Awards Ceremony (1st – 3rd Place)
| "Awards Ceremony (1st – 3rd Place)" | |
|---|---|
| "Awards Ceremony (1st – 3rd Place)" in Super Mario Kart | |
Image from Nintendo Music | |
| Composed by: Soyo Oka | |
| Key | C major |
| Time signature | 12 8 |
| First appearance | Super Mario Kart (1992) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart World (2025) |
"Awards Ceremony (1st – 3rd Place)"[1] (also formatted with a minus sign (−)[1]) is a musical theme composed by Soyo Oka for Super Mario Kart, where it plays during the cutscene in which the player is rewarded with a Trophy after placing first, second, or third place in a Grand Prix. It has been arranged in several Mario Kart games for their awards ceremony and/or trophy screen themes.
History[edit]
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Mario Kart series[edit]
Super Mario Kart[edit]
Super Mario Kart marks the first appearance of "Awards Ceremony (1st – 3rd Place)".
Mario Kart 64[edit]
Mario Kart 64 features two arrangements of "Awards Ceremony (1st – 3rd Place)".
An arrangement of "Awards Ceremony (1st – 3rd Place)" serves the same purpose as in Super Mario Kart. It is titled "Awards Ceremony (1st − 3rd Place)" in the Nintendo Music app.
Another arrangement plays during the awards ceremony cutscene when placing fourth or below in a Grand Prix, titled "Awards Ceremony (4th − 8th Place)" in the Nintendo Music app. It starts off identical to "Awards Ceremony (1st − 3rd Place)", but slightly fades away before looping. It then slows down and switches to a minor key, seemingly imitating a funeral march. Finally, it ends by slowing down even more before fully stopping.
Both of these arrangements were arranged by Kenta Nagata. "Awards Ceremony (1st − 3rd Place)" is featured in the Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks, Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack, and Mario Kart 64: Greatest Hits Soundtrack albums. "Awards Ceremony (4th − 8th Place)" is featured in the same albums except for the latter.
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Mario Kart: Super Circuit[edit]
Mario Kart: Super Circuit features two arrangements of "Awards Ceremony (1st – 3rd Place)", both with similar purposes to the previous games.
An arrangement of "Awards Ceremony (1st – 3rd Place)" plays when placing first, second or third in a Grand Prix.
Another arrangement plays when placing fourth in a Grand Prix. Similarly to Mario Kart 64, it starts identical to the "winning" version, slows down and stops. The instrumentation then becomes sadder and slower-paced, to represent the player losing.
Mario Kart: Double Dash!![edit]
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! features a loose, tropical-styled arrangement of "Awards Ceremony (1st – 3rd Place)" as its awards ceremony theme, which takes place on Peach Beach. The music segues into "Isle Delfino" from Super Mario Sunshine (using an arrangement similar to "Staff Credits").
Mario Kart DS[edit]
In Mario Kart DS, two brief arrangements of "Awards Ceremony (1st – 3rd Place)" are incorporated into the cutscene in which the top 3 drivers are seen driving on Figure-8 Circuit after a Grand Prix, and the trophy screen following it.
Mario Kart Wii[edit]
Mario Kart Wii features two arrangements of "Awards Ceremony (1st – 3rd Place)", both of which play during the awards ceremony cutscene.
The theme that plays when placing first, second or third incorporates an arrangement of "Awards Ceremony (1st – 3rd Place)" 35 seconds in. It features celebratory, marching-style instrumentation, and is titled 「ウイニングラン~表彰式」("Uininguran ~ Hyōshōshiki") in the game's official soundtrack.
The theme that plays when placing fourth or below is a much slower-paced and sadder arrangement of "Awards Ceremony (1st – 3rd Place)" that features a flute, xylophone, and bells.
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
- “After the current standings, we wanted to use the familiar trophy melody from earlier titles, but given an orchestral overhaul.”
- —Liner notes in the Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack
In Mario Kart 8 and its Nintendo Switch port, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, a brief arrangement of "Awards Ceremony (1st – 3rd Place)" is incorporated into the theme that plays in the final results screen when placing first, second or third. It was arranged by Ryo Nagamatsu, and is titled "Trophy Theme A" in the Nintendo Music app, and "Congratulations!" in the official Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack album.
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Mario Kart World[edit]
In Mario Kart World, the theme that plays in the final results screen incorporates a loose, brief arrangement of "Awards Ceremony (1st – 3rd Place)".
Other appearances[edit]
Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit[edit]
The Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit album features two appearances of "Awards Ceremony (1st – 3rd Place)".
"Awards Ceremony (4th − 8th Place)" from Mario Kart 64 returns, titled "Interlude[prize #2(4th~8th)]". This time, Mario can be heard getting blown up by a Mini Bomb Kart.
It is followed by a funk arrangement of "Awards Ceremony (1st − 3rd Place)" from the same game, titled "prize #1 (1st~3rd)". It was arranged by Ratio 13.
Gallery[edit]
Image for "Awards Ceremony (1st − 3rd Place)" from Mario Kart 64 on Nintendo Music
Image for "Trophy Theme A" from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Nintendo Music
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Kart | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1992 | Original | "Awards Ceremony (1st – 3rd Place)"[1] | Soyo Oka |
| Mario Kart 64 | Nintendo 64 | 1996 | Arrangement | "Awards Ceremony (1st − 3rd Place)"[1] | Kenta Nagata |
| "Awards Ceremony (4th − 8th Place)"[1] | |||||
| Mario Kart: Super Circuit | Game Boy Advance | 2001 | Arrangement | ||
| Mario Kart: Double Dash!! | Nintendo GameCube | 2003 | Arrangement | ||
| Mario Kart DS | Nintendo DS | 2005 | Arrangement | Shinobu Nagata | |
| Mario Kart Wii | Wii | 2008 | Arrangement | 「ウイニングラン~表彰式」("Uininguran ~ Hyōshōshiki")[2] | |
| Mario Kart 8 | Wii U | 2014 | Arrangement | "Trophy Theme A"[1] | Ryo Nagamatsu[3] |
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Nintendo Switch | 2017 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) | ||
| Mario Kart World | Nintendo Switch 2 | 2025 | Arrangement |
Albums[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks | 1997 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 64) | "Trophy Presentation" | Kenta Nagata |
| "No Trophy For You!" | ||||
| Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack | "Prize #1 (1st~3rd)" | |||
| "Prize #2 (4th~8th)" | ||||
| Mario Kart 64: Greatest Hits Soundtrack | "Trophy Presentation" | |||
| Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit | "Interlude[prize #2(4th~8th)]" | |||
| Arrangement | "prize #1(1st~3rd)" | Ratio 13 | ||
| Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack | 2011 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart Wii) | 「ウイニングラン~表彰式」("Uininguran ~ Hyōshōshiki") | |
| Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack | 2015 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) | "Congratulations!" | Ryo Nagamatsu |
Other media[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo Music | 2024 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) | "Trophy Theme A" | Ryo Nagamatsu[3] |
| 2025[a] | Original | "Awards Ceremony (1st – 3rd Place)" | Soyo Oka | |
| 2025[b] | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 64) | "Awards Ceremony (1st − 3rd Place)" | Kenta Nagata | |
| "Awards Ceremony (4th − 8th Place)" |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 表彰式(1位〜3位) Hyōshō-shiki (1-i ~ 3-i) |
Awards Ceremony (1st~3rd) | [1] |
References[edit]
| Mario Kart World music | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Courses | Race courses | New courses | "Mario Bros. Circuit" (Mushroom Cup Intro[conjectural] • "Replay" • Trophy Theme[conjectural] • Staff Credits[conjectural]) • "Boo Cinema" • "Rainbow Road" • "Starview Peak" |
| Classic courses | "Airship Fortress" (Flower Cup Intro[conjectural]) • "Choco Mountain" (Lightning Cup Intro[conjectural]) • "Desert Hills" • "Dino Dino Jungle" • "DK Pass" • "Koopa Troopa Beach" (Shell Cup Intro[conjectural]) • "Mario Circuit" (Special Cup Intro[conjectural] • Staff Credits[conjectural]) • "Moo Moo Meadows" • "Peach Beach" (Banana Cup Intro[conjectural]) • "Shy Guy Bazaar" • "Sky-High Sundae" (Star Cup Intro[conjectural]) • "Wario Shipyard" (Star Cup Intro[conjectural]) • "Wario Stadium" (Flower Cup Intro[conjectural]) | ||
| Battle courses | "Battle Course" (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!) • "Battle Course" (Mario Kart DS) • "Battle Course" (Mario Kart 64) • "Battle Course" (Super Mario Kart) • "Battle Stadium" • "Chain Chomp Wheel" • "Delfino Pier" • "Thwomp Desert" | ||
| Arrangements | Mario Kart arrangements | Super Mario Kart | "Bowser Castle" • "Choco Island" • "Donut Plains" • "Ghost Valley" • "Koopa Beach" • "Rainbow Road" • "Staff Credits" • "Title Screen" • "Vanilla Lake" |
| Mario Kart 64 | "Character Select" • "DK's Jungle Parkway" • "Frappe Snowland" • "Kalimari Desert" • "Koopa Troopa Beach" • "Moo Moo Farm" • "Rainbow Road" • "Results Screen" • "Title Screen" • "Toad's Turnpike" | ||
| Mario Kart: Super Circuit | "Bowser Castle" • "Cheese Land" • "Peach Circuit" • "Rainbow Road" • "Ribbon Road" • "Shy Guy Beach" • "Yoshi Desert" | ||
| Mario Kart: Double Dash!! | "Baby Park" • "Dry Dry Desert" • "Luigi Circuit" • "Mushroom Bridge" • "Rainbow Road" • "Sherbet Land" | ||
| Mario Kart DS | "Cheep Cheep Beach" • "Delfino Square" • "Figure-8 Circuit" • "Luigi's Mansion" • "Peach Gardens" • "Rainbow Road" • "Shroom Ridge" • "Staff Credits" • "Tick-Tock Clock" • "Waluigi Pinball" • "Yoshi Falls" | ||
| Mario Kart Wii | "Coconut Mall" • "Daisy Circuit" • "DK Summit" • "Dry Dry Ruins" • "Grumble Volcano" • "Luigi Circuit" • "Maple Treeway" • "Moonview Highway" • "Mushroom Gorge" • "Rainbow Road" • "Staff Credits A" • "Wario's Gold Mine" | ||
| Mario Kart 7 | "Bowser's Castle" • "Daisy Hills" • "Music Park" • "Piranha Plant Slide" • "Rainbow Road" • "Rock Rock Mountain" • "Rosalina's Ice World" • "Toad Circuit" | ||
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | "Bone-Dry Dunes" • "Cloudtop Cruise" • "Dolphin Shoals" • "Dragon Driftway" • "Electrodrome" • "Ice Ice Outpost" • "Mario Circuit" • "Mario Kart 8" • "Rainbow Road" • "Shy Guy Falls" • "Sunshine Airport" • "Super Bell Subway" • "Sweet Sweet Canyon" • "Thwomp Ruins" • "Toad Harbor" • "Twisted Mansion" • "Water Park" • "Wild Woods" | ||
| Mario Kart Tour | "Bangkok Rush" • "Merry Mountain" • "Ninja Hideaway" • "Piranha Plant Cove" • "Los Angeles Laps" • "Singapore Speedway" • "Tokyo Blur" • "Vancouver Velocity" | ||
| Super Mario arrangements | Super Mario Bros. | "Ending" • "Game Over" • "Ground BGM" • "Underground BGM" • "Underwater BGM" | |
| Super Mario Bros. 2 | "Ground BGM" • "Please Select Player" • "Underground BGM" | ||
| Super Mario Bros. 3 | "Airship BGM" • "Athletic BGM" • "Course Clear" • "Ending" • "Fortress Boss BGM" • "Ground BGM" • "Underwater BGM" • "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" ("Overworld Medley") • "World 2 Map (Desert Land)" ("Overworld Medley") • "World 3 Map (Water Land)" ("Overworld Medley") • "World 5 Map (Sky Land) - In the Sky" ("Overworld Medley") • "World 7 Map (Pipe Land)" ("Overworld Medley") | ||
| Super Mario Land | "Ground BGM" • "Underground BGM" | ||
| Super Mario World | "Donut Plains (Map Screen)" ("Overworld Medley") • "Ending" • "Forest of Illusion (Map Screen)" ("Overworld Medley") • "Ground BGM" ("Bonus Game BGM" • "Castle BGM" • "Underground BGM" • "Underwater BGM") • "Koopalings BGM" • "Special World (Map Screen)" ("Overworld Medley") • "Star World (Map Screen)" ("Overworld Medley") • "Title BGM" • "Yoshi's Island (Map Screen)" ("Overworld Medley") | ||
| Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins | "Main Theme" | ||
| Super Mario 64 | "Bowser's Road" • "Bowser's Theme" • "Dire, Dire Docks" • "File Select" • "Peach's Castle" • "Piranha Plant's Lullaby" • "Staff Roll" • "Title Theme" ("Cool, Cool Mountain" • "Slider") | ||
| Super Mario Sunshine | "Delfino Plaza" ("Ricco Harbor") • "Secret Course - Sky and Sea" | ||
| New Super Mario Bros. | "Castle BGM" • "Ground BGM" | ||
| Super Mario Galaxy | "Buoy Base Galaxy" • "Egg Planet" • "Enter Bowser Jr.!" • "Final Battle with Bowser" • "Gusty Garden Galaxy" • "Purple Comet" • "Rosalina in the Observatory 3" • "Space Junk Road" | ||
| New Super Mario Bros. Wii | "Beach Theme" • "Castle BGM" • "Castle Boss" • "Credits Theme 1" • "Desert BGM" • "Underwater BGM" • "Volcano BGM" | ||
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | "Bowser's Galaxy Generator" • "Cloudy Court Galaxy" • "Digga-Leg" • "Melty Monster Galaxy" • "Puzzle Plank Galaxy" • "Starship Mario 1" • "Sky Station Galaxy" • "The Starship's Journey" • "Yoshi Star Galaxy" | ||
| Super Mario 3D Land | "Beach Theme" • "Ground Theme" • "Snow Mountain Theme" | ||
| New Super Mario Bros. U | "Ground Theme" | ||
| Super Mario 3D World | "A Boss Approaches" ("Bowser's Highway Showdown" • "World 8") • "Athletic Theme" • "Captain Toad Goes Forth" • "Double Cherry Pass" • "Hands-On Hall" • "Hisstocrat" • "Piranha Creeper Creek" • "Shifty Boo Mansion" • "Sprawling Savanna" • "Super Bell Hill" | ||
| Super Mario Maker | "Title Screen" | ||
| Super Mario Odyssey | "Break Free (Lead the Way)" • "Fossil Falls" • "Jump Up, Super Star!" • "Peronza Plaza" • "Shiveria Town" • "Steam Gardens" • "Tostarena Ruins" | ||
| Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury | "Attack! Bowser's Fury" • "Plessie Ride!" | ||
| Yoshi arrangements | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | "Athletic BGM" • "Bowser" • "Flower Field BGM" • "Opening Melody" • "Stage Boss" • "Stage Start" | |
| Yoshi's Story | "Yoshi's Song" • "Yoshi's Tale" | ||
| Other arrangements | Mario Paint | "Flyswatter Level 1" • "Painting Mode 1" | |
| Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 | "Main Theme" | ||
| Donkey Kong Country | "DK Island Swing" | ||
| Luigi's Mansion | "Title Theme (Humming)" | ||
| WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! | "Voices Being Carried on the Waves" | ||
| Flipnote Studio | "Mario Drawing Song" | ||
| Other | "Awards Ceremony (1st – 3rd Place)" (Trophy Theme[conjectural]) • Final Lap![conjectural] • "Main Theme" (Knockout Tour Intro[conjectural] • Opening Cutscene[conjectural] • "Peach Stadium" • "Rainbow Road" • "Replay" • Selection Screen[conjectural] • Special Cup Cutscene[conjectural] • "Spectating" • Staff Credits[conjectural]) • "Mario Kart 64 Title Screen" (Victory Lap (Special Cup)[conjectural]) • Mission Clear[conjectural] • Results Screen[conjectural] • "Staff Credits" (Mario Kart 64) (Special Cup Cutscene[conjectural] • Trophy Theme[conjectural] • Victory Lap[conjectural] • Victory Lap (Special Cup)[conjectural]) • Super Star[conjectural] | ||