Invincibility BGM
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"Invincibility BGM,"[1] also known as "Super Star"[2] or "Starman,"[3] is a recurring musical theme usually played when a character is invincible. As such, it is tightly associated with the eponymous Super Star power-up. Composed by Koji Kondo for Super Mario Bros., it has since been arranged in numerous games.
Composition[edit]
In Super Mario Bros., the theme plays while Mario or Luigi is under the effects of the Starman (or in a Coin Heaven in the original version). As Super Mario Bros. is for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Family Computer, the theme is orchestrated as chiptune. Like in the Ground Theme from this game, the noise channel plays a swing rhythm, in contrast to later arrangements that would use straight eighths.
The theme follows a cyclical chord progression between the D minor seventh chord and C major seventh chord. The main melody uses the seventh and root of these chords, whereas the bassline uses the root and fifth.
Reuses[edit]
In addition to ports and remakes of Super Mario Bros., the theme has been reused in many other games and other media:
| Game | Description |
|---|---|
| Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels | Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels reuses the soundtrack from Super Mario Bros. |
| Super Smash Bros. series | Starting from Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the original theme replaces the arrangement heard in the previous two installments when a fighter collects a Super Star. |
| Mario Hoops 3-on-3 | The theme is used when one of the characters is under the effect of the Super Star during a match. |
| Mario Clock | The theme is available as one of three choices of alarm music, represented by a sprite of a Starman from Super Mario Bros. |
| Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker 2 | The theme plays when the player collects a Super Star in the Super Mario Bros. style. |
| Paper Mario: The Origami King | The original theme plays when Mario collects a Super Star while the Retro Soundbox accessory is equipped. |
Arrangements[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario Bros. Special[edit]
Super Mario Bros. Special uses a mostly faithful version of the theme; notably, the bassline descends to the fifth of the chord instead of ascending, and includes the major third.
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Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 2 uses an arrangement with PCM percussion samples, which, unlike the original theme, is not swung. This arrangement also returns in version 3.0.0 of Super Mario Maker 2, when a player grabs a Super Star in their SMB2 form, which is exclusive to the Super Mario Bros. style.
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Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
The arrangement in Super Mario Bros. 3 uses both the noise and PCM channels to represent a hi-hat and wood block or conga, respectively. It is reused in Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, and Super Mario Maker 2 in the Super Mario Bros. 3 game style.
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Super Mario World[edit]
Super Mario World plays the theme on a brass synthesizer and acoustic bass. Due to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System's increased number of audio channels, the melody is now voiced in block chords. The hi-hat is similar to the one from Super Mario Bros. 3. This arrangement is reused in Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, and Super Mario Maker 2 in the Super Mario World game style.
The theme is also the basis for the Star World map music, with a variation on the melody played over the same chord progression.
Super Mario All-Stars[edit]
In Super Mario All-Stars, a single arrangement is used across all remakes.
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Super Mario 64[edit]
Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS use an arrangement titled "Powerful Mario" in the official soundtrack for Wing Mario, Vanish Mario and when a character rides or swims with a Koopa Shell. Another arrangement titled "Metallic Mario" is used for Metal Mario. "Powerful Mario" reuses the countermelody from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island's arrangement, and is itself reused in New Super Mario Bros., and Super Mario Maker while Mario is wearing the Mario costume and has Super Star invincibility. "Metallic Mario" has an original countermelody, and is reused in Super Mario Maker while Mario is wearing the Mario (Silver) or Mario (Gold) costume and has Super Star invincibility.
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe[edit]
In Super Mario Bros. Deluxe, the theme bears much similarity to its original version. However, a new arrangement is used in the credits screen, introducing an original melody and chord progression that the original theme is reharmonized to fit.
Super Mario Advance[edit]
In Super Mario Advance, the theme strongly resembles the version heard in Super Mario All-Stars.
There is also an additional version of the theme that plays in the Mario Bros. multiplayer battle mode and features the same drums as the theme from the original Super Mario Bros. 2.
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Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2[edit]
Compared to the version heard in the original Super Mario World, Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2's arrangement is much higher pitched. The Star World music also received an updated arrangement.
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
Like Super Mario Advance's arrangement, the arrangement heard in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 resembles that of Super Mario All-Stars, except played on a higher octave.
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Super Mario 64 DS[edit]
Super Mario 64 DS introduces arrangements of "Powerful Mario" for while the player character is riding Hoot and while Mario has Floating Power. The minigames Bounce and Pounce and Bounce and Trounce use another variation as background music, where an electric piano takes over for both the melody and countermelody. This arrangement returns in New Super Mario Bros. for the latter minigame, as well as Balloon Racing, Jumping Brothers, and Jumping Sudden Death, and in the gallery of the Nintendo DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games.
In addition, there are two arrangements of "Metallic Mario" for while the player character is in Mega form and while Yoshi has Fire Power.
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| Balloon Mario | File info 0:30 |
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| Fire Yoshi | File info 0:30 |
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy uses an arrangement with the countermelody from Yoshi's Island's arrangement for Rainbow Mario, which accelerates over time to reinforce that the power-up is temporary. The theme can also be heard in the background of the Fire Mario theme.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]
New Super Mario Bros. Wii introduces an arrangement that includes descending F major seventh and E minor seventh arpeggios. It is reused in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, New Super Mario Bros. 2, New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition, Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, Super Mario Run, New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, and Super Mario Maker 2. Additionally, the theme appears in an animation projected at Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo, during the 2019 New Year's celebration, when Mario collects a golden Shiba Inu coin and transforms into Shiba Inu Mario to defeat Bowser.[4]
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In only New Super Mario Bros. Wii, New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, the music gains bongos and other percussion while one or more of the players is riding a Yoshi. If a Super Star is used from the inventory, a version with much quieter bass and no drums will play on top of the world map music.
In Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, during the fourth papercraft battle, the arrangement can be heard when Papercraft Yoshi obtains the Star power-up. This does not return in the Battle Ring version.
Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy 2 uses a slightly updated version of Super Mario Galaxy's arrangement with added cymbals.
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New Super Mario Bros. U[edit]
In New Super Mario Bros. U, a chiptune-inspired arrangement with a shaker plays while the Boost Mode player is under the effects of the Boost Star. In this arrangement, one of the harmonies is absent until the theme starts speeding up. This arrangement returns in New Super Luigi U, but is absent in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe as Boost Mode was removed.
In New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, the Super Star arrangement from New Super Mario Bros. Wii has a new variation in which Baby Yoshis sing along to the music. In Mario Golf: Super Rush, the arrangement featuring both the Yoshi drums and Baby Yoshi vocals plays when Mario uses the Super Star in his Special Shot.
Super Mario 3D Land[edit]
Super Mario 3D Land's arrangement is played on synthesizers with strings audible in the background and speeds up when the invincibility is about to wear off. In a demo build of the game showcased during E3 2011, the melody more resembled the Super Mario Galaxy version, had a different echo effect, squelchy percussion was used in the introduction, and the speed-up occurred later.[5][6]
Super Mario 3D World[edit]
Super Mario 3D World uses an arrangement closely based on Super Mario 3D Land's version under the name "Super Star Sharing" in the original soundtrack. This arrangement returns in Super Mario Maker 2 for levels in the Super Mario 3D World style.
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Super Mario Run[edit]
In Super Mario Run, a techno arrangement plays after obtaining a Super Star in Remix 10 mode. The theme incorporates the countermelody originally heard in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder[edit]
Two new arrangements appear in Super Mario Bros. Wonder when a character is invincible: A Latin-style arrangement plays when the player collects a Super Star in a level and a digital synthesized arrangement plays during the Wonder Effect in Scram, Skedaddlers!, The Sugarstar Trial: Across the Night Sky and The Final Test Wonder Gauntlet, titled "Shooty-Star Wonder" on Nintendo Music.
Additionally, an updated variant of "Metallic Mario" from Super Mario 64, titled "Zappy-Zone Wonder" on Nintendo Music, plays during the Wonder Effect in High-Voltage Gauntlet as the character takes on a metallic form. "Metallic Mario"'s countermelody is also incorporated into the credits theme, which plays in the High-Voltage Gauntlet section.
Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen![edit]
In Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!, there exists an arrangement known as "夢・夢・夢・・・" (roughly Dream, Dream, Dream... in English). It is mostly played using synth percussion instruments.
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show![edit]
In The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, often when Mario turns into Super Mario by grabbing a Fire Flower or a Starman, an arrangement is played with an added beat and unique countermelody.
Dr. Mario[edit]
In Dr. Mario for the Game Boy, the theme plays when the player achieves a clear combo of four.
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The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
In The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, when Mario or Luigi uses a Starman, a slight arrangement is played that is closely based on that of Super Mario Bros. 3.
Super Mario World television series[edit]
In the Super Mario World animated series, when Mario or Luigi uses a Starman, a slight arrangement is played that closely resembles the game's Starman theme.
Additionally, an arrangement of the Star World theme can be heard in the episode, "Send in the Clown".
Mario Kart series[edit]
Super Mario Kart[edit]
Super Mario Kart includes an arrangement of the theme that is played on piano, bass, and drum kit.
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Mario Kart 64[edit]
Mario Kart 64 features a latin-styled arrangement that includes a cuíca in the background.
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Mario Kart: Super Circuit[edit]
Mario Kart: Super Circuit uses an arrangement with a higher-pitched, slightly faster-paced main melody and a different bassline.
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Mario Kart: Double Dash!![edit]
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! features a Latin-styled arrangement with a cuíca played in the background, much like Mario Kart 64. It is reused in Mario Kart Arcade GP and Mario Kart Arcade GP 2, as well as the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games in Dream Race.
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Mario Kart DS[edit]
Mario Kart DS includes an electro-funk arrangement with the main melody played on strings and a unique bassline. It is reused in the Nintendo DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games in Dream Basketball, Dream Canoe, Dream Long Jump, and Dream Shooting.
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Mario Kart Wii[edit]
A techno-styled arrangement with an audible percussion beat is used in Mario Kart Wii. It is reused in the Nintendo DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games in various Dream Events.
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Mario Kart 7[edit]
In Mario Kart 7, steelpan-like instrumentation is used for the theme's main melody.
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Mario Kart Arcade GP DX[edit]
An electro arrangement with a heavy funk beat plays in Mario Kart Arcade GP DX.
| Super Star | File info 0:19 |
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
A synthesized arrangement plays in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, with a whistle audible in the background. This arrangement returns in Mario Kart Tour and plays during Frenzy mode. It is also reused in Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit.
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Mario Discovery series[edit]
Mario is Missing![edit]
In the PC and SNES versions of Mario is Missing!, there are rearrangements of the Star World theme.
| Mexico City, Athens, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro - From Mario is Missing! for the MS-DOS | File info 0:30 |
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Mario's Time Machine[edit]
In the MS-DOS version of Mario's Time Machine, the theme is arranged for the good and bad ending themes.
Yoshi franchise[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island uses an arrangement of the theme titled 「パワフル赤ちゃん」 (Pawafuru Aka-chan, "Powerful Infant") in the official soundtrack that plays when Baby Mario becomes Superstar Mario and when playing Mini Battles. This arrangement introduces a countermelody that would later reappear in Super Mario 64 and numerous later games.
| パワフル赤ちゃん | File info 0:30 |
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]
In Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, the main melody of the theme uses a different instrument from the original Yoshi's Island arrangement.
| パワフル赤ちゃん | File info 0:30 |
Yoshi Touch & Go[edit]
In Yoshi Touch & Go, an arrangement based on Yoshi's Island's arrangement plays when Baby Mario collects a Super Star in Time Attack mode, which speeds up when the invincibility is about to wear off.
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Yoshi's New Island[edit]
Yoshi's New Island uses a ukulele arrangement that plays the countermelody from Yoshi's Island's arrangement on glockenspiel.
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]
In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, an arrangement of the Starman theme titled 「ごきげんスター」 (Gokigen Suta, "Happy Star") in the original soundtrack is used whenever Mario grabs a Star power-up. The arrangement name is localized as "Irrepressible Star" in the remake and also plays briefly during the Starry Shell Spike Triple Move.
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Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
Super Smash Bros.[edit]
In Super Smash Bros., an arrangement plays when a fighter collects a Star. It is reused in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]
In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, the theme is incorporated into three arrangements: "Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Medley", "Egg Planet", and "Super Mario World Medley"; the last of which also includes the Star World theme, which directly precedes the Super Star theme.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the Super Star theme is incorporated into the "Electroplankton" arrangement due to the theme being featured in the Nintendo DS game of the same name.
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Mario Tennis series[edit]
Mario Tennis[edit]
In Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64, a fast-paced arrangement plays when a player collects a Star.
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Mario Power Tennis[edit]
A steelpan arrangement is used in Mario Power Tennis when a player collects a Star in Item Battle.
Paper Mario series[edit]
Paper Mario[edit]
In Paper Mario, a steel drum arrangement of the Starman theme plays whenever Mario circles the Candy Cane between Pleasant Path and the Koopa Bros. Fortress.
Another arrangement of this theme is more solemn with a mixed meter and can be heard when Mario and company finally travel to Bowser's Castle from Star Haven.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]
In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, a heavy synthesizer arrangement with a techno drum kit and timpani is used in Bowser's interludes while he is in Mega form from eating enough Meat.
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Super Paper Mario[edit]
Super Paper Mario uses an arrangement with an original countermelody, titled "An Unrivaled Battle", for when a character is in Mega form from using the Mega Star.
| An Unrivaled Battle | File info 0:30 |
Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]
Paper Mario: Sticker Star arranges the Super Star theme for standard Super Star invincibility, and later integrates it and the game's title theme into the music track for the final part of the fight with Bowser, featuring the countermelody from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island's arrangement. The invincibility theme uses a saxophone as the main instrument and organ for the countermelody.
Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]
In Paper Mario: Color Splash, an arrangement titled "Kickin' the Invincible" plays when Mario collects a Super Star. It is available on the Sacred Forest record at Prisma Museum.
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Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]
As with the previous two Paper Mario games, Paper Mario: The Origami King introduces a new arrangement for when Mario collects a Super Star, which incorporates the countermelody from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island with instruments commonly heard in many heavy metal songs. If a Super Star is collected while the Retro Soundbox is equipped, the Super Star theme from Super Mario Bros. plays instead.
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Mario Party series[edit]
Mario Party 3[edit]
In Mario Party 3, an arrangement plays in the mini-game Toadstool Titan/Mush Pit when a player is under the effect of a Super Mushroom. In Mario Party: The Top 100 and Mario Party Superstars, however, the arrangement is replaced by one of the Mega Mushroom themes due to the Super Mushroom being replaced by said item.
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Mario Party 6[edit]
In Mario Party 6, an arrangement titled "Old School" plays in Star Sprint mode when the player's character is under the effect of a Metal Mushroom.
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Mario Party: Island Tour[edit]
In Mario Party: Island Tour, an arrangement plays when a player uses a Super Star in Perilous Palace Path.
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Mario Party 10[edit]
In Mario Party 10, an arrangement of the Super Star theme known as "Defeat with Stars!" plays during the minigame Cheep Cheep Leap.
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Mario & Luigi series[edit]
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga[edit]
In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, an arrangement of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island's arrangement titled "It's My Turn" is used during the Star 'Stache Smash minigame. In the game's remake, however, an arrangement of "Do It Now!" from Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam is used instead.
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Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story[edit]
In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, a sound effect resembling the theme plays during the invincibility attack in the Bowser Memory M and Bowser Memory L boss fight. The sound effect returns in the remake virtually unchanged.
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Donkey Konga[edit]
In Donkey Konga, the song "Super Mario Theme" has an arranged excerpt of the theme with the main motif played on flutes.
Mario Golf: Advance Tour[edit]
In Mario Golf: Advance Tour, a steelpan arrangement plays when the player hits a Super Star.
Mario Pinball Land[edit]
An arrangement with a drum beat plays in Mario Pinball Land when Mario collects a Super Star.
Mario Superstar Baseball[edit]
Mario Superstar Baseball features two arrangements, with one featuring jazz instrumentation and another following a techno style. The former arrangement is reused in Mario Super Sluggers.
Mario Strikers series[edit]
Super Mario Strikers[edit]
Super Mario Strikers uses a disco-inspired arrangement which is reused in Mario Strikers Charged.
Mario Strikers: Battle League[edit]
Mario Strikers: Battle League uses a rock arrangement very loosely based on the version from Super Mario Strikers.
Tetris DS[edit]
In Tetris DS, a techno arrangement plays in multiplayer mode when a Starman is used. A music box arrangement also plays at the end of the credits theme, titled "CongraTetris" in the music menu.
Mario Sports Mix[edit]
In Mario Sports Mix, a fully orchestrated arrangement with a unique countermelody plays when a Super Star is collected. A different, smaller-scale arrangement plays on Star Road, also with a unique countermelody.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong series[edit]
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem![edit]
An arrangement plays in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! in Mini Guide mode, with a new countermelody played on a glockenspiel. This arrangement returns in Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move when viewing the Gold Mini Mario toy in the Toy Collection, albeit less compressed and with more reverberation in the main melody.
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars[edit]
In Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars, an arrangement directly based on its previous installments' rendition plays in the all-Gold Mini Mario level B-24.
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Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge[edit]
The arrangement from Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars returns in Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge virtually unchanged, and plays in Star 2, Star 4, Star 6, Star 8, and Star 10. The Star World version from Super Mario World is also given a new arrangement that plays on the Star World map.
Nintendo Land[edit]
In Nintendo Land, a chiptune-based arrangement featuring strings, ride cymbal, and synth bass is used in the Mario Chase mode when the Mario player has Super Star invincibility.
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NES Remix 2[edit]
In NES Remix 2, a techno remix of the Starman theme from Super Mario Bros. 3 plays in the invincibility challenges based on said game.
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Luigi's Mansion 3[edit]
A minor-key arrangement of the theme appears in the ScareScraper and ScreamPark modes in Luigi's Mansion 3. This arrangement uses an organ overlaid with a theremin to keep the theme fitting with the game's style of music.
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]
In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, scored by Brian Tyler, the theme is arranged in the tracks "Super Mario Bros. Opus", "Press Start", "King of the Koopas", and most notably "Superstars", which plays when Mario and Luigi use the Super Star's power to become invincible during the final battle with Bowser and his minions.
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Other arrangements[edit]
In the 1986 maxi-single "Super Mario Bros.: Mario Syndrome" by Bonus21, an arrangement of the song can be heard in the track 「マリオ・シンドローム」(Mario Shidorōmu, Mario Syndrome) at 1:51. It can also be heard in the second track of the album 「マリオ・シンドローム リミックス・バージョン」(Mario Shidorōmu Rimikkusu Bājon, Mario Syndrome: Remix Version) at 0:35, and then again at 2:18 with additional effects.
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| マリオ・シンドローム リミックス・バージョン - First section | File info 0:30 |
| マリオ・シンドローム リミックス・バージョン - Second section | File info 0:30 |
Lyrics I'll quest it is the night I can't stop I can't sleep Save my princess
A 1992 Japan-only popcorn machine developed by Banpresto called Super Mario World Popcorn features the Super Mario Kart Starman theme, but pitched down.[7]
In the 1993 album "Super Mario Compact Disco" by Ambassadors of Funk, an arrangement of the song can be heard in the track Invincible Mario.
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Super Nintendo World uses an edited version of the arrangement used in Super Mario 3D Land, albeit sped up and with some new instrumentation added.[8]
Appearances in other media[edit]
In the Animal Crossing series, the Super Star furniture item plays the theme upon interacting with it, which plays indefinitely except in Animal Crossing: New Horizons until the player interacts with it again. From Animal Crossing to Animal Crossing: City Folk, it plays the Mario Kart 64 arrangement; in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, it plays the Super Mario 3D Land arrangement; and in New Horizons, it plays the New Super Mario Bros. Wii arrangement complete with the chime that plays when the invincibility is about to run out.
In Electroplankton, one of the backing songs for the Beatnes is the original Starman theme.
In the Japan-exclusive Just Dance Wii and the Wii version of Just Dance 3 (in which the song is downloadable content), the song "Just Mario" (whose artist is simply credited as "Ubisoft meets Nintendo") is a medley of remixes of the Ground Theme, invincibility theme, and Underground Theme from Super Mario All-Stars. The song returns in the Nintendo Switch version of Just Dance 2018, albeit with the themes fully arranged instead of remixed.
In the Wii U and Switch versions of Lego City Undercover, a brief clip of the New Super Mario Bros. Wii arrangement can be heard whenever the player builds a Super Star.
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Bros. | 1985 | Original | Koji Kondo |
| Super Mario Bros. Special | 1986 | Arrangement | |
| Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels | 1986 | Original | Koji Kondo |
| VS. Super Mario Bros. | 1986 | Original | Koji Kondo |
| Super Mario Bros. 2 | 1988 | Arrangement | Koji Kondo |
| Super Mario Bros. 3 | 1988 | Arrangement | Koji Kondo |
| Dr. Mario (Game Boy) | 1990 | Arrangement | Hirokazu Tanaka |
| Super Mario World | 1990 | Arrangement | Koji Kondo |
| Super Mario Kart | 1992 | Arrangement | Soyo Oka |
| Mario is Missing! | 1992 | Arrangement | |
| Super Mario All-Stars | 1993 | Arrangement | Soyo Oka |
| Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | 1995 | Arrangement | Koji Kondo |
| Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars | 1996 | Arrangement | Yoko Shimomura |
| Super Mario 64 | 1996 | Arrangement | Koji Kondo |
| Mario Kart 64 | 1996 | Arrangement | Kenta Nagata |
| Super Smash Bros. | 1999 | Arrangement | Hirokazu Ando |
| Super Mario Bros. Deluxe | 1999 | Original | Koji Kondo |
| Arrangement | |||
| Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64) | 2000 | Arrangement | Motoi Sakuraba |
| Paper Mario | 2000 | Arrangement | Yuka Tsujiyoko |
| Mario Party 3 | 2000 | Arrangement | Ichiro Shimakura |
| Super Mario Advance | 2001 | Arrangement | |
| Mario Kart: Super Circuit | 2001 | Arrangement | |
| Super Smash Bros. Melee | 2001 | Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros.) | Hirokazu Ando |
| Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 | 2001 | Arrangement | |
| Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 | 2002 | Arrangement | Taiju Suzuki |
| Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 | 2003 | Arrangement | Taiju Suzuki |
| Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour | 2003 | Arrangement | Motoi Sakuraba |
| Mario Kart: Double Dash!! | 2003 | Arrangement | |
| Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga | 2003 | Arrangement | Yoko Shimomura |
| Donkey Konga | 2003 | Arrangement | |
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | 2004 | Arrangement | |
| Mario Pinball Land | 2004 | Arrangement | |
| Mario Power Tennis | 2004 | Arrangement | Motoi Sakuraba |
| Mario Party 6 | 2004 | Arrangement | |
| Super Mario 64 DS | 2004 | Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) | Koji Kondo |
| Arrangement | Kenta Nagata | ||
| Yoshi Touch & Go | 2005 | Arrangement | |
| Mario Superstar Baseball | 2005 | Arrangement | |
| Mario Kart Arcade GP | 2005 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!) | |
| Mario Kart DS | 2005 | Arrangement | Shinobu Tanaka |
| Super Mario Strikers | 2005 | Arrangement | |
| Tetris DS | 2006 | Arrangement | |
| New Super Mario Bros. | 2006 | Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) | Koji Kondo |
| Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 | 2007 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!) | |
| Super Paper Mario | 2007 | Arrangement | |
| Mario Strikers Charged | 2007 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Strikers) | |
| Super Mario Galaxy | 2007 | Arrangement | Mahito Yokota |
| Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS) | 2008 | Past arrangement (Super Mario 64 DS) | Kenta Nagata |
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | 2008 | Original | Koji Kondo |
| Mario Kart Wii | 2008 | Arrangement | |
| Mario Super Sluggers | 2008 | Past arrangement (Mario Superstar Baseball) | |
| Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story | 2009 | Sound effect | |
| Mario Clock | 2009 | Original | Koji Kondo |
| New Super Mario Bros. Wii | 2009 | Arrangement | |
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | 2010 | Arrangement | Mahito Yokota |
| Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! | 2010 | Arrangement | Lawrence Schwedler |
| Mario Sports Mix | 2010 | Arrangement | |
| Super Mario 3D Land | 2011 | Arrangement | |
| Mario Kart 7 | 2011 | Arrangement | |
| New Super Mario Bros. 2 | 2012 | Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | |
| Paper Mario: Sticker Star | 2012 | Arrangement | |
| New Super Mario Bros. U | 2012 | Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | |
| Remix of past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | |||
| Arrangement | |||
| Nintendo Land | 2012 | Arrangement | Ryo Nagamatsu |
| Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move | 2013 | Past arrangement (Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!) | Lawrence Schwedler |
| New Super Luigi U | 2013 | Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | |
| Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. U) | |||
| Super Mario 3D World | 2013 | Arrangement | |
| Mario Party: Island Tour | 2013 | Arrangement | |
| Yoshi's New Island | 2014 | Arrangement | Masayoshi Ishi |
| NES Remix 2 | 2014 | Remix | |
| NES Remix Pack | 2014 | Past remix (NES Remix 2) | |
| Mario Kart 8 | 2014 | Arrangement | Yasuaki Iwata |
| Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS | 2014 | Original | Koji Kondo |
| Ultimate NES Remix | 2014 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 3) | Koji Kondo |
| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | 2014 | Original | Koji Kondo |
| Arrangement | Katsuro Tajima ("Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Medley") Hiroshi Okubo ("Super Mario World Medley") Nobuko Toda ("Egg Planet") | ||
| Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars | 2015 | Arrangement | James Phillipsen |
| Mario Party 10 | 2015 | Arrangement | |
| Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition | 2015 | Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | |
| Super Mario Maker | 2015 | Original | Koji Kondo |
| Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 3) | |||
| Past arrangement (Super Mario World) | |||
| Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | |||
| Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) | Koji Kondo | ||
| Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam | 2015 | Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | |
| Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge | 2016 | Past arrangement (Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars) | James Phillipsen |
| Paper Mario: Color Splash | 2016 | Arrangement | |
| Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS | 2016 | Original | Koji Kondo |
| Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 3) | |||
| Past arrangement (Super Mario World) | |||
| Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | |||
| Super Mario Run | 2016 | Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | |
| 20171 | Arrangement | ||
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | 2017 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) | Yasuaki Iwata |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | 2018 | Original | Koji Kondo |
| Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. for Wii U) | Katsuro Tajima ("Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Medley") Hiroshi Okubo ("Super Mario World Medley") Nobuko Toda ("Egg Planet") | ||
| Arrangement | Noriyuki Iwadare | ||
| Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey | 2018 | Past sound effect (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story) | |
| New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe | 2019 | Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | |
| Super Mario Maker 2 | 2019 | Original | Koji Kondo |
| Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 3) | |||
| Past arrangement (Super Mario World) | |||
| Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | |||
| Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D World) | |||
| 20201 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) | Koji Kondo | |
| Mario Kart Tour | 2019 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) | Yasuaki Iwata |
| Luigi's Mansion 3 | 2019 | Arrangement | |
| Paper Mario: The Origami King | 2020 | Arrangement | |
| Original | Koji Kondo | ||
| Super Mario 3D All-Stars | 2020 | Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) | Koji Kondo |
| Past arrangement (Super Mario Galaxy) | Mahito Yokota | ||
| Super Mario Bros. 35 | 2020 | Original | Koji Kondo |
| Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit | 2020 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) | Yasuaki Iwata |
| Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. | 2020 | Original | Koji Kondo |
| Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury | 2021 | Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D World) | |
| Mario Golf: Super Rush | 2021 | Past remix (New Super Mario Bros. U) | |
| Mario Strikers: Battle League | 2022 | Arrangement | |
| Super Mario Bros. Wonder | 2023 | Arrangement |
1 - Added as downloadable content
Film and television[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen! | 1986 | Arrangement | ||
| The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! | 1989 | Arrangement | ||
| The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 | 1990 | Arrangement | Michael Tavera | |
| Super Mario World | 1991 | Arrangement | Michael Tavera | |
| The Super Mario Bros. Movie | 2023 | Arrangement | Brian Tyler |
Other[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo 2019 New Year's animation | 2018 | Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 無敵BGM[9] Muteki BGM |
Invincible BGM |
References[edit]
- ^ Nintendo Music
- ^ Paper Mario: The Origami King Sound Gallery
- ^ Super Smash Bros. Melee Sound Test
- ^ ヒノッチ (@hinopika) (December 31, 2018). Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo 2019 New Year’s celebration (animation). X (Japanese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ UltimatePisman (May 28, 2015). Super Mario 3D Land: E3 2011 Beta (0:42). YouTube (English). Archived August 19, 2015, 03:14:16 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ Proto:Super Mario 3D Land#Music Differences. The Cutting Room Floor. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ Meeple channel (March 2, 2018). 【ポップコーン販売機】スーパーマリオワールド ポップコーン. YouTube (Japanese). Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ Maction Planet (February 3, 2021). SUPER NINTENDO WORLD: Ultimate FULL PARK TOUR Vlog (26:40). YouTube (English). Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ Famicom Sound History Series "Mario the Music". VGMdb (English). Retrieved September 3, 2019.
