I heard this music combined with old videos from the past, on Instagram. And I immediately thought that it really did evoke a sense of nostalgia and sadness. Luckily someone in the comments said the name… Aquatic Ambience. So I looked it up on YouTube and even without old videos the comments were almost all about a sense of nostalgia. I mean there are songs from my past that may evoke a sense of nostalgia to me and people of my age… but not necessarily other age groups. But there’s something about this music that seem to effect me and people much younger than me the same way. Older than me? I’m not sure. It’s just music… no lyrics. Since I have such fond memories of vintage computers and my past computer employment. It just makes sense to add it here.
This version has been slowed and reverb added. I like it too.
You could also say this evokes a sense of nostalgia, but not sadness and melancholy. Unlike “Aquatic Ambience”… it’s immediately recognizable.
I think back to the days I was living at home, and taking computer classes at school, and was explaining a computer problem to my mom. She had no idea what I was talking about, but would patiently listen to me, and in the process of explaining it to her I would often, figure out the solution. Thanks mom. I miss you, and those days.
There is also, a definite computer aspect to it… according to Wikipedia… it was composed by David Wise for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), video game Donkey Kong Country (1994).
I was thinking, I had it for the N64, but all the box art I see is for the SNES. I looked and I found Donkey Kong for the N64 (below), but not Donkey Kong Country. Also I saw I had SNES games, which was a shock, because I completely forgot I had a SNES.
OK, I checked and I do have Donkey Kong Country for the SNES. I also have versions 2 and 3.
I won’t post the links here, but there are many other YouTube videos talking about this. For example “The Most Emotional Video Game Music in the Unlikeliest of Places”. “The Genius Of Donkey Kong Country’s Music” and “Music Theory: Mining Melancholy | Donkey Kong Country 2”.