Banjo-Kazooie is the latest title to receive the Blake Robinson Synthetic Orchestra make over and it’s sure to bring back a flood of memories for gamer’s everywhere. The music for Banjo-Kazooie is some of the best music on the Nintendo 64 and in all of gaming as well. You can check out a sampling of the arrangement below and there’s a few more to tickle your eardrums with on Blakes YouTube channel dummeh. If you like what you hear you can head on over to http://banjosymphony.com/ and pick up the complete 30 track album for a mere $10.
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PRESS RELEASE
Banjo-Kazooie’s soundtrack orchestrated by the Synthetic Orchestra
‘Banjo-Kazooie Symphony’ (Joypad Records) is the latest project released by the highly regarded Blake Robinson Synthetic Orchestra. The album includes orchestral interpretations of the iconic music featured in each area of the game as well as a selection of extra motifs, melodies & music heard throughout the original title.
Watch the trailer here “http://youtu.be/Rkgj1ydoq1c” (Approved to post).
‘Banjo-Kazooie Symphony’ comes hot on the heels of the Synthetic Orchestra’s well-received ‘Super Metroid Symphony’ album released in March. As with the previous album, ‘Banjo-Kazooie Symphony’ is offers 30 tracks totalling over an hour of orchestral music.
Banjo-Kazooie’s original composer, Grant Kirkhope said: “It never ceases to amaze me how many people still listen to the music from the Banjo games after all these years, it really is very humbling. I have to say that I’m really honoured that Blake has taken the time and effort to take those old rough sounding tunes and turn them into something that I think is fantastic… I hope you’ll all agree”
The album is available in DRM-Free MP3/FLAC format from Loudr: http://blake.so/banjokazooie (approved to post) and iTunes: http://blake.so/banjokazooieitunes (approved to post). More information, a full preview of each track and a foreword from the original composer, Grant Kirkhope, can be found on the album’s website: http://banjosymphony.com
The full album is 72 minutes long and contains over 30 pieces of music based on the original in-game soundtrack:
1. The Banjo-Kazooie Symphony
2. Spiral Mountain
3. Gruntilda’s Lair
4. Mumbo’s Mountain
5. Treasure Trove Cove
6. Beneath the Waves
7. Banjo at Home
8. Clanker’s Cavern
9. Inside Clanker’s Tummy
10. Bubblegloop Swamp
11. Cheato & the Witch
12. Freezeezy Peak
13. Boggy’s Igloo
14. Save the Twinklies
15. Gobi’s Valley
16. Inside the Pyramid
17. Bottles
18. Banjo’s Big Snooze
19. Mad Monster Mansion
20. Rusty Bucket Bay
21. The Captain’s Quarters
22. Click Clock Wood
23. Gnawty’s House
24. The Hornet’s Nest
25. Grunty’s Furnace Fun
26. The Final Battle
27. Credits
28. I’ve got a Secret (Stop’n’Swop secret areas)
29. Didn’t Make the Cut (Bonus & Beta tracks)
30. Gruntilda’s Medley (Gruntilda’s Lair medley)
MORE ON THE ARTIST:
‘The Blake Robinson Synthetic Orchestra’, also known simply as ‘The Synthetic Orchestra’, is the pseudo-name for British video game music composer and orchestrator Blake Robinson, who has developed a substantial following online, primarily for his orchestrations, recreations and remixes of popular video game music. His website can be found at <gp_link type=”http” loc=”//syntheticorchestra.com”>http://syntheticorchestra.com(approved to post).
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