DK Pass (theme)

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Not to be confused with DK Summit (theme).
"DK Pass"
"DK Pass" in Mario Kart DS
DK Pass
Composed by:
Shinobu Nagata
Genre Folk
Key F major
BPM 119
Time signature 2
4
First appearance Mario Kart DS (2005)
Latest appearance Mario Kart World (2025)

"DK Pass"[1] is a musical theme composed by Shinobu Nagata for Mario Kart DS, where it plays in the race course of the same name.

History[edit]

Mario Kart DS[edit]

Mario Kart DS marks the first appearance of "DK Pass".

Mario Kart 7[edit]

In Mario Kart 7, an arrangement of "DK Pass" plays in DS DK Pass. It is likewise titled "DS DK Pass" in the Nintendo Music app. This arrangement uses higher-quality samples, but it is otherwise near identical to the original. A looping drum set beat is added to the instrumentation whenever the player is driving at top speed while in first place.

Icon of an audio speaker. DS DK Pass - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 7
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Mario Kart Tour[edit]

In Mario Kart Tour, the Mario Kart 7 arrangement of "DK Pass" plays in DS DK Pass, which was first added in the 2019 Winter Tour.

Mario Kart World[edit]

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In Mario Kart World, an arrangement of "DK Pass" plays when racing in the course of the same name. In Knockout Tour, approaching the next checkpoint causes the theme to transition into a coda.

When approaching DK Pass from a route or during a rally before reaching the course's finish line, a simple prelude arrangement of "DK Pass" plays. It is titled "DK Pass (Intro)" in the Nintendo Music app.

A remix of "DK Pass (Intro)" that omits the main melody plays during the rolling start of the Turnip Rally.

Icon of an audio speaker. DK Pass (Intro) - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart World
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Icon of an audio speaker. DK Pass - The coda heard in Mario Kart World
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Gallery[edit]

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Mario Kart DS Nintendo DS 2005 Original Shinobu Nagata
Mario Kart 7 Nintendo 3DS 2011 Arrangement "DS DK Pass"[2]
Remix
Mario Kart Tour iOS, Android 2019[a] Past arrangement (Mario Kart 7)
Mario Kart World Nintendo Switch 2 2025 Pastiche "DK Pass (Intro)"[1]
Arrangement "DK Pass"[1]
2026[b] Remix
  1. ^ Added in the 2019 Winter Tour on November 20, 2019
  2. ^ Added in Ver. 1.8.0 on September 9, 2026

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo Music) 2025 Past arrangement (Mario Kart 7) "DS DK Pass"
Mario Kart World (Nintendo Music) 2026 Past pastiche (Mario Kart World) "DK Pass (Intro)"
Past arrangement (Mario Kart World) "DK Pass"

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNote(s)Ref.
JapaneseDKスノーマウンテン
DK Sunō Maunten		DK Snow Mountain[1]
SpanishDK AlpinoAlpine DK[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Mario Kart World (Nintendo Music)
  2. ^ Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo Music)
  3. ^ Mario Kart World pause menu (Ver. 1.4.0, 1.5.0, 1.7.0)
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Mario Kart DS
Drivers and their karts Mario (Standard MR · B Dasher · Shooting Star) • Luigi (Standard LG · Poltergust 4000 · Streamliner) • Princess Peach (Standard PC · Royale · Light Tripper) • Yoshi (Standard YS · Egg 1 · Cucumber) • Toad (Standard TD · Mushmellow · 4-Wheel Cradle) • Donkey Kong (Standard DK · Rambi Rider · Wildlife) • Wario (Standard WR · Brute · Dragonfly) • Bowser (Standard BW · Tyrant · Hurricane) • Princess Daisy (Standard DS · Power Flower · Light Dancer) • Dry Bones (Standard DB · Banisher · Dry Bomber) • Waluigi (Standard WL · Gold Mantis · Zipper) • R.O.B. (Standard RB · ROB-BLS · ROB-LGS) • Shy Guy (Standard SG)
Courses Mushroom Cup Figure-8 Circuit • Yoshi Falls • Cheep Cheep Beach • Luigi's Mansion
Flower Cup Desert Hills • Delfino Square • Waluigi Pinball • Shroom Ridge
Star Cup DK Pass • Tick-Tock Clock • Mario Circuit • Airship Fortress
Special Cup Wario Stadium • Peach Gardens • Bowser Castle • Rainbow Road
Shell Cup SNES Mario Circuit 1 • N64 Moo Moo Farm • GBA Peach Circuit • GCN Luigi Circuit
Banana Cup SNES Donut Plains 1 • N64 Frappe Snowland • GBA Bowser Castle 2 • GCN Baby Park
Leaf Cup SNES Koopa Beach 2 • N64 Choco Mountain • GBA Luigi Circuit • GCN Mushroom Bridge
Lightning Cup SNES Choco Island 2 • N64 Banshee Boardwalk • GBA Sky Garden • GCN Yoshi Circuit
Battle courses New courses Nintendo DS • Twilight House • Palm Shore • Tart Top
Retro courses Block Fort • Pipe Plaza
Items and objects Banana • Blooper • Bob-omb • Boo • Bullet Bill • Cannon • Coin • Dash Panel • Emblem • Fake Item Box • Fire Chain • Green Shell • Item Box • Lava • Lightning • Mushroom • Red Shell • Shine Sprite • Spinning bridge • Spiny Shell • Super Star • Triple Bananas • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells • Trophy
Species, enemies, and obstacles Angry Sun • Big Bully • Bubba • Bumper • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Chief Chilly • Clock hand • Eyerok • Firesnake • Flipper • Ghost • Goomboss • Lakitu • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Pianta • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Pinball • Pendulum • Puddle • Rocky Wrench • Swoop • Thwomp • Traffic (Bus • Car • Cargo truck) • Venus Fire Trap • Walking Tree • Wiggler
Techniques Drift • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream • Spin Turn
Battle modes Balloon Battle • Shine Runners
Music "Airship Fortress" • "Battle Course" • "Cheep Cheep Beach" • "Delfino Square" • "Desert Hills" • "DK Pass" • "Figure-8 Circuit" • "Luigi's Mansion" • "Peach Gardens" • "Rainbow Road" • "Shroom Ridge" • "Staff Credits" • "Tick-Tock Clock" • "Waluigi Pinball" • "Yoshi Falls"
Miscellaneous Boss arenas • Finish line • Item probability distributions • Sponsors
Further info Gallery • Mario Kart DS (lenticular jigsaw puzzle 1) • Mario Kart DS (lenticular jigsaw puzzle 2) • Mario Kart DS comic • Mario Kart DS (stopwatch) • Multimedia • Opina • Pre-release and unused content • Quick Poll • Staff • The Year of Luigi Sound Selection
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Mario Kart 7
Drivers Starting Mario • Luigi • Peach • Yoshi • Bowser • Donkey Kong • Toad • Koopa Troopa
Unlockable Daisy • Wario • Rosalina • Metal Mario • Shy Guy • Honey Queen • Wiggler • Lakitu • Mii
Karts and parts New karts Standard • Gold Standard • Birthday Girl • Bumble V • Bruiser • Soda Jet • Tiny Tug • Cact-X • Koopa Clown • Cloud 9 • Zucchini • Blue Seven • Bolt Buggy
Returning karts B Dasher • Egg 1 • Barrel Train • Pipe Frame
Tires Standard • Gold Tires • Roller • Slim • Slick • Sponge • Mushroom • Wood • Red Monster • Monster
Gliders Super Glider • Gold Glider • Peach Parasol • Flower Glider • Beast Glider • Swooper • Paraglider
Courses Mushroom Cup Toad Circuit • Daisy Hills • Cheep Cheep Lagoon • Shy Guy Bazaar
Flower Cup Wuhu Loop • Mario Circuit • Music Park • Rock Rock Mountain
Star Cup Piranha Plant Slide • Wario Shipyard • Neo Bowser City • Maka Wuhu
Special Cup DK Jungle • Rosalina's Ice World • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
Shell Cup N64 Luigi Raceway • GBA Bowser Castle 1 • Wii Mushroom Gorge • DS Luigi's Mansion
Banana Cup N64 Koopa Troopa Beach • SNES Mario Circuit 2 • Wii Coconut Mall • DS Waluigi Pinball
Leaf Cup N64 Kalimari Desert • DS DK Pass • GCN Daisy Cruiser • Wii Maple Treeway
Lightning Cup Wii Koopa Cape • GCN Dino Dino Jungle • DS Airship Fortress • SNES Rainbow Road
Battle stages New stages Honeybee Hive • Sherbet Rink • Wuhu Town
Returning stages GBA Battle Course 1 • N64 Big Donut • DS Palm Shore
Items Banana • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bullet Bill • Coin • Fire Flower • Golden Mushroom • Green Shell • Item Box • Lightning • Lucky Seven • Mushroom • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Star • Super Leaf • Triple Bananas • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells
Objects Cannon • Crate • Current • Cutting torch • Glide Ramp • Hot-air balloon • Launch Star • Leaf pile • Ramp • Ring • Spinning tube / Paddle wheel • Water Geyser
Enemies and obstacles Anchor • Banzai Bill • Barrel • Board • Boulder • Bouncing Note • Bumper • Cheep Cheep • Clampy • Cutting torch • Drain pipe • Fish Bone • Flipper • Flying Shy Guy • Frogoon • Goomba • Honey • Ice • Jar • Lava • Mountain Goat • Noshi • Oil slick • Penguin • Pinball • Piranha Plant • Puddle • Rocky Wrench • Screaming Pillar • Sidestepper • Snake jar • Stingby • Super Thwomp • Swoop • Table • Tiki Goon • Thwomp • Traffic (Car • Pickup truck) • Train • Walking Tree • Water Geyser
Background characters Birdo • Boo • Goomba • Hammer Bro • Lakitu • Monty Mole • Shy Guy • Toad • Unagi
Techniques Drift • Hop • Jump action • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream • Spin Turn
Battle modes Balloon Battle • Coin Runners
Music "Bowser's Castle" • "Cheep Cheep Lagoon" • "Daisy Hills" • "DK Jungle" • "Mario Kart 7 Title Screen" • "Music Park" • "Neo Bowser City" • "Piranha Plant Slide" • "Rainbow Road" • "Results Screen A" • "Results Screen B" • "Rock Rock Mountain" • "Rosalina's Ice World" • "Shy Guy Bazaar" • "Staff Credits" • "Toad Circuit" • "Wario Shipyard" • "Wuhu Loop / Maka Wuhu"
Miscellaneous "5 Games With Spooky Levels to Play on Halloween!" • Children's Puzzle Mario Kart • Daisy Cruiser • DK's Tree House • Emblem • Finish line • First-Person View • Gallery • Ghost • Glitches • In-game statistics • Item probability distributions • Iwata Asks • Kart • Multimedia • "Nintendo - Mario Kart 7 Behind-the-Scenes Video" • "Nintendo - Mario Kart 7 Reggie Q&A Video" • Nintendo Music (soundtrack) • "Nintendo - Real-life Mario Kart Delivery" • Pre-release and unused content • New sponsors • Staff • Suntory • Underwater driving • Trophy
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Mario Kart Tour
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Drivers
Normal Baby Mario • Baby Peach • Baby Daisy • Baby Rosalina • Baby Luigi • Koopa Troopa • Shy Guy • Dry Bones • Iggy • Larry • Lemmy • Ludwig • Morton • Roy • Wendy
Super Mario • Peach • Yoshi • Daisy • Toad • Toadette • Rosalina • Luigi • Toad (Pit Crew) • Red Yoshi • Blue Yoshi • Pink Yoshi • Yellow Toad (Pit Crew) • Light-blue Toad (Pit Crew) • Red Toad (Pit Crew) • Orange Yoshi • Green Toad (Pit Crew) • Pink Toad (Pit Crew) • Light-blue Yoshi • Yellow Yoshi • Purple Toad (Pit Crew) • Bowser • Donkey Kong • Diddy Kong • Lakitu • Bowser Jr. • Wario • Waluigi • King Boo • Black Shy Guy • Red Koopa (Freerunning) • Birdo • Pink Shy Guy • Birdo (Light Blue) • Hammer Bro • Boomerang Bro • Ice Bro • Fire Bro • Birdo (Yellow) • Monty Mole • Green Shy Guy • Blue Koopa (Freerunning) • Birdo (Blue) • Purple Koopa (Freerunning) • Light-blue Shy Guy • Blue Shy Guy • Birdo (Orange) • White Shy Guy • Koopa (Freerunning) • Orange Shy Guy • Birdo (Red) • Yellow Shy Guy • Birdo (Green)
High-End Metal Mario • Peachette • Pauline • Mario (Musician) • Peach (Kimono) • Mario (Hakama) • Rosalina (Halloween) • Peach (Vacation) • Mario (Santa) • Pink Gold Peach • Daisy (Holiday Cheer) • Yoshi (Reindeer) • Pauline (Party Time) • Mario (Happi) • Toad (Party Time) • Peach (Wintertime) • Penguin Luigi • Ice Mario • Baby Peach (Cherub) • Rosalina (Aurora) • Mario (Classic) • Luigi (Classic) • Baby Rosalina (Detective) • Yoshi (Egg Hunt) • Black Yoshi • Builder Mario • Builder Toad • Daisy (Fairy) • Mario (Chef) • Peach (Wedding) • Rosalina (Swimwear) • Mario (Swimwear) • Captain Toad • Toadette (Explorer) • Daisy (Yukata) • Mario (SNES) • Mario (Sunshine) • Mario (Halloween) • Peach (Halloween) • Peach (Explorer) • Builder Luigi • Fire Rosalina • Luigi (Lederhosen) • Cat Peach • Cat Toad • Pauline (Rose) • Penguin Toad • Mario (Racing) • White Yoshi • Baby Mario (Koala) • Builder Toadette • Mario (Tuxedo) • Luigi (Painter) • Daisy (Swimwear) • Mario (Baseball) • Peach (Happi) • Penguin Mario • Yoshi (Kangaroo) • Tanooki Mario • Tanooki Rosalina • Mario (Satellaview) • Penguin Toadette • Cat Rosalina • Luigi (Vacation) • Mario (Golf) • Luigi (Golf) • Mario (Aviator) • Mario (Samurai) • Peach (Yukata) • Yoshi (Gold Egg) • Rosalina (Volendam) • Daisy (Farmer) • Dr. Mario • Dr. Luigi • Dr. Peach • Cat Mario • Cat Luigi • Rosalina (Chef) • Daisy (Thai Dress) • Daisy (Sailor) • Toadette (Sailor) • White Tanooki Mario • Luigi (Knight) • Mario (King) • Luigi (Chef) • Kitsune Luigi • Toad (Astronaut) • Toadette (Astronaut) • Poochy • Toad (Tourist) • Luigi (Gold Knight) • Pauline (Cowgirl) • Mario (Black Suit) • Gold Mario • Mario (Mechanic) • Luigi (Mechanic) • Dry Bowser • King Boo (Luigi's Mansion) • Shy Guy (Pastry Chef) • Waluigi (Bus Driver) • Gold Koopa (Freerunning) • Wario (Hiker) • Dry Bones (Gold) • Funky Kong • Dixie Kong • Dry Bowser (Gold) • Wario (Cowboy) • Nabbit • Bowser Jr. (Pirate) • King Bob-omb • Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES) • Shy Guy (Gold) • King Boo (Gold) • Bowser (Santa) • Lakitu (Party Time) • Birdo (Black) • Shy Guy (Ninja) • King Bob-omb (Gold) • Kamek • Waluigi (Vampire) • Meowser • Chargin' Chuck • Pink Shy Guy (Ninja) • Birdo (White) • Dr. Bowser • Petey Piranha • Chargin' Chuck (Gold) • Petey Piranha (Gold) • Larry (Wintertime) • Light-blue Shy Guy (Explorer) • Yellow Shy Guy (Explorer) • Donkey Kong (Gladiator) • Wiggler • Wiggler (Gold) • Mii Racing Suits
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Courses
New courses City courses New York Minute • Tokyo Blur • Paris Promenade • London Loop • Vancouver Velocity • Los Angeles Laps • Berlin Byways • Sydney Sprint • Singapore Speedway • Amsterdam Drift • Bangkok Rush • Athens Dash • Rome Avanti • Madrid Drive
Other Merry Mountain • Ninja Hideaway • Sky-High Sundae • Piranha Plant Cove • Yoshi's Island • Piranha Plant Pipeline • Squeaky Clean Sprint
Remix courses RMX Mario Circuit 1 • RMX Choco Island 1 • RMX Rainbow Road 1 • RMX Rainbow Road 2 • RMX Choco Island 2 • RMX Vanilla Lake 1 • RMX Ghost Valley 1 • RMX Bowser's Castle 1 • RMX Donut Plains 1 • RMX Vanilla Lake 2
Classic courses SNES courses Mario Circuit 1 • Donut Plains 1 • Ghost Valley 1 • Mario Circuit 2 • Choco Island 1 • Ghost Valley 2 • Donut Plains 2 • Mario Circuit 3 • Choco Island 2 • Vanilla Lake 1 • Bowser Castle 3 • Donut Plains 3 • Koopa Troopa Beach 2 • Vanilla Lake 2 • Rainbow Road
N64 courses Luigi Raceway • Koopa Troopa Beach • Kalimari Desert • Frappe Snowland • Choco Mountain • Mario Raceway • Royal Raceway • Yoshi Valley
GBA courses Peach Circuit • Riverside Park • Bowser's Castle 1 • Boo Lake • Bowser's Castle 2 • Luigi Circuit • Sky Garden • Cheep-Cheep Island • Sunset Wilds • Snow Land • Yoshi Desert • Bowser's Castle 3 • Lakeside Park • Bowser's Castle 4
GCN courses Baby Park • Mushroom Bridge • Daisy Cruiser • Waluigi Stadium • Yoshi Circuit • DK Mountain • Dino Dino Jungle
DS courses Luigi's Mansion • Waluigi Pinball • Shroom Ridge • DK Pass • Mario Circuit • Airship Fortress • Peach Gardens
Wii courses Mushroom Gorge • Coconut Mall • DK Summit • Daisy Circuit • Koopa Cape • Maple Treeway • Dry Dry Ruins • Moonview Highway • Rainbow Road
3DS courses Toad Circuit • Daisy Hills • Cheep Cheep Lagoon • Shy Guy Bazaar • Mario Circuit • Rock Rock Mountain • Piranha Plant Slide • Wario Shipyard • Neo Bowser City • Rosalina's Ice World • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
Battle courses New courses New York Minute B • Paris Promenade B
Classic courses Battle Course 1 • Cookie Land • Twilight House
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Vehicle parts
Karts Normal Pipe Frame • Birthday Girl • Mushmellow • Koopa Dasher • Biddybuggy • Blue Biddybuggy • Cheep Charger • Pink Mushmellow • Birthday Girl Rosalina • Green Kiddie Kart • Red Kiddie Kart • Bullet Blaster • Bull's-Eye Banzai • Landship • Pipe Buggy • Warship • Green Cheep Charger
Super Mach 8 • Daytripper • Turbo Yoshi • Soda Jet • Super Blooper • Gold Blooper • Royale • Cloud 9 • Poltergust 4000 • Streamliner • White Royale • Zucchini • Red Streamliner • Red Turbo Yoshi • Blue Seven • Super 1 • Dasher II • Tea Coupe • Yellow Turbo Birdo • Egg 1 • Birthday Girl Daisy • Red Standard 8 • Green Standard 8 • Cucumber • Blue Royale • Blue Turbo Yoshi • Orange Turbo Yoshi • Pink Turbo Yoshi • Light-blue Turbo Yoshi • Yellow Turbo Yoshi • Flame Flyer • Barrel Train • DK Jumbo • Chrome DK Jumbo • Koopa Clown • Dark Clown • Para-Wing • Turbo Birdo • Light-blue Turbo Birdo • Bolt Buggy • Rambi Rider • Blue Turbo Birdo • Orange Turbo Birdo • Red Turbo Birdo • Green Turbo Birdo
High-End B Dasher • Black B Dasher • Yellow Taxi • Quickshaw • Kabuki Dasher • Circuit Special • Black Circuit • Bumble V • Queen Bee • Trickster • Ghost Ride • Macharon • Carrot Kart • Cheermellow • Wild Wing • Radish Rider • Wildfire Flyer • Ribbon Rider • Double-Decker • Swift Jack • Red B Dasher • Jingle Bells • Platinum Taxi • Glam Bruiser • Gilded Prancer • Ice-blue Poltergust • P-Wing • Apple Kart • Comet Tail • Bright Bunny • Dozer Dasher • Clanky Kart • Wild Black • Karp Kart • Prancer • Rose Queen • Green Apple Kart • Choco Macharon • Gold Egg • Sweet Daytripper • Red Taxi • Pink Wing • Happy Ride • Blue Soda • Clackety Kart • Gold Clanky Kart • Festival Girl • Black Kabuki Dasher • 8-Bit Pipe Frame • Gold Pipe Frame • Surf Sailer • Star-Spangled Flyer • Green Circuit • Sports Coupe • Pumpkin Kart • Dark Trickster • Sunset Cloud • Steel Driver • Holiday King • Gold Snow Skimmer • Dreamy Egg • Fast Frank • Iron Cucumber • Cat Cruiser • Wild Pink • Rose Taxi • B Dasher Mk. 2 • Decal Streamliner • Orange Streamliner • White Turbo Yoshi • Sakura Quickshaw • Jet Cruiser • Inferno Flyer • Rambi Runner • Pink Dozer • Grand Badwagon • Paintster • Lime Tea Coupe • Sunny Surf Sailer • Pinch Hitter • Cleanup Hitter • Ice Dozer • Green Double-Decker • Black Cat Cruiser • Red B Dasher Mk. 2 • Pink B Dasher Mk. 2 • Classic B Dasher Mk. 2 •