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'''{{wp|Koji Kondo}}''' (近藤 浩治, 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 (franchise)|Mario]]'' and ''The Legend of Zelda'' series. The overworld themes of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Mario World]]'' were his doing, among many other 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:
'''{{wp|Koji Kondo}}''' (近藤 浩治, born August 13, 1961) is a Japanese music composer, pianist, and music director who is among the most prominent composers of music for [[Nintendo]] and the video game industry as a whole. 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 ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' and ''The Legend of Zelda'' series. The [[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)|Ground Theme]] of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', composed by Kondo, is one of the most recognizable themes in the video game industry, remained in the ''{{wp|Billboard charts|Billboard}}'' ringtone charts for 125 weeks, and has been performed in concerts by live orchestras.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2010/sep/13/games-gameculture</ref> Other notable compositions of Kondo's include the [[Underground Theme]] and [[Underwater Theme]] of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and the [[Ground Theme (Super Mario World)|Ground Theme]] of ''[[Super Mario World]]''. Kondo was also involved in the music for ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', scored by [[Brian Tyler]].<ref>Nintendo of America (October 6, 2022). [https://youtu.be/nMPCXuvL8EM The Super Mario Bros. Movie Direct]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 6, 2022.</ref>


==Games composed==
==Works composed==
*''[[Golf]]'', 1984
*''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', 1985
*''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', 1985
*''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', 1986
*''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', 1986
*''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'', 1987
*''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', 1988
*''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', 1988
*''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', 1988
*''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', 1988
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*''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', 1995
*''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', 1995
*''[[Super Mario 64]]'', 1996
*''[[Super Mario 64]]'', 1996
*''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' (with [[Shinobu Tanaka]]), 2002
*''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' (with [[Shinobu Nagata]]), 2002
*''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' (with [[Asuka Hayazaki]] and [[Hajime Wakai]]), 2006
*''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' (with [[Asuka Hayazaki]] and [[Hajime Wakai]]), 2006
*''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' (with [[Mahito Yokota]]), 2007
*''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' (with [[Mahito Yokota]]), 2007
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*''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (with [[Shiho Fujii]], [[Atsuko Asahi]], Ryo Nagamatsu, Yasuaki Iwata, Asuka Hayazaki, Toru Minegishi, and [[Kazumi Totaka]]), 2017
*''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (with [[Shiho Fujii]], [[Atsuko Asahi]], Ryo Nagamatsu, Yasuaki Iwata, Asuka Hayazaki, Toru Minegishi, and [[Kazumi Totaka]]), 2017
*''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' (with Naoto Kubo and Shiho Fujii), 2017
*''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'' (with Naoto Kubo and Shiho Fujii), 2017
*''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' (with Atsuko Asahi, Toru Minegishi, and Sayako Doi), 2019<ref>Nintendo. (May 15, 2019). [https://youtu.be/jPi-u0D8sQ4 Super Mario Maker 2 Direct 5.15.2019]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 15, 2019.</ref>
*''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' (with Atsuko Asahi, Toru Minegishi, and Sayako Doi), 2019<ref>Nintendo. (May 15, 2019). [https://youtu.be/jPi-u0D8sQ4?t=463 Super Mario Maker 2 Direct 5.15.2019]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 15, 2019.</ref>
 
*''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' (with [[Shiho Fujii]], Sayako Doi, and Chisaki Shimazu), 2023<ref>Nintendo. (Oct 18, 2023). [https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/ask-the-developer-vol-11-super-mario-bros-wonder-part-1/ Ask the Developer Vol. 11, Super Mario Bros. Wonder—Part 1]. ''Nintendo''. Retrieved Oct 22, 2023.</ref>
One of his most famous tunes is the ''Super Mario Bros.'' "Ground Theme", which was in the ''{{wp|Billboard charts|Billboard]]'' ringtone charts for 125 weeks, and was performed in concerts by live orchestras.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2010/sep/13/games-gameculture</ref>


==Song credits==
==Song credits==
===''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''===
===''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''===
*[[Delfino Plaza]] — Composition/arrangement<ref name=SoundSelection>[https://vgmdb.net/album/1890 SUPER MARIO SOUND COLLECTION]. ''VGMdb''. Retrieved January 29, 2019.</ref>
*[[Delfino Plaza (theme)|Delfino Plaza]] — Composition/arrangement<ref name=SoundSelection>[https://vgmdb.net/album/1890 SUPER MARIO SOUND COLLECTION]. ''VGMdb''. Retrieved January 29, 2019.</ref>
*[[Bianco Hills]] — Composition/arrangement<ref name=SoundSelection/>
*[[Bianco Hills]] — Composition/arrangement<ref name=SoundSelection/>
*Secret Course — Composition/arrangement<ref name=SoundSelection/>
*Secret Course — Composition/arrangement<ref name=SoundSelection/>
*[[Ricco Harbor]] — Composition/arrangement<ref name=SoundSelection/>
*[[Ricco Harbor (theme)|Ricco Harbor]] — Composition/arrangement<ref name=SoundSelection/>
*[[Gelato Beach]] — Composition/arrangement<ref name=SoundSelection/>
*[[Gelato Beach]] — Composition/arrangement<ref name=SoundSelection/>
*Staff Roll — Composition/arrangement<ref name=SoundSelection/>
*Staff Roll — Composition/arrangement<ref name=SoundSelection/>


===''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''===
===''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''===
*Main Theme — Composition/arrangement<ref>[https://vgmdb.net/album/20953 SUPER MARIO HISTORY 1985-2010 Sound Track CD]. ''VGMdb''. Retrieved January 29, 2019.</ref>
*[[Main Theme (New Super Mario Bros.)|Main Theme]] — Composition/arrangement<ref>[https://vgmdb.net/album/20953 SUPER MARIO HISTORY 1985-2010 Sound Track CD]. ''VGMdb''. Retrieved January 29, 2019.</ref>
*Competitive BGM 1 — Composition/arrangement<ref>[https://vgmdb.net/album/19866 SUPER MARIO Series for Guitar - SUPER BEST]. ''VGMdb''. Retrieved January 29, 2019.</ref>
*Competitive BGM 1 — Composition/arrangement<ref>[https://vgmdb.net/album/19866 SUPER MARIO Series for Guitar - SUPER BEST]. ''VGMdb''. Retrieved January 29, 2019.</ref>


===''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''===
===''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''===
*[[Good Egg Galaxy|Egg Planet]] — Composition/arrangement<ref name=SMG>[https://vgmdb.net/album/5411 SUPER MARIO GALAXY ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK Platinum Version]. ''VGMdb''. Retrieved January 29, 2019.</ref>
*[[Egg Planet]] — Composition/arrangement<ref name=SMG>[https://vgmdb.net/album/5411 SUPER MARIO GALAXY ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK Platinum Version]. ''VGMdb''. Retrieved January 29, 2019.</ref>
*[[Rosalina]] in the [[Comet Observatory|Observatory]] 1 — Composition/arrangement<ref name=SMG/>
*[[Rosalina in the Observatory]] 1 — Composition/arrangement<ref name=SMG/>
*Rosalina's Comet Observatory 2 — Composition/arrangement<ref name=SMG/>
*Rosalina's Comet Observatory 2 — Composition/arrangement<ref name=SMG/>
*Rosalina's Comet Observatory 3 — Composition/arrangement<ref name=SMG/>
*Rosalina's Comet Observatory 3 — Composition/arrangement<ref name=SMG/>
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===''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''===
===''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''===
*Super Mario Bros. Medley — Composition/arrangement
*Super Mario Bros. Medley — Composition/arrangement
===''[[Super Mario Maker]]''===
*Underground Theme - Edit Mode (Super Mario Bros.) - Composition/arrangement<ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/12/10/a-music-trivia-tour-with-nintendos-koji-kondo A Music Trivia Tour with Nintendo's Koji Kondo] ''IGN''. Retrieved August 9, 2020</ref>


===''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''===
===''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''===
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Koji Kondo
Koji.jpg
Born August 13, 1961 (age 62)
Super Mario–related role(s) Music composer

Koji Kondo (近藤 浩治, born August 13, 1961) is a Japanese music composer, pianist, and music director who is among the most prominent composers of music for Nintendo and the video game industry as a whole. 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 Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda series. The Ground Theme of Super Mario Bros., composed by Kondo, is one of the most recognizable themes in the video game industry, remained in the Billboard ringtone charts for 125 weeks, and has been performed in concerts by live orchestras.[1] Other notable compositions of Kondo's include the Underground Theme and Underwater Theme of Super Mario Bros. and the Ground Theme of Super Mario World. Kondo was also involved in the music for The Super Mario Bros. Movie, scored by Brian Tyler.[2]

Works composed

Song credits

Super Mario Sunshine

New Super Mario Bros.

  • Main Theme — Composition/arrangement[7]
  • Competitive BGM 1 — Composition/arrangement[8]

Super Mario Galaxy

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

  • Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.) — Composition/arrangement

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Super Mario 3D World

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

  • Super Mario Bros. Medley — Composition/arrangement

Super Mario Maker

  • Underground Theme - Edit Mode (Super Mario Bros.) - Composition/arrangement[12]

Super Mario Odyssey

*Also includes 8bit version

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Gallery

References

  1. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2010/sep/13/games-gameculture
  2. ^ Nintendo of America (October 6, 2022). The Super Mario Bros. Movie Direct. YouTube. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  3. ^ http://www.destructoid.com/super-mario-3d-world-composers-talks-cats-dogs-and-more-264473.phtml
  4. ^ Nintendo. (May 15, 2019). Super Mario Maker 2 Direct 5.15.2019. YouTube. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  5. ^ Nintendo. (Oct 18, 2023). Ask the Developer Vol. 11, Super Mario Bros. Wonder—Part 1. Nintendo. Retrieved Oct 22, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d e f SUPER MARIO SOUND COLLECTION. VGMdb. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  7. ^ SUPER MARIO HISTORY 1985-2010 Sound Track CD. VGMdb. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  8. ^ SUPER MARIO Series for Guitar - SUPER BEST. VGMdb. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  9. ^ a b c d SUPER MARIO GALAXY ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK Platinum Version. VGMdb. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  10. ^ a b c d e SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK. VGMdb. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  11. ^ a b SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK. VGMdb. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  12. ^ A Music Trivia Tour with Nintendo's Koji Kondo IGN. Retrieved August 9, 2020
  13. ^ Nintendo Dream Vol. 285 Super Mario Odyssey Developers Interview Part 1
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Super Mario Odyssey Original Soundtrack booklet's song credits
  15. ^ a b Nintendo Dream Vol. 286 Super Mario Odyssey Developers Interview Part 2
  16. ^ Music | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Official Site