William Tell Overture

The William Tell Overture is the musical introduction to the William Tell opera. It was composed by Italian composer Gioachino Rossini. It is also well-known for being the theme song of the Lone Ranger. Moreover, an arrangement of the piece appears as one of Mona's records in the Japanese version of WarioWare: D.I.Y..

History

Donkey Konga series

William Tell Overture
Artist	Gioachino Rossini
Game(s)	Donkey Konga 2 Donkey Konga 3
Length	252
Cost	1829
Difficulties Konga 2 Solo Monkey ★★★★★ Chimp ★★★★★ Gorilla ★★★★★★★★ Konga 2 Duet Monkey ★★★ Chimp ★★★★ Gorilla ★★★★★★★★ Konga 3 Solo Monkey ★★★★★★ Chimp ★★★★★★★ Gorilla ★★★★★★★★

A full orchestral cover of it appears as a playable song in the European version of Donkey Konga 2. The same song was later included in Donkey Konga 3, although it was simply titled "William Tell".

WarioWare: D.I.Y.

Main article: List of records in WarioWare: D.I.Y. § Mona (classical music)

The cover of the WarioWare: D.I.Y. record

In the Japanese version of WarioWare: D.I.Y., an arrangement of the William Tell Overture appears as one of Mona's records, under the title "William Tell". The packaging features a simple dark blue circle with the white outline of an X.

In other versions of the game, the record is replaced by an arrangement of Swanee River using the same packaging.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ウィリアム・テル Wiriamu Teru	William Tell