Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros. 2)
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| "Ground Theme" | |
|---|---|
"Ground Theme" in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic | |
| Composed by: Koji Kondo | |
| Key | C major |
| First appearance | Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987) |
| Latest appearance | The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) |
The "Ground Theme"[1] is the theme used in ground sections of levels in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, which was later redeveloped as Super Mario Bros. 2. It was composed by Koji Kondo and has been reused and rearranged in several games throughout the Super Mario franchise.
Reuses[edit]
The following list does not include ports and remakes of Super Mario Bros. 2.
| Game | Description |
|---|---|
| Super Smash Bros. Melee | The "Ground Theme" is included in as a track titled "Mushroom Kingdom II" and can be played on the stage of the same name. It also serves as Luigi's credits music. |
| NES Remix 2 / NES Remix Pack / Ultimate NES Remix | The "Ground Theme" plays on almost every Super Mario Bros. 2 stage. |
| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | The "Ground Theme" is included as a playable track titled "Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros. 2)". It can be played on the Peach's Castle (64) and Super Mario Maker stages. |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | The "Ground Theme" is included as a playable track, now formatted as "Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. 2". It can be played on any Super Smash Bros.- and Super Mario-series stage. |
| Super Mario Maker 2 | The "Ground Theme" plays whenever the player uses the SMB2 Mushroom in ground, sky, underwater, forest, desert, airship, and snow theme levels. Like all other level themes, its tempo increases when the time limit reaches 100 seconds. |
Arrangements[edit]
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]
In Super Mario Bros. 2, the "Ground Theme" is given slightly more enhanced instrumentation compared to the Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic original and has an additional partition at the end. This arrangement is the version heard every time the original theme is reused throughout the Super Mario franchise.
 Ground Theme - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Bros. 2 | File info |
Super Mario All-Stars[edit]
A new arrangement of the "Ground Theme" can be heard in Super Mario Bros. 2 ground levels in Super Mario All-Stars, as well as Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World and Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition.
| Ground Theme - The arrangement heard in Super Mario All-Stars | File info |
Super Mario Advance[edit]
An arrangement of the "Ground Theme" similar to one heard in Super Mario All-Stars can be heard in the Game Boy Advance remake of Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Advance. This version is much more compressed than the Super Mario All-Stars version and uses different, lower-quality synthetic instruments.
| Ground Theme - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Advance | File info |
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]
In Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, a short arrangement of the beginning of the "Ground Theme" is included in the theme heard in Scamper Shores, Slipskate Slope, and Risky Whisker Island.
| Scamper Shores - The arrangement heard in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury | File info |
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show![edit]
Various arrangements of the "Ground Theme" can be heard throughout The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, as the show was primarily based on Super Mario Bros. 2.
Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix[edit]
Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix features a club remix of the "Ground Theme", titled "Boo Boogie", as a playable song.
| Boo Boogie - The arrangement heard in Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix | File info |
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase[edit]
In WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase, an arrangement of the "Ground Theme" based on the one heard in Super Mario Advance plays during the Mario Adv. microgame.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong series[edit]
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem![edit]
In Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!, three different arrangements of the "Ground Theme" can be heard in levels in Coaster Hills.
| Coaster Hills A - The arrangement heard in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! | File info |
| Coaster Hills B - The arrangement heard in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! | File info |
| Coaster Hills C - The arrangement heard in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! | File info |
Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move[edit]
An arrangement of the "Ground Theme" plays on some levels in Many Mini Mayhem.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars[edit]
Much like Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!, Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars features three different arrangements of the "Ground Theme", which can be heard in levels in Rolling Hills.
The first arrangement returns as a playable track in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, titled "Rolling Hills A", where it can be played on any Super Smash Bros.- and Super Mario-series stage.
| Rolling Hills A - The arrangement heard in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars | File info |
| Rolling Hills B - The arrangement heard in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars | File info |
| Rolling Hills C - The arrangement heard in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars | File info |
Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]
Paper Mario: Color Splash features a faithful arrangement of the "Ground Theme", titled "Spinning-Door Game" in the Prisma Museum sound gallery, that plays during the four Spinning-Door minigames.
| Spinning-Door Game - The arrangement heard in Paper Mario: Color Splash | File info |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
An arrangement of the "Ground Theme" is featured as a playable track in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where it can be played on any Super Smash Bros.- and Super Mario-series stage. This arrangement features prominent brass, woodwind, and piano instrumentation.
| Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. 2 - The arrangement heard in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | File info |
The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]
A brief arrangement of the beginning of the "Ground Theme" can be heard during "Level Complete", the credits theme of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, as a transition between the arrangements of Super Mario Bros.'s "Ground Theme" and "Underground Theme".
Other arrangements[edit]
Famicom Music Vol.2[edit]
A medley arrangement of several themes from Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic including the "Ground Theme", titled 「ドキドキパニック (アレンジ・バージョン)」 (Doki Doki Panikku (Arenji Bājon), "Doki Doki Panic (Arrange Version)") is included in the Famicom Music Vol.2 album, composed by Yoshihiro Kunimoto.
Super Mario Compact Disco[edit]
A hip-hop arrangement of the "Ground Theme" by the Ambassadors of Funk is included in the Super Mario Compact Disco album, titled "Super Mario USA", the Japanese title of Super Mario Bros. 2.
| Super Mario USA - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Compact Disco | File info |
Super Smash Bros. Melee: Smashing...Live![edit]
An orchestral arrangement of the "Ground Theme" is included in the track "Smash Bros. Great Medley" in the Super Smash Bros. Melee: Smashing...Live! album.
Nintendo Live 2023[edit]
Nintendo Live 2023 in Seattle, Washington, USA featured a live performance by the Super Mario Super Big Band of themes from various Super Mario games, including an arrangement of the "Ground Theme" portion of "Level Complete" from The Super Mario Bros. Movie.[2]
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic | Family Computer Disk System | 1987 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Super Mario Bros. 2 | Nintendo Entertainment System | 1988 | Arrangement | Koji Kondo | |
| Super Mario All-Stars | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1993 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1994 | Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars) | ||
| Super Mario Advance | Game Boy Advance | 2001 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Smash Bros. Melee | Nintendo GameCube | 2001 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) | "Mushroom Kingdom II" | Koji Kondo |
| Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix | Nintendo GameCube | 2005 | Arrangement | "Boo Boogie" | |
| WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase | Wii | 2009 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition | Wii | 2010 | Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars) | ||
| Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! | Nintendo DS | 2010 | Arrangement | ||
| Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move | Nintendo 3DS | 2013 | Arrangement | ||
| NES Remix 2 | Wii U | 2014 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) | Koji Kondo | |
| NES Remix Pack | Wii U | 2014 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) | Koji Kondo | |
| Ultimate NES Remix | Nintendo 3DS | 2014 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) | Koji Kondo | |
| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | Wii U | 2014 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) | "Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros. 2)" | Koji Kondo |
| Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move + Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! | Nintendo 3DS | 2015 | Past arrangement (Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move) | ||
| Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars | Wii U, Nintendo 3DS | 2015 | Arrangement | James Phillipsen | |
| Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge | Wii U, Nintendo 3DS | 2016 | Past arrangement (Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars) | James Phillipsen | |
| Paper Mario: Color Splash | Wii U | 2016 | Arrangement | "Spinning-Door Game" | |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Nintendo Switch | 2018 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) | "Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. 2" | Koji Kondo |
| Arrangement | "Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. 2 (Remix)" | Keiichi Okabe | |||
| Past arrangement (Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars) | "Rolling Hills A" | James Phillipsen | |||
| Super Mario Maker 2 | Nintendo Switch | 20201 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) | Koji Kondo | |
| Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury | Nintendo Switch | 2021 | Arrangement |
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Film and television[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! | 1989 | Arrangement | ||
| The Super Mario Bros. Movie | 2023 | Arrangement | "Level Complete" | Brian Tyler |
Albums[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Famicom Music Vol.2 | 1987 | Arrangement | 「ドキドキパニック (アレンジ・バージョン)」 (Doki Doki Panikku (Arenji Bājon)) |
Yoshihiro Kunimoto |
| Super Mario Compact Disco | 1993 | Arrangement | "Supermario USA" | Simon Harris, Colin Case |
| Super Smash Bros. Melee: Smashing...Live! | 2003 | Arrangement | "Smash Bros. Great Medley" | |
| FAMICOM 20TH ANNIVERSARY GAMEMUSIC DVD | 2004 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) | 「地上BGM」 (Chijō BGM) | Koji Kondo |
| Game Sound Museum: Mario Bros. / Super Mario USA | 2004 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) | 「地上BGM」 (Chijō BGM) | Koji Kondo |
| Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music | 2004 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) | 「地上BGM」 (Chijō BGM) | Koji Kondo |
| Super Mario History 1985-2010 | 2010 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) | "Super Mario Bros. 2 - Ground Theme" | Koji Kondo |
| The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music | 2015 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) | 「地上BGM」 (Chijō BGM) | Koji Kondo |
| Super Mario Compact Disco: The iOS Release | 2016 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Compact Disco) | "Supermario USA" | Simon Harris, Colin Case |
| Super Mario Compact Disco – 35th Anniversary Edition | 2020 | Arrangement | "Supermario USA (feat. MC Mario) [Remastered]" | Simon Harris, Colin Case |
| The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 2023 | Past arrangement (The Super Mario Bros. Movie) | "Level Complete" | Brian Tyler |
Live performances[edit]
| Event | Year | Location | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo Live 2023 | 2023 | Seattle Convention Center, Seattle, Washington, USA | Arrangement | Super Mario Super Big Band |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italian | Tema base[3] | Base theme |
References[edit]
- ^ Super Mario History 1985-2010 & Super Smash Bros. series Sound Tests
- ^ Hitbox Hero (September 3, 2023). Nintendo Live 2023 - Super Mario Super Big Band uncut full show (44:15). YouTube (English). Retrieved November 2, 2023.
- ^ Super Mario History 1985-2010 track list on Nintendo.it
