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{{Theme infobox | {{Theme infobox | ||
|composer=[[Soyo Oka]] | |composer=[[Soyo Oka]] | ||
|file=[[File:SMK-Music-MainTheme.oga]]<br>"Super Mario Kart" in ''Super Mario Kart'' | |file=[[File:SMK-Music-MainTheme.oga]]<br>"Super Mario Kart Title Screen" in ''Super Mario Kart'' | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]]) | ||
|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023) | |latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023) | ||
}} | }} | ||
"'''Super Mario Kart'''"<ref> | "'''Super Mario Kart Title Screen'''"<ref>[[Nintendo Music]]</ref> is the title theme from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' that has become a recurring {{Wp|motif}} throughout the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series. It was composed by [[Soyo Oka]] and has been a part of the title screen music of every mainline ''Mario Kart'' game. | ||
==Arrangements== | ==Arrangements== | ||
===''Mario Kart'' series=== | ===''Mario Kart'' series=== | ||
====''Super Mario Kart''==== | ====''Super Mario Kart''==== | ||
A few notes from the "Super Mario Kart" theme briefly play during the credits theme in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''. | A few notes from the "Super Mario Kart Title Screen" theme briefly play during the credits theme in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''. | ||
====''Mario Kart 64''==== | ====''Mario Kart 64''==== | ||
The title screen theme of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', titled "Mario Kart 64 Theme" in the game's [[Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks|official soundtrack]], mainly consists of an elongated arrangement of the first half of the | The title screen theme of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', titled "Mario Kart 64 Theme" in the game's [[Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks|official soundtrack]], mainly consists of an elongated arrangement of the first half of the "Super Mario Kart Title Screen" theme and was arranged by [[Kenta Nagata]]. | ||
{{Media table | {{Media table | ||
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====''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''==== | ====''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''==== | ||
The title screen theme of ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' is also an elongated arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme, and includes the second half of the theme. Another arrangement plays during the Single Game Pak multiplayer. | The title screen theme of ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' is also an elongated arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart Title Screen" theme, and includes the second half of the theme. Another arrangement plays during the Single Game Pak multiplayer. | ||
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====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''==== | ====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''==== | ||
An arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme is included in the music heard on the title screen of ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' | An arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart Title Screen" theme is included in the music heard on the title screen of ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' | ||
====''Mario Kart DS''==== | ====''Mario Kart DS''==== | ||
An arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme is included in the music heard on the title screen of ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. | An arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart Title Screen" theme is included in the music heard on the title screen of ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''. | ||
====''Mario Kart Wii''==== | ====''Mario Kart Wii''==== | ||
An arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme is included in the music heard on the title screen of ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', named 「タイトル」(''Taitoru'', "Title") in the game's [[Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack|official soundtrack]]. | An arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart Title Screen" theme is included in the music heard on the title screen of ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', named 「タイトル」(''Taitoru'', "Title") in the game's [[Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack|official soundtrack]]. | ||
====''Mario Kart 7''==== | ====''Mario Kart 7''==== | ||
An arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme is included in the music heard on the title screen of ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''. Two more arrangements, one based on the original theme and the other based on the arrangement from ''Mario Kart 64'', can be heard during the game's credits theme. | An arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart Title Screen" theme is included in the music heard on the title screen of ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''. Two more arrangements, one based on the original theme and the other based on the arrangement from ''Mario Kart 64'', can be heard during the game's credits theme. | ||
====''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX''==== | |||
In ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'', an arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart Title Screen" theme plays in the menu music when the player reaches the character selection screen, which also incorporates the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Mario World]]'' [[Ground Theme]]s. | |||
====''Mario Kart 8''==== | ====''Mario Kart 8''==== | ||
The title screen theme of ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (titled after the base game in the [[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack|official soundtrack]]) includes an arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme and was arranged by [[Atsuko Asahi]]. An arrangement of a few notes from the theme briefly plays during the "Staff Credits" theme, arranged by [[Ryo Nagamatsu]]. | The title screen theme of ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (titled after the base game in the [[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack|official soundtrack]]) includes an arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart Title Screen" theme and was arranged by [[Atsuko Asahi]]. This arrangement returns in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', including the excerpt from ''Super Mario Kart''. It can be heard when [[Luigi]] appears in his [[kart]] before he drives [[Mario]] and [[Huey]] on [[Rainbow Road]] to [[Black Bowser's Castle]]. | ||
An arrangement of a few notes from the theme briefly plays during the "Staff Credits" theme, arranged by [[Ryo Nagamatsu]]. | |||
====''Mario Kart World''==== | |||
In the announcement trailer of ''[[Mario Kart World]]'', the first theme that plays incorporates the motif of "Super Mario Kart Title Screen" as performed on electric guitar.<ref>https://youtu.be/3pE23YTYEZM?si=4gpg2qJV7ZSl_PZA</ref> | |||
===''Super Mario Kart: Doki Doki Race''=== | |||
An arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart Title Screen" theme plays in ''[[Super Mario Kart: Doki Doki Race]]'' while players are placing their bets. | |||
===''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''=== | ===''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''=== | ||
''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'' features a {{wp|disco}} arrangement of the ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' version of "Super Mario Kart" as a playable song. | ''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'' features a {{wp|disco}} arrangement of the ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' version of the "Super Mario Kart Title Screen" theme as a playable song. | ||
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===''WarioWare D.I.Y. Showcase''=== | ===''WarioWare D.I.Y. Showcase''=== | ||
In ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]'', an arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme plays during the [[Mario Kart (microgame)|Mario Kart microgame]]. | In ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]'', an arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart Title Screen" theme plays during the [[Mario Kart (microgame)|Mario Kart microgame]]. | ||
===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''=== | ===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''=== | ||
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', a few notes from the "Super Mario Kart" theme can be heard in the track "Buckle Up". | In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', a few notes from the "Super Mario Kart Title Screen" theme can be heard in the track "Buckle Up". | ||
===Other arrangements=== | ===Other arrangements=== | ||
====''Super Mario Compact Disco''==== | ====''Super Mario Compact Disco''==== | ||
A {{wp|Rapping|rap}} remix of the theme performed by the Ambassadors of Funk titled "Super Mario | A {{wp|Rapping|rap}} remix of the theme performed by the Ambassadors of Funk titled "'''Supermariokart'''"<ref>''[[Super Mario Compact Disco]]''</ref> is included in the album ''[[Super Mario Compact Disco]]''. | ||
====''Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit''==== | ====''Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit''==== | ||
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==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances== | ==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances== | ||
===Games=== | ===Games=== | ||
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!Work | !Work | ||
!System | !System | ||
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|1992 | |1992 | ||
|Original | |Original | ||
|"Super Mario Kart Title Screen" | |||
|[[Soyo Oka]] | |||
|- | |||
|- | |||
|''[[Super Mario Kart: Doki Doki Race]]'' | |||
|Arcade | |||
|1994 | |||
|Arrangement | |||
| | |||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' | |''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' | ||
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|[[Nintendo 3DS]] | |[[Nintendo 3DS]] | ||
|2011 | |2011 | ||
|Arrangement | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'' | |||
|Arcade | |||
|2013 | |||
|Arrangement | |Arrangement | ||
| | | | ||
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|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 8'') | |Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 8'') | ||
| | | | ||
| | |Atsuko Asahi | ||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan=2|''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' | |rowspan=2|''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' | ||
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===Film and television=== | ===Film and television=== | ||
{|class=sortable | {|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" | ||
!Work | !Work | ||
!Year | !Year | ||
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|[[Brian Tyler]] | |[[Brian Tyler]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
===Albums=== | ===Albums=== | ||
{|class=sortable | {|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" | ||
!Work | !Work | ||
!Year | !Year | ||
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|''[[Super Mario Compact Disco]]'' | |''[[Super Mario Compact Disco]]'' | ||
|1993 | |1993 | ||
| | |Arrangement | ||
|"Super Mario Kart | |"Supermariokart" | ||
| | |[[Simon Harris]], [[Colin Case]] | ||
|- | |||
|''[[Super Mario Compact Disco#Super Mario Compact Disco (cassette version)|Super Mario Compact Disco]]'' (Cassette) | |||
|1993 | |||
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Compact Disco'') | |||
|「スーパーマリオ・カート」 (''{{hover|Sūpā Mario Kāto|Super Mario Kart}}'') | |||
|Simon Harris, Colin Case | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks]]'' | |''[[Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks]]'' | ||
|1997 | |1997 | ||
| | |Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 64'') | ||
|"Mario Kart 64 Theme" | |"Mario Kart 64 Theme" | ||
|[[Kenta Nagata]] | |[[Kenta Nagata]] | ||
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|''[[Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack]]'' | |''[[Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack]]'' | ||
|1997 | |1997 | ||
| | |Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 64'') | ||
|「オープニング・タイトル」 (''{{hover|Ōpuningu Taitoru|Opening Title}}'') | |「オープニング・タイトル」 (''{{hover|Ōpuningu Taitoru|Opening Title}}'') | ||
|Kenta Nagata | |Kenta Nagata | ||
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|''[[Mario Kart 64: Greatest Hits Soundtrack]]'' | |''[[Mario Kart 64: Greatest Hits Soundtrack]]'' | ||
|1997 | |1997 | ||
| | |Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 64'') | ||
|"Mario Kart 64 Theme" | |"Mario Kart 64 Theme" | ||
|Kenta Nagata | |Kenta Nagata | ||
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|''[[Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack]]'' | |''[[Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack]]'' | ||
|2011 | |2011 | ||
| | |Past arrangement (''Mario Kart Wii'') | ||
|「タイトル」 (''{{hover|Taitoru|Title}}'') | |「タイトル」 (''{{hover|Taitoru|Title}}'') | ||
| | | | ||
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|rowspan=2|''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]'' | |rowspan=2|''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]'' | ||
|rowspan=2|2015 | |rowspan=2|2015 | ||
|rowspan=2| | |rowspan=2|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 8'') | ||
|"Mario Kart 8" | |"Mario Kart 8" | ||
|[[Atsuko Asahi]] | |[[Atsuko Asahi]] | ||
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|"Staff Credits" | |"Staff Credits" | ||
|[[Ryo Nagamatsu]] | |[[Ryo Nagamatsu]] | ||
|- | |||
|''[[Super Mario Compact Disco#Super Mario Compact Disco: The iOS Release|Super Mario Compact Disco: The iOS Release]]'' | |||
|2016 | |||
|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Compact Disco'') | |||
|"Supermariokart" | |||
|Simon Harris, Colin Case | |||
|- | |||
|''[[Super Mario Compact Disco#Super Mario Compact Disco – 35th Anniversary Edition|Super Mario Compact Disco – 35th Anniversary Edition]]'' | |||
|2020 | |||
|Arrangement | |||
|"Supermariokart (feat. MC Mario) [Remastered]" | |||
|Simon Harris, Colin Case | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]'' | |''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]'' | ||
|2023 | |2023 | ||
| | |Past arrangement (''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'') | ||
|"Buckle Up" | |"Buckle Up" | ||
|[[Brian Tyler]] | |[[Brian Tyler]] |
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"Super Mario Kart Title Screen" | |
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"Super Mario Kart Title Screen" in Super Mario Kart | |
Composed by: Soyo Oka | |
First appearance | Super Mario Kart (1992) |
Latest appearance | The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) |
"Super Mario Kart Title Screen"[1] is the title theme from Super Mario Kart that has become a recurring motif throughout the Mario Kart series. It was composed by Soyo Oka and has been a part of the title screen music of every mainline Mario Kart game.
Arrangements
Mario Kart series
Super Mario Kart
A few notes from the "Super Mario Kart Title Screen" theme briefly play during the credits theme in Super Mario Kart.
Mario Kart 64
The title screen theme of Mario Kart 64, titled "Mario Kart 64 Theme" in the game's official soundtrack, mainly consists of an elongated arrangement of the first half of the "Super Mario Kart Title Screen" theme and was arranged by Kenta Nagata.
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Mario Kart: Super Circuit
The title screen theme of Mario Kart: Super Circuit is also an elongated arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart Title Screen" theme, and includes the second half of the theme. Another arrangement plays during the Single Game Pak multiplayer.
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Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
An arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart Title Screen" theme is included in the music heard on the title screen of Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Mario Kart DS
An arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart Title Screen" theme is included in the music heard on the title screen of Mario Kart DS.
Mario Kart Wii
An arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart Title Screen" theme is included in the music heard on the title screen of Mario Kart Wii, named 「タイトル」(Taitoru, "Title") in the game's official soundtrack.
Mario Kart 7
An arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart Title Screen" theme is included in the music heard on the title screen of Mario Kart 7. Two more arrangements, one based on the original theme and the other based on the arrangement from Mario Kart 64, can be heard during the game's credits theme.
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX
In Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, an arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart Title Screen" theme plays in the menu music when the player reaches the character selection screen, which also incorporates the Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario World Ground Themes.
Mario Kart 8
The title screen theme of Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (titled after the base game in the official soundtrack) includes an arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart Title Screen" theme and was arranged by Atsuko Asahi. This arrangement returns in Paper Mario: Color Splash, including the excerpt from Super Mario Kart. It can be heard when Luigi appears in his kart before he drives Mario and Huey on Rainbow Road to Black Bowser's Castle.
An arrangement of a few notes from the theme briefly plays during the "Staff Credits" theme, arranged by Ryo Nagamatsu.
Mario Kart World
In the announcement trailer of Mario Kart World, the first theme that plays incorporates the motif of "Super Mario Kart Title Screen" as performed on electric guitar.[2]
Super Mario Kart: Doki Doki Race
An arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart Title Screen" theme plays in Super Mario Kart: Doki Doki Race while players are placing their bets.
Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix
Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix features a disco arrangement of the Mario Kart 64 version of the "Super Mario Kart Title Screen" theme as a playable song.
File info |
WarioWare D.I.Y. Showcase
In WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase, an arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart Title Screen" theme plays during the Mario Kart microgame.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, a few notes from the "Super Mario Kart Title Screen" theme can be heard in the track "Buckle Up".
Other arrangements
Super Mario Compact Disco
A rap remix of the theme performed by the Ambassadors of Funk titled "Supermariokart"[3] is included in the album Super Mario Compact Disco.
Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit
A funk arrangement of the "Mario Kart 64 Theme" simply named "title" is included in the album Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit. The arrangement is arranged and performed by AKOUST and mixes funk instrumentation with samples from the original arrangement as well as game sound effects and character voice samples.
List of Super Mario appearances
Games
Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
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Super Mario Kart | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1992 | Original | "Super Mario Kart Title Screen" | Soyo Oka |
Super Mario Kart: Doki Doki Race | Arcade | 1994 | Arrangement | ||
Mario Kart 64 | Nintendo 64 | 1996 | Arrangement | "Mario Kart 64 Theme"[4] | Kenta Nagata |
Mario Kart: Super Circuit | Game Boy Advance | 2001 | Arrangement | ||
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! | Nintendo GameCube | 2003 | Arrangement | ||
Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix | Nintendo GameCube | 2005 | Arrangement | "Midnight Drive" | |
Mario Kart DS | Nintendo DS | 2005 | Arrangement | Shinobu Nagata | |
Mario Kart Wii | Wii | 2008 | Arrangement | 「タイトル」(Taitoru)[5] | |
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase | Wii | 2009 | Arrangement | ||
Mario Kart 7 | Nintendo 3DS | 2011 | Arrangement | ||
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX | Arcade | 2013 | Arrangement | ||
Mario Kart 8 | Wii U | 2014 | Arrangement | "Mario Kart 8"[6] | Atsuko Asahi |
"Staff Credits"[6] | Ryo Nagamatsu | ||||
Paper Mario: Color Splash | Wii U | 2016 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) | Atsuko Asahi | |
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Nintendo Switch | 2017 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) | "Mario Kart 8"[6] | Atsuko Asahi |
"Staff Credits"[6] | Ryo Nagamatsu |
Film and television
Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Super Mario Bros. Movie | 2023 | Arrangement | "Buckle Up" | Brian Tyler |
Albums
Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|
Super Mario Compact Disco | 1993 | Arrangement | "Supermariokart" | Simon Harris, Colin Case |
Super Mario Compact Disco (Cassette) | 1993 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Compact Disco) | 「スーパーマリオ・カート」 (Sūpā Mario Kāto) | Simon Harris, Colin Case |
Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks | 1997 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 64) | "Mario Kart 64 Theme" | Kenta Nagata |
Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack | 1997 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 64) | 「オープニング・タイトル」 (Ōpuningu Taitoru) | Kenta Nagata |
Mario Kart 64: Greatest Hits Soundtrack | 1997 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 64) | "Mario Kart 64 Theme" | Kenta Nagata |
Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit | 1997 | Arrangement | "title" | AKOUST |
Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack | 2011 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart Wii) | 「タイトル」 (Taitoru) | |
Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack | 2015 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) | "Mario Kart 8" | Atsuko Asahi |
"Staff Credits" | Ryo Nagamatsu | |||
Super Mario Compact Disco: The iOS Release | 2016 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Compact Disco) | "Supermariokart" | Simon Harris, Colin Case |
Super Mario Compact Disco – 35th Anniversary Edition | 2020 | Arrangement | "Supermariokart (feat. MC Mario) [Remastered]" | Simon Harris, Colin Case |
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 2023 | Past arrangement (The Super Mario Bros. Movie) | "Buckle Up" | Brian Tyler |