Obake Yashiki BGM
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| "Obake Yashiki BGM" | |
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"Obake Yashiki BGM" in Super Mario World | |
| Composed by: Koji Kondo | |
| First appearance | Super Mario World (1990) |
| Latest appearance | The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) |
"Obake Yashiki BGM" is a musical theme composed for Super Mario World by Koji Kondo. It is a slower and more eerie and foreboding arrangement of the Super Mario World "Ground Theme" similar to "Castle" that plays in the game's Ghost House levels and the Sunken Ghost Ship.
Reuses[edit]
The following list does not include ports or remakes of Super Mario World.
| Game | Description |
|---|---|
| Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS / Super Mario Maker 2 | "Obake Yashiki BGM" can be heard when playing Ghost House-themed levels in the Super Mario World style. |
Arrangements[edit]
Super Mario World cartoon[edit]
An arrangement can be heard in the Super Mario World episode Ghosts 'R' Us.
Mario Kart series[edit]
Super Mario Kart[edit]
In Super Mario Kart, the beginning of the theme heard in Ghost Valley 1, Ghost Valley 2, and Ghost Valley 3 composed by Soyo Oka is an arrangement of the beginning of "Obake Yashiki BGM".
 Ghost Valley - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Kart | File info |
Mario Kart: Super Circuit[edit]
Ghost Valley 1, Ghost Valley 2, and Ghost Valley 3 all return in Mario Kart: Super Circuit, along with a new, more chiptune-themed arrangement of the courses' theme.
Additionally, the theme heard in Boo Lake and Broken Pier is heavily inspired by the Ghost Valley theme and, in turn, the original version of "Obake Yashiki BGM".
| Ghost Valley - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart: Super Circuit | File info |
| Boo Lake / Broken Pier - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart: Super Circuit | File info |
Mario Kart Wii[edit]
SNES Ghost Valley 2 returns as a classic course in Mario Kart Wii along with a new arrangement of the course's theme. This arrangement is almost identical to the Super Mario Kart original, but it uses slightly different synthesizer instrumentation.
This arrangement is reused for this track as well as SNES Ghost Valley 1 and RMX Ghost Valley 1 in Mario Kart Tour.
| SNES Ghost Valley 2 - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart Wii | File info |
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
GBA Boo Lake returns in Mario Kart Tour beginning in the 2022 Halloween Tour along with a new arrangement of the course's theme.
| GBA Boo Lake - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart Tour | File info |
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
GBA Boo Lake returns in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Wave 3 of the Booster Course Pass along with a new arrangement of the course's theme. Additional percussion is added to the instrumentation when the player is in first place.
| GBA Boo Lake - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | File info |
| GBA Boo Lake (Frontrunning) - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | File info |
Mario's Time Machine[edit]
The SNES version of Mario's Time Machine features an arrangement of "Obake Yashiki BGM" that plays in Bowser's Castle.
The PC version of Mario's Time Machine features a medley arrangement of "Obake Yashiki BGM" and the theme heard in Vanilla Dome in Super Mario World as one of two songs that can play in Bowser's Museum, the other being an arrangement of the "Castle" theme.
| Bowser's Castle 2 - The arrangement heard in the SNES version of Mario's Time Machine | File info |
| Bowser's Museum 2 - The arrangement heard in the PC version of Mario's Time Machine | File info |
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2[edit]
An arrangement of "Obake Yashiki BGM" can be heard in Game Boy Advance remake of Super Mario World, Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2. This version is more compressed than the original version and uses different, lower-quality synthetic instruments.
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
In Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, an arrangement of "Obake Yashiki BGM" can be heard in the e-Reader levels Doors o' Plenty and Vexing Doors. This arrangement is very similar to the one heard in Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2.
New Super Mario Bros.[edit]
The beginning of the music heard in Ghost House levels in New Super Mario Bros. uses a similar compositional technique as "Obake Yashiki BGM", beginning with the eerie high notes fading in. The rest of it, however, is completely different.
| Ghost House - The arrangement heard in New Super Mario Bros. | File info |
Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
In Super Mario Galaxy 2, the theme heard in Haunty Halls Galaxy and Boo Moon Galaxy, titled 「ゴーストコンベア」 (Gōsuto Konbea, "Ghost Conveyor"), is an arrangement of "Obake Yashiki BGM". While Mario is riding Yoshi, shaker and tambourine percussion is added. The theme was arranged by Mahito Yokota.[1]
| ゴーストコンベア - The arrangement heard in Haunty Halls Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy 2 | File info |
Super Mario Maker[edit]
In Super Mario Maker, "Obake Yashiki BGM" is given an original, more ambient arrangement for editing Ghost House-themed courses in the Course Maker, using eight tracks that fade in and out randomly to create a dynamic mix.
The theme also receives new percussion parts for when Mario rides a Yoshi in the Super Mario World style, as this was impossible in such levels in the original game. Like other themes in the original Super Mario World, the theme adds bongos to the instrumentation in its "Yoshi" variation.
Both of these new arrangements return in their original capacities in Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS and Super Mario Maker 2.
| Ghost House (Editing) - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Maker | File info |
Super Mario Maker 2[edit]
In Super Mario Maker 2, a music box arrangement of "Obake Yashiki BGM" plays during the nighttime version of Ghost House-themed levels in the Super Mario World style.
Like in Super Mario Maker, this track is paired with bongo percussion when Mario is riding a Yoshi.
Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]
Paper Mario: Sticker Star features two arrangements of "Obake Yashiki BGM". The music heard outside The Enigmansion is a looping arrangement of the beginning of the theme. The theme heard inside The Enigmansion, titled simply "The Enigmansion" in the Sticker Museum music gallery, incorporates "Obake Yashiki BGM" and "Waltz of the Boos" from Super Mario Galaxy.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]
In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, a sped-up arrangement of "Obake Yashiki BGM", arranged by Brian Tyler, is briefly heard towards the end of "The Darklands" as Luigi escapes from the horde of Dry Bones in the Dark Lands.
Other arrangements[edit]
Super Mario World[edit]
The official soundtrack for Super Mario World includes an arranged medley of "Obake Yashiki BGM", the Underground Theme, and "Castle" titled "Mario! Stay Alert!" arranged by Soichi Noriki and performed by the Mario World Band.
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario World | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1990 | Original | 「おばけ屋敷BGM」 (Obake Yashiki BGM)[2] | Koji Kondo |
| Super Mario Kart | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1992 | Arrangement | Soyo Oka | |
| Mario's Time Machine | MS-DOS | 1993 | Arrangement | Rob Wallace | |
| Mario's Time Machine | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1993 | Arrangement | Mark Knight | |
| Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1994 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Mario Kart: Super Circuit | Game Boy Advance | 2001 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 | Game Boy Advance | 2001 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 | Game Boy Advance | 2003 | Arrangement | Taiju Suzuki | |
| New Super Mario Bros. | Nintendo DS | 2006 | Arrangement | ||
| Mario Kart Wii | Wii | 2008 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | Wii | 2010 | Arrangement | 「ゴーストコンベア」 (Gōsuto Konbea)[1] | Mahito Yokota |
| Paper Mario: Sticker Star | Nintendo 3DS | 2012 | Arrangement | "The Enigmansion" | |
| Arrangement | |||||
| Super Mario Maker | Wii U | 2015 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
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| Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo 3DS | 2016 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Past arrangement (Super Mario Maker) | |||||
| Super Mario Maker 2 | Nintendo Switch | 2019 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Arrangement | |||||
| Past arrangement (Super Mario Maker) | |||||
| Mario Kart Tour | Android, iOS | 20191 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart Wii) | ||
| 20222 | Arrangement | ||||
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Nintendo Switch | 20223 | Arrangement |
1 - Added in the 2019 Halloween Tour on October 22, 2019
2 - Added in the 2022 Halloween Tour on October 18, 2022
3 - Added in Wave 3 of the Booster Course Pass on December 7, 2022
Film and television[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario World | 1991 | Arrangement | Michael Tavera | |
| The Super Mario Bros. Movie | 2023 | Arrangement | "The Darklands" | Brian Tyler |
Albums[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario World | 1991 | Original | 「おばけ屋敷BGM」 (Obake Yashiki BGM) | Koji Kondo |
| Arrangement | "Mario! Stay Alert!" | Soichi Noriki | ||
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 Original Soundtrack | 2010 | Arrangement | 「ゴーストコンベア」 (Gōsuto Konbea) | Mahito Yokota |
| The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music | 2015 | Original | 「おばけ屋敷BGM」 (Obake Yashiki BGM) | Koji Kondo |
| The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 2023 | Arrangement | "The Darklands" | Brian Tyler |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | おばけ屋敷BGM[2] Obake Yashiki BGM |
Haunted House BGM |
References[edit]
- ^ a b SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK. VGMdb (English). Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- ^ a b Super Mario World album
