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The "'''Underground Theme'''" is a recurring musical theme in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise composed by [[Koji Kondo]], first heard in underground areas in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' The original theme is a short, looping tune played in 3/4 time and lasting | The "'''Underground Theme'''" is a recurring musical theme in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise composed by [[Koji Kondo]], first heard in underground areas in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' The original theme is a short, looping tune played in 3/4 time and lasting approximately 11 seconds long, and it plays in every underground [[level]] in the game. In composing the theme, Kondo said, "It was really concentrated on the space between the notes, and using a few notes to create that feeling of being underground -- that sort of creepy atmosphere is something I really focused on."<ref>Nutt, Christian (December 10, 2014). [https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/231987/The_Mario_Maestro_speaks_Koji_Kondo_on_composing_classics.php The ''Super Mario'' Maestro speaks: Koji Kondo on composing classics]. ''Gamasutra''. Retrieved August 22, 2019.</ref> ''Super Mario Bros.'' designer [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] has stated that the theme was an "even more perfect fit" than the [[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)|Ground Theme]].<ref>[http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/mario25th/4/4 Iwata Asks : Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary : To Save Memory]. ''Nintendo''. Retrieved August 22, 2019.</ref> Like the Ground Theme, the Underground Theme has seen many reuses and arrangements in later ''Super Mario'' games and media. | ||
The theme shares a similar melody with the instrumental "Let's Not Talk About It" from {{wp|Lee Ritenour}}'s second ''Friendship'' album, released in 1979. | The theme shares a similar melody with the instrumental "Let's Not Talk About It" from {{wp|Lee Ritenour}}'s second ''Friendship'' album, released in 1979. | ||
==Reuses== | ==Reuses== | ||
The following list does not count ports and remakes (such as ''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]'') of ''Super Mario Bros.'' | The following list does not count ports and remakes (such as ''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]'') of ''Super Mario Bros.'' | ||
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|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' | |''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' | ||
|The Underground Theme, titled "'''Projection Room: Underground'''" in the Music List, plays in the secret area of the replica of [[World 1-1 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-1]] from ''Super Mario Bros.'' found inside [[Metro Kingdom|New Donk City]]'s [[Metro Kingdom#Bonus areas|Projection Room]]. | |The Underground Theme, titled "'''Projection Room: Underground'''" in the Music List, plays in the secret area of the replica of [[World 1-1 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-1]] from ''Super Mario Bros.'' found inside [[Metro Kingdom|New Donk City]]'s [[Metro Kingdom#Bonus areas|Projection Room]]. | ||
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|The Underground Theme plays in ''Super Mario Bros.'' missions. | |||
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====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''==== | ====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''==== | ||
The music for the [[Palace of Shadow]] plays the Underground Theme, and also incorporates the [[Castle (theme)|castle theme]] from ''Super Mario World''. | The music for the [[Palace of Shadow]] plays the Underground Theme, and also incorporates the [[Castle (theme)|castle theme]] from ''Super Mario World''. | ||
====''Super Paper Mario''==== | ====''Super Paper Mario''==== | ||
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====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)==== | ====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)==== | ||
In the [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]], the first few bars of the Underground Theme are heard being played on xylophone<!-- is this right? --> throughout the "[[Shhwonk Fortress]] - Part Three" variation | In the [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]], the first few bars of the Underground Theme are heard being played on xylophone<!-- is this right? --> throughout the "[[Shhwonk Fortress]] - Part Three" variation. | ||
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|file2=PMTTYDNS Palace of Shadow - | |file2=PMTTYDNS Palace of Shadow - Depths.oga | ||
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===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''=== | ===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''=== | ||
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', the Underground Theme is arranged multiple times in the score, which was composed by [[Brian Tyler]]. A slow arrangement at a similar tempo to "Interlude" from ''Super Mario Galaxy'' plays in the track "The Warp Pipe" when Mario and Luigi investigate [[Brooklyn]]'s sewers. The main melody of the theme can be heard in "Press Start", and the descending notes at the end of the theme play in "Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom" when Mario reaches the [[Brick Block]] bridge while on his way with [[Toad]] to [[Peach's Castle]]. A more direct arrangement of the theme is featured in the credits theme, "Level Complete", alongside other ''Super Mario'' themes; this arrangement incorporates the whistle heard in the [[Toad Brigade]]'s theme from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. [[Bowser]] also plays the Underground Theme on his piano with [[Kamek]] after the latter interrupts his [[Peaches|song]]. A piano arrangement of the first six notes plays when Luigi is shown locked in a cage in the film's final trailer.<ref> | In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', the Underground Theme is arranged multiple times in the score, which was composed by [[Brian Tyler]]. A slow arrangement at a similar tempo to "Interlude" from ''Super Mario Galaxy'' plays in the track "The Warp Pipe" when Mario and Luigi investigate [[Brooklyn]]'s sewers. The main melody of the theme can be heard in "Press Start", and the descending notes at the end of the theme play in "Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom" when Mario reaches the [[Brick Block]] bridge while on his way with [[Toad]] to [[Peach's Castle]]. A more direct arrangement of the theme is featured in the credits theme, "Level Complete", alongside other ''Super Mario'' themes; this arrangement incorporates the whistle heard in the [[Toad Brigade]]'s theme from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. [[Bowser]] also plays the Underground Theme on his piano with [[Kamek]] after the latter interrupts his [[Peaches|song]]. A piano arrangement of the first six notes plays when Luigi is shown locked in a cage in the film's final trailer.<ref>Illumination (March 9, 2023). [https://youtu.be/RjNcTBXTk4I The Super Mario Bros. Movie | Final Trailer]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved March 10, 2023.</ref> | ||
On the [[Super Mario Bros. Plumbing]] website, one of the reviewers is named "dunnadunnadunna", a vocal interpretation of the main melody of the Underground Theme.<ref>[https://www.smbplumbing.com/ Super Mario Bros. Plumbing]</ref> | On the [[Super Mario Bros. Plumbing]] website, one of the reviewers is named "dunnadunnadunna", a vocal interpretation of the main melody of the Underground Theme.<ref>[https://www.smbplumbing.com/ Super Mario Bros. Plumbing]</ref> | ||
===Other arrangements=== | ===Other arrangements=== | ||
An advertisement for the | An advertisement for the {{wp|Nintendo Cereal System}} in 1989 featured a version of the Underground Theme.<ref>VHSDemos (October 15, 2017). [https://youtube.com/watch?v=i5m6dRBb4uA Nintendo Cereal System Commercial (1989)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 3, 2019.</ref> | ||
==Appearances in other media== | ==Appearances in other media== | ||
In the Japan-exclusive ''Just Dance Wii'' and the [[Wii]] version of ''{{ | In the Japan-exclusive ''Just Dance Wii'' and the [[Wii]] version of ''{{wp|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 (Super Mario Bros.)|Ground Theme]], [[Super Star (theme)|invincibility theme]], and Underground Theme. The song returns in the [[Nintendo Switch]] version of ''{{wp|Just Dance 2018}}'', albeit with the themes fully arranged instead of remixed. | ||
In ''{{wp|Tekken Tag Tournament 2|Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition}}'', a techno arrangement plays in Mushroom Battles. | In ''{{wp|Tekken Tag Tournament 2|Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition}}'', a techno arrangement plays in Mushroom Battles. | ||
''{{ | ''{{wp|Pushmo World}}'' contains a medley consisting of the "[[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)|Ground Theme]]", "Underground Theme", and "[[Underwater Theme]]" from ''Super Mario Bros.'' | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances== | ||
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