Power Up (sound effect)

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"Power Up"

"Power Up" in Super Mario Bros.
Composed by:
Koji Kondo
First appearance Super Mario Bros. (1985)
Latest appearance The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

"Power Up"[1] is a brief musical fanfare composed for Super Mario Bros. by Koji Kondo. It plays whenever the player collects a power-up.

Composition[edit]

"Power Up" is an extremely sped up arrangement of "Course Clear," the theme that plays after the player completes a level.

Reuses[edit]

The following list does not include ports and remakes of Super Mario Bros.

Game Description
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels reuses the soundtrack from Super Mario Bros., including "Course Clear."
Super Mario Bros. 3 "Power Up" plays when the player collects a Super Mushroom, Fire Flower, P-Wing, Frog Suit, or Hammer Suit. It also plays when the player uses a Super Star on the World Map.
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Plays when Mario and Luigi collect a power-up.
Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS / Super Mario Maker 2 "Course Clear" plays when the player completes a level in the Super Mario Bros. style, excluding castle-themed levels.
Paper Mario: Color Splash "Power Up" plays in the Green Energy Plant.
Paper Mario: The Origami King "Power Up" plays when Mario uses an item that transforms him (a Fire Flower, Ice Flower, or Tail) while having the Retro Soundbox equipped.

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario Bros. Nintendo Entertainment System 1985 Original "Power Up"[1] Koji Kondo
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Family Computer Disk System 1986
Super Mario Bros. 3 Nintendo Entertainment System 1988 Original Koji Kondo
Super Mario World Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1990 Arrangement Koji Kondo
Super Mario 64 DS Nintendo DS 2004 Arrangement
New Super Mario Bros. Nintendo DS 2006 Arrangement
Super Mario Galaxy Wii 2007 Arrangement
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Wii 2009 Arrangement
Super Mario 3D Land Nintendo 3DS 2011 Arrangement
New Super Mario Bros. 2 Nintendo 3DS 2012 Arrangement
New Super Mario Bros. U Wii U 2012 Arrangement
Super Mario 3D World Wii U 2013 Arrangement
Super Mario Maker Wii U 2015 Original "Power Up"[1] Koji Kondo
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS Nintendo 3DS 2016 Original "Power Up"[1] Koji Kondo
Super Mario Maker 2 Nintendo Switch 2019 Original "Power Up"[1] Koji Kondo
Super Mario Bros. Wonder Nintendo Switch 2023 Arrangement

Film and television[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! 1989 Original "Power Up"[1] Koji Kondo
The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2023

Multimedia[edit]

Icon of an audio speaker. Power Up - The arrangement heard in Super Mario World
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Icon of an audio speaker. Power Up (Cape) - The arrangement heard in Super Mario World
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Icon of an audio speaker. Power Up - The arrangement heard in Super Mario 64 DS
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Icon of an audio speaker. Power Up - The arrangement heard in New Super Mario Bros.
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Icon of an audio speaker. Reserve Item - The arrangement heard in New Super Mario Bros.
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Icon of an audio speaker. Power Up - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Galaxy
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Icon of an audio speaker. Power Up - The arrangement heard in New Super Mario Bros. Wii
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Icon of an audio speaker. Power Up (Propeller Mushroom) - The arrangement heard in New Super Mario Bros. Wii
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Icon of an audio speaker. Power Up (Penguin Suit) - The arrangement heard in New Super Mario Bros. Wii
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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese コースクリア[1]
Kōsu Kuria
Course Clear

References[edit]

Category:Recurring themes Category:Super Mario Bros.