Hammer BGM
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| "Hammer BGM" | |||
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| "Hammer BGM" in the arcade version of Donkey Kong | |||
 Image from Nintendo Music | |||
| Composed by: Yukio Kaneoka | |||
| Key | B flat major | ||
| First appearance | Donkey Kong (arcade) (1981) | ||
| Latest appearance | Donkey Kong Bananza (2025) | ||
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"Hammer BGM"[1] is a simple, short theme composed by Yukio Kaneoka for Donkey Kong, where it plays whenever Mario is using a Hammer in 25m, 50m and 100m.
History[edit]
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Donkey Kong series[edit]
Donkey Kong[edit]
This section is a stub. Please consider expanding it to include any missing information. Specifics: Where's the Atari 2600 version?
The original arcade version of Donkey Kong marks the first appearance of the theme. It reappears in all of the game's many ports, with the Atari 2600, Intellivision, TI-99/4A, MS-DOS, Apple II, and ZX Spectrum ports directly reusing the original version. Other versions differently arrange the theme for different hardware, featuring different instrumentation and sometimes other changes.
- The ColecoVision version is in a lower key.
- Brad Fuller's version for Atari 8-bit computers is similar, but has slightly different instrumentation.
- The Family Computer version, created by the original composer Yukio Kaneoka, is in C major.
- The VIC-20 version is less even in rhythm.
- The version from Atarisoft's Commodore 64 port is slower, lower, and less even in rhythm.
- The Coleco Adam version is similar to the ColecoVision version with shorter notes.
- The version from Ocean Software's Commodore 64 port is faster and in G major.
- The MSX version is in E major.
- The Amstrad CPC version is in a higher key than the original.
- The Atari 7800 version is in F major.
Among these, the Family Computer port's version of the theme has the largest legacy, being reused in the Nintendo Entertainment System, Family Computer Disk System and Famicom Box port of Donkey Kong; as well as Donkey Kong-e, the e-Reader port of the game; and Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong, the Game Boy Advance port of the game. It is also used for when a character is using a Hammer in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, however, uses the original arcade version of the theme.
 Hammer BGM - The arrangement heard in the Famicom version of Donkey Kong | File info |
Donkey Kong (Game Boy)[edit]
In the Game Boy title Donkey Kong, a slightly different chiptune arrangement of the NES arrangement of "Hammer BGM" created by Taisuke Arai plays when Mario is using a Hammer.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong series[edit]
Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis, Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! each feature different arrangements of "Hammer BGM". All of them were created by Lawrence Schwedler and are similar to each other. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!'s version is reused in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!, Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move, and Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars.
Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge features its own arrangement of "Hammer BGM". Despite its similarity to the arrangements in previous games in the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series, this arrangement was created by James Phillipsen instead of Lawrence Schwedler.
The Nintendo Switch remake of Mario vs. Donkey Kong features a new arrangement of "Hammer BGM" that uses a less compressed square synthesizer as its instrument. Lawrence Schwedler is credited for this arrangement of the theme as well.
Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix[edit]
- Main article: Moustache, Barrel, and Gorilla
Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix features a medley arrangement that includes "Hammer BGM" along with several other themes and sound effects from Donkey Kong titled "Moustache, Barrel, and Gorilla".
Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
Every game in the Super Smash Bros. series uses the song.
In Super Smash Bros., a modernised arrangement of "Hammer BGM" plays when a character is using a Hammer. This arrangement returns in Super Smash Bros. Melee for the same purpose; however, unlike in the original, it does not cause the stage music to reset. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, the Hammer item plays a direct reuse of "Hammer BGM" from the NES version of Donkey Kong. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, it uses the original arcade version of the theme instead.
In addition to the Hammer item, "Hammer BGM" also appears as part of the series' arrangement of Donkey Kong's opening theme. This arrangement first appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and reappears in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's "Donkey Kong / Donkey Kong Jr. Medley" also contains an arrangement of "Hammer BGM".
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker[edit]
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker and its 3DS and Switch ports feature an arrangement of "Hammer BGM" that plays whenever Captain Toad is using a Super Pickax.
Tetris 99[edit]
In Tetris 99, a remix of the Famicom arrangement of "Hammer BGM" plays when there are 10 or less players remaining while the Donkey Kong theme is in use.
Mario Kart World[edit]
In Mario Kart World, an arrangement of "Hammer BGM" plays in the final section of DK Spaceport. The entire track that plays in the course as a whole is titled "DK Spaceport" in the game's pause menu.
| DK Spaceport (Final Section) | File info |
Donkey Kong Bananza[edit]
In Donkey Kong Bananza, a medley arrangement of "Round 1 BGM" and "Hammer BGM", titled "2D Challenge Course #4" in the Music Player, plays in Arcade Country.
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donkey Kong | Arcade | 1981 | Original | "Hammer BGM" | Yukio Kaneoka |
| Atari 2600 | 1982 | ||||
| Intellivision | |||||
| TI-99/4A | 1983 | ||||
| MS-DOS | |||||
| Apple II | |||||
| ZX Spectrum | 1986 | ||||
| ColecoVision | 1982 | Arrangement | |||
| Atari 8-bit computers | 1983 | Brad Fuller | |||
| Family Computer | Yukio Kaneoka | ||||
| Commodore VIC-20 | 1984 | ||||
| Commodore 64 (Atarisoft) | |||||
| Coleco Adam | |||||
| Commodore 64 (Ocean Software) | 1986 | ||||
| MSX | |||||
| Amstrad CPC | |||||
| Atari 7800 | 1988 | ||||
| Nintendo Entertainment System | 1986 | Past arrangement (Family Computer) | Yukio Kaneoka | ||
| Family Computer Disk System | 1988 | ||||
| Famicom Box | |||||
| e-Reader | 2002 | ||||
| Game Boy Advance | 2004 | ||||
| Donkey Kong | Game Boy | 1994 | Arrangement | Taisuke Arai | |
| Super Smash Bros. | Nintendo 64 | 1999 | Arrangement | Hirokazu Ando | |
| Super Smash Bros. Melee | Nintendo GameCube | 2001 | Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros.) | ||
| Mario vs. Donkey Kong | Game Boy Advance | 2004 | Arrangement | Lawrence Schwedler | |
| Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix | Nintendo GameCube | 2005 | Arrangement | "Moustache, Barrel, and Gorilla" | |
| Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis | Nintendo DS | 2006 | Arrangement | Lawrence Schwedler | |
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Wii | 2008 | Arrangement | "Opening (Donkey Kong)" | Shota Kageyama |
| Past arrangement (Family Computer) | "Hammer BGM" | Yukio Kaneoka | |||
| Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! | Nintendo DSi | 2009 | Arrangement | Lawrence Schwedler | |
| Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! | Nintendo DS | 2010 | Past arrangement (Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!) | ||
| Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move | Nintendo 3DS | 2013 | Past arrangement (Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!) | ||
| Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo 3DS | 2014 | Past arrangement (Family Computer) | "Hammer BGM" | Yukio Kaneoka |
| Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker | Wii U | 2014 | Arrangement | "Super Pickax" | Mahito Yokota |
| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | Wii U | 2014 | Past arrangement (Family Computer) | "Hammer BGM" | Yukio Kaneoka |
| Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) | "Opening (Donkey Kong)" | Shota Kageyama | |||
| Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars | Wii U | 2015 | Past arrangement (Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!) | Lawrence Schwedler | |
| Nintendo 3DS | |||||
| Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge | Wii U | 2016 | Arrangement | James Phillipsen | |
| Nintendo 3DS | |||||
| Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker | Nintendo Switch | 2018 | Past arrangement (Wii U version of the game) | "Super Pickax" | Mahito Yokota |
| Nintendo 3DS | |||||
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Nintendo Switch | 2018 | Original | "Hammer BGM" | Yukio Kaneoka |
| Arrangement | "Donkey Kong / Donkey Kong Jr. Medley" | Yusuke Takahama | |||
| Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) | "Opening (Donkey Kong)" | Shota Kageyama | |||
| Tetris 99 | Nintendo Switch | 2019 | Remix of past arrangement (Family Computer) | "Donkey Kong Theme (10 Players)" | Teruo Taniguchi |
| Mario Kart World | Nintendo Switch 2 | 2025 | Arrangement | "DK Spaceport" | |
| Donkey Kong Bananza | Nintendo Switch 2 | 2025 | Arrangement | "2D Challenge Course #4" |
Gallery[edit]
Image for "Super Pickax" from Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker on Nintendo Music
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ハンマーBGM[1] Hanmā BGM |
Hammer BGM |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Nintendo Music
