TERRARIA!! (I recomment corruption and jungle theme)
@GXAPlayer6 ай бұрын
Chrono Trigger :)
@shanekirby66316 ай бұрын
More pokemon stuff please
@_mickmccarthy6 ай бұрын
After your Need For Speed video, Ridge Racer Type 4 definitely deserves a look. Some excellent jazz tracks on that soundtrack!
@maestrogg6 ай бұрын
Please please please do one from hades, celeste or hollow knight 🙏
@bryanquick33496 ай бұрын
I love that this channel has recently become 'jazz pianist discovers that video game music SLAPS'
@IvoryMadness.6 ай бұрын
I know, right? 😂
@tcuisix6 ай бұрын
Video games really are the ultimate artistic medium
@june58776 ай бұрын
tbf, given his age, it's probably less discovering the music is so good and more discovering why
@kyleezmirly90866 ай бұрын
His Persona 5 OST breakdown is so good
@Natebro10games6 ай бұрын
Dont forget ab his anime breakdowns too theyre sick
@mattsnyder47546 ай бұрын
Mario Kart music is pretty much just pairing a nice happy straightforward A section with the absolute filthiest bananas B Section you can think of.
@noamchemla6 ай бұрын
i love this comment
@minhuang88486 ай бұрын
freaking lmao, pretty much on point
@GreenJay6 ай бұрын
You put it into words.
@timberlin40756 ай бұрын
yeah playing mario kart wii is straightforward paths followed by leaving bananas on narrow winding turns
@y0urh0miena0mi6 ай бұрын
this comment made my day 😂😂spot on
@laserwolf656 ай бұрын
Charles: "Ok, pretty simple. I get it" Charles 2 seconds later: "Wait, what? WHERE ARE WE GOING?"
@TheDragoncowStudios6 ай бұрын
I love a classic case of musical panic, the first time I play through some music I get so confused 😂
@DeltaEntropy6 ай бұрын
“Ok… ok… what? …oh ok… no wait I’m lost again…”
@bunkusboo6 ай бұрын
"Never let them know your next move"
@cubington6 ай бұрын
Lovin in
@AlechiaTheWitch5 ай бұрын
To tge mall
@channelknightfadran79016 ай бұрын
"Where are we going?" Charles asked, flabbergasted. Me, thinking back to the era of squinting at low-poly escalators to figure out which was which: the song is perfect, isn't it?
@musicdev6 ай бұрын
Best comment right here
@cottoncosplay6 ай бұрын
i still squint at low poly escalators and when i tried coconut mall on my friend’s switch i was like “this is too easy!! remove the arrows”
@daveprice59116 ай бұрын
LEGIT @@cottoncosplay
@talkingweevil31726 ай бұрын
The new coconut mall is sad cause they ruined the escalators
@doomse1506 ай бұрын
@@cottoncosplayTo be fair, given that the Switch also needs to work on a 7 inch screen, it gets a bit of a pass on improved visual clarity.
@deuceblack27206 ай бұрын
I absolutely love when Charles explores a song I know extremely well and he pauses right before some crazy key change and I'm just kept waiting for him to discover it and pop off like crazy lmao
@boonootoo6 ай бұрын
Not me waiting for the EXACT same thing lol
@azb2a6 ай бұрын
Yeah that's so funny to watch, like "Oh Charles you are SO not ready"
@thereaper_sun69546 ай бұрын
He about to get mario karted, musically
@henriquecarneiro71376 ай бұрын
LETS GOOOOO We just got coconut malled!
@LuckyFunnyArms6 ай бұрын
Yippee 🙌
@targetbuddy56 ай бұрын
Let me share this with all my friends, so I can totally COCONUT MALL them!
@lloydgriffiths18476 ай бұрын
yes 🤣
@MarineTeen6 ай бұрын
@@lloydgriffiths1847 I'm sad that the title isn't "The Coconut Mall theme from Mario Kart Wii is more than just a meme"
@MomLAU6 ай бұрын
Is being "Coconut Malled" a thing now? Please enlighten this 60-year-old woman. Oh, and get off of my lawn. 😂
@OctagonalSquare6 ай бұрын
10:23 this man is a statistical anomaly! He had a Wii, but NOT MARIO KART???
@wasteofspace694206 ай бұрын
I had the same thing. I just played the GameCube Mario kart on the Wii
@Dreded1006 ай бұрын
@@wasteofspace69420 This. When you had the greatness of Double Dash available there was no reason to get Mario Kart Wii.
@wasteofspace694206 ай бұрын
@@Dreded100 yupp
@IsaacMyers16 ай бұрын
@@Dreded100I have no idea what your talking about. Yes double dash is awesome, and we should return to it. But, the generally excepted opinion is that Mario kart Wii is either the second best or best Mario kart. I’m flabbergasted. Honestly though if the next Mario kart has everything 8 deluxe has feature wise but returns to the 2 characters per kart and item specific to a character of double dash, it would basically be a near perfect Mario kart.
@justelisan17666 ай бұрын
I just read your comment at the exact same time he said that
@haarry22066 ай бұрын
Trinity college London, one of the 2 main music exam boards in the UK, released their latest repertoire list for grade 8 piano a few months ago, and COCONUT MALL IS ON THERE. When I tell you I was shook
@Pap3rMoon6 ай бұрын
Not only that! Out of curiosity, i looked it up and Cha- La Head Cha-La is in there as well!!
@TheOutZZ6 ай бұрын
NO FUCKING WAY, IT IS. Welp, that sure gives me some bragging rights - backed up by sources!
@luce17726 ай бұрын
omfg this is INSANE. i did ABRSM exams and my jaw is on the FLOOR. i wanna resit just for this 😭 also love the duality of having the absolutely infamous (and one of my all-time faves) Michael Nyman piece in the same group of pieces 😂
@cooldebt6 ай бұрын
Have they included any of the Animenz anime theme arrangements? THAT would be amazing too
@callospaziale6 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this info with us, we needed to know it
@5MadMovieMakers6 ай бұрын
This is nuts. Coco nuts.
@talkingweevil31726 ай бұрын
Coco nuts mall
@YAMMAS6 ай бұрын
coco nuts balls even
@dominichill80376 ай бұрын
Wii
@YAMMAS6 ай бұрын
coco nuts bаlls
@jnt72506 ай бұрын
@@YAMMAShaha😐
@nanattechi6 ай бұрын
please never stop this "jazz pianist reacts" series. the amount of musical knowledge you give through the video game's context is amazing.
@artbargra5 ай бұрын
By definition I hate reaction videos. But man, I love Charles' energy, enthusiasm and love for music. I am a person who knows next to nothing about music. Watching his reactions is awesome.
@nanattechi5 ай бұрын
@@artbargra fr !!
@zacnation6 ай бұрын
3:33 the chord progression to the wrap up is IV-#IVdim-I/V-VI-ii-Vb913-I. In case anyone’s wondering…
@RustyShackleford5566 ай бұрын
Bro just typed an arcane incantation and tried to tell us it's a chord progression
@DerekHartley6 ай бұрын
@@RustyShackleford556 It is? Nothing too complex.
@19divide536 ай бұрын
I would call it IV-VIIdim/V-V13-V/ii-ii-Vb913-I
@RobinsMusic6 ай бұрын
Always love me the IV-#IVdim-V sound
@kaeleb19686 ай бұрын
Thanks… came to the comments looking for this! 😊
@Sammy71ful6 ай бұрын
I can definitely hear elements of the "star" invincibility theme in there too 😁
@simonx1086 ай бұрын
Yeah, the part at 8:24 is almost the same!
@dukeyxxyz6 ай бұрын
Was hoping I wasn't the only one who heard it
@DLJMUSIC6 ай бұрын
I came here to say exactly that.
@TheCinematicUniverseTraveler6 ай бұрын
@@DLJMUSIC Same
@Purple._.Cheese4 ай бұрын
YES i love that part
@jeremy.oliver6 ай бұрын
Ahh, Mario Kart Wii, what an OST for the ages. Mario Kart, New Super Mario Bros, and Galaxy 1&2 especially hold dear spots in my heart for how enjoyable they are as a whole. Absolutely love this stuff.
@itsmeike6 ай бұрын
The Wii/DS era certainly hosted some of Nintendo's greatest soundtracks. But perhaps we're just a bit nostalgia blind 🤔
@wishfuldeity6 ай бұрын
@@itsmeikenothing but bangers from 2000s nintendo
@doggie6896 ай бұрын
"We just need a song for our silly racing game track. Nothing too crazy."
@emile_jeanne6 ай бұрын
The thing about Nintendo is that when they get the chance, they will absolutely go crazy for no reason other than to have a moment to write the filthiest most nasty and awesome solos ever
@GizzyDillespee6 ай бұрын
"Any particular theme?" "Just imagine if Circus Circus was hosting a race, to celebrate Coconut Days." Composer:
@ilovetakis77186 ай бұрын
"Nothing more too it... (game procedes to jump a halfstep higher in the theme) except THAT!" This part got me cracking up 3:47
@adicsbtw6 ай бұрын
same xD
@aTree16 ай бұрын
we did NOT just get coconut malled.
@mlomofficial6 ай бұрын
we sure did!
@draco45696 ай бұрын
No. Worse! Coconut Mall turned into Hotel California!
@talkingweevil31726 ай бұрын
My favourite part was when he said coconut mall and then coconut malled all over us 😅
@tylerlamonteking6 ай бұрын
we did. 😭
@TheGrinningGamer6 ай бұрын
Coconut Mall truly is a certified classic at this point, but I honestly don't think it's Mario Kart Wii's best offering. That honor goes to Wii Rainbow Road. I would love to see a breakdown on it. Every Rainbow Road is special, but Wii's is the only one that I would say feels truly cosmic.
@haribo_426 ай бұрын
Wii rainbow road is majestic
@RETURNMOV1716 ай бұрын
@@haribo_42exactly. Ds rainbow road imo is 2nd to that. (As in terms of the ost)
@worldofai-games10366 ай бұрын
There's an excerpt of Good Egg Galaxy from SMG played in Wii Rainbow Road's music.
@briannacox48786 ай бұрын
YESSSS please do it charles!!
@two_point_08056 ай бұрын
Yes
@RossTheNinja6 ай бұрын
That two chord sequence sounds like when you get a star in the original game
@DetectiveThursday6 ай бұрын
This video made me just realize that for the first time today and you beat me to it
@dedede55866 ай бұрын
almost, the chord progression for a star is usually something like Dm7-Cmaj7
@brunovleals6 ай бұрын
@@dedede5586 yeah, it's just II-I progression
@warhawk39726 ай бұрын
I do appreciate channels like 8 Bit Music Theory who do really intelligent yet interesting breakdowns of video game music theory, but this channel provides a really neat contrast by combining the knowledge of music theory with the surprise and joy of discovering that music in real time
@cooldebt6 ай бұрын
I also enjoy the fantastic jazz covers of vgm by The Consouls, J-Music Ensemble and 8-Bit Big Band - adds the practical to the theory
@shanekirby66316 ай бұрын
YOU JUST GOT COCONUT MALLED!
@talkingweevil31726 ай бұрын
And then he coconutmalled all over us 😅
@pancho51596 ай бұрын
SHARE THIS WITH ALL YOUR FRIENDS SO YOU CAN TOTALLY COCONUT MALL THEM!
@ile20386 ай бұрын
4:13 I love seeing him slowly go into madness as he realizes the insanity that is unfolding
@benjamintworek6 ай бұрын
This is why I love video games. It's not just an escape from reality it's a whole insane orchestral experience.
@michelemorselli70476 ай бұрын
He picks it up so quickly I'm so envious
@jj754627 күн бұрын
He edits these it’s not live
@tinydancer67676 ай бұрын
bro i love the contrast on screen of mario just collecting mystery boxes and driving along vs the absolutely flabbergasted jazz pianist next to him
@hwhjsthetic6 ай бұрын
i would absolutely EAT UP a series with you talking about all of mario kart wii music 😭🙏🏻 this game is my whole childhood
@daltonrothchild65696 ай бұрын
Ah yes, just my favorite Mario Kart track of all time.
@tommaxwell44706 ай бұрын
I have the feeling it was everyone's haha
@LeoGameMusic6 ай бұрын
this is just charles absolutely freaking out about how hard coconut mall slaps for 16 minutes
@adammacias76516 ай бұрын
bro i love this guy man. He dissects pieces that i’ve absolutely adored and now see why I like it. Love it love it love it
@PorkRoll_F36 ай бұрын
There is nothing more fun than hearing Charles go “Whoa-ho-ho-ha-ha!” and watching him just rock out/head bang/throw his hands around when he gets excited 😂 This is channel is so pure
@cooldebt6 ай бұрын
I'm here for exactly that!
@ec1ipze9186 ай бұрын
This is why I love Charles. No nonsense, no stupid intros, eight seconds in and he's already started the reaction. It's perfect.
@NickCombs6 ай бұрын
It's cool how they composed a bunch of short sections that go all over the place because it does such a good job of keeping the song fresh on repeat.
@tcuisix6 ай бұрын
The sounds of vehicular mayhem
@Satarack5 ай бұрын
Coconut mall is a great example of telling a story with music. The intro starts inside an elevator, it's building up as the elevator moves toward its destination, then goes quiet for the DING as the elevator arrives, and the doors open with a burst of energy as you're power walking through the mall. Then you arrive at the B section where the energy drops and instead of confident cords we've got more hesitant pensive chords, like you're browsing clothes in a store and thinking about what you want, before you're into a C section with singing melodies as you try on the different clothes and pose in the mirror. Then you transition to the beginning as you pay for your new clothes and have them bagged, including some brief dissonance from the sticker shock, but the excitement of the mall soon overcomes that and we're back to the energetic power walking A section as we go to the next store.
@DJBaphomet6 ай бұрын
This song is *perfect* for the stage it plays on. The absolute chaos expected of racing through a tropical mall, especially one in the Mario setting. It's completely all over the place and it's just beautifully catchy because of it
@pmberry6 ай бұрын
Your enthusiasm and energy are just addictive. So much fun to watch!
@KMPSA6 ай бұрын
Great to see you showcasing NINTENDO's music. A part of the appeal of Nintendo games and why they still so relevant today has always been the amazing soundtracks.
@gavin61776 ай бұрын
Hey Charles, happy to get coconut malled today! quite literally anything else from the soundtrack deserves a listen but maple treeway, toads factory and moon view highway should definitely be next
@RadicalCapitol6 ай бұрын
This reminds me of how much I appreciate not just Mario Kart music as a whole, but also Mario Kart 8's music. The band always does a brand new cover of the song. Sometimes faithful, sometimes drastically changed! Sometimes big band, sometimes metal- lol. And I love what that band did with Coconut Mall: keep it super faithful, but all with live players
@heybru4896 ай бұрын
HOW DID YOU GROW UP WITHOUT KNOWING COCONUT MALL BY HEART. bro the jazz chords you but on it is so dope
@mwm486 ай бұрын
I love this guy’s excitement and energy.
@bizandtate6 ай бұрын
video games are home to some of the most creative and surprising music youll ever hear, i hope you keep exploring more and more soundtracks because there are tons of insane tracks to discover
@ooowyn6 ай бұрын
I love seeing how excited you get when the song takes these sharp turns that you get spun around with!! It really brings out just how crazy fun this whole song is and is waaaay too easy to smile and dance around to!
@giberishh.6 ай бұрын
if you wanna introduce yourself to more mario kart wii bangers id recommend moonview highway
@connor87096 ай бұрын
you accidentally made me finally recognize the star theme (4:50)
@Shmeeby94116 ай бұрын
*YOU JUST GOT COCONUT MALLED*
@aaronswords4045 ай бұрын
Props to Charles on how fast he picked up that piano bass line. Mario Kart has always had some awesome music.
@bretttracy85646 ай бұрын
Would love to see Gusty Garden Galaxy from Super Mario Galaxy. It's pretty widely considered a masterpiece for the franchise. Or really anything from Mario galaxy, honestly
@Brownygames6 ай бұрын
8:33 Mario is grabing a star be like:
@diemoment696 ай бұрын
How has this video not existed yet
@GabePlays726 ай бұрын
"This is new to me!" Proceeds to masterfully pick it apart and play alongside it.
@Galen9405 ай бұрын
Bro I love this dude, his excitement is something I’ve always wanted when doing something. But I guess doing the thing that you love for a living does give you that feeling, Plus every video is literally an adventure cause you are just exploring songs without actually looking at the sheet of the song
@playerpogg6 ай бұрын
Such a good song. The walking bass line is rad!!! Also, the main melody part reminds me a little bit of Aquarela do Brasil (as in the melody post-chorus, I think, it's mostly just 3 notes, purely coincidental). And that is nuts!!!
@LukeFaulkner6 ай бұрын
I love all your Mario analyses. I spent my childhood playing both Mario and piano so this fusion is 🔥
@Niojoki6 ай бұрын
Watching the footage of Mario stunting out of the mall with the high not of the song just gave me goosebumps! Such a nostalgic track, its crazy F to everybody that hasn't played MK Wii in their childhood
@alexts943 ай бұрын
As a jazz musician and someone who grew up on Mario Kart Wii, seeing Charles sharing the same giddiness about this tune brings me so much joy.
@greenprotag6 ай бұрын
The entire soundtrack of Mario Kart 8 is like this. VERY good arrangements and they JUST added more tracks so the "deluxe" version of mario Kart 8 on the switch is up to... 96 tracks I think? And If I am not mistaken, that also comes with remastering the songs? so... there is a TON of content to dig through if you want to look at those.
@ac3theartist2256 ай бұрын
Yup...almost every one of the DLC tracks has new music. I think the one exception is Waluigi Pinball, which just reuses Waluigi Stadium.
@Yoster_056 ай бұрын
isn't it Wario Stadium?
@thedoctorreileymtd40226 ай бұрын
We finally got it lads. Sit back and enjoy
@ncard006 ай бұрын
Coconut mall is legendary, but my favorite has always been DK summit.
@NevoAlmighty6 ай бұрын
Sheesh man... I'm subscribing to you and following your videos for a long time and I already know how crazy talented you are both in playing and listening but damn man, your hearing is insane. That whole tone instant recognition was crazy. Very impressive
@LILMADERR235 ай бұрын
This is the most fun I've had watching a KZbin video in a long time. I was laughing and smiling along with you! I'm definitely subscribing. Thanks, Mr!
@user-yz6rw3si3e6 ай бұрын
Some of the key changes/modulations are reminiscent of those used in the song, "Spring, Spring, Spring," from the 1954 musical film, "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers."
@giacomogalli24486 ай бұрын
Do Chrono Trigger next! Non functional harmony for days
@excrono6 ай бұрын
“World Revolution” in thematic context of “Theme of Lavos”.
@cooldebt6 ай бұрын
Yes! LOVE Chrono Trigger music
@najrenchelf27516 ай бұрын
That whole sequence is nuts! ...yes, and actually _coco-nuts_ to be exact! XD
@Ginger_bit4 ай бұрын
Mario Kart is like... the gold standard for jazz in video game soundtracks imo. I really need to go listen to more of those songs.
@3rdjrh6 ай бұрын
It’s criminal you didn’t have Mariokart for the wii 😱
@jamomkw6 ай бұрын
Game is still active with custom tracks now
@jamomkw6 ай бұрын
Just thought I’d mention it
@anonymousdogg15595 ай бұрын
Japan was peak when the Nintendo musicians were cookin these tracks 😂
@monsieurtoutlemonde15496 ай бұрын
Thank you for bringing that kindq love to video games music, the nerdiness and the loving rambling is a delight to look at
@tiger58694 ай бұрын
For people my age, Mario Kart Wii is the most nostalgic video game, but it somehow even more than deserves it.
@benjamincullen80896 ай бұрын
It's a good day when Charles uploads :)
@jessegarcia5226 ай бұрын
omgsh loved the video so much !! I got so into it: you figuring it out, playing along with it, and talking about it such a fun video !! such a great map from da game >:D
@samsee_ca6 ай бұрын
5:04 Charles’s double take was very funny 7:04 “WOOHOOHOOHOO! WHAAAT!?!”
@dingus42606 ай бұрын
10:15 “so it sounds like it repeats” wait till he gets to the final lap 😂
@squedlly6 ай бұрын
I love these videos! I would love if you reviewed one of my other favorites from Mario Kart Wii: Maple Treeway!
@cooldebt6 ай бұрын
I also love The Consouls' cover of Maple Treeway
@thedoctorreileymtd40226 ай бұрын
Charles just wait until you delve into the KZbin Coconut Mall remixes of the 1000’s of different ways people have changed it but it’s still good. Kinda like the Megolovania era
@churro3586 ай бұрын
His knack for learning by ear is really amazing I love him ❤
@wengel_eth6 ай бұрын
This video has pretty much convinced me that people don't hate repetition, people actually love repetition.
@billyalarie9296 ай бұрын
It’s literally just the melody of Mario getting his star to barrel through like a force of chaos, but keeping it for the whole duration. Seriously, listen to the first super Mario bros. It’s that track when he gets his star to go basically super saiyan/invincible periodically.
@aceAltair6 ай бұрын
Now do Waluigi Pinball!
@andreadepanfilis99845 ай бұрын
You cannot understand how much I'm loving this channel.
@techno61066 ай бұрын
This may be my new favorite channel. I love how thrilled you are when the music slaps hard!
@lpollin6 ай бұрын
The Professor Layton Theme would be good to analyze
@HARRi81_UK6 ай бұрын
I would dearly love to hear you play a duet with 8bitdrummer!
@dedenieu_dragon4 ай бұрын
I can feel this man radiating passion in each and every one of his videos, and i absolutely love it.
@ticktock2000x3 ай бұрын
Mario Kart is the only game where you are basically on a railroad track and still asking yourself "Where on Earth are we going to go from here?"
@lordneeko6 ай бұрын
Panga fans in the house!!
@Legoswampert1906 ай бұрын
Day 47 of asking for an analysis of the music of incredibox
@diemoment696 ай бұрын
second
@BeatInMySkull2 ай бұрын
This man just helped me *hear* the bass of this song that I never knew was there. Thank you
@ericm13736 ай бұрын
Charles, I am SO glad you checked this one out! I spent so many of my childhood hours playing mk wii, and I’m sure the music in that game had a pretty big role in pushing me towards videogame and jazz music. I’d love it if you could check out some more mk wii music, it’s absolutely worth it. Some of my personal favorites are DK snowboard cross, rainbow road, toad’s factory and daisy circuit. Cheers!
@boomerbear75966 ай бұрын
I'm used to playing and watching Mario Kart Wii, but I did a double take when I saw it and realized it's not a gaming channel but a music channel! This song's been in my head on command for the past month so of course it is perfect timing to see it here! It is an incredibly deep song for this game; I think it captures the lively atmosphere of a thriving mall quite well! Excellent video Charles!
@miss118jess6 ай бұрын
Man, your videos make me fall in love with music over and over again! Thank you for sharing your joy and love of melodies and compositions! It makes my day :)
@JerryFlowersIII6 ай бұрын
This song is legendary. It has so much energy that it feels like a huge band playing right in front of you.
@554drago6 ай бұрын
I’ve been grinding mario kart this past week on my computer and i was jamming to the Mario Kart main menu theme and hearing the different instruments that keeping add when you keep getting deeper into playing a game
@emendothgf64Ай бұрын
Every mario kart soundtrack involves everyman for themselves in a race
@LordFelix3126 ай бұрын
How could it be that I never heard of this channel before?! Absolutely love it!
@Poodz_6 ай бұрын
Seeing your surprise every time the music progressed somewhere new was great viewing
@ricciwilliamsjr32126 ай бұрын
Charles, you’re def talented and invited to the cookout.
@Brady_Morningstar6 ай бұрын
You know literally earlier this week thought "man, I would love to see Charles react to coconut mall" and now here we are
@jacobisg0ne6 ай бұрын
the wii rainbow road theme and dk summit have to be some of the coolest songs from that game i swear
@SirPogsalotCreates6 ай бұрын
this is one of those tracks that has your brain alternating between "the composer had no idea what they were doing did they" and "holy crap the composer was a genius"