Frappe Snowland (theme)

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

"Frappe Snowland,"[1][2] also known as "Sherbet Land,"[1] "Frappe Snowland/Sherbet Land,"[3] or simply "Snow,"[4] is a musical theme composed by Kenta Nagata for Mario Kart 64, where it plays in Frappe Snowland and Sherbet Land.

HistoryEdit

Mario Kart seriesEdit

Mario Kart 64Edit

Mario Kart 64 marks the first appearance of "Frappe Snowland." 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 DSEdit

In Mario Kart DS, an arrangement of "Frappe Snowland" arranged by Shinobu Tanaka plays in N64 Frappe Snowland.

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Mario Kart WiiEdit

In Mario Kart Wii, an arrangement of "Frappe Snowland" plays in N64 Sherbet Land. This arrangement uses higher quality samples, but it is otherwise near identical to the original.

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Mario Kart TourEdit

In Mario Kart Tour, the original version of "Frappe Snowland" plays in N64 Frappe Snowland, which was first added in the Ice Tour.

Mario Kart WorldEdit

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Mario Kart World features two different arrangements of "Frappe Snowland": a faster "daytime" arrangement and a calmer "nighttime" arrangement. Both can play in Free Roam, with the "nighttime" arrangement being exclusive to that mode. The "daytime" arrangement can also play during routes in Grand Prix or VS Race; in Grand Prix, it is one of three arrangements that can play on the route from DK Pass to Starview Peak in the Star Cup; in VS Race, it can play on routes from snowy tracks like DK Pass, Starview Peak and Sky-High Sundae.

Mario & Sonic seriesEdit

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter GamesEdit

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In the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, an arrangement of "Frappe Snowland" plays in the Dream Curling event, likewise titled "Dream Curling" in the game's Music Shop.

Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter GamesEdit

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In Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, an arrangement of "Frappe Snowland" plays in the Snowball Scrimmage Dream Event.

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 "Frappe Snowland," simply titled "snow." This arrangement mixes funk instrumentation with sound effects and character voice clips from the original game.

GalleryEdit

List of Super Mario appearancesEdit

GamesEdit

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Mario Kart 64 Nintendo 64 1996 Original "Frappe Snowland"[1] / "Sherbet Land"[1] Kenta Nagata
Mario Kart DS Nintendo DS 2005 Arrangement Shinobu Tanaka
Mario Kart Wii Wii 2008 Arrangement
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Wii 2009 Arrangement "Dream Curling"[5]
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games Wii U 2013 Arrangement
Mario Kart Tour iOS, Android 2020[g 1] Original Kenta Nagata
Mario Kart World Nintendo Switch 2 2025 Arrangement
  1. ^ Added in the Ice Tour on January 14, 2020

AlbumsEdit

Work Year Type Title Credits
Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks 1997 Original "Frappe Snowland/Sherbet Land" Kenta Nagata
Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack 1997 Original "Snow"
「スノー&シャベットランド」 (Sunō ando Shabetto Rando)
Kenta Nagata
Mario Kart 64: Greatest Hits Soundtrack 1997 Original "Frappe Snowland" Kenta Nagata
Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit 1997 Arrangement "snow"

Names in other languagesEdit

Frappe Snowland
Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese フラッペスノーランド[1]
Furappe Sunōrando
Frappe Snowland
Sherbet Land
Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese シャーベットランド[1]
Shābetto Rando
Sherbet Land

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