Editing Castle BGM (Super Mario Bros.)

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{{about|the musical composition from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''|the musical composition heard in castle levels in ''[[Super Mario World]]''|[[Castle BGM (Super Mario World)]]}}
{{Theme infobox
|composer=[[Koji Kondo]]
|file=[[File:SMB Castle Theme.oga]]<br>"Castle BGM" in ''Super Mario Bros.''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1985|1985]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
}}
"'''Castle BGM'''"<ref>[[Nintendo Music]] app</ref> is a musical theme composed for [[castle]] levels in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' by [[Koji Kondo]]. Although the theme has returned in several games since its debut, this theme has been reused and rearranged in far fewer pieces of ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' media compared to the other music themes from ''Super Mario Bros.'' This makes "Castle BGM" the only theme from that game that has not become a frequently recurring musical {{wp|Motif (music)|motif}} throughout the series.

==Reuses==
The following list does not include ports and remakes of ''Super Mario Bros.''
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!width=20%|Game
!width=80%|Description
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]''
|''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'' reuses the soundtrack from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', including "Castle BGM".
|-
|''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' / ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
|"Castle BGM" plays in ''Super Mario Bros.'' style castle levels.
|-
|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
|"Castle BGM" can briefly be heard during the cutscene when [[Mario]] captures [[Bowser]] at the end of the game, which features a screenshot of Bowser falling into lava from ''Super Mario Bros.'' as one of Bowser's past memories.
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. 35]]''
|''Super Mario Bros. 35'' includes the whole soundtrack from ''Super Mario Bros.'', including "Castle BGM".
|-
|''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]''
|"Castle BGM" plays in the [[Super Mario Bros. (WarioWare: Get It Together!)|Super Mario Bros.]] [[microgame]].
|}

==Arrangements==
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===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. Special''====
''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]'' features a slightly slower and much choppier version of "Castle BGM" in the game's [[castle]] levels.

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====''Super Mario All-Stars''====
''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' features an enhanced 16-bit arrangement of "Castle BGM" in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'' castle levels.

This arrangement returns for the same purpose in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]''.

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|description=The arrangement heard in ''Super Mario All-Stars''
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====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', an arrangement of "Castle BGM" plays during the [[Danger, Bob-omb! Danger!]] minigame.

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|description=The arrangement heard in ''New Super Mario Bros.''
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====''Super Mario Maker''====
''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' features an ambient arrangement of "Castle BGM" using eight tracks that fade in and out randomly to create a dynamic mix. The arrangement is heard while editing ''Super Mario Bros.''-style castle-themed courses in the [[Course Maker]].

This arrangement returns in ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', where it is used for the same purpose. 

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|description=The arrangement heard in ''Super Mario Maker''
}}

====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' features a {{wp|music box}} arrangement of "Castle BGM" that plays during the [[Moon (Super Mario Maker 2)|nighttime]] version of castle-themed levels in the ''Super Mario Bros.'' style.

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|description=The arrangement heard in ''Super Mario Maker 2''
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===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', an arrangement of "Castle BGM" is used for [[Bowser]]'s [[World 3 (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|World 3]] level.

This arrangement returns in the game's [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]], where it can be heard in the same context when the [[Nostalgic Tunes]] badge is equipped. It is titled "Super Bowser Bros. - Castle" in the [[Sound Gallery]].

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====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)====
The [[Nintendo Switch]] version of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' features a new arrangement of "Castle BGM" based on the one heard in the [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|Nintendo GameCube original]]. It is likewise heard in [[Bowser]]'s [[World 3 (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)|World 3]] level, but only when the [[Nostalgic Tunes]] badge is not equipped. It is titled "Super Bowser Bros. - Castle" in the [[Sound Gallery]].

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===''Mario Hoops 3-on-3''===
In ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'', an arrangement of "Castle BGM", titled 「'''クッパキャッスル'''」 (''Kuppa Kyassuru'', "Koopa Castle") in the game's [[Mario Basketball 3on3 Original Soundtrack|official soundtrack]], serves as the theme for the [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Hoops 3-on-3)|Bowser's Castle]] court.

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|description=The arrangement heard in ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3''
}}

===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis''===
''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]'' features three arrangements of "Castle BGM" that play during levels in [[Lava Dome]].
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===''Mario Kart Wii''===
''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''{{'}}s iteration of [[Bowser's Castle (Mario Kart Wii)|Bowser's Castle]] features a {{wp|chiptune}} arrangement of "Castle BGM" with {{wp|Organ (music)|organ}} accompaniment and {{wp|snare drum}} percussion as the intro of the course's theme, titled 「クッパキャッスル」 (''Kuppa Kyassuru'', Koopa Castle) in the game's [[Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack|official soundtrack]].

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|description2=The arrangement heard in ''Mario Kart Wii'' in the second section
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|description3=The arrangement heard in ''Mario Kart Wii'' in the moving hallway
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===''Mario Golf: World Tour''===
In ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'', part of the [[Bowser's Castle (golf course)|Bowser's Castle]] theme consists of an arrangement.

===''Mario Party 10''===
In ''[[Mario Party 10]]'', parts of the music that plays in the final section of [[Chaos Castle]] are arrangements of "Castle BGM".

===''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''===
''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' features a medley arrangement of various themes from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', titled "Super Mario Bros. Medley". The medley's intro includes a short arrangement of "Castle BGM", followed by arrangements of the [[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)|Ground]], [[Underwater Theme|Underwater]], and [[Underground Theme|Underground]] Themes. It was arranged by the theme's original composer, [[Koji Kondo]]. It can be played on the [[Mushroom Kingdom U]] and [[Super Mario Maker (stage)|Super Mario Maker]] stages.

The arrangement returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', where it can be played on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''-series and ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-series stage.

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|description=The arrangement heard in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''
}}

===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
Two arrangements of "Castle BGM" can be heard in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''. In "Strange New World", an elongated arrangement of the bassline from "Castle BGM" can be heard when [[Toad]] explains to [[Mario]] that [[Luigi]] has landed in the [[Dark Land|Dark Lands]]. In "Fighting Tooth and Veil", a full orchestral arrangement of "Castle BGM" plays when the cages holding Luigi, [[Cranky Kong]], the [[Kong]]s, the [[Penguin]]s, and [[Lumalee]] are being lowered into the lava after [[Princess Peach|Peach]] loses her [[Ice Mario|Ice]] powers.

===Other arrangements===
====''Famicom Music''====
A {{wp|funk}} arrangement of "Castle BGM" is included in the track "SUPER MARIO BROS (ARRANGE VERSION)" in the ''[[Famicom Music]]'' album.

====''Sound Mario Bros.''====
An arrangement of "Castle BGM" titled 「'''クッパ・インフェルノ'''」 (''Kuppa Inferuno'', "Koopa Inferno") is featured in the ''[[Sound Mario Bros.]]'' album. The track ends with an arrangement of the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' version of "[[Ending (Super Mario Bros.)|Ending]]".

==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
===Games===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!Work
!System
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|1985
|Original
|
|[[Koji Kondo]]
|-
|''[[VS. Super Mario Bros.]]''
|[[VS. System]]
|1986
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]''
|[[Family Computer Disk System]] 
|1986
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]''
|{{wp|PC-8800 series|NEC PC-88}}, {{wp|Sharp X1}}, Samsung SPC-1500
|1986
|Arrangement
|
|<!--Fumihiko-Itagaki, Megumi-Kawamata (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|''[[All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros.]]''
|Family Computer Disk System
|1986
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|1993
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]''
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System
|1994
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario All-Stars'')
|
|
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]''
|[[Game Boy Color]]
|1999
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Classic NES Series|Classic NES Series: Super Mario Bros.]]''
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|2004
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|2004
|Arrangement
|"Super Bowser Bros. - Castle"<ref name=PMTTYDNS>[[Sound Gallery]] track list in the [[Nintendo Switch]] version of ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]].</ref>
|
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|2006
|Arrangement
|
|<!--Asuka Ohta, Hajime Wakai (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]''
|Nintendo DS
|2006
|Arrangement
|「クッパキャッスル」 (''Kuppa Kyassuru'')<ref name=MH3o3>''[[Mario Basketball 3on3 Original Soundtrack]]''</ref>
|{{wp|Masayoshi Soken}}
|-
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]''
|Nintendo DS
|2006
|Arrangement
|
|[[Lawrence Schwedler]]
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|[[Wii]]
|2008
|Arrangement
|「クッパキャッスル」 (''Kuppa Kyassuru'')<ref name=MKW>''[[Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack]]''</ref>
|<!--Asuka Ohta, Ryo Nagamatsu (specific arranger unknown-->
|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]''
|Wii
|2010
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario All-Stars'')
|
|
|-
|''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]''
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|2014
|Arrangement
|
|[[Motoi Sakuraba]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|[[Wii U]]
|2014
|Arrangement
|"Super Mario Bros. Medley"
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Mario Party 10]]''
|Wii U
|2015
|Arrangement
|"Chaos Castle Theme 3"
|
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
|rowspan=2|Wii U
|rowspan=2|2015
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|Arrangement
|
|<!--Koji Kondo, Naoto Kubo, Asuka Hayazaki (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|rowspan=2|Nintendo 3DS
|rowspan=2|2016
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Maker'')
|
|<!--Koji Kondo, Naoto Kubo, Asuka Hayazaki (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|2017
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|2018
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'')
|"Super Mario Bros. Medley"
|Koji Kondo
|-
|rowspan=3|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
|rowspan=3|Nintendo Switch
|rowspan=3|2019
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|Arrangement
|
|<!--Atsuko Asahi, Toru Minegishi, Sayako Doi (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Maker'')
|
|<!--Koji Kondo, Naoto Kubo, Asuka Hayazaki (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. 35]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|2020
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.]]''
|[[Game & Watch]]
|2020
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|2021
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
|rowspan=2|Nintendo Switch
|rowspan=2|2024
|Arrangement
|"Super Bowser Bros. - Castle"<ref name=PMTTYDNS/>
|
|-
|Past arrangement (''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' [Nintendo GameCube])
|"Super Bowser Bros. - Castle"<ref name=PMTTYDNS/>
|
|-
|''[[Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|2024
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|}

===Film and television===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!Work
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
|rowspan=2|2023
|rowspan=2|Arrangement
|"Strange New World"
|rowspan=2|[[Brian Tyler]]
|-
|"Fighting Tooth and Veil"
|}

===Albums===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!Work
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. Original Soundtrack]]''
|1986
|Original
|「オーケストラ・ヴァーション」 (''Ōkesutora Vāshon'')
|
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Famicom Music]]''
|rowspan=2|1986
|Original
|"SUPER MARIO BROS."
|[[Koji Kondo]]
|-
|Arrangement
|"SUPER MARIO BROS (ARRANGE VERSION)"
|
|-
|''[[Sound Mario Bros.]]''
|1986
|Arrangement
|「クッパ・インフェルノ」 (''Kuppa Inferuno'')
|-
|''[[Famicom 20th Anniversary Original Sound Tracks Vol.1]]''
|2004
|Original
|「クッパステージBGM」 (''Kuppa Sutēji BGM'')
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[FAMICOM 20TH ANNIVERSARY GAMEMUSIC DVD]]''
|2004
|Original
|「クッパステージBGM」 (''Kuppa Sutēji BGM'')
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Game Sound Museum: Super Mario Bros.]]''
|2004
|Original
|「クッパステージBGM」 (''Kuppa Sutēji BGM'')
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music]]''
|2004
|Original
|「クッパステージBGM～ワーニング～クッパステージBGM（ハリーアップ！）～クッパを倒したときのファンファーレ」<br>(''{{hover|Kuppa Sutēji BGM ~ Wāningu ~ Kuppa Sutēji BGM (Harī Appu!)~ Kuppa o Taoshita Toki no Fanfāre|Koopa Stage BGM ~ Warning ~ Koopa Stage BGM (Hurry Up!) ~ Fanfare When Bowser is Defeated}}'')
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Disk System Selection Iitokodori CD SIDE A]]''
|2004
|Original
|「クッパステージBGM」 (''Kuppa Sutēji BGM'')
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection]]''
|2005
|Original
|「城BGM」 (''Shiro BGM'')
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Mario Basketball 3on3 Original Soundtrack]]''
|2006
|Arrangement
|「クッパキャッスル」 (''Kuppa Kyassuru'')
|{{wp|Masayoshi Soken}}
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack]]''
|2011
|Arrangement
|「クッパキャッスル」 (''Kuppa Kyassuru'')
|<!--Asuka Ohta, Ryo Nagamatsu (specific arranger unknown-->
|-
|''[[Nintendo FAMICOM MUSIC]]''
|2013
|Original
|「城の中BGM」 (''Shiro no Naka BGM'')
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U: A Smashing Soundtrack]]''
|2015
|Arrangement
|"Super Mario Bros. Medley"
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music]]''
|2015
|Original
|「城BGM」 (''Shiro BGM'')
|Koji Kondo
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''
|rowspan=2|2023
|rowspan=2|Arrangement
|"Strange New World"
|rowspan=2|[[Brian Tyler]]
|-
|"Fighting Tooth and Veil"
|}

==Names in other languages==
{{Foreign names
|Jpn=城BGM
|JpnR=Shiro BGM
|JpnC=<ref name=30thAnn>''[[The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music]]''</ref>
|JpnM=Castle BGM
|Jpn2=クッパステージBGM
|Jpn2R=Kuppa sutēji BGM
|Jpn2C=<ref>{{cite|date=January 07, 2004|title=Famicom 20th Anniversary Original Sound Tracks Vol.1|publisher=Scitron Digital Contents|language=ja}}</ref>
|Jpn2M=Bowser's Stage BGM
}}

==References==
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{{Themes}}
{{SMB}}
[[Category:Recurring themes]]
[[Category:Super Mario Bros.]]