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"'''Castle'''"<ref name=SSB>''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' series sound tests</ref> is a musical theme composed for ''[[Super Mario World]]'' by [[Koji Kondo]]. It is a slower, more foreboding arrangement of the ''Super Mario World'' "[[Ground Theme (Super Mario World)|Ground Theme]]".
"'''Castle'''"<ref name=SSB>''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' series sound tests</ref> is a musical theme composed for ''[[Super Mario World]]'' by [[Koji Kondo]]. It is a slower, more foreboding arrangement of the ''Super Mario World'' "[[Ground Theme (Super Mario World)|Ground Theme]]".
==Composition==
==Composition==
"Castle", titled initially 「'''砦BGM'''」 (''Toride BGM'', "Fort BGM")<ref name=SMW>''[[Super Mario World (album)|Super Mario World]]'' album</ref> in the game's [[Super Mario World (album)|official soundtrack]], is a slow arrangement of the "Ground Theme" that flattens most instances of the {{wp|mediant}} and {{wp|leading-tone}} to put the melody in the {{wp|Dorian mode}}. The theme is transposed to {{wp|C minor}} for the repeating bars.
"Castle", titled initially 「'''砦BGM'''」 (''Toride BGM'', "Fort BGM")<ref name=SMW>''[[Super Mario World (album)|Super Mario World]]'' album</ref> in the game's [[Super Mario World (album)|official soundtrack]], is a slow arrangement of the "Ground Theme" that flattens most instances of the {{wp|mediant}} and {{wp|leading-tone}} to put the melody in the {{wp|Dorian mode}}. The theme is transposed to {{wp|C minor}} for the repeating bars.
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==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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This arrangement returns in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'', ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]'', ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', and ''New Super Mario Bros. U''-styled Castle courses in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''.
This arrangement returns in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'', ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]'', ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', and ''New Super Mario Bros. U''-styled Castle courses in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''.
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"Castle" also receives new {{wp|bongo}} percussion in the ''Super Mario World'' style when Mario rides a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]], as this was impossible in castle level in the original game.
"Castle" also receives new {{wp|bongo}} percussion in the ''Super Mario World'' style when Mario rides a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]], as this was impossible in castle level in the original game.


All of these new arrangements return in their original capacities ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''.
All 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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Like in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', these tracks are paired with bongo percussion when Mario is riding a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]].
Like in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', these tracks are paired with bongo percussion when Mario is riding a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]].
===''Super Mario World'' television series===
An arrangement of the second half of "Castle" can be heard throughout episodes in the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' animated series.


===''Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World''===
===''Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World''===
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===''Mario Discovery'' series===
===''Mario Discovery'' series===
====''Mario is Missing!''====
====''Mario is Missing!''====
The {{wp|MS-DOS}}, [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]], and [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] versions of ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' all feature arrangements of "Castle". The MS-DOS and SNES versions each feature two arrangements that play in [[Bowser's Castle]], and an additional arrangement that plays during boss battles. The NES version only has one arrangement of "Castle" which plays in Bowser's Castle. The MS-DOS and SNES arrangements are quite similar to each other, while the NES arrangement is noticeably different, using an 8-bit soundfont rather than a 16-bit one.
The [[Mario is Missing! (PC)|PC]], [[Mario is Missing! (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|SNES]], and [[Mario is Missing! (Nintendo Entertainment System)|NES versions of ''Mario is Missing!'']] all feature arrangements of "Castle". The MS-DOS and SNES versions each feature two arrangements that play in [[Bowser's Castle]], and an additional arrangement that plays during boss battles. The NES version only has one arrangement of "Castle" which plays in Bowser's Castle. The MS-DOS and SNES arrangements are quite similar to each other, while the NES arrangement is noticeably different, using an 8-bit soundfont rather than a 16-bit one.
 
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====''Mario's Time Machine''====
====''Mario's Time Machine''====
The [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] version of ''[[Mario's Time Machine]]'' features two arrangements of "Castle". The first arrangement plays on the game's title screen and is a mashup arrangement of "Castle" and the theme heard in [[Vanilla Dome]] in ''Super Mario World''. The second arrangement plays in [[Bowser's Castle]].
The [[Mario's Time Machine (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|SNES version of ''Mario's Time Machine'']] features two arrangements of "Castle". The first arrangement plays on the game's title screen and is a mashup arrangement of "Castle" and the theme heard in [[Vanilla Dome]] in ''Super Mario World''. The second arrangement plays in [[Bowser's Castle]].
 
The {{wp|PC}} version of ''Mario's Time Machine'' features an arrangement of "Castle" as one of two songs that can play in [[Bowser's Museum]], the other being an arrangement of the [[Ghost House]] theme, "[[Obake Yashiki BGM]]".


The [[Mario's Time Machine (PC)|PC version of ''Mario's Time Machine'']] features an arrangement of "Castle" as one of two songs that can play in [[Bowser's Museum]], the other being an arrangement of the [[Ghost House]] theme, "[[Obake Yashiki BGM]]". An additional arrangement of "Castle" can be heard at the end of the opening cutscene in the PC version.
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===''Paper Mario''===
===''Paper Mario'' series===
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', "Castle"'s {{wp|Dorian mode|Dorian}} motif is quoted on sine {{wp|synthesizer}} in the theme heard in  [[Toad Town Tunnels]], which is included in the track "Toad Town Variations" in the game's [[Paper Mario Game Music Soundtrack CD|official soundtrack]].  
====''Paper Mario''====
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', the {{wp|Dorian mode|Dorian}} motif of "Castle" is quoted on sine {{wp|synthesizer}} in the theme heard in  [[Toad Town Tunnels]], which is included in the track "Toad Town Variations" in the game's [[Paper Mario Game Music Soundtrack CD|official soundtrack]].
 
====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
The music for the [[Palace of Shadow]] briefly samples the Castle theme while also incorporating the [[Underground Theme]] from ''Super Mario Bros.''


===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
===''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', an arrangement of "Castle" is featured at the beginning and end of the medley "Castle / Boss Fortress (Super Mario World / SMB 3)", with ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''{{'}}s boss theme played in the middle. It was arranged by Yusuke Takahama. The song can be played on the [[Luigi's Mansion (stage)|Luigi's Mansion]] stage, as well as when encountering [[False Character|False]] [[Princess Peach|Peach]] and/or [[Princess Zelda|Zelda]] in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl#The Subspace Emissary|the Subspace Emissary]]. It was [[List of Super Smash Bros. Brawl pre-release and unused content|originally]] able to be played on the [[Delfino Plaza (stage)|Delfino Plaza]] stage,<ref>{{media link|Mymusic.jpg|Pre-release screenshot of Delfino Plaza's My Music menu in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''}}</ref> but it cannot in the final game.  
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', an arrangement of "Castle" is featured at the beginning and end of the medley "Castle / Boss Fortress (Super Mario World / SMB 3)", with ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''{{'}}s boss theme played in the middle. It was arranged by Yusuke Takahama. The song can be played on the [[Luigi's Mansion (stage)|Luigi's Mansion]] stage, as well as when encountering [[False Character|False]] [[Princess Peach|Peach]] and/or [[Zelda]] in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl#The Subspace Emissary|the Subspace Emissary]]. It was [[List of Super Smash Bros. Brawl pre-release and unused content|originally]] able to be played on the [[Delfino Plaza (stage)|Delfino Plaza]] stage,<ref>{{file link|Mymusic.jpg|Pre-release screenshot of Delfino Plaza's My Music menu in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''}}</ref> but it cannot in the final game.  


The arrangement returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', where it can be played on Luigi's Mansion stage as well as the [[Super Mario Maker (stage)|Super Mario Maker]] stage, and in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', where it can be on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''-series and ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-series stage.
The arrangement returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', where it can be played on Luigi's Mansion stage as well as the [[Super Mario Maker (stage)|Super Mario Maker]] stage, and in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', where it can be on any ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]''-series and ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-series stage.
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====''Super Mario World''====
====''Super Mario World''====
The [[Super Mario World (album)|official soundtrack]] for ''Super Mario World'' includes an arrangement of "Castle" in the medley "Mario! Stay Alert!", composed by Soichi Noriki and performed by the Mario World Band, along with the underground and Ghost House themes.
The [[Super Mario World (album)|official soundtrack]] for ''Super Mario World'' includes an arrangement of "Castle" in the medley "Mario! Stay Alert!", composed by Soichi Noriki and performed by the Mario World Band, along with the underground and Ghost House themes.
====Nintendo Live 2023====
Nintendo Live 2023 in {{wp|Seattle}}, {{wp|Washington (state)|Washington}}, [[United States of America|USA]] featured a live performance by the [[Super Mario Super Big Band]] of themes from various ''Super Mario'' games, including an arrangement of the "Castle" portion of "Level Complete" from ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''.<ref name=NintendoLive2023>{{cite|author=Hitbox Hero|timestamp=45:22|url=youtu.be/wxO8kd3j4R8?si=wjp0jN790f9KyqS7&t=2722|title=Nintendo Live 2023 - Super Mario Super Big Band uncut full show|date=September 3, 2023|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=November 2, 2023|language=en}}</ref>


==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
===Games===
===Games===
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|"Castle Theme"<ref name=Piano>''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Simplified Piano Solos]]''</ref>
|"Castle Theme"<ref name=Piano>''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Simplified Piano Solos]]''</ref>
|[[Shiho Fujii]]<ref>[https://www.ymm.co.jp/p/detail.php?code=GTP01085336&dm=d#song やさしくひける New スーパーマリオブラザーズ Wii]. ''yamaha music media''. Retrieved July 12, 2023.</ref>
|[[Shiho Fujii]]<ref>{{cite|language=ja|url=www.ymm.co.jp/p/detail.php?code=GTP01085336&dm=d#song|title=やさしくひける New スーパーマリオブラザーズ Wii|publisher=yamaha music media|accessdate=July 12, 2023}}</ref>
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===Film and television===
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This article is about the musical composition from Super Mario World. For the musical composition heard in castle levels in Super Mario Bros., see Shiro BGM.
"Castle"

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

"Castle"[1] is a musical theme composed for Super Mario World by Koji Kondo. It is a slower, more foreboding arrangement of the Super Mario World "Ground Theme".

Composition[edit]

"Castle", titled initially 「砦BGM」 (Toride BGM, "Fort BGM")[2] in the game's official soundtrack, is a slow arrangement of the "Ground Theme" that flattens most instances of the mediant and leading-tone to put the melody in the Dorian mode. The theme is transposed to C minor for the repeating bars.

Audio.svg 砦BGM - The arrangement heard in Super Mario World
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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 "Castle" can be heard in castle-themed levels in the Super Mario World style.
WarioWare: Get It Together! "Castle" plays in level 3 of the Super Mario World boss microgame.

Arrangements[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2[edit]

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

New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]

"Castle"'s Dorian motif is quoted in New Super Mario Bros. Wii's "Castle Theme."

This arrangement returns in New Super Mario Bros. 2, New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition, Super Mario Run, and New Super Mario Bros. U-styled Castle courses in Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, and Super Mario Maker 2.

Audio.svg Castle Theme - The arrangement heard in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. (The motif can be heard at ~26 seconds.)
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Super Mario Maker[edit]

Super Mario Maker introduces Super Mario World style Airship levels, which were not present in the original game, along with a new theme for these levels. Like many other themes in Super Mario World, this arrangement integrates a variation of the main motif of this game's "Ground Theme", this time in a minor scale like "Castle". This arrangement is played on brass and string instruments.

Every piece of background music associated with a course theme has an original, more ambient arrangement for editing such a course in the Course Maker, using eight tracks that fade in and out randomly to create a dynamic mix, including "Castle" from Super Mario World, as well as the "Castle Theme" from New Super Mario Bros. Wii in the New Super Mario Bros. U style.

"Castle" also receives new bongo percussion in the Super Mario World style when Mario rides a Yoshi, as this was impossible in castle level in the original game.

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

Audio.svg Castle Theme (Editing) - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Maker
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Audio.svg Airship Theme - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Maker
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Audio.svg Airship Theme (Editing) - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Maker
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Audio.svg Castle Theme (Editing) (New Super Mario Bros. U style) - 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 "Castle" from Super Mario World and "Castle Theme" from New Super Mario Bros. Wii play during the nighttime version of castle-themed levels in the Super Mario World and New Super Mario Bros. U style, respectively.

Like in Super Mario Maker, these tracks are paired with bongo percussion when Mario is riding a Yoshi.

Super Mario World television series[edit]

An arrangement of the second half of "Castle" can be heard throughout episodes in the Super Mario World animated series.

Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World[edit]

An arrangement of "Castle" is one of the themes that can play while playing the pinball arcade game Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World.

Mario Discovery series[edit]

Mario is Missing![edit]

The PC, SNES, and NES versions of Mario is Missing! all feature arrangements of "Castle". The MS-DOS and SNES versions each feature two arrangements that play in Bowser's Castle, and an additional arrangement that plays during boss battles. The NES version only has one arrangement of "Castle" which plays in Bowser's Castle. The MS-DOS and SNES arrangements are quite similar to each other, while the NES arrangement is noticeably different, using an 8-bit soundfont rather than a 16-bit one.

Audio.svg Bowser's Castle 1 - The arrangement heard in the SNES version of Mario is Missing!
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Audio.svg Bowser's Castle 2 - The arrangement heard in the SNES version of Mario is Missing!
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Audio.svg Catch the Koopa Kids! - The arrangement heard in the SNES version of Mario is Missing!
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Audio.svg Bowser's Castle - The arrangement heard in the NES version of Mario is Missing!
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Mario's Time Machine[edit]

The SNES version of Mario's Time Machine features two arrangements of "Castle". The first arrangement plays on the game's title screen and is a mashup arrangement of "Castle" and the theme heard in Vanilla Dome in Super Mario World. The second arrangement plays in Bowser's Castle.

The PC version of Mario's Time Machine features an arrangement of "Castle" as one of two songs that can play in Bowser's Museum, the other being an arrangement of the Ghost House theme, "Obake Yashiki BGM". An additional arrangement of "Castle" can be heard at the end of the opening cutscene in the PC version.

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Paper Mario series[edit]

Paper Mario[edit]

In Paper Mario, the Dorian motif of "Castle" is quoted on sine synthesizer in the theme heard in Toad Town Tunnels, which is included in the track "Toad Town Variations" in the game's official soundtrack.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]

The music for the Palace of Shadow briefly samples the Castle theme while also incorporating the Underground Theme from Super Mario Bros.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, an arrangement of "Castle" is featured at the beginning and end of the medley "Castle / Boss Fortress (Super Mario World / SMB 3)", with Super Mario Bros. 3's boss theme played in the middle. It was arranged by Yusuke Takahama. The song can be played on the Luigi's Mansion stage, as well as when encountering False Peach and/or Zelda in the Subspace Emissary. It was originally able to be played on the Delfino Plaza stage,[3] but it cannot in the final game.

The arrangement returns in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, where it can be played on Luigi's Mansion stage as well as the Super Mario Maker stage, and in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where it can be on any Super Smash Bros.-series and Super Mario-series stage.

Audio.svg Castle / Boss Fortress (Super Mario World / SMB 3) - The arrangement heard in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]

In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, a brief arrangement of the beginning of "Castle" is featured in the song "World 1-1", and a full arrangement is featured in the credits song "Level Complete".

Other arrangements[edit]

Super Mario World[edit]

The official soundtrack for Super Mario World includes an arrangement of "Castle" in the medley "Mario! Stay Alert!", composed by Soichi Noriki and performed by the Mario World Band, along with the underground and Ghost House themes.

Nintendo Live 2023[edit]

Nintendo Live 2023 in Seattle, Washington, USA featured a live performance by the Super Mario Super Big Band of themes from various Super Mario games, including an arrangement of the "Castle" portion of "Level Complete" from The Super Mario Bros. Movie.[4]

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario World Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1991 Original 「砦BGM」 (Toride BGM)[2] Koji Kondo
Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World Pinball 1992 Arrangement
Mario is Missing! MS-DOS 1992 Arrangement Rob Wallace
Mario is Missing! Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1993 Arrangement
Mario is Missing! Nintendo Entertainment System 1993 Arrangement
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
Paper Mario Nintendo 64 2000 Arrangement "Toad Town Variations"[5] Yuka Tsujiyoko
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 Game Boy Advance 2001 Arrangement
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Wii 2008 Arrangement "Castle / Boss Fortress (Super Mario World / SMB 3)" Yusuke Takahama
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Wii 2009 Arrangement "Castle Theme"[6] Shiho Fujii[7]
New Super Mario Bros. 2 Nintendo 3DS 2012 Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) Shiho Fujii
New Super Mario Bros. U Wii U 2012 Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) Shiho Fujii
New Super Luigi U Wii U 2013 Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) Shiho Fujii
New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U Wii U 2013 Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) Shiho Fujii
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wii U 2014 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) "Castle / Boss Fortress (Super Mario World / SMB 3)" Yusuke Takahama
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition Nintendo 3DS 2015 Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) Shiho Fujii
Super Mario Maker Wii U 2015 Original Koji Kondo
Arrangement
Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) Shiho Fujii
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS Nintendo 3DS 2016 Original Koji Kondo
Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) Shiho Fujii
Past arrangement (Super Mario Maker)
Super Mario Run Android, iOS 2016 Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) Shiho Fujii
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Switch 2018 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) "Castle / Boss Fortress (Super Mario World / SMB 3)" Yusuke Takahama
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Nintendo Switch 2019 Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) Shiho Fujii
Super Mario Maker 2 Nintendo Switch 2019 Original Koji Kondo
Arrangement
Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) Shiho Fujii
Past arrangement (Super Mario Maker)
WarioWare: Get It Together! Nintendo Switch 2021 Original Koji Kondo

Film and television[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario World 1991 Arrangement Michael Tavera
The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2023 Arrangement "World 1-1" Brian Tyler
"Level Complete"

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario World 1991 Original 「砦BGM」 (Toride BGM) Koji Kondo
Arrangement "Mario! Stay Alert!" Soichi Noriki
Nintendo Super Famicom Game Music 1992 Original 「お城BGM」 (O-Jō BGM) Koji Kondo
Paper Mario Game Music Soundtrack CD 2001 Arrangement "Toad Town Variations" Yuka Tsujiyoko
Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection 2005 Original 「お城BGM」 (O-Jō BGM) Koji Kondo
The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music 2015 Original 「お城BGM」 (O-Jō BGM) Koji Kondo
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 2023 Arrangement "World 1-1" Brian Tyler
"Level Complete"

Live performances[edit]

Event Year Location Type Title Credits
Nintendo Live 2023 2023 Seattle Convention Center, Seattle, Washington, USA Arrangement Super Mario Super Big Band

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese お城BGM[1]
Oshiro BGM 		Castle BGM

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Super Smash Bros. series sound tests
  2. ^ a b Super Mario World album
  3. ^ Pre-release screenshot of Delfino Plaza's My Music menu in Super Smash Bros. BrawlMedia:Mymusic.jpg
  4. ^ Hitbox Hero (September 3, 2023). Nintendo Live 2023 - Super Mario Super Big Band uncut full show (45:22). YouTube (English). Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  5. ^ Paper Mario Game Music Soundtrack CD
  6. ^ New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Simplified Piano Solos
  7. ^ やさしくひける New スーパーマリオブラザーズ Wii. yamaha music media (Japanese). Retrieved July 12, 2023.
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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 Theme (Game Over · Lost a Life) • Hurry Up • Shiro BGM • Super Star • Underground Theme • Underwater Theme • 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 6 World • Spinning Slots • Toad House • Underwater Theme • Warp Zone Theme • Restored Fanfare • Lose a Life • Game Over
Super Mario Land Main Theme
Super Mario World Ending • Ground Theme (Athletic Theme • Bonus Men BGM • Castle • Obake Yashiki BGM) • P Switch • Star World • Title • The Evil King Koopa, Bowser • Fortress Boss
Super Mario 64 Inside the Castle Walls • Koopa's Road • Koopa's Theme • Super Mario 64 Main Theme (Slider) • Merry-Go-Round
Super Mario Sunshine Isle Delfino (Ricco Harbor)
New Super Mario Bros. BGM Tride • Main Theme • Mega Mario • P Switch
Super Mario Galaxy Egg Planet • Gusty Garden Galaxy • Overture • Rosalina in the Observatory • The Toad Brigade
Super Mario 3D Land Ground Theme • Beach Theme
New Super Mario Bros. U Ground Theme
Super Mario 3D World Super Bell Hill
Super Mario Odyssey Jump Up, Super Star!
Dr. Mario series Dr. Mario Chill • Fever
Mario Kart series Super Mario Kart Mario Circuit • SNES Rainbow Road • Super Mario Kart
Mario Kart 64 Luigi Raceway • Moo Moo Farm / Yoshi Valley • Kalimari Desert • N64 Rainbow Road
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! GCN Yoshi Circuit
Mario Kart DS DS Waluigi Pinball
Mario Kart Wii Wii Coconut Mall • Luigi Circuit/Mario Circuit
Yoshi franchise Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Obstacle Course • Story Music Box • Yoshi's Island
Yoshi's Story Yoshi's Song • Yoshi's Story
Luigi's Mansion series Luigi's Mansion Main Theme
Wario franchise WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! WarioWare, Inc. • Dr. Crygor • Pyoro
WarioWare: Touched! Ashley's Theme
Other Totaka's Song • Le Galop infernal d'Orphée aux Enfers
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Super Mario 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 ! Switch • Arrow Sign • Beanstalk • Blue Door • Bonus block • Bridge • Empty Block • Bubble • Cloud Block • Coin Block • Coin countera • Count-Lift • Diagonal platform • Dotted-Line Block • ! 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 • 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 • 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 • 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
Other 1-Up Chamber • Bonus game • Bonus Star • Fall • Giant Gate • Item Stock • Keyhole • Midway Gate • Sand cloud • Timer • Tourist Tips
Miscellaneous Glitches • Mario Bros.a • Pre-release and unused content • Super Mario World (soundtrack album) • Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook Super Mario World • SNES Staff • GBA Staff
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