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'''"Gang-Plank Galleon"''' (titled '''"The Pirate Ship"''' in Japanese soundtracks<ref>[https://vgmdb.net/album/153 SUPER DONKEY KONG ORIGINAL SOUND VERSION]. ''VGMdb''. Retrieved November 7, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://vgmdb.net/album/149 Super Donkey Kong Game Music CD Jungle Fantasy]. ''VGMdb''. Retrieved November 7, 2021.</ref>) is a recurring musical theme in the ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' franchise. The theme was composed by [[David Wise]] and relates to [[King K. Rool]], as well as the eponymous [[Gangplank Galleon]]. The introduction of the theme has a sea-chanty feel, representing the pirate-esque appearance of the stage, though it quickly segues into a more intense battle theme. The theme first appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' and plays on the [[Gang-Plank Galleon|final level of the same name.]] The theme is loosely based on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] port of the title theme from ''[[Wikipedia:Sid Meier's Pirates!|Sid Meier's Pirates!]]'', another game developed by [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]].
"'''Gang-Plank Galleon'''" (titled "'''The Pirate Ship'''" in Japanese soundtracks)<ref>[https://vgmdb.net/album/153 SUPER DONKEY KONG ORIGINAL SOUND VERSION]. ''VGMdb''. Retrieved November 7, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://vgmdb.net/album/149 Super Donkey Kong Game Music CD Jungle Fantasy]. ''VGMdb''. Retrieved November 7, 2021.</ref> is a recurring musical theme in the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]]. The theme was composed by [[David Wise]] and relates to [[King K. Rool]], as well as the eponymous [[Gangplank Galleon]]. The introduction of the theme has a sea-chanty feel, representing the pirate-esque appearance of the stage, though it quickly segues into a more intense battle theme. The theme first appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' and plays on the [[Gang-Plank Galleon|final level of the same name]]. The theme is loosely based on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] port of the title theme from ''{{wp|Sid Meier's Pirates!}}'', another game developed by [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]].


== Arrangements ==
== Arrangements ==
=== ''Donkey Kong Country'' series ===
=== ''Donkey Kong Country'' series ===
==== ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' ====
==== ''Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' ====
A version of "Gang-Plank Galleon" known as '''"Snakey Chantey"''', composed by Grant Kirkhope, appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. While the intro remains similar, the rest is noticeably different from the original theme. This theme plays in two levels in [[Glimmer's Galleon (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Glimmer's Galleon]] (on the ship hold) and [[Rattle Battle (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Rattle Battle]].
A version of "Gang-Plank Galleon" known as "'''Snakey Chantey'''," composed by Grant Kirkhope, appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''. While the intro remains similar, the rest is noticeably different from the original theme. This theme plays in two levels in [[Glimmer's Galleon (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Glimmer's Galleon]] (on the ship hold) and [[Rattle Battle (Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest)|Rattle Battle]].


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=== ''Donkey Kong Land'' series ===
=== ''Donkey Kong Land'' series ===
==== ''Donkey Kong Land'' ====
==== ''Donkey Kong Land'' ====
An 8-bit rendition of "Gang-Plank Galleon", known as '''"Gangplank Galleon Ahoy!"'''<ref>[http://www.graemenorgate.com/main_files/downloads.htm Graeme Norgate's website]</ref> appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'', and was composed by David Wise, playing on the ship levels. The later half of the theme is drastically different, sounding similar to the first half but with a more serious tone. This theme returns in the [[Game Boy Color]] version of ''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Donkey Kong Country]]'', where it retains the original role as its SNES counterpart.
An 8-bit rendition of "Gang-Plank Galleon", known as '''"Gangplank Galleon Ahoy!"'''<ref>[http://www.graemenorgate.com/main_files/downloads.htm Graeme Norgate's website]</ref> appears in ''[[Donkey Kong Land]]'', and was composed by David Wise, playing on the ship levels. The later half of the theme is drastically different, sounding similar to the first half but with a more serious tone. This theme returns in the [[Game Boy Color]] version of ''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Donkey Kong Country]]'', where it retains the original role as its SNES counterpart.
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==== ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' ====
==== ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' ====
A rendition of "Gang-Plank Galleon", known as '''"King K.Rool / Ship Deck 2"''',  arranged by Shōgo Sakai, plays on the [[Rumble Falls (stage)|Rumble Falls]] stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. The intro starts like a sea chanty as usual, but it incorporates a hard-rock tone midway through. It also plays during the roll call if the player beats Classic or All-Star mode as either [[Donkey Kong|Donkey]] or [[Diddy Kong]]. It also plays in [[SmashWiki:The Lake|The Lake]] level in [[SmashWiki:Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]]. The theme returns for ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' for [[Kongo Jungle (Super Smash Bros.)|Kongo Jungle 64]]. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', this theme returns. The player can choose this theme to appear in any ''Donkey Kong'' or [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]] stages.
A rendition of "Gang-Plank Galleon", known as '''"King K.Rool / Ship Deck 2"''',  arranged by Shōgo Sakai, plays on the [[Rumble Falls (stage)|Rumble Falls]] stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. The intro starts like a sea chanty as usual, but it incorporates a hard-rock tone midway through. It also plays during the roll call if the player beats Classic or All-Star mode as either [[Donkey Kong|Donkey]] or [[Diddy Kong]]. It also plays in [[SmashWiki:The Lake|The Lake]] level in [[SmashWiki:Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]]. The theme returns for ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' for [[Kongo Jungle (Super Smash Bros.)|Kongo Jungle 64]], and in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', for any ''Donkey Kong'' or ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' stages.


==== Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ====
==== Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ====
A new cover of "Gang-Plank Galleon", composed by ACE, appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''. It heavily focuses on the brass and also has some vocals. Before the theme's second section, a few monkey noises are also present. This cover incorporates a rap song describing [[King K. Rool]], one of the game's new fighters. A new cover of "Snakey Chantey" also appears in this game, composed by Kumi Tanioka. It has an orchestra march-like feel and combines the last sections of "Gang-Plank Galleon" in the theme. "Gang-Plank Galleon" and "Snakey Chantey" can be played on both Super Smash Bros. and Donkey Kong stages.
A new cover of "Gang-Plank Galleon", composed by ACE, appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''. It heavily focuses on the brass and also has some vocals. Before the theme's second section, a few monkey noises are also present. This cover incorporates a rap song describing [[King K. Rool]], one of the game's new fighters. A new cover of "Snakey Chantey" also appears in this game, composed by Kumi Tanioka. It has an orchestra march-like feel and combines the last sections of "Gang-Plank Galleon" in the theme. "Gang-Plank Galleon" and "Snakey Chantey" can be played on both ''Super Smash Bros''. and ''Donkey Kong'' stages.


===== Gang-Plank Galleon lyrics=====
===== Gang-Plank Galleon lyrics=====
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|Original
|Original
|"Gang-Plank Galleon"
|"Gang-Plank Galleon"
|[[David Wise]]
|rowspan=3|[[David Wise]]
|-
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|''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong Land]]''
|[[Game Boy]]
|[[Game Boy]]
|1995
|rowspan=2|1995
|Arrangement  
|Arrangement  
|"Gangplank Galleon Ahoy!"
|"Gangplank Galleon Ahoy!"
|David Wise
|-
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]]''
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System
|1995
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
|"Snakey Chantey"
|"Snakey Chantey"
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|''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong Land 2]]''
|Game Boy
|Game Boy
|1996
|rowspan=2|1996
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
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|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''
|Super Nintendo Entertainment Systema
|Super Nintendo Entertainment Systema
|1996
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
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|Past arrangement (''Donkey Kong Land'')
|Past arrangement (''Donkey Kong Land'')
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|David Wise
|rowspan=3|David Wise
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|''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]''  
|''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]''  
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|Arrangement
|Arrangement
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|David Wise
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|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 2]]''
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|David Wise
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|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
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|Arrangement
|Arrangement
|"King K.Rool / Ship Deck 2"
|"King K.Rool / Ship Deck 2"
|Shōgo Sakai
|rowspan=2|Shōgo Sakai
|-
|-
|[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|[[Wii U]]
|[[Wii U]]
|2014
|2014
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. Brawl)''
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. Brawl)''
|"King K.Rool / Ship Deck 2"
|"King K.Rool / Ship Deck 2"
|Shōgo Sakai
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|rowspan=3|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|rowspan=3|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
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|''[[Super Donkey Kong Game Music CD Jungle Fantasy]]''
|''[[Super Donkey Kong Game Music CD Jungle Fantasy]]''
|1995
|rowspan=2|1995
|Original
|Original
|"キング・クルールの船 THE PIRATE SHIP"
|"キング・クルールの船 THE PIRATE SHIP"
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|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Original Soundtrack]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Original Soundtrack]]''
|1995
|Past arrangement
|Past arrangement
|"Snakey Chantey (Rattle Battle)"
|"Snakey Chantey (Rattle Battle)"
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Revision as of 21:43, October 3, 2023

"Gang-Plank Galleon"

"Gang-Plank Galleon" in Donkey Kong Country
Composed by:
David Wise
First appearance Donkey Kong Country (1994)
Latest appearance Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018)

"Gang-Plank Galleon" (titled "The Pirate Ship" in Japanese soundtracks)[1][2] is a recurring musical theme in the Donkey Kong franchise. The theme was composed by David Wise and relates to King K. Rool, as well as the eponymous Gangplank Galleon. The introduction of the theme has a sea-chanty feel, representing the pirate-esque appearance of the stage, though it quickly segues into a more intense battle theme. The theme first appears in Donkey Kong Country and plays on the final level of the same name. The theme is loosely based on the NES port of the title theme from Sid Meier's Pirates!, another game developed by Rare.

Arrangements

Donkey Kong Country series

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

A version of "Gang-Plank Galleon" known as "Snakey Chantey," composed by Grant Kirkhope, appears in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. While the intro remains similar, the rest is noticeably different from the original theme. This theme plays in two levels in Glimmer's Galleon (on the ship hold) and Rattle Battle.

Audio.svg Snakey Chantey - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
File infoMedia:DKC2 Gangplank Galleon.oga
Audio.svg Snakey Chantey - The rest of the theme
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Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

A short tune of "Gank-Plank Galleon" plays when Krematoa surfaces in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, composed by Eveline Fischer.

Audio.svg Krematoa Appears - The tune that plays when Krematoa surfaces in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
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Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)

A cover of "Gang-Plank Galleon" appears in the Game Boy Advance version of Donkey Kong Country, being an almost faithful version to the SNES track, though with different instruments due to the hardware of the console.

Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance)

A cover of "Snakey Chantey" (now called "Snakey Shanty" in the sound test) appears in the Game Boy Advance version of Donkey Kong Country 2. Similarly, it is nearly faithful, with the instruments being slightly different. Unlike the original game, "Klomp's Romp" replaces it in Glimmer's Galleon.

Donkey Kong Land series

Donkey Kong Land

An 8-bit rendition of "Gang-Plank Galleon", known as "Gangplank Galleon Ahoy!"[3] appears in Donkey Kong Land, and was composed by David Wise, playing on the ship levels. The later half of the theme is drastically different, sounding similar to the first half but with a more serious tone. This theme returns in the Game Boy Color version of Donkey Kong Country, where it retains the original role as its SNES counterpart.

Audio.svg Gangplank Galleon Ahoy!
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Donkey Kong Land 2

An 8-bit rendition of "Snakey Chantey" appears in Donkey Kong Land 2, composed by Grant Kirkhope, and is a somewhat faithful version of the SNES theme. It appears only on Pirate Panic.

Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

A rendition of "Gang-Plank Galleon", known as "King K.Rool / Ship Deck 2", arranged by Shōgo Sakai, plays on the Rumble Falls stage in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The intro starts like a sea chanty as usual, but it incorporates a hard-rock tone midway through. It also plays during the roll call if the player beats Classic or All-Star mode as either Donkey or Diddy Kong. It also plays in The Lake level in The Subspace Emissary. The theme returns for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U for Kongo Jungle 64, and in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, for any Donkey Kong or Super Smash Bros. stages.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

A new cover of "Gang-Plank Galleon", composed by ACE, appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It heavily focuses on the brass and also has some vocals. Before the theme's second section, a few monkey noises are also present. This cover incorporates a rap song describing King K. Rool, one of the game's new fighters. A new cover of "Snakey Chantey" also appears in this game, composed by Kumi Tanioka. It has an orchestra march-like feel and combines the last sections of "Gang-Plank Galleon" in the theme. "Gang-Plank Galleon" and "Snakey Chantey" can be played on both Super Smash Bros. and Donkey Kong stages.

Gang-Plank Galleon lyrics

You can do it, whelp You can claw 'em, gnaw 'em, stone 'em, beat 'em I'll do this with my mind, you just obey me! And do you stammer, stammer, seein' my eye? You better start me, steam me, see me, scrub me, feed me my pie You ready already, or wheezy oh? And bestial crushin', easy though And totally the very top DNA, now! You need a shanty, shanty, shanty: a song You're an extremely scary regent that conquers us all, you go: Bananananananananananana Bananananananananananana Banananananananananananana

List of Super Mario appearances

Games

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Donkey Kong Country Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1994 Original "Gang-Plank Galleon" David Wise
Donkey Kong Land Game Boy 1995 Arrangement "Gangplank Galleon Ahoy!"
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Super Nintendo Entertainment System Arrangement "Snakey Chantey"
Donkey Kong Land 2 Game Boy 1996 Arrangement Grant Kirkhope
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Super Nintendo Entertainment Systema Arrangement Eveline Fischer
Donkey Kong Country Game Boy Color 2000 Past arrangement (Donkey Kong Land) David Wise
Donkey Kong Country Game Boy Advance 2003 Arrangement
Donkey Kong Country 2 Game Boy Advance 2004 Arrangement
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Wii 2008 Arrangement "King K.Rool / Ship Deck 2" Shōgo Sakai
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wii U 2014 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) "King K.Rool / Ship Deck 2"
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Switch 2018 Arrangement "Snakey Chantey" Kumi Tanioka
Arrangement "Gang-Plank Galleon" ACE (TOMOri Kudo / CHiCO)
Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) "King K.Rool / Ship Deck 2" Shōgo Sakai

Albums

Work Year Type Title Credits
DK Jamz 1994 Original "Gang-Plank Galleon" David Wise
Super Donkey Kong Game Music CD Jungle Fantasy 1995 Original "キング・クルールの船 THE PIRATE SHIP" David Wise
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Original Soundtrack Past arrangement "Snakey Chantey (Rattle Battle)" David Wise
Donkey Kong Country Trilogy 1996 Original Gang-Plank Galleon David Wise
Past arrangement "Snakey Chantey"
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U: A Smashing Soundtrack 2015 Past arrangement "King K.Rool / Ship Deck 2" Shōgo Sakai

References

  1. ^ SUPER DONKEY KONG ORIGINAL SOUND VERSION. VGMdb. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  2. ^ Super Donkey Kong Game Music CD Jungle Fantasy. VGMdb. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  3. ^ Graeme Norgate's website

Category:Recurring themes Category:Donkey Kong Country