Donkey Kong Country 2 OST highlight?

That Maridia theme is gorgeous. I never got that far in the game. u_u

you should replay it! it's probably my favorite nintendo game ever, and the maridia area is particularly wonderful and creepy

You've got a point with In the air tonight..
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTEuL3jltQ0

When I'm absent-mindedly listening to this soundtrack the transition at 1:10 here knocks me over.

P.S. My favorite is probably the music for the swamp levels.

^^^ this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Wise_%28composer%29

The guy did the soundtrack for Marble Madness, too, probably my favorite video game soundtrack ever. I mean, it gave me a reason to keep playing that sadistic game.

When I'm absent-mindedly listening to this soundtrack the transition at 1:10 here knocks me over.

reminds me of the transition to the second half of Aeroplane's 'Too Hard' remix!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjO2g8nQShU

"In a snow-bound land" sung in Mandarin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zpwG8XtuaA

Some pretty good cover versions on this remix album. David Wise himself contributes with one.
http://www.youtube.com/user/ocremix#grid/user/71409717BB2670D8

Oh I'm such a fan of this game and its music. I think the song on the mines level is my favorite one... love the synth that enters around the 35 second mark and the sort of humming response that comes a minute later.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcF3tifLweo

the brambles theme was pretty good too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaSkYXbMAFc

composed during what he called his "experimental Paris phase".

great phase to have

super metroid music SO AMAZING. i think one of my fav video game music moments was hearing the fade-in for the brinstar green/jungle area for the first time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UIz_cUtHzM

So David Wise returns to Nintendo and Donkey Kong many years later for the WIi U game 'Tropical Freeze' - the soundtrack is being uploaded and I think it's already safe to say he's still got it and that this is DKC2 levels greatness. I will push hard for this to be the first game soundtrack to make it on ilxor year-end lists.

http://www.youtube.com/user/piplupwater/videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFP4wn0dejc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA2WjP6sgrc
http://youtu.be/ss421nbCAJE
http://youtu.be/IAfo6YI4KGs

etc

Heh, that Mandarin cover you linked upthread was done by me and my friend (who sang). Absolutely adore the DKC soundtracks. I recently finished another vocal remix of the lava level that has yet to come out.

Oh! Nice job. You should give the new one a spin as well, think we'll see a cover album of it in a few years.