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Diddy Kong Racing Original Soundtrack
Front cover from Diddy Kong Racing Original Soundtrack.
Composed by:
David Wise
Publisher Pony Canyon
Release date Japan April 1, 1998[1]
Format Compact disc
Number of tracks 42
Length 73:28

The Diddy Kong Racing Original Soundtrack is the official soundtrack CD to Diddy Kong Racing, featuring all 42 tracks from the game, except for the Darkmoon Caverns theme. Being an album from the Nintendo 64 Sound Series, it was released in Japan in April 1998.

TracklistEdit

# Title Length
1. Diddy Kong Racing Theme 1:11
2. Character Select 1:32
3. Central Area Introduction 1:06
4. Central Area Theme 2:38
5. Lobby Theme 1:53
6. T.T's Theme 1:27
7. Ancient Lake 2:31
8. Fossil Canyon 2:45
9. Jungle Falls 2:19
10. Hot Top Volcano 3:12
11. No Entry 0:07
12. Win the Golden Balloon 0:19
13. Boss Challenge 2 2:35
14. Everfrost Peak 3:15
15. Walrus Cove 2:51
16. Frosty Village 3:37
17. Taj's Theme 1:30
18. Taj's Challenge 2:46
19. Whale Bay 3:34
20. Pirate Lagoon 2:34
21. Crescent Island 3:03
22. Open Boss Door 0:35
23. Meet a Boss 0:47
24. Boss Challenge 2:27
25. Lost Against Boss 0:36
26. Boulder Canyon 1:57
27. Greenwood Village 2:42
28. Haunted Woods 1:27
29. Win Challenge Amulet 0:08
30. Win a Piece of the Amulet 0:07
31. Win Amulet 0:15
32. Star City 3:24
33. Space Port Alpha 2:31
34. The Secret Tune 2:14
35. You Can't Beat Me 0:22
36. Wizpig Challenge 2:29
37. Wizpig Lose 1 0:09
38. Wizpig Lose 2 0:10
39. Think You've Won? 1:39
40. Open Wizpig Door 0:20
41. Wizpig in Space 0:46
42. Celebration 1:38

GalleryEdit

  • Back cover including all the characters' artwork (excluding unlockable ones)

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ディディーコングレーシング オリジナルサウンドトラック[1]
Didī Kongu Rēshingu Orijinaru Saundotorakku 		Diddy Kong Racing Original Soundtrack

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ a b August 3, 2006. Diddy Kong Racing Original Soundtrack. VGMdb (English). Retrieved May 12, 2025.

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