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"'''Aquatic Ambiance'''"<ref name= | "'''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''=== | ||
''[[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 | 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. | ||
{{media table | {{media table | ||
| | |file=DKC3 GBA OST Intro Tune 2.oga | ||
| | |title={{conjectural|Title}} | ||
| | |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''==== | ||
''[[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''==== | ||
''[[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 | 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]]. | A fifth arrangement plays in the underwater sections of [[Panicky Paddles]]. | ||
{{media table | {{media table | ||
|file1=DKCTF MangroveCoveUnderwater.oga | |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" | |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 ''Super Mario'' appearances== | ==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances== | ||
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!System | |||
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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]]'' | |''[[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]]'' | |''[[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]]'' | |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)--> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|"Aquatic Ambiance Returns" | |"Aquatic Ambiance Returns" | ||
| | |<!--David Wise, Kenji Yamamoto, Daisuke Matsuoka, Minako Hamano, Shinji Ushiroda, Riyu Tamura (specific arranger unknown)--> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
|<!--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]]'' | |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)--> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|"Aquatic Ambiance Returns" | |"Aquatic Ambiance Returns" | ||
| | |<!--David Wise, Kenji Yamamoto, Daisuke Matsuoka, Minako Hamano, Shinji Ushiroda, Riyu Tamura (specific arranger unknown)--> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
|<!--David Wise, Kenji Yamamoto, Daisuke Matsuoka, Minako Hamano, Shinji Ushiroda, Riyu Tamura (specific arranger unknown)--> | |||
|} | |} | ||
=== | ===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" 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.
Title - The "Aquatic Ambiance" section of the arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 3 | File info 0:30 |
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.
Mangrove Cove Underwater - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze | File info 0:30 |
Aquatic Ambiance Returns - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze | File info 0:30 |
Trunk Twister Underwater - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze | File info 0:30 |
Irate Eight Underwater - The "Aquatic Ambiance" section of the arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze | File info 0:30 |
Swing Juice Underwater - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze | File info 0:30 |
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
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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 |
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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 |