Koopas undergrounds

I tried to match the original NES sound by using the classic 8bit || 4 monophonic channels.
Even if I could have used the 1bit sample channel (probably for bass or drums),
I decided not to in order to keep an even more "bare-chip" sound quality.

To me 2D Mario games are:

• Lore wise: Flashy colors, funny ennemies, cartony world, naive plot
• Gameplay wise: fast paced, straight to the point

Because of this its hard to imagine any sad, aggresive or very dramatic music fit this game without at least beeing toned down by a jazzy or goofy touch.

With this in mind I wanted the underground theme to be spooky / uncanny and a bit dark but with a jazzy feeling and a fairly strong rythmic momentum.

The piece mood comes mainly from the use of Messian's third mode, altered here and there.