Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Recording provided by Open Range Video and J-Tech Audio Visual.
Title: Gear Getaway
Game: Donkey Kong Country Returns
Composers: Kenji Yamamoto, Noriyuki Iwadare
Arrangers: Braidon Saelens, Blaise Ryan, Zack Smith
Featuring: Anish Bhupalam, Maegan Blake, Noah Goldberg, Rhea Jajodia, Adam Martinson, Wren Poremba, Blaise Ryan, Braidon Saelens, Zack Smith, Davis Xu
In the midst of their mission to save the animals of DK Island and (more importantly) their hoard of bananas from the Tiki Tak Tribe, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong must infiltrate the island’s recently un-abandoned factory. The Tiki Taks have reactivated the rusted old machinery of this sprawling mechanical wasteland to process DK’s bananas into a mystic life-imbuing goo they use to animate wooden minions. From the overgrown edges of the industrial complex to the cavernous machinery-filled rooms in the heart of it, the Kongs must scramble, climb, and punch their way to the source of the nefarious assembly line. Gear Getaway is a racing big band chart that accompanies our simian heroes as they pilot a rocket-powered wooden barrel they found through a steel jungle of giant turning gears and slamming pistons, soaring deeper into the factory. Arranged for saxophone ensemble (and our lovely rhythm section), please enjoy this energetic, eccentric, big-ol’- ape-on-a-rocket. . . -ic tune!
Full program from this concert: umd.gamersymphony.org/docs/concert_programs/FA23%20GSO_FL23_SE!!1.pdf
This piece was performed at our Fall 2023 Small Ensemble Concertat the Memorial Chapel. Follow us on our social media platforms or visit our website to stay up-to-date on our latest events and performances!
Official Website: umd.gamersymphony.org
Instagram: instagram.com/gamersymphonyumd
TikTok: tiktok.com/@gamersymphonyumd
Twitch: twitch.tv/gamersymphonyumd
The Gamer Symphony Orchestra is a student-run symphonic orchestra consisting of more than 120+ musicians, including a full choir. Since our establishment in 2005, we have strived to promote video game music as an art form and to continue bringing video game worlds to life through orchestral arrangements - almost all of which are created by our own members.
For more information, visit umd.gamersymphony.org
Recording provided by Open Range Video and J-Tech Audio Visual.
Title: Gear Getaway
Game: Donkey Kong Country Returns
Composers: Kenji Yamamoto, Noriyuki Iwadare
Arrangers: Braidon Saelens, Blaise Ryan, Zack Smith
Featuring: Anish Bhupalam, Maegan Blake, Noah Goldberg, Rhea Jajodia, Adam Martinson, Wren Poremba, Blaise Ryan, Braidon Saelens, Zack Smith, Davis Xu
In the midst of their mission to save the animals of DK Island and (more importantly) their hoard of bananas from the Tiki Tak Tribe, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong must infiltrate the island’s recently un-abandoned factory. The Tiki Taks have reactivated the rusted old machinery of this sprawling mechanical wasteland to process DK’s bananas into a mystic life-imbuing goo they use to animate wooden minions. From the overgrown edges of the industrial complex to the cavernous machinery-filled rooms in the heart of it, the Kongs must scramble, climb, and punch their way to the source of the nefarious assembly line. Gear Getaway is a racing big band chart that accompanies our simian heroes as they pilot a rocket-powered wooden barrel they found through a steel jungle of giant turning gears and slamming pistons, soaring deeper into the factory. Arranged for saxophone ensemble (and our lovely rhythm section), please enjoy this energetic, eccentric, big-ol’- ape-on-a-rocket. . . -ic tune!
Full program from this concert: umd.gamersymphony.org/docs/concert_programs/FA23%20GSO_FL23_SE!!1.pdf
This piece was performed at our Fall 2023 Small Ensemble Concertat the Memorial Chapel. Follow us on our social media platforms or visit our website to stay up-to-date on our latest events and performances!
Official Website: umd.gamersymphony.org
Instagram: instagram.com/gamersymphonyumd
TikTok: tiktok.com/@gamersymphonyumd
Twitch: twitch.tv/gamersymphonyumd
The Gamer Symphony Orchestra is a student-run symphonic orchestra consisting of more than 120+ musicians, including a full choir. Since our establishment in 2005, we have strived to promote video game music as an art form and to continue bringing video game worlds to life through orchestral arrangements - almost all of which are created by our own members.
For more information, visit umd.gamersymphony.org
