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Donkey Kong 64 turns 25 on November 22, and Screen Rant is happy to share a way to celebrate, courtesy of game composer Grant Kirkhope and Materia Collective. On November 22, Kirkhope will release Rare Treats: Donkey Kong 64 Revisited, a new version of the games soundtrack re-arranged and revisited by its original composer. The album will feature 18 tracks and will be available to stream and for purchase on CD and vinyl.

Screen Rant is thrilled to debut Kirkhopes reimagining of the infamous Dk Rap, this time featuring Washington DC-area-based rapper Substantial. The Dk Rap received a harsh response when it first appeared in Donkey Kong 64, but has finally found a place in the hearts of listenersand in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Take a listen to Kirkhopes new take on the piece, below, and get ready to check out the full album on November 22.

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This article contains mild spoilers for "The Super Mario Bros. Movie."

Aaron Horvath's and Michael Jelenic's "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" contains multiple, perhaps-obvious, pop music cues that accent the film's many action sequences. Early in the film, when Mario (Chris Pratt) and Luigi (Charlie Day) have to traverse a dangerous Brooklyn street on the way to a much-needed plumbing job, The Beastie Boys' 1987 hit "No Sleep Till Brooklyn," from their album "Licensed to Ill" plays on the soundtrack. The line "Our manager's crazy, he always smokes dust" is tactfully omitted. Later in the film, when Mario, Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy), and Toad (Keegan-Michael Key) have to build and drive their own high-octane go-karts, the opening rock strains of AC/DC's 1990 song "Thunderstruck," punctuates the construction.

Both of these music cues have some thematic logic. The more baffling needle drop is the placement of A-ha's 1985 chart-topper "Take on Me,...

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Let’s have a look at one of those 16-bit scores that broke new ground with sounds, pushed us beyond the standard chiptune tones we were used to hearing in the 8-bit era. In Donkey Kong Country by David Wise, Eveline Fisher, and Robin Beanland, the first thing playing on the menu screen is what you’d come to expect in video games during those times... View Full Post on GameTyrant

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E3 2015 will herald an all-new game from the creative minds at Rare, according to an as-yet-unconfirmed report.

IGN has unearthed a Tweet from a member of the studio – Creative Director Simon Woodroffe – who hinted that a new project will be unveiled under the lights at the Los Angeles Convention Center. As his Twitter messages are protected, we’re unable to embed the statement in question, though Woodroffe’s Tweet is as follows:

“E3 will tell the world what Gregg Mayles new project is about.”

Another member of the community asked a follow-up question: whether said project is a sequel or a new IP, Woodroffe replied, “All I can give here is a quote from the man himself, ‘This is more fun than anything we’ve ever done.'”

While his statements are yet to be confirmed by either Rare or Microsoft, they do align with earlier quotes by fellow developers at the studio.

From Muppet Treasure Island to Speed, we take a look at the 90s soundtracks that deserve another listen...

Ah, the 1990s. The decade that brought us The Lion King. Titanic. Quentin Tarantino. That wordless bathroom scene in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet. Angelo Badalamenti's Twin Peaks. Duel of the Fates from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. In the Mood for Love.

It was a good 10 years for film music, no doubt.

But scratch the surface of 1991 through 1999 and there are tons of good scores ready to spring a surprise on your ears. Some were attached to sorely underrated movies, others were overshadowed by wildly successful ones, and some have simply been forgotten in the passage of time.

Here, in no particular order, are the top 25 underappreciated film soundtracks from the 1990s.

1. Chaplin - John Barry

Okay, let's start with a big one. Richard Attenborough. Robert Downey Jr. John Barry.

Maybe the word “Ocarina” means nothing to you. It is a strange word. It could be the name of some long-lost defunct kingdom from Middle Europe, or perhaps a rare Eastern delicacy invented by Marco Polo to pad out his memoir. But if you’re someone of a certain age and temperament — someone who owned a Nintendo 64, in the long-ago era when videogame consoles were so resolutely un-chic that a major multinational corporation could actually create a controller seems specifically designed for tri-ped sewer mutants — then the word “Ocarina” can’t help but send you senselessly on a memory-spiral into...