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{{Theme infobox
|composer=[[Koji Kondo]]
|composer=[[Koji Kondo]]
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|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023)
|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023)
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The "'''Super Mario 64 Main Theme''',"<ref name=SM64>''[[Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack]]''</ref> also known as simply the "'''Main Theme''',"<ref name="NMusic">[[Nintendo Music]]</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 it is the basis for multiple theme arrangements in the game.
The "'''Super Mario 64 Main Theme'''"<ref name=SM64>''[[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 arrangements in the game.


==Reuses==
==Reuses==
:''For reuses of "Slider", see [[Slider#Reuses|Slider § Reuses]].''
:''For reuses of "Slider", see [[Slider#Reuses|Slider § Reuses]].''
The following list does not include ports and remakes of ''Super Mario 64''.
The following list does not include ports and remakes of ''Super Mario 64''.
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|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|The "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" (here titled "Main Theme (Super Mario 64)") is a playable track and can be played on the [[Delfino Plaza (stage)|Delfino Plaza]] stage.
|The "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" (here titled "Main Theme (''Super Mario 64'')") 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]]''
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|The "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" (here titled "Main Theme (Super Mario 64)") is a playable track and can be played on the Delfino Plaza stage.
|The "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" (here titled "Main Theme (''Super Mario 64'')") is a playable track and can be played on the Delfino Plaza stage.
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|''[[Minecraft]]''
|''[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]''
|The "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" is included as a part of the music for the [[Minecraft#Super Mario Mash-Up Pack|Super Mario Mash-Up Pack]].
|The "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" is included as a part of the music for the [[Minecraft#Super Mario Mash-up|Super Mario Mash-up]].
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|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
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==Arrangements==
==Arrangements==
{{stub|section=y|[[Super Nintendo World]] information}}
:''For arrangements of "Slider", see [[Slider#Arrangements|Slider § Arrangements]].''
:''For arrangements of "Slider", see [[Slider#Arrangements|Slider § Arrangements]].''
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
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A very short arrangement of the "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" is used as a sound effect for when [[Red Coin]]s are collected. Each additional coin increases the pitch of the sound.
A very short arrangement of the "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" is used as a sound effect for when [[Red Coin]]s are collected. Each additional coin increases the pitch of the sound.


"Opening", "Slider", "Snow Mountain", and "Course Clear" all return in the [[Minecraft#Super Mario Mash-Up Pack|Super Mario Mash-Up Pack]] in the [[minecraftwiki:Wii U Edition|Wii U]], [[minecraftwiki: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]]''.
"Opening", "Slider", "Snow Mountain", and "Course Clear" all return in the [[Minecraft#Super Mario Mash-up|Super Mario Mash-up]] in the [https://minecraft.wiki/w/Wii_U_Edition Wii U], [https://minecraft.wiki/w/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]]''.


"Course Clear" and "Game Over" return in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', where they play when finishing a level or losing a life, respectively, with a [[Mario]] [[Mystery Mushroom]]. "Course Clear" returns in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', where it plays when collecting a [[Power Moon]] in the [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Mario Odyssey)|Mushroom Kingdom]].
"Course Clear" and "Game Over" return in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', where they play when finishing a level or losing a life, respectively, with a [[Mario]] [[Mystery Mushroom]]. "Course Clear" returns in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', where it plays when collecting a [[Power Moon]] in the [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Mario Odyssey)|Mushroom Kingdom]].
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|title1=Opening
|title1=Opening
|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Super Mario 64''
|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Super Mario 64''
|length1=0:30
|length1=0:34
|file2=SM64-Slide Theme.oga
|file2=SM64-Slide Theme.oga
|title2=Slider
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===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U''===
===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U''===
An arrangement of the "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" is included as a playable track in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', titled "'''Main Theme (Super Mario 64)'''", for the [[Peach's Castle (Super Smash Bros.)|Peach's Castle]] stage, which was added as downloadable content on July 30, 2015. This arrangement also incorporates the "Opening" theme at the end.
An arrangement of the "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" is included as a playable track in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', titled "'''Main Theme (''Super Mario 64'')'''", for the [[Peach's Castle (Super Smash Bros.)|Peach's Castle]] stage, which was added as downloadable content on July 30, 2015. This arrangement also incorporates the "Opening" theme at the end.


The arrangement returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', retitled "'''Main Theme - Super Mario 64 <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.
The arrangement returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', retitled "'''Main Theme - Super Mario 64 <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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===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
===''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 track was arranged by the film's composer, [[Brian Tyler]].
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 track was arranged by the film's composer, [[Brian Tyler]].
===Other arrangements===
====''Bayonetta 2''====
In ''[[nwiki:Bayonetta 2|Bayonetta 2]]'', a short piano arrangement of the theme plays when unlocking the [[Chain Chomp]] weapon in the Nintendo Switch version of the game.
====Nintendo Live 2023====
Nintendo Live 2023 in {{wp|Seattle}}, {{wp|Washington (state)|Washington}}, [[United States of America|USA]] featured a live performance by the [[Super Mario Super Big Band]] of themes from various ''Super Mario'' games, including the "Super Mario 64 Main Theme."<ref name=NintendoLive2023>{{cite|language=en|author=Hitbox Hero|url=youtu.be/wxO8kd3j4R8?si=4M1nQtNv29KeYoAK&t=756|timestamp=12:36|title=Nintendo Live 2023 - Super Mario Super Big Band uncut full show|date=September 3, 2023|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=November 2, 2023}}</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
SSBU Music SM64 Main Theme.png|"Main Theme - Super Mario 64" in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
SSBU Music SM64 Main Theme.png|"Main Theme - ''[[Super Mario 64]]''" in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
SSBU Music SM64 Main Theme Remix.png|"Main Theme - Super Mario 64 <small>(Remix)</small>" in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''
SSBU Music SM64 Main Theme Remix.png|"Main Theme - Super Mario 64 <small>(Remix)</small>" in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''
SM3DAS SM64 Soundtrack.png|"Super Mario 64 Main Theme", "[[Slider]]", and "Snow Mountain" in ''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]''
SM3DAS SM64 Soundtrack.png|"Super Mario 64 Main Theme", "[[Slider]]", and "Snow Mountain" in ''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]''
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:''For appearances of "Slider", see [[Slider#List of Super Mario appearances|Slider § List of Super Mario appearances]].''
:''For appearances of "Slider", see [[Slider#List of Super Mario appearances|Slider § List of Super Mario appearances]].''
===Games===
===Games===
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!Work
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|rowspan=6|[[Koji Kondo]]
|rowspan=6|[[Koji Kondo]]
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|rowspan=5|Arrangement
|Arrangement
|"Opening"<ref name=SM64/>
|"Opening"<ref name=SM64/>
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|-
|Arrangement
|"Snow Mountain"<ref name=SM64/>
|"Snow Mountain"<ref name=SM64/>
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|-
|Arrangement
|"Course Clear"<ref name=SM64/>
|"Course Clear"<ref name=SM64/>
|-
|-
|Arrangement
|"Game Over"<ref name=SM64/>
|"Game Over"<ref name=SM64/>
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|&nbsp;
|Arrangement
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|-
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|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
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|rowspan=6|Koji Kondo
|rowspan=6|Koji Kondo
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|-
|rowspan=5|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|"Opening"<ref name=SM64/>
|"Opening"<ref name=SM64/>
|-
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|"Snow Mountain"<ref name=SM64/>
|"Snow Mountain"<ref name=SM64/>
|-
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|"Course Clear"<ref name=SM64/>
|"Course Clear"<ref name=SM64/>
|-
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|"Game Over"<ref name=SM64/>
|"Game Over"<ref name=SM64/>
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|-
|&nbsp;
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|
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|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
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|2008
|2008
|Original
|Original
|"Main Theme (Super Mario 64)"
|"Main Theme (''Super Mario 64'')"
|Koji Kondo
|Koji Kondo
|-
|-
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|2014
|2014
|Original
|Original
|"Main Theme (Super Mario 64)"
|"Main Theme (''Super Mario 64'')"
|Koji Kondo
|Koji Kondo
|-
|-
|2015{{footnote|main|1}}
|2015{{footnote|main|1}}
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
|"Main Theme (Super Mario 64)"
|"Main Theme (''Super Mario 64'')"
|Hiroyuki Kawada
|Hiroyuki Kawada
|-
|-
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|Wii U
|Wii U
|2015
|2015
|Past arrangement (Super Mario 64)
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|
|
|Koji Kondo
|Koji Kondo
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|2015{{footnote|main|1}}
|2015{{footnote|main|1}}
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
|"Main Theme (Super Mario 64)"
|"Main Theme (''Super Mario 64'')"
|Hiroyuki Kawada
|Hiroyuki Kawada
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[minecraftwiki:Wii U Edition|Minecraft: Wii U Edition]]''
|rowspan=2|''[https://minecraft.wiki/w/Wii_U_Edition Minecraft: Wii U Edition]''
|rowspan=2|Wii U
|rowspan=2|Wii U
|rowspan=2|2015
|rowspan=2|2015
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|rowspan=2|''[[minecraftwiki:Nintendo Switch Edition|Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition]]''
|rowspan=2|''[https://minecraft.wiki/w/Nintendo_Switch_Edition Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition]''
|rowspan=2|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|rowspan=2|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|rowspan=2|2017
|rowspan=2|2017
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|rowspan=2|''[[minecraftwiki:New Nintendo 3DS Edition|Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition]]''
|rowspan=2|''[https://minecraft.wiki/w/New_Nintendo_3DS_Edition Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition]''
|rowspan=2|[[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 3DS/New Nintendo 3DS XL|New Nintendo 3DS]]
|rowspan=2|[[Nintendo 3DS#New Nintendo 3DS/New Nintendo 3DS XL|New Nintendo 3DS]]
|rowspan=2|2017
|rowspan=2|2017
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|rowspan=6|Koji Kondo
|rowspan=6|Koji Kondo
|-
|-
|rowspan=5|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|"Opening"
|"Opening"
|-
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|"Snow Mountain"
|"Snow Mountain"
|-
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|"Course Clear"
|"Course Clear"
|-
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|"Game Over"
|"Game Over"
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|-
|&nbsp;
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
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|-
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Sunshine'')
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Sunshine'')
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{{footnote|note|1|Added as downloadable content}}
{{footnote|note|1|Added as downloadable content}}
===Film and television===
===Film and television===
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!Work
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===Albums===
===Albums===
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!Work
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!Year
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|rowspan=3|Koji Kondo
|rowspan=3|Koji Kondo
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|Arrangement
|"Opening"
|"Opening"
|-
|-
|Arrangement
|"Snow Mountain"
|"Snow Mountain"
|-
|-
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|"Super Mario 64 Main Theme"
|"Super Mario 64 Main Theme"
|Koji Kondo
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Mario & Zelda Big Band Live|Mario & Zelda Big Band Live CD]]''
|2003
|Past arrangement (''Mario & Zelda Big Band Live'' [Live performance])
|"SUPER MARIO 64 Opening Theme ~ Overworld Theme (NINTENDO64: 「SUPER MARIO 64」)"
|[[Shigeo Nukita]], The Big Band of Rogues (Tokyo Cuban Boys Jr.)
|-
|-
|rowspan=3|''[[Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection]]''
|rowspan=3|''[[Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection]]''
|rowspan=3|2005
|rowspan=3|2005
|Original
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|「メインテーマ」 (''{{hover|Mein Tēma|Main Theme}}'')
|「オープニング」 (''Ōpuningu'')
|rowspan=3|Koji Kondo
|rowspan=3|Koji Kondo
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|Original
|「オープニング」 (''{{hover|Ōpuningu|Opening}}'')
|「メインテーマ」 (''Mein Tēma'')
|-
|-
|「さむいさむいマウンテン」 (''{{hover|Samui Samui Maunten|Cold, Cold Mountain}}'')
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|「さむいさむいマウンテン」 (''Samui Samui Maunten'')
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2 Original Soundtrack]]''
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2 Original Soundtrack]]''
|2010
|2010
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Galaxy 2'')
|Arrangement
|"Throwback Galaxy"
|"Throwback Galaxy"
|[[Shigetoshi Gohara]]
|[[Shigetoshi Gohara]]
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|rowspan=2|2015
|rowspan=2|2015
|Original
|Original
|「メインテーマ」 (''{{hover|Mein Tēma|Main Theme}}'')
|「メインテーマ」 (''Mein Tēma'')
|rowspan=2|Koji Kondo
|rowspan=2|Koji Kondo
|-
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|「さむいさむいマウンテン」 (''{{hover|Samui Samui Maunten|Cold, Cold Mountain}}'')
|「さむいさむいマウンテン」 (''Samui Samui Maunten'')
|-
|-
|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''
|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''
|2023
|2023
|Past arrangement (''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'')
|Arrangement
|"Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom"
|"Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom"
|Brian Tyler
|Brian Tyler
|}
===Other media===
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!Work
!Format
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[Mario & Zelda Big Band Live]]''
|DVD
|2003
|Past arrangement (''Mario & Zelda Big Band Live'' [Live performance])
|「スーパーマリオ64 オープニングテーマ〜地上のテーマ」<br>(''{{hover|Sūpā Mario 64 Ōpuningu Tēma 〜 Chijō no Tēma|Super Mario 64 Opening Theme ~ Ground Theme}}'')
|[[Shigeo Nukita]], The Big Band of Rogues (Tokyo Cuban Boys Jr.)
|}
===Live performances===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!Event
!Year
!Location
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[Mario & Zelda Big Band Live]]''
|2003
|{{wp|Nippon Seinenkan|Nihon Seinenkan Hall}}, [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
|Arrangement
|"SUPER MARIO 64 Opening Theme ~ Overworld Theme (NINTENDO64: 「SUPER MARIO 64」)"<ref name=M&Z>''[[Mario & Zelda Big Band Live#Mario & Zelda Big Band Live CD|Mario & Zelda Big Band Live CD]]'' tracklist</ref>
|Shigeo Nukita, The Big Band of Rogues (Tokyo Cuban Boys Jr.)
|-
|Nintendo Live 2023
|2023
|{{wp|Seattle Convention Center}}, {{wp|Seattle}}, {{wp|Washington (state)|Washington}}, [[United States of America|USA]]
|Arrangement
|
|[[Super Mario Super Big Band]]
|}
|}


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