Yoshi's Story (theme)

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Not to be confused with Yoshi's Song.
"Yoshi's Story"

"Yoshi's Story" in Yoshi's Story
Composed by:
Kazumi Totaka
First appearance Yoshi's Story (1997)
Latest appearance Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018)

"Yoshi's Story"[1] is a musical theme composed by Kazumi Totaka for the title screen of the game of the same name. It is often paired in later arrangements with "Yoshi's Song", the main theme from the same game.

Arrangements[edit]

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Super Smash Bros.[edit]

Super Smash Bros. features two arrangements of "Yoshi's Story". The first arrangement is included in the track "Yoshi's Island Stage", which is a medley arrangement of "Yoshi's Song" which plays in the first part of the track, and "Yoshi's Story" which plays in the second part of the track. It plays on the Yoshi's Island stage.

The second is a brief arrangement that serves as Yoshi's victory theme and plays on the results screen whenever Yoshi wins a fight.

The former arrangement returns in several later games in the Super Smash Bros. series. It returns in Super Smash Bros. Melee, now titled "Yoshi's Island N64", where it can be played on the stage of the same name that also returns from Super Smash Bros. It also returns in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, now titled "Yoshi's Story", where it can be played on the Yoshi's Island stage from Super Smash Bros. Melee. It also returns in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, now titled "Yoshi's Story (64)", where it can be played on any Super Smash Bros.- and Yoshi-series stage.

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee features two arrangements of "Yoshi's Story". The first is an uptempo samba arrangement that can be played on the Yoshi's Story stage.

The second is a brief orchestral arrangement of "Yoshi's Story" that serves as Yoshi's victory theme and plays on the results screen whenever Yoshi wins a fight.

The former arrangement returns in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, now titled "Yoshi's Story Ver. 2", where it can be played on the Woolly World stage, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, now titled "Yoshi's Story (Melee)", where it can be played on any Super Smash Bros.- and Yoshi-series stage.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Like previous Super Smash Bros. titles, Super Smash Bros. Brawl features two arrangements of "Yoshi's Story". The first is a brief arrangement heard at the beginning of "Ending (Yoshi's Story)".

The second is a new brief orchestral arrangement similar to the one heard in Super Smash Bros. Melee that serves as Yoshi's victory theme and plays on the results screen whenever Yoshi wins a fight.

The former arrangement returns in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, where it can be played on the Yoshi's Island, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, where it can be played on the Woolly World stage, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, now titled "Yoshi's Tale", where it can be played on any Super Smash Bros.- and Yoshi-series stage.

The latter arrangement is reused as Yoshi's victory theme in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate uses an abridged version of Yoshi's victory theme from Super Smash Bros. Brawl. This version is also a slightly faster tempo than the original.

Mario Super Sluggers[edit]

In Mario Super Sluggers, a melody arrangement of "Yoshi's Story" and "Yoshi's Song" serves as the background music for Yoshi Park.

WarioWare: D.I.Y.[edit]

WarioWare: D.I.Y. features a Latin medley arrangement of several themes from Yoshi's Story as one of 9-Volt's Records simply titled "Yoshi". The medley includes "Yoshi's Story", "Yoshi's Song", and "Yoshi's Tale".

Nintendo Land[edit]

Nintendo Land features a brief arrangement of "Yoshi's Story" in the theme heard during the game's credits, which is a medley arrangement of many themes from the attractions' source games.

Mario Golf: World Tour[edit]

In Mario Golf: World Tour, an arrangement of "Yoshi's Story" serves as the background music for the Yoshi Lake course.

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Yoshi's Story Nintendo 64 1997 Original "Yoshi's Story"[1] Kazumi Totaka
Super Smash Bros. Nintendo 64 1999 Arrangement "Yoshi's Island Stage" Hirokazu Ando
Arrangement
Super Smash Bros. Melee Nintendo GameCube 2001 Arrangement "Yoshi's Story" Hirokazu Ando
"Yoshi's Victory"
Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros.) "Yoshi's Island N64" Hirokazu Ando
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Wii 2008 Arrangement "Ending (Yoshi's Story)" Masafumi Takada
Arrangement
Mario Super Sluggers Wii 2008 Arrangement
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Nintendo DS 2009 Arrangement "Yoshi"
Nintendo Land Wii U 2012 Arrangement Ryo Nagamatsu
Mario Golf: World Tour Nintendo 3DS 2014 Arrangement Motoi Sakuraba
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Nintendo 3DS 2014 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) "Ending (Yoshi's Story)" Masafumi Takada
Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wii U 2014 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros.) "Yoshi's Story" Hirokazu Ando
Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Melee) "Yoshi's Story Ver. 2"
Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) "Ending (Yoshi's Story)" Masafumi Takada
Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Switch 2018 Arrangement
Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros.) "Yoshi's Story (64)" Hirokazu Ando
Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Melee) "Yoshi's Story (Melee)"
Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) "Yoshi's Tale" Masafumi Takada

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Music to Pound the Ground to: Yoshi's Story Game Soundtrack 1997 Original "Yoshi's Story" Kazumi Totaka
Love, Peace & Happiness: The Original Yoshi's Story Soundtrack 1998 Original "Yoshi's Story"
Yoshi Story Original Soundtrack 1998 Original 「ヨッシー・ストーリー」 (Yosshī Sutōrī)
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U: A Smashing Soundtrack 2015 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) "Ending"
"Ending (Yoshi's Story)" (European/Australian version)
Masafumi Takada

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