Aquatic Ambiance - Big Band Jazz Piano ft. Smart Game Piano (The 8-Bit Big Band)
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The 8-Bit Big Band performs one of video games most tranquil and beautiful VGM songs, "Aquatic Ambiance" from the underwater 4th level of Donkey Kong Country, originally composed by David Wise. This arrangement is a contemporary Jazz piano concierto written for and performed by Smart Game Piano 's own piano Sydney Kjerstad! Featuring a ripping alto saxophone solo by Andrew Gould, and a full lush string section to provide cinematic colors to this epic and contemplative melody. Thanks for listening! Long live video game music
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"The 8-Bit Big Band" is a 30-65 member Jazz/pops orchestra that formed to celebrate and realize some of the best themes from video game music from all consoles and eras arranged in a large ensemble Jazz/Pop/Rock setting!
Blending together timeless musical themes from Nintendo, Sega, Playstation, and more then re-arranging them in genres and styles of all musical inspirations, The 8-Bit Big Band has members from all around the world, but most reside primarily in New York City, and are some of the most highly sought after musicians and performers.
Band leader/Arranger/Orchestrated by:
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FULL CREDITS:
Piano - Sydney Kjerstad aka Smart Game Piano
Sax Solo by Andrew Gould
Alto Sax 1/Flute - Andrew Gould
Alto Sax 2/Flute/Picc - Josh Plotner
Tenor Sax 1/Clarinet - Sam Dillon
Tenor Sax 2/Clarinet - Zac Zinger
Bari Sax/Bass Clar - Andrew Gutauskas
Trumpet 1 - John Lake
Trumpet 2 - Mike Sailors
Trumpet 3 - Max Boiko
Trumpet 4 - Danny Jonokuchi
Trombone 1 - Alex Jeun
Trombone 2 - Mariel Bildsten
Trombone 3 - Rebecca Patterson
Bass Trombone - Ron Wilkens
Electric Bass - Charlie Rosen
Guitars - Charlie Rosen
Drums - Jared Schonig
Violin 1 - Katie Kresek (CM), Kevin Kuh, Fredrique Gnaman, Kiku Enomoto, Will Marshall, Ellie Goodman, Jinty McTavish
Violin 2 - Tomoko Akaboshi, Erica Swindel, Erikka Walsh, Audrey Hayes, Gabe Valle, Meitar Forkosh, Sabrina Tabby
Viola - Pat Page, Elise Frawley, Brian Thompson, Kenny Wang, Rita Andrade
Cello - Susan Mandel, Kristine Kruta, Alon Bisk, Sasha Ono, Genevieve Tabby
Double Bass - Max Jacob, David Tennenbaum, Joe Wallace
Bassoon - Jenice Rosen
Soprano - Danielle Gimbal
Music by David Wise
Arrangements and Production - Charlie Rosen
Engineered and Mixed by John Kilgore
Mastered by Alan Silverman at Arf Mastering
Shot and Edited by Halleloo Productions
VFX/Animation by Taylor Russell
Thumbnail art by @MikeKILLUZ
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Thank you so much for letting me play the piano! It was such an amazing experience!
Smart Game Piano how are these projects financed? This is such a nice orchestra and you, as the pianist, also the sax. All professionals? How is this for free!?
Yay SGP! So happy to see you branching out into collabs like this
You were amazing
@@FragelBagel I wanna do MAOR
@@deankimball8586 Thank you so much!
Aquatic Ambience is about as close as it gets to a video game jazz standard, but this is still the best version I've ever heard.
Wow. If I wasn't a DKC fan, I'd think this was from a high-budget anime film. You guys never disappoint.
That C section or whatever that is before the alto solo is sick. Nice, man!
You should play EWI in their next video. That would be amazing
I never thought a c-section could be so pleasurable
Hehe
@insaneintherainmusic You’re one of the best new-age jazz artists around today, keep up the great work!
Fancy seeing you here!
0:46 sounds so deep and beautiful with the oboes and the piano, it's breathtaking
Sans The bassoonist sounds so good
Whoa 🤯 😭 takes me back I'd just load the first underwater stage and just fall asleep with it running
Piano riff at 2:15 is from Khachaturian Toccata
I recognised it from there too
You gotta love the Armenian elements that are incorporated in jazz nowadays
Ha yep totally. I’ve played that song for 15 years.
Now I have to look that up when I go home
Fairly certain this is the most underrated band ever
Yeah there amazing, I'm working on a idie game so I can only dream about hiring them
@@thejbirdtm3331I know how you feel man
We gotta give some praise to the soprano. Her voice adds a subtle but lovely color to the melody and especially the final ending chord. Just absolutely beautiful scoring and singing.
1:09 I never thought I would hear something of a beat drop in such a calming song... wow
At 5:16 you can hear the band breathing in. It just tells you how quiet the band needed to get near the end. Absolutely breathtaking!
I would love to hear Halo ODST big band jazz
OH Y E S
Do it for the feels please
That would be epic
When I was young, my brother had a SNES and I used to play Donkey Kong country with him and my mother, this soundtrack was always eerie and beautiful to me. My brother passed away last year and this brought back some good memories, thank you.
Beautiful story. I’m so sorry for your loss. 💐❤️💐
I remember the exact Christmas night when we got Donkey Kong Country as a gift, my two brothers and I were at an aunt's place and were so excited to go back home and play in our SNES! The graphics, the cooperative gameplay and the all songs were astonishing, but this one from aquatic ambiance did set a completely new high standard. Thank you for bringing back such fond memories and congratulations on this masterpiece, in every aspect of it!
Thanks for sharing that lovely memory :)
This channel deserves so many more subs, the arrangements are always so good
Agreed @8000ice. Agreed.
I mean as much as I love this channel, I don’t really think jazz is as popular as it used to be.(this is coming from a major jazz enthusiast)
@@prestonalan8472 true, and I agree, but Kamasi Washington has racked up tens of millions of views on CZcams, not to mention insaneintherain, who has 250k subscribers. This channel needs at least a couple more subs for the quality of videos they put out
Jackson Baldwin fair point. Regardless this channel is severely underrated
Yeah IKR. Some of the vids have more views than they have subs, that’s shows how loved their arrangements are.
I'm not crying.... YOU'RE CRYING
Seriously, there's no limit to the quality of content from your arrangements. As always, awesome job!
As a composer, arranger, and orchestrator, I can't help but want to sneak peeks at every score this group has performed just to learn more. The soundscape here is akin to something I've just recently become involved in (an orchestra/wind ensemble mix) so I've just been listening and trying to learn by ear.
Brilliant work!
Here I am, sitting in an airport with tears in my eyes.
Thanking for taking a beautiful piece of music and putting your own passion and talent into making it even more beautiful.
Best bassoon playing I’ve heard in a while, and that’s saying something because I’m a bassoon player
Bassoon gang. 👍💪
I’d pay money for a live performance!
THEY DID IT AGAIN! Every cover tops the last!
That chord at 3:07 with the saxophone is TRANSCENDENT
This just shows how Video Games are an Underrated form of art.
I would LOVE to hear this group's take on Secret of the Forest from Chrono Trigger! It's one of my favorite soundtrack charts and you guys would be amazing at capturing the lushness of the piece.
Please
Or any Chrono Trigger song. I've heard some decent renditions and others... not so much.
Yup, that would be amazing
Corridors of time
Depths Of The Night. Wind Scene. At The End Of Time. The Day The World Revived. Peaceful Days. The Wings Of Time. Undersea Palace. Black Omen. To Good Friends. The Trial. Literally any song from Chrono.
Damn! For a person who loves jazz and VG music. This hits hella hard 💕🫠💕
David Wise! A GENIUS!
That was great. One of the best songs in DKC history.
I know people say things like this a lot but... How the hell don't you have more views and subs? This is MAJESTIC.
So good! Getting some Snarky Puppy x Metropole Orkest vibes
Perfect description
I LOVE the bend into that note at 2:42 because it sounds EXACTLY how the snes sound chip would bend a note like in the chrono trigger soundtrack or something
This is my favorite cover of this song. It is perfection.
One of my all-time favorite video game tracks turned into a beautiful jazz symphony arrangement. What's not to love? This was fantastic!
Es una experiencia auditiva que está a otro nivel! Esto es simplemente épico! Pude sentir como la música elevaba mi espíritu al punto de sentir que volaba, erizo mí piel, esto es magnífico, bravo!
Gracias por escuchar :) Estoy feliz q te hayas gustado la musica!
This song always make me cry. Glad it got more up beat at the end.
This is, hands down, one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard. I know "one of the ___" gets thrown around a lot, but this brings me to tears every single time. I legitimately cannot think of any adjectives that would do this work of art justice. Thank you.
Oh my god this orchestration is the best I’ve heard in a long time.
Truly mesmerizing couldn’t stop listening , every measure was purely put together...
Who ever came up with the original version of this was a genius. This version is and always will be awesome.
That sax guy is tearing it up!
This came up once in an Acid trip. It was so beautiful and amazing lol.
This is beautifully made, well done!
She is breathtaking at piano and composition, thank you for bringing her to my attention and great performance as always!
Not gonna lie. I screamed when I found this in my sub box.
I gasped so loud as I was setting down at my college.
I think a Kirby arrangement would be a pretty good challenge. Probably something like Havoc Aboard the Halberd? Or maybe something like Float Islands? Or a medley(
aaaaa this track makes my heart melt!! i adore this arangement!!
Masterful alto saxophonist jaw dropping solo “scrambled the eggs properly “ Wayne shorter and Coltrane would be proud
If donkey kong country became open world
If DK became.. Kong, James Kong.
Monke Fantasy: A Banana Reborn
Gorgeous
My faviote song replayed into a more beautiful version it made me cry tears of joy
These are timeless renditions of fantastic music and hopefully are listened for hundreds of years to come. Beautiful music never dies.
It’s criminal how few views this video has compared to some of your others because this is definitely one of your best renditions. That sax solo is really the cherry on top to a really dynamic and great reinterpretation of this song.
Wow, you guys really brought the magic with this song. 1:11 made me think it was a hidden easy listening song out of the 70s and around 2:20 it transitions into a nice & slow big band section with a nice jazzy sax solo.
It really has mystical, somber, and bold emotions all rolled up into one.
I have this feeling that the band put an extra amount of heart and soul into this specific arrangement.
This was so good! I can't even listen to the original song anymore because when I listen to it I just get reminded of this and I'd rather listen to this.
this actually made me kinda cry!! Such nostalgia!!!!
*Oh now this is **_classic._*
As a fan of the original trilogy and 64, this is a pleasant surprise! K. Rool in Smash shocked me just a bit more as it was just a dream come true.
When I first heard your cover of this on Spotify, I fell in love. I wonder what could be done with something like Jinjo Village or Gruntilda’s lair from Banjo-Kazooie and Tooie. With your touch though, it’d be breathtaking.
A jazz cover of Gruntilda's Lair would be the coolest thing I'd see that day, no doubt.
@epicRedHot I was thinking more Jazz-jo Village than Gruntilda’s Jazz. Honestly would love Spiral Mountain the most though.
This has gotta be one of the best things on the internet... just incredible 🤯
The ending to the piece makes me cry tears of joy; it's that beautiful.
Wish I heard about this channel sooner! The music and arrangment are absolutely amazing!
from 2:20 I felt losing my breath underwater but I was so happy! Thank you for this!
That’s amazing. The passion and dedication for what you all are doing is seen here. I absolutely appreciate the time that went in to perform such a song that I remember hearing so much as a child! May you all continue to do more awesome covers and originals!
You guys NEED to link up with David Bruce (David Bruce Composer) for one of his “5 composers 1 theme” projects. You’d even come with a ready-made suggestion for the theme he’d give to the composers: something based on classic or popular video game themes. It would be an absolutely incredible collaboration.
WOW, this cover is so beautiful. I shed my tears, not just because of nostalgia, but because of the arrangement of the music. Thank you so much!
This is so much better than the original, this song works better with jazz and accoustic
This is amazing. Omg my little geeky soul. I love the bridge between my two passions. Music and gaming. Thank you for a beautiful rendition.
I’m not crying YOU’RE CRYING
Yep. I'm totally crying.
Its not everyday the bassoon gets to shine. Made my day!
Gorgeous arrangement! I really like the addition of the female voice on top of the ensemble, one of my favorite orchestrational colors that Kenny Wheeler used to use.
Honestly one of the greatest soundtracks from a video game ever easily in my top 10 SNES tracks
I’m gettin some crazy Kenny Wheeler vibes. Killin’ it as always!!
As I clicked on this, I was wondering, "How are they gonna do such a chilled out track??" and you guys KNOCKED it out of the park (as per usual lol.) Insanely good arranging and musicianship on display!
I'm a simple man with simple tastes, if Andrew Gould plays a solo I like the vid
Why hasn't Google's algorithm lead me here back in 2019? Well glad to have seen/heard this now.
Love the 007 vibe I get from certain moments. How do you pull that off of a DK song? Amazing!
Such a gorgeous arrangement; I think it captures really well the atmospheric sensation and dissonant harmony of the original. The chords resolve, but they go through such a journey that leaves one feeling deep in uncertain wonder. It's perfect.
all my childhood happiness condensed in pure delitfull 5:41 thank you very much
So good, can't believe I just now found the band. Thanks
The harmony choice is mind blowing to me
Man this track is so nice I could go to sleep to it, (I mean this as a compliment)
Bassoon was amazing!
So melancoli...
This is the band we need but dont deserve
Quem nunca jogou a fase da água no Donkey Kong Country repetidas vezes só pra ouvir essa obra prima?
4:33 here onward was amazing. The bassoon and the strings sound so good.
Melancholy for the ages
Thank you for bringing me right back to my childhood in a very beautiful way.
man these guys really brought it to life with the way the played it! simply magnificent!
the bassoon lady is so chill!
I'm crying tears of joy to hear that beautiful music.❤️ Big thank you for sharing
There is no reason why this needs to go as hard as it does.. amazing. We need more DKC 1 & 2 !
Yes more dkc please and thank you
This is definitely the best one yet, ever since I was a kid I knew this song was begging for an orchestral version
Makes me wanna cry. Well done
David Wise would love this
David Wise approves this video.
I can't stop listening!
Man, this arrangement feels so good! It sometimes sounds like it came from Chrono Trigger and at other points sounds like Xenoblade Chronicles... I am IN LOVE with it!
Gould with Strings! Awesome, as always, Charlie!
I appreciate the animation taking a step back for this one. Well done, everyone!
It is just stupid that this doesn't have dozens of millions of views
*This makes for great cinematic music*
I have been anticipating this song for the past couple months! Thankfully, I can now pester everyone on social media with a link of the full, flawless performance. Kudos and much love!!!
Here from reading about this in the JazzTimes magazine 🤩 Awesome arrangement! Seeing this channel and Insaneintherain is soooo so inspiring!