Editing Athletic BGM (Super Mario World)

{{italic title|Athletic Theme (''Super Mario World'')}}
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{{Theme infobox
|composer=[[Koji Kondo]]
|file=[[file:Athletic Theme Super Mario World.oga]]<br>"Athletic Theme" in ''Super Mario World''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
}}
The "'''Athletic Theme'''"<ref>''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' sound test</ref> is a musical theme composed for ''[[Super Mario World]]'' by [[Koji Kondo]]. It is an upbeat {{wp|ragtime}} arrangement of the ''Super Mario World'' "[[Ground Theme (Super Mario World)|Ground Theme]]".

==Composition==
The "Athletic Theme", originally titled 「'''アスレチックBGM'''」 (''Asurechikku BGM'', "Athletic BGM") in the game's [[Super Mario World (album)|official soundtrack]], is in the key of {{wp|C major}}.

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|title1=アスレチックBGM
|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Super Mario World''
|length1=0:30
}}

==Reuses==
The following list does not include ports or remakes of ''Super Mario World''.
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|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
|The "Athletic Theme" can be heard in sky-themed levels in the ''Super Mario World'' style.
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==Arrangements==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World''====
While Mario is riding a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', {{wp|bongo}} percussion is added to instrumentation of the "Athletic Theme".

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|file=SMW Athletic BGM Yoshi.oga
|title=アスレチックBGM
|description=The version of the arrangement heard while riding Yoshi in ''Super Mario World''
}}

====''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''====
An arrangement of the "Athletic Theme" can be heard in [[Game Boy Advance]] remake of ''Super Mario World'', ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''. This version is much more compressed than the original version and uses different, lower-quality synthetic instruments.

Like the ''Super Mario World'' original, additional percussion is added to the instrumentation when the player rides a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]].

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|title={{Conjectural|Athletic Theme}}
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''
}}

====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', the theme heard in [[Hightail Falls Galaxy]] and the "[[Purple Coin Beach Dash]]" mission in [[Starshine Beach Galaxy]], titled 「'''ダッシュヨッシー'''」 (''Dasshu Yosshī'', "Dash Yoshi") in the game's [[Super Mario Galaxy 2 Original Soundtrack|official soundtrack]] and arranged by [[Mahito Yokota]],<ref>[https://vgmdb.net/album/19454 SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK]. ''VGMdb''. Retrieved August 28, 2019.</ref> is an arrangement of the "Athletic Theme". The tempo increases and a {{wp|violin}} {{wp|Run (music)|run}} is added when Yoshi uses a [[Dash Pepper]].

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|file1=Hightail Falls Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2.oga
|title1=ダッシュヨッシー
|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|}}

====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
In ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', the "Athletic Theme" is given an original, more ambient arrangement for editing Sky-themed courses in the [[Course Maker]], using eight tracks that fade in and out randomly to create a dynamic mix.

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|title7={{Conjectural|Athletic Theme (Editing)}}
|description7=The arrangement heard in ''Super Mario Maker 2''
}}

===''Mario Roulette''===
An arrangement of the "Athletic Theme" plays while playing the main game of ''[[Mario Roulette]]'', an arcade medal game with graphics based heavily on ''Super Mario World'' and the gameplay of its [[Bonus game (Super Mario World)|bonus game]].

===''Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World''===
An arrangement of the "Athletic Theme" is one of the themes that can play while playing the pinball arcade game ''[[Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World]]''.

===''Super Smash Bros. Melee''===
''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' includes a {{wp|Bluegrass music|bluegrass}} arrangement of the "Athletic Theme" played on {{wp|banjo}} with {{wp|double bass|upright bass}} and {{wp|bongo}} accompaniment, titled "'''Yoshi's Island'''" and arranged by [[HAL Laboratory]] composer Hirokazu Ando. It is the default music for the [[Yoshi's Island (Super Smash Bros. Melee)|Yoshi's Island]] stage.

The arrangement returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', now titled "'''Yoshi's Island (Melee)'''", where it can be played on the Yoshi's Island stage, in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', where it can be played on the Yoshi's Island stage and the [[Super Mario Maker (stage)|Super Mario Maker]] stage, and in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', now titled "'''Athletic Theme - Super Mario World'''", where it can be played on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''-series and ''[[Yoshi (franchise)|Yoshi]]''-series stage. In all reappearances except ''Brawl'', it is categorized as a ''Yoshi''-series track, rather than a ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-series track.

Additionally, a live {{wp|fiddle}} arrangement of the "Athletic Theme" with orchestral accompaniment is included in the track "Smash Bros. Great Medley" in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee: Smashing...Live!]]'' album.

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|file1=SSBM Yoshi's Island.oga
|title1=Yoshi's Island
|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''
}}

===''Mario Sports Mix''===
In ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'', three arrangements of the "Athletic Theme", titled "'''Mario Athletic'''", "'''Punk Athletic'''" and "'''Island Athletic'''", are available as songs in [[Harmony Hustle]].

===''Nintendo Land''===
In ''[[Nintendo Land]]'', an arrangement of the "Athletic Theme" plays on the Mud River Run stage in [[Mario Chase]]. When less than 60 seconds and 30 seconds remain on the timer, the music speeds up.

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|title1={{Conjectural|Mud River Run}}
|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Nintendo Land''
|length1=0:30
|file2=NL MC Mud River Run 60s.oga
|title2={{Conjectural|Mud River Run (60 Seconds Left)}}
|description2=The arrangement heard in ''Nintendo Land''
|length2=0:30
|file3=NL MC Mud River Run 30s.oga
|title3={{Conjectural|Mud River Run (30 Seconds Left)}}
|description3=The arrangement heard in ''Nintendo Land''
|length3=0:30
}}

===''Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope''===
In ''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'', a tropical arrangement of the "Athletic Theme" plays during the five [[Sillyfish]] Chuck Challenges.

===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', an arrangement of the "Athletic Theme" is featured in "Fighting Tooth and Veil" after [[Mario]] transforms into [[Tanooki Mario]].

==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
{|class=sortable border=1 cellspacing=2 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%"
!Work
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Mario World]]''
|rowspan=2|1990
|Original
|「アスレチックBGM」 (''{{hover|Asurechikku BGM|Athletic BGM}}'')<ref name=SMW>''[[Super Mario World (album)|Super Mario World]]'' album</ref>
|rowspan=2|[[Koji Kondo]]
|-
|Arrangement
|
|-
|''[[Mario Roulette]]''
|1991
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World]]''
|1992
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]''
|rowspan=2|1994
|Original
|「アスレチックBGM」 (''{{hover|Asurechikku BGM|Athletic BGM}}'')<ref name=SMW/>
|rowspan=2|Koji Kondo
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario World'')
|
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|2001
|Arrangement
|"Yoshi's Island"
|Hirokazu Ando
|-
|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
|2001
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|2008
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. Melee'')
|"Yoshi's Island (Melee)"
|Hirokazu Ando
|-
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
|2010
|Arrangement
|「ダッシュヨッシー」 (''{{hover|Dasshu Yosshī|Dash Yoshi}}'')<ref name=SMG2>''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2 Original Soundtrack]]''</ref>
|[[Mahito Yokota]]
|-
|rowspan=3|''[[Mario Sports Mix]]''
|rowspan=3|2011
|rowspan=3|Arrangement
|"Mario Athletic"
|
|-
|"Punk Athletic"
|
|-
|"Island Athletic"
|
|-
|''[[Nintendo Land]]''
|2012
|Arrangement
|
|[[Ryo Nagamatsu]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|2014
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. Melee'')
|"Yoshi's Island (Melee)"
|Hirokazu Ando
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|2018
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. Melee'')
|"Athletic Theme - Super Mario World"
|Hirokazu Ando
|-
|rowspan=3|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
|rowspan=3|2019
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario World'')
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]''
|2022
|Arrangement
|
|<!--Yoko Shimomura, Grant Kirkhope, Gareth Coker (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
|2023
|Arrangement
|"Fighting Tooth and Veil"
|[[Brian Tyler]]
|}

===Soundtracks===
{|class=sortable border=1 cellspacing=2 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%"
!Work
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[Super Mario World (album)|Super Mario World]]''
|1991
|Original
|「アスレチックBGM」 (''{{hover|Asurechikku BGM|Athletic BGM}}'')
|[[Koji Kondo]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee: Smashing...Live!]]''
|2003
|Arrangement
|"Smash Bros. Great Medley"
|
|
|-
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2 Original Soundtrack]]''
|2010
|Arrangement
|「ダッシュヨッシー」 (''{{hover|Dasshu Yosshī|Dash Yoshi}}'')
|[[Mahito Yokota]]
|-
|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''
|2023
|Arrangement
|"Fighting Tooth and Veil"
|[[Brian Tyler]]
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Recurring themes]]
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