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{{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]]}}
{{Another language}}
{{Construction}}
{{Theme infobox
{{Theme infobox
|composer=[[Koji Kondo]]
|composer=[[Koji Kondo]]
|file=[[File:SMW The Evil King Koopa BGM.oga]]<br>"Bowser BGM" in ''Super Mario World''
|file=[[File:SMW The Evil King Koopa BGM.oga]]<br>"Maō Koopa BGM" in ''Super Mario World''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass]]'' (Wave 6) (2023)
|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. The opening of the theme itself sounds very similar to the theme of [[Dark Land]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''.
"'''Maō Koopa BGM'''" is a musical theme composed for ''[[Super Mario World]]'' by [[Koji Kondo]]. It has made several appearances since, usually as a theme representing [[Bowser]] or climactic events.


==Reuses==
==Reuses==
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!width=20%|Game
!width=20%|Game
!width=80%|Description
!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]]''
|''[[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.
|"Maō Koopa 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.
|}
|}


==Arrangements==
==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===
===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Super Mario Kart''====
====''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.
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 "Maō Koopa BGM", albeit lacking the intro.


This arrangement returns alongside Bowser Castle 3 in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''.
This arrangement returns alongside Bowser Castle 3 in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''.
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|file=SMK-Music-BowserCastle.oga
|file=SMK-Music-BowserCastle.oga
|title=Bowser Castle
|title={{Conjectural|Bowser Castle}}
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Super Mario Kart''
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Super Mario Kart''
}}
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===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''====
====''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.
An arrangement of "Maō Koopa 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'' series===
====''Itadaki Street DS''====
====''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]]''.
An arrangement of "Maō Koopa BGM" plays when one player has reached the target net worth of a ''Super Mario'' board in ''[[Itadaki Street DS]]''.


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====''Fortune Street''====
====''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.
Like in ''Itadaki Street DS'', an arrangement of "Maō Koopa 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.


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{{Footnote|note|1|Added in the [[Bowser Tour (2023)|2023 Bowser Tour]] on May 2, 2023}}
{{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}}
{{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===
===Albums===
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{Foreign names
{{Foreign names
|Jpn=魔王クッパBGM<ref name=SMW/>
|Jap=魔王クッパBGM<ref name=SMW/>
|JpnR=Maō Kuppa BGM
|JapR=Maō Kuppa BGM
|JpnM=Evil King Bowser BGM
|JapM=Evil King Bowser BGM
}}
}}


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