Koji Kondo
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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]
- 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 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 Template:Refneeded
- Opening Demonstration [Demo] — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- Title — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- Opening A [Landing] — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- Airport — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- Nozzle [Meeting F.L.U.D.D./Demonstration] — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- Mini Boss Gatekeeper — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- Shine Appearance — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- Shine Get — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- Opening B [Arrested/Prison/Job Report) — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- Camera Demonstation — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- Delfino Plaza — Composition & Arrangement
- Underground — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- Shadow Mario (MOVIE) — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- Shadow Mario — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- Scenario Select — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- Bianco Hills — Composition & Arrangement
- Nozzle Theft [F.L.U.D.D. Stolen] — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- Secret Course — Composition & Arrangement
- Ricco Harbor — Composition & Arrangement
- Gelato Beach — Composition & Arrangement
- Mini-Boss — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- Princess Peach Kidnapping — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- Mecha Koopa Appearance — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- Koopa Jr. [Mecha Koopa's Defeat] — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- Mini Boss Manta — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- Corona Mountain — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- Bath [Mario Confronts Bowser] — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- Koopa [Final Boss] — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- Epilogue — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- Staff Roll — Composition & Arrangement
- Ending B — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- Lose Life — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- Game Over — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
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.) — Composition & 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
- Athletic — Composition & Arrangement
- Sunshine Seaside — Composition & Arrangement
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
- Super Mario Bros. Medley — Composition & Arrangement
Super Mario Maker
- Loading Screen — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- Title — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- SMB Ground Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- SMB Underground Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- SMB Underwater Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- SMB Ghost House Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- SMB Ghost House BGM — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- SMB Airship Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- SMB Airship BGM — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- SMB Castle Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- SMB3 Ground Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- SMB3 Underground Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- SMB3 Underwater Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- SMB3 Ghost House Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- SMB3 Ghost House BGM — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- SMB3 Airship Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- SMB3 Castle Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- SMW Ground Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- SMW Underground Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- SMW Underwater Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- SMW Ghost House Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- SMW Ghost House BGM — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- SMW Airship Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- SMW Airship BGM — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- SMW Castle Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- NSMBU Ground Maker BGM — Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- NSMBU Underground Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- NSMBU Underwater Maker BGM — Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- NSMBU Ghost House Maker BGM — Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- NSMBU Airship Maker BGM — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- NSMBU Castle BGM — Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- Course Clear! — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- Create Start — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- Course World — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- 10 Mario Challenge — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- 100 Mario Challenge (Easy/Normal) — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- 100 Mario Challenge (Expert) — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- Staff Roll (Easy) — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- Staff Roll (Normal) — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded
- Manual/Credits — Composition & Arrangement Template:Refneeded