Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Originally composed by: Koji Kondo
Arranged by: Triple B Music
Lead Guitars/Lead Synths/Rhythm Guitars/Bass Performed by: Triple B Music
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Phew... this one took me a while! I had had the idea for it for many many months, and started working on it proper right after my last video. It's been kind of on and off due to some other life things going on, but I still put loads of work into this, partially due to it's length. I had some concerns about making a single song cover this long, but in the end, I decided it was worth it since I feel like nothing can be cut to improve on it, plus I've always wanted to do a longer arrangement like this, and take the song to so many different places. Although the song has some pretty strange melody timings and particular harmony sections, it sits on a Bb chord the whole way through, so I took the opportunity to find some alternate chords in a couple sections that fit well with those melodies/harmonies. I also changed the key from the original Bb to E, except the last section where I returned it to the original key.

I noted this song's weird meter (11/8) since I first played Mario Odyssey, and thought it would be fun to turn it into a song that has a classic prog feel to it. In particular, I really wanted to channel Dream Theater in this cover. There's a few spots where I can hear echoes of certain songs, like the beginning when the all-cymbals drum part comes in, reminds me of the beginning of The Count of Tuscany; the shared rhythm/bass/organ riff at 0:45 reminds me of Barstool Warrior, and the little open string lick at 4:39 with the low B underneath reminds me of Outcry.

I have a feeling some viewers will shy away from watching this one because of the length, but there's a special place in my heart for anyone who listens to the end! Regardless, I'm really happy with the way this turned out and wouldn't change anything :) (in particular I like the bass sound I achieved with this, being on the louder/present side but not drowning anything else out)
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Instruments/Tunings used:
Ibanez GS205 Bass (Bb E A D G)
Sterling JP100 (E A D G B E)
Schecter Damien Elite 7-FR (A D A D G B E)
Taylor Acoustic (E A D G B E)
Squier Acoustic (E A D G B E - Nashville tuned)
M-Audio Keystation 88

Gear used:
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 (3rd Gen) Audio Interface
Geekoto Studio Lights
Samsung Galaxy A70 (camera)
Geekoto AT24Pro Dreamer Tripod
Gruv Gear Fret Wraps


Software/Plugins Used:
Cubase 7 Artist
EZ Drummer 2 (Drumkit From Hell extension)
Halion Sonic SE
AmpliTube 4
IVG2 (Saturation)
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro
Pixlr