My child hood right here, thanks for this. Sounds heavenly at 432Hz (98% pitched)

NOTE: the original soundtrack for Jak 2 was made by the wonderfully talented Josh Mancell, Larry Hopkins, and Mark Mothersbaugh. This track is an orchestral cover of the original Jak 2 Haven City theme.

A perfect song for trailing around your favorite dystopian cyberpunk city. Just make sure not to draw the attention of the dudes with the red armor. They hate the smell of this part of the city.

This song made me feel rather down while making it - I didn't realize how dark it was. Ironic for a song called 'Haven'. It's like heavenly instruments like the harp and strings but twisted all dark, kind of like Jak who used to be heroic but goes through dark eco torture so he's more moody in Jak 2. I think I just found some musical symbolism! :0

Haven - Jak and Daxter Rescored VOL. 2: Track 2 - ManeJayne Game Orchestra

Last night's SMD listeners wanted it, so here we go - a full symphonic medley of tunes from the second game in the Jak and Daxter series!

Sources used:
- Opening cutscene
- Haven City Walking
- Baron Praxis's Palace
- Dragons of Haven Forest
- Strip Mine
- Final Boss
(and then it goes back to a variation of Haven City for the reprise).

When I got started on Youtube, I often uploaded symphonic covers of games I personally enjoyed, getting inspired by the wonderful arrangements done for Video Games Live.  The only issue is, I grew to dislike them more over time because it's not at all a style strong enough to put me on the map AND the sound patches I had came from my PSR keyboard - not at all ideal!

However, when looking back over my old arrangements, the Jak II medley that I uploaded on YT back in 2008-ish stood out mostly due to the little expansions I ended up giving to it, not to mention it felt as if we were telling a story from Jak's 2-year imprisonment through to the final resolution of the city's conflicts.

And then came the last bit of inspiration - April Fool's Day happening on a Friday this year.  I wanted to fit in some Jak within the PlayStation-themed setlist I had on that week's SEGA Mixer Drive (briefly re-named DONNIE Mixer Drive for that day) and over the space of a few days, I finally took the old MIDI project file and re-built the 'synthetic orchestra' from the ground up.  And that's what we got!

So yeah.  Happy belated April Fool's Day, and enjoy the arrangement again! x)

Jak II Medley - Haven in Harmony (2016 Re-Master)

I was just messing around, not sure if anyone would be interested to listen to this.

Snowy Mountain Edited Root Keys - Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy

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Haven - Jak and Daxter Rescored VOL. 2: Track 2 - ManeJayne Game Orchestra

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