Crown City (theme)
| "Crown City" | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| "Crown City" in Mario Kart World | |||
 Image from Nintendo Music | |||
| Composed by: Unknown | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | ||
| Key | E-flat major | ||
| BPM | 128 | ||
| Time signature | 4 4 swing | ||
| Appears in | Mario Kart World (2025) | ||
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"Crown City"[1][2] is a musical theme in Mario Kart World, where it plays when racing on the course of the same name. This theme's melody prominently features a talkbox, with call and response with brass section. It also features saxophones and an electric piano.
In Knockout Tour, approaching the next checkpoint causes the music to transition into a coda.
History[edit]
Mario Kart World[edit]
Mario Kart World features the first appearance of "Crown City". A prelude arrangement of the theme, featuring a repeated brass section melody followed by an improvised talkbox melody plays when approaching the track from a route before reaching the course's finish line. It is titled "Crown City (Intro)" in the Nintendo Music app.
The outro that plays when leaving the course in the Cloud Rally is included in "Crown City (Bonus Track)" in the Nintendo Music app.
- Main article: Opening (Shell Cup)
An arrangement of the first four bars of "Crown City (Intro)" plays during the intro cutscene for the Shell Cup. It is titled "Opening (Shell Cup)" in the Nintendo Music app.
- Main article: Staff Credits (Mario Kart World theme)
A big band arrangement of the chorus section of "Crown City" is incorporated into "Staff Credits", which plays during the game's staff credits and is a medley of various themes from the game. It plays at around 1 minute and 30 seconds in, between the arrangements of "Salty Salty Speedway" and "Cheep Cheep Falls".
 Crown City (Intro) - The route pastiche of the theme | File info |
| Crown City (Outro) - The outro that plays when leaving the course in the Cloud Rally. | File info |
| Opening (Shell Cup) - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart World | File info |
Gallery[edit]
Image for "Crown City (Intro)" from Mario Kart World on Nintendo Music
Image for "Opening (Shell Cup)" from Mario Kart World on Nintendo Music
Image for "Staff Credits" from Mario Kart World on Nintendo Music
Image for "Crown City (Bonus Track)" from Mario Kart World on Nintendo Music
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Kart World | Nintendo Switch 2 | 2025 | Original | "Crown City"[1] | |
| Pastiche | "Crown City (Intro)"[1] | ||||
| "Opening (Shell Cup)"[1] | |||||
| Arrangement | "Staff Credits"[1] |
Albums[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Kart World (Nintendo Music) | 2026 | Original | "Crown City" | |
| Past pastiche (Mario Kart World) | "Crown City (Intro)" | |||
| Arrangement | "Crown City (Bonus Track)" |
Names in other languages[edit]
"Crown City"[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | トロフィーシティ Torofī Shiti | Trophy City | [1] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 奖杯城 Jiǎngbēichéng (Mandarin) Jéungbūisìhng (Cantonese) | Trophy City | [1] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 獎盃城 Jiǎngbēichéng (Mandarin) Jéungbūisìhng (Cantonese) | Trophy City | [1] | |
| Dutch | Kroonstad | Crown City | [1] | |
| French | Trophéopolis | From trophée ("trophy") and "metropolis" | [1] | |
| German | Kronen-Metropole | Crown Metropolis | [1] | |
| Italian | Trofea | From trofeo ("trophy") and the city name ending "-a"; possibly a nod to the Italian seaside town of Tropea | [1] | |
| Korean | 트로피 시티 Teuropi Siti | Trophy City | [1] | |
| Polish | Koronowice Wielkie | "Great Koronowice"; from korona ("crown") with the Polish city-name suffix -wice; also possibly a reference to the Polish village Bronowice Wielkie | [2] | |
| Portuguese | Metrópole Coroada | Crowned Metropolis | [1] | |
| Russian | Кронбридж Kronbridzh | From крона (krona), which is a short form of корона (korona, "crown") and the English city ending "-bridge". | [1] | |
| Spanish | Ciudad Corona | Crown City | [1] | |
| Thai | คราวน์ซิตี้ Kraao Sídtîi | Crown City | [2] |
"Crown City (Intro)"[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | トロフィーシティ（イントロ） Torofī Shiti (Intoro) | Trophy City (Intro) | [1] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 奖杯城（序曲） Jiǎngbēichéng (Xùqǔ) (Mandarin) Jéungbūisìhng (Jeuihkūk) (Cantonese) | Trophy City (Overture) | [1] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 獎盃城（前奏） Jiǎngbēichéng (Qiánzòu) (Mandarin) Jéungbūisìhng (Chìhnjau) (Cantonese) | Trophy City (Prelude) | [1] | |
| Dutch | Kroonstad (intro) | Crown City (intro) | [1] | |
| French | Trophéopolis (intro) | Crown City (intro) | [1] | |
| German | Kronen-Metropole (Intro) | Crown Metropolis (Intro) | [1] | |
| Italian | Trofea (intro) | Crown City (intro) | [1] | |
| Korean | 트로피 시티 (인트로) Teuropi Siti (Inteuro) | Trophy City (Intro) | [1] | |
| Portuguese | Metrópole Coroada (Introdução) | Crowned Metropolis (Introduction) | [1] | |
| Russian | Кронбридж (вступление) Kronbridzh (vstupleniye) | Crownbridge (introduction) | [1] | |
| Spanish | Ciudad Corona (introducción) | Crown City (introduction) | [1] |
