How Super Mario 64's most relaxing song was made

not piranha plant lullaby
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[@automaticwriting4345]

The patch is included in Arturia's DX7 soft synth, the patch is called Dire Dreams.

[@woodman2855]

Nice coincidence

[@prodbymorii2058]

@@woodman2855 coincidence?

[@coydog7902]

Coincidence I think not!

[@FloroTheMaster]

True

[@michatroschka]

i just checked the arturia patch, it sounds good but not exactly like the original.

[@Pyjama_S]

8:35 Instant Boiler Room banger

[@yang3479]

I feel ya

[@ashishmathew8554]

Are there any good songs with a similar chord progression?

[@apleed]

@@ashishmathew8554 any oldschool deep house song pretty much

[@novastormSC]

DJ Boneyard - Original

[@GloryHoleBased]

@@ashishmathew8554 all them

[@the3RDdimensionx]

Most relaxing song, that big scary ass worm wasn’t relaxing at all

[@midas8877]

Dimension that big ass worm was pretty familiar to me it reminded me of my massive donger so that was actually nice.

[@smwfreak1647]

LMAO FR

[@MultiTerminator85]

3 name changes allowed every 90 days. Learn more hahahaha

[@julianandresful]

i have nightmares about that thing

[@norwegiantechnolover]

It's obviously a moray eel and not a worm but okay...

[@Bronco541]

Koji was inspired by a lot of rock, prog and jazz music of the 70s and 80s; that why he made good music :D

[@TheParadox1010]

I remember playing a tf2 server with a map that had this as a background, the map went on forever. I formed almost a friend circle for the duration of my play time on there. I never spoke to those people again after that.

[@xntruth9131]

TheParadox1010 sounds like a lovely memory

[@escapefromtibet2530]

3:07 I actually cried laughing Wtf is wrong with my humor

[@thunderlight2004]

Alpatex Robot Rock by Daft Punk

[@deejayjaxx]

It's the fuckin distorted robot rock that killed me...

[@sagaikozak]

same, I almost died from laughter xD

[@sunhammer420]

same, that's fucking comedy gold right there

[@yang3479]

That’s meme culture right there

[@super999999]

8:15 "No! You're supposed call them Modal Interchange, Borrowed Chords, flat VII or it won't fit into the Music Theory!!" "haha decending major chords go brrr"

[@Psyhramia]

Is the mixolydian mode

[@absolutezeromusicofficial]

@@Psyhramia It's not, as G Mixolydian doesn't have an Eb.

[@vascosanchez]

That's really just the name of it

[@guarokuya3678]

3:04 i did not breath heavily through my nose, i actually laughed out loud.

[@FyreofShadow]

People actually found out that it was sampled from the roland JD 990! It's the FM electric piano, I believe, and apparently the preset was the I-63 Crystal Rhodes 1. I don't exactly know much about synths or how they work, so I hope I listed the right info. I was just reading off the spreadsheet people put together :P

[@saintdeora]

Insane amount of knowledge and effort goes into these videos, keep up the good work man!

[@makak_zeleny]

OMG HE SAID THE S WORD 😭😭😭

[@artilleryfire6576]

its alright, sex is 6 in swedish

[@China-ch7zm]

s6x

[@MooseManh]

Are you like 3 years old or something?

[@tsikuni2570]

@@MooseManh lmao my guy you're like 12

[@ace-smith]

soundfont?

[@chain12bb]

Great video. Love how you both go over both the technical aspect of the track with the presets and sound design and also the music theory

[@SrslyClarkMusic]

Piranha plant lullaby: "Observe"

[@FoxerTails]

4:00 The string sample is actually from a Roland SC-88... yeah, I'm a sample nerd. :P

[@IRespectPommy]

Tails19935 nintendo uses so much sc-88 it’s one of my favorites

[@trollingisasport]

Yeah. In that era that was one of the go tos for videogame music. Ff7 also used one of those Roland synths

[@NLind]

They also used alot of JV-1080 sounds, the nylon string guitar was used in the OoT Gerudo Valley track and was also used by Capcom in the original Ace Attorney trilogy.

[@FoxerTails]

@@NLind Yeah, HCS forums is the best place to get information about samples used in video games.

[@IRespectPommy]

@@FoxerTails yeah and their discord has alot of great sample packs and stuff

[@Ryzasu]

This is an amazing video, I learned so many new things about music theory from just this

[@skeloluke4967]

The fact that the original sound can be found on an Korg I4s is quite amazing since I got one from my uncle I discovered it was the actual sound from Dire, Dire Docks after I tried playing it myself on the Korg I4s

[@relu419]

In fact to main instrument of DDD is Crystal Rhodes from Roland JD-990 with specific configuration. In this case, you'll need the original one to make sample replica.

[@lurksamagod1427]

it's so nice that you left the project file for use, thank u so much (:

[@SlyHikari03]

I love the 90’s Synth sounds. Also they probably used a Korg 01R/W for the piano.

[@vojtabrat6121]

Lovin these vids, really cool to hear all the informations about the style

[@SpectreAnimations]

So I keep seeing people saying it's the original sample was from a JD 990. And although it very well could be, bare in mind that a lot of it's presets originally came from the JD-800 released in 1991. Meaning that it very well could be sampled from either. The JD-800's "crystal rhodes" preset was very popular during the 90s and if you listen to demos of people playing it, it sounds almost identical to the dire, dire docks piano minus the compression and bit crushing obviously to save on file size.

[@Daymusik]

"The B goes down to an A#." Lol. R.i.P music theory.

[@evanfive3298]

What do you mean rip music theory? Like half steps aren’t a thing in music theory??

[@phlector]

Evan Five I think Daymusik was referring to the fact that he said “A#” when he should say “Ab” because it’s a half step down

[@Nam_gwen]

Plhector assuming that the b was correct The note below IS A# then a then Ab One semitone above B is obviously C so I have no idea as well If I’m wrong I’m questioning my sanity

[@phlector]

First NAMe Last name oh my goodness I meant to say Bb not Ab

[@Nam_gwen]

Plhector Does that even matter in the long run? Is the “A# key” is completely different to the “Bb key”?mean it’s the same note or just based on it? Please Daymusik, confirm (KZbin please let me send this comment, stop saying the request timed out I literally just opened you up)

[@ExcaliburMusic]

so funny the timing of this, I JUST started taking a music theory class and I was actually able to follow along in this video and I probably wouldn't be able to before the class. very well done!

[@brkntrnsmsn]

I really enjoyed the breakdown of the composition! Great work.

[@kilianvalentine]

Dylan Tallchief: How YOU were made😉

[@artifexmusic]

@@quantum.9883 lmao

[@samuell.tankson4480]

How to spoon

[@vovagusse]

@@quantum.9883 sysex

[@hi._.1986]

@@quantum.9883 exactly, he was a n64 synth sound, and his parents used sytrus to bring him to life

[@Goatorph]

I can't believe I came across this channel, I've fallen in love with your content. Keep doing what you're doing

[@A.C.E.]

I’m partial to the File Select theme myself, goosebumps every time

[@ChilliusVGM]

So about the Dire Dire Docks sample, it actually seems as if it’s two patches mixed together from two separate 90s pieces of hardware. I know that it actually uses an E. Piano from the Roland Sound Canvas and some other piece of hardware that we don’t know yet. I also believe that the strings are from an old Roland CD we’ve been looking for but yet have not found.

[@Andee...]

I have a love hate relationship with this song. I love the song, hate the level...

[@CoreLocus]

Dire Dire Docks is like a demo level for demonstrating how shit movement was on the N64 compared to most modern games in terms of swimming physics and their intuitiveness. I mean Sunshine isn't much better, and the N64 wasn't bad especially when you consider it was over 20 years ago, but we've come a long way

[@Andee...]

@@CoreLocus lmao true, it's also a good demo of making me anxious because of the deep water

[@timmydirtyrat6015]

I liked DDD and JRB.

[@coydog7902]

Super Mario 64DS was better it was my childhood basically

[@MariosBeL]

Interesting stuff! This song is so relaxing and beautiful. Thank you for making this video ✨✨

[@scottzilla007]

1:11 oddly made me laugh

[@DSineBeatzTV]

At 7:48 Koji Kondo also does this with "Great Bay Coast" theme from "Majora's Mask" that dude is a legend!

[@purpledragonflame635]

This takes me back to my childhood!

[@tranquiloguy9199]

This song makes me nostalgic

[@xArianatorGirlx]

I'm so glad I can play this on my synth that has a sound close to the OG

[@lukeh9300]

These videos are so funny for some reason. I love this guy

[@iUseVegas]

BACK AT IT AGAIN WITH ANOTHER MASTERPIECE

[@romancandlefight1144]

The opposite of click bait. Way more informative than I could have imagined

[@KingDadBod666]

The N64 had an odd audio filter on it due to the hardware. Hard to imitate. There was a video on KZbin that explained how to make any instrument N64 sounding. Cant remember the video.

[@lamesnareman]

now this is the quality content I subscribed for

[@Leftblu]

that moment when he teaches something you already know but still find it new.

[@belkadimusic]

Dylan is a genius living.

[@chuuisinsane]

so this is not important but im fairly confident they didn't get the sound from a DX7 (at least not directly), and probably got it from the SC-88 or SC-88PRO from Roland, as they've used sounds from it before in another N64 game (though it was after): Mother 3 at the end of the trailer to Mother 3 on the N64, there's this organ sound, some drums, and an acoustic bass. all of these can be found in Roland's Sound Canvas VST under SC-88PRO and SC-88, being Organ 3, Acoustic Bass, and ROOM drums. they're the exact same. the SC-88 has a similar sound called "Detuned EP 2" which sounds similar to the DX7 patch, it might just be a sample of it but still

[@MCOlangotang]

Close! JD990 Crystal Rhodes.

[@theben45x]

man, your analysis are so brilliant 💯

[@Jjiscool_is_cool]

I downloaded a sm64 soundfont and tested it out on a midi and the intrument used in dire dire docks is the glockenspiel

[@blacksmithsforge]

Can you make a lot more of these videos? They are very informative.

[@expandulardongus360]

I didn't really understand what you were talking about, yet I'm still fascinated.

[@jaimerojas6578]

So very interesting Dylan I loved it

[@dakila2012]

Keep up the awesome vids!

[@lhrider1312]

Bro your video is wonderful 😂 i was skeptical at first when i clicked on it but it’s really great👊

[@IamALeaf]

Windows XP shutdown be like 10:10

[@Rex-golf_player810]

Nah thats the startup melody

[@Temp27997]

so much nostalgia

[@SunderiMC]

it's such an awesome song!

[@shadoninja]

Thank you! Awesome video

[@Margoovian]

wouldn't it be cool if he did this type of video with donkey kongs intro music?

[@ghostcloudmusic6867]

Used to fire up the N64 on my CRT, jump into the misleadingly spooky pirate ship painting and just listen to that song, realizing way too soon that I won't be a child forever. On the bright side, I learned I can still enjoy video games, albeit less often with a fulltime job, but my daughter loves super mario odyssey all the way to classic games on the Switch virtual console. Thanks Daddylan, this was a great post

[@l0riz624]

guys! i think i found the synth they used! i believe it's the Korg DW-8000 from 1985. You can select multiple Waveforms, and one of them sounds spot on to the sound we hear in Dire Dire Docks.

[@MCOlangotang]

JD990 Crystal Rhodes, but it's 2 tracks. One has chorus.

[@11energize]

I will always love this song, it's so calm

[@brokenchair853]

The Crystal Rhodes samples were from the Roland JD-800/JD-990 (rack variant). I have the JD-800 VST and I love it very much.

[@samb2459]

I have never seen a video recommendation so specific to my interests, thank you KZbin

[@Y0nex]

Have you heard of the game 'maplestory' It's one of my childhood games, That would be really great to see an how one of their songs was made for example ellinia bgm :)

[@liquos]

Yess slime tree music (“missing you”), or sleepywood theme

[@happilicious]

Please make this real!

[@murkish]

yo, you follow me on soundcloud lol I recognized your name

[@Y0nex]

@@murkish hey!

[@RyanREAX]

When he did that piano conversation, MapleStory came to mind.

[@MrVitalic85]

You make my day

[@rtyuik7]

3:05 - i love the contrast between the 'normal' video and this 'low-quality' joke part xD

[@OatsCorn117]

this is amazing im loving this series!

[@unknown36919]

Just came from the Peppa Pig BANGER Video just to hear the slaps. Keep up the 🔥 Tallchief

[@jaredsingh8078]

I really like how you did this.

[@DAVID-ANDERSON]

Dire Dire Docks / Jolly Roger Bay is my favorite Super Mario song off all time. Its so relaxing

[@djbouzy]

dylan: how literally anything is made

[@YoshiLightStar]

Alot of Nintendo games from the SNES to GameCube use some samples from Roland sound modules such as the sc-55, sc-88pro and the Sd-90, for example the gba pokemon games used roland sc-88 pro samples

[@vicrattlehead5398]

it all fun and games till that eel starts eeling nice job man

[@ilmoondog]

The e-piano is actually not from the DX7, it's Crystal Rhodes from the Roland JD-800.

[@theofroidevaux9844]

Thanks a lot, your videos are great.

[@virtualdash]

The inernet: EVERY COPY OF MARIO 64 IS PERSONALIZED Me: **Vibin to the dire dire docks theme**

[@notaninstrument7707]

The shapes the melody was making are sorta awesome

[@PLAZTECHWUNDER]

Those F#s at 5:41 are killing me lol

[@elitedestroyer0083]

Not gonna lie if this video wasn't about Did Dire Docks I would've gone apeshit.

[@AizaMisc]

Wow, this video is really interresting, really nice!

[@gab_v250]

Good job Koji Kondo (the guy who worked on most Mario and Zelda OSTs since 1985)

[@pyl0nph0togr4phy7]

This video changed my life when it was first uploaded

[@sentientblender]

Just a small correction, but at 9:17 that would be a B flat, not an A sharp. It’s an E flat major chord, so its fifth has to be flat as well. Aside from that, loved the analysis here! Most videos like this don’t go this deep into the theory behind things, was pleasantly surprised by how far you broke things down.

[@mouldycheesebutlikeinabadw3011]

2:34 omg that keyboard on the bottom is the exact one I have

[@cha0tix035]

I remember that if you use Garageband and go to light bulbs then press on keys, that would create a sound that is similar to the instrument being used in Dire Dire Docks

[@_karla._]

My Yamaha Clavinova PF P-100 basically has the identical sound that Koji used. Not sure if he used that particular piano, but the sound surely is very very similar.

[@Rosalina102798]

Dire, Dire Docks got me into drum and bass, so arigatō, Kondō-sensei.

[@stevezac_cptlpnshmnt]

DnB 4 Life

[@No83858]

Holy fucking hell the nostalgia I got from this

[@djed7235]

1:35 that little melody u did with that sound was cool

[@sinetwo]

Dylan! You da chief. I love this video

[@Nico2718_]

Nice video! The explanation of the whole origin of the sample and the sound was very interesting! I know it's a pretty old video, but I wanted to correct a wrong chord: 11:11 the 2nd chord of the progression isn't a B minor, the notes there are actually (from the bottom) B, D, B, which is most likely a G major chord in the first inversion (and without the root), it also fits much better if you try playing it, the B minor there feels a bit weird 😅 even though when played it back together it sounded great! But yeah, little mistake, but the rest was good!

[@tobibecker5723]

You are a Legend

[@shardofkingdoms9816]

The staff roll is pretty good

[@23CrazyG23]

This song, in my childhood, made me feel like if i was the only human on the earth. you want to know which is my worst nightmare?

[@plus46mus]

5:41 oh, this is a pretty good recreation- *hears F#* AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH

[@bimsi100]

THANKS DYLAN

[@styl1ssttt]

This soundtrack so relaxing

[@Danager_III]

The most relaxing song from Mario 64 is the piranha plant lullaby

[@elliott7268]

I literaly fell asleep

[@opiunn]

*This Song Brings Me Back To My Child-Hood*

[@shadowlink14_2]

It sounds beautiful!

[@unfried_]

When you're this early you don't even know what to say..

[@jonfundy]

I have the exact same thing. ;-;

[@yang3479]

just say, “hi!”

[@switchi8663]

I have bad memories with that music