Ending (Super Mario Bros. 3)

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"Ending"
"Ending" in Super Mario Bros. 3
The image for "Ending" from Super Mario Bros. 3 on Nintendo Music
Image from Nintendo Music
Composed by:
Koji Kondo
Genre Mambo
Key C major
First appearance Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988)
Latest appearance Mario Kart World (2025)
Quotes from
"Ending" (Super Mario Bros.)

"Ending"[1] is a musical theme composed by Koji Kondo for Super Mario Bros. 3, where it plays during the ending cutscene. This theme starts as an arrangement of "Ending" from Super Mario Bros. before transitioning into an original composition.

History[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario All-Stars / Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

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Super Mario Bros. 3 marks the first appearance of "Ending". It is also included in the official albums Super Mario World, Game Sound Museum: Super Mario Bros. 3, Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music, and Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection.

In the Super Nintendo Entertainment System remake of Super Mario Bros. 3 in Super Mario All-Stars, an arrangement of "Ending" plays for the same purpose as in the original game. The instrumentation for the arrangement of "Ending" from Super Mario Bros. is near identical to the arrangement used for Super Mario All-Stars' remakes of Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels.

In the Game Boy Advance remake of Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, an arrangement of "Ending" plays for the same purpose as in the original game. This arrangement is replaced with an original composition after the player has completed every level, though the arrangement of "Ending" from Super Mario Bros. is kept fully intact.

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

In The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, an arrangement of "Ending" plays during the final scene of every episode (except "Sneaky Lying Cheating Giant Ninja Koopas" and "Reptiles in the Rose Garden"). There are two versions of this arrangement, with the difference being that the first version is pitched up by 1 semitone and contains more backing instruments and percussion compared to the second version. The first version plays in both "Mind Your Mummy Mommy, Mario" and "The Beauty of Kootie", while the second version plays in every other episode (however, in later versions of "Kootie Pie Rocks", it is replaced by the instrumental of "Mega Move").

Itadaki Street DS[edit]

In Itadaki Street DS, an arrangement of "Ending" plays during the first half of the staff credits. It is titled 「エンディング」 (Endingu, "Ending") in the game's sound test. The arrangement of "Ending" from Super Mario Bros. is omitted.

Icon of an audio speaker. エンディング - The arrangement heard in Itadaki Street DS
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Mario Kart World[edit]

In Mario Kart World, a mambo arrangement of "Ending" based on the arrangement from the "Mario & Zelda Big Band Live" concert series can play in Free Roam during the day. It is fully titled "Ending (Super Mario Bros. 3)" in the Nintendo Music app. The arrangement of "Ending" from Super Mario Bros. plays halfway through the piece rather than at the start.

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Other appearances[edit]

Super Mario World album[edit]

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The official Super Mario World soundtrack album features a jazz arrangement of "Ending" arranged by Soichi Noriki and performed by the Mario Club Band. It is titled "Peaceful Kinoko-World".

Mario & Zelda Big Band Live[edit]

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The "Mario & Zelda Big Band Live" concert series featured a live, slower-paced son cubano arrangement of "Ending". It is titled 「スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 エンディングテーマ」 (Sūpā Mario Burazāzu 3 Endingu Tēma, "Super Mario Bros. 3 Ending Theme"). The arrangement of "Ending" from Super Mario Bros. is omitted and it features a unique ending coda.

Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Live[edit]

The "Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Live" concert series featured a live big band jazz medley arrangement of "Ground BGM", "Athletic BGM", "World Clear", "World 1 Map (Grass Land)", "Fortress Boss", and "Ending" from Super Mario Bros. 3.

Super Mario Orchestra Concert[edit]

The "Super Mario Orchestra Concert" series featured a live orchestral medley arrangement of several musical themes from Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 3, including "Ending".

Gallery[edit]

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario Bros. 3 Nintendo Entertainment System 1988 Original "Ending"[1] Koji Kondo
Super Mario All-Stars Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1993 Arrangement Soyo Oka
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1994 Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars) Soyo Oka
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Game Boy Advance 2003 Arrangement Taiju Suzuki
Itadaki Street DS Nintendo DS 2007 Arrangement 「エンディング」 (Endingu)[2]
Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition Wii 2010 Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars) Soyo Oka
Mario Kart World Nintendo Switch 2 2025 Arrangement "Ending (Super Mario Bros. 3)"[1]

Film and television[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 1990 Arrangement Michael Tavera

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario World 1991 Original 「エンディング」 (Endingu) Koji Kondo
Arrangement "Peaceful Kinoko-World" Soichi Noriki
Mario & Zelda Big Band Live CD 2003 Past arrangement (Mario & Zelda Big Band Live [Live performance]) "SUPER MARIO Bros.3 Ending Theme (FAMILY COMPUTER: 「SUPER MARIO Bros.3」)"
「スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 エンディングテーマ (ファミコン:「スーパーマリオブラザーズ3」より)」(Sūpā Mario Burazāzu 3 Endingu Tēma (Famikon: `Sūpā Mario Burazāzu 3' Yori))
Shigeo Nukita, The Big Band of Rogues (Tokyo Cuban Boys Jr.)
Game Sound Museum: Super Mario Bros. 3 2004 Original 「エンディング」 (Endingu) Koji Kondo
Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music 2004 Original 「エンディング」 (Endingu) Koji Kondo
Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection 2005 Original 「エンディング」 (Endingu) Koji Kondo

Live performances[edit]

Event Year Location Type Title Credits
Mario & Zelda Big Band Live 2003 Nihon Seinenkan Hall, Tokyo, Japan Arrangement 「スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 エンディングテーマ」(Sūpā Mario Burazāzu 3 Endingu Tēma) Shigeo Nukita, The Big Band of Rogues (Tokyo Cuban Boys Jr.)
Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Live 2015 Osaka International Convention Center, Osaka, Japan and Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan Arrangement Super Mario Special Band
Super Mario Orchestra Concert 2018 ROHM Theater Kyoto Arrangement

Other media[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Mario & Zelda Big Band Live (DVD) 2003 Past arrangement (Mario & Zelda Big Band Live [Live performance]) 「スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 エンディングテーマ」(Sūpā Mario Burazāzu 3 Endingu Tēma) Shigeo Nukita, The Big Band of Rogues (Tokyo Cuban Boys Jr.)
Nintendo Music 2025[a] Original "Ending" Koji Kondo
2026[b] Past arrangement (Mario Kart World) "Ending (Super Mario Bros. 3)"
  1. ^ Added on March 9, 2025
  2. ^ Added on June 15, 2026

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese エンディング
Endingu
Ending [1]

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