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Upon seeing the overworld [[level]]s in an early prototype of ''Super Mario Bros.'', Kondo initially wrote a "laid-back, relaxing" piece that would invoke the feeling of a "carefree walk," but he thought it did not fit the game. Kondo decided instead to create a new piece whose tempo would match the game's speed and the rhythm of Mario's movements, though a triplet rhythm from the original piece was retained in the final composition.<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=December 13, 2014|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20141212233214/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WsP4lnFq9w&gl=US&hl=en|title=Chatting with Koji Kondo - Nintendo Minute|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=August 17, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wii/super-mario-all-stars/0/3|title=Iwata Asks : Super Mario All-Stars : Music Follows Function|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=August 17, 2024}}</ref> He continued to scrap versions that did not time up with Mario's actions or harmonize with sound effects. The "Ground Theme" was the second song Kondo created for the game, after the "[[Underwater Theme]],"<ref>{{cite|language=en|url=iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wii/mario25th/4/4|title=Iwata Asks : Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary : To Save Memory|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=August 17, 2024}}</ref> and took the most time to compose.<ref>{{cite|language=en|author=Kohler, Chris|date=March 15, 2007|url=www.wired.com/2007/03/behind-the-mario-maestros-music|title=Behind the Mario Maestro's Music|publisher=WIRED|accessdate=July 31, 2019}}</ref>
Upon seeing the overworld [[level]]s in an early prototype of ''Super Mario Bros.'', Kondo initially wrote a "laid-back, relaxing" piece that would invoke the feeling of a "carefree walk," but he thought it did not fit the game. Kondo decided instead to create a new piece whose tempo would match the game's speed and the rhythm of Mario's movements, though a triplet rhythm from the original piece was retained in the final composition.<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=December 13, 2014|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20141212233214/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WsP4lnFq9w&gl=US&hl=en|title=Chatting with Koji Kondo - Nintendo Minute|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=August 17, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wii/super-mario-all-stars/0/3|title=Iwata Asks : Super Mario All-Stars : Music Follows Function|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=August 17, 2024}}</ref> He continued to scrap versions that did not time up with Mario's actions or harmonize with sound effects. The "Ground Theme" was the second song Kondo created for the game, after the "[[Underwater Theme]],"<ref>{{cite|language=en|url=iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wii/mario25th/4/4|title=Iwata Asks : Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary : To Save Memory|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=August 17, 2024}}</ref> and took the most time to compose.<ref>{{cite|language=en|author=Kohler, Chris|date=March 15, 2007|url=www.wired.com/2007/03/behind-the-mario-maestros-music|title=Behind the Mario Maestro's Music|publisher=WIRED|accessdate=July 31, 2019}}</ref>


In ''Super Mario Bros.'', the "Ground Theme" is used as the background music of all levels except underground, underwater, and [[castle]] levels. This includes level themes that would be given separate music in later games, such as athletic and night levels. As the game is for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] and [[Family Computer]], the theme is orchestrated as {{wp|chiptune}}, using two {{wp|pulse wave}} channels for melody and harmony, a triangular wave generator for bass, and a noise channel for percussion. After the introduction, a rhythmic contrast emerges between the tonal parts, which play with straight eighth notes, and the percussion, which plays a {{wp|Swing (jazz performance style)#Swing as a rhythmic style|swing rhythm}}. The theme uses {{wp|mode mixture}}, borrowing the {{wp|A♭ (musical note)|A flat}} and {{wp|B♭ (musical note)|B flat}} chords from the {{wp|C minor}} scale.
In ''Super Mario Bros.'', the "Ground Theme" is used as the background music of all levels that take place outdoors, excluding underground, underwater, and [[castle]] levels. This encompasses level themes that would be given separate music in later games, such as athletic and night levels. As the game is for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] and [[Family Computer]], the theme is orchestrated as {{wp|chiptune}}, using two {{wp|pulse wave}} channels for melody and harmony, a triangular wave generator for bass, and a noise channel for percussion. After the introduction, a rhythmic contrast emerges between the tonal parts, which play with straight eighth notes, and the percussion, which plays a {{wp|Swing (jazz performance style)#Swing as a rhythmic style|swing rhythm}}. The theme uses {{wp|mode mixture}}, borrowing the {{wp|A♭ (musical note)|A flat}} and {{wp|B♭ (musical note)|B flat}} chords from the {{wp|C minor}} scale.


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|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
|The "Ground Theme", titled "'''Projection Room: Above Ground'''" in the in-game [[Super Mario Odyssey sound test|Music List]] and "'''Projection Room: Aboveground'''" in [[Nintendo Music]], plays in the replica of [[World 1-1 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-1]] from ''Super Mario Bros.'' found inside [[Metro Kingdom|New Donk City]]'s [[Metro Kingdom#Bonus areas|Projection Room]]. This version has a slight echo, but is otherwise identical to the original.
|The "Ground Theme", titled "'''Projection Room: Above Ground'''" in the in-game [[Super Mario Odyssey sound test|Music List]] and "'''Projection Room: Aboveground'''" in [[Nintendo Music]], plays in the replica of [[World 1-1 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-1]] from ''Super Mario Bros.'' found inside [[Metro Kingdom|New Donk City]]'s [[Metro Kingdom#Bonus areas|Projection Room]].
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|''[[WarioWare Gold]]''
|''[[WarioWare Gold]]''

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