Editing Ground BGM (Super Mario World)

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[[File:Super Mario World Ground Theme Motif.oga|thumb|300px|The main motif of "Ground Theme" played on a piano]]
The "'''Ground Theme'''" is a musical theme composed by [[Koji Kondo]] for ''[[Super Mario World]]''. It is used as a {{wp|motif}} throughout the game, and has been reused and rearranged in numerous pieces of ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' media.

==Composition==
The "Ground Theme", originally titled 「'''地上BGM'''」 (''Chijō BGM'', "Ground BGM"), is played on steel drum, with synthesizer, guitar, brass, and acoustic bass as accompaniment, matching the tropical setting of [[Dinosaur Land]]. The melody is inspired by the 1963 folk song "{{wp|Green, Green (song)|Green, Green}}".<ref>Thomas Game Docs (June 15, 2021). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8SNbCDXgaQ The pop song that Nintendo copied]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 11, 2021.</ref> The melody mostly adheres to the {{wp|major pentatonic scale}} in the key of F.

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==Reuses==
:''For reuses of the "Athletic Theme", see [[Athletic Theme (Super Mario World)#Reuses|Athletic Theme (Super Mario World) § Reuses]].''
The following list does not include ports or remakes of ''Super Mario World''.
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|''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' / ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
|The "Ground Theme" can be heard when playing Ground theme levels in the ''Super Mario World'' style.
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]''
|The "Ground Theme" is included as a playable track titled "'''Ground Theme (Super Mario World)'''", and it can be played on the [[Super Mario Maker (stage)|Super Mario Maker]] stage. The track was released as downloadable content alongside the stage. The second half uses the bongo percussion heard while riding a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] in ''Super Mario World''.
|-
|''[[WarioWare Gold]]''
|The "Ground Theme" is used as the background music for the [[Super Mario World (WarioWare Gold)|Super Mario World]] [[microgame]], though its tempo has been slowed down from the original to synchronize with the ticking of the [[Bomb (WarioWare series)|Bomb]].
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|The "Ground Theme" is featured as a playable track titled "'''Ground Theme - Super Mario World'''", and it can be played on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''-series and ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-series stage. The second half uses the bongo percussion heard while riding a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] in ''Super Mario World''.
|-
|''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]''
|The "Ground Theme" plays in levels 1 and 2 of the [[Super Mario World (WarioWare: Get It Together!)|Super Mario World]] boss [[microgame]].
|}

==Arrangements==
:''For arrangements of the "Athletic Theme", see [[Athletic Theme (Super Mario World)#Arrangements|Athletic Theme (Super Mario World) § Arrangements]].''
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World''====
The "Ground Theme" {{wp|motif}} is used in several different themes throughout ''[[Super Mario World]]'', often changing the {{wp|Mode (music)|mode}} of the theme. The athletic, underground, castle, underwater, bonus game, course clear, and game over themes are all arrangements of the "Ground Theme". The athletic theme, titled 「'''アスレチックBGM'''」 (''Asurechikku BGM'', "Athletic BGM"), is an upbeat {{wp|ragtime}} arrangement of the "Ground Theme" in the key of {{wp|C major}}. The underwater theme, titled 「'''水中BGM'''」 (''Suichū BGM'', "Underwater BGM")<ref name=SMW/>, is a slow {{wp|waltz}} arrangement of the "Ground Theme" in the original key of {{wp|F major}}. The rhythm of the melody is altered to fit the {{wp|triple metre|triple meter}} time of the piece. The underground theme, titled 「'''地下BGM'''」 (''Chika BGM'', "Underground BGM")<ref name=SMW/>, and the [[Castle]] theme, titled 「'''砦BGM'''」 (''Toride BGM'', "Fort BGM")<ref name=SMW/>, are both slow arrangements of the "Ground Theme". They flatten 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 of the Castle Theme. The [[Ghost House]] theme, titled 「'''おばけ屋敷BGM'''」 (''Obake Yashiki BGM'', "Haunted House BGM")<ref name=SMW/>, is a foreboding arrangement of the "Ground Theme". The motif of the theme is played slowly in several {{wp|natural minor scale}}s in the arrangement. Additionally, the key center regularly changes throughout the arrangement to produce an unnerving, disorienting effect. The [[Bonus game (Super Mario World)|bonus game]] theme, titled 「'''ボーナス面BGM'''」 (''Bōnasu-Men BGM'', "Bonus Side BGM")<ref name=SMW>[https://vgmdb.net/album/533 Super Mario World]. ''VGMdb''. Retrieved September 17, 2021.</ref>, is a playful arrangement of the "Ground Theme" in the key of {{wp|F major}}. The course clear theme, titled 「'''コースクリア ファンファーレ'''」 (''Kōsu Kuria Fanfāre'', "Course Clear Fanfare")<ref name=SMW/> is a brief {{wp|brass}} arrangement of the "Ground Theme" The [[Game Over]] theme, titled 「'''ゲームオーバー'''」 (''Gēmu Ōbā'', "Game Over")<ref name=SMW/>, is an arrangement of the first three notes of the "Ground Theme" played on {{wp|electric piano}}.

While Mario is riding a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]], {{wp|bongo}} percussion is added to the original theme and all of these arrangements. This does not include the Castle and Ghost House themes, where Yoshi cannot enter, and the Bonus Game theme, which already includes bongo percussion.

In ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', the underground, underwater, Ghost House, and Castle themes are all reused for the respective course themes in the ''Super Mario World'' game style, as well as the Course Clear theme upon hitting the [[Giant Gate]]'s tape, and the bonus game theme through the Bonus Music [[List of sound effects in Super Mario Maker|sound effect]]. 

In ''Super Mario Maker 2'', the Game Over theme in Endless Challenge is the arrangement from ''Super Mario World'' if the last course played was in that game style. Additionally, the athletic theme can be heard in sky-themed levels in the ''Super Mario World'' style.

In ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'', the Castle theme plays in level 3 of the [[Super Mario World (WarioWare: Get It Together!)|Super Mario World]] boss [[microgame]], and the Course Clear fanfare plays after passing the [[Giant Gate]] at the end of each level.

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====''Super Mario Bros. Deluxe''====
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]'', a message can be entered when viewing banners in the Mystery Room; the default message is a series of notes that, when Start is pressed, causes an 8-bit arrangement of the ending notes of the "Ground Theme" to play.

====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', an arrangement of the [[Bonus game (Super Mario World)|bonus game]] theme plays when collecting the [[note]]s in the [[Deep Dark Galaxy]] secret room in the mission "[[Bubble Blastoff]]". This arrangement returns in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', where it plays when collecting the notes in the [[Puzzle Plank Galaxy]], and in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' for several sets of notes.

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
The {{wp|Dorian mode|Dorian}} variation on the motif from the [[Castle]] and underground arrangements 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]]''.

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====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', the theme heard in [[Haunty Halls Galaxy]] and [[Boo Moon Galaxy]], titled 「'''ゴーストコンベア'''」 (''Gōsuto Konbea'', "Ghost Conveyor"), is an arrangement of the Ghost House theme. While Mario is riding [[Yoshi]], shaker and {{wp|tambourine}} percussion is added. The theme was arranged by [[Mahito Yokota]].<ref>[https://vgmdb.net/album/19454 SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK]. ''VGMdb''. Retrieved August 28, 2019.</ref>

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====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', the chime that can be heard while the game loads sometimes plays a small part of the "Ground Theme".

====''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 "Ground Theme"'s main {{wp|motif}}. The motif is in a minor scale like the original Castle theme and is played on brass and string instruments.

Every piece of background music associated with a course theme has an original, more ambient arrangement for editing such a course in the [[Course Maker]], using eight tracks that fade in and out randomly to create a dynamic mix. This includes all themes based on the "Ground Theme" from ''Super Mario World'', as well as the castle theme in the ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' style, originally from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''.

The [[Ghost House]] and [[Castle]] themes in the ''Super Mario World'' style receive new percussion parts for when Mario rides a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]], as this was impossible in such levels in the original game. Like other themes in the original ''Super Mario World'', both themes add {{wp|bongos}} to the instrumentation in their "Yoshi" variations.

All of these new arrangements return in their original capacities ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''.

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====''Super Mario Run''====
In ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', an arrangement of the "Ground Theme" is incorporated into the theme for [[Remix 10]].

====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', a solo {{wp|jazz piano}} arrangement of the "Ground Theme", titled "'''New Donk City: Cafe'''" and arranged by [[Naoto Kubo]], plays on a radio in [[New Donk City]]'s [[Outdoor Café]]. 

An arrangement of the [[Bonus game (Super Mario World)|bonus game]] theme, titled "'''Above the Clouds'''" and arranged by [[Shiho Fujii]], is used in some of the game's challenge areas.

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====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' introduces several new course themes in the ''Super Mario World'' style that use the "Ground Theme" {{wp|motif}} in their music. 

The desert theme plays the motif on a plucked string instrument, {{wp|aerophone}}, and {{wp|violin}} in the {{wp|Hungarian minor scale}}. The snow theme is an arrangement on strings, horn, {{wp|glockenspiel}}, {{wp|trumpet}}, {{wp|tubular bell}}, and {{wp|accordion}} with {{wp|Double bass|acoustic bass}} and {{wp|sleigh bell}} as accompaniment, though some notes removed from the melody. The forest theme plays the motif on {{wp|vibraphone}} and {{wp|oboe}}, with acoustic bass, {{wp|hi-hat}}, and {{wp|bongos}} as accompaniment.

A music box version of every piece of background music associated with a course theme plays during [[Moon (Super Mario Maker 2)|nighttime]] levels. This includes all themes based on the "Ground Theme" from ''Super Mario World'', as well as the castle theme in the ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' style, originally from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''.

Like in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', all of these tracks are paired with bongo percussion when Mario is riding a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]. Additionally, every new theme is also more ambient arrangement with a dynamic mix when editing the course in the [[Course Maker]].

A unique arrangement of the "Ground Theme" is also featured in the game's announcement trailer, where it plays after the title reveal, continuing where the original "Ground Theme" that played before left off. This arrangement incorporates a variety of different musical styles, excerpts of the original "Ground Theme", and ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''{{'}}s main theme.<ref>Nintendo (February 14, 2019). [https://youtu.be/AjJWzJC8Kfk Super Mario Maker 2 - Announcement Trailer - Nintendo Switch]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 29, 2021.</ref>

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===''Mario Paint''===
In the music composing mode for ''[[Mario Paint]]'', the song represented by [[Soundfrog]]'s head includes a recreation of the main melody of the "Ground Theme".

===''Mario Teaches Typing'' series===
Various orchestral rearrangements of the "Ground Theme", along with the ''Super Mario World'' title theme and the [[Donut Plains]] theme, play in the various cutscenes of ''[[Mario Teaches Typing]]'' and ''[[Mario Teaches Typing 2]]''.

===''Mario Discovery'' series===
====''Mario is Missing!''====
In all but the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] version of ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'', a {{wp|Swing music|swing}} arrangement of the "Ground Theme" in the key of {{wp|E♭ major}} plays for most of the game, specifically when [[Luigi]] investigates cities. Additionally, an {{wp|F major}} arrangement of the theme with hastened {{wp|staccato}} notes in the melody plays during the credits in the {{wp|MS-DOS}} version.

====''Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters''====
''[[Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters]]'' features an F major arrangement of the "Ground Theme" similar to the ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' {{wp|MS-DOS}} credits theme arrangement. It plays during the game's various activities outside of [[Sing Song World (Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters)|Sing Song World]]. 

Additionally, once the player clears a certain number of exercises in every interactive activity, a {{wp|music box}} arrangement of the "Course Clear" fanfare plays.

These arrangements returns in the other two games in the ''[[Mario's Early Years! CD-ROM Collection|Mario's Early Years!]]'' series, ''[[Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers]]'' and ''[[Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun]]'', in their respective [[Sing Song World]]s.

====''Mario's Time Machine''====
In all but the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] version of ''[[Mario's Time Machine]]'', an ''{{wp|andante}}'' arrangement of the "Ground Theme" in the key of {{wp|D major}} plays whenever [[Mario]] activates the [[Timulator]]. 

In the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] version of the game, an {{wp|E minor}} {{wp|countermelody}} arrangement of the "Ground Theme" plays on the title screen.

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===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' features an arrangement of the "Ground Theme" titled 「'''ねぇねぇジーノごっこしようよ'''」 (''Ne Ne Jīno Gokko Shiyō Yo'', "Hey Hey, Let's Play Make-Believe With [[Geno]]").

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===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', an arrangement of the [[Castle]] theme is featured at the beginning and end of the song "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 [[Princess Zelda|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>{{media 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.

====''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''====
''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' features an arrangement medley titled "Super Mario World Medley" that incorporates arrangements of the "Ground Theme" and its [[Bonus game (Super Mario World)|bonus game]] and course clear arrangements, as well as [[Star World]]'s theme, the "[[Super Star (theme)|Super Star]]" theme, and the "[[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)|Ground Theme]]" from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' The "Ground Theme" portion has a slightly dragged-out introduction and incorporates the Yoshi percussion variation before transitioning to the bonus game theme portion. The "Ground Theme" is reprised at the end of the medley before it loops. The medley was arranged by [[Bandai Namco Entertainment|Bandai Namco]] composer Hiroshi Okubo, and it can be played on the [[Yoshi's Island (Super Smash Bros. Melee)|Yoshi's Island]] and [[Super Mario Maker (stage)|Super Mario Maker]] stages. 

The medley returns 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.

===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario''====
The "Main Title" theme from ''[[Paper Mario]]''{{'}}s title screen includes an arrangement of the first seven notes of the "Ground Theme" melody after the ''Super Mario World'' theme's intro.

The {{wp|Dorian mode|Dorian}} variation on the motif from the underground and [[Castle]] themes is also 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]]. 

The [[Bonus game (Super Mario World)|bonus game]] theme is quoted in the "Victory Parade" credits theme.

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====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''{{'}}s victory jingles, both with and without the current [[partner]] being [[down]]ed, are rearrangements of the Course Clear theme.

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====''Super Paper Mario''====
In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', the [[Lineland Road]] theme incorporates the "Ground Theme"'s motif in some later bars. It is played in the key of {{wp|E♭ major}} for three bars, then plays the opening half of the motif in E♭ {{wp|melodic minor}} and again in D♭ melodic minor for an entire bar.

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===''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga''===
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', an arrangement of the "Ground Theme", titled "'''To Challenge!'''", is used during the [[Barrel (minigame)|Barrel]] and [[Chuckola Bounce]] minigames, as well as during the tutorial for [[Splart]]. 

This arrangement is not included in the game's [[Nintendo 3DS]] remake, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''. It is instead replaced by an arrangement of "Challenging Actions!" from ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''.

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===''Mario Party'' series===
====''Mario Party Advance''====
In ''[[Mario Party Advance]]'', the music heard on the results screen after the player runs out of Mushrooms in [[Shroom City (Mario Party Advance)|Shroom City]] is an arrangement of the "Ground Theme", with a {{wp|chiptune}} lead and {{wp|glockenspiel}} and {{wp|Electronic keyboard|keyboard}} accompaniment. The harmony consists of {{wp|seventh chord}}s.

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====''Mario Party 9''====
In ''[[Mario Party 9]]'', the music heard on the results screen includes a brief arrangement of the "Ground Theme"'s intro bar.

This arrangement returns in ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'', where it is also used as the results screen theme.

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====''Mario Party 10''====
In ''[[Mario Party 10]]'', the opening to the song "Slightly Nostalgic Theme" is an arrangement of the opening six notes of the "Ground Theme". This arrangement is one of three themes randomly picked for the minigame [[Steal the Beat]], 

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====''Mario Party: Star Rush''====
In ''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]'', the "Ground Theme" appears as the first song the player can perform in the [[Rhythm Recital]] mode. It is the original version from ''[[Super Mario World]]'' accompanied by four instruments played by the game's players.

===''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''===
''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'' features a {{wp|rock}} arrangement of the "Ground Theme", titled "'''[[Pirate Dance]]'''" and a {{wp|hip-hop}} arrangement of the bonus game theme,  titled "'''[[Step by Step]]'''".

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|title2=Step by Step
|description2=The arrangement heard in ''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''
|length2=0:30
}}

===''Itadaki Street'' series===
====''Itadaki Street DS''====
In ''[[Itadaki Street DS]]'', an arrangement of the bonus game theme plays in the minigame Itadaki Slot if it is played on a ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' board.

====''Fortune Street''====
In ''[[Fortune Street]]'', an arrangement of the bonus game theme very similar to the one heard in ''Itadaki Street DS'' plays in the arcade minigames for ''Super Mario'' franchise characters.

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===''Mario & Sonic'' series===
====''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''====
A {{wp|trumpet}} arrangement of the "Ground Theme" appears in the [[Wii]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]''. This arrangement samples the original "Ground Theme" as well.

In the [[Nintendo DS]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'', a synthesized arrangement of the "Ground Theme" plays during the first portion of the Mario Medley for the [[Ultimate Figure Skating]] event. It is mostly faithful to the original theme, though the last four measures before the loop are omitted.

The Wii arrangement returns in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'' and ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''.

====''Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games''====
''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'' features a new arrangement of the "Ground Theme", titled "'''Main Theme: Super Mario World (Remix)'''". This arrangement features a large number of string instruments and plays through several iterations of the "Ground Theme". It appears as one of the selectable songs for [[Figure Skating Singles]]. 

===''Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition''===
In ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]'', an arrangement of the "Ground Theme" plays in the bonus sections.

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===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', the "Ground Theme" and three of its ''Super Mario World'' variations received arrangements in the score, which was composed by [[Brian Tyler]]. A short arrangement of the "Ground Theme" plays in the track "Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom" before [[Mario]] enters the [[Clear Pipe]] in [[Toad Town]], and another arrangement of the theme plays in "The Adventure Begins" when Mario, [[Princess Peach|Peach]], and [[Toad]] travel through [[Yoshi's Island (location)|Yoshi's Island]]. A sped-up arrangement of the Ghost House theme is briefly heard towards the end of "The Darklands" as [[Luigi]] escapes from the horde of [[Dry Bones]] in the [[Dark Land]]s. An arrangement of the Castle theme plays in the credits theme "Level Complete", and an arrangement of the theme's first few notes can also be heard at the beginning of "World 1-1".

===Other arrangements===
The [[Super Mario World (album)|official soundtrack]] for ''Super Mario World'' includes several unique arrangements of the "Ground Theme" by Soichi Noriki and performed by the Mario World Band. "'''Super Mario World'''" is an arrangement of the original theme, "'''Morning of Yoster Island'''" is an arrangement of the underwater theme, and "'''Mario! Stay Alert!'''" is an arranged medley of the underground, Ghost House, and Castle themes.

==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
:''For appearances of the "Athletic Theme", see [[Athletic Theme (Super Mario World)#List of Super Mario appearances|Athletic Theme (Super Mario World) § List of Super Mario appearances]].''
{|class=sortable border=1 cellspacing=2 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%"
!Work
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|rowspan=9|''[[Super Mario World]]''
|rowspan=9|1991
|Original
|「地上BGM」 (''Chijō BGM'')
|rowspan=9|Koji Kondo
|-
|rowspan=8|Arrangement
|「アスレチックBGM」 (''Asurechikku BGM'')
|-
|「水中BGM」 (''Suichū BGM'')
|-
|「地下BGM」 (''Chika BGM'')
|-
|「砦BGM」 (''Toride BGM'')
|-
|「おばけ屋敷BGM」 (''Obake Yashiki BGM'')
|-
|「ボーナス面BGM」 (''Bōnasu-Men BGM'')
|-
|「コースクリア ファンファーレ」 (''Kōsu Kuria Fanfāre'')
|-
|「ゲームオーバー」 (''Gēmu Ōbā'')
|-
|''[[Mario Teaches Typing]]''
|1991
|Arrangement
|
|Brian Luzietti
|-
|''[[Mario Paint]]''
|1992
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' ({{wp|MS-DOS}})
|1992
|Arrangement
|
|Rob Wallace
|-
|''Mario is Missing!'' ([[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]])
|1993
|Arrangement
|
|<!--Sam Powell, Rob Wallace (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|''Mario is Missing!'' ([[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]])
|1993
|Arrangement
|
|<!--John Korsrud (unconfirmed)-->
|-
|''[[Mario's Time Machine]]'' (MS-DOS)
|1993
|Arrangement
|
|Rob Wallace
|-
|''Mario's Time Machine'' (SNES)
|1993
|Arrangement
|
|Mark Knight
|-
|''[[Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters]]''
|1994
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers]]''
|1994
|Past arrangement (''Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters'')
|
|
|-
|''[[Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun]]''
|1994
|Past arrangement (''Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters'')
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]''
|rowspan=2|1994
|Original
|
|rowspan=2|Koji Kondo
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario World'')
|
|-
|''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''
|1996
|Arrangement
|「ねぇねぇジーノごっこしようよ」 (''Ne Ne Jīno Gokko Shiyō Yo'')
|[[Yoko Shimomura]]
|-
|''[[Mario Teaches Typing 2]]''
|1996
|Arrangement
|
|<!--Rick Jackson, Brian Luzietti, Ron Valdez (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]''
|1999
|Arrangement
|
|<!--Yuichi Ozaki, Masami Yone (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|rowspan=3|''[[Paper Mario]]''
|rowspan=3|2000
|rowspan=3|Arrangement 
|"Main Title"
|rowspan=3|[[Yuka Tsujiyoko]]
|-
|"Toad Town Variations"
|-
|"Victory Parade"
|-
|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
|2001
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''
|2003
|Arrangement
|
|Yoko Shimomura
|-
|''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
|2004
|Arrangement
|
|<!--Yoshito Hirano, Yuka Tsujiyoko (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|''[[Mario Party Advance]]''
|2005
|Arrangement
|
|<!--Ichiro Shimakura, Yoshimasa Ikeda (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]''
|rowspan=2|2005
|rowspan=2|Arrangement
|"Pirate Dance"
|
|-
|"Step by Step"
|
|-
|''[[Super Paper Mario]]''
|2007
|Arrangement
|"Lineland Road"
|<!--Naoko Mitome, Chika Sekigawa (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|''[[Itadaki Street DS]]''
|2007
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
|2007
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|2008
|Arrangement
|"Castle / Boss Fortress (Super Mario World / SMB 3)"
|Yusuke Takahama
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' ([[Wii]])
|2009
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' ([[Nintendo DS]])
|2009
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
|2009
|Arrangement
|"Castle Theme"<ref name=Piano>''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii Intermediate / Advanced Piano Solos]]''</ref>
|[[Shiho Fujii]]<ref>[https://www.ymm.co.jp/p/detail.php?code=GTP01085336&dm=d#song やさしくひける New スーパーマリオブラザーズ Wii]. ''yamaha music media''. Retrieved July 12, 2023.</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
|rowspan=2|2010
|Arrangement
|「ゴーストコンベア」 (''Gōsuto Konbea'')
|[[Mahito Yokota]]
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Galaxy'')
|
|
|-
|''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
|2011
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Galaxy'')
|
|
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'' (Wii)
|2011
|Past arrangement (''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games'' (Wii))
|
|
|-
|''[[Fortune Street]]''
|2011
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'' ([[Nintendo 3DS]])
|2012
|Past arrangement (''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games'' (Wii))
|
|
|-
|''[[Mario Party 9]]''
|2012
|Arrangement
|
|<!--Toshiki Aida, Ryosuke Asami (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
|rowspan=2|2012
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|
|Shiho Fujii
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|2012
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|
|Shiho Fujii
|-
|''[[New Super Luigi U]]''
|2013
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|
|Shiho Fujii
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U]]''
|2013
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|
|Shiho Fujii
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''
|rowspan=2|2013
|Arrangement
|"Main Theme: Super Mario World (Remix)"
|
|-
|Past arrangement (''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games'' (Wii))
|
|
|-
|''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''
|2013
|Past arrangement (''Mario Party 9'')
|
|<!--Toshiki Aida, Ryosuke Asami (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|rowspan=3|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|rowspan=2|2014
|Arrangement
|"Super Mario World Medley"
|Hiroshi Okubo
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'')
|"Castle / Boss Fortress (Super Mario World/SMB 3)"
|Yusuke Takahama
|-
|2015{{footnote|main|1}}
|Original
|"Ground Theme (Super Mario World)"
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|2015{{footnote|main|1}}
|Original
|"Ground Theme (Super Mario World)"
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Mario Party 10]]''
|2015
|Arrangement
|
|<!--Rei Kondoh, Toshiki Aida (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''
|rowspan=2|2015
|Arrangement
|
|<!--Keigo Ozaki, Toshiko Tasaki (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|
|Shiho Fujii
|-
|rowspan=4|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
|rowspan=4|2015
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario World'')
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|
|Shiho Fujii
|-
|''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]''
|2016
|Arrangement
|
|<!--Toshiki Aida, Satoshi Okubo (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|rowspan=4|''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|rowspan=4|2016
|Original
|
|rowspan=2|Koji Kondo
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario World'')
|
|-
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|
|Shiho Fujii
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Maker'')
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Mario Run]]''
|rowspan=2|2016
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|
|Shiho Fujii
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
|rowspan=2|2017
|rowspan=2|Arrangement
|"New Donk City: Cafe"
|[[Naoto Kubo]]
|-
|"Above the Clouds"
|Shiho Fujii
|-
|''[[WarioWare Gold]]''
|2018
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|rowspan=3|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|rowspan=3|2018
|Original
|"Ground Theme - Super Mario World"
|Koji Kondo
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'')
|"Castle / Boss Fortress - Super Mario World / SMB 3"
|Yusuke Takahama
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'')
|"Super Mario World Medley"
|Hiroshi Okubo
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''
|2019
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|
|Shiho Fujii
|-
|rowspan=6|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
|rowspan=6|2019
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario World'')
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|
|Shiho Fujii
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Maker'')
|
|
|-
|Arrangement (trailer)
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]''
|rowspan=2|2021
|Original
|
|rowspan=2|Koji Kondo
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario World'')
|
|-
|rowspan=5|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
|rowspan=5|2023
|rowspan=5|Arrangement
|"The Darklands"
|rowspan=5|[[Brian Tyler]]
|-
|"Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom"
|-
|"World 1-1"
|-
|"The Adventure Begins"
|-
|"Level Complete"
|}
{{footnote|note|1|Added as downloadable content}}

===Soundtracks===
{|class=sortable border=1 cellspacing=2 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%"
!Work
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|rowspan=12|''[[Super Mario World (album)|Super Mario World]]''
|rowspan=12|1991
|Original
|「地上BGM」 (''Chijō BGM'')
|rowspan=9|Koji Kondo
|-
|rowspan=11|Arrangement
|「アスレチックBGM」 (''Asurechikku BGM'')
|-
|「水中BGM」 (''Suichū BGM'')
|-
|「地下BGM」 (''Chika BGM'')
|-
|「砦BGM」 (''Toride BGM'')
|-
|「おばけ屋敷BGM」 (''Obake Yashiki BGM'')
|-
|「ボーナス面BGM」 (''Bōnasu-Men BGM'')
|-
|「コースクリア ファンファーレ」 (''Kōsu Kuria Fanfāre'')
|-
|「ゲームオーバー」 (''Gēmu Ōbā'')
|-
|"Super Mario World"
|rowspan=3|Soichi Noriki
|-
|"Morning of Yoster Island"
|-
|"Mario! Stay Alert!"
|-
|''[[Super Mario RPG Original Sound Version]]''
|1996
|Arrangement
|「ねぇねぇジーノごっこしようよ」 (''Ne Ne Jīno Gokko Shiyō Yo'')
|[[Yoko Shimomura]]
|-
|rowspan=3|''[[Paper Mario Game Music Soundtrack CD]]''
|rowspan=3|2001
|rowspan=3|Arrangement 
|"Main Title"
|rowspan=3|[[Yuka Tsujiyoko]]
|-
|"Toad Town Variations"
|-
|"Victory Parade"
|-
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2 Original Soundtrack]]''
|2010
|Arrangement
|「ゴーストコンベア」 (''Gōsuto Konbea'')
|[[Mahito Yokota]]
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Mario Odyssey Original Soundtrack]]''
|rowspan=2|2018
|rowspan=2|Arrangement
|「プールサイドで一息」 (''Pūrusaido De Hitoiki'')
|[[Naoto Kubo]]
|-
|「雲の上ステージ」 (''Kumonoue Sutēji'')
|[[Shiho Fujii]]
|-
|rowspan=5|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''
|rowspan=5|2023
|rowspan=5|Arrangement
|"The Darklands"
|rowspan=5|[[Brian Tyler]]
|-
|"Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom"
|-
|"World 1-1"
|-
|"The Adventure Begins"
|-
|"Level Complete"
|}

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=地上BGM
|JapR=Chijō BGM
|JapM=Above-ground BGM
}}

==References==
<references/>

{{SMW}}
[[Category:Musical themes]]
[[Category:Super Mario World]]