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[[caption-width-right:350:The start of an amazing adventure.]]

What did you expect from an AdventureDuo [[MeaningfulName named after musical instruments]]?
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[[folder: Video Game/Banjo Kazooie ]]


Not only does the original game boast irresistibly catchy melodies that have many players almost subconsciously singing along, but Grant Kirkhope is a master of the VariableMix, with the hub theme and all nine level themes shifting instrumentation and tone to fit different areas. Interestingly, all of the main level themes have either C major or C minor as their main [[{{Tonality}} key]].
* The [[https://youtu.be/pGWwe4OysKA Banjo-Kazooie theme]] is the first tune you hear when you fire up the game, and provides the series with one of its most prominent {{Recurring Riff}}s. Its arrangement here for banjo and kazoo from the title characters, piccolo from Tooty, and saxophone, xylophone, and violin from Mumbo Jumbo dials up the energy level to get the player excited for the adventuring and exploration that awaits our heroic bear and his loudmouthed avian companion. From Masafumi Takada, the guy behind the music for the first two ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'' games and the ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'' franchise, we get [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tMGMq3p86k this]] remix for ''Ultimate''.
* A game where you spend a lot of time exploring a hub level needs to give that level music that keeps the player interested, and ''Banjo-Kazooie'' more than delivers with the [[https://youtu.be/lO78gtoZDF4 Gruntilda's Lair Theme]], which you hear each time you start your game after completing Spiral Mountain. The standard version is appropriately sinister, punctuated by Grunty's EvilLaugh echoing from the distance, and there's an [[https://youtu.be/GfEVD0-6uos underwater version]] that uses heavily echoed vibraphone to create an air of mystery. But that's just for starters: Grant Kirkhope changes the orchestration for ''each'' of the game's ten levels whenever Banjo and Kazooie are near either the puzzle or the entrance for one of them, often showing the darker side of the level's theme.
** [[https://youtu.be/ih1EnUK8_ec Mumbo's Mountain]] gets a version reminiscent of traditional African tribal music, with reed flutes, drums, and chanting that perfectly suits the shaman who has turned against his former student and has decided to help our heroes defeat her.
** The [[https://youtu.be/Y8_zn7L1F5I Treasure Trove Cove]] remix gives us ocean wave sound effects and re-scores the melody for squeeze box; all that's missing is a grizzled old mariner singing a song of the evil witch who dashed his ship on the rocks, leaving only him to tell the tale.
** [[https://youtu.be/zqgXQXpBOFM Clanker's Cavern]] strips down the tune to just the melody, arranged for synthesised tuba, a few chords, and dripping water sound effects that make the player feel as though the condensation from the foetid water in the cavern is starting to engulf them.
** The arrangement for [[https://youtu.be/idX1UEXPre8 Bubblegloop Swamp]] gives the melody to a synthesised baritone sax with accompaniment by synthesised trombones and tuba, punctuated by frogs croaking, just the thing the player needs to imagine a swamp full of mucky water, intense humidity, and tall cypress trees.
** [[https://youtu.be/ucfUfVRA4VE Freezeezy Peak]] uses a music box-like arrangement, accompanied by sleigh bells and howling wind sound effects, to create a mental picture of trekking through a blizzard, unable to see anything but snow in any direction.
** [[https://youtu.be/QujnM2FTCuY Gobi's Valley]] gives the melody an Arabic atmosphere with wind instruments, drums, and sound effects of desert wind, birds, and snakes, creating a sense of unease for the trek through the arid level that awaits.
** For [[https://youtu.be/ckvr3csjoSE Mad Monster Mansion,]] the theme goes full OminousPipeOrgan, accompanied only by howling wind sound effects, creating an atmosphere straight out of a black and white horror film that's perfect for the desolate, haunted graveyard surrounding the entrance to the level itself.
** The nautical atmosphere returns for [[https://youtu.be/6XG5LjNn-js Rusty Bucket Bay,]] but now the melody is played on a synthesised marimba over brass accompaniment and ocean wave sound effects; far from a sandy beach, we're now in a grimy harbour, with music to match.
** [[https://youtu.be/7IRXYp54lbc Click Clock Wood]] re-arranges the melody for calliope, recorder and birdsong sound effects, as though the player is trying to navigate a forest that is getting ever darker and thicker even as the end goal gets ever nearer, though it also has something of a relaxing overtone.
** [[https://youtu.be/khQ7FapqZJo Grunty's Furnace Fun]] gives us the jauntiest version of the lair theme, but there's enough of a dark edge to it that the player knows the quiz show Banjo and Kazooie are about to enter is like no quiz show they've ever played, or would ever consider playing, before...
** And there's a [[https://youtu.be/z-ad68BL4Fc final variation]] that plays in the antechamber before the final fight and dials the sense of dread up to full. The music makes it emphatically clear that the final confrontation with Gruntilda awaits, and there's no turning back for our heroes now.
** The [[https://youtu.be/BBPceFnunX0 Re-Jiggyed remix]] opts to turn the song into a foreboding orchestral piece that doesn't seem out of place in the likes of ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}''.
* [[https://youtu.be/Je_kcqS9zcs Spiral Mountain]]. Such a happy theme that's just filled with nostalgia. The [[https://youtu.be/RrSTcRvPyhI remix]] from ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' sounds even better, with other tracks from the game mixed in as well. By far the best rendition is the [[https://youtu.be/f0tou94hDqE remix]] from ''Re-Jiggyed'', which incorporates all the instruments from the intro cutscene and adds in an incredibly catchy clap backing.
* Mumbo's Mountain:
** [[https://youtu.be/tvrfs58EVtw The stage's main track]] is a great theme to accompany the beginning of a great adventure in Gruntilda's Lair.
** The [[https://youtu.be/EnJIo3rFtgk Re-Jiggyed variation]] ends up reversing the song's instrumentation to provide a lighter feel, and proves that the base composition works great under any sort of orchestration.
* Treasure Trove Cove:
** [[https://youtu.be/ECMUo0tcf-c The main theme]] boasts steel drums and a real sense of fun. If beaches had soundtracks, this would be it.
** If you're near Captain Blubber's ship, the tune changes to a [[https://youtu.be/SjS2uHyKMWA version]] for concertina and flute that conjures up images of standing on a wooden deck breathing in the salty sea air.
** The [[https://youtu.be/TchLi2IcEfg remix]] on ''Re-Jiggyed'' uses multiple 8-bit soundfonts to replicate the rhythm of the song, making it sound like a masterclass composition straight off the Platform/Commodore64.
** Who would [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSNBOQSe_tQ remix]] this song for ''Ultimate''? Music/YokoShimomura!
* [[https://youtu.be/FJLPbHBDmog Clanker's Cavern]] marks a shift in tone for the levels after the greenery of Mumbo's Mountain and the seaside frolics of Treasure Trove Cove; the dirtier aesthetic of the level is well matched by a tune that is equal parts jaunty and gruesome.
* Bubblegloop Swamp:
** Despite looking a bit somber, the stage has a surprisingly cheery sounding [[https://youtu.be/g1rGIdFmDjQ theme]] that starts by growing out of croaking frog sound effects and then builds in energy from there.
** Although the Mr. Vile minigame is one of the game's most frustrating (unless you've been to Gobi's Valley and learned how to use the Turbo Trainers), its [[https://youtu.be/Ed5-UXPhcRs music]] is so insanely catchy that you may find yourself singing along with it even if Mr. Vile is kicking your tail all over the screen.
** With additional compositions from Tim Kellett of [[SophistiPop Simply Red]] fame, the [[https://youtu.be/52iymqCT2EU remix]] on ''Re-Jiggyed'' provides a nice, reserved tune that sounds as if you're watching the stars in the bayou, while also keeping up the pace of the original song.
* Freezeezy Peak:
** The sheer joy of the [[https://youtu.be/5KMV81UmaME main level]] theme sounds like Christmas personified and is just a great thing to listen to if you want to smile. And if you want your theme extra festive, try the [[https://youtu.be/x3sCD9pxFWE version]] that plays when the Twinklies have been switched on, with added tubular bells. Holiday merriment in video game musical form.
** [[https://youtu.be/ws0b3H9yCBE The Twinklies' Journey,]] which plays during their minigame. As if the Twinklies, being [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter living Christmas lights, weren't cute enough]], their music is equally adorable.
** Bizarrely, the [[https://youtu.be/HUQuw2bstg8 Re-Jiggyed version]] ditches all sense of Christmas wonder in its composition. Instead, it turns the song into a ''snazzy'' ska tune that'll make you bang your head in catchiness.
* [[https://youtu.be/rObswSR6iDw Gobi's Valley]]. A very catchy theme that will make you want to WalkLikeAnEgyptian. Even more so with the [[https://youtu.be/lPYPkzB-1pE Re-Jiggyed rendition]], where an intimidating chorus is overlapped with gnarly guitar riffs to emphasize the scorching sands and unearthly pyramid traps.
* Mad Monster Mansion:
** [[https://youtu.be/dx3rA7VZduU The main level theme]] makes first rate use of OminousPipeOrgan and stock horror film sound effects (hooting owls, howling wolves, croaking frogs) to complement the Gothic horror atmosphere of the level beautifully. If that's not creepy enough, how about a [[https://youtu.be/uYjCA7oSW4o variation]] with a bit more ForDoomTheBellTolls? The ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNmm1kIwZlM version]] swaps the stock-horror noises with a faster percussion and a haunted chorus to give your brawls some extra "boo"!
** [[https://youtu.be/Rk6dZ1xdEaI The cemetery version]] scales back the instrumentation to almost the bare minimum to evoke the sense of fear at being in a darkened, misty graveyard. And then the gravestones themselves come to life and chase after you...
** [[https://youtu.be/7jZ81pFOAnM The chapel theme]] is perhaps the apex of the game's use of OminousPipeOrgan, haunting in its beauty. In a bit of GeniusBonus, the music manuscript that appears over the organ features an eight-bar excerpt from this tune.
** Initially, the [[https://youtu.be/B_XWczPfLLw rendition]] from ''Re-Jiggyed'' goes for an atmospheric approach, making it sound like a song that would befit ''Banjo-Tooie''. Halfway through, however, and it ''explodes'' into a heart-pounding, devilish track that highlights how dangerous the Mansion really is.
* Rusty Bucket Bay:
** [[ThatOneLevel One of the hardest levels in the game]] got a fittingly [[https://youtu.be/8YrmWvQppFs dastardly sounding track]]. Special mention also goes to the [[https://youtu.be/xevihFvZ63c underwater variation]], which you only get to hear for around 20 seconds in-game because of the [[GrimyWater heavily polluted water]].
** There's also the [[https://youtu.be/Nlx8LSwgFJI remixed version]] from ''Re-Jiggyed'', which comes with an absolutely ''rocking'' guitar backing from Grant Kirkhope's protégé, [[Sandbox/FamilyJules7x FamilyJules]]. There's even an interlude that remixes the niche underwater variation.
* Click Clock Wood has different themes for each of the four seasons, every one a winner. The [[https://youtu.be/eqx5HWgpROM lobby version]] is great too, what with how it contrasts with the seasons stages for its calmness.
** [[https://youtu.be/gIQvUZNo4QI The Spring theme]] is all flutes, recorders, and boundless energy, fitting the perception of spring as a time of rebirth and new beginnings, getting the player fired up for the marathon level to follow.
** [[https://youtu.be/OHJbtrzZepI The Summer theme]] re-imagines the level's main theme as a gentle waltz, with heavier use of bird and insect sound effects, and just as summer heat usually causes people to slow down a bit, so the music feels as though it has lost some of its vim and vigour thanks to rising temperatures.
** [[https://youtu.be/3kGYYT6Rfsg The Autumn theme]] perks up a bit after the slower Summer theme, but is more sparsely orchestrated, with the animal sound effects now focusing on birdsong and frogs.
** Finally, [[https://youtu.be/d4nd4JR8MBw the Winter theme]] slows down again and strips the orchestration down to just synthetic xylophone, celesta, sleigh bells, and pizzicato strings, while a winter wind blows in the background, all conveying a sense of the plants and creatures of the forest having gone dormant for the cold season.
** All four renditions are remixed in the [[https://youtu.be/tbb7rmOJT70 Re-Jiggyed rendition]] into a chiptune that would fit right in with the likes of ''VideoGame/ConkersPocketTales'', showing just how good Rare tunes can translate to the likes of the Platform/GameBoy.
* Most sub-areas in the game have themes based on the level's music. [[https://youtu.be/7oxyKlUfOXg Nabnut's House]] is one of the few to have a totally unique tune that's as long and developed as the main level themes. It's deviously cozy and warm. Similarly there's [[https://youtu.be/K3n243VhPnM Gnawty's House]] in the same world.
* [[https://youtu.be/XttG3g62Tyg Furnace Fun]] takes all your expectations for what you thought was gonna be the final battle, and totally subverts them.
* The Grunty Boss Battle [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin aptly titled]] [[https://youtu.be/oRid89m3G8U "The Final Battle"]]. A long, drawn out, fast-paced BossRemix of the lair theme and its variations which ''perfectly'' conveys the magnitude of the fight.
* [[https://youtu.be/94JuAWg79ak Roll the Credits!]] An epic final battle needs a triumphant reprise of the game's main theme to give the right sense of achievement to the player, and ''Banjo-Kazooie'' doesn't miss a beat with a finale worthy of everything that has come before.

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[[folder: Video Game/Banjo Tooie ]]

* [[https://youtu.be/jlmqR-6YK7A Gloomy Spiral Mountain]]. The Spiral Mountain theme is a pretty jolly theme. [[GoneHorriblyRight Who knew it could suddenly get so]] [[TearJerker depressing]] [[GoneHorriblyRight by just playing it in a minor key?]]
* In spite of being a ZeroEffortBoss, [[https://youtu.be/hRM1YCQjkws Klungo]] managed to get a mildly chaotic, but threatening theme to emphasize how determined he is to stand up for Grunty. It even got a ''more'' chaotic [[https://youtu.be/P6ppit379SU remix]] in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' despite being such a niche theme.
* [[https://youtu.be/Lb4_nKjBNKM Jinjo Village]] and its darker variant, [[https://youtu.be/eP2mKpUvXl4 Hall of the Zombie King]].
* [[https://youtu.be/xWQak6PCmXk Bottles' House]] is just so relaxing.
* [[https://youtu.be/oSa9M4HR5VI Isle o' Hags]]. Pretty much what a normally happy world threatened by destruction would sound like.
* The intensely catchy theme for [[https://youtu.be/Rr7jnq-Bvrk Mayahem Temple]]. "Come on, have a go! If you think you're hot enough!"
* [[https://youtu.be/hyy8l5Wq7bU Targitzan]]. It's the intro that really makes it.
* [[https://youtu.be/h2PpJqZAiOs Glitter Gulch Mine]]. You'll stay on that level just for the banjo. For an even catchier version of the theme, try [[https://youtu.be/piDindpF6FQ the Ordnance Storage]] theme or the calm version [[https://youtu.be/DEuGJkNG6PM in the Prospector's Hut.]] For something with deep meaning that comes smack out of nowhere, though, try the version [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxuiaFbcT2g near the entrance to Witchyworld.]] You can almost see the prospectors marveling at a comet streaking across the sky or something. The only problem is that the tracks get desynchronized due to a glitch, but the video at the link managed to fix that. [[https://youtu.be/uwyn4hd7NmI Old King Coal's]] theme also provides a nice remix of the theme, along with a more imposing tone.
* [[https://youtu.be/2CgL-sebxmI Witchyworld]] gives us a slow paced, creepy sounding carnival tune very much appropriate for the world given its contents.
* [[https://youtu.be/YNUOUmSLrgg Mr. Patch]]'s theme.
* [[https://youtu.be/Vdk3Hkeso_w Jolly Roger's Lagoon]]. It's a sea shanty... and it's awesome. [[https://youtu.be/3y2Ks5yJ7Xk Atlantis]] plays whenever you're underwater in the level (read: almost all of your time there) and manages to be downright serene.
* [[https://youtu.be/kg8EfBcFm1M Lord Woo Fak Fak.]] An epic track that can be easily mistaken for a final boss theme.
* [[https://youtu.be/LXLp2YGomnw Terrydactyland]] has a catchy and primeval feel perfect for the land of dinosaurs it accompanies. [[https://youtu.be/SMTCcSLAoII Terry's boss theme]] is also pretty great with OrchestralBombing fitting the aerial attacks he provides.
* The infinitely catchy love song to the tuba, [[https://youtu.be/LN7G3lZMI4A Grunty Industries]]. It also really suits the Industrial wasteland level well. [[https://youtu.be/E4a-avrfBBw The main factory theme]] isn't too bad either. Then there's [[https://youtu.be/CdkqkqJHXz8 Weldar's theme]], a ''really epic'' remix that fits really well for a dangerous creature found inside said industrial wasteland.
* Hailfire Peaks has two stellar compositions, one for the [[https://youtu.be/7Ec0caEUPvg Lava Side,]] and one for the [[https://youtu.be/l6mwt8KyCmI Ice Side.]] After that? Try the two halves [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUSeRK3mSxg combined.]] It's amazing how well two halves of a VariableMix tune mesh together.
* [[https://youtu.be/7frapQRyv0s Cloud Cuckooland]] for being really mellow in a level that's anything but (it's called [[{{Cloudcuckooland}} Cloud Cuckooland]] for goodness sake).
* [[https://youtu.be/zmaOh660fZY Mingy Jongo]]. Somebody at Creator/{{Rare}} thought it was a good idea to remix the very chill Mumbo's Skull theme of all things for use in a boss battle. It worked beautifully.
* [[https://youtu.be/nSes40KpzKc Cauldron Keep]]. Probably the most foreboding piece in the whole series and really serves to highlight how much more evil Grunty has become over the course of the series.
* The [[https://youtu.be/XUTjsJdzk28 HAG 1]] boss theme, which is a long tune like Grunty's boss theme in the previous game, but is a slower, far more imposing song. It easily manages to be ''thrice'' as threatening, and yet it's also able to contain the same degree of awesome as its predecessor.
* Once again, as with the previous game, [[https://youtu.be/dUU7igjU8-Q the Credits Roll]] is a triumphant tune that gives a sense of relief after such a long journey.

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[[folder: Video Game/Banjo Kazooie Nuts And Bolts ]]

%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aCsamvfDpg main theme remix]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAInI-v98gE Mumbo's Test-O-Track]]. It takes about half a minute, but when that familiar tune kicks in...
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owqkMceCAvg The Jinjo theme]] gets a gloriously uplifting and whimsical orchestration for the challenges.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0MUVandncw Showdown Town's theme]], which has a wonderfully upbeat and catchy tune that makes exploring the place a delight. And this isn't even taking into account the VariableMix!
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77b4HNWq-Lw BanjoLand]], which is a collection of wonderfully nostalgic orchestra takes on Click Clock Wood, Freezeezy Peak, Mad Monster Mansion, Gobi's Valley, Cloudcuckoo Land, Mayahem Temple and Rusty Bucket Bay.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2agkX7ZhbE LOGBOX 720]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzjSuCw44QY Terrarium of Terror]] sound like Grant Kirkhope channeling his inner Music/DannyElfman, and the result is equal parts goofy and sinister.
* Gruntilda's theme from the first game is orchestrated into the absolutely glorious [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z4j3sNMksQ Grunty Challenge]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWKp7kxK4bg Grunty's Final Challenge]].

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(what ''Banjo-Kazooie'' was originally going to be)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTagYVPeEvU Bully]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbT4lCkwuKE Chase]], which sounds a bit like "Mad Monster Mansion" and "Witchy World".
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5z8j9jQyls Blackeye]]. A mix of Freezeezy Peak and Gloomy Galleon from ''Donkey Kong 64''.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrPGR91PdQA Madeleine]]. Part of this song was used in ''Banjo-Kazooie'' when Tooty runs to her brother Banjo's house and talks to Bottles.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbMTg4MUfo0 Shanty]]. This song is just beautiful sounding.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mObeScrOcKU The main theme.]]
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8WCUN-oEQ0 Troll.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5t5kiGBmu4 Big Belly]]. A song that includes burping and farting.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmSyyHnSRX0 Voyage.]]
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo3mHn2uHrM Cockeye.]]
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3tbrl-BJkA Title Screen.]]
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx7_TP540iE High Tides, Swift Sails.]]
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jcLoFvcrNs To Be a Pirate.]]
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