Kirkhope, Wise share their goals for the soundtrack of Yooka-Laylee

Coming from a Develop-Online interview with composers Grant Kirkhope and David Wise...

Grand Kirkhope

“My main goal is to try and write music that gives the listener a feel for what the two characters are about. There’s lots of little oddball moments in the music that I’m hoping will raise a smile. Also all the levels in the game are very different so I’ve had to write music that I haven’t really written before. I’ve had a lot of fun with Yooka-Laylee and I’m hoping that’s reflected in the music. I still get a lot of mail even now about the music in Banjo-Kazooie so I don’t want to let anyone down!”

David Wise

“Clearly with a name like Yooka-Laylee, my main choice of instrument was the ukulele. However, for the minecart tracks I needed to get the pace right to reflect the speed of the cart and pitch the music to be serious enough to focus the player’s concentration. And then throw in copious amounts of ukulele!”

from GoNintendo