Luigi's Mansion (Mario Kart DS theme)
| "Luigi's Mansion" | |
|---|---|
| "Luigi's Mansion" in Mario Kart DS | |
| Composed by: Shinobu Nagata | |
| Key | C harmonic minor, D-sharp harmonic minor |
| First appearance | Mario Kart DS (2005) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart World (2025) |
"Luigi's Mansion"[1] is a musical theme composed by Shinobu Nagata for Mario Kart DS, where it plays in the race course of the same name.
History[edit]
Mario Kart DS[edit]
Mario Kart DS marks the first appearance of "Luigi's Mansion". It is also included in the official album The Year of Luigi Sound Selection.
Mario Kart 7[edit]
In Mario Kart 7, an arrangement of "Luigi's Mansion" plays in DS Luigi's Mansion. It is likewise titled "DS Luigi's Mansion" 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.
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, a fast-paced arrangement of "Luigi's Mansion" plays in the battle course GCN Luigi's Mansion. It is likewise titled "GCN Luigi's Mansion" in the Nintendo Music app.
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Mario Kart Tour[edit]
In Mario Kart Tour, the Mario Kart 7 arrangement of "Luigi's Mansion" plays in DS Luigi's Mansion, which was first added in the 2019 Halloween Tour.
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit[edit]
In Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe arrangement of "Luigi's Mansion" plays in King Boo's Courtyard.
Mario Kart World[edit]
In Mario Kart World, a progressive metal arrangement of "Luigi's Mansion" based on the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe arrangement can play on the route from Boo Cinema to Dry Bones Burnout in the Leaf Cup and on VS Race routes coming from Boo Cinema during the day.
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Gallery[edit]
Image for "DS Luigi's Mansion" from Mario Kart 7 on Nintendo Music
Image for "GCN Luigi's Mansion" from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Nintendo Music
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Kart DS | Nintendo DS | 2005 | Original | 「ルイージマンション」 (Ruīji Manshon)[2] | Shinobu Nagata |
| Mario Kart 7 | Nintendo 3DS | 2011 | Arrangement | "DS Luigi's Mansion"[3] | |
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| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Nintendo Switch | 2017 | Arrangement | "GCN Luigi's Mansion"[3] | |
| Mario Kart Tour | iOS, Android | 2019[a] | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 7) | ||
| Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit | Nintendo Switch | 2020 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8 Deluxe) | ||
| Mario Kart World | Nintendo Switch 2 | 2025 | Arrangement | "Luigi's Mansion"[1] |
- ^ Added in the 2019 Halloween Tour on October 22, 2019
Albums[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Year of Luigi Sound Selection | 2013 | Original | 「ルイージマンション」 (Ruīji Manshon) | Shinobu Nagata |
Other media[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo Music | 2024 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8 Deluxe) | "GCN Luigi's Mansion" | |
| 2025[a] | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 7) | "DS Luigi's Mansion" |
- ^ Added on April 30, 2025
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ルイージマンション Ruīji Manshon |
Luigi's Mansion | [2] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Mario Kart World pause menu
- ^ a b The Year of Luigi Sound Selection
- ^ a b Nintendo Music
| Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit | ||
|---|---|---|
| Drivers | Playable | Mario • Luigi |
| Alliesb | Peachb • Toadb • Yoshib | |
| Non-playable | Bowser Jr. • Iggy Koopa • Larry Koopa • Lemmy Koopa • Ludwig von Koopa • Morton Koopa Jr. • Roy Koopa • Wendy O. Koopa • King Boob | |
| Other | Lakitu | |
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| Flower Cup | Freezie Frosts • Glazed Gardens • Piranha Paradise | |
| Shell Cup | Work Zone • Cheep Cheep Reef • Bowser's Castle | |
| Star Cup | Royal Highway • Wibble Woods • Windswept Prairie | |
| Banana Cup | Mushroom Fields • Boo Fortress • Tornado Tundra | |
| Leaf Cup | Magikoopa Mirage • Crafty Tropics • Gusty Galaxy | |
| Lightning Cup | Jolly Workshop • Chain Chomp Stadium • Ember Island | |
| Special Cup | World 1-1 • Chain Chomp Glacier • Rainbow Road | |
| Mario Cupa | Slick Circuita • Barrel Templea • Fossil Fieldsa | |
| Luigi Cupb | Windmill Meadowsb • Music Broadwayb • King Boo's Courtyardb | |
| Items and objects | Banana • Blooper • Bob-omb • Boomerang Flower • Bullet Bill • Chain Chomp • Coin • Dash Panel • Golden Mushroom • Item Box • Kart • Lightning • Mushroom • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Star • Triple Bananas • Triple Mushrooms • Trophy | |
| Enemies and obstacles | Amp • Boo • Barrela • Cheep Cheep • Dino Roara • Fire Bar • Flying Shy Guy • Freezie • Goomba • Lava Bubble • Magikoopa • Music Bash • Oil slicka • Piranha Plant • Poison Piranha Plant • Thwomp • Twister • Water Geysera | |
| Techniques | Drift • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start | |
| Miscellaneous | Finish line • Gallery • Staff • Underwater driving | |
| Mario Kart World music | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Courses | Race courses | New courses | "Acorn Heights" ("Opening (Special Cup)") • "Boo Cinema" • "Bowser's Castle" ("Opening (Lightning Cup)") • "Cheep Cheep Falls" ("Opening (Leaf Cup)") • "Crown City" ("Opening (Shell Cup)") • "Dandelion Depths" ("Opening (Leaf Cup)") • "DK Spaceport" ("Opening (Mushroom Cup)") • "Dry Bones Burnout" ("Opening (Leaf Cup)") • "Faraway Oasis" ("Opening (Shell Cup)") • "Great ? Block Ruins" • "Mario Bros. Circuit" ("Opening (Mushroom Cup)" · "Replay" · "Trophy Theme") • "Peach Stadium" ("Opening (Shell Cup)" · "Opening (Special Cup)") • "Rainbow Road" ("Opening (Special Cup)" · "Results Screen (Rainbow Road)" · "Victory Lap (Rainbow Road)") • "Salty Salty Speedway" • "Starview Peak" ("Opening (Star Cup)") • "Whistlestop Summit" ("Opening (Mushroom Cup)") |
| Returning courses | "Airship Fortress" ("Opening (Flower Cup)") • "Choco Mountain" ("Opening (Lightning Cup)") • "Desert Hills" • "Dino Dino Jungle" • "DK Pass" • "Koopa Troopa Beach" ("Opening (Shell Cup)") • "Mario Circuit" ("Opening (Special Cup)" · "Staff Credits") • "Moo Moo Meadows" • "Peach Beach" ("Opening (Banana Cup)") • "Shy Guy Bazaar" • "Sky-High Sundae" ("Opening (Star Cup)") • "Toad's Factory" • "Wario Shipyard" ("Opening (Star Cup)") • "Wario Stadium" ("Opening (Flower Cup)") | ||
| Battle courses | "Battle Course" (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!) • "Battle Course" (Mario Kart DS) • "Battle Course" (Mario Kart 64) • "Battle Course" (Super Mario Kart) • "Battle Stadium" • "Chain Chomp Wheel" • "Delfino Pier" • "Thwomp Desert" | ||
| Arrangements | Mario Kart arrangements | Super Mario Kart | "Bowser Castle" • "Choco Island" • "Donut Plains" • "Ghost Valley" • "Koopa Beach" • "Rainbow Road" • "Staff Credits" • "Title Screen" • "Vanilla Lake" |
| Mario Kart 64 | "Character Select" • "DK's Jungle Parkway" • "Frappe Snowland" • "Kalimari Desert" • "Koopa Troopa Beach" • "Moo Moo Farm" • "Rainbow Road" • "Results Screen" • "Title Screen" • "Toad's Turnpike" | ||
| Mario Kart: Super Circuit | "Bowser Castle" • "Cheese Land" • "Peach Circuit" • "Rainbow Road" • "Ribbon Road" • "Shy Guy Beach" • "Yoshi Desert" | ||
| Mario Kart: Double Dash!! | "Baby Park" • "Dry Dry Desert" • "Luigi Circuit" • "Mushroom Bridge" • "Rainbow Road" • "Sherbet Land" | ||
| Mario Kart DS | "Cheep Cheep Beach" • "Delfino Square" • "Figure-8 Circuit" • "Luigi's Mansion" • "Peach Gardens" • "Rainbow Road" • "Shroom Ridge" • "Staff Credits" • "Tick-Tock Clock" • "Waluigi Pinball" • "Yoshi Falls" | ||
| Mario Kart Wii | "Coconut Mall" • "Daisy Circuit" • "DK Summit" • "Dry Dry Ruins" • "Grumble Volcano" • "Luigi Circuit" • "Maple Treeway" • "Moonview Highway" • "Mushroom Gorge" • "Rainbow Road" • "Staff Credits A" • "Wario's Gold Mine" | ||
| Mario Kart 7 | "Bowser's Castle" • "Daisy Hills" • "Music Park" • "Piranha Plant Slide" • "Rainbow Road" • "Rock Rock Mountain" • "Rosalina's Ice World" • "Toad Circuit" | ||
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | "Bone-Dry Dunes" • "Cloudtop Cruise" • "Dolphin Shoals" • "Dragon Driftway" • "Electrodrome" • "Ice Ice Outpost" • "Mario Circuit" • "Mario Kart 8" • "Rainbow Road" • "Shy Guy Falls" • "Sunshine Airport" • "Super Bell Subway" • "Sweet Sweet Canyon" • "Thwomp Ruins" • "Toad Harbor" • "Twisted Mansion" • "Water Park" • "Wild Woods" | ||
| Mario Kart Tour | "Bangkok Rush" • "Merry Mountain" • "Ninja Hideaway" • "Los Angeles Laps" • "Singapore Speedway" • "Tokyo Blur" • "Vancouver Velocity" | ||
| Super Mario arrangements | Super Mario Bros. | "Ending" • "Game Over" • "Ground BGM" • "Underground BGM" • "Underwater BGM" | |
| Super Mario Bros. 2 | "Ground BGM" • "Please Select Player" • "Underground BGM" | ||
| Super Mario Bros. 3 | "Airship BGM" • "Athletic BGM" • "Course Clear" • "Ending" • "Fortress Boss BGM" • "Ground BGM" • "Underwater BGM" • "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" ("Overworld Medley") • "World 2 Map (Desert Land)" ("Overworld Medley") • "World 3 Map (Water Land)" ("Overworld Medley") • "World 5 Map (Sky Land) - In the Sky" ("Overworld Medley") • "World 7 Map (Pipe Land)" ("Overworld Medley") | ||
| Super Mario Land | "Ground BGM" • "Underground BGM" | ||
| Super Mario World | "Donut Plains (Map Screen)" ("Overworld Medley") • "Ending" • "Forest of Illusion (Map Screen)" ("Overworld Medley") • "Ground BGM" ("Bonus Game BGM" · "Castle BGM" · "Underground BGM" · "Underwater BGM") • "Koopalings BGM" • "Special World (Map Screen)" ("Overworld Medley") • "Star World (Map Screen)" ("Overworld Medley") • "Title BGM" • "Yoshi's Island (Map Screen)" ("Overworld Medley") | ||
| Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins | "Main Theme" | ||
| Super Mario 64 | "Bowser's Road" • "Bowser's Theme" • "Dire, Dire Docks" • "File Select" • "Peach's Castle" • "Piranha Plant's Lullaby" • "Staff Roll" • "Title Theme" ("Cool, Cool Mountain" · "Slider") | ||
| Super Mario Sunshine | "Delfino Plaza" ("Ricco Harbor") • "Secret Course - Sky and Sea" | ||
| New Super Mario Bros. | "Castle BGM" • "Ground BGM" | ||
| Super Mario Galaxy | "Buoy Base Galaxy" • "Egg Planet" • "Enter Bowser Jr.!" • "Final Battle with Bowser" • "Gusty Garden Galaxy" • "Purple Comet" • "Rosalina in the Observatory 3" • "Space Junk Road" | ||
| New Super Mario Bros. Wii | "Beach Theme" • "Castle BGM" • "Castle Boss" • "Credits Theme 1" • "Desert BGM" • "Underwater BGM" • "Volcano BGM" | ||
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | "Bowser's Galaxy Generator" • "Cloudy Court Galaxy" • "Digga-Leg" • "Melty Monster Galaxy" • "Puzzle Plank Galaxy" • "Starship Mario 1" • "Sky Station Galaxy" • "The Starship's Journey" • "Yoshi Star Galaxy" | ||
| Super Mario 3D Land | "Beach Theme" • "Ground Theme" • "Snow Mountain Theme" | ||
| New Super Mario Bros. U | "Ground Theme" | ||
| Super Mario 3D World | "A Boss Approaches" ("Bowser's Highway Showdown" · "World 8") • "Athletic Theme" • "Captain Toad Goes Forth" • "Double Cherry Pass" • "Hands-On Hall" • "Hisstocrat" • "Piranha Creeper Creek" • "Shifty Boo Mansion" • "Sprawling Savanna" • "Super Bell Hill" | ||
| Super Mario Maker | "Title Screen" | ||
| Super Mario Odyssey | "Break Free (Lead the Way)" • "Fossil Falls" • "Jump Up, Super Star!" • "Peronza Plaza" • "Shiveria Town" • "Steam Gardens" • "Tostarena Ruins" | ||
| Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury | "Attack! Bowser's Fury" • "Plessie Ride!" | ||
| Yoshi arrangements | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | "Athletic BGM" • "Bowser" • "Flower Field BGM" • "Opening Melody" • "Stage Boss" • "Stage Start" | |
| Yoshi's Story | "Yoshi's Song" • "Yoshi's Tale" | ||
| Other arrangements | Mario Paint | "Flyswatter Level 1" • "Painting Mode 1" | |
| Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 | "Main Theme" | ||
| Donkey Kong Country | "DK Island Swing" | ||
| Luigi's Mansion | "Title Theme (Humming)" | ||
| WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! | "Voices Being Carried on the Waves" | ||
| Flipnote Studio | "Mario Drawing Song" | ||
| Other | "Awards Ceremony (1st – 3rd Place)" ("Trophy Theme") • "Final Lap Fanfare" • "Mario Kart 64 Title Screen" ("Victory Lap (Rainbow Road)") • "Mission Clear" • "Results Screen" • "Staff Credits" • "Staff Credits" (Mario Kart 64) ("Special Cup Appears" · "Trophy Theme" · "Victory Lap" · "Victory Lap (Rainbow Road)") • "Super Star" • "Title Theme" ("Opening (Knockout Tour)" · "Peach Stadium" · "Rainbow Road" · "Replay" · "Course Select" · "Special Cup Appears" · "Spectating") | ||