Staff Credits (Mario Kart 64 theme)
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| "Staff Credits" in Mario Kart 64 | |||
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| Composed by: Kenta Nagata | |||
| Key | E major | ||
| Time signature | Common time | ||
| First appearance | Mario Kart 64 (1996) | ||
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart World (2025) | ||
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"Staff Credits",[1] also known as "Victory Lap"[2] or "Staff Roll",[3] is a musical theme in Mario Kart 64 composed by Kenta Nagata, where it plays during the staff credits.
The majority of the theme features a 2̂-1̂-5̂-5̂ motif played on a piano, which has since become a recurring motif in the Mario Kart series. It also incorporates several loose quotes of "Mario Kart 64 Title Screen" and "Rainbow Road" from the same game on an electric guitar. The bassline is also based on the latter theme's.
History[edit]
Mario Kart series[edit]
Mario Kart 64[edit]
Mario Kart 64 marks the first appearance of "Staff Credits". It is also included in the official soundtrack albums Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks, Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack, and Mario Kart 64: Greatest Hits Soundtrack.
Mario Kart: Double Dash!![edit]
In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, the theme that plays during the staff credits incorporates an arrangement of the 2̂-1̂-5̂-5̂ motif in the first section.
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Mario Kart DS[edit]
- Main article: Staff Credits (Mario Kart DS theme)
In Mario Kart DS, the second half of the credits theme when beating the Mirror Special Cup or Lightning Cup in first place incorporates two brief arrangements of the 2̂-1̂-5̂-5̂ motif.
Mario Kart 7[edit]
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- Main articles: Rock Rock Mountain (theme), Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 7 theme)
In Mario Kart 7, the 2̂-1̂-5̂-5̂ motif is incorporated into several themes, with a unique rhythm that would go on to be used in later arrangements of the theme.
The theme that plays in the single-player menu, titled "Selection Screen" on the Nintendo Music app, incorporates a fast, synth pluck arrangement of the 2̂-1̂-5̂-5̂ motif. When choosing the game mode, the unique rhythm is used, but when choosing a character, the motif is played on every eighth note.
The theme that played in the Local Multiplayer menu, titled "Selection Screen (Wireless)" on the Nintendo Music app, is similar to the first variation of "Selection Screen", but has the bass taken out and the cymbal reduced to a note every two beats.
The theme that played when spectating players online, likewise titled "Spectating" on the Nintendo Music app, incorporates the 2̂-1̂-5̂-5̂ motif as its first three notes.
The theme that plays in Rock Rock Mountain, likewise titled "Rock Rock Mountain" on the Nintendo Music app, incorporates an arrangement of the 2̂-1̂-5̂-5̂ motif in the last section.
The theme that plays in Rainbow Road, likewise titled "Rainbow Road" on the Nintendo Music app, incorporates an arrangement of the 2̂-1̂-5̂-5̂ motif throughout the first halves of the first and second sections. The motif is played on a backing synth pluck and every eighth note, similarly to "Selection Screen". The theme also incorporates another brief arrangement in the last section that retains the unique rhythm, similar to the one in "Rock Rock Mountain".
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Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
Mario Kart 8 and its Nintendo Switch port, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, feature four arrangements of "Staff Credits".
The theme that plays during the cutscene reviewing the races and players' placements after each Grand Prix, titled "Current Standings" on the Nintendo Music app, incorporates an arrangement of the 2̂-1̂-5̂-5̂ motif on some strings. It was arranged by Ryo Nagamatsu.
A similar arrangement is incorporated into the theme that plays in the final results screen when placing first, second or third, titled "Trophy Theme A" on the Nintendo Music app. It was arranged by Ryo Nagamatsu.
An arrangement of the 2̂-1̂-5̂-5̂ motif plays in the same screen when tying or placing fourth or below, titled "Trophy Theme B" on the Nintendo Music app. It is twenty bars long, divided into five sections; the motif is played in the first four, with some transposition on the second and fourth. It was arranged by Ryo Nagamatsu.
Exclusively in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Music menu, switching between the base game, Battle, and Booster Course Pass courses plays the first three notes of the 2̂-1̂-5̂-5̂ motif.
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Mario Kart Tour[edit]
"Current Standings" from Mario Kart 8 returns in Mario Kart Tour, and plays when clearing every cup in a tour.
Mario Kart World[edit]
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Mario Kart World features four arrangements of "Staff Credits".
Much like in Mario Kart 8, arrangements of the 2̂-1̂-5̂-5̂ motif is incorporated into both the current standings theme after each Grand Prix and the trophy screen theme. The tracks are titled "Victory Lap" and "Trophy Theme" in the Nintendo Music app, respectively.
The cutscene that plays before unlocking the Special Cup incorporates a loose arrangement of the 2̂-1̂-5̂-5̂ motif. It is titled "Special Cup Appears" in the Nintendo Music app.
The Special Cup variation of the current standings theme retains the arrangement of the 2̂-1̂-5̂-5̂ motif. It is titled "Victory Lap (Rainbow Road)" in the Nintendo Music app.
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Other appearances[edit]
Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit[edit]
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The Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit album features a funk arrangement of "Staff Credits" arranged by Dance-Matics. It is titled "staff roll".
Gallery[edit]
Image for "Rock Rock Mountain" from Mario Kart 7 on Nintendo Music
Image for "Rainbow Road" from Mario Kart 7 on Nintendo Music
Image for "Selection Screen" from Mario Kart 7 on Nintendo Music
Image for "Current Standings" from Mario Kart 8 on Nintendo Music
Image for "Victory Lap" from Mario Kart World on Nintendo Music
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
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| Mario Kart 64 | Nintendo 64 | 1996 | Original | "Staff Credits"[1] | Kenta Nagata |
| Mario Kart: Double Dash!! | Nintendo GameCube | 2003 | Arrangement | ||
| Mario Kart DS | Nintendo DS | 2005 | Arrangement | ||
| Mario Kart 7 | Nintendo 3DS | 2011 | Arrangement | "Rock Rock Mountain"[1] | |
| "Rainbow Road"[1] | |||||
| "Selection Screen"[1] | |||||
| "Selection Screen (Wireless)"[1] | |||||
| "Spectating"[1] | |||||
| Mario Kart 8 | Wii U | 2014 | Arrangement | "Current Standings"[1] | Ryo Nagamatsu |
| "Trophy Theme A"[1] | |||||
| "Trophy Theme B"[1] | |||||
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Nintendo Switch | 2017 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) | "Current Standings"[1] | |
| "Trophy Theme A"[1] | |||||
| "Trophy Theme B"[1] | |||||
| 2023[a] | Sound effects | ||||
| Mario Kart Tour | iOS, Android | 2019 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) | Ryo Nagamatsu | |
| Mario Kart World | Nintendo Switch 2 | 2025 | Arrangement | "Victory Lap"[1] | |
| "Victory Lap (Rainbow Road)"[1] | |||||
| "Trophy Theme"[1] | |||||
| "Special Cup Appears"[1] |
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Albums[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
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| Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks | 1997 | Original | "Victory Lap" | Kenta Nagata |
| Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack | 1997 | Original | "Staff Roll" | Kenta Nagata |
| Mario Kart 64: Greatest Hits Soundtrack | 1997 | Original | "Victory Lap" | Kenta Nagata |
| Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit | 1997 | Arrangement | "staff roll" | Dance-Matics |
| Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack | 2015 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) | "Current Standings" | Ryo Nagamatsu |
| "Congratulations!" | ||||
| "Nice Try!" |
Other media[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo Music | 2024 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) | "Current Standings" | Ryo Nagamatsu |
| "Trophy Theme A" | ||||
| "Trophy Theme B" | ||||
| 2025[a] | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 7) | "Selection Screen" | ||
| "Selection Screen (Wireless)" | ||||
| "Spectating" | ||||
| 2025[b] | Original | "Staff Credits" | Kenta Nagata |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
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| Japanese | スタッフクレジット Sutaffu Kurejitto |
Staff Credits | [1] | |
| スタッフロール Sutaffu Rōru |
Staff Roll | [3] |
References[edit]
| Mario Kart World music | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Courses | Race courses | New courses | "Mario Bros. Circuit" ("Opening (Mushroom Cup)" • "Replay" • "Trophy Theme") • "Boo Cinema" • "Rainbow Road" ("Opening (Special Cup)" • "Results Screen (Rainbow Road)") • "Starview Peak" |
| 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") | ||