Josh Mancell's Crash Bandicoot pre-console mixes.

Crash Bandicoot Pre-Console Music

Crash Team Racing - OST pre-console mix

CRASH BANDICOOT

The Next Level:

Crash Team Racing pre console music

Crash Bandicoot

Crash Bandicoot 2 - Rock It (pre-console version)

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

Taken from 'The Senses' Limited run Vinyl EP out now on Kilamanjaro Music.

Lamplighter - Lux

Crash Bandicoot 2 - Komodo Bros (pre-console version)

Crash Bandicoot 2 - Piston It Away: skull route (pre-console version)

Crash Bandicoot - Heavy Machinery (pre-console version)

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

Woodtick

Crash Bandicoot - Upstream (pre-console version)

This is a great example of the power of the Roland CM-32L under the genius Michael Land, using the iMuse midi sequencing system.

Monkey Island 2 - Woodtick (Roland CM-32L)

Crash Team Racing - Tiny Arena (pre-console version)

This was the first demo (along with three others) submitted to Universal Interactive and Naughty Dog to be considered for the Crash Bandicoot gig - TWENTY YEARS AGO ))))

Crash Bandicoot - Theme Demo #1 (1996)

Punk Rock Died.

Flame War:

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

Crash Bandicoot - Jungle Boulders xp2 (demo)

Crash Bandicoot - Tawna (pre-console version)

Crash Team Racing Theme (pre-console version)

Crash Team Racing - Mystery Caves (pre-console version)

Crash Team Racing - Hot Air Skyway (pre-console version)

Crash Team Racing - N. Gin Lab (pre-console version)

Crash Bandicoot - Sunset Vista (pre-console version)

Crash Bandicoot Warped - Midnight Run (pre-console version)

This was my first attempt at music for the CB Warped underwater levels. The final version ended up being a lot more moody and atmospheric.

Crash Bandicoot Warped - Under Pressure (demo)

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 Team Racing Theme (pre-console version)

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