Ending (Super Mario Bros.)
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The Ending BGM is a musical theme composed for Super Mario Bros. by Koji Kondo. It is often used as an ending theme, predominantly after Mario rescues Peach.
Original appearance
The theme debuts in Super Mario Bros., and plays at the game's ending once the player completes World 8-4.
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Reuses
- Super Mario Bros. Special: Plays at the end of World 8-4.
- Super Mario Bros. Deluxe: Has the same role as the original game.
- Super Mario Maker: Plays during the ending of a world in 10-Mario Challenge, or at the end of a 100-Mario Challenge, if the final level is in the Super Mario Bros. style.
Arrangements
Super Mario series
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
The theme returns in Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels as the only theme from the original Super Mario Bros. to receive a new arrangement. In this case, it features slightly different instrumentation, as well as an extended melody. Like in the original game, it plays once the player completes World 8-4.
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Super Mario Bros. 3
The theme also appears in Super Mario Bros. 3, once again as the player completes the final level, World 8-
Bowser's Castle. It plays at a slightly slower tempo and with a subtle echo effect added, while also including the unique extended melody from Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels.
This arrangement is reused in Super Mario Maker at the end of a 100-Mario Challenge on Normal difficulty or higher if the final level is in the Super Mario Bros. 3 style.
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Super Mario All-Stars
Like with most similar themes in Super Mario All-Stars, the ending themes in Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, and Super Mario Bros. 3 are all one and the same.
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Super Mario 64
In Super Mario 64, an arrangement is meshed into the theme that plays when Peach thanks Mario for recovering all of the stolen Power Stars to Peach's Castle. The theme is reused in Super Mario 64 DS for the same purpose.
Super Mario Sunshine
In Super Mario Sunshine, a brief arrangement plays in the ending scene where the group of Toads present to Mario and Peach the newly restored F.L.U.D.D.
New Super Mario Bros.
A glockenspiel arrangement appears in New Super Mario Bros. after the player rescues Peach in the final level, World 8-
Bowser's Castle.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Two harp arrangements appear in New Super Mario Bros. Wii in the final main level, World 8-
Bowser's Castle. The first plays after Bowser is defeated the first time, and includes a tune-out after "Peach" is revealed to be Kamek in disguise. A more faithful arrangement plays after the player rescues Peach for real, including the extended melody from Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels.
The "fakeout" variation of the theme is reused in Super Mario Maker during the ending of a world in 10-Mario Challenge, or at the end of a 100-Mario Challenge on Easy difficulty, if the final level is in the New Super Mario Bros. U style.
Super Mario 3D Land
In Super Mario 3D Land, a jazz arrangement plays in the place of the "Course Clear!" fanfare when the player touches the final Goal Pole in World 8-
Bowser's Castle: Part 2.
New Super Mario Bros. 2
Two arrangements appear in New Super Mario Bros. 2, ostensibly based on both arrangements from New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and both of which play in the final main level, World 6-
Bowser Castle. The "fakeout" variation is mostly faithful to the original, except that the theme ends on a descending C diminished triad instead. The variation that plays after Peach is rescued for real adds a vibraphone and glockenspiel to the instrumentation.
The "true" variation of the theme is reused in Super Mario Run after the player completes the final level, Bowser's Bob-ombing Run, albeit without the extended melody.
New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
A brief orchestral arrangement plays in New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe in the final main level, The Final Battle (and its identically-named counterpart), played on a harp as the lead instrument and with viola accompaniment. Notably, the second-to-last note is omitted for allowing the remaining last three notes to coincide with the cinematic of Peach kissing the player, followed by them doing a victory pose.
This arrangement is reused in Super Mario Maker during the at the end of a 100-Mario Challenge on Normal difficulty or higher if the final level is in the New Super Mario Bros. U style.
Super Mario Odyssey
In Super Mario Odyssey, a brief harp arrangement that vaguely resembles the New Super Mario Bros. Wii variation plays briefly after Mario defeats Bowser in the arena underneath the Wedding Hall in the Moon Kingdom.
Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen!
Another arrangement of the theme appears in Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen!, at the beginning of "マリオ・ザ・グレート" and "マリオ・ザ・グレート ～マリオとダンシング" (roughly Mario the Great and Mario the Great: Dancing with Mario in English, respectively). It is played on a pipe organ, and is mostly faithful to the original version while also including the extended melody from Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | エンディングBGM[1] Endingu BGM |
Ending BGM |
References
- ^ Famicom Sound History Series "Mario the Music". VGMdb. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
