Wave 4 SOUNDTRACK REACTION (Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass)

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The next installment in the Soundtrack Reaction series is here for WAVE 4 of the Booster Course Pass! Sammy D breaks down the musical arrangements and more for 8 classic Mario Kart soundtracks newly remade.
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[@KartLife]

VOTE HERE with your comments for which soundtracks I'll react to in my VIEWERS CHOICE special! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nH2qk5KbpLOHeK8

[@MultiplayerNotNews]

None grow up and turn your hat forwards ..ever hea4d of @GeorgeCarlin stand up.... don't watch it you'll weep with embarrassment.. you being a piss weak about boy...turn your hat forwards

[@TimVigilla]

Hey Sammy, it was really cool when you used to piano and showed us the chord/notes used, what are your thoughts doing that more often, or even having a special video, showing us some notes/chords in a few different songs from Mario Kart or games? Actually, would be cool to see you play drums, SammyDrums! Some of these beats sound fun to play on drums! As a fellow musician, definitely enjoy your musical analysis!

[@Rubberman202]

I hope you do a sequel to the Viewer's Choice Soundtrack Reaction!

[@jumentoqueanima]

​@@Rubberman202Same!

[@jumentoqueanima]

​@@TimVigillaWould be cool.

[@MayroSMM]

GCN Waluigi Stadium sounding like Looney Toons is such a funny comparison but also so accurate.

[@mutiiYT]

Honestly makes sense. Considering how goofy Double Dash soundtrack can get

[@Fruitman1997]

@@mutiiYT more like how goofy of a character Waluigi is - it suits him perfectly

[@MK8MasterJunjie]

Hi Mayro. Since you commented on a video by a KZbinr with less subscribers than you I must ask you to comment on one of my videos since I also have less subscribers than you.

[@Adam.L02]

@@mutiiYT it does suit it

[@JonezzHombre1]

But if it was who was there to replace waluigi

[@ParityS]

It's always the simplest tracks that have the biggest bangers of songs. Toad Circuit, Shroom Ridge, and now Mario Circuit. All absolute gems.

[@chheinrich8486]

Oh yes

[@disko567]

ngl mario circuit is one of the only complex circuit tracks out there

[@nova5265]

Kinda hot take: I think the electric guitar in Dk summit brings an edge to the song, it gives off a “you’re snowboarding and it’s cool as hell” vibe, while the original (which is still an s tier song) only gives off a “you sure are snowboarding” vibe

[@jumentoqueanima]

Yesir.

[@PianistTanooki]

24:44 I heard these electric piano fills and I *KNEW* you’d appreciate this! Actually, the entire DS Mario Circuit arrangement for 8DX is something I figured would be up your alley. It’s kind of like how they treated DS Shroom Ridge, they gave it live horns, but kept it synthy.

[@PindaPeeler]

I feel that the Tour Amsterdam Drift music is a more old bar Dutch song, as you said. But the mk8d version feels a lot like walking around on the local Dutch market where a couple of street artists are playing

[@Rvchnoob51]

As a dutch person you described that perfectly

[@jumentoqueanima]

​@@Rvchnoob51Nice.

[@envy-g2570]

That electric guitar in dk summit really works for me

[@Jordan64Games]

0:00 - Intro 2:15 - Tour Amsterdam Drift 5:57 - GBA Riverside Park 9:54 - Wii DK Summit/DK’s Snowboard Cross 14:20 - Yoshi’s Island 18:00 - Tour Bangkok Rush 22:39 - DS Mario Circuit 26:09 - GCN Waluigi Stadium 28:31 - Tour Singapore Speedway 33:37 - Outro

[@tzgaming_music]

I have been waiting for this! I actually agree with all your opinions this time haha. Thank you for making another soundtrack reaction video, I heard that it took a long time to edit, you totally deserve more subs with this series!

[@jumentoqueanima]

It's cool knowing your opinions too!

[@D0ngaz_arts]

Finally, refreshing Kart Life pays off

[@LoneOtaku158]

The biggest problem with Riverside Park's theme is that the stage is so short, you'll finish a full lap before you're halfway through a loop. Also, I like the new intro to Waluigi Stadium, because it reminds me of the title screen theme from Double Dash.

[@Homing3000]

Maybe when you're playing on 200cc

[@GresSimJa]

Surprised you didn't mention the "wah-ing" electric guitar in DS Mario Circuit's B-section. That part was especially sick. As always, thanks for your insight on this soundtrack: you still happen to make me notice and appreciate those background instruments.

[@yoshistar705connormiller9]

It actually plays throughout the whole song.

[@melontoad]

Waluigi Stadium now perfectly fits woth Waluigi's goofy character

[@jumentoqueanima]

Nice pfp and name.

[@melontoad]

@@jumentoqueanima thx

[@wesai0339]

Dude this videos are a joy where u analyze all the references and every single detail that sounds on the track. Never stop doing this bro cause it´s amazing

[@KartLife]

Thanks!!

[@disneysydneyresortvirtual9264]

I've been waiting to see this. Wave 4 has a lot of banger soundtracks.

[@goldengoodra2941]

I admittedly don't know anything about music composition, but your enthusiasm is why I always tune in to these, you really know what you're talking about.

[@SuperEgoNaut]

I’ve awaited this specific video with uncharacteristic excitement and it absolutely delivers. Thank you Sam

[@JayPumabomb56]

The amen break sample in DK Summit gave me chills, I LOVE the use of that in there

[@ZenigameDirect]

YEAAAAH, another episode! So happy you're still continuing the series.

[@Neon_Koopa]

Mario Circuit and Singapore Speedway are easily my favorites. Bangers 🔥

[@cpcantimark]

lol his reaction to singapore is amazing hopefully wave 4 has been great for you, mate 🎉

[@arya_moghadam]

I absolutely love the DK Summit track! It’s my favorite music in the Mario Kart series! I honestly am so glad that they used the electric guitar of the song since it modernizes it a little bit! And that percussion break is incredible! I loved your analysis on it 👍🏼

[@mattaldridge]

WOW Singapore is a huge banger! easily the best track on there with that groove and all that syncopation.

[@alexandergustafson599]

I love your music analysis videos so much! Always looking forward for more

[@KartLife]

Thank you! Hope this will be another great one.

[@DraftyDaftyHubertOHare]

Love your takes on these overall as per usual.

[@mottdropsie]

The best rivalry: Sammy VS. Electric Guitars

[@Swiftjar]

Got around to watching this. You are so knowledgeable with your music. I feel like I just learned so much! Wow! 🔥

[@KartLife]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@imaginationsquare]

I've been waiting for so long (about 5 days) FOR THIS I love these videos!

[@KartLife]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@crystalizedstar9381]

Loving these types of reaction keep up the good work

[@owenmenning3878]

I'm glad the algorithm brought me here, really enjoy your analysis and thoughts

[@KartLife]

Ahh im glad too! Thanks so much.

[@jagerzaku9160]

Love these videos! Can’t wait for the new one

[@KartLife]

Thank you!! It will come next week sometime! On vacation this week :)

[@HottieTobby]

i feel like, just how the dlc is improving in quality with each wave, you too is improving these videos and it's fun to watch

[@KartLife]

Thank you!

[@somedegenerate6622]

I actually love that Waluigi Stadium sounds so goofy. It's in character for Waluigi

[@F.Animations]

I am from the Netherlands and the final part of the new Amsterdam drift music sounds like a ‘draaiorgel’, which is seen and heard in many cities here

[@ASCENSiON_]

Just realized we both have the same pair of Sony headphones lol The music this time around all sounds phenomenal (outside of maybe Waluigi Stadium due to sounding too goofy)! Singapore Speedway is not only my favorite type of track in terms of visuals, but the music is incredible as well! I love how satisfying the first drop feels. It's gotten stuck in my head multiple times.

[@holdenontomydignity]

I gotta respectfully disagree with you on Waluigi Stadium. I rly like the goofiness because I think it perfectly captures the zaniness of Waluigi’s character!

[@PianistTanooki]

That’s the thing I’m surprised he missed. He mentioned that it was shared music for both Waluigi Stadium and Wario Colosseum, so the music had to fit both characters. Now, the music was solely recreated for Waluigi Stadium, and they definitely made it goofier to fit Waluigi. (It’s why I didn’t like how DS Waluigi Pinball reused the Wario Stadium music… I don’t think it works as well. That music was created with Wario’s character in mind.) Besides which, I think the new arrangement better fits the overall style of Mario Kart: Double Dash.

[@holdenontomydignity]

@@PianistTanooki I agree. Especially the last thing you said. That’s something that they’ve done rly well with the soundtrack in this wave. The remixes/remakes of the music from the older games feel true & respectful to the style of the soundtracks OF those games. DS Mario circuit feels very true to the original with all the retro sounding synthesizers and record scratches while at the same time, sprucing it up to modern standards and adding nice flairs like the horns. Same with DK Summit. Still feels true to the Wii game’s style but with some nice new touches. And like you said, Waluigi stadium very much matches the chaotic zaniness of Double Dash.

[@sladelucas5531]

Heck yeah, been waiting for this.

[@Eccentrigamer]

So I listened closely to the original DK Summit, and it actually also has a guitar playing the melody there as well; it's just drowned out more by the synth in that version and it being a MIDI guitar doesn't help it to stick out.

[@Videobustersgames]

Yess another one of these. awesome!

[@pango8143]

Great video dude

[@scorn-52]

I absolutely love spain by chick corea!! Some old friends of mine and I used to vibe to that all the time. Im so glad Bangkok Rush sounds like it with its C Section!

[@Ellis_Larry]

I love the electric guitar in Mario kart 8 I always tend to listen to the songs that I can hear it

[@day2eazy]

Can’t wait for the soundtrack reaction for wave 5😁! Please do it, please 🙏

[@Adam.L02]

It’s finally here

[@Stratilex]

You should've given a bit more time for Waluigi Stadium imo, the second part of the synth section does go kinda hard Also, Bowser Castles in 64, Double Dash, and DS all had vocals. Pretty sure Luigi's Mansion from DS also had vocals, maybe others that i missed too

[@Marshall.R]

Toad's Turnpike as well I think?

[@yoshistar705connormiller9]

GCN Bowser's Castle, as well.

[@Stratilex]

@@yoshistar705connormiller9 that one is already in my comment lol

[@yoshistar705connormiller9]

@@Stratilex Whoops, didn't notice that.

[@Glasshouse828]

When Riverside Park was added to MK8D my sister thought it was a city track based on Riverside California

[@PixelShiftss]

Yeahhh I can’t wait

[@HGWeegee]

Tour Amsterdam Drift: I like both versions pretty equally, I think of the Irish Drinking Song from Whose Line Is It Anyway GBA Riverside Park: So fun, so groovy, one of my favorites Wii DK Summit: Crazily enough, I was indifferent to the Original, still indifferent to the 8 version Yoshi's Island: As someone who considers the original Yoshi's Island as an almost perfect OST from the SNES era, 8's version is a top 3 for me Tour Bangkok Rush: I really enjoy the 8 version, I like the Oboe solo and the Flute solo DS Mario Circuit: I really enjoyed the original, I also really enjoy the 8 version, love the rhodes piano, tie for me on which is better GCN Waluigi Stadium: I love the groove of the 8 version, not sure how I feel about the loss of the ska feel, as I did like that about the original, missing the organ, but I still like it more than the GCN version Tour Singapore Speedway: EDM, I like the 8 version a lot more than the Tour version Overall, Wave 3 and 4 were my favorites music wise, GBA Riverside Park was my most listened to song of 2023, but I'd have to say Rock Rock Mountain and Tour London Loop getting the live drums and guitar they always wanted, but the case is also made for SNES Bowser's Castle 3 on that note

[@gorillameasandwich3170]

I really love what they did with the Yoshi Island theme one of my favorite courses from wave 4

[@uzmk_mato]

ouuu ive been waiting for this one

[@MrShamui]

This was a banger video.

[@DraftyDaftyHubertOHare]

Nice, was waiting for this one

[@jamestkirkthesecond6130]

Yes!! Exactly what I was waiting for! 😄

[@Circle2947]

18hrs ago?

[@Stratilex]

@@Circle2947 premiere

[@pvzmariosonica8fan]

😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄

[@SplatKoopa]

For Amsterdam Drift, it's like the Tour version is like night time where everyone is drunk and the 8 Deluxe version is like daytime where you're going for a stroll through town and you're having a grand ol' time

[@bronsonplatter6180]

Are you an actual band teacher or music teacher because your so good at understanding all of the things related to music which is kinda cool

[@renleung]

Love this whole series! Music analysis is as fun as the game itself IMO Love what you do! (The foot tapping over the music was a little distracting though)

[@tzgaming_music]

He's just enjoying it haha

[@DraftyDaftyHubertOHare]

Just got out of school to see this. *nice*

[@imdakormet5555]

ALL WERE AMAZING 😍

[@m07.luca_49]

Amazing!

[@ryderkartdx]

Yoshi’s Island definitely has some bopping music! I’ve had it stuck in my head ever since the release of wave 4… my mind is just blown on this entire wave. The electric guitar kills me every time I see your reaction. I love it so much and you don’t like it LOL

[@briaharris183]

I see a double dash case behind you and you used a f zero x soundtrack when you described the band Dimensions (Port Blue)

[@sakholdsastar]

Mario Kart Band be like "when in doubt, use electric guitar" 😂

[@lonca_47]

I think the percussiveness of the slap bass is good for the track.

[@notapplicable3]

Wild woods also has vocals from before Tour! Perfectly normal, everybody forgets this, unfortunately. Such a good song too! =[

[@Trolljak45]

The 3rd section of the Bangkok Rush music with the flute solo kinda reminds me of Turning Red for some reason.

[@JonathonV]

I am so nervous about what they do with Vancouver Velocity’s soundtrack! It’s just so clean in Tour. But you never know! I do appreciate what they did with Singapore!

[@JonathonV]

I’m also curious about what how Piranha Plant Cove will sound!

[@dsp1035]

@@JonathonV we will see

[@NoName-pq6jv]

Well, there is the music leak, I think it will sound great

[@DarkPrince777]

And it does

[@JonathonV]

I was expecting to either love or hate the Vancouver Velocity glow-up, and it was neither! Same with Piranha Plant Cove. I like the synth choice in VV slightly less, as well as the beat emphasis in PPC, but they’re not significantly different so I’m cool with them.

[@imaginationsquare]

This new Bankok is maybe one of my favorite OSTs ever, I have a major weak spot for Slap Bass though, I love this one :p

[@mateomeza1278]

It's spelled B-A-N-G-K-O-K.

[@julianhage8468]

First thing when the booster course tracks come out is see if you've uploaded a soundtrack reaction!

[@MisterNameGame]

18:42 I always thought that for Bangkok Rush, the music would've been something like Thai instruments like the Ranad, Klui, etc and with some modern instruments on the sides (something like this kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6bCm554mZp1ibc) to give a exotic Southeast Asian sound with vibes of a bright modern city. I think the Bangkok Rush music we got is still really good and is better in 8 Deluxe!

[@Lordbeerus0901]

Let's gooooo

[@christopherm2628]

3:41 you made me weak 😂

[@MarioMasterProductions]

The sound director for Mario Kart 8 is Kenta Nagata

[@lonca_47]

Dude I thought you were right about the vocals thing with dk summit Amsterdam and LA but I was just listening to wild woods and I realized that one has vocals!

[@KartLife]

True!

[@Birdtendo]

Kart Life when music: 😮

[@angelsierra7665]

The Amsterdam music sounds soooo cool but with Singapore (wich it's my favorite city course) I prefer the Tour version,, since the Berlin music for the Booster Pass I think that are the best enough, and the second section from the Singapore circuit in tour remember me a old level from Sonic games🤧💖

[@spectro9542]

The waluigi stadium remix genuinely fits it as its about waluigi and he is goofy

[@KartLife]

I can see that for sure!

[@4wdthinks]

weird that people complain about the electric guitar in dk summit when it was in the original. sure it wasn't as pronounced but it was there

[@mattaldridge]

14:00 HUGE Louis Cole/Knower fan! I love his stuff, insanely tight drummer!

[@Swiftjar]

Keen for this!

[@yandema2118]

DIMENSION isn't the Mario kart band, although there are a couple members from the band who play the music in Mario Kart 8, but there are plenty more musicians from many other groups who play in mk8

[@KartLife]

Yeah nice I figured!

[@michielschrauwen]

Am I the only one who thinks the GBA Riverside Park music sounds a bit like a marching band performance at a parade?

[@Stratilex]

I can see it. I like it tho

[@imaginationsquare]

Hi! Could you tell me what you think of the new loop of Waluigi Stadium? I honestly really love the new Waluigi Stadium, including it's now loop :)

[@yoshimon936]

My favorite is easily Mario Circuit Ds MK8 music I just don't know how explain it but it music to my ears

[@shy-dark9103]

I was waiting for this video since wave 4’s announcement😭

[@trentnordhagen]

Nobody: Amsterdam Drift: **Aggressive moaning**

[@HJartANDgamming]

What i gathered from Waluigi stadium is that From the GCN to 8Dlx they gave priority to the guitar and The tumtum tumtum tumtumtu. While in the GNc version is theother way around. Thats What i got 🤷🏽 im not that versed with music so i may or may not be right

[@JN2002]

The GBA Riverside Park is sound like 12 bar blues part...

[@KartLife]

Good point!!

[@1upinc.988]

I just noticed we have the same sony headphones

[@thecamohunter2578]

I'm gonna say one reason I'm leaning towards the 8 version of Bangkok Rush is because it feels like I'm visiting a jazz club and with the streets and tourist vibe of a more round design just kinda fits for me, especially when you're flying through markets and shops

[@crazydaffy67]

This is why Singapore speedway is really just the best the music chefs kiss

[@ASCENSiON_]

Singapore Speedway is that one track that manages to be both eye candy and ear candy at the same time, while also being really fun to drive on. It's probably my new favorite track in the entire game.

[@RadicalCapitol]

After looking into it, I think the Tour version of DS Mario Circuit isn't a new version, it's just the old version but with a filter placed over it. ...I think-

[@ZombieManF]

I've been waiting for this one! Absolutely spitting with what you said about Bangkok Rush; normally I like what 8 Deluxe does with the Tour songs but I wasn't feeling this one.

[@MrTarakan]

The toad in the thumbnail is so i lconic

[@jumentoqueanima]

Amsterdam drift is underrated.

[@dsp1035]

Agreed

[@Chill_Mario_Bros]

5:02-5:03=SHY GUY!!!

[@Painjusu]

DK Summit sounds ike a Sonic OST now :D

[@Chris-qz8hd]

It would be awesome if you could react to daisy circuit and moonview highway music these were my favorite mk wii soundtracks

[@renleung]

15:54 I miss the clarinet part in the OG Yoshi Island theme

[@davidriedy5977]

Absolute banger soundtracks this wave

[@ScaryClowns14]

These tunes are nice still