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{{Distinguish|[[Bowser's Theme]]}}
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{{Distinguish|[[Koopa's Theme]]}}
{{Theme infobox
{{Theme infobox
|file=[[File:SM64-Bowser's Road.oga]]<br>"Bowser's Road" in ''Super Mario 64''
|file=[[File:SM64-Bowser's Road.oga]]<br>"Koopa's Road" in ''Super Mario 64''
|composer=[[Koji Kondo]]
|composer=[[Koji Kondo]]
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2020|2020]])
}}
}}
"'''Bowser's Road''',"<ref name="NMusic">[[Nintendo Music]]</ref> originally known as "'''Koopa's Road''',"<ref name=SM64>''[[Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack]]''</ref> is the musical theme composed by [[Koji Kondo]] for ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' that can be heard in [[Bowser in the Dark World]], [[Bowser in the Fire Sea]], and [[Bowser in the Sky]]. The theme's title originally used Bowser's Japanese name, despite the soundtrack releasing in North America both physically in 1996 as well as in ''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]''. This was fixed on [[Nintendo Music]] in 2024.
"'''Koopa's Road'''"<ref name=SM64>''[[Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack]]''</ref> is the musical theme composed by [[Koji Kondo]] for ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' that can be heard in [[Bowser in the Dark World]], [[Bowser in the Fire Sea]], and [[Bowser in the Sky]]. The theme's title uses Bowser's Japanese name, despite the soundtrack releasing in North America both physically in 1996 as well as in ''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]''.


==Reuses==
==Reuses==
The following list does not include ports or remakes of ''Super Mario 64''.
The following list does not include ports or remakes of ''Super Mario 64''.
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|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Wii U Edition]]'' / ''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition]]'' / ''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition]]'' / ''[[Minecraft]]''
|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Wii U Edition]]'' / ''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition]]'' / ''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition]]'' / ''[[Minecraft]]''
|"Bowser's Road" plays while in the Nether in the [[Minecraft#Super Mario Mash-up|Super Mario Mash-up]].
|"Koopa's Road" plays while in the Nether in the [[Minecraft#Super Mario Mash-up|Super Mario Mash-up]].
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===''Super Mario'' series===
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' features a faithful orchestral arrangement of "Bowser's Road" by [[Mahito Yokota]] titled "'''The Fiery Stronghold'''" in the game's [[Super Mario Galaxy Original Soundtrack|official soundtrack]]. It can be heard in the galaxies [[Bowser's Star Reactor]], which hosts the arrangement's namesake level [[The Fiery Stronghold]], and [[Bowser's Dark Matter Plant]].
''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' features a faithful orchestral arrangement of "Koopa's Road" by [[Mahito Yokota]] titled "'''The Fiery Stronghold'''" in the game's [[Super Mario Galaxy Original Soundtrack|official soundtrack]]. It can be heard in the galaxies [[Bowser's Star Reactor]], which hosts the arrangement's namesake level [[The Fiery Stronghold]], and [[Bowser's Dark Matter Plant]].


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====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' features a faithful orchestrated arrangement of "Bowser's Road" by [[Mahito Yokota]] very similar to "The Fiery Stronghold" from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. It is titled "'''Bowser's Lava Lair'''" in the game's [[Super Mario Galaxy 2 Original Soundtrack|official soundtrack]], and it can be heard in the arrangement's namesake galaxy [[Bowser's Lava Lair]] and [[Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet]].
''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' features a faithful orchestrated arrangement of "Koopa's Road" by [[Mahito Yokota]] very similar to "The Fiery Stronghold" from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''. It is titled 「'''クッパの溶岩帝国'''」 (''Kuppa no Yōgan Teikoku'', "Bowser's Lava Empire") in the game's [[Super Mario Galaxy 2 Original Soundtrack|official soundtrack]], and it can be heard in [[Bowser's Lava Lair]] and [[Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet]].
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|file=Bowsers Lava Lair Super Mario Galaxy 2.oga
|title=Bowser's Lava Lair
|title=クッパの溶岩帝国
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''
}}
}}


===''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''===
===''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''===
The [[Wii]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' features an arrangement of "Bowser's Road" as a playable track, titled "'''Bowser's Domain'''".<ref name=OWGBowserDomain>{{cite|url=https://youtu.be/cPaF6aJ2IyY|publisher=YouTube|title=Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games - Wii - Part 49 - Shopping|author=⚜️Tha Legendary MC.Kid⚜️|date=June 17, 2021|accessdate=December 24, 2024|timestamp=5:57}}</ref> This arrangement returns in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'' and ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''.
The [[Wii]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' features an arrangement of "Koopa's Road" as a playable track.


===''Mario Party'' series===
===''Mario Party: Island Tour''===
====''Mario Party 9''====
In ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'', the theme heard in [[Bowser's Peculiar Peak]] is an arrangement of "Koopa's Road".
In ''[[Mario Party 9]]'', the opening seven notes of the theme play before the final boss battle at the end of a board when [[Bowser]] and the "Boss Battle!" text appear.
 
====''Mario Party: Island Tour''====
In ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'', the theme heard in [[Bowser's Peculiar Peak]] is an arrangement of "Bowser's Road".


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|description=The arrangement heard in ''Mario Party: Island Tour''
|description=The arrangement heard in ''Mario Party: Island Tour''
}}
}}
===''Mario Golf: World Tour''===
In ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'', part of the [[Bowser's Castle (golf course)|Bowser's Castle]] theme consists of an arrangement of "Bowser's Road".


===''Mario Tennis Aces''===
===''Mario Tennis Aces''===
In ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'', a medley arrangement of "Bowser's Road" and "[[Bowser's Theme]]" by [[Motoi Sakuraba]] plays during the final boss battle against [[Bowcien]].
In ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'', a medley arrangement of "Koopa's Road" and "[[Koopa's Theme]]" by [[Motoi Sakuraba]] plays during the final boss battle against [[Bowcien]].


==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
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!Work
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!System
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|2009
|2009
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
|"Bowser's Domain"<ref name=OWGBowserDomain/>
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|<!--Fumie Kumatani, Naofumi Hataya, Hideaki Kobayashi, Jun Senoue, Tadashi Kinukawa, Teruhiko Nakagawa, Tomonori Sawada (specific arranger unknown)-->
|<!--Fumie Kumatani, Naofumi Hataya, Hideaki Kobayashi, Jun Senoue, Tadashi Kinukawa, Teruhiko Nakagawa, Tomonori Sawada (specific arranger unknown)-->
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|2010
|2010
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
|"Bowser's Lava Lair"<ref name=SMG2>''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2 Original Soundtrack]]''</ref>
|「クッパの溶岩帝国」 (''{{hover|Kuppa no Yōgan Teikoku|Bowser's Lava Empire}}'')<ref name=SMG2>''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2 Original Soundtrack]]''</ref>
|Mahito Yokota
|Mahito Yokota
|-
|-
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|2011
|2011
|Past arrangement (''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games'')
|Past arrangement (''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games'')
|"Bowser's Domain"
|
|<!--Fumie Kumatani, Naofumi Hataya, Hideaki Kobayashi, Jun Senoue, Tadashi Kinukawa, Teruhiko Nakagawa, Tomonori Sawada (specific arranger unknown)-->
|<!--Fumie Kumatani, Naofumi Hataya, Hideaki Kobayashi, Jun Senoue, Tadashi Kinukawa, Teruhiko Nakagawa, Tomonori Sawada (specific arranger unknown)-->
|-
|''[[Mario Party 9]]''
|Wii
|2012
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''
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|2013
|2013
|Past arrangement (''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games'')
|Past arrangement (''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games'')
|"Bowser's Domain"
|
|<!--Fumie Kumatani, Naofumi Hataya, Hideaki Kobayashi, Jun Senoue, Tadashi Kinukawa, Teruhiko Nakagawa, Tomonori Sawada (specific arranger unknown)-->
|<!--Fumie Kumatani, Naofumi Hataya, Hideaki Kobayashi, Jun Senoue, Tadashi Kinukawa, Teruhiko Nakagawa, Tomonori Sawada (specific arranger unknown)-->
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===Soundtracks===
===Soundtracks===
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!Work
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|"Koopa's Road"
|"Koopa's Road"
|[[Koji Kondo]]
|[[Koji Kondo]]
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|''[[Nintendo 64 Original Soundtrack Greatest Hits]]''
|1996
|Original
|"Bowser's Road"
|Koji Kondo
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy Original Soundtrack]]''
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy Original Soundtrack]]''
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|2010
|2010
|Arrangement
|Arrangement
|"Bowser's Lava Lair"
|「クッパの溶岩帝国」 (''{{hover|Kuppa no Yōgan Teikoku|Bowser's Lava Empire}}'')
|Mahito Yokota
|Mahito Yokota
|}
|}

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