Aquatic Ambiance

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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 heard in certain underwater levels in the Donkey Kong Country games. It is heard in all underwater levels of Donkey Kong Country and its Game Boy Advance port: Coral Capers, Clam City, Croctopus Chase, and Poison Pond.

Arrangements

Donkey Kong Land

Due to the hardware limitations of the Game Boy, Donkey Kong Land features a heavily chiptune arrangement of "Aquatic Ambiance" 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

Donkey Kong Country 3

In 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.

Audio.svg Intro tune (2) - The "Aquatic Ambiance" portion of the intro tune heard in Donkey Kong Country 3
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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: 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.

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 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.

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
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Audio.svg Aquatic Ambiance Returns - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
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Audio.svg Trunk Twister Underwater - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
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Audio.svg Irate Eight Underwater - The "Aquatic Ambiance" portion of "Irate Eight" heard in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
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Audio.svg Swing Juice Underwater - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
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List of Super Mario appearances

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Donkey Kong Country Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1994 Original "Aquatic Ambiance" 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" David Wise
Donkey Kong Country 3 Game Boy Advance 2005 Arrangement
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"
Arrangement "Aquatic Ambiance Returns"
Arrangement
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Nintendo Switch 2018 Past arrangement (Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U)) "Mangrove Cove Underwater"
Past arrangement (Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U)) "Aquatic Ambiance Returns"
Past arrangement (Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U))

Soundtracks

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

Category:Recurring themes Category:Donkey Kong Country