I'm wondering if these were state-of-the-art orchestral samples back in the 90s or simply just what you happened to have at your disposal?

i love this track... it gets stuck in the mind like crazy

This sounds like the version in the August ‘98 prototype! Any possibilty on uploading the final version Josh?

KING BANDICOOT COMMANDS YOU TO BE AT HIS PALACE

Did you found the very first OST for the Village levels over the years? ( https://youtu.be/k3MxF1LJxPs?si=e_KwS5yHwp4Tlt0m )

Super Smash Bros. Anthology - Vol. 31: Nintendo & Friends

052. The Valedictory Elegy

Crash Bandicoot 2 - Neo Cortex (pre-console version)

Super Smash Bros. Anthology - Vol. 35: Fatal Fury

21. Stormy Saxophone 2 - KOF '96

Mario Kart 8 OST: Mount Wario

This medium tempo piece of instrumental jazz/rock, starts with a slowly building introduction, before the 1st tune starts, played on alto sax. This is then followed by a 2nd tune, still on alto, but the time signature changes from 4/4 to 6/4. The tempo remains the same throughout. The main tune follows, but now in 7/4, and played on tenor sax. The chord sequence and time signature remain the same for the improvized flute solo, before a return of the main tune.
Overall, a rhythmic piece of music using a combination of electronic and acoustic instruments.
Composed and recorded March 2025. 

Bypass

Crash Bandicoot 2 - N Brio (pre-console version)

Crash Bandicoot- The Great Hall/Ending Theme

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Original Sound Version (Placeholder Edition)

Wing Ding

Crash Team Racing - Battle themes medley

136. Trophy Gallery

Crash Bandicoot Warped - Toad Village (pre-console version)

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 Warped - Toad Village (pre-console version)

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