Jump Up, Super Star!
"Jump Up, Super Star!" (referred to as "NDC Festival" in-game) is the theme song of Super Mario Odyssey. It is sung by Pauline during the mission "A Traditional Festival!" The song was also used in the E3 2017 trailer for the game. The song uses an upbeat, big-band jazz style and is most notable for being the first song from the Super Mario series to feature lyrics, something rarely heard in songs from Mario games. The song has Pauline detailing an adventure across the worlds of Super Mario Odyssey, referring to herself as Mario's "1UP girl." It can be played from a boombox in the Metro Kingdom and Mushroom Kingdom. The lyrics are also printed on the inside of the game case for all regions. A Japanese version of the song has its own lyrics which differ from the international version.[1] The song is performed by the Super Mario Players and sung by Kate Higgins (credited as Kate Davis[2]) in English and songwriter Aimi Mukohara[3] in Japanese. It is composed by Naoto Kubo.[4] The original lyrics are written by Nobuyoshi Suzuki,[5] and the English lyrics are written by Rob Tunstall. The full version was released worldwide on October 20, 2017, on the iTunes Store, while the short version was downloadable for free until January 31, 2018.[6] The song is also included in the Super Mario Odyssey Original Soundtrack. ContentsDevelopmentNobuyoshi Suzuki, the sound designer of Super Mario Odyssey, wrote the first draft of the lyrics in Japanese. According to Yoshiaki Koizumi, they had a discussion on whether using words such as "1UP" would be good. They sent all of the documents they had to the localization members to create the final lyrics, due to English being a more global language, as Koizumi stated.[5] This resulted in a back-and-forth between localization members and the Japanese developers as they struggled to keep the Mario references as subtle as possible.[7] He also indicated in an AMA on reddit that the song had been created as a direct result of their developing the character of Pauline.[8] The English version was the first to be recorded[9] with voice actress Kate Higgins providing the vocals. According to herself, Cup of Tea Productions, Inc. was in charge of the voice acting. When asked if she was interested in doing the voice, she agreed and auditioned for the role by sending samples of her voice to Nintendo of Japan, and was ultimately selected for the role. Weeks before the recording session, Nintendo of Japan sent her a demo sung by an unknown Japanese singer and a lead sheet, with the music already recorded. Several people from Japan and America were present in the final recording.[10] For the Japanese version, the Nintendo Sound Team had already some candidates, but after listening to her YouTube videos, songwriter Aimi Mukohara was chosen to do the vocals. All the Nintendo Sound Team was present at the moment of recording. This is the first time Aimi was involved with the music of any video game.[9] LyricsEnglish  Pauline with her band performing the song
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a - 「女神がキスをした」 (megami ga kisu o shita) is a common way in Japan to say that the universe is on one's side, meaning things will go in the right direction. Other appearances
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Jump Up, Super Star! - The theme song of Super Mario Odyssey, as heard in the E3 2017 Spotlight
