Donkey Kong 64 - Frantic Factory

The theme to Frantic Factory from Donkey Kong 64

[@DogLeroy]

I like how the song starts up like the musician is winding up a music box and then it plays. Very appropriate choice for atmosphere.

[@beastwarsFTW]

I love how the haunt level is goofy and the toy level in nightmare inducing.

[@samd2013]

This music combined with the frantic factory level design made it my favorite level of the game. I wonder how it would’ve fit with creepy castle

[@SamsarasArt]

I found frantic factory way creepier

[@peronkop]

@@SamsarasArt I had to turn off the game when I came to the boss as a kid

[@CrazyPilf]

You can tell how good a game is/was if your still humming the songs years after you first played it, and i've never forgotten these songs.

[@Gruntilda-Winkybunion]

you were so right

[@TheHolyOne9511]

I literally was thinking of this song today at work. It’s crazy how surreal video games/media from the past impacts your existence…

[@SKYLARKo80]

Does whistling count?

[@CrazyPilf]

@@SKYLARKo80 definitely, whistling all the time!

[@peronkop]

@@CrazyPilf Grant Kirkhope magic

[@Popcorn1010]

Man, I'm humming this~ I haven't heard this in YEARS. It's all coming back to me! Great music. Even better game.

[@LoadedAlloy]

I am humming this 13 years later

[@ichi8977]

Same here 🥺🥺❤️

[@MarcoAGJ]

This game is so gloomy, especially this level, I can't say if they ever intended that or is just my view on it. I've recently replayed this and had the same feeling. Amazing soundtrack, one of the best games I've ever played.

[@smug070]

You're not the only one thinking that. It is in fact gloomy, but that makes it even better. The modern Nintendo games are always so squeaky clean mixed with a hand full of bugs

[@Tonjit41]

The game feels very murder. I don't know how else to describe it.

[@smug070]

@@Tonjit41 My style

[@zeospark9715]

To be fair, this is a game where K. Rool is literally inches away from blowing everyone up to kingdom come lol

[@ShapeshiftingPotato]

Feel like alot of n64 games are very gloomy and creepy. Like mario 64 feels so creepy too especially wet dry world.

[@Zlengo]

My favorite level in the game. Atmosphere, Soundtrack, Boss fight... Everything is awesome.

[@MJTCCZL]

Undoubtedly one of the best songs in video game history.

[@ehrenzoner]

DK64 is my favorite game of all time. I remember that back in '99 my cousin got it the day it came out, and I distinctly remember playing it for the first time. It was only the third game I ever played (the first 2 were Zelda OOT and Mario Kart). That christmas I got an N64 with this game. It's still very dear to me, and after nine years I still play it. I have since gotten all 201 bananas... Yet to this day I play it. This is my favorite DK64 song, and favorite game song in general. Okay!

[@rubberbandba11craft]

This song has some hidden depth to it. The winding of the music box and the whirring of its motor, they are present whenever the music box returns. Until the last arguably creepiest time it returns, as if the box came to life on its own

[@D3thN1ght]

Hearing this music almost makes me cry in wishing that I could go back in time and re-live the N64 days again. This game and many others were such a huge part of my childhood. And they were so good, and the music is so amazing. Why can't the games of today be like this? :( *cries*

[@Chroma_Sketch17]

I still have my N64, and I still play this game... a lot. Anyways, to me this game will NEVER die. I believe this was my first video game now that I think about it. ^_^

[@Gruntilda-Winkybunion]

Hey, you still play it? I do!

[@A13XLaircey]

Same here! (Mom did have a Sega Game Gear with Sonic games, no audio, and I had played that before this game; but this by far is WAY better!! First game that was actually mine; it was my undisputed favorite, until I played Banjo-Tooie (my new favorite; the interconnected levels is just brilliant!!))

[@vwiddymcgunter]

mfka said "^_^" 13 years ago. lol

[@Chroma_Sketch17]

@@Gruntilda-Winkybunion I do! Though I have to use an adapter now since TVs are so much better. lol

[@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376]

​@@Chroma_Sketch17 I like Donkey Kong 64 too I prefer Donkey Kong 64 over Mario 64.

[@saxoman1]

This level was such a cool concept. And the music was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO perfect for the level. Just listening to music gives images. Just like Wagner's liet motifs

[@Paonya-l7v]

もういなりが耳から離れない

[@ぷっちょさん-c2b]

I love this music!! inari ga haittenai!!!!

[@PeeedaPan]

every time Halloween rolls around I love listening to this song multiple times

[@Frostfireglade]

This is one of my favorite levels ever. It's been built so perfectly. The soundtrack is fantastic, from the eerie music-box song, to the frantic noise of the Machine at the very bottom, to Mad Jack's psychotic laughter. The gameplay is challenging, but not difficult, with lots of alternative quests and an element of exploration. It's a brilliant mixture of creepiness and humor that really does put you in the mind of a toy escaping from the factory. 10/10.

[@magmablock]

As kiddy and light-hearted as Rare tends to be, they can whip up a damn creepy atmosphere when they need to.

[@youraverageplutoenjoyer7677]

"As kiddy and light-hearted as Rare tends to be" Mate, I have just four words for you. Conker's bad fur day.

[@rubberbandba11craft]

​@Your average Pluto enjoyer which was made in response to the above complaint

[@silveryote1]

I have two more words: Perfect Dark.

[@BlazeRocky22]

great song... really well structured and immersive

[@桜川-Largo]

常 盤 東 北 ラ イ ン

[@HIDETOisGOD]

常　磐　線

[@the64thgamer]

Now tell me. Who doesn't want to play the game after hearing this? I LOVE THIS GAME!!!!!

[@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376]

One of my favorite locations. Would love to see these places in The Donkey Kong Series again.

[@GuardianCBlue]

this was the most creepy level on dk 64... and yet it was still my favorite!!!! that music, the robots, the living toys, the machines and the boss scared me a lot as a little kid... lol

[@Hurricane1123]

this is probably the best music ever to be put in a video game!

[@PrimetimeGoody]

SO. MUCH. NOSTALGIA (probably spelled it wrong) but I used to play this game nonstop when I was only like 5,6,7 years old, and I never realized it until now, 9 years later

[@johnkats14]

The best games ever are paper mario 64 and this peice of god

[@samuelrichardsson1356]

It toataly was my favorite N64 game of all time. My love for Nintendos games have grown only because of this masterpiece and my Mario 64, which also is a great game.

[@lorenwyman]

Primetime Goody Same.

[@Gruntilda-Winkybunion]

18 years from now

[@SamsarasArt]

Nah, you spelled nostalgia correctly.

[@Armydillo62o]

I love the subtle tick tock during the chorus, and the winding up for the hum of a toy for a few seconds. This theme is brilliantly composed. Even by today's standards.

[@markranfone6393]

grant is amazing

[@Noponky]

I'm playing this again and I'm at this level! It feels good to relive my childhood again.

[@TFEF2]

I used to like watching my brother play N64 games, I would have fun watching him and was never bored. Frantic Factory was one of my favorite worlds. Ugh, I need to get a N64 ):

[@ChristopherChrisEverett]

The creepiest game level as a kid was possibly the well/ Shadow Temple in OoT, followed by the haunted house in Mario 64. Ikana Valley in Majora's Mask was very scary as well.

[@fabiovercelli4962]

nearly everything Is scary in majora's Mask lol

[@がお-i6c]

こんなんまで淫夢に巻き込まれるのほんと草

[@gundamrx-78-27]

まあドンキーやバンジョーとカズーイ言うたらレア社だし元から汚いwww

[@nissot3094]

Exacto

[@vwiddymcgunter]

Blood, say what? KEKEKEKEKEKEKE *whew* =3

[@Mahier_theguy]

how is it lewd

[@warehog3000]

@@Mahier_theguy ... The hippo and pig have nipple rings and candy kong has quite the knockers.

[@triforce0121]

brings back so many memories of my sisters and me competing to see who could find Lanky first... love this song!

[@ilikecurry2345]

triforce0121 But he's in Angry Aztec.

[@LiLDoveee]

@@ilikecurry2345 maybe they never found him…

[@austinmorrison6953]

Anyone else get a chill down their spine listening to this?

[@RikThunder33]

+Austin Morrison every time. it formed my character in my childhood.

[@santiagonavarro125]

I don't see why you would be scared. Donkey Kong was designed for kids and gamers. I've seen scarier shit in the Super Mario franchise.

[@SamsarasArt]

Yes

[@Peusterokos1]

The freakiest shit that could happen. You're chilling with friends, eating shrooms, and eventually this plays out of nowhere. So you guys just go on an adventure to go find the source. You find nothing, but then...you guys turn around and there's a clown-like thing on the corner of the ceiling with his head twisting around to the sound of the crank-toy, just staring at you guys. derp

[@chickendad97]

Lol!

[@oleziaivanoslava7328]

Ahaha sounds Cliché! Like something you've seen ten thousand times in teen movies! ...But I remember 8-years-old me, shitting in my pants because of the boss of this creepy level!

[@SkullKrusherDX]

Olezia Ivanoslava MadJack and the Creepy K.Rool cardboard cutout made me feel uncomfortable as a kid.

[@TwoGamingDudes1]

do people just chill and eat shrooms now?

[@oleziaivanoslava7328]

***** : do you?

[@sivret20]

I think as a kid this was the scariest game...that wasn't meant to be scary

[@Deader87]

Yeah, this was just unintentionally was a survival-horror game!

[@DerpedUniverse]

GET OUT!!!

[@johnkats14]

Creepy castle as a kid was scary, and now im 16 I think about it and a lot of things have pretty scary meanings behind it

[@Deader87]

I can't help but to agree bro!

[@sivret20]

Nuclear-Skull87 That's ironic that you just replied because I finally beat this game last night :D All I had left to do was put in the Nintendo and Rareware coins and beat the final boss.

[@JakobeOG]

Still one of the best ost ever

[@jimmyjimjim4185]

This theme always freaked me out as a kid. Even more than the Creepy Castle theme.

[@finchvink]

Oh, I've heard this song so much....

[@RikThunder33]

Nowerdays I occasionally have this usic in my mind..while working. and sometimes the boss theme...with Mad Jack's crazy laughter in the background.

[@ilikecurry2345]

The laughter is part of the music!

[@RikThunder33]

The #6 Runaway Guys Fan no shit o.o

[@ilikecurry2345]

Oh.

[@DanyRobertHunselar-sq3kp]

This song was the absolute peak in video game history 😮

[@RaqioGnosia]

In my opinion, probably Grant Kirkhope's most intricate song. The windup indicating a particular sound effect throughout the song is ingenious.

[@Mstar82]

this song is bit scary.. dk64 is one of the greatest games in game history, like the most nintendo-rare games (Banjo Kazooie, Banjo Tooie) this game was so big with a big scope (hope this is the right word), where you can collect much items, and explore much things. today, not even one game reaches this game.. N64 had the best games in. (i havent had a SNEs or NES) great memories! ty that you put this up. :) remember me of the good old times.

[@kiwipops]

Some days I wake up and im just humming this song nonstop. It's stuck in my head 20 years later!!!

[@BrochachoTheBro]

finally, a proper version of the song that isn't pitched down!

[@triforcelink]

This is my favorite level in the game, and it has one of my favorite songs from the game too :D

[@quentin4o634]

Ooooooh so much memories ! This game and each music, foe, level, boss..... is a part of my childhood ^^

[@coolcat555555]

goddamn this is such a creative song! the instrumentation is perfect to simulate a music box or a factory in operation. you can just see the gears in motion at :55.

[@ぽてフラ]

コメント欄外人多いんやろなぁと思って見たら初っ端からいなりコメントで草

[@Natendo]

This was the first game I owned myself, it's not the first game I played however. I remember during the summer I'd always go over to my friend's house who's parents were also friends with mine. We'd sit in the living room with the glow of the TV illuminating the room as the roar of laughter and conversation came from our parents came in the kitchen. I remember how it felt to play this game for the first time. I wish I could go back in time and play video games with my younger self.

[@Qdude10]

Nintendo 64 defined my early childhood, I miss it soo damn much! Too bad I was born in 1996, so I couldn't appreciate it when it first came out :(

[@DennisBillington]

This game needs a remaster for Nintendo Switch.

[@hardstylehan]

this, this is just perfect.

[@Julio3324]

This level creeped me out WAAAY more than Creepy Castle, which was supposed to be creepy.

[@KokiWildKratts]

Probably my favorite song from this game with second being Mad Jack. I love the wind up sound effects and the whirling of gears you can hear in the music boxes. Not so much a frantic factory but more of a Fear Factory.

[@trendyfinger7408]

聴いたの！？コロナ禍の中で？

[@trahmusket631]

THIS SONG SLAP I remember waiting for the song to loop just to hear it again

[@rmb1812]

man i miss this game it was my favourite game ever.....damn i think im going to buy it and play it again!!!

[@BrawlKat141]

Why are Factory Themes always soo GREAT!!?

[@lonely3752]

This whole game reminds me of a small town creepy diner I went to with weird tasting burgers and borderline creepy toys/collectibles. The lights were red, it was just me and my family and you parked on the street which was a pitch black 2 lane dusty road. I feel like I would find a portal to the DK64 world there, like in the basement or something.

[@Jantern]

I remember spending so much time playing that arcade game trying to get the coin, oh the frustration it brought me...

[@kds330]

Amazing music. Simply amazing. *sings along*

[@Sparson94]

Exact same situation here. Me and my friends/neighbors were obsessed with this game back in 1999/2000, but they all needed my help to beat it. :P

[@sebsebowo519]

This level was my favorite

[@kope2kope]

I got hit with a brick of nostalgia the moment I started listening to this.

[@duffthebeerslayer]

such great memories from back then

[@rain_01221]

いなりの幻聴が聞こえる

[@rain_01221]

これ大好き

[@mattrdean]

When I was a kid I thought the shadow of that vine made Chunky look like he has dreadlocks

[@definemawaru]

いなりがいなりがいなりがいなりが

[@KokoroKatsura]

A N I M U

[@sodo6402]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iH6WoaVpjsikpdU

[@カーリー-n8x]

入ってないやん（ねっとり）

[@wryyyy321]

this game is the reason why i still keep my 64

[@AriaAquaAzur]

喋る寿司桶くん好き

[@YourMomBakesPies]

I love how they added that "krrrrr" in the background that makes it sound like a music box!

[@ilikecurry2345]

YourMomBakesPies "Krrrr"? No, needs to be more of a {winding noises}.

[@TREV45OR454545]

yea man u are so right. One of the best game songs ever

[@野原しんのすけ-p2l]

日本語コメがほぼいなりで草

[@noneofyourbuisness7]

gawd this brings back memories of when i was like 5 years old

[@DeDaDoDu]

God, I can remember this music, the game was one of my most liked Nintendo 64 games after Majoras Mask and Banjo Kazooie

[@Atstyle]

Both DK64 and banjo series were great game surely one of the best that nintendo ever had

[@mortonandroy]

I remember as I kid I'd look through the window at the big tower factory and zoom upward in amazement Then I completed this game 100%.. My favourite game in the world.

[@ayurjake]

Both games were awesome!

[@austinl4915]

1:50 I remember randomly hearing this part of the song playing in my mind during my first salvia trip when I was a teenager. The tune felt very deep.

[@MrPerson61]

because he is epic. both of my favorite childhood games

[@DragonWarrior7771]

Totally agree with you!! They always bring great memories of my childhood...along with Mario Party games. The laughs I used to share with my cousins. Yeah...i had a nice childhood ^_^

[@Rattlesnake742]

Such a beautiful piece...

[@klashmaster95]

i remember when video games were an artform. i play games for the atmosphere and experience. (i LOVE THIS GAME!)

[@Kaesenacho2]

for me, this is the best soundtrack in the history of videogames

[@superdragon4ever]

Best level in the game and music.

[@RJidt]

0:55 to 1:32 is pure awesome.

[@MichaelThurston]

Awesome! I'm glad that all of your favorate games are on N64. (Yes Animal crossing was a japanese N64 game)

[@nc9407]

この曲がなぜいなりMADになるのか理解できない

[@E123OmegaShow]

Nice music for a nice level!

[@DopeA12Beats]

This song is on Geometry Dash. Acid Factory.

[@bnefriends92]

At work, pulling out of date and damaged products off the shelf to be returned to the manufacturer reminds me of Frantic Factory. Additionally, product recalls being mentioned in the news remind me of Frantic Factory.

[@ilikecurry2345]

bnefriends92 Like that one Hello Kitty toy recall because people choked on it?

[@Pirwett]

Give me just ONE other song that uses a music box "winding-up" noise to perfect the atmosphere... ♥ DK64

[@CalebGamingz]

Jack Horner theme

[@Misdrex]

ah how much I miss this game.. I still have it. Might even play it now Good Times :) Old video games were always the best. Good Graphics dosn't make a good video game.

[@NinjaNina9]

It reminds me of a simple yet jolly sounding music box.

[@2kaidoukun]

なつかしいーあのころを思い出す。地味に3面のなんちゃらファクトリー好き

[@radicalmarkus9791]

The only thing missing , is a Smooth Mcgroove version of this music!!

[@marieebesonozaki]

agree

[@AgentJX33]

Radical Markus oh yeah I love to here this song from smooth mcgroove it would be so awesome 😁

[@Acousticcancer]

brings back so many fucking memories...not only was the level great, but the music as well, it still freaks me out to this day, and thats cause im a silent hill fan too

[@CatMario100]

Best D.K 64 song :3

[@ArtistLukas]

Just want to leave something here: Just played Storyteller recently and at some point I thought I knew the song, even though I played the game the first time. I indistinctly knew it's from DK64. After further "inspection", I found out, that the mentioned song in Storyteller is called 'Brahms falls again and again off the cliff'. And that song is based on a melody in Johannes Brahms - Hungarian Dance. Maybe I just hear this, maybe it was totally obvious to everybody or possibly, I'm totally wrong, but I think that some parts of Frantic Factory are also based on Brahms. Especially the xylophone parts. So, I'm done here, thank you for reading, have a lovely day!

[@mickeymouseclub333]

So did no one notice that the music of this level is LITERALLY the first notes of the theme of the very first Donkey Kong game, like the Arcade game from the 80s, just remixed? Nintendo went completely meta with this level. There is a secret room you can access playing as Donkey Kong. In there, there is a Donkey Kong arcade game that Donkey Kong can activate. You play the original Donkey Kong, as Donkey Kong, in Donkey Kong 64. And if that wasn't meta enough, one of the earliest levels in the game features the theme from Donkey Kong Country.

[@acuddlyheadcrab]

been playing lies of p and this song fits so well with the puppets