Dry Dry Ruins (theme)

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Not to be confused with Dry Dry Desert (theme).
"Dry Dry Ruins"
"Dry Dry Ruins" in Mario Kart Wii
Dry Dry Ruins (Wii)
Composed by:
Unknown (either Asuka Hayazaki or Ryo Nagamatsu)
Genre Indo jazz
First appearance Mario Kart Wii (2008)
Latest appearance Mario Kart World (2025)
Quotes from
"Desert Hills" (Mario Kart DS)
"DK Pass" (Mario Kart DS)

"Dry Dry Ruins"[1] is a musical theme in Mario Kart Wii, where it plays in the race course of the same name. It is a fast-paced theme that prominently features a sitar alongside synthesized instrumentation. Its melody is based around the first four beats of "Desert Hills" from Mario Kart DS. This theme also quotes "DK Pass" from Mario Kart DS approximately 18 seconds in.

History[edit]

Mario Kart Wii[edit]

Mario Kart Wii marks the first appearance of "Dry Dry Ruins". A pastiche of the theme that replaces most of the instrumentation with a unique synthesized melody plays during the ruins section. In the official Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack album, both the original version and the ruins pastiche are played in sequence on the same track, titled 「カラカラいせき」 ("Kara Kara Iseki").

Icon of an audio speaker. カラカラいせき - The ruins pastiche heard in Mario Kart Wii
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Mario Kart Tour[edit]

In Mario Kart Tour, both the original version of "Dry Dry Ruins" and the ruins pastiche from Mario Kart Wii return for the same purposes in Wii Dry Dry Ruins, which was first added in the 2023 Ninja Tour.

Mario Kart World[edit]

In Mario Kart World, a slower-paced, funk rock arrangement of "Dry Dry Ruins" can play in Free Roam during the day. A section of the arrangement incorporates the ruins pastiche of the melody. It is fully titled "Dry Dry Ruins (Mario Kart Wii)" in the Nintendo Music app.

Icon of an audio speaker. Dry Dry Ruins (Mario Kart Wii) - The arrangement 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 Wii Wii 2008 Original 「カラカラいせき」 (Kara Kara Iseki)[2]
Pastiche
Mario Kart Tour iOS, Android 2023[a] Original
Past pastiche (Mario Kart Wii)
Mario Kart World Nintendo Switch 2 2025 Arrangement "Dry Dry Ruins (Mario Kart Wii)"[1]
  1. ^ Added in the 2023 Ninja Tour on March 21, 2023

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack 2011 Original 「カラカラいせき」 (Kara Kara Iseki)
Past pastiche (Mario Kart Wii)
Mario Kart World (Nintendo Music) 2026[a] Past arrangement (Mario Kart World) "Dry Dry Ruins (Mario Kart Wii)"
  1. ^ Added to the album on June 29, 2026

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese カラカラいせき
Kara Kara Iseki
Dry Dry Ruins [2]

Notes[edit]

  • A synthesized melody that can be heard in "Dry Dry Ruins" is used as the basis for "Swordplay: Vs. Screen" in Wii Sports Resort. The game was composed by Ryo Nagamatsu, who also worked as a composer on Mario Kart Wii.

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