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"'''Obake Yashiki BGM'''" is a musical theme composed for ''[[Super Mario World]]'' by [[Koji Kondo]]. It is a slower and more eerie and foreboding arrangement of the ''Super Mario World'' "[[Ground Theme (Super Mario World)|Ground Theme]]" similar to "[[Castle (theme)|Castle]]" that plays in the game's [[Ghost House]] levels and the [[Sunken Ghost Ship]].
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario World]]'' ([[List of games by date#1990|1990]])
|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023)
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"'''Ghost House BMG'''"<ref>[[Nintendo Music]]</ref> is a musical theme composed for ''[[Super Mario World]]'' by [[Koji Kondo]]. It is a slower and more eerie and foreboding arrangement of the ''Super Mario World'' "[[Ground Theme (Super Mario World)|Ground Theme]]" similar to "[[Castle (theme)|Castle]]" that plays in the game's [[Ghost House]] levels and the [[Sunken Ghost Ship]].


==Reuses==
==Reuses==
The following list does not include ports or remakes of ''Super Mario World''.
The following list does not include ports or remakes of ''Super Mario World''.
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|"Obake Yashiki BGM" can be heard when playing [[Ghost House]]-themed levels in the ''[[Super Mario World]]'' style.
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==Arrangements==
==Arrangements==
===''Super Mario World'' television series===
An arrangement of "Ghost House BGM" can be heard in the [[Super Mario World (television series)|''Super Mario World'' television series]] episode "[[Ghosts 'R' Us]]."
===''Mario Kart'' series===
===''Mario Kart'' series===
====''Super Mario Kart''====
====''Super Mario Kart''====
In ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', the beginning of the theme heard in [[SNES Ghost Valley 1|Ghost Valley 1]], [[SNES Ghost Valley 2|Ghost Valley 2]], and [[Ghost Valley 3]] composed by [[Soyo Oka]] is an arrangement of the beginning of "Obake Yashiki BGM".
In ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', the beginning of the theme heard in [[SNES Ghost Valley 1|Ghost Valley 1]], [[SNES Ghost Valley 2|Ghost Valley 2]], and [[Ghost Valley 3]] composed by [[Soyo Oka]] is an arrangement of the beginning of "Ghost House BGM".


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Ghost Valley 1, Ghost Valley 2, and Ghost Valley 3 all return in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', along with a new, more {{wp|chiptune}}-themed arrangement of the courses' theme.
Ghost Valley 1, Ghost Valley 2, and Ghost Valley 3 all return in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'', along with a new, more {{wp|chiptune}}-themed arrangement of the courses' theme.


Additionally, the theme heard in [[GBA Boo Lake|Boo Lake]] and [[Broken Pier]] is heavily inspired by the Ghost Valley theme from ''Super Mario Kart'' and, in turn, "Obake Yashiki BGM" from ''Super Mario World''.
Additionally, the theme heard in [[GBA Boo Lake|Boo Lake]] and [[Broken Pier]] is heavily inspired by the Ghost Valley theme and, in turn, the original version of "Ghost House BGM".


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====''Mario Kart Wii''====
====''Mario Kart Wii''====
{{classic-link|SNES|Ghost Valley 2}} returns as a [[classic course]] in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' along with a new arrangement of the course's theme. This arrangement is almost identical to the ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' original, but it uses slightly different {{wp|synthesizer}} instrumentation.
{{classic link|SNES|Ghost Valley 2}} returns as a [[classic course]] in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' along with a new arrangement of the course's theme. This arrangement is almost identical to the ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' original, but it uses slightly different {{wp|synthesizer}} instrumentation.


This arrangement is reused for [[SNES Ghost Valley 1]], SNES Ghost Valley 2, and [[RMX Ghost Valley 1]] in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''.
This arrangement is reused for this track as well as [[SNES Ghost Valley 1]] and [[RMX Ghost Valley 1]] in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''.


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====''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
====''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
{{Classic-link|GBA|Boo Lake}} returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' Wave 3 of the [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]] along with a new arrangement of the course's theme. Additional percussion is added to the instrumentation when the player is in first place.
{{Classic link|GBA|Boo Lake}} returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' Wave 3 of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' along with a new arrangement of the course's theme. Additional percussion is added to the instrumentation when the player is in first place.


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===''Mario's Time Machine''===
The [[Mario's Time Machine (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|SNES version of ''Mario's Time Machine'']] features an arrangement of "Ghost House BGM" that plays in [[Bowser's Castle]].
The [[Mario's Time Machine (PC)|PC version of ''Mario's Time Machine'']] features a medley arrangement of "Ghost House BGM" and the theme heard in [[Vanilla Dome]] in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' as one of two songs that can play in [[Bowser's Museum]], the other being an arrangement of the "[[Castle (theme)|Castle]]" theme.
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===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''====
====''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''====
An arrangement of "Obake Yashiki BGM" can be heard in [[Game Boy Advance]] remake of ''Super Mario World'', ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''. This version is more compressed than the original version and uses different, lower-quality synthetic instruments.
An arrangement of "Ghost House BGM" can be heard in [[Game Boy Advance]] remake of ''Super Mario World'', ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''. This version is more compressed than the original version and uses different, lower-quality synthetic instruments.


====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
====''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
In ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', an arrangement of "Obake Yashiki BGM" can be heard in the [[e-Reader]] level [[Doors o' Plenty]]. This arrangement is very similar to the one heard in ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''.
In ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', an arrangement of "Ghost House BGM" can be heard in the [[e-Reader]] levels [[Doors o' Plenty]] and [[Vexing Doors]]. This arrangement is very similar to the one heard in ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''.


====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
The beginning of the theme heard in [[Ghost House]] levels in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' is a slightly altered arrangement of the beginning "Obake Yashiki BGM".
The beginning of the music heard in [[Ghost House]] levels in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' uses a similar compositional technique as "Ghost House BGM", beginning with the eerie high notes fading in. The rest of it, however, is completely different.


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====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', the theme heard in [[Haunty Halls Galaxy]] and [[Boo Moon Galaxy]], titled 「'''ゴーストコンベア'''」 (''Gōsuto Konbea'', "Ghost Conveyor"), is an arrangement of "Obake Yashiki BGM". While Mario is riding [[Yoshi]], shaker and {{wp|tambourine}} percussion is added. The theme was arranged by [[Mahito Yokota]].<ref name=SMG2>[https://vgmdb.net/album/19454 SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK]. ''VGMdb''. Retrieved August 28, 2019.</ref>
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', the theme heard in [[Haunty Halls Galaxy]] and [[Boo Moon Galaxy]], titled 「'''ゴーストコンベア'''」 (''Gōsuto Konbea'', "Ghost Conveyor"), is an arrangement of "Ghost House BGM". While Mario is riding [[Yoshi]], shaker and {{wp|tambourine}} percussion is added. The theme was arranged by [[Mahito Yokota]].<ref name=SMG2>{{cite|language=en|url=vgmdb.net/album/19454|title=SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK|publisher=VGMdb|accessdate=August 28, 2019}}</ref>


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====''Super Mario Maker''====
====''Super Mario Maker''====
In ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', "Obake Yashiki BGM" is given an original, more ambient arrangement for editing [[Ghost House]]-themed courses in the [[Course Maker]], using eight tracks that fade in and out randomly to create a dynamic mix.
In ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', "Ghost House BGM" is given an original, more ambient arrangement for editing [[Ghost House]]-themed courses in the [[Course Maker]], using eight tracks that fade in and out randomly to create a dynamic mix.


"Obake Yashiki BGM" also receives new percussion parts for when Mario rides a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] in the ''Super Mario World'' style, as this was impossible in such levels in the original game. Like other themes in the original ''Super Mario World'', the theme adds {{wp|bongos}} to the instrumentation in its "Yoshi" variation.
The theme also receives new percussion parts for when Mario rides a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] in the ''Super Mario World'' style, as this was impossible in such levels in the original game. Like other themes in the original ''Super Mario World'', the theme adds {{wp|bongos}} to the instrumentation in its "Yoshi" variation.


Both of these new arrangements return in their original capacities ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''.
Both of these new arrangements return in their original capacities in ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''.


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====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
In ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', a {{wp|music box}} arrangement of "Obake Yashiki BGM" plays during the [[Moon (Super Mario Maker 2)|nighttime]] version of Ghost House-themed levels in the ''Super Mario World'' style.
In ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', a {{wp|music box}} arrangement of "Ghost House BGM" plays during the [[Moon (Super Mario Maker 2)|nighttime]] version of Ghost House-themed levels in the ''Super Mario World'' style.


Like in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', this track is paired with bongo percussion when Mario is riding a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]].
Like in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', this track is paired with bongo percussion when Mario is riding a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]].


===''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''===
===''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''===
''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' features two arrangements of "Obake Yashiki BGM". The music heard outside [[The Enigmansion]] is a looping arrangement of the beginning of "Obake Yashiki BGM". The theme heard inside The Enigmansion, titled simply "The Enigmansion" in the [[Sticker Museum]] music gallery, incorporates "Obake Yashiki BGM" and "Waltz of the Boos" from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''.
''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' features two arrangements of "Ghost House BGM". The music heard outside [[The Enigmansion]] is a looping arrangement of the beginning of the theme. The theme heard inside The Enigmansion, titled simply "The Enigmansion" in the [[Sticker Museum]] music gallery, incorporates "Ghost House BGM" and "Waltz of the Boos" from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''.


===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', a sped-up arrangement of "Obake Yashiki BGM", arranged by [[Brian Tyler]], is briefly heard towards the end of "The Darklands" as [[Luigi]] escapes from the horde of [[Dry Bones]] in the [[Dark Land]]s.
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', a sped-up arrangement of "Ghost House BGM", arranged by [[Brian Tyler]], is briefly heard towards the end of "The Darklands" as [[Luigi]] escapes from the horde of [[Dry Bones]] in the [[Dark Land]]s.


===Other arrangements===
===Other arrangements===
====''Super Mario World''====
====''Super Mario World''====
The [[Super Mario World (album)|official soundtrack]] for ''Super Mario World'' includes an arranged medley of "Obake Yashiki BGM", the Underground Theme, and "[[Castle (theme)|Castle]]" titled "Mario! Stay Alert!" arranged by Soichi Noriki and performed by the Mario World Band.
The [[Super Mario World (album)|official soundtrack]] for ''Super Mario World'' includes an arranged medley of "Ghost House BGM", the Underground Theme, and "[[Castle (theme)|Castle]]" titled "Mario! Stay Alert!" arranged by Soichi Noriki and performed by the Mario World Band.


==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
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!Work
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!Year
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|-
|''[[Super Mario World]]''
|''[[Super Mario World]]''
|1991
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|1990
|Original
|Original
|「おばけ屋敷BGM」 (''{{hover|Obake Yashiki BGM|Haunted House BGM}}'')<ref name=SMW>''[[Super Mario World (album)|Super Mario World]]'' album</ref>
|「おばけ屋敷BGM」 (''{{hover|Obake Yashiki BGM|Haunted House BGM}}'')<ref name=SMW>''[[Super Mario World (album)|Super Mario World]]'' album</ref>
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|-
|''[[Super Mario Kart]]''
|''[[Super Mario Kart]]''
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System
|1992
|1992
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
|
|
|[[Soyo Oka]]
|[[Soyo Oka]]
|-
|''[[Mario's Time Machine (PC)|Mario's Time Machine]]''
|{{wp|MS-DOS}}
|1993
|Arrangement
|
|Rob Wallace
|-
|''[[Mario's Time Machine (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|Mario's Time Machine]]''
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System
|1993
|Arrangement
|
|Mark Knight
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]''
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World]]''
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System
|1994
|1994
|Original
|Original
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|-
|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|2001
|2001
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
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|-
|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
|Game Boy Advance
|2001
|2001
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
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|-
|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|Game Boy Advance
|2003
|2003
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
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|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|2006
|2006
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
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|-
|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|[[Wii]]
|2008
|2008
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
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|-
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
|Wii
|2010
|2010
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
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|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''
|rowspan=2|''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|rowspan=2|2012
|rowspan=2|2012
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
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|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Wii U]]
|rowspan=2|2015
|rowspan=2|2015
|Original
|Original
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|rowspan=2|''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|rowspan=2|Nintendo 3DS
|rowspan=2|2016
|rowspan=2|2016
|Original
|Original
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|rowspan=3|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
|rowspan=3|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
|rowspan=3|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|rowspan=3|2019
|rowspan=3|2019
|Original
|Original
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|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|rowspan=2|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|rowspan=2|{{wp|Android (operating system)|Android}}, {{wp|iOS}}
|2019{{footnote|main|1}}
|2019{{footnote|main|1}}
|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart Wii'')
|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart Wii'')
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|-
|''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
|''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|2022{{footnote|main|3}}
|2022{{footnote|main|3}}
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
|
|
|<!--Shiho Fujii, Atsuko Asahi, Ryo Nagamatsu, Yasuaki Iwata, Asuka Hayazaki, Toru Minegishi, Kazumi Totaka, Koji Kondo (specific arranger unknown)-->
|<!--Shiho Fujii, Atsuko Asahi, Ryo Nagamatsu, Yasuaki Iwata, Asuka Hayazaki, Toru Minegishi, Kazumi Totaka, Koji Kondo (specific arranger unknown)-->
|}
{{Footnote|note|1|Added in the [[Halloween Tour (2019)|2019 Halloween Tour]] on October 22, 2019}}
{{footnote|note|2|Added in the [[Halloween Tour (2022)|2022 Halloween Tour]] on October 18, 2022}}
{{footnote|note|3|Added in Wave 3 of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' on December 7, 2022}}
===Film and television===
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!Work
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]''
|1991
|Arrangement
|
|[[Michael Tavera]]
|-
|-
|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
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|[[Brian Tyler]]
|[[Brian Tyler]]
|}
|}
{{Footnote|note|1|Added in the [[Halloween Tour (2019)|2019 Halloween Tour]]}}
{{footnote|note|2|Added in the [[Halloween Tour (2022)|2022 Halloween Tour]]}}
{{footnote|note|3|Added in Wave 3 of the [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]}}


===Soundtracks===
===Albums===
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|Original
|Original
|「おばけ屋敷BGM」 (''{{hover|Obake Yashiki BGM|Haunted House BGM}}'')
|「おばけ屋敷BGM」 (''{{hover|Obake Yashiki BGM|Haunted House BGM}}'')
|Koji Kondo
|[[Koji Kondo]]
|-
|-
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
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|「ゴーストコンベア」 (''{{hover|Gōsuto Konbea|Ghost Conveyor}}'')
|「ゴーストコンベア」 (''{{hover|Gōsuto Konbea|Ghost Conveyor}}'')
|[[Mahito Yokota]]
|[[Mahito Yokota]]
|-
|''[[The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music]]''
|2015
|Original
|「おばけ屋敷BGM」 (''{{hover|Obake Yashiki BGM|Haunted House BGM}}'')
|Koji Kondo
|-
|-
|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''
|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jpn=おばけ屋敷BGM<ref name=SMW/>
|JapR=Obake Yashiki BGM
|JpnR=Obake Yashiki BGM
|JapM=Haunted House BGM
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"Ghost House BGM"

"Ghost House BGM" in Super Mario World
Composed by:
Koji Kondo
First appearance Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

"Ghost House BMG"[1] is a musical theme composed for Super Mario World by Koji Kondo. It is a slower and more eerie and foreboding arrangement of the Super Mario World "Ground Theme" similar to "Castle" that plays in the game's Ghost House levels and the Sunken Ghost Ship.

Reuses[edit]

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

Game Description
Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS / Super Mario Maker 2 "Ghost House BGM" can be heard when playing Ghost House-themed levels in the Super Mario World style.

Arrangements[edit]

Super Mario World television series[edit]

An arrangement of "Ghost House BGM" can be heard in the Super Mario World television series episode "Ghosts 'R' Us."

Mario Kart series[edit]

Super Mario Kart[edit]

In Super Mario Kart, the beginning of the theme heard in Ghost Valley 1, Ghost Valley 2, and Ghost Valley 3 composed by Soyo Oka is an arrangement of the beginning of "Ghost House BGM".

Icon of an audio speaker. Ghost Valley - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Kart
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Mario Kart: Super Circuit[edit]

Ghost Valley 1, Ghost Valley 2, and Ghost Valley 3 all return in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, along with a new, more chiptune-themed arrangement of the courses' theme.

Additionally, the theme heard in Boo Lake and Broken Pier is heavily inspired by the Ghost Valley theme and, in turn, the original version of "Ghost House BGM".

Icon of an audio speaker. Ghost Valley - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart: Super Circuit
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Icon of an audio speaker. Boo Lake / Broken Pier - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart: Super Circuit
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Mario Kart Wii[edit]

SNES Ghost Valley 2 returns as a classic course in Mario Kart Wii along with a new arrangement of the course's theme. This arrangement is almost identical to the Super Mario Kart original, but it uses slightly different synthesizer instrumentation.

This arrangement is reused for this track as well as SNES Ghost Valley 1 and RMX Ghost Valley 1 in Mario Kart Tour.

Icon of an audio speaker. SNES Ghost Valley 2 - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart Wii
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Mario Kart Tour[edit]

GBA Boo Lake returns in Mario Kart Tour beginning in the 2022 Halloween Tour along with a new arrangement of the course's theme.

Icon of an audio speaker. GBA Boo Lake - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart Tour
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

GBA Boo Lake returns in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Wave 3 of the Booster Course Pass along with a new arrangement of the course's theme. Additional percussion is added to the instrumentation when the player is in first place.

Icon of an audio speaker. GBA Boo Lake - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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Icon of an audio speaker. GBA Boo Lake (Frontrunning) - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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Mario's Time Machine[edit]

The SNES version of Mario's Time Machine features an arrangement of "Ghost House BGM" that plays in Bowser's Castle.

The PC version of Mario's Time Machine features a medley arrangement of "Ghost House BGM" and the theme heard in Vanilla Dome in Super Mario World as one of two songs that can play in Bowser's Museum, the other being an arrangement of the "Castle" theme.

Icon of an audio speaker. Bowser's Castle 2 - The arrangement heard in the SNES version of Mario's Time Machine
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Icon of an audio speaker. Bowser's Museum 2 - The arrangement heard in the PC version of Mario's Time Machine
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Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2[edit]

An arrangement of "Ghost House BGM" can be heard in Game Boy Advance remake of Super Mario World, Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2. This version is more compressed than the original version and uses different, lower-quality synthetic instruments.

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

In Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, an arrangement of "Ghost House BGM" can be heard in the e-Reader levels Doors o' Plenty and Vexing Doors. This arrangement is very similar to the one heard in Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2.

New Super Mario Bros.[edit]

The beginning of the music heard in Ghost House levels in New Super Mario Bros. uses a similar compositional technique as "Ghost House BGM", beginning with the eerie high notes fading in. The rest of it, however, is completely different.

Icon of an audio speaker. Ghost House - The arrangement heard in New Super Mario Bros.
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Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

In Super Mario Galaxy 2, the theme heard in Haunty Halls Galaxy and Boo Moon Galaxy, titled 「ゴーストコンベア」 (Gōsuto Konbea, "Ghost Conveyor"), is an arrangement of "Ghost House BGM". While Mario is riding Yoshi, shaker and tambourine percussion is added. The theme was arranged by Mahito Yokota.[2]

Icon of an audio speaker. ゴーストコンベア - The arrangement heard in Haunty Halls Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy 2
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Super Mario Maker[edit]

In Super Mario Maker, "Ghost House BGM" is given an original, more ambient arrangement for editing Ghost House-themed courses in the Course Maker, using eight tracks that fade in and out randomly to create a dynamic mix.

The theme also receives new percussion parts for when Mario rides a Yoshi in the Super Mario World style, as this was impossible in such levels in the original game. Like other themes in the original Super Mario World, the theme adds bongos to the instrumentation in its "Yoshi" variation.

Both of these new arrangements return in their original capacities in Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS and Super Mario Maker 2.

Icon of an audio speaker. Ghost House (Editing) - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Maker
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Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

In Super Mario Maker 2, a music box arrangement of "Ghost House BGM" plays during the nighttime version of Ghost House-themed levels in the Super Mario World style.

Like in Super Mario Maker, this track is paired with bongo percussion when Mario is riding a Yoshi.

Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]

Paper Mario: Sticker Star features two arrangements of "Ghost House BGM". The music heard outside The Enigmansion is a looping arrangement of the beginning of the theme. The theme heard inside The Enigmansion, titled simply "The Enigmansion" in the Sticker Museum music gallery, incorporates "Ghost House BGM" and "Waltz of the Boos" from Super Mario Galaxy.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]

In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, a sped-up arrangement of "Ghost House BGM", arranged by Brian Tyler, is briefly heard towards the end of "The Darklands" as Luigi escapes from the horde of Dry Bones in the Dark Lands.

Other arrangements[edit]

Super Mario World[edit]

The official soundtrack for Super Mario World includes an arranged medley of "Ghost House BGM", the Underground Theme, and "Castle" titled "Mario! Stay Alert!" arranged by Soichi Noriki and performed by the Mario World Band.

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario World Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1990 Original 「おばけ屋敷BGM」 (Obake Yashiki BGM)[3] Koji Kondo
Super Mario Kart Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1992 Arrangement Soyo Oka
Mario's Time Machine MS-DOS 1993 Arrangement Rob Wallace
Mario's Time Machine Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1993 Arrangement Mark Knight
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1994 Original Koji Kondo
Mario Kart: Super Circuit Game Boy Advance 2001 Arrangement
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 Game Boy Advance 2001 Arrangement
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Game Boy Advance 2003 Arrangement Taiju Suzuki
New Super Mario Bros. Nintendo DS 2006 Arrangement
Mario Kart Wii Wii 2008 Arrangement
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Wii 2010 Arrangement 「ゴーストコンベア」 (Gōsuto Konbea)[2] Mahito Yokota
Paper Mario: Sticker Star Nintendo 3DS 2012 Arrangement "The Enigmansion"
Arrangement
Super Mario Maker Wii U 2015 Original Koji Kondo
Arrangement
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS Nintendo 3DS 2016 Original Koji Kondo
Past arrangement (Super Mario Maker)
Super Mario Maker 2 Nintendo Switch 2019 Original Koji Kondo
Arrangement
Past arrangement (Super Mario Maker)
Mario Kart Tour Android, iOS 20191 Past arrangement (Mario Kart Wii)
20222 Arrangement
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo Switch 20223 Arrangement

1 - Added in the 2019 Halloween Tour on October 22, 2019
2 - Added in the 2022 Halloween Tour on October 18, 2022
3 - Added in Wave 3 of the Booster Course Pass on December 7, 2022

Film and television[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario World 1991 Arrangement Michael Tavera
The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2023 Arrangement "The Darklands" Brian Tyler

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario World 1991 Original 「おばけ屋敷BGM」 (Obake Yashiki BGM) Koji Kondo
Arrangement "Mario! Stay Alert!" Soichi Noriki
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Original Soundtrack 2010 Arrangement 「ゴーストコンベア」 (Gōsuto Konbea) Mahito Yokota
The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music 2015 Original 「おばけ屋敷BGM」 (Obake Yashiki BGM) Koji Kondo
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 2023 Arrangement "The Darklands" Brian Tyler

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese おばけ屋敷BGM[3]
Obake Yashiki BGM 		Haunted House BGM

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nintendo Music
  2. ^ a b SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK. VGMdb (English). Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Super Mario World album
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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 Bowser BGM • Donut Plains (Map Screen) • Ground BGM (Athletic BGM · Bonus Game BGM · Castle BGM · Ghost House BGM) • Ending • Koopalings BGM • P Switch BGM • Star World (Map Screen) • Title BGM • Yoshi's Island (Map Screen)
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 Title Screen
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 World / Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
Protagonists Mario • Luigi • Princess Toadstool • Yoshi • Red Yoshi • Blue Yoshi • Yellow Yoshi • Baby Yoshi • Dolphin
Bosses Koopalings (Iggy Koopa · Morton Koopa Jr. · Lemmy Koopa · Ludwig von Koopa · Roy Koopa · Wendy O. Koopa · Larry Koopa) • Bowser • Reznor • Big Boo
Items 1-Up Mushroom • 3-Up Moon • Berry • Bonus Coin • Cape Feather • Coin • Control Coin • Dragon Coin • Yoshi's Egg • Fire Flower • Gray Coin • Lakitu's Cloud • Magic ball • Power Balloon • Super Mushroom • Super Star • Yoshi's Wings
Objects ! Block • ! Switch • Arrow Sign • Beanstalk • Blue Door • Bonus block • Bridge • Bubble • Cloud Block • Coin Block • Coin countera • Count-Lift • Diagonal platform • Dotted-Line Block • Empty Block • Fence • Flimsy Lift • Flying Platform • Flying Prize Block • Grab Block • Gray Block • Gray P Switch • Hidden Block • Ice Block • Note Block • Jumping Board • Key • Lift • Message Block • ON/OFF Switch • Piston Lift • Prize Block • Revolving Door • Rope • Rotating Block • Roulette Block • Semisolid Platform • Single Swing Lift • Skull Raft • Snake platform • Spring platform • Star Road • Stretch Block • Switch Block • Triangular Block • Triple Swing Lift • Yellow Door • Yoshi Cloud
Worlds of Dinosaur Land Yoshi's Island • Donut Plains • Vanilla Dome • Twin Bridges • Forest of Illusion • Chocolate Island • Valley of Bowser • Star World • Special Zone
Moves Crouch • Dash • Fly • Jump • Looking up • Shell Toss • Slide • Spin Jump • Stomp • Swallow • Swim
Enemies and obstacles Amazing Flyin' Hammer Brother • Ball 'N' Chain • Banzai Bill • Big Boo • Big Bubble • Big Steely • Blargg • Blurp • Bob-omb • Bony Beetle • Boo Buddy • Boo Buddy Block • Boo Buddy Snake • Boo Crew • Bowser Statue • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Chainsaw • Chargin' Chuck • Cheep Cheep • Circling Boo Buddies • Climbing Koopa • Decoy • Dino-Rhino • Dino-Torch • Disappearing Boo Buddy • Dry Bones • Eerie • Falling spike • Fire Snake • Fishbone • Fishin' Boo • Fishin' Lakitu • Floating Mine • Flying Goomba • Fuzzy • Goomba • Grinder • Hothead • Ice • Jumping Fire Piranha Plant • Jumping Piranha Plant • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lakitu in a Pipe • Lava • Lava Bubble • Lil Sparky • Magikoopa • Mechakoopa • Mega Mole • Monty Mole • Muncher • Ninji • Para-bomb • Para-Goomba • Pillar • Piranha Plant • Pit • Pokey • Porcu-Puffer • Rex • Rip Van Fish • Shell (flashing) • Skewer • Spike • Spike (Super Mario World) • Spike Top • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Sumo Brother • Super Koopa • Swooper • Thwimp • Thwomp • Torpedo Ted • Torpedo tube • Turtle Cannon • Unshelled Koopa • Urchin • Volcano Lotus • Wiggler
Music Title BGM • Yoshi's Island (Map Screen) • Donut Plains (Map Screen) • Ground BGM • Athletic BGM • Castle BGM • Ghost House BGM • Bonus Game BGM • Bowser BGM • Ending
Other 1-Up Chamber • Bonus game • Bonus Star • Fall • Giant Gate • Item Stock • Keyhole • Midway Gate • Sand cloud • Timer • Tourist Tips
Miscellaneous Gallery (GBA) • Glitches • Mario Bros.a • Pre-release and unused content • Super Mario World (soundtrack album) • Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook Super Mario World • Staff (GBA)
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