Rainbow Road (Mario Kart Wii theme)

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"Rainbow Road"
"Rainbow Road" in Mario Kart Wii
Wii Rainbow Road from Mario Kart Wii
Composed by:
Asuka Ohta and/or Ryo Nagamatsu
First appearance Mario Kart Wii (2008)
Latest appearance Mario Kart World (2025)

"Rainbow Road"[1] is a musical theme in Mario Kart Wii, where it plays in the race course of the same name. The theme also quotes "Egg Planet" from Super Mario Galaxy approximately 23 seconds in.

History[edit]

Mario Kart series[edit]

Mario Kart Wii[edit]

Mario Kart Wii marks the first appearance of "Rainbow Road". It is also included in the official Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack album.

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

In Mario Kart Tour, the original version of "Rainbow Road" plays in Wii Rainbow Road, which was first added in the 2023 Space Tour.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, as part of Wave 6 of the Booster Course Pass, an arrangement of "Rainbow Road" plays in Wii Rainbow Road. It is likewise titled "Wii Rainbow Road" in the Nintendo Music app. A looping drum set beat is added to the instrumentation whenever the player is driving at top speed while in first place.

Icon of an audio speaker. Wii Rainbow Road - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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Icon of an audio speaker. Wii Rainbow Road (Frontrunning) - The remix heard in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
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Mario Kart World[edit]

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In Mario Kart World, an arrangement of "Rainbow Road" can play during routes in VS Race at nighttime.

Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games[edit]

In Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, an arrangement of "Rainbow Road" can be chosen as the background music for events. It is titled "Rainbow Road: Mario Kart Wii (Remix)" in the game's sound test.

Icon of an audio speaker. Rainbow Road: Mario Kart Wii (Remix) - The arrangement heard in Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games
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Other appearances[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Live[edit]

The "Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Live" concert series featured a live big band jazz medley arrangement of "Mario Circuit" from Super Mario Kart, "Waluigi Pinball" from Mario Kart DS, "Mario Kart 7 Title Screen" from Mario Kart 7, "Luigi Raceway" and "Rainbow Road" from Mario Kart 64, "Rainbow Road" from Mario Kart Wii, and "Mario Kart 8 Title Screen" from Mario Kart 8.

Gallery[edit]

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Mario Kart Wii Wii 2008 Original 「レインボーロード」 (Reinbō Rōdo)[2]
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games Wii U 2013 Arrangement "Rainbow Road: Mario Kart Wii (Remix)"[3]
Mario Kart Tour iOS, Android 2023[a] Original
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo Switch 2023[b] Arrangement "Wii Rainbow Road"[4]
Remix
Mario Kart World Nintendo Switch 2 2025 Arrangement "Rainbow Road"[1]
  1. ^ Added in the 2023 Space Tour on January 10, 2023
  2. ^ Added in Wave 6 of the Booster Course Pass on November 9, 2023

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack 2011 Original 「レインボーロード」 (Reinbō Rōdo)

Live performances[edit]

Event Year Location Type Title Credits
Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Live 2015 Osaka International Convention Center, Osaka, Japan and Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan[5] Arrangement Super Mario Special Band

Other media[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Nintendo Music 2024 Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8 Deluxe) "Wii Rainbow Road"

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese レインボーロード[2]
Reinbō Rōdo 		Rainbow Road

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Mario Kart World pause menu
  2. ^ a b Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack
  3. ^ Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games sound test
  4. ^ Nintendo Music
  5. ^ Seedhouse, Alex (July 1, 2015). Super Mario 30th Anniversary Live concerts announced for Japan. Nintendo Insider. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
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Recurring themes
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong "Hammer BGM" • "Round 1 BGM"
Donkey Kong Jr. "Round 1 BGM" • "Title BGM"
Donkey Kong (NES) "Title BGM"
Donkey Kong Country "Aquatic Ambiance" • "Bonus Room Blitz" • "Cave Dweller Concert" • "Cranky's Theme" • "The Credits Concerto" • "DK Island Swing" • "Fear Factory" • "Forest Frenzy" • "Funky's Fugue" • "Gang-Plank Galleon" • "Ice Cave Chant" • "Life in the Mines" • "Lost a Balloon" • "Mine Cart Madness" • "Northern Hemispheres" • "Simian Segue" • "Treetop Rock" • "Voices of the Temple" • "Well Done"
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest "Crocodile Cacophony (K. Rool's Theme)" • "Lockjaw's Saga (Lockjaw's Locker)" • "Run, Rambi! Run! (Parrot Chute Panic)" • "Snakey Chantey (Rattle Battle)" • "Stickerbush Symphony (Bramble Blast)"
Donkey Kong 64 "DK Rap"
Donkey Kong Country Returns "Mine Menace"
Mario Bros. series Mario Bros. (NES) "Title BGM"
Wrecking Crew series Wrecking Crew "Bonus Phase" • "Golden Hammer" • "Phase BGM"
Super Mario series Super Mario Bros. "Castle BGM" • "Ending" • "Ground BGM" • "Invincibility BGM" • "Underground BGM" • "Underwater BGM"
VS. Super Mario Bros. "Gyōmu-yō Mario Namae-ire"
Super Mario Bros. 2 "Boss BGM" • "Final Boss BGM" • "Ground BGM" • "Please Select Player" • "Underground BGM"
Super Mario Bros. 3 "Airship BGM" • "Athletic BGM" • "Bros. Battle" • "Ending" • "Fortress BGM" • "Fortress Boss" • "Ground BGM" • "King of the Koopas" • "Music Box" • "P Switch BGM / Toad's House" • "Slot Game BGM / Memory Game BGM" • "Underwater BGM" • "Warp Zone" • "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" • "World 2 Map (Desert Land)" • "World 3 Map (Water Land)" • "World 4 Map (Giant Land)" • "World 5 Map (Sky Land) - On the Ground" • "World 5 Map (Sky Land) - In the Sky" • "World 6 Map (Ice Land)" • "World 7 Map (Pipe Land)" • "World 8 Map (Dark Land)"
Super Mario Land "Birabuto Kingdom BGM" • "Chai Kingdom BGM" • "Easton Kingdom BGM"
Super Mario World "Bowser BGM" • "Donut Plains (Map Screen)" • "Ending" • "Forest of Illusion (Map Screen)" • "Ground BGM" ("Athletic BGM" · "Bonus Game BGM" · "Castle BGM" · "Ghost House BGM" · "Underground BGM" · "Underwater BGM") • "Koopalings BGM" • "P Switch BGM" • "Special World (Map Screen)" • "Star World (Map Screen)" • "Title BGM" • "Vanilla Dome (Map Screen)" • "Yoshi's Island (Map Screen)"
Super Mario 64 "Big Boo's Haunt" • "Bowser's Road" • "Bowser's Theme" • "Dire, Dire Docks" • "File Select" • "The Final Battle" • "Hazy Maze Cave" • "Lethal Lava Land" • "Main Theme" ("Cool, Cool Mountain" · "Opening" · "Slider") • "The Merry-Go-Round" • "Metal Mario" • "Peach's Castle" • "Piranha Plant's Lullaby" • "Staff Roll" • "Stage Boss" • "Title Theme"
Super Mario Sunshine "Isle Delfino" ("Ricco Harbor") • "Secret Course"
New Super Mario Bros. "Castle Theme" • "Ground Theme" ("Athletic Theme") • "Mega Mario" • "Switch On!" • "Tower Theme"
Super Mario Galaxy "Buoy Base Galaxy" • "Egg Planet" • "Enter Bowser Jr.!" • "Final Battle with Bowser" • "The Galaxy Reactor" • "Gusty Garden Galaxy" • "Ice Mario" • "Luma" • "Overture" • "Purple Comet" • "Rosalina in the Observatory" • "Space Junk Road" • "The Toad Brigade" • "Waltz of the Boos"
New Super Mario Bros. Wii "Bonus Area" • "Castle Theme" • "Coast Theme" • "Desert Theme" • "Forest Theme" • "Ghost House Theme" • "Lava Cave / Underground Ruins Theme" • "Lava Theme" • "Title Theme" • "Toad House Minigame" • "Underwater Theme"
Super Mario Galaxy 2 "Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla" • "Bowser's Galaxy Generator" • "Melty Monster Galaxy" • "Puzzle Plank Galaxy" • "Slimy Spring Galaxy" • "Super Mario Galaxy 2 Trailer Theme" • "Teleporter Melody"
Super Mario 3D Land "Beach Theme" • "Castle Theme" • "Main Theme" • "Snow Course" • "Victory Parade"
New Super Mario Bros. U "Ground Theme" ("Athletic Theme")
Super Mario 3D World "A Boss Approaches" • "Chainlink Charge" • "Piranha Creeper Creek" • "Super Bell Hill"
Super Mario Maker "Title Theme"
Super Mario Odyssey "Fossil Falls" • "Jump Up, Super Star!"
Dr. Mario series Dr. Mario "Chill" • "Fever" • "Game Over" • "Selection Screen" • "Title Screen" • "Vs. Game Over"
Mario Kart series Super Mario Kart "Awards Ceremony (1st – 3rd Place)" • "Donut Plains" • "Ghost Valley" • "Mario Circuit" • "Rainbow Road" • "Super Mario Kart Title Screen"
Mario Kart 64 "Battle Arenas" • "Choco Mountain" • "D.K.'s Jungle Parkway" • "Frappe Snowland" • "Kalimari Desert" • "Koopa Troopa Beach" • "Luigi Raceway" • "Mario Kart 64 Title Screen" • "Moo Moo Farm" • "Rainbow Road" • "Results (1st − 4th Place)" • "Staff Credits" • "Toad's Turnpike"
Mario Kart: Super Circuit "Bowser Castle" • "Peach Circuit"
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! "Baby Park" • "Luigi Circuit" • "Peach Beach"
Mario Kart DS "Cheep Cheep Beach" • "Luigi's Mansion" • "Peach Gardens" • "Waluigi Pinball"
Mario Kart Wii "Coconut Mall" • "Luigi Circuit" • "Wii Maple Treeway" • "Moo Moo Meadows" • "Mushroom Gorge" • "Rainbow Road" • "Wario's Gold Mine"
Mario Kart 7 "Neo Bowser City" • "Piranha Plant Slide" • "Rainbow Road" • "Toad Circuit"
Mario Kart 8 "Cloudtop Cruise" • "Mario Circuit" ("Mario Kart Stadium") • "Mario Kart 8 Title Screen"
Yoshi franchise Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island "Athletic BGM" • "Bowser" • "Flower Field BGM" • "Goal!" • "Opening Melody" • "Powerful Mario" • "Yoshi's Island"
Yoshi's Story "Yoshi's Song" ("Yoshis on the Beach") • "Yoshi's Story!" • "Yoshi's Tale"
Luigi's Mansion series Luigi's Mansion "Title Theme (Humming)"
Wario franchise WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! "Pyoro: Stage" • "Sci-Fi (Dribble & Spitz) - Drifting Away" • "Title" ("Reality (Dr. Crygor) - Stage")
WarioWare: Twisted! "Mona Pizza"
WarioWare: Touched! "Ashley's Theme"
Mario vs. Donkey Kong series Mario vs. Donkey Kong "Mini Mario Stage"
Super Smash Bros. series Super Smash Bros. Melee "Rainbow Cruise"
Other The Legend of Zelda "Important Item Acquired" • "Magic Whistle Melody" • "Overworld Theme"
Mario Paint "Drawing Board 1" • "Gnat Attack: Level 1" • "Save & Load"
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars "Beware of Forest Mushrooms" • "Hello, Happy Kingdom"
Miscellaneous "Galop infernal" • "Mute City" • "Title BGM (Excitebike)" • "Totakeke's theme"
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Mario Kart Wii
Drivers
Small Baby Mario • Baby Luigi • Baby Peach • Baby Daisy • Toad • Toadette • Koopa Troopa • Dry Bones
Medium Mario • Luigi • Peach • Daisy • Yoshi • Birdo • Diddy Kong • Bowser Jr.
Large Wario • Waluigi • Donkey Kong • Bowser • King Boo • Rosalina • Funky Kong • Dry Bowser
Any Mii
Vehicles
Karts Small Standard Kart S • Booster Seat • Mini Beast • Cheep Charger • Tiny Titan • Blue Falcon
Medium Standard Kart M • Classic Dragster • Wild Wing • Super Blooper • Daytripper • Sprinter
Large Standard Kart L • Offroader • Flame Flyer • Piranha Prowler • Jetsetter • Honeycoupe
Bikes Small Standard Bike S • Bullet Bike • Bit Bike • Quacker • Magikruiser • Jet Bubble
Medium Standard Bike M • Mach Bike • Sugarscoot • Zip Zip • Sneakster • Dolphin Dasher
Large Standard Bike L • Flame Runner • Wario Bike • Shooting Star • Spear • Phantom
Courses
Wii Grand Prix Mushroom Cup Luigi Circuit • Moo Moo Meadows • Mushroom Gorge • Toad's Factory
Flower Cup Mario Circuit • Coconut Mall • DK Summit • Wario's Gold Mine
Star Cup Daisy Circuit • Koopa Cape • Maple Treeway • Grumble Volcano
Special Cup Dry Dry Ruins • Moonview Highway • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road
Retro Grand Prix Shell Cup GCN Peach Beach • DS Yoshi Falls • SNES Ghost Valley 2 • N64 Mario Raceway
Banana Cup N64 Sherbet Land • GBA Shy Guy Beach • DS Delfino Square • GCN Waluigi Stadium
Leaf Cup DS Desert Hills • GBA Bowser Castle 3 • N64 DK's Jungle Parkway • GCN Mario Circuit
Lightning Cup SNES Mario Circuit 3 • DS Peach Gardens • GCN DK Mountain • N64 Bowser's Castle
Battle stages Wii Stages Block Plaza • Delfino Pier • Funky Stadium • Chain Chomp Wheel • Thwomp Desert
Retro Stages SNES Battle Course 4 • GBA Battle Course 3 • N64 Skyscraper • GCN Cookie Land • DS Twilight House
Tournament arena Galaxy Colosseum
Other
Items and objects Item Box items Banana • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bullet Bill • Fake Item Box • Golden Mushroom • Green Shell • Lightning • Mega Mushroom • Mushroom • POW Block • Red Shell • Spiny Shell • Super Star • Thunder Cloud • Triple Bananas • Triple Green Shells • Triple Mushrooms • Triple Red Shells
Other Barrel Cannon • Cannon • Coin • Dash Panel • Halfpipe-style boost ramp • Hot-air balloon • Launch Star • Leaf pile • Mushroom Trampoline • Ramp • Trophy
Background characters and species Big Cheep Cheep • Birdo • Boo • Delfino Oak Tree • Goomba • Hammer Bro • Lakitu • Mii • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Noki • Petey Piranha • Penguin • Pianta • Shy Guy • Sledge Bro • Toad • Unagi • Yoshi • Yoshi's Egg
Enemies and obstacles Angry Sun • Baby Penguin • Big Pokey • Bob-omb Car • Boulder • Bowser Statue • Car • Cargo truck • Cataquack • Chain Chomp • Crusher • Delfino Oak Tree • Falling Pillar • Fire • Fire Bar • Fire Chain • Fire Snake • Ghost • Giant Wiggler • Goomba • Ice • Koopa Zapper • Lava • Lava Geyser • Mecha Bowser • Mecha Piranha Plant • Mine Cart • Monty Mole • Moo Moo • Oil slick • Penguin • Piranha Plant • Podoboo • Pokey • Shy Guy Galleon • Shy Guy Snowboarder • Sidestepper • Spiky Topman • Swoop • Thwomp • Warp Pipe • Volcanic debris
Techniques Drift • Hop • Mini-Turbo • Rocket Start • Slipstream • Spin Turn • Trick • Wheelie
Battle modes Balloon Battle • Coin Runners
Music "Chain Chomp Wheel" • "Coconut Mall" • "Daisy Circuit" • "Delfino Pier" • "DK Summit" • "Dry Dry Ruins" • "Luigi Circuit" • "Maple Treeway" • "Moo Moo Meadows" • "Mushroom Gorge" • "Rainbow Road" • "Thwomp Desert" • "Toad's Factory" • "Wario's Gold Mine"
Miscellaneous Cowboy Jed • Daisy Cruiser • Emblem • Finish line • Gallery • Glitches • Item probability distributions • Iwata Asks • Jed Junior • Mario Kart Channel tournaments • Mario Kart Wii Grand Prix • Mario Kart Wii item-matching game • Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack • Pre-release and unused content • Quick Poll • Sponsors • Staff • Trading cards
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