Music Theory: Mining Melancholy | Donkey Kong Country 2

A look inside the music theory of DKC2's Mining Melancholy.
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Written with: ardklaw
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Clips

0:12
Genesis Photograph by Andrew Bossi
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

0:40
Stomp Performance (Brooms) by Stomp / YouTube user WorldMusic
Stomp Live - Part 1 - Brooms
   • Stomp Live -  Part 1 - Brooms  

0:47
Stomp Performance (Newspapers) by Stomp / YouTube user Beatgene
Stomp - Newspapers
   • Stomp - newspapers  

0:48
Stomp Performance (Kitchen Sinks) by Stomp / YouTube user Jorge Arturo Lona
Stomp Live Part 5 Dishwashers are crazy1
   • Stomp Live   Part 5   Dishwashers are...  

0:50
Stomp Performance (Trash Can Lids) by Stomp / YouTube user StompLondon
STOMP London | Dustbin Lids
   • STOMP London | Dustbin Lids  

1:35
Super Mario Bros. 2 Gameplay by YouTube user NoRespawnStudios
Let's Play Super Mario Bros 2 SNES - #1: And so it begins!
   • Let's Play Super Mario Bros 2 SNES - ...  

2:58
Muted Bass Palm Mute by YouTube user Daric Bennett’s Bass Lessons
HOW TO PROPERLY PALM MUTE | Bass Guitar Lessons
   • HOW TO PROPERLY PALM MUTE | Bass Guit...  

3:03
Muted Bass Sponge Method by YouTube user Thomann's Guitars & Basses
How to play like James Jamerson | Motown, Marvin Gaye, Funk Brothers | Thomann
   • How to play like James Jamerson | Mot...  

7:35 & 8:42
David Wise Interview by Rare Ltd.
Rare Revealed: Battletoads - Behind the Music
   • Rare Revealed: Battletoads - Behind t...  

7:52
Electric Bass Synthesizer Demo by YouTube user Oscar Javierre
Original Roland TB-303 demo
   • Original Roland TB-303 demo  

8:02
Bubsy Gameplay by YouTube user NintendoComplete
Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind (SNES) Playthrough - NintendoComplete
   • Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furr...  

9:41
Clip from “The Hangover” by Legendary Pictures / Warner Bros. Pictures

9:50 & 12:57
Donkey Kong Country 2 Footage by YouTube user xRavenXP
[Longplay] SNES - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest [102%] (4K, 60FPS)
   • [Longplay] SNES - Donkey Kong Country...  

11:22
“Workin’ in a Coal Mine” by Devo / YouTube user ClassicVideos80s
Devo - Working In The Coal Mine (1981 on Countdown)
   • Devo  - Working In The Coal Mine (198...  

12:07
Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA) Footage by YouTube user Thane Gaming
Donkey Kong Country 2 GBA Longplay
   • Donkey Kong Country 2 GBA Longplay  

13:21
French Donkey Kong Country 2 Footage by YouTube user Hooper
Donkey Kong Country 2 - LET'S PLAY FR
   • Donkey Kong Country 2 - LET'S PLAY FR  

Audio

0:01 & 1:11 & 1:51 & 2:43 & 6:37 & 8:42
Mining Melancholy, Donkey Kong Country 2
Composer: David Wise

1:36
Character Select, Super Mario Bros. 2
Composer: Koji Kondo

1:42
Overworld Theme, Super Mario Bros. 2
Composer: Koji Kondo

2:32
Simian Segue, Donkey Kong Country
Composer: Eveline Fischer

6:22
Ice Cap Act 1, Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Composer: Brad Buxer

8:02
Hill Stream Blues, Bubsy (SNES)
Composer: Matthew Berardo

8:10
Twine Tally, Bubsy (SNES)
Composer: Matthew Berardo

9:04 & 9:25
In the Air Tonight (Arrangement)
Original Composer: Phil Collins, Arrangement: ardklaw

9:14
Bayou Boogie, Donkey Kong Country 2
Composer: David Wise

12:07
Mining Melancholy, Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA)
Original Composer: David Wise

12:41
In A Snow-Bound Land, Donkey Kong Country 2
Composer: David Wise