Editing Super Mario 64 Main Theme

{{Theme infobox
|composer=[[Koji Kondo]]
|file=[[file:SM64-Main Theme.oga]]<br>"Super Mario 64 Main Theme" in ''Super Mario 64''
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023)
}}
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.

==Reuses==
:''For reuses of "Slider", see [[Slider#Reuses|Slider § Reuses]].''
The following list does not include ports and remakes of ''Super Mario 64''.
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
!width=20%|Game
!width=80%|Description
|-
|''[[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.
|-
|''[[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.
|-
|''[[minecraftwiki:Wii U Edition|Minecraft: Wii U Edition]]'' / ''[[Minecraft]]'' / ''[[minecraftwiki: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|Super Mario Mash-up]].
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|The "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" (here titled "Main Theme - Super Mario 64") 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.
|}

==Arrangements==
{{stub|section=y|[[Super Nintendo World]] information}}
:''For arrangements of "Slider", see [[Slider#Arrangements|Slider § Arrangements]].''
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario 64''====
In ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and its [[Nintendo DS]] remake ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', a portion of the "'''Opening'''"<ref name=SM64/> theme that plays at the beginning of the game includes an arrangement of the main {{wp|motif}} of the "Super Mario 64 Main Theme".

The "'''[[Slider]]'''"<ref name=SM64/> 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/>, 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". 

The "'''Course Clear'''"<ref name=SM64/> theme heard after collecting a [[Power Star]] is a brief arrangement of the "Super Mario 64 Main Theme".

The "'''Game Over'''"<ref name=SM64/> heard when getting a [[Game Over]] is a slow, depressing arrangement of the "Super Mario 64 Main Theme".

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|Super Mario Mash-up]] 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]]''.

"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]].

{{media table
|file1=SM64-Opening.oga
|title1=Opening
|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Super Mario 64''
|length1=0:30
|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
|file4=SMM Modern Mario Goal.oga
|title4=Course Clear
|description4=The arrangement heard in ''Super Mario 64''
}}

====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' and its ''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' port, the sound effect heard when collecting a [[Red Coin]] is a very short arrangement of the "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" very similar to the arrangement heard in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. However, the pitch does not change as more Red Coins are collected.

====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
A {{wp|Jazz|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.

{{media table
|file=Throwback Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 2.oga
|title=Throwback Galaxy
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
}}

====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', the theme that plays after collecting a [[Power Moon]] (except in the Mushroom Kingdom) is an arrangement of "Course Clear" from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''.

===''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''===
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 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.

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 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]].

===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>
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''
SM3DAS SM64 Soundtrack.png|"Super Mario 64 Main Theme", "[[Slider]]", and "Snow Mountain" in ''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]''
</gallery>

==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
:''For appearances of "Slider", see [[Slider#List of Super Mario appearances|Slider § List of Super Mario appearances]].''
===Games===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!Work
!System
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|rowspan=6|''[[Super Mario 64]]''
|rowspan=6|[[Nintendo 64]]
|rowspan=6|1996
|Original
|"Super Mario 64 Main Theme"<ref name=SM64/>
|rowspan=6|[[Koji Kondo]]
|-
|rowspan=5|Arrangement
|"Opening"<ref name=SM64/>
|-
|"Snow Mountain"<ref name=SM64/>
|-
|"Course Clear"<ref name=SM64/>
|-
|"Game Over"<ref name=SM64/>
|-
|&nbsp;
|-
|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|2002
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|rowspan=6|''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' 
|rowspan=6|[[Nintendo DS]]
|rowspan=6|2004
|Original
|"Super Mario 64 Main Theme"<ref name=SM64/>
|rowspan=6|Koji Kondo
|-
|rowspan=5|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|"Opening"<ref name=SM64/>
|-
|"Snow Mountain"<ref name=SM64/>
|-
|"Course Clear"<ref name=SM64/>
|-
|"Game Over"<ref name=SM64/>
|-
|&nbsp;
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|[[Wii]]
|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]]''
|Wii
|2010
|Arrangement
|"Throwback Galaxy"<ref name=SMG2>''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2 Original Soundtrack]]''</ref>
|[[Shigetoshi Gohara]]
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''
|Wii
|2011
|Past arrangement (''Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games'')
|
|
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''
|[[Wii U]]
|2013
|Past arrangement (''Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games'')
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|rowspan=2|Wii U
|2014
|Original
|"Main Theme (Super Mario 64)"
|Koji Kondo
|-
|2015{{footnote|main|1}}
|Arrangement
|"Main Theme (Super Mario 64)"
|Hiroyuki Kawada
|-
|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
|Wii U
|2015
|Past arrangement (Super Mario 64)
|
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|2015{{footnote|main|1}}
|Arrangement
|"Main Theme (Super Mario 64)"
|Hiroyuki Kawada
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[minecraftwiki:Wii U Edition|Minecraft: Wii U Edition]]''
|rowspan=2|Wii U
|rowspan=2|2015
|Original
|
|rowspan=2|Koji Kondo
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''
|Wii U
|2016
|Past arrangement (''Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games'')
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[minecraftwiki:Nintendo Switch Edition|Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|rowspan=2|2017
|Original
|
|rowspan=2|Koji Kondo
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[minecraftwiki: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|2017
|Original
|
|rowspan=2|Koji Kondo
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
|rowspan=2|Nintendo Switch
|rowspan=2|2017
|Arrangement
|
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Minecraft]]''
|rowspan=2|Nintendo Switch
|rowspan=2|2018
|Original
|
|rowspan=2|Koji Kondo
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|rowspan=2|Nintendo Switch
|rowspan=2|2018
|Original
|"Main Theme - Super Mario 64"
|Koji Kondo
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U'')
|"Main Theme - Super Mario 64 <small>(Remix)</small>"
|Hiroyuki Kawada
|-
|rowspan=7|''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]''
|rowspan=7|Nintendo Switch
|rowspan=7|2020
|Original
|"Super Mario 64 Main Theme"
|rowspan=6|Koji Kondo
|-
|rowspan=5|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|"Opening"
|-
|"Snow Mountain"
|-
|"Course Clear"
|-
|"Game Over"
|-
|&nbsp;
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Sunshine'')
|
|}
{{footnote|note|1|Added as downloadable content}}
===Film and television===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!Work
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
|2023
|Arrangement
|"Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom"
|[[Brian Tyler]]
|}
===Albums===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="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
|-
|rowspan=2|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|"Opening"
|-
|"Snow Mountain"
|-
|''[[Nintendo 64 Original Soundtrack Greatest Hits]]''
|1996
|Original
|"Super Mario 64 Main Theme"
|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|2005
|Original
|「メインテーマ」 (''{{hover|Mein Tēma|Main Theme}}'')
|rowspan=3|Koji Kondo
|-
|rowspan=2|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|「オープニング」 (''{{hover|Ōpuningu|Opening}}'')
|-
|「さむいさむいマウンテン」 (''{{hover|Samui Samui Maunten|Cold, Cold Mountain}}'')
|-
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2 Original Soundtrack]]''
|2010
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Galaxy 2'')
|"Throwback Galaxy"
|[[Shigetoshi Gohara]]
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music]]''
|rowspan=2|2015
|Original
|「メインテーマ」 (''{{hover|Mein Tēma|Main Theme}}'')
|rowspan=2|Koji Kondo
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario 64'')
|「さむいさむいマウンテン」 (''{{hover|Samui Samui Maunten|Cold, Cold Mountain}}'')
|-
|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''
|2023
|Past arrangement (''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'')
|"Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom"
|Brian Tyler
|}
===Other media===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!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]]
|}

==References==
<references/>

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