The Super Mario Bros. Moviehas hit cinemas and many of you will be going to see it over Easter weekend. Amid the hype for the film, a spotlight has been shone on the inclusion of the DK Rap duringDonkey Kong’s introduction. Now the movie is out there, it’s been revealed the rap’s original composer hasn’t been credited.
“I was really looking forward to see my name in the credits for the DK Rap, but alas as expected it’s not there,” Kirkhope tweeted. Although the composer doesn’t appear to have seen the movie himself, a fan tweeted the DK Rap creator to inform him his name was omitted from the credits.
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“The wife and I were like awww when we saw the credits for Mario Movie, DK Rap was just credited to ‘FromDonkey Kong 64’ sorry dude,”James Burt tweeted, tagging Kirkhope. Apparently all of the other songs used in the movie include credits for the specific people and composers who helped create them. The DK Rap, which opens Donkey Kong 64, simply has the game it was pulled from as its sole credit.
Kirkhope has replied to a handful of fans sending their support since discovering he’s missing from the Mario Movie’s credits. A real shame as it was only a week ago Kirkhope tweeted excitedly about the rap being included in the movie. Seth Rogen, who plays Donkey Kong in the film,labeled it the worst rap of all time. Kirkhope completely agreed and spoke about how surprised he was that more than 20 years after its creation, it will be included in a blockbuster movie.
Unfortunately, certain people not being properly credited for their work in movies and games is becoming far too commonplace. Kirkhope joins a list that includesForspoken’s localization teamand devs who worked onthe original Metroid PrimeandPac-Man World. On the bright side, the original creators of Pac-Man World wereadded to the remaster’s credit via an update, but it didn’t come until months after it launched.
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