7/4 time correctly, it gives them a more fantastic sound

[@dopedmand]

Moving into 8/4 after the intro ;)

[@katherineblix8060]

How can you use 7/4 incorrectly?

[@hiddenboy007]

i thought it was 7/8 and 4/4

[@ruskah0307]

@@katherineblix8060 by not using it i guess

[@8_bit_dragon_original]

NOOOOOO THE DESCENDING BASS NOTES :C but anyways well done, is incredible.

[@mkayrose6070]

1:39 That guitar part is sooo good.

[@schwartsbruder]

Rip Geoff Follin for composing one my favorite childhood plok music!

[@ironraccoon3536]

Clicked for the music, stayed for the explanation of how they did it. Excellent job.

[@muuid1sk]

This is so cool! One small thing tho, you forgot the 4 descending bass notes at 2:27 But still, this is incredible!

[@Tekknight007]

Wow. Good ear. I'm new to this song so I wouldn't have caught that!

[@noah-gabel]

I noticed the same thing and wondered if anyone was as detail-oriented as me. Still an amazing restoration job though!

[@jumbledfox2098]

i am absolutely stoned and this is freaking amazing i cried a tear at one point

[@jumbledfox2098]

you and me both

[@jumbledfox2098]

me too except im sober

[@Dudeman23rd]

I...I just...I _can't_ Just _listen_ to how clean this is!

[@AverageMichaelJordans]

I bet this takes you a long while to get just right, and I really just can't express how grateful I and probably everyone else listening are to have this - THANK YOU!

[@christian0h]

Holy CRAP HE CAME BACK AND ACTUALLY DID IT!!!! I cannot thank you enough this is a dream come true!! The guitar sounds so clean now it's actually amazing!!! YOU ARE A PLOK LEGEND!! On the behalf of the entire Plok! Fanbase, THANK YOU!!!!

[@elgatofelix8917]

This video makes me want to play Plok even more now. Even though I had a SNES in the 90s it's one of the games that slipped past my radar at the time. I remember seeing ads for it in gaming magazines but I never saw TV commercials for it and none of my friends had it. A big way we would get hyped on games as kids would be going over to our friends houses and playing them, or renting them on a whim at Blockbuster. I don't recall ever seeing Plok for rent either : (

[@PingerSurprise]

You did it! You mad lad!

[@carecoable]

Oh how I love to hear this song with this much clarity! Just one small detail (not a deal breaker at all): The bass line that plays when returning to the intro (2:26) seems to be omitted in this rendition, which makes it sound just a bit empty. Other than that, you've done a magnificent work once more!

[@Mr.Buck3t]

happy 30th anniversary plok!❤

[@TheJesterGuy_]

I love how both the original and this restoration sounds very Namco-ish, and it'd easily fit on a shmup made by them. Great work, and thanks KZbin for recommending me this great channel!

[@Somsnozzles]

Finding this restored version of this song made my day. Seriously.

[@khrisbro]

also why is this so high quality, this feels illegal

[@iratepirate3896]

The FLAC sounds like touching the divine. Woah mama

[@DumboOctopiAreTheBest]

Thanks for giving me the best song to study to

[@Shode1]

Best 5 minutes and 12 seconds of my life

[@sunshinerainbow8469]

does plok have balls

[@theawesometeg219]

your pfp explains it

[@Shode1]

@@theawesometeg219 lol

[@Shode1]

​@@sunshinerainbow8469 yes, his 2 eyes

[@timm-from-hit-game-papa-louie]

@@sunshinerainbow8469 little plokkies

[@Randomalistic]

39k views is CRIMINAL, you are doing an amazing service restoring these tracks!

[@SonicTheDutchHedgehog]

It is amazing to hear these tracks remasterd

[@tomnuke9122]

Faithful restoration. Most restorations (especially the DKC ones which have garnered a shit ton of views for whatever reason) have the fatal flaw of muting out a channel or at worst completely altering it. Yours succeeds in all areas.

[@stebeusmusic]

Fleapit restoration would be gorgeous to the point of someone want to recreate the entire game for the modern times.

[@taxicrazymoney]

hearing this while walking feels so whimsical to me

[@Shireke01]

I think Plok should be a music genre, 16 bit music that slaps

[@summerlaverdure]

ABSOLUTE GODTIER RECREATION, excellent work, subbed

[@Compwnter]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

[@AcrosArchive]

Amazing sounding remaster, and I love the information you add in the video as well!

[@modeseven8100]

Its missing the descending bassline back into the loop but this is brilliant

[@dededesgustingtkemylife4825]

oh hello, modeseven

[@cmaylo]

Been rocking this track for like 29 years now, thank you so much for recreating this masterpiece. Incredible work!!

[@AllCloudsAreBunnies]

This is incredible! Made my heart feel so happy. I still have my original plok cartridge for the SNES- I never actually beat this game when I was a kid. Is that embarrassing? Well I didn’t lol. But I still love the OST dearly. It’s nice to see that someone else remembers it and loves it (or at least the music) to do what you’ve done! It’s quite incredible, thank you so much!!! Cheers to you, man

[@MOTEEF]

You deserve every good thing that has happened to you in your LIFE. This is mind-blowing. Thank you for your service!

[@kefkafloyd]

Fantastic restoration work. The guitar tone here is basically the same as Rock n' Roll Racing, which the Follins were writing around the same time as this. If any SNES game was screaming for a restored version, that would be it. So many of the tricks used here were also used in that soundtrack; the work done here would translate pretty well to it.

[@comical4609]

They told him the SNES sound chip isn't capeable of producing sounds like that but Tim Follin just didn't care.

[@BusinessZeus]

Incredible work!

[@jgalla5549]

I wish Nintendo picked up the Follin brothers to compose for some of their highest profile games.

[@viruswastakenlol]

i love how the tempo never changes back to the starter one

[@Ian-nl9yd]

The guitar pick sounds are an incredible detail.

[@docskellington9866]

Just astoundingly cool stuff. Even as a kid I recognised Plok sounded way different to the other stuff I was playing on the SNES. Great to see it get love and thank you for your hard work!

[@Rosalina102798]

Arguably the greatest stage theme to ever come out of the SNES/Genesis library.

[@chinochimp]

listening on flac sounds amazing, you did some incredible work! thank you for this

[@mariopinoli8779]

Please, bring back more PLOK soundtracks restored !!! The OST is so good, these are perfect Love the description of the track and what you have done Awesome work !!!

[@4250stuck]

RIP THE GOAT

[@BicheTordue]

discovered this track in a jerma stream throwing duck, really cool music edit: just saw you on the trumpet skull video and just realize it's not my first time here, it's funny how small the world appear sometimes. good job on that video, it was really interesting and discmaster feel like a great discovery for me

[@etz80808yy]

i discovered it through a vargskelethor joel stream, specifically a wish dumpster one

[@Nanami_Chiaki-u2v]

Its been 30 years Happy Birthday Plok! (Its not September yet ik)

[@realpastastrainer]

God came to me in a dream and told me that you had to do the boss theme. I swear.

[@theseerllama]

next time i go to the beach I'm listening to this

[@cheddarcheeky]

My happiness right now is limitless. Thank you for this wonderfully remastered treasure. You have certainly earned the right to be a treasure yourself now! c:

[@FORCED_REASSEMBLY]

Truely amazing work. I have no words other than the Boss music remastered would be the cherry on top of these remasters.

[@DoonGhard]

I appreciate the work you've done in restoring such an incredible track to it's former glory. It sounds beautiful. The effort must have been taxing but you managed to capture the magic in it's entirety. I really hope you'd consider doing more tracks from the game, I would love to hear Plok's House theme restored.

[@MylesWrightMusic]

Great video! Transcribing this tune drove me slightly nuts....🤣🙄

[@Fuchsfein]

Yass, love this game and the great work you're doing restoring its music ^-^ This is pure bliss, an admirable effort! Thank you!

[@Jukestar]

You actually did it! Holy shit! AGGGHH! Thank you!!!

[@saindst]

Omg i had a playlist playing, then this started playing in the background and i stopped everything because nostalgia came rushing through me. Such an immensely good track at its time.

[@momaniasfc]

ive watched the akrillic video countless times thanks for finally doing beach!

[@wisconsinbuddah]

This is a cool channel love the fun facts,!

[@EddieBurke]

This isn’t even all that different other than the proper reverb and instruments being able to release without nearly instantly cutting off. (Obviously the sample rate isn’t crunched but that’s different). IMO that makes this the definitive way to listen to this song, it’s so faithful to the original just sounding better. Nearly perfect restoration. And it shows how much of a god the Follin bros were

[@itsybutsy]

What scares me is how it sounds practically the exact same

[@CydoniaEX]

right ? Senn is very talented

[@itsybutsy]

​@@CydoniaEX props to him man

[@ASmolBoy]

My only gripe about this is that the sampled strings at the beginning shouldn't restart each time it's played, it should have it's volume modulated instead like the rest of the song.

[@caledfwltch]

stumbled on this in my recs, really enjoyed the technical commentary you provided with the track! very much appreciate the deeper understanding it gives about what went into making music from this era :)

[@artoliann]

This is so good. Just like with your Akrillic restoration, this is just awesome.

[@Tlaloc1]

Awesome work! I fell in love with Plok's soundtrack when you restored Akrillic, so hearing this is a treat.

[@AuspiciousFrog]

An outstanding song made even better! Phenomenal work man :)

[@Mightyatma]

Man, excellent restoration, and great trivia

[@umbralultimatum]

fantastic restoration, and this mix sounds awesome on my sennheiser hd 650's!

[@cathacker13]

This is an amazing restoration of one of my favorite game songs thank you

[@PeskyPlumber69]

DUDE NO FUCKING WAYYYY I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS DAY OF MY LIFE...

[@Pokaroquai]

thanks to this song, now instead of thinking some baila instruments music, I thought of a outer world sound like this plays in my mind if I'm around a beach

[@fruitsnackia2012]

if this could be done with waterworld diving my life would be complete :P

[@empyreal84]

Ufffff Excellent job!! Those background instruments sound very very beautiful ♥ Thanks for your work!!!

[@tacitgamingfanREAL]

fly high geoff follin🫡

[@outtagoodnamesdangit]

Amazing work. Takes a wonderful track and makes it even more a pleasure to listen to. You are wonderful for doing this and deserve all the praise you get and more for it.

[@Skydea]

That is very nice. Thank you for your hard work!

[@scrumbo_2096]

Rest Easy, Geoff.

[@LeXboldinger]

insanely good work ! ty for the flac brah

[@tornadonick6480]

Sick as hell, this is now the definitive way to listen to Beach. Great to see other people enjoying and making the most out of one of the best soundtracks on the SNES.

[@JanetStarChild]

You too? Must be a nasty bug going around; a lot of people are getting the flu lately.

[@thomped]

Thank you for the mp3 file :D

[@khrisbro]

all i want is the boss music

[@FunkyFrick]

o7 Rest easy Geoff

[@Sunandor]

I Love Plok and its music. It will always have a special place in my heart. And you made it sound even better. I will come back to listen this from time to time. 😁

[@SpongeMagic]

I looked up "plok beach" and saw this and immediately went "Yessssssss >:)"

[@AroundTheBlockAgain]

Thank you for both the restorations and the analysis!

[@realLaffy]

I BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

[@Mewza]

I would love to see you do the boss theme! Great work on this!

[@tiltman_420]

incredible mix. Very well done

[@moltenmagma64]

This is absolutely sublime, thank you for this.

[@Bucketmanhead]

Plok is leaving legendary. A game I will never forget from my childhood.

[@maractusradio]

I love me some plok content in 2023 😋

[@seagull5864]

Incredible work, amazing editing and information. Hope you keep doing this.

[@elgatofelix8917]

I love how you discuss the music theory behind the track in your videos. This is excellent content my friend. Keep up the great work! Glad I subscribed. 👍👍😃

[@fam3871]

Dude!!! Thanks i loved this tune!