Editing Slider

{{Theme infobox
|composer=[[Koji Kondo]]
|file=[[file:SM64-Slide Theme.oga]]<br>"Slider" in ''Super Mario 64''
|key={{wp|D major}}
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
}}
"'''Slider'''" is a musical theme composed for ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' by [[Koji Kondo]]. It is a frantic {{wp|bluegrass music|bluegrass}}/{{wp|country music|country}} interpretation of the "[[Super Mario 64 Main Theme|''Super Mario 64'' Main Theme]]" motif, played in {{wp|D major}} at a ''presto'' tempo. The name "slider" is used in Japanese for the "[[slide (Super Mario 64)|slide]]" type of level.

==Original==
In ''Super Mario 64'' and its [[Nintendo DS]] remake ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', "Slider" is the background music in, as the name implies, all slide areas; it also plays in [[Tick Tock Clock]], [[Rainbow Ride]], [[Tower of the Wing Cap]], [[Vanish Cap Under the Moat]], [[Wing Mario Over the Rainbow]], and during [[Koopa the Quick]]'s footraces. In ''Super Mario 64 DS'', it plays in [[Battle Fort]] and in all four stages in Vs. mode.

The melody is played on harmonica, and the countermelody on whistle, with banjo, piano, acoustic bass, and drumset as accompaniment.

==Reuses==
The following list does not include ports and remakes.
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|-
|''[https://minecraft.wiki/w/Wii_U_Edition Minecraft: Wii U Edition]'' / ''[[Minecraft]]'' / ''[https://minecraft.wiki/w/New_Nintendo_3DS_Edition Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition]''
|"Slider" is included as a part of the music for the [[Minecraft#Super Mario Mash-up|Super Mario Mash-up]].
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|"Slider" is included as a selectable track titled "Slide" and can be played on the [[Peach's Castle (Super Smash Bros.)|Peach's Castle]] stage.
|-
|''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]''
|"Slider" is one of the tracks available to play in Rhythm Recital, titled "Slide".
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|"Slider" is included as a selectable track titled "Slide" and can be played on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''-series and ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]''-series stage.
|-
|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
|"Slider" is a [[List of sound effects in Super Mario Maker 2#Music|sound effect in the music category]], represented by the [[Nintendo 64]] logo. It has a new fast version for when the [[Time Limit]] decreases below 100 seconds.
|}

==Arrangements==
===''Mario Party 2''===
In ''[[Mario Party 2]]'', the beginning of the track "The Blue Skies Yonder" uses the first few notes of "Slider".
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|title1=The Blue Skies Yonder
|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Mario Party 2''
|length1=0:30
}}

===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', an arrangement of "Slider" is used for the slide in [[Tall Trunk Galaxy]], and while rolling the [[Star Ball]] or [[Purple Coin Ball]] in [[Rolling Coaster Galaxy]]. In the latter case, it adjusts in tempo and intensity to match the speed of the ball, fading into a sparse version played on sine synthesizer, two recorders, and harp if it is kept still, and increasing in speed (affecting the pitch continuously, as opposed to an increase in tempo) when the ball accelerates down the rail launchers.
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|title1=Slide
|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|length1=0:30
|file2=SMG2 Slider Idle.oga
|title2=Slide
|description2=The idle version of the arrangement heard in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|length2=0:30
}}

====''Super Mario 3D World''====
In ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', an arrangement (titled "'''[[Plessie's Plunging Falls]]'''" in the [[Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack|official soundtrack]]) is played while riding [[Plessie]]. The accompaniment uses guitar and bongos.
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|title1=Plessie's Plunging Falls
|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Super Mario 3D World''
|length1=0:30
}}

====''Super Mario Bros. Wonder''====
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In ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', an arrangement of "Slider" plays during the Coins Galore! bonus level. The [[cannon]]s fire [[coin]]s and the [[Talking Flower]]s chant to the rhythm of the theme.<ref name=GamestopDemo>[https://youtu.be/ac4ri_83uMg?si=n5X-PzXKXkYIgqjt]</ref>

===''Super Smash Bros. Melee''===
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', an orchestral arrangement of "Slider" titled "'''Rainbow Cruise'''" was arranged by [[HAL Laboratory]] composer Shogo Sakai for [[Rainbow Cruise|the stage of the same name]]. The arrangement also incorporates the [[Underwater Theme]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' In the ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee: Smashing...Live!]]'' album, the arrangement is played by a live orchestra.

The song returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' (titled "'''Rainbow Cruise (Melee)'''") and can also be played on Rainbow Cruise. This arrangement again returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', where it can be played in Smash Run, and in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', where it can be played on the [[Delfino Plaza (stage)|Delfino Plaza]] stage. It is once again titled simply "Rainbow Cruise" in both the [[Nintendo 3DS]] and [[Wii U]] versions. The arrangement returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', titled "'''Slide <small>(Remix)</small>'''", and can be played on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''-series and ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]''-series stage.

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|title1=Rainbow Cruise
|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''
|length1=0:30
|file2=SSBM Smashing Live Rainbow Cruise Slider.oga
|title2=Rainbow Cruise
|description2=The arrangement heard on the ''Super Smash Bros. Melee: Smashing...Live!'' album
|length2=0:15
}}

===''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''===
In ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', a big band arrangement titled "'''Go Go Trolley!'''" ("'''Go, Go, Trolley!'''" in the British English version) is played during the mine cart ride in [[Bowser's Snow Fort]].
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|file1=PMSS Go Go Trolley!.oga
|title1=Go Go Trolley!
|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''
|length1=0:30
}}

===''Nintendo Land''===
In ''[[Nintendo Land]]'', an arrangement plays on the Slide Hill stage of [[Mario Chase]], with the second bar adding in the opening six notes from the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' [[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)|Ground Theme]]. The tempo increases when the timer reaches 60 and 30 seconds.
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|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Nintendo Land''
|length1=0:30
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|title2={{conjectural|Mario Chase: Slide Hill (60 Seconds Left)}}
|description2=The arrangement heard in ''Nintendo Land''
|length2=0:30
|file3=NL MC Slide Hill 30s.oga
|title3={{conjectural|Mario Chase: Slide Hill (30 Seconds Left)}}
|description3=The arrangement heard in ''Nintendo Land''
|length3=0:30
}}

===''Mario & Sonic'' series===
====''Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games''====
Another big band arrangement was created for ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''. The arrangement opens with an original introduction played on trumpet and electric guitar, the former of which is used for the main melody for the remainder of the song, and trumpet, saxophone, and electric guitar solos are added partway through the song.
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|title1=Slider
|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games''
|length1=0:30
}}

====''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games''====
A different arrangement was created for the [[Wii U]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''. This version is more faithful to the original "Slider" than the version heard in ''Sochi 2014''.
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|file1=M&SATROG Slide Theme.oga
|title1=Slider
|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games''
|length1=0:30
}}

===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''===
In ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'', as well as its [[Nintendo Switch]] and [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS)|ports]], an arrangement of "Slider" is played in the [[Coins Galore]] levels.
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|file1=CTTT Coins Galore.oga
|title1={{Conjectural|Coins Galore}}
|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''
|length1=0:30
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
SSBU Music Slider.png|"Slide" in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
SSBU Music Slider Remix.png|"Slide <small>(Remix)</small>" in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''
SM3DAS SM64 Soundtrack.png|"Slider" in ''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]''
</gallery>

==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 64]]''
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|1996
|Original
|"Slider"
|[[Koji Kondo]]
|-
|''[[Mario Party 2]]''
|Nintendo 64
|1999
|Arrangement
|"The Blue Skies Yonder"
|
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|2001
|Arrangement
|"[[Rainbow Cruise]]"
|[[Shogo Sakai]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|2004
|Original
|"Slider"
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|[[Wii]]
|2008
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. Melee'')
|"Rainbow Cruise (Melee)"
|Shogo Sakai
|-
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
|Wii
|2010
|Arrangement
|"Slide"
|[[Mahito Yokota]]
|-
|''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|2012
|Arrangement
|"Go Go Trolley!"
|
|-
|''[[Nintendo Land]]''
|[[Wii U]]
|2012
|Arrangement
|
|[[Ryo Nagamatsu]]
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''
|Wii U
|2013
|Arrangement
|"Slider"
|
|-
|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
|Wii U
|2013
|Arrangement
|"[[Plessie's Plunging Falls]]"
|
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|Nintendo 3DS
|2014
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. Melee'')
|"Rainbow Cruise"
|Shogo Sakai
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|rowspan=2|Wii U
|2014
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. Melee'')
|"Rainbow Cruise"
|Shogo Sakai
|-
|2015{{footnote|main|1}}
|Original
|"Slide"
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''
|Wii U
|2014
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[https://minecraft.wiki/w/Wii_U_Edition Minecraft: Wii U Edition]''
|Wii U
|2015
|Original
|"Slider"
|rowspan=2|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''
|Wii U
|2016
|Arrangement
|"Slider"
|-
|''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]''
|Nintendo 3DS
|2016
|Original
|"Slide"
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Minecraft]]''
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|2017
|Original
|"Slider"
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[https://minecraft.wiki/w/New_Nintendo_3DS_Edition Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition]''
|[[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 3DS/New Nintendo 3DS XL|New Nintendo 3DS]]
|2017
|Original
|"Slider"
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS)|Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''
|Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch
|2018
|Past arrangement (''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'')
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|rowspan=2|Nintendo Switch
|rowspan=2|2018
|Original
|"Slide"
|Koji Kondo
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. Melee'')
|"Slide <small>(Remix)</small>"
|Shogo Sakai
|-
|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|2019
|Original
|"Slider"
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|2020
|Original
|"Slider"
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|2021
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 3D World'')
|"Plessie's Plunging Falls"
|
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|2023
|Arrangement
|
|
|}
{{footnote|note|1|Added as downloadable content on July 31, 2015}}
===Albums===
{|class=sortable border=1 cellspacing=2 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%"
!Work
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack]]''
|1996
|Original
|"Slider"
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee: Smashing...Live!]]''
|2003
|Arrangement
|"Rainbow Cruise"
|Shogo Sakai<ref>[https://vgmdb.net/album/527 Super Smash Bros. Melee Smashing…Live!] ''VGMdb''. Retrieved June 26, 2023.</ref>
|-
|''[[Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection]]''
|2005
|Original
|「スライダー」 (''Suraidā'')
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2 Original Soundtrack]]''
|2010
|Arrangement
|"Slide"
|Mahito Yokota
|-
|''[[Super Mario History 1985-2010]]''
|2010
|Original
|"Slider"
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music]]''
|2015
|Original
|「スライダー」 (''Suraidā'')
|Koji Kondo
|}

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=スライダー
|JapR=Suraidā
|JapM=Slider
}}

==References==
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{{Themes}}
{{SM64}}
[[Category:Recurring themes]]
[[Category:Super Mario 64]]