Main Theme (Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins)

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"Main Theme"
"Main Theme" in Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins
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Composed by:
Kazumi Totaka
Genre Bluegrass
Key D major, E major
BPM 150
First appearance Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins (1992)
Latest appearance Mario Kart World (2025)
Arranged in
"Six Golden Coins" (Super Mario Compact Disco)

"Main Theme"[1] is a musical theme composed by Kazumi Totaka for stages in the overworld, boss stages, and secret stages in Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins. The intro of this theme is based on the "Minsky Pickup".

History[edit]

Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins[edit]

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Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins marks the first appearance of "Main Theme", featuring several additional arrangements.

The first arrangement is heard on the file select screen. It is titled "File Select" in the Nintendo Music app.

The second arrangement, titled "Tree Zone", plays in the zone of the same name.

Most dark or dimly-lit courses such as the Whale, Tree Trunk, Attic Courses, and several courses in the Pumpkin Zone use a slower, more eerie-like arrangement titled "Whale Course (Turtle Zone)".

Two courses of the Tree Zone (Roots and Leaf Courses), as well two courses in the Mario Zone (Gear and Gumball Courses), use another arrangement titled "Roots Course (Tree Zone)"; this theme also incorporates "World 3 Map (Water Land)" from Super Mario Bros. 3.

The "Crane Course (Mario Zone)" arrangement is heard in the Crane, Bee Hive, Flower, and Sunken Ship Courses, while "Manhole Course (Macro Zone)" is heard in the Manhole, Fireplace, and Cheep Cheep Courses. The Moon Course uses "Moon Course (Space Zone)" and is the only course to use that arrangement.

The Haunted House Course features an arrangement of "Treasure Room BGM" from Super Mario Land which also incorporates "Main Theme". It is titled "Ghost House Course (Pumpkin Zone)", making the Haunted House Course the only course using that arrangement.

"Main Theme" is also arranged for boss battles (titled "Boss BGM"), losing a life (titled "Player Down"), and the Game Over screen (titled "Game Over").

Icon of an audio speaker. File Select[1] - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins
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Icon of an audio speaker. Tree Zone[1] - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins
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Icon of an audio speaker. Roots Course (Tree Zone)[1] - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins
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Icon of an audio speaker. Boss BGM[1] - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins
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Icon of an audio speaker. Whale Course (Turtle Zone)[1] - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins
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Icon of an audio speaker. Crane Course (Mario Zone)[1] - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins
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Icon of an audio speaker. Ghost House Course (Pumpkin Zone)[1] - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins
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Icon of an audio speaker. Manhole Course (Macro Zone)[1] - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins
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Icon of an audio speaker. Player Down[1] - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins
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Icon of an audio speaker. Game Over[1] - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins
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Icon of an audio speaker. Moon Course (Space Zone)[1] - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins
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Mario Kart World[edit]

In Mario Kart World, a bluegrass arrangement of "Main Theme" can play in Free Roam and on any VS Race route during the day. It is fully titled "Main Theme (Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins)" in the Nintendo Music app.

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Other appearances[edit]

Super Mario Compact Disco[edit]

Main article: Six Golden Coins (song)

The Super Mario Compact Disco album features a hip hop medley remix of "Bonus Game" and "Main Theme" from Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins arranged by Simon Harris and Colin Case. It is titled "Six Golden Coins".

Icon of an audio speaker. Six Golden Coins - The remix heard in Super Mario Compact Disco
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Gallery[edit]

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins Game Boy 1992 Original "Main Theme"[1] Kazumi Totaka
Arrangement "File Select"[1]
"Tree Zone"[1]
"Roots Course (Tree Zone)"[1]
"Boss BGM"[1]
"Got a Golden Coin"[1]
"Whale Course (Turtle Zone)"[1]
"Crane Course (Mario Zone)"[1]
"Got an Item"[1]
"Ghost House Course (Pumpkin Zone)"[1]
"Manhole Course (Macro Zone)"[1]
"Player Down"[1]
"Game Over"[1]
"Moon Course (Space Zone)"[1]
"6 Golden Coins"[1]
Mario Kart World Nintendo Switch 2 2025 Arrangement "Main Theme (Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins)"[1]

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario Compact Disco 1993 Remix "Six Golden Coins" Simon Harris, Colin Case
The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music 2015 Original 「メインテーマ」 (Mein Tēma) Kazumi Totaka

Other media[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Nintendo Music 2026[a] Original "Main Theme" Kazumi Totaka
Past arrangement (Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins) "File Select"
"Tree Zone"
"Roots Course (Tree Zone)"
"Boss BGM"
"Got a Golden Coin"
"Whale Course (Turtle Zone)"
"Crane Course (Mario Zone)"
"Got an Item"
"Ghost House Course (Pumpkin Zone)"
"Manhole Course (Macro Zone)"
"Player Down"
"Game Over"
"Moon Course (Space Zone)"
"6 Golden Coins"
2026[b] Past arrangement (Mario Kart World) "Main Theme (Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins)"
  1. ^ Added on February 23, 2026
  2. ^ Added on July 6, 2026

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese メインテーマ
Mein Tēma
Main Theme [1]

Notes[edit]

  • On the Nintendo Music app, "Main Theme" and "Boss BGM" are labeled as "Selects", classifying them as some "of the very best tracks from the Nintendo Music library", originating from Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins. Both tracks share this title with "Mario Land".

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Nintendo Music