Editing Airship BGM

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"'''Airship BGM'''" is an {{wp|atonal}}<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Series for Piano: Intermediate-Advanced Edition]]''|page=17}}</ref> musical theme commonly associated with [[airship]]s in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise. It was originally composed by [[Koji Kondo]] for airship and [[tank]] levels in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. The theme begins with a triplet-based rhythm evoking a military march, which plays throughout the rest of the theme. It is loosely based on "Mars, the Bringer of War," the first movement of {{wp|Gustav Holst}}'s ''{{wp|The Planets}}''.

The theme is orchestrated as {{wp|chiptune}} with a {{wp|timpani}} PCM sample in the original ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', being a game developed for the [[Family Computer]]. The original Airship BGM is short, lasting 30 seconds, though later arrangements would go on to extend the theme. It has been reused in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' (as well as [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|its Nintendo 3DS port]]) and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' in airship levels of the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' style.

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|The original "Airship BGM" serves as the background music for Airship stages in the ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' style.

|The original "Airship BGM" serves as the background music for the daytime version of Airship stages in the ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' style.

In ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', an arrangement of "Airship BGM" plays in scenes relating to the [[Bowser's Airship|Doom Ship]] and [[Doom Sub]].

As ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' features a remake of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', "Airship BGM" was given an updated, 16-bit arrangement on brass and timpani. This version skips the 2-bar timpani solo after the track loops. This arrangement is also included in the game's [[Wii]] port ''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'', as well as ''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]''.

"Airship BGM" also received an updated arrangement in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. In the opening cutscene, the first half of the "Airship Theme" plays before transitioning to an original piece.

A fully orchestrated arrangement of "Airship BGM" titled "'''Attack of the Airships'''"<ref name="SMG Soundtrack">''[[Super Mario Galaxy Original Soundtrack]]''</ref> is featured in the opening of ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', arranged by [[Mahito Yokota]]. A variation of this arrangement, titled "'''Airship Armada'''"<ref name="SMG Soundtrack"/>, plays in [[Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada]]. "Airship Armada" has a shorter introduction than "Attack of the Airships" and it loops instead of ending.

"Attack of the Airships" can be heard in [[Bowser Jr.]]'s newcomer video for ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'' when the [[Koopalings]] appear. "Airship Armada" is reused in the opening of ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' when [[Bowser]] appears. An unused, early version of the song, played on synthesized instruments, was later compressed and used in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' and can be heard in airship levels.<ref>[[tcrf:Super Mario Galaxy|The Cutting Room Floor]]</ref>  "Attack of the Airships" and "Airship Armada" both return along with ''Super Mario Galaxy'' in ''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]''.

The opening cutscene of ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' features an arrangement of the theme from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''-style airship levels in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' titled '''「オープニング ～ピーチ城上空～」(''Ōpuningu ~Pīchi-jō Jōkū~'')'''<ref name="SMO Soundtrack">''[[Super Mario Odyssey Original Soundtrack]]''</ref> (meaning "'''Opening ~Above Peach's Castle~'''"), and a section of the arrangement includes a part of "Airship BGM".

The first arrangement of the "Airship BGM" outside of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and its remakes and adaptations is featured in ''[[Paper Mario]]'', which plays when the [[Koopa Bros.]] fire [[Bullet Bill]]s at [[Mario]] when he reaches the [[Koopa Bros. Fortress]]'s rooftop. It was arranged by Yuka Tsujiyoko and is titled "'''Bill Blaster! Go Faster!'''".<ref name="PM Soundtrack">{{cite|url=vgmdb.net/album/2035|title=Paper Mario Game Music Soundtrack CD|language=en|publisher=VGMdb|accessdate=August 11, 2019}}</ref>

In ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', an arrangement of "Airship BGM" plays in [[Bowser Jr.'s Flotilla]]. This version uses the saxophone as its main instrument (an instrument common in the game's music) and is based on ''Super Mario Galaxy''{{'}}s arrangement.  

In ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'', an arrangement of "Airship BGM", titled '''「飛空艇登場のテーマ」(''Hikūtei Tōjō no Tēma'')'''<ref name="MH3o3 Soundtrack">''[[Mario Basketball 3on3 Original Soundtrack]]''</ref> (meaning "'''Airship Appearance Theme'''") in the [[Mario Basketball 3on3 Original Soundtrack|official soundtrack]], plays in the cutscene where [[Ninja (character)|Ninja]] steals the Rainbow Tourney trophy.

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', an orchestral arrangement of "Airship BGM" titled "'''Airship Theme (Super Mario Bros. 3)'''"<ref name="SSBB Sound Test">Sound Test - ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''</ref> was arranged by ''[[Mario Golf (series)|Mario Golf]]'' and ''[[Mario Tennis (series)|Mario Tennis]]'' composer [[Motoi Sakuraba]]. The "Hurry Up" tune from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' is also incorporated in the middle of the song. The arrangement can be played on the [[Luigi's Mansion (stage)|Luigi's Mansion]] stage and can be heard in the [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl#The Subspace Emissary|Subspace Emissary]] while fighting [[Petey Piranha]], during cutscenes involving [[Bowser]], and during fights against [[False Character#False Bowser|False Bowser]], [[False Character#False Diddy Kong|False Diddy Kong]], and [[Wario]].  

The arrangement "'''Paper Mario Medley'''"<ref name="SSB3DS Sound Test">Sound Test - ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''</ref> in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' adds an electric guitar to ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''{{'}}s arrangement of "Airship BGM" and incorporates it into a medley of other themes from the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' series. The arrangement can be played on the [[Paper Mario (stage)|Paper Mario]] stage. The arrangement is also included in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''{{'}} sister game, ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', where it can be played on [[Woolly World]].  

In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', an arrangement of "Airship BGM" is incorporated into the theme "'''Double Bowsers!'''",<ref name="M&LPJ Music Player">[[Music Player]] - ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''</ref> which plays during the final battle with [[Bowser]] and [[Paper Bowser]].

In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', scored by [[Brian Tyler]], the first half of "Airship BGM" is arranged for the beginning of the track "'''King of the Koopas'''",<ref name="SMB Movie Soundtrack">''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''</ref> which plays when Bowser arrives at the [[Snow Kingdom (The Super Mario Bros. Movie)|Snow Kingdom]], while the second half is arranged for the track "'''Fighting Tooth and Veil'''"<ref name="SMB Movie Soundtrack"/> after [[Princess Peach|Peach]] rejects Bowser and uses the [[Ice Flower]].

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