Editing Donkey Kong Country 2 (section)

===Audio===
The soundtrack of ''Diddy's Kong Quest'' was composed by [[David Wise (composer)|David Wise]] and was released in the United States as ''The Original Donkey Kong Country 2 Soundtrack''.<ref name="IGNVideogameAlbums">{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/09/26/10-great-videogame-albums?page=2 |title=10 Great Videogame Albums |website=[[IGN]] |last=Nix |first=Marc |date=September 26, 2008 |access-date=July 19, 2019 |archive-date=July 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729201934/https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/09/26/10-great-videogame-albums?page=2 |url-status=live }}</ref> The soundtrack maintains similarity to its predecessor with its prominent percussion and eclectic genres ranging between [[big band]], [[disco]] and [[Hip hop music|hip hop]]. The melodies and rhythms are largely comical in tone, but occasionally melancholic.<ref name="IGNVideogameAlbums"/><ref name="History113">{{Cite book |language=fr |first=Régis |last=Monterrin |title=L'Histoire de Donkey Kong |publisher=Éditions Pix'n Love |date=June 2018 |pages=113–115 |isbn=9782371880597}}</ref> Certain themes are reminiscent of compositions by [[Vangelis]] and [[Phil Collins]].<ref name="History113"/> Wise cited [[Koji Kondo]]'s music for the ''Mario'' and ''Zelda'' games, Geoff and [[Tim Follin]]'s music for ''[[Plok!]]'', and synthesizer-based film soundtracks released in the 1980s as influences in creating the music for the ''Donkey Kong Country'' series.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Interview with David Wise |url=http://www.squareenixmusic.com/features/interviews/davidwise.shtml |website=Square Enix Music Online |access-date=August 27, 2015 |date=December 2010 |last=Greening |first=Chris |archive-date=January 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115042157/http://www.squareenixmusic.com/features/interviews/davidwise.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> The orchestral sound of ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' was influenced by the works of [[Russian classical music|Russian classical]] composers such as [[Prokofiev]], [[Tchaikovsky]], and [[Mussorgsky]], which was done to fit with the game's darker theme.<ref>{{cite video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_RNM2QlujU |title=Composer David Wise Dissects Donkey Kong Country's Best Music |publisher=[[Game Informer]] |website=[[YouTube]] |date=July 5, 2019 |time=26:10 |access-date=March 24, 2025 |archive-date=September 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917155546/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_RNM2QlujU}}</ref> As with its predecessor, the music was produced for the SNES's [[SPC700]] chip for the game to sound similar to the [[Korg Wavestation]] synthesizer.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gera |first1=Emily |title=Synth, big band jazz and the remaking of Donkey Kong Country's amazing sound |url=http://www.polygon.com/2014/3/5/5456852/donkey-kong-country-tropical-freeze-music |website=Polygon |access-date=February 6, 2016 |date=March 6, 2014 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121702/http://www.polygon.com/2014/3/5/5456852/donkey-kong-country-tropical-freeze-music |url-status=live }}</ref>

The game's soundtrack was the focus of an [[OverClocked ReMix]] collaboration, ''Serious Monkey Business''. The final track, "Donkey Kong Rescued", was remixed by David Wise himself, featuring [[Grant Kirkhope]] on electric guitar and [[Robin Beanland]] on trumpet.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dkc2.ocremix.org/ |title=OverClocked ReMix Presents 'Serious Monkey Business' |publisher=OverClocked Ltd |access-date=January 2, 2016 |archive-date=July 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719171614/http://dkc2.ocremix.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02000/ |title=ReMix: Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest 'Re-Skewed' |publisher=OverClocked Ltd |access-date=January 3, 2016 |date=October 28, 2010 |archive-date=September 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919060401/http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02000 |url-status=live }}</ref>