Donkey Kong 64 ORCHESTRAL MEDLEY (22 tracks)

🎶Donkey Kong 64 Orchestral medley
🎼Orchestration and arrangement by Simon Bergeron (Dark-Grunt)
So it's finally here, performing for you! A grand and epic 30 minutes long medley of my selection of the best tracks from DK64' legendary OST, composed by the also legendary Grant Kirkhope! It was a looot of work to create, and I'm really satisfied with the result! I hope you guys will like it! Share it around to some DK64 enthusiasts!
💿Download the medley: dark-grunt.bandcamp.com/track...
❤Want to support this project or my work in general? Become a Patreon member and get some amazing percs! www.patreon.com/user?u=121823631
🎵Want to commission me an orchestration? You can! Have a look at this form: forms.gle/91wDRPktndAnDG6j7
💬Interact with me and the community on my Discord server: / discord
✉Business contact: [e-mail]
0:09 DK Rap
3:21 DK Isle
4:54 Crystal Caves
6:13 Boss Introduction
6:37 Crystal Caves Boss
7:25 Krem Isle
8:37 Gloomy Galleon
9:18 K. Lumsy
9:52 Frantic Factory
11:44 Jungle Japes Mine Cart
12:32 Fungi Forest Day
14:25 Fungi Forest Boss
14:59 Banana Fairy Isle
16:25 Jungle Japes
18:01 Angry Aztec
19:18 Creepy Castle
22:05 Gloomy Galleon Pearl Treasure
22:59 Mermaid Palace
24:58 DK Isle (evil)
25:46 K. Rool Duel
28:24 Happy K. Lumsy
28:59 DK Isle
Other big projects:
• BANJO-KAZOOIE ORCHESTR...
• BANJO-TOOIE SYMPHONY (...
• DONKEY KONG COUNTRY 1&...
🔔If you want to hear more of those epic musical projects, subscribe to my channel and don't forget to ring the little bell to get notifications!
🏆1.44K

[@DarkGruntMusic]

📢Join my Discord server to discuss and see all kind of exclusive previews and stuff! :D discord.gg/yYmQAM7MdM YOU CAN FIND IN THE DESCRIPTION: -A link to download the medley ( dark-grunt.bandcamp.com/track/dk64-orchestral-medley ) -Links to all my social medias and my Discord server where I occasionally post some exclusive content!

[@ErgortanguperPolice]

I guess people will have to start calling you Grunt Kirkhope.

[@TheLegendJet]

0:09 DK Rap 3:21 DK Isle 4:54 Crystal Caves 6:13 Boss Introduction 6:37 Crystal Caves Boss 7:25 Krem Isle 8:37 Gloomy Galleon 9:18 K. Lumsy 9:52 Frantic Factory 11:44 Jungle Japes Mine Cart 12:32 Fungi Forest Day 14:25 Fungi Forest Boss 14:59 Banana Fairy Isle 16:25 Jungle Japes 18:01 Angry Aztec 19:18 Creepy Castle 22:05 Gloomy Galleon Pearl Treasure 22:59 Mermaid Palace 24:58 (Kind of Boss-like DK Isle? 👀) 25:46 K. Rool Duel 28:24 Happy K. Lumsy 28:59 DK Isle (Ending?) Correct me if any of this is wrong, was happy to listen to this and take Notes throughout to make these Timestamps. Maybe you can make Chapters in the Video so it's easier for People to browse to a certain Song! :) I'm so happy I've found your Channel and am Part of the few hundred People who can listen to your awesome arrangements. By far my most favorite is 6:37. This is what I waited for and it exceeded my expectations, still got goosebumps! Thank you for your hard work and happy to support you for Years to come! Have a good one, you made my Day (...even though I wish I could've been awake when it was Premiered :( ...)

[@toddhoward5274]

Thanksn

[@Kuriie]

So I've never actually ever played Donkey Kong 64 but the soundtrack I listen to all the time. You definitely did Frantic Factory the justice it deserves.

[@ZergSmasher]

If you ever get the chance, you should pick it up and play it (maybe Nintendo will do some kind of rerelease for the Switch someday). It really is a fun game!

[@00yiggdrasill00]

It gets a heap of flak for being such a HUGE collectathon but it's very much worth it if you have the time.

[@Starfoxfan-rg6iz]

​@richardsmith1977 honestly I'm hoping they will release it to the switch, they released banjo Kazooie and banjo tooie

[@bart_alexander]

Honestly the end gave me chills. This is what I played with my father growing up. The day he passes I’m coming back to this to ball my eyes out. Pure gold

[@rezahydra]

It’s finally here, Performing for you If you know the words, You can join in too Put your hands together If you wanna clap As Grunt takes us through This nostalgia blast Huh!

[@Akriotzie]

"I love what you did with crystal cave boss nver thought it can be this cheery and pumpy"

[@Duckilicious]

CAN'T WAIT!! It's been 5 months of waiting and it's finally here! Edit: 64th like too. Thought that was cool.

[@LePereNarbasse]

*DEE-KAY - DONKEY KONG.!!!*

[@cedriclothritz7281]

This has much style, this has much grace, Dark-Grunt is a musical ace!

[@ShadesApeDJansu]

【Shades Finnish Pirates】This is gonna be fun, The DK Rap is great way to start :P

[@AstrothSounds]

Amazing job once again! really loved the army dillo rematch version :)

[@kieragrace6786]

This is so underrated

[@EggplanetNice]

Fungi Forest Boss had no right to got that hard, god *damn*

[@whiskeywolfgang]

I'm no orchestra expert, but here are my thoughts on this amazing soundtrack... 1. I love the tuba playing the low bass section of the DK rap! Also your impression of the vocals was so good! You sounded so much like the original rapper (I think it was Kirkhope himself?). Et votre prononciation de les mots Englais etais tres bonne aussi! 2. Dk Isle is just as beautiful as it should be! 3. I was listening to the sound of water from a river while Crystal Caves played. It went so perfectly along with it. This one is so pretty...I love the swelling horns during the climactic build toward the end. 4. I love the string hits right before the orchestral drums between 6:37-6:50. The drums throughout are great, actually 5. Wow! The choir voices and strings are so haunting in Krem Isle! What an amazing rendition. You made it somehow even more ominous. 6. In Gloomy Galleon, do I hear some kind of synth voice during the first fifteen seconds when the cello swells? Or is that just my brain playing tricks? 7. K Lumsy...depressing. Just tuba and staccato strings putting together a simple but powerful piece. 8. What's that instrument at the beginning playing the part of the toybox piano? Sounds like marimba or xylophone or something to my relatively untrained ear. Man, the horns sound so hear on frantic factory. May I ask what patch/vst you use? This one is my favourite so far because of the number of instrument parts going at once. 9. Keeping the mine cart one short was a good move. That one's a bit crazy and it's nice to have it as a bit of an interlude before the next track. 10. Beautiful! Fungi Forest Day, one of the best tracks in the game. I love the choice for the flutes. 11. Fungi forest boss...so epic! I love the orchestral drums. I wish this one went on a bit longer with some kind of climactic build at the end. I would love to see this one performed live. 12. Banana fairy isle. Interesting choice to add the small vocal sections. This one was a bit too short imo. I also think having just a grand piano to play the main section of this would've been beautiful. Is that a steel guitar toward the end? Never heard that in a Kirkhope soundtrack! I like it! Very different. 13. The tribal drums. Yes! So glad you included lots of them to give it that jungle feeling. 14. Using the sitar was a great choice (I think that's the instrument doing the main melody). Gives it a real desert feeling. 15. I love creepy castle so much. The melody is so good and catchy. You really did it justice. Using the deep choir and strings made it so much more epic and brooding. And of course you had to include the organ to make it sound like a funeral!! I love that you kept the haprsichord for the middle section/chorus. This one is literally a perfect rendition. My favourite so far. 16. This Gloomy Galleon rendition gives me Pirates of the Carribean vibes. I kinda wish the orchestral drums were more present on this one, but that's just me. 17. Here's the full version of Mermaid Palace I was waiting for! So beautiful. I love how you turned it from a slow, relaxing tune to a more exciting and epic one. 18. Evil DK Isle. Nice and ominous. Lets you know something big and bad is coming...strings sound great on this one, too. 19. K Rool Duel...such a great culmination of everything, with just about all the instruments of the songs from before. 20. I love the steel drums and guitar! haha you really included just about every instrument possible in this album! 21. What a beautiful way to finish, with a softer version of DK Isle! I'm not sure if a version like this was in the original game but I love it. Such a great conclusion. I'd like to imagine this would be the soundtrack if ever this game were remastered to a modern HD version. I'd also download this in a heartbeat if it were on spotify/itunes/etc! Tres bien fait mon ami!

[@DarkGruntMusic]

Wooow, what an amazing in depth review of the project! Merci beaucoup! I can't put it on streaming services unfortunately but it is available on Bandcamp if you are interested in downloading it! 6-In gloomy galleon, there is indeed some choirs during the swells! 8-That toybox like sounding instrument is a celesta! I used Cinebrass from cinesamples for the brass in that project!

[@corkiis]

I feel like I need to say this, I can't help myself xD but I keep finding myself getting back to this medley more often than any other music lately. It's just the perfect culmination of the identity of the original tracks while also implementing new interesting ideas! All the while sounding amazingly realistic! I remember that when I heard this the first time, I thought you might've hired a real orchestra for this one. Keep on creating, I'll never get tired of it! ♥

[@TransfatylvaniaFilms]

Cannot wait dude!!! It was a pleasure to do the artwork for it as well!!!

[@tollertyp7230]

There is a lot wonderful music out there, but this soundtrack and it's iconic melodies, will always have a special place in my heart! Hey, I've just found your channel and it's fantastic👍👍👍

[@MoreImbaThanYou]

Improving on Kirkwoods work, while also keeping his distinct style is truly impressive. I do not understand much about music theory, but to me, you just "got it".

[@SirDevious]

Post these separately and on a playlist! What amazing work 🔥

[@SuperYtc1]

WOW! This is great!

[@PhantomV13]

Well done! The Fungi Forest section was my fav, the choir was a lovely touch and you transitioned between three variations beautifully.

[@Aljosha]

I waited month for this. Thats amazing.

[@romandipalma6992]

I love this it's AWESOME

[@anouanouanou]

amazing❣️✨✨

[@vincentparenteau2129]

this is amazing

[@pavret4663]

Incredible

[@saltbaker8683]

You be perfect for the new remaster If they decide to ever do a full remastered on DK 64! You were fantastic good sir!

[@NoLootStudios]

Very nice!!!!

[@Nillesvd]

That ending though! It gives me chills every time. Really really good medley! I love it! Thank you so so so much!!🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@littleseal1546]

Nice job on this video it's so awesome 😎

[@liambraithewaite6415]

Thank you for all the work you put into this. Another amazing arrangement from a Rare classic

[@ZergSmasher]

This is really fantastic! Wonderful to hear the music of one of my favorite games get the full orchestral treatment! You did a great job on it, be proud!

[@swampert564]

Great work, did Kirkhope's work proud.

[@buckubel]

A really cool arrangement! I love it! I think Kirkhope would be proud of you!

[@gmo2343]

Honestly I have been following you Grunt for a while and you bring me so much nostalgia to me

[@rafaelnunes7688]

I was waiting for it so hard! Since i find your BK and BJ videos!

[@JTP117x]

My jaw dropped from "DK isle". What a beautiful nostalgia rush. I can't wait to listen to the rest, but I'm already hooked from the first song! Well done! Can't wait to hear more from you!

[@8remio8]

OMG IT’S HERE!!!! I’m so happy omg I think imma cry!!! Your work is giving me so much serotonin! Cant believe it!

[@archivedandgone]

Wow, a lot of effort went into this lol. Great job!

[@Jac0Frost0SCZ]

Ooooh, that Frantic Factory is so good!

[@cerisejaxel9636]

Wonderful job! I didn’t get anywhere in this game because the emulator I used confused my child brain, but it was exciting to see my favorite series but in 3D. I’m hoping it eventually gets added to NSO so I can actually experience it. Love the main theme, it’s just so relaxing and makes you feel like you’re flying sort of! All of this is great, but the mermaid part really stood out to me. I had to stop what I was doing and just listen. Just felt at peace. Thanks so much for sharing!

[@timog.2310]

The fact that this video does not have a million views should be considered a crime

[@JayStack5]

Sadly I won’t be able to watch it live, since I work at the time it comes out, but will be watching right after

[@DarkGruntMusic]

I'm glad you'll be there even if its not during the diffusion!

[@ThatMelonMuncher]

This has to be the best orchestration cover of dk64 ever made!

[@ThatMelonMuncher]

oop, I edited my comment and now the heart's gone oh well

[@ashtonofselkirk]

Great work

[@DarkGruntMusic]

Thank you!

[@projectdreamstudio]

This is just bloody fantastic! Well done Dark-Grunt! Hope this explodes!

[@DarkGruntMusic]

Thanks a lot to you!

[@projectdreamstudio]

@@DarkGruntMusic Have you been getting more views/subscribers in the last few months? I was hoping with putting you in the credits people would come check you out! You do such awesome work.

[@DarkGruntMusic]

I did notice a faster increase in the subscriber count yes! Also got a couple of comments from people coming from your videos! So yeah, I did gain some traction from your project, thank you for crediting me as always! Having my music shared by bigger creators/forums/publications is always by far the best way to gain visibility :D

[@projectdreamstudio]

@@DarkGruntMusic That's fantastic hope the channel keeps growing as it should.. To be honest It was your music that inspired me to start making those videos.. Bloody impressive stuff!

[@MooseHowl]

This is awesome! I really appreciate how you always put a spin on the original music in your arrangements, so it still has the same feel, but isn't just a 1:1 copy done with orchestra instruments.

[@DarkGruntMusic]

Putting that spin is a good part of the fun! I'm glad you like it!

[@KyrosQuickfist]

I like how distinct these sound despite the originals running the same motif for almost everything 😂

[@thebenman8657]

8:04 Strong Danny Elfman vibes. Totally epic!

[@borntocarry1886]

What about putting your songs on spotify!? Would be really appreciated.

[@DarkGruntMusic]

That's something I'm looking into! I plan to put all of my recent work there. I'll make an official announcement video on the channel when everything is ready! :D

[@technycal]

Any plans for both versions of hideout helm?

[@comicsranger]

This is so cool!! Giving me great nostalgia to my childhood! I prefer dk64 to banjo Kazooie sorry guys 😅

[@errorfive]

So at 7:25 you basically introduce elden ring/dark souls into Donkey Kong lol and bravo with the Kind of Boss-like DK Isle bit at 24:58. Some of the hits in it made me think of Year of the Dragon by Phillip Sparke

[@ErgortanguperPolice]

Anyone else think that the visual effects would have looked better if he did them inside the DK silhouette instead of the Donkey Kong 64 logo?

[@nwfrost]

YYYYYEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

[@bog6106]

Wow

[@Michael_______]

Man I'm tired. See you in 41 hours

[@RedKero]

0:09 Me and the boys: **dancing**

[@highkeys6728]

❤🧡💛💚

[@forrestperkins6237]

You're very talented. This sounds so professional. Do you mind me asking what vst or sound libraries you used?

[@DarkGruntMusic]

Thank you so much! Mainly Cinesamples' stuff, except for the percs which are from EWQL Hollywood Orchestra and the more exotic instruments which are from UVI World Suite 2. :D

[@stephenstilwell1488]

holy fuck please yes thank you

[@e-mananimates2274]

Imagine if this was used as the score for an animated special based on the game.

[@DarkGruntMusic]

I'd be pretty damn hyped not gonna lie!

[@buckubel]

@@DarkGruntMusic You could ask your special friend from the "Project Dream"-channel, if he would make the same thing for DK64 and use your music again. it would be awesome

[@JinjoJinjoJinjo]

I imagine if you were to make a Mario 64 album it'd be so awesome!

[@DarkGruntMusic]

Maybe someday who knows!

[@SuperbitGamer-db6iw]

Will you be able to do a super mario 64 orchestral melody if you have time?

[@thebenman8657]

Man, I’m so thankful for the YT algorithm. 😂 It brought me to your channel and these all mean so much to me. You have no clue. 🥲

[@DarkGruntMusic]

I'm glad the mighty algorythm could bring you here! I hope it can bring other people like you haha! Have fun exploring all the cool stuff here!

[@thebenman8657]

@@DarkGruntMusic Thanks. Say a prayer for my friends’ DMs, because I am blowing them up right now. 🤣🙌 Keep up the great work!