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|composer=[[Koji Kondo]]
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|file=[[File:Lose a life SMB.oga]]<br>"Lost a Life" in ''Super Mario Bros.''
|key=
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|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1985|1985]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' ([[List of games by date#2023|2023]])
}}
"'''Lost a Life'''"<ref name=History>''[[Super Mario History 1985-2010]]'' tracklist</ref> is a recurring musical theme composed by [[Koji Kondo]], first appearing in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' In its original appearance, as well as in most of its reappearances, the theme can be heard whenever the player loses a life. It is a brief arrangement of the ''Super Mario Bros.'' "[[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)|Ground Theme]]."

==Composition==
"Lost a Life" is an arranged excerpt of the "Ground Theme" taken from the last several notes of the theme before it loops. [[Koji Kondo]]'s idea behind this theme was to motivate players to try again, rather than using sounds that would otherwise discourage them.<ref>[http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/super-mario-all-stars/0/2 Iwata Asks : Super Mario All-Stars : Music Follows Function]. ''Nintendo''. Retrieved June 20, 2019.</ref><ref>Schartmann, Andrew (June 25, 2015). [https://slate.com/culture/2015/06/koji-kondos-super-mario-bros-video-game-score-and-the-story-of-his-game-over-theme.html The Genius of the ''Super Mario Bros.'' “Game Over” Theme]. ''Slate''. Retrieved June 20, 2019.</ref>

==Reuses==
===''Super Mario''-related media===
The following list does not include ports or remakes of ''Super Mario Bros.''
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!width=80%|Description
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]''
|''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'' reuses the soundtrack from ''Super Mario Bros.'', including "Lost a Life"
|-
|''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'' / ''[[WarioWare Gold]]''
|"Lost a Life" plays if the player is defeated in the [[Super Mario Bros. (WarioWare: Twisted!)|Super Mario Bros.]] boss [[microgame]].
|-
|''[[NES Remix 2]]'' / ''[[NES Remix Pack]]''
|"Lost a Life" plays when the player loses a life in the [[Super Luigi Bros.]] game mode.
|-
|''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' / ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
|"Lost a Life" plays in the ''Super Mario Bros.'' style when the player loses a life.
|-
|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
|"Lost a Life" plays if Mario loses all of his health while in a 2D 8-bit segment.
|-
|''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]''
|"Lost a Life" plays if the player is defeated in the [[Super Mario Bros. (WarioWare: Get It Together!)|Super Mario Bros.]] microgame.
|}
===Other media===
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!width=80%|Description
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|''{{wp|Wii Sports Resort}}''
|In the Island Flyover event, if the player flies near the Hillside Cabins, "Lost a Life," as well as the "[[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)|Ground Theme]]" and "Game Over," can sometimes be heard.
|}
==Arrangements==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. Special''====
''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]'' features a slightly slower and much choppier arrangement of "Lost a Life." It is used for the same purpose as in ''Super Mario Bros.''

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|title={{conjectural|Lost a Life}}
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Super Mario Bros. Special''
|length=0:03
}}

====''Super Mario Bros.'' (Game & Watch)====
In 1986, a very short arrangement of the theme was made for [[Super Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|''Super Mario Bros.'']] (Game & Watch, Crystal Screen series). This arrangement would reappear unchanged for the Special Edition (1987) and New Wide Screen (1988) versions.

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|description=The arrangement heard in ''Super Mario Bros.'' (Game & Watch)
|length=0:01
}}

====''Super Mario All-Stars''====
''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' features a 16-bit arrangement of "Lost a Life." This arrangement is used in both ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]''.

This arrangement is reused for the same purpose in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]'' and ''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]''.

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|title={{Conjectural|Lost a Life (''Super Mario Bros.'' / ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'')}}
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Super Mario All-Stars''
|length=0:03
}}

====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', an arrangement of "Lost a Life" titled "'''Too Bad!'''" played with horns and percussion plays when [[Mario]] loses all of his health.

This arrangement is reused for the same purpose in ''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]''.

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|file=SMS Too Bad! Theme.oga
|title=Too Bad!
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Super Mario Sunshine''
|length=0:05
}}

====''Super Mario 64 DS''====
In ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', an arrangement of "Lost a Life" similar to the original plays after losing a [[minigame]]. A unique variation of this arrangement plays after losing the [[Super Mario Slot]] minigame.

This arrangement is reused whenever the player loses a life in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''. It is also reused in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' when playing ''New Super Mario Bros. U''-styled levels. It also is heard in ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' in the [[New Super Mario Bros. U (microgame)|New Super Mario Bros. U]] [[microgame]] when the player is knocked out by a [[Fuzzy]].

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|file=New Super Mario Bros - Dead.oga
|title={{Conjectural|Lost a Life}}
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Super Mario 64 DS''
|length=0:03
}}

====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', an arrangement of "Lost a Life" plays whenever the player loses a life.

This arrangement is reused for the same purpose in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]''.

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|file=Super Mario Galaxy Game Over.oga
|title={{Conjectural|Lost a Life}} / {{conjectural|Game Over}}
|description=The arrangements heard in ''Super Mario Galaxy''
|length=0:09
}}

====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
In ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', another arrangement of "Lost a Life" can be heard when the player loses a life.

In the demo build of the game showcased in E3 2011, the last few notes of the jingle had a banjo part, but were replaced by the bass in the final game.

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|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Super Mario 3D Land''
|length1=0:02
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|title2={{Conjectural|Lost a Life}} (Beta)
|description2=The E3 2011 demo version of the theme.
|length2=0:02
}}

====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', an arrangement of "Lost a Life" plays when all players are defeated.<ref>GameXplain (October 6, 2023). [https://youtu.be/ac4ri_83uMg TONS of Mario Wonder Gameplay from GameStop Demo + SECRET Game Over Bonus Stage?!] ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 12, 2023.</ref>

===''Mario Kart Arcade GP''===
In ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'', the fanfare heard when the player loses a race is an arrangement of "Lost a Life."

This arrangement is reused for the same purpose in ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]''.

===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario''====
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', an arrangement of "Lost a Life", followed by "Game Over", plays whenever the player loses all of their [[Heart Point|HP]] in battle.
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|file=PM Game Over Theme.oga
|title={{conjectural|Lost a Life / Game Over}}
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Paper Mario''
|length=0:07
}}

====''Super Paper Mario''====
Similar to ''Paper Mario'', ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' has arrangements of "Lost a Life" and "Game Over" that play when the player loses all of their HP.

===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''====
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'', an arrangement of "Lost a Life" plays when both Mario and Luigi lose all their HP.

====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''====
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'', an arrangement of "Lost a Life" plays when either Mario and Luigi or Bowser reach zero HP.

===''Art Style: PiCTOBiTS''===
In ''[[Art Style: PiCTOBiTS]]'', arrangements of "Lost a Life" and "Game Over" arranged by chiptune band {{wp|YMCK}} are featured in the game's credits theme.

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|title3={{conjectural|Credits}}
|description3=The arrangement heard in ''Art Style: PiCTOBiTS''
|length3=0:09
}}

===''Mario Sports Mix''===
In ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'', an arrangement of "Lost a Life" can be found in the game's files.{{ref needed}}

===''Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition''===
In ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]'', an arrangement of "Lost a Life" plays if the player loses.

===''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games''===
In the [[Wii U]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'', an arrangement of "Lost a Life" plays after losing in the [[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)#Leagues|Mario League]].

===Other arrangements===
====''Brain Age Express''====
In ''{{wp|Brain Age Express}}'', if the player acquires a rank of "Walking Speed" after an exercise, the man walking on-screen whistles "Lost a Life" when tapped.

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Simplified Piano Solos''====
The ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Simplified Piano Solos]]'' sheet music book features a solo piano arrangement of the version of "Lost a Life" heard in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' titled "Player Down."

====''The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)''====
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]'', the end of the track "Press Start" features the original version of "Lost a Life" pitched to a higher key. This part of the track is not heard in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', and can only be heard in the soundtrack release.

==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
===Games===
{|class=sortable border=1 cellspacing=2 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%"
!Work
!System
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|1985
|Original
|"Lost a Life"<ref name=History/>
|[[Koji Kondo]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]''
|[[NEC PC-88]], {{wp|Sharp X1}}, Samsung SPC-1500
|1986
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]''
|[[Family Computer Disk System]]
|1986
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[VS. Super Mario Bros.]]''
|[[VS. System]]
|1986
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo<ref>[https://vgmdb.net/album/533 Super Mario World]. ''VGMdb''. Retrieved September 22, 2019.</ref>
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|Super Mario Bros.]]''
|[[Game & Watch]] (Crystal Screen)
|1986
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|Super Mario Bros.]]''
|Game & Watch (Special Edition)
|1987
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Bros.'' (Game & Watch, Crystal Screen))
|
|
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|Super Mario Bros.]]''
|Game & Watch (New Wide Screen)
|1988
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Bros.'' (Game & Watch, Crystal Screen))
|
|
|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|1993
|Arrangement
|
|[[Soyo Oka]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]''
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System
|1994
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario All-Stars'')
|
|Soyo Oka
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|Super Mario Bros.]]''
|Game & Watch (Mini Classics)
|1998
|
|
|
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]''
|[[Game Boy Color]]
|1999
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Paper Mario]]''
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|1999
|Original
|
|
|-
|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|2002
|Arrangement
|"Too Bad!"<ref name=SMS>''[[Super Mario Sunshine Original Soundtrack]]'' tracklist</ref>
|<!--Shinobu Tanaka, Koji Kondo (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]''
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|2004
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|2004
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]''
|{{wp|Arcade video game|Arcade}}
|2005
|Arrangement
|
|<!--Yoshie Arakawa, Koji Nakagawa, Yuri Misumi (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
|Nintendo DS
|2006
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64 DS'')
|
|
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]''
|Arcade
|2007
|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart Arcade GP'')
|
|<!--Yoshie Arakawa, Koji Nakagawa, Yuri Misumi (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|''[[Super Paper Mario]]''
|[[Wii]]
|2007
|Arrangement
|
|<!--Naoko Mitome, Chika Sekigawa (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
|Wii
|2007
|Arrangement
|
|[[Mahito Yokota]]
|-
|''[[Art Style: PiCTOBiTS]]''
|[[Nintendo DSi]]
|2009
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
|Wii
|2009
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64 DS'')
|"Player Down"<ref name=Piano>''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Simplified Piano Solos]]''</ref>
|
|-
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
|Wii
|2010
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Galaxy'')
|
|Mahito Yokota
|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]''
|Wii
|2010
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario All-Stars'')
|
|Soyo Oka
|-
|''[[Mario Sports Mix]]''
|Wii
|2010
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|2011
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Galaxy'')
|
|Mahito Yokota
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
|Nintendo 3DS
|2012
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64 DS'')
|
|
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|[[Wii U]]
|2012
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64 DS'')
|
|
|-
|''[[New Super Luigi U]]''
|Wii U
|2013
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64 DS'')
|
|
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U]]''
|Wii U
|2013
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64 DS'')
|
|
|-
|''[[NES Remix 2]]''
|Wii U
|2014
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[NES Remix Pack]]''
|Wii U
|2014
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]''
|Nintendo 3DS
|2014
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''
|Nintendo 3DS
|2015
|Arrangement
|
|<!--Keigo Ozaki, Toshiko Tasaki (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition|Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''
|Nintendo 3DS
|2015
|Past arrangement (''Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition'')
|
|<!--Keigo Ozaki, Toshiko Tasaki (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
|rowspan=2|Wii U
|rowspan=2|2015
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64 DS'')
|
|
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''
|Wii U
|2016
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|rowspan=2|Nintendo 3DS
|rowspan=2|2016
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64 DS'')
|
|
|-
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''
|Nintendo 3DS
|2018
|Original
|
|
|-
|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|2017
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[WarioWare Gold]]''
|Nintendo 3DS
|2018
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''
|Nintendo 3DS
|2018
|Original
|
|
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|2019
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64 DS'')
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
|rowspan=2|Nintendo Switch
|rowspan=2|2019
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64 DS'')
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]''
|rowspan=2|Nintendo Switch
|rowspan=2|2020
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Sunshine'')
|"Too Bad!"
|<!--Shinobu Tanaka, Koji Kondo (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Galaxy'')
|
|
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. 35]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|2020
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.]]''
|[[Game & Watch]]
|2020
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]''
|rowspan=2|Nintendo Switch
|rowspan=2|2021
|Original
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64 DS'')
|
|
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|2023
|Arrangement
|
|
|}

===Albums===
{|class=sortable border=1 cellspacing=2 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%"
!Work
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[Super Mario World (album)|Super Mario World]]''
|1991
|Original
|「プレイヤーダウン」 (''{{hover|Pureiyā Daun|Player Down}}'')
|[[Koji Kondo]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario Compact Disco]]''
|1993
|Arrangement
|"Mario & Yoshi"
|[[Simon Harris]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario Compact Disco#Super Mario Compact Disco (cassette version)|Super Mario Compact Disco]]'' (Cassette)
|1993
|Arrangement
|「ヨッシーのテーマ(インスト・ヴァージョン)」<br>(''{{hover|Yosshī no Tēma (Insuto Vu~ājon)|Yoshi's Theme (Instrumental Version)}}'')
|Simon Harris
|-
|''[[Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music]]''
|2004
|Original
|「ミス～ゲームオーバー」 (''{{hover|Misu ~ Gēmu Ōbā|Miss ~ Game Over}}'')
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection]]''
|2005
|Original
|「ミス～ゲームオーバー」 (''{{hover|Misu ~ Gēmu Ōbā|Miss - Game Over}}'')
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Super Mario History 1985-2010]]''
|2010
|Original
|"Lost a Life"
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[SUPER MARIO BROS. 25th Anniversary Special Sound Track PRESS START Edition]]''
|2010
|Arrangement
|「New スーパーマリオブラザーズ Wii 〜PRESS START 2010より〜」<br>(''{{hover|New Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Wii 〜 PRESS START 2010 Yori 〜|New Super Mario Bros. Wii ~From PRESS START 2010~}}'')
|[[Takeshi Hama]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario Compact Disco#Super Mario Compact Disco: The iOS Release|Super Mario Compact Disco: The iOS Release]]''
|2016
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Compact Disco'')
|"Mario & Yoshi"
|Simon Harris
|-
|''[[Super Mario Sunshine Original Soundtrack]]''
|2020
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Sunshine'')
|"Too Bad!"
|<!--Shinobu Tanaka, Koji Kondo (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|''[[Super Mario Compact Disco#Super Mario Compact Disco – 35th Anniversary Edition|Super Mario Compact Disco – 35th Anniversary Edition]]''
|2020
|Arrangement
|"Mario & Yoshi [Remastered]"
|Simon Harris
|-
|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''
|2023
|Arrangement
|"Press Start"
|[[Brian Tyler]]
|}

===Other media===
{|class=sortable border=1 cellspacing=2 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%"
!Work
!Format
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Simplified Piano Solos]]''
|Book
|2010
|Arrangement
|"Player Down"
|[[Shinobu Amayake]]
|}

==References==
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{{Themes}}
{{SMB}}
[[Category:Recurring themes]]
[[Category:Super Mario Bros.]]