Composer, musician and YouTuber Alex Moukala released a funky, bass-tastic remix of the Nintendo Wii themed music to Twitter yesterday, then invited other artists to do the same. The result is an impromptu jam session full of super talented people showing their love for one of the most quirky songs in games.
Moukala, whose music has been featured in trailers for movies such as Avengers: Endgame, and which can often be noticed on his YouTube channel split up his favorite video game soundtracks, started things off by adding a funky new bass line to the Wii console’s music menu.
The Italian composer then called on others to participate, sharing the necessary sound files for them to contribute their own music. “I think this would sound even better with more instruments, so I invite every musician to join in and post their thoughts with a #MiiChannelJam hash! “
It wasn’t long before many other musicians, including some responsible for great video game music themselves, responded:
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Sonic Mania composer Tee Lopes also participated, as did Celeste and Sackboy: A Big Adventure composer Lena Raine, both of whom added their own synthy spins:
The jam session continued. Violinist and composer Jeff Ball, who has worked on Steven Universe and also created music for several games, including Time spinner, added its own disco-y version:
Currently each song is separate, but Moukala says he can put them together into a single remix later in the week. For now, it’s just really cool to see so many talented artists playing with a game classic. The Internet! Sometimes it’s not bad and in fact it’s really cool. Moukala wrote“This right here is Videogame Music Equivalent to a Sea Shanty and I love it!”