Editing SNES Rainbow Road (theme)

{{classic title}}
{{Theme infobox
|title={{classic|SNES|Rainbow Road}}
|composer=[[Soyo Oka]]
|file=[[File:SMK-Music-RainbowRoad.oga]]<br>"{{classic|SNES|Rainbow Road}}" in ''Super Mario Kart''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023)
}}
"'''{{classic|SNES|Rainbow Road}}'''",<ref name="MK8 OS">''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]''</ref> also known as simply "'''Rainbow Road'''",<ref>[[Nintendo Music]]</ref> is the theme from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' for the [[SNES Rainbow Road|course of the same name]], composed by [[Soyo Oka]]. Elements from it have been integrated into the theme of every [[Rainbow Road]] course throughout the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series.<ref name="8-bit Music Theory">{{cite|language=en|author=8-bit Music Theory|date=March 20, 2018|url=youtu.be/E0Ux3ULOuAU|title=The Musical Evolution of Rainbow Road|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=July 3, 2023}}</ref> It is one of Soyo Oka's favorite themes that she has composed.

==Composition==
"{{classic|SNES|Rainbow Road}}" debuted in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' for the [[SNES Rainbow Road|Rainbow Road]] course. It is a {{wp|funk}} arrangement in key of {{wp|C major}} divided into two main sections. The first section of the theme is primarily based around a Isus {{wp|chord (music)|chord}} to I chord vamp (notated as C<sup>13</sup>sus - C<sup>13</sup>) with an open bassline that alternates between the 1st note (also known as the {{wp|root (chord)|root note}}), the 5th note, and the octave 1st note of the key. 

The two sections are separated by an 8-bar bridge that features two main motifs that have gone on to reappear many times throughout the ''Mario Kart'' series. The first motif is a rising {{wp|triad (music)|triad}} over a tonic {{wp|Pedal point|petal}} bass, where the theme rises from a C major 7 chord to a {{wp|D major}} chord, then to a {{wp|E-flat major}} chord, and finally to a {{wp|F major}} add 2 chord, all while the bass remains in the key of C major (notated as C<sup>maj7</sup> - D/C - E♭/C - F<sup>(add2)</sup>/C). This results in a I - II - ♭III - IV {{wp|chord progression}}. The second motif is the open leap in the melody between the 5th, 1st, and 5th notes of the chord (G, C, and G in this case). 

The second section of the song is a combination of the second motif from the bridge, featuring jumps between the 1st and 5th notes transposed down a fifth and harmonized with four-part synth harmonies, as well as the first section of the song, featuring vamps between I and Isus chords.<ref name="8-bit Music Theory"/>

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}}

==Reuses==
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!width=20%|Game
!width=80%|Description
|-
|''[[WarioWare Gold]]''
|A much slower version of the bridge section from the original "{{classic|SNES|Rainbow Road}}" plays during the [[Super Mario Kart (microgame)|Super Mario Kart]] [[microgame]].
|}

==Arrangements==
===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Mario Kart 64''====
:''For additional arrangements of "{{classic|N64|Rainbow Road}}", see [[N64 Rainbow Road (theme)#Arrangements|{{classic|N64|Rainbow Road}} (theme) § Arrangements]].''
The theme heard in the ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' iteration of [[N64 Rainbow Road|Rainbow Road]], titled "[[N64 Rainbow Road (theme)|{{classic|N64|Rainbow Road}}]]" in the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]'', shares some elements with "{{classic|SNES|Rainbow Road}}". Like the ''Super Mario Kart'' theme, "{{classic|N64|Rainbow Road}}" begins with a Isus chord to I chord progression. Also like ''Super Mario Kart'', the melody of the theme is based around jumping and walking between the 1st and 5th notes of the chord.<ref name="8-bit Music Theory"/>

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}}

====''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''====
The ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' version of [[Rainbow Road]] returns as a retro course in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', along with a new arrangement of the course's theme.

The opening of the theme heard on ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''{{'}}s iteration of [[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart: Super Circuit)|Rainbow Road]] features the first motif of "{{classic|SNES|Rainbow Road}}", this time in the key of D major: an ascending I - II - ♭III - IV chord progression over a tonic {{wp|Pedal point|pedal}} bass (notated as D<sup>5</sup> - E/D - F - G<sup>(add2)</sup>). However, the tonic pedal only extends to the II chord in this arrangement. Using this motif as the opening for the theme would go on to become a common element of "Rainbow Road" themes throughout the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series.<ref name="8-bit Music Theory"/>

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}}

====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''====
The theme for the ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' iteration of [[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)|Rainbow Road]] uses the first "{{classic|SNES|Rainbow Road}}" motif as its opening with a I - II - ♭III - IV chord walkup in the original key of C major, similar to ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''{{'}}s Rainbow Road theme. However, this arrangement makes a couple of changes. It does not feature a tonic pedal, and it changes the IV chord in the progression to a V<sup>7sus</sup> chord, replacing the F<sup>(add2)</sup> chord with a F/G chord (notated as C<sup>maj7</sup> - D - E♭ - F/G).<ref name="8-bit Music Theory"/>

This arrangement returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', titled "Rainbow Road (''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'')", where it can be played on the [[Mario Circuit (Super Smash Bros. for Wii U)|Mario Circuit]] stage, and in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', now titled "Rainbow Road - ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''", where it can be played on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''-series and ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-series stage.

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|description=The arrangement heard in ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
}}

====''Mario Kart DS''====
Two themes in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' feature elements of "{{classic|SNES|Rainbow Road}}". First, the beginning of the theme heard while on the Single Player menu features backing chords that follow the exact same I - II - ♭III - IV chord progression from "{{classic|SNES|Rainbow Road}}". After the I - II - ♭III - IV progression plays, several variations of this progression can be heard, eventually looping back to the original I - II - ♭III - IV.

Second, the theme for ''Mario Kart DS''{{'}}s iteration of [[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart DS)|Rainbow Road]] opens in the key of D major with the I - II - ♭III - IV chord progression motif from "{{classic|SNES|Rainbow Road}}". The tonic pedal from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' also returns, and like in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', the I - II - ♭III - IV chord progression is changed to a I - II - ♭III - V<sup>7sus</sup> chord progression (notated as D - E/D - F/D - G/A). Additionally, the funk bassline in this version is clearly inspired by the bassline from the original "{{classic|SNES|Rainbow Road}}". The melody of this arrangement's second section not only showcases the "{{classic|SNES|Rainbow Road}}" open fifths motif, but it is a rhythmically altered reinterpretation of "{{classic|SNES|Rainbow Road}}"'s bridge section melody.<ref name="8-bit Music Theory"/>

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|title3={{Conjectural|Rainbow Road}}
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}}

====''Mario Kart Wii''====
The theme for the ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' iteration of [[Wii Rainbow Road|Rainbow Road]], titled 「レインボーロード」 (''Reinbō Rōdo'', "Rainbow Road") in the game's [[Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack|soundtrack]], opens in the key of D major with the I - II - ♭III - IV chord progression and tonic pedal motif from "{{classic|SNES|Rainbow Road}}" (notated as D - E/D - F/D - G/D). However, this arrangement adds a twist to the original motif. Instead of the repetition being an exact copy of the preceding ascending chord progression like in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', the repetition instead descends in a I - ♭VII - ♭VI - V pattern, keeping the tonic pedal until the ♭VI chord (notated as D - C/D - B♭/D - G/A).<ref name="8-bit Music Theory"/>

This arrangement returns for the same course in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' with its introduction in the [[Space Tour (2023)|2023 Space Tour]].

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}}

====''Mario Kart 7''====
{{classic link|SNES|Rainbow Road}} returns in ''Mario Kart 7'' as a [[classic course]] along with a new arrangement of the "{{classic|SNES|Rainbow Road}}" theme. This arrangement is very similar to the original heard in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', but the synthetic {{wp|chiptune}} percussion from the original is replaced by realistic-sounding percussion. This version of the theme is reused in ''Mario Kart Tour'' for the same course, as well as for [[RMX Rainbow Road 1]] and [[RMX Rainbow Road 2]], since their introductions in the [[Tokyo Tour]], [[Super Mario Kart Tour]], and [[New Year's 2021 Tour]], respectively.

The theme for the ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' iteration of [[3DS Rainbow Road|Rainbow Road]] opens with a chord progression in the key of E major inspired by the I - II - ♭III - IV motif from "{{classic|SNES|Rainbow Road}}", but it is not identical. The arrangement instead opens with a I - II - ♭II - I progression with the ♭II being held for two bars instead of one, and the underlying tonic pedal making a return (notated as E - F#/E - F/E - E<sup>(sus4)</sup>). Additionally, the melody of ''Mario Kart 7''{{'}}s "Rainbow Road" is based around the 1st and 5th notes of the key, a callback to the second motif from "{{classic|SNES|Rainbow Road}}".<ref name="8-bit Music Theory"/>

When the player drives on the [[moon]] section of this game's Rainbow Road, a softer, more ethereal arrangement of the course's theme can be heard.

''Mario Kart 7''{{'}}s Rainbow Road theme returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', titled "Rainbow Road (''Mario Kart 7'')", where it can be played on the [[Rainbow Road (stage)|Rainbow Road]] stage, in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', where it can be played on the [[Mario Circuit (Super Smash Bros. for Wii U)|Mario Circuit]] stage, and in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', now titled "Rainbow Road - ''Mario Kart 7''", where it can be played on any stage from the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series or (since the 8.1.0 update) the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series. The theme and its moon variant are also reused for the course's appearance in ''Mario Kart Tour'' since its introduction in the [[Holiday Tour (2019)|2019 Holiday Tour]].

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}}

====''Mario Kart 8''====
{{classic link|SNES|Rainbow Road}} was added as a retro course to ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' in ''[[The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8]]'' DLC along with a new arrangement of the course's theme, titled "{{classic|SNES|Rainbow Road}}" in the game's [[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack|original soundtrack]].

In the theme heard in the ''Mario Kart 8'' [[Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 8)|iteration of Rainbow Road]], titled simply "Rainbow Road", the transition between the bridge and the beginning of the theme uses an altered version of the ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' take on the I - II - ♭III - IV motif from "{{classic|SNES|Rainbow Road}}" all over a tonic pedal bass key of {{wp|A-flat major}}. While ''Mario Kart Wii'' included a I - ♭VII - ♭VI - V descending chord progression, ''Mario Kart 8'' changes the V chord to an additional ♭VII chord, resulting in a I - ♭VII - ♭VI - ♭VII chord progression (notated as A♭ - G♭/A♭ - F♭/A♭ - G♭/A♭). Additionally, the main melody of ''Mario Kart 8''{{'}}s "Rainbow Road" features the 1st-5th motif from "{{classic|SNES|Rainbow Road}}", as it is largely based off of elaborations of wide fourth and fifth leaps mostly between the 5th and 1st notes of the key.<ref name="8-bit Music Theory"/>

Like in all courses in ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', additional percussion is added to both of these arrangements during a single-player race when the player is in first place at their top speed.

The arrangements "{{classic|SNES|Rainbow Road}}" and "Rainbow Road" both return in the base game of ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. ''Mario Kart 8''{{'}}s "Rainbow Road" also returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', titled "Rainbow Road (''Mario Kart 8'')", where it can be played on the [[Mario Circuit (Super Smash Bros. for Wii U)|Mario Circuit]] stage, and in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', retitled "Rainbow Road - ''Mario Kart 8''", where it can be played on any stage from the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series or (since the 8.1.0 update) the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series.

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}}

====''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' sees the return of {{classic link|3DS|Rainbow Road}} from ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' in Wave 3 of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass]]'', with a new arrangement of the course's theme. The arrangement includes the standard version heard in the majority of the course as well as the ethereal arrangement heard in the moon section. Additional percussion is also added to both of these arrangements when the player is in first place at top speed during the race.

A new arrangement of {{Classic link|Wii|Rainbow Road}}'s theme is used for the course in Wave 6 of the ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass''. It was also featured as the background music for the wave's reveal trailer.<ref name=Wave6Trailer>{{cite|language=en-us|author=Nintendo of America|url=youtu.be/0-kASUEEXn8?si=m8Oa5aWC0BS4xQeO|title=''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' - ''Booster Course Pass'' Wave 6 - Course Overview|date=November 1, 2023|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=November 1, 2023}}</ref>

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|description5=The arrangement heard in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
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}}

====''Mario Kart Tour''====
In ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', the theme heard while the player's opponents are being selected before a race is an arrangement of the I - II - ♭III - IV {{wp|chord progression}} over a tonic pedal bass motif from "{{classic|SNES|Rainbow Road}}".

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|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Mario Kart Tour''
}}

===''Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games''===
''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'' features an arrangement of the ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' version of "Rainbow Road", including the same "{{classic|SNES|Rainbow Road}}" motifs heard in the ''Mario Kart Wii'' original.

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}}

===''NES Remix 2''===
In ''[[NES Remix 2]]'', the theme can be heard in the background of the arrangement of "[[Toad House (theme)|Toad House]]" in the 21st Bonus stage.<ref>{{cite|date=August 27, 2023|url=www.suppermariobroth.com/post/726762254284046336/smb3-p-switch-remix-nes-remix-pack-youtube|title=Post by Supper Mario Broth|publisher=suppermariobroth.com|language=en|accessdate=August 27, 2023|archive=web.archive.org/web/20230827142458/https://www.suppermariobroth.com/post/726762254284046336/smb3-p-switch-remix-nes-remix-pack-youtube}}</ref>
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}}

===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''===
''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' includes a medley arrangement of "Rainbow Road" from ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' titled "Rainbow Road Medley". It can be played on the [[Rainbow Road (stage)|Rainbow Road]] stage. This arrangement opens with the same I - II - ♭II - I chord progression and tonic pedal bass from ''Mario Kart 7''. Additionally, the second section of this arrangement features the ''Mario Kart DS'' reinterpretation of "{{classic|SNES|Rainbow Road}}"{{'}}s bridge section melody.

The arrangement returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', where it can be played on the [[Mario Circuit (Super Smash Bros. for Wii U)|Mario Circuit]] stage, and in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', where it can be played on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''-series and ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-series stage.

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|title2=Rainbow Road Medley
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}}

===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', an arrangement of the bridge and second sections of "{{classic|SNES|Rainbow Road}}" can be heard in "Buckle Up" when [[Mario]], [[Princess Peach|Peach]], [[Toad]], and the [[Kong]]s land on Rainbow Road on their way to the [[Mushroom Kingdom]].

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}}

==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
:''For additional appearances of "{{classic|N64|Rainbow Road}}", see [[N64 Rainbow Road (theme)#List of Super Mario appearances|{{classic|N64|Rainbow Road}} (theme) § List of Super Mario appearances]].''
===Games===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!Work
!System
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[Super Mario Kart]]''
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|1992
|Original
|
|[[Soyo Oka]]
|-
|''[[Mario Kart 64]]''
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|1996
|Arrangement
|"Rainbow Road"<ref name="MK64 Race Tracks">''[[Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks]]''</ref>
|[[Kenta Nagata]]
|-
|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|2001
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|2003
|Arrangement
|"Rainbow Road - ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''"
|
|-
|''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|2005
|Arrangement
|
|[[Shinobu Nagata]]
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|[[Wii]]
|2008
|Arrangement
|「レインボーロード」 (''Reinbō Rōdo'')<ref name="MKWPS">''[[Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack]]''</ref>
|
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|rowspan=2|2011
|Arrangement
|"Rainbow Road - ''Mario Kart 7''"
|
|-
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''
|[[Wii U]]
|2013
|Arrangement
|"Rainbow Road"
|
|-
|''[[NES Remix 2]]''
|Wii U
|2014
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
|rowspan=2|Wii U
|2014
|rowspan=2|Arrangement
|"Rainbow Road"<ref name="MK8 OS"/>
|[[Shiho Fujii]]
|-
|2014{{footnote|main|1}}
|"{{classic|SNES|Rainbow Road}}"<ref name="MK8 OS"/>
|[[Atsuko Asahi]]
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|rowspan=2|Nintendo 3DS
|rowspan=2|2014
|Arrangement
|"Rainbow Road Medley"
|Ryo Watanabe
|-
|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 7'')
|"Rainbow Road (''Mario Kart 7'')"
|
|-
|rowspan=4|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|rowspan=4|Wii U
|rowspan=4|2014
|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'')
|"Rainbow Road (''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'')"
|
|-
|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 8'')
|"Rainbow Road (''Mario Kart 8'')"
|Shiho Fujii
|-
|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 7'')
|"Rainbow Road (''Mario Kart 7'')"
|
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'')
|"Rainbow Road Medley"
|Ryo Watanabe
|-
|rowspan=4|''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
|rowspan=4|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|rowspan=2|2017
|rowspan=2|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 8'')
|"Rainbow Road"
|Shiho Fujii
|-
|"{{classic|SNES|Rainbow Road}}"
|Atsuko Asahi
|-
|2022{{footnote|main|2}}
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|2023{{footnote|main|3}}
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[WarioWare Gold]]''
|Nintendo 3DS
|2018
|Original
|
|
|-
|rowspan=4|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|rowspan=4|Nintendo Switch
|rowspan=4|2018
|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'')
|"Rainbow Road - ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''"
|
|-
|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 7'')
|"Rainbow Road - ''Mario Kart 7''"
|
|-
|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 8'')
|"Rainbow Road - ''Mario Kart 8''"
|
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'')
|"Rainbow Road Medley"
|Ryo Watanabe
|-
|rowspan=4|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|rowspan=4|{{wp|Android (operating system)|Android}}, {{wp|iOS}}
|2019
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|2019{{Footnote|main|4}}
|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 7'')
|
|
|-
|2019{{Footnote|main|5}}
|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 7'')
|
|
|-
|2023{{Footnote|main|6}}
|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart Wii'')
|「レインボーロード」 (''Reinbō Rōdo'')
|
|}
{{Footnote|note|1|Added in ''[[The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8]]'' DLC on November 13, 2014}}
{{Footnote|note|2|Added in Wave 3 of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass]]'' on December 7, 2022}}
{{Footnote|note|3|Added in Wave 6 of the ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass'' on November 9, 2023}}
{{Footnote|note|4|Added in the [[Tokyo Tour]] on October 8, 2019}}
{{Footnote|note|5|Added in the [[Holiday Tour (2019)|2019 Holiday Tour]] on December 17, 2019}}
{{Footnote|note|6|Added in the [[Space Tour (2023)|2023 Space Tour]] on January 10, 2023}}
===Film and television===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!Work
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
|2023
|Arrangement
|"Buckle Up"
|[[Brian Tyler]]
|}
===Albums===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!Work
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks]]''
|1997
|Arrangement
|"Rainbow Road"
|[[Kenta Nagata]]
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack]]''
|2011
|Arrangement
|「レインボーロード」 (''Reinbō Rōdo'')
|
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]''
|rowspan=2|2015
|rowspan=2|Arrangement
|"Rainbow Road"
|[[Shiho Fujii]]
|-
|"{{classic|SNES|Rainbow Road}}"
|[[Atsuko Asahi]]
|-
|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''
|2023
|Arrangement
|"Buckle Up"
|[[Brian Tyler]]
|}

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=レインボーロード
|JpnR=Reinbō Rōdo
|JpnM=Rainbow Road
|ChiT=彩虹之路
|ChiTR=Cǎihóng zhī Lù
|ChiTM=Rainbow Road
|ChiS=彩虹之路
|ChiSR=Cǎihóng zhī Lù
|ChiS2=彩虹桥
|ChiS2N=''Mario Kart 7'', ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' prototype
|ChiS2R=Cǎihóng Qiáo
|ChiSM=Rainbow Road
|ChiS2M=Rainbow Bridge
|Dut=Regenboogbaan
|DutM=Rainbow Track
|FreA=Route arc-en-ciel
|FreAM=Rainbow Road
|FreE=Route Arc-en-ciel
|FreEM=Rainbow Road
|Ger=Regenbogen-Boulevard
|GerM=Rainbow Boulevard
|Ita=Pista Arcobaleno
|ItaM=Rainbow Track
|Kor=무지개 로드
|KorR=Mujigae Rodeu
|KorM=Raindow Road
|PorA=Avenida Arco-íris
|PorAM=Rainbow Avenue
|PorE=Estrada Arco-Íris
|PorEM=Rainbow Road
|Rus=Трасса Радуга
|RusR=Trassa Raduga
|RusM=Rainbow Track
|Spa=Senda Arco Iris
|SpaM=Rainbow Trail
}}

==References==
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{{Themes}}
{{SMK}}
[[Category:Recurring themes]]
[[Category:Super Mario Kart]]