Ground Theme (New Super Mario Bros. U)
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| "Ground Theme" | |
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"Ground Theme" in New Super Mario Bros. U | |
| Composed by: Shiho Fujii | |
| First appearance | New Super Mario Bros. U (2012) |
| Latest appearance | WarioWare: Get It Together! (2021) |
The "Ground Theme"[1] is a musical theme composed by Shiho Fujii for above-ground levels in New Super Mario Bros. U.
Reuses[edit]
The following list does not include ports or remakes of New Super Mario Bros. U.
| Game | Description |
|---|---|
| New Super Luigi U | The "Ground Theme" is used for the same purpose as in New Super Mario Bros. U. |
| Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS / Super Mario Maker 2 | The "Ground Theme" can be heard when playing ground-themed levels in the New Super Mario Bros. U style. |
| Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | The "Ground Theme" is included as a playable track titled "Ground Theme (New Super Mario Bros. U)", which can be played on the Mushroom Kingdom U stage in the latter game and the Super Mario Maker stage in both games. |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | The "Ground Theme" is included as a playable track titled "Ground Theme - New Super Mario Bros. U", which can be played on any Super Smash Bros.-series and Super Mario-series stage. |
Arrangements[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
New Super Mario Bros. U[edit]
Arrangements of the "Ground Theme" are included in various themes throughout New Super Mario Bros. U. The themes heard in athletic and snow levels and on the title screen are full arrangements of the "Ground Theme", and arrangements of the "Ground Theme" are included in the themes heard on the game's main menu and during the credits.
All of these arrangements return for the same purpose in New Super Luigi U and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.
The themes heard in athletic and snow levels are reused in Super Mario Maker 2 for sky-themed and snow-themed levels, respectively, in the New Super Mario Bros. U style.
The athletic theme plays levels 2 and 3 of the New Super Mario Bros. U microgame, though its tempo has been slowed down to match the ticking of the bomb.
 Title Theme - The arrangement heard in New Super Mario Bros. U | File info |
| Menu Theme - The arrangement heard in New Super Mario Bros. U | File info |
| Athletic Theme - The arrangement heard in New Super Mario Bros. U | File info |
| Snow Theme - The arrangement heard in New Super Mario Bros. U | File info |
| Credits Theme - The arrangement heard in New Super Mario Bros. U | File info |
Super Mario Maker[edit]
Super Mario Maker features an ambient arrangement of the "Ground Theme" using eight tracks that fade in and out randomly to create a dynamic mix. The arrangement is heard while editing New Super Mario Bros. U-style ground-themed courses in the Course Maker.
This arrangement returns in Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS and Super Mario Maker 2, where it is used for the same purpose.
| Ground Theme (Editing) (New Super Mario Bros. U) - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Maker | File info |
Super Mario Run[edit]
Super Mario Run features multiple arrangements of the "Ground Theme", as the game is heavily based on New Super Mario Bros. U. A faithful arrangement of the original "Ground Theme" plays in overworld levels, and a faithful arrangement of the athletic theme plays in athletic levels, and more ethereal versions of these arrangements play during Coin Rush. An arrangement of the main menu theme can be heard on the level select screen, and an arrangement of the title screen theme plays in the Kingdom Builder.
| Ground Theme - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Run | File info |
| Athletic Theme - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Run | File info |
| Ground Theme (Coin Rush) - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Run | File info |
| Athletic Theme (Coin Rush) - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Run | File info |
| Level Select - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Run | File info |
| Kingdom Builder - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Run | File info |
Super Mario Maker 2[edit]
Super Mario Maker 2 features a music box version of the "Ground Theme" that plays during the nighttime version of ground-themed levels in the New Super Mario Bros. U style.
In addition, with the newly added Snow and Sky course themes retaining the snow and athletic themes from the original game, both themes are also associated with their own ambient variants when editing the course in the Course Maker, and music box arrangements while in nighttime.
| Snow Theme (Editing) - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Maker 2 | File info 0:30 |
| Athletic Theme (Editing) - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Maker 2 | File info 0:30 |
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U[edit]
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U feature a remix of the "Ground Theme" in the medley track "Style Switch: Ground Theme" along with the Super Mario Bros. "Ground Theme", the Super Mario Bros. 3 "Ground Theme", and the Super Mario World "Ground Theme". It can be played on the Super Mario Maker stage and switches Ground Themes depending on the stage's style.
The track returns in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, now titled "Ground Theme - Super Mario series", which can only be played on the Super Mario Maker stage. It is the only track exclusive to a single stage. Like in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS / Wii U, the track switches Ground Themes depending on the stage's style.
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games[edit]
The Wii U version of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games features an arrangement of the "Ground Theme" as a playable track.
WarioWare: Get It Together![edit]
In WarioWare: Get It Together!, a brief arrangement of the "Ground Theme" plays during level 1 of the New Super Mario Bros. U microgame.
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Super Mario Bros. U | Wii U | 2012 | Original | Shiho Fujii | |
| Arrangement | |||||
| New Super Luigi U | Wii U | 2013 | Original | Shiho Fujii | |
| Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. U) | |||||
| New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U | Wii U | 2013 | Original | Shiho Fujii | |
| Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. U) | |||||
| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | Wii U | 2014 | Original | "Ground Theme (New Super Mario Bros. U)" | Shiho Fujii |
| 20151 | Remix | "Style Switch: Ground Theme" | |||
| Super Mario Maker | Wii U | 2015 | Original | Shiho Fujii | |
| Arrangement | |||||
| Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo 3DS | 2015 | Original | "Ground Theme (New Super Mario Bros. U)" | Shiho Fujii |
| 20151 | Remix | "Style Switch: Ground Theme" | |||
| Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games | Wii U | 2016 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo 3DS | 2016 | Original | Shiho Fujii | |
| Past arrangement (Super Mario Maker) | |||||
| Super Mario Run | iOS | 2016 | Arrangement | ||
| Android | 2017 | ||||
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Nintendo Switch | 2018 | Original | "Ground Theme - New Super Mario Bros. U" | Shiho Fujii |
| Past remix (Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U) | "Ground Theme - Super Mario series" | ||||
| New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe | Nintendo Switch | 2019 | Original | Shiho Fujii | |
| Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. U) | |||||
| Super Mario Maker 2 | Nintendo Switch | 2019 | Original | Shiho Fujii | |
| Arrangement | |||||
| Past arrangement (Super Mario Maker) | |||||
| WarioWare: Get It Together! | Nintendo Switch | 2021 | Arrangement | ||
| Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. U) | Shiho Fujii |
1 - Added as downloadable content on September 30, 2015
References[edit]
- ^ Super Smash Bros. series Sound Tests
