Crash Bandicoot - The Music of N. Sane Trilogy (And Why It Disappointed)

[@ThePawnShopHero]

N. Sane Trilogy came out on Steam, and PC wizards were instantly able to create a fan mod that *replaces* the remastered soundtrack with the original. If you are interested, check it out via this link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYXOlat_o8aEm8k

[@AC34D]

The Pawn Shop Hero thanks very much Sir!

[@thatonestarmanintorobotics4319]

I get it: You don't like anything Also... You complain about Crash 1's Cortex theme being too intense for a mortal fight of a broken mad cientist... And 2's for being too goofy for a yellow guy just getting away without any attacks... This review seems sooo bland, so poorly executed and sooo stereotypical that it only seems to be a parody...

[@kita6502]

Personally i loved the new soundtrack. Especially the new neo cortex theme. it's supposed to be the final showdown against a mad scientist and i feel they made it so much more epic. personally i didn't really mind any of the tracks but i did miss the creepy feel that Crash 1 had. You should listen to the uncompressed tracks of the original trilogy. Personally i think that should've been in the n sane trilogy

[@ThePawnShopHero]

Yup, I feel that the uncompressed tracks would have done the job! But then again, it's everyone's personal preference. Thanks for watching!

[@girlweird833]

I respect your opinion but I must disagree. I went in not expecting it to not be the original. Everyone seems to not like Hang eights theme but I absolutely love what they did to it. I listen to the original religiously but I can appreciate the effort. Like I said I respect your opinion and I'm not hear to tell you you're wrong. We both love Crash so you're cool with me.

[@ThePawnShopHero]

Definitely, it's all good to have contrasting opinions. I thank you for expressing yours! That's what the purpose of this video was.

[@dawnwingslunaleon1837]

weird girl I guess you could say... Your opinion is good *HOWEVER,* *_I DISAGREE!_*

[@AbsentmindedGCN]

While I really dislike a lot of music present in N.Sane's updated soundtrack (notably Slippery Climb/Stormy Ascent's theme), I personally think Hang Eight is one of best tracks in the bunch. It's by far my favorite in the game, alongside the Crash 2 Cortex Hologram theme! With that being said, the track still has some issues in my eyes. Even though VV added more of the classic instruments to Hang Eight from what they showed off in pre-release trailers, I personally think the pre-release track was better than the final. The final seems like an 'in-between' point which tried to satisfy those wanting to hear something more in the lines of the pre-console version of Hang eight and a Hang eight arrangement from the ground up. It's a weird mashup of sorts that doesn't sound like it gels as well as it should. I still wish VV would have at least given players the option to play with the pre-console tracks in N.Sane. That would have not only let purists listen to the tracks they already know and love, but leave room for a little creative freedom in the rearranged tracks.

[@fridaynightnicktoons6885]

The music isn't a problem for me. The peoblem is they didn't test the game and we have a censored and glitchy downgrade from the originals. So why does this even exist?!!!

[@jumponearth1673]

I definitely prefer the original soundtrack compared to the remastered version because the songs were able to draw me into the environments but in n sane trilogy it feels like they just mainly changed the priority of the instruments. The nature related levels don't sound usually I'm in a jungle or forest. Though this worries me if this comes up again if they were going to make a Spyro remaster.

[@ThePawnShopHero]

Good point! What if they decide to drastically alter Stewart Copeland's songs?

[@chuyrenteria6252]

Toys do bob is doing spyro remasters. I kid you not!

[@attackofthecopyrightbots]

my favorite part of this is that you actually know music anyway, 0/10 no boners

[@dawnwingslunaleon1837]

If I were activision I would release a free dlc for the old music

[@ThePawnShopHero]

Same!

[@dawnwingslunaleon1837]

The Pawn Shop Hero :0 YOU REPLIED

[@SamuelJohnsonYT]

@@dawnwingslunaleon1837 would you pay the original composer to work on the remastered soundtrack as well

[@KamyAnai03]

Like in CTRNF you can put the original music in sound opcions

[@SamuelJohnsonYT]

@@KamyAnai03 piss off

[@StokesEntProductions]

Mancell's tracks are definitely better. Some of the remade tracks lost characteristics that made them unique. While I like some of the NSANE tracks, the depth of the original ones is gone. They tried too hard in modernizing most of them and using poor instrumental choices. Seems like VV and everyone else only focus on the visual overhaul, neglecting the musical aspects of the game. Lots of people say we're nitpicking. But us musicians, especially us ones who look up to Mancell, the VV tracks are not GREAT at all.

[@CoolioMaister]

Most game's music is really off (Temple Ruins, Hang Eight, Sewer, N-Gin, N Tropy, Dingodile) and the added instruments sort off make the atmosphere fall apart (Road to Ruin, Toxic Waste, Generator Room + The lighting in that level, Upstream). I have no idea how people _claim_ that the newer music is better without having an ear bleed once in awhile. Seriously, listen to the Road to Ruin one and place either Egypt or China pic and you won't even know which theme it is.

[@siloPIRATE]

Some of the new soundtrack is good/better. The majority is meh. Dino might/prehistoric is bad now among other

[@AAA839]

I agree.the new track just use strange choice on the sample instrument.they don't create the same Impact like original. All in all they can find original Composer to do that.but they dont't..

[@yagottobelievensomething2683]

In my opinion I thought that the Cortex Battle 3 music was fucking Epic

[@yagottobelievensomething2683]

It's official I'm the only one who likes the updated swamp music from Crash 2

[@Megumi_Bandicoot]

The remastered music in Crash 1 was such a mixed bag to me. I loved the N. Sanity Beach song and the boss battles themes (especially Ripper Roo and Koala Kong) but I hated the music for Boulder Dash and Slippery Climb. They're not as dark and mystique as the original.

[@SamuelJohnsonYT]

Uh crash bandicoot is more for kids dude

[@SassyKobold]

It's incredible to finally find someone that feels the exact same way about the music as I do. The oversimplification, the overcomplication, the "choice" to make instruments fit the theme that is absent from the level... I'm so glad you've made that video, because I'm unsure if I would be able to express my corcerns in such professional fashion.

[@ThePawnShopHero]

Tried my best, thank you!

[@Casketkrusher_]

The originals is and will always be the masterpieces. But I gotta say I also like some versions better like, Toxic Waste, Crash 1 Bonus Round and Turtle Woods.

[@StuD44]

Doom Guy I totally agree, but I'd add some tracks to your list, like Cortex (boss and hologram) tracks from CB2.

[@backwardscloud1434]

The Crash 1 boulder levels as a whole were extremely disappointing. It feels like running away from a styrofoam ball now. The music was ruined and it’s original atmospheric intentions were completely ignored, it kinda felt less detailed in a sense, and the death animation doesn’t even work properly! And several fixes later, it still doesn’t work!

[@teddaduke574]

C'mon my lil bro LOVES the Cortex Strikes Back warp room theme, I personally love Unbearable I can't help revisiting all the time, however we can both definitely agree on Warped sounding half-assed for the most part I like the original Tiny & Dingodile themes better tho but that's just me....

[@ThePawnShopHero]

Thanks for your opinion, Theo!

[@Exoj0]

I agree with you on the major part of the video... Personally my biggest disappointement on crash 1 was the "reimagination" of the track of Sunset Vista/The Lost City. This track particularly is way less impressive than the one from the original game...

[@ThePawnShopHero]

I guess the songs were, sadly, adapted for the modern audiences!

[@ThomasBD]

Everyone hating the Remake's soundtrack while I'm here, listening with a smile from ear to ear.

[@chuyrenteria6252]

Personally, while respect your opinion, to me, all of the instruments used in the remastered game so so godly to me. Some instances, like slippery climb, sounds so intense, while others, like plant foods theme, just sounds kickass. If you disagree, that's fine by me, so take this note with a pinch of salt. On a side note, the game is also coming to the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC.

[@ThePawnShopHero]

Thank you for your opinion, I fully appreciate it! And hey, I am gonna grab a copy on Steam and give the remasters another go, haha.

[@mr.tingles4688]

New or old I love it. I disagree that the Nsane Trilogy soundtracks were not good.

[@mr.tingles4688]

I disagree too everything. All the soundtracks are good original and remastered.

[@ThePawnShopHero]

I respect your disagreement!

[@frankhunter8703]

I know im late to the party here but I just wanna say something now. They could easily given us the option to swap back to the original ost like they did for spyro's trilogy. I know that was a different developer but they have the same publisher and IP owner. Also the game has been out for awhile now and they could easily patch the feature in.

[@PinstripeParagon]

There were certainly some songs I felt were off, I agree if they would have just added more of the original instruments would have improved the tracks. Like Jaws of Darkness isn't intimidating anymore.

[@ThePawnShopHero]

Spot on bro!

[@SaturnSZN]

I feel like the thing with remasters or video games is that when it comes to the OST, they try to make it sound more up-beat, and lively, and while this does work very well with a lot of the tracks like the Hogwild music, N.Sanity Beach, and the Tawna bonus minigame, it doesn’t work all that well with other tracks, It is disappointing, but not surprising, since this is a very common thing when it comes to remixes for remastered games.

[@NIIVES]

Agree on certain things, disagree on other things. But what is definitely clear is that it could've been better. From the first moment I had some trouble with how the tracks were mastered. So much punch. Everything is highly compressed. I also can't get used to how all the music was reimagined into elevator music (traditional drum kit, electric bass guitar, DI recorded electric guitar and some cheap synths). That goes for the Crash 1 main theme as well. The audio team shouldn't have had so much freedom to experiment with instrumentation and stuff. It kinda goes against the idea of a remake.

[@ThePawnShopHero]

Thank you for a thoughtful comment Rabin!

[@MrAlinLupu]

Rabin Miguel could not agree more!

[@anastasia5038]

I think that VV audio team wanted to make the music sound cool but the fucked it up.

[@PikminandOatchi]

I love how people have been demanding Crash to come back for years and now that he has people are doing nothing but complain.

[@ThePawnShopHero]

Well, this is just my thoughts on one of the elements of the remasters. No major complaints overall, glad he's back!

[@SamuelJohnsonYT]

Sonic fans 2.0

[@RodniDemental]

I do a agree with your points. I had a few moments in the game where I thought the music was off and sometimes 'wrong'. Bone Yard and Temple Ruins were big standouts in terms of sounding worse. Some of the new tracks work for me, eg i love the darker cortex theme and more impactful toxic waste. I'm not normally one to bother nitpicking but its perfectly valid to express disappointment of the music not meeting one's expextations as music is a very personal experience that evokes different things for different people.

[@ThePawnShopHero]

Thanks man!

[@siloPIRATE]

I agree on the pre historic theme. Sound design for hte prehistoric levels is just off, from the dinosaur to the music

[@lukrinhas]

i wish they kept the original ost in some levels. like, my favorite one, the boulders level, in crash 1. the new one took all the atmosphere away from the level

[@ToomStoneMedia]

Boulders I think was the one level that suffered the most in the entire trilogy. It's like they took all the guts out of the song and gave it all to Toxic Waste.

[@mmalone139]

I don't like the changes with Bone Yard. They took out the tribal flute thing and tried too hard to modernize it

[@Korgi_Polymer]

My biggest beef with Toxic Waste was the lack of a *Squeak* in the music, I know that its a supreme nit pick, but I always felt that it was a clever addition given that all of that stage's enemies were all mutated rats. As for the rocket surfing levels, I honestly dig most of the instrumentation used in the remake, but I feel that at its climax, the part you labeled with "Brain Damage", got a bit to muddy, like if they fixed some of the audio levels in that part I feel that It could have been a good rendition. Also as a side note, I too really dug the new Dingo Dile remix, It just has a nice pace and energy to it, that the added electric guitar just so perfectly vibes with. All in all nice video, was considering doing a similar one, but now I might use different examples, if I ever get around to it. Cheers!

[@ThePawnShopHero]

Big thank you for the comment!

[@LOOMING_WRAITH_OF_BAD_OMEN]

Rats???? They were potoroos, dude. Like Pinstripe.

[@JediKammy]

The only songs I feel that were improved in Crash 1 was all the boss music, both Tawna and Brio stages, Boulders/Boulder Dash and N. Sanity Beach. Those were what stuck out to me at least. In the other 2 games most tracks were improved imo. The only songs I can say I didn’t really like from the top of my head was the Warp Room theme from Warped.

[@attackofthecopyrightbots]

i find it hilarious that noone even talks about the new soundtrack let alone even criticize it i do appreciate that my five favorite songs still sound great(and are on spotify now) at least 11:44 which is hilarious considering vicarious didnt even bother to add that version of his theme to spotify so they clearly dont think so

[@ThePawnShopHero]

I've grown accustomed to it by now and like some songs more than I did before but my opinion still stands, haha.

[@Snes-ge4dp]

The reason there music is :Dopey" is that you cant just copy and paste it music ,TVs and other devices are growing and changing everyday when first have the Original Trilogy i think the music was just quiet and have to turn up my TV to hear it and it sucks but when I got the Remaster Trilogy it sound so much better then the Originals. Dont be mad i like the soundtrack of the Originals if the music was not quite at all

[@Bahraini_Carguy]

I wish if more people would pay attention to this video as they seems to only focused on how they ruined the physics but completely ignored how some new remastered OST sounds a bit off or in other words, worse than the original. Believe or not, there's some soundtracks that I find it to be better in the remake than the original and vice versa. Really enjoyed watching your videos lately so thanks for making it.

[@ThePawnShopHero]

Thank you so much ToyGTone, I greatly appreciate it!

[@JELKK11]

The music sounded exactly how I remembered it playing the original 3 games over 10 years ago. I went back to listen to the original soundtracks and the nsane trilogy improved on most of them, except tinys crash 2 theme and a few others.

[@guitart529]

I loved Cortex's theme honestly, I guess I just really liked ambience but I can understand why you wouldn't like it. I love all the Docs themes, N.Gin, N.Tropy, N.Brio.. they're all pretty dang great.

[@ThePawnShopHero]

It all definitely depends on one's subjective view. Thank you for the comment!

[@BlackbossOwl]

I personally think that it was amazing

[@attackofthecopyrightbots]

this is not the first time this has happened either the ones that hurt me the most are dark cloud, arc the lad and the ape escape psp "port"

[@ratchet_0617]

none is bad at all i like all oldand new music soundtrack anyway as long as the games is brand new

[@manny3765]

i disagree a lot, i feel like they did pretty well on the soundtrack, but the original soundtrack is of course better

[@ThePawnShopHero]

It's cool to disagree. Thanks for tuning in man!

[@ledstormsalt9121]

3:44 I'm on the comment section! OMG, I'm so flattered.

[@personalman7757]

Can't wait to play N sane this cristmas

[@ThePawnShopHero]

Haven't gotten around to it yet?

[@ViRiXDreamcore]

What do you think of the OST in It's About Time?

[@MariosCelestial]

I'm having trouble liking some new models and animations. Am I the only one?

[@ThePawnShopHero]

I am not a huge fan of Crash's model in particular!

[@ray2dasherthedragon336]

Alot of the music remastered i liked way better than the original like some of the original songs are better now i didnt do a comparrison of every song and some songs have a change like for example boulder dash felt slow to mr in the beggining and boring in the original but felt more pressure and in the remake it picks up the paste but gives less pressure but i like the remake more of boulder dash now hog rides song sounds better in the remakes but theres a part where it sounds more like a pogo in tje original which was better than glass getting hit in the remake and ripper roos music in the original worked better and didnt sound like a cool highscool song but im happy they remastered the songs but i wish they remastered the cutscenes for eacj intro of the games

[@a_123bandicoot3]

can you please make a video about deleted stuff in crash twinsantiy

[@johnnyzero8853]

Why can't we switch versions of soundtracks from the original to remake?

[@SamuelJohnsonYT]

If you want the original crash bandicoot music mod it on the PC version

[@BlackAxem]

I think the song that bothered me most was the Sewer or Later levels. There's a very hollow, air-y percussion that leads into the song and it's too quiet and generic in the remaster. I think that's both what sets the mood for this sewer level and adds the cool ambience to it at the same time. The whole track seems lighter but I feel like the sewer levels were better with a kind of darker theme. Also felt like the incredible ambience set by the music in the first game was ruined too, like Road to Nowhere and Lights Out for example.

[@ThePawnShopHero]

Thank you for sharing your observations man!

[@Wolfric_Rogers]

I think N Gin's from Crash 2 theme needs remastering, but the N-sain Trilogy version just doesn't sound right

[@wiiuski]

I don't think there were any tracks I had problems with out of the entire trilogy. I really liked what they did with all the Crash 1 music, because in the original I always thought the music was just boring compared to the other two, but they added more action into the tracks that made them more interesting, whilst keeping the mood of the levels intact. I especially love Slippery Climb, Toxic Waste, and Heavy Machinery's revamped tracks

[@djtrakakadrunkpoet8598]

The first three titles I can hum every song except for the levels after the castle level in 1 cuz my Psone froze

[@shiny8195]

I must disagree on the jetboard levels fir the music but everything else I agree.

[@ThePawnShopHero]

Haha, to each their own. Thank you for your comment!

[@shiny8195]

The Pawn Shop Hero I mean Hang Eight now reminds me more of like surfer instruments.And that fits the song.

[@kaidos123]

the beautiful thing about music is that it's so subjective. i've never met someone with the exact same taste and opinions as my own. here's my opinion. The soundtrack lacks consistency. there are really good tracks. but they mean nothing when they are bundled with really bad tracks. and lack of consistency like that is a detriment. i also think that overall, it sounds cheap. To me, it sounds like the music team was one dude with a cracked copy of Logic X, a cracked sound library, and an electric guitar. and it was all made with cheap midi. questionable choice in instrumentation aside, it sounds to me that the composer had no idea on music theory. because some of the notation is just incorrect. when all it took was applying a certain scale and transcribing. one track that comes to mind is the tomb theme in Crash 3. I think that all they needed to do was hire Josh Mancel. and have him touch up his pre-console mixes. which is less labour, and higher quality. tl:dr, Activision cheaped out on the music. it's low budget.

[@SamuelJohnsonYT]

Josh mancell offered to help them with the soundtrack but they couldn't pay him so vicarious visions had to do the music themselves

[@kaidos123]

@@SamuelJohnsonYT i guarantee you that they could have paid Mancell.

[@SamuelJohnsonYT]

@@kaidos123 they could have but they probably had a low budget plus Activision didn't have any faith on this trilogy

[@kaidos123]

@@SamuelJohnsonYT i agree with the faith part.

[@SamuelJohnsonYT]

@@kaidos123 that's probably another reason why they didn't include the original soundtrack

[@machinimafan77]

I don't mind the additions to the music as much as when they remove parts of the tracks. Having finished Crash 2 yesterday I was mystified by the moments where certain parts of a track just weren't there anymore. I also wish the music was a bit louder, the music feels like it's been pushed to the background more than before. You could say this is nostalgia talking, and that's a fair point but I think the soundtrack has lost its 'bite'.

[@ThePawnShopHero]

Thank you for the comment, Jack!

[@Dadon93]

Crash 2 remastered music was disappointing. Especially the eel levels and the stage select theme was disappointing af.

[@Birdassasin]

Just my two cents on the soundtrack and some of your points: - Tawna bonus round track sounds to me like.... a bonus round track. Sure, not jungle-like, but it evokes a feeling of a reward. Like something out of a game show. - The melody in original Toxic Waste sounds like it should swap between a guitar and a bass. Although I still like the new version. - Yeah, Crash 2 intro seems off, it's missing some specific sound bytes. - Hang Eight seems way over the top - Bear It is still my favorite track from two, but some of the replacement instruments don't fit. - Crash 3's soundtrack in general I liked, especially Makin' Waves, Hang' Em High and Cortex's Theme. I wish they could release a soundtrack with both original tracks and the remade ones.

[@ThePawnShopHero]

Thank you for your comment man! And I agree about releasing both OSTs. Or being able to swap in-game

[@Mr.-Why]

that have been nice if did use pre-colsoe themes

[@saudalarfaj88]

Man i agree i only liked only some of the songs in the game but on some levels i really missed the old ones like i would have loved the option to switch between them

[@michimichimii]

The only soundtracks I really have a problem with in the N Sane trilogy are the tracks in crash 1 that have the creepy ambience altered, which you mentioned in this video. Other than that, I actually love all of the new soundtracks. Of course there are some tracks where I still prefer the original, but there are some tracks that this made better for me, like the bonus in cb1 and toxic waste. I respect your opinion though, it was interesting to hear your viewpoints.

[@ThePawnShopHero]

Thank you for your opinion Michelle!

[@bipolarbear3165]

I think one of the main problems with the remastered soundtrack, at least for me, is it took away the uniqueness some of the soundtracks had. This is more apparent in CB2. A lot of the soundtracks in that game had themes that appealed to the levels. For example, snow go and the jungle levels. In the originals, the themes were unique to their levels, in the remaster they sound like generic video game music and were stripped of that uniqueness. For example, to me you can use the snow go theme on any other level and it would still be the same. Same can be said with the other tracks. You couldn't say the same with the originals.

[@SensuixShinobu7]

I disagree only for hang em 8. that songs SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good in the remaster. but I hate this video is hated on for a RESPECTFULLY stated OPINION. fanboys are toxic.

[@ThePawnShopHero]

Thank you for listening!

[@shadowboltthe4th412]

My only comlpaint for the N. Sane Trilogy for Warped, the only thing I couldn't stand were the dino levels (Boneyard, Dino Might, and Eggypus Rex) because of how it didn't fit with the mood of the levels. It's good on its own, but feels a little too cheerful considering that part of Boneyard and Dino Might include part of the level being chased by a triceratops that wants to flatten you

[@skeeterbaba1164]

Well I like it better.

[@barsozuguler4744]

I like sound of remastered future levels in warped but the problem is that it is clearly sepereted from the old one with weird electro instruments.

[@lukebisping1417]

Both The Remastered Music & The Original Music are Great in their own rights If we are talking about keeping the originals bit crushed music in the N.Sane Trilogy I don't think it would work with how the game looks, the realistic feel & look wouldn't work with the original versions, now if we are talking the originals coming out of their bit crushed forms I can see how they would work, the Sound clouds do sound great. The PS1 versions of the songs in Crash 1 do give me a Jungle Crazy Rhythm but the New PS4 Versions give me more of a Hawaiian Crazy Feel, especially with the groovy guitar making me imagine I'm at a pretty awesome Beach Party. The Dark Scary Area does look more lively in the Remastered so I understand why they made the song more lively which works just as good. As of Crash 2 It was impossible for me to tell the differences between original & the remaster, just a clean overhaul would be the only differences, both are amazing but do give me different feels. The PS1 Versions remind me of when I used to play in the Arcade but the PS4 versions remind me of getting ready to go on a Techno Ride. Now for Crash 3 the PS4 & PS1 both have the same feel in my case. I think the terms "Abused" & "Butchered" are over exaggerations, no one can truly "abuse" a game unless it was intentional, it's very clear that they did respect the PS1 originals. To truly Abuse music would be to pick up a Sledge hammer and break the entire set up. Both Tracks in all of the game have a Night & Day Effect. Crash 1 PS1 Felt like Night & Crash 1 PS4 Felt like Day Crash 2 PS1 had a Dark Techno & Environmental feel while Crash 2 PS4 Has a Lighter Techno & Environmental feel. Crash 3 in both is the same..mid-day feel.

[@ThePawnShopHero]

Thank you for your comment Luke!

[@SamuelJohnsonYT]

Yeah I agree

[@LordBison98]

I personally loved soundtrack of the N.Sane Trilogy. I loved how they changed it. I still love old soundtrack, but new took a personal space in my heart. The only thing I didn't like how they put away that "OH SHIT" feel from chasing levels. But I understand and respect your opinion, so have a like

[@ThePawnShopHero]

Thank you so much, Maxim!

[@siloPIRATE]

I'll put it this way, I remember almost all of Mancell's Crash Bandicoot tracks that I've heard. Have a hard time remember a lot of N Sane Trilogy's music

[@Dakie-Chan]

I actually like the revamped music I bet no one will agree. If the music sounds wacky and upbeat and livel. It makes me feel like I'm in a good mood going into the game. The variety of the music in most levels are actually good to me. So overall. I love the music.

[@djtrakakadrunkpoet8598]

Listen to demos for the Emu Procussion , the presets literally sound like a Crash Bandicoot level . One of Josh Mancells pieces of gear . He did a great job paving the sound . Wasn’t a fan of the new sounds but at least they kept to the original style

[@jurassicjuan]

I kinda liked Dingodile's original theme. Also I absolutely enjoy the New Ripper Roo themes.(You should've mentioned the Unbearable theme. It was trash!)

[@ThePawnShopHero]

You're right about the Unbearable theme, Juan!

[@jurassicjuan]

Thank you!

[@LeafRazorStorm]

-The Cortex theme in Crash 1 is too badass for Cortex's goofy image. I wish they changed it. -The Cortex theme in Crash 2 is too goofy for Cortex's badass image. I wish they hadn't changed it. ???

[@ThePawnShopHero]

I don't believe I have called Cortex's Crash 2 theme goofy. Just a weird clash of genres, in my humble opinion

[@FloppyDisk893]

Two words, "NOSTALGIA-BLIND"

[@ThePawnShopHero]

Fake Crash, you're gonna be debunked in the upcoming theory video, watch out! Haha.

[@FloppyDisk893]

I can understand why, the music is a little bit different (or drastically) in some ways and I can see why you don't "Enjoy" them, ALSO: (I never played the original crash trilogy, only wrath or cortex GC ver. And Crash for the GBA, so I don't feel nostalgia for these games)

[@CoolioMaister]

Well that explains a lot. You played Crash games with the bad music, that it doesn't matter to you whenever the music's good or not.

[@ViRiXDreamcore]

Halfway through the vid. Actually the reimagining makes sense for one. THe sounds yu mentioned are pretty much the "lofi" versions of the moddern sounds, but maybe they could've picked different sounds that mimic the original versions more. I know how you feel though. I prefer some 16-bit songs to the new orchestration versions. It's something about the sound characteristic than the actual instrument. There is not always a 1 to 1 comparison when updating things. The ruin levels in Crash 2 have a mix of oriental and Arabic sounds because if you look at the samples used in the original one, one of the samples is a Thai horn. I will say though that as the games go on, Crash 3 got the worst of it. The spacy feel in Crash 2's title is gone and the future levels from Crash 3 sound like basic synth pop now.

[@FlixMasterRules]

I know its your opinon, but I think all the remasted tracks are great

[@ThePawnShopHero]

I respect yours bud!

[@PieroMinayaRojas]

From another comment I read In short the problem with the new soundtrack is that it has too much upbeat percussion, and it doesn't work in all the tracks

[@generalyousif3640]

I rescpect Your Opnion but its just nostalgia googles I use to play crash for yrs but i still love new 1

[@ThePawnShopHero]

Thank you!

[@EsPaRtAnO2009]

Good video, i love to see different opinions, i think thats great for the game, to be honest i like the remaster songs of 1 and 2,but the songs of Crash Warped are far away from the original like the coco water levels dont sound longer like pirate music, i mean where is the accordion?.

[@ThePawnShopHero]

Thank you man!

[@saudalarfaj88]

Yeah i used to prefer the original intro theme for crash 2 and warped its not that great i the trikogy i hate that people are saying that original warp room song for crash 2 that it was terrible which i disagree with and i really didnt like the warped warp room song as they were good but not that close or great as the original ones

[@fernandogamez7463]

Ripper Roo's theme is my favorite.

[@attackofthecopyrightbots]

holy fucking shit I youtubed every possible search to re-find this and it ended up i hate to look up "n sane trilogy music review" I wanted to blame your tags but i wont. good video

[@rubyrogers8879]

I respect your opinion but I LOVE Hang Eight more in the N. Sane Trilogy(probably because I'm more of a guitar/metal person). I still like the original though, also I like Cortex's theme(Crash 3) in the N. Sane Trilogy more in the original

[@Biscuit-Triscuit]

I can't say I fully disagree with you but it seems like you were expecting it to be 100% just like the original games. You simply can't expect for everything to be the exact same. After all, this isn't Naughty Dog remaking the series, they came and gave the music they intended to. Also, when questioning why an evil genius like Cortex got a bad theme redo in Crash 2, I mean c'mon that fight is so garbage I don't think a good theme would be in sight. And again, VV was trying to make the game their own by doing the songs as they please

[@ThePawnShopHero]

I see where you're coming from!

[@VilaToro64]

Tiny Tiggers theme was a huge step up in crash 2. Hang 8 was well made but sewer or later seemed off to me

[@SamuelJohnsonYT]

It sounds a bit quiet in the remake

[@MikeleKonstantyFiedorowiczIV]

Only Naughty Dog understand Crash Bandicoot

[@gavinphoenixballesteros3080]

Why are people so mean to N. Sane Trilogy sure it’s not as good as original but it’s still good!!!😡😡😡 AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO LOVES THE DARN SOUNDTRACK?!?!?!?!

[@SamuelJohnsonYT]

I love it to

[@jsgnextortex]

I do think Crash 2 is the worst musical-wise on the Nsane trilogy but I disagree almost completely with what songs I live over the old ones and what I'd like changed. For starters, Warped's Cortex Theme in the Nsane trilogy is, for me, the best final boss theme in the entire series to date.....I didnt like the original version so much (I used to prefer the CB2 one). The rest of my disagreements are very opinion-based tho....for example, I love the new Toxic waste theme because thats how I imagined it in my head whenever I heard the old one....but I can see why some people may dislike it (probably pictured or interpreted the original simplistic song in a different way). Because, thats the thing with simple things, they leave room for the imagination of the observer, so you can get a wider audience to like it....when you make simple things complex, theres no room for interpretation no more and the points of view tend to be more binary.

[@ThePawnShopHero]

Thank you so much for your response!

[@gadgetmcfly9640]

i agree the pawn shop hero

[@ThePawnShopHero]

Thanks pal!

[@AlarmCopter]

Overall I still enjoyed soundtrack if I'm honest, but the one thing that really got to me was the main theme of 2, about 10-11 seconds in, there's supposed to be that weird little noise that kinda sounds like a cricket, and it's entirely missing, add onto that the fact that, as you mentioned, it doesn't feel spacey at all, and it really let me down. Definitely the worst offender in my book. Excellent video too, keep up the great work!

[@ThePawnShopHero]

Thank you so much!!

[@idontknowhowtonamemyself7414]

Well tbh, I like the extra details they put into the soundtrack. The Only Time these details had annoyed me, was in slippery climb. What happend to the dark sounding Intro?

[@SchazmenRassir]

I bought the game yesterday for PC. I'm 4:16 in, so I haven't even heard your own analyses yet. But yeah, the music isn't bad. It's just not nearly as good as the originals. The main melody blends into the accompaniment, which is very bad for certain levels. Intense songs (such as the boulder/bear/dinosaur runs) don't have any "oomph" to them at all, or the slightest bit of urgency, because the heavier beats blend into everything else. I don't think the music is bad. Just... so, so disappointing... END VIDEO EDIT: Huh. We agree on pretty much everything. Nice.

[@stevenschramm6640]

I personally think the remastered music is cooler in some aspects from the old music.

[@AC34D]

I can only imagine how you feel about the CTRNF music then because certain levels in that out of the original sound plain cartoony. Take Dragon Mines for example.

[@Adam-cj2jg]

Josh Mancell is a fkin LEGEND, CTR had one of the best soundtracks of all time

[@KamyAnai03]

@@SamuelJohnsonYT admit it the old music is better but a lot of new ones sound good too, you need to grown up you kiddo who not enjoy the greatness of the 90s im 24 a 90s kid and im proud ❤

[@SamuelJohnsonYT]

@@KamyAnai03 you couldn't get the original music anyway

[@alexsandarnovak8718]

They need to remake Twinsanity (my favorite Crash) and keep that wonderful weird accapella music

[@ThePawnShopHero]

Twinsanity is my second favorite Crash game - absolutely love it!

[@saudalarfaj88]

7:30 😀😀

[@salomelon]

I respect your opinion, but I think it actually like it, 'cause. Who know? Maybe they will release an option so you can play with the original soundtrack, again. Who knows?

[@ThePawnShopHero]

That would be cool! In our day and age it's technologically possible, and I don't think it's something that has been done before!

[@BlackAxem]

That's what Starcraft 2 did and it was a good call.

[@SamuelJohnsonYT]

Well you can mod the original soundtrack in the PC version of the trilogy

[@spiderfan2003]

could you do a crash bandicoot time line that put all games in chronological order

[@ThePawnShopHero]

Haha, I have feeling it exists somewhere around KZbin, no?

[@spiderfan2003]

ok

[@dollarmenuking]

oh my god 10:58 caught me off guard

[@AAA839]

The N.Sane track...Just some love and hate. But many people want to shut people up and blame for nostagic reason,without reading carefully why people feel upset of the new track is stupid and no brains. The N.Sane had so much flaws on the Sound and Music.I wish they bring the original/pre-console one as option. Those are suppose How it should look likes.. One thing I disagree,the track on crash 3 done by vicarious vision had more damage than you think. Many track just not pitch correct sound correctly(hear it in first time might not get it.you had to hear it more time or even side by side.) Let compare it side by side Like medieval theme some composition just got detune or recompositing with no reason at all.. The Egyptian theme get incorrect composition melody...WTF,it more like a singer who going in concert but cannot remember their lyrics of the track.it is unacceptable mistakes ever.etc. Many track had too much "rock" style which didn't fit the level theme a lot... Sometime Subtle doesn't meant weak. Music also being part of how you say the story/the games theme of that level. N.Sane really did a poor jobs on them. All crash 1-3 can point out tons of flaws like incorrect instrumentation choice. generic sample from low quality FM Sythensis. DeTune the track which not suppose to. rewritten the composition,Make it all metal/rock style...etc. What I hate about is Activision and those fans had never did a good job to acknowledge enough of How Josh work on Crash 1-3... Just shut all opposite opinion as nitpicky or nostalgic. It just sad and unhealthy to game industries and player community.

[@SamuelJohnsonYT]

The original music is owned by universal interactive and if they did include the original soundtrack they probably would have gotten sued and this trilogy would have gotten cancelled

[@AAA839]

That incorrect. The music now own by Activision because Activision bought Vivendi Universal in 2008.Otherwise Why new title need Activision permission to do so. .Even original Composer Josh Mancell had publicly said he is interest to come back and compose the N.Sane trilogy But Activision ignore, including the request of release of all crash game music CD format in ND Era..

[@SamuelJohnsonYT]

@@AAA839 Activision probably didn't care about crash bandicoot before the N Sane Trilogy made a lot of money

[@awesomefruitslayer8812]

I agree with everything you said