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14The ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' series is well-known for having some of the greatest music ever written for a video game, thanks to Creator/DavidWise's groundbreaking atmospheric compositions. We could just list the entire soundtrack for each game, but you'd probably want to listen to them as well.
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19[[folder:Donkey Kong Country]]
20* As soon as the game starts up, the [[https://youtu.be/Khl2LiuSZNE title theme]] provides a delicious taste of what's to come, starting with the original title theme for the NES release of ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong'', before shifting into a rocking electric guitar remix that progressively transitions into a short, ambient track akin to most of the stage music.
21* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS7_tcwsj4E Gangplank Galleon]] starts out sounding like a merry sea chanty played on a squeeze box, only to become a dark and ominous piece of 16-bit pirate metal after a few seconds (complete with a shift from a bright major [[{{Tonality}} key]] to a gloomy minor key) as the final boss fight against King K. Rool stops being mere child's play. %% And its remix [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUgqqhgVGNQ Snakey Chantey]] in the second game.
22* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5rAjOjTGtc Aquatic Ambience,]] a soothing, trance-like track that's perfect for just falling into slowly. The ''[[https://youtu.be/aHMmoSX3hhM Tropical Freeze]]'' remake is gorgeous.
23* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQsEAjaO7Gg Voices of the Temple]] is ominous and mysterious.
24* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD5LKnpY-vM Forest Frenzy]] is a just plain fun accompaniment to the various forest levels in the first half of the game.
25* Even the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avyasO9uqfo music]] at the map screen is catchy!
26* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep9N-jFCht4 DK Island Swing,]] the first level music, is three awesome tracks for the price of one, the first being one badass drumbeat, the second bright and energetic to get the player fired up for the fun ahead, the third eerie and atmospheric (and, in the first level, Jungle Hijinks, often kicking in just as the sky clouds over), and all three of them providing some of the series' more familiar {{Recurring Riff}}s.
27* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2y12kv-n-o Mine Cart Madness]] provides an appropriately ominous soundtrack to the first game's BestLevelEver.
28* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEjZgTmVCg4 Ice Cave Chant,]] the music for Slipslide Ride, practically radiates the shimmering beauty of an ice level with synthesised harp and glockenspiel. Such a pity it's only played once...
29* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVlk6obJZ4k Fear Factory]] provides a suitably grim and sinister accompaniment to the "industrial" levels in the Kremkroc Industries zone.
30* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMoroEuJPA8 Treetop Town]] is almost infectiously catchy and fun.
31** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXcidy2Gh_Q GBA]] version is even better. Then somebody [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DyBBuehnGo mixed them together.]]
32** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFWESX8krV8 The Game Boy Color version]] is slower than its 16-bit counterparts, giving it a more ominous feeling.
33* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvcctOvLAh4 Life in the Mines]] supplies a tense, dramatic atmosphere to the various underground mine levels.
34* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfrTf-zWK0w Funky's Fugue]] is just as funky as the name suggests; it's hard to resist dancing along to it.
35* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ofm6PARSVM Misty Menace,]] sounding like something straight out of a horror movie, will send chills down your spine as you avoid the Rockkrocs, or keep the faulty lights on in the pitch-black mines.
36* [[https://youtu.be/l6NpliDiLTE Northern Hemispheres]], the snow level theme, is terribly atmospheric. It conveys perfectly the feeling of desolation of crossing a hostile, snowclad mountain all by yourself.
37* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRpeFCtMA_w Bonus Room Blitz,]] the buoyant theme played in most of the Bonus Rooms, uses pipes and xylophones to convey a sense of fun to the various minigames that can bestow extra lives on the player.
38* [[https://youtu.be/DBUb7b0DjNM Credits Concerto]] is a beautiful track played at the end of the game that gives a real sense of accomplishment whilst also giving the player a sense of peace.
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41[[folder:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]
42* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZhSr1iAxlY Welcome to Crocodile Isle.]] A spooky and threatening military march that plays as the overworld theme in ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' on Crocodile Isle during the quest to rescue Donkey Kong. And the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HIAwp_xG2A GB version]] from ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongLand2''. Not quite subtle, but still pretty epic.
43* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfSxlG6dLww Hot Head Bop]] plays in LethalLavaLand stages. It's a harrowing track that mixes into the ambience with an impressive tune.
44* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR_ifniLcW4 Stickerbush Symphony,]] a trance-like soothing techno track that is widely regarded as not only the best track in the series, but also one of the greatest video game tracks of all time as well as composer Creator/DavidWise's masterpiece. And of course, it was given a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGTpNjkqst4 remix]] in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl Brawl]]''.
45* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjzCh2bvpQU Snakey Chantey]] is a fun, jazzy remix of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrQKCB8EJKw King K. Rool's theme]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn6sWae9qoo Klomp's Romp]] from the first level, playing only on the "Rattle Battle" stage. It starts out with a soft, catchy pirate's jig with an accordion, and then ''explodes'' into a loud, exciting big band song complete with trumpets, piano, and drums. It's so awesome that it earned its own [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOQg0KKfI_o remix]] in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''.
46* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qp0_NE8M1c Kannon's Klaim]] is a ''perfect'' fit for the game's mine levels, especially in the second world. The song's multi-layered composition of pipes, synths, and bass is all the more impressive when one considers the 64kb SRAM limits of the SNES' soundchip.
47* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed_Nb3CiaiQ Swanky Swing]], played at [[PopQuiz Swanky's Bonus Bonanza]], and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQqqXOqptlk alternate version]] with brass instruments played before each bonus area, which sadly is never heard past the first part.
48* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUGU_Zlf9tU Disco Train]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65Le4iecG4U Funky the Main Monkey.]] Sadly, "Disco Train" is pretty much always [[LongSongShortScene drowned out in-game]] by the fireworks and rail screech effects in the levels where it's played, to the point that the kick-assery of the tune can only be appreciated via the OST.
49* With a name like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tffqG3zRLQ Bayou Boogie]], you'd probably expect an extremely upbeat and jazzy tune. While we don't ''quite'' get that, what we instead got was an incredibly calming and atmospheric song, even borrowing the catchy beat from Phil Collins, and it works just as well.
50* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg9M0h1WVyA Jib Jig]] has an adventurous feel to it, with a tune that sounds like something you would hear as part of a sea shanty. The rain and the wind ambiance help to convey the atmosphere for the levels it plays in, in which you're climbing up the sails of a pirate ship.
51* The Boss theme from ''Donkey Kong Country 2'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsrbfxje5xk Boss Bossonova,]] is damn epic, and really suits the mood when you've got things like lightning in the background of the boss battle.
52* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slKNBP7VEvI Forest Interlude.]] Add in the wailing Ghost Ropes and the ghostly laugh of the headless enemy who throws barrels at you and you got a sad and epic song. When the game was revealed to be part of the Nintendo Switch Online lineup, David Wise revealed this was his personal favorite song from the game.
53* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWpbXDTkIxQ In a Snow-Bound Land.]] Even better than its ''[=DKC1=]'' counterpart.
54* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuaEQS6ppgM Krook's March/Castle Theme.]] Epic castle music (especially from 1:10 onwards), and now used by a million and one ROM hacks and fan games! The DK Island Swing motif even sneaks in there to signify how far Diddy and Dixie have come in their adventure.
55* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLbPQlbRMbE Crocodile Cacophony,]] K. Rool's battle theme, is a dark and menacing track that shows that even more than last time, K. Rool means business. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh4TMCbU-gs It's more epic]] in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''.
56* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZsF5rp-5LU Flight of the Zinger.]] The name implies frenzy, but the song is all about winding you up with slow tension. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u74aAgQXShw DKL2 "Wasp Hive"]] isn't nearly as subtle, but it's an awesome tune regardless.
57%%* One of the most epic tunes in the series is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-3pL9A7Nk4 Lockjaw's Saga.]]
58* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRdIK_hbeYM Donkey Kong Rescued,]] one of the most underrated ''Donkey Kong Country'' songs ever.
59* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP5Ct6ma00g Primal Rave,]] the Jungle theme from the LostWorld stages. Try to not get entranced by the beat.
60* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbqD8Mx9O6g Haunted Chase]] has the feeling of a slasher movie villain going after their victim, more than fitting for the tense Kackle chases of Haunted Hall. The intense orchestral hits and panic-inducing mix of brass and string instruments make it highly memorable, despite playing in a single level.
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63[[folder:Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble – SNES Version]]
64The fact that the soundtrack to this game was not composed by David Wise did not stop it from becoming a classic in many players' minds, with tunes that range from calm and friendly, to dark and menacing.
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66* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qntu2QvHQRE Rockface Rumble]], the intense theme to mountain stages, set to an intense beat and a guitar section.
67* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3qMYD6wj74 Jungle Jitter]] isn't quite the classic ''Donkey Kong Country'' theme, but it's deliciously groovy in its own way.
68* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8m3UpEIOnI Mill Fever]], possibly the most jazzily mellow tune in the series since ''[=DKC1=]'''s "Treetop Rock" - it helps that it's a down-low blues number.
69* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7tQTU8H8Ds Nuts and Bolts.]] It's ''[=DKC3=]'''s factory theme, and it has an awesome guitar solo.
70* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FuBRhQfzKk Cavern Caprice]], the cavern stage theme, plays well its tune into the ambience you're diving into: Razor Ridge.
71* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X7-6tRY9Wk Pokey Pipes]], the theme tune for pipeline stages. Dark, menacing, and fitting of the claustrophobic setting it plays on.
72* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LU_ESPhwYQ The opening theme, Dixie Beat]], the second best opening in the series.
73* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-JfUgEUYB4 Enchanted Riverbank]], a simple, catchy rhythmic song that happens to play on [[ThatOneLevel Lightning Lookout]].
74* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPj9hUaqJM4 Stilt Village]] is so friggin catchy.
75* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWM865gy6_c Boss Boogie]] is ominous and highly awesome.
76* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG5fPzix5mY Frosty Frolics]] is a really pretty and mysterious song that just perfectly fits snow levels.
77* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0owhmuH4J8 Water World]] is one of the scariest tunes in the series. It sounds like you're one breath away from drowning.
78* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT7F_ysfSas Cascade Capers]] is also heavily deserving of being in this list, with the intensity that it transfers to the very environment it plays in.
79* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TlvwZxBZCI Hot Pursuit]]. Sure, a good chunk of the levels it plays on can be brutal, but on its own it sure knows how to hype up the player with its intensity.
80* Isn't [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjiPuKIZkUY Jangle Bells]] just beautiful?
81* The beautifully dark and menacing [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObwMiO5T-9k Baron K. Roolenstein]] battle theme.
82* Funky Kong gets himself another sweet theme with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDgXtcxll6g Hangin' at Funky's]], A chill and jazzy tune with a highly memorable vocal clip that most certainly lives up to Funky's name.
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85[[folder:Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble – GBA Version]]
86David Wise returns to provide his own interpretation of the game's soundtrack, and in spite of working with lesser sound quality, he manages to create a soundtrack on par with the original SNES release.
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88* The GBA versions of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvYECUbgCBY Water World]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1-Wln_AnpA Stilt Village]] (the former of which is an "Aquatic Ambience" remix) are both utterly splendid. Its versions of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R18xJEr6O2U Mill Fever]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zHonusQ-Rs Cascade Capers]] also equal, if not surpass, their SNES equivalents.
89* Listen to its version of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQl9uM-buhU Rockface Rumble.]] Dang, those drums are catchy.
90* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCpvfMD-czQ Nuts and Bolts]] from this game is pretty catchy.
91* An awesome boss theme is the music of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NnVuMuDQkM Arich and Kroctopus.]]
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94[[folder:Donkey Kong Land series]]
95The Game Boy [[GaidenGame Gaiden Series,]] ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongLand,'' has some gorgeously good music to itself as well.
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97* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuZ_N6tYYls Kremlantis]] from the first DKL game is a terrific, moody track.
98* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2wW9EdujxI Big Ape City]] has one of the catchiest 8-bit basslines of all time.
99%%* Blimp On! [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud9umSK_PeQ Blimp Off!]]
100* There's also the rockin' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMOpvOzRNFc Monkey Mountain]] theme, which goes high and low and all over. ''Dah dah dahdahdah, deerrr ner ner ner...''
101* For more awesome original tracks created specifically for new types of level Archetypes exclusive to the first ''Donkey Kong Land'', there is the music for the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3QHbWrvFgs Cloud Levels,]] showing that the first ''Donkey Kong Land'' can stand on its own in greatness, both in its originality department in its new type of levels as well as its own original music, and showing that it's not just some watered down port of the first SNES game in the series with weak 8-bit music tracks from ''DKC 1''.
102* The 8-bit remix of ''3''[='=]s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56qj3A68GKA "Enchanted Riverbank."]] It puts more emphasis on the melody, and really lets it shine through.
103* What ''3''[='=]s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH5v4ynwVtQ "Treetop Tumble"]] loses in atmosphere, it makes up for in intensity. It almost feels like boss music.
104* The chiptune version of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahWIVY05rfU Lockjaw's Saga]] somehow manages to sound as epic as the SNES version.
105* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS6jMnYUrx4 Boss music]] is pure, gratuitous awesome. Think of all the rock bands which just can't approach this kind of catchy.
106* K. Rool [[WhatCouldHaveBeen was going to have his own boss theme]] in ''Donkey Kong Land'', but it was DummiedOut. A shame because...[[https://youtu.be/09fIbFX8zVQ just listen to it!]] It rocks!
107* The ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongLand2'' version of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpAyAlHCRMY Donkey Kong Rescued]] surpasses its 16-bit counterpart.
108* Another great 16-bit to 8-bit conversion in the second ''Donkey Kong Land'' is its version of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0kEQfVDbCk Stickerbush Symphony.]] For as hard a time Grant Kirkhope had creating this soundtrack (the first video game he ever composed for) - he has admitted he nearly quit (thankfully he didn't) - he did an awesome job considering the limited hardware he had to work with.
109* ''Donkey Kong Land'''s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qJ1qgoE31U Temple Theme.]] Very different from its counterpart and just as good.
110* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScJFLM9RYsI Great Girder Grapple,]] a song full of tension, fitting for the last world of the game.
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113[[folder:Donkey Kong 64]]
114''Donkey Kong 64'' had some phenomenal music, probably some of the best the N64 ever had, courtesy of ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'' legend Grant Kirkhope.
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116* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3vBKW7nybU Frantic Factory]] (especially that wind up!). Also, the Boss Remix version that plays when you fight [[BestBossEver Mad Jack.]] Especially [[NightmareFuel that]] [[SignatureLaugh insane laugh]]! [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXWCotTeNgk Here! Listen to it! Now!!]]
117* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oKP6cX1ZMc Crystal Caverns]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYqQbaem0Bc And bah golly its BOSS REMIX]]!
118* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAdh0O-Zu-A Jungle Japes.]]
119** Trivia: "Jungle Japes" as a title has by and large supplanted "DK Island Swing" as the title of the song. This version of the music is especially fun due to the song having layers of ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'' awesome.
120** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liainVNdCYY The Boss Remix]] belongs to one Army Dillo, who was also the Crystal Caverns boss after some cybernetic enhancement.
121** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOVx4XIHI50 Storm variation]] would be equally terrifying if not for the Giant Gnawties.
122%%** As is the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A-6I_zGNGI Underground version]] found in the mountain and beneath the X-area.
123* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uS5A3EqVuo DK Rap]] is [[SoBadItsGood So Bad that it has to be put on this page.]]
124* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv__pDOd9R4 K. Lumsy's Theme]] manages to evoke feelings of sorrow yet is still damn catchy.
125* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lQb2kIuBN0 The temple]] in Angry Aztec is very atmospheric regardless of which Kong you use to navigate. The ominous feeling of [[ParanoiaFuel someone or something that may be stalking you inside]] besides K. Rool's forces is conveyed scarily well and gives players that extra jump when '''[[GetOut he]]''' makes himself known upon grabbing the Golden Banana.
126* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ulc4j8W_DqE Hideout Helm (1st version),]] from before the Kongs disarm the giant cannon. When the cannon is offline, the game only plays the calmer Hideout Helm (2nd version).
127* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=papKT1-bTPA K ROOL DUEL.]] It's like Grant Kirkhope decided to just throw every ounce of epic into one song, and then just DIDN'T STOP.
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130[[folder:Donkey Konga]]
131* Even the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTylj_CHZXs Song Select theme]] will make your foot tap.
132* "Everybody get ready for the song titled... [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nwe72bcyji0 Donkey Kong-A-Go-Go]]~..."
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135[[folder: Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]
136%%* You can't get much more epic than [[https://youtu.be/8KAD8-rG5gM The Battle for Storm Hill.]]
137* [[https://youtu.be/SSH5uk47Gqk Grim Volcano]] really knows how to hype you up for adventure.
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140[[folder:Donkey Kong Country Returns]]
141* Even though there are mostly remixes, that doesn't make the music any less awesome. One such theme is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVp8NF_q4BU Mine Menace]]/The Rocket-Barrel stages.
142%%* Another such remix... [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-Jk8SMLw3I Jungle Hijinx.]]
143* The theme of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j0LnVcBhw0 King Of Cling]] is an AWESOME remix of the second half of the DK Island Swing.
144* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eulfQLDbFNE Palm Tree Groove,]] a.k.a. The stages that make DK and Diddy look like they stepped into the world of [[VideoGame/FeelTheMagic The Rub Rabbits]]. Smooth jazz, baby. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw2CPOcI_wc Here]] is the version that is played in the volcano.
145%%* Let's add an original song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MjT_J9JJUU Feather Fiend,]] the 7th boss.
146%%* Another original tune from one of the volcano stages: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4hY6Y4fWDo Bobbing Basalt.]]
147* One of the best remixes for Fear Factory. And the surprisingly catchy [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzF79H23By8 Music Madness]] stage too.
148* For some more remixes of older DKC songs, we have Northern Hemisphere, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONR1eyPOPJc Forest Frenzy,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1oN2h8B_4E Treetop Rock,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFlBoYvZ49s Voices of the Temple,]] and most of all, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT_MpNc3noA Life in the Mines]]! Special mention should go to the remixes of Northern Hemisphere and Life in the Mines, for their effective remixing to fit their new settings: a desolate cliff side and factory basement, respectively.
149* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N96GIU3cgs Tidal Terror]] (which is another remix of Northern Hemispheres). You can really hear the influence of ''Metroid Prime'' here.
150* Although each and every mine cart stage contains its own unique cover of "Mine Cart Madness" from the original DKC, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k82oVHzRRFA "Rickety Rails"]] is the only one to feature an entirely new arrangement of the piece. And It. ''Is.'' '''Awesome.'''
151* The remix of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gvFYGKDz_0 "Aquatic Ambience".]] So soothing.
152* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF1T2tNu56g final boss theme,]] which sounds a lot like the Bryyo music from ''Metroid Prime 3''.
153* The world map remixed "Simian Segue" every time it could: VariableMix '''at its best.'''
154%%* Another original song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vNPqytivDg Mast Blast.]]
155%%* Yet another original song: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw-v-wRPgeA Trophy.]]
156* And [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PVjnKS_FBY Sticky Situation,]] one of the original tracks played in the cliff levels, as well as its more upbeat version, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHt1r8GYur4 Weighty Way]] ([[NonIndicativeName not played in the stage actually called Weighty Way,]] despite the name).
157* The final mine cart level [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91EG95LBFfs Roasting Rails]] has a very ''Prime'' feel from the chorus chanting, similar to the Magmoor Caverns giving the level a very sinister feel to it.
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160[[folder:Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze]]
161Creator/DavidWise makes his triumphant return to compose the music in this game, with fantastic remixes of classic DKC songs and stellar original pieces. To put it simply, the entire soundtrack is top notch.
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163* Let's kickstart this off with the new rendition of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfAv__ljD2A World Map]] theme, ready to pump you up for these island adventures.
164* The game opens with [[https://youtu.be/wsQq3IDOpbs Mangrove Cove]], a track timed to kick in with Donkey triumphantly bursting out of a plane wreck. It's a jazzy, upbeat (and not to mention original) tune that practically announces that yes, David Wise is BACK.
165* The beginning of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di6VFegOMfk Forest Folly]] is one of the most beautiful things ever.
166* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik2citAWXd0 Trunk Twister]] has an upbeat tune to ride a mine cart to.
167* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70NMgh1IQdk Busted Bayou]] is groovy, funky, and relaxing, with an awesome saxophone that shows up midway through it.
168* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=301s-GDML5w&t=74s Big Top Bop]] is the ''first boss'' theme. A heavy metal track that'll be sure to get the Kongs fired up and ready for a fierce brawl.
169* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCwlck3Xpms Windmill Hills]] has a lovely melody that'll fill you with joy, going along perfectly with the beautiful mountainous scenery.
170* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fyr7wKDMSZg Wing Ding]] is an amazing track to listen to as you zip line across the mountains. The track is even split into two parts: one for the regular parts of the level, and one for the zip lining parts, where it takes a more mysterious and aloof tone.
171* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EsbtiUNA5k Rodent Ruckus,]] a remix of the already amazing Rocket Barrel theme from ''Returns'', returns here.
172* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zmrx3Ld1WaE Bopopolis/Spinning Spines/Slippy Spikes]] is a wonderful jazzy rendition of the original ''Donkey Kong Country'' for the GBA and SNES and is just an overall excellent homage to the game!
173* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD-9bnzbhvM Mountaintop Tussle]] is just the sort of tense theme you'd imagine when duking it out with a giant owl up in the skies.
174* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQuJZsBCuGA Grassland Groove]] is a beautiful piece, best described as Donkey Kong meets ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'', complete with an AfricanChant shouting out DK's name at the end.
175* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXWQXWFn9N0 Baobab Bonanza]] is a relaxing composition that sets the mood for the (mostly) peaceful savannah and the beautiful waterfalls.
176* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHp1iPr9hnE Frantic Fields]] is an action packed, frantic theme that's perfect when traversing the Kongs through the midst of a wind storm.
177* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf-MwTgbZpc Scorch 'N' Torch]] is a great theme that really conveys a sense of urgency as you witness fields and trees burn up in a great fire.
178* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZt1u0nMkYo Twilight Terror]] sees a return to the great "Stickerbush Symphony", [[LongSongShortScene even if you only hear it for a bit, unless you deliberately stay in the first area.]]
179* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkgxGWyYSa8 Twilight Terror (Rocket Barrel)]] is yet another remix of the Rocket Barrel theme from ''Returns'', this time giving it an African / Savannah flavour with woodwinds.
180* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93A_3CUyZ1M Triple Trouble]] is another great boss theme that does a great job at setting the tone for a battle in the Savannah.
181* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYHKNXRyy6U High Tide Ride]] mixes both the title theme of the game for the first part, and then later becomes a rendition of the "Mine Cart Madness" theme from the original ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry''.
182* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRMZssGv_5U Funky Waters]] is a great, atmospheric, ambient tune to listen to as you swim through deep waters.
183* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TIOluDMENk Irate Eight]] is a groovy, jazzy tune that kick starts you off into this great level, featuring remixes of "Aquatic Ambience" and "Lockjaw's Saga" in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uQkkbckSXI Irate Eight (Underwater),]] leading to a tense rendition of "Lockjaw's Saga" with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrleGgSFWeU Irate Eight (Tension)]] and finally a more fearful and frantic rendition of "Lockjaw's Saga" with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycx5ZDbkZCs Irate Eight (Chase).]]
184* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy9lROsIDmc Aquatic Ambience Returns]] sees a return to a more calming, peaceful, and atmospheric "Aquatic Ambience", returning from ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry.''
185* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIVHlFQZel4 Fugu Face-Off]] makes for another good boss battle tune to face off against a giant puffer fish underwater. The song just screams "[[BewareTheSillyOnes Yes, it looks stupid, but it can kill you.]]"
186* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A2j120WnQI Swing Juice]] mixes jungle and machinery themes into one great track.
187* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3M851mrTcw Reckless Ride]] sees another remix of the Rocket Barrel theme from ''Returns'', giving it more of a mechanical and jungle sort of feel.
188* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqDvZUaM7oE Fruity Factory]] is such a beautiful, atmospheric tune.
189* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5jXc0S5kiQ Jam Jam Smash]] is a great tune to listen to as you traverse through a factory full of jam and jelly.
190* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6iPNxluahs Punch Bowl]] might just be one of, if not the best boss battle themes in the entire series. It's another intense heavy metal track like "Big Top Bop", it's fierce, just the perfect song for any boss battle as you throw down with the Bashmaster, a giant polar bear with a giant hammer who means business.
191* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwMzeLa8rBY Frosty Fruits]]. A remix of "In a Snowbound Land".
192* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_3SPM7VPSI Snowmads Theme]] is the main theme of the villains, the Snowmads, an excellently composed and menacing tune with slight bits of "Aquatic Ambience" and "Welcome to Crocodile Isle" thrown in for good measure. With ominous chanting and drum beats around a minute and fifty five seconds in, this is the perfect theme to really show the Snowmads off as villains who won't be taken down so easily.
193* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Boqy0Q-4c_M Seashore War]], a surprisingly solemn track that is used in the second level of World 6, that really shows how personal the fight to reclaim the island is to the Kongs. Incidentally, [[https://twitter.com/PlaytonicGames/status/595601561314828290 David Wise has stated]] that in his over 20 years of making music for games, [[CreatorsFavorite this is his most favorite track he's ever composed]].
194* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz57EKIkfqo Aqueduct Assault]] is just the tune that can imbue you with courage, to give you the feeling that the Kongs won't yield to these Snowmads without putting up a good fight.
195* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsn3ljcPpUQ Blurry Flurry]] is the last remix of the Rocket Barrel theme from ''Returns', this time being much more urgent and intense, to really make you feel like there's something at stake here, and that is, to defeat the Snowmads and take back Donkey Kong Island.
196* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ynU4AaVpo Freezie Breezie]] is a track that really gives the feeling of being cold and soulless, with the desolate whistling around forty seven seconds in, it makes for a very ambient tune.
197* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djtI0kmPAPc Frozen Frenzy]] is a rendition of "Fear Factory" from the original ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'', this time more menacing and colder.
198* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTiJR_rtuBo Volcano Dome]] is the theme for the final boss, and like "Punch Bowl" and "Big Top Bop", it's only fitting that the BigBad also gets a very intense heavy metal tune. Just the right track to pump you up to take down such a difficult boss.
199* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1-K00WrSYI The Staff Roll]] has a groovy, jazzy rendition of "Wing Ding" and a saxophone solo of "Stickerbush Symphony", a great way to end an amazing game with a fantastic soundtrack. And there's a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI0b1uPcr_o version with extended "Stickerbush Symphony"]] for extra goosebumps.
200* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJsZnsAp_94 Temple 1]] shows a return to the DK Island Swing, fast paced and jazzy, perfect to listen to as you take a romp through the difficult Temple levels.
201* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8l45oYaehc Temple 2]] takes it slower and is a rendition of the second half of the DK Island Swing, a very tense track that you'll also listen to while trekking through the hard Temple levels.
202* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW3P62GPBHw Secret Seclusion]] is an expansion of the title theme from ''Donkey Kong Jr.'', an upbeat, swanky tune to play during some of the game's hardest levels.
203* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QFc_-9abGo Game Over]] theme, unlike all the other ones, is not sad or scary at all, being an upbeat, swanky jazz tune.
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207%%* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC67qzaorvA TO KNOW EVERYTHING, YOU MUST GIVE UP EVERYTHING!]]"
208* The intro, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTGMS3jDxV0 Hey, yo! Look out down below! Here he comes, Banana-Slamma!"]] So much so that the [[https://banannalamma.tumblr.com/post/42690213056/suppermariobroth-banana-tengoku-banana Japanese dub's ending theme]] took heavy inspiration from it (as well as "Kongo Bongo Island" from 'To The Moon Baboon'). The Japanese dub's theme [[https://banannalamma.tumblr.com/post/43024444521/suppermariobroth-ashita-ni-nattara-if-i-become is pretty catchy too.]]
209* Donkey Kong's singing voice in this cartoon is a real treat to listen to, ever wondered why Candy loves him? Here's a short list of solo hits:
210** For many people getting into the show, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC67qzaorvA I Wanna Know the Secrets]]" was their first introduction to the songs. Its sitars and gongs definitely set the atmosphere, considering DK's in the Temple of Inka Dinka Doo right now.
211** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtGL5yKdSCk Nobody's Hero]]", the sad song that you may have heard in a meme or two. This was the proper introduction to DK's signature singing voice by Sterling Jarvis.[[note]]"Eddie, Have We Got a Deal?" was a rap number, and therefore they used Richard Yearwood for DK's part instead.[[/note]]
212** "Anyone Can Dance" isn't much at first, since its rather repetitive instrumental version of this song played several times in "Oragnutango"... but then we get [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt3OCH99H90 DK's rendition]].
213** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngogxAiacSQ The big boooog monsteeeer is comin' after YOU!]] Perfect for Halloween.
214** In 'To The Moon Baboon', Donkey Kong put a song in the time capsule. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUjMqY2xAQU And what a song it is!]] It almost feels like something befitting a season finale--which probably would have been the case had there not been one more episode after this.
215** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F0to-ATnrQ Eddie, Let me go back to my home]]" is ''incredibly'' funky, and with DK singing for the majority of it, it's even better.
216** "[[https://youtu.be/-sxPFS5RUkU&t=1082 The Banana Do-Si-Do]]" is a great upbeat country song, with squeaky violins providing accompaniment and even a solo in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbsnIE_ON_0 the extended instrumental version]]. No wonder all the Kremlings ended up dancing.
217* Thought "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAkn0ORDxUc Pirate's Scorn]]" was good already? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnkW8Fi2ZAM Have a cover]] by one of [[Music/{{Alestorm}} the greats of Pirate Metal]].
218* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxvAEbXuMcA "Gotta bring it back!/Gotta get it back~!/Take it back!"]] There's a reason this song was used to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf8Hjo11OyE advertise]] [[CompilationMovie The Legend of the Crystal Coconut]].
219* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9B0-HFkpT4 "I'm Leo Luster, POW! I'm where it's at!"]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE6hgk0zghY The Japanese version is just as, if not more, amazing.]]
220* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZU4Q2nIyMc I've Got No Family Tree,]] which also doubles as a TearJerker for poor Klump.
221* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJKjwuTQtGg "Be Bad"]] manages to be a VillainSong ''and'' TheVillainSucksSong at the same time!
222%%* And of course, the [[MemeticMutation ever-popular]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I75IVj6QCNo I'm Gonna Be a Star.]]
223%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au6XTSfR78M The Road to Success.]]
224%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S86XCXalbSE One of Us.]] [[SincerityMode We love you, King K. Rool.]]
225%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9-g7zRpayw Metal Head]], which clearly took some pointers from Music/DaftPunk. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6-H2VSV1EY Even better without Diddy Kong]].
226%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSBWdGAeQdM Anyone can do it, Anyone can dance.]]
227* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DexFG7IpKsw Listen to Funky]], as he lays down some TotallyRadical advice on how to escape an IOweYouMyLife sitch for DK.
228* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgKTXHe3QX4 Do You Know What This Means?]] A cheerful song sung by the BigBad, immediately followed by a DarkReprise by the BigGood. Totally backwards, isn't it?
229* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPG84zY-HOY King K. Rool's Finest Hour]]--his first song in the show, mind you--''really'' captures a NearVillainVictory, and gained huge popularity as an unofficial character theme for K. Rool in his ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' appearance. It's also a nice DarkReprise of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq8Kvw2KMnA Bluster the Benevolent]].
230* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb1im4Mx53s This Friendship Is Wrong]]" features a very thought-provoking instrumental, and the harmonies between the smooth-voiced DK and the more rough Klump actually work somehow.
231* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-05ymmUh2w I'm the Kung-Fu Master]]", "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGS7elLOEZw Me Like Snow]]", "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RywVB3Z84Fc Here I Go Creeping]]", and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgmhcWT4UwA&t=2s Monkey Business]]" were all apparently so good that the creators saw fit to use instrumental versions of them several times throughout the show.
232* Want to know how you do a VillainRecruitmentSong to an amnesiac Donkey Kong? Let Skurvy and K. Rool show you with "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er4zU20y8kg The Mirror Never Lies]]" and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S86XCXalbSE One of Us]]", respectively.
233* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixXTTvaKt8g Feel the Power]]" is how you do a workout session with King K. Rool. Just make sure to listen to it without visuals if you have epilepsy.
234* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D06BbduDoGw&t=12s Watch the Skies]]" from the episode of the same name. Think of it as an equivalent to "One of Us," only now K. Rool is manipulating Diddy Kong!
235* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFZzMbI-mSo The Diddy Drop Rap]]", surprisingly catchy for a song about K. Rool threatening to send Diddy over a cliff.
236* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D14-EJHaJIg&t=3s "Our Love Is Stronger Than a Golden Banana"]]. Like "Nobody's Hero", the memes helped make it popular, but it's still beautiful, even if you're not a big fan of coconut cream pies. We don't blame K. Rool for shedding ManlyTears to this.
237* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd-96-0K2cQ "Bluebeard Baboon's Curse of the Double Doubloon"]]. An R&B number, with lashings of Indian influences, and with Donkey Kong's buttery smooth vocals and Cranky providing backing vocals.
238* For fans of old-timey jazz, "The Big Chill Out" gives us [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGite-75XUA "Over the Hill"]], even providing a sepia tone to give it that classic feeling--which was shown on the episode's title card. Also, UsefulNotes/{{Rome}} exists in the Donkey Kong universe, apparently.
239* Even the production music provides occasional bangers. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osU_KozNWFQ&t=9s Barrel Chase]] is a lovely action tune that could be considered the cartoon equivalent to "Mine Cart Madness". Pure West, the people behind the show's music, seems to feel the same, having put it on their official website for a time.
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