The Bullet Bill Express (theme)

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"The Bullet Bill Express"
"The Bullet Bill Express" in Super Mario 3D World
Thumbnail for "The Bullet Bill Express" from Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury used for Nintendo Music
Image from Nintendo Music
Composed by:
Mahito Yokota[1]
Key C Dorian
First appearance Super Mario 3D World (2013)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021)
“Orchestras also feature on the game's soundtrack. Here's an example, accompanying a battle with Bowser's henchmen on top of a train. The full-blown orchestral arrangement serves to heighten the tension.”
—Liner notes in the Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack

"The Bullet Bill Express"[1][2] is an orchestral musical theme composed by Mahito Yokota for Super Mario 3D World, where it plays in the levels The Bullet Bill Express and The Bowser Express.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]

Super Mario 3D World marks the first appearance of "The Bullet Bill Express", and it returns in the Nintendo Switch port, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, for the same purposes. It is also included in the official Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack album.

Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

In Super Mario Maker 2, the original version of "The Bullet Bill Express" plays in Super Mario 3D World-style airship-themed levels.

An ambient, funk-styled arrangement of "The Bullet Bill Express" plays while editing Super Mario 3D World-style airship-themed levels in the Course Maker. This arrangement uses eight tracks that fade in and out randomly to create a dynamic mix.

Icon of an audio speaker. Airship Theme (Edit) - Super Mario 3D World - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Maker 2
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Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker[edit]

In Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker and the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS ports of the same name, a more synthetic arrangement of "The Bullet Bill Express" plays in Blizzard on the Star Express and Fright Train Flight. In the Special Episode exclusive to the Nintendo Switch version, this arrangement also plays in Boo Spotting on the Fright Train. This arrangement is titled "Blizzard on the Star Express" in the Nintendo Music app.

Icon of an audio speaker. Blizzard on the Star Express - The arrangement heard in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
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Gallery[edit]

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario 3D World Wii U 2013 Original "The Bullet Bill Express"[1] Mahito Yokota
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Wii U 2014 Arrangement "Blizzard on the Star Express"[2]
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch 2018 Past arrangement (Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker [Wii U]) "Blizzard on the Star Express"[2]
Super Mario Maker 2 Nintendo Switch 2019 Original Mahito Yokota
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Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Nintendo Switch 2021 Original "The Bullet Bill Express"[1] Mahito Yokota

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack 2013 Original "The Bullet Bill Express" Mahito Yokota

Other media[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Nintendo Music 2026[a] Original "The Bullet Bill Express"
  1. ^ Added on March 9, 2026

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese キラーエクスプレス
Kirāekusupuresu		 Killer Express [1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack
  2. ^ a b c Nintendo Music
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