Fossil Falls (theme)

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"Fossil Falls"

"Fossil Falls" in Super Mario Odyssey
Composed by:
Naoto Kubo
First appearance Super Mario Odyssey (2017)
Latest appearance Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo

"Fossil Falls"[1] is a musical theme in Super Mario Odyssey, serving as the background music for the Cascade Kingdom as well as the first underground section of Darker Side. The theme also serves as a main theme for the entire game, with various arrangements being included in jingles and other areas of the game.

Reuses

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

Work Description
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS) "Fossil Falls" is played during the Mine Cart Cascade Crusade level.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate "Fossil Falls" is a playable track on any Super Smash Bros.- and Super Mario-series stage.
Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo "Fossil Falls" is played as part of the "Chain Chomp at Fossil Falls" alarm.

Arrangements

Super Mario Odyssey

Super Mario Odyssey features several rearrangements of "Fossil Falls":

  • "Meeting Cappy"
  • "Capturing a Frog"
  • "Fossil Falls - 8-Bit"
  • "You Got a Moon! 1"
  • "You Got a Multi Moon!"
  • "Mario Meets the World: The Odyssey's Maiden Voyage"
  • "Setting the Scene 1"
  • "To the Next Kingdom"
  • "Setting the Scene 3"
  • "Odyssey to the Moon"
  • "Battling Bowser 2: The Final Fight"
  • "Honeylune Ridge: Collapse"
  • "Honeylune Ridge: Collapse - 8-Bit"
  • "The Super Mario Odyssey Crew"
  • "The Wardrobe Widens!"
  • "The Farthest Lullaby - Fossil Falls - Music Box Ver."
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"Fossil Falls" is featured in Super Mario Odyssey Sound Selection. Super Mario Odyssey Original Soundtrack features "Fossil Falls" as well as the other arrangements featured in the game.

In addition, a faster variant of the theme is arranged multiple times in the game as a jingle, including when Mario collects a Life-Up Heart or activates a secret.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

The Super Mario Bros. Movie features an arrangement of "Fossil Falls" in the beginning of the track "Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom," which was composed by Brian Tyler.

Mario Kart World

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An arrangement of the theme can be played in Mario Kart World.[2]

Other arrangements

The Game Awards 2020

During the Game Awards 2020, as part of the Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary celebration, the London Philharmonic Orchestra performed a medley featuring arrangements of various Super Mario themes including "Fossil Falls".[3]

Super Mario Orchestra Concert

"Fossil Falls" is included on the setlist of the Super Mario Orchestra Concert as part of a medley with other themes from Super Mario Odyssey.

Cosmos Fountain Show

A version of the Game Awards 2020 arrangement is played at Universal Epic Universe in the Cosmos Fountain Show as part of a medley featuring other Super Mario themes.[4]

List of Super Mario appearances

Games

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario Odyssey Nintendo Switch 2017 Original "Fossil Falls"[1] Naoto Kubo
Super Mario Odyssey Nintendo Switch 2017 Arrangement
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch 2018 Original "Fossil Falls"[1] Naoto Kubo
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Switch 2018 Original "Fossil Falls"[5] Naoto Kubo

Other media

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario Odyssey Sound Selection 2017 Original "Fossil Falls"[1] Naoto Kubo
Super Mario Odyssey Original Soundtrack 2018 Original "Fossil Falls"[1] Naoto Kubo
Super Mario Odyssey Original Soundtrack 2018 Past arrangement (Super Mario Odyssey)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2023 Arrangement "Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom" Brian Tyler
Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo 2024 Past arrangement (Super Mario Odyssey) "Fossil Falls"[1]

External links

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Nintendo Music
  2. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQak1Lyod-k
  3. ^ thegameawards (December 10, 2020). London Philharmonic Performs a Super Mario Bros. Medley at The Game Awards 2020. YouTube. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  4. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHTQkwLrias
  5. ^ Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Sound Test
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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 Aquatic Ambiance • Bonus Room Blitz • Cranky's Theme • DK Island Swing (Mine Cart Madness) • Fear Factory • Forest Frenzy • Gang-Plank Galleon • Simian Segue • Treetop Rock
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 • Castle BGM • Course Clear (Power Up) • Ending • Ground BGM (Game Over · Player Down) • Invincibility BGM • Timer Warning • Underground BGM • Underwater BGM • World Clear
VS. Super Mario Bros. Business-Use Mario Name Entry
Super Mario Bros. 2 Boss BGM • Ground BGM • Please Select Player • Underground BGM
Super Mario Bros. 3 Airship BGM • Athletic BGM • Bros. Battle • Fortress BGM • Fortress Boss • Game Over • Ground BGM • King of the Koopas • P Switch BGM / Toad's House • Player Down • Slot Game BGM / Memory Game BGM • Underwater BGM • Warp Zone • World 1 Map (Grass Land) • World 2 Map (Desert Land) • World 3 Map (Water Land) • World 4 Map (Giant Land) • World 6 Map (Ice Land) • World 8 Map (Dark Land)
Super Mario Land Main Theme • Underground Theme
Super Mario World Bowser BGM • Donut Plains (Map Screen) • Ending • Ground BGM (Athletic BGM · Bonus Game BGM · Castle BGM · Ghost House BGM) • 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 • Merry-Go-Round • Peach's Castle • Super Mario 64 Main Theme (Slider)
Super Mario Sunshine Isle Delfino (Ricco Harbor)
New Super Mario Bros. BGM Tride • Main Theme (Athletic Theme) • Mega Mario • P Switch BGM • Course Clear
Super Mario Galaxy Egg Planet • Gusty Garden Galaxy • Overture • Rosalina in the Observatory • The Toad Brigade
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Castle Theme • Desert Theme • Ghost House BGM • Jungle Theme • Underwater Theme
Super Mario 3D Land Ground Theme • Underwater Theme
New Super Mario Bros. U Ground Theme
Super Mario 3D World Super Bell Hill
Super Mario Maker Title Theme
Super Mario Odyssey Fossil Falls • Jump Up, Super Star!
Dr. Mario series Dr. Mario Chill • Fever
Mario Kart series Super Mario Kart Award Ceremony • Battle Mode • Donut Plains • Mario Circuit • SNES Rainbow Road • Super Mario Kart Title Screen
Mario Kart 64 Kalimari Desert • Luigi Raceway • Moo Moo Farm / Yoshi Valley • 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 • Wii Moo Moo Meadows
Yoshi franchise Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Athletic BGM • Flower Field BGM • Opening Melody • Powerful Mario
Yoshi's Story Yoshi's Song • Yoshi's Story • Yoshi's Tale
Luigi's Mansion series Luigi's Mansion Title Theme
Wario franchise WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! Pyoro • WarioWare, Inc. (Dr. Crygor)
WarioWare: Twisted! Mona Pizza
WarioWare: Touched! Ashley's Theme
Other Totaka's Song • Le Galop infernal d'Orphée aux Enfers
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Locations Main game Cap Kingdom (Bonneton) • Cascade Kingdom (Fossil Falls) • Sand Kingdom (Tostarena) • Lake Kingdom (Lake Lamode) • Wooded Kingdom (Steam Gardens) • Cloud Kingdom (Nimbus Arena) • Lost Kingdom (Forgotten Isle) • Metro Kingdom (New Donk City) • Snow Kingdom (Shiveria) • Seaside Kingdom (Bubblaine) • Luncheon Kingdom (Mount Volbono) • Ruined Kingdom (Crumbleden) • Bowser's Kingdom (Bowser's Castle) • Moon Kingdom (Honeylune Ridge)
The Odyssey Continues... Mushroom Kingdom (Peach's Castle) • Dark Side (Rabbit Ridge) • Darker Side (Culmina Crater)
Other Odyssey • Crazy Cap • Starshroom
Moves Backward Somersault • Cap Jump • Cap Throw • Capture • Crawl • Crouch • Dash • Dive • Double Jump • Downward Throw • Drill Spin • Ground Pound • Ground Pound Jump • Jump • Long Jump • Quick Swim • Roll • Side Somersault • Spin Jump • Spin Throw • Swim • Triple Jump • Upward Throw • Wall Jump
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Music compositions "Break Free (Lead the Way)" • "Fossil Falls" • "Jump Up, Super Star!"
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a In version 1.2.0 or later
b In version 1.3.0 or later
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