Super Mario Kart (theme)

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"Super Mario Kart"

"Super Mario Kart" in Super Mario Kart
Composed by:
Soyo Oka
First appearance Super Mario Kart (1992)
Latest appearance The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

"Super Mario Kart"[1] is the title theme from Super Mario Kart that has become a recurring motif throughout the Mario Kart series. It was composed by Soyo Oka and has been a part of the title screen music of every mainline Mario Kart game.

Arrangements

Mario Kart series

Super Mario Kart

A few notes from the "Super Mario Kart" theme briefly play during the credits theme in Super Mario Kart.

Mario Kart 64

The title screen theme of Mario Kart 64, titled "Mario Kart 64 Theme" in the game's official soundtrack, mainly consists of an elongated arrangement of the first half of the Super Mario Kart theme and was arranged by Kenta Nagata.

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Mario Kart: Super Circuit

The title screen theme of Mario Kart: Super Circuit is also an elongated arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme, and includes the second half of the theme. Another arrangement plays during the Single Game Pak multiplayer.

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Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

An arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme is included in the music heard on the title screen of Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Mario Kart DS

An arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme is included in the music heard on the title screen of Mario Kart DS.

Mario Kart Wii

An arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme is included in the music heard on the title screen of Mario Kart Wii, named 「タイトル」(Taitoru, "Title") in the game's official soundtrack.

Mario Kart 7

An arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme is included in the music heard on the title screen of Mario Kart 7. Two more arrangements, one based on the original theme and the other based on the arrangement from Mario Kart 64, can be heard during the game's credits theme.

Mario Kart Arcade GP DX

In Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, an arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme plays in the menu music when the player reaches the character selection screen, which also incorporates the Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario World Ground Themes.

Mario Kart 8

The title screen theme of Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (titled after the base game in the official soundtrack) includes an arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme and was arranged by Atsuko Asahi. This arrangement returns in Paper Mario: Color Splash, including the excerpt from Super Mario Kart. It can be heard when Luigi appears in his kart before he drives Mario and Huey on Rainbow Road to Black Bowser's Castle.

An arrangement of a few notes from the theme briefly plays during the "Staff Credits" theme, arranged by Ryo Nagamatsu.

Super Mario Kart: Doki Doki Race

An arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme plays in Super Mario Kart: Doki Doki Race while players are placing their bets.

Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix

Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix features a disco arrangement of the Mario Kart 64 version of "Super Mario Kart" as a playable song.

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WarioWare D.I.Y. Showcase

In WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase, an arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme plays during the Mario Kart microgame.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, a few notes from the "Super Mario Kart" theme can be heard in the track "Buckle Up".

Other arrangements

Super Mario Compact Disco

A rap remix of the theme performed by the Ambassadors of Funk titled "Super Mario Kart" is included in the album Super Mario Compact Disco.

Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit

A funk arrangement of the "Mario Kart 64 Theme" simply named "title" is included in the album Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit. The arrangement is arranged and performed by AKOUST and mixes funk instrumentation with samples from the original arrangement as well as game sound effects and character voice samples.

List of Super Mario appearances

Games

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario Kart Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1992 Original Soyo Oka
Mario Kart 64 Nintendo 64 1996 Arrangement "Mario Kart 64 Theme"[2] Kenta Nagata
Mario Kart: Super Circuit Game Boy Advance 2001 Arrangement
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Nintendo GameCube 2003 Arrangement
Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix Nintendo GameCube 2005 Arrangement "Midnight Drive"
Mario Kart DS Nintendo DS 2005 Arrangement Shinobu Nagata
Mario Kart Wii Wii 2008 Arrangement 「タイトル」(Taitoru)[3]
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase Wii 2009 Arrangement
Mario Kart 7 Nintendo 3DS 2011 Arrangement
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX Arcade 2013 Arrangement
Mario Kart 8 Wii U 2014 Arrangement "Mario Kart 8"[4] Atsuko Asahi
"Staff Credits"[4] Ryo Nagamatsu
Paper Mario: Color Splash Wii U 2016 Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) Atsuko Asahi
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo Switch 2017 Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) "Mario Kart 8"[4] Atsuko Asahi
"Staff Credits"[4] Ryo Nagamatsu

Film and television

Work Year Type Title Credits
The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2023 Arrangement "Buckle Up" Brian Tyler

Albums

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario Compact Disco 1993 Arrangement "Supermariokart" Simon Harris, Colin Case
Super Mario Compact Disco (Cassette) 1993 Past arrangement (Super Mario Compact Disco) 「スーパーマリオ・カート」 (Sūpā Mario Kāto) Simon Harris, Colin Case
Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks 1997 Past arrangement (Mario Kart 64) "Mario Kart 64 Theme" Kenta Nagata
Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack 1997 Past arrangement (Mario Kart 64) 「オープニング・タイトル」 (Ōpuningu Taitoru) Kenta Nagata
Mario Kart 64: Greatest Hits Soundtrack 1997 Past arrangement (Mario Kart 64) "Mario Kart 64 Theme" Kenta Nagata
Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit 1997 Arrangement "title" AKOUST
Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack 2011 Past arrangement (Mario Kart Wii) 「タイトル」 (Taitoru)
Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack 2015 Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) "Mario Kart 8" Atsuko Asahi
"Staff Credits" Ryo Nagamatsu
Super Mario Compact Disco: The iOS Release 2016 Past arrangement (Super Mario Compact Disco) "Supermariokart" Simon Harris, Colin Case
Super Mario Compact Disco – 35th Anniversary Edition 2020 Arrangement "Supermariokart (feat. MC Mario) [Remastered]" Simon Harris, Colin Case
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 2023 Past arrangement (The Super Mario Bros. Movie) "Buckle Up" Brian Tyler

References