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Nobuyoshi Suzuki, the sound designer of ''Super Mario Odyssey'', wrote the first draft of the lyrics in Japanese. According to [[Yoshiaki Koizumi]], the song had been created as a direct result of their developing the character of Pauline,<ref name=Reddit>{{cite|author=Koizumi, Yoshiaki|url=www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/6h9s6l/hi_im_mr_koizumi_producer_of_super_mario_odyssey/diwmhy5|title=Hi, I’m Mr. Koizumi, Producer of Super Mario Odyssey. AMA!|date=June 14, 2017|publisher=Reddit|accessdate=November 12, 2023}}</ref>and they had a discussion on whether words such as "[[Extra life|1UP]]" should be used. The music was finalized before any English lyrics were written. 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/> Early drafts of the lyrics were recorded as demos by Rob Tunstall, and these demos would be sent back to the Japanese team for feedback. Originally, the English lyrics had more obvious references to the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], but the Japanese team requested that they should be as subtle as possible, resulting in a back-and-forth process of refinement between them and the localization members. The lyrics were finalized with less than three weeks to go before the recording session.<ref>{{cite|url=nintendotreehouse.tumblr.com/post/167703261242/localizing-jump-up-super-star|title=Localizing “Jump Up, Super Star!”|author=Rob T.|publisher=Tumblr|language=en|accessdate=July 2, 2024}}</ref> | Nobuyoshi Suzuki, the sound designer of ''Super Mario Odyssey'', wrote the first draft of the lyrics in Japanese. According to [[Yoshiaki Koizumi]], the song had been created as a direct result of their developing the character of Pauline,<ref name=Reddit>{{cite|author=Koizumi, Yoshiaki|url=www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/6h9s6l/hi_im_mr_koizumi_producer_of_super_mario_odyssey/diwmhy5|title=Hi, I’m Mr. Koizumi, Producer of Super Mario Odyssey. AMA!|date=June 14, 2017|publisher=Reddit|accessdate=November 12, 2023}}</ref>and they had a discussion on whether words such as "[[Extra life|1UP]]" should be used. The music was finalized before any English lyrics were written. 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/> Early drafts of the lyrics were recorded as demos by Rob Tunstall, and these demos would be sent back to the Japanese team for feedback. Originally, the English lyrics had more obvious references to the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], but the Japanese team requested that they should be as subtle as possible, resulting in a back-and-forth process of refinement between them and the localization members. The lyrics were finalized with less than three weeks to go before the recording session.<ref>{{cite|url=nintendotreehouse.tumblr.com/post/167703261242/localizing-jump-up-super-star|title=Localizing “Jump Up, Super Star!”|author=Rob T.|publisher=Tumblr|language=en|accessdate=July 2, 2024}}</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>{{cite|author=Hilliard, Kyle|date=October 27, 2017|url=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|title=Kate Higgins On Playing Pauline And Singing "Jump Up Superstar" For Super Mario Odyssey|language=en|publisher=GameInformer|accessdate=July 2, 2024 | 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>{{cite|author=Hilliard, Kyle|date=October 27, 2017|url=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|title=Kate Higgins On Playing Pauline And Singing "Jump Up Superstar" For Super Mario Odyssey|language=en|publisher=GameInformer|accessdate=July 2, 2024}}</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 Mukohara was involved with the music of any video game.<ref name=SongwriterAimi/> | 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 Mukohara was involved with the music of any video game.<ref name=SongwriterAimi/> | ||
