The most memorable and best developed incarnation of this influence is вЂњDK Island SwingвЂќ, presenting what has become the unofficial Donkey Kong Country theme, reprised on future franchise titles. Where the Donkey Kong Country soundtrack sticks closest to conventions is in its use of vivacious swing jazz to underscore its jungle environment. Mostly though, Donkey Kong Country plays almost like an antithesis to the typically bouncy sound of 16-bit platformers. The soundtrack was one of the very first Western game scores to receive a commercial release вЂ“ on both sides of the Pacific.Д¬onsidering the lavish, intricate nature of the gameвЂ™s graphics, as well as its (initial) jungle setting, where would Wise and Fischer take the Donkey Kong Country soundtrack? Occasionally, they play to genre expectations. Fischer вЂ“ recently graduated from college вЂ“ on the other hand contributed seven compositions.

The latterвЂ™s contribution only extended to one track (вЂњFunkyвЂ™s FugueвЂќ) that Wise converted to run on the SNES. For the first time in RareвЂ™s history, David Wise was joined by co-composers: Eveline Fischer (now Novakovic) and Robin Beanland. While it was the gameвЂ™s quasi-3D graphics that made waves back in 1994, what has arguably aged better is the Donkey Kong Country soundtrack. More than nine million sold copies later, Donkey Kong Country had become a milestone in gaming history. What set the game on course for domination of the 1994 Christmas season were its ground-breaking graphics. ItвЂ™s probably safe to say that Donkey Kong Country was always destined to be a blockbuster. Donkey Kong Country Soundtrack (SNES), Robin Beanland / Eveline Fischer / David Wise, 1994

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