Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Grant's compositions for Donkey Kong 64, though splendid in their own right, sounded more like Banjo-Kazooie than Donkey Kong Country. The team originally set out to make a 2.5D adventure with Eveline Fischer composing, but switched to an open-world collect-a-thon with Grant leading the charge. Most of the songs were adapted from unused Banjo-Kazooie and Project Dream beta music, which you can find on YouTube. The compositions themselves were great, but minimal, and lacking the sound design and atmosphere which the DKC series was known for. I'll be creating covers reimagining the soundtrack much closer to Donkey Kong Country. Today we cover Fungi Forest
Grant's compositions for Donkey Kong 64, though splendid in their own right, sounded more like Banjo-Kazooie than Donkey Kong Country. The team originally set out to make a 2.5D adventure with Eveline Fischer composing, but switched to an open-world collect-a-thon with Grant leading the charge. Most of the songs were adapted from unused Banjo-Kazooie and Project Dream beta music, which you can find on YouTube. The compositions themselves were great, but minimal, and lacking the sound design and atmosphere which the DKC series was known for. I'll be creating covers reimagining the soundtrack much closer to Donkey Kong Country. Today we cover Fungi Forest
![Super Mario RPG - Weapons Factory [Restored]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xBF5w1Wpgu8/mqdefault.jpg "Super Mario RPG - Weapons Factory [Restored]
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Download:
MP3: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10lP9iafX4NpWMjsrg8amRCYnpaudp3jr/view?usp=drivesdk
FLAC: https://drive.google.com/open?id=10iO_nOwcy-RP7cqXW9W9QdjRIY2mZQbN&usp=drive_fs
Composed by Yoko Shimomura. Recreated by me. This is a commission from Acetaminophen on Discord, and is for this track only, not part of a project to restore the soundtrack. This was made possible by using VGMTrans to rip the games data into MIDI format and rebuilding the soundtrack from the ground up using the same patches that the game sources its sounds from, as well as recreations of the synth patches, applying some modern mixing techniques along the way to lift the veil of 16bit compression and create an updated listening experience
Thumbnail source: https://mysikt.fandom.com/wiki/Weapons_Factory_~_OST_Release Super_Mario_RPG:_Legend_of_the_Seven_Stars_Music
Game footage downloaded from archive.org
Edited in Da Vinci Resolve (Free Version)
Sound sources:
Harmor (Synth Bass), Korg 01RW (Metal FX 1 + 2), Roland Drums & Cymbals CD (Body Kick, 808 Snare, Grab Snare), Roland Sound Canvas VA (String Slap), Bob Clearmountain Drums 2 (Bass Drum 1.1-1.4), Roland String Sections CD (Symphonic 1a), Roland Orchestral Percs CD (Tambourine), Ensoniq CDR Library (Tabla3)
A more detailed list of sources can be found here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JJBlHHDc65fhZmKUGLrDTLCm6rfUU83-kbuD8Y0zU0o/")
![Terranigma - Wandering Spirits [Restored]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xQwWMu_Qenw/mqdefault.jpg "Terranigma - Wandering Spirits [Restored]
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MP3: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J25lh-k7kzLiB1mvrH-nCvU3R6RVXFKs/view?usp=sharing
FLAC: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AeEmGOfogYxVcH-3RIW4bV9gUdFSiJ3X/view?usp=sharing
Composed by Miyoko Kobayashi (Takaoka) and Masanori Hikichi. Recreated by me. This is part of a commission from @N.Harmonik on Discord and is for this song only. This is not part of a project to restore the soundtrack. This was made possible by ripping the music from the ROM in MIDI format using VGMTrans and rebuilding the soundtrack from the ground up using a digital version of the original sound hardware that was used to compose the game, applying some modern mixing techniques along the way to lift the veil of 16bit compression and create an updated listening experience.
Footage taken from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca9kX0LvhaY and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og-u4tQqdAk
Thumbnail source: https://gamesdb.launchbox-app.com/games/images/1692-terranigma
Sound sources: E-Mu Classic Series CD (Orchestral Chimes), Korg M1 (Fretless Bass, Choir), Roland SRJV Custom VST (Celesta), Harmor (weird squelch sound), Lightware Stratus (Concert Harp with the pluck trimmed out to sound like a theremin), Roland L-CDP-01 Drums & Cymbals (Tom)")
![Glover - Atlantis 3 [Restored] Extended](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xnrw1oBfRrM/mqdefault.jpg "Glover - Atlantis 3 [Restored] Extended
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Download: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1GQ3kw1vzTg-eei-726fdhFJxRDpO0I0g&usp=drive_fs
Composed by Rob Lord, Mark Bandola, and Paul Wier. Recreated by me. This is for this track only and not part of a project to restore the soundtrack. This was made possible by using MIDIs ripped from the game by L-Spiro on Discord and rebuilding the soundtrack from the ground up using a digital version of the original sound hardware that was used to compose the game, as well as recreations of the synth patches, applying some modern mixing techniques along the way to lift the veil of 16bit compression and create an updated listening experience
Thumbnail source: https://gamesdb.launchbox-app.com/games/images/11282-glover
Footage recorded in Project 64
Sound sources:
Korg Wavestation (ROM 11 Sandman), Harmor (Synth Pad), Sample Cell II CDROM Library #1 (Picked Bass), Spectrasonics Liquid Grooves (Drumloop), Sytrus (Synth Bass and Leads), Kurzweil Orchestral ROM (Flute, Crash, Tamborine Hit)
A more detailed list of sources can be found here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1JJBlHHDc65fhZmKUGLrDTLCm6rfUU83-kbuD8Y0zU0o/htmlview?pli=1#")
![Donkey Kong Country 2 - Crankys Conga [Restored] 2026 Mix](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yEpZs4lPOG8/mqdefault.jpg "Donkey Kong Country 2 - Crankys Conga [Restored] 2026 Mix
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Download:
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Composed by David Wise. Recreated by me. This was made possible by using VGMTrans to rip the games data into MIDI format and rebuilding the soundtrack from the ground up using the same patches that the game sources its sounds from, as well as recreations of the synth patches, applying some modern mixing techniques along the way to lift the veil of 16bit compression and create an updated listening experience
Chord progression: F major, A# major, G minor, C major, A minor, A# major, F major (I-IV-ii-V-iii-IV-I)
84BPM
Thumbnail Source: https://www.mariowiki.com/Monkey_Museum
Game footage recorded from BSNES using the NTSC (S-Video) filter
Edited in Da Vinci Resolve (Free Version)
Sound sources:
Korg AI2 (Pan Flute), Korg Wavestation (Marimba, Airvox), Roland L-CDP Guitar & Bass (R-8 Acoustic Bass), Donkey Kong Country 2 ROM (Monkey Sounds), Roland L-CDP-01 Drums & Cymbals (R-8 Dry Kick 1), Bob Clearmountain Percussion & Bass (Clave, Conga, Guiro, Agogo), Sytrus (Synth Bell), Roland R8 Contemporary Percussions Card (Steel Drums)
A more detailed list of sources can be found here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Sv7EcyF530VtNz5xw3HeiNuKswCln5uXqqE2AFha4ik/")
![Donkey Kong Country 3 GBA - Mill Fever [Restored]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yrhu0SBR0uA/mqdefault.jpg "Donkey Kong Country 3 GBA - Mill Fever [Restored]
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Download:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-lapUXs2TJTCD6E1TsDXsdsIa42MpPKZ&usp=drive_fs
Composed by David Wise. Recreated by me. This was made possible by rebuilding the soundtrack from the ground up by ear using the same patches that the game sources its sounds from, as well as recreations of the synth patches, applying some modern mixing techniques along the way to lift the veil of 16bit compression and create an updated listening experience
Thumbnail source: http://www.dkc-atlas.com/gallery/official/dkc3/scenes/dkc3_1280x1024_b-1-.jpg
Game footage recorded from Visual Boy Advance using the xBRZ-960 filter in Streamlabs
Edited in Da Vinci Resolve (Free Version)
Sound sources:
Native Instruments FM8 (Exciting, Six String), Native Instruments Pro-53 (Sync Lead, Sharp Bass / Comp), Stylus RMX (117 Sizzle 1a drumloop), Sytrus (Arpeggios)
A more detailed list of sources can be found here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Sv7EcyF530VtNz5xw3HeiNuKswCln5uXqqE2AFha4ik/")
