Editing Jump Up, Super Star!

[[File:SMO Jump Up Super Star Cover.jpg|thumb|Official cover for the "Jump Up, Super Star!" single]]

"'''Jump Up, Super Star!'''" (referred to as "'''NDC Festival'''" in-game), also referred to as "'''1-Up Girl''',"<ref>Walsh, Doug, and Joe Epstein. ''Super Mario Odyssey'' Prima Official Guide. Page 136.</ref> is the theme song of ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. It is sung by [[Pauline]] during the mission [[A Traditional Festival!]] as well as during the beginning segment of the [[Darker Side]]. The song was also used in the E3 2017 trailer for the game.

 

The song uses an upbeat, big-band jazz style and is most notable for being the first song from the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series to feature lyrics, something rarely heard in songs from ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' games. The song has Pauline detailing an adventure across the [[world]]s of ''Super Mario Odyssey'', referring to herself as [[Mario]]'s "1UP girl." The lyrics are also printed on the inside of the game case for all regions. A Japanese version of the song has its own lyrics, which differ from the international version.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/aaaca/common/hen3frereqax/jdabrufrut3p.mp3 Japanese version of the song]</ref> This version can be played from a [[boombox]] in the [[Metro Kingdom]] and [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Mario Odyssey)|Mushroom Kingdom]]. An 8-bit version without vocals is unlocked in the Music List after the player fulfills all of [[Jammin' Toad]]'s requests, and it can also be played if the player replays A Traditional Festival!

The song is performed by [[the Super Mario Players]] and sung by [[Kate Higgins]] (credited as Kate Davis)<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Higgins</ref> in English and songwriter [[Aimi Mukohara]]<ref>https://www.joysound.com/web/s/karaoke/contents/video/mario_odyssey</ref> in Japanese. It is composed by [[Naoto Kubo]].<ref>[https://vgmdb.net/album/73671 SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK - VGMdb]. Retrieved November 3, 2020.</ref> The original lyrics are written by [[Nobuyoshi Suzuki]],<ref name=Famitsu>https://www.famitsu.com/news/201710/25144749.html?page=2</ref> and the English lyrics are written by Rob Tunstall. The full version was released worldwide on October 20, 2017, on the {{wp|iTunes Store}}, while the short version was downloadable for free until January 31, 2018.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/aaaca/pauline/index.html Official Japanese page of ''Jump Up, Super Star!'']. Retrieved October 11, 2017.</ref> The song is also included in the ''[[Super Mario Odyssey Original Soundtrack]]''.

Nobuyoshi Suzuki, the sound designer of ''Super Mario Odyssey'', wrote the first draft of the lyrics in Japanese. According to [[Yoshiaki Koizumi]], they had a discussion on whether using words such as "[[Extra life|1UP]]" would be good. They sent all of the documents they had to the localization members to create the final lyrics, due to English being a more global language, as Koizumi stated.<ref name=Famitsu/> This resulted in a back-and-forth between localization members and the Japanese developers as they struggled to keep the ''Mario'' references as subtle as possible.<ref>https://nintendotreehouse.tumblr.com/post/167703261242/localizing-jump-up-super-star</ref> He also indicated on Reddit that the song had been created as a direct result of their developing the character of Pauline.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/6h9s6l/hi_im_mr_koizumi_producer_of_super_mario_odyssey/diwmhy5/</ref>

The English version was the first to be recorded<ref name=SongwriterAimi>[[Talk:Jump Up, Super Star!#Aimi Mukohara's Email|Email response from Aimi Mukohara]] on June 22, 2018</ref> with voice actress Kate Higgins providing the vocals. According to herself, ''Cup of Tea Productions, Inc.'' was in charge of the voice acting. When asked if she was interested in doing the voice, she agreed and auditioned for the role by sending samples of her voice to [[Nintendo]] of Japan, and she was ultimately selected for the role. Weeks before the recording session, Nintendo of Japan sent her a demo sung by an unknown Japanese singer and a lead sheet, with the music already recorded. Several people from Japan and America were present in the final recording.<ref>http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2017/10/27/kate-higgins-on-playing-pauline-and-recording-quot-jump-up-superstar-quot-for-super-mario-odyssey.aspx</ref>

For the Japanese version, the Nintendo Sound Team already had some candidates, but after the team listened to her YouTube videos, songwriter Aimi Mukohara was chosen to do the vocals. All the Nintendo Sound Team was present at the moment of recording. This is the first time Aimi was involved with the music of any video game.<ref name=SongwriterAimi/>

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窓を照らす 月明かリ消えてく<br>

<i>tabi no sain sā ho o age hajimeyou<br>

oikaze mo odoru<br>

nageta koin kono mirai o uranau<br>  

megami ga kisu o shita

sekai no akari no kazu hodo ai o utaeba<br>

janpu shite! tatchi shite!<br>

issho ni yume o mite sā koi o shite<br>

ude futte arukeba<br>

koboreochiteyuku namida no saki ni mo<br>

mina de hai janpu shite sā haitacchi shite<br>

tappu shite odo reba<br>

mina o shiawase ni suicchi saseteku<br>

sekai terasu sūpāsutā<br>

odessei, dessei! (×7)<br>

odessei, odessei!

nureta hoho ga egao de hajiketara<br>

atarashī hajimari<br>

mado o terasu tsukiakari kieteku<br>

yoake ga matteiru

sashikomu hikari no naka hora yume o negaeba<br>

janpu shite! tatchi shite!<br>

hitori de nayande ochikonde<br>

kata otosu toki ni mo<br>

tada nagarete yuku furēmu no naka de<br>

minna ni Hi! ohayō Hi! konnichiwa<br>

baibai shite "mata ne!" to<br>

sugiru mainichi o kotsukotsu to ikiru<br>

kimi koso ga sūpāsutā<br>

minna de shubidubibā shubidubidā<br>

shubidubidu utaeba<br>

namida mo itami mo kanashimi mo zenbu<br>

patto hareru yo

issho ni hai janpu shite sā haitacchi shite<br>

tappu shite odoreba<br>

mina de shiawase ni suicchi saseteku<br>

egao koso supāsutā<br>

And say yeah!

And you're tired{{footnote|main|c}}<br>

So, let's do the Odyssey!  

Let's shooby doo be wop, shooby doo be dap<br>

Sing shooby doo be doo<br>

{{footnote|note|a|「女神がキスをした」 (''megami ga kisu o shita'') is a common way in Japan to say that the universe is on one's side, meaning things will go in the right direction.}}

{{footnote|note|b|While the literal translation is "touch," the verb is referring to the act of grabbing coins as the coin sound effect implies, so another possible translation could be "grab."}}

{{footnote|note|c|「肩落とす時にも」 lit. "dropping your shoulders". When Mario's health is low, he "drops" his shoulders, so this can be translated as "tired".}}

"Jump Up, Super Star!" is heard in the 100th episode of ''[[The Cat Mario Show]]''.

The first six verses of "Jump Up, Super Star!" play over the "''Super Mario Odyssey'': Around the World" ("''Super Mario Odyssey'': World Trekking" in Europe and Oceania) [[Nintendo 3DS]] HOME Menu theme.

The "NDC Festival" version of the song appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', and can be played in any ''[[Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-series stage. For the [[New Donk City Hall (stage)|New Donk City Hall]] stage, two separate tracks exist in My Music: "Jump Up, Super Star!" and "Jump Up, Super Star! (Full Band Performance)." If the former is selected, only the drums are heard as only the drummer appears in the plaza, while Pauline and the rest of the [[Band (Super Mario Odyssey)|band]] members randomly appear throughout the match. Passing by them recruits them to perform their part in the song and appear in the plaza. If the latter is selected, the song plays as is, and the performers are absent from the stage. The song also plays in Mario's character trailer.

"Jump Up, Super Star!" plays when Pauline uses her Special Shot in ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''. It was also played in the trailer announcing her and other characters appearing as DLC characters in 2019.

In ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', Pauline makes references to the song in some of her voice lines.

"Jump Up, Super Star!" plays when Pauline uses her Special Shot in ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]''.

In ''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]'', "Jump Up, Super Star!" is used as a leitmotif in Pauline's theme.

"Jump Up, Super Star!" has also made appearances outside of the ''Mario'' franchise. A short version of it appears as one of the songs in the Game Music section of the [[Nintendo Switch]] installment of [[Bandai Namco Entertainment|Bandai Namco]]'s {{wp|Taiko no Tatsujin|''Taiko no Tatsujin'' series}}, ''{{wp|Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun!}}'', as well as in the ''Taiko no Tatsujin'' arcade game. In ''{{wp|Dr Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch}}'', if the player achieves a rank of "Walking Speed" and taps on the walking figure multiple times, it whistles the first three lines of the chorus. In the version 1.2.0 update for ''{{wp|Ring Fit Adventure}}'' released on March 26, 2020, a new Rhythm Game mode was added, which includes original songs along with music tracks from other games, one of which is "Jump Up, Super Star!"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R45ulaBiOw Rhythm Mode Coming to Ring Fit Adventure (Featuring Jump Up Superstar & other Nintendo Tracks!) - GameXplain]</ref> The song was also performed during {{wp|The Game Awards 2017}} by the Game Awards Orchestra and [[Kate Higgins]], as part of a medley of music from the games nominated for {{wp|The Game Award for Game of the Year|Game of the Year}}.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZrupMmjDi0 The Game Awards 2017 Orchestra and Game of the Year Winner: Zelda]</ref>

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|ChiS=跳跃吧，超级巨星！<ref>腾讯NintendoS (November 19, 2020). [https://b23.tv/Z2pQHJ 《健身环大冒险》免费内容更新介绍] ''Bilibili''. Retrieved November 19, 2020.</ref>

*The theme of [[25m]] from ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' can be heard during the part where Pauline repeats the lyrics "Odyssey, ya see!" In addition, the sound effect played when Mario jumps over a barrel in the game can be heard at the end of the aforementioned riff.<ref>Nintendo Life (July 10, 2017). [https://youtube.com/watch?v=nEYx56R66fc Super Mario Odyssey Donkey Kong Arcade Easter Egg in Jump Up, Super Star!]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved July 13, 2017.</ref>

**Also, when Pauline sings "Odyssey, ya see!" in the objective [[A Traditional Festival!]] in the game, she mimics her main sprite animations from her first game, ''Donkey Kong''.

*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/aaaca/pauline/index.html Official Japanese page of the song]

*[https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jump-up-super-star-single/id1295624919 Jump Up, Super Star! on the US iTunes Store]

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