NOTE: the original song was composed by Jamey Scott for Ready at Dawn studios' beloved PSP game, Daxter. This track is a rescored version.

As promised, here is the track from Daxter I mentioned I wanted to make: Strip Mine (though it technically is used in the opening cutscene too, so it's sort of a main title too, I think?). HOLY CRAP was this one of my favorite tracks from childhood, and I've dreamed of making my own version for years. 

I used to open the marketing site for Daxter and refresh its page and listen to this track ad nauseum on repeat because it was such a jam. Kudos for Jamey Scott for the original piece and to Ready at Dawn for making such a great Jak and Daxter game. Also, thanks to Orange Lightning too, of course, for saving Jak from prison. ;)

Now... onto Jak II music! :D

Oh, and if you like the Jak and Daxter inspired font on the song's image, please go here to download it from the maker who so generously has shared it with the Jak and Daxter fandom: https://chriskirknielsen.com/fonts/ottselesque/

Strip Mine - Daxter Rescored - 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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Strip Mine - Daxter Rescored - ManeJayne Game Orchestra

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