Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Route 228 Jazz Arrangement || insaneintherainmusic (Sinnoh Fusion Ensemble)

What better way to tackle this sandy route theme than with a full funky fusion band of awesome musicians? Insaneintherainmusic's jazz cover / remix of “Route 228" from Pokémon Diamond / Pearl / Platinum featuring the Sinnoh Fusion Ensemble! #yearofsinnoh
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Trumpet - Lachie Day
Trumpet (Solo) - Richard Stanmeyer
Tenor Saxophone - Carlos Eiene
Tenor Saxophone - Trace Zacur
Trombone (Solo) - Auden Durant
Sousaphone (Solo) - Ian Lazan
Electric Guitar - Spiro Dussias
Piano - Yoko Suzuki
Rhodes, Organ - Jonathan Huber
Electric Bass - Alan “Speedy” Peralta
Drumset - Francis Peña
Percussion - Ricky Matute
Recording Engineer - Joel Edinberg
Mixing & Mastering - Carlos Eiene
Videography - Peter Gillette, Jen Bongarzone, Frank Muniz, Madeline Motyczka
Video Editing - Peter Gillette & Carlos Eiene
Ever since I completed the gargantuan Jazz Video Game Medley project earlier this year, my eyes were opened to some more grand possibilities for my channel. Most of my videos here have been multitrack creations arranged by me, performed by my, mixed by me, and edited by me. I'm very thankful to have gained so many skills in various domains after being forced to wear several different hats in the creative process! However, I never really considered what it would be like to have a band to play my arrangements on the regular. I guess it's time to introduce the Sinnoh Fusion Ensemble!
This band is comprised of some of my best friends here at the Berklee College of Music. I've met each of these members in various different circumstances here at school (playing in ensembles with them, sharing classes, meeting during recording sessions) and I'm so grateful to know each one of them. In August of this year, when I was considering starting the Year of Sinnoh, I was struck with the idea to put together a band to play this music. I did this for several reasons. One, well-trained musicians playing their instrument live ALWAYS sound better than MIDI or sequenced instruments, and I knew that I wanted to bring forth the best audio quality possible for working on this fantastic music from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. Two, this is my last year at Berklee (I graduate in Spring 2020), and I thought this would be a great excuse to make some lasting recordings with some of my best friends from school. Three, playing with a live band is so much fun! Out of all parts of the music making process, I love arranging the most. Getting to arrange for these players has been such a joy. I get such a great feeling writing a voicing or a specific solo section knowing exactly which person is going to get this part, and tailoring that specifically to them... gosh, it's so great.
Anyway, onto the song itself! Route 228 is a song that's been pretty highly requested of me for a while, but I never really knew how I would cover it in a way that did the original arrangement justice. It's got a VERY strange, winding melody that proved to be really difficult to transcribe when I was first working on this! In the end, I settled on a laid-bank funky groove with lots of space for solos and improvisation inspired by Snarky Puppy's "Atchafalaya". There's also a sousaphone feature! When I learned that my friend Ian played the sousaphone, I thought to myself "when's the next time you're ever going to have the chance to use a sousaphone in one of your videos?" and decided to jump on it! The clapping break was added to the arrangement specifically for playing this song live - I wanted a song that would really get the crowd engaged and rowdy, and this song has done just that when we've played it live! (Video footage of live shows coming in the future!) Overall, this arrangement is actually pretty simple compared to what I usually put out... but just you wait, more amazing stuff from the Sinnoh Fusion Ensemble is coming soon!
♫ “Route 228" from "Pokémon Diamond & Pearl" composed & arranged by Hitomi Sato
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[@Swiftphantom]

my mans covering the entire sinnoh ost not that that's a bad thing, not even close to one

[@raym2382]

What will he do night versions too?

[@insaneintherainmusic]

we out here

[@Swiftphantom]

@@insaneintherainmusic gang gang up in the sinnoh ost

[@princetbug]

Sinnoh hometown!

[@grizzlyfauz84]

man i want to go to hokkaido now

[@mii0487]

I am a Japanese. When I found and played this video, I was almost in tears. I like this song very much. And I like this arrangement too. I commented this using a translator. Thank you very much.

[@DATskorge]

boku wa weeaboo desu

[@EpicVideoMaster11]

👏👏 Yay!

[@theantagonist9100]

The translator is very good!

[@R-Otaku747]

Aww ❤️❤️

[@aloysiusdevadanderabercrombie8]

いい曲だと思います。楽しいですね？

[@ChristopherMoom]

Carlos' production is evolving, now he's working in a studio

[@insaneintherainmusic]

soon I will become every instrument

[@Lonech]

insaneintherainmusic you will sprout 10 arms and play at least 1 contrabass with them

[@Alex-pi8sh]

insaneintherainmusic ditto.

[@jackpumpoen]

he has become one with the sax

[@dansoderholm]

u

[@Inkyink]

Smh this isn't a song. *It's an experience*

[@Drahcirlee]

When Nintendo/GameFreak won't make Sinnoh remakes so InsaneInTheRain does it themselves

[@steel5897]

They're probably making it. Underground items are inside Sword and Shield's code for seemingly no reason. Since Game Freak shares codebases between their projects, this is a *very* strong sign they are already developing it.

[@NeoReibert]

Steel Tarkus thank you for this useful information. This made my day

[@thegreatfitzgerald2660]

@@NeoReibert its announced, boys. Gen 4 remakes are coming this year

[@namecciano1127]

@@thegreatfitzgerald2660 damn I'm so happy

[@thepokemonqueen]

ironic cos it isn't even game freak themselves making it lmao

[@taco2253]

>Sinnoh covers This will keep me satisfied till they remake Sinnoh. I love how I can always come here for a twist on games I cherished as a child. Please keep doing this.

[@TheBlimpFruit]

The sad thing is, Game Freak would never be able to do the soundtrack justice as well as Carlos does. Just look at Let's Go and ORAS. Admittedly the ORAS soundtrack was okay, but could've done so much more. I feel like that'll also be the fate of the Sinnoh remakes.

[@insaneintherainmusic]

yeah, that's sadly what i'm thinking is going to happen too. that's why I decided to do what I'm doing now :)

[@TheBlimpFruit]

@@insaneintherainmusic thoroughly looking forward to the rest of the album!

[@prancer9980]

@@insaneintherainmusic the remake music mostly hasn't been great cuz ichinose hasn't been working on them, he did greaat on hgss though

[@fruitwagon9275]

Sinnoh remakes would be epic if done correctly. All I can ask for is decent graphics really. I can get all my favorites in Sinnoh already so I, personally, won’t be needing a National Dex but it would be cool if everyone could have their favorites. And maybe some co-op capability so I can wander Sinnoh with my friends.

[@minn606]

This is illegal. It's november

[@insaneintherainmusic]

This song does not contain nuts. (Disclaimer: I make no promises that this song will not induce nuts)

[@jadenoliver5874]

@@insaneintherainmusic 4:10 nuts were contained, I'm suing

[@Ememby]

@애드머럴 no, they're nuts

[@kryptik6935]

@@insaneintherainmusic lmfaooooo

[@DesDeLaNet]

No one: Carlos: *puts together the most fire jazz fusion band of this decade*

[@rendrennan2294]

Desmond De La Internet if anyone could do it it’s him. This mans fire by him self, but with more people. Who knows what is coming.

[@majesticmelon4715]

That sousaphone caught me off guard

[@ic7846]

Yeah it didn't quite fit imo. Besides that, the song rocked!

[@majesticmelon4715]

I thought it was great actually! I just wasn't expecting it.

[@ic7846]

@@majesticmelon4715 Oh I get it sorry. More power to you! I just didn't like it that much.

[@nasanka7428]

@@ic7846 yeah i honestly would have really appreciated it more if the vertical alignment was there but still fun

[@607]

Where was it? I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. :oops:

[@BlakBackJK]

My man on the trombone is getting a lil red

[@insaneintherainmusic]

he's steamin'!

[@healbeam6721]

Litterally so much talent in the room

[@insaneintherainmusic]

it's an amazing band... love these guys

[@healbeam6721]

year of sinnoh is the best thing that’s happened to my ears

[@trouserzipper678]

You make me scared that I’ll be disappointed with actual GEn 4 remake music

[@insaneintherainmusic]

If Game Freak folks see these videos, hopefully this pushes them to make an even better soundtrack for the game...!

[@Kev98213]

@@insaneintherainmusic Or hopefully they might invite you to be a part of their OST as they did with Toby Fox! :) Which would be absolutely wonderful

[@Asidders]

They did a mediocre job with ORAS, so we will be disappointed.

[@Mqstodon]

@@Asidders what lmao? The ost is way better than the original one

[@bassoonistdonggue1639]

Now that the gen 4 remake has come out, did your fear come true?

[@stllr_]

I think my favourite part of this is just how hard you're groovin in the background during solos excellent rendition

[@marcusgiustiniani817]

lmao when the bass was on camera but the guitar just started playing. What a prank

[@insaneintherainmusic]

Haha, I wish we had the guitar shot there too

[@colevakamusic]

It was revenge for every time in history that the camera showed the guitar instead of the bass

[@jnbplaysgames]

@@colevakamusic CHECKMATE, GUITARS COVERING BASSISTS!

[@Moltensheep]

These themes are just *too* good. Probably my favorite part is all the instruments, since there's so much going on in this theme, so that suits it well. (And the guy on the left during the clapping section XD)

[@insaneintherainmusic]

guy on the left is trace - he's a CRAZY DUDE! crazy good musician, and also hilraious guy!

[@thereallichking533]

Just wating for Team Galactic man, ALL of their themes are gonna be SO GOOD

[@grandarkfang_1482]

>Cyrus jazz cover by Carlos *M A X N U T*

[@insaneintherainmusic]

so hyped for cyrus' boss theme

[@chrisdrums1910]

i just wanna hear the galactic HQ theme, that shit SLAPS

[@SiveenO]

@@chrisdrums1910 hell yeah

[@hazel2b2t]

You got your wish, and it was amazing

[@shinigamimiroku3723]

I love how silly this is while still being the high-quality music that I expect.

[@insaneintherainmusic]

that's this channel in a nutshell haha

[@shinigamimiroku3723]

@@insaneintherainmusic Haha, you're right!

[@avdusknoir3090]

fucking wild that this got thrown into siiva’s route 228 rip

[@jnbplaysgames]

just looked that up, it's great. 🤩

[@feminico2613]

Im still here listening three years after. It never gets old and is still amazing

[@WillHsuMusic]

Can we pause and appreciate JAZZ SOUSAPHONE??? As a tuba player and Pokémon fan, all I have to say is YAAAASSS! I love the extra little bite it adds to the bass line

[@arigtwd9615]

As a fellow tuba player, I have to agree completely! That one part near the end is amazing, I always have to go back and repeat it cause it ends so soon haha

[@bcrooks2267]

Tuba gang

[@valentinaj.5550]

@@bcrooks2267 not tuba gang

[@bcrooks2267]

@@valentinaj.5550 can’t believe it

[@valentinaj.5550]

@@bcrooks2267 imagine playing tuba tho

[@RY-ns1ri]

世界的に誇れる名曲だと思うわホント

[@triplecrosscounter]

God i remember just going to route 228 on long car rides and tyrning down my brightness all the way so i could just look outside while listening to the music. Good times.

[@KHPL1998]

damn when the clapping starts, (i read in the comments somewhere it was the Sousaphone solo? might be wrong), it sounds like the bittersweet end to an amazing journey, then the outro leaves me so satisfied, wow

[@ghostgoggles1729]

It is a sousaphone insaneintherain showed it off on Twitter

[@KHPL1998]

@@ghostgoggles1729 fire fire then

[@ghostgoggles1729]

I know this is off topic but I knew because I play tuba which is basically a Sousaphone

[@KHPL1998]

@@ghostgoggles1729 yooo i wish i played an instrument, real talent

[@Lonech]

Congratulations 👏👏👏☺️ Congratulations 👏👏👏👩‍🦰 Congratulations 👏👏👏👺

[@AAABattery__]

I am loving the creativity and the collabs with this album. But also makes me feel sooo nostalgic... I think I’m gonna go and play Pokémon Diamond again...

[@insaneintherainmusic]

you really should :)

[@bball6333]

I came back to this to inform you that my high school marching band and I had a great time jamming out to this. We got a small group including me to play this for fun during breaks or in between practices, and we ended up adding it to our song list during games! Very fun to jam out to.

[@duetchops3768]

A studio recording! I cannot wait what you have in store for this year!

[@duetchops3768]

I also really like this new, clean editing style

[@The_Worst_Warlock]

He’s done those before.. still they’re usually my favorites

[@insaneintherainmusic]

there's so so so much cool stuff coming soon, I can't wait to share it!!!

[@dannymusic]

Sousaphone solo! This is the ultimate feel-good tune, it seems like you all were having a fun time recording it (especially during that clapping section)!

[@insaneintherainmusic]

Thanks Danny! We definitely were :)

[@thelonebone193]

Gotta love how this came out the same day I’m trying out for a jazz clinic. Nice stuff as always! Update: I ended up getting the same chair as last year. Oh well, I've got other things to focus on now though. A friend and I are putting up a 5-piece group to perform Carlos' arrangement of Snowman within the next month, and our school's putting on Chicago for our musical next spring.

[@AAABattery__]

Thelone Bone good luck to you, hope you do well!

[@SleepyTreant]

Good Luck! Hope everything goes well!

[@TheKiteLegacy]

You’ll do great! Confidence in yourself, and it’ll all fall into place.

[@thelonebone193]

Stevan Haire Yup!

[@seankeenan6957]

Thelone Bone I auditioned there this morning :o

[@SlowZetta]

IVE NEVER CLICKED SO FAST ON A REMINDER FROM U MY GOD DPPT HAS SUCH A DIVINE SOUNDTRACK CARLOS ILY MY MAN

[@delmariachorinosbanderos8827]

Carlos, I'll never not be impressed by the quality you manage to deliver in every single one of your videos. Sinnoh means the world to me, and you brighten my day every single time you upload. Thank you.

[@insaneintherainmusic]

I'm so glad to hear that the games mean that much to you

[@user-xu7fc7zn7q]

228番道路はとてもお気に入りの曲です！素晴らしい演奏をありがとうございます😊 Route 228 is my favorite song!Thank you for wonderful performance😊

[@KHPL1998]

all these remixes are doing are solidifying gen 4 as my all time favorite😭 i love this remix, amazing as always

[@nintenzo98]

I love the parts where everyone is huddled around the mic, clappin and singin just vibing and having fun. Reminds me of these Latin Jazz camps I attended when I was in high school during my summers.

[@insaneintherainmusic]

That's what music is all about! :)

[@KasaiRayquaza]

Auden Durant AND Spiro Dussias? My two favorite people who randomly show up on this channel doing a cover of one of my favorite tracks from the best scored video game: my first and favorite Pokémon game? Am I in heaven?

[@insaneintherainmusic]

yeah, they're both back and part of the band :)

[@KasaiRayquaza]

@@insaneintherainmusic Yay!

[@BM-gu7xm]

Going full Snarky Puppy I see. Love it.

[@insaneintherainmusic]

insaneinthepuppy

[@brooksohana0890]

Still coming back to this one.

[@cosmiccopy112]

4:05 always makes me happy

[@cobytheboy7384]

I’m digging the sousaphone action in this one; this is one of my favorite tracks in Pokémon history. Loving the year of Sinnoh so far ❤️

[@feminico2613]

i have listened to this all the time for over a span of 2 years now, I am still not tired of it and I am in love with this arrangement

[@icosado]

Listening to this again and getting CHILLS from Richard's trumpet solo. Hats off to everyone, 4 years later.

[@alexm.5773]

If I had to rank all of the cover for Year of sinnoh so far it would go: 1. Route 228 2. Twinleaf Town 3. Old Chateau 4. Route 201

[@insaneintherainmusic]

Interesting rankings! Glad this one has topped it for you so far, let's hope that the subsequent tracks continue to do so

[@Aukejorrit]

This has got to be my favourite track from the sinnohvation album. So much heart in this song. The part at 4:02 is always so fun to clap and yell along with. So great to hear everyone have a fun time!

[@Acevgm]

Omg, I loved when the clapping and chanting came in at 4:03. Made it feel so much like an authentic jazz tune. Great job, Carlos :D

[@insaneintherainmusic]

Haha, it's like a live performance !

[@Acevgm]

@@insaneintherainmusic Exactly!

[@TheWhiteIan]

I've listened to this like 20 times in the last 2 days, someday stop me

[@user-yq1gl2jf3q]

I'm Japanese, and I listen to it every day because the arrangement is wonderful. Please keep doing a good job!

[@Francisepdrums]

Thanks again for the opportunity, loved to work with you and the whole band. I can’t wait to see the other vids 👀🔥

[@insaneintherainmusic]

You got it, dude! Thanks for pulling through even with your hand getting messed up haha!

[@Saphiera270]

the drummer 😍😍😍 u all are SO talented!!

[@Francisepdrums]

zoha fatima THANK YOU! 🤙🏽🔥

[@aldyusarts]

Yup, so much groove and energy in this cover! Love it.

[@JackieRompana]

I only now noticed that the (snare?) drum is also "in tune" with the song, I only recently learned about that from a fellow musician who is a drummer in a music school. Such a small detail, and it makes the music even slightly better!

[@AmericanPenguin20]

Dude you have to keep the sousaphone in your songs, love the almost New Orleans style it adds to the pieces 😍 reminds me of Youngblood Brass Band or Lucky Chops

[@insaneintherainmusic]

sousaphone won't be returning for any more of the sinnoh songs for a while, but it's a nice color to have in there for sure!

[@Duhemsounds]

It sounds like a New Year's Eve party, a full band of very talented musicians, great job :)

[@insaneintherainmusic]

We were going for a super happy celebratory feel! :)

[@aura8305]

The 14 dislikes came from those who are scared of the guy on the left during the clapping session.

[@insaneintherainmusic]

Only thing to be scared of about Trace is how good he is at the saxophone...

[@aura8305]

@@insaneintherainmusic He vibin' 😂👌

[@skyfozz7773]

Incroyable cette passion que vous transmettez !

[@fabienroy4721]

Oh un français

[@skyfozz7773]

@@fabienroy4721 👍

[@aldyusarts]

Les français approuvent ce cover !

[@fabienroy4721]

Ouuuiii

[@juleswinter7083]

Super boulot en effet

[@ih9868]

I'm Japanese Pokémon trainer. That's awesome!!!!! It's my favorite song and the best arrenge!!! I'll listen this song everyday! Thank you everyone!

[@Drakzeel]

I'm so happy that the Route 228 theme is finally getting love over the past few years.

[@compatriot852]

Makes me wish we could have gotten your versions instead. They would have been a much more interesting pick for the remakes

[@Froaklies]

Thank God, someone acknowledged how dope the Battle Zone route's music is!

[@delshtoive2305]

I've seen a lot of unique integrations into different jazz arrangements. Whenever I see your videos and videos like them, I'm often discovering new instruments and percussive things you can use to make noises that I've come to learn work better than any possible substitute. However, I'm not sure whether to call it impressive, unique, ambitions, or just straight up crazy when you decided to be the first ever jazz musician incorporate the cries of wild, untamed baboons into your song at 4:05 . I've seen you do a lot of special things for the songs you make but the domestication of wild animals for the sake of music is a level of dedication and creativity I have never seen before. Truely the most innovative musician of our time ladies and gents get this man an award.

[@AyeshaShaSha]

Pretty sure this is my 228th time listening to this. 0:42... When that keeps repeating throughout I get actual chills... I don't know if it's cos it just softly creeps in or what.. But it lifts my spirit so much!😍😍 Every single one of you are so talented... It's very hard to pick a favourite section... But one part I'm definitely guilty of rewinding is the tuba solo... I think it's a nice breather to appreciate everything we've just heard.. And then at 4:42 that bass slide 😍😍 then 4:43 I'm straight in New Orleans and I'm just LOVING IT. I feel like this should be for a marching band with some cheerleaders... Just fantastic! 🥹🥹 Seriously.... Well done. 😍😍😍

[@themorenacoder]

The first minute of the song alone is a masterpiece~

[@jhumza]

I couldn't ask for a better person to tackle the sinnoh soundtrack. Thank you for helping me experience my childhood again :)

[@m_tea5911]

思い出をこういった形で懐かしむことが出来るのは嬉しいなあ…

[@user-jx2br2vq3m]

オシャレすぎる

[@leviticusjones7130]

Thank you for continuing to breathe life into such nostalgic pieces for me. Always inspiring! I hope you are so proud of this, because I am!

[@lucretpropriolui]

This is such an incredible arrangement, i love everything from this cover, especially the fact that these guys are having the time of their lives making this masterpiece of a song

[@joaquimvidalsanz7393]

I don't know how I didn't commented in all the times I listened this song how good is this cover. I'm 23 now, I'm listening your covers since I was 17 and they're just beautiful. I only can dream to be as good as you at making music, I will certainly try one day. Thank you for all the music.

[@frostbite787]

Just gonna say, this goes way harder than the remixes in the gen 4 remakes in my opinion.

[@Franks479]

EVERYONE CAME TO PLAY!!!!!!!!! THIS WAS ONE FOR THE BOOKS!

[@kagomekirari25]

This was always my favorite route theme as a kid. I remember firing up my game just to play the route 228 music while I did homework, or laying in bed just listening to it and running my character in circles. Thank you for this. Listening to this whole Year of Sinnoh is bringing me so much joy, especially in these times.

[@feminico2613]

I still love this

[@Pokemaniac88]

This is one hell of an arrangement, but it really picks up from the moment you guys start clapping. Love it.

[@piranha7460]

My God these covers are so sick!!! Carlos you guys are really hitting your stride here! These are always a great joy to listen to and the improvs add a fresh aspect to the well known and loved poke-themes!

[@insaneintherainmusic]

thank you soooo much :)

[@aliaelain1823]

ありがとう…ありがとう… これは神だ…

[@eaglelord145]

I loved how in the full album, this piece plays right after the Cynthia battle. It’s a fun and relaxing unwind after the intensity of the albums climax.

[@sirplease4186]

He finally did it after being patient all these years waiting for him to cover this

[@insaneintherainmusic]

It just took finding the right group of people!

[@doublespoonco]

YESSSSSSSSSS!!! Omg my fav just learned it on piano

[@cookedchicory6742]

Damn, those were damn fine solos. Love the Sousaphone addition.

[@feminico2613]

i just cried

[@Clay-ds2in]

Man, listening through this playlist, especially that trombone solo here, makes me want to pick the trombone back up. Inspiring!

[@marlareeves6663]

Decided to come back to this playlist after the sinnoh remakes + premakes were announced

[@rialca2]

When I was a child I've never really listened this masterpiece, I've just replayed the games and found this video, amazing

[@d34thby1337]

As a tuba player that hasn't picked up a horn in over a year, 4:03 made me feel feelings I forgot I had. Great work.

[@marcodipietro813]

this gives off pretty awesome steely dan vibes!

[@brettstevens2303]

this is so awesome, there is so much more human energy in this cover. Love what Carlos is doing here. High standards set for the rest of this collection!!

[@insaneintherainmusic]

Yeah, human energy behind the instruments adds so so much!

[@LeviXIII]

That little bass line at the end was sick. This has a Snarky Puppy feel to it with the horns and I'm lovin' it.

[@insaneintherainmusic]

Thank you! Snarky Puppy is one of my favorite bands ever, and their style has influenced me so much, so I like making stuff in their style... :)

[@theoreticalphysics3644]

Y'all make me not only nostalgic for Gen 4, but for playing jazz. I gotta get back into it!

[@tylersar616]

Again, my day was made THAT much more beautiful with your music. This was definitely one of my favorite arrangements you've made so far, and that live band was ABSOLUTELY INSANELY BOMB (in the rain :P). so much joy, so much passion, I love it all. I also loved the camera work throughout. Thanks man. Just know that you're making a difference in the world by bringing others joy, and you've definitely brought joy to mine. Anyway, keep doing what you're doing. Peace out, Carlos

[@insaneintherainmusic]

Thank you so much! So glad you liked this new level of production :)

[@snivys]

DUDE this is so groovy!! everything is so dynamic and well mixed! great job on this one carlos and the rest of the ensemble! (and that rhodes is to die for my god)

[@insaneintherainmusic]

thanks so much! i'm really really happy with this mix!

[@Mulch4321]

I always come back to your Eterna City, Oreburgh and Route 217 Covers, highly anticipating more Gen 4 for the Year of Sinnoh

[@insaneintherainmusic]

So glad you like those! I've got good plans for all those songs for the eventual Year of Sinnoh album!

[@magna-zone1219]

The Sandstorm rages... Carlos is buffeted by the Sandstorm! Don’t let that weather damage stop you from making bangers as good as this though! Love it, the video is so much fun.

[@insaneintherainmusic]

pretty sure i'm a water/steel type, though, so I wouldn't take damage :)

[@adryy8]

Since the day I started following this channel more than 4 years ago, I have waited for you to cover this banger of a song, I couldn't be happier about it !

[@Jordarr8994]

The clapping sections all those insane noises are Trace I just know it 🤦🏿‍♂️😂😂😂

[@Roak1]

love the bits of bob mintzer popping up in the arrangement style, great cover!

[@kyhdc]

Your channel slipped out of my recommendations for a good 2 years but it's good to see you still making Sinnoh covers. Hehe

[@Diamond_Aura]

It's crazy that Carlos seemingly put more effort into reimagining Sinnoh than ILCA or the Pokémon Company wanted to, but at least we got an entire year of DPPt specific bangers from it

[@kinggordoproductions6203]

It's so great to see some of the people who have individually been featured in your covers all throughout the channel's history (like Durant and Dussias) all coming together as one band! Awesome job to all! This channel really is going places! Also 4:05 was something new for your covers....and I LOVED it! XD

[@insaneintherainmusic]

yeah! i'm so happy with the direction that things are moving on the channel!

[@JairusC]

Absolutely fucking love the progress. It must be a trip to revisit you're older videos and see where you're at now. EDIT: Love seeing you digging the trumpet solo. EDIT 2: Clapping bit is prolly my absolute favorite bit. Everyone is just having the time of their lives.

[@pauldavidson771]

Dang Carlos, this is a really cool arrangement. also SOUSAPHONEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@insaneintherainmusic]

thanks paul!

[@pauldavidson771]

@@insaneintherainmusic Also insane, I was wondering who is the one with the amazing screaming and yelling at 4:00 ? That was a neat touch btw!

[@insaneintherainmusic]

@@pauldavidson771 that was Trace! He's the other tenor player in the band. I told him to act like a monkey when we were recording the clapping bits haha, he delivered!

[@celadonk]

I’m really enjoying the focus on “unorthodox” jazz instruments lately, with the bass clarinet solo in the Old Chateau cover and now the sousa... nice!

[@charninjatr4749]

I come to this song every autumn

[@Mohmega]

duuuuuude duuuuude duude this is so awesome I am absolutely loving it and so excited for the rest of this project!

[@tyjle]

That trombone is heat 🔥

[@audendurant6709]

Thanks my dude!