Tusandymon’s III Curse Whoever puts their paw into this sacred precinct shall die a painful death. May your greed find rest in the afterlife And so the temple of doom shock full of elaborate and… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – King Sandybutt’s Tomb
Twinkle all the way The bear and the bird find themselves right at the center of the eternal conflict between Twinklies and Twinkle Munchers, a cycle destined to be repeated each Christmas for millennia. This… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Twinklies’ Journey
Sheet music We are entering into the dream world, the zone where normal things don’t happen very often. Or in this case, the world of spells, witchcraft and alchemy that are meant to be the… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Cheato’s Theme
Sad trombone, happy fanfare The duality of man (bear). First, for the wounded victims of Mr Vile we have the universal loser anthem, the sliding down trombone that has mocked contestants since ancient times whenever… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Lose/Win Mini-game
Vile Building Pop Mixing manic circus energy, show tune standard stock snippets and endearing 50s harmonies, Grant Kirkhope brings another mini-game to life. In this case it is none other than the one presented by… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Mr. Vile’s Game
Bubblegloom Sounds Back to the deepest, now darkest wilds; this time thicker than ever. And that also means back to the very beginning since the enemies found here are the first character presented to us… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Bubblegloop Swamp
Jiggies against the clock The good ol’ mini games within the games. How could they not be present? They seem to be an elemental constituent of various video game genres. And here we reach the… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Bottles’ Puzzle Challenge
N’sanity beach Ahoy! Being based around a pirate adventure finally paid off in this vacation that comes early for the bear and the bird when they visit this tropical island that serves as the second… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Treasure Trove Cove
Overt fairy tale The most difficult decision Grant Kirkhope had when it came to musicalizing this unambiguously good natured fairy godmother was a matter of choosing between the harp or the celesta (same goes for… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Brentilda’s Theme
Feeling kind of blue “The blues is a low-down, aching chill; if you ain’t never had ’em, honey, I hope you never will” Following on the steps of the other mascot platformers from Rareware, Grant… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Lose Life / Game Over
Jinjo! Da Dun Din The fair folk of the Banjo-Kazooie series, the pixie-like creatures known as Jinjos (alongside their mean counterparts, the Minjos) cohabit this wonderland with the bear, the bird and the witch. Just… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Collect Jinjo
A portal to new harmonies Another event, another overture commemorating the occasion. But since the opening of a new world is a one time special event seldom heard, the standard success cue is extended and… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – World Door Open