Donkey Kong Country 2 - Mining Melancholy [Restored] Extended

[@CatusMagus]

Oh, my god, the choral voices genuinely made my jaw drop ... I could instantly picture the miners singing somberly while toiling away in the depths.

[@AddisonTangi]

In 16 bit I always thought it was Zingers making the sounds (the goddamn bumble bees in the level). literally never knew it was people's voices until hearing it now, 20 years later.

[@jiggycalzone8585]

@@AddisonTangi you arent the only one

[@bnd602]

Auto tuned Bees actually

[@ShadowArmorPX]

@CatusMagus it's more than just the Choral Voices, when I hear it it's like the Ghosts of the Miners Lamenting their Lifes are now gone put that on your head and the Meaning of Mining Melancoly would hit very more HARD

[@rixcm]

its crazy what david wise and rare did to pull of the music and audio in these games

[@SaintBoar]

As a kid I thought the background vocal harmonies were the sounds of the bees buzzing to the music. Hearing the restored vocals really changes a lot. Incredible.

[@gir489returns2]

I had a pair of Sony Walkman headphones that I plugged into my TV, so I could hear the sound clearly. I thought it was the other Kongs singing.

[@myhandleiswhat]

I don't think any of the Donkey Kong Country games had vocal samples, it was all SNES instrument trickery. Even the laugh that you heard from some enemies and Krool.

[@Devintaylor2099]

@@myhandleiswhatthat’s amazing

[@AxionZetaOne]

Same, I thought it was so cool that the Zingers got a verse.

[@romullocordeiro3994]

@@myhandleiswhat wrong, snes sound chips uses samples, extremly compressed and tiny ones, but samples nonethelessm for example, the opening theme of Tales of Phantasia is full vocalized, it's the largest game in memory size for the snes.

[@johnmasisserazz8889]

Ive worked underground as a miner for over 10 years now and i can say playing this game as a kid was alot more fun than the real thing.

[@cerevor]

Which only a true artist can achieve. He captured the fun of music vs mining, in a song about mining. Blows the mind. Almost like he knew how to write music.

[@arthurcarvalho-f9t]

Is it melancholic?

[@bluedistortions]

What part of the world do you work, brother?

[@johnmasisserazz8889]

@@bluedistortions i have mined gold in alaska and navada, lead and zinc in washington, and platinum in Montana. where do you dig your holes friend?

[@johnmasisserazz8889]

@@arthurcarvalho-f9t ya it really sucks.

[@matthewbrantner798]

this is dedicated to everyone that left their game on paused to hear this.

[@JustAskingQuestions8571]

Here here!

[@SoniGen99]

David Wise man, why is his music so freakin good? 😭

[@adendoisey2464]

@@hellavart not wrong

[@matthewbuckley7757]

David Wise is awesome 🤩

[@Bessux]

'Cus he's a flat earther.

[@Vinnyz_Seismic]

@@Bessux what?

[@goomba-64]

@@Bessux what do you mean? Are you one OF those guys?

[@TekMan05]

My top 4 DKC songs are so neck and neck it's hard to pick one over the other but man this one lately is starting to edge out. -Stickerbrush -Mining Melancholy -Forest Interlude -Aquatic Ambiance

[@BrickbattleBrigand]

TekMan05 Those are my favourite songs too

[@issacmendez7543]

Snowbound

[@herbertortiz9159]

Excellent four! Mine are: Mining Melancholy Stickerbush Symphony Aquatic Ambiance Fear Factory Honorable mention would definitely be Hot-Head Bop

[@ChereraTaguato]

gotta throw hot head bop on there

[@thecreeper6398]

-Aquatic ambience -mining melancholy -life in the mines -fear factory For me! Butt tbh I wish I can pick more but u sed top 4 😂

[@Vsmachok]

Been waiting on the extended ...now I need the super extended 1 hour version

[@ferplay24]

lone_soldier22 nice!

[@Kazenoha04]

I read 10 hours version?

[@jonathanpowell613]

I can see why Mining Melancholy is such a popular DKC2 song, it's very relaxing.

[@rcayabyab8994]

I love how Rare recycled the “Clanks and Chimes” from Misty Menace to use as part of the Intro. Always a great job carrying elements out from sequel to sequel.

[@ericpagoada1365]

This comment made me search for and listen to that song.

[@AizaBreathe]

and a bit of Life In The Mines ?? but yea, most percussion is from Misty Menace, indeed

[@DespyCL]

Not rare, but david wise. The man himself is just a fricking musical genius.

[@lrc3847]

Is more like a sequel of the previous theme

[@naoaquieopatrickpatrick8565]

Also David Wise used the Cart Landing SFX sound from the First game to represent the sound of pickaxes mining. Truly lives up to the "Wise" in his name.

[@Captainlonate]

Man this dude missed all the secret items.

[@catsdogswoof3968]

Jammn too cool 😎 for them!! The music explains!!

[@buzzytrombone4353]

Man this dude has OCD

[@BigBoy257]

@@buzzytrombone4353 Don’t we all

[@blind1337nedm]

@@BigBoy257 no, we dont.

[@otaldoziperino579]

@Kristal Nabzdyk nica spam, get my report

[@RSlider1]

This feels like how it was truly meant to sound. Love the original, but I wonder if this is what it would have sounded like if they were able to push beyond the SNES limitations back then.

[@607]

It would've probably sounded a little better, but yeah, not much different, I guess.

[@ChereraTaguato]

I mean to my knowledge they already did push the snes as far as it could go back then. they apparently caused town power outings because of how much they were pushing the limits of the tech

[@607]

@@ChereraTaguato That's his point, I think.

[@ChereraTaguato]

@@607 right but at the same time the limitations are what creates the genre. that's what helps keep this kind of music unique

[@markgoggin4776]

Man I hadn’t heard this song in a long time, I thought this was the snes version till I read your comment 😂

[@VsaxAlto]

Been jamming to this since I was 5. 28 years later I'm still jamming. I'll be back 28 years later to tell you that I'm still jamming to this!!!

[@sugah9392]

Yes! Now I can mine to this even longer

[@jadendafinger]

in minecraft?

[@buttlord5007]

@@jadendafinger he can mine anywhere he wants as long as he has the degrees, the skills, and the permits(insert meaningless emojis here).

[@H000-lv3]

In runescape

[@HipsterBlackMetalOfficial]

DKC trilogy is a work of art and masterpiece. Peak Rare, graphics that still hold up, other worldly atmosphere, art and graphics and amazing ost.

[@josephb.4640]

Most underrated song in the whole series. Stickerbush Symphony is better, but this one is so catchy, and NO ONE can remix it properly! Thank you so much for remastering one of my favorite songs in the DKC series!

[@skew5386]

I agree, some of the synth has always sounded funky until now

[@TheJamesTheory]

I love stirckerbrush but I feel it’s overrated. It’s definitely top 10. But not number one I’m my opinion. This song is better I feel

[@thespecialbru]

I’m not sure it’s worth trying to rate them. Maybe better to appreciate them as top form of David Wise. Stickerbrush, this song, treetops, many songs among the DKC soundtracks are really excellent. It’ll probably drive you crazy trying to rate them against each other.

[@TheJamesTheory]

thespecialbru agreed 100%

[@TenKromDTX]

I made a remix of this song sometime ago I made it in like 2 hours, its in my channel if you wanna hear it, and I can say that its quite difficult to remix xd

[@RPGMaker2003]

I just nostalgia'd so hard I actually started to cry holy shit You're doing God's work

[@alexei2142]

khá

[@mitchrabe2155]

Right? This takes me back to my childhood at my best friends house.

[@Belethorgeneralgoods28]

Love this, it's noticeable all the effort by the author and the restorer, it's evident the quality.

[@luellapatterson2674]

I love that there's these levels that aren't just a straightforward "point A to point B" scenario. This level is a puzzle.

[@seyejoseph7164]

Ah ha I finally found a flaw in your DKC restoration music...never mind I had wax in my ears... 😤 damn it you are awesome.

[@rsseguel]

Wow amazing job Jammin's Sam! When I was a kid I was always singing this and now sounds so clear and beautiful. Good old memories will never die and not even more with this piece of magic restoration. Bravo amigo, saludos!

[@maireniantoniogomezfrias3221]

I am amazed at how similar this DKC theme is. with the group TEARS FOR FEARS - SHOUT more or less have the same intro

[@jellycore1316]

Ooooh!

[@GenderBig]

Rare games had a ton of inspirations from earlier music like Golden eye Facility levels sounds like INXS Devil Inside

[@x3mbr]

Also, I just noticed that Bayou Boogie starts just like Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight. There's probably a couple more too

[@jasonnikolic]

@@x3mbr And this very track and the drum solo from the very song you just mentioned.

[@skysamfreeman]

Also getting some Depeche Mode vibes with all the industrial sounds.

[@seanrendall5495]

David Wise has this amazing ability to depict the beauty of sadness.

[@giovannihenrique3901]

Brazil loves this song 100%🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@zenicehero9154]

This stage crystals have even brazil colors🔵🟡🟢

[@thadeudias3476]

minha infancia toda nessa musica

[@giovannihenrique3901]

Um BR no meu comentário nossa q emocionante em saber q existe mais como eu q gosta de mais dessa música kkkk q nostalgia......

[@giovannihenrique3901]

​@@zenicehero9154 yeesss🇧🇷❤️

[@WendelReis007]

Realy true❤

[@MrZanctum]

A brilliant piece that speaks of a sadness. Simply wonderful.

[@thiscateatspancakes2451]

MY FAVORITE TRACK FROM DKC2 SINCE I WAS A KID... AND NOW ON HD? GOD THANK YOU

[@johntrevorcruz2071]

I listen to this song for Stress Healing. :)

[@maxpowergaming462]

When I close my eyes and listen to this its like I went into a time machine back in time

[@Outlaw_609]

Mr. Miller sir, you are far too underappreciated considering the sheer quality of your compositions. Keep up the fantastic work man!

[@espio87]

I was reminded of this music and its stages whenever I explored mines in Elden Ring.

[@Teaganbear]

Holy fuck dude you KILLED IT! This sounds like the original in every way that matters, but also sounds SO MUCH BETTER due to your expert work. I was like "Damn why does this sound better than the original game somehow?!" and then I read the description and it made sense. I'll definitely donate when I can.

[@phantompunk9443]

This and Donkey Kong country 1 had the best music

[@beckyritter7983]

This was a favorite track of mine from this game. Sadly, it was missing from the soundtrack CD for some reason. Thank you so much for doing this!

[@johntrevorcruz2071]

I will play this song in my car when its midnight while heading home from work.

[@_puduposting]

This song is what made me fall in love with videogame ost, listen to it again restored is amazing and I always come back here or to the Og when I need to hear something good

[@BlahBleeBlahBlah]

That orchestra hit has some real punch, I love it!

[@jimmyjones6086]

This is how the song already sounded to me back in 96 😂 my imagination completely made it like this. As clear as f.

[@Cure-AshendiaHesperus-Phosphor]

ドン2の曲は、世界中のあらゆるゲームの中でも、不動のトップクラスのクオリティと人気を誇ります。

[@ericpagoada1365]

This song is flawless.

[@charliemartin-k7m]

For years I thought the humming sound we heard in the back ground was the Zingers Buzzing.

[@bathroomshy]

same

[@excrono]

It is, that should be canon.

[@maximodomiguez4079]

Best donkey Kong country of the whole series!!!

[@FistSaidToTheFace]

makes me so glad my entire childhood was based in the 90s. nothing better, nothing compared to the world today.

[@cassandrabrooks5185]

Facts 💯

[@caelincoolz5814]

Yes

[@mitchrabe2155]

We grew up in the perfect era.,

[@SkeletonXin]

True. I feel bad for the Gen Z and those that will come after.

[@Duhemsounds]

I like a lot these restorations, it gives a fresh life to the original tracks we loved :)

[@lightning2279]

This might be my fav out of all your remastered songs. Excellent job!

[@android7191]

This hits so differently with headphones. Especially 1:23

[@redmario73]

I'd pay for you to extend snow bound land next 🥺🥺

[@TheYuke]

This sounds magical!

[@Timtamz]

One of the best tracks in the whole series for sure

[@Mikosacred]

Muchas gracias Sam Miller, te agradezco infinitamente :( es mi niñez.

[@zacariasdelalcazar8873]

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Essa trilha sonora é fantástica

[@Domavido24424]

Sim maravilhosa, gosto também da Forest interlude, outra música do jogo boa pra ouvir.

[@marcospaulosouzanunesmpnso4813]

Top 10 músicas favoritas desse jogo TODAS ELAS

[@jimmyjones6086]

Snowbound, Aquatic, Forrest, Stickerbrush. All others are honourable mentions.

[@Cure-AshendiaHesperus-Phosphor]

The worldview is so beautiful!! I want to work at mines in this game.

[@neonik4270]

I always imagined the Krooks dancing with a glass full of alcohol to this song for some reason. Cheers! 🥂🧊

[@stanstanstan2597]

I thought differently. They ARE the song. The clanging and banging is their pickaxes and hammers, working away the stone. The humming is a song all of them sing at once because there’s nothing else to do. The Kremlings are known to be mistreated by their king, so who knows how long they’ve been down here, away from water, away from home, away from their families? Just working away at the stone, again and again, day after day. Maybe this place is even a prison of sorts, a labor camp for Kremlings who upset their king. They sleep at night among the rats and in the dirt, just a short few hours of solace from the long days of work that they are forced to do.

[@noobzinhuuo5660]

Zerei esse jogo de novo esses dias (Nunca perde a graça, até porque é um obra de arte)

[@lunagabriela829]

Isso mesmo

[@giovannihenrique3901]

É nois meu mano donkey Kong foi meu primeiro jogo jamais vou esquecer dessa obra de arte,me emociono ao lembrar dos tempos de criança quando eu jogava essa relíquia 🇧🇷❤️❤️❤️🥺

[@marcospaulosouzanunesmpnso4813]

(No começo da música) NOSSA QUE MÚSICA BOA VEIO QUERO DANÇAR (No final) ........

[@catsdogswoof3968]

I like that this version has the bees!!

[@SubduedRadical]

A high quality and extended take of this! THANK YOU! This was such a great song. I remember humming and doing the vocals for this as a little kid on the swingset. It just stuck in my head and the choir vocals were just so amazing to me. Between this and Stickerbrush Symphony, this game's music blew me away as a kid. Aquatic Ambiance from DKC1 also. Just such fantastic pieces of music that instilled in me a lifelong love. THANKS again!!

[@andreworozco3656]

This song, beat, and the feel defies the 90s perfectly man. God my all time favorite level in dkc 2. God I'm so God damn glad I'm a 90s child.

[@ink5081]

1:40 that TANANAN! TANANAN! aways get me

[@Joestargirl]

This is absurdly good. Always a favorite

[@JayDayX116]

Every once in a while this pops back into my feed and then i gotta jam to this at work for an hour.

[@KYoung-kj7hr]

Great Version! I remember it from 1996 when i played the game for the first time.

[@RustThisWorld]

Yes! This is the one I've been waiting for

[@doctorvashj]

this is the best song ever made, david wise is the goat, pumping remade sam

[@jessielazaro2629]

I like the gameplay in the background. Thanks lol

[@diegopaladino1]

CONGRATULATIONS!! I'm brazilian and was search an this is the best quality song! tks! sucess!!

[@giovannihenrique3901]

Tamo junto meu manoooooo🇧🇷🇧🇷❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@DMMDestroyer]

Coming back to this gem after a few years. Thank you again for all of your hard work in restoring so many songs from many different titles!

[@heleninha5759]

ESSA MÚSICA ERA A MINHA FAVORITA DO JOGO ❤❤❤ Nossa que saudades, eu me amarrava jogando quando eu era criança

[@marcospaulosouzanunesmpnso4813]

EU TAMBEM ADORO.E incrível como um cartucho com um pouco de MB conseguia ter uma tão boa (E impressionante)

[@heleninha5759]

@marcospaulosouzanunesmpnso4813 David Wise tava de hack (REALMENTE VIU)

[@aninymouse1651]

The better your bass, the better this song sounds. 👌

[@adangochez8400]

The music is amazing 🤩 love it 😍

[@farlandscape]

Sounds like a inderstrial revolution overture's hammer sequence sound of Jean Micheal Jarre. :-)

[@TotalTuxedo]

1:23 when I heard that part I always thought it was the Bees singing or buzzing melodically.

[@jennesis]

Me too! Glad I'm not the only one :D

[@blazingsonic]

You guys aren't alone! :D

[@jellycore1316]

OWAH Aww! XD

[@goomba-64]

I think its just the crocodiles being bored so they got a mic and started singing and got into fighting mood

[@torrent9666]

This sounds even more like awesome workout music than the original! Fantastic!

[@henril.4067]

Masterpiece.

[@braydenroth2735]

I've listened to this song 20 times now! I'm about to get SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO obsessed with this tune!

[@josemariatrindadejunior1703]

i love that scan lines....

[@mrportfolio9119]

We’re all here for 0:35 let’s be honest

[@Redliwild]

excelente trabajo de remasterizado, gracias por compartir estas obras de arte en buena calidad.

[@cameronwright1082]

this is the kinda thing you can just blast and vibe to all day lmao

[@JustAskingQuestions8571]

This is the platonic form of beauty in video games.

[@stockstew420]

What a banger.

[@NightMourningDove]

This is what art sounds like... Not no generic pop song. I'm sorry but it's true xD

[@ChronxxTrapFlap]

Thank you!

[@doctorvashj]

david wise and sam miller, i love you both :-*

[@milopuffs4716]

Listening now I gives me metroid prime 2 vibes especially the torvis bog area. Good stuff all around

[@EdulinkZelda]

I was waiting for extended version! Try Krematoa Koncerto Dk3

[@kingretrogamingentertainme3787]

TOP music in the game you hear that base.

[@Manchou_The_Warrior117]

Donkey Kong country 2 has the best music in the trilogy

[@cassandrabrooks5185]

This music reminds me of Saturdays..... I don't know why. 😂

[@user-vj3rg2jo9b]

Come on lads, let's get it done

[@maxlegault2588]

Amazing! That bass is insane! Wow!

[@dirceucondequintana]

Para sempre pelo menos em meu coração ❤

[@ahbeef]

i love these restorations but honestly, and this is the first time im saying this so far, i think this piece works better with the snes compression. it does a better job of hiding the voices and blending it down to sound more like the buzzing of a zinger, which is one of my favorite parts of the piece, and having it just sound like a choir of "ooh"s kinda ruins that aspect. everything else is good but i always felt that was a super important part of the piece and i guess the compression really works in the piece's favor in that aspect

[@judewelos]

I picture it as tired workers forced to keep mining by K. Rool. Hence the name of the song.

[@TekMan05]

@@judewelos lol essentially this is a slave song....in a very PG fashion. I got that vibe in 95 too though!

[@TekMan05]

I wonder how hard it would be to take this same restoration and insert a HQ zinger buzzing instead of the voices just to see how it would sound?

[@judewelos]

@@TekMan05 That's an interesting take! I can totally see it

[@Sky1sus]

esta soundtrack es super buenisimo, podria escucharlo todo el dia ♥

[@pizzagroom6221]

Who tf ever called this "Kannon's Klanking?" like, I genuinely want to know??

[@stewartmatthews1551]

This song brings me back to this game love it

[@UltraCoolSuperOne97]

1:14 I can almost think of fitting lyrics "oh baby all we need is CASH!" proceeded by "CASH-----cold hard cash! cash! cold hard cash!" over and over

[@wenam87]

I love 90s music like this, so much emotion. This rocks! (No pun intended).

[@paimonmustum5910]

Los lamentos y nostalgia melancolica de miles de mineros cantando fantasmagóricamente en las antiguas minas de la ksla kong

[@QuichiPatlan]

This song slaps you silly then let's you barely leave the cave.

[@Kris-cw8hj]

You are incredible for this

[@nilso2822]

I swear i don't know which one is better, forest interlude or this one

[@desparion]

I cant belive i used to play this shit ib my 32 inch Toshiba mono sound and i fucking loved it what an amazing time