Crown City (theme)

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"Crown City"
"Crown City" in Mario Kart World
Thumbnail for "Crown City" from Mario Kart World used for Nintendo Music
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)
Quoted by
"Staff Credits" (Mario Kart World)

"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]

See also: Staff Credits (Mario Kart World theme)

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.

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.

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".

Icon of an audio speaker. Crown City (Intro) - The route pastiche of the theme
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Icon of an audio speaker. Crown City (Outro) - The outro that plays when leaving the course in the Cloud Rally.
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Icon of an audio speaker. Opening (Shell Cup) - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart World
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Gallery[edit]

  • Image for "Crown City Circuit (Intro)" from Mario Kart World on Nintendo Music

    Image for "Crown City Circuit (Intro)" from Mario Kart World on Nintendo Music

  • Image for "Opening (Shell Cup)" 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 "Staff Credits" 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]

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa Nintendo Music
  2. ^ a b c Mario Kart World pause menu
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Mario Kart World music
Courses Race courses New courses "Acorn Heights" ("Opening (Special Cup)") • "Boo Cinema" • "Bowser's Castle" ("Opening (Lightning Cup)") • "Cheep Cheep Falls" ("Opening (Leaf Cup)") • "Crown City" ("Opening (Shell Cup)") • "Dandelion Depths" ("Opening (Leaf Cup)") • "DK Spaceport" ("Opening (Mushroom Cup)") • "Dry Bones Burnout" ("Opening (Leaf Cup)") • "Faraway Oasis" ("Opening (Shell Cup)") • "Great ? Block Ruins" • "Mario Bros. Circuit" ("Opening (Mushroom Cup)" · "Replay" · "Trophy Theme") • "Peach Stadium" ("Opening (Shell Cup)" · "Opening (Special Cup)") • "Rainbow Road" ("Opening (Special Cup)" · "Results Screen (Rainbow Road)" · "Victory Lap (Rainbow Road)") • "Salty Salty Speedway" • "Starview Peak" ("Opening (Star Cup)") • "Whistlestop Summit" ("Opening (Mushroom Cup)")
Returning courses "Airship Fortress" ("Opening (Flower Cup)") • "Choco Mountain" ("Opening (Lightning Cup)") • "Desert Hills" • "Dino Dino Jungle" • "DK Pass" • "Koopa Troopa Beach" ("Opening (Shell Cup)") • "Mario Circuit" ("Opening (Special Cup)" · "Staff Credits") • "Moo Moo Meadows" • "Peach Beach" ("Opening (Banana Cup)") • "Shy Guy Bazaar" • "Sky-High Sundae" ("Opening (Star Cup)") • "Toad's Factory" • "Wario Shipyard" ("Opening (Star Cup)") • "Wario Stadium" ("Opening (Flower Cup)")
Battle courses "Battle Course" (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!) • "Battle Course" (Mario Kart DS) • "Battle Course" (Mario Kart 64) • "Battle Course" (Super Mario Kart) • "Battle Stadium" • "Chain Chomp Wheel" • "Delfino Pier" • "Thwomp Desert"
Arrangements Mario Kart arrangements Super Mario Kart "Bowser Castle" • "Choco Island" • "Donut Plains" • "Ghost Valley" • "Koopa Beach" • "Rainbow Road" • "Staff Credits" • "Title Screen" • "Vanilla Lake"
Mario Kart 64 "Character Select" • "DK's Jungle Parkway" • "Frappe Snowland" • "Kalimari Desert" • "Koopa Troopa Beach" • "Moo Moo Farm" • "Rainbow Road" • "Results Screen" • "Title Screen" • "Toad's Turnpike"
Mario Kart: Super Circuit "Bowser Castle" • "Cheese Land" • "Peach Circuit" • "Rainbow Road" • "Ribbon Road" • "Shy Guy Beach" • "Yoshi Desert"
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! "Baby Park" • "Dry Dry Desert" • "Luigi Circuit" • "Mushroom Bridge" • "Rainbow Road" • "Sherbet Land"
Mario Kart DS "Cheep Cheep Beach" • "Delfino Square" • "Figure-8 Circuit" • "Luigi's Mansion" • "Peach Gardens" • "Rainbow Road" • "Shroom Ridge" • "Staff Credits" • "Tick-Tock Clock" • "Waluigi Pinball" • "Yoshi Falls"
Mario Kart Wii "Coconut Mall" • "Daisy Circuit" • "DK Summit" • "Dry Dry Ruins" • "Grumble Volcano" • "Luigi Circuit" • "Maple Treeway" • "Moonview Highway" • "Mushroom Gorge" • "Rainbow Road" • "Staff Credits A" • "Wario's Gold Mine"
Mario Kart 7 "Bowser's Castle" • "Daisy Hills" • "Music Park" • "Piranha Plant Slide" • "Rainbow Road" • "Rock Rock Mountain" • "Rosalina's Ice World" • "Toad Circuit"
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe "Bone-Dry Dunes" • "Cloudtop Cruise" • "Dolphin Shoals" • "Dragon Driftway" • "Electrodrome" • "Ice Ice Outpost" • "Mario Circuit" • "Mario Kart 8" • "Rainbow Road" • "Shy Guy Falls" • "Sunshine Airport" • "Super Bell Subway" • "Sweet Sweet Canyon" • "Thwomp Ruins" • "Toad Harbor" • "Twisted Mansion" • "Water Park" • "Wild Woods"
Mario Kart Tour "Bangkok Rush" • "Merry Mountain" • "Ninja Hideaway" • "Los Angeles Laps" • "Singapore Speedway" • "Tokyo Blur" • "Vancouver Velocity"
Super Mario arrangements Super Mario Bros. "Ending" • "Game Over" • "Ground BGM" • "Underground BGM" • "Underwater BGM"
Super Mario Bros. 2 "Ground BGM" • "Please Select Player" • "Underground BGM"
Super Mario Bros. 3 "Airship BGM" • "Athletic BGM" • "Course Clear" • "Ending" • "Fortress Boss BGM" • "Ground BGM" • "Overworld Medley (Super Mario Bros. 3)" • "Underwater BGM"
Super Mario Land "Ground BGM" • "Underground BGM"
Super Mario World "Ending" • "Ground BGM" ("Bonus Game BGM" · "Castle BGM" · "Underground BGM" · "Underwater BGM") • "Koopalings BGM" • "Overworld Medley (Super Mario World)" • "Title BGM"
Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins "Main Theme"
Super Mario 64 "Bowser's Road" • "Bowser's Theme" • "Dire, Dire Docks" • "File Select" • "Peach's Castle" • "Piranha Plant's Lullaby" • "Staff Roll" • "Title Theme" ("Cool, Cool Mountain" · "Slider")
Super Mario Sunshine "Delfino Plaza" ("Ricco Harbor") • "Secret Course - Sky and Sea"
New Super Mario Bros. "Castle BGM" • "Ground BGM"
Super Mario Galaxy "Buoy Base Galaxy" • "Egg Planet" • "Enter Bowser Jr.!" • "Final Battle with Bowser" • "Gusty Garden Galaxy" • "Purple Comet" • "Rosalina in the Observatory 3" • "Space Junk Road"
New Super Mario Bros. Wii "Beach Theme" • "Castle BGM" • "Castle Boss" • "Credits Theme 1" • "Desert BGM" • "Underwater BGM" • "Volcano BGM"
Super Mario Galaxy 2 "Bowser's Galaxy Generator" • "Cloudy Court Galaxy" • "Digga-Leg" • "Melty Monster Galaxy" • "Puzzle Plank Galaxy" • "Starship Mario 1" • "Sky Station Galaxy" • "The Starship's Journey" • "Yoshi Star Galaxy"
Super Mario 3D Land "Beach Theme" • "Ground Theme" • "Snow Mountain Theme"
New Super Mario Bros. U "Ground Theme"
Super Mario 3D World "A Boss Approaches" ("Bowser's Highway Showdown" · "World 8") • "Athletic Theme" • "Captain Toad Goes Forth" • "Double Cherry Pass" • "Hands-On Hall" • "Hisstocrat" • "Piranha Creeper Creek" • "Shifty Boo Mansion" • "Sprawling Savanna" • "Super Bell Hill"
Super Mario Maker "Title Screen"
Super Mario Odyssey "Break Free (Lead the Way)" • "Fossil Falls" • "Jump Up, Super Star!" • "Peronza Plaza" • "Shiveria Town" • "Steam Gardens" • "Tostarena Ruins"
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury "Attack! Bowser's Fury" • "Plessie Ride!"
Yoshi arrangements Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island "Athletic BGM" • "Bowser" • "Flower Field BGM" • "Opening Melody" • "Stage Boss" • "Stage Start"
Yoshi's Story "Yoshi's Song" • "Yoshi's Tale"
Other arrangements Mario Paint "Flyswatter Level 1" • "Painting Mode 1"
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 "Main Theme"
Donkey Kong Country "DK Island Swing"
Luigi's Mansion "Title Theme (Humming)"
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! "Voices Being Carried on the Waves"
Flipnote Studio "Mario Drawing Song"
Other "Awards Ceremony (1st – 3rd Place)" ("Trophy Theme") • "Final Lap Fanfare" • "Mario Kart 64 Title Screen" ("Victory Lap (Rainbow Road)") • "Mission Clear" • "Results Screen" • "Staff Credits" • "Staff Credits" (Mario Kart 64) ("Special Cup Appears" · "Trophy Theme" · "Victory Lap" · "Victory Lap (Rainbow Road)") • "Super Star" • "Title Theme" ("Opening (Knockout Tour)" · "Peach Stadium" · "Rainbow Road" · "Replay" · "Course Select" · "Special Cup Appears" · "Spectating")
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