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| | [[image:Kazumi-totaka.jpg|thumb|'''Kazumi Totaka'''.]] |
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| | '''Kazumi Totaka''' is a music composer for [[Nintendo]], and mainly works with [[Nintendo EAD]]. He has done the musical score to many games, including ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'', ''[[Mario Paint]]'', ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', and many more. He is also very popular for doing the music to the ''Animal Crossing'' series. He also does the voices of [[Yoshi]] and [[Professor E. Gadd]]. |
| |born=August 23, 1967 (age {{age|August 23, 1967}})
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| |role=Composer and sound director for several ''Super Mario'' games; current voice actor for [[Yoshi]], [[Professor E. Gadd]], [[Birdo]], and [[Captain Olimar]]
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| '''{{wp|Kazumi Totaka}}''' (Japanese: 戸高 一生) is a Japanese music composer for [[Nintendo]], and he mainly works with [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]]. He has composed the musical score to many games, including ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'', ''[[Mario Paint]]'', ''[[Yoshi's Story]]'', ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing|Animal Crossing]]'', and many others. He created the modern voice of [[Yoshi]], used ever since ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''. He has also voiced [[Professor E. Gadd]] since ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' and [[Birdo]] since ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''. He also voiced [[Shy Guy]] and [[Fly Guy]] until [[Nate Bihldorff]] took over in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', although his voice clips for them are sometimes reused in later ''Yoshi'' games. In addition, he provides the voice of [[Captain Olimar]] starting in ''[[pikipedia:Pikmin 2|Pikmin 2]]''; his voice clips are reused for Olimar's [[Costume Mario|costume]] in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]''. <!--It's suspected that he's been replaced for ''Super Mario Bros. Wonder'', but the only real evidence is that he's not in the credits, which happens a lot for Nintendo staff members who do voices, including ones where we know Totaka's voice was used. We should probably wait until a replacement has been confirmed?--> | |
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| ==Totaka's Song== | | ==Totaka's Song== |
| {{Main|Totaka's Song}}
| | There is an interesting piece of music that Totaka has sneaked into almost all of the games he's composed. Although it is not widely known, players can listen to a secret track of Totaka's after meeting certain conditions. The ''Mario'' games it has been spotted in are: |
| In most games that Totaka has composed for, he has inserted a short, nineteen-note song commonly referred to as "Totaka's Song". This song is usually hidden, only able to be heard after meeting certain conditions. The ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' games it has been featured in are:
| | *''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' - On the "Game Over" screen, after 2 minutes and 30 seconds Totaka's song will play. |
| *''[[Mario Paint]]'' - If the player touches the O in the word MARIO when on the title screen, it explodes like a bomb, and Totaka's Song plays.
| | *''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'' - On the end screen that appears after the credits, the track plays after a minute and 15 seconds |
| *''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' - On the [[Game Over]] screen, after 2 minutes and 34 seconds, Totaka's Song plays. | | *''[[Mario Paint]]'' - The player can touch the O in the word MARIO, when on the main screen. After that, the O will explode like a bomb, and Totaka's song will play. Compared to other games with the song, this is not very well hidden. |
| *''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'' - On the end screen that appears after the credits, Totaka's Song plays after a minute and 15 seconds. | | *''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' - On the Trial Mode screen, and the Select Yoshi screen, Totaka's song will take over after 2 minutes and 10 seconds. |
| *''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' - On the Trial Mode and Select Yoshi screens, Totaka's Song takes over as the music after 2 minutes and 10 seconds. | | *''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' - On the screen showing the controls of the Poltergust (this appears before training mode), the song plays after 3.5 minutes of idleness |
| *''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' - On the screen showing the controls of the [[Poltergust 3000]] (which appears before training mode), Totaka's Song plays after 3.5 minutes of inactivity. Additionally, [[Melody Pianissima]] was [[List of Luigi's Mansion pre-release and unused content|originally intended]] to play the song on her piano, but this was removed from the final game. | | *''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]'' - In Marathon Mode, once the player reaches a mountainous area where clouds are being blown away, a 3 minute and 45 second pause leads to the song. |
| ** [[Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)|''Luigi's Mansion'' (Nintendo 3DS)]] - Totaka's Song plays on the movement style selection screen before visiting the [[Training Room (Luigi's Mansion)|Training Room]] for the first time, and cannot be played again afterwards.<ref>GameXplain. (October 11, 2018). [https://youtu.be/YdjGoUyJb4k Totaka's Song in Luigi's Mansion 3DS (Secret)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 11, 2018.</ref>
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| *''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]'' - In Marathon Mode, once the player reaches a mountainous area where clouds are being blown away and then pauses for 3 minutes and 45 seconds, Totaka's Song plays. | |
| *''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' - On the world map, if the player is in [[World 6 (Yoshi's New Island)|World 6]], Totaka's Song plays after approximately five minutes. If they are in any other [[world]], there is instead a brief pause in the music.
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| *''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' / ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' - There is a chance that one of the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s that appear in the audience of certain courses will be humming Totaka's Song; although it is near impossible to hear during a race and cannot be heard in [[Highlight Reel]]s, a clear version can be found in the game's files.<ref>http://tcrf.net/Mario_Kart_8#Totaka.27s_Song</ref>
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| ==''Super Mario''-related works== | | ==External Links== |
| ===As composer===
| | *[http://www.nindb.net/feature/totakas-song.html Kazumi Totaka's Song Guide at NinDB] |
| *''[[Mario Paint]]'' (1992) (with Hirokazu Tanaka and Ryoji Yoshitomi)
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| *''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' (1992) | |
| *''[[Virtual Boy Wario Land]]'' (1995)
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| *''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' (1997)
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| *''[[Mario Artist: Paint Studio]]'' (1999) (with Chris Jojo, Martin Goodall and Suddi Raval)
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| *''[[Mario Artist: Talent Studio]]'' (2000) (with [[Kenta Nagata]] and [[Toru Minegishi]])
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| *''[[Mario Artist: Polygon Studio]]'' (2000)
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| *''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' (2001) (with [[Shinobu Nagata]])
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| *''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' (2008) (with various others) – "Title (Animal Crossing)" and "The Roost"
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| *''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' (2014) – played vibraphone on "Super Bell Subway" (uncredited).<ref>NintendoWiiUUK. (April 14, 2015). [https://youtu.be/AY_Ujecl2Rc?t=28 The Music of Mario Kart 8 - Super Bell Subway (Wii U)]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 7, 2020.</ref>
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| *''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' (2014) (with various others) – "Wii Sports Resort" and "Wii Sports Resort Ver. 2"
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| *''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' (2015) / ''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' (2017) (with Tomoya Tomita and Misaki Asada) – "Yarn Yoshi Takes Shape!", "The Desert Pyramid Beckons!" and "Fluffy Snow, Here We Go! (Overground)"
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| *''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (2017) (with [[Shiho Fujii]], Atsuko Asahi, [[Ryo Nagamatsu]], Yasuaki Iwata, [[Asuka Hayazaki]], [[Toru Minegishi]], [[Koji Kondo]])
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| *''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' (2018) (with various others) – "Title Theme - Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer"
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| ===As sound supervisor or sound director===
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| *''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' (2006)
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| *''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'' (2013)
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| *''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' (2014)
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| *''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' (2014)
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| *''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]'' (2016)
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| *''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'' (2018)
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| *''[[Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)|Luigi's Mansion]]'' ([[Nintendo 3DS]]) (2018)
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| *''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' (2018)
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| *''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]'' (2019)
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| *''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'' (2019)
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| ===As voice actor===
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| *''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' – [[Yoshi]] / [[Shy Guy]]s / [[Black Shy Guy]]s / [[Goonie]]s / [[Bamboo dancers]] / Chorus (uncredited)
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| *''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' – Yoshi
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| *''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'' – Yoshi / Shy Guy (uncredited)
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| *''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' – Yoshi (uncredited)
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| *''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' – [[Professor Elvin Gadd]] (uncredited)
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| *''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' – Yoshi
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| *''[[Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island]]'' – Yoshi / Shy Guy (uncredited)
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| *''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' – Yoshi (uncredited)
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| *''[[Mario Party 4]]'' – Yoshi (uncredited)
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| *''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]'' – Yoshi (uncredited)
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| *''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' – Yoshi / [[Birdo]]
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| *''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' – Yoshi / Birdo (uncredited)
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| *''[[Mario Party 5]]'' – Yoshi (uncredited)
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| *''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' – Yoshi / Professor Elvin Gadd
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| *''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]'' – Yoshi
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| *''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' – Yoshi / Birdo (uncredited)
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| *''[[Mario Party 6]]'' – Yoshi / Professor Elvin Gadd (uncredited)
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| *''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' – Yoshi
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| *''[[Yoshi's Topsy-Turvy]]'' – Yoshi (uncredited)
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| *''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]'' – Yoshi
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| *''[[Yakuman DS]]'' – Yoshi / Birdo
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| *''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' – Yoshi / Birdo
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| *''[[Mario Tennis: Power Tour]]'' (credit only)
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| *''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]'' – Yoshi (uncredited)
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| *''[[Mario Party 7]]'' – Yoshi / Birdo (uncredited)
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| *''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' – Yoshi
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| *''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'' – Yoshi / Birdo
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| *''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' – Yoshi / Professor Elvin Gadd
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| *''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' – Yoshi
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| *''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'' – Yoshi / Birdo
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| *''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' – Yoshi / Shy Guy (uncredited)
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| *''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]'' – Yoshi
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| *''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'' – Yoshi / Birdo (uncredited)
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| *''[[Mario Party 8]]'' – Yoshi / Birdo
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| *''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' – Yoshi
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| *''[[Mario Party DS]]'' – Yoshi
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| *''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' – Yoshi (uncredited)
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| *''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' – Yoshi / Birdo
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| *''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' – Yoshi / Birdo
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| *''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' – Yoshi
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| *''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' – Yoshi
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| *''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'' – Yoshi
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| *''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]'' – Yoshi / Birdo
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| *''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' – Yoshi (uncredited)
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| *''[[Mario Party 9]]'' – Yoshi / Birdo
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| *''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'' – Yoshi
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| *''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' – Yoshi Sphinx
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| *''[[Nintendo Land]]'' – Yoshi Carts (uncredited)
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| *''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' – Yoshi (uncredited)
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| *''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'' – Professor Elvin Gadd
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| *''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' – Yoshi (uncredited)
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| *''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' – Yoshi
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| *''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'' – Yoshi (uncredited)
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| *''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'' – Yoshi
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| *''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'' – Yoshi / Birdo
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| *''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' – Yoshi / Shy Guy
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| *''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' – Yoshi / Birdo
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| *''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' / ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' – Yoshi / Birdo (uncredited)
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| *''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' – Yoshi (uncredited)
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| *''[[Mario Party 10]]'' – Yoshi
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| *''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' – Yoshi
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| *''[[Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash]]'' – Yoshi
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| *''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' – [[Yoshi's Woolly World|Yarn Yoshi]] / [[Captain Olimar]] / Professor E. Gadd (uncredited)
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| *''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'' – Yoshi
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| *''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'' – Yoshi / Birdo
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| *''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]'' – [[Mini Yoshi]] (uncredited)
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| *''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' – Yoshi
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| *''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]'' – Yoshi
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| *''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' – Yoshi
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| *''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]'' – Yoshi / Birdo
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| *''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'' – Yoshi
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| *''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' – Yoshi / Professor Elvin Gadd
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| *''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' – Yoshi (uncredited)
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| *''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'' – Yoshi
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| *''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]'' – Yoshi
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| *''[[Super Mario Party]]'' – Yoshi / Birdo
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| *''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' – Yoshi (uncredited)
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| *''[[Yoshi's Crafted World]]'' – Yoshi
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| *''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' – Yoshi / Birdo
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| *''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]'' – Professor Elvin Gadd (uncredited)
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| *''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'' – Yoshi
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| *''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' – Yoshi (''Super Mario Sunshine'') (uncredited)
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| *''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'' – Yoshi / Birdo
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| *''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'' – Yoshi / Birdo
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| *''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]'' – Yoshi / Birdo
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| *''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' – Yoshi (uncredited)
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| *''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' – Yoshi / Red Yoshi / Yellow Yoshi / Light-Blue Yoshi (uncredited)
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| *''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]'' – Yoshi (uncredited)
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| *''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) – [[Yoshi Kid]]
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| *''[[Luigi's Mansion 2 HD]]'' – Professor Elvin Gadd
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| *''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'' – Yoshi / Birdo (uncredited)
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| *''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' – Yoshi / Birdo (uncredited)
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| ==Media==
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| {{media table
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| |file1=Mario Paint Explosion.oga
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| |title1=''Mario Paint''
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| |description1=Totaka's Song
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| |length1=0:12
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| |file2=SML2 Totaka's Song.oga
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| |title2=''Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''
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| |description2=Totaka's Song
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| |length2=0:09
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| |file3=VBWL Totaka's Song.oga
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| |title3=''Virtual Boy Wario Land''
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| |description3=Totaka's Song
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| |length3=0:11
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| |file4=LM Totaka's Song.oga
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| |title4=''Luigi's Mansion''
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| |description4=Totaka's Song
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| |length4=0:09
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| |file5=LuigisMansionTotakaSongPiano.oga
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| |title5=''Luigi's Mansion''
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| |description5=Totaka's Song (piano, unused)
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| |length5=0:09
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| |file6=YT&G Totaka's Song.oga
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| |title6=''Yoshi Touch & Go''
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| |description6=Totaka's Song
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| |length6=0:15
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| |file7=YNI World 6.oga
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| |title7=''Yoshi's New Island''
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| |description7=Totaka's Song
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| |length7=0:30
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| |file8=Totaka's Song MK8.oga
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| |title8=''Mario Kart 8''
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| |description8=Totaka's Song
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| |length8=0:28
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| }}
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| File:TotakadoestheYoshi.jpg|Totaka does Yoshi's voice.
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| </gallery>
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| ==External links==
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| *[https://web.archive.org/web/20140210061738/http://www.nindb.net/feature/totakas-song.html Kazumi Totaka's Song Guide at NinDB]
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| ==References==
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