Monkey Island - LeChuck's Theme (Multiinstrumental Cover) feat. Julia (saxophone)

#monkeyisland #lechuck #hurdygurdy
Perfectly in time with the announcement of a new part of the fabulous Monkey Island-series (which I didn't know when I started this project), here's my cover of LeChuck's Theme (composed by Michael Land).
Monkey Island, especially the third part, was a game I played and loved A LOT when I was a kid/young teen and I'm afraid, it shaped my kind of humor (and my love for pirates) more than I am even conscious about. XD
My idea was to start in the kind of original "caribbean"-style and give it a gypsy-swing-streetmusic-touch later on.
Played on hurdy-gurdy, violin, bass, xylophone, steel drum, keyboard (jazz-organ), guitar, cajon and a shaker
Thanks again to my good friend Julia who contributed her tenor saxophone to this track: You rock! :)
Mastered again by Antonius Vladislavius, check out his channel: / antoniusvladislavius

[@rgrwlco]

A hurdy-gurdy!? I love it. This is exactly the cover I was looking for after hearing the new MI release video

[@tangledgrove7238]

Thank you! Glad that you like it! 😀 I'm also really excited for the new Monkey Island game. Hope it will catch up with the great predecessor! 🐒🏴‍☠️

[@JasonLucio-g2h]

🎶A Pirates Life For Me!🎶0:14

[@scaredyfish]

I never knew how much I needed a Hurdy Gurdy version of LeChuck's theme!

[@tangledgrove7238]

I never knew that either untill that melody which haunts me since my childhood popped up in my head whilesplaying the hurdy-gurdy. 😁 And I never thought I would make an arrangement where saxophone, hurdy and xylophone meet. Strange things happen! 😆

[@Rose_C._Sparrow]

yea any hurdy gurdy players with a YT channel someone get on a hurdy gurdy solo of this

[@abrahamacevedo5302]

This is the second best cover of a MI theme I have ever heard!

[@tangledgrove7238]

@@abrahamacevedo5302 Thank you so much! 😀 I'm interested: Which one is the best one for you?

[@Rose_C._Sparrow]

all I can say is LeChuck himself would be proud of this brilliantly melodic and chill yet still menacing and evil tune here

[@tangledgrove7238]

Hihi, thank you! I'd love to make LeChuck dance to that! 😁🤘🏴‍☠️

[@Rose_C._Sparrow]

@@tangledgrove7238 and this folks is yet another reason for me getting skillshare and learning animation I will make the account (or however it works) as soon as I can!

[@Qwazin]

"Sufferin' sailors! 'tis good to be dead!"

[@tangledgrove7238]

Thank you for this piratic comment! 🏴‍☠️😁

[@AnAlienThat]

Anne Bonny strikes again with another talented video, it's actually insane how many instruments you know.

[@tangledgrove7238]

Awww! Thank you for your kind words, they are really apprecciated! 😀 And you are right: Anne Bonny can't stop playing piratic music! And there is more to come! 🏴‍☠️

[@MrMariozzz78]

l loved this game in childhood and music too

[@tangledgrove7238]

@@MrMariozzz78 Me too! 😀

[@retroscient]

This is amazing! I stumbled across this by accident looking for LeChuck's theme. How the heck do you not have 100k+ viewers on all your videos!?

[@tangledgrove7238]

Nice! Then it seems to be perfect timing that I just uploaded it yesterday! 😁 Thanks for your kind words (and for subscribing if that was you, so now I am one subscriber closer to the 100k+!) 😀

[@ntsHR]

@@tangledgrove7238 I just subscribed for the heck of it :D

[@tangledgrove7238]

@@ntsHR Great to have you here! 😀 And thank you for bringing this channel one step further to the 100k viewers! 😊

[@MatsuoLano]

Thanks to KZbin for suggesting this, subscribed 😁😁

[@tangledgrove7238]

I have to thank KZbin for suggesting this to you! 😁 Thanks for subscribing! 😊

[@alessandromontoya6195]

Nice, very melodic ❤👍

[@tangledgrove7238]

Thank you very much! 😃

[@endlichnimag5901]

What a great arrangement of my favorite villian song! Can't stop listening your awesome version.

[@tangledgrove7238]

Thank you very much! 🤗 Actually this is also one of my alltime-gamesoundtrack-favourites since I was a kid and I'm happy to finally made a cover of it myself!

[@endlichnimag5901]

Monkey Island war einer der ersten Games, die ich als Kind gespielt habe. Der Theme Song und LeChuck's Theme gehören seitdem zu meinen liebsten Game-Soundtracks.

[@riseagain845]

Wonderful cover. I've always loved how this theme is catchy, intimidating, and kind of funny all at the same time.

[@tangledgrove7238]

Haha, yeah, I feel absolutely the same about the feeling of this piece! Thank you for yor comment! :)

[@legendofmi]

Awesome! I love this cover, I can’t wait for you to play the Monkey Island theme as well.

[@tangledgrove7238]

Thank you very much! 😊 I'd love to cover the MI-Theme as well, but there are already so many fabulous versions of it, I have to see if I can create a version with my own twist in it. 😉

[@Anillusionthatisreal]

The memories!!

[@tangledgrove7238]

Yes, these are also my childhood-memories! :)

[@nitronine3366]

Absolutely incredible cover!

[@tangledgrove7238]

Thanks so much! :)

[@roruidos]

Great cover!

[@tangledgrove7238]

Thank you so much! 😀

[@k.b.7718]

Das ist die zweitbeste Version von LeChucks Thema, die ich je gehört habe. ;-)

[@tangledgrove7238]

Wow! Vielen Dank für das Kompliment! 😀 Jetzt interessiert mich aber sehr, was für dich die erstbeste Version ist! :)

[@k.b.7718]

@@tangledgrove7238 Das ist nur ein Monkey Island Inside-Joke "Das ist der zweitgrößte Affenkopf" den ich je gesehen habe." Aber eure Version ist wirklich sehr gut.

[@tangledgrove7238]

@@k.b.7718 Oh man, da denke ich schon, ich kenn mich mit MI-Jokes aus, aber der hat mich erwischt! XD Danke nochmal für die lieben Worte!

[@Whippet_Plays]

Was ist die beste? Link? Ich fand die bisher die gelubgenste…😊

[@Zeukemor]

The wind makes not such a creaking! Strange places -- strange noises.

[@tangledgrove7238]

No, but the hurdy-gurdy does! 😛 Strange places -- strange noises -- even stranger instruments!

[@saltyshores6671]

wie cool - musikalisch irgendwo zwischen Jazz, Folk und Klassik - Sound mal wieder der Hammer - großes Kino!

[@tangledgrove7238]

Danke! 😀 Ja, find's auch gar nicht einfach, das Stück in eine Musikkategorie zu packen, da hast du es ganz gut eingeordnet! :)

[@MisterM2402]

Why does the hurdy-gurdy work so well in this tune? It's great! I think the original instrument is a trombone, isn't it? It's such a shame Monkey Island is an obscure game nowadays, you should have 10x the views for this great a cover.

[@Jotrius]

Great interpretation!

[@tangledgrove7238]

Thank you very much! 😊

[@PizzamudGames]

I loved this cover, thank you for making it! Even if it might grow a little soon I love how small but dedicated the monkey island fandom is that all these years after the games release talented people like yourself are willing to put this much effort into tributing it!

[@tangledgrove7238]

Thank you for your kind words, I'm glad you like it! 😀 You're right: There are still Monkey Island fans out there even though these games are so old and I love that as well! MI has a special place in my heart and somehow lets me connect with my childhood spontaneously when I listen to the soundtrack. So it was a great pleasure to arrange and record this theme for me. :)

[@DefinitelyReagan]

This was incredible. So crisp and menacing. Bravo friend!

[@tangledgrove7238]

Thank you very much! 😃 I love a lot about this tune that it's somehow funny and at the same time menacing. 🏴‍☠️🐒

[@DefinitelyReagan]

@@tangledgrove7238 Michael Land is a genius, isn't he? We're so fortunate to have had him aboard each voyage into this beautiful and hilarious story thus far. You did his work proud! Thank you for sharing with the world.

[@ayime12]

Astonishing! This is gourgeous! I love it till the end!

[@tangledgrove7238]

Wow! Thank you so much for your kind words! 😀

[@alpine_newt]

Amazing!

[@tangledgrove7238]

@@alpine_newt Thank you! :)

[@jorgemotta8290]

awesome!

[@tangledgrove7238]

Thank you very much! 😊

[@inaliann]

I wish you could make more of those. I would love to hear your version of Monkey Island 2 The Bone Song.

[@tangledgrove7238]

@@inaliann Thanks for your inspiration, I will keep that in mind! :)

[@Whippet_Plays]

Best cover of the LeChuck Theme I found! Good job!❤

[@tangledgrove7238]

Thank you so much for this exquisite compliment! 😀

[@corvalteo_corrax]

Jetzt habe ich wieder richtig Lust die ganzen Reihen durchzuspielen, besonders LeChucks Revenge. :D

[@tangledgrove7238]

Ja sehr cool! 👍Geht mir aber auch grade so! 😁

[@pablocuervo5763]

Ehhm . Hello? Can I marry you? hahaha Excelent cover. Thank you very much

[@tangledgrove7238]

Awww, that's cute! 😄 Thank you for your kind words, glad that you like my music! 😀

[@valtuger]

Always loved the monkey island games, use any reference to them that I can. Plus you'd be surprised how often "Hey look! A three headed monkey!" works :). Great cover!

[@tangledgrove7238]

Thank you! 😀 And you are absolutely right: I am also surprised how many three headed monkeys exist in my surroundings! XD

[@Motivational_Flavio]

You are absolutely incredible 💕 love this

[@tangledgrove7238]

Thank you very much for your kind words! 🤗 I'm glad that you like my music!

[@TheRetroShed]

Simply brilliant! Love it. Very well played and brought back some great memories. :)

[@tangledgrove7238]

Thank you so much for your kind words! Great that you like it! 😀 And it also revived great memories for me when I recorded it, Monkey Island is a childhood-treasure for me! :)

[@crazyhaennystephan3377]

WOW genauso hätte es damals klingen MÜSSEN!!!! Wiedermal ein Wunderschönes Stück! Ich Liebe es!

[@tangledgrove7238]

Vielen Dank für deine lieben Worte! 😀 Ja, ich habe mich mit dem Arrangement recht eng an die alte (wahrscheinlich MIDI, klingt zumindest fast so! XD)-Variante gehalten.

[@tomservodoctor42]

Wonderful music, and excellent timing! What a time to be alive!

[@tangledgrove7238]

Thank you very much! Glad you like it! 😀

[@mcurran6505]

"Meanwhile... Deep beneath Monkey Island, the ghost pirate LeChuck's ship lies anchored in a river of lava."

[@tangledgrove7238]

"Look behind you - A Three-Headed monkey!" 🐒🏴‍☠️😀

[@mcurran6505]

@@tangledgrove7238 "Why that's the second biggest monkey head I've ever seen!"

[@tangledgrove7238]

@@mcurran6505 You may call me Murray! I am a powerful demonic force! I'm the harbinger of your doom, and the forces of darkness will applaude me as I stride through the gates of hell, carrying your head on a pike! 💀

[@mcurran6505]

@@tangledgrove7238 "Stride?"

[@Drethyr]

If they ever made a Monkey Island movie.. I want you guys to instrumental it 😝

[@lucashorn6417]

Einfach klasse! Wunderschönes Arrangement. Immer schön, wenn nicht nur das Spiel, sondern auch die geniale Musik daraus gewürdigt wird. Tolle Arbeit!

[@tangledgrove7238]

Danke! Freut mich sehr, dass es gefällt! 😊 Dieses geniale Spiel meiner Kindheit gehört aber auch einfach nur gewürdigt! 😁

[@9012Ferdinand]

Wow. This is great! :D

[@tangledgrove7238]

Thank you! ☺️

[@fynworld]

Impressive!

[@tangledgrove7238]

Thank you very much! 😀

[@fourierfoyer365]

Isn't it wild how such a random personality like LeChuck had such a dramatic effect on all of us.

[@dcvisualfx1868]

You're great!!

[@tangledgrove7238]

Thank you so much! ☺

[@phaethos]

Saw the hurdy-gurdy and shouted "HURDY-GURDY!" at my screen after nostalgia-ing out listening to "A pirate i was meant to be", this was amazing; thank you for making it

[@tangledgrove7238]

Wow, thank you so much for your detailed comment! 😃 I had to smile so hard hearing that you shouted at your screen, glad you like my version of this theme which is also very nostalgic to me and was a great pleasure to create. :)

[@phaethos]

@@tangledgrove7238 It's been a while, you okay?

[@Crazymind2]

La ghironda...!! Wow

[@tangledgrove7238]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@StenellaFr]

Great video

[@tangledgrove7238]

Thank you! ☺️

[@mcdrok_the_rhythmdoc]

HA! Jetzt haste mich! 😅😂 Danke für dieses ausgesprochen, ansprechendes Stückchen ❤ Die Jugend flieht vorbei ☠😎🤓🧐😵🤪

[@tangledgrove7238]

Hehe, danke für deinen Kommentar! 😀 Geht mir übrigens genau so mit der Jugend: Dieses Spiel hat mich damals hart geprägt! 😁🐒🏴‍☠️

[@ethanstanley6452]

And now you add a saxophone to your wide instrument talents! Is there anything you can't play?

[@tangledgrove7238]

Yes, saxophone for example. 😆 I asked a good friend to play it for this video. 😉 But there are sadly a lot more instruments I can not play at all, for example all kinds of brass-instruments, akkordeon, cello, bassoon, etc. So there is still a lot left to learn! 😁

[@pokeallstars]

holy perfectness ;-)

[@tangledgrove7238]

Thank you very much! 😀

[@avoozl42]

Well, this is my favorite video of all time

[@tangledgrove7238]

Wow!! That's so great to hear! Thank you! ☺️

[@JeffersonFigueirinha]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 From Brasil 🇧🇷 👊🏼💀👍

[@tangledgrove7238]

Thanks! 🤗 Greetings back from Germany! 😀

[@highlandermacleod5442]

Nostalgic :) How about the Curse of Monkey Island intro theme, pretty please? 🎶

[@tangledgrove7238]

Yeah, I love the Monkey Island OST, the intro theme is also such a great piece of art! But there are already such cool covers of it on YT so it's still on my bucket list. ;)

[@tvs5941]

So Great ❤️ one of my all time Favorite games

[@tangledgrove7238]

Thank you very much! :) Also one of my all time favorite games!

[@nikoisland6731]

YEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS, THE HURDY GURDY IS PERFECT HERE!!!!

[@tangledgrove7238]

Thank you very much! Great that you like my music! 😀

[@nikoisland6731]

@@tangledgrove7238 i have a great appreciation for the hurdy gurdy, and like the sea of thieves cover you made!

[@Bashar3A]

Instant subscribe

[@tangledgrove7238]

Wow! Nice! Great to have you here! 😀

[@Bashar3A]

@@tangledgrove7238 Pleasure :)

[@notapro4877]

never thought this song whould give me such nostaligia... You got a sub my friend

[@Schattengewaechs99]

Einmal mehr der absolute Hammer!

[@tangledgrove7238]

Danke schön! Freut mich, dass es dir gefällt! :)

[@winkmal4553]

Multiinstrumentalistin... Frank hat mir den Link geschickt, ganz toll. Ich hab das Spiel damals geliebt als Kind...

[@tangledgrove7238]

Vielen Dank! 😀 Das bei dem Spiel geht es mir ähnlich: Das habe ich als Kind absolut gesuchtet, insbesondere den dritten Teil! :)

[@elliliminality2234]

I don't usually know the games from which you cover, but the songs work fine without nostalgia, anyway. Also, I know it is not a game, but I am still rooting for you to do The Mandalorian theme!!!

[@tangledgrove7238]

Hehe, actually I don't know most of the games either, I just love the soundtracks! 😁 But this one and some other retro-games are deeply rooted in my personal nostalgia-hitlist from times when I was a kid. And the Mandalorian is still on my list, I didn't forget it. There is just so many other stuff I'd love to play so I have to make decisions. 😉

[@gregbeyer9507]

Love it.

[@tangledgrove7238]

Thank you! Glad you like it! :)

[@leschansonsdemika3878]

Love!! 😍

[@tangledgrove7238]

Thank you!! 😊

[@CaptPierce]

This is good but have you heard the menacing version that is in the video game Sea of thieves, they are currently in the middle of there Monkey island crossover

[@tangledgrove7238]

Thank you! :) I never played Sea of Thieves, but thanks for the advice, I will see if I can have a listen at KZbin! By the way: Have you heard my Sea of Thieves-Maintheme-Cover? ;)

[@orinrayner]

THREEPWOOD!!

[@tangledgrove7238]

@@orinrayner 🏴‍☠️🤘😁

[@gustavosantos106]

Excellent ♥

[@tangledgrove7238]

Thank you very much! :)

Great cover. Thank you

[@tangledgrove7238]

Thank you very much! 😀

[@pauly-bloggt]

Wow. Schön, wie immer. Dieses Jahr soll ein neuer Teil rauskommen, schon gehört? :-)

[@tangledgrove7238]

Vielen Dank! 🤗 Jaaaa, ich habe das extrem gefeiert, als ich das gehört habe! Werd ich bestimmt mal reingucken, das ist DAS SPIEL meiner Kindheit!

[@Steppe-Wolfbatu]

🤩😍👏👍

[@AdamLindell]

Listen to this and the haunted mansion song. Same... bones!

[@tangledgrove7238]

Don't know haunted mansion, but will listen to it! To me, xylophone often sounds like bones! ☠😁

[@Malabodel]

Such a great cover ! Bravo !

[@tangledgrove7238]

Thank you! Happy that you like it! 😀

[@secretduck5687]

This is so good! Is there sheet music anywhere? I would love to be able to play that sax part.

[@tangledgrove7238]

Thank you! 😊 I csn send you the sheet music when you give me your e-mail-Adress. :)

[@secretduck5687]

is there a way i can contact you so i can give my email?

[@tangledgrove7238]

It would be the easiest way if you write your e-mail-adress down here in the comments. You could use some space-signs between some letters so that it can't be copied.

[@АноНим-ш9д]

arrr

[@tangledgrove7238]

🏴‍☠️🐒🤘

[@ravenb3048]

Hm... I think it's time for voodoo.

[@tangledgrove7238]

Great! I know a lady in the swamp who could help you with this! ;)

[@JasonLucio-g2h]

Ahoy. I’m back

[@tangledgrove7238]

@@JasonLucio-g2h Welcome back! 😀

[@JasonLucio-g2h]

Ahoy I’m back

[@gerasimosmusicianofficial]

I guess the banjo duel in MI3 was too easy for you, hehehe!

[@tangledgrove7238]

Hehe, nice! 😆 I love the MI-banjo-duel a lot, but my banjo-skills are way too bad to compete with either Guybrush or Van Helgen in that way! So I prefer competing with LeChuck! 🏴‍☠️😁

[@gerasimosmusicianofficial]

@@tangledgrove7238 Just remember to always carry an umbrella for the spits!

[@tangledgrove7238]

@@gerasimosmusicianofficial Nice one, you're absolutely right! 😆 When I keep in mind to look behind me from time to time to check for a three-headed monked, than I might have even better chances to win!

[@gerasimosmusicianofficial]

@@tangledgrove7238 Just try not to fight like a dairy farmer (or a cow) !

[@gerasimosmusicianofficial]

@@tangledgrove7238 By the way I forgot to say that I love how you play the bassline (and I speak as a bassist and many other instruments player), really smooth!

[@helgemeyer6511]

Musicians are sooo sexy!

[@tangledgrove7238]

@@helgemeyer6511 Thank you!! ☺️

[@KraptainKrunCh]

Man hands.

[@kenzuleisti2779]

What is this interesting instrument????

[@tangledgrove7238]

Which one? ;) The one with the crank is called a hurdy-gurdy. :)

[@kenzuleisti2779]

@@tangledgrove7238 is it difficult to learn?

[@tangledgrove7238]

@@kenzuleisti2779 It depends. For me it was a bit easier because I played piano before and the keys are similar.

[@strahatzkiy2805]

Can you sing or no?

[@tangledgrove7238]

I sometimes do it but I'm not that satisfied with my voice, so I like to stick to other instruments most of the time 😉

[@crazyhaennystephan3377]

Let the instruments sing!!

[@tangledgrove7238]

@@crazyhaennystephan3377 Exactly! 😁

[@elliliminality2234]

@@tangledgrove7238 Happy to help out if you need a female singing voice, but you know that already ;)

[@tangledgrove7238]

@@elliliminality2234 Nice! You already did a great job with Shores of Pangea! 🤘 I'll keep your offer in mind! 😊

[@GianlucaLaRosa-f6y]

Do you already have a boyfriend?

[@AlkenasDanilo]

Amazing!

[@tangledgrove7238]

Thank you very much! 😀