Super Mario 64 Main Theme

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"Super Mario 64 Main Theme"

"Super Mario 64 Main Theme" in Super Mario 64
Composed by:
Koji Kondo
First appearance Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

The "Super Mario 64 Main Theme,"[1] also known as simply the "Main Theme,"[2] is a theme composed for Super Mario 64 by Koji Kondo. It serves as the background music for Bob-omb Battlefield; Whomp's Fortress; Tall, Tall Mountain (outside only); and Tiny-Huge Island (outside only), and it is the basis for multiple theme arrangements in the game.

Reuses[edit]

For reuses of "Slider", see Slider § Reuses.

The following list does not include ports and remakes of Super Mario 64.

Game Description
Super Smash Bros. Brawl The "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" (here titled "Main Theme (Super Mario 64)") is a playable track and can be played on the Delfino Plaza stage.
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U The "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" (here titled "Main Theme (Super Mario 64)") is a playable track and can be played on the Delfino Plaza stage.
Minecraft: Wii U Edition / Minecraft / Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition The "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" is included as a part of the music for the Super Mario Mash-up.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate The "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" (here titled "Main Theme - Super Mario 64") is a playable track and can be played on any Super Smash Bros.-series and Super Mario-series stage.

Arrangements[edit]

For arrangements of "Slider", see Slider § Arrangements.

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario 64[edit]

In Super Mario 64 and its Nintendo DS remake Super Mario 64 DS, a portion of the "Opening"[1] theme that plays at the beginning of the game includes an arrangement of the main motif of the "Super Mario 64 Main Theme".

The "Slider"[1] theme is a frantic bluegrass/country arrangement of the "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" played in D major at a presto tempo. In Super Mario 64, this arrangement plays in all slide areas, Tick Tock Clock, Rainbow Ride, Tower of the Wing Cap, Vanish Cap Under the Moat, Wing Mario Over the Rainbow, Battle Fort, and during all of Koopa the Quick's footraces. "Slider" has been reused and rearranged in many Super Mario games since Super Mario 64.

The theme "Snow Mountain"[1], which is the background music for Cool, Cool Mountain and Snowman's Land, is a winter/Christmas arrangement of the "Super Mario 64 Main Theme".

The "Course Clear"[1] theme heard after collecting a Power Star is a brief arrangement of the "Super Mario 64 Main Theme".

The "Game Over"[1] heard when getting a Game Over is a slow, depressing arrangement of the "Super Mario 64 Main Theme".

A very short arrangement of the "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" is used as a sound effect for when Red Coins are collected. Each additional coin increases the pitch of the sound.

"Opening", "Slider", "Snow Mountain", and "Course Clear" all return in the Super Mario Mash-up in the Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo Switch versions of Minecraft, as well as in Super Mario 64 DS and Super Mario 3D All-Stars.

"Course Clear" and "Game Over" return in Super Mario Maker, where they play when finishing a level or losing a life, respectively, with a Mario Mystery Mushroom. "Course Clear" returns in Super Mario Odyssey, where it plays when collecting a Power Moon in the Mushroom Kingdom.

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Audio.svg Course Clear - The arrangement heard in Super Mario 64
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Super Mario Sunshine[edit]

In Super Mario Sunshine and its Super Mario 3D All-Stars port, the sound effect heard when collecting a Red Coin is a very short arrangement of the "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" very similar to the arrangement heard in Super Mario 64. However, the pitch does not change as more Red Coins are collected.

Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

A jazz arrangement of the "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" titled "Throwback Galaxy" in the original soundtrack can be heard in the galaxy of the same name. Throwback Galaxy is a faithful recreation of Whomp's Fortress from Super Mario 64, which used the original "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" as its background music.

Audio.svg Throwback Galaxy - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Galaxy 2
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Super Mario Odyssey[edit]

In Super Mario Odyssey, the theme that plays after collecting a Power Moon (except in the Mushroom Kingdom) is an arrangement of "Course Clear" from Super Mario 64.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games[edit]

The Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games features an arrangement of the "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" as a playable track. An arrangement "Snow Mountain" serves as the background music for the Dream Snowball Fight Dream Event. Both arrangements can be purchased and played in the Music Shop in Christmas Village.

The arrangement of the "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" returns in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, and the Wii U version of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U[edit]

An arrangement of the "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" is included as a playable track in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, titled "Main Theme (Super Mario 64)", for the Peach's Castle stage, which was added as downloadable content on July 30, 2015. This arrangement also incorporates the "Opening" theme at the end.

The arrangement returns in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, retitled "Main Theme - Super Mario 64 (Remix)", and can be played on any Super Smash Bros.-series and Super Mario-series stage.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]

In "Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom" from The Super Mario Bros. Movie, a short arrangement of the "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" can be heard while Mario follows Toad around Toad Town. This track was arranged by the film's composer, Brian Tyler.

Other arrangements[edit]

Bayonetta 2[edit]

In Bayonetta 2, a short piano arrangement of the theme plays when unlocking the Chain Chomp weapon in the Nintendo Switch version of the game.

Nintendo Live 2023[edit]

Nintendo Live 2023 in Seattle, Washington, USA featured a live performance by the Super Mario Super Big Band of themes from various Super Mario games, including the "Super Mario 64 Main Theme."[3]

Gallery[edit]

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

For appearances of "Slider", see Slider § List of Super Mario appearances.

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario 64 Nintendo 64 1996 Original "Super Mario 64 Main Theme"[1] Koji Kondo
Arrangement "Opening"[1]
"Snow Mountain"[1]
"Course Clear"[1]
"Game Over"[1]
 
Super Mario Sunshine Nintendo GameCube 2002 Arrangement
Super Mario 64 DS Nintendo DS 2004 Original "Super Mario 64 Main Theme"[1] Koji Kondo
Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) "Opening"[1]
"Snow Mountain"[1]
"Course Clear"[1]
"Game Over"[1]
 
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Wii 2008 Original "Main Theme (Super Mario 64)" Koji Kondo
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Wii 2009 Arrangement
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Wii 2010 Arrangement "Throwback Galaxy"[4] Shigetoshi Gohara
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games Wii 2011 Past arrangement (Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games)
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games Wii U 2013 Past arrangement (Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games)
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wii U 2014 Original "Main Theme (Super Mario 64)" Koji Kondo
20151 Arrangement "Main Theme (Super Mario 64)" Hiroyuki Kawada
Super Mario Maker Wii U 2015 Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) Koji Kondo
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Nintendo 3DS 20151 Arrangement "Main Theme (Super Mario 64)" Hiroyuki Kawada
Minecraft: Wii U Edition Wii U 2015 Original Koji Kondo
Past arrangement (Super Mario 64)
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Wii U 2016 Past arrangement (Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games)
Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition Nintendo Switch 2017 Original Koji Kondo
Past arrangement (Super Mario 64)
Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition New Nintendo 3DS 2017 Original Koji Kondo
Past arrangement (Super Mario 64)
Super Mario Odyssey Nintendo Switch 2017 Arrangement
Past arrangement (Super Mario 64)
Minecraft Nintendo Switch 2018 Original Koji Kondo
Past arrangement (Super Mario 64)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Switch 2018 Original "Main Theme - Super Mario 64" Koji Kondo
Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U) "Main Theme - Super Mario 64 (Remix)" Hiroyuki Kawada
Super Mario 3D All-Stars Nintendo Switch 2020 Original "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" Koji Kondo
Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) "Opening"
"Snow Mountain"
"Course Clear"
"Game Over"
 
Past arrangement (Super Mario Sunshine)

1 - Added as downloadable content

Film and television[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2023 Arrangement "Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom" Brian Tyler

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack 1996 Original "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" Koji Kondo
Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) "Opening"
"Snow Mountain"
Nintendo 64 Original Soundtrack Greatest Hits 1996 Original "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" Koji Kondo
Mario & Zelda Big Band Live CD 2003 Past arrangement (Mario & Zelda Big Band Live [Live performance]) "SUPER MARIO 64 Opening Theme ~ Overworld Theme (NINTENDO64: 「SUPER MARIO 64」)" Shigeo Nukita, The Big Band of Rogues (Tokyo Cuban Boys Jr.)
Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection 2005 Original 「メインテーマ」 (Mein Tēma) Koji Kondo
Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) 「オープニング」 (Ōpuningu)
「さむいさむいマウンテン」 (Samui Samui Maunten)
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Original Soundtrack 2010 Past arrangement (Super Mario Galaxy 2) "Throwback Galaxy" Shigetoshi Gohara
The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music 2015 Original 「メインテーマ」 (Mein Tēma) Koji Kondo
Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) 「さむいさむいマウンテン」 (Samui Samui Maunten)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 2023 Past arrangement (The Super Mario Bros. Movie) "Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom" Brian Tyler

Other media[edit]

Work Format Year Type Title Credits
Mario & Zelda Big Band Live DVD 2003 Past arrangement (Mario & Zelda Big Band Live [Live performance]) 「スーパーマリオ64 オープニングテーマ〜地上のテーマ」
(Sūpā Mario 64 Ōpuningu Tēma 〜 Chijō no Tēma) 		Shigeo Nukita, The Big Band of Rogues (Tokyo Cuban Boys Jr.)

Live performances[edit]

Event Year Location Type Title Credits
Mario & Zelda Big Band Live 2003 Nihon Seinenkan Hall, Tokyo, Japan Arrangement "SUPER MARIO 64 Opening Theme ~ Overworld Theme (NINTENDO64: 「SUPER MARIO 64」)"[5] Shigeo Nukita, The Big Band of Rogues (Tokyo Cuban Boys Jr.)
Nintendo Live 2023 2023 Seattle Convention Center, Seattle, Washington, USA Arrangement Super Mario Super Big Band

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack
  2. ^ Nintendo Music
  3. ^ Hitbox Hero (September 3, 2023). Nintendo Live 2023 - Super Mario Super Big Band uncut full show (12:36). YouTube (English). Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  4. ^ Super Mario Galaxy 2 Original Soundtrack
  5. ^ Mario & Zelda Big Band Live CD tracklist
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Recurring themes
Donkey Kong series Donkey Kong Game Kaishi • 25m Theme • Hammer • Opening
Donkey Kong Jr. Game Start
Donkey Kong Country series Donkey Kong Country Simian Segue • Cranky's Theme • Aquatic Ambiance • Bonus Room Blitz • DK Island Swing • Gang-Plank Galleon • Forest Frenzy • Treetop Rock • Fear Factory
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Stickerbush Symphony
Donkey Kong Country Returns Mine Menace
Mario Bros. series Mario Bros. Game Start A • Title BGM
Super Mario series Super Mario Bros. 1-Up • Course Clear (Power Up) • Ending • Ground BGM (Game Over · Player Down) • Hurry Up • Castle BGM • Invincibility BGM • Underground BGM • Underwater BGM • World Clear
VS. Super Mario Bros. Business-Use Mario Name Entry
Super Mario Bros. 2 Player Select • Ground Theme • Underground Theme • Boss Theme
Super Mario Bros. 3 Airship Theme • Athletic Theme • Dark Land • Demon King Bowser • Enemy Course • Fortress • Fortress Boss • Ground Theme • Map 1 World • Map 2 World • Map 3 World • Map 4 World • Map 6 World • Spinning Slots • Toad House • Underwater Theme • Warp Zone Theme • Restored Fanfare • Lose a Life • Game Over
Super Mario Land Main Theme
Super Mario World Ending • Ground Theme (Athletic Theme • Bonus Men BGM • Castle • Obake Yashiki BGM) • P Switch • Star World • Title • The Evil King Koopa, Bowser • Fortress Boss
Super Mario 64 Bowser's Road • Bowser's Theme • Peach's Castle • Super Mario 64 Main Theme (Slider) • Merry-Go-Round
Super Mario Sunshine Isle Delfino (Ricco Harbor)
New Super Mario Bros. BGM Tride • Main Theme • Mega Mario • P Switch
Super Mario Galaxy Egg Planet • Gusty Garden Galaxy • Overture • Rosalina in the Observatory • The Toad Brigade
Super Mario 3D Land Ground Theme • Beach Theme
New Super Mario Bros. U Ground Theme
Super Mario 3D World Super Bell Hill
Super Mario Odyssey Jump Up, Super Star!
Dr. Mario series Dr. Mario Chill • Fever
Mario Kart series Super Mario Kart Mario Circuit • SNES Rainbow Road • Super Mario Kart
Mario Kart 64 Luigi Raceway • Moo Moo Farm / Yoshi Valley • Kalimari Desert • N64 Rainbow Road
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! GCN Yoshi Circuit
Mario Kart DS DS Waluigi Pinball
Mario Kart Wii Wii Coconut Mall • Luigi Circuit/Mario Circuit
Yoshi franchise Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Athletic BGM • Flower Field BGM • Opening Melody
Yoshi's Story Yoshi's Song • Yoshi's Story
Luigi's Mansion series Luigi's Mansion Main Theme
Wario franchise WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! WarioWare, Inc. • Dr. Crygor • Pyoro
WarioWare: Touched! Ashley's Theme
Other Totaka's Song • Le Galop infernal d'Orphée aux Enfers
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Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS
Playable characters Mario • Yoshib • Luigic • Warioc • Red Yoshic • Blue Yoshic • Yellow Yoshic
Forms Wing Mario • Metal Mario/Metal Wario • Vanish Mario/Vanish Luigi • Fire Powerc • Balloon Marioc • Mega Marioc
Non-playable characters Lakitu Bros. • Princess Peach • Toad • Toads • Bob-omb Buddies • Koopa the Quick • Hoot • Penguins • Baby Penguins • Mother Penguin • Big Penguin • Snowman • Rabbits • MIPSa • Glowing rabbitsc • Dorrie • Ukkikis
Enemies Amp • Bob-omb • Boo • Bookend • Bub • Bubba • Bullet Bill • Bully • Chain Chomp • Chair • Chuckya • Clam shell • Flame thrower • Fly Guy • Fwoosh • Goomba • Goombette • Grand Goomba • Grindel • Heave-Ho • Klepto • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Mad Piano • Manta Ray • Money Bags • Monty Mole • Moving Bar • Mr. Blizzard • Mr. I. • Piranha Flower • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Scuttle Bug • Skeeter • Small Koopa Troopa • Small Piranha • Snufit • Sparky • Spindel • Spindrift • Spiny • Spiny bomb • Sushi • Swoop • Thwomp • Tox Box • Unagi • Unshelled Koopa • Whomp
Obstacles Blaster • Casket • Cold water • Current • Endless stairs • Falling pillar • Fire bar • Fireball • Flamethrower • Hidden smasher • Ice block • Iron ball • Lava • Moving sand • Pendulum • Pit • Quicksand • Rolling rock • Slide Box • Spiked orb • Strange toxic cloud • Tornado • Water bomb • Water tide • Whirlpool • Wind
Bosses Big Bob-omb • Whomp King • Bowser • Big Boo • Big Mr. I. • Big Bully • Eyerok • Chill Bully • Wiggler • Goombossc • King Booc • Chief Chillyc
Items and power-ups 1-UP Mushroom • Blue Coin • Bubble • Crate • Crazed Crate • Jumbo Star • Key • Koopa Shell • Luigi Keyc • Luigi's capc • Mario's cap • Mario's Keyc • Metal Capa • Mushroomc • Power Flowerc • Power Star • Red Coin • Silver Starc • Spinning Heart • Vanish Capa • Wario Keyc • Wario's capc • Wing Capa • Wingsc • Yellow Coin • Yoshi Eggc
Objects ★ door • Arrow Lift • Arrow Sign • Big Star Door • Block • Blue Coin Block • Brick pillar • Bubble ring • Butterfly • Cannon • Cap Block • Cap Switch • Cloud House • Conveyor belt • Crystal Tap • Falling Block • Flipping block • Gondola • Key Door • Lift • Log • Magic carpet • Mushroom • Paddle wheel • Painting • Pole • Purple Switch • Pyramid platform • Rainbow Cruiser • Rotating bar • Secret • Seesaw • Semi-visible block • Shrinker Pipe • Sign • Square • Stake • Star Marker • Star Spherec • Star Switch c • Swing • Tapering platform • Track • Treasure Chest • Tree • Warp pipe • Warp Point • Wire net • Wired platform • Work Elevator • Yellow block
Locations First floor and mezzanine Bob-omb Battlefield • Whomp's Fortress • Jolly Roger Bay • Cool, Cool Mountain • Bowser in the Dark World • The Princess's Secret Slide • The Secret Aquarium • Tower of the Wing Cap • Sunshine Islesc • Goomboss Battlec
Basement and courtyard Big Boo's Haunt • Hazy Maze Cave • Lethal Lava Land • Shifting Sand Land • Dire, Dire Docks • Bowser in the Fire Sea • Cavern of the Metal Cap/Behind the Waterfall • Vanish Cap Under the Moat/The Secret Under the Moat • Big Boo Battlec • Battle Fortc
Upper floors and tower Snowman's Land • Wet-Dry World • Tall, Tall Mountain • Tiny-Huge Island • Tick Tock Clock • Rainbow Ride • Bowser in the Sky • Wing Mario Over the Rainbow/Over the Rainbows • Chief Chilly Challengec
Other Castle Grounds • Mushroom Castle • Princess's room • Courtyard • Rec Roomc • Switching roomsc
Moves Backward Somersault • Crawl • Crouch • Dive • Double Jump • Egg Throwc • Flutter Kickc • Fly • Jump • Kick • Long Jump • Pound the Ground • Punch • Scuttlec • Side Somersault • Slide • Slide Kick • Spin Jump • Stomp • Swallowc • Sweep Kick • Swim • Swing and Flingc • Triple Jump • Wall Kick
Gameplay elements Completion • Letter • Mario's face • Missions • Power Meter • Switch Cap Course
Minigamesc Luigi Lucky Stars • Mario Slot • Memory Master • Memory Match • Mushroom Roulette • Pair-a-Gone • Pair-a-Gone and On • Picture Poker • Super Mario Slot
Mario Bounce and Pounce • Bounce and Trounce • Connect the Characters • Mario's Slides • Shell Smash • Shuffle Shell • Sort or 'Splode • Trampoline Terror • Trampoline Time
Wario Bingo Ball • Bob-omb Squad • Coincentration • Giant Snowball Slalom • Intense Coincentration • Lakitu Launch • Psyche Out! • Slots Shot • Snowball Slalom
Yoshi Boom Box • Hide and Boo Seek • Loves Me...? • Mix-a-Mug • Puzzle Panel • Puzzle Panic • Tox Box Shuffle • Wanted! • Which Wiggler?
Musical compositions "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" • "Slider" • "Peach's Castle" • "Bowser's Road" • "Bowser's Theme"
Further info Gallery (DS) • Glitches (DS) • Media (DS) • Original soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content (DS) • Quotes • Staff (DS)
a Exclusive to Super Mario 64
b Present in both games, but has different roles in each
c Exclusive to Super Mario 64 DS
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