Opening Melody
- This article is about the musical theme from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. For other musical themes with similar names, see Opening.
| "Opening Melody" | |
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| "Opening Melody" in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | |
 Image from Nintendo Music | |
| Composed by: Koji Kondo | |
| Key | C major |
| First appearance | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart World (2025) |
"Opening Melody"[1] is a musical theme composed by Koji Kondo for the opening cutscene in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
History[edit]
Yoshi series[edit]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island[edit]
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Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island marks the first appearance of "Opening Melody".
An arrangement of "Opening Melody" plays during the ending cutscene when Yoshi defeats Baby Bowser and rescues Baby Luigi. It is titled "Rescuing Luigi" in the Nintendo Music app.
Both "Opening Melody" and "Rescuing Luigi" are also included in the official soundtrack album Super Mario: Yossy Island Original Sound Version.
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3[edit]
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In the Game Boy Advance remake of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, arrangements of "Opening Melody" and "Rescuing Luigi" play for the same purposes as in the original game.
Yoshi Touch & Go[edit]
In Yoshi Touch & Go, an arrangement of "Opening Melody" plays in the title screen.
 Title Screen - The arrangement heard in Yoshi Touch & Go | File info 0:30 |
Yoshi's Island DS[edit]
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In Yoshi's Island DS, an arrangement of "Opening Melody" in F-sharp major plays in the opening cutscene.
Yoshi's New Island[edit]
In Yoshi's New Island, an arrangement of "Opening Melody" plays in the opening cutscene. A sped-up version plays when the stork realizes that he brought Baby Mario and Baby Luigi to the wrong house.
| Opening Melody 1 - The arrangement heard in Yoshi's New Island | File info 0:30 |
| Opening Melody 2 - The arrangement heard in Yoshi's New Island | File info 0:30 |
Tetris Attack[edit]
Tetris Attack (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)[edit]
The SNES version of Tetris Attack features three arrangements of "Opening Melody".
An arrangement of "Opening Melody" plays during Yoshi's stage in all modes except VS. mode.
A fast-paced arrangement of "Opening Melody" plays during Yoshi's stage when the stack of panels are about to reach the top of the screen.
An arrangement of "Opening Melody" plays in the Game Over screen.
| Yoshi's Stage - The arrangement heard in the SNES version of Tetris Attack | File info 0:30 |
| Yoshi's Stage (Critical) - The arrangement heard in the SNES version of Tetris Attack | File info 0:30 |
| Game Over - The arrangement heard in the SNES version of Tetris Attack | File info 0:30 |
Tetris Attack (Game Boy)[edit]
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The Game Boy version of Tetris Attack features three chiptune arrangements of "Opening Melody".
An arrangement of "Opening Melody" plays during Yoshi's stage in all modes except VS. mode.
A fast-paced arrangement of "Opening Melody" plays during Yoshi's stage when the stack of panels are about to reach the top of the screen.
An arrangement of "Opening Melody" plays in the Game Over screen.
Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]
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In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, an upbeat, synth-focused medley arrangement of "Stage Start", "Flower Field BGM", "Opening Melody", and "Map Screen" from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island can play in the Woolly World stage. It is titled "Yoshi's Island" in the game's sound test, and it was arranged by Yoshihito Yano.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, "Yoshi's Island" from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U can play in any Super Smash Bros.-series and Yoshi-series stage. It is titled "Yoshi's Island (for 3DS / Wii U)" in the game's sound test.
Mario Kart World[edit]
In Mario Kart World, an arrangement of "Opening Melody" can play in Free Roam. It is simply titled "Opening Melody" in the game's pause menu.
| Opening Melody - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart World | File info 0:31 |
Other appearances[edit]
LINE[edit]
The Talking Super Mario Animated Stickers LINE set features an excerpt of "Opening Melody" that plays over a sticker of Yoshi trying to cheer up a crying Baby Mario.
Super Nintendo World[edit]
At the Super Nintendo World theme park, an arrangement of "Opening Melody" plays in the underground section of Yoshi's Adventure.
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
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| Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1995 | Original | "Opening Melody"[1] | Koji Kondo |
| Arrangement | "Rescuing Luigi"[1] | ||||
| Tetris Attack | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1996 | Arrangement | ||
| Tetris Attack | Game Boy | 1996 | Arrangement | ||
| Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 | Game Boy Advance | 2002 | Arrangement | ||
| Yoshi Touch & Go | Nintendo DS | 2005 | Arrangement | ||
| Yoshi's Island DS | Nintendo DS | 2006 | Arrangement | ||
| Yoshi's New Island | Nintendo 3DS | 2014 | Arrangement | Masayoshi Ishi | |
| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | Wii U | 2014 | Arrangement | "Yoshi's Island"[2] | Yoshihito Yano |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Nintendo Switch | 2018 | Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. for Wii U) | "Yoshi's Island (for 3DS / Wii U)"[3] | Yoshihito Yano |
| Mario Kart World | Nintendo Switch 2 | 2025 | Arrangement | "Opening Melody"[4] |
Albums[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
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| Super Mario: Yossy Island Original Sound Version | 1995 | Original | 「ものがたりオルゴール」 (Monogatari Orugōru) | Koji Kondo |
| Past arrangement (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island) | 「ルイジきゅうしゅつ」(Ruīji Kyūshutsu) |
Other media[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
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| LINE | 2016[5] | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Super Nintendo World | 2021 | Arrangement | ||
| Nintendo Music | 2024 | Original | "Opening Melody" | Koji Kondo |
| Past arrangement (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island) | "Rescuing Luigi" |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ものがたりオルゴール[1] Monogatari Orugōru |
Story Music Box |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Nintendo Music
- ^ Super Smash Bros. for Wii U sound test
- ^ Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sound test
- ^ Mario Kart World pause menu
- ^ Sickr (January 28, 2016). Super Mario Stickers For LINE Messaging App Now Available For $1.99. My Nintendo News (English). Retrieved September 8, 2024.
