Tower Theme
- Not to be confused with Fortress Theme or Castle Theme.
| "Tower Theme" | |||
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| "Tower Theme" in New Super Mario Bros. | |||
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| Composed by: Unknown (either Asuka Hayazaki, Hajime Wakai, or Koji Kondo) | |||
| Key | E minor | ||
| BPM | 102 | ||
| First appearance | New Super Mario Bros. (2006) | ||
| Latest appearance | New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009) | ||
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"Tower Theme"[1] is a musical theme that appears in New Super Mario Bros., playing in the tower courses. It is an arrangement of "Fortress BGM" from Super Mario Bros. 3 by Koji Kondo. The theme would be rearranged in New Super Mario Bros. Wii and that rearrangement would be used for the rest of the New Super Mario Bros. series.
History[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
New Super Mario Bros.[edit]
New Super Mario Bros. marks the first appearance of "Tower Theme".
The theme that plays in the castle levels quotes "Tower Theme" in the beginning. It is likewise titled "Castle Theme" in the Nintendo Music app.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]
In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, an arrangement of "Tower Theme" composed by Kenta Nagata[2] plays in tower levels with the first half sounding very similar to the original. Near the end, however, it transitions into a new phrase not heard in the original. The enemies and power-ups react to the strings in the beginning of the track and the slow arpeggios the same way they do with the "paah" vocals. Like the original theme, it plays in every fortress course.
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Mario Strikers Charged[edit]
In Mario Strikers Charged, a hip hop arrangement of "Tower Theme" played on electric organ plays for the theme for Dry Bones whenever it is successful. It only plays the first few parts of the theme.
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Gallery[edit]
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
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| New Super Mario Bros. | Nintendo DS | 2006 | Original | "Tower Theme"[1] | |
| Arrangement | "Castle Theme"[1] | ||||
| Mario Strikers Charged | Wii | 2007 | Arrangement | ||
| New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Wii | 2009 | Arrangement | Kenta Nagata |
Albums[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
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| New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo Music) | 2025 | Original | "Tower Theme" |
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Sound/stream/toride_lr.n.32.brstm | Toride N | Fortress Kenta Nagata |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo Music)
- ^ See § Internal names