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[[File:SMK-Music-MainTheme.oga|thumb|"Main Theme" in ''Super Mario Kart'']]
|file=[[File:SMK-Music-MainTheme.oga]]<br>"Super Mario Kart" in ''Super Mario Kart''
 
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
The "'''Main Theme'''", sometimes known as the "'''Title Theme'''", is a theme from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' that has become a recurring {{Wp|leitmotif}} throughout the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series. It has been included in every mainline ''Mario Kart'' game, and has been a part of the title screen music of every mainline ''Mario Kart'' game besides ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''.
|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023)
 
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==Original==
"'''Super Mario Kart'''"<ref>''[[Super Mario Compact Disco]]''</ref> is the title theme from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' that has become a recurring {{Wp|motif}} throughout the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series. It was composed by [[Soyo Oka]] and has been a part of the title screen music of every mainline ''Mario Kart'' game.
The "Main Theme" serves as the music for ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'''s title screen.


==Arrangements==
==Arrangements==
===''Mario Kart'' series===
===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Super Mario Kart''====
====''Super Mario Kart''====
A few notes from the "Super Mario Kart" theme briefly play during the credits theme in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''.
A few notes from the "Main Theme" briefly plays during the credits theme in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''.


====''Mario Kart 64''====
====''Mario Kart 64''====
The title screen theme of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', titled "Mario Kart 64 Theme" in the game's [[Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks|official soundtrack]], mainly consists of an elongated arrangement of the first half of the ''Super Mario Kart'' theme and was arranged by [[Kenta Nagata]].
The title screen theme of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', titled "'''Mario Kart 64 Theme'''"<ref name="MK64 Race Tracks">''[[Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks]]''</ref>, is an elongated arrangement of the "Main Theme" from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' and was composed by [[Kenta Nagata]]
 
The "Mario Kart 64 Theme" has been included in several soundtrack albums: ''[[Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 64: Greatest Hits Soundtrack]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack]]'' (where it was named "'''Title'''"<ref name="MK64 Original Soundtrack">''[[Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack]]''</ref>).


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====''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''====
====''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''====
The title screen theme of ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' is also an elongated arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme, and includes the second half of the theme. Another arrangement plays during the Single Game Pak multiplayer.
The music played during Single Game Pak multiplayer in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' is an arrangement of the "Main Theme".
 
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====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''====
====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''====
An arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme is included in the music heard on the title screen of ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
An arrangement of the "Main Theme" is included in the music heard on the title screen of ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''.


====''Mario Kart DS''====
====''Mario Kart DS''====
An arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme is included in the music heard on the title screen of ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''.
An arrangement of the "Main Theme" is included in the music heard on the title screen of ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''.


====''Mario Kart Wii''====
====''Mario Kart Wii''====
An arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme is included in the music heard on the title screen of ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', named 「タイトル」(''Taitoru'', "Title") in the game's [[Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack|official soundtrack]].
The "'''Title Screen'''"<ref name="MKW Soundtrack">''[[Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack]]''</ref> theme from ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' was composed by [[Asuka Hayazaki]] and features an arrangement of the "Main Theme". This arrangement is also included on the ''[[Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack]]''.


====''Mario Kart 7''====
====''Mario Kart 7''====
An arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme is included in the music heard on the title screen of ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''. Two more arrangements, one based on the original theme and the other based on the arrangement from ''Mario Kart 64'', can be heard during the game's credits theme.
An arrangement of the "Main Theme" is included in the music heard on the title screen of ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''. Two arrangements of the "Main Theme", one based on the original ''Super Mario Kart'' and one based on the arrangement from ''Mario Kart 64'', can be heard during the game's credits theme.  
 
====''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX''====
In ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'', an arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme plays in the menu music when the player reaches the character selection screen, which also incorporates the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Mario World]]'' [[Ground Theme]]s.


====''Mario Kart 8''====
====''Mario Kart 8''====
The title screen theme of ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (titled after the base game in the [[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack|official soundtrack]]) includes an arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme and was arranged by [[Atsuko Asahi]]. This arrangement returns in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', including the excerpt from ''Super Mario Kart''. It can be heard when [[Luigi]] appears in his [[kart]] before he drives [[Mario]] and [[Huey]] on [[Rainbow Road]] to [[Black Bowser's Castle]].
The title screen theme "'''Mario Kart 8'''"<ref name="MK8 Soundtrack">''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]''</ref> from [[Mario Kart 8|the game of the same name]] and [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe|its Nintendo Switch port]] includes an arrangement of the "Main Theme" composed by [[Atsuko Asahi]].
 
An arrangement of a few notes from the theme briefly plays during the "Staff Credits" theme, arranged by [[Ryo Nagamatsu]].
 
===''Super Mario Kart: Doki Doki Race''===
An arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme plays in ''[[Super Mario Kart: Doki Doki Race]]'' while players are placing their bets.
 
===''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''===
''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'' features a {{wp|disco}} arrangement of the ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' version of "Super Mario Kart" as a playable song.
 
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===''WarioWare D.I.Y. Showcase''===
In ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]'', an arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme plays during the [[Mario Kart (microgame)|Mario Kart microgame]].


===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
An arrangement of a few notes from the "Main Theme" briefly plays during the "'''Staff Credits'''"<ref name="MK8 Soundtrack"></ref> theme of ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', composed by [[Ryo Nagamatsu]]
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', a few notes from the "Super Mario Kart" theme can be heard in the track "Buckle Up".


===Other arrangements===
===Other arrangements===
====''Super Mario Compact Disco''====
====''Super Mario Compact Disco''====
A {{wp|Rapping|rap}} remix of the theme performed by the Ambassadors of Funk titled "Super Mario Kart" is included in the album ''[[Super Mario Compact Disco]]''.
A {{wp|rap}} arrangement of the "Main Theme" performed by the {{wp|Ambassadors of Funk}} titled "'''Super Mario Kart'''"<ref name="SMCD">''[[Super Mario Compact Disco]]''</ref> is included on the album ''[[Super Mario Compact Disco]]''.


====''Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit''====
====''Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit''====
A {{wp|funk}} arrangement of the "Mario Kart 64 Theme" simply named "'''title'''" is included in the album ''[[Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit]]''. The arrangement is arranged and performed by AKOUST and mixes funk instrumentation with samples from the original arrangement as well as game sound effects and character voice samples.
A {{wp|funk}} arrangement of the "Mario Kart 64 Theme" simply named "'''Title'''"<ref name="MK64oCC">''[[Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit]]''</ref> is included on the album ''[[Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit]]''. The arrangement is arranged and performed by AKOUST and mixes funk instrumentation with samples from the original arrangement as well as game sound effects and character voice samples.


==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
===Games===
{|class=sortable border=1 cellspacing=2 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%"
{|class=sortable border=1 cellspacing=2 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%"
!Work
!Work
!System
!Year
!Year
!Type
!Type
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!Credits
!Credits
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario Kart]]''
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Mario Kart]]''
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|rowspan=2|1992
|1992
|Original
|Original
|
|
|[[Soyo Oka]]
|
|-
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario Kart: Doki Doki Race]]''
|Arcade
|1994
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
|
|
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|-
|-
|''[[Mario Kart 64]]''
|''[[Mario Kart 64]]''
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|1996
|1996
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
|"Mario Kart 64 Theme"<ref name=MK64>''[[Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks]]''</ref>
|"Mario Kart 64 Theme"<ref name="MK64 Race Tracks"></ref>
|[[Kenta Nagata]]
|[[Kenta Nagata]]
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|1992
|2001
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
|
|
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|-
|-
|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|2003
|2003
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
|
|
|
|
|-
|''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]''
|Nintendo GameCube
|2005
|Arrangement
|"Midnight Drive"
|<!--U1-ASAMi, Osamu Narita, Katsunori Takahashi, Ichiro Shimakura, Hideki Oka, Kenichi Yoshimoto (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
|''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|2005
|2005
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
|
|
|[[Shinobu Nagata]]
|
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|[[Wii]]
|2008
|2008
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
|「タイトル」(''Taitoru'')<ref name=MKW>''[[Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack]]''</ref>
|"Title Screen"<ref name="MKW Soundtrack"></ref>
|
|[[Asuka Hayazaki]]
|-
|-
|''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]''
|rowspan=2|''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
|Wii
|rowspan=2|2011
|2009
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|2011
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]''
|Arcade
|2013
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
|
|
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|-
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
|rowspan=2|''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Wii U]]
|rowspan=2|2014
|rowspan=2|2014
|rowspan=2|Arrangement
|Arrangement
|"Mario Kart 8"<ref name=MK8>''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]''</ref>
|"Mario Kart 8"<ref name="MK8 Soundtrack"></ref>
|[[Atsuko Asahi]]
|[[Atsuko Asahi]]
|-
|-
|"Staff Credits"<ref name=MK8/>
|Arrangement
|"Staff Credits"<ref name="MK8 Soundtrack"></ref>
|[[Ryo Nagamatsu]]
|[[Ryo Nagamatsu]]
|-
|''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''
|Wii U
|2016
|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 8'')
|
|Atsuko Asahi
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
|rowspan=2|''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|rowspan=2|2017
|rowspan=2|2017
|rowspan=2|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 8'')
|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 8'')
|"Mario Kart 8"<ref name=MK8/>
|"Mario Kart 8"
|Atsuko Asahi
|Atsuko Asahi
|-
|-
|"Staff Credits"<ref name=MK8/>
|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 8'')
|"Staff Credits"
|Ryo Nagamatsu
|Ryo Nagamatsu
|}
|}


===Film and television===
===Soundtracks===
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!Work
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
|2023
|Arrangement
|"Buckle Up"
|[[Brian Tyler]]
|}
===Albums===
{|class=sortable border=1 cellspacing=2 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%"
{|class=sortable border=1 cellspacing=2 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%"
!Work
!Work
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|1993
|1993
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
|"Supermariokart"
|"Super Mario Kart"
|[[Simon Harris]], [[Colin Case]]
|{{wp|Ambassadors of Funk}}
|-
|''[[Super Mario Compact Disco#Super Mario Compact Disco (cassette version)|Super Mario Compact Disco]]'' (Cassette)
|1993
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Compact Disco'')
|「スーパーマリオ・カート」 (''{{hover|Sūpā Mario Kāto|Super Mario Kart}}'')
|Simon Harris, Colin Case
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks]]''
|''[[Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks]]''
|1997
|1997
|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 64'')
|Arrangement
|"Mario Kart 64 Theme"
|"Mario Kart 64 Theme"
|[[Kenta Nagata]]
|[[Kenta Nagata]]
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|''[[Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack]]''
|''[[Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack]]''
|1997
|1997
|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 64'')
|Past arrangement (''Mart Kart 64'')
|「オープニング・タイトル」 (''{{hover|Ōpuningu Taitoru|Opening Title}}'')
|"Title"
|Kenta Nagata
|Kenta Nagata
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Kart 64: Greatest Hits Soundtrack]]''
|''[[Mario Kart 64: Greatest Hits Soundtrack]]''
|1997
|1997
|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 64'')
|Past arrangement (''Mart Kart 64'')
|"Mario Kart 64 Theme"
|"Mario Kart 64 Theme"
|Kenta Nagata
|Kenta Nagata
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|1997
|1997
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
|"title"
|"Title"
|AKOUST
|AKOUST
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack]]''
|''[[Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack]]''
|2011
|2011
|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart Wii'')
|Arrangement
|「タイトル」 (''{{hover|Taitoru|Title}}'')
|"Title Screen"
|
|[[Asuka Hayazaki]]
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]''
|rowspan=2|''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]''
|rowspan=2|2015
|rowspan=2|2015
|rowspan=2|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 8'')
|Arrangement
|"Mario Kart 8"
|"Mario Kart 8"
|[[Atsuko Asahi]]
|[[Atsuko Asahi]]
|-
|-
|Arrangement
|"Staff Credits"
|"Staff Credits"
|[[Ryo Nagamatsu]]
|[[Ryo Nagamatsu]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario Compact Disco#Super Mario Compact Disco: The iOS Release|Super Mario Compact Disco: The iOS Release]]''
|2016
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Compact Disco'')
|"Supermariokart"
|Simon Harris, Colin Case
|-
|''[[Super Mario Compact Disco#Super Mario Compact Disco – 35th Anniversary Edition|Super Mario Compact Disco – 35th Anniversary Edition]]''
|2020
|Arrangement
|"Supermariokart (feat. MC Mario) [Remastered]"
|Simon Harris, Colin Case
|-
|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''
|2023
|Past arrangement (''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'')
|"Buckle Up"
|[[Brian Tyler]]
|}
|}


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[[Category:Super Mario Kart]]

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