Staff Credits (Mario Kart 64 theme)
| "Staff Credits" | |
|---|---|
| "Staff Credits" in Mario Kart 64 | |
 Image from Nintendo Music | |
| Composed by: Kenta Nagata | |
| Key | E major |
| First appearance | Mario Kart 64 (1996) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart World (2025) |
"Staff Credits,"[1] also known as "Victory Lap"[2][3] or "Staff Roll,"[4] is a musical theme composed by Kenta Nagata for the staff credits in Mario Kart 64.
The majority of the theme features a four-note piano pattern that has been arranged extensively in Mario Kart 7 and subsequent games. It incorporates several loose quotes of "Super Mario Kart Title Screen" and "Rainbow Road." The bassline is also based on the latter theme's.
History[edit]
Mario Kart series[edit]
Mario Kart 64[edit]
Mario Kart 64 marks the first appearance of "Staff Credits." It is also included in the official soundtrack albums Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks, Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack, and Mario Kart 64: Greatest Hits Soundtrack.
Mario Kart: Double Dash!![edit]
In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, the theme that plays during the staff credits incorporates an arrangement of "Staff Credits" in the first section.
 Staff Credits | File info 0:30 |
Mario Kart 7[edit]
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- Main article: Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 7 theme)
Mario Kart 7 features several arrangements of "Staff Credits."
The theme that plays in the single-player menu, titled "Selection Screen" in the Nintendo Music app, is a fast, synth pluck arrangement of "Staff Credits." When choosing the game mode, the original rhythm is retained, but when choosing a character, the motif is played on every eighth note.
The theme that played in the Local Multiplayer menu, titled "Selection Screen (Wireless)" in the Nintendo Music app, is similar to the first variation of "Selection Screen," but has the bass taken out and the cymbal reduced to a note every two beats.
The first three notes of the theme that played when spectating players online, likewise titled "Spectating" in the Nintendo Music app, are a brief arrangement of "Staff Credits."
The theme that plays in Rock Rock Mountain, likewise titled "Rock Rock Mountain" in the Nintendo Music app, incorporates an arrangement of "Staff Credits" in the last section. A looping drum set beat is layered on top of the track whenever the player is driving at top speed while in first place.
The theme that plays in Rainbow Road, likewise titled "Rainbow Road" in the Nintendo Music app, incorporates an arrangement of "Staff Credits" throughout the first halves of the first and second sections. The motif is played on a backing synth pluck and every eighth note, similarly to "Selection Screen." The theme also incorporates another brief arrangement in the last section that retains the original rhythm, similar to the one in "Rock Rock Mountain."
| Selection Screen - The first variation of "Selection Screen." | File info |
| Selection Screen - The second variation of "Selection Screen." | File info |
| Selection Screen (Wireless) | File info |
| Spectating | File info 0:09 |
| Rainbow Road - The first arrangement of "Staff Credits" heard in "Rainbow Road." | File info |
Mario Kart 8[edit]
The theme that plays during the cutscene reviewing the races and players' placements after each Grand Prix, titled "Current Standings" in the Nintendo Music app, incorporates an arrangement of "Staff Credits."
A similar arrangement is incorporated into the theme that plays in the final results screen when placing first, second or third, titled "Trophy Theme A" in the Nintendo Music app.
The theme that plays in the same screen when tying or placing fourth or below, titled "Trophy Theme B" in the Nintendo Music app, is an arrangement of "Staff Credits." It is twenty bars long, divided into five sections; the motif is played in the first four, with some transposition on the second and fourth.
All three of these arrangements were arranged by Ryo Nagamatsu
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe features several appearances of "Staff Credits."
All three of Mario Kart 8's arrangements return for the same purpose.
As part of Wave 3 of the Booster Course Pass, Rock Rock Mountain returns as a classic course, and with it a remastered version of "Rock Rock Mountain," titled "3DS Rock Rock Mountain" in the Nintendo Music app. Much like in Mario Kart 7, an additional, looping drum set beat is layered on top of the instrumentation whenever the player is driving at top speed while in first place.
In the Music menu, switching between the base game, Battle, and Booster Course Pass courses plays the first three notes of "Staff Credits"'s four-note pattern.
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
"Current Standings" from Mario Kart 8 returns, and plays when clearing every cup in a tour.
A source quality version of "Rock Rock Mountain" from Mario Kart 7 plays in 3DS Rock Rock Mountain.
Mario Kart World[edit]
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Mario Kart World features four arrangements of "Staff Credits."
Much like in Mario Kart 8, an arrangement of "Staff Credits" is incorporated into both the awards ceremony theme after each Grand Prix and the trophy screen theme.
The cutscene that plays before unlocking the Special Cup incorporates a loose arrangement of "Staff Credits."
The Special Cup variation of the awards ceremony theme retains the arrangement of "Staff Credits."
Other appearances[edit]
Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit[edit]
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The Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit album features a funk arrangement of "Staff Credits," titled "staff roll." This arrangement was arranged by Kohsyoh Ohtake, Masaharu Takeda, and Izuru Aki.
Gallery[edit]
Image for "Rock Rock Mountain" from Mario Kart 7 on Nintendo Music
Image for "Rainbow Road" from Mario Kart 7 on Nintendo Music
Image for "Selection Screen" from Mario Kart 7 on Nintendo Music
Image for "Selection Screen (Wireless)" from Mario Kart 7 on Nintendo Music
Image for "Spectating" from Mario Kart 7 on Nintendo Music
Image for "Current Standings" from Mario Kart 8 on Nintendo Music
Image for "Trophy Theme A" from Mario Kart 8 on Nintendo Music
Image for "Trophy Theme B" from Mario Kart 8 on Nintendo Music
Image for "3DS Rock Rock Mountain" from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Nintendo Music
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List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
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| Mario Kart 64 | Nintendo 64 | 1996 | Original | "Staff Credits"[1] | Kenta Nagata |
| Mario Kart: Double Dash!! | Nintendo GameCube | 2003 | Arrangement | ||
| Mario Kart 7 | Nintendo 3DS | 2011 | Arrangement | "Rock Rock Mountain"[1] | |
| "Rainbow Road"[1] | |||||
| "Selection Screen"[1] | |||||
| "Selection Screen (Wireless)"[1] | |||||
| "Spectating"[1] | |||||
| Mario Kart 8 | Wii U | 2014 | Arrangement | "Current Standings"[1] | Ryo Nagamatsu |
| "Trophy Theme A"[1] | |||||
| "Trophy Theme B"[1] | |||||
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Nintendo Switch | 2017 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) | "Current Standings"[1] | |
| "Trophy Theme A"[1] | |||||
| "Trophy Theme B"[1] | |||||
| 2022[g 1] | Arrangement | "3DS Rock Rock Mountain"[1] | |||
| 2023[g 2] | Sound effects | ||||
| Mario Kart Tour | iOS, Android | 2019 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) | "Current Standings"[1] | Ryo Nagamatsu |
| Past arrangement (Mario Kart 7) | "Rock Rock Mountain"[1] | ||||
| Mario Kart World | Nintendo Switch 2 | 2025 | Arrangement | ||
- ^ Added in Wave 3 of the Booster Course Pass on December 7, 2022
- ^ Added in Ver. 3.0.0 on November 8, 2023
Albums[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks | 1997 | Original | "Victory Lap" | Kenta Nagata |
| Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack | "Staff Roll" | |||
| Mario Kart 64: Greatest Hits Soundtrack | "Victory Lap" | |||
| Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit | Arrangement | "staff roll" | Kohsyoh Ohtake, Masaharu Takeda, Izuru Aki | |
| Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack | 2015 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) | "Current Standings" | Ryo Nagamatsu |
| "Congratulations!" | ||||
| "Nice Try!" |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | スタッフクレジット[1] Sutaffu Kurejitto |
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