Rainbow Road (Mario Kart DS theme)

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"Rainbow Road"
"Rainbow Road" in Mario Kart DS
Rainbow Road (Mario Kart DS)
Composed by:
Shinobu Nagata
Key D major, E major
BPM 152
First appearance Mario Kart DS (2005)
Latest appearance Mario Kart World (2025)
Quotes from
"Rainbow Road" (Super Mario Kart)
"Rainbow Road" (Mario Kart 64)
Quoted by
"Rainbow Road Medley" (Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS)

"Rainbow Road"[1] is a musical theme composed by Shinobu Nagata for Mario Kart DS, where it plays in the race course of the same name.

History[edit]

Mario Kart series[edit]

Mario Kart DS[edit]

Mario Kart DS marks the first appearance of "Rainbow Road".

Mario Kart World[edit]

In Mario Kart World, a jazz fusion arrangement of "Rainbow Road" can play on any VS Race route during nighttime. It is fully titled "Rainbow Road (Mario Kart DS)" in the Nintendo Music app. The corresponding image depicts Knockout Tour gameplay, a scenario in which the arrangement cannot play.

Icon of an audio speaker. Rainbow Road (Mario Kart DS) - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart World
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Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS[edit]

Main article: Rainbow Road Medley

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, a medley arrangement of "Rainbow Road" from Mario Kart 7, "Rainbow Road" from Mario Kart DS, and "Rainbow Road" from Mario Kart: Super Circuit arranged by Ryo Watanabe can play in the Rainbow Road stage and Smash Run. It is titled the "Rainbow Road Medley" in the game's sound test.

Gallery[edit]

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Mario Kart DS Nintendo DS 2005 Original Shinobu Nagata
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Nintendo 3DS 2014 Arrangement "Rainbow Road Medley"[2] Ryo Watanabe
Mario Kart World Nintendo Switch 2 2025 Arrangement "Rainbow Road (Mario Kart DS)"[1]

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Mario Kart World (Nintendo Music) 2026[a] Past arrangement (Mario Kart World) "Rainbow Road (Mario Kart DS)"
  1. ^ Added to the album on June 29, 2026

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNote(s)Ref.
Japaneseレインボーロード
Reinbō Rōdo		Rainbow Road[1]
PolishTęczowa DrogaRainbow Road[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Mario Kart World (Nintendo Music)
  2. ^ Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS sound test
  3. ^ Mario Kart World pause menu (Ver. 1.4.0, 1.5.0, 1.7.0)
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Mario Kart DS
Drivers and their karts Mario (Standard MR · B Dasher · Shooting Star) • Luigi (Standard LG · Poltergust 4000 · Streamliner) • Princess Peach (Standard PC · Royale · Light Tripper) • Yoshi (Standard YS · Egg 1 · Cucumber) • Toad (Standard TD · Mushmellow · 4-Wheel Cradle) • Donkey Kong (Standard DK · Rambi Rider · Wildlife) • Wario (Standard WR · Brute · Dragonfly) • Bowser (Standard BW · Tyrant · Hurricane) • Princess Daisy (Standard DS · Power Flower · Light Dancer) • Dry Bones (Standard DB · Banisher · Dry Bomber) • Waluigi (Standard WL · Gold Mantis · Zipper) • R.O.B. (Standard RB · ROB-BLS · ROB-LGS) • Shy Guy (Standard SG)
Courses Mushroom Cup Figure-8 Circuit • Yoshi Falls • Cheep Cheep Beach • Luigi's Mansion
Flower Cup Desert Hills • Delfino Square • Waluigi Pinball • Shroom Ridge
Star Cup DK Pass • Tick-Tock Clock • Mario Circuit • Airship Fortress
Special Cup Wario Stadium • Peach Gardens • Bowser Castle • Rainbow Road
Shell Cup SNES Mario Circuit 1 • N64 Moo Moo Farm • GBA Peach Circuit • GCN Luigi Circuit
Banana Cup SNES Donut Plains 1 • N64 Frappe Snowland • GBA Bowser Castle 2 • GCN Baby Park
Leaf Cup SNES Koopa Beach 2 • N64 Choco Mountain • GBA Luigi Circuit • GCN Mushroom Bridge
Lightning Cup SNES Choco Island 2 • N64 Banshee Boardwalk • GBA Sky Garden • GCN Yoshi Circuit
Battle courses New courses Nintendo DS • Twilight House • Palm Shore • Tart Top
Retro courses Block Fort • Pipe Plaza
Items and objects Banana • Blooper • Bob-omb • Boo • Bullet Bill • Cannon • Coin • Dash Panel • Emblem • Fake Item Box • Fire Chain • Green Shell • Item Box • Lava • Lightning • Mushroom • Red Shell • Shine Sprite • Spinning bridge • Spiny Shell • Super Star • Triple Bananas • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells • Trophy
Species, enemies, and obstacles Angry Sun • Big Bully • Bubba • Bumper • Chain Chomp • Cheep Cheep • Chief Chilly • Clock hand • Eyerok • Firesnake • Flipper • Ghost • Goomboss • Lakitu • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Pianta • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Pinball • Pendulum • Puddle • Rocky Wrench • Swoop • Thwomp • Traffic (Bus • Car • Cargo truck) • Venus Fire Trap • Walking Tree • Wiggler
Techniques Drift • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream • Spin Turn
Battle modes Balloon Battle • Shine Runners
Music "Airship Fortress" • "Battle Course" • "Cheep Cheep Beach" • "Delfino Square" • "Desert Hills" • "DK Pass" • "Figure-8 Circuit" • "Luigi's Mansion" • "Peach Gardens" • "Rainbow Road" • "Shroom Ridge" • "Staff Credits" • "Tick-Tock Clock" • "Waluigi Pinball" • "Yoshi Falls"
Miscellaneous Boss arenas • Finish line • Item probability distributions • Sponsors
Further info Gallery • Mario Kart DS (lenticular jigsaw puzzle 1) • Mario Kart DS (lenticular jigsaw puzzle 2) • Mario Kart DS comic • Mario Kart DS (stopwatch) • Multimedia • Opina • Pre-release and unused content • Quick Poll • Staff • The Year of Luigi Sound Selection
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