Fuzz Pixels releases post-hardcore cover of Donkey Kong Country theme music
Fuzz Pixels has unveiled their cover of the theme music for the classic SNES video game Donkey Kong Country.
Released on Thursday, their cover takes a post-hardcore route. Fuzz Pixels said this about their cover:
“This is the first piece of music you hear when you load up the original Donkey Kong Country, and maannn I remember it completely blowing me away when I first heard it as a kid. In fact I love it so much that I decided to ruin it by turning it into a real heavy post-hardcore song!”
The soundtrack to the original Donkey Kong Country trilogy on the SNES was composed by David Wise, who is also known for their work on the Battletoads franchise. The British musician would continue working for Rare until 2009. Recently, Wise composed music for Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair and Tamarin.
Fuzz Pixels covers popular video game music in the styles of pop-punk, post hardcore, and emo. Some of their previous covers include “Peaceful Days” from Chrono Trigger, “Tifa’s Theme” from Final Fantasy 7, and “Green Hill Zone” from Sonic The Hedgehog. Their previous covers can be seen on their YouTube channel.
Since 2009, MP3s and NPCs owner Terrance Pryor has written about music, conventions, cosplay, and video games for publications such as AXS, Examiner, Fake Walls, and Ranker. Based out of Los Angeles, the former rock concert promoter/radio host can be seen talking about rock music on AXS TV’s Music’s Greatest Mysteries and discussing music and whatever else on their Black Man Talks Rock channel on YouTube.