Elegy (theme)

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"Elegy"
"Elegy" in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Mallow crying after learning that he is not a tadpole in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Composed by:
Yoko Shimomura
First appearance Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
Latest appearance Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023)

"Elegy"[1] is a musical theme composed by Yoko Shimomura for Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, where it plays during sad cutscenes.

History[edit]

Super Mario RPG[edit]

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars marks the first appearance of "Elegy". It is also included in the official albums Super Mario RPG Original Sound Version and Super Mario RPG Original Sound Box.

A brief xylophone arrangement of "Elegy" plays when an enemy uses the move of the same name.

Icon of an audio speaker. Elegy - The arrangement heard in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
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Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)[edit]

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“This track used to sound like a knock-off version of a Chopin-esque waltz. It was meant to be a piano solo at first, but Kameoka, the arranger for this track, added strings and it sounded amazing! Now it ends on a high note!”
—Yoko Shimomura, Liner notes in Super Mario RPG Original Sound Box

In the Nintendo Switch remake of Super Mario RPG, an orchestral arrangement of "Elegy" plays for the same purpose as in the original game. If the music is set to the "Classic" setting, the original version of the theme will play instead. The new orchestral arrangement is also included in the official albums Super Mario RPG Original Soundtrack, Super Mario RPG Original Sound Box, and Super Mario RPG Original Sound Vinyl Box.

Tetris 99[edit]

In Tetris 99, the arrangement of "Elegy" from the Nintendo Switch remake of Super Mario RPG plays in the losing results screen while the Super Mario RPG theme is in use.

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1996 Original 「かなしいうた」 (Kanashī uta)[2] Yoko Shimomura
Arrangement
Tetris 99 Nintendo Switch 2023[a] Past arrangement (Super Mario RPG [Nintendo Switch]) Yoko Shimomura
Super Mario RPG Nintendo Switch 2023 Original "Elegy"[1] Yoko Shimomura
Arrangement
  1. ^ Added in the 36th Maximus Cup on November 9, 2023

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario RPG Original Sound Version 1996 Original 「かなしいうた」 (Kanashī uta) Yoko Shimomura
Super Mario RPG Original Soundtrack 2025 Past arrangement (Super Mario RPG [Nintendo Switch]) 「かなしいうた」 (Kanashī uta) Yoko Shimomura
Super Mario RPG Original Sound Box 2025 Past arrangement (Super Mario RPG [Nintendo Switch]) 「かなしいうた」 (Kanashī uta) Yoko Shimomura
Original 「かなしいうた」 (Kanashī uta)
Super Mario RPG Original Sound Vinyl Box 2025 Past arrangement (Super Mario RPG [Nintendo Switch]) 「かなしいうた」 (Kanashī uta) Yoko Shimomura

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese かなしいうた
Kanashī uta		 Sad Song [2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) sound test
  2. ^ a b Super Mario RPG Original Sound Version
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Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (SNES) / Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)
Characters Protagonists Mario • Mallow • Geno • Bowser • Princess Peach
Supporting Baby Fat • Boo, Goo, Bones, and Kipp • Boshi • Chancellor • Chef Torte and Apprentice • Cinder Toad • Drill Bit • Dr. Topper • Dyna and Mite • Elder • Frog Sage • Frogfucius' Student • Game Boy Toad • Gardener • Garro • Gaz • Goomhilde • Granny • King Nimbus • Link • Ma Mole and Pa Mole • Moleville Toad • Monstermama • Mushroom Boy • Queen Nimbus • Raini • Raz • Rose Town innkeeper • Royal bus driver • Samus • Sergeant Flutter • Three Musty Fears • Toadofsky • Triplets • Vault Guard
Bosses and boss support Smithy Gang Axem Rangers (Axem Red · Axem Black · Axem Green · Axem Yellow · Axem Pink) & The Blade • Boomer • Bowyer (Aero) • Claymorton (Bodyguard) • Clerk (Manager • Director) • Cloaker & Domino (Bad Adder · Mad Adder) • Count Down • Exor • Factory Chief • Gunyolk • Machine Made • Smithy (Shyper • Smelter) • Speardovich
Other bosses Belome (Mario • Mallow • Geno • Bowser • Peach) • Birdo (Shelly • Eggbert) • Booster • Bowser (Chaindelier) • Cake (Torte) • Croco • Culex (Earth Crystal • Fire Crystal • Water Crystal • Wind Crystal) • Czar Dragon/Zombone (Helio) • Gassox • Grate Guy & Knife Guy • Hammer Bros. • Jagger • Jinx • Johnny (Bandana Blue) • King Calamari • Smilax/Megasmilax • Punchinello (Microbomb • Mezzo Bomb • King Bomb) • Valentina (Dodo) • Wizakoopa (Jinx Clone)
Enemies

Amanita • Ameboid • Arachne (Spinthra) • Artichoker (Kriffid) • Bahamutt • Bandana Red (Blue) • Beezo • Blaster (Big) • Birdy (Bluebird) • Blooper (Baby · Nanny) • Bob-omb (Rob-omb · Parabomb) • Boo (High) • Buzzer (Stinger) • Carroboscis • Chain Chomp (Chomp Chomp) • Cheep Cheep (Mr. Kipper) • Chompweed • Cluster (Pulsar) • Crook (Sackit) • Crusty (Star Cruster) • Dollox (Puppox) • Dry Bones (Vomer) • Enigma (Enigmax) • Frogog (Ribbite) • Goomba (Mini · Pro) • Gecko (Geckit) • Greaper (Glum Reaper) • Guerrilla (Chained Kong) • Hippopo • Hobgoblin (Straw Head) • Huhwhat (Whuhoh · Pleaseno (Jinnie) · Comeon) • Jabit • Jawful (Forkie) • Jester • K-9 (Chow) • Lakitu • Lava Bubble (Blubble · Babble) • Leuko (Muckle) • Mad Mallet (Pounder · Poundette) • Magmite (Magmus) • Mastadoom • Ninja • Octolot (Octovader) • Orb User (Orbison) • Paratroopa (Malakoopa · Big Troopa (Grand Troopa)) • Pinwheel • Piranha Plant (Chewy) • Rat Funk (Alley Rat) • Reacher • Shadow (Doppel) • Shaman • Shogun (Armored Ant) • Shymore (Springer) • Shy Guy (Ranger · Sling) • Snapdragon (Fink Flower) • Snifit (Apprentice · Snifster) • Spikey (Spikester · Urspike) • Starslap (Zeostar) • Stompillar • Stumpet • Terrapin (Terra Cotta) • Thropher • Thwomp (Big) • Wiggler

Locations Mushroom Kingdom Region Mario's Pad • Vista Hill • Mushroom Way • Mushroom Kingdom (Mushroom Castle · Peach's Room) • Bandit's Way
Tadpole Pond Region Kero Sewers • Midas River • Tadpole Pond (Melody Bay) • Rose Way • Rose Town • Forest Maze • Pipe Vault
Yo'ster Isle Region Yo'ster Isle
Moleville Region Moleville (Mole Mines · Swap Shop) • Booster Pass • Booster Tower • Booster Hill • Marrymore
Star Hill Region Star Hill • Seaside Town (Beetles Are Us) • Sea • Sunken Ship
Land's End Region Land's End (Belome Temple · Sky Bridge) • Monstro Town • Bean Valley (Beanstalk) • Grate Guy's Casino
Nimbus Land Region Nimbus Land (Nimbus Castle) • Barrel Volcano
Bowser's Keep Region Bowser's Keep (The Trial Course) • Weapon World (Factory)
Items General items Beetle • Bonus Flower • Bracer • Carbo Cookie • Cleansing Juice • Coin • Croaka Cola • Earlier Times • Energizer • Finless Cola • Fire Bomb • Flower • Flower Box • Flower Jar • Flower Tab • Fright Bomb • Frog Coin • Frogleg Cola • Goodie Bag • Honey Syrup • Ice Bomb • Lamb's Lure • Lucky Jewel • Maple Syrup • Max Mushroom • Mid Mushroom • Moldy Mush • Mushroom • Mushroom (Monstro Town) • Mystery Egg • Party Bracer • Party Cleanse • Party Energizer • Peach's ??? • Pick Me Up • Poison Mushroom • Pure Water • Red Essence • Rock Candy • Rotten Mush • Royal Syrup • See Ya • Sheep Attack • Sleepy Bomb • Star • Star Egg • Tadpola Cola • Thropher Cookie • Wilt Shroom • Yoshi-Ade • Yoshi Candy • Yoshi Cookie
Key items Alto Card • Beetle Box • Boo Flag • Bright Card • Castle Key 1 • Castle Key 2 • Carbo Cookie • Cricket Jam • Cricket Pie • Crystal Sharda • Dry Bones Flag • Elder Key • Extra-Shiny Stonea • Fertilizer • Fireworks • Greaper Flag • Microbomb • Monster Trophya • Room Key • Seed • Shed Key • Shiny Stone • Soprano Card • Special Frog Coin • Stay Vouchera • Temple Key • Tenor Card • Wallet
Weapons Mario (Hammer • Koopa Shell • Punch Glove • Super Hammer • Masher • Paratroopa Shell • Lucky Hammer • Mega Glove • Ultra Hammer • Lazy Shell)
Mallow (Froggie Stick • Cymbals • Whomp Glove • Ribbit Stick • Sticky Glove • Sonic Cymbals • Sage Sticka)
Geno (Finger Shot • Hand Gun • Double Punch • Hand Cannon • Star Gun • Stella 023a)
Bowser (Fake Chomp • Chain Chomp • Hurly Glove • Spiked Chomp • Drill Claw • Wonder Chompa)
Peach (Slap Glove • Parasol • War Fan • Super Slap • Frying Pan)
Armor Courage Shell • Fire Cape • Fire Dress • Fire Pants • Fire Shell • Fire Shirt • Fluffy Cape • Fluffy Dress • Fluffy Pants • Fluffy Shirt • Happy Cape • Happy Pants • Happy Shell • Happy Shirt • Heel Shell • Hero Shirt • Lazy Shell • Lovely Dress • Mega Cape • Mega Pants • Mega Shirt • Pants • Prince Pants • Royal Dress • Sailor Cape • Sailor Dress • Sailor Pants • Sailor Shirt • Shirt • Star Cape • Super Suit • Thick Pants • Thick Shirt • Work Pants
Accessories Antidote Pin • Attack Scarf • Booster's Charm • Coin Trick • Defense Scarf • Echo Signal Ringa • Enduring Broocha • Exp. Booster • Fearless Pin • Feather • Flower Ring • Ghost Medal • Jinx Belt • Jump Shoes • Nurture Ring • Quartz Charm • Safety Badge • Safety Ring • Signal Ring • Teamwork Banda • Troopa Medal • Trueform Pin • Wake-Up Pin • Zoom Shoes
Objects Barrel • Beanstalk • Bucket • Dolls (Bowser · Mario · Peach) • Donut Block • Fungi Light • Pot cannon • Save Block • Screw bridge • Spinning Flower • Tile • Trampoline • Treasure box (Hidden · Magic) • Trolley • Waste Basket • Whirlpool • Wish Star
Special moves Mario Jump • Fireball • Super Jump • Super Fireball • Ultra Jump • Ultra Fireball
Mallow Thunderbolt • HP Rain • Thought Peek • Shocker • Snowy • Star Rain
Geno Geno Beam • Geno Boost • Geno Whirl • Geno Blast • Geno Flash
Bowser Terrorize • Poison Gas • Crusher • Mechakoopa Stomp
Peach Therapy • Group Hug • Sleepy Time • Come Back • Mute • Psych Bomb
Gauge Movesa Toad Assist • Star Riders • Clown Car Barrage • Healing Rainbow • Spare-Us-All • Shooting Star Shot • Starry Shell Spike
Enemies Arrow Rain • Attack Locka • Aurora Flash • Backfire • Big Bang • Blast • Blazer • Blizzard • Body Slam • Bolt • Bombs Away • Boulder • Breaker Beam • Card Rain • Card Toss • Carni-Kiss • Celebration Shota • Claw • Crystal • Dark Claw • Dark Star • Diamond Saw • Doom Reverb • Echofinder • Eerie Jig • Electroshock • Elegy • Endobubble • Fangs • Fear Roulette • Fear Sickle • Final Clawa • Fire Saber • Flame • Flame Stone • Flame Wall • Flare • Flutter Hush • Fun & Run • Funguspike • Get Tough • Goodnight • Grinder • Gunk Ball • Hammer Time • Hot Shot • Howl • Ice Rock • Ignitea • Ink Blast • Iron Maiden • Item Locka • Jinxed • Last Shot • Light Bubble • Lightning Orb • Loco Express • Loco Express 023a • Lulla-Bye • Magic Forcea • Magnum • Mega Recover • Meteora • Meteor Blast • Meteor Swarm • Migraine • Mirage Attack • Missed me! • Monster Toss • Moral Supporta • Multiplier • Multistrike • Mushroom Funk • Nimble Forcea • Painspout • Petal Blast • Pierce • Poison • Pollen Nap • Psyche • Psycho Plasm • Quicksilver • Reaper Sickle • Recover • Scarecrow Bell • Scarecrow Dust • Scarecrow Fangs • Scarecrow Funk • Sand Storm • Scream • Shaker • Shredder • Silver Bullet • Skewer • Sledge • Sleep Sauce • Solidify • Somnus Waltz • Spear Rain • Special Locka • Spore Chimes • Sporocyst • Spritz Bomb • Static Electricity • Stench • Storm • Sword Rain • Terrapunch • Thornet • Triple Kick • Va-Va-Voom • Valor Forcea • Valor Up • Venom Drool • Vigor Forcea • Vigor Up • Viro Plasm • Water Blast • Weird Mushroom • Will-O-Wisp
Game mechanics Elements Fire • Jump • Ice • Lightning
Status effects DEF-Up • Downed • Fear • Mushroom • Mute • Poison • POW-Up • Prohibited Command • Scarecrow • Sleep
Battle mechanics Action Command • Action Gaugea • Ally Buffa • Chaina • Gauge Movea • Run Away • Triple Movea
Minigames Beetle Mania • Beetle Race • Goomba-thumping • Look the other way • Moleville Mountain • Mushroom Derby • Yoshi's guessing game
Miscellaneous Loading zone
Music "Battling a Weapon Boss" • "Battling Monsters" • "Battling Strongish Monsters" • "Beware of Forest Mushrooms" • "Elegy" • "Hello, Happy Kingdom" • "Super Mario House" • "Super Mario RPG"
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a Exclusive to Super Mario RPG for the Nintendo Switch
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