Coconut Mall Theme's INSANE Harmony | Mario Kart Wii

[@CharlesCornellStudios]

What video game theme are we doing next???

[@jogsamson2052]

TERRARIA!! (I recomment corruption and jungle theme)

[@GXAPlayer]

Chrono Trigger :)

[@shanekirby6631]

More pokemon stuff please

[@_mickmccarthy]

After your Need For Speed video, Ridge Racer Type 4 definitely deserves a look. Some excellent jazz tracks on that soundtrack!

[@maestrogg]

Please please please do one from hades, celeste or hollow knight 🙏

[@bryanquick3349]

I love that this channel has recently become 'jazz pianist discovers that video game music SLAPS'

[@IvoryMadness.]

I know, right? 😂

[@tcuisix]

Video games really are the ultimate artistic medium

[@june5877]

tbf, given his age, it's probably less discovering the music is so good and more discovering why

[@kyleezmirly9086]

His Persona 5 OST breakdown is so good

[@Natebro10games]

Dont forget ab his anime breakdowns too theyre sick

[@mattsnyder4754]

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.

[@noamchemla]

i love this comment

[@minhuang8848]

freaking lmao, pretty much on point

[@GreenJay]

You put it into words.

[@birdieboy02]

yeah playing mario kart wii is straightforward paths followed by leaving bananas on narrow winding turns

[@y0urh0miena0mi]

this comment made my day 😂😂spot on

[@laserwolf65]

Charles: "Ok, pretty simple. I get it" Charles 2 seconds later: "Wait, what? WHERE ARE WE GOING?"

[@TheDragoncowStudios]

I love a classic case of musical panic, the first time I play through some music I get so confused 😂

[@DeltaEntropy]

“Ok… ok… what? …oh ok… no wait I’m lost again…”

[@bunkusboo]

"Never let them know your next move"

[@cubington]

Lovin in

[@AlechiaTheWitch]

To tge mall

[@fadran11]

"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?

[@musicdev]

Best comment right here

[@darth-milk]

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”

[@daveprice5911]

LEGIT ​@@darth-milk

[@talkingweevil3172]

The new coconut mall is sad cause they ruined the escalators

[@doomse150]

​@@darth-milkTo 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.

[@deuceblack2720]

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

[@boonootoo]

Not me waiting for the EXACT same thing lol

[@azb2a]

Yeah that's so funny to watch, like "Oh Charles you are SO not ready"

[@thereaper_sun6954]

He about to get mario karted, musically

[@henriquecarneiro7137]

LETS GOOOOO We just got coconut malled!

[@LuckyFunnyArms]

Yippee 🙌

[@targetbuddy5]

Let me share this with all my friends, so I can totally COCONUT MALL them!

[@lloydgriffiths1847]

yes 🤣

[@MarineTeen]

@@lloydgriffiths1847 I'm sad that the title isn't "The Coconut Mall theme from Mario Kart Wii is more than just a meme"

[@MomLAU]

Is being "Coconut Malled" a thing now? Please enlighten this 60-year-old woman. Oh, and get off of my lawn. 😂

[@haarry2206]

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

[@Astra-dx]

Not only that! Out of curiosity, i looked it up and Cha- La Head Cha-La is in there as well!!

[@TheOutZZ]

NO FUCKING WAY, IT IS. Welp, that sure gives me some bragging rights - backed up by sources!

[@luce1772]

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 😂

[@cooldebt]

Have they included any of the Animenz anime theme arrangements? THAT would be amazing too

[@callospaziale]

Thank you for sharing this info with us, we needed to know it

[@5MadMovieMakers]

This is nuts. Coco nuts.

[@talkingweevil3172]

Coco nuts mall

[@YAMMAS]

coco nuts balls even

[@dominichill8037]

Wii

[@YAMMAS]

coco nuts bаlls

[@jnt7250]

@@YAMMAShaha😐

[@OctagonalSquare]

10:23 this man is a statistical anomaly! He had a Wii, but NOT MARIO KART???

[@wasteofspace69420]

I had the same thing. I just played the GameCube Mario kart on the Wii

[@Dreded100]

@@wasteofspace69420 This. When you had the greatness of Double Dash available there was no reason to get Mario Kart Wii.

[@wasteofspace69420]

@@Dreded100 yupp

[@IsaacMyers1]

@@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.

[@justelisan1766]

I just read your comment at the exact same time he said that

[@nanattechi]

please never stop this "jazz pianist reacts" series. the amount of musical knowledge you give through the video game's context is amazing.

[@artbargra]

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.

[@nanattechi]

@@artbargra fr !!

[@Sammy71ful]

I can definitely hear elements of the "star" invincibility theme in there too 😁

[@simonx108]

Yeah, the part at 8:24 is almost the same!

[@dukeyxxyz]

Was hoping I wasn't the only one who heard it

[@DLJMUSIC]

I came here to say exactly that.

[@TheCinematicUniverseTraveler]

@@DLJMUSIC Same

[@Purple._.Cheese]

YES i love that part

[@jeremy.oliver]

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.

[@wishfuldeity]

​@itsmeikenothing but bangers from 2000s nintendo

[@RossTheNinja]

That two chord sequence sounds like when you get a star in the original game

[@DetectiveThursday]

This video made me just realize that for the first time today and you beat me to it

[@dedede5586]

almost, the chord progression for a star is usually something like Dm7-Cmaj7

[@brunovleals]

​@@dedede5586 yeah, it's just II-I progression

[@ilovetakis7718]

"Nothing more too it... (game procedes to jump a halfstep higher in the theme) except THAT!" This part got me cracking up 3:47

[@adicsbtw]

same xD

[@warhawk3972]

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

[@cooldebt]

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

[@doggie689]

"We just need a song for our silly racing game track. Nothing too crazy."

[@emile_jeanne]

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

[@GizzyDillespee]

"Any particular theme?" "Just imagine if Circus Circus was hosting a race, to celebrate Coconut Days." Composer:

[@ZoraCatone]

Um, no. Nintendo takes their music very seriously.

[@ile2038]

4:13 I love seeing him slowly go into madness as he realizes the insanity that is unfolding

[@TheGrinningGamer]

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_42]

Wii rainbow road is majestic

[@BEN_DOVERCERTIFIED]

@@haribo_42exactly. Ds rainbow road imo is 2nd to that. (As in terms of the ost)

[@worldofai-games1036]

There's an excerpt of Good Egg Galaxy from SMG played in Wii Rainbow Road's music.

[@briannacox4878]

YESSSS please do it charles!!

[@two_point_0805]

Yes

[@aTree1]

we did NOT just get coconut malled.

[@mlomofficial]

we sure did!

[@draco4569]

No. Worse! Coconut Mall turned into Hotel California!

[@talkingweevil3172]

My favourite part was when he said coconut mall and then coconut malled all over us 😅

[@tylerlamonteking]

we did. 😭

[@zacnation]

3:33 the chord progression to the wrap up is IV-#IVdim-I/V-VI-ii-Vb913-I. In case anyone’s wondering…

[@RustyShackleford556]

Bro just typed an arcane incantation and tried to tell us it's a chord progression

[@DerekHartley]

@@RustyShackleford556 It is? Nothing too complex.

[@19divide53]

I would call it IV-VIIdim/V-V13-V/ii-ii-Vb913-I

[@RobinsMusic]

Always love me the IV-#IVdim-V sound

[@kaeleb1968]

Thanks… came to the comments looking for this! 😊

[@shanekirby6631]

YOU JUST GOT COCONUT MALLED!

[@talkingweevil3172]

And then he coconutmalled all over us 😅

[@pancho5159]

SHARE THIS WITH ALL YOUR FRIENDS SO YOU CAN TOTALLY COCONUT MALL THEM!

[@michelemorselli7047]

He picks it up so quickly I'm so envious

[@jj7546]

He edits these it’s not live

[@NickCombs]

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.

[@hwhjsthetic]

i would absolutely EAT UP a series with you talking about all of mario kart wii music 😭🙏🏻 this game is my whole childhood

[@DJBaphomet]

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

[@daltonrothchild6569]

Ah yes, just my favorite Mario Kart track of all time.

[@tommaxwell4470]

I have the feeling it was everyone's haha

[@Satarack]

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.

[@tinydancer6767]

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

[@tcuisix]

The sounds of vehicular mayhem

[@PorkRoll_F3]

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

[@cooldebt]

I'm here for exactly that!

[@nerdy_adam]

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

[@ec1ipze918]

This is why I love Charles. No nonsense, no stupid intros, eight seconds in and he's already started the reaction. It's perfect.

[@benjamintworek]

This is why I love video games. It's not just an escape from reality it's a whole insane orchestral experience.

[@RadicalCapitol]

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

[@aaronswords404]

Props to Charles on how fast he picked up that piano bass line. Mario Kart has always had some awesome music.

[@KMPSA]

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.

[@ooowyn]

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!

[@mwm48]

I love this guy’s excitement and energy.

[@e17theconsumer]

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

[@LeoGameMusic]

this is just charles absolutely freaking out about how hard coconut mall slaps for 16 minutes

[@bizandtate]

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

[@heybru489]

HOW DID YOU GROW UP WITHOUT KNOWING COCONUT MALL BY HEART. bro the jazz chords you but on it is so dope

[@pmberry]

Your enthusiasm and energy are just addictive. So much fun to watch!

[@giberishh.]

if you wanna introduce yourself to more mario kart wii bangers id recommend moonview highway

[@bretttracy8564]

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

[@LukeFaulkner]

I love all your Mario analyses. I spent my childhood playing both Mario and piano so this fusion is 🔥

[@GabePlays72]

"This is new to me!" Proceeds to masterfully pick it apart and play alongside it.

[@Niojoki]

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

[@dingus4260]

10:15 “so it sounds like it repeats” wait till he gets to the final lap 😂

[@connor8709]

you accidentally made me finally recognize the star theme (4:50)

[@Bentumen]

7:11 Turns into toad

[@thedoctorreileymtd4022]

We finally got it lads. Sit back and enjoy

[@ncard00]

Coconut mall is legendary, but my favorite has always been DK summit.

[@TemporaryTemporary-y2j]

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."

[@playerpogg]

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!!!

[@vanderlin4966]

Mario Kart Wii was literally some of the best music in video games. It had no business going that hard.

[@Shmeeby9411]

*YOU JUST GOT COCONUT MALLED*

[@Vira-bot]

*share this with all your friends to totally Coconut Malled them*

[@JerryFlowersIII]

This song is legendary. It has so much energy that it feels like a huge band playing right in front of you.

[@greenprotag]

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.

[@ac3theartist225]

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_05]

isn't it Wario Stadium?

[@554drago]

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

[@NevoAlmighty]

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

[@monsieurtoutlemonde1549]

Thank you for bringing that kindq love to video games music, the nerdiness and the loving rambling is a delight to look at

[@Brownygames]

8:33 Mario is grabing a star be like:

[@Galen940]

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

[@anonymousdogg1559]

Japan was peak when the Nintendo musicians were cookin these tracks 😂

[@SirPogsalotCreates]

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"

[@3rdjrh]

It’s criminal you didn’t have Mariokart for the wii 😱

[@jamomkw]

Game is still active with custom tracks now

[@jamomkw]

Just thought I’d mention it

[@churro358]

His knack for learning by ear is really amazing I love him ❤

[@giacomogalli2448]

Do Chrono Trigger next! Non functional harmony for days

[@excrono]

“World Revolution” in thematic context of “Theme of Lavos”.

[@cooldebt]

Yes! LOVE Chrono Trigger music

[@Poodz_]

Seeing your surprise every time the music progressed somewhere new was great viewing

[@jessegarcia522]

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

[@Snakles08]

The entire Mariokart series’ tracks go so hard for absolutely no reason and I am here for it.

[@thedoctorreileymtd4022]

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

[@AuthenticKale]

hearing mario go "mario kart wii" like that struck all of my heartstrings and activated parts of my brain and memory i could never fathom the existence of beforehand

[@Charles_dbdc_dArtagnan]

It's a good day when Charles uploads :)

[@andreadepanfilis9984]

You cannot understand how much I'm loving this channel.

[@squedlly]

I love these videos! I would love if you reviewed one of my other favorites from Mario Kart Wii: Maple Treeway!

[@cooldebt]

I also love The Consouls' cover of Maple Treeway

[@Wynkrs]

When cocunut mall is your favorite music from your favorite track on your favorite game on the Wii and yet you’ve never noticed that walking baseline before 😮

[@lpollin]

The Professor Layton Theme would be good to analyze

[@dedenieu_dragon]

I can feel this man radiating passion in each and every one of his videos, and i absolutely love it.

[@billyalarie929]

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.

[@alexts94]

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.

[@HARRi81_UK]

I would dearly love to hear you play a duet with 8bitdrummer!

[@LILMADERR23]

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!

[@aceAltair]

Now do Waluigi Pinball!

[@techno6106]

This may be my new favorite channel. I love how thrilled you are when the music slaps hard!

[@lordneeko]

Panga fans in the house!!

[@MomLAU]

My son and I love all the Mario Kart games! When I'm playing with him, I always make sure he turns up the music so I can hear it.

[@Legoswampert190]

Day 47 of asking for an analysis of the music of incredibox

[@diemoment69]

second

[@drizztdourden4855]

I love watching you figure it out a section at a time, and then playing whole thing all the way through

[@leonardolipson7518]

not even talking about the song, his ability to just hear and play near perfectly is insane. I just stumbled across this channel and holy crap he is super talented

[@BerdlyGaming]

MAPLE TREEWAY!! It’s such a cool theme that doesn’t get nearly the amount of attention it deserves!!

[@Brady_Morningstar]

You know literally earlier this week thought "man, I would love to see Charles react to coconut mall" and now here we are

[@boomerbear7596]

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!

[@Ginger_bit]

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.

[@jacobisg0ne]

the wii rainbow road theme and dk summit have to be some of the coolest songs from that game i swear

[@thewhiteshadow_8770]

The enthusiasm you see in this guy every section change is very contagious!! Love your work

[@IRONMANFAN-oc9fr]

I grew up playing Mario Kart Wii and it is so great to see Charles discovering these awesome tracks and seeing how cool they actually are!

[@viljestaerk]

5:39 bro invented a new chord fr: t minor 7

[@oFelipen]

i love how these videogame soundtracks are always breaking our expectations and musical patterns. It just proves how much we can go off the box and still being amazingly enjoyable