Can we all just admit that there isnt a single dud on the DKC2 playlist? Every track in the game SLAPS ENORMOUS

Wow I didn’t notice that Crocodile Cacophony was a leitmotif, I didn’t even realize how genius the DKC2 soundtrack was. Can’t believe you made me love it even more!

I feel like 'Krook's March' could be considered something of an 'Anthem' for the Kremlings, particularly with that last stretch of the song(you know the part) acting as the counterbalance antithesis to 'DK Island Swing'.

Krook's March has always been my favorite DKC2 song. Glad to see it finally getting some love!

Mentioning Swanky at the start of the bonus theme, funny he also has that bit of it in his theme. DKC music is amazing!

Man I never hear ANYONE talk about Krook's March. For the longest time I always skipped it in the playlist cause it just sounded like a generic villain's march to me, which was less appealing to me than the likes of Forest Interlude and other ambient tracks. It wasn't until I gave it more of a listen and I heard that calming synth leading into the minor key DK Island Swing that I realized this song is a gem. It's ridiculously good, it deserves to be propped up more than it is.

I still remember misreading this as Korok’s March

Castle Crush is probably my favorite level of the game. The level throws difficult challenges one after the other, but you manage to overcome them. Story-by-story, you ascend up the castle despite the Kremling's best efforts to stop you. The music serves it well. There's something a bit foreboding about it, but also something triumphent and hopeful. It's like saying that your ultimate challenge is up ahead, but that you've earned the right to face it and are qualified overcome it.

I'm beginning to get the slightest inkling that you might like Diddy Kong

I love how Krooks March was only a third of the video, and you spend the other two on entirely unrelated tracks. Using the most unique part to 'clickbait' so you can gush about the whole soundtrack like everyone, eh D4? And using Crocodile Cacophony's leitmotif as a segue; genius. I daresay that's some good designing.... designing for KZfaq!

great video! Krook's March is certainly underrated amongst DKC2's more celebrated compositions... and, yeah, that Island Swing/Jib Jig little reprise at the end has always given me chills. BTW yet another of Crocodile Cacophony's motifs comes right after that percussion section - that "brass sequence" so to speak is basically a variation of "Welcome to Crocodile Isle"s main melody. If you never noticed before, try humming the Crocodile Isle/World Map melody at that section, it's such a nice counterpoint! And it ties everything together - the Kremling land itself is an extension of K.Rool's... well, rule.

I just wanna add that Crocodile Cacophony goes even deeper than that, leitmotif-wise (and I made this connection instead of the one the video talks about 😅): the awesome, melodic interlude that’s so great the _Smash Ultimate_ remix used it twice in a row is actually the backing harmony for a portion of the regular map music, “Welcome to Crocodile Isle”. “Welcome to Crocodile Isle”’s main melody, meanwhile, pulls double duty as half of “Boss Bossanova”’s main melody. The other half is from “Jib Jig”, aka the short, jaunty, and first totally original level tune from the scenic rigging levels. So in play order, you have this already-intimidating overworld theme, and hearing it again as part of the regular boss music is little surprise. But then you catch the music from one of the easiest levels in the game while fighting Krow, and the message is clear: It completely doesn’t matter how pleasant the rest of your experience is; nowhere is safe. All of Crocodile Isle is against you, and at the center of it all is the Kaptain. The Kremling Kommander K. Rool himself. I love this game, it’s my favorite ever and nothing will ever change that 💚🐊🏴‍☠️😁

all those DKR Cameos ❤ i love Donkey Kong December! thank you D4 and yes DK isle from 64 is a really good theme

"belongs to Diddy Kong" No, I'm pretty sure that song belongs to Jirard the Completionist at this point.

Oh man i am so happy that you tell this to everybody. This song tell a story , the story of bad things happen and a hero rise from this, then struggle, but finish by get to the final blow then comes the most epich donkey theme to show everyone the final encounter is here. Best DK soundtrack for me too.

So atmospheric and memorable that it inspired King K. Rool's iconic Finest Hour in the cartoon. Which is also a fitting title for the climactic final section of Krook's March.

every day we learn to kong more

I've always wanted to find a comment that explains what Krook's March makes me feel but instead i find a entire video.

Love this, so good! DKC2 is a phenomenal soundtrack, and this makes me love it even more! Can't wait to hear you deep dive into DKC3's as well, I adore that ost.

Well, you made me appreciate this piece of OST even more than before, amazing video and script.

DKC2 has the best music. Stickerbrush Symphony and Krooks March are just soooooooo good

I also love that the fake victory theme is based in something between the overworld theme and Krook's March, just when you tought you were rescuind Donkey, you get bamboozle'd!

damn, thank you for this symphonic analysis, missed quite a bit of those beats

I don't wanna sound weird but you have a really nice voice. It definitely didn't feel like you were reading from a script at all - I could tell you were putting your heart into this review. Awesome work! I can't wait to see you tackle more musical vids in the future.

When I hear DK and Diddy's soundbytes integrated into Jungle Jitter from DKC3 (and it's not those Minkeys throwibg nuts), I get the same impression as DK's appearance in Krook's March. There may be many monkeys in the jungle, but the Kongs are also close by.

Thanks for giving Token Tango some love. I don't think it gets enough - I've even heard ostensible remixes of it on OCRemix that just use it as an excuse to remix Island Swing again. That's why I was delighted and amazed to find out that Wise himself snuck it into his jazzy Temple~Island Swing remix in Tropical Freeze. Diddy's theme right beside DK's theme, where it belongs.

I always bump gangplank but 2's final boss theme is nice too

0:56 DK64’s DK isle theme is the best hub world theme in any 3D platformer fight me.

Five and a half minutes before the title screen appears. Well played sir.

a video on gangplank galleon's theme would be amazing

I don’t know if you do video requests but, I was replaying the first level of Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze and realized solid of an opening it is for such a marvelous game, So it be cool if you could like review it for Donkey Kong December, or at all

I remember it was a few years ago while replaying DKC2 that first noticed the DK Island Swing part of Krook's March and it's pretty easily been by favourite DKC2 track ever since. I hadn't picked up on Crocodile Cacophony being in there too though, that's pretty rad! Really cool that you covered this song, I feel like you don't hear people talk about it much.

I feel like you're doing Donkey Kong December

I love the woodwinds in Krook's March so much!

Its also my favorite track out of all. :) Its the perfect climactic epic final course theme you can imagine.

Leitmotifs are great!

Run Rambi Run is so genius, i remember how terrified I was when the music changed and the giant Zinger showed up! I was so traumatized by that moment that i refused to play that level, no joke!

1:15 That's also a remix of DK Island Swing as well as K. Rool's DKC fight btw

My favorite track form DKC 2. I played through this stage a lot even after completing it fully.

Definitely my favorite track in the series, too, with a close second being the GBA version of Cascade Capers.

Loved Krook's March. Not as loved as other themes from DKC2 but it is really deep and tormenting theme. Loved the final part of Krook's March as it was about to lead onto something before repeating to the start of the loop.

I call the second half of the song, "triumphant." When it slows down it reminds me of the gta4 theme a bit.

"Krook's March" is our FAVORITE DKC2 track, and our second favorite in the entire series behind "Nuts and Bolts!"

I’ve been wondering the name of the song. I always just called it “Castle Crush”. It was definitely one of my favorites as well. It’s so foreboding and fits ascending the Kremlings dreadful keep perfectly.

Nothing beats Baron K Roolenstein and Boss Boogie for me.

Honestly the most Relaxing in my opion is Forest interlude.

Am I the only one who refers to the triumphant last movement where the trumpets kick in as the “Indiana Jones part”? No, just me? 😅

Nice Wizpig Cameo Nice vid too!

Holy shit...even "Token Tango" is a pun!

Do you plan to make a video about Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope?

LOL that bird off..... im more about the country feel than the theming so while i think this song is very good i still don't consider it high among my favorites , but sometimes i will have this song play in my head all day anyways....

Does anyone else think it sounds like the Indiana Jones theme toward the end?

Where did you find the sheet music for these songs?

Drumstick on drums might be a little on the nose

Keep swingin', Diddy-o!

Did you just put down Stickerbrush Symphony or am I a dumb guy in the YT comments?

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A bit too many effects for my taste. Don't overuse them. But otherwise awesome video as allways. Especially the moving characters when the music is mentioned appear way to often in my opinion and are just annoying.

not gonna lie, I love your passion for the game, but I can't help but distaste each second were you edited in game elements from DK64... geez I hate that game so much, it's so disgustingly made, that it stains anything associated with it.

Awwww yeeeeee I’m getting all kinds of nerdgasms from this vid. DKC2 is my favourite game of all time and the DKC trilogy my fave trilogy of all time, really been enjoying all these vids!!! 🦍🦧🍌🍌

Forest Interlude