Editing Opening (Donkey Kong)

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{{redirect|Title BGM (Donkey Kong)|the musical theme from ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]''|[[Title BGM (Mario Bros.)]]|the musical theme from ''[[Super Mario World]]''|[[Title BGM (Super Mario World)]]}}
{{Theme infobox
|composer=[[Yukio Kaneoka]]
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|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' ([[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]) ([[List of games by date#1983|1983]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Tetris 99]]'' (45th Maximus Cup, cameo) (2025)
}}
"'''Opening'''"<ref>''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series Sound Tests</ref> is a musical theme composed by [[Yukio Kaneoka]] for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] version of ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''. It has become a recurring music theme throughout the ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' franchise, as well as some games in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise that include [[Donkey Kong]], most notably the ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' series. Sometimes it is combined with the game's start theme (itself derived from the ''{{wp|Dragnet (theme music)|Dragnet}}'' theme).

==Original==
In ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' for the NES, the theme, titled 「'''タイトルBGM'''」 (''Taitoru BGM'', "Title BGM"),<ref name=DK>''[[Game Sound Museum: Donkey Kong]]''</ref> plays on the title screen.

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}}

==Reuses==
The following list does not include ports or remakes of ''Donkey Kong''.
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
!width=20%|Game
!width=80%|Description
|-
|''[[Nintendo Land]]''
|"Opening" plays on the setup screen for [[Donkey Kong's Crash Course]].
|}

==Arrangements==
{{stub|section=y|Update for [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)]]}}
===''Donkey Kong'' (Atari 7800)===
Like the NES version, "Opening" plays on the title screen of the {{wp|Atari 7800}} port of ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', but it uses a different {{wp|SoundFont|soundfont}} due to hardware differences.

===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
====''Donkey Kong Country''====
{{Quote|Did you notice in DKC that my tune sounded like the title tune? How dare they! I'm worth two different tunes at least!|[[Cranky Kong]]|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''}}
''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' features an arrangement of "Opening", titled "'''Theme'''" in the official soundtrack ''[[DK Jamz]]'', that plays on the title screen. The arrangement includes an additional, original melody for the second part of the song. 

Another arrangement of "Opening" titled "'''Cranky's Theme'''" plays in [[Cranky's Cabin]]. Both arrangements were arranged by [[David Wise]].

"Theme" returns in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' and its [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch port]], where it is played on a phonograph in the secret exit of [[Canopy Chaos]].

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====''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''====
''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' features an arrangement by [[David Wise]] of "Theme" from ''Donkey Kong Country'', titled "'''Steel Drum Rhumba'''" in the game's [[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Original Soundtrack|the original soundtrack]], that plays on the file select screen. 

The game also includes an arrangement by David Wise of "Cranky's Theme" from ''Donkey Kong Country'' titled "'''Cranky's Conga'''" that plays in the [[Monkey Museum]].

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|title2=Cranky's Conga
|description2=The arrangement heard in ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest''
}}

====''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Color)====
The [[Game Boy Color]] remake of ''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' features {{wp|chiptune}} arrangements of "Theme" and "Cranky's Theme" from the original [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] version of ''Donkey Kong Country''.

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|title2=Cranky's Theme
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}}

====''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Advance)====
The [[Game Boy Advance]] remake of ''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' features arrangements of "Theme" and "Cranky's Theme" very similar to the versions heard in the original [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] version of ''Donkey Kong Country'', only using slightly different instrumentation.

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|description2=The arrangement heard in the Game Boy Advance version of ''Donkey Kong Country''
}}

====''Donkey Kong Country 2''====
''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]'', the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'', features arrangements of "Steel Drum Rhumba" and "Cranky's Conga" very similar to the versions heard in the original [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] game, only using slightly different instrumentation.

{{media table
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|file2=DKC2 GBA Cranky's Conga.oga
|title2=Cranky's Conga
|description2=The arrangement heard in ''Donkey Kong Country 2''
}}

====''Donkey Kong Country 3''====
A music box arrangement of "Theme" plays on the [[Game Over]] screen in the Game Boy Advance version of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'', replacing the ominous music box theme from the original SNES version.

====''Donkey Kong Country Returns''====
''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'', as well as the [[Nintendo 3DS]] port, ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'', and the [[Nintendo Switch]] port, ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD]]'', feature two arrangements of "Opening".

An arrangement of "Theme" from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' plays during the title screen.  It is titled 「'''ドンキーコングリターンズ'''」 (''Donkī Kongu Ritānzu'', "Donkey Kong Returns") in the game's [[Donkey Kong Returns Original Sound Track|official soundtrack]]. This arrangement returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', titled "'''Donkey Kong Country Returns'''", where it can be played on the [[Kongo Jungle (Super Smash Bros.)|Kongo Jungle 64]] stage, and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', where it can be played on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''-series and ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]''-series stage.

An arrangement of "Cranky's Theme" from ''Donkey Kong Country'' plays in [[Cranky Kong's Shop]]. It is titled 「'''クランキーコングの店'''」 (''Kurankī Kongu no Mise'', "Cranky Kong's Shop").

In ''[[Tetris 99]]'', the title screen arrangement is used for the ''Donkey Kong Country Returns HD'' theme while 11 to 50 players are active, while the Cranky Kong's Shop arrangement is used for the theme's winning results screen.

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|file2=Cranky Kong Donkey Kong Country Returns 2.oga
|title2=クランキーコングの店
|description2=The arrangement heard in Cranky Kong's Shop in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''
}}

====''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''====
The opening cutscene of ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' and its [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch port]] features an arrangement of "Opening" that combines elements of the ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' original and "Theme" from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''.

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|title1={{conjectural|Opening}}
|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''
}}

===''Donkey Kong Land 2''===
The file select screen of ''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]'' features a {{wp|chiptune}} arrangement by [[Grant Kirkhope]] of "Steel Drum Rhumba" from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''.

{{media table
|file1=DKL2 File Select.oga
|title1={{conjectural|File Select}}
|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Donkey Kong Land 2''
}}

===''Mario Tennis'' series===
Arrangements in the ''[[Mario Tennis (series)|Mario Tennis]]'' series were by [[Motoi Sakuraba]].

====''Mario Tennis'' (Nintendo 64)====
The [[Nintendo 64]] version of ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'' features two arrangements of "Opening", both by [[Motoi Sakuraba]]. The first arrangement can be heard on the [[Donkey Kong Court]], and the second arrangement plays during [[Donkey Kong]]'s trophy celebration.

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}}

====''Mario Tennis'' (Game Boy Color)====
The [[Game Boy Color]] version of ''[[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|Mario Tennis]]'' features a {{wp|chiptune}} version of the arrangement that plays on the [[Donkey Kong Court]] in the [[Nintendo 64]] version of ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]''. Like the Nintendo 64 original, this version was arranged by Motoi Sakuraba. This arrangement plays during the [[Banana Bunch (minigame)|Banana Bunch]] minigame and on the [[Jungle Court]].

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|description1=The arrangement heard in the Game Boy Color version of ''Mario Tennis''
}}

====''Mario Power Tennis''====
In ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' and its [[Wii]] port ''[[Mario Power Tennis#"New Play Control!" Series|New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis]]'', an arrangement of "Opening" plays during Donkey Kong's trophy celebration. 

===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series===
====''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''====
The title screen of ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' features a mashup arrangement of "Opening" and the "[[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)|Ground Theme]]" from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' The second credits theme also arranges "Opening", initially on its own before then adding elements of the "Ground Theme".

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}}

====''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis''====
The title screen of ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]'' features a {{wp|Swing (jazz performance style)|swing jazz}} mashup arrangement of "Opening" and the "[[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)|Ground Theme]]" from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' The credits theme also uses an arrangement based on the second credits theme from the first ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong''.

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}}

====''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!''====
The title screen of ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]'' features a {{wp|jazz}} arrangement of "Opening" and the "[[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)|Ground Theme]]" from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' in the key of {{wp|C major}}. It is similar to the arrangement heard on the title screen of ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]'', though this version is slightly slower.

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}}

====''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!''====
''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]'' features two arrangements of "Opening". The first is a {{wp|marching band}} mashup arrangement of "Opening" and the  "[[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)|Ground Theme]]" from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' in the key of {{wp|E-flat major|E♭ major}} that plays on the game's title screen. The main melody is played on {{wp|trumpet}} with {{wp|flute}}, {{wp|tuba}}, {{wp|snare drum}} and {{wp|cymbal}} accompaniment. It also includes a new extended melody not heard in previous ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' games.

The second arrangement can be heard on each level's results screen and is similar to the title screen theme, but it only includes the "Opening" portion, removing the ''Super Mario Bros.'' "Ground Theme". It is in the key of {{wp|G major}} and adds additional instrumentation every time it repeats. The first time is played only on {{wp|brass instrument|brass}} instruments with the main melody played on the trumpet, the second repetition adds snare drum percussion, the third repetition removes the trumpet and adds {{wp|Western concert flute|concert flute}} trills, and the fourth and final repetition adds the trumpet playing the main melody back into the mix.

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====''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars''====
The title screen of ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]'' features a mashup arrangement of "Opening" and the  "[[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)|Ground Theme]]" from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' extremely similar to the arrangement heard in ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]''. In this version, the main melody is played on the {{wp|violin}} rather than the trumpet.

This arrangement returns as a playable track in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', titled "'''Title Theme - Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars'''", where it can be played on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''-series and ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-series stage.

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|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars''
}}

====''Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge''====
The title screen of ''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]'' features an arrangement heard of the "Title Theme" from ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]'' with more {{wp|Reverberation|reverb}} and slightly different instrumentation.

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|title1=Title Screen
|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge''
}}

===''DK'' series===
====''DK: King of Swing''====
''[[DK: King of Swing]]'' features an arrangement of "Cranky's Theme" from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' that can be heard in [[Cranky's Lectures]].

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|description1=The arrangement heard in ''DK: King of Swing''
}}

====''DK: Jungle Climber''====
''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]'' features a new arrangement of "Cranky's Theme" from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''.

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|description1=The arrangement heard in ''DK: Jungle Climber''
}}

===''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''===
''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'' features a medley arrangement of "Opening" along with several themes and sound effects from ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' titled "[[Moustache, Barrel, and Gorilla]]".

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|file=DDRMM Moustache Barrel and Gorilla.oga
|title=Moustache, Barrel, and Gorilla
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''
}}

===''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''===
''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'' features an arrangement of "Opening" that plays in [[Cosmic Highway]]. This arrangement uses a very elongated version of the original melody played on the {{wp|synthesizer}} with frantic backing accompaniment.

Additionally, an arrangement of "Cranky's Theme" from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' plays in [[Cranky's Flight School]].

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|title1=Cosmic Highway
|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''
}}

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' features an arrangement of the theme, titled "'''Opening (Donkey Kong)'''". The arrangement also includes arrangements of the "Game Start" jingle, the [[25m]] level music, and the music that plays when [[Mario]] uses a [[Hammer]]. It can be played on the [[75 m (stage)|75 m]] stage. It was arranged by [[bulbapedia:Shota Kageyama|Shota Kageyama]], who would later go on to compose for games in the ''[[bulbapedia:Pokémon games|Pokémon]]'' series. 

This arrangement returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', where it can also be played on 75m, and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', now formatted as "'''Opening - Donkey Kong'''", where it can be played on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''- and ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]''-series stage.

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|title1=Opening (Donkey Kong)
|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''
}}

====''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''====
''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' features an arrangement of "Donkey Kong Country Returns" from [[Donkey Kong Country Returns|the game of the same name]] as a playable track titled "'''Donkey Kong Country Returns (Vocals)'''". It was arranged by [[Kenji Yamamoto]], the music supervisor for ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''. The arrangement adds an {{wp|electric guitar}} and vocals similar to those heard in [[Grassland Groove]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' to the instrumentation. It can be played on the [[Kongo Jungle (Super Smash Bros.)|Kongo Jungle 64]] stage. 

This arrangement returns in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', where it can be played on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''-series and ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]''-series stage.

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|file1=SSBWiiU Donkey Kong Country Returns Vocals.oga
|title1=Donkey Kong Country Returns (Vocals)
|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''
}}

===''WarioWare: D.I.Y.''===
''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]'' features a medley arrangement of several themes from the ''[[Donkey Kong (series)|Donkey Kong]]'' series as one of [[9-Volt]]'s [[Record (WarioWare: D.I.Y.)|Record]]s simply titled "Donkey Kong". The medley includes the "[[25m Theme]]" and "Opening" from ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' and the title theme from ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]''

===''Nintendo Land''===
''[[Nintendo Land]]'' features an arrangement of "Cranky's Theme" from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' that plays in all courses of [[Donkey Kong's Crash Course]].

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|file2=NL DKCC Jukebox 2.oga
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|description2=The arrangement heard in ''Nintendo Land''
}}

===''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle''===
In ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'', an arrangement of "Opening" is incorporated into the mid-boss theme from the [[Donkey Kong Adventure]] DLC. The theme also plays during battle preparations and in a cutscene when the gate opens in Donkey Kong Adventure.

{{media table
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|title1=Midboss Melody
|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle''
}}

===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', which was scored by [[Brian Tyler]], arrangements of various versions of "Opening" from multiple ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' games are interspersed throughout the track "Drivin' Me Bananas". The track begins with an arrangement of the backing melody from "Donkey Kong Country Returns" from [[Donkey Kong Country Returns|the game of the same name]], an arrangement of the original melody of "Opening" can be heard about halfway through, and the track ends with the second part of "Theme" from ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''.

"Drivin' Me Bananas" went unused in the movie, but is still included in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''.

==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
===Games===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!Work
!System
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|1983
|Original
|「タイトルBGM」 (''{{hover|Taitoru BGM|Title BGM}}'')<ref name=DK/>
|[[Yukio Kaneoka]]
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''
|{{wp|Atari 7800}}
|1988
|Arrangement
|「タイトルBGM」 (''{{hover|Taitoru BGM|Title BGM}}'')<ref name=DK/>
|
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|rowspan=2|1994
|rowspan=2|Arrangement
|"Theme"<ref name=DKC>''[[DK Jamz]]''</ref>
|rowspan=2|[[David Wise]]
|-
|"Cranky's Theme"<ref name=DKC/>
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
|rowspan=2|Super Nintendo Entertainment System
|rowspan=2|1995
|rowspan=2|Arrangement
|"Steel Drum Rhumba"<ref name=DKC2>''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Original Soundtrack]]''</ref>
|rowspan=2|David Wise
|-
|"Cranky's Conga"<ref name=DKC2/>
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''
|[[Game Boy]]
|1996
|Arrangement
|
|Grant Kirkhope
|-
|''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]''
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|2000
|Arrangement
|
|[[Motoi Sakuraba]]
|-
|''[[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|Mario Tennis]]''
|[[Game Boy Color]]
|2000
|Arrangement
|
|Motoi Sakuraba
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Donkey Kong Country]]''
|rowspan=2|Game Boy Color
|rowspan=2|2000
|rowspan=2|Arrangement
|"Theme"<ref name=DKC/>
|
|-
|"Cranky's Theme"<ref name=DKC/>
|
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong-e]]''
|Game Boy Advance [[e-Reader]]
|2002
|Original
|「タイトルBGM」 (''{{hover|Taitoru BGM|Title BGM}}'')<ref name=DK/>
|Yukio Kaneoka
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|rowspan=2|2003
|rowspan=2|Arrangement
|"Theme"<ref name=DKC/>
|
|-
|"Cranky's Theme"<ref name=DKC/>
|
|-
|''[[Classic NES Series|Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong]]''
|Game Boy Advance
|2004
|Original
|「タイトルBGM」 (''{{hover|Taitoru BGM|Title BGM}}'')<ref name=DK/>
|Yukio Kaneoka
|-
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''
|Game Boy Advance
|2004
|Arrangement
|
|[[Lawrence Schwedler]]
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]''
|rowspan=2|Game Boy Advance
|rowspan=2|2004
|rowspan=2|Arrangement
|"Steel Drum Rhumba"<ref name=DKC2/>
|
|-
|"Cranky's Conga"<ref name=DKC2/>
|
|-
|''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|2004
|Arrangement
|
|Motoi Sakuraba
|-
|''[[DK: King of Swing]]''
|Game Boy Advance
|2005
|Arrangement
|
|[[Takashi Kouga]]
|-
|''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]''
|Nintendo GameCube
|2005
|Arrangement
|"Moustache, Barrel, and Gorilla"
|
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]''
|Game Boy Advance
|2005
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]''
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|2006
|Arrangement
|
|Lawrence Schwedler
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''
|[[Wii]]
|2007
|Arrangement
|
|Takashi Kouga
|-
|''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''
|Nintendo DS
|2007
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|Wii
|2008
|Arrangement
|"Opening (Donkey Kong)"
|Shota Kageyama
|-
|''[[Mario Power Tennis#"New Play Control!" Series|New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis]]''
|Wii
|2009
|Past arrangement (''Mario Power Tennis'')
|
|Motoi Sakuraba
|-
|''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]''
|Nintendo DS
|2009
|Arrangement
|"Donkey Kong"
|
|-
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]''
|[[Nintendo DSi]]
|2009
|Arrangement
|
|Lawrence Schwedler
|-
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]''
|Nintendo DS
|2010
|Arrangement
|
|Lawrence Schwedler
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''
|rowspan=2|Wii
|rowspan=2|2010
|rowspan=2|Arrangement
|「ドンキーコングリターンズ」 (''{{hover|Donkī Kongu Ritānzu|Donkey Kong Returns}}'')<ref name=DKCR>''[[Donkey Kong Returns Original Sound Track]]''</ref>
|
|-
|「クランキーコングの店」 (''{{hover|Kurankī Kongu no Mise|Cranky Kong's Shop}}'')<ref name=DKCR/>
|
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Nintendo Land]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Wii U]]
|rowspan=2|2012
|Original
|
|Yukio Kaneoka
|-
|Arrangement
|
|[[Ryo Nagamatsu]]
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|rowspan=2|2013
|rowspan=2|Past arrangement (''Donkey Kong Country Returns'')
|「ドンキーコングリターンズ」 (''{{hover|Donkī Kongu Ritānzu|Donkey Kong Returns}}'')<ref name=DKCR/>
|
|-
|「クランキーコングの店」 (''{{hover|Kurankī Kongu no Mise|Cranky Kong's Shop}}'')<ref name=DKCR/>
|
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''
|rowspan=2|Wii U
|rowspan=2|2014
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|Past arrangement (''Donkey Kong Country'')
|
|David Wise
|-
|rowspan=3|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|rowspan=3|Wii U
|rowspan=3|2014
|Arrangement
|"Donkey Kong Country Returns (Vocals)"
|Kenji Yamamoto
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'')
|"Opening (Donkey Kong)"
|Shota Kageyama
|-
|Past arrangement (''Donkey Kong Country Returns'')
|"Donkey Kong Country Returns"
|
|-
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]''
|Wii U, Nintendo 3DS
|2015
|Arrangement
|
|[[James Phillipsen]]
|-
|''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]''
|Wii U, Nintendo 3DS
|2016
|Arrangement
|
|James Phillipsen
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|rowspan=2|2018
|Past arrangement (''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' (Wii U))
|
|
|-
|Past arrangement (''Donkey Kong Country'')
|
|David Wise
|-
|''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|2018{{footnote|main|1}}
|Arrangement
|
|Grant Kirkhope
|-
|rowspan=4|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|rowspan=4|Nintendo Switch
|rowspan=4|2018
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'')
|"Opening - Donkey Kong"
|Shota Kageyama
|-
|Past arrangement (''Donkey Kong Country Returns'')
|"Donkey Kong Country Returns"
|
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'')
|"Donkey Kong Country Returns (Vocals)"
|Kenji Yamamoto
|-
|Past arrangement (''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars'')
|"Title Theme - Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars"
|James Phillipsen
|-
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|2024
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns HD]]''
|rowspan=2|Nintendo Switch
|rowspan=2|2025
|rowspan=2|Past arrangement (''Donkey Kong Country Returns'')
|「ドンキーコングリターンズ」 (''{{hover|Donkī Kongu Ritānzu|Donkey Kong Returns}}'')<ref name=DKCR>''[[Donkey Kong Returns Original Sound Track]]''</ref>
|
|-
|「クランキーコングの店」 (''{{hover|Kurankī Kongu no Mise|Cranky Kong's Shop}}'')<ref name=DKCR/>
|
|-
|}
{{footnote|note|1|Added in the [[Donkey Kong Adventure]] DLC}}

===Film and television===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!Work
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
|2023
|Arrangement
|"Drivin' Me Bananas"
|[[Brian Tyler]]
|}

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=タイトルBGM<ref name=DK/>
|JpnR=Taitoru BGM
|JpnM=Title BGM
}}

==References==
<references/>

{{Themes}}
{{DK}}
[[Category:Recurring themes]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong (game)]]
[[Category:Donkey Kong Country]]