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{{theme infobox
|file=[[File:DK Arcade Hammer Theme.oga]]"Hammer BGM" in the arcade version of ''Donkey Kong''
|image=[[File:NM DK Hammer BGM.png|250px]]<br>Image from [[Nintendo Music]]
|composer=[[Yukio Kaneoka]]
|key={{wp|B-flat major}}
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' ({{wp|arcade game|arcade}}) ([[1981]])
|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Galaxy Movie]]'' ([[2026]])
|arranged_in="[[Moustache, Barrel, and Gorilla]]" (''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'')<br>"[[Donkey Kong / Donkey Kong Jr. Medley]]" (''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'')<br>"[[DK Spaceport (theme)#Mario Kart World|DK Spaceport (Final Lap)]]" (''[[Mario Kart World]]'')<br>"[[2D Challenge Course 4 (25m)|2D Challenge Course #4 (25m)]]" (''[[Donkey Kong Bananza]]'')
}}

"'''Hammer BGM'''"<ref name=NMusic>[[Nintendo Music]]</ref> is a simple, short theme composed by [[Yukio Kaneoka]] for ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', where it plays whenever [[Mario]] is using a [[Hammer]] in [[25m]], [[50m]] and [[100m]].

==History==
===''Donkey Kong'' franchise===
====''Donkey Kong''====
The original arcade version of ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' marks the first appearance of "Hammer BGM". It reappears in all of the game's many [[Donkey Kong (game)|port]]s, with the {{wp|Atari 2600}}, {{wp|Intellivision}}, {{wp|TI-99/4A}}, {{wp|MS-DOS}}, {{wp|Apple II}}, and {{wp|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 {{wp|ColecoVision}} version is in a lower key.
*Brad Fuller's version for {{wp|Atari 8-bit computers}} is similar, but has slightly different instrumentation.
*The [[Family Computer]] version, created by the original composer, Yukio Kaneoka, is in {{wp|C major}}.
*The {{wp|VIC-20}} version is less even in rhythm.
*The version from {{wp|Atarisoft}}'s {{wp|Commodore 64}} port is slower, lower, and less even in rhythm.
*The {{wp|Coleco Adam}} version is similar to the ColecoVision version with shorter notes.
*The version from {{wp|Ocean Software}}'s Commodore 64 port is faster and in {{wp|G major}}.
*The {{wp|MSX}} version is in {{wp|E major}}.
*The {{wp|Amstrad CPC}} version is in a higher key than the original.
*The {{wp|Atari 7800}} version is in {{wp|F major}}.

Among these, the Family Computer arrangement is the most prolific, being reused for the same purpose in the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], [[Family Computer Disk System]] and [[Famicom Box]] ports of ''Donkey Kong''; as well as ''[[e-Reader#Super Mario classic NES games|Donkey Kong-e]]'', the [[e-Reader]] port of the game; and ''[[Classic NES Series#Donkey Kong|Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong]]'', the [[Game Boy Advance]] port of the game.

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====''Donkey Kong'' (Game Boy)====
In the [[Game Boy]] title ''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|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.

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====''Donkey Kong Bananza''====
In ''[[Donkey Kong Bananza]]'', "[[2D Challenge Course 4 (25m)|2D Challenge Course #4 (25m)]]", a medley arrangement of various themes and jingles from the ''Donkey Kong'' game including "Hammer BGM", plays in [[Radiance Layer]] Challenge Course 3: [[Arcade Country]].

===''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series===
''[[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)|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 (Nintendo Switch)|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''===
''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'' features a medley arrangement that includes "Hammer BGM" along with several other themes and sound effects from ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' titled "[[Moustache, Barrel, and Gorilla]]".

===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
Every game in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series uses the theme.

In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', a modernized 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 "[[Title BGM (Donkey Kong)|Title BGM]]". This arrangement first appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' and reappears in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.

"[[Donkey Kong / Donkey Kong Jr. Medley]]" from ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' also contains an arrangement of "Hammer BGM".

===''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker''===
''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' and its [[Nintendo 3DS]] and [[Nintendo Switch]] [[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS)|ports of the same name]], an arrangement of "Hammer BGM" plays whenever [[Captain Toad]] is using a [[Super Pickax]]. As the timer for the pickax runs out, the arrangement gets faster and faster.

===''Tetris'' series===
====''Tetris DS''====
In ''[[Tetris DS]]'', an arrangement of "Hammer BGM" plays in Push mode when the player is about to beat the opponent.

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|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Tetris DS''
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====''Tetris 99''====
In ''[[Tetris 99]]'', a remix of the Family Computer arrangement of "Hammer BGM" plays when there are 10 or less players remaining while the ''Donkey Kong'' theme is in use.

===''Luigi's Mansion 3''===
In ''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]'', an arrangement of "Hammer BGM" plays from the speaker of a treadmill after the treadmill is activated by [[Luigi]]. The treadmill, which contains a [[key]], is found in the [[Training Room (Luigi's Mansion 3)|Training Room]] of the [[Fitness Center]].

===''Mario Kart World''===
In ''[[Mario Kart World]]'', an arrangement of "Hammer BGM" plays in the final section of [[DK Spaceport]]. The arrangement was created by [[Takuhiro Honda]].<ref name=spaceport>{{cite|author=Takuhiro Honda|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/jobs/keyword/168.html|title=仕事を読み解くキーワード：2分間のBGMに魅力を詰め込む｜採用情報｜任天堂|publisher=Nintendo|accessdate=February 25, 2026|language=ja}}</ref> It is titled "'''DK Spaceport (Final Lap)'''" in the [[Nintendo Music]] app.

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===''The Super Mario Galaxy Movie''===
In ''[[The Super Mario Galaxy Movie]]'', the Family Computer arrangement is used for the [[Illumination]] logo shown at the start of the film, being played by a Minion (Tom) on his keyboard, causing the hammer, in the hands of another Minion (Dave), to move to the music and destroy the Illumination logo in the process.

==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
===Games===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!Work
!System
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|rowspan=22|''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''
|Arcade
|1981
|rowspan=7|Original
|
|rowspan=7|[[Yukio Kaneoka]]
|-
|{{wp|Atari 2600}}
|rowspan=2|1982
|
|-
|{{wp|Intellivision}}
|
|-
|{{wp|TI-99/4A}}
|rowspan=3|1983
|
|-
|{{wp|MS-DOS}}
|
|-
|{{wp|Apple II}}
|
|-
|{{wp|ZX Spectrum}}
|1986
|
|-
|{{wp|ColecoVision}}
|1982
|rowspan=10|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|{{wp|Atari 8-bit computers}}
|rowspan=2|1983
|
|{{wp|Brad Fuller}}
|-
|[[Family Computer]]
|
|Yukio Kaneoka
|-
|{{wp|VIC-20|Commodore VIC-20}}
|rowspan=3|1984
|
|
|-
|{{wp|Commodore 64}} ({{wp|Atarisoft}})
|
|
|-
|{{wp|Coleco Adam}}
|
|
|-
|Commodore 64 ({{wp|Ocean Software}})
|rowspan=3|1986
|
|
|-
|{{wp|MSX}}
|
|
|-
|{{wp|Amstrad CPC}}
|
|
|-
|{{wp|Atari 7800}}
|1988
|
|
|-
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|1986
|rowspan=5|Past arrangement (Family Computer)
|rowspan=5|"Hammer BGM"<ref name=NMusic/>
|rowspan=5|Yukio Kaneoka
|-
|[[Family Computer Disk System]]
|rowspan=2|1988
|-
|[[Famicom Box]]
|-
|[[e-Reader]]
|2002
|-
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|2004
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Donkey Kong]]''
|[[Game Boy]]
|1994
|Arrangement
|
|[[Taisuke Arai]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|1999
|Arrangement
|
|rowspan=2|[[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]]"
|
|-
|''[[Tetris DS]]''
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|2006
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]''
|Nintendo DS
|2006
|Arrangement
|
|Lawrence Schwedler
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Wii]]
|rowspan=2|2008
|Arrangement
|"Opening (Donkey Kong)"
|[[Shota Kageyama]]
|-
|Past arrangement (Family Computer)
|
|Yukio Kaneoka
|-
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]''
|[[Nintendo DSi]]
|2009
|Arrangement
|
|rowspan=3|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)
|
|Yukio Kaneoka
|-
|''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''
|[[Wii U]]
|2014
|Arrangement
|"Super Pickax"<ref name=NMusic/>
|[[Mahito Yokota]]
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|rowspan=2|Wii U
|rowspan=2|2014
|Past arrangement (Family Computer)
|
|Yukio Kaneoka
|-
|Past arrangement (''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'')
|"Opening (Donkey Kong)"
|Shota Kageyama
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]''
|Wii U
|rowspan=2|2015
|rowspan=2|Past arrangement (''Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!'')
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2|Lawrence Schwedler
|-
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]''
|Wii U
|rowspan=2|2016
|rowspan=2|Arrangement
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2|[[James Phillipsen]]
|-
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS)|Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|rowspan=2|2018
|rowspan=2|Past arrangement (''Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker'' [Wii U])
|rowspan=2|"Super Pickax"<ref name=NMusic/>
|rowspan=2|[[Mahito Yokota]]
|-`
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|rowspan=3|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|rowspan=3|Nintendo Switch
|rowspan=3|2018
|Original
|
|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
|Arrangement
|"Donkey Kong Theme (10 Players)"
|Teruo Taniguchi
|-
|''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]''
|Nintendo Switch
|2019
|Arrangement
|
|
|-
|''[[Mario Kart World]]''
|[[Nintendo Switch 2]]
|2025
|Arrangement
|"[[DK Spaceport (theme)#Mario Kart World|DK Spaceport (Final Lap)]]"<ref name=NMusic/>
|[[Takuhiro Honda]]<ref name=spaceport/>
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Bananza]]''
|Nintendo Switch 2
|2025
|Arrangement
|"[[2D Challenge Course 4 (25m)|2D Challenge Course #4 (25m)]]"<ref name=NMusic/>
|
|}

===Film and television===
{|class="wikitable sortable"style="width:100%"
!Work
!Year
!Type
!Title
!Credits
|-
|''[[The Super Mario Galaxy Movie]]''
|2026
|Past arrangement (Family Computer)
|
|Yukio Kaneoka
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
NM CTTT Super Pickax.png|Image for "Super Pickax" from ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' on [[Nintendo Music]]
NM MKWorld DK Spaceport Final Lap.png|Image for "DK Spaceport (Final Lap)" from ''[[Mario Kart World]]'' on Nintendo Music
NM DKB 2D Challenge Course 4 25m.png|Image for "[[2D Challenge Course 4 (25m)]]" in ''[[Donkey Kong Bananza]]'' on Nintendo Music
DKB Disc105.png|Disc for "2D Challenge Course #4" in ''Donkey Kong Bananza''
</gallery>

==Naming==
===Internal names===
===="Super Pickax"====
{{internal names
|game1=''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''
|file1=<tt>Ws_Kp_bgm_Pick</tt>
|name1=[[Toad|Kinopio]] BGM [[Super Pickax|Pick]]
}}

===Names in other languages===
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ハンマーBGM
|JpnR=Hanmā BGM
|JpnM=Hammer BGM
|JpnC=<ref name=NMusic/>
}}

==References==
<references/>

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