PMD Steam Cave (Reorchestrated)

A wild HappyDragonite appears…and even though I am personally in the middle of a blizzard and it’s -7 outside, let’s get steamy. The pun worked in my head, but in print it just sounds…yeah, okay anyway let’s talk the actual track, shall we? I actually started this project a long time ago, but when I was digging around in my WIP folder I gave it a listen, and where once I obviously saw just coal now I saw a diamond in the rough. To be honest, my biggest concern going back into Steam Cave was knowing it’s a fan favourite, and there’s no way everybody would be happy with my take on it-although I hope the majority of you guys like it. I had a blast with the strings, because I wanted them to sound really airy, and I think it worked maybe? Steam Cave is such a neat area-I’ve always loved the expedition segment of the Explorers games. Going from Foggy Forest (also a personal fave of mine!) to Steam Cave, just wondering what could be on the top of the mountain…it’s pretty neat. Anyway, thanks for reading / listening, and I’ll see you again real soon with another PokéTunes!
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[@StevenCenname]

This is awesome as usual! I've never played a PMD game but this makes me want to!

[@vaalliii]

+Steven Cenname You should! They're really great. The gameplay might take some getting used to, but the story and music of these games are just amazing, and I think you'll grow to like the gameplay eventually.

[@Espeon804]

The tension is this dungeon is real.

[@Swordsmaster]

Steam Cave...*sigh* Definitely one of my favorite dungeon themes in PMD2. This orchestration makes it sound very pretty and calming. I love it! Oh, and my favorite Fire Type Pokemon? *sarcasm* Nooooo, it's NOT my avataaarrr! Haha! Of course it is! Typhlosion can't be beat! Though Ninetails and Volcarona are pretty awesome as well. ^.^

[@mukundk1586]

This sounds darker than what you usually re-orchestrate but still not truly foreboding. I still think it's an awesome piece of work though!

[@electrifiedHedgehog]

happy! you've made 151 videos! that's the same amount as there are Pokémon in the kanto pokedex! here's to another 105 videos!

[@HappyDragonite]

Comment Question: Who's your favourite Fire-Type Pokémon?

[@Skybeat8]

Probably Chimchar. :3

[@Chakra1412]

Steam Cave was a great turn for the game (both story and soundtrack wise). I think it came out pretty well here as well. As for the question: I think I'd have to say Fennekin

[@Quitnau2]

+HappyDragonite Flareon it is ^.^'

[@Betsy7Cat]

This is hard for me because I'm not big on fire types XD I think I'd have to say Houndoom though.

[@jac4034]

+HappyDragonite the chandelure evo line is cool

[@nitrobobcat5347]

This is AWESOME brings back so many memories thank you!

[@ShinigamiKristak]

Great job!

[@thomasgaspar8246]

This is so good :)

[@5Porygon]

Intense piece of music. Keep up the great work! :))

[@toni-annpeck665]

I can see your work evolving as I listen to this channel, HappyDragonite!! I love the (marimba?) in the background especially. Great job!!!

[@tylervigue3878]

This song is tight

[@Mewmore]

the song's steam cave and it's 2:40..... should have switched 4 and 2 vice versa gdi great work on this btw, my friend! ♥

[@HappyDragonite]

So close to blazing. So close. Also-yay! Thanks, buddy. Glad you like it!

[@Betsy7Cat]

Hnnnnng I forgot about this track, I love this rendition

[@sahilhakim4577]

OK thanks!!!

[@Swampertchamp]

Great!

[@Electroudon2006]

Illumise though!

[@superelectivire]

PMD REMAKES CONFIRMED

[@SouthsParKyle]

So many trauma with that dungeon ;_;

[@bartfilmer9603]

+SouthsParKyle nightmare for grass types.

[@nottoday4801]

nice music doe

[@user-zd7bz3oy3y]

Sounds like some Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross music

[@cat8752]

Do the whole soundtrack for this game xd

[@sahilhakim4577]

this is so beautiful do you have a playlist?

[@HappyDragonite]

Yup! On my channel I have a playlist for just Pokémon music (PokéTunes), all my stuff, one for Zelda, one for Layton, and one for my series Rusty Does Other Stuff.

[@CobaltFlytrap]

This stage was especially tough for me because it was full of irresistible sales that make you spend money on things that you don't really feel like you need. I wasted a clean 10$ on a game I only played for half an hour.

[@tupoiu]

oh

[@orangewaffle1103]

+Poole wait what? you can't even get to steam cave in half on hour, right?

[@dmynerd78]

+Poole What did you not like? In my opinion, it's a fantastic game, but I know not everyone enjoys the same game.

[@CobaltFlytrap]

Dang it, I knew this joke would fall on deaf ears. "Steam" is a sort of game providing-service where they always seem to have notorious game sales that have become infamous in its community, for about the same reason I said before. I was sort of indifferent about getting a game once, but I bought it on Steam anyway since it was on sale.

[@HappyDragonite]

Gosh even worse their customer service is too chill. Makes me want to blow my top. Like a volcano. I'll leave now.

[@jakecorbett8552]

Have you done Temporal Spire?

[@PipPanoma]

Like you said in the description, I don't like your take on steam cave. It should sound menacing and scary like the red hot cave with the hard boss at the end that it is. Not "airy". Though tbh "airy" does fit your style well. too bad your style doesn't fit this song.

[@ApplepieFTW]

I always like your stuff and this is good, but yeah it doesn't have that cave, underground, dark, earthy feel to it. Maybe too much bells are what caused this? Replacing them could've helped remove some of the 'light'ness to it. Again just constructive feedback, love da vids :)

[@HappyDragonite]

I suppose my inspiration was just different? I mean, I didn't really go super deep into my reasoning, but I didn't really intend to make the track darker in the first place. I don't really associate Steam Cave with any kind of foreboding, so I guess my interpretation is just different than yours-and that's okay! We can have different ideas! I didn't really think I had a set style either haha.

[@jakecorbett8552]

+HappyDragonite I personally do associate Steam Cave with SOME level of foreboding, and the drone of the instruments at the beginning actually seemed to capture this well in my opinion.