In 1995, Nintendo and Rare releasedDonkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Questfor the Super Nintendo, and it quickly became one of the best platformers on the console. This is due to several reasons, but one of the biggest ones is composer David Wise’s beautiful soundtrack.
Fortunately, longtime fans of the series can now finally listen to this groundbreaking score in an official manner. Some people on social media websites likeRedditorTwitter/Xquickly noticed that Nintendo just added the entireDonkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Questto its new music app, Nintendo Music. In case you missed it, the gaming giantannounced and released this app less than a week ago, and the firstDonkey Kong Country‘s soundtrack was already on its catalog from the get-go.
Does Donkey Kong Country 2 really have one of the best video game soundtracks?
The video game industry is brimming with high quality music scores created by some of the most talented and brilliant music artists in the world, so saying that a game likeDonkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Questhas one of the best soundtracks feels like quite a tall claim. Nevertheless,many Nintendo fans consider this to be true, and for good reason.
The key word related to David Wise’s amazingDKC2soundtrack is “versatility”: The title screen theme,K. Rool Returns, is mysterious and intriguing, the early pirate-themed levels have a lighthearted tune in them titledKlomp’s Romp, later on there’s a challenging but charming disco-themed on-rails level that features a catchy song fittingly titledDisco Trainand, of course, we can’t forget aboutStickerbrush Symphony,one of the most breathtakingly beautiful and magical songs ever put in a video game.
And that’s not all, because this game has one incredible music track after another, likeCrocodile Cacophony,Forest Interlude,Hot-Head Bop,In a Snow-Bound Landand much more. Do yourself a favor today and open your Nintendo Music app to give some of these amazing tunes a listen. Or, alternatively, you can also experienceDonkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Questby yourself on the SNES catalog of the Nintendo Switch Online service.
