Sky-High Sundae (theme)
| "Sky-High Sundae" | |||
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| "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) | ||
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"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.
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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.
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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.
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Gallery[edit]
- Image for "Sky-High Sundae (Intro)" 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 | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Nintendo Switch | 2022[a] | Original | "Sky-High Sundae"[1] | |
| 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] | |
| "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 | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)" | |
| Past arrangement (Mario Kart World) | "Sky-High Sundae" |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | 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]
| Mario Kart World music | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Courses | Race courses | New courses | "Acorn Heights" • "Boo Cinema" • "Bowser's Castle" ("Opening (Lightning Cup)") • "Cheep Cheep Falls" ("Opening (Leaf Cup)") • "Crown City" • "Dandelion Depths" ("Opening (Leaf Cup)") • "DK Spaceport" ("Opening (Mushroom Cup)") • "Dry Bones Burnout" ("Opening (Leaf Cup)") • "Faraway Oasis" • "Great ? Block Ruins" • "Mario Bros. Circuit" ("Opening (Mushroom Cup)" · "Replay" · "Trophy Theme") • "Peach Stadium" • "Rainbow Road" ("Results Screen (Rainbow Road)" · "Victory Lap (Rainbow Road)") • "Salty Salty Speedway" • "Starview Peak" • "Whistlestop Summit" ("Opening (Mushroom Cup)") |
| Returning courses | "Airship Fortress" ("Opening (Flower Cup)") • "Choco Mountain" ("Opening (Lightning Cup)") • "Desert Hills" • "Dino Dino Jungle" • "DK Pass" • "Koopa Troopa Beach" • "Mario Circuit" • "Moo Moo Meadows" • "Peach Beach" ("Opening (Banana Cup)") • "Shy Guy Bazaar" • "Sky-High Sundae" • "Toad's Factory" • "Wario Shipyard" • "Wario Stadium" ("Opening (Flower Cup)") | ||
| Battle courses | "Battle Course" (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!) • "Battle Course" (Mario Kart DS) • "Battle Course" (Mario Kart 64) • "Battle Course" (Super Mario Kart) • "Battle Stadium" • "Chain Chomp Wheel" • "Delfino Pier" • "Thwomp Desert" | ||
| Cups | "Opening (Shell Cup)" • "Opening (Special Cup)" • "Opening (Star Cup)" | ||
| Arrangements | Mario Kart arrangements | Super Mario Kart | "Bowser Castle" • "Choco Island" • "Donut Plains" • "Ghost Valley" • "Koopa Beach" • "Rainbow Road" • "Staff Credits" • "Title Screen" • "Vanilla Lake" |
| Mario Kart 64 | "Character Select" • "DK's Jungle Parkway" • "Frappe Snowland" • "Kalimari Desert" • "Koopa Troopa Beach" • "Moo Moo Farm" • "Rainbow Road" • "Results Screen" • "Title Screen" • "Toad's Turnpike" | ||
| Mario Kart: Super Circuit | "Bowser Castle" • "Cheese Land" • "Peach Circuit" • "Rainbow Road" • "Ribbon Road" • "Riverside Park" • "Shy Guy Beach" • "Yoshi Desert" | ||
| Mario Kart: Double Dash!! | "Baby Park" • "Dry Dry Desert" • "Luigi Circuit" • "Mushroom Bridge" • "Rainbow Road" • "Sherbet Land" | ||
| Mario Kart DS | "Cheep Cheep Beach" • "Delfino Square" • "Figure-8 Circuit" • "Luigi's Mansion" • "Peach Gardens" • "Rainbow Road" • "Shroom Ridge" • "Staff Credits" • "Tick-Tock Clock" • "Waluigi Pinball" • "Yoshi Falls" | ||
| Mario Kart Wii | "Coconut Mall" • "Daisy Circuit" • "DK Summit" • "Dry Dry Ruins" • "Grumble Volcano" • "Luigi Circuit" • "Maple Treeway" • "Moonview Highway" • "Mushroom Gorge" • "Rainbow Road" • "Staff Credits A" • "Wario's Gold Mine" | ||
| Mario Kart 7 | "Bowser's Castle" • "Daisy Hills" • "Music Park" • "Piranha Plant Slide" • "Rainbow Road" • "Rock Rock Mountain" • "Rosalina's Ice World" • "Toad Circuit" | ||
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | "Bone-Dry Dunes" • "Cloudtop Cruise" • "Dolphin Shoals" • "Dragon Driftway" • "Electrodrome" • "Ice Ice Outpost" • "Mario Circuit" • "Mario Kart 8" • "Rainbow Road" • "Shy Guy Falls" • "Sunshine Airport" • "Super Bell Subway" • "Sweet Sweet Canyon" • "Thwomp Ruins" • "Toad Harbor" • "Twisted Mansion" • "Water Park" • "Wild Woods" | ||
| Mario Kart Tour | "Bangkok Rush" • "Merry Mountain" • "Ninja Hideaway" • "Los Angeles Laps" • "Singapore Speedway" • "Tokyo Blur" • "Vancouver Velocity" | ||
| Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit | "Title Screen" | ||
| Super Mario arrangements | Super Mario Bros. | "Ending" • "Game Over" • "Ground BGM" • "Underground BGM" • "Underwater BGM" | |
| Super Mario Bros. 2 | "Ground BGM" • "Please Select Player" • "Underground BGM" | ||
| Super Mario Bros. 3 | "Airship BGM" • "Athletic BGM" • "Course Clear" • "Ending" • "Fortress Boss BGM" • "Ground BGM" • "Overworld Medley (Super Mario Bros. 3)" • "Underwater BGM" | ||
| Super Mario Land | "Ground BGM" • "Underground BGM" | ||
| Super Mario World | "Ending" • "Ground BGM" ("Bonus Game BGM" · "Castle BGM" · "Underground BGM" · "Underwater BGM") • "Koopalings BGM" • "Overworld Medley (Super Mario World)" • "Title BGM" | ||
| Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins | "Main Theme" | ||
| Super Mario 64 | "Bowser's Road" • "Bowser's Theme" • "Dire, Dire Docks" • "File Select" • "Peach's Castle" • "Piranha Plant's Lullaby" • "Staff Roll" • "Title Theme" ("Cool, Cool Mountain" · "Slider") | ||
| Super Mario Sunshine | "Delfino Plaza" ("Ricco Harbor") • "Secret Course - Sky and Sea" | ||
| New Super Mario Bros. | "Castle BGM" • "Ground BGM" | ||
| Super Mario Galaxy | "Buoy Base Galaxy" • "Egg Planet" • "Enter Bowser Jr.!" • "Final Battle with Bowser" • "Gusty Garden Galaxy" • "Purple Comet" • "Rosalina in the Observatory 3" • "Space Junk Road" | ||
| New Super Mario Bros. Wii | "Beach Theme" • "Castle BGM" • "Castle Boss" • "Credits Theme 1" • "Desert BGM" • "Underwater BGM" • "Volcano BGM" | ||
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | "Bowser's Galaxy Generator" • "Cloudy Court Galaxy" • "Digga-Leg" • "Melty Monster Galaxy" • "Puzzle Plank Galaxy" • "Starship Mario 1" • "Sky Station Galaxy" • "The Starship's Journey" • "Yoshi Star Galaxy" | ||
| Super Mario 3D Land | "Beach Theme" • "Ground Theme" • "Snow Mountain Theme" | ||
| New Super Mario Bros. U | "Ground Theme" | ||
| Super Mario 3D World | "A Boss Approaches" ("Bowser's Highway Showdown" · "World 8") • "Athletic Theme" • "Captain Toad Goes Forth" • "Double Cherry Pass" • "Hands-On Hall" • "Hisstocrat" • "Piranha Creeper Creek" • "Shifty Boo Mansion" • "Sprawling Savanna" • "Super Bell Hill" | ||
| Super Mario Maker | "Title Screen" | ||
| Super Mario Odyssey | "Break Free (Lead the Way)" • "Fossil Falls" • "Jump Up, Super Star!" • "Peronza Plaza" • "Shiveria Town" • "Steam Gardens" • "Tostarena Ruins" | ||
| Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury | "Attack! Bowser's Fury" • "Plessie Ride!" | ||
| Yoshi arrangements | Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | "Athletic BGM" • "Bowser" • "Flower Field BGM" • "Opening Melody" • "Stage Boss" • "Stage Start" | |
| Yoshi's Story | "Yoshi's Song" • "Yoshi's Tale" | ||
| Other arrangements | Mario Paint | "Flyswatter Level 1" • "Painting Mode 1" | |
| Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 | "Main Theme" | ||
| Donkey Kong Country | "DK Island Swing" | ||
| Luigi's Mansion | "Title Theme (Humming)" | ||
| WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! | "Voices Being Carried on the Waves" | ||
| Flipnote Studio | "Mario Drawing Song" | ||
| Other | "Awards Ceremony (1st – 3rd Place)" ("Trophy Theme") • "Final Lap Fanfare" • "Mario Kart 64 Title Screen" ("Victory Lap (Rainbow Road)") • "Mission Clear" • "Results Screen" • "Staff Credits" • "Staff Credits" (Mario Kart 64) ("Special Cup Appears" · "Trophy Theme" · "Victory Lap" · "Victory Lap (Rainbow Road)") • "Super Star" • "Title Theme" ("Opening (Knockout Tour)" · "Replay" · "Course Select" · "Special Cup Appears" · "Spectating") | ||