Donkey Kong Country 3 - Water World [Restored] Extended 

DKC1 water levels: Relaxing. DKC2 water levels: Dangerous. DKC3 water levels: Mysterious.

This track alone proves how underrated 3's soundtrack is.

Aquatic Ambience: *kalm* Lockjam Saga: *Panik* Water World: *Spooks*

Lockjaw's Saga gave me thrills. Water World gives me chills.

These levels scared the shit out of me when I was younger. Your restoration perfect encapsulates all the chills of the original! Nice stuff man!

There's something mysterious about this song. Something I don't feel listening any other. The person who composed this masterpiece is a genius!

I don't understand how people can say that DKC3's music is a miss when you have tracks like this... yes that did just rhyme

This game is so unnapreciated. It may have some flaws compared to the previous ones, but it's still amazing in its own right, and the soundtrack is great as well. Thank you for these restorations. It's a reminder for me I should replay it one of these days.

I know coral reefs indicate these levels are in relative shallows, but the music made me feel like I was the depth of a bleak, terrifying ocean trench

Oh my gosh. This is my first time hearing this song. Gave me chills.

This is so creepy and dark It’s like the music is saying ‘’you have enter the deep of the sea be careful where you swim and the creatures will attack you’’

It's nice to paddle around as a primate, compared to the agony and panic when you Swim With The Whales.

For me, Water World - best song in DKC3. And this restoration work, oh God, this is marvelous!!! DKC3 brings me so much that Christmas ambient, and I love it, because it was a gift in 1996... Thanks for your great work!!!

_Lockjaw's Saga:_ Surface. *Mysterious* _Aquatic Ambience:_ Shallow waters. Peaceful, but *Dangerous* _Water World:_ Deep waters. *Hazardous*

This track always felt rather dark for Donkey Kong to me. I actually think it would have been more fitting for a Metroid game.

DKC 1 water level music ( aquatic ambience ) : a calm and relaxing music DKC 2 water level music ( lockjaw saga ) : an intense and epic music DKC 3 water level music ( water world ) : A calm but mysterious and chilling music

my favorite DKC3 track in all its glory. fantastic work, Sam!

The vibe of this tune is a Mysterious Masterpiece!

I feel like this track is the perfect representation of DKC3. It's mysterious, almost uncanny even, which is how a lot of people viewed DKC3 due to it's big differences from the first 2 games. It's still a great song though, just like how DKC3 is still a great game.

Underrated gem. This only confirms that the only bad thing about DKC3 is Kiddy Kong.

This is one of the best pieces of video game music I have ever heard in my entire life. I realise saying both is redundant but I don’t care.

Aquatic Ambiance was calming Lockjaw's Saga was thrilling DKC3's water world is scary

Man, this song is powerful. I remembered some years ago I had just discovered creepypastas, and the very first one I read was about DKC 3. It had all those tropes of a gaming creepypasta: suspicious cartridge found at local pawn shop, "I had a feeling of dread looking at it", but since I was pretty much uninitiated in creepypastas, I didn't care. I thought that kind of stuff was superinteresting and creative (lol). But what really made an impression in me was that in the pasta it said the player entered level 1-1 in DKC and immediately found the body a dead kremlin laying on the woodboards of the stage, and instead of the usual Lake Orangatanga song, it was the Water World theme. I remembered the Water theme and pictured that scene in my head, and boy, that gave me the CHILLS. Just imagining that scene along with the first note of Water World was enough to hook me up on that terrible, but (to me at the time) fascinating story. Now everytime I hear the first note of Water World I imagine Dixie doing her DKC 2 _meeting-the-boss_ expression to a dead kremlin in Lake Orangatanga, lmao!

Exquisite. Among the best DKC3 songs.

Thank you Sam, a million times over. If it’s one thing you’ve taught us all, it’s that good things come to those who wait. This was well worth the wait and it’s an absolutely beautiful restoration. As we near the end of your DKC restoration project, I wanted to show my appreciation for you bringing life to these amazing tracks. I listen to these in some way, each and every day. My favorites have been Nuts & Bolts, Bayou Boogie, Treetop Tumble, Mama Bird, Frosty Frolics & this one. (I’m very partial to DKC3). I’ve been a follower for quite some time. Enjoyed live streams, new music updates and extended versions. You’ve brought so much joy to my life with your hard work! Much love 💜💜💜💜 Purple hearts forever ☺️

aka Ribbiks's Cetaceous Sadism

Oh my god yes... I'm beyond elated to finally see this

This music was my jam when I was a kid playing DK3 all-day everyday in the 2000s

dkc1 water level music: Calm and atmospheric dkc2 water level music: Tense but also upbeat in a way. dkc3 water level music: Absolute dread and a sense of eeriness

I forgot how freaking amazing and colorful this level was ... And of course brilliant as always duuuude

Uma das minhas fases favoritas da trilogia. Parabéns pelas trilhas sonoras.

I get why people like the GBA version better but man this is still such a good theme.

Quien halla creado este Soundtrack mil respetos y sobre todo el ambiente que le dieron a los niveles acuáticos de DK country me fascinan.

I swear this sounds like a creepy, more suspenseful rendition of “Carol by the Bells.”

Swim With The Whales

Was swimming with whales. Now I’m dead

This one is alot more beautiful compared to the other level, but man, if the music gives me the chills. It sounds so sinister

Lockjaws Saga vs Sade Sweetest Taboo This Water world song vs Carol of the Bells

Yessssssssssssssssss, soo happy with this restoration!

In the depths of the oceans, no one can hear you drown.

My fav DK game

This music is so sad and yet so sweet and calming. Love It.

if "poison pond" from DKC1 had it's own unique theme instead of "aquatic ambience" this would be it

Thanks Hero i was waiting this Dream Song! One of the best compositions of Eveline Fischer...

Eveline Novakovich's composition style seemed to be much more melodic than symphonic, so her attempts to do Wise's style often came across a bit minimalist because she didn't quite seem to have as good of a grasp of the techniques he was using. I like her work for DKC3 personally, but I like it best when she's doing her own thing (the factory level theme being a major standout, absolute banger.) That said, this track though.

This sound like it could be the music to a Link's Awakening dungeon

The only thing I have to say is that this song is so relaxing.

Aquatic Ambience: Bad Future

I fucking love this song, nice restoration btw

I used to listen to it when I was close to be happy. It's all lost now.

This music captures the beauty and horror of the sea ! Love it :}

One of the best soundtracks of SNES.

This tune makes me think about Carmen San Diego as a scuba diver on the first season episode; The Fishy Doubloon Caper where the following takes place in Ecuador, South America.

Ahhhh yes - more wonderful material for the sleep playlist 😌

Glad to see so many people are of finer tastes! It’s so good.

Who else was introduced to this song as the theme of the Suzi Ruins from Super Metroid: Subversion?

This music is scary, strange and mysterious all the same time

I really like your restorations! Nice work dude!!

Given the comments, "Ominous Ocean" fits the track perfectly to me.

You sir have made my day very emotionally and nostalgically pleasing. Thus, I salute you for your commitment and civil service to we old-skool nerds. Kudos and cheers! :) ♥

Aquatic Ambiance gave a feeling of peaceful, relaxing fun underwater. Water World evokes the feeling of being underwater, dealing with the dangers and trials of exploring the deep ocean. I love the contrast.

With the restorations of Dave Wise tracks, I feel like he had so thoroughly optimized his samples for 16-bit compression that hearing those in HD was a little jarring/uncanny and I still kind of end up preferring the original. Here, Evelyn's work on this game (and DKC1 as well actually) had always sounded a little too "quiet" and slightly murky -- here, the HD quality seriously improves on the original and makes it "pop" in a way that better brings out the clarity of the composition. Thank you!

Definitely the snes mixes are MUCH better than the gba counterpart...

This is what drowning sounds like.

Fantastic track! Perfectly matches the ambience.

I _love_ these! So nostalgic! Thank you, Jammin' Sam Miller! You make David Wise's and Eveline Fischer's soundtracks sound _even_ better! David Wise + Eveline Fischer are like the "John Williams of video game music"! I love the water map themes! Take another like! 👍 _Aquatic Ambience:_ Kalming. _Lockjaw's Saga:_ Kautious. _Water World:_ Kryptic.

I have no idea why, but this music was in my head upon waking up today. Had a weird dream about a new Mario game, and water level, but it had this music. Probably saw something in the dream I associated with this game? 🤔

Like this theme, but it's the most depressing aquatic theme out of the DK soundtracks :(

Amazing work as always🥰 Now time to take down Swanky's Sideshow and Cranky's Showdown ⭐

Thank you so much for working on water world.

This is my favorite track in DKC3. I sometimes wonder if I don't like it more than Stickerbush.

Good job Jammin' San Miller 🔝🔝👏👏👏

Sam Miller: Mega hard working restoring TerraBlue channel: Views Thanks for the splendid work, Sam.

My men terrific track!!!! outstanding

Man, this theme is *DEEP*

This is such a perfect restoration. Congrats, dude :)

I forgot this track existed i love the gba version more though

Sounds like the theme to Unsolved Mysteries

welcome , youve just made it to a true dkc fan music video. This song is an underdog great.

Man this artstyle and music, reminds me of rainstorms in summer.

DK1 water level: Moby DK2 water level: The Prodigy DK3 water level: Radiohead

Now I can get good scary vibes for extended periods, thank you Sam.

2:38 that damn fish

Hot take: better than aquatic ambiance....don't kill me.

Hauntingly beautiful. ^^

A couple of bars remind me of the Upper Norfair theme from Metroid 1 and Zero Mission.

Really a Masterpiece sometimes I wonder how some people genius are this song is absolutely insane

Perfeito, senário detalhes, gráficos música, simplesmente perfeito...🤩😍🔥👑

Sounds great, nice work!

Unsettling

I would love to hear some remakes of the gba dk3 soundtrack too. The songs are amazing there but the gba sound quality is atrocious. They would benefit a lot from some jammin Sam Miller work.

Was awesome when Rare stepped in and pushed the SNES

If you're named Decino please click off now!

I was waiting for this! Amazing job man!

Parabéns pelo trabalho!!!

Awesome bro... I love it!!!!!! 100000 thanks for this awesome work

I played this game so many times, and only now I noticed that monkeys swim without masks and air supply lol😁

I get some dark circus vibes and the clownfish fit in perfectly

i was wait it, thanks bro! My favorite song.

I keep hearing, "this is very very good, this is very very good" in this track, even back on the original SNES when this game first come out. Anyone else can hear that?