Super Mario 64 Main Theme
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The "Super Mario 64 Main Theme"[1] 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 is the basis for multiple theme arrangments in the game.
Reuses
The following list does not count ports and remakes.
| 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
Super Mario 64
A portion of the "Opening"[1] theme that plays at the beginning of Super Mario 64 includes an arrangement of the main leitmotif 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".
"Opening", "Slider", and "Snow Mountain" 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.
 Opening - The arrangement heard in Super Mario 64 | File info 0:34 |
| Slider - The arrangement heard in Super Mario 64 | File info 0:30 |
| Snow Mountain - The arrangement heard in Super Mario 64 | File info 0:30 |
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
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 Mario Galaxy 2
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.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
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)". It can be played on any Super Smash Bros.-series and Super Mario-series stage.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
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 arrangement was composed by Brian Tyler.
List of Super Mario appearances
- For appearances of "Slider", see Slider § List of Super Mario appearances.
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario 64 | 1996 | Original | "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" | Koji Kondo |
| Arrangement | "Opening" | |||
| Arrangement | "Snow Mountain" | |||
| Super Mario 64 DS | 2004 | Original | "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" | Koji Kondo |
| Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) | "Opening" | |||
| Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) | "Snow Mountain" | |||
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | 2008 | Original | "Main Theme (Super Mario 64)" | Koji Kondo |
| Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii) | 2009 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | 2010 | Arrangement | "Throwback Galaxy" | Shigetoshi Gohara |
| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | 2014 | Original | "Main Theme (Super Mario 64)" | Koji Kondo |
| 20151 | Arrangement | "Main Theme (Super Mario 64)" | Hiroyuki Kawada | |
| Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS | 20151 | Arrangement | "Main Theme (Super Mario 64)" | Hiroyuki Kawada |
| Minecraft: Wii U Edition | 2015 | Original | "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" | Koji Kondo |
| Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) | "Opening" | |||
| Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) | "Snow Mountain" | |||
| Minecraft | 2017 | Original | "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" | Koji Kondo |
| Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) | "Opening" | |||
| Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) | "Snow Mountain" | |||
| Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition | 2017 | Original | "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" | Koji Kondo |
| Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) | "Opening" | |||
| Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) | "Snow Mountain" | |||
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | 2018 | Original | "Main Theme - Super Mario 64" | Koji Kondo |
| Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS) | "Main Theme - Super Mario 64 (Remix)" | Hiroyuki Kawada | ||
| Super Mario 3D All-Stars | 2020 | Original | "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" | Koji Kondo |
| Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) | "Opening" | |||
| Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) | "Snow Mountain" | |||
| The Super Mario Bros. Movie | 2023 | Arrangement | "Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom" | Brian Tyler |
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Soundtracks
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack | 1996 | Original | "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" | Koji Kondo |
| Arrangement | "Opening" | |||
| Arrangement | "Snow Mountain" | |||
| Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection | 2005 | Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) | 「オープニング」 (Ōpuningu) | Koji Kondo |
| Original | 「メインテーマ」 (Mein Tēma) | |||
| Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) | 「さむいさむいマウンテン」 (Samui Samui Maunten) | |||
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 Original Soundtrack | 2010 | Arrangement | "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 | Arrangement | "Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom" | Brian Tyler |
