Six tracks for a Mac platformer sequel and the level names are doing the heavy lifting. "Roman a Go-Go" scores antiquity with groove. "3001 An Ape Odyssey" is a sci-fi ape pun that would make Kubrick proud. "Lava P'Lava" brings volcanic heat.
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"Medieval Mayhem" goes castle siege. "Simian City" urbanizes the primates. Each level theme has to establish a completely different setting and time period, which is a fun compositional challenge for such a small soundtrack.
The Main Theme ties it all together. Six tracks, six genres, six terrible puns. Early 2000s Mac gaming in a nutshell. If you remember when Mac had its own little gaming ecosystem, Monkey Shines 2 was part of that weird, wonderful catalog.