Bowser's Castle - Mario Kart 64 (Restored)

Playlist: • Mario Kart 64 (Restored)
This song was restored using the original source samples for each instrument (where possible). This means that the original synths and sample CDs used to create the game's soundtrack were tracked down, and then the source quality samples were applied to the original game's sequence data to produce a higher quality result (with a few creative liberties taken). I've tried to make it sound as close to the original as I can, though there may be some mistakes here or there.
You can find a lossless download for this song (and others) here:
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
If you want to know more about the sample sources for this game (and others), you can check out these two spreadsheets:
Mario Kart Detailed Sound Sources:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Newer VGM Sound Sources:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

[@CloouMusic]

I originally restored this song back in 2021 when I was just starting out making restorations, and in the time since then I feel like my restoration skills have improved by a lot. So, I've decided to re-do this restoration from scratch to hopefully bring it up to a standard that I'm happy with (and also to fix a number of mistakes that were in the last one). Here's an overview of what's changed since the last version: - Upped the amount of reverb, since I felt the last version was too dry. - More accurately re-created the original song's fake stereo effect on the choir. - Fixed the panning on the percussion so that it matches the original song. - Fixed most of the percussion being at the wrong pitch. - Fixed the wrong udu sample being used (I originally used the Roland SC-88 udu, the correct sample was from Spectrasonics Supreme Beats). - Made the song loop more cleanly. Old version can be found here, for reference: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2nSfamheLJqiZI

[@chvgcharts]

The mixdown is a lot better for sure.. also much better stereo width in this new one!

[@yellowshirtfellow]

Nicely done! Keep it up!

[@NoahsaturneScratch]

Its actully crazy out of all Bowsers castle tracks this one is still my favourite

[@BrandonSMB]

Favourite Bowser Castle theme to this day.

[@shyguyspeed1414]

Same

[@Videogamelover58]

TO THIS DAY!

[@stalfosguardian5573]

Right! Less is more! The music creators of Mario Kart 64 understood music. My favorite is just the menu music for this game. So simple, yet it just sounds natural. That's what good music is.

[@isaiahnature]

I agree with that! 1:18

[@BirdieSenpai]

Not only my favorite Bowser's Castle in the entire Mario franchise but my favorite track in the Mario Kart series.

[@Goran7z]

It's a shame we didn't get the track in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC😢, one of the best Bowser Castle tracks in existence is also pretty realistic with the track layout & soundtrack

[@GamEntertain]

@@OmegaHD097 Gamecube and Wii say hi.

[@AidanDesigns]

Okay that's creepy, I was only listening to the 2021 version last night and now this comes out... 👀 Amazing job as always, sounds incredibly faithful! 🙂

[@larodepapel]

Man this sounds way more ominous than i remember back in mario kart Wii

[@fensterh4298]

So Epic yet Eerie. WONDERFUL WORK!!

[@grimphantom99insaneenderma85]

You even got the choir of koopas 😊💖

[@From.finland.]

This IS The best bowsers Castle them In The whole Mario Kart games

[@omarsuarezcorujo8482]

Ah yeah, Bowser Aztec Temple, how to forget about it

[@MissxVenomxPoison]

I hope this does eventually get added to Mario Kart 8

[@JohnCuppi]

Hey, I know this is unrelated, but what happened to all of the Pokemon restoration videos? Did they get taken down for copyright claims?

[@CloouMusic]

See my Community page for details.

[@JohnCuppi]

@@CloouMusic Thank you, totally understandable now having read that!

[@in4mus85]

This is a mood but bowser Castle mario 64 theme is the GOAT

[@grimphantom99insaneenderma85]

Nice ❤

[@guille94am]

Mi niño interior está llorando. Que buen trabajo. ¿Dónde has conseguido los iconos de los circuitos en buena calidad? 💙

[@CloouMusic]

Los íconos están tomados de la Mario Kart 64 Official Player's Guide: archive.org/details/MarioKart64OfficialPlayersGuide/

[@erickcastillo267]

Somewhere, in an alternate universe, there is an RPG Mario game that takes a more serious approach than anything we have seen before, then at some point, there is a battle against an enemy representing the essence of wrath, who possesses Bowser, and when you enter the battle, this theme plays out. Mario and his party must save Bowser from being eternally consumed...

[@BLMT-df4on]

digidesign samplecell ii cd-rom library #1, roland sound canvas sc-88, and spectrasonics supreme beats

[@quinny-bn4jw]

I am commenting #BringBackDislikes on every unique KZbin video that I watch for the rest of 2024, regardless of if I actually dislike the video or not. This is video 3148.

[@davidstrawn9272]

0:00 The beginning of this music sounded like a scary savage Jungle music of Africa!