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The "'''Airship Theme'''"<ref>''Super Smash Bros.'' series Sound Tests</ref> is an {{wp|atonal}}<ref>''Super Mario Series for Piano'', intermediate-advanced edition, pg 17</ref> musical theme commonly associated with [[airship]]s in the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' franchise. It was originally composed by [[Koji Kondo]] for airship and [[tank]] levels in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. The theme begins with a triplet-based rhythm evoking a military march, which plays throughout the rest of the theme. It is loosely based on "Mars, the Bringer of War", the first movement of [[wikipedia:Gustav Holst|Gustav Holst]]'s ''[[wikipedia:The Planets|The Planets]]''.
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The "'''Airship Theme'''" is an {{wp|atonal}}<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Super Mario Series for Piano: Intermediate-Advanced Edition]]''|page=17}}</ref> musical theme commonly associated with [[airship]]s in the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise. It was originally composed by [[Koji Kondo]] for airship and [[tank]] levels in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. The theme begins with a triplet-based rhythm evoking a military march, which plays throughout the rest of the theme. It is loosely based on "Mars, the Bringer of War," the first movement of {{wp|Gustav Holst}}'s ''{{wp|The Planets}}''.


==Composition==
==Composition==
As ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' is for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] and [[Family Computer]], the theme is orchestrated as {{wp|chiptune}} with a {{wp|timpani}} {{wp|PCM}} sample. The original Airship Theme is short, lasting 30 seconds, though later arrangements would go on to extend the theme. It has been reused in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' in airship levels of the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' style.
The theme is orchestrated as {{wp|chiptune}} with a {{wp|timpani}} PCM sample in the original ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', being a game developed for the [[Family Computer]]. The original Airship Theme is short, lasting 30 seconds, though later arrangements would go on to extend the theme. It has been reused in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' (as well as [[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS|its Nintendo 3DS port]]) and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' in airship levels of the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' style.


In the Japanese and American versions of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', the first part of the theme plays the PCM sample slightly after the other channels by about a twelfth note, leading to slight desynchronization and the percussion being cut off early as the second part begins. This is corrected in the European version, but retained in ''Super Mario Maker''.
In the Japanese and American versions of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', the first part of the theme plays the {{wp|PCM}} sample slightly after the other channels by about a twelfth note, leading to slight desynchronization and the percussion being cut off early as the second part begins. This is corrected in the European version but retained in ''Super Mario Maker''.


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==Reuses==
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|''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' / ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|The original "Airship Theme" serves as the background music for Airship stages in the ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' style.
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|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
|The original "Airship Theme" serves as the background music for the daytime version of Airship stages in the ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' style.
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==Arrangements==
==Arrangements==
===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
In ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', an arrangement of the "Airship Theme" plays in scenes relating to the [[Bowser's Airship|Doom Ship]] and [[Doom Sub]].
===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario All-Stars''====
====''Super Mario All-Stars''====
As ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' features a remake of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', the Airship Theme was given an updated, 16-bit arrangement on brass and timpani. This version skips the 2-bar timpani solo after the track loops.
As ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' features a remake of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', the "Airship Theme" was given an updated, 16-bit arrangement on brass and timpani. This version skips the 2-bar timpani solo after the track loops. This arrangement is also included in the game's [[Wii]] port ''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]'', as well as ''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]''.


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====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
The Airship Theme also received an updated arrangement in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. In the opening cutscene, the first half of the Airship Theme plays before transitioning to an original piece.
The "Airship Theme" also received an updated arrangement in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. In the opening cutscene, the first half of the "Airship Theme" plays before transitioning to an original piece.
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====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
A fully orchestrated arrangement is later featured in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', arranged by [[Mahito Yokota]]. It plays in [[Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada]] and is named after it in the [[Super Mario Galaxy Original Soundtrack|official soundtrack]] ("'''Airship Armada'''"). The arrangement is reused in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' in the opening; it also returns in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', though it is compressed and played on synthesized instruments. A variation of this arrangement also plays in the opening when [[Bowser]] appears, the only differences being a longer introduction and that it ends instead of looping. This variation is titled "'''Attack of the Airships'''" in the official soundtrack, and would later be reused in [[Bowser Jr.]]'s newcomer video for ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'' when the [[Koopalings]] appear.
A fully orchestrated arrangement of the "Airship Theme" titled "'''Attack of the Airships'''"<ref name="SMG Soundtrack">''[[Super Mario Galaxy Original Soundtrack]]''</ref> is featured in the opening of ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', arranged by [[Mahito Yokota]]. A variation of this arrangement, titled "'''Airship Armada'''"<ref name="SMG Soundtrack"/>, plays in [[Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada]]. "Airship Armada" has a shorter introduction than "Attack of the Airships" and it loops instead of ending.
 
"Attack of the Airships" can be heard in [[Bowser Jr.]]'s newcomer video for ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'' when the [[Koopalings]] appear. "Airship Armada" is reused in the opening of ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' when [[Bowser]] appears. It also returns in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' and can be heard in airship levels, though it is compressed and played on synthesized instruments. "Attack of the Airships" and "Airship Armada" both return along with ''Super Mario Galaxy'' in ''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]''.


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====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', a mostly faithful arrangement plays in airship levels. The melody is played by an organ instead of brass and a countermelody has been added before the piece loops. If the player runs short on [[Time Limit|time]], string accents are added to the arrangement along with the tempo increase. In the room before a boss fight, only the percussion plays. The arrangement is reused in airship levels in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' (both of which also reuse the pre-boss variation), ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]'', ''Super Mario Maker'' and ''Super Mario Maker 2'' in the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style, and ''[[Super Mario Run]]''.
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', a mostly faithful arrangement plays in airship levels. The melody is played by an organ instead of brass and a countermelody has been added before the piece loops. If the player runs short on [[Time Limit|time]], string accents are added to the arrangement along with the tempo increase. In the room before a boss fight, only the percussion plays. The arrangement is reused in airship levels in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' (all three of which also reuse the pre-boss variation), ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]'', ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Run]]''. In ''Super Mario Run'', wind chimes and synthesized scratches are added to the theme during [[Coin Rush Star|Coin Rush]].
 
Sheet music for this arrangement is featured in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Simplified Piano Solos]]''.


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====''Super Mario Maker''====
====''Super Mario Maker''====
In ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', when editing an Airship course in the Course Maker, a more ambient arrangement of the corresponding Airship Theme plays, using multiple tracks that fade in and out randomly to create a dynamic mix. This returns in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''.
In ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', when editing an Airship course in the [[Course Maker]], a more ambient techno-style arrangement of the corresponding Airship Theme plays, using multiple tracks that fade in and out randomly to create a dynamic mix. This arrangement returns in ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''.
 
The ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' version of the theme also receives new percussion parts for when Mario rides a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] in the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' style, as this was impossible in such levels in the original game.


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====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
The opening cutscene of ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' features an arrangement of the theme from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''-style airship levels in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' titled '''「オープニング ～ピーチ城上空～」(''Ōpuningu ~Pīchi-jō Jōkū~'')'''<ref name="SMO Soundtrack">''[[Super Mario Odyssey Original Soundtrack]]''</ref> (meaning "'''Opening ~Above Peach's Castle~'''"), and a section of the arrangement includes a part of the "Airship Theme".


====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
In ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', there are music box arrangements that play in the Airship theme at [[Moon (Super Mario Maker 2)|night]] in the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' styles.
In ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', there are music box arrangements that play in the "Airship Theme" at [[Moon (Super Mario Maker 2)|night]] in the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' styles.


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===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
In ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', an arrangement of the Airship Theme plays in scenes relating to King Koopa's Doom Ship and [[Doom Sub]].


===''Paper Mario'' series===
===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario''====
====''Paper Mario''====
The first arrangement of the Airship Theme outside of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and its remakes and adaptations is featured in ''[[Paper Mario]]'', which plays when the [[Koopa Bros.]] fire [[Bullet Bill]]s at [[Mario]] when he reaches the [[Koopa Bros. Fortress]]'s rooftop. It was arranged by Yuka Tsujiyoko and is titled "'''Bill Blaster! Go Faster!'''" in the soundtrack.<ref>[https://vgmdb.net/album/2035 Paper Mario Game Music Soundtrack CD]. ''VGMdb''. Retrieved August 11, 2019.</ref>
The first arrangement of the "Airship Theme" outside of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and its remakes and adaptations is featured in ''[[Paper Mario]]'', which plays when the [[Koopa Bros.]] fire [[Bullet Bill]]s at [[Mario]] when he reaches the [[Koopa Bros. Fortress]]'s rooftop. It was arranged by Yuka Tsujiyoko and is titled "'''Bill Blaster! Go Faster!'''".<ref name="PM Soundtrack">{{cite|url=vgmdb.net/album/2035|title=Paper Mario Game Music Soundtrack CD|language=en|publisher=VGMdb|accessdate=August 11, 2019}}</ref>


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====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
Another arrangement titled "'''Battleship'''" is used in ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' in [[Bowser Jr.'s Flotilla]]. This version uses saxophone as its main instrument, one that is common in the game's music, and is based on ''Super Mario Galaxy''{{'}}s arrangement. An excerpt is reused in Bowser Jr.'s newcomer video for ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U'', and also incorporated into the "Paper Mario Medley" (though with an electric guitar added) in the same games and ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', which plays on the [[Paper Mario (stage)|Paper Mario]] stage, [[Woolly World]] stage, and any ''Mario''-series stage respectively.
In ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', an arrangement of the "Airship Theme" plays in [[Bowser Jr.'s Flotilla]]. This version uses the saxophone as its main instrument (an instrument common in the game's music) and is based on ''Super Mario Galaxy''{{'}}s arrangement.  
 
An excerpt from this arrangement is used in [[Bowser Jr.]]'s newcomer video for ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]'' during the clips of gameplay after his splash screen introduction. This arrangement is also incorporated into the "Paper Mario Medley" arrangement from ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''.


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====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
In ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', an arrangement played on a French horn titled "'''Bowser's Airship Aloft'''" plays outside [[the Crimson Tower]] when the giant bucket of paint is carried up by the airship, but stops abruptly when it is held down by an anchor. After Mario frees the anchor from [[Bowser Tape]], the music continues playing when he boards the airship himself.
In ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', an arrangement played on a French horn titled "'''Bowser's Airship Aloft'''"<ref name="PMCS Sound Room">[[Prisma Museum]] Sound Gallery - ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''</ref> plays outside [[the Crimson Tower]] when the giant bucket of paint is carried up by the airship, but stops abruptly when it is held down by an anchor. After Mario frees the anchor from [[Bowser Tape]], the music continues playing when he boards the airship himself.


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===''Mario Hoops 3-on-3''===
===''Mario Hoops 3-on-3''===
In ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'', there is an arrangement of the Airship Theme titled "Theme of Airship Appearance" in the [[Mario Basketball 3on3 Original Soundtrack|Japan-only soundtrack]].
In ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'', an arrangement of the "Airship Theme", titled '''「飛空艇登場のテーマ」(''Hikūtei Tōjō no Tēma'')'''<ref name="MH3o3 Soundtrack">''[[Mario Basketball 3on3 Original Soundtrack]]''</ref> (meaning "'''Airship Appearance Theme'''") in the [[Mario Basketball 3on3 Original Soundtrack|official soundtrack]], plays in the cutscene where [[Ninja (character)|Ninja]] steals the Rainbow Tourney trophy.


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===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', an orchestral arrangement of the Airship Theme was arranged by ''[[Mario Tennis (series)|Mario Tennis]]'' and ''[[Mario Golf (series)|Mario Golf]]'' composer [[Motoi Sakuraba]], and plays on the [[Luigi's Mansion (stage)|Luigi's Mansion]] stage as well as in the [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl#The Subspace Emissary|Subspace Emissary]] in cutscenes involving [[Bowser]] and several fights against a [[False Character]]. The "Hurry Up" tune from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' is also incorporated in the middle of the song. The song reappears in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' on the same stage as well as the [[Super Mario Maker (stage)|Super Mario Maker]] stage, and in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' for any ''Mario''-series stage, and is also used in Bowser Jr.'s newcomer video for the former game.
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', an orchestral arrangement of the "Airship Theme" titled "'''Airship Theme (Super Mario Bros. 3)'''"<ref name="SSBB Sound Test">Sound Test - ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''</ref> was arranged by ''[[Mario Golf (series)|Mario Golf]]'' and ''[[Mario Tennis (series)|Mario Tennis]]'' composer [[Motoi Sakuraba]]. The "Hurry Up" tune from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' is also incorporated in the middle of the song. The arrangement can be played on the [[Luigi's Mansion (stage)|Luigi's Mansion]] stage and can be heard in the [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl#The Subspace Emissary|Subspace Emissary]] while fighting [[Petey Piranha]], during cutscenes involving [[Bowser]], and during fights against [[False Character#False Bowser|False Bowser]], [[False Character#False Diddy Kong|False Diddy Kong]], and [[Wario]].
 
The arrangement can be heard at the beginning of [[Bowser Jr.]]'s newcomer video for ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]''.
 
The arrangement returns in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'', where it can be played on the Luigi's Mansion and [[Super Mario Maker (stage)|Super Mario Maker]] stages, and in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', where it can be played on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''- or ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]''-series stage. In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', the arrangement's name is formatted as "'''Airship Theme - Super Mario Bros. 3'''".<ref name="SSBU Sound Test">Sound Test - ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''</ref>


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====''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''====
The arrangement "'''Paper Mario Medley'''"<ref name="SSB3DS Sound Test">Sound Test - ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''</ref> in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' adds an electric guitar to ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''{{'}}s arrangement of the "Airship Theme" and incorporates it into a medley of other themes from the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' series. The arrangement can be played on the [[Paper Mario (stage)|Paper Mario]] stage. The arrangement is also included in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''{{'}} sister game, ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', where it can be played on [[Woolly World]].
The arrangement returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' and can be played on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''-series or ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]''-series stage.
===''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''===
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', an arrangement of the "Airship Theme" is incorporated into the theme "'''Double Bowsers!'''",<ref name="M&LPJ Music Player">[[Music Player]] - ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''</ref> which plays during the final battle with [[Bowser]] and [[Paper Bowser]].


===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
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In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', scored by [[Brian Tyler]], the first half of the "Airship Theme" is arranged for the beginning of the track "'''King of the Koopas'''",<ref name="SMB Movie Soundtrack">''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''</ref> which plays when Bowser arrives at the [[Snow Kingdom (The Super Mario Bros. Movie)|Snow Kingdom]], while the second half is arranged for the track "'''Fighting Tooth and Veil'''"<ref name="SMB Movie Soundtrack"/> after [[Princess Peach|Peach]] rejects Bowser and uses the [[Ice Flower]].
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', scored by [[Brian Tyler]], the first half of the Airship Theme is arranged for the beginning of the track "King of the Koopas", which plays when Bowser arrives at the [[Snow Kingdom (The Super Mario Bros. Movie)|Snow Kingdom]], while the second half is arranged for the track "Fighting Tooth and Veil" after [[Princess Peach|Peach]] rejects Bowser and uses the [[Ice Flower]].
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===Other arrangements===
====Super Mario Orchestra Concert====
The "Airship Theme" was one of the songs performed in the ''Super Mario Bros.'' medley in the [[Super Mario Orchestra Concert]] in 2018.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
SSBU Music Airship Theme Remix.png|"Airship Theme - ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''" in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
SSBU Music Paper Mario Medley.png|"[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]] Medley" in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''
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==List of appearances==
===Games===
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!Work
!System
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|1988
|Original
|「飛行船BGM」 (''Hikōsen BGM'')<ref>''[[Super Mario World (album)|Super Mario World]]'' album</ref>
|[[Koji Kondo]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|1993
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]''
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System
|1994
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario All-Stars'')
|
|
|-
|''[[Paper Mario]]''
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|2000
|Arrangement
|"Bill Blaster! Go Faster!"<ref name="PM Soundtrack"/>
|[[Yuka Tsujiyoko]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|2003
|Arrangement
|
|Taiju Suzuki
|-
|''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]''
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|2006
|Arrangement
|「飛空艇登場のテーマ」 (''Hikūtei Tōjō no Tēma'')<ref name="MH3o3 Soundtrack"/>
|[[Masayoshi Soken]]
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Wii]]
|rowspan=2|2007
|rowspan=2|Arrangement
|"Attack of the Airships"<ref name="SMG Soundtrack"/>
|rowspan=2|[[Mahito Yokota]]
|-
|"Airship Armada"<ref name="SMG Soundtrack"/>
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|Wii
|2008
|Arrangement
|"Airship Theme (Super Mario Bros. 3)"<ref name="SSBB Sound Test"/>
|[[Motoi Sakuraba]]
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
|Wii
|2009
|Arrangement
|"Airship Theme"<ref>''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Simplified Piano Solos]]''</ref>
|
|-
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
|Wii
|2010
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Galaxy'')
|"Airship Armada"
|Mahito Yokota
|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition]]''
|Wii
|2010
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario All-Stars'')
|
|
|-
|''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|2011
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Galaxy'')
|"Airship Armada"
|Mahito Yokota
|-
|''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''
|Nintendo 3DS
|2012
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|[[Wii U]]
|2012
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|"Airship Theme"
|
|-
|''[[New Super Luigi U]]''
|Wii U
|2013
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|"Airship Theme"
|
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U]]''
|Wii U
|2013
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|"Airship Theme"
|
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|Nintendo 3DS
|2014
|Arrangement
|"Paper Mario Medley"<ref name="SSB3DS Sound Test"/>
|[[Saki Kasuga]]
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|rowspan=2|Wii U
|rowspan=2|2014
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'')
|"Paper Mario Medley"
|Saki Kasuga
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'')
|"Airship Theme (Super Mario Bros. 3)"
|Motoi Sakuraba
|-
|''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''
|Nintendo 3DS
|2015
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|"Airship Theme"
|
|-
|rowspan=3|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
|rowspan=3|Wii U
|rowspan=3|2015
|Original
|「飛行船BGM」 (''Hikōsen BGM'')
|Koji Kondo
|-
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|"Airship Theme"
|
|-
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''
|Nintendo 3DS
|2015
|Arrangement
|"Double Bowsers!"<ref name="M&LPJ Music Player"/>
|[[Yoko Shimomura]]
|-
|''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''
|Wii U
|2016
|Arrangement
|"Bowser's Airship Aloft"<ref name="PMCS Sound Room"/>
|
|-
|rowspan=3|''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|rowspan=3|Nintendo 3DS
|rowspan=3|2016
|Original
|「飛行船BGM」 (''Hikōsen BGM'')
|Koji Kondo
|-
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|"Airship Theme"
|
|-
|''[[Super Mario Run]]''
|{{wp|Android (operating system)|Android}}, {{wp|iOS}}
|2016
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|"Airship Theme"
|
|-
|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|2017
|Arrangement
|「オープニング ～ピーチ城上空～」(''Ōpuningu ~Pīchi-jō Jōkū~'')<ref name="SMO Soundtrack"/>
|[[Naoto Kubo]]
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|rowspan=2|Nintendo Switch
|rowspan=2|2018
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'')
|"Airship Theme - Super Mario Bros. 3"<ref name="SSBU Sound Test"/>
|Motoi Sakuraba
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'')
|"Paper Mario Medley"<ref name="SSB3DS Sound Test"/>
|Saki Kasuga
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|2019
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|"Airship Theme"
|
|-
|rowspan=4|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
|rowspan=4|Nintendo Switch
|rowspan=4|2019
|Original
|「飛行船BGM」 (''Hikōsen BGM'')
|Koji Kondo
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Maker'')
|
|
|-
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|Past arrangement (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')
|"Airship Theme"
|
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]''
|rowspan=2|Nintendo Switch
|rowspan=2|2020
|rowspan=2|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Galaxy'')
|"Attack of the Airships"
|rowspan=2|Mahito Yokota
|-
|"Airship Armada"
|}
===Film and television===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!Work
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|1990
|Arrangement
|
|[[Michael Tavera]]
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
|rowspan=2|2023
|Arrangement
|"King of the Koopas"<ref name="SMB Movie Soundtrack"/>
|[[Brian Tyler]]
|-
|Arrangement
|"Fighting Tooth and Veil"<ref name="SMB Movie Soundtrack"/>
|Brian Tyler
|}
===Albums===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!Work
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[Super Mario World (album)|Super Mario World]]''
|1991
|Original
|「飛行船BGM」 (''{{hover|Hikōsen BGM|Airship BGM}}'')
|[[Koji Kondo]]
|-
|''[[Paper Mario Game Music Soundtrack CD]]''
|2001
|Arrangement
|"Bill Blaster! Go Faster!"
|[[Yuka Tsujiyoko]]
|-
|''[[Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music]]''
|2004
|Original
|「飛行船BGM～ワーニング～飛行船BGM ハリーアップ！」<br>(''{{hover|Hikōsen BGM ~ Wāningu ~ Hikōsen BGM Harī Appu!|Airship BGM ~ Warning ~ Airship BGM Hurry Up!}}'')
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection]]''
|2005
|Original
|「飛行船BGM」 (''{{hover|Hikōsen BGM|Airship BGM}}'')
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Mario Basketball 3on3 Original Soundtrack]]''
|2006
|Arrangement
|「飛空艇登場のテーマ」 (''{{hover|Hikūtei Tōjō no Tēma|Airship Appearance Theme}}'')
|[[Masayoshi Soken]]
|-
|''[[The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music]]''
|2015
|Original
|「飛行船BGM」 (''{{hover|Hikōsen BGM|Airship BGM}}'')
|Koji Kondo
|-
|''[[Super Mario Odyssey Original Soundtrack]]''
|2018
|Arrangement
|「オープニング ～ピーチ城上空～」(''{{hover|Ōpuningu ~Pīchi-jō Jōkū~|Opening ~Over Peach Castle~}}'')
|[[Naoto Kubo]]
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''
|rowspan=2|2023
|Arrangement
|"King of the Koopas"
|[[Brian Tyler]]
|-
|Arrangement
|"Fighting Tooth and Veil"
|Brian Tyler
|}


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"Airship Theme"

"Airship Theme" in Super Mario Bros. 3
Composed by:
Koji Kondo
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

The "Airship Theme" is an atonal[1] musical theme commonly associated with airships in the Super Mario franchise. It was originally composed by Koji Kondo for airship and tank levels in Super Mario Bros. 3. The theme begins with a triplet-based rhythm evoking a military march, which plays throughout the rest of the theme. It is loosely based on "Mars, the Bringer of War," the first movement of Gustav Holst's The Planets.

Composition[edit]

The theme is orchestrated as chiptune with a timpani PCM sample in the original Super Mario Bros. 3, being a game developed for the Family Computer. The original Airship Theme is short, lasting 30 seconds, though later arrangements would go on to extend the theme. It has been reused in Super Mario Maker (as well as its Nintendo 3DS port) and Super Mario Maker 2 in airship levels of the Super Mario Bros. 3 style.

In the Japanese and American versions of Super Mario Bros. 3, the first part of the theme plays the PCM sample slightly after the other channels by about a twelfth note, leading to slight desynchronization and the percussion being cut off early as the second part begins. This is corrected in the European version but retained in Super Mario Maker.

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Reuses[edit]

Game Description
Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS The original "Airship Theme" serves as the background music for Airship stages in the Super Mario Bros. 3 style.
Super Mario Maker 2 The original "Airship Theme" serves as the background music for the daytime version of Airship stages in the Super Mario Bros. 3 style.

Arrangements[edit]

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

In The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, an arrangement of the "Airship Theme" plays in scenes relating to the Doom Ship and Doom Sub.

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario All-Stars[edit]

As Super Mario All-Stars features a remake of Super Mario Bros. 3, the "Airship Theme" was given an updated, 16-bit arrangement on brass and timpani. This version skips the 2-bar timpani solo after the track loops. This arrangement is also included in the game's Wii port Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition, as well as Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World.

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Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

The "Airship Theme" also received an updated arrangement in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3. In the opening cutscene, the first half of the "Airship Theme" plays before transitioning to an original piece.

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Super Mario Galaxy[edit]

A fully orchestrated arrangement of the "Airship Theme" titled "Attack of the Airships"[2] is featured in the opening of Super Mario Galaxy, arranged by Mahito Yokota. A variation of this arrangement, titled "Airship Armada"[2], plays in Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada. "Airship Armada" has a shorter introduction than "Attack of the Airships" and it loops instead of ending.

"Attack of the Airships" can be heard in Bowser Jr.'s newcomer video for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U when the Koopalings appear. "Airship Armada" is reused in the opening of Super Mario Galaxy 2 when Bowser appears. It also returns in Super Mario 3D Land and can be heard in airship levels, though it is compressed and played on synthesized instruments. "Attack of the Airships" and "Airship Armada" both return along with Super Mario Galaxy in Super Mario 3D All-Stars.

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New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, a mostly faithful arrangement plays in airship levels. The melody is played by an organ instead of brass and a countermelody has been added before the piece loops. If the player runs short on time, string accents are added to the arrangement along with the tempo increase. In the room before a boss fight, only the percussion plays. The arrangement is reused in airship levels in New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (all three of which also reuse the pre-boss variation), Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition, Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, Super Mario Maker 2, and Super Mario Run. In Super Mario Run, wind chimes and synthesized scratches are added to the theme during Coin Rush.

Sheet music for this arrangement is featured in New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Simplified Piano Solos.

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Super Mario Maker[edit]

In Super Mario Maker, when editing an Airship course in the Course Maker, a more ambient techno-style arrangement of the corresponding Airship Theme plays, using multiple tracks that fade in and out randomly to create a dynamic mix. This arrangement returns in Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS and Super Mario Maker 2.

The New Super Mario Bros. Wii version of the theme also receives new percussion parts for when Mario rides a Yoshi in the New Super Mario Bros. U style, as this was impossible in such levels in the original game.

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Super Mario Odyssey[edit]

The opening cutscene of Super Mario Odyssey features an arrangement of the theme from Super Mario Bros.-style airship levels in Super Mario Maker titled 「オープニング ～ピーチ城上空～」(Ōpuningu ~Pīchi-jō Jōkū~)[3] (meaning "Opening ~Above Peach's Castle~"), and a section of the arrangement includes a part of the "Airship Theme".

Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

In Super Mario Maker 2, there are music box arrangements that play in the "Airship Theme" at night in the Super Mario Bros. 3 and New Super Mario Bros. U styles.

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Paper Mario series[edit]

Paper Mario[edit]

The first arrangement of the "Airship Theme" outside of Super Mario Bros. 3 and its remakes and adaptations is featured in Paper Mario, which plays when the Koopa Bros. fire Bullet Bills at Mario when he reaches the Koopa Bros. Fortress's rooftop. It was arranged by Yuka Tsujiyoko and is titled "Bill Blaster! Go Faster!".[4]

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Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]

In Paper Mario: Sticker Star, an arrangement of the "Airship Theme" plays in Bowser Jr.'s Flotilla. This version uses the saxophone as its main instrument (an instrument common in the game's music) and is based on Super Mario Galaxy's arrangement.

An excerpt from this arrangement is used in Bowser Jr.'s newcomer video for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U during the clips of gameplay after his splash screen introduction. This arrangement is also incorporated into the "Paper Mario Medley" arrangement from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

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Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]

In Paper Mario: Color Splash, an arrangement played on a French horn titled "Bowser's Airship Aloft"[5] plays outside the Crimson Tower when the giant bucket of paint is carried up by the airship, but stops abruptly when it is held down by an anchor. After Mario frees the anchor from Bowser Tape, the music continues playing when he boards the airship himself.

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Mario Hoops 3-on-3[edit]

In Mario Hoops 3-on-3, an arrangement of the "Airship Theme", titled 「飛空艇登場のテーマ」(Hikūtei Tōjō no Tēma)[6] (meaning "Airship Appearance Theme") in the official soundtrack, plays in the cutscene where Ninja steals the Rainbow Tourney trophy.

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Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, an orchestral arrangement of the "Airship Theme" titled "Airship Theme (Super Mario Bros. 3)"[7] was arranged by Mario Golf and Mario Tennis composer Motoi Sakuraba. The "Hurry Up" tune from Super Mario Bros. is also incorporated in the middle of the song. The arrangement can be played on the Luigi's Mansion stage and can be heard in the Subspace Emissary while fighting Petey Piranha, during cutscenes involving Bowser, and during fights against False Bowser, False Diddy Kong, and Wario.

The arrangement can be heard at the beginning of Bowser Jr.'s newcomer video for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U.

The arrangement returns in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, where it can be played on the Luigi's Mansion and Super Mario Maker stages, and in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where it can be played on any Super Smash Bros.- or Super Mario-series stage. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the arrangement's name is formatted as "Airship Theme - Super Mario Bros. 3".[8]

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Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS[edit]

The arrangement "Paper Mario Medley"[9] in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS adds an electric guitar to Paper Mario: Sticker Star's arrangement of the "Airship Theme" and incorporates it into a medley of other themes from the Paper Mario series. The arrangement can be played on the Paper Mario stage. The arrangement is also included in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS' sister game, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, where it can be played on Woolly World.

The arrangement returns in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and can be played on any Super Smash Bros.-series or Super Mario-series stage.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]

In Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, an arrangement of the "Airship Theme" is incorporated into the theme "Double Bowsers!",[10] which plays during the final battle with Bowser and Paper Bowser.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]

In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, scored by Brian Tyler, the first half of the "Airship Theme" is arranged for the beginning of the track "King of the Koopas",[11] which plays when Bowser arrives at the Snow Kingdom, while the second half is arranged for the track "Fighting Tooth and Veil"[11] after Peach rejects Bowser and uses the Ice Flower.

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Other arrangements[edit]

Super Mario Orchestra Concert[edit]

The "Airship Theme" was one of the songs performed in the Super Mario Bros. medley in the Super Mario Orchestra Concert in 2018.

Gallery[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario Bros. 3 Nintendo Entertainment System 1988 Original 「飛行船BGM」 (Hikōsen BGM)[12] Koji Kondo
Super Mario All-Stars Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1993 Arrangement
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1994 Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars)
Paper Mario Nintendo 64 2000 Arrangement "Bill Blaster! Go Faster!"[4] Yuka Tsujiyoko
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Game Boy Advance 2003 Arrangement Taiju Suzuki
Mario Hoops 3-on-3 Nintendo DS 2006 Arrangement 「飛空艇登場のテーマ」 (Hikūtei Tōjō no Tēma)[6] Masayoshi Soken
Super Mario Galaxy Wii 2007 Arrangement "Attack of the Airships"[2] Mahito Yokota
"Airship Armada"[2]
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Wii 2008 Arrangement "Airship Theme (Super Mario Bros. 3)"[7] Motoi Sakuraba
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Wii 2009 Arrangement "Airship Theme"[13]
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Wii 2010 Past arrangement (Super Mario Galaxy) "Airship Armada" Mahito Yokota
Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition Wii 2010 Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars)
Super Mario 3D Land Nintendo 3DS 2011 Past arrangement (Super Mario Galaxy) "Airship Armada" Mahito Yokota
Paper Mario: Sticker Star Nintendo 3DS 2012 Arrangement
New Super Mario Bros. U Wii U 2012 Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) "Airship Theme"
New Super Luigi U Wii U 2013 Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) "Airship Theme"
New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U Wii U 2013 Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) "Airship Theme"
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Nintendo 3DS 2014 Arrangement "Paper Mario Medley"[9] Saki Kasuga
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wii U 2014 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS) "Paper Mario Medley" Saki Kasuga
Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) "Airship Theme (Super Mario Bros. 3)" Motoi Sakuraba
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition Nintendo 3DS 2015 Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) "Airship Theme"
Super Mario Maker Wii U 2015 Original 「飛行船BGM」 (Hikōsen BGM) Koji Kondo
Arrangement
Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) "Airship Theme"
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Nintendo 3DS 2015 Arrangement "Double Bowsers!"[10] Yoko Shimomura
Paper Mario: Color Splash Wii U 2016 Arrangement "Bowser's Airship Aloft"[5]
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS Nintendo 3DS 2016 Original 「飛行船BGM」 (Hikōsen BGM) Koji Kondo
Arrangement
Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) "Airship Theme"
Super Mario Run Android, iOS 2016 Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) "Airship Theme"
Super Mario Odyssey Nintendo Switch 2017 Arrangement 「オープニング ～ピーチ城上空～」(Ōpuningu ~Pīchi-jō Jōkū~)[3] Naoto Kubo
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Switch 2018 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) "Airship Theme - Super Mario Bros. 3"[8] Motoi Sakuraba
Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS) "Paper Mario Medley"[9] Saki Kasuga
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Nintendo Switch 2019 Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) "Airship Theme"
Super Mario Maker 2 Nintendo Switch 2019 Original 「飛行船BGM」 (Hikōsen BGM) Koji Kondo
Past arrangement (Super Mario Maker)
Arrangement
Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) "Airship Theme"
Super Mario 3D All-Stars Nintendo Switch 2020 Past arrangement (Super Mario Galaxy) "Attack of the Airships" Mahito Yokota
"Airship Armada"

Film and television[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 1990 Arrangement Michael Tavera
The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2023 Arrangement "King of the Koopas"[11] Brian Tyler
Arrangement "Fighting Tooth and Veil"[11] Brian Tyler

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario World 1991 Original 「飛行船BGM」 (Hikōsen BGM) Koji Kondo
Paper Mario Game Music Soundtrack CD 2001 Arrangement "Bill Blaster! Go Faster!" Yuka Tsujiyoko
Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music 2004 Original 「飛行船BGM～ワーニング～飛行船BGM ハリーアップ！」
(Hikōsen BGM ~ Wāningu ~ Hikōsen BGM Harī Appu!) 		Koji Kondo
Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection 2005 Original 「飛行船BGM」 (Hikōsen BGM) Koji Kondo
Mario Basketball 3on3 Original Soundtrack 2006 Arrangement 「飛空艇登場のテーマ」 (Hikūtei Tōjō no Tēma) Masayoshi Soken
The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music 2015 Original 「飛行船BGM」 (Hikōsen BGM) Koji Kondo
Super Mario Odyssey Original Soundtrack 2018 Arrangement 「オープニング ～ピーチ城上空～」(Ōpuningu ~Pīchi-jō Jōkū~) Naoto Kubo
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 2023 Arrangement "King of the Koopas" Brian Tyler
Arrangement "Fighting Tooth and Veil" Brian Tyler

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 飛行船BGM[?]
Hikōsen BGM 		Airship BGM

References[edit]

  1. ^ Super Mario Series for Piano: Intermediate-Advanced Edition. Page 17.
  2. ^ a b c d Super Mario Galaxy Original Soundtrack
  3. ^ a b Super Mario Odyssey Original Soundtrack
  4. ^ a b Paper Mario Game Music Soundtrack CD. VGMdb (English). Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Prisma Museum Sound Gallery - Paper Mario: Color Splash
  6. ^ a b Mario Basketball 3on3 Original Soundtrack
  7. ^ a b Sound Test - Super Smash Bros. Brawl
  8. ^ a b Sound Test - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
  9. ^ a b c Sound Test - Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
  10. ^ a b Music Player - Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
  11. ^ a b c d The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  12. ^ Super Mario World album
  13. ^ New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Simplified Piano Solos
[Edit]
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 • Maō Koopa BGM • Fortress Boss
Super Mario 64 Bowser's Road • Bowser's Theme • Peach's Castle • 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 Award Ceremony • 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 Athletic BGM • Flower Field BGM • Opening Melody
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
Bosses Boom Boom • Big Booa • Fake Bowsera • Koopalings (Larry Koopa • Morton Koopa Jr. • Wendy O. Koopa • Iggy Koopa • Roy Koopa • Lemmy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa) • Bowser
Items 1-Up Mushroom • 3-Up Moona • Advance Coina • Anchor • Blue Coin • Boomeranga • Cape Feathera • Card • Coin • e-Coina • Fire Flower • Frog Suit • Goomba's Shoe • Hammer • Hammer Suit • Lakitu's Cloud • Magic ball • Magic Wand • Magic Whistle • Music Box • P-Wing • Poison Mushrooma • Starman • Super Leaf • Super Mushroom • Tanooki Suit • Vegetablea
Objects Main game ? Block • Beanstalk • Big Block • Bolt Lift • Brick Block • Buzzy Beetle Shell • Cloud Block • Cloud Lift • Coin Block • Coral • Directional Lift • Donut Lift • Empty Block • Flimsy Lift • Frozen Coin • Giant Green Shell • Giant Red Shell • Goal • Green Shell • Hidden Block • Ice Block • Jump Block • Lift • Magic Door • Magic Note Block • Magical ball • Mega ? Block • Mushroom Coina • P Warp Door • Quicksand • Red Shell • Rotary Lift • Semisolid Platform • Spiny Shell • Switch Block • Track • Treasure box • Warp Door • Warp Pipe • White Block • Wood Block
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
Forms Small Mario • Super Mario • Fire Mario • Raccoon Mario • Frog Mario • Tanooki Mario (Statue Mario) • Hammer Mario • Invincible Mario • Caped Marioa
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!
Worlds Grass Land • Desert Land • Water Land • Giant Land • Sky Land • Ice Land • Pipe Land • Dark Land • Warp Zone • World-ea
Locations e-Coin Castlea • Enemy Course • Panel (N-Mark Spade Panel • Spade Panel • Start Panel) • Toad House • Treasure Ship
Enemies Main game Angry Sun • Baby Cheep • Big Bertha • Bloober • Bloober baby • Bloober with kids • Bob-omb • "Boo" Diddly • Boomerang Brother • Boss Bass • Bullet Bill • Buster Beetle • Buzzy Beetle • Chain Chomp • Cheep-Cheep • Colossal Koopa Paratroopa • Dry Bones • Fiery Walking Piranha • Fire Brother • Fire Chomp • Firesnake • Giant Koopa • Goomba • Grand Goomba • Hammer Brother • Hot Foot • Jelectro • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Kuribo's Goomba • Lakitu • Lava Lotus • Micro-Goomba • Missile Bill • Muncher • Para-Beetle • Para-Goomba • Pile Driver Micro-Goomba • Piranha Plant • Piranhacus Giganticus • Podoboo • Ptooie • Rocky Wrench • Scattering Bloober • Sledge Brother • Spike • Spiny Cheep-Cheep • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Stretch • Thwomp • Venus Fire Trap • Walking Piranha
World-ea Amazing Flyin' Hammer Brother • Big Boo • Bony Beetle • Bowser Statue (Super Mario World) • Bumpty • Chargin' Chuck • Flurry • Goomba (Super Mario World) • Hoopster • Hothead • Jumping Piranha Plant • Lil Sparky • Magikoopa • Monty Mole • Para-Goomba (Super Mario World) • Porcupo • Rip Van Fish • Spike Top • Thwimp • Wiggler
Obstacles Bowser Statue • Candy ring • Cannon • Cannonball • Diagonal cannon • Falling spikea • Fire-Bara • Giant cannon • Giant cannonball • Lava • Pit • Quartet-cannon • Rocket Engine • Roto-Disc • Spike • Tornado • Turtle Cannon
World-e mini-gamesa Blue Mushroom House • Orange Mushroom House • Red Mushroom House
Music Map 1 World • Map 3 World • Ground Theme • Athletic Theme • Airship Theme • Enemy Course • Fortress Boss • Spinning Slots • Toad House
Miscellaneous Game Over • Extra life • P-Meter • Time Limit
Further info Completion • e-Readera • e-Reader cardsa • Gallery (Super Mario Advance 4) • Glitches (Super Mario Advance 4) • Media • Pre-release and unused content (Super Mario Advance 4) • Quotes • References • Staff • Unwinnable state
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