Mario Kart Band

The band performing "Title Theme" from Mario Kart World

The Mario Kart Band is a session musician band that performs the music of Mario Kart 8, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Mario Kart World. The band was first shown during the Mario Kart 8 Direct in 2014, performing three songs from the game.^[1] Further performances for Mario Kart World were shown alongside the completion of its Nintendo Music release. Several members of the band also performed in the Mario 3D World Big Band and The Super Mario Players.

Performers[edit]

Mario Kart 8[edit]

These credits are taken from the Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack and reflect the performers of Mario Kart 8, The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8, and Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8. Performer credits for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass are currently unknown.

Electric & Acoustic Guitar: Takashi Masuzaki
Electric & Acoustic Bass: Teppei Kawasaki
Drums: Satoshi Bandoh
Drums: Hiroyuki Noritake
Acoustic Guitar: Tetsuro Toyama
Alto Saxophone: Kazuki Katsuta
Alto Saxophone: Masato Honma
Soprano, Tenor & Baritone Saxophone / Flute: Takuo Yamamoto
Tenor Saxophone: Masakuni Takeno
Trumpet: Eric Miyashiro
Trumpet / Flugelhorn: Koji Nishimura
Trumpet: Luis Valle
Trumpet: Sho Okumura
Trombone: Yoichi Murata
Trombone: Eijiro Nakagawa
Trombone: Kanade Shishiuchi
Flute / Tin Whistle: Hideyo Takakuwa
Oboe: Takayuki Mogami
Violin / Erhu: Masatsugu Shinozaki
Violin: Toshihiro Nakanishi
Violin: Hitoshi Konno
Accordion: Yoshiaki Sato

Kazumi Totaka played vibraphone in the band but was not credited.^[2]

Mario Kart World[edit]

These are known players in the Mario Kart Band for Mario Kart World, based on official performance videos.

Drums: Maoki Yamamoto
Talkbox: Jun Tomoda

Gallery[edit]

The Mario Kart Band performing Mario Kart 8 Title Screen

References[edit]

^ Nintendo. (April 30, 2014). Wii U - Mario Kart 8 Direct: Music Kart. YouTube. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
^ NintendoWiiUUK. (April 14, 2015). The Music of Mario Kart 8 - Super Bell Subway (Wii U). YouTube. Retrieved October 22, 2020.

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Drivers
Feather			Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Baby Peach • Baby Daisy • Baby Rosalina • Lemmy • Dry Bones
Light			Toad • Koopa Troopa • Shy Guy (Light-blue^a · Black^a · Green^a · Yellow^a · White^a · Blue^a · Pink^a · Orange^a) • Lakitu • Toadette • Larry • Wendy • Cat Peach^a • Villager (Female)^a • Isabelle^a • Bowser Jr. • Inkling Girl • Diddy Kong^c
Medium			Peach • Daisy • Yoshi (Light-blue^a · Black^a · Red^a · Yellow^a · White^a · Blue^a · Pink^a · Orange^a) • Mario • Luigi • Iggy • Ludwig • Tanooki Mario^a • Villager (Male)^a • Inkling Boy • Birdo^c (Light-blue ^c · Black ^c · Red ^c · Yellow ^c · White ^c · Blue ^c · Green ^c · Orange ^c) • Kamek^c • Peachette^c
Cruiser			Rosalina • Donkey Kong • Waluigi • Roy • Link^a • King Boo • Wiggler^c • Pauline^c
Heavy			Metal Mario (Gold) • Pink Gold Peach • Bowser • Wario • Morton • Dry Bowser^a • Petey Piranha^c • Funky Kong^c
Any			Mii
Vehicle parts
Bodies		Karts	Standard Kart • Pipe Frame • Mach 8 • Steel Driver • Cat Cruiser • Circuit Special • Tri-Speeder • Badwagon • Prancer • Biddybuggy • Landship • Sneeker • Sports Coupe • Gold Standard • GLA^a • W 25 Silver Arrow^a • 300 SL Roadster^a • Blue Falcon^a • Tanooki Kart^a • B Dasher^a • Streetle^a • P-Wing^a • Koopa Clown
		Standard bikes	Standard Bike • The Duke • Flame Rider • Varmint • Mr. Scooty • City Tripper^a • Master Cycle Zero^b
		Sport bikes	Comet • Sport Bike • Jet Bike • Yoshi Bike • Master Cycle^a
		ATVs	Standard ATV • Wild Wiggler • Teddy Buggy • Bone Rattler^a • Splat Buggy • Inkstriker
Tires			Standard • Monster • Roller • Slim • Slick • Metal • Button • Off-Road • Sponge • Wood • Cushion • Blue Standard • Hot Monster • Azure Roller • Crimson Slim • Cyber Slick • Retro Off-Road • Gold Tires • GLA Tires^a • Triforce Tires^a • Leaf Tires^a • Ancient Tires^b
Gliders			Super Glider • Cloud Glider • Wario Wing • Waddle Wing • Peach Parasol • Parachute • Parafoil • Flower Glider • Bowser Kite • Plane Glider • MKTV Parafoil • Gold Glider • Hylian Kite^a • Paper Glider^a • Paraglider^b
Courses
New courses		Mushroom Cup	Mario Kart Stadium • Water Park • Sweet Sweet Canyon • Thwomp Ruins
		Flower Cup	Mario Circuit • Toad Harbor • Twisted Mansion • Shy Guy Falls
		Star Cup	Sunshine Airport • Dolphin Shoals • Electrodrome • Mount Wario
		Special Cup	Cloudtop Cruise • Bone-Dry Dunes • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
Classic courses		Shell Cup	Wii Moo Moo Meadows • GBA Mario Circuit • DS Cheep Cheep Beach • N64 Toad's Turnpike
		Banana Cup	GCN Dry Dry Desert • SNES Donut Plains 3 • N64 Royal Raceway • 3DS DK Jungle
		Leaf Cup	DS Wario Stadium • GCN Sherbet Land • 3DS Music Park • N64 Yoshi Valley
		Lightning Cup	DS Tick-Tock Clock • 3DS Piranha Plant Slide • Wii Grumble Volcano • N64 Rainbow Road
DLC courses^a		Egg Cup	GCN Yoshi Circuit • Excitebike Arena • Dragon Driftway • Mute City
		Triforce Cup	Wii Wario's Gold Mine • SNES Rainbow Road • Ice Ice Outpost • Hyrule Circuit
		Crossing Cup	GCN Baby Park • GBA Cheese Land • Wild Woods • Animal Crossing
		Bell Cup	3DS Neo Bowser City • GBA Ribbon Road • Super Bell Subway • Big Blue
Booster courses^c		Golden Dash Cup	Tour Paris Promenade • 3DS Toad Circuit • N64 Choco Mountain • Wii Coconut Mall
		Lucky Cat Cup	Tour Tokyo Blur • DS Shroom Ridge • GBA Sky Garden • Ninja Hideaway
		Turnip Cup	Tour New York Minute • SNES Mario Circuit 3 • N64 Kalimari Desert • DS Waluigi Pinball
		Propeller Cup	Tour Sydney Sprint • GBA Snow Land • Wii Mushroom Gorge • Sky-High Sundae
		Rock Cup	Tour London Loop • GBA Boo Lake • 3DS Rock Rock Mountain • Wii Maple Treeway
		Moon Cup	Tour Berlin Byways • DS Peach Gardens • Merry Mountain • 3DS Rainbow Road
		Fruit Cup	Tour Amsterdam Drift • GBA Riverside Park • Wii DK Summit • Yoshi's Island
		Boomerang Cup	Tour Bangkok Rush • DS Mario Circuit • GCN Waluigi Stadium • Tour Singapore Speedway
		Feather Cup	Tour Athens Dash • GCN Daisy Cruiser • Wii Moonview Highway • Squeaky Clean Sprint
		Cherry Cup	Tour Los Angeles Laps • GBA Sunset Wilds • Wii Koopa Cape • Tour Vancouver Velocity
		Acorn Cup	Tour Rome Avanti • GCN DK Mountain • Wii Daisy Circuit • Piranha Plant Cove
		Spiny Cup	Tour Madrid Drive • 3DS Rosalina's Ice World • SNES Bowser Castle 3 • Wii Rainbow Road
Battle courses	Wii U	New courses	Mario Circuit • Toad Harbor
	Wii U	Classic courses	Wii Moo Moo Meadows • GCN Dry Dry Desert • SNES Donut Plains 3 • N64 Toad's Turnpike • GCN Sherbet Land • N64 Yoshi Valley
	Switch	New courses	Battle Stadium • Sweet Sweet Kingdom • Dragon Palace • Lunar Colony • Urchin Underpass
	Switch	Classic courses	3DS Wuhu Town • GCN Luigi's Mansion • SNES Battle Course 1
Music
Courses	Base game courses	New courses	"Animal Crossing (Autumn)" • "Animal Crossing (Spring)" • "Animal Crossing (Summer)" • "Animal Crossing (Winter)" • "Bone-Dry Dunes" • "Cloudtop Cruise" • "Dolphin Shoals" • "Dragon Driftway"^a ("Dragon Palace") • "Electrodrome" • "Excitebike Arena"^a • "Hyrule Circuit" • "Ice Ice Outpost"^a • "Mario Circuit" ("Mario Kart Stadium") • "Mount Wario" • "Mute City"^a • "Rainbow Road" • "Shy Guy Falls" • "Sunshine Airport" • "Super Bell Subway"^a • "Sweet Sweet Canyon" ("Sweet Sweet Kingdom") • "Thwomp Ruins" • "Toad Harbor" • "Twisted Mansion" • "Water Park" • "Wild Woods"^a
	Base game courses	Classic courses	"GCN Baby Park"^a • "DS Cheep Cheep Beach" • "GBA Cheese Land"^a • "3DS DK Jungle" • "SNES Donut Plains 3" • "GCN Dry Dry Desert" • "Wii Grumble Volcano" • "GBA Mario Circuit" • "Wii Moo Moo Meadows" • "3DS Music Park" • "3DS Neo Bowser City"^a • "3DS Piranha Plant Slide" • "N64 Rainbow Road" • "SNES Rainbow Road"^a • "GBA Ribbon Road"^a • "N64 Royal Raceway" • "GCN Sherbet Land" • "DS Tick-Tock Clock" • "N64 Toad's Turnpike" • "Waluigi Pinball" ("DS Waluigi Pinball" • "DS Wario Stadium") • "Wii Wario's Gold Mine"^a • "GCN Yoshi Circuit"^a • "N64 Yoshi Valley"
	Booster Course Pass courses^c		"Tour Amsterdam Drift" • "Tour Athens Dash" • "Tour Bangkok Rush" • "GBA Boo Lake" • "SNES Bowser Castle 3" • "N64 Choco Mountain" • "Wii Coconut Mall" • "Wii Daisy Circuit" • "GCN Daisy Cruiser" • "GCN DK Mountain" • "Wii DK Summit" • "N64 Kalimari Desert" • "Wii Koopa Cape" • "Tour London Loop" • "Tour Los Angeles Laps" • "Wii Maple Treeway" • "DS Mario Circuit" • "SNES Mario Circuit 3" • "Merry Mountain" • "Wii Moonview Highway" • "Wii Mushroom Gorge" • "Tour New York Minute" • "Ninja Hideaway" • "DS Peach Gardens" • "Piranha Plant Cove" • "3DS Rainbow Road" • "Wii Rainbow Road" • "GBA Riverside Park" • "3DS Rock Rock Mountain" • "Tour Rome Avanti" • "3DS Rosalina's Ice World" • "DS Shroom Ridge" • "Tour Singapore Speedway" • "GBA Sky Garden" • "Sky-High Sundae" • "GBA Snow Land" • "Squeaky Clean Sprint" • "GBA Sunset Wilds" • "3DS Toad Circuit" • "Tour Tokyo Blur" • "Tour Vancouver Velocity" • "GCN Waluigi Stadium" • "Yoshi's Island"
	Battle courses		"SNES Battle Course 1" • "Battle Stadium" • "GCN Luigi's Mansion" • "Lunar Colony" • "3DS Wuhu Town"
Other			"Awards Ceremony (1st – 3rd Place)" ("Trophy Theme A") • "Final Lap!" • "Goal!"^c ("Finish! (Yoshi's Island)" • "Results (Yoshi's Island)") • "Mario Kart 8 Title Screen" ("Current Standings" • "Selection Screen (Wireless)" • "Spectating" • "Starting Grid (Grand Prix / VS Race)") • "Results Screen A" • "Selection Screen" • "Staff Credits" • "Staff Credits" (Mario Kart 64) ("Current Standings" • "Trophy Theme A" • "Trophy Theme B") • "Staff Credits (Booster Course Pass)"^c • "Super Star"
Other
Items			Banana • Blooper • Boo • Boomerang Flower • Bullet Bill • Coin • Crazy Eight • Feather • Fire Flower • Golden Mushroom • Green Shell • Lightning • Mushroom • Piranha Plant • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Super Horn • Triple Bananas • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells
Course objects			Antigravity panel • Arrow field^c • Barrel • Bath Bomb^c • Beach Ball^c • Bell^a • Board • Boulder • Bowser Statue • Bumper^c • Cannon • Cash • Ceiling Needle^c • Cheese^a • Clock hand • Coin • Crate • Current • Dash Panel • Drain pipe • Falling Pillar • Fire • Fire Bar • Fire Chain • Flipper^c • Glide Ramp • Goal Ring^c • Hoop^c • Hot-air balloon • Half-pipe^c • Ice • Icicle^c • Item Box • Lava fireball • Lava Geyser • Leaf pile^a • Master Sword^a • Mecha Piranha Plant^c • Metal ball^c • Mine Cart^a • Mushroom Platform^c • Mushroom Trampoline^c • Oil slick • Pit^a • Ring • Roller • Rupee^a • Snowboy^a • Snowman • Spin Boost Pillar • Spinner • Spinning tube^c • Submarine • Table^c • Tire stack • Toy Duck^c • Toy Goomba^c • Traffic (Bus · Car (Bob-omb Car^c) · Cargo truck (Dash panel ramp truck) · Pickup truck) • Traffic cone • Train^a • Water Geyser^c • Winged Cloud^c
Enemies and species			Big Wiggler^c • Bone Piranha Plant • Boo • Bouncing Note • Bulber^c • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Clampy^c • Deku Baba^a • Dolphin • Dry Bones • Exploring Shy Guy^c • Fire Piranha Plant