
There are few video game sound composers that are as readily recognisable in style as David Wise. He made his name if the 'good old days' at Rare, producing the soundtracks to titles such as Donkey Kong Country. His compositions continue to grace a number of titles - two varied examples on Wii U are Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and Tengami.
Wise has now been confirmed for an intriguing download title heading to Switch (along with other systems) in the Spring. He'll be lending his talents to Snake Pass, which is an independent project from Sumo Digital - it's a studio best-known for its extensive efforts on games for third-parties, with Nintendo fans perhaps recognising the company for Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed.
With Snake Pass drawing inspiration from retro collect-a-thon Rare platformers, while also introducing its own take on physics-based puzzles, it seems like a good fit. Wise is quoted as saying the following:
Once I played the game and saw the captivating world Sumo created, it set my mind on fire. I immediately began composing melodies, then worked with the team to develop these and nail down the feel of the soundtrack. We've ended up with something that not only pays tribute to the game's classic inspirations, but also brings something new to the table, just as the game's mechanics do!
You can check out a couple of brief snippets below.
As for the game itself, if you missed our previous article you can catch up on a short trailer from 2016 below.
That trailer music from last year, also rather good, was by Sumo's in-house sound designer Dom Parker.
Is this one going on your Nintendo Switch wishlist?
[source snake-pass.com]
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Very nice!
Definitely anticipating this one. The game looked interesting enough before, but this is the icing on the cake.
Completely unexpected, but I'm not complaining at all.
At all.
Really recommend their twitch stream yesterday as well. They were playing for half an hour on the Switch. They make it sound like porting will be really easy.
What, I thought all the rare people were working at playtonic. Oh yeah no there not and playtonic is not rare.
@BrizzoUK Someone from Nicalis has been saying that it's very easy to port games to the Switch. I think it was Tyrone Rodriguez, even. He's not known for mincing his words much when it comes to Nintendo, so I believe him.
Wohoo! More reason for me to love this game.
Wait...
Snake Rattle and Roll sequel!?
https://images.loveroms.com/assets/data/nintendo/22225front-4340.jpg
This game looks awesome.
Definitely getting it, even more so now.
The music from the great David Wise is the main reason this game could be interesting, maybe I'll check this out. Who could forget his work with the DKC series, especially DKC 2
I first completely overlooked this game... like as in I almost didn't know it existed... but David wise is composing the soundtrack? Definitely interessssted now! (Wow... I sound so shallow...)
I will literally buy this based from the fact David Wise has composed the music and he likes the game. Seriously. The second sample definitely has the Wise signature sound. Can't wait.
Is it coming out on Wii U?
@ThomasBW84 I hate to be that guy, but you accidentally added a "Returns" after DKC. It happens
On topic, I'm excited to hear this. I love David Wise's compositions. This news has put this game on my radar.
This reminds me of snake rattle and roll a bit
Which also had great music
@septiclemon agree!
Nintendo got him back for Tropical Freeze but he was absent for Returns. Hopefully he's part of the third game that they'd better be working very hard on as we speak.
I previously said I was gonna wait for reviews and gameplay details on this one... But yeah, I won't fool myself, it just became a day-one purchase.
@Samuel-Flutter I'll correct that, darn it!
David Wise is a freakin genius!
@dew12333 Mr. Wise is indeed working on Yooka-Laylee, but he's a freelancer with his own studio. Same goes for Grant Kirkhope, I believe.
David Wise is a genius! I wish musicians composing video game music were more recognized!
Hears about Snake Pass
Me: Huh, whatever. I don't really care.
David Wise is doing the soundtrack
Me:
Snake and Humming bird ?
That's cool! Might even try the game when it releases.
@MarcelRguez
Yeah saw that as well. That's really positive as I spend a lot on these download only games on PS4, if I can get them on Switch that's money going Nintendo's way as this being portable would be awesome!
How'd I miss this one? It has a classic Rare look to it and now it'll even sound like classic Rare. I'll definitely check it out while I wait for Yooka Laylee.
My fear with the Nintendo Switch is, we're going to see a bunch of junk games like we did on the Wii. Low caliber games with low caliber graphics that don't make use of the joy-con controllers. I think it's time for Nintendo to hang it up.
Looks interesting, I'll probably get it depending on price : )
I certainly wouldn't buy a game for the music. This looks different but it wouldn't tickle my gaming bones. So that's a no for me. It's also coming to PS4 for those that might be interested
Yes! Please let the Super Mario Odyssey soundtrack be like this!
Wow, @emperor-palpsy , I just try to imagine both David Wise and Koji Kondo working together. Either a war would occur, either we will have the best soundtrack in any videogame...
But..I think Koji Kondo worked with another guy for the Galaxy games soundtrack, so yeah, bring this guy too...lol
Only one problem. It's digital only
Only David Wise could get me to buy a game based only off the soundtrack. I haven't heard even heard of this game until now but it actually looks like it could be fun!
@Nintendoro Don't like digital?
Looks like this might be a pleasant surprise, I'm certainly keeping an eye out for this one.
I was sold as soon as I saw that it was a snake-centric game.I love the classic Snake game and Ssssnakes on 3DS.
@Bengals76 Based on what?
Looking forward to this one!
Suddenly I'm interested! I've enjoyed every game I've played with a David Wise soundtrack.
Well... I kind of need to play this game now. David Wise has composed a lot of my favourite songs in video games.
Had to load this page in Chrome to hear the music (Soundcloud not working in Cyberfox- maybe it doesn't like an add-on)- sounds well done, but not to my taste. Game looks interesting though.
Cool, that fact alone might actually be a selling point for me.
Looks like a nice portable game.
@GravyThief "Is it coming to WiiU?"
Hahahahahaha!
Nice one.
Looks like a pretty cute game. I love snakes.
David Wise can make any game good.
So what, everyone forgot about Tropical Freeze?
I hate that Evelyn Fischer is always overlooked, she worked a lot on Dkc 1&2&3, y'know?
Wow game looks pretty good! Retail copy??
Okay, I didn't care too much about the game before, now I do!
Now I need it. Purely for the genius work of David Wise!
Wow, never heard of this game before.
Now I'm in the mood for Snake Rattle 'N Roll!
Looks great. 😊
Nice!
I wonder if Snake Pass is a bit of a tribute to Snake, Rattle n Roll?
@Blue_Dread Weelllll actually I wasn't impressed with the GBA DKC3 port. Not only did they overhaul the soundtrack, but sometimes the controls didn't work.
Game looks good, fun and I would like something like it.... but man oh man NO WAY am I looking at a (even a cartoon) SNAKE EEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.... so I will have to pass.
@joey302 The said during the stream to hit them up on social media requesting a retail version, and they will see what they can do.
@jwfurness cool. Will do. I think the Switch needs a way stronger retail presence than the Wii U couldn't even hope for. A game like this if it's deep enough could have a nice target price of $29.99
I wish the game was sped up just a little more.. however the more I watch of this game the more I like it.. originally I was really turned off by it.. this might turn out like a really fun game.. I like the vibrant colorful gfx. I think it would be a nice showcase for on the go..
@joey302 That would be a nice price, but I'm so hyped for this game after watching the live stream, that I'd probably pay upwards of $50 for a physical copy.
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