Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
How long could it take to find a piece of music? Let me tell you about the 12 year old musical mystery hidden in plain sight in one of the Nintendo Wii's greatest games.
Spoiler rating: 3/5
Dark Valley & Skull Plains (DVSP), the Mystery Music:
youtu.be/UdwX24XPjxM
Wiki article on DVSP:
littlekingsstory.wiki.gg/wiki/DVSP
More Little King's Story videos!
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBmYm1dFt0VqUWCzVo4yv21DcPPDbsDX_
== CREDITS ==
Little King's Story Footage from Richard Kish
Website:
richardkish.co.uk
Playthrough:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4JuAcFM-UTqLI7mqlt9xMclbcRA694dk
Featured Little King's Story Community content
Xaesque:
twitch.tv/xaesque
NegativeSanchez:
twitch.tv/negativesanchez
Blob stoF Little King's Story Title Screen cover:
youtu.be/oXXWrgNHuW8
First DVSP upload:
youtu.be/AFGLJ-m8ZBY
Tokyo Game Show 2008 recording of Little King's Story (featuring the first time DVSP was ever heard):
youtu.be/n7Y02O3QkKo
Shazam demonstration footage:
youtu.be/kNNm1vLpszI
== SOURCES ==
"There are a lot of games that use classical music, but I couldn’t think of a single game that solely relied on classical music throughout the whole game so I thought this would be very fun to work on." - Yutaka Minobe
originalsoundversion.com/interview-with-little-kings-story-composer-yutaka-minobe
"when asked if the soundtrack would feature original music by the two, Kimura noted that only one original composition* would be featured in the game, but he didn’t want to spoil the surprise. So, why all classical music? As somewhat of a casual title, Kimura feels that these pieces are so recognizable that players should be able to sing and hum along" - Interviewer
originalsoundversion.com/e3-2009-little-kings-story-chat-with-producer-yoshiro-kimura
* When asked for comment in 2021, while clarifying that DVSP must be classical, Kimura-san also heavily suggested that the only non-classical composition was Bittersweet's "SwimmingPoo1", which would fit the description of a "surprise".
== MUSIC USED ==
Little King's Story, Evening on the Beach
Little King's Story, Dark Valley & Skull Plains
Little King's Story, New Island
Celeste, Resurrections
Little King's Story, Tiptoe Kingdom
Little King's Story, Worrywart Kingdom
Little King's Story, Vs. Onii King
Super Metroid, Lower Maridia
GRIS, Chiasm
GRIS, Debris
Pikmin 2, Rest
Camille Saint-Saëns, Aquarium from the Carnival of Animals [for educational purposes]
youtu.be/IyFpZ5MZ7kk
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Funeral from the Masonic Marches [for educational purposes]
youtu.be/VdGqIEqZhFU
Jean Sibelius, Finlandia [for educational purposes]
youtu.be/3Vd4D_qVlrw
== CHAPTERS ==
0:00 The Mystery
3:37 Is It Definitely Classical?
7:04 How Remixed is LKS's Music?
9:39 What Suggestions Have Been Made?
12:48 What Has Been Done So Far?
16:53 So, Why Has It Still Not Been Found?
#LittleKingsStory #ClassicalMusic
How long could it take to find a piece of music? Let me tell you about the 12 year old musical mystery hidden in plain sight in one of the Nintendo Wii's greatest games.
Spoiler rating: 3/5
Dark Valley & Skull Plains (DVSP), the Mystery Music:
youtu.be/UdwX24XPjxM
Wiki article on DVSP:
littlekingsstory.wiki.gg/wiki/DVSP
More Little King's Story videos!
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBmYm1dFt0VqUWCzVo4yv21DcPPDbsDX_
== CREDITS ==
Little King's Story Footage from Richard Kish
Website:
richardkish.co.uk
Playthrough:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4JuAcFM-UTqLI7mqlt9xMclbcRA694dk
Featured Little King's Story Community content
Xaesque:
twitch.tv/xaesque
NegativeSanchez:
twitch.tv/negativesanchez
Blob stoF Little King's Story Title Screen cover:
youtu.be/oXXWrgNHuW8
First DVSP upload:
youtu.be/AFGLJ-m8ZBY
Tokyo Game Show 2008 recording of Little King's Story (featuring the first time DVSP was ever heard):
youtu.be/n7Y02O3QkKo
Shazam demonstration footage:
youtu.be/kNNm1vLpszI
== SOURCES ==
"There are a lot of games that use classical music, but I couldn’t think of a single game that solely relied on classical music throughout the whole game so I thought this would be very fun to work on." - Yutaka Minobe
originalsoundversion.com/interview-with-little-kings-story-composer-yutaka-minobe
"when asked if the soundtrack would feature original music by the two, Kimura noted that only one original composition* would be featured in the game, but he didn’t want to spoil the surprise. So, why all classical music? As somewhat of a casual title, Kimura feels that these pieces are so recognizable that players should be able to sing and hum along" - Interviewer
originalsoundversion.com/e3-2009-little-kings-story-chat-with-producer-yoshiro-kimura
* When asked for comment in 2021, while clarifying that DVSP must be classical, Kimura-san also heavily suggested that the only non-classical composition was Bittersweet's "SwimmingPoo1", which would fit the description of a "surprise".
== MUSIC USED ==
Little King's Story, Evening on the Beach
Little King's Story, Dark Valley & Skull Plains
Little King's Story, New Island
Celeste, Resurrections
Little King's Story, Tiptoe Kingdom
Little King's Story, Worrywart Kingdom
Little King's Story, Vs. Onii King
Super Metroid, Lower Maridia
GRIS, Chiasm
GRIS, Debris
Pikmin 2, Rest
Camille Saint-Saëns, Aquarium from the Carnival of Animals [for educational purposes]
youtu.be/IyFpZ5MZ7kk
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Funeral from the Masonic Marches [for educational purposes]
youtu.be/VdGqIEqZhFU
Jean Sibelius, Finlandia [for educational purposes]
youtu.be/3Vd4D_qVlrw
== CHAPTERS ==
0:00 The Mystery
3:37 Is It Definitely Classical?
7:04 How Remixed is LKS's Music?
9:39 What Suggestions Have Been Made?
12:48 What Has Been Done So Far?
16:53 So, Why Has It Still Not Been Found?
#LittleKingsStory #ClassicalMusic
