Donkey Kong Country 2 - Hot Head Bop [Restored]

[@DMMDestroyer]

I can hear the bouncing off the croc heads. *OWWWAAAAAACCCCKK* Fantastic work!

[@JamminSamMiller]

boWUH boWUH Boiiiiiiiink

[@Paulo_Matos_]

@@JamminSamMiller Your channel is one of the best things on the internet, thank you for doing a great work!!!!!

[@rtyuik7]

those croc-heads really only sounded 'satisfying' with the extra "cave-level Reverb" that the game added on for them...you may find a Bonus Game that has the heads, but Not the reverb...it makes the "boOWAAACK!" sound like just "bwat!"

[@PikminAnd]

Now I'm just wondering how those crocodiles are still alive when nearly all of their body is submerged in lava.

[@mrlbr]

@@PikminAnd Thank you for ruining this entire game from now on. hahahaha

[@muddyboots7753]

The original composers need to be given an award for these timeless classics

[@CrowT]

That would be David Wise👍

[@oxob3333]

@@CrowT and don't forget Eveline Fischer, she was so underrated

[@yawarmi]

@@oxob3333 David Wise composed DK2 alone. Mrs. Fischer was the co-composer of DK1

[@supercamborg4218]

@@yawarmi David Wise has said he’s fairly sure he remembers Eveline Novakovic (Fisher was her maiden name) composing In a Snowbound Land

[@jasonnikolic]

@@supercamborg4218 Then he or you might be remembering wrong because that's from DKC2.

[@freedomfighter8883]

Rare had some of the best game music ever made.

[@J-dew]

David Wise*

[@SingeScorcher]

@@J-dew To be fair, Robin Beanland, Eveline Fisher, and Grant Kirkhope are all also fantastic composers. Between them and David, it's no wonder Rare's games are so fondly remembered.

[@jeanderbar]

@@SingeScorcher Graeme Norgate, too

[@sweetpataterz8738]

@@SingeScorcher Eveline Fisher/Novacovik is especially underrated.

[@alejandromorazan3420]

Listen to hitman blood money OST

[@KYBlueJedi]

1:10 "This is why I'm here..."

[@charlesleeray4932]

So Am I fella.

[@shawnmj410]

Indeed

[@JasminBeaumont882]

Instant time machine back to Christmas of 1995 when I got this as a 13 year old. Staying up late on break from school navigating yet another Donkey Kong game with not a care in the world. Those 1st two games were so great. Music and memories of my childhood. Miss those days.

[@xXBlueSheepXx]

Great song to test new headphones in.

[@chumcalmdown]

Absolutely

[@paulnovacek3715]

Lol that's what I'm doing right now

[@seronymus]

Which model?

[@seronymus]

Also try Wrinkly 64 and Rockface Rumble

[@PascalNeem]

Sam I just want to thank you for the time and effort you put into remaking songs from my favorite game of all time.

[@Logan_93]

I didn't recall this song until 18 seconds in. Reactivated some buried memories from early childhood. Such a great OST.

[@SlayerSantiago]

That echoing piano solo is like the opitome of video game music during this era. Beautiful restoration.

[@TheOSTLobby]

My second favorite in the soundtrack next to forest interlude.

[@ShadowtheYouTuber523]

*Stickerbrush Symphony would like to know your location*

[@ShadowtheYouTuber523]

(Both tracks you mentioned still good tracks tho)

[@TheOSTLobby]

Shadow the KZbinr first off, it’s Stickerbush not Stickerbrush and two it’s an overrated theme imho. It’s a great contender for my top 5 in this soundtrack but barely. See here: mobile.twitter.com/david_wise/status/940515439649665024?lang=en

[@ShadowtheYouTuber523]

@@TheOSTLobby Stickerbush?! Wth???

[@TheOSTLobby]

Shadow the KZbinr read the twitter link I sent, he debunked it years ago.

[@Mythical444]

Video Game music back in the 90’s was so classic. Bangers for days, music you would pay for by itself

[@SuperJet_Spade]

A superb restoration. Great job! Although I don't recall this, but I think that the bubbling sounds also play after around 1:02 in the original song, which then stops once the guitar comes back in at around 1:10.

[@MalleusSemperVictor]

You are correct.

[@JesusDaLawd]

Yea you right

[@TopCat0601]

I just discovered your channel yesterday. I love these remasters!

[@MonolithFIJI]

Really awesome hearing the finished product after watching the making of stream yesterday! Sounds incredible

[@professoreltonbio]

Our brother, your work is phenomenal. You have my recognition and respect. You can feel it in the remastered music, having the love that you work with. Congratulations!!!

[@mintman3533]

Thanks man, this is my favorite track from the game.

[@Layvell94]

Just to think if Rare decided to release a Donkey Kong Country Collection! These restored soundtracks would be a perfect fit if they had a arrange option! Great job man! 👏🏾👏🏾

[@HaydenSmithElevate]

The first half makes me shake my 🍑 and the second half makes me cry 🥲 that damn melody coming in at 1:11 is not an obvious way to go with this track but it works perfectly to stir up an emotion you can't quite place. And then right back into booty bounce. David is a genius

[@JamminSamMiller]

Never thought of that. The best music has a combination of a great beat and moving emotion

[@JamieTheEnby]

You are doing gods work restoring what was once thought was lost, I apreciate your dedication and talent at instead of finding masters, you just go out and find the hardware they used.

[@FLYNN_TAGGART]

FWIW, I believe Wise said he never had masters, he just compressed the samples first and worked from there. Even he never heard these in as good of quality as what Sam has created.

[@johneygd]

Sadly those samples had to be reduced to single cycle wave forms wich then gets copy pasted & looped to simulate the effect of a long instrument,,,but not only that,, those samples were also reduced to 4bit adpcm ,wich the snes then has to try to fill in the missing data by following those corrosponding points of data in it,sometimes those single cycle wave forms were even faster recorded to save futher more space, the snes then has to stretch it back to it’s original speed, resulting in harsch audio☹️, so with these restored versions of snes game songs, we will discover what we have missed all the time😀

[@ZamLuxeon]

Aaaah my nostalgia senses are overloading! Such a good (hot) head BOPping tune.

[@thecentralscrutinizer304]

Just wanted to say thank you for this series. The music to these games has always stuck with me til this day. To hear them uncompressed is quite a treat. This game will forever be Christmas break 1995 for me.

[@kala2k7youtube]

This is a classic from DKC2, it's so nice to hear it remastered.. you did a great job, thanks a bunch

[@rockclan7]

I love how you portray the echo sound by being inside the cave, fantastic!

[@rtyuik7]

oh wow, you even put a rather satisfying Ending onto this track...

[@hazzmati]

Funnily enough I just listened to this song the other day after checking out your channel before that. What a pleasant coincidence.

[@jakey1306]

Love the synths, really poignant in this restoration. David Wise's original uses a lot of stereo mixing with different samples to give them more of an echo chamber and create distance, also as you restore samples and make them clearer, the loudness starts to battle it out making it loose some sleek blending and charm. Please, hear me out, I say this not to slate your work, but, more that it reminded me of the appreciation behind understanding music in this way and what makes the music in Donkey Kong country so special to any other video game. Thank you for making this =]

[@Transgerine]

This song is the only reason I didn't throw my GBA in frustration trying to finish Red Hot Ride lmao

[@Floydpink68]

1:46 All the *blub blubs* really come out strong in this version 😂 love it!

[@armindarmada]

David Wise is a genius, greetings from Mexico, my childhood is that game

[@spectreshadow]

Oh my god you are doing my favorite dkc game!!! Thank you so very very much.

[@PrimitiveBaroque]

I love this track so much since I first heard it. Hearing this at this quality is almost transcendent for me. Thank you for your hard work!

[@00yiggdrasill00]

You've done yet another great job.

[@HeeHo_FGC]

This song is pretty hot

[@boogy865]

Thank you for bringing a smile to my face

[@pmerks]

2:09 This is one of my favorite games of all time and I’ve played it countless times, and I never knew that you could kill the Krunchas like that...

[@sonikku956]

Sounds like a dark new jack swing track, for Halloween.

[@swaggityswag8156]

Thanks so much for these, man!! All of your tracks sound awesome!!! Subscribed!

[@longWriter]

Very well done, and surprisingly chill for a lava-themed level!

[@ryanif1651]

Ahh Donkey Kong Country 2. Where world two is lava/volcano themed. Way to subvert expectations.

[@mathewyager6657]

Wow. Watching this makes me feel old. Sure miss these games.

[@Darknova183]

Play them on an emulator for the nostalgia

[@RealCoZHours]

One of the best songs in the series. Now I just need the Kannon's Klaim restoration and I can die happy

[@that1weirdkid643]

Why does this song make me feel like there is world peace

[@RedSpade37]

It has that kinda "power", doesn't it? The vibes are basically perfect. This song has been stuck in my head for decades haha

[@2424Showtime]

The Donkey Kong Country games are special to me because they are maybe the only video games me and my Dad both loved to play. Thank you David Wise for these beautiful melodies that link us.

[@jonathasdpereira]

DK2 OST is a time machine.

[@breegull6467]

1:42 Really not trying to nitpick, but shouldn't the lower note of the guitar be a G sharp instead of a G? That being sad, I recently discovered your channel, and it is easily my favorite. The DKC2 soundtrack is my favorite of all time and you're doing Gods work restoring all these songs. I would never have thought they could sound any better! If you released all of these on a single CD or album (if you already have, pls tell me), I'd buy it in a heartbeat!

[@unknowjlm]

Wow nice, I didn't catch that but you're right! That makes it a 9/10 instead of a 9.5/10 imo.

[@soloM81]

lol go ahead nitpick all you want once he does the live great update live video streams he will fix it

[@OomptzMusic]

Good ear!

[@Traceurl]

One of my favorites. Thanks for this!

[@mikethered123]

Kind of has a Massive Attack - Teardrop feel to it.

[@nekozombie]

OMG NO WAY YES

[@R3dm3talHdZ]

The greatest song a Volcano level can ever have!!! Brilliantly done!

[@TheSuperPlayer707]

With this kind of quality you definitely should be hired for the development of a HD version of DKC SNES trilogy.

[@josbar]

I love your work. I think the bass line is a bit lower in the game though, or maybe is just more muffled idk. But that's the only thing that felt a bit "worse" than the rest. It all sounds amazing!

[@2huer09]

These remasters are EVERYTHING!!😍😍😍

[@phatpat5947]

Incredible work you do. The talent and skill is impressive.

[@MoundN]

I expexted this one to be a fairly difficult one to master because of the synth part but you nailed it man! Awesome! ❤

[@spaceboundtomars]

Its the descending baseline at 1:10 that hits the feels every damn time

[@enriquesanchez-dd9qz]

Maravillosa música cuando jugaba,me hacía mucho pensar en mí familia y todo lo importante del mundo bueno en general,y no pensar en lo malo, por desgracia abunda lo malo.

[@zommiethebutcher]

Thanks for replacing the April Fool's Mining Melancholy in your playlist! I noticed this song was missing from your playlist altogether, though. I appreciate all these restored songs, this soundtrack is probably the one that pops into my head of all other video games and I still love listening to it, but hearing it how it was meant to has offered something truly unprecedented.

[@zommiethebutcher]

Thanks for adding this one too! It was a pleasant surprise when I came to play the playlist and this was the first one on shuffle!

[@Vherstinae]

I used to replay this level just to hear the music. Thank you for your hard work.

[@reflexionvirtual14]

Has hecho algo histórico para todos los fans si duda te felicito hermano

[@08SZE]

I was wondering if I would see this song from you. This is one my absolute favorites!

[@unmentional]

Awesome! One of my favorite game soundtracks of all time.

[@adam20133]

1:53 I can see the cursor

[@_chomik_]

Hamster locating game lava area

[@mikeomnic3515]

Such low subs such high quality... some real hero's goes unnoticed

[@starry_stelle]

This is my pserosnal favorite track in gaming history, thanks for restoring it. :)

[@dominickrodriguez2302]

Either their is something that shouldn't be, or something that should be that's not. But something is missing.

[@JamminSamMiller]

In the video the wrong bass sound is used and I took a little too much creative liberty with the Brazilian percussion. Check out the download links for the latest update

[@petersilie304]

Great so far, but I guess there's s little mistake; the part at 1:28 is almost silent. Usually you can hear it so I don't know why yours is almost silent in your rework.

[@Stormsong93]

One of my all-time favourite gaming tracks. 0:14

[@davidalexandermurillogavir6283]

Thanks dude for bringing us back those great times. Awesome job, Awesome soundtrack, Awesome game. Greetings from Colombia

[@Futuretense101]

Well done. Subscribed!! I look forward to seeing more of your work!

[@Moonknife]

Masterfull, its almost like the music was before the compressing.

[@louisglockner7029]

I was in love with the gaame DKC2 donkeys quest as a kid, but i have to admit the soundrack of diddies quest is still exeeding!

[@noobzinhuuo5660]

Essa definitivamente é a melhor versão dessa música de todas

[@JTread2003]

This is probably what it would have sounded like is these games were on a disc. Awesome!

[@JayJvXz]

This song hits different while I’m working. I work in a steel mill where we work with molten metal 😂

[@davidson_200]

I'm sure Hot Head Boppin' right now with this song!

[@lilishriver813]

I remember refusing to finish the stage just because I don't wanna stop the song. So goood

[@PartyPennyWiiPartyU]

Nothing like how most lava levels sounds these days, really shows off the majestic side to volcanoes, usually seen only as threatening and ominous.

[@twilit8162]

Hey Sam! First off, fantastic work! I love listening to these songs in their uncompressed glory. I was confused as to whether you had done this song yet, as it wasn't in the DKC2 music playlist. It needs to join its brethren!

[@mattyb8307]

These are AMAZING! I was soooo hoping you were going to do DKC 2's music. Holy crappp its so good! Im looking forward to Disco Train and Stickerbush Symphony, even Haunted Hall or the Beehive Levels!

[@Mer.Saloon]

He's already done those. Everyone you mentioned.

[@Ze33roX]

Godlike restoration as always! thanks for giving DK soundtrack the love and dedication it deserves.

[@medeaagapishvili7313]

The SNES soundchip still blows me away

[@EdenHellCipher]

I forgot about the Spider Friend! He was my favorite! Man, I forgot all this stuff from my childhood til now.

[@PedroOliveira-fw5mn]

For sure the best game of the 90' and for sure the best soundtrack ever.

[@alienarepresent5833]

I enjoy this as a Minecraft nether theme. New generation of exploration in video games begins with Minecraft. These games are still recognised on new generation consoles. Love it!!!

[@charlesleeray4932]

1:10 - 1:45 what a sound!!!

[@MrPopo-kn3lx]

This is extremely clean. Great job man

[@zenicehero9154]

Yet another great music n masterpiece from David Wise

[@Paulo_Matos_]

Your channel is one of the best things on the internet, thank you for doing a great work!!!!!

[@slimtheslime5001]

did anyone else hear this song in the flash game "ball revamped" WAAAAAAY before playing DKC2?

[@BobbyMiller64]

One of my favorite pieces of video game music ever!

[@nanobarar]

Amazing as always dude great job

[@SatoruGojo554]

Música perfeita. Amo muito esse baixo aí ❤ altos graves!

[@whatamisaiyan]

YOOOOO....this sounds so clean and crisp!

[@JesusDaLawd]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS GOD BLESS I CANT WAIT FOR FOREST INTERLUDE I love you

[@JamminSamMiller]

And I love you random citizen

[@DespyCL]

@@JamminSamMiller I can't never get enough of megamind references.

[@witapepsi]

One thing I noticed in the original, the bell instrument has a slight fast vibrato. I never noticed the song had new jack swing type drumline hahaha

[@JesusDaLawd]

1:00 there should be bubbles right?

[@edurmissa]

This jam is perfect to go floating slowly up and down over an air balloon

[@Mer.Saloon]

Cool beat. Quite the chill track for such a hot level.

[@AtomicSlash95]

I still cant understand how that crocodiles survive in that lava

[@edalvis771]

They are cold blooded animals

[@AtomicSlash95]

@@edalvis771 oh

[@Schwarzorn]

Sam, did you end up giving *In Too Deep* by _Genesis_ a listen? The part just after the 3-minute mark should sound familiar.

[@Anewyou1337]

It was mentioned at the end of the first part of his stream that and Sam said he'd check it out.

[@Schwarzorn]

Sky Conner Rowe I know. I was the one who suggested it. I was just seeing if he did or not. Lol

[@JamminSamMiller]

I can hear how they're kinda similar. Good catch man

[@squirrelguy2195]

I'm convinced David Wise was heavily influenced by Genesis, a lot of the DKC music has a very similar sound.

[@Ce13stialBunny]

David Wise credits Phil Collins in general as a huge source of inspiration

[@Dlf212]

Quite peaceful music for a volcano (think Aladdin's carpet sequence for frantic music)