TERRARIA!! (I recomment corruption and jungle theme)
@GXAPlayer4 ай бұрын
Chrono Trigger :)
@shanekirby66314 ай бұрын
More pokemon stuff please
@_mickmccarthy4 ай бұрын
After your Need For Speed video, Ridge Racer Type 4 definitely deserves a look. Some excellent jazz tracks on that soundtrack!
@maestrogg4 ай бұрын
Please please please do one from hades, celeste or hollow knight 🙏
@bryanquick33494 ай бұрын
I love that this channel has recently become 'jazz pianist discovers that video game music SLAPS'
@IvoryMadness.4 ай бұрын
I know, right? 😂
@tcuisix4 ай бұрын
Video games really are the ultimate artistic medium
@june58774 ай бұрын
tbf, given his age, it's probably less discovering the music is so good and more discovering why
@kyleezmirly90864 ай бұрын
His Persona 5 OST breakdown is so good
@Natebro10games4 ай бұрын
Dont forget ab his anime breakdowns too theyre sick
@mattsnyder47544 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.
@noamchemla4 ай бұрын
i love this comment
@minhuang88484 ай бұрын
freaking lmao, pretty much on point
@GreenJay4 ай бұрын
You put it into words.
@timberlin40754 ай бұрын
yeah playing mario kart wii is straightforward paths followed by leaving bananas on narrow winding turns
@y0urh0miena0mi4 ай бұрын
this comment made my day 😂😂spot on
@laserwolf654 ай бұрын
Charles: "Ok, pretty simple. I get it" Charles 2 seconds later: "Wait, what? WHERE ARE WE GOING?"
@TheDragoncowStudios4 ай бұрын
I love a classic case of musical panic, the first time I play through some music I get so confused 😂
@DeltaEntropy4 ай бұрын
“Ok… ok… what? …oh ok… no wait I’m lost again…”
@bunkusboo3 ай бұрын
"Never let them know your next move"
@cubington3 ай бұрын
Lovin in
@ttry11522 ай бұрын
To tge mall
@channelknightfadran79014 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?
@musicdev4 ай бұрын
Best comment right here
@cottoncosplay4 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”
@daveprice59113 ай бұрын
LEGIT @@cottoncosplay
@talkingweevil31723 ай бұрын
The new coconut mall is sad cause they ruined the escalators
@doomse1503 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.
@deuceblack27204 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
@boonootoo4 ай бұрын
Not me waiting for the EXACT same thing lol
@azb2a3 ай бұрын
Yeah that's so funny to watch, like "Oh Charles you are SO not ready"
@thereaper_sun69543 ай бұрын
He about to get mario karted, musically
@5MadMovieMakers3 ай бұрын
This is nuts. Coco nuts.
@talkingweevil31723 ай бұрын
Coco nuts mall
@YAMMAS3 ай бұрын
coco nuts balls even
@dominichill80373 ай бұрын
Wii
@YAMMAS3 ай бұрын
coco nuts bаlls
@jnt72503 ай бұрын
@@YAMMAShaha😐
@henriquecarneiro71374 ай бұрын
LETS GOOOOO We just got coconut malled!
@LuckyFunnyArms4 ай бұрын
Yippee 🙌
@targetbuddy54 ай бұрын
Let me share this with all my friends, so I can totally COCONUT MALL them!
@lloydgriffiths18474 ай бұрын
yes 🤣
@MarineTeen4 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"
@MomLAU3 ай бұрын
Is being "Coconut Malled" a thing now? Please enlighten this 60-year-old woman. Oh, and get off of my lawn. 😂
@OctagonalSquare4 ай бұрын
10:23 this man is a statistical anomaly! He had a Wii, but NOT MARIO KART???
@wasteofspace64904 ай бұрын
I had the same thing. I just played the GameCube Mario kart on the Wii
@Dreded1004 ай бұрын
@@wasteofspace6490 This. When you had the greatness of Double Dash available there was no reason to get Mario Kart Wii.
@wasteofspace64904 ай бұрын
@@Dreded100 yupp
@IsaacMyers14 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.
@justelisan17664 ай бұрын
I just read your comment at the exact same time he said that
@doggie6894 ай бұрын
"We just need a song for our silly racing game track. Nothing too crazy."
@emile_jeanne4 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
@GizzyDillespee4 ай бұрын
"Any particular theme?" "Just imagine if Circus Circus was hosting a race, to celebrate Coconut Days." Composer:
@haarry22064 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
@Pap3rMoon4 ай бұрын
Not only that! Out of curiosity, i looked it up and Cha- La Head Cha-La is in there as well!!
@TheOutZZ4 ай бұрын
NO FUCKING WAY, IT IS. Welp, that sure gives me some bragging rights - backed up by sources!
@luce17724 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 😂
@cooldebt3 ай бұрын
Have they included any of the Animenz anime theme arrangements? THAT would be amazing too
@callospaziale3 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this info with us, we needed to know it
@Sammy71ful4 ай бұрын
I can definitely hear elements of the "star" invincibility theme in there too 😁
@simonx1084 ай бұрын
Yeah, the part at 8:24 is almost the same!
@dukeyxxyz3 ай бұрын
Was hoping I wasn't the only one who heard it
@DLJMUSIC3 ай бұрын
I came here to say exactly that.
@TheCinematicUniverseTraveler3 ай бұрын
@@DLJMUSIC Same
@Purple._.CheeseАй бұрын
YES i love that part
@ilovetakis77184 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
@tonygamer43103 ай бұрын
same xD
@aTree14 ай бұрын
we did NOT just get coconut malled.
@mlomofficial4 ай бұрын
we sure did!
@draco45694 ай бұрын
No. Worse! Coconut Mall turned into Hotel California!
@talkingweevil31723 ай бұрын
My favourite part was when he said coconut mall and then coconut malled all over us 😅
@tylerlamonteking3 ай бұрын
we did. 😭
@nanattechi4 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.
@artbargra2 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.
@nanattechi2 ай бұрын
@@artbargra fr !!
@TheGrinningGamer4 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_424 ай бұрын
Wii rainbow road is majestic
@Leeyum969694 ай бұрын
@@haribo_42exactly. Ds rainbow road imo is 2nd to that. (As in terms of the ost)
@worldofai-games10364 ай бұрын
There's an excerpt of Good Egg Galaxy from SMG played in Wii Rainbow Road's music.
@briannacox48784 ай бұрын
YESSSS please do it charles!!
@two_point_08053 ай бұрын
Yes
@jeremy.oliver4 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.
@itsmeike4 ай бұрын
The Wii/DS era certainly hosted some of Nintendo's greatest soundtracks. But perhaps we're just a bit nostalgia blind 🤔
@wishfuldeity4 ай бұрын
@@itsmeikenothing but bangers from 2000s nintendo
@zacnation4 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…
@RustyShackleford5564 ай бұрын
Bro just typed an arcane incantation and tried to tell us it's a chord progression
@DerekHartley4 ай бұрын
@@RustyShackleford556 It is? Nothing too complex.
@19divide534 ай бұрын
I would call it IV-VIIdim/V-V13-V/ii-ii-Vb913-I
@RobinsMusic3 ай бұрын
Always love me the IV-#IVdim-V sound
@kaeleb19683 ай бұрын
Thanks… came to the comments looking for this! 😊
@RossTheNinja4 ай бұрын
That two chord sequence sounds like when you get a star in the original game
@DetectiveThursday4 ай бұрын
This video made me just realize that for the first time today and you beat me to it
@dedede55864 ай бұрын
almost, the chord progression for a star is usually something like Dm7-Cmaj7
@brunovleals4 ай бұрын
@@dedede5586 yeah, it's just II-I progression
@shanekirby66314 ай бұрын
YOU JUST GOT COCONUT MALLED!
@talkingweevil31723 ай бұрын
And then he coconutmalled all over us 😅
@pancho51593 ай бұрын
SHARE THIS WITH ALL YOUR FRIENDS SO YOU CAN TOTALLY COCONUT MALL THEM!
@ile20384 ай бұрын
4:13 I love seeing him slowly go into madness as he realizes the insanity that is unfolding
@ec1ipze9183 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.
@ShizzleMcBizzle4 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
@cooldebt4 ай бұрын
I'm here for exactly that!
@tinydancer67674 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
@warhawk39724 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
@cooldebt4 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
@daltonrothchild65694 ай бұрын
Ah yes, just my favorite Mario Kart track of all time.
@tommaxwell44704 ай бұрын
I have the feeling it was everyone's haha
@michelemorselli70474 ай бұрын
He picks it up so quickly I'm so envious
@tcuisix4 ай бұрын
The sounds of vehicular mayhem
@hwhjsthetic4 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
@NickCombs4 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.
@adammacias76514 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
@DJBaphomet4 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
@heybru4894 ай бұрын
HOW DID YOU GROW UP WITHOUT KNOWING COCONUT MALL BY HEART. bro the jazz chords you but on it is so dope
@giberishh.4 ай бұрын
if you wanna introduce yourself to more mario kart wii bangers id recommend moonview highway
@connor87094 ай бұрын
you accidentally made me finally recognize the star theme (4:50)
@gavin61774 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
@bretttracy85644 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
@LeoGameMusic3 ай бұрын
this is just charles absolutely freaking out about how hard coconut mall slaps for 16 minutes
@RadicalCapitol4 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
@Shmeeby94114 ай бұрын
*YOU JUST GOT COCONUT MALLED*
@mwm484 ай бұрын
I love this guy’s excitement and energy.
@KMPSA4 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.
@Satarack2 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.
@Brownygames4 ай бұрын
8:33 Mario is grabing a star be like:
@pmberry4 ай бұрын
Your enthusiasm and energy are just addictive. So much fun to watch!
@bizandtate4 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
@ooowyn4 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!
@diemoment694 ай бұрын
How has this video not existed yet
@GabePlays724 ай бұрын
"This is new to me!" Proceeds to masterfully pick it apart and play alongside it.
@thedoctorreileymtd40224 ай бұрын
We finally got it lads. Sit back and enjoy
@ncard004 ай бұрын
Coconut mall is legendary, but my favorite has always been DK summit.
@Galen9402 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
@benjamintworek3 ай бұрын
This is why I love video games. It's not just an escape from reality it's a whole insane orchestral experience.
@Niojoki4 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
@LukeFaulkner4 ай бұрын
I love all your Mario analyses. I spent my childhood playing both Mario and piano so this fusion is 🔥
@alexts9416 күн 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.
@dedenieu_dragonАй бұрын
I can feel this man radiating passion in each and every one of his videos, and i absolutely love it.
@greenprotag4 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.
@ac3theartist2254 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_054 ай бұрын
isn't it Wario Stadium?
@playerpogg4 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!!!
@aaronswords4043 ай бұрын
Props to Charles on how fast he picked up that piano bass line. Mario Kart has always had some awesome music.
@LILMADERR232 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!
@giacomogalli24484 ай бұрын
Do Chrono Trigger next! Non functional harmony for days
@excrono4 ай бұрын
“World Revolution” in thematic context of “Theme of Lavos”.
@cooldebt4 ай бұрын
Yes! LOVE Chrono Trigger music
@NevoAlmighty4 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
@Ginger_bitАй 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.
@user-yz6rw3si3e4 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."
@jessegarcia5224 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
@anonymousdogg15592 ай бұрын
Japan was peak when the Nintendo musicians were cookin these tracks 😂
@miss118jess3 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 :)
@BeatInMySkull3 күн бұрын
This man just helped me *hear* the bass of this song that I never knew was there. Thank you
@3rdjrh4 ай бұрын
It’s criminal you didn’t have Mariokart for the wii 😱
@jamomkw4 ай бұрын
Game is still active with custom tracks now
@jamomkw4 ай бұрын
Just thought I’d mention it
@billyalarie9294 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.
@techno61063 ай бұрын
This may be my new favorite channel. I love how thrilled you are when the music slaps hard!
@monsieurtoutlemonde15493 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
@benjamincullen80894 ай бұрын
It's a good day when Charles uploads :)
@thedoctorreileymtd40224 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
@boomerbear75964 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!
@luce17724 ай бұрын
this is quite possibly my favourite analysis you’ve ever done with one of my favourite pieces of video game music to ever exist. i adore you. and i adore coconut mall 🥥
@squedlly4 ай бұрын
I love these videos! I would love if you reviewed one of my other favorites from Mario Kart Wii: Maple Treeway!
@cooldebt4 ай бұрын
I also love The Consouls' cover of Maple Treeway
@aceAltair4 ай бұрын
Now do Waluigi Pinball!
@leucocrinum3 ай бұрын
It was SO COOL to watch you appreciate and wig out about this banger! And to see you figure out those chords and patterns that make it what it is?? That takes so much skill. Well done.
@tiger58692 ай бұрын
For people my age, Mario Kart Wii is the most nostalgic video game, but it somehow even more than deserves it.
@lpollin4 ай бұрын
The Professor Layton Theme would be good to analyze
@HARRi81_UK4 ай бұрын
I would dearly love to hear you play a duet with 8bitdrummer!
@thewhiteshadow_87704 ай бұрын
The enthusiasm you see in this guy every section change is very contagious!! Love your work
@LordFelix3123 ай бұрын
How could it be that I never heard of this channel before?! Absolutely love it!
@lordneeko4 ай бұрын
Panga fans in the house!!
@Legoswampert1904 ай бұрын
Day 47 of asking for an analysis of the music of incredibox
@diemoment694 ай бұрын
second
@churro3583 ай бұрын
His knack for learning by ear is really amazing I love him ❤
@JerryFlowersIII4 ай бұрын
This song is legendary. It has so much energy that it feels like a huge band playing right in front of you.
@IRONMANFAN-oc9fr4 ай бұрын
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!
@ericm13734 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!
@andreadepanfilis99843 ай бұрын
You cannot understand how much I'm loving this channel.
@Poodz_4 ай бұрын
Seeing your surprise every time the music progressed somewhere new was great viewing
@drizztdourden48554 ай бұрын
I love watching you figure it out a section at a time, and then playing whole thing all the way through
@YetAnotherWittyUserName3 ай бұрын
I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR SO LONG
@554drago4 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
@efrainmariano11884 ай бұрын
This is one of my biggest favorites of all time and you just showing the theory of it makes it more awesome
@314jake3 ай бұрын
Really great video, loved the overhead shots, loved the breakdown of the walking bass. And those augmented chords! Stacked major thirds are more blursed than tritones
@bananeneter9993 ай бұрын
The way you can just almost insta play along these crazy songs is nothing short of Phenomenal man!
@lupper3 ай бұрын
"Toad Factory" is another gem from Mario Kart Wii :D
@Wynkrs3 ай бұрын
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 😮