Aquatic Ambience ambient cover on Harp (Donkey Kong Country)
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- Опубліковано 1 лис 2021
- Aquatic Ambience from Donkey Kong Country harp cover is something I've wanted to make for a long time. I needed to wait until I knew the perfect effects pedal combination to use for it, and I found it in Microcosm, Plus Pedal, and Skylar!
The harp is first sent into the Plus Pedal, which has the Skylar in the effects loop, which adds reverb to the sustained notes. The dry harp signal is sent from the Plus Pedal wet switch to Microcosm, onto a separate stereo track.
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There have been so many covers of this song over the years, and finally we have the perfect one. Gorgeous.
🥺❤️ thank you so much!!! that genuinely means so much to me... I always wanted to hear this cover on harp!!
@@emilyharpist Apparently I did too, but it took your version to make me realize it.
Agreed
The best
The best one is by Super Guitar Brothers but this is very nice.
Those who listened to this are blessed with eternal nostalgia!
This is great, I would just swim around in the same spot to keep listening to this with my mom as a child.
Right?!? I loved the swordfish!! That game is so nostalgic for me 🥺❤️
@@emilyharpist same here! Nothing better than sitting at home on summer break and playing donkey Kong and super Mario world 😁
@@dokidokideathproof That sounds really lovely 😌👍🏻
@@dokidokideathproofor Super Mario 2 🫢
Aw! That's cute! This was and still is one of my favorites from my childhood.
That’s so freakishly relaxing.
hahah thank you so much!! I always take it as a compliment if / when people fall asleep while listening to harp 😂❤️
@@emilyharpist o tempo todo 🤗
That's the harp for you minus the freakish part.
Words can't describe how happy I am that you covered this song
hahah thank you so much!! I hope I did it the justice it deserves!! 🥰
@@emilyharpist you 100% did!!
This and Dire Dire Docks... It doesn't get any better. Fantastic work.
Truth
Ah yes, that's the name I was searching fruitlessly for!
for reaaaal that's OG nostalgia~ ❤ thank you so much
I love Emily’s Dire Dire Docks cover
Bringing me back to the good ol days. Such a great game. Nice cover!
Thank you so much!! 🥰❤️
These kinds of pedals can make a sonic mess if what's played is too busy, but you seem to ride that line, and make it sound gorgeous all the while.
Cheers from Canada!
Thank you so much!! I really appreciate that! 🥰❤️
This makes me feel so safe and so small at the same time.
u are loved here 🥰❤️
Nintendo has had so much good music over the decades.
for REAAAAL. I was so sad about the new Pokémon Snap game because it didn't have the great music like the first one did 🥺❤️ I hope Nintendo doesn't forget how important and iconic good soundtracks are!!
@@emilyharpist
To this day, the Pokémon Snap soundtrack pops into my head from time to time. Love that game.
@@emilyharpistWait there's a new Pokemon Snap?! What?!
They've had talented music artists for sure! David Wise is one of them.
This is so sonically pleasing. Really gives the feeling of being underwater. May fall asleep to this on loop tonight 😴
thank you so much, Nick!! have a great sleep!!! 🥰❤️
I like that this is from the underwater levels and the WET switch is on. That's some serious "form meets function." This is sublime, Emily. Great performance! Way to turn those knobs too, Russ! I'm gonna listen to this on repeat to wind down tonight 😴
Have a wonderful evening friend :)
thank you so much, Travis!! this might sound weird but Russ and I are huge fans of you LMAO every time we see a comment from you we're both like YOOOO IT'S OUR BOI TRAVIS 😂❤❤❤
TL;DR: we appreciate you and hope you have a wonderful night!!
@@emilyharpist pee pee doo doo caca 🥲
But for real, I appreciate you two too! Thank you for being YOU! The two of you two are two of the two people I two the omfg I'm having a stroke HELP! Play the harp to save my life!
You know, there was another pedal she reviewed recently that had a "wet" switch... 💩
You really nailed it Travis! They killed it!
This is one of the greatest things I’ve ever heard. Bravo. Bravo.
thank you so much 🥺❤️
This sounds so peaceful! The big washes and shimmers from the pedals sound so nice filling a similar role as the "soaring" synth notes and pads in the original.
thank you so much 🥺❤️ I really appreciate that!!
I love watching your vids whilst painting. Really helps my creativity
I sometimes watch them while building/painting miniatures and landscapes ^-^ What do you paint?
I’m so glad 🥺❤️ thank you so much for listening and for being here with us!! I always wished I could paint
@@nickkohlmann im a commission painter. I paint all sort of different scale table top miniatures (such as warhammer 40k), instruments and film props. What about yourself ?
@@emilyharpist i love having something good to listen to in the background so thank you for all the great videos. I'd definitely recommend miniature painting to anyone. Its really good fun and quite relaxing too 😊
@@Philtoid Hey I do 40k and the likes too! I am currently working on a slightly converted winged female inquisitor model based on a fantastic but incredibly flimsy sculpt by Artel W :D
One of my favorite tracks from this game! Excited to see how it sounds!
SAME!! this has always been one of my favorite songs, so I hope I did it the justice it deserved!!❤️
@@emilyharpist it most certainly did!
We need an hour long ambient harp album, STAT! I would listen to it before bed every night to just mellllow.
hahah DULY NOTED!! thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️
Dude Beethoven or Tchaikovsky in harp will make you wake up like an ancient pharaoh rising from a tomb. Also this cover is entirely too good 😳
Same cause that’s what I’m doing right now 😎🤙🏻
Just before bedtime here. Really nice to wind down and settle for the night. Thank you for bringing is these amazing ambient soundscapes 🥰😊
thank you so much for listening; it means so much to me!! I hope you have a wonderful night!! 🥰❤
Omg, one of the best videogames music ever created. What a wonderful cover :)
agreed!! thank you so much!! 🥰❤
AHHH THIS IS SO GOOD, got shivers down my neck from just the intro alone
thank you so much!!! 🥰❤️🥰
Emily makes Lawn-Guy-Land seem like the coolest place on earth. 🥰
HAHAH thank you so much!!! 😂❤️
This is so beautiful and nostalgic it brought a tear to my eye. To date it's still one of my favorite pieces of music, and this rendition is simply divine. Proof that amazing music can often come from unexpected places. Who would have thought a Nintendo game's level where an ape rides a sword fish of all things would result in something so gorgeous and touching?
Thank you for this, Emily!
hahah I know right?!? this level is bonkers!! 😂❤️ thank you so much for the kind words, Colin, and thanks for being here!! 🥰❤️
I’ve been hoping for this cover since I subscribed to your channel nearly two years ago, and it was worth the wait in every way. Simply stunning.
thank you so much, Davis!!! ❤️❤️❤️ omg I can't even express how much that means to me that you've been here with us for so long 🥺 I remember 2 years ago I legitimately had like 800 subs and was very insecure about making videos!! I'm honored that you stuck around!!
Beautiful. Your cover really captures that same feeling as the original. Very well done! And I appreciate the explanation of the effects in the description.
Thank you so much, Ryan!! 🥰❤️ thanks for being here with us!!
EMILY YESSSSS
The way you used the pedals to get the full effect was so cool!!!
hahah thank you so much!!! 🥰🥰🥰 I felt like these pedals were PERFECT for this song! I wanted to do this cover sooner, but it took me a little while to find the right pedals for the job!!
@@emilyharpist I'm sure it did! I bet it took plenty of time figuring out how to implement them, and performing with them. So cool!
This brings me so much joy.
I love this. Maybe you could do a jam with an ambient guitarist called Chords of Orion.
thank you so much!! working with Chords of Orion is a DREAM!! 🥰❤
Dear Emily, your piece of music is "traumhaft schön 🥰" in my language, which could be translated into "gorgeous" or "dreamlike" or even "fantastically beautiful". So right now I decided to listen to your published albums. And just start somewhere e.g. "animal crossing" from 2020. Very best regards and lots of love from Germany, Harald
"Dreamily beautiful" would probably be the direct translation :) And I couldn't agree more!
Ich freue mich sehr auf das baldige Album und ebenso jedes Mal, wenn ich ein neues Video von ihr sehe.
Greetings from Germany to Germany, dear Harald :)
thank you so much for being here with us, Harald, and thank you for the kind words!! I appreciate you and hope you're having a wonderful day!! 🥰❤
So beautiful. Doesn't matter where the music came from, it's amazing when you play it.
🥺❤️ thank you so much, Lois!!!
One the most calming and best covers of this track
ahhhh thank you so much 🥺❤️ that means so much to me!!
This song sounds so beautiful on the harp! I love it
Scars of time from Chrono Cross would be amazing
Thank you so much!! I just listened to it and it’s SO BEAUTIFUL 🥺❤️ I’ll add it to my list!!
This really illustrates why this channel is so good. Some solid reviews, some funny reviews, and some straight up glorious playing.
🥺❤️ thank you so much!! that really means so much to me -- I'm SO glad you're enjoying the channel!! we get a bit crazy here sometimes 😂❤️
This is peak childhood for me, incredible job!.
thank you so much!! this song is so nostalgic for me, too 🥰❤️
So beautiful! Takes me way back!
Excellent performance!
Thank you so much! I had a lot of fun with this one 🥰❤️
This piece always made me feel ashamed to be moved to tears over a game. Many (many) years later I find myself in the same blissful yet slightly melancholic state over your cover - yet without the silly shame, for this is indeed a majestic composition. Thank you
So nice. Such tranquil beauty the harp is.
thank you so much, Mark!! 🥰❤
That's a really beautiful piece, Emily. So calming and soothing, it is the perfect good night tune. Thanks! 😊
thank you so much, Harald!! 🥺❤️
While I love music, I would have never expected to follow a harp player. Having said that, your videos bring me so much joy, I always make a point to stop and listen. Beautiful, Weird, Funny? All of the above. This definitely fell in the beautiful category. Thank you for everything.
thank you so much, Gary!!! your comment just made my night hahah I really, really appreciate the kind words, and I'm so glad you're here with us!! 🥰❤️
Best game ever, one of the most iconic video game tunes. I can clearly remember the first day I saw Donkey Kong in 1994 and get amused by the game and it's music. Thank you for this beautiful cover! 🦈🐟🐠🐵
thank you so much!! ❤️❤️❤️ before I got my own SNES I used to go to my neighbor's house and ask to hang out just so we could play this game 😂❤️ good times~
Thank you for doing this one. It's one of my favorites from that score. A timeless song.
Thank you for listening!! It’s one of my favorites too! 🥰❤️
I love this very much. This now has a place on my list of songs for very special evenings.
❤️❤️❤️
@@emilyharpist 🖤
Thank you for making this evening so relaxing! I am going to have to revisit this game now! 😀
thank you so much for listening and for being here with us!! 🥰❤️ and YESSS same! I was at a video game store yesterday and saw it behind the counter; I was SO tempted to buy it 🥺 I never owned a SNES as a kid so I would always go over my neighbor's house and ask her if we could play on her system 😂 I was over there a LOT hahah
Without a doubt one of the coolest and most chill things I've ever heard. Its so cool how you use the pedals with harp to build your sound
Thanks so much!
EMILY! ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL!!!! THIS IS (one of the many things) WE LOVE AND YOUR CHANNEL FOR!!!!
hahaha ahhhhhh thank you so much!!! 🥰❤️🥰❤️🥰❤️
You're welcome!! How many harps do you own?
@@korypo303 just two right now, the ones you see in the videos (Blue and lever harp) but at one point I owned five harps 😱 it was way too many for me!!!
thanks for always knowing what we need even before we know what we need
Hahah thank you so much for being here!! I really appreciate all the support!! 🥰❤️
that echoing effect is insane , great job emily , and have a great day
thank you so much!! I hope you have a great day, too!! thank you for being here with us 🥰❤️
This song was amazing back in the 90`s, and with all the covers I have heard, this is the one that hands down is the most incredible !!! This made my night and I know many others as well.
releasing this 2 days earlier, would have meant a return of the SQUID costume.
HAHAH missed opportunity 😂🐙❤️
This song was already a masterpiece but this version is next level. Absolutely blown away.
thank you so much 🥺❤️ that means so much to me!!
Beautifully done! Thank you
thank you very much!! I appreciate that! 🥰❤
there is no word or expression that could remotely capture how beautiful this is.
thank you so much 🥺❤️ that means a lot to me!!
recently replayed the game, and this is just so incredible! very good work as always
thank you so much!! I'm so overdue for a replay hahah this is making me feel so nostalgic!! ❤️
Beautiful.
thank you so much 🥺❤️
Just when I thought Tuesday couldn't get any better. Absolutely lovely cover Emily.
thank you so much!! 🥺❤ I had a bit of a bad day today, so seeing all these sweet comments really makes my evening so much brighter!! thank you for being here with us!
One of the best renditions of anything I've ever heard. Immediately brings back memories, thank you
Hell yes. Thank you very much for sharing/posting/playing etc! Love these renditions very very much!
thank you so much for being here with us, and thank you for the kind words!! 🥰❤️
Beautiful. I must admit that am spending much more time listening to harp than I ever thought I would, but I am glad I am. Your playing is always a pleasure to watch and hear, of course. Thanks!
thank you so much!! I really appreciate that!! 🥰❤️
I totally got lost in the music in this video. It was a great ending to my day. Your playing brings me back to the magic l felt when I discovered Andreas Vollenweider's White Winds album. Love what your doing on your channel.
thank you so much, Chris!! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!!! 🥰❤️ thank you for being here with us!
Thank you for this. More Donkey Kong Country would be amazing.
thank you for listening!! duly noted!! 🥰❤️
that's really cool . I lived in a building with some harp players, mom and daughter, and I recorded them and then ran it through a bunch of effects and it was super cool. that was about 15 years ago.
Thank you for sharing your talent and smile with the world 🤍
thank you so much for watching, and thank you for the kind words!! 🥰❤️
Just wow! One of my favourite tracks when I was younger playing SNES.
Goosebumps!
thank you so much!! still one of my favorite games ❤❤❤
This is one of my all time favorite songs. It takes me back to being a kid with no worries...
This should have way more likes and views. You nailed it, per usual!
Great job, Emily and I love the JHS Collabs. Your creativity in phrasing and also pedal routing is impressive!
Thanks so much, Grant!
One of the songs that really drew into the world of music was this very song. And Mario Paint.
MARIO PAINT YESSSSS
Not sure how long it’s been since I clicked a video so fast. Liking and commenting before it even starts!
Follow up: 100% 🔥, multiple views
Hahah thank you so much 🥺❤️❤️❤️
Such a gorgeous arrangement! Thank you for this
Wonderful! I remember how I would feel going into an underwater level, knowing I had this calm jam backing an otherwise frustrating time.
hahah underwater levels are the death of me but at least DK never had an underwater air timer -- my anxiety can't handle those parts in video games 😂❤️
One of the prettiest, best composed vgm track ever. I'm still amazed that this came out on the SNES. Apparently David Wise pushed the hardware to its limit with this song. Beautiful cover too. This song was made to be played on a harp, it seems
right?!? it's such a good song and I always wanted to hear how it sounded on harp, especially with effects!! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did!! 🥰❤️
Hey Emily Hopkins! Mega thanks for the etherial beauty of that recording! It was very soothing to decompress listening to it after a fairly stressful morning! Keep plucking! Ride ride ride!
So happy to help make your day be a little less stressful ❤️ thanks so much for the kind words Eric, and thanks so much for being here!!!!
Stunning work, a beautiful cover.
Ya that plus pedal really is a real gamer changer for you.. pun intended this was such a dreamy cover. Well done Emily!
hahah love the pun!! thank you so much, Joan!! 🥰❤️
Perfectly interpreted
🥺❤️ thank you so much!! I was so worried about doing this song the justice it deserved on harp, so I really, really appreciate that!!
Haven’t heard this in over 20 years but you took me right back to the old SNES days. Also, love the close ups around 1:30, so cool to watch your hands and the precision. Pretty sure if I ever attempted such a thing it’d probably resemble what it would sound like if Donkey Kong himself were playing, or throwing barrels at a harp 😜
Thank you so much for the kind words!!! 🥺❤️ and LMFAOOO no you could TOTALLY crush this song the same way he crushes those barrels 😂❤️
Whenever covering something, I love those moments you get when you're breaking it down to play it and start uncovering all the little nuance. For instance, those arpeggios switch melodic contour every time, and still somehow David Wise manages to keep everything under the "lush arpeggios" umbrella, like different little waves of notes, and I think it's absolutely done with that intention, or the fact that actually this song is quite long, going through very different moments and not missing a beat keeping you on a journey, with seamless transitions, and of course, all the effects that could go into a snes chip. Its when it starts making sense why it's such an amazing song.
And of course, this performance easily shows how in depth you went. Exquisite, as always!
I love listening to covers of this song and this one in particular is really well executed. I love your setup. Amazing job
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL. 👏👏👏 ^__^
thank you so much!! 🥰❤️
@@emilyharpist You're welcome so much. ^__^ 🧡
This is simply awesome!! Wowow
thank you so much!! 🥰 hope you're having a great day today!!
Absolutely beautiful in the most gently nostalgic way💙 Thank you🔆
Another beautiful cover! Always look forward to your videos, fantastic stuff!
thank you so much, Chris!!! I really appreciate that!! thanks for being here with us 🥰❤️❤️❤️
If I could have that played live while I am playing the game, that would be great, but you would have to stop and start over each time I died, cause it was a long time ago, when I played that game.
Very good presentation of the game music, I might add.
hahah thank you so much Paul!! 🥰❤️ I wouldn't mind resetting the song as needed!! 😂
This is so cool and relaxing!
thank you so much! 🥰❤️ I once heard Studio Ghibli music while I was getting a foot massage and it made my DAY -- I have to go back and tell them that they should add Aquatic Ambience to their playlist 😂
Just absolutely unbelievable. You are incredibly talented.
Aquatic Ambience is a masterpiece, and I've heard so many different renditions and remixes, and they're all so beautiful.
This is the only version I've ever heard that's been on harp, and it easily ranks among my top favorites ^____^
Stunning work, beautiful playing. Thank you! :D
You're so talented and amazing! Donkey Kong Country was an amazing game and you've made it sound even better! ❤️❤️
Looks like it was able to turn that heart of yours red for a while :)
LMAO Nick your comment made me laugh out loud 😂❤️ thank you both so much for the kind words!!
She's adorable. How could you not love her? ❤️❤️
@@blackenedheart9592 🥺 love u❤❤❤
@@emilyharpist 😁😁😁🥰🥰
Wooooow..
What a gorgeous tune/tone..
It literally gave chillsss in my spine hahaha
Cheers! 🇧🇷
haha thank you so much for listening!!! 🥰❤️
@@emilyharpist thank YOU for playing! 😊
This is absolute perfection. One of my favorite songs performed on one of my most loved instruments. Well done!!
They way you use these effects makes it very unique in a good way, brilliant cover
Here's one more comment to tell you how awesome you are for putting together such an incredible rendition of this tune.
Hahah THANK YOU SO MUCH!! You made me smile today 🥰❤️🎶
The textbook example of an ambient video game track covered with the perfect ambient instrument, processed through magical ambient pedals.
Freaking excellent. S rank.
thank you so much 🥺❤️❤️❤️ that means so much to me!!
Wow, it's fantastic. You managed to capture the essence and atmosphere of this song very well.
These days I've been more mesmerized by art and the beauty of nature...love it!
It's SO good!! The pedals emphasize the atmosphere so much!
Also, I've had Crystal Palace from Paper Mario stuck in my head all day. I'd love to hear you do a cover of that some day.
thank you so much, Alex!! adding that song to my list now 😂❤
Bravo!!
Nicely and well done!
Thank you 🙏💛🙏
thank you so much!!! 🎵🥰
I wasn't even born yet when this game came out, but I absolutely fell in with this song the moment I heard it. Having nostalgia for something you've never had in the first place feels so weird. Your cover made me fall in love with this song even deeper! Thank you for making this! It just made me feel more nostalgia for something I've never had.
Ahh this is amazing, truly beautiful and relaxing!
Such a cool cover
thank you so much!! 🥰❤️
A classic made better. Well done, guys.
🥺❤️ thank u so much!!
That's one of my favourite pieces of VG music ever, and you absolutely nailed it.
One of my favorite VG tunes of all time done so beautifully! Great job =D
One of my favorites too! Thanks so much ❤️