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'''[[wikipedia:Koji Kondo|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 (series)|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:
'''[[wikipedia:Koji Kondo|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 (series)|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 Credit==
*''[[Super Mario Bros.|SUPER MARIO BROS.]]'' - 1985 - Music Composer
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*''[[Super Mario Bros. 2|SUPER MARIO BROS. 2]]'' - 1988 - Music Composer
*''[[Super Mario Bros. 3|SUPER MARIO BROS. 3]]'' - 1988 - Music Composer
*''[[Super Mario World|SUPER MARIO WORLD]]'' - 1990 - Music Composer
*''[[Super Mario All-Stars|SUPER MARIO ALL-STARS]]'' - 1993 - Sound supervisor
*''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island|SUPER MARIO WORLD 2: YOSHI'S ISLAND]]'' - 1995 - Music Composer
*''[[Super Mario 64|SUPER MARIO 64]]'' - 1996 - Music Composer
*''[[Mario Party|MARIO PARTY]]'' - 1998 - Sound support with Taro Bando & Yoji Inagaki
*''[[Super Mario Sunshine|SUPER MARIO SUNSHINE]]'' - 2002 - Music Composer with [[Shinobu Tanaka]]
*''[[New Super Mario Bros.|NEW SUPER MARIO BROS.]]'' - 2006 - Sound Director
*''[[Super Mario Galaxy|SUPER MARIO GALAXY]]'' - 2007 - Music Composer with [[Mahito Yokota]]
*''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii|NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. Wii]]'' - 2009 - Sound Adviser
*''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2|SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2]]'' - 2010 - Music Composer with [[Ryo Nagamatsu]] & [[Mahito Yokota]]
*''[[Super Mario 3D Land|SUPER MARIO 3D LAND]]'' - 2011 - Special Thanks
*''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2|NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2]]'' - 2012 - Sound Adviser with Yoji Inagaki
*''[[New Super Mario Bros. U|NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U]]'' - 2012 - Sound Adviser
*''[[Super Mario 3D World|SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD]]'' - 2013 - Music Composer with Yasuaki Iwata, [[Toru Minegishi]] & [[Mahito Yokota]]
*''[[Super Mario Maker|SUPER MARIO MAKER]]'' - 2015 - Music Composer with [[Asuka Ohta|Asuka Hayazaki]] & Naoto Kubo


==Soundtrack Credit==
==Games Composed==
*''SUPER MARIO BROS. 25th Anniversary Special Sound Track PRESS START Edition - 2010 - Music Composer with Shiho Fujii, [[Kenta Nagata]], [[Ryo Nagamatsu]] & [[Mahito Yokota]]
*''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', 1985
*''SUPER MARIO HISTORY 1985-2010 - 2010 - Music Composer with [[Ryo Nagamatsu]] & [[Mahito Yokota]]
*''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', 1986
*''SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK - 2010 - Music Composer with [[Ryo Nagamatsu]] & [[Mahito Yokota]]
*''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', 1988
*''SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK - 2014 - Music Composer with [[Mahito Yokota]]
*''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', 1988
*''THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY SUPER MARIO BROS. MUSIC'' - 2015 - Music Composer
*''[[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 Ohta|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<ref>http://www.destructoid.com/super-mario-3d-world-composers-talks-cats-dogs-and-more-264473.phtml</ref>
*''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' (with Naoto Kubo and Asuka Hayazaki), 2015
 
One of his most famous tunes is the ''Super Mario Bros.'' "Ground Theme", which was in the [[:wikipedia:Billboard|Billboard]] ringtone charts for 125 weeks, and was performed in concerts by live orchestras.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2010/sep/13/games-gameculture</ref>


==Song Credits==
==Song Credits==

Revision as of 04:33, December 17, 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

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 Bros.

  • Ground BGM — Composition & Arrangement
  • Underground BGM — Composition & Arrangement
  • Underwater BGM — Composition & Arrangement
  • Castle BGM — Composition & Arrangement
  • Hurry Up! — Composition & Arrangement
  • Level Clear — Composition & Arrangement
  • World Clear — Composition & Arrangement
  • Ending — Composition & Arrangement
  • Game Over — Composition & Arrangement
  • Game Over (Alternate) — Composition & Arrangement [NOTE: Unused]

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

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

  • Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.) — Arrangement

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Super Mario 3D World

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

  • Super Mario Bros. Medley — Arrangement

Super Mario Maker

  • Loading Screen — Composition & Arrangement
  • Title — Composition & Arrangement
  • SMB Ground Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement
  • SMB Underground Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement
  • SMB Underwater Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement
  • SMB Ghost House Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement
  • SMB Ghost House BGM — Composition & Arrangement
  • SMB Airship Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement
  • SMB Airship BGM — Composition & Arrangement
  • SMB Castle Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement
  • SMB3 Ground Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement
  • SMB3 Underground Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement
  • SMB3 Underwater Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement
  • SMB3 Ghost House Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement
  • SMB3 Ghost House BGM — Composition & Arrangement
  • SMB3 Airship Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement
  • SMB3 Castle Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement
  • SMW Ground Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement
  • SMW Underground Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement
  • SMW Underwater Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement
  • SMW Ghost House Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement
  • SMW Ghost House BGM — Composition & Arrangement
  • SMW Airship Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement
  • SMW Airship BGM — Composition & Arrangement
  • SMW Castle Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement
  • NSMBU Ground Maker BGM — Arrangement
  • NSMBU Underground Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement
  • NSMBU Underwater Maker BGM — Arrangement
  • NSMBU Ghost House Maker BGM — Arrangement
  • NSMBU Airship Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement
  • NSMBU Castle BGM — Arrangement
  • Course Clear! — Composition & Arrangement
  • Create Start — Composition & Arrangement
  • Course World — Composition & Arrangement
  • 10 Mario Challenge — Composition & Arrangement
  • 100 Mario Challenge (Easy/Normal) — Composition & Arrangement
  • 100 Mario Challenge (Expert) — Composition & Arrangement
  • Staff Roll (Easy) — Composition & Arrangement
  • Staff Roll (Normal) — Composition & Arrangement
  • Manual/Credits — Composition & Arrangement

References

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