Main Title
| "Main Title" | |||
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| "Main Title" in Paper Mario | |||
 Image from Nintendo Music | |||
| Composed by: Yuka Tsujiyoko | |||
| First appearance | Paper Mario (2000) | ||
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) | ||
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"Main Title"[1][2] is a musical theme composed by Yuka Tsujiyoko for Paper Mario, where it plays on the title screen. This theme quotes "Ground BGM" from Super Mario World.
History[edit]
Paper Mario[edit]
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Paper Mario marks the first appearance of "Main Title". It is also included in the official album Paper Mario Game Music Soundtrack CD. Additionally, the theme that plays on the file selection screen is an arrangement of "Main Title". It is called "Choose a File" in the Nintendo Music app. Additionally, the theme that plays after Mario gets knocked out of Peach's Castle is an arrangement of "Main Title". It is titled "And So, the Story Begins" in the Nintendo Music app.
Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]
In Paper Mario: Color Splash, an arrangement of "Main Title" that quotes the game's "Main Theme" plays when Mario obtains a Big Paint Star for the first time.
 Boss Stage Clear - The arrangement heard in Paper Mario: Color Splash | File info 0:30 |
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)[edit]
In the Nintendo Switch version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, an arrangement of "Main Title" plays when Parakarry appears in the opening cutscene. It is titled "Greetings from the Mushroom Kingdom" in the game's sound test and the Nintendo Music app. A near-identical sounding arrangement plays when Mario is speaking to Lady Bow.
| Greetings from the Mushroom Kingdom - The arrangement heard in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) | File info 0:30 |
| Greetings from the Mushroom Kingdom (Lady Bow) - The arrangement heard in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) | File info 0:30 |
Gallery[edit]
Image for "Choose a File" from Paper Mario on Nintendo Music
Image for "And So, the Story Begins" from Paper Mario on Nintendo Music
Image for "Greetings from the Mushroom Kingdom" from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) on Nintendo Music
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper Mario | Nintendo 64 | 2000 | Original | "Main Title"[1][2] | Yuka Tsujiyoko |
| Arrangement | "Choose a File"[2] | ||||
| "And So, the Story Begins"[2] | |||||
| Paper Mario: Color Splash | Wii U | 2016 | Arrangement | ||
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | Nintendo Switch | 2024 | Arrangement | "Greetings from the Mushroom Kingdom"[3][4] | |
Albums[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper Mario Game Music Soundtrack CD | 2000 | Original | "Main Title" | Yuka Tsujiyoko |
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) | 2025 | Past arrangement (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door [Nintendo Switch]) | "Greetings from the Mushroom Kingdom" | |
| Paper Mario | 2026 | Original | "Main Title" | Yuka Tsujiyoko |
| Past arrangement (Paper Mario) | "Choose a File" | |||
| "And So, the Story Begins" |
Names in other languages[edit]
"Main Title"[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | はじまりだよっ Hajimari Da yo' | It's the Beginning | [1][2] |
"Choose a File"[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | えらんでねっ Erande ne' | Choose | [2] |
"And So, the Story Begins"[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | そして、物語ははじまる Soshite, Monogatari wa Hajimaru | So, the story begins | [2] |
"Greetings from the Mushroom Kingdom"[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | キノコ王国からようこそ Kinoko Ōkoku kara Yōkoso | Welcome from the Mushroom Kingdom | [3][4] |
