Bit Harmony: A Videogame Music Podcast

Bit Harmony: A Videogame Music Podcast

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

Aug 23, 2026 · 3 hr 20 min · 12 segments

When you loaded up an episode of a videogame music podcast dedicated to Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, you probably (rightly) expected a David Wise glazefest. But you almost certainly didn't…

When you loaded up an episode of a videogame music podcast dedicated to Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, you probably (rightly) expected a David Wise glazefest. But you almost certainly didn't expect an emotional deep dive into environmental messaging. You didn't expect that we'd turn heel on Diddy Kong to celebrate Monkey Bae. (00:00) Intro (18:46) Housekeeping (25:07) Sean Capri Presents the State of the Nintendo Music Address (40:46) Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze (2:40:05) YouTube Comment Oversharing Corner (2:51:38) Voicemails (3:07:24) Patron shoutouts (3:09:55) Haikus & outro **✉️ Send email to** ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[**bitharmonypod@gmail.com**⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠](mailto:bitharmonypod@gmail.com) **📞 Leave voicemail at (216) 230-8540** ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎵 This episode's music playlist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ► ⁠⁠Follow the show on Bluesky⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠►⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our Discord community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ►⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support on Patreon for early access⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ **☆ Social Links ☆** ► Matt on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mattmurray.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ► Seth on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@twodollarhero.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ **☆ Podcast art by Natascha Murray ☆** ► Nastascha on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@couchmochi.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ► ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pastel Arcade on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ **☆ Radio stingers by Garrett Bugay ☆** ► Garrett on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@garrettbugay.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ **🎵 Music Credits 🎵** **► Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze was composed by David Wise** **► Mario Kart World was composed by Atsuko Asahi, Maasa Miyoshi, Takuhiro Honda, & Yutaro Takakuwa** Busted Bayou - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Beach Theme (Bossa Nova) (Super Mario 3D Land) - Mario Kart World Gelato Beach - Koji Kondo, Shinobu Tanaka (Super Mario Sunshine) Steam Gardens (Soul) (Super Mario Odyssey) - Mario Kart World Windmill Hills - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Fruity Factory - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Mangrove Cove - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Forest Folly - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Automatic Action (Fear Factory Returns) - Kenji Yamamoto (Donkey Kong Country Returns) Scorch 'n Torch - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Amiss Abyss - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Aqueduct Assault - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Kong Temple 2 (DK Island Swing Returns) - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Alpine Incline (Lowlands) - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Grassland Groove - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze World Map (Simian Segue Returns) - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Onslaught - Noriyasu Agematsu (Final Fantasy Brave Exvius) Trunk Twister (Underwater) - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Frosty Fruits - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

When you loaded up an episode of a videogame music podcast dedicated to Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, you probably (rightly) expected a David Wise glazefest. But you almost certainly didn't…

Busted Bayou and David Wise's Return8:43 – 18:43

MattHost

8:43

And that was Busted Bayou, again, from Donkey Kong Country, Tropical Freeze.

MattHost

8:50

To me, there was no other way we could intro this episode than Busted Bayou.

MattHost

8:55

You know, the whole soundtrack, as you said before the break, one of the best of all time, I would say.

MattHost

9:03

Undeniably top two Nintendo soundtracks ever.

MattHost

9:07

And yet, Busted Bayou is still so good that this is still like the Tropical Freeze song to me.

SethHost

9:13

Yeah, it certainly is one of them.

SethHost

9:15

It's in contention for me.

SethHost

9:18

It is definitely the song that I think of when I think of this game, yeah.

SethHost

9:24

It definitely, this is what we call here at BitHarmony some walking down the street music.

MattHost

9:31

I had that in my notes, yeah.

MattHost

9:32

I hadn't gone there yet, but it's in

SethHost

9:33

there.

SethHost

9:35

Very, very good.

SethHost

9:36

Very carefree, very fun, yeah.

SethHost

9:40

This is the juice here.

MattHost

9:41

And we're going to talk about what it meant when David Weiss was confirmed to be returning to compose Tropical Freeze later, but...

MattHost

9:51

Right off the rip.

MattHost

9:52

Like, the music is such a huge improvement in Tropical Freeze coming off of Returns.

MattHost

9:57

Yeah.

MattHost

9:58

And even still, World 1 is pretty tame overall, right? Like, it's kind of reintroducing you to Donkey Kong in a platformer context and...

MattHost

10:08

reintroducing like david wise's music stylings to you like it's so much more textured and whatever than anything in returns but even still world one is pretty tame soundtrack wise compared to everything else that comes immediately after it except for busted by you This is like the first song in the soundtrack in the game that really just demands that you just sit down and shut up.

MattHost

10:33

Like, my mouth was agape.

MattHost

10:35

Even replaying the game a week ago, I still was like, damn, I can't believe he did this.

MattHost

10:41

Like, between the flutes, the xylophones, the funky bass, and to say nothing of the saxophone, it's crazy.

MattHost

10:49

It's a really, really crazy song.

Busted Bayou and David Wise's Return8:43 – 18:43

MattHost

8:43

And that was Busted Bayou, again, from Donkey Kong Country, Tropical Freeze.

MattHost

8:50

To me, there was no other way we could intro this episode than Busted Bayou.

MattHost

8:55

You know, the whole soundtrack, as you said before the break, one of the best of all time, I would say.

MattHost

9:03

Undeniably top two Nintendo soundtracks ever.

MattHost

9:07

And yet, Busted Bayou is still so good that this is still like the Tropical Freeze song to me.

SethHost

9:13

Yeah, it certainly is one of them.

SethHost

9:15

It's in contention for me.

SethHost

9:18

It is definitely the song that I think of when I think of this game, yeah.

SethHost

9:24

It definitely, this is what we call here at BitHarmony some walking down the street music.

MattHost

9:31

I had that in my notes, yeah.

MattHost

9:32

I hadn't gone there yet, but it's in

SethHost

9:33

there.

SethHost

9:35

Very, very good.

SethHost

9:36

Very carefree, very fun, yeah.

SethHost

9:40

This is the juice here.

MattHost

9:41

And we're going to talk about what it meant when David Weiss was confirmed to be returning to compose Tropical Freeze later, but...

MattHost

9:51

Right off the rip.

MattHost

9:52

Like, the music is such a huge improvement in Tropical Freeze coming off of Returns.

MattHost

9:57

Yeah.

MattHost

9:58

And even still, World 1 is pretty tame overall, right? Like, it's kind of reintroducing you to Donkey Kong in a platformer context and...

MattHost

10:08

reintroducing like david wise's music stylings to you like it's so much more textured and whatever than anything in returns but even still world one is pretty tame soundtrack wise compared to everything else that comes immediately after it except for busted by you This is like the first song in the soundtrack in the game that really just demands that you just sit down and shut up.

MattHost

10:33

Like, my mouth was agape.

MattHost

10:35

Even replaying the game a week ago, I still was like, damn, I can't believe he did this.

MattHost

10:41

Like, between the flutes, the xylophones, the funky bass, and to say nothing of the saxophone, it's crazy.

MattHost

10:49

It's a really, really crazy song.