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This article is about the musical theme from Super Mario World. For the theme from New Super Mario Bros. Wii, see Ghost House Theme.
"Ghost House BGM"
"Ghost House BGM" in Super Mario World
The image for "Ghost House BGM" from Super Mario World on Nintendo Music.
Image from Nintendo Music
Composed by:
Koji Kondo
First appearance Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance Mario Kart World (2025)

"Ghost House BGM"[1] is a musical theme composed by Koji Kondo for Super Mario World, where it plays in the Ghost House levels and the Sunken Ghost Ship. This theme is a slower-paced, more eerie and foreboding arrangement of "Ground BGM" from the same game, similar to "Castle BGM."

Reuses[edit]

The following list does not include ports or remakes of Super Mario World.

Game Description
Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS / Super Mario Maker 2 "Ghost House BGM" plays during ghost house-themed levels in the Super Mario World style.

Arrangements[edit]

Super Mario World television series[edit]

An arrangement of "Ghost House BGM" can be heard in the Super Mario World television series episode "Ghosts 'R' Us."

Mario Kart series[edit]

Super Mario Kart[edit]

In Super Mario Kart, an arrangement of "Ghost House BGM," titled "Ghost Valley" in the Nintendo Music app and arranged by Soyo Oka, plays in Ghost Valley 1, Ghost Valley 2, and Ghost Valley 3.

Icon of an audio speaker. Ghost Valley - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Kart
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Mario Kart: Super Circuit[edit]

In Mario Kart: Super Circuit, an arrangement of "Ghost Valley" from Super Mario Kart with chiptune instrumentation plays in Ghost Valley 1, Ghost Valley 2, and Ghost Valley 3. Moreover, an arrangement of "Ghost House BGM" is incorporated in the theme that plays in Boo Lake and Broken Pier.

Icon of an audio speaker. Ghost Valley - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart: Super Circuit
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Icon of an audio speaker. Boo Lake / Broken Pier - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart: Super Circuit
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Mario Kart Wii[edit]

In Mario Kart Wii, an arrangement of "Ghost Valley" from Super Mario Kart plays in SNES Ghost Valley 2. This arrangement uses higher quality samples, but it is otherwise near identical to the original. This arrangement returns in Mario Kart Tour, where it plays in SNES Ghost Valley 1, SNES Ghost Valley 2, and RMX Ghost Valley 1.

Icon of an audio speaker. SNES Ghost Valley 2 - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart Wii
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Mario Kart Tour[edit]

In Mario Kart Tour, an arrangement of the Mario Kart: Super Circuit version of "Ghost House BGM" plays in GBA Boo Lake.

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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, as part of Wave 3 of the Booster Course Pass, an arrangement of the Mario Kart: Super Circuit version of "Ghost House BGM" plays in GBA Boo Lake, likewise titled "GBA Boo Lake" in the Nintendo Music app. A looping drum set beat is added to the instrumentation whenever the player is driving at top speed while in first place.

Icon of an audio speaker. GBA Boo Lake - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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Icon of an audio speaker. GBA Boo Lake (Frontrunning) - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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Mario Kart World[edit]

In Mario Kart World, an arrangement of "Ghost Valley" from Super Mario Kart can play during routes in Grand Prix or VS Race. In Grand Prix, it is one of four arrangements that can play on the route from Boo Cinema to Dry Bones Burnout in the Leaf Cup.

Mario's Time Machine[edit]

The SNES version of Mario's Time Machine features an arrangement of "Ghost House BGM" that plays in Bowser's Castle.

The PC version of Mario's Time Machine features a medley arrangement of "Ghost House BGM" and the theme heard in Vanilla Dome in Super Mario World as one of two songs that can play in Bowser's Museum, the other being an arrangement of "Castle BGM".

Icon of an audio speaker. Bowser's Castle 2 - The arrangement heard in the SNES version of Mario's Time Machine
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Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2[edit]

In Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, the Game Boy Advance remake of Super Mario World, an arrangement of "Ghost House BGM" plays in all of the same levels as in the original game.

Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

In Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, an arrangement of "Ghost House BGM" plays in the e-Reader levels Doors o' Plenty and Vexing Doors.

New Super Mario Bros.[edit]

In New Super Mario Bros., the theme that plays in the Ghost House levels uses a similar compositional technique as "Ghost House BGM", beginning with the eerie high notes fading in.

Icon of an audio speaker. Ghost House Theme - The arrangement heard in New Super Mario Bros.
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Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]

In Super Mario Galaxy 2, an arrangement of "Ghost House BGM" arranged by Mahito Yokota plays in Haunty Halls Galaxy and Boo Moon Galaxy. It is titled "Haunty Halls Galaxy" in the Nintendo Music app. Additional shaker and tambourine percussion is added to the instrumentation whenever the player rides a Yoshi.

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Super Mario Maker[edit]

In Super Mario Maker, an ambient arrangement of "Ghost House BGM" using eight tracks that fade in and out randomly to create a dynamic mix plays while editing Super Mario World-style ghost house-themed courses in the Course Maker. Moreover, new bongo percussion is added to the original "Ghost House BGM" whenever the player rides a Yoshi, as this was impossible in the original game. Both the arrangement and the remix are reused for the same purposes in Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS and Super Mario Maker 2.

Icon of an audio speaker. Ghost House Theme (Edit) - Super Mario World - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Maker
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Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

In Super Mario Maker 2, a music box arrangement of "Ghost House BGM" plays during the nighttime version of ghost house-themed levels in the Super Mario World style. Additional bongo percussion is added to the instrumentation whenever the player rides a Yoshi.

Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]

Paper Mario: Sticker Star features two arrangements of "Ghost House BGM."

The theme that plays outside of The Enigmansion is a looping arrangement of the beginning of "Ghost House BGM."

The theme that plays inside The Enigmansion, simply titled "The Enigmansion" in the Sticker Museum music gallery, incorporates arrangements of "Ghost House BGM" and "Waltz of the Boos" from Super Mario Galaxy.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]

In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, a sped-up arrangement of "Ghost House BGM" arranged by Brian Tyler plays at the end of "The Darklands," which plays while Luigi escapes from the horde of Dry Bones in the Dark Lands.

Other arrangements[edit]

Super Mario World (album)[edit]

The Super Mario World album features a medley arrangement of "Ghost House BGM," "Underwater BGM," and "Castle BGM" from Super Mario World, titled "Mario! Stay Alert!," arranged by Soichi Noriki, and performed by the Mario World Band.

Gallery[edit]

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario World Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1990 Original "Ghost House BGM"[1] Koji Kondo
Super Mario Kart Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1992 Arrangement "Ghost Valley"[1] Soyo Oka
Mario's Time Machine MS-DOS 1993 Arrangement Rob Wallace
Mario's Time Machine Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1993 Arrangement Mark Knight
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1994 Original "Ghost House BGM"[1] Koji Kondo
Mario Kart: Super Circuit Game Boy Advance 2001 Arrangement
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 Game Boy Advance 2001 Arrangement
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Game Boy Advance 2003 Arrangement Taiju Suzuki
New Super Mario Bros. Nintendo DS 2006 Arrangement
Mario Kart Wii Wii 2008 Arrangement
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Wii 2010 Arrangement 「ゴーストコンベア」 (Gōsuto Konbea)[2] Mahito Yokota
Paper Mario: Sticker Star Nintendo 3DS 2012 Arrangement "The Enigmansion"
Super Mario Maker Wii U 2015 Original Koji Kondo
Remix
Arrangement
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS Nintendo 3DS 2016 Original Koji Kondo
Past remix (Super Mario Maker)
Past arrangement (Super Mario Maker)
Super Mario Maker 2 Nintendo Switch 2019 Original Koji Kondo
Past remix (Super Mario Maker)
Past arrangement (Super Mario Maker)
Arrangement
Mario Kart Tour iOS, Android 2019[g 1] Past arrangement (Mario Kart Wii)
2022[g 2] Arrangement
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo Switch 2022[g 3] Arrangement "GBA Boo Lake"[1]
Mario Kart World Nintendo Switch 2 2025 Past arrangement (Super Mario Kart) Soyo Oka
Arrangement
  1. ^ Added in the 2019 Halloween Tour on October 22, 2019
  2. ^ Added in the 2022 Halloween Tour on October 18, 2022
  3. ^ Added in Wave 3 of the Booster Course Pass on December 7, 2022

Film and television[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario World 1991 Arrangement Michael Tavera
The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2023 Arrangement "The Darklands"[3] Brian Tyler

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario World 1991 Original 「おばけ屋敷BGM」 (Obake Yashiki BGM) Koji Kondo
Arrangement "Mario! Stay Alert!" Soichi Noriki
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Original Soundtrack 2010 Past arrangement (Super Mario Galaxy 2) 「ゴーストコンベア」 (Gōsuto Konbea) Mahito Yokota
The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music 2015 Original 「おばけ屋敷BGM」 (Obake Yashiki BGM) Koji Kondo
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 2023 Past arrangement (The Super Mario Bros. Movie) "The Darklands" Brian Tyler

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese おばけ屋敷BGM[1]
Obake Yashiki BGM 		Ghost House BGM

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Nintendo Music
  2. ^ Super Mario Galaxy 2 Original Soundtrack
  3. ^ The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Recurring themes
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong "Game Start" • "Hammer BGM" • "Round 1 BGM" • "Round Start BGM" • "Title BGM"
Donkey Kong Jr. "Game Start" • "Round 1 BGM" • "Title BGM"
Donkey Kong Country "Aquatic Ambiance" • "Bonus Room Blitz" • "Cave Dweller Concert" • "Cranky's Theme" • "The Credits Concerto" • "DK Island Swing" • "Fear Factory" • "Forest Frenzy" • "Funky's Fugue" • "Gang-Plank Galleon" • "Life in the Mines" • "Lost a Balloon" • "Mine Cart Madness" • "Northern Hemispheres" • "Simian Segue" • "Treetop Rock" • "Voices of the Temple" • "Well Done"
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest "Crocodile Cacophony (K. Rool's Theme)" • "Lockjaw's Saga (Lockjaw's Locker)" • "Run, Rambi! Run! (Parrot Chute Panic)" • "Stickerbush Symphony (Bramble Blast)"
Donkey Kong 64 "DK Isle" • "DK Rap"
Donkey Kong Country Returns "Mine Menace"
Mario Bros. series Mario Bros. "Game Start" • "Title BGM"
Wrecking Crew series Wrecking Crew "Bonus Phase" • "Phase BGM"
Super Mario series Super Mario Bros. "1-Up" • "Castle BGM" • "Course Clear" ("Power Up") • "Ending" • "Ground BGM" ("Game Over" · "Player Down") • "Invincibility BGM" • "Timer Warning" • "Underground BGM" • "Underwater BGM" • "World Clear"
VS. Super Mario Bros. "Gyōmu-yō Mario Namae-ire"
Super Mario Bros. 2 "Boss BGM" • "Ground BGM" • "Please Select Player" • "Underground BGM"
Super Mario Bros. 3 "Airship BGM" • "Athletic BGM" • "Bros. Battle" • "Ending" • "Fortress BGM" • "Fortress Boss" • "Game Over" • "Ground BGM" • "King of the Koopas" • "P Switch BGM / Toad's House" • "Player Down" • "Slot Game BGM / Memory Game BGM" • "Underwater BGM" • "Warp Zone" • "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" • "World 2 Map (Desert Land)" • "World 3 Map (Water Land)" • "World 4 Map (Giant Land)" • "World 5 Map (Sky Land) - On the Ground" • "World 5 Map (Sky Land) - In the Sky" • "World 6 Map (Ice Land)" • "World 7 Map (Pipe Land)" • "World 8 Map (Dark Land)"
Super Mario Land "Main Theme" • "Underground Theme"
Super Mario World "Bowser BGM" • "Donut Plains (Map Screen)" • "Ending" • "Ground BGM" ("Athletic BGM" · "Bonus Game BGM" · "Castle BGM" · "Course Clear" · "Ghost House BGM" · "Underground BGM" · "Underwater BGM") • "Koopalings BGM" • "P Switch BGM" • "Star World (Map Screen)" • "Title BGM" • "Vanilla Dome (Map Screen)" • "Yoshi's Island (Map Screen)"
Super Mario 64 "Bowser's Road" • "Bowser's Theme" • "Dire, Dire Docks" • "File Select" • "Main Theme" ("Cool, Cool Mountain" · "Slider") • "The Merry-Go-Round" • "Metal Mario" • "Peach's Castle" • "Piranha Plant's Lullaby" • "Staff Roll"
Super Mario Sunshine "Isle Delfino" ("Ricco Harbor") • "Secret Course"
New Super Mario Bros. "Course Clear" • "Fortress Theme" • "Main Theme" ("Athletic Theme") • "Mega Mario" • "Switch On!"
Super Mario Galaxy "Egg Planet" • "Enter Bowser Jr.!" • "Gusty Garden Galaxy" • "Luma" • "Overture" • "Purple Comet" • "Rosalina in the Observatory" • "The Toad Brigade" • "Waltz of the Boos"
New Super Mario Bros. Wii "Bonus Area" • "Castle Theme" • "Coast Theme" • "Desert Theme" • "Forest Theme" • "Ghost House Theme" • "Lava Cave / Underground Ruins Theme" • "Lava Theme" • "Title Theme" ("Game Over") • "Toad House Minigame" • "Underwater Theme"
Super Mario Galaxy 2 "Bowser's Galaxy Generator" • "Puzzle Plank Galaxy" • "Super Mario Galaxy 2 Trailer Theme"
Super Mario 3D Land "Castle Theme" • "Main Theme" • "Snow Course" • "Underwater Theme"
New Super Mario Bros. U "Ground Theme"
Super Mario 3D World "A Boss Approaches" • "Chainlink Charge" • "Piranha Creeper Creek" • "Super Bell Hill"
Super Mario Maker "Title Theme"
Super Mario Odyssey "Fossil Falls" • "Jump Up, Super Star!"
Dr. Mario series Dr. Mario "Chill" • "Fever" • "Game Over" • "Selection Screen" • "Title Screen"
Mario Kart series Super Mario Kart "Award Ceremony" • "Donut Plains" • "Mario Circuit" • "Rainbow Road" • "Super Mario Kart Title Screen"
Mario Kart 64 "Battle Arenas" • "Choco Mountain" • "Frappe Snowland" • "Kalimari Desert" • "Koopa Troopa Beach" • "Luigi Raceway" • "Moo Moo Farm" • "Rainbow Road" • "Results (1st − 4th Place)" • "Staff Credits" • "Starting Grid (Time Trials / Battle)" • "Toad's Turnpike"
Mario Kart: Super Circuit "Koopa Castle Course" • "GBA Mario Circuit"
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! "GCN Baby Park" • "GCN Daisy Cruiser" • "GCN Yoshi Circuit"
Mario Kart DS "Waluigi Pinball"
Mario Kart Wii "Coconut Mall" • "Luigi Circuit/Mario Circuit" • "Wii Maple Treeway" • "Moo Moo Meadows" • "Mushroom Gorge" • "Wario's Gold Mine"
Mario Kart 7 "Neo Bowser City" • "Piranha Plant Slide" • "Toad Circuit"
Mario Kart 8 "Cloudtop Cruise"
Yoshi franchise Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island "Athletic BGM" • "Bowser" • "Flower Field BGM" • "Opening Melody" • "Powerful Mario" • "Stage Start" • "Yoshi's Island"
Yoshi's Story "Yoshi's Song" • "Yoshi's Story!" • "Yoshi's Tale"
Luigi's Mansion series Luigi's Mansion "Title Theme (Humming)"
Wario franchise WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! "Drifting Away" • "Pyoro" • "WarioWare, Inc." ("Dr. Crygor")
WarioWare: Twisted! "Mona Pizza"
WarioWare: Touched! "Ashley's Theme"
Mario vs. Donkey Kong series Mario vs. Donkey Kong "Mini Mario Stage"[conjectural]
Other The Legend of Zelda "Important Item Acquired" • "Overworld Theme"
Mario Paint "Save & Load"
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars "Beware of Forest Mushrooms" • "Hello, Happy Kingdom"
Miscellaneous "Le Galop infernal d'Orphée aux Enfers" • "Totaka's Song"
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Super Mario World / Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
Protagonists and allies Mario • Luigi • Princess Toadstool • Yoshi • Red Yoshi • Blue Yoshi • Yellow Yoshi • Baby Yoshi • Dolphin • Bird
Bosses Koopalings (Iggy Koopa · Morton Koopa Jr. · Lemmy Koopa · Ludwig von Koopa · Roy Koopa · Wendy O. Koopa · Larry Koopa) • Bowser • Reznor • Big Boo
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Worlds of Dinosaur Land Yoshi's Island • Donut Plains • Vanilla Dome • Twin Bridges • Forest of Illusion • Chocolate Island • Valley of Bowser • Star World • Special Zone
Moves Crouch • Dash • Fly • Jump • Looking up • Shell Toss • Slide • Spin Jump • Stomp • Swallow • Swim
Enemies and obstacles Amazing Flyin' Hammer Brother • Ball 'N' Chain • Banzai Bill • Big Boo • Big Bubble • Big Steely • Blargg • Blurp • Bob-omb • Bony Beetle • Boo Buddy • Boo Buddy Block • Boo Buddy Snake • Boo Crew • Bowser Statue • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Chainsaw • Chargin' Chuck • Cheep Cheep • Circling Boo Buddies • Climbing Koopa • Decoy • Dino-Rhino • Dino-Torch • Disappearing Boo Buddy • Dry Bones • Eerie • Falling spike • Fire Snake • Fishbone • Fishin' Boo • Fishin' Lakitu • Floating Mine • Flying Goomba • Fuzzy • Goomba • Grinder • Haunted Hole • Hothead • Ice • Jumping Fire Piranha Plant • Jumping Piranha Plant (Jumping Pumpkin Plant) • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lakitu in a Pipe • Lava • Lava Bubble • Lil Sparky • Magikoopa • Mechakoopa • Mega Mole • Monty Mole • Muncher • Ninji • Para-bomb • Para-Goomba • Pillar • Piranha Plant • Pit • Pokey • Porcu-Puffer • Rex • Rip Van Fish • Shell (flashing) • Shifting wall • Skewer • Spike • Spike (Super Mario World) • Spike Top • Spiny • Spiny Egg • Sumo Brother • Super Koopa • Swooper • Thwimp • Thwomp • Torpedo Ted • Torpedo tube • Turtle Cannon • Unshelled Koopa • Urchin • Volcano Lotus • Wiggler
Music "Bowser BGM" • "Donut Plains (Map Screen)" • "Ending" • "Ground BGM" ("Athletic BGM" · Bonus Game BGM" · "Castle BGM" · "Ghost House BGM" · "Underground BGM" · "Underwater BGM") • "Koopalings BGM" • "Title BGM" • "Vanilla Dome (Map Screen)" • "Yoshi's Island (Map Screen)"
Other 1-Up Room • Bonus game • Bonus Star • Fall • Giant Gate • Item Stock • Keyhole • Midway Gate • Sand cloud • Timer • Tourist Tips
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