Editing Bowser BGM

{{about|the musical theme from [[Super Mario World]]|the theme from [[Super Mario Bros. 3]]|[[King Bowser (theme)]]|the theme from [[Super Mario 64]]|[[Bowser's Theme]]}}
{{Theme infobox
|composer=[[Koji Kondo]]
|file=[[File:SMW The Evil King Koopa BGM.oga]]<br>"Bowser BGM" in ''Super Mario World''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass]]'' (Wave 6) (2023)
}}
"'''Bowser BGM'''"<ref name=NMusic/> is a musical theme composed for the final boss battle against [[Bowser]] in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' by [[Koji Kondo]]. It has made several appearances since, usually as a theme representing Bowser or climactic events.

==Reuses==
The following list does not include ports or remakes of ''Super Mario World''.
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
!width=20%|Game
!width=80%|Description
|-
|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
|The opening of "Bowser BGM" can be heard upon completing a course with the Bowser [[Costume Mario#5|costume]] in the ''Super Mario Bros.'' style.
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
|The main section of "Bowser BGM" can briefly be heard during the cutscene when [[Mario]] [[capture]]s Bowser at the end of the game, which features a screenshot of the final boss battle from ''Super Mario World'' as one of Bowser's past memories.
|-
|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
|"Bowser BGM" can be heard when the "Final Boss" [[List of sound effects in Super Mario Maker 2|sound effect]] is used in the ''Super Mario World'' style. The opening portion of the theme, except for the final note, is omitted in this game.
|}

==Arrangements==
===''Super Mario World'' television series===
An arrangement of "Bowser BGM" can be heard twice in the [[Super Mario World (television series)|''Super Mario World'' animated series]] episode "[[Send in the Clown]]".

===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Super Mario Kart''====
In ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', the theme heard in [[Bowser Castle 1]], [[Bowser Castle 2]], and [[SNES Bowser Castle 3|Bowser Castle 3]] is heavily based on "Bowser BGM", albeit lacking the intro.

This arrangement returns alongside Bowser Castle 3 in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''.

{{media table
|file=SMK-Music-BowserCastle.oga
|title=Bowser Castle
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Super Mario Kart''
}}

====''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''====
Bowser Castle 1, Bowser Castle 2, and Bowser Castle 3 all return in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', along with a new, more {{wp|chiptune}}-themed arrangement of the courses' theme.

{{media table
|file=MKSC-ExtraCourse-BowserCastle.oga
|title={{Conjectural|Bowser Castle}}
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''
}}

====''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
{{Classic link|SNES|Bowser Castle 3}} returns in Wave 6 of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', along with a new metal arrangement of the course's theme that incorporates electric guitars. Additional percussion is added to the instrumentation when the player is in first place.

{{media table
|file1=Switch SNES Bowser Castle 3 BCP.oga
|title1={{classic|SNES|Bowser Castle 3}}
|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
|file2=Switch SNES Bowser Castle 3 Frontrunning BCP.oga
|title2={{Conjectural|{{classic|SNES|Bowser Castle 3}} (Frontrunning)}}
|description2=The arrangement heard in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
}}

===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''====
An arrangement of "Bowser BGM" can be heard in the Game Boy Advance reissue 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.

===''Itadaki Street'' series===
====''Itadaki Street DS''====
An arrangement of "Bowser BGM" plays when one player has reached the target net worth of a ''Super Mario'' board in ''[[Itadaki Street DS]]''.

{{media table
|file=ISDS Net Worth - Mario Series.oga
|title=魔王クッパBGM
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Itadaki Street DS''
|length=0:30
}}

====''Fortune Street''====
Like in ''Itadaki Street DS'', an arrangement of "Bowser BGM" plays when one player has reached the target net worth of a ''Super Mario'' board in ''[[Fortune Street]]''. This arrangement is slightly altered from the ''Itadaki Street DS'' version.

{{Media table
|file=Fortune Street- The Evil King Bowser.oga
|title={{Conjectural|Target Net Worth Reached}}
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Fortune Street''
}}

==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
===Games===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!Work
!System
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[Super Mario World]]''
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|1990
|Original
|「魔王クッパBGM」 (''{{hover|Maō Kuppa BGM|Demon King Bowser BGM}}'')<ref name=SMW>''[[Super Mario World (album)|Super Mario World]]'' album</ref>
|[[Koji Kondo]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario Kart]]''
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System
|1992
|Arrangement
|
|[[Soyo Oka]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]''
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System
|1994
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|2001
|Arrangement
|
|<!--Kenichi Nishimaki, Masanobu Matsunaga, Minako Hamano (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
|Game Boy Advance
|2001
|Arrangement
|
|<!--Yasushi Ida, Taiju Suzuki (specific composer unknown)-->
|-
|''[[Itadaki Street DS]]''
|Nintendo DS
|2007
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[Fortune Street]]''
|Wii
|2011
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|2019
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|{{wp|Android (operating system)|Android}}, {{wp|iOS}}
|2019{{footnote|main|1}}
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Kart'')
|
|<!--Asuka Ohta, Ryo Nagamatsu (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|2022{{footnote|main|2}}
|Arrangement
|{{classic|SNES|Bowser Castle 3}}<ref name="NMusic">[[Nintendo Music]]</ref>
|<!--Shiho Fujii, Atsuko Asahi, Ryo Nagamatsu, Yasuaki Iwata, Asuka Hayazaki, Toru Minegishi, Kazumi Totaka, Koji Kondo (specific arranger unknown)-->
|}
{{Footnote|note|1|Added in the [[Bowser Tour (2023)|2023 Bowser Tour]] on May 2, 2023}}
{{footnote|note|2|Added in Wave 6 of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' on November 9, 2023}}

===Film and television===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!Work
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]''
|1991
|Arrangement
|
|[[Michael Tavera]]
|}

===Albums===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!Work
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[Super Mario World (album)|Super Mario World]]''
|1991
|Original
|「魔王クッパBGM」 (''{{hover|Maō Kuppa BGM|Demon King Bowser BGM}}'')
|[[Koji Kondo]]
|}

==Names in other languages==
{{Foreign names
|Jpn=魔王クッパBGM<ref name=SMW/>
|JpnR=Maō Kuppa BGM
|JpnM=Evil King Bowser BGM
}}

==References==
<references/>

{{Themes}}
{{SMW}}
[[Category:Recurring themes]]
[[Category:Super Mario World]]