This will be a specialised collection of Peach's Enhanced Game MIDIs, with arrangements and remixes in top priority.

Peach's Enhanced Game MIDIs Select

My Enhanced Nintendo MIDI collection consists of MIDI files I sequenced and routed through my Yamaha Motif ES8 keyboard, utilising its rather nice-sounding General MIDI samples. The staff view was played with Cakewalk Express and the presentation was recorded with CamStudio. All instruments use the standard MIDI patches unless otherwise noted. To follow the notes in the sequence and to ensure the best sound quality, viewing full screen in 720p (HD) is strongly advised.

Played directly on the title screen of Yoshi's Story, this well-known theme recently made a comeback in remixed form for Yoshi Lake in Mario Golf: World Tour.  Originally written for the SoundBlaster AWE32/AWE64 soundfont in 1998, the singing Yoshis simply couldn't be recreated well.  The bottle blow seemed like a good substitute for the melody, so that change seemed to make for a decent transcription.  However, plans changed when some ideas hit me.

Much like other sources for arrangements, this song felt like it could use some additional instruments.  At first, I tried out some conga beats and an original bass line, but the refrain seemed wide open for piano improv.  Some whimsical vibraslap strikes seemed in order, too.  With all of these elements combined with the iconic Yoshi singing and complementary bottle blow harmony, the song feels more complete, happy, and tropical.  Maybe this is what the song could sound like if it were a part of the upcoming Yoshi's Woolly World!


Track Details:

1: Yoshis
2: Bottle Blow
3: Piccolo
4: Bright Acoustic Piano
5: Vibraphone
6: Marimba
7: Finger Bass
8: Drums

Disclaimer:
Yoshi's Story is copyright of Nintendo.

Enhanced Game MIDIs: "Yoshi's Story (Arranged)" (Title Theme) from Yoshi's Story

My Enhanced Game MIDI collection consists of MIDI files I sequenced and routed through my Yamaha Motif ES8 keyboard, utilising its rather nice-sounding General MIDI samples. The staff view was played with Cakewalk Express and the presentation was recorded with CamStudio. All instruments use the standard MIDI patches unless otherwise noted. To follow the notes in the sequence and to ensure the best sound quality, viewing full screen in 720p (HD) is strongly advised.

Near Christmas of 1998, I wanted to create a Christmas remix for VGMusic fans in the spirit of the season.  Kakariko Village was a practical source for me and I played with some ideas, such as sleigh bells and bell instruments to accompany beautiful strings.  The original MIDI disappeared from VGMusic since, but it made its way onto various MIDI sites over the years.

For this enhancement, my goal was to improve on the sound without damaging the compositional integrity of the classic remix.  There is a rustic charm about it that I want others to recognise if they ever heard the old MIDI.  Some additions, such as a cello that follows the bassline of the strings ensemble and a flute that follows the melody during the repeat, should accomplish those goals.  Merry Christmas!

[NOTE: Many may think that the original MIDI was written by a user named after the Hylian hero, but considerable evidence exists proving that I am the author of the seasonal remix.  See example below.

http://www.damav.com/hol/christmas/cm1/index.html]

Disclaimer:
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past copyright of Nintendo.

Enhanced Game MIDIs: "Christmas in Kakariko Village" ~Remix~ from Zelda: A Link to the Past

My Enhanced Nintendo MIDI collection consists of MIDI files I sequenced and routed through my Yamaha Motif ES8 keyboard, utilising its rather nice-sounding General MIDI samples. The staff view was played with Cakewalk Express and the presentation was recorded with CamStudio. All instruments use the standard MIDI patches unless otherwise noted. To follow the notes in the sequence and to ensure the best sound quality, viewing full screen in 720p (HD) is strongly advised.

This medley featuring overworld music around Timber's Island was originally five separate Diddy Kong Racing MIDIs in 1998.  It seemed appropriate to combine them, since they all use the same base.  The singing children could not be mimicked properly (especially with general MIDI samples), so it was replaced with a vox.  Does anyone else wish there were a variation of this song associated with Future Funland?


Disclaimer:
Timber is a trademark of Nintendo and Rare.  Diddy Kong Racing is copyright of Nintendo and Rare.

Enhanced Game MIDIs: "Timber's Island" ~Medley~ from Diddy Kong Racing

My Enhanced Game MIDI collection consists of MIDI files I sequenced and routed through my Yamaha Motif ES8 keyboard, utilising its rather nice-sounding General MIDI samples. The staff view was played with Cakewalk Express and the presentation was recorded with CamStudio. All instruments use the standard MIDI patches unless otherwise noted. To follow the notes in the sequence and to ensure the best sound quality, viewing full screen in 720p (HD) is strongly advised.

My Enhanced Game MIDI collection consists of MIDI files I sequenced and routed through my Yamaha Motif ES8 keyboard, utilising its rather nice-sounding General MIDI samples. The staff view was played with Cakewalk Express and the presentation was recorded with CamStudio. All instruments use the standard MIDI patches unless otherwise noted. To follow the notes in the sequence and to ensure the best sound quality, viewing full screen in 720p (HD) is strongly advised.

The beach and "The Salty Hippo" (pirate ship) themes of this medley of the second world of Banjo-Kazooie were sequenced in 1998.  I added the third part, the outdoors underwater theme, in 2003.  Polishing this piece was a challenge, especially the kalimba, which sounds distinctly different compared to the in-game sample.  A little known fact about Treasure Trove Cove is that the original song during development was quite different (see below).

[Treasure Trove Cove Beta: http://www.grantkirkhope.com/betabanjokazooie.html ]

Disclaimer:
Banjo-Kazooie is copyright of RARE, Ltd.

Enhanced Game MIDIs: "Treasure Trove Cove" ~Medley A~ from Banjo-Kazooie

My Enhanced Nintendo MIDI collection consists of MIDI files I sequenced and routed through my Yamaha Motif ES8 keyboard, utilising its rather nice-sounding General MIDI samples. The staff view was played with Cakewalk Express and the presentation was recorded with CamStudio. All instruments use the standard MIDI patches unless otherwise noted. To follow the notes in the sequence and to ensure the best sound quality, viewing full screen in 720p (HD) is strongly advised.

In 2006, I was assigned as a music composer for a project titled "Zelda II Enhanced," a dream to recreate Zelda II with 16-bit graphics and custom features.  The town theme was the first I aimed to enhance as a MIDI, and with some playing around on the keyboard, a crude bossa nova surfaced.  The team and I discussed the direction, and we figured it would work for a specific town, namely the Harbour Town of Mido, which is directly by the sea that separates two major landmasses in Hyrule.  I continued with the project a bit with the seaside settlement in mind.  The project since came to a halt, but I just couldn't let this soothing remix go to waste.

While Mido partially inspired this remix, it is also quite possible that the online golf game, PangYa, may have also influenced the arrangement.  Aside from the bossa nova and rumba/rhumba flavours presented here, other calmly tropical genres may feature in the final product.  The full remix will come at a later date, so for now, please enjoy this preview of my work in progress (WIP).  Look out for a possible name change, too, such as "Coast of Mido" or another beach-inspired title.

Disclaimer:
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link is copyright of Nintendo.

Enhanced Game MIDIs: "Mido Harbour" ~REMIX TEASER~ from Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

My Enhanced Game MIDI collection consists of MIDI files I sequenced and routed through my Yamaha Motif ES8 keyboard, utilising its rather nice-sounding General MIDI samples. The staff view was played with Cakewalk Express and the presentation was recorded with CamStudio. All instruments use the standard MIDI patches unless otherwise noted. To follow the notes in the sequence and to ensure the best sound quality, viewing full screen in 720p (HD) is strongly advised.

This sinister march can be heard while venturing in the castle of Lord Exdeath (X-Death) in Final Fantasy V.  In 1998, I sequenced the basic MIDI by request for the home page of a classic RPGamer regular.  Nearly 15 years later, I noticed the composition could sound good with a snare, so I added one without intention to keep it.  However, I liked the new drumline to the point where I wanted to implement it.  So, to create a fuller arrangement, a sorprano flute and synthetic choir were added along with the snare after the first loop.

Disclaimer:
Final Fantasy V and Final Fantasy V Advance are copyright of Square-Enix.

Enhanced Game MIDIs: "Yoshi's Story (Arranged)" (Title Theme) from Yoshi's Story

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