Mario Kart 64 - Frappe Snowland (Chill Funk Cover)

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Oh yes, it's an all new sound for an old classic from the N64. For my channel, I've been enjoying arranging my covers to have that true to the original sound and feel, but now, it is finally time to reimagine some of these amazing tracks and write it how I'd play it more instinctually. I really enjoy how chill a lot of winter themed VGM can be, and if 50cc didn't already feel super relaxed and chill, this arrangement of Frappe Snowland will do just that! I came up with the piano ostinato in the intro just noodling around in Cubase, trying to create a peaceful yet driving ostinato to be the groundwork for the arrangement. I later used some of the rhythmic figures in the melody to further build the intro into the A section, which is set up by some lush chords in the electric piano. I went for a jazz combo feel with the guitar on melody and a lightly driving 16th swing groove in the drums. Since the original was so marimba heavy, I wanted to let the mallet percussion carry on both the melody and drive with some background figures. The string section has some disco and ballad influence, and adds that icing (pun intended) on the cake! I really had fun creatively exploring what I could do with this track while being careful to not detract from all the elements that make the original so feel-good. You might have also noticed the bass and vibraphone solos as well-this will have great potential for any future live performances of this track too! More on that as my future projects get released!! Enjoy :)

Composed by: Kenta Nagata

Additional engineering and filming:   / rich.lee  

Arrangement, Violin, Viola, Glockenspiel, Vibraphone, Marimba, Grand Piano, Electric Piano, Electric Guitar, Electric Bass, Drum Set, Percussion, Mix, Video: Nico Mendoza

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