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|title=DK Jamz
|title=DK Jamz
|image=[[File:DKJamz.jpg|190px]]
|image=[[File:DKJamz.jpg|250px]]
|composer=[[wikipedia:Robin Beanland|Robin Beanland]], [[Eveline Novakovic|Eveline Fischer]] and [[David Wise]]
|composer={{wp|Robin Beanland}}, [[Eveline Novakovic|Eveline Fischer]], [[David Wise]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]/[[Rare]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]/[[Rare Ltd.|Rare]]
|released=March 1, 1995
|release={{release|Germany|1994<ref>https://vgmdb.net/album/15975</ref>|USA|March 1, 1995}}
|media=Compact Disc
|media=Compact disc
|track=50
|track=50
|length=48:21
|length=48:21
|catalog=N INT01 (reprint of DIDX-026334)
|catalog=N INT01 (reprint of DIDX-026334)
}}
}}
'''''DK Jamz''''' is an official soundtrack for ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', released in 1995. It has been highly praised for its diverse and good quality music. DK Jamz was mainly composed by [[David Wise]], with the occasional assistance of {{wp|Robin Beanland}} and [[Eveline Novakovic|Eveline Fischer]],. David Wise has stated that he wanted the music produced by the Super NES' SPC700 chip for the game to sound similar to the Korg Wavestation synthesizer.
'''''DK Jamz''''' is an official soundtrack album released in 1995, containing the music of ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. It has been highly praised for its diverse and good quality music.{{ref needed}} ''DK Jamz'' was mainly composed by [[David Wise]], with the occasional assistance of {{wp|Robin Beanland}} and [[Eveline Novakovic|Eveline Fischer]]. The CD includes the arranged version of "[[DK Island Swing]]" from the previous Japanese soundtrack CD ''[[Super Donkey Kong Game Music CD Jungle Fantasy]]'', renamed "Jungle Groove" and without mention of the arrangement's composer. David Wise has stated that he wanted the music produced by the Super NES SPC700 chip for the game to sound similar to the Korg Wavestation synthesizer.<ref>[https://www.polygon.com/2014/3/5/5456852/donkey-kong-country-tropical-freeze-music Synth, big band jazz and the remaking of Donkey Kong Country's amazing sound], ''emilygera'' (March 5th, 2014). Retrieved February 17th, 2023.</ref>


''DK Jamz'' was later remade by {{wp|OverClocked ReMix}}, under the name '''Kong in Concert''', as a tribute to its original composers.
==Tracklist==
 
==Track listing==
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! Composer<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20051227091731/http://www.rareware.com/extra/scribes/scribes_content.html From Rare: Scribes Q&A:] Once he'd polished off the new DKC3 GBA score Dave found the time to dig up a full list, and it looks like this: Robin did Funky's Fugue, Eveline did Simian Segue, Candy's Love Song, Voices of the Temple, Forest Frenzy, Tree Top Rock, Northern Hemispheres and Ice Cave Chant, and the rest was the doing of Mr. Wise.</ref>
! Composer<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20051227091731/http://www.rareware.com/extra/scribes/scribes_content.html Rare: Scribes Q&A from December 21, 2005:] "''Once he'd polished off the new DKC3 GBA score Dave found the time to dig up a full list, and it looks like this: Robin did Funky's Fugue, Eveline did Simian Segue, Candy's Love Song, Voices of the Temple, Forest Frenzy, Tree Top Rock, Northern Hemispheres and Ice Cave Chant, and the rest was the doing of Mr. Wise.''"</ref>
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| 1. || Theme || 1:27 || David Wise
| 1. || Theme || 1:27 || David Wise
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| 2. || Simian Segue  || 1:59 || Eveline Fisher
| 2. || Simian Segue  || 1:59 || Eveline Fischer
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| 3. || DK Island Swing || 3:03 || David Wise
| 3. || [[DK Island Swing]] || 3:03 || rowspan=2|David Wise
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| 4. || Cranky's Theme || 1:19 || David Wise
| 4. || Cranky's Theme || 1:19
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| 5. || Jungle Groove || 2:26 || David Wise
| 5. || Jungle Groove || 2:26 || David Wise, Yoshiyuki Ito (arrangement, uncredited)
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| 6. || Cave Dweller Concert || 3:10 || David Wise
| 6. || Cave Dweller Concert || 3:10 || rowspan=3|David Wise
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| 7. || Bonus Room Blitz || 1:02 || David Wise
| 7. || Bonus Room Blitz || 1:02  
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| 8. || Aquatic Ambiance || 3:30 || David Wise
| 8. || Aquatic Ambiance || 3:30  
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| 9. || Candy's Love Song || 1:19 || Eveline Fisher
| 9. || Candy's Love Song || 1:19 || Eveline Fischer
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| 10. || Bad Boss Boogie || 2:01 || David Wise
| 10. || Bad Boss Boogie || 2:01 || rowspan=3|David Wise
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| 11. || Minecart Madness || 2:27 || David Wise
| 11. || Minecart Madness || 2:27  
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| 12. || Life in Mines || 2:13 || David Wise
| 12. || Life in the Mines || 2:13  
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| 13. || Voices of the Temple || 2:14 || Eveline Fisher
| 13. || Voices of the Temple || 2:14 || rowspan=3|Eveline Fischer
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| 14. || Forest Frenzy || 2:03 || Eveline Fisher
| 14. || Forest Frenzy || 2:03  
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| 15. || Treetop Rock || 2:00 || Eveline Fisher
| 15. || Treetop Rock || 2:00  
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| 16. || Funky's Fugue || 2:18 || Robin Beanland
| 16. || Funky's Fugue || 2:18 || Robin Beanland
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| 17. || Misty Menace || 2:30 || David Wise
| 17. || Misty Menace || 2:30 || David Wise
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| 18. || Northern Hemispheres || 2:30 || Eveline Fisher
| 18. || Northern Hemispheres || 2:30 || rowspan=2|Eveline Fischer
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| 19. || Ice Cave Chant || 2:06 || Eveline Fisher
| 19. || Ice Cave Chant || 2:06
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| 20. || Fear Factory || 2:11 || David Wise
| 20. || Fear Factory || 2:11 || rowspan=4|David Wise
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| 21. || Gang-Plank Galleon || 1:53 || David Wise
| 21. || Gang-Plank Galleon || 1:53
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| 22. || K. Rool's Cacophony || 0:24 || David Wise
| 22. || K. Rool's Cacophony || 0:24
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| 23. || The Credits Concerto || 2:16 || David Wise
| 23. || The Credits Concerto || 2:16
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| 24–48. || Silence || -
| 24–48. || Silence || - || -
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| 49. || End of Turn || - || David Wise
| 49. || End of Turn || - || rowspan=2|David Wise
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| 50. || End of Stage || - || David Wise
| 50. || End of Stage || -
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