Bowser's Bullet Bill Brigade (theme)

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"Bowser's Bullet Bill Brigade"
"Bowser's Bullet Bill Brigade" in Super Mario 3D World
Thumbnail for "Bowser's Bullet Bill Brigade" from Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury used for Nintendo Music
Image from Nintendo Music
Composed by:
Toru Minegishi[1]
Genre March
Key D Lydian
BPM 130
First appearance Super Mario 3D World (2013)
Latest appearance Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021)
“This is a solemn march which accompanies a seemingly never-ending procession of tanks. We added harpsichord and pipe organ to the melody, giving it a cold, mechanical edge.”
—Liner notes in the Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack

"Bowser's Bullet Bill Brigade"[2][3] is a musical theme composed by Toru Minegishi for Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, where it plays in the courses Bowser's Bullet Bill Brigade and Bowser's Bob-omb Brigade. It is also included in the official Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack album.

This theme features a flute, strings, and a deep brass instrument for its main melody, and is backed by more strings, trumpets, a pipe organ, a harpsichord, and marching percussion. It shares a similar march rhythm and opening melody with "Heavy Metal Mecha-Bowser" from Super Mario Galaxy.

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario 3D World Wii U 2013 Original "Bowser's Bullet Bill Brigade"[2] Toru Minegishi
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Nintendo Switch 2021 Original "Bowser's Bullet Bill Brigade"[2] Toru Minegishi

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack 2013 Original "Bowser's Bullet Bill Brigade" Toru Minegishi
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (Nintendo Music) 2026 Original "Bowser's Bullet Bill Brigade" Toru Minegishi

Naming[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

Super Mario 3D World content/SoundData/stream/Redc_bgm_Tankmarch.g.32.dspadpcm.bfstm RedC BGM Tankmarch G Red Carpet[4] BGM Tank March Toru Minegishi

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNote(s)Ref.
Japaneseキラー戦車
Kirā Sensha
Bullet Bill Tank[2][3]

References[edit]