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I told Kirkhope I got a kind of Caribbean vibe from the track, and he said, "Erm...it’s only the first bit that sounds that way maybe, the rest of the music is skewed towards each area that it fades to like in the original Banjo-Kazooie, and I think that Caribbean feel that you’re hearing might be because I’m using the marimba for the main melody at the start. I used the marimba because it features so heavily in both the BK games."So, I asked him, does he want people to hear what he wants them to hear, or is he fine with having them hear whatever they want to hear out of it? "Honestly I don’t mind what people hear when they listen as long as they like it!" he said happily. "I think once people know what the different variations of the music were written for it’ll all fall into place (at least that’s my story and I’m sticking to it!)."Finally, I asked Kirkhope what guidance he was given from the designers for this piece, whose working title is 'World 1.' "I asked Gavin (Price) for a brief description of the different areas that I needed to write the variations for, but that was about it," he said. "Obviously Steve Mayles complains most of the time when it comes to the music – some things never change even after 17 years, I’m used to it by now," he added jokingly."I think any composer worth their salt can get a pretty good idea in their head before they even start writing music when they get a description of the thing they’re writing for. For example if someone says it’s a frozen ice mountain I’d be thinking about pizzicato strings, celeste and glockenspiel before I’d even written a note. Or if it was a lush green forest I’d be thinking about using nice warm winds like bassoons and clarinets. Writing music is all about using your imagination, the images tell the story but it’s the music that lets you know how to feel."Be sure to stop by tomorrow and Friday for more exclusive updates on Yooka-Laylee!

Ryan McCaffrey is IGN’s Executive Editor of Previews and Xbox Guru-in-Chief. Follow him on Twitter at @DMC_Ryan , catch him on Podcast Unlocked , and drop-ship him Taylor Ham sandwiches from New Jersey whenever possible.