Super Mario 64 - Dire Dire Docks (Piano Nostalgia) Impromptu

With the release of Super Mario 3d All Stars, Mario 64 is now thrust back into the minds of current gamers. Here is one of the most iconic tunes from the game with a modern/nostalgic spin to take us all back to the days when 3D platformers were in their infancy.

0:00 Original Tune
1:42 Let’s a Go! Variation
2:37 A Calm Ending

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I originally didn't know how to tackle this iconic tune. The atmospheric nature and relaxing harmonies lend themselves to a more laid-back/chill arrangement, but I wanted to inject some much needed energy/variation for this particular piano cover. Otherwise, this video would blend in with the sea of, "fine-but-very-true-to-the-original" piano covers already out there.

I go through the theme proper as normal but at the halfway point, an explosion of arpeggios set up a triumphant version of main theme. Then I work towards taking the energy back down for a more intimate variation on the B theme, before looping back to the start.

All in all the process for writing this arrangement was a bit more impromptu/directionless/go-with-the-flow than my usual process. As a result I'm a bit surprised how it turned out. I hope the new additions to the theme don't detract from the original. OG Mario 64 players let me know your thoughts in the description.

Your Pianist,

Erik C.

P.S. I have a few special uploads planned for this month. Wish me luck. One is a track I've been looking at for a while.

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=======(More Info)=======
Tracks: Dire Dire Docks
From: Super Mario 64
Composer: Koji Kondo
Performed and Arranged by: Erik Correll

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