Editing Super Mario 64 Main Theme

{{italic title|''Super Mario 64'' Main Theme}}
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[[File:SM64-Main Theme.oga|thumb|"''Super Mario 64'' Main Theme" in ''Super Mario 64''.]]
The "'''''Super Mario 64'' Main Theme'''"<ref name="SM64 Soundtrack">''[[Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack]]''</ref> is a theme composed for ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' by [[Koji Kondo]]. It serves as the background music for [[Bob-omb Battlefield]], [[Whomp's Fortress]], [[Tall, Tall Mountain]] (outside only), and [[Tiny-Huge Island]] (outside only), and is the basis for multiple theme arrangments in the game.

==Reuses==
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!width=20%|Game
!width=80%|Description
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|''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|The "''Super Mario 64'' Main Theme" is used the same way as in ''Super Mario 64''.
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|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|The "''Super Mario 64'' Main Theme" (here titled "Main Theme (''Super Mario 64'')"<ref name="SSBB Sound Test>Sound Test - ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''</ref>) is a playable track and can be played on the [[Delfino Plaza (stage)|Delfino Plaza]] stage.
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|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|The "''Super Mario 64'' Main Theme" (here titled "Main Theme (''Super Mario 64'')"<ref name="SSBWiiU Sound Test">Sound Test - ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''</ref>) is a playable track and can be played on the [[Delfino Plaza (stage)|Delfino Plaza]] stage.
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|''{{fandom|minecraft|Wii U Edition|Minecraft: Wii U Edition}}'' / ''[[Minecraft]]'' / ''{{fandom|minecraft|New Nintendo 3DS Edition|Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition}}''
|The "''Super Mario 64'' Main Theme" is included as a part of the soundtrack for the [[Minecraft#Super Mario Mash-up|Super Mario Mash-up]].
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|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|The "''Super Mario 64'' Main Theme" (here titled "Main Theme - ''Super Mario 64''"<ref name="SSBU Sound Test">Sound Test - ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''</ref>) is a playable track 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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|''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]''
|The "''Super Mario 64'' Main Theme" is included in the ''Super Mario 64'' port and ''[[Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack]]''.
|}

==Arrangements==
===''Super Mario 64''===
A portion of the "'''Opening'''"<ref name="SM64 Soundtrack"></ref> theme that plays at the beginning of ''Super Mario 64'' includes an arrangement of the main {{wp|leitmotif}} of the "''Super Mario 64'' Main Theme".

The "'''[[Slider]]'''"<ref name="SM64 Soundtrack"></ref> theme is a frantic {{wp|bluegrass music|bluegrass}}/{{wp|country music|country}} arrangement of the "''Super Mario 64'' Main Theme" played in {{wp|D major}} at a ''presto'' tempo. In ''Super Mario 64'', this arrangement plays in all slide areas, [[Tick Tock Clock]], [[Rainbow Ride]], [[Tower of the Wing Cap]], [[Vanish Cap Under the Moat]], [[Wing Mario Over the Rainbow]], [[Battle Fort]], and during all of [[Koopa the Quick]]'s footraces. "Slider" has been reused and rearranged in many ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' games since ''Super Mario 64.

The theme "'''Snow Mountain'''"<ref name="SM64 Soundtrack"></ref>, which is the background music for [[Cool, Cool Mountain]] and [[Snowman's Land]], is a Winter/{{wp|Christmas}} arrangement of the "''Super Mario 64'' Main Theme". 

"Opening, "Slider", and "Snow Mountain" all three return in the [[Minecraft#Super Mario Mash-up|Super Mario Mash-up]] in the {{fandom|minecraft|Wii U Edition|Wii U}}, {{fandom|minecraft|New Nintendo 3DS Edition|New Nintendo 3DS}}, and Nintendo Switch versions of ''[[Minecraft]]'', as well as in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]''.

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|file2=SM64-Slide Theme.oga
|title2=Slider
|description2=The arrangement heard in ''Super Mario 64''
|length2=0:30
|file3=SM64-Snow Mountain.oga
|title3=Snow Mountain
|description3=The arrangement heard in ''Super Mario 64''
|length3=0:30
}}

===''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''===
In the [[Wii]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' features an arrangement of The "''Super Mario 64'' Main Theme" as a playable track. An arrangement "Snow Mountain" serves as the background music for the [[Dream Snowball Fight]] [[Dream Event]]. Both arrangements can be purchased and played in the Music Shop in [[Christmas Village]].

The arrangement of the "''Super Mario 64'' Main Theme" returns in the Wii version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'', ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'', and the [[Wii U]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''.

===''Super Mario Galaxy 2''===
A {{wp|jazz}} arrangement of the "''Super Mario 64'' Main Theme" titled "'''Throwback Galaxy'''" in [[Super Mario Galaxy 2 Original Soundtrack|the original soundtrack]] can be heard in [[Throwback Galaxy|the galaxy of the same name]]. Throwback Galaxy is a faithful recreation of [[Whomp's Fortress]] from ''Super Mario 64'', which used the original "''Super Mario 64'' Main Theme" as its background music.

===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''===
An arrangement of the "''Super Mario 64'' Main Theme" is included as a playable track in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', titled "'''Main Theme (''Super Mario 64'') <small>(Remix)</small>'''"<ref name="SSB3DS Sound Test">Sound Test - ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''</ref> can be played on the [[Peach's Castle (Super Smash Bros.)|Peach's Castle]] stage. 

"Main Theme (''Super Mario 64'') <small>(Remix)</small>" is also included as a playable track in the sister game ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', where it can also be played on the Peach's Castle stage. The arrangement returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', retitled "'''Main Theme - ''Super Mario 64'' <small>(Remix)</small>'''"<ref name="SSBU Sound Test"></ref>. It can be played on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''-series and ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]''-series stage.

===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
In "'''Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom'''" from ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', a short arrangement of the "''Super Mario 64'' Main Theme" can be heard while [[Mario]] follows [[Toad]] around [[Toad Town]]. This arrangement was composed by [[Brian Tyler]].

==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
{|class=sortable border=1 cellspacing=2 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%"
!Work
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|rowspan=3|''[[Super Mario 64]]''
|rowspan=3|1996
|Original
|"''Super Mario 64'' Main Theme"
|rowspan=3|[[Koji Kondo]]
|-
|Arrangement
|"Opening"
|-
|Arrangement
|"Snow Mountain"
|-
|rowspan=3|''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' 
|rowspan=3|2004
|Original
|"''Super Mario 64'' Main Theme"
|rowspan=3|Koji Kondo
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|"Opening"
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|"Snow Mountain"
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|2008
|Original
|"Main Theme (''Super Mario 64'')"
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' ([[Wii]])
|2009
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
|2010
|Arrangement
|"Throwback Galaxy"
|
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|2014
|Arrangement
|"Main Theme (''Super Mario 64'') <small>(Remix)</small>"
|[[Hiroyuki Kawada]]
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|rowspan=2|2014
|Original
|"Main Theme (''Super Mario 64'')"
|Koji Kondo
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'')
|"Main Theme (''Super Mario 64'') <small>(Remix)</small>"
|Hiroyuki Kawada
|-
|rowspan=3|''{{fandom|minecraft|Wii U Edition|Minecraft: Wii U Edition}}''
|rowspan=3|2015
|Original
|"''Super Mario 64'' Main Theme"
|rowspan=3|Koji Kondo
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|"Opening"
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|"Snow Mountain"
|-
|rowspan=3|''[[Minecraft]]'' 
|rowspan=3|2017
|Original
|"''Super Mario 64'' Main Theme"
|rowspan=3|Koji Kondo
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|"Opening"
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|"Snow Mountain"
|-
|rowspan=3|''{{fandom|minecraft|New Nintendo 3DS Edition|Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition}}''
|rowspan=3|2017
|Original
|"''Super Mario 64'' Main Theme"
|rowspan=3|Koji Kondo
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|"Opening"
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|"Snow Mountain"
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|rowspan=2|2018
|Original
|"Main Theme - ''Super Mario 64''"
|Koji Kondo
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'')
|"Main Theme - ''Super Mario 64'' <small>(Remix)</small>"
|Hiroyuki Kawada
|-
|rowspan=3|''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]''
|rowspan=3|2020
|Original
|"''Super Mario 64'' Main Theme"
|rowspan=3|Koji Kondo
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|"Opening"
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|"Snow Mountain"
|-
|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
|2023
|Arrangement
|"Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom"
|[[Brian Tyler]]
|}

===Soundtracks===

{|class=sortable border=1 cellspacing=2 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%"
!Work
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|rowspan=3|''[[Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack]]''
|rowspan=3|1996
|Original
|"''Super Mario 64'' Main Theme"
|rowspan=3|Koji Kondo
|-
|Arrangement
|"Opening"
|-
|Arrangement
|"Snow Mountain"
|-
|rowspan=3|''[[Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection]]''
|rowspan=3|2005
|Original
|"Main Theme"
|rowspan=3|Koji Kondo
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|"Opening"
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|"Cold, Cold Mountain"
|-
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2 Original Soundtrack]]''
|2010
|Arrangement
|"Throwback Galaxy"
|
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music]]''
|rowspan=2|2015
|Original
|"Main Theme"
|rowspan=2|Koji Kondo
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|"Cold, Cold Mountain"
|-
|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''
|2023
|Arrangement
|"Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom"
|Brian Tyler
|}

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