Big Boss Blues
| "Big Boss Blues" | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| "Big Boss Blues" in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! | |||
Image from Nintendo Music | |||
| Composed by: Eveline Novakovic | |||
| Key | G minor | ||
| BPM | 144 | ||
| First appearance | Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996) | ||
| Latest appearance | Donkey Kong Bananza (2025) | ||
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"Big Boss Blues"[1][2] (formatted as "BIG BOSS BLUES" in Japanese soundtracks) is a musical theme composed by Eveline Novakovic for Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, where it plays during the boss battles against Baron K. Roolenstein in the boss levels Kastle Kaos and Knautilus.
History[edit]
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble![edit]
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! marks the first appearance of "Big Boss Blues". It is also included in the official albums Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Original Soundtrack, Donkey Kong Country Trilogy, and Super Donkey Kong 3: Mysterious Kremis Island Original Soundtrack.
"Big Boss Blues" does not return in the Game Boy Advance remake of Donkey Kong Country 3, as the theme that plays during all boss battles (sans Arich and Kroctopus) is instead an original composition.
Donkey Kong Land III[edit]
In Donkey Kong Land III, a chiptune arrangement of "Big Boss Blues" arranged by Eveline Novakovic plays during every boss battle in the game.
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Donkey Kong Bananza[edit]
Donkey Kong Bananza features two arrangements of "Big Boss Blues".
The game's arrangement of "Gang-Plank Galleon" from Donkey Kong Country, which plays during the second phase of the boss battle against King K. Rool, quotes "Big Boss Blues" approximately 1 minute and 30 seconds in. It is titled "Banandium Root Tower" in the Nintendo Music app and the game's sound test.
Elements of "Big Boss Blues" are incorporated into the theme that plays during the final boss battle against K. Rool, King of Rot. It is titled "K. Rool, King of Rot Battle" in the Nintendo Music app and game's sound test.
Gallery[edit]
Image for "Banandium Root Tower" from Donkey Kong Bananza on Nintendo Music
Image for "K. Rool, King of Rot Battle" from Donkey Kong Bananza on Nintendo Music
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1996 | Original | "Big Boss Blues"[2] | Eveline Novakovic |
| Donkey Kong Land III | Game Boy | 1997 | Arrangement | Eveline Novakovic | |
| Donkey Kong Bananza | Nintendo Switch 2 | 2025 | Arrangement | "Banandium Root Tower"[3] | |
| "K. Rool, King of Rot Battle"[3] |
Albums[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Original Soundtrack | 1996 | Original | "Big Boss Blues" | Eveline Novakovic |
| Donkey Kong Country Trilogy | 1996 | Original | "Big Boss Blues" | Eveline Novakovic |
| Super Donkey Kong 3: Mysterious Kremis Island Original Soundtrack | 1997 | Original | "BIG BOSS BLUES" | Eveline Novakovic |
| Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (Nintendo Music) | 2025 | Original | "Big Boss Blues" | Eveline Novakovic |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | BIG BOSS BLUES | - | [1] |