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{{SoundtrackInfobox|title=Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack
|title=Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack
|image=[[File:mario64album.jpg|200px]] [[File:SM64 SuperMario64STBack.jpg|200px]]
|image=[[File:mario64album.jpg|250px]]
|composer=[[Koji Kondo]]
|composer=[[Koji Kondo]]
|publisher={{wp|Pony Canyon}}, [[Nintendo]]
|publisher=Pony Canyon, Inc., [[Nintendo]]
|release={{flag list|Japan|July 19, 1996|USA|November 1, 1996|Germany|1997}}
|released={{released|Japan|July 19, 1996|USA|November 1, 1996|Europe|1997}}
|format=Compact disc
|media=Compact Disc
|track=36
|track=36
|length=51:14
|length=51:14
|catalog={{flag list|Japan|PCCG-00357|USA|071860-00|Germany|94009}}
|catalog=PCCG-00357, 2090-Fall97
}}
}}


The '''''Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack''''' (released in Germany as '''''It's a me, Mario! The Original Super Mario 64 Soundtrack''''') is a video game album that was produced and copyrighted by [[Nintendo]] and published by {{wp|Pony Canyon}}. The album was released in Japan and North America in 1996 and Germany in 1997. The soundtrack has 34 tracks from ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' as well as the "It's a Me, Mario!" voice clip from the game's boot-up sequence; the final track is a bonus piano version of "[[Piranha Plant]]'s Lullaby" performed by [[Koji Kondo]]. The Japanese release is also the first of ten soundtracks in the ''[[Nintendo 64 Sound Series]]''.
The '''''Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack''''' is a video game album that was produced and copyrighted by [[Nintendo]] and published by {{wp|Pony Canyon}}. The album was released in Japan and North America in 1996 and Europe in 1997. The soundtrack has thirty-four tracks from [[Super Mario 64|the game with the same name]], as well as a voiceover intro from the title screen, which is performed by the star of the game, [[Charles Martinet]]; the final track is a bonus piano version of Piranha Plant's Lullaby performed by [[Koji Kondo]]. The Japanese release is also the first of ten soundtracks in the [[Nintendo 64 Sound Series]].


The soundtrack is featured in ''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' alongside the ''[[Super Mario Sunshine Original Soundtrack]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy Original Soundtrack]]'', albeit with a slightly altered version of the Japanese cover used to represent it. The soundtrack was released on [[Nintendo Music]] on December 23, 2024, having previously being teased in the app's announcement trailer.<ref>[https://youtu.be/DQ5EeImWYaI&t=116 "Nintendo Music – Announcement Trailer"]</ref>
==Track Listing==
#"It's a Me, [[Mario]]!" (Original title: "It's me, Mario!") (Voice: Charles Martinet)
#Title Theme (used at the beginning of the game)
#[[Princess Peach|Peach]]'s Message (used when Peach reads her letter, as well as when collecting enough Stars to open a [[Star Door]])
#Opening (used when [[Lakitu]] first appears)
#''[[Super Mario 64]]'' Main Theme (used in [[Bob-omb Battlefield]], [[Whomp's Fortress]], [[Tall, Tall Mountain]], and [[Tiny-Huge Island]])
#[[Slider]] (used in [[Rainbow Ride]], [[Tick Tock Clock]] and in all [[Secret Slide]] areas)
#[[Inside the Castle Walls]] (Original title: Castle) (used inside [[Mushroom Castle]])
#Looping Steps (used when the endless stairs are in use)
#Dire, Dire Docks (Original title: Water) (used in [[Jolly Roger Bay]], [[Dire, Dire Docks]] and [[Secret Aquarium]])
#Lethal Lava Land (Original title: Fire Bubble) (used in [[Lethal Lava Land]] and [[Shifting Sand Land]])
#Snow Mountain (used in [[Cool, Cool Mountain]] and [[Snowman's Land]])
#Haunted House (used in [[Big Boo's Haunt]])
#Merry-Go-Round (used in Big Boo's Haunt on the merry-go-round)
#Cave Dungeon (main theme of [[Hazy Maze Cave]] and [[Wet-Dry World]]; also heard in the [[Behind the Waterfall|Cavern of the Metal Cap]], inside the pyramid of Shifting Sand Land, the igloo of Snowman's Land, and Wiggler's cave in Tiny-Huge Island); a cover version of the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' Underground theme
#[[Piranha Plant]]'s Lullaby (Original title: Pakkun Flower's Lullaby) (used in [[Whomp's Fortress]] when by a Piranha Plant)
#Powerful Mario (used when wearing a [[Wing Cap]] or [[Vanish Cap]])
#Metallic Mario (used when wearing a [[Metal Cap]])
#File Select (used at the "file select" screen)
#Correct Solution (used when figuring out a problem in any level)
#[[Toad]]'s Message (Original title: Kinopio's Message) (used when talking to Toad)
#[[Power Star]] (used when freeing a Power Star)
#Race Fanfare (used when any type of race starts)
#Star Catch Fanfare (used after Mario collects a Power Star)
#Game Start (used at the beginning of every main course)
#Course Clear (used at the end of any main course's level)
#Game Over (used after Mario runs out of lives)
#Stage Boss (used in only four of the stage boss battles in the game: [[King Bob-omb]] in [[Bob-omb Battlefield]], the [[Whomp King]] in [[Whomp's Fortress]], [[Eyerok]] in [[Shifting Sand Land]], and [[Wiggler]] in [[Tiny-Huge Island]])
#Koopa's Message (used at the beginning of the game when the player enters the castle)
#Koopa's Road (used in all [[Bowser]] courses)
#Koopa's Theme (used in [[Bowser in the Dark World|Dark World]] and [[Bowser in the Fire Sea|Fire Sea]] Bowser battles)
#Koopa Clear (used after defeating Bowser and claiming his key)
#Ultimate Koopa (used in the [[Bowser in the Sky|final Bowser battle]])
#Ultimate Koopa Clear (used after clearing the final Bowser battle)
#Ending Demo (used when Mario is freeing Peach from the castle walls)
#Staff Roll (used in the [[List of Super Mario 64 staff|ending credits]])
#Piranha Plant's Lullaby &ndash; Piano (Original title: Pakkun Flower's Lullaby) (soundtrack only song)


The music is also used in the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]'', with "Dire, Dire Docks", "Looping Steps", and "Staff Roll" being the only songs not included.
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==Tracklist==
{|class="wikitable" style="width:75%; margin-right:-1em;"
|-
! #
! Title
! Origin
! Length
|-
|1
|"It's a Me, [[Mario]]!"<br>(Original title: "It's me, Mario!")
|Voice: [[Charles Martinet]]
|0:04
|-
|2
|Title Theme
|Used at the beginning of the game
|3:31
|-
|3
|[[Princess Peach|Peach]]'s Message
|Used when Peach reads her [[letter]], as well as when the player collects enough [[Power Star]]s to open a [[★ door]] or [[Big Star Door]]
|0:09
|-
|4
|Opening
|Used when one of the [[Lakitu Bros.]] first appears
|0:35
|-
|5
|[[Super Mario 64 Main Theme]]
|Used on the [[Bob-omb Battlefield]]; in [[Whomp's Fortress]]; on [[Tall, Tall Mountain]]; and on [[Tiny-Huge Island]]
|2:22
|-
|6
|[[Slider]]
|Used in [[Rainbow Ride]], in [[Tick Tock Clock]], in the [[Slide (Super Mario 64)|slide]] areas, in most secret courses, and while the player races [[Koopa the Quick]]
|2:50
|-
|7
|[[Inside the Castle Walls]]<br>(Original title: Castle)
|Used inside the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]]
|2:00
|-
|8
|Looping Steps
|Used when the [[endless stairs]] are in use
|0:28
|-
|9
|Dire, Dire Docks<br>(Original title: Water)
|Used in [[Jolly Roger Bay]]; [[Dire, Dire Docks]]; and [[The Secret Aquarium]]
|3:06
|-
|10
|Lethal Lava Land<br>(Original title: Fire Bubble)
|Used in [[Lethal Lava Land]] and [[Shifting Sand Land]]
|2:44
|-
|11
|Snow Mountain
|Used on [[Cool, Cool Mountain]] and in [[Snowman's Land]]
|2:58
|-
|12
|Haunted House
|Used in [[Big Boo's Haunt]]
|3:06
|-
|13
|Merry-Go-Round
|Used in Big Boo's Haunt on the merry-go-round
|1:01
|-
|14
|Cave Dungeon
|Main theme of the [[Hazy Maze Cave]] and [[Wet-Dry World]]; also heard in the [[Behind the Waterfall|Cavern of the Metal Cap]], inside the pyramid of Shifting Sand Land, in the igloo of Snowman's Land, and in [[Wiggler]]'s cave on Tiny-Huge Island; a cover version of the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' [[Underground Theme]]
|3:46
|-
|15
|[[Piranha Plant]]'s Lullaby<br>(Original title: Pakkun Flower's Lullaby)
|Used in Whomp's Fortress when the player is near a Piranha Plant
|2:19
|-
|16
|Powerful Mario
|Used when the player wears a [[Wing Cap]] or [[Vanish Cap]], and when the player rides a [[Green Shell#Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS|Koopa Shell]]
|0:55
|-
|17
|Metallic Mario
|Used when the player wears a [[Metal Cap]]
|0:55
|-
|18
|File Select
|Used at the File Select screen
|0:44
|-
|19
|Correct Solution
|Used when the player figures out a problem in any [[level]]
|0:06
|-
|20
|[[Toad]]'s Message<br>(Original title: Kinopio's Message)
|Used when the player talks to a Toad
|0:06
|-
|21
|Power Star
|Used when the player frees a Power Star
|0:09
|-
|22
|Race Fanfare
|Used when any type of race starts
|0:06
|-
|23
|Star Catch Fanfare
|Used after Mario collects a Power Star for the first time, and after clearing either of the first two Bowser courses
|0:05
|-
|24
|Game Start
|Used at the beginning of every main course
|0:05
|-
|25
|Course Clear
|Used when Mario collects a Power Star
|0:07
|-
|26
|[[Game Over]]
|Used after Mario runs out of lives
|0:17
|-
|27
|Stage Boss
|Used in the four stage boss battles in the game: the [[King Bob-omb|Big Bob-omb]] on the Bob-omb Battlefield, the [[Whomp King]] in Whomp's Fortress, [[Eyerok]] in Shifting Sand Land, and Wiggler on Tiny-Huge Island
|1:21
|-
|28
|Koopa's Message
|Used at the beginning of the game when the player enters the castle, as well as if the player tries to open an inaccessible door
|0:06
|-
|29
|Koopa's Road
|Used in all [[Bowser]] courses
|2:11
|-
|30
|Koopa's Theme
|Used in the [[Bowser in the Dark World|Dark World]] and [[Bowser in the Fire Sea|Fire Sea]] Bowser battles
|2:30
|-
|31
|Koopa Clear
|Used after the player defeats Bowser and claims his [[key]]
|0:06
|-
|32
|Ultimate Koopa
|Used in the [[Bowser in the Sky|final Bowser battle]]
|2:51
|-
|33
|Ultimate Koopa Clear
|Used after the player clears the final Bowser battle
|0:28
|-
|34
|Ending Demo
|Used when Mario is freeing Peach from the castle walls
|1:17
|-
|35
|Staff Roll
|Used in the [[List of Super Mario 64 staff|end credits]]
|3:27
|-
|36
|Piranha Plant's Lullaby &ndash; Piano<br>(Original title: Pakkun Flower's Lullaby)
|Soundtrack-only song
|2:23
|}
{{br}}
 
==''Super Mario 3D All-Stars'' description==
''The [[Nintendo 64]] system gave this Mario adventure a more realistic instrumental sound than any prior game in the [[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]] series. This soundtrack enhanced player experiences with arrangements that smoothly transitioned between each 3D space.''
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SM64 SuperMario64STBack.jpg|Back cover of the soundtrack
Mario64albumDE.jpg|German cover
Soundtrack 64 JP-Super Mario 3D All-Stars.png|Japanese cover from ''Super Mario 3D All-Stars''
SM3DAS SM64 Soundtrack CD.png|English cover from ''Super Mario 3D All-Stars'', based on the original Japanese cover
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=スーパーマリオ64オリジナルサウンドトラック
|JapR=Sūpā Mario 64 Orijinaru Saundotorakku
|JapM=Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack
}}
 
== References ==
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==External links==
*[https://www.discogs.com/master/799025-%E8%BF%91%E8%97%A4%E6%B5%A9%E6%B2%BB-%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AA64%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B8%E3%83%8A%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B5%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF Discogs]
 
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