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(→Super Mario 3D World: http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/12/10/a-music-trivia-tour-with-nintendos-koji-kondo "I created around three songs for that title") |
(Super Mario Sunshine names came from the official piano book. The Soundtrack just lists him as composer for the two tracks. He didn't write 3 tracks) |
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===''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''=== | ===''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''=== | ||
* Entrance [Introduction] — Composition & Arrangement | |||
* Opening Demonstration [Demo] — Composition & Arrangement | |||
* Title — Composition & Arrangement | |||
* Opening A [Landing] — Composition & Arrangement | |||
* [[Delfino Airstrip|Airport]] — Composition & Arrangement | |||
* Nozzle [Meeting F.L.U.D.D./Demonstration] — Composition & Arrangement | |||
* [[Polluted Piranha Plant|Mini Boss Gatekeeper]] — Composition & Arrangement | |||
* Shine Appearance — Composition & Arrangement | |||
* Shine Get — Composition & Arrangement | |||
* Opening B [Arrested/Prison/Job Report) — Composition & Arrangement | |||
* Camera Demonstation — Composition & Arrangement | |||
* [[Delfino Plaza]] — Composition & Arrangement | * [[Delfino Plaza]] — Composition & Arrangement | ||
* Underground — Composition & Arrangement | |||
* Shadow Mario (MOVIE) — Composition & Arrangement | |||
* Shadow Mario — Composition & Arrangement | |||
* Scenario Select — Composition & Arrangement | |||
* [[Bianco Hills]] — Composition & Arrangement | * [[Bianco Hills]] — Composition & Arrangement | ||
* Nozzle Theft [F.L.U.D.D. Stolen] — Composition & Arrangement | |||
* Secret Course — Composition & Arrangement | * Secret Course — Composition & Arrangement | ||
* [[Ricco Harbor]] — Composition & Arrangement | * [[Ricco Harbor]] — Composition & Arrangement | ||
* [[Gelato Beach]] — Composition & Arrangement | * [[Gelato Beach]] — Composition & Arrangement | ||
* [[Plungelo|Mini-Boss]] — Composition & Arrangement | |||
* Princess Peach Kidnapping — Composition & Arrangement | |||
* Mecha Koopa Appearance — Composition & Arrangement | |||
* [[Koopa Jr.]] [Mecha Koopa's Defeat] — Composition & Arrangement | |||
* [[Phantamanta|Mini Boss Manta]] — Composition & Arrangement | |||
* [[Corona Mountain]] — Composition & Arrangement | |||
* Bath [Mario Confronts Bowser] — Composition & Arrangement | |||
* [[Bowser|Koopa]] [Final Boss] — Composition & Arrangement | |||
* Epilogue — Composition & Arrangement | |||
* Staff Roll — Composition & Arrangement | * Staff Roll — Composition & Arrangement | ||
* Ending B — Composition & Arrangement | * Ending B — Composition & Arrangement | ||
* Lose Life — Composition & Arrangement | |||
* Game Over — Composition & Arrangement | |||
===''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''=== | ===''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''=== | ||
* Main Theme / Overworld BGM — Composition & Arrangement | * Main Theme / Overworld BGM — Composition & Arrangement | ||
* Fighting BGM 1 / Snow Overworld BGM [Mario & Luigi] — Composition & Arrangement | |||
===''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''=== | ===''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''=== |
Revision as of 20:04, February 24, 2015
Template:RealPeopleBox Koji Kondo (近藤 浩治, born August 13, 1960) is among the most prominent composers of music for Nintendo. As a close friend of Shigeru Miyamoto, most of the games he has composed for are Miyamoto's creations. He is most famous for his works on the Mario and The Legend of Zelda series. The overworld themes of Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario World were his doing, among many other tunes. He sometimes appears at Nintendo Events, like E3, alongside Shigeru Miyamoto. Below is a list of Mario games he has composed for so far:
Games Composed
- Super Mario Bros., 1985
- Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, 1986
- Super Mario Bros. 2, 1988
- Super Mario Bros. 3, 1988
- Super Mario World, 1990
- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, 1995
- Super Mario 64, 1996
- Super Mario Sunshine (with Shinobu Tanaka), 2002
- New Super Mario Bros. (with Asuka Ōta and Hajime Wakai), 2006
- Super Mario Galaxy (with Mahito Yokota), 2007
- Super Mario Galaxy 2 (with Mahito Yokota and Ryo Nagamatsu), 2010
- Super Mario 3D World (with Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi, and Yasuaki Iwata), 2013[1]
- Mario Maker, 2015
One of his most famous tunes is the Super Mario Bros. "Ground Theme", which was in the Billboard ringtone charts for 125 weeks, and was performed in concerts by live orchestras.[2]
Song Credits
Super Mario 64
- Title Theme — Composition & Arrangement
- Peach's Message — Composition & Arrangement
- Opening — Composition & Arrangement
- Super Mario 64 Main Theme — Composition & Arrangement
- Slider — Composition & Arrangement
- Inside the Castle Walls — Composition & Arrangement
- Looping Steps — Composition & Arrangement
- Dire, Dire Docks — Composition & Arrangement
- Lethal Lava Land — Composition & Arrangement
- Snow Mountain — Composition & Arrangement
- Haunted House — Composition & Arrangement
- Merry-Go-Round — Composition & Arrangement
- Cave Dungeon — Composition & Arrangement
- Piranha Plant's Lullaby — Composition & Arrangement
- Powerful Mario — Composition & Arrangement
- Metallic Mario — Composition & Arrangement
- File Select — Composition & Arrangement
- Correct Solution — Composition & Arrangement
- Toad's Message — Composition & Arrangement
- Power Star — Composition & Arrangement
- Race Fanfare — Composition & Arrangement
- Star Catch Fanfare — Composition & Arrangement
- Game Start — Composition & Arrangement
- Course Clear — Composition & Arrangement
- Game Over — Composition & Arrangement
- Stage Boss — Composition & Arrangement
- Koopa's Message — Composition & Arrangement
- Koopa's Road — Composition & Arrangement
- Koopa's Theme — Composition & Arrangement
- Koopa Clear — Composition & Arrangement
- Ultimate Koopa — Composition & Arrangement
- Ultimate Koopa Clear — Composition & Arrangement
- Ending Demo — Composition & Arrangement
- Staff Roll — Composition & Arrangement
Super Mario Sunshine
- Entrance [Introduction] — Composition & Arrangement
- Opening Demonstration [Demo] — Composition & Arrangement
- Title — Composition & Arrangement
- Opening A [Landing] — Composition & Arrangement
- Airport — Composition & Arrangement
- Nozzle [Meeting F.L.U.D.D./Demonstration] — Composition & Arrangement
- Mini Boss Gatekeeper — Composition & Arrangement
- Shine Appearance — Composition & Arrangement
- Shine Get — Composition & Arrangement
- Opening B [Arrested/Prison/Job Report) — Composition & Arrangement
- Camera Demonstation — Composition & Arrangement
- Delfino Plaza — Composition & Arrangement
- Underground — Composition & Arrangement
- Shadow Mario (MOVIE) — Composition & Arrangement
- Shadow Mario — Composition & Arrangement
- Scenario Select — Composition & Arrangement
- Bianco Hills — Composition & Arrangement
- Nozzle Theft [F.L.U.D.D. Stolen] — Composition & Arrangement
- Secret Course — Composition & Arrangement
- Ricco Harbor — Composition & Arrangement
- Gelato Beach — Composition & Arrangement
- Mini-Boss — Composition & Arrangement
- Princess Peach Kidnapping — Composition & Arrangement
- Mecha Koopa Appearance — Composition & Arrangement
- Koopa Jr. [Mecha Koopa's Defeat] — Composition & Arrangement
- Mini Boss Manta — Composition & Arrangement
- Corona Mountain — Composition & Arrangement
- Bath [Mario Confronts Bowser] — Composition & Arrangement
- Koopa [Final Boss] — Composition & Arrangement
- Epilogue — Composition & Arrangement
- Staff Roll — Composition & Arrangement
- Ending B — Composition & Arrangement
- Lose Life — Composition & Arrangement
- Game Over — Composition & Arrangement
New Super Mario Bros.
- Main Theme / Overworld BGM — Composition & Arrangement
- Fighting BGM 1 / Snow Overworld BGM [Mario & Luigi] — Composition & Arrangement
Super Mario Galaxy
- Egg Planet — Composition & Arrangement
- Rosalina's Comet Observatory 1 — Composition & Arrangement
- Rosalina's Comet Observatory 2 — Composition & Arrangement
- Rosalina's Comet Observatory 3 — Composition & Arrangement
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.) — Arrangement
Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Yoshi — Composition & Arrangement
- Starship Mario 1 — Composition & Arrangement
- Starship Mario 2 — Composition & Arrangement
- Starship Mario 3 — Composition & Arrangement
- Koopa Jr.'s Fortress — Composition & Arrangement
Super Mario 3D World
- Double Cherry Pass — Composition & Arrangement
- Athletic — Composition & Arrangement
- Sunshine Seaside — Composition & Arrangement
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
- Super Mario Bros. Medley — Arrangement