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[[File:DKC SNES Aquatic Ambiance.oga|thumb|"Aquatic Ambiance" in ''Donkey Kong Country'']]
{{Theme infobox
"'''Aquatic Ambiance'''"<ref name="DK Jamz">''[[DK Jamz]]''</ref> is a theme composed by [[David Wise]] and heard in certain underwater levels in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' games. It is heard in all underwater levels of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' and [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|its Game Boy Advance port]]: [[Coral Capers]], [[Clam City]], [[Croctopus Chase]], and [[Poison Pond]].
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|file=[[File:DKC SNES Aquatic Ambiance.oga]]<br>"Aquatic Ambiance" in ''Donkey Kong Country''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[List of games by date#1994|1994]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
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"'''Aquatic Ambiance'''"<ref name=Jamz>''[[DK Jamz]]'' tracklist</ref> is a theme composed by [[David Wise]] and is heard in many underwater levels in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' games. It first appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', where it can be heard in all underwater levels.
 
==Reuses==
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|''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]])
|"Aquatic Ambiance" plays in the levels [[Coral Capers]], [[Clam City]], [[Croctopus Chase]], and [[Poison Pond]].
|}


==Arrangements==
==Arrangements==
===''Donkey Kong Land''===
===''Donkey Kong Land''===
Due to the hardware limitations of the [[Game Boy]], ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'' features a heavily {{wp|chiptune}} arrangement of "Aquatic Ambiance" in [[Reef Rampage]] and [[Nautilus Chase]]. This arrangement is also included in [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|the Game Boy Color port]] of ''Donkey Kong Country''.
''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'' features a heavily {{wp|chiptune}} arrangement of "Aquatic Ambiance" due to the hardware limitations of the [[Game Boy]]. It plays in [[Reef Rampage]] and [[Nautilus Chase]].  
 
This arrangement is also included in [[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|the Game Boy Color port]] of ''Donkey Kong Country''.


===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
====''Donkey Kong Country 3''====
====''Donkey Kong Country 3''====
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' (the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'') an arranged version of "Aquatic Ambiance" plays in the opening cutscene as well as the title screen.
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' (the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''), an arrangement of "Aquatic Ambiance" is incorporated into the theme heard during the game's opening cutscene and title screen.


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|file=DKC3 GBA OST Intro Tune 2.oga
|title1=Intro tune (2)
|title={{conjectural|Title}}
|description1=The "Aquatic Ambiance" portion of the intro tune heard in ''Donkey Kong Country 3''
|description=The "Aquatic Ambiance" section of the arrangement heard in ''Donkey Kong Country 3''
|length=0:30
}}
}}


====''Donkey Kong Country Returns''====
====''Donkey Kong Country Returns''====
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'', an arrangement (titled "'''Aquatic Ambiance Returns'''" in the music gallery) plays while riding the [[whale]] in [[Blowhole Bound]].
''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'' feature an arrangement of "Aquatic Ambiance," titled "'''Aquatic Ambiance Returns'''" in the music gallery, that plays while riding the [[whale]] in [[Blowhole Bound]].


====''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''====
====''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''====
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', an arrangement (titled "'''Mangrove Cove Underwater'''" in the music menu) plays during the underwater section of [[Mangrove Cove]]. Another arrangement can be heard in the underwater section of [[Trunk Twister]].
''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' and its  [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch port]] feature five arrangements of "Aquatic Ambiance." The first arrangement, titled "'''Mangrove Cove Underwater'''" in the music menu, plays during the underwater section of [[Mangrove Cove]].  
 
A second arrangement, titled "Aquatic Ambiance Returns," plays in the deeper underwater section of [[Deep Keep]], the entire underwater section of [[Current Capers]], and the entirety of [[Shoal Atoll]]. This arrangement sounds closer to the original version of "Aquatic Ambiance." Though it shares a title with the arrangement from ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'', it is a completely unique arrangement.  


A third arrangement, this time sounding closer to the original arrangement and also titled "Aquatic Ambiance Returns" in the music menu, plays in the deeper underwater section of [[Deep Keep]], the entire underwater section of [[Current Capers]], and the entirety of [[Shoal Atoll]].
A third arrangement can be heard in the underwater section of [[Trunk Twister]].


A fourth arrangement combining this theme with "Lockjaw's Saga" from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]'' can be heard in the underwater sections of [[Irate Eight]] and [[Rockin' Relics]].  
The fourth is a medley arrangement of "Aquatic Ambiance" and "Lockjaw's Saga" from ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. It can be heard in the underwater sections of [[Irate Eight]] and [[Rockin' Relics]].  


A fifth arrangement plays in the underwater sections of [[Panicky Paddles]].
A fifth arrangement plays in the underwater sections of [[Panicky Paddles]].
{{media table
{{media table
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|file1=DKCTF MangroveCoveUnderwater.oga
|title1=Mangrove Cove Underwater
|title1=Mangrove Cove Underwater
|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''
|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''
|length1=0:30
|file2=DKCTF AquaticAmbianceReturns.oga
|file2=DKCTF AquaticAmbianceReturns.oga
|title2=Aquatic Ambiance Returns
|title2=Aquatic Ambiance Returns
|description2=The arrangement heard in ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''
|description2=The arrangement heard in ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''
|length2=0:30
|file3=DKCTF TwisterUnderwater.oga
|file3=DKCTF TwisterUnderwater.oga
|title3={{conjectural|Trunk Twister Underwater}}
|title3={{conjectural|Trunk Twister Underwater}}
|description3=The arrangement heard in ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''
|description3=The arrangement heard in ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''
|length3=0:30
|file4=DKCTF LockjawAmbiance.oga
|file4=DKCTF LockjawAmbiance.oga
|title4={{conjectural|Irate Eight Underwater}}  
|title4={{conjectural|Irate Eight Underwater}}  
|description4= The "Aquatic Ambiance" portion of "Irate Eight" heard in ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''
|description4=The "Aquatic Ambiance" section of the arrangement heard in ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''
|length4=0:30
|file5=DKCTF SwingJuiceUnderwater.oga
|file5=DKCTF SwingJuiceUnderwater.oga
|title5={{conjectural|Swing Juice Underwater}}
|title5={{conjectural|Swing Juice Underwater}}
|description5=The arrangement heard in ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''
|description5=The arrangement heard in ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''
|length5=0:30
}}
}}


==List of ''Donkey Kong'' appearances==
==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
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!Year
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|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|1994
|1994
|Original
|Original
|"Aquatic Ambiance"
|"Aquatic Ambiance"<ref name=Jamz/>
|[[David Wise]]
|[[David Wise]]
|-
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''
|[[Game Boy]]
|1995
|1995
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
|
|
|
|<!--David Wise, Graeme Norgate (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[Game Boy Color]])
|''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Donkey Kong Country]]''
|[[Game Boy Color]]
|2000
|2000
|Past arrangement (''Donkey Kong Land'')
|Past arrangement (''Donkey Kong Land'')
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|
|-
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]])
|''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]''
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|2003
|2003
|Original
|Original
|"Aquatic Ambiance"
|"Aquatic Ambiance"<ref name=Jamz/>
|David Wise
|David Wise
|-
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]''
|Game Boy Advance
|2005
|2005
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
|
|
|
|David Wise
|-
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''
|[[Wii]]
|2010
|2010
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
|"Aquatic Ambiance Returns"
|"Aquatic Ambiance Returns"
|
|<!--Kenji Yamamoto, Minako Hamano, Masaru Tajima, Shinji Ushiroda, Daisuke Matsuoka (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|2013
|2013
|Past arrangement (''Donkey Kong Country Returns'')
|Past arrangement (''Donkey Kong Country Returns'')
|"Aquatic Ambiance Returns"
|"Aquatic Ambiance Returns"
|
|<!--Kenji Yamamoto, Minako Hamano, Masaru Tajima, Shinji Ushiroda, Daisuke Matsuoka (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|-
|rowspan=3|''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Wii U]])
|rowspan=3|''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''
|rowspan=3|[[Wii U]]
|rowspan=3|2014
|rowspan=3|2014
|Arrangement
|rowspan=3|Arrangement
|"Mangrove Cove Underwater"
|"Mangrove Cove Underwater"
|
|<!--David Wise, Kenji Yamamoto, Daisuke Matsuoka, Minako Hamano, Shinji Ushiroda, Riyu Tamura (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|-
|Arrangement
|"Aquatic Ambiance Returns"
|"Aquatic Ambiance Returns"
|
|<!--David Wise, Kenji Yamamoto, Daisuke Matsuoka, Minako Hamano, Shinji Ushiroda, Riyu Tamura (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|-
|Arrangement
|&nbsp;
|
|<!--David Wise, Kenji Yamamoto, Daisuke Matsuoka, Minako Hamano, Shinji Ushiroda, Riyu Tamura (specific arranger unknown)-->
|
|-
|-
|rowspan=3|''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]])
|rowspan=3|''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''
|rowspan=3|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|rowspan=3|2018
|rowspan=3|2018
|Past arrangement (''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'')
|rowspan=3|Past arrangement (''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' [Wii U])
|"Mangrove Cove Underwater"
|"Mangrove Cove Underwater"
|
|<!--David Wise, Kenji Yamamoto, Daisuke Matsuoka, Minako Hamano, Shinji Ushiroda, Riyu Tamura (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|-
|Past arrangement (''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'')
|"Aquatic Ambiance Returns"
|"Aquatic Ambiance Returns"
|
|<!--David Wise, Kenji Yamamoto, Daisuke Matsuoka, Minako Hamano, Shinji Ushiroda, Riyu Tamura (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|-
|Past arrangement (''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'')
|&nbsp;
|
|<!--David Wise, Kenji Yamamoto, Daisuke Matsuoka, Minako Hamano, Shinji Ushiroda, Riyu Tamura (specific arranger unknown)-->
|
|}
|}


===Soundtracks===
===Albums===
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|1994
|1994
|Original
|Original
|「水中レベル WATER MUSIC」 (''Suichū Reberu WATER MUSIC'')
|「水中レベル WATER MUSIC」 (''{{hover|Suichū Reberu WATER MUSIC|Underwater Level WATER MUSIC}}'')
|[[David Wise]]
|[[David Wise]]
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"Aquatic Ambiance"

"Aquatic Ambiance" in Donkey Kong Country
Composed by:
David Wise
First appearance Donkey Kong Country (1994)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch) (2018)

"Aquatic Ambiance"[1] is a theme composed by David Wise and is heard in many underwater levels in the Donkey Kong Country games. It first appears in Donkey Kong Country, where it can be heard in all underwater levels.

Reuses[edit]

Game Description
Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance) "Aquatic Ambiance" plays in the levels Coral Capers, Clam City, Croctopus Chase, and Poison Pond.

Arrangements[edit]

Donkey Kong Land[edit]

Donkey Kong Land features a heavily chiptune arrangement of "Aquatic Ambiance" due to the hardware limitations of the Game Boy. It plays in Reef Rampage and Nautilus Chase.

This arrangement is also included in the Game Boy Color port of Donkey Kong Country.

Donkey Kong Country series[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 3[edit]

In Donkey Kong Country 3 (the Game Boy Advance remake of Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!), an arrangement of "Aquatic Ambiance" is incorporated into the theme heard during the game's opening cutscene and title screen.

Audio.svg Title - The "Aquatic Ambiance" section of the arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 3
File infoMedia:DKC3 GBA OST Intro Tune 2.oga
0:30
Help:MediaHaving trouble playing?

Donkey Kong Country Returns[edit]

Donkey Kong Country Returns and Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D feature an arrangement of "Aquatic Ambiance," titled "Aquatic Ambiance Returns" in the music gallery, that plays while riding the whale in Blowhole Bound.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze[edit]

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and its Nintendo Switch port feature five arrangements of "Aquatic Ambiance." The first arrangement, titled "Mangrove Cove Underwater" in the music menu, plays during the underwater section of Mangrove Cove.

A second arrangement, titled "Aquatic Ambiance Returns," plays in the deeper underwater section of Deep Keep, the entire underwater section of Current Capers, and the entirety of Shoal Atoll. This arrangement sounds closer to the original version of "Aquatic Ambiance." Though it shares a title with the arrangement from Donkey Kong Country Returns, it is a completely unique arrangement.

A third arrangement can be heard in the underwater section of Trunk Twister.

The fourth is a medley arrangement of "Aquatic Ambiance" and "Lockjaw's Saga" from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. It can be heard in the underwater sections of Irate Eight and Rockin' Relics.

A fifth arrangement plays in the underwater sections of Panicky Paddles.

Audio.svg Mangrove Cove Underwater - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
File infoMedia:DKCTF MangroveCoveUnderwater.oga
0:30
Audio.svg Aquatic Ambiance Returns - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
File infoMedia:DKCTF AquaticAmbianceReturns.oga
0:30
Audio.svg Trunk Twister Underwater - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
File infoMedia:DKCTF TwisterUnderwater.oga
0:30
Audio.svg Irate Eight Underwater - The "Aquatic Ambiance" section of the arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
File infoMedia:DKCTF LockjawAmbiance.oga
0:30
Audio.svg Swing Juice Underwater - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
File infoMedia:DKCTF SwingJuiceUnderwater.oga
0:30
Help:MediaHaving trouble playing?

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Donkey Kong Country Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1994 Original "Aquatic Ambiance"[1] David Wise
Donkey Kong Land Game Boy 1995 Arrangement
Donkey Kong Country Game Boy Color 2000 Past arrangement (Donkey Kong Land)
Donkey Kong Country Game Boy Advance 2003 Original "Aquatic Ambiance"[1] David Wise
Donkey Kong Country 3 Game Boy Advance 2005 Arrangement David Wise
Donkey Kong Country Returns Wii 2010 Arrangement "Aquatic Ambiance Returns"
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D Nintendo 3DS 2013 Past arrangement (Donkey Kong Country Returns) "Aquatic Ambiance Returns"
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Wii U 2014 Arrangement "Mangrove Cove Underwater"
"Aquatic Ambiance Returns"
 
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Nintendo Switch 2018 Past arrangement (Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze [Wii U]) "Mangrove Cove Underwater"
"Aquatic Ambiance Returns"
 

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Donkey Kong Game Music CD Jungle Fantasy 1994 Original 「水中レベル WATER MUSIC」 (Suichū Reberu WATER MUSIC) David Wise
DK Jamz 1994 Original "Aquatic Ambiance" David Wise
Donkey Kong Country Trilogy 1996 Original "Aquatic Ambiance" David Wise

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c DK Jamz tracklist