super mario bros movie is finally here and the internet is preparing to be flooded with hidden references and spoiler talk soon. ‘s iconic DK rap (from Donkey Kong 64), despite rareware composer Grant Kirkhope being involved in the credits that don’t seem to be included.
If you’re completely blind and want to get into the Mario movie without knowing when the track will appear, we recommend watching the movie before proceeding with this article. We’ll cover the track itself and how it’s used in the film…
kirk hope twitter Shortly after the film’s release, he commented on the fact that he was missing credits for the film. Meanwhile, the “chorus” line of “DK, Donkey Kong” is chanted repeatedly while the music plays below.
The credit itself is simply List the track as “From Donkey Kong 64”which completely removed the composer from the situation, eliciting the following disappointing response from Kirkhope:
Kirkhope’s disappointment comes as the latest in a string of creatives left out of credit despite previous work on the project. Back in February, many Metroid in his Prime creatives revealed they felt “disappointed” with the remaster’s credits.
It’s hard to understand why Kirkhope isn’t in the credits now that the sources of the songs are so simple. Perhaps this is for Illumination and Nintendo to fix in the future so all credits are what they should be.