Mario Circuit (Mario Kart 8 theme)
| "Mario Circuit" | |
|---|---|
| "Mario Circuit" in Mario Kart 8 | |
Image from Nintendo Music | |
| Composed by: Shiho Fujii | |
| Key | D Mixolydian |
| BPM | 144 |
| First appearance | Mario Kart 8 (2014) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart World (2025) |
"Mario Circuit"[1][2] is a musical theme composed by Shiho Fujii that appears in Mario Kart 8, where it plays in the course of the same name.
Reuses[edit]
The following list does not include ports or remakes of Mario Kart 8.
| Work | Description |
|---|---|
| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | "Mario Circuit (Mario Kart 8)" is a playable track on Mario Circuit. |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | "Mario Circuit - Mario Kart 8" is a playable track on any Super Smash Bros.- and Mario Kart-series stage. |
| Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit | "Mario Circuit" plays in Slick Circuit. |
Arrangements[edit]
Mario Kart 8[edit]
- “The idea for this track was to make it sound like the type of music in the opening ceremony. It's worth paying special attention to the bassline. As I'm sure you'll notice, we based this track on the Mario Circuit music in the Flower Cup.”
- —Liner notes in the Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack
Additional percussion is added to the instrumentation whenever the player is driving at top speed while in first place.
A second arrangement of "Mario Circuit" titled "Mario Kart Stadium" plays in the course of the same name. Additional percussion is also added to the instrumentation whenever the player is driving at top speed while in first place. In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, "Mario Kart Stadium" is a playable track on Mario Circuit. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the arrangement returns under the name "Mario Kart Stadium - Mario Kart 8," and is a playable track on any Super Smash Bros.- and Mario Kart-series stage. In Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, "Mario Kart Stadium" plays in Live Circuit.
An arrangement of "Mario Circuit" is incorporated into the beginning and middle of "Staff Credits," which is a medley of various tracks from the game.
 Mario Circuit (Frontrunning) - The remix heard in Mario Kart 8 | File info 0:30 |
| Mario Kart Stadium - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 8 | File info 0:30 |
| Mario Kart Stadium (Frontrunning) - The remix heard in Mario Kart 8 | File info 0:30 |
| Staff Credits - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 8 | File info 0:30 |
Mario Kart World[edit]
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In Mario Kart World, a jazz arrangement of "Mario Circuit" can play in Free Roam and during routes in VS Race.
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Kart 8 | Wii U | 2014 | Original | "Mario Circuit"[1] | Shiho Fujii |
| Remix | |||||
| Arrangement | "Mario Kart Stadium"[1] | Yasuaki Iwata | |||
| Remix | |||||
| Arrangement | "Staff Credits"[1] | Ryo Nagamatsu | |||
| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | Original | "Mario Circuit (Mario Kart 8)" | Shiho Fujii | ||
| Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) | "Mario Kart Stadium" | Yasuaki Iwata | |||
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Nintendo Switch | 2017 | Original | "Mario Circuit"[1] | Shiho Fujii |
| Past remix (Mario Kart 8) | |||||
| Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) | "Mario Kart Stadium"[1] | Yasuaki Iwata | |||
| Past remix (Mario Kart 8) | |||||
| Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) | "Staff Credits"[1] | Ryo Nagamatsu | |||
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | 2018 | Original | "Mario Circuit - Mario Kart 8" | Shiho Fujii | |
| Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) | "Mario Kart Stadium - Mario Kart 8" | Yasuaki Iwata | |||
| Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit | 2020 | Original | Shiho Fujii | ||
| Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) | Yasuaki Iwata | ||||
| Mario Kart World | Nintendo Switch 2 | 2025 | Arrangement |
Albums[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack | 2015 | Original | "Mario Circuit" | Shiho Fujii |
| Arrangement | "Mario Kart Stadium" | Yasuaki Iwata | ||
| Arrangement | "Staff Credits" | Ryo Nagamatsu |
Gallery[edit]
Image for "Mario Kart Stadium" from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Nintendo Music
Image for "Staff Credits" from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Nintendo Music
