“Legally, you’re only allowed to do cover versions of tracks that have already had a release”.
In a recent AMA on YouTube, the former Rare composer Grant Kirkhope gave some insight into the making of Rare Treats: Donkey Kong 64 Revisited — his upcoming remix album that will see him rearranging classic tracks from his original Nintendo 64 soundtrack for Donkey Kong 64. This included an explanation for why he decided to exclude several tracks from the album, with the musician referring to the licensing situation as “tricky”.
In case you’ve not been following along with the announcements so far, Kirkhope first revealed that he was working on the celebration album back in August. As he shared back then, it is being made in collaboration with the Materia Collective, and will also feature some original cover art from the Diddy Kong designer Kev Bayliss (who also worked on the popular N64 platformer as part of the support team).
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“Legally, you’re only allowed to do cover versions of tracks that have already had a release”.
In a recent AMA on YouTube, the former Rare composer Grant Kirkhope gave some insight into the making of Rare Treats: Donkey Kong 64 Revisited — his upcoming remix album that will see him rearranging classic tracks from his original Nintendo 64 soundtrack for Donkey Kong 64. This included an explanation for why he decided to exclude several tracks from the album, with the musician referring to the licensing situation as “tricky”.
In case you’ve not been following along with the announcements so far, Kirkhope first revealed that he was working on the celebration album back in August. As he shared back then, it is being made in collaboration with the Materia Collective, and will also feature some original cover art from the Diddy Kong designer Kev Bayliss (who also worked on the popular N64 platformer as part of the support team).
Read the full article on timeextension.com
