Sky-High Sundae (theme)

"Sky-High Sundae"
	"Sky-High Sundae" in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
	; Image from Nintendo Music
	Composed by:; Unknown
Genre	Jazz fusion
Key	D Mixolydian
First appearance	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Booster Course Pass, Wave 2) (2022)
Latest appearance	Mario Kart World (2025)
Quoted by
	"Staff Credits (Booster Course Pass)" (Mario Kart 8 Deluxe)

"Sky-High Sundae"^[1] is a musical theme in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Booster Course Pass DLC, where it plays in the race course of the same name.

History[edit]

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

Wave 2 of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Booster Course Pass marks the first appearance of "Sky-High Sundae". A looping drum set beat is added to the instrumentation whenever the player is driving at top speed while in first place.

An arrangement of "Sky-High Sundae" plays during the staff credits of the Booster Course Pass approximately 3 minutes and 48 seconds in. It is titled "Staff Credits (Booster Course Pass)" in the Nintendo Music app.

Sky-High Sundae (Frontrunning) - The remix heard in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	File info 0:30

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Mario Kart Tour[edit]

In Mario Kart Tour, an arrangement of "Sky-High Sundae" plays in the race course of the same name. It is similar to the original Mario Kart 8 Deluxe version, except it uses entirely synthesized instrumentation rather than live-performed instruments.

Sky-High Sundae - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart Tour	File info 0:30

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Mario Kart World[edit]

In Mario Kart World, an arrangement of "Sky-High Sundae" plays when racing in the course of the same name. It is very similar to the original Mario Kart 8 Deluxe version, except it is mixed and mastered differently. The percussion track in particular is punchier and much more prominent. In Knockout Tour, approaching the next checkpoint causes the theme to transition into a coda.

When approaching Sky-High Sundae from a route or during a rally before reaching the course's finish line, a simple prelude arrangement of "Sky-High Sundae" plays. It is titled "Sky-High Sundae (Intro)" in the Nintendo Music app. A remix of "Sky-High Sundae (Intro)" that omits the piano and bass plays during the rolling start of the Ice Rally.

The theme that plays during the intro cutscene for the Star Cup quotes "Sky-High Sundae (Intro)" when the course is being shown. It is titled "Opening (Star Cup)" in the Nintendo Music app.

Sky-High Sundae (Intro) - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart World	File info 0:30

Sky-High Sundae (Intro) (Knockout Tour) - The remix heard in Mario Kart World	File info 0:30

Sky-High Sundae - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart World	File info 0:30

Sky-High Sundae - The coda heard in Mario Kart World	File info 0:05

Opening (Star Cup) - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart World	File info 0:30

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Gallery[edit]

Image for "Staff Credits (Booster Course Pass)" from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Nintendo Music
Image for "Sky-High Sundae (Intro)" from Mario Kart World on Nintendo Music
Image for "Sky-High Sundae" from Mario Kart World on Nintendo Music
Image for "Opening (Star Cup)" from Mario Kart World on Nintendo Music

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work	System	Year	Type	Title
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	Nintendo Switch	2022^[a]	Original	"Sky-High Sundae"^[1]
		2022^[a]	Remix
		2023^[b]	Arrangement	"Staff Credits (Booster Course Pass)"^[1]
Mario Kart Tour	iOS, Android	2022^[c]	Arrangement
Mario Kart World	Nintendo Switch 2	2025	Pastiche	"Opening (Star Cup)"^[2]
			Pastiche	"Sky-High Sundae (Intro)"^[2]
			Remix
			Arrangement	"Sky-High Sundae"^[2]

^ Added in Wave 2 of the Booster Course Pass on August 4, 2022
^ Added in Wave 6 of the Booster Course Pass on November 8, 2023
^ Added in the 2022 Sundae Tour on August 10, 2022

Albums[edit]

Work	Year	Type	Title
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo Music)	2024	Original	"Sky-High Sundae"
Mario Kart World (Nintendo Music)	2026	Past pastiche (Mario Kart World)	"Sky-High Sundae (Intro)"
Mario Kart World (Nintendo Music)	2026	Past arrangement (Mario Kart World)	"Sky-High Sundae"

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning	Ref.
Japanese	アイスビルディング Aisu Birudingu	Ice Building or Ice Cream Building	^[1]
Chinese (Simplified)	冰品摩天楼 Bīngpǐn Mótiānlóu	Frozen-Dessert Skyscraper	^[1]
Chinese (Traditional)	冰品摩天樓 Bīngpǐn Mótiānlóu	Frozen-Dessert Skyscraper	^[1]
Dutch	Stracciatellastraat	Stracciatella Street	^[1]
French	Cité sorbet	Sorbet City	^[1]
German	Eiscreme-Eskapade	Ice Cream Escapade	^[1]
Italian	Cieli stracciatella	Stracciatella Skies	^[1]
Korean	아이스크림 빌딩 Aiseukeurim Bilding	Ice Cream Building	^[1]
Portuguese	Céus Gelados	Icy Skies	^[1]
Russian	Пломбирный пробег Plombirnyy probeg	Ice Cream Run	^[1]
Spanish	Cielos Helados	Icy Skies or Ice Cream Skies	^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo Music)
^ ^a ^b ^c Mario Kart World (Nintendo Music)

[2] Added in Wave 2 of the Booster Course Pass on August 4, 2022

[3] Added in Wave 6 of the Booster Course Pass on November 8, 2023

[4] Added in the 2022 Sundae Tour on August 10, 2022

[MK8DXNM-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo Music)

[MKWorldNM-5] Mario Kart World (Nintendo Music)

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