John Roberts Definitely a Top-5 in my opinion. The best final boss music of the series, and I loved all three of them. Honestly, the DKC3 final boss music is fantastic too. Best track of the game.
I almost feel like Stickerbush Symphony has to be excluded from all lists because its usually ALWAYS #1 ( which is it should be ) but it would open lists up to some other variety. There are actually alot of songs from DKC 3 that I really enjoy ( Water World, Hot Pursuit, Rocket Run, Big Boss Blues is SO good ). Two needed Bayou Boogie in there somewhere. Maybe even Rattle Battle's remix of Gangplank Galleon.
+Chancellor Thats the thing, there are so many good tracks! It was near impossible to include all that deserved it. Probably should have been a Top 20 :)
The number one was a given I guess... I never learned to appreciate it in-game, only after I heard that people like it a lot I listened to it more and got to like it too. Snakey Chantey, that's my personal number one! Every time I would play the game I couldn't wait to get to Rattle Battle just to hear that great song! It is such a lovely ray of light in the middle of the quite depressing swamp world. On this list I really like Forest Interlude and Mining Melancholy, others never stood out for me as much when I play the game. But great video, I really enjoyed watching it!
The thing that I really liked about the tune in Rattle Battle was the fusion between soundtrack and gameplay. They timed it so that the music would change from the kind of reedy and goofy things to the upbeat piano track just as you emerged out into the world as the snake, so it was a kind of "let's do what I do best" kind of moment. The music made you want to put on a show.
Its a shame Snakey Chantey wasn't in more than just one level. Great beat and it being similar to Gangplank galleon is pretty cool. I also didn't come to appreciate number one as well due to the levels being difficult. But listening to it by itself helps.
My personaly favorites are Gankplank Galleon because its Gankplank Galleon and Lockjaw Saga. For real when I was a child, i played this level only for the music.
+Clayton Grange You're not alone there; as I was _also_ disappointed with the GBA version of Donkey Kong Country 3's music, which is especially the case with the Water World musical tune in Underwater levels (i.e. Fish Food Frenzy) and the musical tune in Cave levels (i.e. Pot Hole Panic). I would figuratively kill someone in order to hear the original SNES version of the Underwater music of Donkey Kong Country 3 (along with the Lurchin enemy sound effects when they open and close their mouths) while I'm playing in the (currently) GBA-exclusive level: Ripcurl Reef! *[THIS IS AN IMPORTANT NOTE: I don't **_hate_** (or even dislike) the music that is played in the Underwater levels of Donkey Kong Country 3 on the GBA; but it's just that I like the SNES version of the Underwater music of Donkey Kong Country 3 better there, which is largely for nostalgic reasons and the reason that I don't like change sometimes.]*
I can't believe you guys didn't even mention the default DKC music. I think it plays on every first level, right? I mean, it's not complicated, but everyone knows it and it's hard not to bop around to it.
+Andrew Y. (That One GM) Oh you mean Jungle Japes? Yeah I thought about that one, but it would've talked about the same stuff I did in our Top 10 Donkey Kong Levels video, so it would've been pretty redundant
Would have been really mad if Stickerbush Symphony wasn't number one. Knew it from the beginning this song is just beyond awesome. Always thought it's called Bramble Blast but thats the level where it plays. :D
Interesting list, with an obvious final choice, though, considering how many people love that track. It's cool to see some of Novakovic's compositions end up on here, since people seem to hate her work. I have to say though that some aspects of the DKC soundtracks have always felt pretty cheesy to me, namely in 2, where I swear some of the tracks sound like Enigma and Vangelus's new age synth love child (Stickerbush is a prime example).
+MalcolmMalcontent haha yeah im definitely willing to admit that nostalgia probably plays a huge role in the list, but there really are some awesome tracks too
Great list. Honestly, I've been away from the series for sooo long, I kind of forgotten the music entirely. Thanks for reminding me of how awesome the music was.
My four favorites from each game, from worst to best: DKC1: Bad Boss Boogie (29/8 time signature and absolutely frantic), Northern Hemispheres (perfectly captures the feeling of being in a blizzard), Aquatic Ambiance (one of the most relaxing pieces of music I've ever heard), Fear Factory (pressure and the choral bit halfway through). DK Land (the only DK Land game with original tunes): Chimpanzee Clouds (makes you feel like you're in the sky), K. Rool's Acid Punk (pretty awesome boss theme), Ancient Beaver Bop (a catchier and better Voices of the Temple), Great Girder Grapple (it just feels so epic and cathartic, and most of it is in the weird key A-flat minor). DKC2: Bayou Boogie (incredibly calm), Forest Interlude (it feels so peaceful), Krook's March (the build-up in the tune and to the final boss is amazing), Mining Melancholy (I love unconventional percussion--this is pickaxe percussion). DKC3 SNES: Northern Kremisphere (tense and foreboding, sounds like the Canadian wilderness), Rockface Rumble (took inspiration from Mining Melancholy and awesome electric guitar), Cascade Capers (feels like a dangerous waterfall, and nice note progression), Water World (suitably creepy for the underwater stages, plus, it's a waltz, and part of it is in the weird key of A-flat minor). DKC3 GBA: Cavern Caprice (makes for a great, quiet, cave atmosphere), Cascade Capers (sounds beautiful for waterfalls and weaker sound chip), Mill Fever (industrial, but interesting effects and great rhythm), Stilt Village (just beautiful, and an awesome first level tune). DKCR: Muncher Marathon (despite its short length, a great, frantic chase tune), Feather Fiend (one of the only decent boss themes in the game is tense, industrial-ish, and great), Mole Patrol (alternate Rocket Barrel theme, and pretty exciting), Mine Menace (main Rocket Barrel theme, jazzy, and made me love Rocket Barrels because I wanted to hear more). DKCTF: Seashore War (David Wise's new favorite tune he composed, and absolutely beautiful), Irate Eight (amazing chase music for an amazing chase--those drums and horns are epic), Frozen Frenzy (metallic percussion and elements from Fear Factory, Krook's March, and Mining Melancholy to create the best factory tune in the series), Stickerbush Symphony Returns (the quiet savannah feel and the real-sounding instruments make it beautiful, calm, relaxing, and my favorite tune in the entire series).
I just read an interview on a website called "Scarlet Moon Productions" with David Wise, and he refers to the song as "Sticker-brush Symphony" (hyphen included). So, personally, I think that is the actual title if that's what the composer calls it. Whatever it's called, though, I totally agree with it being at the top of the list. It is my favorite song, period. When I heard it for the first time, I actually just stopped, sat in one of the barrels and listened to it for a long time. That was the first time a video game song was actually good enough to make me stop playing. It was the Donkey Kong Country soundtracks that got me interested in video game music in general. I often run into people who tell me "video games are childish". One of my favorite ways of dealing with them is to send them to listen to "Stickerbrush Symphony". I don't think I've ever met someone who actively disliked it. :)
Pretty sure that's an electric guitar in Rockface Rumble, or at least it sounds like it. Also all my favorites are here, except for In a Snowbound Land, but at least it's an HM.
I knew that was going to be number one! Can´t disagree with that list, DKC music is second to none. It would be impossible for me to select only 10 favourites.
i LOVE dkc music, David Wise is just such a fucking legend man! edit: i love antdude as well, awesome to see you guys working together! i'd love to see more collabs like this
Oh man, you really can't go wrong with the DKC soundtrack, it's almost cliche at this point, but I still never ever get tired of listening to it. You're making me want to play through the series again. Thanks for the video. I liked most of the bottom 5 picks you chose, and I mostly agree. The top 5 of course were no brainers. My fave that didn't make it was Bayou Boogie. Yet another one that used background level sounds as part of the music. Amazing how well DKC2 especially executed that to integrate the music and the level perfectly. You should, at some point, feature the GBA DKC3 soundtrack in some way. The water track there is a remix of Aquatic Ambience that is quite good!
+Campo C Yeah! Seriously there are so many amazing tracks it would be so hard to fit on here. Several people have mentioned the GBA DKC3 OST I need to check it out!
+Campo C The Underwater music on the GBA version of Donkey Kong Country 3 isn't as good as the Underwater music of the original version of Donkey Kong Country 3 on the SNES in my opinion.
Great list! You both are amazing UA-camrs! And, SnomaN, I'm always super happy when Donkey Kong Month comes aroundLike no one else has a Donkey Kong month and I LOVE THE DONKEY KONG SERIES SO MUCHAND YOU DO A WHOLE MONTH OF DONKEY KONG AND ITS GREAT#proud
Ohh man you guys listed all of my favorite songs! I still listen to the DKC trilogy's soundtrack often and love it to death. Your reasons for including each song in the top 10 were really good, too. My personal top five are Mining Melancholy, Rockface Rumble, Disco Train, Gang-Plank Galleon and Forest Interlude . I also really like Frosty Frolics and Stickerbush Symphony, even though the latter made me cry back then lol Also, Stronghold Showdown, even though really short, sounds really epic.
Excellent list, I love me some DKC tracks! It'd be some time before I could separate which ones I like the most though... I like them all so much I always have liked Frosty Frolics from DKC3, it sort of matches how those snow levels get gradually closer to a full blown blizzard I guess? :)
Great list and very nostalgic for me. I never got the soundtracks but when I saw the title of the video Stickerbush came to mind immediately. I might even be suspicious of any list that doesn't rank it first.
Some games have so many good tracks I played them just to listen to the music!! I really like DKC songs, but my favourite game that has songs like non other is JazzJack Rabbit 2. Those childhood memories... Anyways, thank you for the awesome video!!
Not gonna lie, I saw this video's title and thought it was talking about the very musical-focused CGI cartoon series, but a top 10 level soundtracks is awesome too.
I know that, it's just that I'm sick and tired of hearing one is better than the others for really bad reasons, especially with all the hate DKC3 gets (my favourite) and your video turned out to be a much needed breath of fresh air for the DKC community. People shouldn't let opinion cloud fact, the two games are equal and have their own advantages.
My favorites aren't too different from the ones in this list, though I'd also have to include Busted Bayou from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. So glad to hear David Wise return, hopefully they'll bring him back for another future DK game.
No Jungle Japes? ;-; Also I think as great as Baby Bowser and and Gangplank Galleon are, World Revolution from Chrono Trigger is the best SNES final boss theme.
+AwesomeCauliflower68 Haha yeah, this, and I do think they make a conscious effort to make them memorable if you are going to be stuck on them for awhile. I think of the battle themes from Mario RPG or Paper Mario: they are INCREDIBLY catchy, which is good because you hear them like hundreds of times over the course of the game, if they were annoying, you wouldn't have liked the game as much. But it also helps that David Wise is a genius ;)
I was gonna be legit upset if Stickerbush Symphony wasn't #1. Also... uh, yeah. Count me in with everybody who thought it was "Stickerbrush." Whoops. I actually get really emotional listening to it. Always my favorite DKC song.
@@snomangaming well, I suppose that about excuses it. However, speaking as someone who would include dkc returns in my top 10 best video game OSTs of all time, would you consider another top 10 featuring those games only? Wouldnt have to be in the near future.
This is one hard top 10 list to make. DKC2 is by far my favorite game soundtrack and the game I come back to most often, And it's been over 20 years. But I agree with no. 1.
Some other songs I love not mentioned are Fear Factory, DK Island Swing, Bad Boss Boogie, Bayou Boogie, Run Rambi Run, Lost World Anthem, and Crocodile Cacophony.
I remember Stickerbush Symphony mostly because I had to play through those levels so many times I eventually perfected it, and I was the only person around that could actually complete them so after a point I just started really liking the levels, and especially the music.
Yo boys! This was a solid list that I can respect even with a few surprises in it. BUT YO. YOU'RE MISSING ALL THE GOOD SONGS FROM THE BEGINNING OF DKC2. Snakey Chantey, Jib Jig, and so on. ALSO. WHY IN A SNOWBOUND LAND DID YOU SHOW ENGUARDE FOOTIE? C'MON SNO. Still a solid vid tho. Look deeper into the DKC lore.
Literally brought tears to me, I miss those days of my childhood where life was just easy and better. So Proud that Stuckerbush symphony got #1 I saw it coming
According to the books, Treetop Village was where the songs originally lived before the kremlings took it over, presumably during the great Kong-Kremling War.
I was literally looking everywhere for the song that went "Do deu-du-deu, deu-du-deu, deu-du-deu-dyu", I looked through the entire Ninja Gaiden and Street Fighter 2 OSTs, only to find it here (to clarify, it was Gangplank Galleon)
K Rool Duel, Funky Flightdkc1, Life in the Mines, Fear Factory, Run Rambi Run, Lost World, Snakey Chantey, Flight of the Zinger are among my favorates.
Anyway, pretty good list, but how come there isn't a SINGLE track from Tropical Freeze? Honestly, that has my favorite soundtrack in the entire DKC series, no, of all time. Amiss Abyss, Seashore War, Busted Bayou, Wing Ding, Frosty Fruits, Forest Folly... So many amazing songs.
+Natok the Dragon [PresStarToPlay] The only reason, is because it would have made it WAY too hard to cut down to a Top 10. TF has some AMAZING tracks, but it would have made the list a top 20 easily haha
My favorite song is Scorch 'N' Torch from Tropical Freeze, because to me it is one of the first songs in the game to let you know that this isn't going to be an easy game and also it matches the level really wel, because the song sounds deadly and the level is a savannah on fire
+snomaN Gaming I tried to buy DKC Tropical Freeze today but it would take up 11.3 GB of the 21.1 I had left on my Wii U so i bought paper Mario and LoZ : Majora's mask and I'm playing DKC 1,2 and 3 again.... For the like thousandth time
>horn solo
That's a guitar m8.
Actually, I'm pretty sure it's the SNES' soundchip.
>steeldrums
that's a marimba you're hearing buddy
And that’s a picture of a trumpet.
Exactly. That is supposed to be a guitar tone made in the chip. It's the same from Gangplank Galleon.
I just came here for the creepy slug thing.
+TheLonelyGoomba Haha it really is one of my favorite things :P
TheLonelyGoomba cool down dude
I came for the suprise colonoscopy
Oh yeah
The slug is called Squirt.
You're welcome
Can't stand AntDude's voice tbh.
+AntDude Same fam. Wouldn't have him back/10
I think He should be in more of SnomaN videos TBH
+AntDude Wait, that's a Horn solo in Rockface Rumble? I thought that was an electric guitar solo when I was a kid.
+TheMexicanLynx It is an electric guitar.
***** Yeah, a sampled, compressed electric guitar, but an electric guitar none the less.
I'm really surprised Crocodile Cacophony (Kaptain K. Rool theme) wasn't on the list or an honorable mention.
John Roberts Definitely a Top-5 in my opinion. The best final boss music of the series, and I loved all three of them. Honestly, the DKC3 final boss music is fantastic too. Best track of the game.
Rainman316pwns I love all three final themes too. DKC3 is just so underrated because of it being overshadowed by the N64's release a few months prior.
Yeah it...Dunn Dunn dun dun... is awesome...Dunn dun dun dun dun dun Dunn, I mean.. nau nau nau nau nau nau.. I can’t. du du du dun stop humming it...
Crocodile cacophony is my #1
@@LordRetro-zh7er It's a lot more sinister and just as catchy as Gang plank Galleon.
Windmill Hills from Tropical Freeze is like David Wise's triumphant return
+Mario Oh man it was so great to have him back for some tracks in TF, they are phenomenal!
i like mangrove swing and busted bayou from tf too
So true, my fav dkc track.
I've always loved Jib Jig. Not sure why, but it just sticks in my head. It was a perfect start to an awesome adventure.
That "horn" sounds more like an electric guitar. You can ever hear the snares as they're being played.
+Daandude1 Yeah you're not wrong
Frituur agreed
I almost feel like Stickerbush Symphony has to be excluded from all lists because its usually ALWAYS #1 ( which is it should be ) but it would open lists up to some other variety.
There are actually alot of songs from DKC 3 that I really enjoy ( Water World, Hot Pursuit, Rocket Run, Big Boss Blues is SO good ).
Two needed Bayou Boogie in there somewhere. Maybe even Rattle Battle's remix of Gangplank Galleon.
+Chancellor Thats the thing, there are so many good tracks! It was near impossible to include all that deserved it. Probably should have been a Top 20 :)
The number one was a given I guess... I never learned to appreciate it in-game, only after I heard that people like it a lot I listened to it more and got to like it too.
Snakey Chantey, that's my personal number one! Every time I would play the game I couldn't wait to get to Rattle Battle just to hear that great song! It is such a lovely ray of light in the middle of the quite depressing swamp world.
On this list I really like Forest Interlude and Mining Melancholy, others never stood out for me as much when I play the game. But great video, I really enjoyed watching it!
The thing that I really liked about the tune in Rattle Battle was the fusion between soundtrack and gameplay. They timed it so that the music would change from the kind of reedy and goofy things to the upbeat piano track just as you emerged out into the world as the snake, so it was a kind of "let's do what I do best" kind of moment. The music made you want to put on a show.
Yes indeed! Ahh I want to play it now XD
Its a shame Snakey Chantey wasn't in more than just one level. Great beat and it being similar to Gangplank galleon is pretty cool. I also didn't come to appreciate number one as well due to the levels being difficult. But listening to it by itself helps.
My personaly favorites are Gankplank Galleon because its Gankplank Galleon and Lockjaw Saga. For real when I was a child, i played this level only for the music.
What?! There are people out there who don't like DKC3's soundtrack? Am I one of the few who was disappointed with the GBA redo?
+Clayton Grange I definitely still enjoy it! I just feel like its the weakest of the 3.
+Clayton Grange
You're not alone there; as I was _also_ disappointed with the GBA version of Donkey Kong Country 3's music, which is especially the case with the Water World musical tune in Underwater levels (i.e. Fish Food Frenzy) and the musical tune in Cave levels (i.e. Pot Hole Panic). I would figuratively kill someone in order to hear the original SNES version of the Underwater music of Donkey Kong Country 3 (along with the Lurchin enemy sound effects when they open and close their mouths) while I'm playing in the (currently) GBA-exclusive level: Ripcurl Reef! *[THIS IS AN IMPORTANT NOTE: I don't **_hate_** (or even dislike) the music that is played in the Underwater levels of Donkey Kong Country 3 on the GBA; but it's just that I like the SNES version of the Underwater music of Donkey Kong Country 3 better there, which is largely for nostalgic reasons and the reason that I don't like change sometimes.]*
Yeah. Same.
I can't believe you guys didn't even mention the default DKC music. I think it plays on every first level, right? I mean, it's not complicated, but everyone knows it and it's hard not to bop around to it.
+Andrew Y. (That One GM) Oh you mean Jungle Japes? Yeah I thought about that one, but it would've talked about the same stuff I did in our Top 10 Donkey Kong Levels video, so it would've been pretty redundant
the buck bumble theme better be number 1
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Would have been really mad if Stickerbush Symphony wasn't number one. Knew it from the beginning this song is just beyond awesome. Always thought it's called Bramble Blast but thats the level where it plays. :D
+mimbob1 Yeah sometimes the song is the name of the level, and sometimes it has its own name haha! It is an awesome track tho :D
It's hard for me to not have Jungle Hijinx up there. Maybe because it's that first level, but it always gets me pumped up.
+Danny Kay Yeah it absolutely could've been on there, but I chose the level on my Top 10 Levels from last year so at least it got some recognition :)
Interesting list, with an obvious final choice, though, considering how many people love that track. It's cool to see some of Novakovic's compositions end up on here, since people seem to hate her work.
I have to say though that some aspects of the DKC soundtracks have always felt pretty cheesy to me, namely in 2, where I swear some of the tracks sound like Enigma and Vangelus's new age synth love child (Stickerbush is a prime example).
+MalcolmMalcontent haha yeah im definitely willing to admit that nostalgia probably plays a huge role in the list, but there really are some awesome tracks too
Great list. Honestly, I've been away from the series for sooo long, I kind of forgotten the music entirely. Thanks for reminding me of how awesome the music was.
+MoonSpirit YEAH the music is so great, really takes me back to my childhood
Yeah, I forgotten about my childhood as I grew up. Now I'm glad to be revisiting it.
don't know how Jungle Groove was left out, that is the song I hear anytime someone talks about DK
I used to be a Fan.................................but while watching this I transformed to an air conditioner lol
+thatguyRES oh my!
snomaN Gaming oh my snoman!
I think Bayou Boogie deserved to be here
Man, its so good. The DKC2 OST is god-tier
Damn right it is.
My four favorites from each game, from worst to best:
DKC1: Bad Boss Boogie (29/8 time signature and absolutely frantic), Northern Hemispheres (perfectly captures the feeling of being in a blizzard), Aquatic Ambiance (one of the most relaxing pieces of music I've ever heard), Fear Factory (pressure and the choral bit halfway through).
DK Land (the only DK Land game with original tunes): Chimpanzee Clouds (makes you feel like you're in the sky), K. Rool's Acid Punk (pretty awesome boss theme), Ancient Beaver Bop (a catchier and better Voices of the Temple), Great Girder Grapple (it just feels so epic and cathartic, and most of it is in the weird key A-flat minor).
DKC2: Bayou Boogie (incredibly calm), Forest Interlude (it feels so peaceful), Krook's March (the build-up in the tune and to the final boss is amazing), Mining Melancholy (I love unconventional percussion--this is pickaxe percussion).
DKC3 SNES: Northern Kremisphere (tense and foreboding, sounds like the Canadian wilderness), Rockface Rumble (took inspiration from Mining Melancholy and awesome electric guitar), Cascade Capers (feels like a dangerous waterfall, and nice note progression), Water World (suitably creepy for the underwater stages, plus, it's a waltz, and part of it is in the weird key of A-flat minor).
DKC3 GBA: Cavern Caprice (makes for a great, quiet, cave atmosphere), Cascade Capers (sounds beautiful for waterfalls and weaker sound chip), Mill Fever (industrial, but interesting effects and great rhythm), Stilt Village (just beautiful, and an awesome first level tune).
DKCR: Muncher Marathon (despite its short length, a great, frantic chase tune), Feather Fiend (one of the only decent boss themes in the game is tense, industrial-ish, and great), Mole Patrol (alternate Rocket Barrel theme, and pretty exciting), Mine Menace (main Rocket Barrel theme, jazzy, and made me love Rocket Barrels because I wanted to hear more).
DKCTF: Seashore War (David Wise's new favorite tune he composed, and absolutely beautiful), Irate Eight (amazing chase music for an amazing chase--those drums and horns are epic), Frozen Frenzy (metallic percussion and elements from Fear Factory, Krook's March, and Mining Melancholy to create the best factory tune in the series), Stickerbush Symphony Returns (the quiet savannah feel and the real-sounding instruments make it beautiful, calm, relaxing, and my favorite tune in the entire series).
no fear factory? come on
+Stephen Weir Yeah that is another good one. Too many good songs! :(
I just read an interview on a website called "Scarlet Moon Productions" with David Wise, and he refers to the song as "Sticker-brush Symphony" (hyphen included). So, personally, I think that is the actual title if that's what the composer calls it. Whatever it's called, though, I totally agree with it being at the top of the list. It is my favorite song, period. When I heard it for the first time, I actually just stopped, sat in one of the barrels and listened to it for a long time. That was the first time a video game song was actually good enough to make me stop playing. It was the Donkey Kong Country soundtracks that got me interested in video game music in general. I often run into people who tell me "video games are childish". One of my favorite ways of dealing with them is to send them to listen to "Stickerbrush Symphony". I don't think I've ever met someone who actively disliked it. :)
Haha that's interesting I'll have to look at that interview :P
Pretty sure that's an electric guitar in Rockface Rumble, or at least it sounds like it. Also all my favorites are here, except for In a Snowbound Land, but at least it's an HM.
+BB5 Productions Yeah its probably an electric guitar, good stuff tho!
I'd have put Jungle Hijinx (or whatever the official name is) on the list not just for being iconic, but for being just that damn catchy.
I knew that was going to be number one! Can´t disagree with that list, DKC music is second to none. It would be impossible for me to select only 10 favourites.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THE #1 PICK WASN'T STICKERBRUSH?! THIS LIST IS INSANE!!!
Oh wait but it was
@@WCircuit7224 nah, that was stickerbush ;P
DK MONTH HYPE! Love the list guys! Great selections. it's like David Wise is serenading to us.
+BladedSK Haha yeah man! Thank you :)
So were you not including Tropical Freeze or...
Yeah I should have mentioned at the beginning, but this was a DKC1-3 list only, otherwise it would've been even harder to pick the list :P
+snomaN Gaming Makes sense. One thing though, what are some of your favorite tracks from Tropical Freeze?
I love the remixes from original trilogy songs like Lockjaw's Saga, etc. But also Grassland Groove and Forest Folly
Wing Ding and the Staff Roll are my favs.
Caden Flanagan busted bayou, windmill hill and scorch n torch are incredible
My bandmates and I cite DKC and Mega Man X as among our biggest songwriting influences so it's always fun to revisit the songs in this context.
This was so wonderful to watch, it brought tears to my eyes! All the childhood nostalgia, and of course the tracks being pure masterpieces!
i LOVE dkc music, David Wise is just such a fucking legend man! edit: i love antdude as well, awesome to see you guys working together! i'd love to see more collabs like this
Agreed!
+ahbeef Yeah David Wise is a legend, for real!
Oh man, you really can't go wrong with the DKC soundtrack, it's almost cliche at this point, but I still never ever get tired of listening to it. You're making me want to play through the series again. Thanks for the video.
I liked most of the bottom 5 picks you chose, and I mostly agree. The top 5 of course were no brainers. My fave that didn't make it was Bayou Boogie. Yet another one that used background level sounds as part of the music. Amazing how well DKC2 especially executed that to integrate the music and the level perfectly.
You should, at some point, feature the GBA DKC3 soundtrack in some way. The water track there is a remix of Aquatic Ambience that is quite good!
+Campo C Yeah! Seriously there are so many amazing tracks it would be so hard to fit on here. Several people have mentioned the GBA DKC3 OST I need to check it out!
+Campo C
The Underwater music on the GBA version of Donkey Kong Country 3 isn't as good as the Underwater music of the original version of Donkey Kong Country 3 on the SNES in my opinion.
Great list! You both are amazing UA-camrs!
And, SnomaN, I'm always super happy when Donkey Kong Month comes aroundLike no one else has a Donkey Kong month and I LOVE THE DONKEY KONG SERIES SO MUCHAND YOU DO A WHOLE MONTH OF DONKEY KONG AND ITS GREAT#proud
+yesiamthebaker Hey thanks, I love DK Month too, it's my favorite time of year! ;)
+snomaN Gaming
...and it is only about 2 weeks and 3 days before it starts once again in time!!! :O :D
I have a few of these on my mp3 player. That's how much I love the DK soundtrack
Music is one of my favorite parts of all games!
Couldn't disagree with this list at all
DKC just has such great soundtracks, its hard to not love :)
Where is DK Island Swing?! Come on! It's a masterpiece!
Surprised you didn't mention DKC3 GBA. There are some amazing tracks in the remake like Water World, Treetop tumble and Mill Fever.
+Allx360 Yeah! A lot of people have been mentioning that, I listened to a little bit of it and it was really good!
#1, Island Swing (DKC) but every version kick ass
My List is
10) Lockjaw's Saga
9) In A Snow-Bound Land
8) Mine Cart Madness
7) Forest Interlude
6) Mining Melancholy
5) Funky's Fugue
4) DKC Theme
3) Gangplank Galleon
2) Snakey Chantey
1) Stickerbush Symphony
+Christopher Ma Great list! Yeah, so many good songs in the series
Ohh man you guys listed all of my favorite songs! I still listen to the DKC trilogy's soundtrack often and love it to death. Your reasons for including each song in the top 10 were really good, too. My personal top five are Mining Melancholy, Rockface Rumble, Disco Train, Gang-Plank Galleon and Forest Interlude . I also really like Frosty Frolics and Stickerbush Symphony, even though the latter made me cry back then lol Also, Stronghold Showdown, even though really short, sounds really epic.
+Lulles Yeah there are SO many good tracks in the series I love it
i just like that snowman is always positive to a game or video
+Erik Games I really try to be positive :)
Great!I love this saga,and I beated when i was a kid :)
+Jossy201 TRM Me too!
Two of my favourite you tubers collide. It's a miracle!!
hehe glad you enjoyed :)
Excellent list, I love me some DKC tracks! It'd be some time before I could separate which ones I like the most though... I like them all so much
I always have liked Frosty Frolics from DKC3, it sort of matches how those snow levels get gradually closer to a full blown blizzard I guess? :)
+Petronious YEAH I actually love that song lol, the bass is so good in it
Lockjaw's Saga had bitchin' drums.
+ThatOneGuy Haha its definitely a good one!
Great list and very nostalgic for me. I never got the soundtracks but when I saw the title of the video Stickerbush came to mind immediately. I might even be suspicious of any list that doesn't rank it first.
+seedofwonder Haha or at least rank it at all, its such a good song
sweet vid. Thanks for bringing me back to memory lane.
11:52 Ahhh... I could listen to this forev- 11:54 ...Wha- seriously? You cut off from Stickerbrush (or StickerBUsh) Symphony to the DK Rap? Oh, man...
Some games have so many good tracks I played them just to listen to the music!!
I really like DKC songs, but my favourite game that has songs like non other is JazzJack Rabbit 2. Those childhood memories...
Anyways, thank you for the awesome video!!
+ロロノアゾロ YEAH I mean, just any tracks that take us way back to childhood are fantastic :) Its a cool feeling!
Not gonna lie, I saw this video's title and thought it was talking about the very musical-focused CGI cartoon series, but a top 10 level soundtracks is awesome too.
Finally, a DKC video that isn't biased against either DKC2 or DKC3.
Finally, a video that treats both equally.
+IndustrialKAOS The whole series has great music honestly
I know that, it's just that I'm sick and tired of hearing one is better than the others for really bad reasons, especially with all the hate DKC3 gets (my favourite) and your video turned out to be a much needed breath of fresh air for the DKC community. People shouldn't let opinion cloud fact, the two games are equal and have their own advantages.
My favorites aren't too different from the ones in this list, though I'd also have to include Busted Bayou from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. So glad to hear David Wise return, hopefully they'll bring him back for another future DK game.
+DevaAshera Yeah I'm so glad DW came back :)
amiss abyss from dkctf
No Jungle Japes? ;-; Also I think as great as Baby Bowser and and Gangplank Galleon are, World Revolution from Chrono Trigger is the best SNES final boss theme.
+Celuan1999 Haha nice! Still need to play that one
I always love how the most memorable tracks are always on those hard levels or those almost impossible boss fights.
There memorable because you hear them over and over again death after death, and that there amazing songs.
+AwesomeCauliflower68 Haha yeah, this, and I do think they make a conscious effort to make them memorable if you are going to be stuck on them for awhile. I think of the battle themes from Mario RPG or Paper Mario: they are INCREDIBLY catchy, which is good because you hear them like hundreds of times over the course of the game, if they were annoying, you wouldn't have liked the game as much. But it also helps that David Wise is a genius ;)
I never actually realized that the Rockface Rumble horn solo incorporates a variation of Mining Melancholy into it. Great rating!
I was gonna be legit upset if Stickerbush Symphony wasn't #1. Also... uh, yeah. Count me in with everybody who thought it was "Stickerbrush." Whoops.
I actually get really emotional listening to it. Always my favorite DKC song.
+Sailor Eli It's my favorite for sure, maybe even my favorite VG song of all time!
snomaN Gaming Totally agree, just because of how good the song is, plus all the nostalgia behind it.
Great list guys. Shame there wasn't any Returns or Tropical Freeze tracks but there is just too many amazing DKC tracks.
+AwesomeCauliflower68 Yeah I think the only reason I didnt include them was to make it easier to decide which tracks to include haha!
@@snomangaming well, I suppose that about excuses it. However, speaking as someone who would include dkc returns in my top 10 best video game OSTs of all time, would you consider another top 10 featuring those games only? Wouldnt have to be in the near future.
How the fuck do you confuse a horn with an electric guitar?!
This is one hard top 10 list to make. DKC2 is by far my favorite game soundtrack and the game I come back to most often, And it's been over 20 years.
But I agree with no. 1.
Some other songs I love not mentioned are Fear Factory, DK Island Swing, Bad Boss Boogie, Bayou Boogie, Run Rambi Run, Lost World Anthem, and Crocodile Cacophony.
+Mandilore Yeah so many awesome tracks! Fear Factory almost made the cut, thats a great one
I remember Stickerbush Symphony mostly because I had to play through those levels so many times I eventually perfected it, and I was the only person around that could actually complete them so after a point I just started really liking the levels, and especially the music.
Great list man!
+Mister Renek Hey thanks!
There is no room for any dkc3 songs on here
No love for Forest Frenzy?
Great video. I'm surprised that the snow level music from DKC1 didn't even make an honorable mention.
That is some good stuff! I do love me some snow levels
The music from those levels are amazing.
Dkc 3 gets overlook. Cavern caprice is my favourite from that game.
No tracks from the GBA version of DKC3!? Some of those tracks are awesome!
You could totally do a top 50 Donkey Kong Country songs list. Greatest soundtrack ever.
+Skeemac For real! I definitely could. Theres so many awesome tracks
That's a pretty nice and solid channel! how do you have so few subs? you deserve a bunch more!
+Irwing Delgado Hehe and here I thought 30k was a lot! But hey maybe one day ;)
In a snowbound land surely had to be on the list, that song is amazing.
Yo boys! This was a solid list that I can respect even with a few surprises in it. BUT YO. YOU'RE MISSING ALL THE GOOD SONGS FROM THE BEGINNING OF DKC2. Snakey Chantey, Jib Jig, and so on. ALSO. WHY IN A SNOWBOUND LAND DID YOU SHOW ENGUARDE FOOTIE? C'MON SNO.
Still a solid vid tho. Look deeper into the DKC lore.
+PerrydactylShow LOL It's still a level that plays that song PERRY it's the best I could do!
Literally brought tears to me, I miss those days of my childhood where life was just easy and better. So Proud that Stuckerbush symphony got #1 I saw it coming
According to the books, Treetop Village was where the songs originally lived before the kremlings took it over, presumably during the great Kong-Kremling War.
Really??? No Mine Cart Madness?! That was the one song from DKC 1 That stuck to my head years after last playing the game!!!!
Pretty spot on list.
I just started watching AntDude's videos, so this is an awesome collab :)
+Ben Stegner Yeah hes an awesome dude
I was literally looking everywhere for the song that went "Do deu-du-deu, deu-du-deu, deu-du-deu-dyu", I looked through the entire Ninja Gaiden and Street Fighter 2 OSTs, only to find it here (to clarify, it was Gangplank Galleon)
Mangoruby run, the mole train, mugly's mound, treetop rock returns, and mine menace are my favorites
i shower you with coconut cream pies...
+Yollom Oh no...don't bring that in here!!
K Rool Duel, Funky Flightdkc1, Life in the Mines, Fear Factory, Run Rambi Run, Lost World, Snakey Chantey, Flight of the Zinger are among my favorates.
I have the exact same top five, just a slightly different order. Well done
+Nathan Massey Thanks :) Great tracks!
You can see at 1:25 he appears to have missed the checkpoint barrel and tries to go back and get it but fails.
Stickerbush Symphony
Makes me wanna cry 😭
And for sure, the number one is THE BEST. I always listen that song to relax, just love it.
All these are wonderful.
I am so amazed that Antdude is in this video Antdude is awesome love his videos And this list was Great
Came here to make sure sticker brush symphony was first
*SO THEY'RE FINALLY BACK*
Anyway, pretty good list, but how come there isn't a SINGLE track from Tropical Freeze? Honestly, that has my favorite soundtrack in the entire DKC series, no, of all time. Amiss Abyss, Seashore War, Busted Bayou, Wing Ding, Frosty Fruits, Forest Folly... So many amazing songs.
+Natok the Dragon [PresStarToPlay] The only reason, is because it would have made it WAY too hard to cut down to a Top 10. TF has some AMAZING tracks, but it would have made the list a top 20 easily haha
Ah, I see. That makes sense, the series has so many amazing tracks. Though I wouldn't mind if it were a top 20 or 30.
Best TOP 10 songs in UA-cam
In rock face rymble that's a 16 bit guitar
Is the final video for DK Month really just a video recording of a colonoscopy procedure on Squawks? Please say yes,
+ChrisTheFields Next week's DK Month video: Rambi performing the colonscopy.
Very nice. Congratz!
I totally agree the Stickerbush Symphony is absolutly the best!
Rocksteady rumble is an arrangment of life in the mines which is actually an arrangment of aquatic ambience
My favorite song is Scorch 'N' Torch from Tropical Freeze, because to me it is one of the first songs in the game to let you know that this isn't going to be an easy game
and also it matches the level really wel, because the song sounds deadly and the level is a savannah on fire
Um.... Oil drum alley? Maybe? Or Factory from Dkc returns?
+Lucas Been Yeah that one was super good too DANGIT so many good tracks!
+snomaN Gaming I tried to buy DKC Tropical Freeze today but it would take up 11.3 GB of the 21.1 I had left on my Wii U so i bought paper Mario and LoZ : Majora's mask and I'm playing DKC 1,2 and 3 again.... For the like thousandth time
No love for the original Mine cart song?
+B Huse Its pretty good too, so many awesome tracks