Music Park (theme)
| "Music Park" | |
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| "Music Park" in Mario Kart 7 | |
 Image from Nintendo Music | |
| Composed by: Unknown | |
| First appearance | Mario Kart 7 (2011) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart World (2025) |
"Music Park"[1] (known as "Melody Motorway" in PAL regions) is a musical theme in Mario Kart 7, where it plays in the race course of the same name.
History[edit]
Mario Kart 7[edit]
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Mario Kart 7 marks the first appearance of "Music Park".
When driving on the piano, xylophone, and glockenspiel, a backing arpeggio track played on those respective instruments is added to the instrumentation.
While in the area containing the Bouncing Notes, three metronome beats will be added to the instrumentation just before they hit the ground after jumping.
A looping drum set beat is added to the instrumentation whenever the player is driving at top speed while in first place.
 Music Park (Frontrunning) - The remix heard in Mario Kart 7 | File info 0:30 |
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
- “This is a special version we've come up with for the soundtrack, with some additional sound effects that you hear while going around the track.”
- —Liner notes in the Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack
In Mario Kart 8 and the Nintendo Switch port, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, an arrangement of "Music Park" arranged by Atsuko Asahi plays in 3DS Music Park. It is titled "3DS Music Park" or "3DS Melody Motorway" in the Nintendo Music app, depending on region; the latter name, which is the course's European name, is used in the official Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack album, as it was only released in Europe, Japan, and Australia.
As with Mario Kart 7, when driving on the piano, xylophone, and glockenspiel, a backing track played on those respective instruments will be added to the instrumentation.
While in the area containing the Bouncing Notes, three metronome beats will be added to the instrumentation just before they hit the ground after jumping, this time played louder than in Mario Kart 7.
A looping drum set beat is added to the instrumentation whenever the player is driving at top speed while in first place.
In the second half of the Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack version of the theme, the piano, xylophone, glockenspiel, and metronome instrumentation is added in sequence matching the order and timing of the additions in the course itself.
In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's sound test, all variations of "Music Park" (sans the frontrunning variant) are available, making for a total of five variants, which is the most amount given to a single musical theme in the whole game. In the Nintendo Music app, only the normal variant is available.
| 3DS Music Park - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 8 | File info 0:30 |
| 3DS Music Park (Piano) - The remix heard in Mario Kart 8 | File info 0:30 |
| 3DS Music Park (Xylophone) - The remix heard in Mario Kart 8 | File info 0:30 |
| 3DS Music Park (Glockenspiel) - The remix heard in Mario Kart 8 | File info 0:30 |
| 3DS Music Park (Metronome) - The remix heard in Mario Kart 8 | File info 0:30 |
| 3DS Music Park (Frontrunning) - The remix heard in Mario Kart 8 | File info 0:30 |
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit[edit]
In Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, the Mario Kart 8 version of "Music Park" plays in World 1-1 and Music Broadway.
Mario Kart World[edit]
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In Mario Kart World, a funk arrangement of "Music Park" can play in Free Roam during nighttime.
Gallery[edit]
Image for "3DS Music Park" from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Nintendo Music
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Kart 7 | Nintendo 3DS | 2011 | Original | "Music Park"[1] | |
| Remixes | |||||
| Mario Kart 8 | Wii U | 2014 | Arrangement | "3DS Music Park"[1] | Atsuko Asahi |
| Remixes | |||||
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Nintendo Switch | 2017 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) | "3DS Music Park"[1] | Atsuko Asahi |
| Past remixes (Mario Kart 8) | |||||
| Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit | Nintendo Switch | 2020 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) | Atsuko Asahi | |
| Mario Kart World | Nintendo Switch 2 | 2025 | Arrangement | "Music Park"[2] |
Albums[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack | 2015 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) | "3DS Melody Motorway" | Atsuko Asahi |
Other media[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo Music | 2024 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) | "3DS Music Park" | Atsuko Asahi |
| 2025[a] | Original | "Music Park" |
- ^ Added on April 30, 2025
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ミュージックパーク[1] Myūjikku Pāku |
Music Park | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 音樂公園[1] Yīnyuè Gōngyuán |
Music Park | |
| Korean | 뮤직 파크[1] Myujik Pakeu |
Music Park |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g Nintendo Music
- ^ Mario Kart World pause menu
