Title (Super Mario World)
"Title BGM" | |
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"Title BGM" in Super Mario World | |
Composed by: Koji Kondo | |
First appearance | Super Mario World (1990) |
Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) |
"Title BGM"[1] is a musical theme composed by Koji Kondo for Super Mario World that plays on the game's title screen.
Reuses
The following list does not include ports or remakes of Super Mario World.
Work | Description |
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Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land | The "Title BGM" theme can be heard on the program's title card, and the scene where Mario and Luigi first travel to Dinosaur Land on an airplane. |
Arrangements
Mario Roulette
The title screen of Mario Roulette features an arrangement of "Title BGM", as the game is heavily based on Super Mario World.
Super Mario World (Nelsonic Game Watch)
In Super Mario World for the Nelsonic Game Watch, a short arrangement of the theme can be heard at the start of each game.[2]
Super Mario World television series
An arrangement of "Title BGM" can occasionally be heard in episodes of the Super Mario World animated series, as the show is based on Super Mario World.
Mario Teaches Typing series
Mario Teaches Typing
The title screen of Mario Teaches Typing features an arrangement of "Title BGM".
Mario Teaches Typing 2
Like its predecessor, the title screen of Mario Teaches Typing 2 features an arrangement of "Title BGM".
Mario's Time Machine (SNES)
Mario's Time Machine for the SNES features two arrangements of "Title" arranged by Rob Wallace. The first is a regal arrangement played on the harpsichord, and it plays in Vienna, Austria circa 1824 AD.
The second is a marching band arrangement that plays in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA circa 1776 AD.
Vienna, 1824 AD - The arrangement heard in the SNES version of Mario's Time Machine | File info |
Philadelphia, 1776 AD - The arrangement heard in the SNES version of Mario's Time Machine | File info |
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
An arrangement of "Title 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.
Title - The arrangement heard in Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 | File info |
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, an arrangement of "Title BGM" plays on the Mailbox SP whenever Peach sends Mario an e-mail.
Peach Ringtone - The arrangement heard in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for the Nintendo Switch | File info 0:16 |
Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix
Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix features an arrangement of "Title BGM" as a playable song titled "Hop, Mario!"
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Smash Bros. Brawl includes a medley arrangement of "Title BGM" and the Super Mario World ending theme as a playable track titled "Title / Ending (Super Mario World)" arranged by Shota Kageyama. It can be played on the Delfino Plaza stage.
The arrangement returns in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, where it can be played on the Yoshi's Island and Super Mario Maker stages, and in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, now titled "Title/Ending - Super Mario World", where it can be played on any Super Smash Bros.-series and Super Mario-series stage.
Title / Ending (Super Mario World) - The arrangement heard in Super Smash Bros. Brawl | File info 0:30 |
Other arrangements
Super Mario World
The official soundtrack for Super Mario World includes a jazz arrangement of "Title BGM" by Soichi Noriki and performed by the Mario World Band titled "Welcome to Mario World".
Gallery
"Title / Ending (Super Mario World)" in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
List of Super Mario appearances
Games
Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
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Super Mario World | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1990 | Original | 「タイトルBGM」 (Taitoru BGM)[3] | Koji Kondo |
Mario Roulette | Arcade | 1991 | Arrangement | ||
Super Mario World | Nelsonic Game Watch | 1991 | Arrangement | ||
Mario Teaches Typing | MS-DOS | 1991 | Arrangement | ||
Mario's Time Machine | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1993 | Arrangement | Rob Wallace | |
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1994 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
Mario Teaches Typing | PC | 1995 | Arrangement | ||
Mario Teaches Typing 2 | PC | 1996 | Arrangement | ||
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 | Game Boy Advance | 2001 | Arrangement | ||
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | Nintendo GameCube | 2004 | Arrangement | ||
Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix | Nintendo GameCube | 2005 | Arrangement | "Hop, Mario!" | |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Wii | 2008 | Arrangement | "Title / Ending (Super Mario World)" | Shota Kageyama |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | Wii U | 2014 | Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) | "Title/Ending (Super Mario World)" | Shota Kageyama |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Nintendo Switch | 2018 | Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) | "Title/Ending - Super Mario World" | Shota Kageyama |
Film and television
Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
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Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land | 1991 | Original | Koji Kondo (uncredited) | |
Super Mario World | 1991 | Arrangement | Michael Tavera |
Albums
Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
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Super Mario World | 1991 | Original | 「タイトルBGM」 (Taitoru BGM) | Koji Kondo |
Arrangement | "Welcome to Mario World" | Soichi Noriki | ||
Super Mario Compact Disco | 1993 | Arrangement | "Opening Credits" | Simon Harris, Melissa Beckford |
Super Mario Compact Disco (Cassette) | 1993 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Compact Disco) | 「イントロ~スーパーマリオ・コンパクト・ディスコ (仮ヴァージョン)」 (Intoro ~ Sūpā Mario Konpakuto Disuko (Kari Vu~ājon)) |
Simon Harris, Melissa Beckford |
Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection | 2005 | Original | 「タイトルBGM」 (Taitoru BGM) | Koji Kondo |
Super Mario Compact Disco: The iOS Release | 2016 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Compact Disco) | "Opening Credits" | Simon Harris, Melissa Beckford |
Super Mario Compact Disco – 35th Anniversary Edition | 2020 | Arrangement | "Opening Credits [Remastered]" | Simon Harris, Melissa Beckford |
References
- ^ Nintendo Music
- ^ Sly DC. Nelsonic Super Mario World Game Watch. November 20, 2015. YouTube. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ Super Mario World album