Lost a Balloon

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"Lost a Balloon"
"Lost a Balloon" in Donkey Kong Country
The image for "Lost a Balloon" from Donkey Kong Country on Nintendo Music.
Image from Nintendo Music
Composed by:
David Wise
First appearance Donkey Kong Country (1994)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country Returns HD (2025)

"Lost a Balloon"[1] is a musical theme composed by David Wise for Donkey Kong Country, where it plays if the player loses a life.

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Donkey Kong Country series[edit]

Donkey Kong Country[edit]

Donkey Kong Country marks the first appearance of "Lost a Balloon". It only plays when the Kongs are defeated by an enemy or obstacle; it does not play when falling down a pit, unlike in later games. It uses the sample from DK Island Swing, hence the game briefly pausing to switch to its music sample before it plays.

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest introduces unique variants of the death theme for each of the main level themes, which plays on the levels their corresponding themes play on. Starting from this game, the theme also plays upon falling down a pit. In the Nintendo Music app, it is titled as "Dixie's Failure / Diddy's Failure" and only the variant for "Lockjaw's Saga" is available. A variant of this theme for "Crocodile Cacophony" exists in the game's data, but is unused due to a programming error.[2]

In the Game Boy Advance version of the game, only a pair of jingles are used depending on whether Diddy or Dixie is the lead Kong upon death due to limitations of the GBA soundchip.

Icon of an audio speaker. Dixie's Failure / Diddy's Failure ("Klomp's Romp") - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest on ship deck levels
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Icon of an audio speaker. Dixie's Failure / Diddy's Failure ("Jib Jig") - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest on ship mast levels
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Icon of an audio speaker. Dixie's Failure / Diddy's Failure ("Lockjaw's Saga") - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest on ship hold levels
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Icon of an audio speaker. Dixie's Failure / Diddy's Failure ("Boss Bossanova") - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest on boss battles
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Icon of an audio speaker. Dixie's Failure / Diddy's Failure ("Hot Head Bop") - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest on lava levels
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Icon of an audio speaker. Dixie's Failure / Diddy's Failure ("Kannon's Klanking") - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest on mines levels
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Icon of an audio speaker. Dixie's Failure / Diddy's Failure ("Bayou Boogie") - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest on swamp levels
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Icon of an audio speaker. Dixie's Failure / Diddy's Failure ("Snakey Chantey") - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest on Rattle Battle
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Icon of an audio speaker. Dixie's Failure / Diddy's Failure ("Stickerbush Symphony") - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest on brambles levels
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Icon of an audio speaker. Dixie's Failure / Diddy's Failure ("Flight of the Zinger") - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest on hive levels
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Icon of an audio speaker. Dixie's Failure / Diddy's Failure ("Disco Train") - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest on roller coaster levels
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Icon of an audio speaker. Dixie's Failure / Diddy's Failure ("Primal Rave") - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest on jungle levels
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Icon of an audio speaker. Dixie's Failure / Diddy's Failure ("Forest Interlude") - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest on forest levels
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Icon of an audio speaker. Dixie's Failure / Diddy's Failure ("Haunted Chase") - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest on Haunted Hall
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Icon of an audio speaker. Dixie's Failure / Diddy's Failure ("In a Snowbound Land") - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest on ice levels
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Icon of an audio speaker. Dixie's Failure / Diddy's Failure ("Krook's March") - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest on castle levels
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Icon of an audio speaker. Dixie's Failure / Diddy's Failure ("Crocodile Cacophony") - An unused arrangement in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest intended for King K. Rool battles
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Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble![edit]

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! also contains unique variants of the death theme for each of the main level themes. However, they are all based upon a slowed down version of the "Snakey Chantey" version from the previous game, with the only difference from each variant being the instruments and sound samples being used. It is not available on Nintendo Music.

This track is not present in the Game Boy Advance version of the game.

Icon of an audio speaker. Lost a Balloon ("Stilt Village") - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! on stilt levels
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Icon of an audio speaker. Lost a Balloon ("Mill Fever") - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! on mill levels
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Icon of an audio speaker. Lost a Balloon ("Frosty Frolics") - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! on snow levels
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Icon of an audio speaker. Lost a Balloon ("Boss Boogie") - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! on boss battles
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Icon of an audio speaker. Lost a Balloon ("Treetop Tumble") - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! on tree levels
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Icon of an audio speaker. Lost a Balloon ("Hot Pursuit") - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! on athletic levels
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Icon of an audio speaker. Lost a Balloon ("Enchanted Riverbank") - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! on riverbank levels
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Icon of an audio speaker. Lost a Balloon ("Nuts and Bolts") - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! on factory levels
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Icon of an audio speaker. Lost a Balloon ("Pokey Pipes") - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! on pipe levels
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Icon of an audio speaker. Lost a Balloon ("Water World") - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! on underwater levels
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Icon of an audio speaker. Lost a Balloon ("Cascade Capers") - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! on waterfall levels
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Icon of an audio speaker. Lost a Balloon ("Rockface Rumble") - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! on mountain levels
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Icon of an audio speaker. Lost a Balloon ("Cavern Caprice") - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! on cavern levels
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Icon of an audio speaker. Lost a Balloon ("Jungle Jitter") - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! on jungle levels
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Icon of an audio speaker. Lost a Balloon ("Rocket Run") - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! on Rocket Rush
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Icon of an audio speaker. Lost a Balloon ("Big Boss Blues") - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! on King K. Rool battles
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Icon of an audio speaker. Lost a Balloon ("Jangle Bells") - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! when losing a Bonus Stage with the "MERRY" cheat code enabled
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Donkey Kong Country Returns[edit]

In Donkey Kong Country Returns, an arrangement of "Lost a Balloon" plays whenever Donkey Kong (and Diddy Kong) loses all of his hearts. A remix of the theme is also heard before the Game Over screen if the Kongs lose their last lives.

Icon of an audio speaker. Lost a Life - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country Returns
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Icon of an audio speaker. Lost Last Life - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country Returns upon getting a Game Over
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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze[edit]

In Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, an arrangement of "Lost a Balloon" plays whenever the player loses all of their health. Like in Returns, a remix of the theme is also heard before the Game Over screen if the player loses their last life.

Icon of an audio speaker. Lost a Life - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
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Icon of an audio speaker. Game Over - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze upon getting a Game Over
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Donkey Kong Land series[edit]

Donkey Kong Land[edit]

As Donkey Kong Land is a Game Boy title based on Donkey Kong Country, the "Lost a Balloon" track returns, which also plays upon falling down a pit.

Donkey Kong Land 2[edit]

Donkey Kong Land 2 includes a single chiptune variant of the "Dixie's Failure / Diddy's Failure" track from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest.

Donkey Kong Land III[edit]

Donkey Kong Land III includes a single chiptune variant of the "Lost a Balloon" track from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!.

Gallery[edit]

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Donkey Kong Country Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1994 Original "Lost a Balloon"[1] David Wise
Donkey Kong Land Game Boy 1995 Arrangement
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1995 Arrangements "Dixie's Failure / Diddy's Failure"[1] David Wise
Donkey Kong Land 2 Game Boy 1996 Arrangement
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1996 Arrangements Eveline Novakovic
Donkey Kong Land III Game Boy 1997 Arrangement Eveline Novakovic
Donkey Kong Country Game Boy Color 2000 Arrangement
Donkey Kong Country Game Boy Advance 2003 Arrangement
Donkey Kong Country 2 Game Boy Advance 2004 Arrangement
Donkey Kong Country Returns Wii 2010 Arrangement Minako Hamano
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D Nintendo 3DS 2013 Past arrangement (Donkey Kong Country Returns) Minako Hamano
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Wii U 2014 Arrangement David Wise
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Nintendo Switch 2018 Past arrangement (Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U)) David Wise
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Nintendo Switch 2025 Past arrangement (Donkey Kong Country Returns) Minako Hamano

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Nintendo Music
  2. ^ The Cutting Room Floor
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Recurring jingles
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong "Game Start" • "Round 1 and 2 Clear" • "Round Start BGM"
Donkey Kong Jr. "Game Start"
Donkey Kong Country "Lost a Balloon" • "Well Done"
Mario Bros. series Mario Bros. "Game Start"
Wrecking Crew series Wrecking Crew "Game Start" • "Game Over" • "Phase Clear"
Super Mario series Super Mario Bros. "Course Clear" • "Game Over" • "Player Down" • "Timer Warning" • "World Clear"
Super Mario Bros. 3 "Course Clear" • "Fireworks" • "Game Over" • "Player Down" • "World Clear"
Super Mario World "Course Clear"
Super Mario 64 "Bowser's Message" • "Course Clear" • "Star Catch Fanfare" • "Peach's Letter" • "Toad's Message"
New Super Mario Bros. "Course Clear"
New Super Mario Bros. Wii "Game Over"
Dr. Mario series Dr. Mario "Game Over"
Mario Kart series Mario Kart 64 "Starting Grid (Time Trials / Battle)"
Yoshi series Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island "Stage Start"
Yoshi's Story "30 Fruit!"
Other "Important Item Acquired" • "Title BGM" (Excitebike) • "Totakeke's theme"
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a Exclusive to the Game Boy Advance version
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Protagonists Cranky Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Donkey Kong • Funky Kong • Swanky Kong • Wrinkly Kong
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Music "Fanfare" • "K. Rool Returns (Title Theme)" • "Steel Drum Rhumba (Options Screen)" • "Welcome to Crocodile Isle (Map Screen)" • "Jib Jig (Mainbrace Mayhem)" • "Lockjaw's Saga (Lockjaw's Locker)" • "Boss Bossanova (Boss Theme)" • "Diddy's Victory" • "Schoolhouse Harmony (Wrinkly's Theme)" • "Hot-Head Bop (Hot-Head Hop)" • "Kannon's Klanking (Kannon's Klaim)" • "Funky the Main Monkey (Funky's Theme)" • "Bayou Boogie (Barrel Bayou" • "Dixie's Victory" • "Snakey Chantey (Rattle Battle)" • "Stickerbush Symphony (Bramble Blast)" • "Flight of the Zinger (Hornet Hole)" • "Disco Train (Target Terror)" • "Run, Rambi! Run! (Parrot Chute Panic)" • "Swanky Swing (Swanky's Bonus Bonanza)" • "Haunted Chase (Haunted Hall)" • "Forest Interlude (Web Woods)" • "Token Tango (Bonus Level)" • Krook's March (Chain Link Chamber)" • "In a Snowbound Land (Clapper's Cavern)" • "Klubba's Reveille (Klubba's Kiosk)" • "Lost World Anthem (The Lost World)" • "Primal Rave (Animal Antics)" • "False Victory" • "Bad Bird Rag (Screech's Sprint" • "Crocodile Cacophony (K. Rool's Theme)" • "Donkey Kong Rescued (Credits Roll)" • "Dixie's Failure / Diddy's Failure"
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