格兰特·柯克霍普(Grant Kirkhope)是来自Donkey Kong 64的标志性DK Rap背后的著名作曲家,他对没有在Super Mario Bros.电影中受到赞誉感到失望。柯克霍普(Kirkhope)在接受Eurogamer的采访时解释说,任天堂尽管在电影中使用了它,但决定不称赞其拥有的任何音乐,包括DK Rap。
Kirkhope叙述了他与任天堂的对话说:“他们说我们决定,我们拥有的游戏中引用的任何音乐,除了Koji Kondo之外,我们都不信任作曲家。他们决定以发声的声音获得任何信誉。然后,他们会在那里获得DK Rap,因此他们也将其录制为Coffer。
他对这项政策表示沮丧,并指出剧院空着时的学分滚动,这使得认可几乎毫无意义。 Kirkhope shared his sentiments on social media in 2023, tweeting, "I was really looking forward to see my name in the credits for the DK Rap, but alas as expected it's not there ........ fml."
虽然像鲍泽(Bowser)的《愤怒》(Bowser's Fury)这样的其他任天堂拥有的音乐也没有受到信用,但电影中的许可曲目确实获得了适当的荣誉。柯克霍普(Kirkhope)将DK说唱的采样描述为“奇怪”,这表明它直接取自N64游戏并循环。尽管他在吉他和“稀有小伙子”的声音方面做出了贡献,但在电影荣誉中都没有得到任何认可。
When asked about the possibility of the DK Rap appearing on the Nintendo Music App, Kirkhope was uncertain, noting, "They have put some of [David Wise]'s stuff on it. They do own it all so it's up to them. I don't think they ever really liked [Donkey Kong 64] that much. That's a rumour we got back through the cycle of whispers from Nintendo when we were at Rare. I don't know if that's true or not."
有趣的是,尽管Donkey Kong 64不是N64 Switch Online阵容的一部分,但像Rambi主题这样的元素可能会在即将到来的Donkey Kong Bananza中提供。有关Kirkhope的更多见解,包括讨论Banjo Kazooie和Donkey Kong Bananza等潜在的新项目的讨论,读者可以查看有关Eurogamer的完整采访。
同时,超级马里奥兄弟(Super Mario Bros.)的特许经营不断扩大,新电影将于2026年4月发行。