Sound of Play: 60 – The Donkey Kong Country special




The Sound of Play videogame music podcast show

Summary: In this special 60th edition of Sound of Play, we bring 26 wonderful tracks from Rare's Donkey Kong Country series. Following the work of the masterful David Wise and the various other composers that have followed in his footsteps, we roll our way through over 20 years of video game music to present a selection of Donkey Kong Country classics. The list can hardly be comprehensive, but we tried to select a mixture of fan favorites and relative unknowns.<br> <br> This show's presenters are Ryan Hamann and Darren Gargette<br> <br> Track listing for this show is as follows:<br> <br> Track 1: Title Screen by Yukio Kaneoka - Donkey Kong, 1981<br> Track 2: Level 1 &amp; 3 ~ Medley by Ryo Nagamatsu - Nintendo Land, 2012<br> Track 3: Opening Fanfare / Theme by David Wise - Donkey Kong Country, 1994<br> Track 4: Simian Segue by Eveline Fischer - Donkey Kong Country, 1994<br> Track 5: DK Island Swing by David Wise - Donkey Kong Country, 1994<br> Track 6: Cave Dweller Concert by David Wise - Donkey Kong Country, 1994<br> Track 7: Life in the Mines by David Wise - Donkey Kong Country, 1994<br> Track 8: Aquatic Ambiance by David Wise - Donkey Kong Country, 1994<br> Track 9: Bonus Room Blitz by David Wise - Donkey Kong Country, 1994<br> Track 10: Gangplank Galleon Ahoy! by David Wise - Donkey Kong Land, 1995<br> Track 11: K. Rool Returns by David Wise - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, 1995<br> Track 12: Welcome to Crocodile Isle by David Wise - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, 1995<br> Track 13: Jib Jig by David Wise - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, 1995<br> Track 14: Lockjaw's Saga by David Wise - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, 1995<br> Track 15: Mining Melancholy by David Wise - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, 1995<br> Track 16: Haunted Chase by David Wise - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, 1995<br> Track 17: Disco Train by David Wise - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, 1995<br> Track 18: Stickerbrush Symphony by David Wise - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, 1995<br> Track 19: Forest Interlude by David Wise - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, 1995<br> Track 20: Treetop Tumble by Eveline Fischer - Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, 1996<br> Track 21: Water World by Eveline Fischer - Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, 1996<br> Track 22: Big Boss Blues by Eveline Fischer - Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, 1996<br> Track 23: Game Over by Eveline Fischer - Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, 1996<br> Track 24: Stilt Village by David Wise - Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (Game Boy Advance), 2005<br> Track 25: Jungle Hijinx by Kenji Yamamoto, Minako Hamano, Masaru Tajima, Shinji Ushiroda, &amp; Daisuke Matsuoka - Donkey Kong Country Returns, 2010<br> Track 26: Busted Bayou by David Wise &amp; Kenji Yamamoto, 2014<br> <br> Sound of Play: 60 was edited by Ryan Hamann