DK Jamz

DK Jamz – The Original Donkey Kong Country Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Robin Beanland, Eveline Fischer, and David Wise
Released	March 1, 1995
Recorded	1994
Genre	Soundtrack, Atmospheric
Length	48:21
Label	Nintendo of America (calatog #: 6270-Summer95)
Producer	Nintendo/Rare
Robin Beanland, Eveline Fischer, and David Wise chronology
DK Jamz DKC 2 Original Soundtrack

DK Jamz is the name of the original Donkey Kong Country soundtrack. Composers Robin Beanland, Eveline Fischer, and David Wise collaborated on this album.^[1] It was very popular, and the quality of the music is considered by many to be some of the best in its genre. The soundtrack has furthermore been entirely rearranged at OverClocked ReMix, with the album name Kong in Concert, as a tribute to the original artists. DK Jamz consists of fifty tracks, of which tracks 24–48 are completely silent, and the remaining two tracks in the end are 'secret' bonus tracks not listed in the back of the disc cover.

The soundtrack is known for its atmospheric music, mixing natural environmental sounds with prominent melodic and percussive accompaniment. It features a wide variety of different musical styles that attempt to be evocative of the environments they appear in. This varies with the differing areas of the game, and includes music from levels set in Africa-inspired jungles, caverns, oceanic reefs, frozen landscapes, and industrial factories. David Wise has stated that he wanted the music produced by the Super NES' SPC700 chip for the game to sound similar to the Korg Wavestation synthesizer.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by David Wise, except where noted.^[1]

1. Theme – 1:27
2. Simian Segue – 1:59 (Eveline Fischer)
3. DK Island Swing – 3:03
4. Cranky's Theme – 1:19
5. Jungle Groove – 2:26
6. Cave Dweller Concert – 3:10
7. Bonus Room Blitz – 1:02
8. Aquatic Ambiance – 3:30
9. Candy's Love Song – 1:19 (Eveline Fischer)
10. Bad Boss Boogie – 2:01
11. Mine Cart Madness – 2:27
12. Life in the Mines – 2:13
13. Voices of the Temple – 2:14 (Eveline Fischer)
14. Forest Frenzy – 2:03 (Eveline Fischer)
15. Treetop Rock – 2:00 (Eveline Fischer)
16. Funky's Fugue – 2:18 (Robin Beanland)
17. Misty Menace – 2:30
18. Northern Hemispheres – 2:30 (Eveline Fischer)
19. Ice Cave Chant – 2:06 (Eveline Fischer)
20. Fear Factory – 2:11
21. Gang-Plank Galleon – 1:53
22. K. Rool's Cacophony – 0:24
23. The Credits Concerto – 2:16

24–48. – (silent)

49. End of Turn (the melody played when a turn ends)

50. End of Stage (the melody played when a stage is cleared)

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Rare: Scribes (December 21, 2005) at Internet Archive
   "Robin did Funky's Fugue, Eveline did Simian Segue, Candy's Love Song, Voices of the Temple, Forest Frenzy, Tree Top Rock, Northern Hemispheres and Ice Cave Chant, and the rest was the doing of Mr. Wise."
2. ^ Rare: The Tepid Seat - Rare Music Team (December 2004)