Here's an example of the early 'ambient' direction for CB1 - less tune, more vibe )))

Crash Bandicoot - Jungle Boulders xp2 (demo)

Crash Bandicoot Theme w/beach intro (pre-console version)

Crash Bandicoot Warped - N. Tropy (pre-console version)

Crash Team Racing - Oxide Station (pre-console version)

Crash Team Racing - Dingo Canyon (pre-console version)

042. Opening - Super Smash Bros. (Announcer)

016. Underwater Theme - Super Mario Bros.

04. Road to Viridian City - Pokémon Red & Pokémon Blue

Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath Of Cortex

Crashteroids - Crash Bandicoot The Wrath Of Cortex Soundtrack

Coral Canyon - Crash Bandicoot The Wrath Of Cortex Soundtrack

Super Smash Bros. Anthology - Vol. 16: Wario

06. Mike's Song (JP)

Josh Mancell is a Los Angeles-based composer. He has created music for multi-million unit selling video game franchises (Crash Bandicoot, Jak & Daxter), Emmy award-winning television (Clifford the Big Red Dog), festival-acclaimed independent films (The Wake of Light, Love Comes to the Executioner, A Star for Rose, Eat the Sun, etc) and a diverse array of commercials (including Target, McDonalds, EA Games and AT&T), logos and other visual media. Josh is also involved with several bands as both a performer and a producer (Exploding Flowers, Vagrant Winter, Fun Time Objects, Cellborg) and has guest lectured/panel-participated at American Film Institute, Berklee College of Music, Royal Northern College of Music, Sarah Lawrence College, UC Irvine, Cal Poly Pomona and LA College of Music College. His iconic music for the Crash Bandicoot video games was performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 2018 and music from both the Crash Bandicoot and Jak & Daxter games was performed by the Manchester Video Game Orchestra in 2022.

Crash Bandicoot Theme w/beach intro (pre-console version)

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