For many of us, it’s hard to think of almost any videogame without our minds conjuring up the music that accompanied it. Over the decades they’ve evolved from simplistic monaural beeps and bloops to full orchestral scores recorded in 7.1 surround, but from their earliest days right up to today, soundtracks have played an integral part of our memories of the games we played, and the times in our lives when we were playing them. What we aim to bring you with Sound of Play is a diverse sample of our favourites pieces from the many air-punching, spine-tingling, tear-jerking and grin-inducing videogame soundtracks we’ve heard over the years.
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Sound of Play: 60 – The Donkey Kong Country special
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.
This show's presenters are Ryan Hamann and Darren Gargette
Track listing for this show is as follows:
Track 1: Title Screen by Yukio Kaneoka - Donkey Kong, 1981
Track 2: Level 1 & 3 ~ Medley by Ryo Nagamatsu - Nintendo Land, 2012
Track 3: Opening Fanfare / Theme by David Wise - Donkey Kong Country, 1994
Track 4: Simian Segue by Eveline Fischer - Donkey Kong Country, 1994
Track 5: DK Island Swing by David Wise - Donkey Kong Country, 1994
Track 6: Cave Dweller Concert by David Wise - Donkey Kong Country, 1994
Track 7: Life in the Mines by David Wise - Donkey Kong Country, 1994
Track 8: Aquatic Ambiance by David Wise - Donkey Kong Country, 1994
Track 9: Bonus Room Blitz by David Wise - Donkey Kong Country, 1994
Track 10: Gangplank Galleon Ahoy! by David Wise - Donkey Kong Land, 1995
Track 11: K. Rool Returns by David Wise - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, 1995
Track 12: Welcome to Crocodile Isle by David Wise - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, 1995
Track 13: Jib Jig by David Wise - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, 1995
Track 14: Lockjaw's Saga by David Wise - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, 1995
Track 15: Mining Melancholy by David Wise - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, 1995
Track 16: Haunted Chase by David Wise - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, 1995
Track 17: Disco Train by David Wise - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, 1995
Track 18: Stickerbrush Symphony by David Wise - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, 1995
Track 19: Forest Interlude by David Wise - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, 1995
Track 20: Treetop Tumble by Eveline Fischer - Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, 1996
Track 21: Water World by Eveline Fischer - Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, 1996
Track 22: Big Boss Blues by Eveline Fischer - Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, 1996
Track 23: Game Over by Eveline Fischer - Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, 1996
Track 24: Stilt Village by David Wise - Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (Game Boy Advance), 2005
Track 25: Jungle Hijinx by Kenji Yamamoto, Minako Hamano, Masaru Tajima, Shinji Ushiroda, & Daisuke Matsuoka - Donkey Kong Country Returns, 2010
Track 26: Busted Bayou by David Wise & Kenji Yamamoto, 2014
Sound of Play: 60 was edited by Ryan Hamann