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'''[[wikipedia:Koji Kondo|Koji Kondo]]''' (born August 13, 1960) is among the most prominent composers of music for [[Nintendo]]. As a close friend of [[Shigeru Miyamoto]], most of the games he has composed for are | '''[[wikipedia:Koji Kondo|Koji Kondo]]''' (born August 13, 1960) is among the most prominent composers of music for [[Nintendo]]. As a close friend of [[Shigeru Miyamoto]], most of the games he has composed for are Miyamoto's creations. He is most famous for his works on the ''[[Mario (series)|Mario]]'' and ''The Legend of Zelda'' series. The overworld themes of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Mario World]]'' were his doing, among many other catchy tunes. He sometimes appears at Nintendo Events, like E3, alongside Shigeru Miyamoto. Below is a list of ''Mario'' games he has composed for so far: | ||
*''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', 1985 | *''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', 1985 | ||
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Template:RealPeopleBox Koji Kondo (born August 13, 1960) is among the most prominent composers of music for Nintendo. As a close friend of Shigeru Miyamoto, most of the games he has composed for are Miyamoto's creations. He is most famous for his works on the Mario and The Legend of Zelda series. The overworld themes of Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario World were his doing, among many other catchy tunes. He sometimes appears at Nintendo Events, like E3, alongside Shigeru Miyamoto. Below is a list of Mario games he has composed for so far:
- Super Mario Bros., 1985
- Wrecking Crew, 1985
- Super Mario Bros. 2, 1988
- Super Mario Bros. 3, 1988
- Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, 1986
- Super Mario World, 1990
- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, 1995
- Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, 1996 (only some of his work was used)
- Super Mario 64, 1996
- Super Mario Sunshine (with Shinobu Tanaka), 2002
- Super Mario 64 DS, 2004
- New Super Mario Bros., 2006
- Super Mario Galaxy (with Mahito Yokota), 2007
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (with many others), 2008
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii (mainly arrangements from New Super Mario Bros.), 2009
- Super Mario Galaxy 2 (with Mahito Yokota and Ryo Nagamatsu), 2010
One of his most famous songs is the Super Mario Bros. "Ground Theme", which was in the Billboard charts for 125 weeks, and was performed in concerts by live orchestras.[1]
