Sky-High Sundae (theme)
| "Sky-High Sundae" | |
|---|---|
| "Sky-High Sundae" in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | |
Image from Nintendo Music | |
| Composed by: Unknown | |
| Key | D Mixolydian |
| First appearance | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, Wave 2) (2022) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart World (2025) |
"Sky-High Sundae"[1] is a musical theme in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Booster Course Pass DLC, where it plays in the race course of the same name.
History[edit]
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
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Wave 2 of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Booster Course Pass marks the first appearance of "Sky-High Sundae". A looping drum set beat is added to the instrumentation whenever the player is driving at top speed while in first place.
An arrangement of "Sky-High Sundae" is incorporated in the theme that plays during the staff credits for the Booster Course Pass approximately 3 minutes and 48 seconds in. It is titled "Staff Credits (Booster Course Pass)" in the Nintendo Music app.
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Mario Kart Tour[edit]
In Mario Kart Tour, an arrangement of "Sky-High Sundae" plays in the race course of the same name. It is similar to the original version of the theme from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, but it uses entirely synthesized instrumentation rather than live-performed instruments.
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Mario Kart World[edit]
In Mario Kart World, an arrangement of "Sky-High Sundae" plays when racing in the course of the same name. It is very similar to the original Mario Kart 8 Deluxe version, except it is mixed and mastered differently. The percussion track in particular is punchier and much more prominent. In Knockout Tour, leaving Sky-High Sundae causes the theme to transition into a coda.
When approaching Sky-High Sundae from a route or during a rally before reaching the course's finish line, a simple prelude arrangement of "Sky-High Sundae" plays. It is titled "Sky-High Sundae (Intro)" in the Nintendo Music app. A remix of "Sky-High Sundae (Intro)" that omits the piano plays during the rolling start of the Ice Rally.
A brief arrangement of "Sky-High Sundae (Intro)" is incorporated in the theme that plays during the intro cutscene for the Star Cup. It is titled "Opening (Star Cup)" in the Nintendo Music app.
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Gallery[edit]
Image for "Sky-High Sundae (Intro)" from Mario Kart World on Nintendo Music
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Nintendo Switch | 2022[a] | Original | "Sky-High Sundae"[1] | |
| Remix | |||||
| 2023[b] | Arrangement | "Staff Credits (Booster Course Pass)"[1] | |||
| Mario Kart Tour | iOS, Android | 2022[c] | Arrangement | ||
| Mario Kart World | Nintendo Switch 2 | 2025 | Pastiche | "Opening (Star Cup)"[1] | |
| "Sky-High Sundae (Intro)"[1] | |||||
| Remix | |||||
| Arrangement | "Sky-High Sundae"[1] |
- ^ Added in Wave 2 of the Booster Course Pass on August 4, 2022
- ^ Added in Wave 6 of the Booster Course Pass on November 8, 2023
- ^ Added in the 2022 Sundae Tour on August 10, 2022
Other media[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo Music | 2024 | Original | "Sky-High Sundae" | |
| Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8 Deluxe) | "Staff Credits (Booster Course Pass)" | |||
| 2026[a] | Past pastiche (Mario Kart World) | "Opening (Star Cup)" | ||
| "Sky-High Sundae (Intro)" | ||||
| Past arrangement (Mario Kart World) | "Sky-High Sundae" |
- ^ Added on June 1, 2026
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アイスビルディング Aisu Birudingu |
Ice Building or Ice Cream Building | [1] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 冰品摩天楼 Bīngpǐn Mótiānlóu |
Frozen-Dessert Skyscraper | [1] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 冰品摩天樓 Bīngpǐn Mótiānlóu |
Frozen-Dessert Skyscraper | [1] | |
| Dutch | Stracciatellastraat | Stracciatella Street | [1] | |
| French | Cité sorbet | Sorbet City | [1] | |
| German | Eiscreme-Eskapade | Ice Cream Escapade | [1] | |
| Italian | Cieli stracciatella | Stracciatella Skies | [1] | |
| Korean | 아이스크림 빌딩 Aiseukeurim Bilding |
Ice Cream Building | [1] | |
| Portuguese | Céus Gelados | Icy Skies | [1] | |
| Russian | Пломбирный пробег Plombirnyy probeg |
Ice Cream Run | [1] | |
| Spanish | Cielos Helados | Icy Skies or Ice Cream Skies | [1] |
References[edit]
| Mario Kart World music | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Courses | Race courses | New courses | "Mario Bros. Circuit" ("Opening (Mushroom Cup)" • "Replay" • "Trophy Theme") • "DK Spaceport" ("Opening (Mushroom Cup)") • "Starview Peak ("Opening (Star Cup)") • "Boo Cinema" • "Rainbow Road" ("Opening (Special Cup)" • "Results Screen (Rainbow Road)") |
| Returning courses | "Airship Fortress" ("Opening (Flower Cup)") • "Choco Mountain" ("Opening (Lightning Cup)") • "Desert Hills" • "Dino Dino Jungle" • "DK Pass" • "Koopa Troopa Beach" ("Opening (Shell Cup)") • "Mario Circuit" ("Opening (Special Cup)" • "Staff Credits") • "Moo Moo Meadows" • "Peach Beach" ("Opening (Banana Cup)") • "Shy Guy Bazaar" • "Sky-High Sundae" ("Opening (Star Cup)") • "Toad's Factory" • "Wario Shipyard" ("Opening (Star Cup)") • "Wario Stadium" ("Opening (Flower Cup)") | ||
| 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" • "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") • "Final Lap Fanfare" • "Mario Kart 64 Title Screen" ("Victory Lap (Rainbow Road)") • "Mission Clear" • "Results Screen A" • "Staff Credits" • "Staff Credits" (Mario Kart 64) ("Special Cup Appears" • "Trophy Theme" • "Victory Lap" • "Victory Lap (Rainbow Road)") • "Super Star" • "Title Theme" ("Opening (Knockout Tour)" • "Peach Stadium" • "Rainbow Road" • "Replay" • "Course Select" • "Special Cup Appears" • "Spectating") | ||