- This music theme is sometimes called "Jungle". For other uses, see Jungle (disambiguation).
- Not to be confused with Jungle Juncture.
Jungle Battle, also known as Battle in the Forest/Jungle or simply Jungle among other titles, is a music theme originally composed by Kazuki Muraoka for Contra. It is the background theme for the first stage of the game, Jungle, and likewise, it can usually be heard in other jungle-themed stages that appear in following installments of the Contra series.
The theme has since become one of the most popular and representative melodies of the franchise, and several arrangements and remixes have appeared throughout the many titles that comprise it, as well as in other games that reference the Contra franchise.
Appearances[]
- Contra – Jungle
- Contra: Shattered Soldier – Archipelago
- Contra 4 – Jungle (Hard Mode)
- Contra ReBirth – Satellite Warzone
- Hard Corps: Uprising – Stage 1 (via Konami Code)
- Contra Returns – Stages 1-1, 4-5, 5-1, 15-1
- Contra: Rogue Corps - Stage 1
- Contra: Operation Galuga
Other appearances[]
Notes[]
- The theme "Contra Has Arrived" from Contra: Operation Galuga contains an excerpt of "Jungle Juncture" (originally from Super Contra), just before the melody repeats.
- Similarly, while the theme "Time to Introduce Ourselves" from the same game is more of an arrangement of "Jungle Juncture", it contains an excerpt from "Jungle Battle" at around the 55 second mark.
Audio[]
| Title | Game | Stage | Audio | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jungle | Contra (arcade) | Jungle | BGM (called BGM 1 in the Japanese Sound Test) | |
| Jungle Battle | Contra (NES) | Jungle Hangar |
BGM | |
| Contra: Operation Galuga (Retro Mix) |
Jungle | |||
| Jungle Battle | Contra (MSX2) | Asphalt Jungle Cavern Underground Fortress |
BGM | |
| Fighting Jungle 1 | Wai Wai World 2: SOS!! Parsley Castle | World 4 | BGM | |
| Dense Forest Battle | Operation C | Area 1 | BGM | |
| Islands | Contra: Shattered Soldier | Archipelago | BGM | |
| Jungle Battle (E3) | Contra 4 development | Various development stages | BGM | |
| Jungle 1 | Contra 4 | Jungle (Easy, Normal) | BGM (a.k.a. Jungle_Normal in Contra Chronicle Vol.1) | |
| Contra: Operation Galuga (WayForward Mix) |
Jungle (opening and closing sections) | |||
| Jungle 2 | Contra 4 |
Contra 4 Jungle (Hard) |
BGM (a.k.a. Jungle_Hard in Contra Chronicle Vol.1) | |
| Contra: Operation Galuga (WayForward Mix) |
Jungle (on-fire middle section) | |||
| Jungle Battle | Contra ReBirth | Satellite Warzone | BGM (named s01 internally) | |
| Jungle Battle | Contra: Evolution | Jungle Hangar |
BGM | |
| Stage01_Active | Hard Corps: Uprising | Desert | BGM | |
| 密林の戦い (アレンジバージョン) Mitsurin no Tatakai (Arenjibājon) ["Battle in the Jungle" (Arranged Version)] |
Hard Corps: Uprising | Desert | BGM (hidden theme, see Konami Code) | |
| Dense Forest Battle | jukebeat | BGM | ||
| Contra: Rogue Corps | Various battle segments in specific stages. | Action BGM | ||
| Contra Returns | Stages 1-1, 4-5, 5-1, 15-1 | BGM | ||
| Contra has Arrived | Contra: Operation Galuga | Jungle (on-fire middle section) | BGM Remix with "Jungle Juncture" | |
| Jungle Hang | Contra: Operation Galuga (Retro Remix) |
Jungle | BGM |
Videos[]
Contra 4 - Jungle (Hard Mode - E3 Trailer Version)
Early version of Contra 4's "Jungle 2" from the E3 trailer.
Trivia[]
- The standard Contra 4 Jungle theme is actually an enhanced version of a "Contra-style" chiptune song previously posted on the composer Jake Kaufman's website, called "Vile Red Falcon".