Dire, Dire Docks (theme)

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"Dire, Dire Docks"
"Dire, Dire Docks" in Super Mario 64
The image for "Dire, Dire Docks" from Super Mario 64 on Nintendo Music.
Image from Nintendo Music
Composed by:
Koji Kondo
Key G major
BPM 68
Time signature 2
2
First appearance Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance Mario Kart World (2025)

"Dire, Dire Docks"[1][2] is a musical theme composed by Koji Kondo for Super Mario 64, where it plays in the levels Dire, Dire Docks, Jolly Roger Bay, and The Secret Aquarium.

Composition[edit]

The theme has two additional versions that fade in depending on the player's location in the level, one with added strings and another with added percussion. In soundtrack versions, the themes are played sequentially.

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The locations in which these versions play in each level are as follows:

Course Base version Version with added synths Version with added percussion
Dire, Dire Docks In the first area Starting at the entrance of the tunnel in the Nintendo 64 version
Starting halfway through the tunnel in the Nintendo DS version 		On land in the second area
Jolly Roger Bay Above land
Inside the sunken ship 		While swimming Inside the ship, after the water is drained (N64 only)
On land in the cavern area
The Secret Aquarium In the Nintendo 64 version N/A In the Nintendo DS version

History[edit]

Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS[edit]

Super Mario 64 marks the first appearance of "Dire, Dire Docks", and it returns for the same purpose in the Nintendo DS remake, Super Mario 64 DS, and the Nintendo Switch port, Super Mario 3D All-Stars. It is also included in the official albums Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack, Nintendo 64 Original Soundtrack Greatest Hits, Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.1: Healing Music, Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection, and The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music.

Exclusively in Super Mario 64 DS, a slower-paced and reverberated arrangement of "Dire, Dire Docks" arranged by Kenta Nagata plays in the Psyche Out! minigame.

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Mario Kart World[edit]

In Mario Kart World, a saxophone arrangement of "Dire, Dire Docks" can play in Free Roam. It is simply titled "Dire, Dire Docks" in the game's pause menu.

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Other appearances[edit]

Nintendo Sound Adventures / N64Y2K Millennium Trax[edit]

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The Nintendo Sound Adventures album, consisting of original themes and arrangements of themes from Nintendo 64 games, features an arrangement of "Dire, Dire Docks" titled "Aqua Arie". It returns in the N64Y2K Millennium Trax album under the title "Aqua Arie (H2O Ambient)".

Super Mario Orchestra Concert[edit]

The "Super Mario Orchestra Concert" series featured a live orchestral medley arrangement of several musical themes from Super Mario 64, including "Dire, Dire Docks".

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario 64 Nintendo 64 1996 Original "Dire, Dire Docks"[2] Koji Kondo
Remix
Super Mario 64 DS Nintendo DS 2004 Original "Dire, Dire Docks"[2] Koji Kondo
Past remix (Super Mario 64)
Arrangement Kenta Nagata
Super Mario 3D All-Stars Nintendo Switch 2020 Original "Dire, Dire Docks"[2] Koji Kondo
Past remix (Super Mario 64)
Mario Kart World Nintendo Switch 2 2025 Arrangement "Dire, Dire Docks"[3]

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack 1996 Original "Dire, Dire Docks" Koji Kondo
Nintendo 64 Original Soundtrack Greatest Hits 1996 Original "Dire, Dire Docks" Koji Kondo
Nintendo Sound Adventures 1998 Arrangement "Aqua Arie"
N64Y2K Millennium Trax 1999 Past arrangement (Nintendo Sound Adventures) "Aqua Arie (H2O Ambient)"
Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.1: Healing Music 2003 Original 「ウォーターランド」 (Wōtā Rando) Koji Kondo
Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection 2005 Original 「ウォーターランド」 (Wōtā Rando) Koji Kondo
The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music 2015 Original 「ウォーターランド」 (Wōtā Rando) Koji Kondo

Live performances[edit]

Event Year Location Type Title Credits
Super Mario Orchestra Concert 2018 ROHM Theater Kyoto Arrangement

Other media[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Nintendo Music 2024[a] Original "Dire, Dire Docks" Koji Kondo
  1. ^ Added on December 23, 2024

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ウォーターランド[1]
Wōtā Rando 		Water Land
German Aqua Arie[2] Aqua Aria

Notes[edit]

  • On the Nintendo Music app, "Dire, Dire Docks" is labeled as "Selects", classifying it as one "of the very best tracks from the Nintendo Music library", originating from Super Mario 64. "Dire, Dire Docks" shares this title with the "Main Theme" and "Slider".
  • Discounting jingles and themes that play during cutscenes, "Dire, Dire Docks" is one of three musical themes in Super Mario 64 that do not appear in Minecraft's Super Mario Mash-Up Pack, the other two being "The Endless Stairs" and "Staff Roll".

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Nintendo Music
  2. ^ a b c d e Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack
  3. ^ Mario Kart World pause menu
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