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Kalimari Desert (theme)

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"Kalimari Desert"
"Kalimari Desert" in Mario Kart 64
The image for "Kalimari Desert" from Mario Kart 64 on Nintendo Music.
Image from Nintendo Music
Composed by:
Kenta Nagata
Key C Mixolydian
First appearance Mario Kart 64 (1996)
Latest appearance Mario Kart World (2025)

"Kalimari Desert,"[1][2] also known as simply "Desert,"[3] is a musical theme composed by Kenta Nagata for Mario Kart 64, where it plays in the race course of the same name.

HistoryEdit

Mario Kart seriesEdit

Mario Kart 64Edit

Mario Kart 64 marks the first appearance of "Kalimari Desert." It is also included in the official soundtrack albums Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks, Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack, and Mario Kart 64: Greatest Hits Soundtrack.

Mario Kart 7Edit

In Mario Kart 7, an arrangement of "Kalimari Desert" plays in N64 Kalimari Desert, likewise titled "N64 Kalimari Desert" in the Nintendo Music app. This arrangement uses higher quality samples, but it is otherwise near identical to the original. A looping drum set beat is added to the instrumentation whenever the player is driving at top speed while in first place.

  N64 Kalimari Desert - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 7
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  N64 Kalimari Desert (Frontrunning) - The remix heard in Mario Kart 7
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Mario Kart TourEdit

In Mario Kart Tour, the Mario Kart 7 version of "Kalimari Desert" plays in N64 Kalimari Desert, which was first added in the Tokyo Tour.

Mario Kart 8 DeluxeEdit

In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, as part of Wave 2 of the Booster Course Pass, an arrangement of "Kalimari Desert" plays in N64 Kalimari Desert, likewise titled "N64 Kalimari Desert" 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.

  N64 Kalimari Desert - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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Mario Kart WorldEdit

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In Mario Kart World, a country arrangement of "Kalimari Desert" can play in Free Roam and during routes in Grand Prix or VS Race. In Grand Prix, it is one of three arrangements that can play on the route from Desert Hills to Shy Guy Bazaar in the Flower Cup.

Paper MarioEdit

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In Paper Mario, a short arrangement of "Kalimari Desert" plays while riding the K64.

Other appearancesEdit

Mario Kart 64 on Club CircuitEdit

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The Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit album features a slower-paced arrangement of "Kalimari Desert," simply titled "desert" and arranged by Professor N. This arrangement samples Chain Chomps barking.

GalleryEdit

List of Super Mario appearancesEdit

GamesEdit

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Mario Kart 64 Nintendo 64 1996 Original "Kalimari Desert"[2] Kenta Nagata
Paper Mario Nintendo 64 2000 Arrangement
Mario Kart 7 Nintendo 3DS 2011 Arrangement "N64 Kalimari Desert"[1]
Remix
Mario Kart Tour iOS, Android 2019[g 1] Past arrangement (Mario Kart 7)
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo Switch 2022[g 2] Arrangement "N64 Kalimari Desert"[1]
Remix
Mario Kart World Nintendo Switch 2 2025 Arrangement
  1. ^ Added in the Tokyo Tour on October 9, 2019
  2. ^ Added in Wave 2 of the Booster Course Pass on August 4, 2022

AlbumsEdit

Work Year Type Title Credits
Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks 1997 Original "Kalimari Desert" Kenta Nagata
Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack 1997 Original "Desert"
「カラカラさばく」 (Karakara Sabaku) 		Kenta Nagata
Mario Kart 64: Greatest Hits Soundtrack 1997 Original "Kalimari Desert" Kenta Nagata
Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit 1997 Arrangement "desert"

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese カラカラさばく[1]
Karakara Sabaku 		Dry Dry Desert

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ a b c d Nintendo Music
  2. ^ a b Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks
  3. ^ Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack
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Donkey Kong Country Returns "Mine Menace"
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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"
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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"
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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)"
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WarioWare: Touched! "Ashley's Theme"
Mario vs. Donkey Kong series Mario vs. Donkey Kong "Mini Mario Stage"
Other The Legend of Zelda "Important Item Acquired" • "Overworld Theme"
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Mario Kart 64
Drivers Lightweights Peach • Toad • Yoshi
Middleweights Mario • Luigi
Heavyweights D.K. • Wario • Bowser
Courses Mushroom Cup Luigi Raceway • Moo Moo Farm • Koopa Troopa Beach • Kalimari Desert
Flower Cup Toad's Turnpike • Frappe Snowland • Choco Mountain • Mario Raceway
Star Cup Wario Stadium • Sherbet Land • Royal Raceway • Bowser's Castle
Special Cup D.K.'s Jungle Parkway • Yoshi Valley • Banshee Boardwalk • Rainbow Road
Battle Mode Big Donut • Block Fort • Double Deck • Skyscraper
Enemies and obstacles Baby Penguin • Bat • Boulder • Bus • Cactus • Car • Cargo truck • Chomp • Chubby • Crab • Ghost • Giant Egg • Ice • Lava • Mini Bomb Kart • Penguin • Piranha Plant • Porcupine • Snowman • Thwomp • Train
Background species Big Cheep Cheep • Boo • Bowser Statue • Cheep Cheep • Cow • Lakitu
Items and objects Item Box items Banana • Banana Bunch • Boo • Fake Item • Green Shell • Lightning • Mushroom • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Super Mushroom • Super Star • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells
Other Dash Panel • Hot-air balloon • Kart • Pipe Frame • Ramp • Trophy
Techniques Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slide • Slipstream • Spin-Turn
Music "Battle Arenas" • "Choco Mountain" • "D.K.'s Jungle Parkway" • "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"
Miscellaneous Ask Dan • Brands • Castle Grounds • Cold Crossword Challenge • Dominó Infantil Mario Kart 64 • Driver's Points • Finish line • Gallery • Glitches • Loud House Anagram Challenge • Mario Kart 64 (Petit Maze) • Mario Kart 64: Greatest Hits Soundtrack • Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit • Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack • Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks • Mario Kart Logic Puzzle • Multimedia • Nintendo Music (soundtrack) • Pre-release and unused content • Staff
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