Secret Course

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"Secret Course"
"Secret Course" in Super Mario Sunshine
The Secret of Ricco Tower from Super Mario Sunshine
Composed by:
Unknown
Key C major
First appearance Super Mario Sunshine (2002)
Latest appearance Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023)

"Secret Course"[1] is a recurring musical theme that plays in secret courses in Super Mario Sunshine. The theme is a group a cappella arrangement of "Ground BGM" from Super Mario Bros.

Reuses[edit]

The following list does not include ports or remakes of Super Mario Sunshine.

Work Description
Super Mario 64 DS "Secret Course" plays in the Trampoline Time and Trampoline Terror minigames.
New Super Mario Bros. "Secret Course" plays in the Trampoline Time minigame. It is titled "Trampoline Time" in the Nintendo Music app.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder "Secret Course" plays in the level Break Time! Raise the Stage.

Arrangements[edit]

Mario & Zelda Big Band Live[edit]

The Mario & Zelda Big Band Live concerts, held on September 14, 2003 at Nihon Seinenkan Hall in Tokyo, Japan, included a group a cappella arrangement of "Secret Course" from Super Mario Sunshine performed by The Big Band of Rogues titled 「マリオ・スキャットバージョン (GC:「スーパーマリオサンシャイン」より)」 (Mario Sukyatto Bājon (GC: `Sūpā Mario Sanshain' Yori), "Mario Scat Version (GC: From "Super Mario Sunshine")"). This arrangement is included exclusively on the CD release of the concert's recordings.

Gallery[edit]

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario Sunshine Nintendo GameCube 2002 Original "Secret Course"[1]
Super Mario 64 DS Nintendo DS 2004 Original
New Super Mario Bros. Nintendo DS 2006 Original "Trampoline Time"[2]
Super Mario 3D All-Stars Nintendo Switch 2020 Original "Secret Course"[1]
Super Mario Bros. Wonder Nintendo Switch 2023 Original "Break Time! Raise the Stage"[2]

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Mario & Zelda Big Band Live CD 2003 Arrangement 「マリオ・スキャットバージョン (GC:「スーパーマリオサンシャイン」より)」 (Mario Sukyatto Bājon (GC: `Sūpā Mario Sanshain' Yori)) Shigeo Nukita
Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection 2005 Original 「ヒミツコース」 (Himitsu Kōsu) Koji Kondo[3]
The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music 2015 Original 「ヒミツコース」 (Himitsu Kōsu) Koji Kondo
Super Mario Sunshine Original Soundtrack 2020 Original "Secret Course"

Live performances[edit]

Event Year Location Type Title Credits
Mario & Zelda Big Band Live 2003 Nihon Seinenkan Hall, Tokyo, Japan Arrangement 「マリオ・スキャットバージョン (GC:「スーパーマリオサンシャイン」より)」 (Mario Sukyatto Bājon (GC: `Sūpā Mario Sanshain' Yori))[4] Shigeo Nukita

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Super Mario Sunshine Original Soundtrack
  2. ^ a b Nintendo Music
  3. ^ Kondo, Koji, and Shinobu Tanaka (2005, Sep. 21). SUPER MARIO SOUND COLLECTION (CD). Scitron Discs (Japanese). Bundled with Nintendo DREAM Vol. 139. Details archived on VGMdb.
  4. ^ Mario & Zelda Big Band Live CD tracklist