Now that the Super Mario Bros. Movie is finally available, we’re getting ready for a flood of hidden links and spoiler chatter online. One of the movie’s elements that immediately got our attention was the credits, where it looks that Rareware composer Grant Kirkhope didn’t record despite his renowned DK Rap (from Donkey Kong 64) making an appearance in the movie.
As we will discuss below, the track itself and how to use it will speak in the movie, so if you want to go into the Mario movie entirely blind and without knowing when the track will debut, we advise that you watch the movie first.
Soon after the movie’s premiere, Kirkhope accepted Twitter to make a statement on the absence of him from the movie’s closing credits. This is despite the fact that the “chorus” line of “DK, Donkey Kong” is sung continuously while the music plays during the introduction of Donkey Kong in The Kong Kingdom, where DK rap plays a rather significant role.
The track is simply identified as “From Donkey Kong 64” in the credits.
removing the composer from the scenario totally, Kirkhope responded with the disappointed statement that follows, appearing unsurprised by the omission:
