Jazz be Damned - Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Guitar Remix

[@Sergey-jg1ib]

Hello from 2023! This cover remix is still the best! Omri, you're the best!

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thank you friend, so glad you're still enjoying these! :)

[@Galluxi]

As a guitar player I can say, you nailed it pretty freaking well. Good job!

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thank you, my friend! :)

[@Maryushi3]

All of your Jazz Jackrabbit covers bring so many memories... This cover is no different, it's just purely great! And that intro...that clean chorus part... those harmonies... *.*

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thanks, glad you liked it :)

[@speshloopster]

Hippee Heaven.! How you reproduce what you hear is incredible.

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Spesh Loopster Thank you :) Hippie Heaven is def. on the list!

[@kaansireli6447]

i really enjoy jazz jackrabbit 2.. i am 18 years old but i still play this game and i love songs in game.. this song is one of my favs :')

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Yes! It's such a great game with awesome music, glad to hear you're enjoying it :)

[@kaansireli6447]

@@OmriLahavComposer Haha and i am glad to remember this gorgeous perfomance after the 6 years of my comment :D you still rock!

[@RAZKEN.]

This remains one of my most played videos on KZbin! 2 years after discovering your awesome remixes I keep coming back again, again and again! Your'e incredible!

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thank you so much, Razken! I'm glad you like it!! :)

[@nathandegroot6490]

super chill. i like the jazz jackrabbit remixes

[@OmriLahavComposer]

+Ultimate Music Thank you :D

[@thc-commando7117]

Man, this is EPIC! Thank you for making this. I'm really glad I found your channel. You reminded me of my childhood :')

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thank you my friend, so glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@denaHV]

This is pure AWESOMENESS! Thank you!

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thank YOU, Dena :)

[@ArchitectGG]

These videos still give me an incredible amount of joy and nostalgia. Thank you so much again for making these. I'll never forget your name Omri!

[@OmriLahavComposer]

you for such a kind comment my friend, I'm really glad to hear you enjoy these remixes! :)

[@kobevandamme2997]

Really awesome cover, the solos give me chills, both because of what you play and the nostalgia of the game when i was a kid. Great!

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Kobe Van Damme Thank you, my friend!

[@DJRevan]

I'm blown away - amazing work yet again! Please pleeeease do "Carrotus" or "Streetwize"

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thank you my friend :) Will check those out today.

[@mrf.7528]

wow.... no words describe this

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thank you! :)

[@thequake2009]

EPIC! You deserve at least 50,000 subs man. This is so under rated

[@omrilahav656]

I totally agree ;) Thank you my friend!

[@jameslist2604]

yeah

[@TH-hm8ci]

absolutely 100% awesome!great job man!

[@OmriLahavComposer]

+JD “JD-905” BlackFox Thank you again my friend :D

[@pawebatyra1819]

Another GREAT! cover! Once again thanks for your work!

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thanks Pawel, happy you enjoy it :)

[@davidroy8801]

Genius!!! So great man, impossible to describe how great it is!

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thanks so much David, glad you liked it! :)

[@jampishon]

Beautiful remix!

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thank you my friend, so glad you liked it! :)

[@2009lucho]

Excellent!!!

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thanks!! :)

[@speshloopster]

Just WOW!

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Spesh Loopster Thanks :D

[@stevenbootsma8466]

I wanna see all of them :) And in one video so i can use it as background music!

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Haha thanks, I'll see what I can do :)

[@kingofvaseline9722]

OH MY GOSH! THIS IS MY JAM!!!!

[@user-uq3iw2nf6x]

damn Omri! you nailed it again!

[@OmriLahavComposer]

+eX comrade Hey, thanks! :)

[@thabrood8884]

Bro. I love it!!

[@omrilahav656]

Thank you!! :)

[@DailyCorvid]

Really feeling this one brother. Kudos.

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thanks friend, so glad you liked it! :)

[@GothyBeans]

Very enjoyable, very nostalgic! Thank you! :)

[@OmriLahavComposer]

GothyBeans Thank you my friend :)

[@klowbi8088]

great as always!

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thank you my friend :)

[@alonkk1]

מדהים

[@OmriLahavComposer]

שמח שאהבת!! :)

[@jonx76]

I love your covers dude! :D please keep it up!

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thanks! My new studio is being set up right now and I hope to make new JJR2 covers soon! :)

[@MQKfin]

Awesome work! I'd love to hear your take on Quad Machine from Quake 2.

[@OmriLahavComposer]

MQKfin Thanks! Will check it out once I'm done with the ones I'm currently working on :)

[@letiziap6628]

Sounds nice!

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Letizia P Thanks :)

[@ДмитрийПигин-ц8е]

Your remixes of JJ2 soundtracks are amazing! I'm a big fan of this game and I'm sometimes making fan-levels for jazz2online, I think some levels could be even cooler if they go with your remixes instead of original tunes. I'm looking forward your new remixes. By the way, now you have some listeners even in Russia :)

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thanks :) If you like, you're welcome to use them in your levels.

[@nearlaya100]

very cool!

[@OmriLahavComposer]

+Ruslan Khokhlov Thanks, Ruslan :)

[@Alpha9Z]

cool cover!

[@vincenium]

Awesome stuff! Not sure if you're still up for it, but would love to hear how you'd go with the funky Menu song :)

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thanks, Vincent! :) I'm definitely still up for it!

[@MrFairhill]

I love the theme played in the winter level, Hell is the name of the track from JJ2.

[@OmriLahavComposer]

MrFairhill If you're referring to Hell Freezes Over, I did it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/opC2m2ulpK6Xd6c

[@ins0mnia656]

Awesome!!!!!!

[@OmriLahavComposer]

:D

[@mez472]

On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is the worst and 10 is the best, this masterpiece goes OVERTOP :)

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thank you so much, friend! So glad you liked it :)

[@sgbcrhbkiddbb]

Very good

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thank you my friend! :)

[@andreihorincar7798]

You're awesome dude 😎

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Haha thank you my friend!! So glad you liked it! :)

[@madgadgetss]

you deserve more subscribers oAo that's truly amazing!

[@OmriLahavComposer]

+Steampunk Goat Thank you my friend :)

[@thabrood8884]

THIS IS AWESOME!!!!

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thank you my friend! :)

[@MidnaMistfire]

Awesome covers, still listen to them quite a bit! =) Did you hear Alexander Brandon's new remix of Labrat?

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thank you, my friend! Glad to hear you're still enjoying these :) And YES, how wonderful to hear some New JJR music from the man himself!

[@MidnaMistfire]

On facebook he even said there is hope for new Jazz. When asked to clarify if he meant new game or new music, he said both. All aboard the hype train! Any chance of you picking up another remix?

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Yes! Absolutely, especially now that there's a possibility of some new Jazz Jackrabbit adventures! :D

[@Vaskamos]

Hey, I just want to tell You that these track brought so much joy into my life, it's amazing, really.

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Vaskamos, I am sorry to hear you're feeling down, but happy if these tracks are brightening up your day! Thank you for your kind words my friend :)

[@benjaminbarak3750]

Keep 'em coming! Awesome work! :D

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thanks, will do :)

[@emonardflorian4686]

Truely epic.

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thank you, Emonard! :)

[@FLlTTER]

That lead was pretty beautiful : ) I like the portamentos

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Dendy Thank you :)

[@SotoKevin92]

That little slide on 1:02 could use some slight delay effect there!

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thank you, Kevin :D

[@ischabijl6418]

Can you do "White Hare"?? Might be cool for Christmas this year...

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Haha that's a great suggestion, with plenty of time in advance! Thanks :D

[@ischabijl6418]

Also: how about adding a special opening sequence for every next JJ2-theme you're gonna play next? I'm thinking about the level complete-fanfare to use for that! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGS9n2RmmsubaZo

[@Primpy]

Damn (it' a pun)! It sounds amazing! What are you up to do next, Streetwize, Boss Tune 1/2 or Hell Freezes Over perhaps? Anyway, you're some kind of guitar genius! Keep up with the Jazz Jackrabbit 2 soundtrack guitar remixes, they're great!

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Not sure yet, I'm leaning towards Hell Freezes Over, but I think I may just start working on all of them and see what I can finish first :)

[@zaqulius]

Nice playing, I enjoy listening to these JJ2 covers you play. Can you do the Jazz2 Intro and the ending "Finale"?

[@OmriLahavComposer]

+zaqulius Thanks :D Will check 'em out soon!

[@Quitarstudent]

it is awesome, you will eventually do all jazz covers, they are all great

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thanks! I don't know if I'll do them all, but I'll definitely do as many as I can :)

[@cervantes8017]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@OmriLahavComposer]

:D

[@SpectreTwo2]

Damn good! :) Omri, please, do Carrotus! Even good in slower tempo... Love that bass guitar in it!

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thank you!! Carrotus is on the list :)

[@jhonatanjhamil]

90% perfect

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thank Jhamil!

[@OSLP]

Those "Epic (Mega)Games"-Soundtracks always had lot of feel and melody. Seeing your abilities I know you could do all of them but I think you like the more "up-beat" and rockier ones more. Well those which spontaneously came to my mind are not of JJR but might be worth a try: Unreal 1 - Nightvision, Unreal Tournament - Razorback, Unreal Tournament - Save Me, Unreal Tournament - Superfist, Unreal: Return To Na-Pali: Bang Your Head, Deus Ex: DX Club Mix, Deus Ex: Unatco. Some of them are more on the electronic side of music but I didn't want to leave them out. I'll glady post more once I remember some more ;). Oh and I always loved the music of the JJR 1 Bonus Stage, more for bass than guitar but nice nonetheless.

[@azizcartoon7]

Perfect!!!! you are awesome tabs please

[@W0nderZap]

Intro part must be a little faster, but I know how difficult is this. But it's brilliant anyway!!!!

[@omrilahav656]

+NikkoEpicLoL Thank you Nikko :) Yes, that intro was a tough one!

[@d.c.s.1434]

Excelente 👌

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Muchas gracias, amigo! :)

[@nikolasmichna6656]

you are amazing !!!! :) keep up the good work bro :) :P

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Nikolas Michňa Thanks, will do :)

[@ischabijl6418]

2:02

[@OmriLahavComposer]

:)

[@Talx208]

עשית פה עבודה מדהימה! כל התפקידים בוצעו אחד לאחד למקור! מהקטע של 0:25 עד לפני הפזמון אני תמיד סופר את הסנר כפעמה הראשונה והשלישית של התיבה, למרות שאני יודע בוודאות שהבייס-דראם הוא הביט הראשון. בקאבר שלך אני סוף סוף מרגיש את הביט כמו שצריך, אז אני מודה לך על כך! יחד עם זאת, אני רק חייב לציין שהתופים הרגישו חלשים מידי ולא סוחפים מספיק, וזה היה מאוד מורגש בריף הראשי ( 0:07 ). לדעתי היית צריך לפתוח את ההיי-האט כדי שימלא יותר את הסאונד הכללי. אבל באמת, חוץ מזה, מאוד אהבתי את הקאבר! רעיונות לקאברים נוספים: Hippie Heaven (השלב של ארץ הפלאות) וTurtle Town (השלב העירוני בפרק ההרחבה - The Secret Files). (בחרתי לכתוב בעברית הפעם כי כמו שאתה רואה, זאת תגובה ארוכה ואני עלול להסתבך עם כל השמות של המושגים באנגלית)

[@OmriLahavComposer]

תודה על הפידבק, שמח שאהבת :)

[@albegian]

It 's an epic interpretation! Would be awesome that you show the tabs and chords for guitar or piano :D

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thank you! :) I don't really know when I'll have time to actually write the tabs, but I'll try to make a "how to play" video series soon!

[@albegian]

+Omri Lahav Cool. Greetings from Argentina bro :D

[@wiseguy5558]

Poland is proud of You! :)

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thank you my friend! So glad you liked it :)

[@antonyarnould]

Jazz Jackrabbit in Doom!

[@kazaakas]

So in response to your message at the end of the video, I know a great old game with awesome music that you might very much like. It's called Vinyl, Godess from Mars. The main theme is really nice!

[@omrilahav656]

+kazaakas Thanks, I'll check it out tonight :)

[@kazaakas]

I hope you can find it and that you like it! By the way I forgot to say that I really like your JJR covers! I have been watching them over and over the past few days!

[@TurboMMaster]

Would you try to create covers of anothet Epic Megames Title- Tyrian? It was relased back in 1996, and soundtrack also was composed by Alexander Brandon. There is few catchy tones there: My favorite are Buy/Sell Screen, Tyrian, and Camanis.

[@chainsawplayin]

Tyrian is great

[@benjaminscherrer72]

awesome work :-) can you play the menu soundtrack from jazz jackrabbit 2

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thanks, Benjamin! Glad you liked it :) Will check out the menu music!

[@torentzu]

I like it so much ^-^. Can you do hell freezes over

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Absolutely :)

[@TheRetroguitar]

stupendous work!, huge fan of this franchise, I'm trying to learn this particular track myself, quite difficult, may one inquire how long you have been playing guitar?

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thank you my friend, glad you enjoyed it! :) At that point in time, I think I had been playing for about 12 years... so quite a while.

[@TheRetroguitar]

You are so very welcome, and such determination, been playing almost 16 years now, and gaming themes are a phenominal way to practice ones abilities I have a request actualy, is it posible you could do either boss theme 2 from Jazz JackRabbit 2, or Slugma from Jazz JackRabbit 1:) Again extraordinary interpretations, been listening to most of the covers, however it's a shame you chose D minor instead of F minor on Jazz Castel, the same applies to Medieval jam, but non the less empeccable performance:)

[@jameslist2604]

fucking hell man this is, to borrow an oldschool Epic Games term, godlike

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thank you, James! :)

[@AlkelU3]

That was nice indeed. If you're collecting suggestions, I think Rock Garden from Tyrian would be worth hearing in your execution :-) (as well as some other tracks from it, but this one is the most obvious).

[@OmriLahavComposer]

AlkelU3 Thanks, I'll check it out! I remember the Tyrian score vaguely yet fondly indeed :)

[@Babaconze]

Hi, What is your guitar and pedal effect please ? Love it !

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thanks, glad you like it :) My guitar is a Fender Stratocaster (Jap, 1993) modified with DiMarzzio pickups, Sperzel tuners and Super Vee tremolo system. The distorted sounds are coming from my Bugera V22 (/w Celestion speaker), through a TC Electronic Spark Booster and/or Mojo-Mojo overdrive, with some compression and delay on the DAW. (The chorus sound was actually recorded clean and added in the DAW).

[@Babaconze]

Thanks :)

[@Luckykay32]

This is actually really good :D I'd love to hear a Hippie Heaven cover sometime

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thanks :) I remember Hippie Heaven fondly, will check it out again!

[@RennieAsh]

I've been waiting for someone to remix this ;p I think sometimes your lead guitar is a little laid back in these remixes

[@OmriLahavComposer]

haha, it might be! I'm a laid back kinda guitarist ;)

[@eredruin]

Hey, dude, I really love your stuff. Since you're taking request, will you consider making a cover of Crysis 2's Epilogue (Main theme) by Hans Zimmer?

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thanks :) I actually never played Crysis, so not sure if I can do it justice... will check it out though!

[@eredruin]

***** Oh, no pressure, man. If you deem it interesting enough then great and if not do something else. I'll be looking forward to it either way.

[@CaptMytre]

Do all of them! XD Up next should definitely be Chrysilis and Medivo from JJR 1.

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Capt. Mytre Hehe, I don't know if I'll be able to do them all but I'll certainly try :D

[@vaclavdvorsky702]

Dear Omri Lahav... Could you make Alex Brandons Unreal Tournament sountrack from 1999?

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Hey Václav, thanks for the suggestion! I'll be sure to check out that score :)

[@jaktchorak]

Hey man, this is outstanding af. Do you think you can upload version without drums and percs ? I would like to make hip hop instrumental from that

[@OmriLahavComposer]

jaktchorak Hit me up in the inbox or on Facebook and I'll send you that version. Glad you liked it!! :)

[@osmanasil5000]

really like it but im wonder what kind of tune did you use

[@OmriLahavComposer]

It's in standard tuning. Thanks :)

[@UltimatePerfection]

I love these. Please make Diamondus one (original from JJ1) if you haven't already.

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thank you my friend! I'll check out the original Diamondous :)

[@UltimatePerfection]

Thank you!

[@NordHeim2]

speed 1.25 is better :)

[@OmriLahavComposer]

haha guess I'd better start practicing playing faster ;)

[@zelden666]

Colonius Would also be great to share any tabs if you make any

[@OmriLahavComposer]

zelden666 Colonius is on the list :) Sadly I barely have time to make these covers, let alone spell out tabs...

[@mastawitcha231]

1:10 This part always gets to me, amazing work! I would want you to cover up serenity from resident evil 4, much respect, liked and subscribed.

[@OmriLahavComposer]

+Shawn Shawn Thank you Shawn :) Will take a listen to it soon and see what I can do!

[@acdcjor]

It's amazing how shitty games have infinite sequels based on hype, and yet this game with 0 publicity, 20 years later people keep talking about it.

[@OmriLahavComposer]

When something's awesome, it doesn't need publicity! :) I'm glad to see it getting a bit of a revival on GoG etc...

[@acdcjor]

Too bad that we'll never have a sequel, I'll give a try to cuphead, it looks kinda similar.

[@emmdeeDM]

Ahhhh, you missed the ending part! Still kickass though, I love it

[@OmriLahavComposer]

DariusArgent Thank you :)

[@emmdeeDM]

***** No probs, deserved =) Any chance you will release the remixes in mp3 form?

[@OmriLahavComposer]

DariusArgent Sadly, no. I only remixed it, but the music itself belongs to Mr. Brandon... I don't feel it'd be OK for me to distribute it for download.

[@emmdeeDM]

***** Very well, I respect that decision =) However people post remixes without any worries. Check out OCRemix and Dwelling of Duels sites, you can also share your works there. Keep it up! Can't wait for your next remix if you plan one

[@OmriLahavComposer]

I'm always planning another one... It just sometimes takes a little longer to make than I'd like ;)

[@a3win]

Jazz Jackrabbit fan here!

[@OmriLahavComposer]

All Jazz Jackrabbit fans are very welcome! 😆

[@BladeBlur]

עומרי אתה מלך 😃

[@OmriLahavComposer]

תודה אחי :)

[@BladeBlur]

תגיד לי משהו, אם אני אי פעם אעשה ביקורות של ג'אז 2 איכפת לך אם אשתמש במיקסים שלך?

[@OmriLahavComposer]

אתה מוזמן בכיף אחי, אם בא לך ללנק למקור זה יהיה מגניב :)

[@DailyCorvid]

MegaMan 4 and 5 OST totally would sound amazing in this kind of style! Turrican 2 Amiga OST? That is cool too. You can play everything I can tell :) Anything on SNES or early PS2 🙏

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Definitely got some Mega Man tracks cooking! :)

[@nikolasmichna6656]

Hi there ! :) Could you please try to do soundtracks from game diablo 2 lord of destruction ? . mainly tristram :) thank you very much :) you are really great !

[@OmriLahavComposer]

+Nikolas Michňa Thank Nikolas :) I remember the D2 soundtrack very fondly, will def. try it out!

[@nikolasmichna6656]

thank you i hope you dont forget :) :)

[@gauravgopinath5318]

my genuine pleasure to be comment #242 on this gangsta ass video. omri plz do deus ex soundtracc next mate (also by alexander brandon who made jj2 ost)

[@OmriLahavComposer]

The pleasure is mine, thanks for listening! I've had a lot of requests to do Deus Ex, it's definitely on the list! :)

[@hrzShine]

do streetwize

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Streetwize is on the list! :)

[@Primpy]

Here's a HD version of the JJ2 intro pic. The one you show up at the beggining of the game has a pretty low quality. fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/344/7/5/jazz_jackrabbit_2_wallpaper_by_xmyonli-d5nlkb7.png

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thanks :D

Wauw! GREAT! :-)

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thanks :D

[@UppdataGT]

demn, cool men :) respect

[@OmriLahavComposer]

+UppdataGT Thanks! :)

[@Rottenation]

This is very good. Though to me it doesn't sound as good and exciting as your previous ones, I can't point out exactly why. Maybe because this track is short and already guitar oriented. Maybe you should have added your own solo and some more instruments to spice it up? Either way, I think A Cold Day in Heck would be interesting. There's also Dark Groove people have been asking and the second boss theme though it's also short and guitar oriented. Do try different games if you want but don't stop with the JJ2 for now since you're the only one on KZbin who does it well. Speaking of other games I wonder if you can give a good take on the battle theme from Final Fantasy 7 (Even though there are good ones, I don't think any youtube cover of it quite nails it) or you can do the special stage from Sonic 3 if you want to stick to themes from platformers that aren't done much on KZbin. I'll link to both of them. Even if you choose a theme I never heard of, I'll definitely give it a listen. Good luck, have fun. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4qUh5iqmZyCedU kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnvQlZWAZryhj9k

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Yea, not going to stop with the JJ2 for now :) Thanks for the links, will check 'em out tonight!

[@09pUre]

street fighter 2 covers?

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Sezy I never played Street Fighter as a kid so if you can be more specific, that'd be great :)

[@ivanalexandru8656]

tabs?

[@TheAphexTim]

This level used to scare the bejesus out of me.

[@OmriLahavComposer]

+TheAphexTim For me it was the floating eyes in the lab levels :)

[@ischabijl6418]

@@OmriLahavComposer Not the lab levels... I believe those had the floating red balloon like animals you could shoot down (called the Floating Suckers). Those floating eyes (called the Sparks) were at the Tubelectric levels! They were also present in the JJ1-game (Tubelectric and Megairbase), looking a bit like small suns.

[@RennieAsh]

Someone did a remix of Jazz be Damned in the "20th Anniversary" collaboration tribute. While that one has arguably better mixing, the guitar work seems a little flat (it's probably synthesised, I really don't know). I prefer your guitar work for the more faithful reproduction of the original tune, as well as the emotion put into actually playing ;-)

[@OmriLahavComposer]

Thanks, Rennie! :)