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It's time for some Animal Crossing🍂

I'm super excited to finally delve into the world of Animal Crossing, since I've been a fan of the music for so long. My first exposure to the series was during the GameCube era, and my roommate ha...

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After many years, a Shovel Knight song!

From the day this game released, I realized how insanely good this soundtrack was. I beat the game in one playthrough, and quickly bought the soundtrack right afterwards. It's not often that wester...

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Hateno Village from Zelda: BoTW/ToTK!

Honestly, I began arranging this song for acapella soon after Breath of the Wild came out. I was so excited to make my version of this song, but something in me kept thinking it wouldn't turn out a...

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Super Mario 64 - Bob-Omb Battlefield!

This song's one of my favorites from any Mario game, and it's about time I got around do doing it! I had some fun with it and put my own spin on it, inspired by different versions I've heard of thi...

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An update!

Life has ways of putting unpredictable things in our path, and these past couple years have been that for me. But I'm happy to announce that I'm getting back into recording music again! My plan as ...

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A Pokémon Lake Theme!

When I think of summertime, many times it brings me to the lakes and rivers that I would explore as a kid. Riding my bike down to the creek to look for crayfish(crawdads) or going fishing with my d...

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Pokemon Platinum Global Terminal!

One of my favorite parts of making these acapella renditions lies in the first time I hear a song, thinking "man, I want to try this!". That happened immediately with the Global Terminal theme from...

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A Return to Chrono Trigger with Schala's Theme!

So every time I upload a video from a Square Enix title, it gets copyright claimed (little to no monetization). It's really unfortunate, and if it weren't for you patrons supporting me doing this, ...

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Hyrule Castle theme, from A Link to the Past!

I've always been intimidated by doing my favorite themes from my favorite games. As I got going with my YouTube channel, I'd hit these themes and say, "Oh, I'll save this one for later...". Well it...

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A Beatles song...Because!

I've worked on this song bit by bit for quite a while now, and even released a version last year on Spotify, but I can say that this is the final version of this song for me! I'm a huge fan of the ...

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Mega Man X - Armored Armadillo!

Armored Armadillo from Mega Man X! I've been wanting to do this song for a looong time, like since I did Spark Mandrill even, so finishing this project feels fantastic! The intense energy of this t...

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South from Friday Night Funkin'!

Gotta admit, I felt out of my element going into this song due to the musical strangeness and the funky background voices. But once I got recording, I ended up having more and more fun with the exp...

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Ugh!

So I really enjoy many songs from this game, but as far as making acapella arrangements go, this song intimidated me! It's pretty non-traditional as far as video game songs go, and it has so much s...

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A videogame sing-off with The Dad

When I first played this game, this song really stood out to me because of the melodies and the cool chords hanging out in the background of the song, but also the extremely funky drum beat! I've b...

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A pixelated sing-off!

I mean, when your girlfriend's dad throws you into a dating simulator and you basically have to sing for your life, things have gotten serious right? All jokes aside, this song (the original) insta...

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It's a very requested song from a new game...

...and a flash game at that! This song kept being requested, so I got curious and checked the game out.  To my surprise, it was a flash game on 2021-04-26 18:55:09 +0000 UTC View Post

One of my favorites from Minecraft!

Something about Minecraft music feels so nostalgic to me, and in a different way than most games. It's hard to explain, but I think it has to do with the minimalistic nature of it and how it sparse...

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A favorite from Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum!

I recently played through Pokemon Diamond & Platinum, and wow do these games have some great songs! As I made my way through the Sinnoh region, I made mental notes when I'd hear a song that hit...

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Coming back with a classic...New Super Mario Bros!

The Overworld theme from New Super Mario Bros. has been requested so many times, and until recently, I hadn't even played the game. Recently, I kind of went on a "Nintendo DS games I'd never played...

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Super Mario Kart - The Battle!

I have countless memories playing SMK "battle mode" with friends & family sitting cross-legged on the floor as a kid. This song was a major part of the soundtrack of a specific summer for me......

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World of Warcraft - Song of Elune 🌙

Anyone who's playing WoW has heard this song if you've run through the Night Elf areas, and most people never forget it.  I love most of the soundtrack to this game, and this song stands out! ...

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World of Warcraft - Lion's Pride Inn Acapella!

So I've only done one other song from this game, but considering I've possibly put more hours into World of Warcraft than any other game...I had to come back to this soundtrack.  The tavern th...

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Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island - World Map!

Yoshi's Island for the SNES brings back some warm & fuzzy memories with it's music, graphics, and general amazingness all around.  This song was requested way before my channel had many fo...

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X (エックス) - Tunnel Scene 🌌 Acapella; an amazing song from a Japanese Game Boy Game

So this game was only released in Japan, but it has an amazing history.  It started as an experiment in doing 3D graphics on the Game Boy, and in a major way influenced the creation of Star Fo...

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Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow - Title Theme Acapella!

I think it's been two years since I've done anything from Pokemon, so I decided to make my return to the series by doing one of the most recognizable songs!  I had fun with adding percussion t...

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Mario Kart 64 - Frappe Snowland! ❄️

Yep, we're going back to Mario Kart 64 this week to visit the snowy course with the chillest music ever.  Any time I revisit an old game soundtrack like this one, I can get stuck on it for a c...

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Mario Kart 64 - Toad's Turnpike Acapella!

There's something extremely cozy about the Mario Kart 64 soundtrack for me.  Maybe it's the fact that I played this game so long ago, way back when life seemed so simple compared to today. &nb...

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Back to Minecraft - Wet Hands Acapella!

My community Minecraft server just hit it's one-year anniversary recently, and I thought it fitting to do another one of my favorites from the ambient Minecraft soundtrack.  So many songs that...

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Mii Channel Theme 🎵 Acapella!

After last week, I already knew which song I'd work on next :)

This song has always reminded me of the day the Nintendo Wii released.  I went over to my friend's house and they had alrea...

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Wii Shop Theme, Acapella!

I heard about the closure of the Wii Shop and immediately got nostalgic for this theme.  I had planned on doing this song for a while, but like most of them, they get stuck in the list and I f...

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