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{{about|the musical | {{about|the musical composition from ''[[Super Mario World]]''|the musical composition heard in castle levels in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''|[[Castle BGM (Super Mario Bros.)]]}} | ||
{{Theme infobox | {{Theme infobox | ||
|composer=[[Koji Kondo]] | |composer=[[Koji Kondo]] | ||
|file=[[File:Sub Castle Theme Super Mario World.oga]]<br>"Castle | |file=[[File:Sub Castle Theme Super Mario World.oga]]<br>"Castle" 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=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023) | |latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023) | ||
}} | }} | ||
"'''Castle BGM'''"<ref>[[Nintendo Music]]</ref> is a musical theme composed for ''[[Super Mario World]]'' by [[Koji Kondo]]. It is a slower, more foreboding arrangement of the ''Super Mario World'' "[[Ground Theme (Super Mario World)|Ground Theme]]". | "'''Castle BGM'''"<ref>''[[Nintendo Music]]</ref> is a musical theme composed for ''[[Super Mario World]]'' by [[Koji Kondo]]. It is a slower, more foreboding arrangement of the ''Super Mario World'' "[[Ground Theme (Super Mario World)|Ground Theme]]". | ||
==Composition== | ==Composition== | ||
"Castle | "Castle", titled initially 「'''砦BGM'''」 (''Toride BGM'', "Fort BGM")<ref name=SMW>''[[Super Mario World (album)|Super Mario World]]'' album</ref> in the game's [[Super Mario World (album)|official soundtrack]], is a slow arrangement of the "Ground Theme" that flattens most instances of the {{wp|mediant}} and {{wp|leading-tone}} to put the melody in the {{wp|Dorian mode}}. The theme is transposed to {{wp|C minor}} for the repeating bars. | ||
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|''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' / ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]] | |''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' / ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]] | ||
|"Castle | |"Castle" can be heard in castle-themed levels in the ''Super Mario World'' style. | ||
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|''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' | |''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' | ||
|"Castle | |"Castle" plays in level 3 of the [[Super Mario World (WarioWare: Get It Together!)|Super Mario World]] boss [[microgame]]. | ||
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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 "Castle | An arrangement of "Castle" 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. | ||
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''==== | ====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''==== | ||
"Castle | "[[Castle]]"{{'}}s {{wp|Dorian mode|Dorian}} motif is quoted in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''{{'}}s "Castle Theme." | ||
This arrangement returns in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'', ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]'', ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', and ''New Super Mario Bros. U''-styled Castle courses in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. | This arrangement returns in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'', ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]'', ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', and ''New Super Mario Bros. U''-styled Castle courses in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. | ||
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====''Super Mario Maker''==== | ====''Super Mario Maker''==== | ||
''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' introduces ''Super Mario World'' style Airship levels, which were not present in the original game, along with a new theme for these levels. Like many other themes in ''Super Mario World'', this arrangement integrates a variation of the main {{wp|motif}} of this game's "[[Ground Theme (Super Mario World)|Ground Theme]]", this time in a minor scale like "Castle | ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' introduces ''Super Mario World'' style Airship levels, which were not present in the original game, along with a new theme for these levels. Like many other themes in ''Super Mario World'', this arrangement integrates a variation of the main {{wp|motif}} of this game's "[[Ground Theme (Super Mario World)|Ground Theme]]", this time in a minor scale like "Castle". This arrangement is played on brass and string instruments. | ||
When editing a ''Super Mario World''-style Castle course in the [[Course Maker]], a more ambient, orchestra/synthesizer-mixed arrangement of "Castle | When editing a ''Super Mario World''-style Castle course in the [[Course Maker]], a more ambient, orchestra/synthesizer-mixed arrangement of "Castle" plays, using seven tracks that fade in and out randomly to create a dynamic mix. In addition, the "editing" variant of the "Castle Theme" from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' in the ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' style feature the "Castle" motif as a countermelody played on synthesized piano, in the part where the motif was originally. | ||
"Castle | "Castle" also receives new {{wp|bongo}} percussion in the ''Super Mario World'' style when Mario rides a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]], as this was impossible in castle level in the original game. | ||
All of these new arrangements return in their original capacities in ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. | All of these new arrangements return in their original capacities in ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''. | ||
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====''Super Mario Maker 2''==== | ====''Super Mario Maker 2''==== | ||
In ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', a {{wp|music box}} arrangement of "Castle | In ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', a {{wp|music box}} arrangement of "Castle" from ''Super Mario World'' and "Castle Theme" from ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' play during the [[Moon (Super Mario Maker 2)|nighttime]] version of castle-themed levels in the ''Super Mario World'' and ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style, respectively. | ||
Like in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', these tracks are paired with bongo percussion when Mario is riding a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]. | Like in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', these tracks are paired with bongo percussion when Mario is riding a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]. | ||
===''Super Mario World'' television series=== | ===''Super Mario World'' television series=== | ||
An arrangement of the second half of "Castle | An arrangement of the second half of "Castle" can be heard throughout various episodes in the [[Super Mario World (television series)|''Super Mario World'' animated series]]. | ||
===''Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World''=== | ===''Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World''=== | ||
An arrangement of "Castle | An arrangement of "Castle" is one of the themes that can play while playing the pinball arcade game ''[[Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World]]''. | ||
===''Mario Discovery'' series=== | ===''Mario Discovery'' series=== | ||
====''Mario is Missing!''==== | ====''Mario is Missing!''==== | ||
The [[Mario is Missing! (PC)|PC]], [[Mario is Missing! (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|SNES]], and [[Mario is Missing! (Nintendo Entertainment System)|NES versions of ''Mario is Missing!'']] all feature arrangements of "Castle | The [[Mario is Missing! (PC)|PC]], [[Mario is Missing! (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|SNES]], and [[Mario is Missing! (Nintendo Entertainment System)|NES versions of ''Mario is Missing!'']] all feature arrangements of "Castle". The MS-DOS and SNES versions each feature two arrangements that play in [[Bowser's Castle]], and an additional arrangement that plays during boss battles. The NES version only has one arrangement of "Castle" which plays in Bowser's Castle. The MS-DOS and SNES arrangements are quite similar to each other, while the NES arrangement is noticeably different, using an 8-bit soundfont rather than a 16-bit one. | ||
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====''Mario's Time Machine''==== | ====''Mario's Time Machine''==== | ||
The [[Mario's Time Machine (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|SNES version of ''Mario's Time Machine'']] features two arrangements of "Castle | The [[Mario's Time Machine (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|SNES version of ''Mario's Time Machine'']] features two arrangements of "Castle". The first arrangement plays on the game's title screen and is a mashup arrangement of "Castle" and the theme heard in [[Vanilla Dome]] in ''Super Mario World''. The second arrangement plays in [[Bowser's Castle]]. | ||
The [[Mario's Time Machine (PC)|PC version of ''Mario's Time Machine'']] features an arrangement of "Castle | The [[Mario's Time Machine (PC)|PC version of ''Mario's Time Machine'']] features an arrangement of "Castle" as one of two songs that can play in [[Bowser's Museum]], the other being an arrangement of the [[Ghost House]] theme, "[[Obake Yashiki BGM]]". An additional arrangement of "Castle" can be heard at the end of the opening cutscene in the PC version. | ||
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===''Paper Mario'' series=== | ===''Paper Mario'' series=== | ||
====''Paper Mario''==== | ====''Paper Mario''==== | ||
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', the {{wp|Dorian mode|Dorian}} motif of "Castle | In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', the {{wp|Dorian mode|Dorian}} motif of "Castle" is quoted on sine {{wp|synthesizer}} in the theme heard in [[Toad Town Tunnels]], which is included in the track "Toad Town Variations" in the game's [[Paper Mario Game Music Soundtrack CD|official soundtrack]]. | ||
====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''==== | ====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''==== | ||
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===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''=== | ===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''=== | ||
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', an arrangement of "Castle | In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', an arrangement of "Castle" is featured at the beginning and end of the medley "Castle / Boss Fortress (Super Mario World / SMB 3)", with ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''{{'}}s boss theme played in the middle. It was arranged by Yusuke Takahama. The song can be played on the [[Luigi's Mansion (stage)|Luigi's Mansion]] stage, as well as when encountering [[False Character|False]] [[Princess Peach|Peach]] and/or [[Zelda]] in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl#The Subspace Emissary|the Subspace Emissary]]. It was [[List of Super Smash Bros. Brawl pre-release and unused content|originally]] able to be played on the [[Delfino Plaza (stage)|Delfino Plaza]] stage,<ref>{{file link|Mymusic.jpg|Pre-release screenshot of Delfino Plaza's My Music menu in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''}}</ref> but it cannot in the final game. | ||
The arrangement returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', where it can be played on Luigi's Mansion stage as well as the [[Super Mario Maker (stage)|Super Mario Maker]] stage, and in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', where it can be on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''-series and ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-series stage. | The arrangement returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', where it can be played on Luigi's Mansion stage as well as the [[Super Mario Maker (stage)|Super Mario Maker]] stage, and in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', where it can be on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''-series and ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-series stage. | ||
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===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''=== | ===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''=== | ||
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', a brief arrangement of the beginning of "Castle | In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', a brief arrangement of the beginning of "Castle" is featured in the song "World 1-1", and a full arrangement is featured in the credits song "Level Complete". | ||
===Other arrangements=== | ===Other arrangements=== | ||
====''Super Mario World''==== | ====''Super Mario World''==== | ||
The [[Super Mario World (album)|official soundtrack]] for ''Super Mario World'' includes an arrangement of "Castle | The [[Super Mario World (album)|official soundtrack]] for ''Super Mario World'' includes an arrangement of "Castle" in the medley "Mario! Stay Alert!", composed by Soichi Noriki and performed by the Mario World Band, along with the underground and Ghost House themes. | ||
====Nintendo Live 2023==== | ====Nintendo Live 2023==== | ||
Nintendo Live 2023 in {{wp|Seattle}}, {{wp|Washington (state)|Washington}}, [[United States of America|USA]] featured a live performance by the [[Super Mario Super Big Band]] of themes from various ''Super Mario'' games, including an arrangement of the "Castle | Nintendo Live 2023 in {{wp|Seattle}}, {{wp|Washington (state)|Washington}}, [[United States of America|USA]] featured a live performance by the [[Super Mario Super Big Band]] of themes from various ''Super Mario'' games, including an arrangement of the "Castle" portion of "Level Complete" from ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''.<ref name=NintendoLive2023>{{cite|author=Hitbox Hero|timestamp=45:22|url=youtu.be/wxO8kd3j4R8?si=wjp0jN790f9KyqS7&t=2722|title=Nintendo Live 2023 - Super Mario Super Big Band uncut full show|date=September 3, 2023|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=November 2, 2023|language=en}}</ref> | ||
==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances== | ==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances== | ||
