Have you ever wanted to know what Radiohead's incredible 2007 album 'In Rainbows' sounded like if it was the soundtrack to an N64 game? Then look no further. The hugely talented on4word has recreated the entire album using music and sound effects from Super Mario 64. The premise is ridiculous, but the results are actually incredible.
Shared on ResetEra, the aptly-titled 'In Rainbow Roads' recreates every single track from the Oxfordshire band's seventh studio album. It shouldn't work, but it does, and it's pitch-perfect. If you've even heard one song from Mario 64, you'll be able to identify some of the sounds throughout this recreation. '15 Step' uses sound fonts from Shifting Sand Land, Bowser levels, and Bob-omb speech noises, and 'Bodysnatchers' has the iconic menu toot, for lack of a better word.
We're not going to spoil every single track, but there are a handful of other little sounds we want to point out — 'Weird Fishes / Arpeggi' uses the little 'tink' sounds from Dire Dire Rocks (plus there's something that made us laugh out loud), and 'Reckoner', which is an incredible song in its own right, gave us nightmares by using the Merry-go-round music from Big Boo's Haunt.
It's safe to say that on4word has a bit of a knack for this kind of thing — the musician has also recreated songs for bands such as Tame Impala, Aphex Twin, and Boards of Canada using sounds from both Mario 64 and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Bonkers. We'd pay for a full album of remixes using N64 sound fonts. [Update: And you can! You can buy the whole album for whatever price you want over on on4word's Bandcamp. Huge thanks to BoFiS for dropping the link.]
You can give the whole album a listen below:
Go and check out on4word's YouTube channel, and let us know what album you'd love to see them recreate (along with what game sounds and music you'd love them to use) in the comments!
[source youtu.be, via resetera.com]
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I’ve been watching this channel’s videos since the first one dropped, they’re seriously cool.
First you post banger ska remixes, now there's a banger Mario 64 sound font remix?! Keep them coming! 😎❤️
Off subject, anyone noticed how hard it is to find an official Switch pro controller black in the UK.
Standard new shop price, no scalpers.
there is the odd expensive Splatoon 3 special editions one about.
Totally run out of stock since Christmas last year.
Weird Cheep Cheeps!
64 Minute Warning!
Dire Dire Dr Tchocks!
As someone who has In Rainbows and Mario 64 as their favorite works of the respective mediums this is freaking amazing. Made my day, thanks.
I mean doing Kid A or OK Computer would have been much better but still cool as a huge Radiohead fan.
@theModestMouse They have at least done Paranoid Android/No Surprises and Idioteque!
If anyone does want to support the artist, it's up on Bandcamp (name your price:
https://on4word.bandcamp.com/album/in-rainbow-roads
Genuinely my two favourite things in the whole world - Radiohead and Mario games but strangely put them together and not as good as the sum of their parts 😀😀 great effort though!!!
Same here two of my favs. I am loving this!
This is fantastic. Weird Fishes isn’t too much different!
I should probably pay Radiohead for this album one day.
@AlanaHagues @BoFiS thanks so much this should have been in the article!
Oh my god this is so freaking awesome. One of my favorite albums from my time as a student remade and mixed with one of my favorite childhood memories, playing Mario 64.
I can totally see myself listening to all these songs on my ipod while walking home at 3am after the last train has left the station already and still totally enjoying myself with the music.
Thank you Nintendolife for bringing this to my attention. Love it!
@theModestMouse Why? The two you said are (obviously) truly fantastic albums, but In Rainbows is their best album.
except its Radiohead.. the epitome of bands that you aren't allowed to say anything bad about so they must be 'good'
I rather be a piece of driftwood in the ocean.. oh wait that is exactly how all their songs are
@ChakraStomps driftwood in the ocean sounds quite nice to me 😀
@ChakraStomps Listen to Pop is Dead and tell me it’s like driftwood in the ocean. It’ll change your life
This is great. House of cards 😍
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The best Radiohead album mixed with one of the best soundfonts has to be good.
Okay, this and the 8-bit version of Dark Side of the Moon has me wanting to start a collection. That’s trouble, because I have the bug.
This is incredible! Love it
Mmmmm, Boards of Canada.
@DannZan @BoFiS Agreed! Thank you so much! I'll add their bandcamp right now
@Half-ShellHero
Thank you but no stock. I’m afraid.
One pops up now again in store only, but many miles away from me.
Definitely a shortage of official Switch pro controllers black in the UK.
@ChakraStomps
Guess what? You are free to not like Radiohead. No one cares!
Purchased and downloaded without listening... and I can in fact verify the utter brilliance of it. I know the original by heart and actually forgot for a couple of tracks that I wasnt simply listening to an instrumental version.
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