Donkey Kong Country Original Soundtrack ~DK Jamz~

Those of us who have played Donkey Kong Country for the SNES probably remember the great music it had. It fit whatever type of level you were playing and seemed to change dynamically in some instances. Now that cool music is on a CD that any fan of the game should have.

While the game and music are supposed to be jungle-based, only a few of the tracks sound like that. Nevertheless, the other tracks fit into whatever kind of level they should. Track 8 "Aquatic Ambiance" sounds really peaceful, as if you are swimming; "Northern Hemispheres" has a tone of imminent danger that quickly speeds up.

This CD doesn't go without its problems. At the end of each track, there is a single, fairly loud, split-second click. It is right at the end of the track and is very short, but is very annoying. I have no clue as to why it is there, but it is. Another small problem is at the beginning of track 3 "DK Island Swing", where you hear first the Rareware fanfare, and then the jungle music from the game. It's kind of annoying if you don't really care about the fanfare.

Fortunately the problems are redeemed by track 5 "Jungle Groove". This is the same as the earlier jungle song, but is updated with new instruments and sound effects that are completely different than what the SNES version has. This bonus track is definitely something to listen to along with the rest of the CD.