Donkey Kong (Nintendo Music)

Donkey Kong
Composed by: Yukio Kaneoka (uncredited)
Publisher	Nintendo
Release date	July 21, 2025
Format	Digital
System	Nintendo Entertainment System
Number of tracks	11
Length	3:11

Donkey Kong is a digital soundtrack corresponding to Donkey Kong that was made available on Nintendo Music on July 21, 2025. It was released alongside the soundtracks of Donkey Kong Jr., Mario Bros., Donkey Kong Jr. Math, Pinball, Golf, Donkey Kong 3, and Wrecking Crew.

Donkey Kong Jr., Donkey Kong Jr. Math, and Donkey Kong 3 are listed as related games.

Tracklist

The Donkey Kong banner, found at the top of the page.

The "All tracks" playlist, found on the Donkey Kong page, features all of the tracks associated with the soundtrack. In total, it contains 11 tracks and is 3 minutes long.

Image	English title	Japanese title	Length	Extend to... supported
	Title BGM	タイトルBGM Taitoru BGM	0:16
	Game Start	ゲーム開始 Gēmu kaishi	0:07
	Round Start BGM	各面開始BGM Kakumen kaishi BGM	0:04
	Round 1 BGM	1面BGM 1-men BGM	0:37
	Hammer BGM	ハンマーBGM Hanmā BGM	0:26
	Round 1 and 2 Clear	1面／2面クリア 1-men/2-men kuria	0:04
	Round 2 BGM	2面BGM 2-men BGM	0:34
	Player Down	ミス Misu	0:05
	Round 3 BGM	3面BGM 3-men BGM	0:33
	Hurry Up!	ハリーアップ！ Harī appu!	0:23
	Round 3 Clear	3面クリア 3-men kuria	0:08

Playlists

Donkey Kong features two playlists that only contain tracks from its soundtrack.

Top tracks

The "Top tracks" playlist is the main playlist for Donkey Kong, appearing first on its soundtrack page. The playlist can appear in the "Find your favorites" and "Featured playlists" sections on the home screen.

It contains 9 tracks and is 2 minutes long.

Image	Title	Length	Extend to... supported
	Title BGM	0:16
	Game Start	0:07
	Round Start BGM	0:04
	Round 1 BGM	0:37
	Hammer BGM	0:26
	Round 1 and 2 Clear	0:14
	Round 2 BGM	0:34
	Round 3 BGM	0:33
	Round 3 Clear	0:08

In the "Find your favorites" section on the homepage, the image for "Title BGM" and "Game Start" is used to represent this playlist.

Extended-Playback Collection

The "Extended-Playback Collection" playlist consists of tracks from Donkey Kong compatible with the "Extend to..." feature, allowing them to loop seamlessly for 5, 10, 15, 30 or 60 minutes. This playlist can also be found on the "Extend your enjoyment" section of the Home screen.

It contains 5 tracks and is 2 minutes long.

Image	Title	Length	Extend to... supported
	Round 1 BGM	0:37
	Hammer BGM	0:26
	Round 2 BGM	0:34
	Round 3 BGM	0:33
	Hurry Up!	0:23

Other Playlists

Main article: List of playlists with Super Mario tracks on Nintendo Music

Tracks from Donkey Kong also appear on other playlists, usually alongside tracks from other soundtracks.

Set the Scene

Victory!

The "Victory!" playlist contains one track from Donkey Kong.

Image	Track	Length
	Round 3 Clear	0:08

Top recommendations

NES Selects

The "NES Selects" playlist contains three tracks from Donkey Kong.

Image	Track	Length
	Title BGM	0:16
	Round 1 BGM	0:37
	Hammer BGM	0:26

Notes

• Donkey Kong is currently the oldest soundtrack on the service, with the game originating from July 9, 1981.
• "Player Down" is the only track in the soundtrack to not be included in any playlist.

Gallery

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  Japanese album cover

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  Japanese "Top tracks" playlist image

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  Japanese "Extended-Playback Collection" playlist image