- Disc 1 Disc 2 Disc 3 Disc 4 Disc 5
-
- 5-01 Take the World Back
- Arranged by:
Acolyte - Source Track:
Northern Kremisphere - Composer:
Eveline Novakovic - System:
SNES
Artist's Note
After listening to many DKC2 remixes, I decided to make my first mix with a theme from DKC3, which I thought was underrated.
The source material, for me, was perfect for the game, and its use as the world map music. You have this kind of happy, but soaring intro, and then the bass and drums come in and the other half is this darker, almost sad feeling to it.
"Take the World Back's" aim was to do this in reverse. It starts out dark and powerful, and then the other half is upbeat, hence the "Take the World Back" title, from the Kremlings.
I have the synth bass playing the bassline from the source throughout. The majority of the time it is being played in octaves and has swing on it to give it some more movement.
The pads are playing the darker melody from the source's second half for the track's first half.
I also was liberal in changing the melody up and adding to it throughout the song. The the dark melody can be heard in the lower piano towards the end during the upbeat section.
Another thing to take note of is the huge cinematic-sounding percussion, heard most prominently in the beginning but used throughout. This was derived straight from the cinematic drums used in the source. They play similar if not the same as well.
There was not much going on in the source in terms of melody, as I felt it was more of an ambient piece, so the real goal was to add a lot of movement to it while still keeping the large expansive atmosphere of the original.
Download
↓ Mirror 1 ↓ Mirror 2 ↓ Mirror 3 ↓ Mirror 4 -
- 5-02 Jitterbug System
- Arranged by:
Flexstyle - Source Track:
Jungle Jitter - Composer:
Eveline Novakovic - System:
SNES
Artist's Note
I heard the source and, for some reason, thought "funky electro house!" It didn't really end up being terribly source-laden, hence its status as a bonus track, but I thought it had some merit -- and so, coincidentally, did Wes. Funny how that works. Play this track at your next local rave, mmkay?
Download
↓ Mirror 1 ↓ Mirror 2 ↓ Mirror 3 ↓ Mirror 4 -
- 5-03 Rocket Rave
- Arranged by:
Draconiator - Source Track:
Rocket Run - Composer:
Eveline Novakovic - System:
SNES
Artist's Note
This was the first song I completed to try and get on the album. First, I showed Emunator my YouTube account, so he could get a handle on what I could do musically. He then suggested that I look through the tracklist to see if there was anything I liked. I picked "Rocket Run," and hammered it out in a short period of time. Unfortunately he thought it was STILL bonus track material, heh. This is when I decided to do what is now known as "Permafrost," but that is a whole other story...
Later on, I enhanced it because it got rejected on the panel, then resubmitted it. And this is the version you will be hearing. So, enjoy!
Download
↓ Mirror 1 ↓ Mirror 2 ↓ Mirror 3 ↓ Mirror 4 -
- 5-04 Treetop Intense
- Arranged and Performed by:
Danton F. - Source Track:
Treetop Tumble - Composer:
Eveline Novakovic - System:
SNES
Artist's Note
By chance, I found out about the project and decided to refine my mix to join in. I tried to include a dark night theme but with a touch of danger and intensity of my metal influences at the moment, without losing the original's jungle atmosphere. This was the result.
Download
↓ Mirror 1 ↓ Mirror 2 ↓ Mirror 3 ↓ Mirror 4 -
- 5-05 Joyful Jungle Jig
- Arranged by:
Chernabogue - Source Track:
Jungle Jitter - Composer:
Eveline Novakovic - System:
SNES
Artist's Note
While looking to the DKC3 project thread, I saw that "Jungle Jitter" was the only track left. I looked for a MIDI track and the track's bassline inspired me a lot. As it was a Donkey Kong Country track, I thought jazz and ethnic music would fit the best. This song was a strange source, since it was composed with percussion, a few jazzy melodies and some monkey screams. Finally, the track sounds like if it was ripped from a modern Donkey Kong game, using various orchestral and ethnic samples, like the pan flute or the "djembe" ensemble. And the acoustic bass sample comes from Emunator, this project director himself!
Download
↓ Mirror 1 ↓ Mirror 2 ↓ Mirror 3 ↓ Mirror 4 -
- 5-06 Heart of Darkness
- Arranged by:
CC Ricers - Source Track:
Cavern Caprice - Composer:
David Wise - System:
Game Boy Advance
Artist's Note
This is a somewhat chilled-out dubstep take on the "Cavern Caprice" theme. I wanted to fill in the ambiance however I could without using actual sound effects, and it relies a lot on deep bass to move the track. Follow it especially after the second breakdown/build; has some source melody in there.
The name of this remix was made by agreement by the album community; it might explain the somewhat generic title. :P Also, I snuck in a short cavern theme from another game, see if you can find it!
Download
↓ Mirror 1 ↓ Mirror 2 ↓ Mirror 3 ↓ Mirror 4 -
- 5-07 Canopy Crawl
- Arranged by:
Evory - Performed by:
Gintokipianist - Source Track:
Jungle Jitter - Composer:
David Wise - System:
Game Boy Advance
Artist's Note
Evory:
This piece was originally meant to be entirely baroque counterpoint, but I kinda gave up after four bars, and tried to venture into jazz instead. I left the baroque bits in anyway, because that's what I was told to do in piano exams, don't bother going back to correct your mistakes, the examiner probably wasn't even paying enough attention to notice them (note the plural). So it's not baroque, but neither probably is it jazz, given that almost all the jazz (thus far; broadening of horizons in progress, yeap) I've heard has been from, well, piano exam pieces. Tom (the pianist) called it "a study on different genres/musical styles," so, well, eclectic or schizophrenic, it's up to you!
Download
↓ Mirror 1 ↓ Mirror 2 ↓ Mirror 3 ↓ Mirror 4 -
- 5-08 Banana Revolution (Flexstyle's Slam-the-Breaks Edit)
- Arranged by:
Flexstyle vs. Jason Covenant - Performed by:
AkumajoBelmont - Source Track:
Cranky's Showdown - Composer:
Eveline Novakovic - System:
SNES
Artist's Note
Flexstyle:
Because this project needed to have a remix of a remix on it.
Download
↓ Mirror 1 ↓ Mirror 2 ↓ Mirror 3 ↓ Mirror 4 -
- 5-09 Cranky's Christmas Mojo
- Arranged by:
Peach - Source Track:
Cranky's Dojo - Composer:
David Wise - System:
Game Boy Advance
Artist's Note
Merry Christmas, everyone! I created a Christmas-themed remix based on my track ("Cranky's Mojo") from the DKC3 ReMix album, Double the Trouble! as thanks to various communities who have helped me in different ways. Originally, this was going to be just for my YouTube channel, but this remix now features as part of An OverClocked Christmas v.5 and is a bonus track on Double the Trouble! Styles such as those found in the music of Animal Crossing (Kazumi Totaka) and Donkey Kong Country (David Wise) influenced this composition, as well as a bit of chord progression techniques from the Legend of Zelda series (Koji Kondo). Please enjoy!
Download
↓ Mirror 1 ↓ Mirror 2 ↓ Mirror 3 ↓ Mirror 4 -
- 5-10 Can't Boss Us Around (Original Mix)
- Arranged by:
HoboKa - Source Track:
Boss Boogie - Composer:
Eveline Novakovic - System:
SNES
Artist's Note
Well, I've never been a huge fan of the DKC3 OST, but there are some gems from it nonetheless. "Boss Boogie" was no exception. I decided to give this remix a DnB and ambient feel in one, but there isn't really a genre for this track, since I love to use multiple genres when remixing. audio fidelity did a pretty damn good job at remastering my rather muddy original mix, but it may require some more mastering, depending on how much the J's feel like raining on my parade.
Anyhoo, with that said, I'm glad I could be part of this ReMix project and I'm glad to have finished something that I started, unlike the other 20+ remixes I have in my remix folder, haha. Also, kudos to Emunator for always being around to lend me a hand when I needed it -- he's an awesome project CO and I'd definitely recommend him for future projects.
Download
↓ Mirror 1 ↓ Mirror 2 ↓ Mirror 3 ↓ Mirror 4 -
- 5-11 FrosTronix (Original Mix)
- Arranged by:
Draconiator - Source Track:
Frosty Frolics - Composer:
Eveline Novakovic - System:
SNES
Artist's Note
This is what "Permafrost" sounded like AFTER I finished it, but BEFORE Flexstyle got his grubby hands all over it and made it a lot more sexy. I figured you would like to see how it's evolved, so I put it on the bonus disc.
Download
↓ Mirror 1 ↓ Mirror 2 ↓ Mirror 3 ↓ Mirror 4 -
- 5-12 Dive
- Arranged by:
Theophany - Performed by:
JJT, prophetik, some1namedjeff, zykO - Source Track:
Water World - Composer:
Eveline Novakovic - System:
SNES
Artist's Note
Theophany:
This track came about as an alternative to "Deep Sea Lights." I felt people would be turned off by the heavily distorted bass and wanted to create something more accessible. The concept was to gather live recordings from various tracks on the album and create a more trip-hop, Emancipator-inspired version of "Water World." Samples were sliced, stretched, pitched, and reversed to fit the arrangement, including: sax by prophetik, trumpet by JJT, violin by Jeff Ball, and reversed guitar effects from zykO. Definitely a lot of fun to produce.
Download
↓ Mirror 1 ↓ Mirror 2 ↓ Mirror 3 ↓ Mirror 4 -
- 5-13 The Crystal Key Is Broken
- Arranged and Performed by:
Theophany - Source Track:
Mama Bird - Composer:
Eveline Novakovic - System:
SNES
Artist's Note
Heavily inspired by the Sword & Sorcery OST, this track was conceived as an alternative to my abrasive, break-heavy remix. I felt fans of the original track might prefer something more ambient that captures the spacey mood of the original. After an initial atmospheric and sound design pass with harp and kinderklavier sounds, I borrowed a few instruments and went to work recording a bed of plucks on viola and guitar. The harp in this track was actually an instrument I sampled and programmed into Kontakt. The library is available for purchase over at Impact Soundworks, courtesy of zircon, and is also featured on "Beneath the Moonlight."
Download
↓ Mirror 1 ↓ Mirror 2 ↓ Mirror 3 ↓ Mirror 4 -
- 5-14 Footloose Falls
- Arranged by:
Emunator - Source Tracks:
Cascade Capers (SNES), Cascade Capers (GBA) - Composers:
David Wise, Eveline Novakovic - Systems:
SNES, Game Boy Advance
Artist's Note
This mix started off as an original track that was intended to be entirely ethnic/ambient, drawing heavy inspiration from mv's classic "A Foray into Eastern Horizons." However, the chord progression reminded me of "Cascade Capers," one of my favorite tracks off of David Wise's criminally-underappreciated Game Boy Advance remake of the Donkey Kong Country 3 soundtrack. I arranged around that for a bit before realizing how well a lot of the backing elements from the SNES version of Waterfall fit with my current arrangement. I added a dance beat as a joke, initially, but I guess it stuck and what I ended up with is some weird-yet-cohesive (I think, anyway!) genre fusion that I think works pretty well.
The mix was done entirely in FL Studio 10. The ambient sounds were pulled from free sample packs across the net and Alchemy Player (which is, bar-none, the most gorgeous-sounding free synth software anywhere), the beats were default FL Studio samples and Kore Player for the ethnic percussion, the instruments were all from Sampletank, and all the riffs/backing tracks were played live on my electronic piano and then quantized to fit. The bassline was actually rendered by Flexstyle using Harmless and Toxic Biohazard. Thanks for that!
(This track was included as a last-minute bonus track on the album because I wanted at least one piece of self-produced material of mine on the album. The other two tracks I contributed were produced by others, so this should properly reflect my capabilities as a solo artist.)
Download
↓ Mirror 1 ↓ Mirror 2 ↓ Mirror 3 ↓ Mirror 4
All original compositions from Donkey Kong Country 3: Double the Trouble! are copyright of their respective owners.
Arrangements are available under the OverClocked ReMix Content Policy terms of use.
Original site design by Caleb Winters, modified by djpretzel & Level 99.
FOLLOW OC REMIX ONLINE:
