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"Title BGM"

"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
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.

Icon of an audio speaker. Vienna, 1824 AD - The arrangement heard in the SNES version of Mario's Time Machine
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Icon of an audio speaker. Philadelphia, 1776 AD - The arrangement heard in the SNES version of Mario's Time Machine
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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.

Icon of an audio speaker. Title - The arrangement heard in Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
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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.

Icon of an audio speaker. Peach Ringtone - The arrangement heard in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for the Nintendo Switch
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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.

Icon of an audio speaker. Title / Ending (Super Mario World) - The arrangement heard in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
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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

List of Super Mario appearances

Games

Work System Year Type Title Credits
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
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
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

  1. ^ Nintendo Music
  2. ^ Sly DC. Nelsonic Super Mario World Game Watch. November 20, 2015. YouTube. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  3. ^ Super Mario World album