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Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – The End

Happy game over There it is. One last victory lap for the bear and the bird, culminating the bluegrass line of pursuit in the soundtrack which was featured prominently for the sonic territories that concern… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – The End

Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Stop ‘n’ Swop

Bonus post The fabled and equally infamous feature known as Stop ’n’ Swop, for many years shrouded in mystery and fueled by cryptic developer responses and wild fan speculation. Of all the secrets and mysteries… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Stop ‘n’ Swop

Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Ending

Beach filler episode Right after defeating Gruntilda we unlock the beach episode of Banjo-Kazooie, where the bear, the bird, family and friends go together to a resort probably somewhere in Treasure Trove Cove in order… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Ending

Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Grunty’s Defeat

Hasta la vista, bruja The mighty Jinjonator of legend, an Eldritch abomination from ancient tales passed down all across Jinjo Village. Previously though as just a myth. Amidst the battle against the witch the bear… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Grunty’s Defeat

Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Final Battle

Over the top Look how far the Teddy Bears’ Picnic has come; from quirky children’s song to becoming the cornerstone of a multi-part bombastic orchestral suite for the mighty final boss of a game. And… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Final Battle

Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Top of the Lair

Things just got serious This is it. This is the moment when the game is telling us things are about to get real. You can smell the danger in the air, as if Gruntilda is… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Top of the Lair

Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – End Credits

False parade Here we are, tackling “the end” credits of the game. That does not amount to much when we are dealing with a game that likes to subvert expectations. Is a game show trivia… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – End Credits

Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Tooty is Rescued

Damsel undistress The rescue party has arrived. The heroes just had to surmount getting the star prize in a game show as opposed to slaying a dragon on top of a volcano in order to… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Tooty is Rescued

Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Grunty’s Furnace Fun

A test of fire Finally, the high stakes and mighty lava world have arriv….wait, why is there a poster featuring Banjo and Kazooie? What is Tooty doing on a podium? Why are there spectators booing… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Grunty’s Furnace Fun

Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Nabnut’s House

Nuts ‘n’ Bolts Nabnut’s Theme serves as a little time capsule of how Banjo-Kazooie sounded originally; innocent, earnest cartoon music appropriate for cute anthropomorphic animals, as if the squirrel is skipping, moving about in short,… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Nabnut’s House

Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Click Clock Wood

The second Four Seasons Just like Vivaldi many years before him, Grant Kirkhope has been given the opportunity to express in musical form the natural environments brought forward by the dynamic changing of the temperate… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Click Clock Wood

Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Rusty Bucket Bay (Inside)

Coordinated workforce A-hoy! Time for taking downtime at the seven seas. Because even though this is an industrial cargo boat stationed at bay, the sailing spirit is still very much alive inside the dormitories and… Read More »Inside The Score – Banjo-Kazooie – Rusty Bucket Bay (Inside)