Tower Theme

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Not to be confused with Fortress Theme or Castle Theme.
"Tower Theme"
"Tower Theme" in New Super Mario Bros.
Thumbnail for "Tower Theme" from New Super Mario Bros. used for Nintendo Music
Image from Nintendo Music
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)
Arrangement of
"Fortress BGM" (Super Mario Bros. 3)
Arranged in
"Fortress Theme" (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)
Quoted by
"Castle Theme" (New Super Mario Bros.)

"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.

Icon of an audio speaker. Fortress Theme - The arrangement heard in New Super Mario Bros. Wii
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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.

Icon of an audio speaker. Dry Bones' Theme - The arrangement heard in Mario Strikers Charged
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Gallery[edit]

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
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
New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo Music) 2025 Original "Tower Theme"

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

New Super Mario Bros. Wii Sound/stream/toride_lr.n.32.brstm Toride N Fortress Kenta Nagata

References[edit]