Galop infernal
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The title of this article is official, but it comes from a French source.
If an acceptable English name is found, then the article should be moved to the new title.
| "Galop infernal" | |
|---|---|
| The "Galop infernal" | |
| Composed by: Jacques Offenbach | |
| First appearance | Donkey Kong Jr. (arcade) (1982, Super Mario franchise) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) (2023) |
The "Galop infernal" (French for "Infernal galop") is a musical number written by the French composer Jacques Offenbach for the opera Orpheus in the Underworld originally performed in 1858. It is featured as a recurring theme in the Super Mario franchise, first appearing in Donkey Kong Jr. for the arcade during its second cutscene.
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donkey Kong Jr. | Arcade | 1982 | Arrangement | Yukio Kaneoka | |
| Donkey Kong Jr. | Game & Watch (Table Top) | 1983 | Arrangement | ||
| Donkey Kong Jr. | Game & Watch (Panorama Screen) | Past arrangement (Donkey Kong Jr. [Game & Watch, Table Top]) | |||
| Donkey Kong Jr. | Coleco Adam | 1984 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario Land | Game Boy | 1989 | Arrangement | "Invincibility BGM" | Hirokazu Tanaka |
| Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1996 | Arrangement | Yoko Shimomura | |
| Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Junior, Mario Bros. | Arcade | 2004 | Past arrangement (Donkey Kong Jr. [Arcade]) | Yukio Kaneoka | |
| WarioWare: Get It Together! | Nintendo Switch | 2021 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Land) | Hirokazu Tanaka | |
| Super Mario RPG | 2023 | Arrangement | "The Hill" | Natsumi Kameoka, Yoko Shimomura | |
| Past arrangement (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars) | "The Hill" | Yoko Shimomura |
Albums[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Land | 1989 | Arrangement | 「MUTEKI (不死身BGM)」 (MUTEKI (Fujimi BGM))[1] | Ikuro Fugiwara |
| Game Boy Graffiti | 1990 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Land) | ||
| Super Mario RPG Original Sound Version | 1996 | Past arrangement (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars) | 「坂道」 (Sakamichi)[2] | Yoko Shimomura |
| Super Mario RPG Original Soundtrack | 2025 | Past arrangement (Super Mario RPG [Nintendo Switch]) | 「坂道」 (Sakamichi) | Natsumi Kameoka, Yoko Shimomura |
| Past arrangement (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars) | Yoko Shimomura | |||
| Super Mario RPG Original Sound Box | Past arrangement (Super Mario RPG [Nintendo Switch]) | Natsumi Kameoka, Yoko Shimomura | ||
| Past arrangement (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars) | Yoko Shimomura | |||
| Super Mario RPG Original Sound Vinyl Box | Past arrangement (Super Mario RPG [Nintendo Switch]) | Natsumi Kameoka, Yoko Shimomura |
Other media[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo Music | 2025[g 1] | Past arrangement (Super Mario Land) | "Invincibility BGM" |
- ^ Added on December 15, 2025
Multimedia[edit]
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Profiles[edit]
- “"How many key changes does one song need!?" is what kept running through my mind while composing this for the SNES. Luckily (and it really was pure luck), the Switch version finishes neatly without looping, just like "Geno's Awakening". Isn't it nice when everything just comes together? The highlight of the remastered track has to be the trombone!”
- —Liner notes in the Super Mario RPG Original Sound Box
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | MUTEKI (不死身BGM)[1] MUTEKI (Fujimi BGM) |
INVINCIBLE (Invulnerability BGM) | Super Mario Land |
| 坂道[2] Sakamichi |
Hill Road | Super Mario RPG Original Sound Version |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Super Mario Land album
- ^ a b Super Mario RPG Original Sound Version
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