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"Ground Theme"

"Ground Theme" in Super Mario Bros. 3
Composed by:
Koji Kondo
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Super Mario Maker 2 (2019)

The "Ground Theme"[1] is a musical theme composed by Koji Kondo for above-ground levels in Super Mario Bros. 3.

Reuses

The following list does not include ports or remakes of Super Mario Bros. 3.

Game Description
WarioWare: Twisted! The "Ground Theme" plays during the Super Mario Bros. 3 microgame.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii) The "Ground Theme" is included as a playable track that can be heard in the music gallery.
Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS / Super Mario Maker 2 The "Ground Theme" can be heard when playing ground-themed levels in the Super Mario Bros. 3 style.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Super Smash Bros. for Wii U The "Ground Theme" is included as a playable track titled "Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros. 3)", which can be played on the Peach's Castle (64) stage in the latter game and the Super Mario Maker stage in both games. It was released as downloadable content alongside the stages on September 30, 2015.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate The "Ground Theme" is included in the medley track "Ground Theme - Super Mario series", which can only be played on the Super Mario Maker stage and switches Ground Themes depending on the stage's style. It is the only Ground Theme in this track that is not available as a standalone track in the Sound Test and My Music.

Arrangements

Super Mario series

Super Mario All-Stars

A 16-bit arrangement of the "Ground Theme" can be heard on Super Mario Bros. 3 ground levels in Super Mario All-Stars, as well as Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World and Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition.

Audio.svg Ground Theme - The arrangement heard in Super Mario All-Stars
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Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3

An arrangement of the "Ground Theme" similar to one heard in Super Mario All-Stars can be heard in Game Boy Advance remake of Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3. This version is much more compressed than the Super Mario All-Stars version and uses different, lower-quality synthetic instruments. Additionally, it directly uses timbales before the transitions.

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New Super Mario Bros. 2

In New Super Mario Bros. 2, the loading chime sometimes plays a brief arrangement of the "Ground Theme".

Super Mario Maker

Super Mario Maker features an ambient arrangement of the "Ground Theme" using eight tracks that fade in and out randomly to create a dynamic mix. The arrangement is heard while editing Super Mario Bros. 3-style ground-themed courses in the Course Maker.

This arrangement returns in Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS and Super Mario Maker 2, where it is used for the same purpose.

Audio.svg Ground Theme (Editing) - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Maker
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Super Mario Run

In Super Mario Run, the background music for Remix 10 includes an arrangement of the "Ground Theme".

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Super Mario Maker 2

Super Mario Maker 2 features a music box version of the "Ground Theme" that plays during the nighttime version of ground-themed levels in the Super Mario Bros. 3 style.

Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Super Smash Bros. Melee features a rock/jazz/reggae arrangement medley of the "Ground Theme" and Grass Land map theme titled "Super Mario Bros. 3". It prominently features brass, keyboard, and electric guitar in its instrumentation.

The arrangement returns in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, now titled "Super Mario Bros. 3 (Melee)", where it can be played on Brawl's Yoshi's Island stage; in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, now titled "Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros. 3)", where it can be played on Melee's Yoshi's Island stage and the Super Mario Maker stage; and in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where it can be played on any Super Smash Bros.-series and Super Mario-series stage. The Brawl version has slightly different instruments.

Audio.svg Super Mario Bros. 3 - The arrangement heard in Super Smash Bros. Melee
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate features a new arrangement medley of the "Overworld Theme", the level clear jingle, and the Grass Land map theme titled "Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. 3". The overall arrangement is a blend of acoustic and chiptune-inspired instrumentation.

Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix

Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix includes a ska arrangement of the "Ground Theme" as a playable song titled "Hammer Dance".

Audio.svg Hammer Dance - The arrangement heard in Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix
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Tetris DS

In Tetris DS, an arrangement of the "Ground Theme" titled "Mario Tetris 3" can be heard in levels 4, 5, and 6 in Marathon mode.

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Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games

The Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games features a tropical arrangement of the "Ground Theme" played on the melodica with steel drum accompaniment.

This arrangement returns in Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games and the Wii U version of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Other arrangements

A jazz arrangement of the "Ground Theme" arranged by Soichi Noriki and performed by the Mario Club Band is included in the Super Mario World album, titled "Go! Go! Raccoon Mario".

List of Super Mario appearances

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario Bros. 3 1988 Original Koji Kondo
Super Mario All-Stars 1993 Arrangement
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World 1994 Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars)
Super Smash Bros. Melee 2001 Arrangement "Super Mario Bros. 3" Shogo Sakai
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 2003 Arrangement Taiju Suzuki
WarioWare: Twisted! 2004 Original Koji Kondo
Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix 2005 Arrangement "Hammer Dance"
Tetris DS 2006 Arrangement "Mario Tetris 3"
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii) 2009 Original Koji Kondo
Super Smash Bros. Brawl 2008 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Melee) "Super Mario Bros. 3 (Melee)" Shogo Sakai
Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition 2010 Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars)
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii) 2011 Arrangement
New Super Mario Bros. 2 2012 Arrangement
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games 2013 Past arrangement (Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii))
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 2014 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Melee) "Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros. 3)" Shogo Sakai
20151 Original "Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros. 3)" Koji Kondo
Super Mario Maker 2015 Original Koji Kondo
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Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS 20151 Original "Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros. 3)" Koji Kondo
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U) 2016 Past arrangement (Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii))
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS 2016 Original Koji Kondo
Past arrangement (Super Mario Maker)
Super Mario Run 2016 Arrangement
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2018 Original "Ground Theme - Super Mario series" Koji Kondo
Arrangement "Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. 3" Masafumi Takada
Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Melee) "Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. 3 (Melee)" Shogo Sakai
Super Mario Maker 2 2019 Original Koji Kondo
Past arrangement (Super Mario Maker)

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Soundtracks

Work Year Type Title Credits
Famicom Graffiti: Nintendo Cartridge Edition 1990 Arrangement 「MEDLEY III（マリオブラザーズ～スーパーマリオブラザーズ～スーパーマリオブラザーズ3）」
(MEDLEY III (Mario Burazāzu ~ Sūpā Mario Burazāzu ~ Sūpā Mario Burazāzu 3))
Game Music Graffiti - Nintendo Complete Works Collection 1990 Arrangement 「MEDLEY III（マリオブラザーズ～スーパーマリオブラザーズ～スーパーマリオブラザーズ3）」
(MEDLEY III (Mario Burazāzu ~ Sūpā Mario Burazāzu ~ Sūpā Mario Burazāzu 3))
Super Mario World 1991 Original 「地上BGM」 (Chijō BGM) Koji Kondo
Arrangement "Go! Go! Raccoon Mario" Soichi Noriki
Super Smash Bros. Melee: Smashing...Live! 2003 Arrangement "Smash Bros. Great Medley" Shogo Sakai
Game Sound Museum: Super Mario Bros. 3 2004 Original 「地上BGM」 (Chijō BGM) Koji Kondo
Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music 2004 Original 「地上BGM～ワーニング～地上BGM ハリーアップ！」 (Chijō BGM ~ Wāningu ~ Chijō BGM Harī Appu!) Koji Kondo
The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music 2015 Original 「地上BGM」 (Chijō BGM) Koji Kondo

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 地上BGM[?]
Chijō BGM 		Above-ground BGM

References

  1. ^ Super Smash Bros. series Sound Tests
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Recurring themes
Donkey Kong series Donkey Kong Game Kaishi • 25m Theme • Hammer • Opening
Donkey Kong Jr. Game Start
Donkey Kong Country series Donkey Kong Country Simian Segue • Cranky's Theme • Aquatic Ambiance • Bonus Room Blitz • DK Island Swing • Gang-Plank Galleon • Forest Frenzy • Treetop Rock • Fear Factory
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Stickerbush Symphony
Donkey Kong Country Returns Mine Menace
Mario Bros. series Mario Bros. Game Start A • Title BGM
Super Mario series Super Mario Bros. 1-Up • Course Clear (Power Up) • Ending • Ground BGM (Game Over · Player Down) • Hurry Up • Castle BGM • Invincibility BGM • Underground BGM • Underwater BGM • World Clear
VS. Super Mario Bros. Business-Use Mario Name Entry
Super Mario Bros. 2 Player Select • Ground Theme • Underground Theme • Boss Theme
Super Mario Bros. 3 Airship Theme • Athletic Theme • Dark Land • Demon King Bowser • Enemy Course • Fortress • Fortress Boss • Ground Theme • Map 1 World • Map 2 World • Map 3 World • Map 4 World • Map 6 World • Spinning Slots • Toad House • Underwater Theme • Warp Zone Theme • Restored Fanfare • Lose a Life • Game Over
Super Mario Land Main Theme
Super Mario World Ending • Ground Theme (Athletic Theme • Bonus Men BGM • Castle • Obake Yashiki BGM) • P Switch • Star World • Title • The Evil King Koopa, Bowser • Fortress Boss
Super Mario 64 Inside the Castle Walls • Koopa's Road • Koopa's Theme • Super Mario 64 Main Theme (Slider) • Merry-Go-Round
Super Mario Sunshine Isle Delfino (Ricco Harbor)
New Super Mario Bros. BGM Tride • Main Theme • Mega Mario • P Switch
Super Mario Galaxy Egg Planet • Gusty Garden Galaxy • Overture • Rosalina in the Observatory • The Toad Brigade
Super Mario 3D Land Ground Theme • Beach Theme
New Super Mario Bros. U Ground Theme
Super Mario 3D World Super Bell Hill
Super Mario Odyssey Jump Up, Super Star!
Dr. Mario series Dr. Mario Chill • Fever
Mario Kart series Super Mario Kart Mario Circuit • SNES Rainbow Road • Super Mario Kart
Mario Kart 64 Luigi Raceway • Moo Moo Farm / Yoshi Valley • Kalimari Desert • N64 Rainbow Road
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! GCN Yoshi Circuit
Mario Kart DS DS Waluigi Pinball
Mario Kart Wii Wii Coconut Mall • Luigi Circuit/Mario Circuit
Yoshi franchise Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Obstacle Course • Story Music Box • Yoshi's Island
Yoshi's Story Yoshi's Song • Yoshi's Story
Luigi's Mansion series Luigi's Mansion Main Theme
Wario franchise WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! WarioWare, Inc. • Dr. Crygor • Pyoro
WarioWare: Touched! Ashley's Theme
Other Totaka's Song • Le Galop infernal d'Orphée aux Enfers
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Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
Protagonists Mario • Luigi • Princess Toadstool • Toads • Kings
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World-ea !-Switch • Axe • Balance Lift • Bubble • Control Coin • Dotted-Line Block • Goal Pole • Flipper • Giant Gate • Grass • Jumping Board • Key • Key Door • Power Meter Block • Rock Block • Rotating Block • Roulette Block • Seesaw • Snake platform • Soft sand • Stretch Block • Triangular Block • Vanishing Block
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Switch Cardsa 1UP Kinoko ga 3UP Moon ni kawaru! • Blue Green Switch • Luigi Power Up!! • Orange Switch • Sugu ni mantan! Power Meter!! • Teki Power Up! Tokuten x2!! • Timer yukkuri!
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World-e mini-gamesa Blue Mushroom House • Orange Mushroom House • Red Mushroom House
Miscellaneous Game Over • Extra life • P-Meter • Time Limit
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