While still a good song, I felt it could have had a little more. Is that a gunshot at 1:41? I hope no one's hunting DK! I really can not remember this music from the original games. I don't think it's used in the newer ones either. I still think it's a good tune. I think it always works because it's a good length.
That can actually be quite important when listening to a song. When you've reviewed as many as I have, you get that way. It does get more triumphant at the end. Different tones are always nice if they work well. Wait, that's a bit redundant, isn't it?