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|first_appearance=''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])
|first_appearance=''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' ([[List of games by date#2001|2001]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Luigi's Mansion 2 HD]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023)
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The "'''Main Theme'''"<ref name=SSBU>''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' sound test</ref>, also known as the "'''Luigi's Mansion Theme'''",<ref name=SSBB>''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' sound tests</ref> is a musical theme composed for ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' by [[Kazumi Totaka]].<ref>''[[Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.3: B-Side Music]]'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20230509023754/https://static.mercdn.net/item/detail/orig/photos/m47108645319_6.jpg?1680845991 jewel case insert]</ref> It is a suspenseful piece played in A minor at a ''{{wp|Glossary_of_music_terminology#M|moderato}}'' tempo, and is usually associated with the ''[[Luigi's Mansion (series)|Luigi's Mansion]]'' series and [[Luigi]] himself. An alternate arrangement of the "Main Theme" is also often associated with [[Professor E. Gadd]].
The "'''Main Theme'''"<ref name=SSBU>''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' sound test</ref>, also known as the "'''Luigi's Mansion Theme'''",<ref name=SSBB>''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' sound tests</ref> is a musical theme composed for ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' by [[Kazumi Totaka]].<ref>''[[Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.3: B-Side Music]]'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20230509023754/https://static.mercdn.net/item/detail/orig/photos/m47108645319_6.jpg?1680845991 jewel case insert]</ref> It is a suspenseful piece played in A minor at a ''{{wp|Glossary_of_music_terminology#M|moderato}}'' tempo, and is usually associated with the ''[[Luigi's Mansion (series)|Luigi's Mansion]]'' series and [[Luigi]] himself. An alternate arrangement of the "Main Theme" is also often associated with [[Professor E. Gadd]].
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===''Luigi's Mansion'' series===
===''Luigi's Mansion'' series===
====''Luigi's Mansion''====
====''Luigi's Mansion''====
''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' features several additional arrangements of the "Main Theme".
''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' features several additional arrangements of the "Main Theme". An arrangement of the "Main Theme" plays in Professor E. Gadd's [[Lab]]. It is titled 「'''オヤマー博士の研究所'''」 (''Oyamā Hakase no Kenkyūjo'', "Professor E. Gadd's Laboratory") in the ''[[Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.3: B-Side Music]]'' album. This theme would become the basis for arrangements associated with [[Professor E. Gadd]] in future games.  
 
An arrangement of the "Main Theme" plays in Professor E. Gadd's [[Lab]]. It is titled 「'''オヤマー博士の研究所'''」 (''Oyamā Hakase no Kenkyūjo'', "Professor E. Gadd's Laboratory") in the ''[[Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.3: B-Side Music]]'' album. This theme would become the basis for arrangements associated with [[Professor E. Gadd]] in future games.  


When [[Luigi]] enters a lit room, the background music goes silent while he whistles the "Main Theme".  
When [[Luigi]] enters a lit room, the background music goes silent while he whistles the "Main Theme".  
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The [[Game Over]] theme is an arrangement of the "Main Theme".
The [[Game Over]] theme is an arrangement of the "Main Theme".
All arrangements are reused for the same purposes in the [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)|remake of the same name]].


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The third arrangement of the "Main Theme" is briefly heard when E. Gadd prompts Luigi to use the [[Dark-Light Device]] to free [[Mario]] from his painting. It is in the key of A♭ minor and ends in a B-diminished triad.
The third arrangement of the "Main Theme" is briefly heard when E. Gadd prompts Luigi to use the [[Dark-Light Device]] to free [[Mario]] from his painting. It is in the key of A♭ minor and ends in a B-diminished triad.
All arrangements are reused for the same purposes in the [[Nintendo Switch]] port, ''[[Luigi's Mansion 2 HD]]''.


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====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
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''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' features an orchestral arrangement of the "Main Theme" titled "'''Luigi's Mansion Theme'''". In the second half of the arrangement, a {{wp|pipe organ}} plays the backing melody while a choir vocalizes the main motif. It was arranged by [[HAL Laboratory]] composer Shogo Sakai and can be played on [[Luigi's Mansion (stage)|Luigi's Mansion]] stage. This arrangement returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', where it can be played on the same stage, and in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', now titled "'''Main Theme - Luigi's Mansion <small>(Brawl)</small>'''", where it can be played on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''- and ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-series stage.
''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' features an orchestral arrangement of the "Main Theme" titled "'''Luigi's Mansion Theme'''". In the second half of the arrangement, a {{wp|pipe organ}} plays the backing melody while a choir vocalizes the main motif. It was arranged by [[HAL Laboratory]] composer Shogo Sakai and can be played on [[Luigi's Mansion (stage)|Luigi's Mansion]] stage.


A {{wp|Western music (North America)|Western}}-styled version of the theme littered with fermata-induced rests is heard during [[Luigi]]'s introduction in [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]].
A {{wp|Western music (North America)|Western}}-styled version of the theme littered with fermata-induced rests is heard during [[Luigi]]'s introduction in [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]].
The former arrangement returns ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', where it can be played on the same stage, and in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', now titled "'''Main Theme - Luigi's Mansion <small>(Brawl)</small>'''", where it can be played on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''- and ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-series stage.


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|''[[Luigi's Mansion 2 HD]]''
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