Staff Credits (Mario Kart 64 theme)
| "Staff Credits" | |
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| "Staff Credits" in Mario Kart 64 | |
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| 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 in Mario Kart 64 composed by Kenta Nagata, where it plays during the staff credits.
The majority of the theme features a 2̂-1̂-5̂-5̂ motif played on a piano that has been arranged extensively in Mario Kart 7 and subsequent games. It also incorporates several loose quotes of "Mario Kart 64 Title Screen" and "Rainbow Road" from the same game on an electric guitar. 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 the 2̂-1̂-5̂-5̂ motif in the first section.
 Staff Credits | File info 0:30 |
Mario Kart 7[edit]
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- Main articles: Rock Rock Mountain (theme), Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 7 theme)
In Mario Kart 7, the 2̂-1̂-5̂-5̂ motif is incorporated into several themes, with a unique rhythm that would go on to be used in later arrangements of the theme.
The theme that plays in the single-player menu, titled "Selection Screen" on the Nintendo Music app, incorporates a fast, synth pluck arrangement of the 2̂-1̂-5̂-5̂ motif. When choosing the game mode, the unique rhythm is used, 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)" on 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 theme that played when spectating players online, likewise titled "Spectating" on the Nintendo Music app, incorporates the 2̂-1̂-5̂-5̂ motif as its first three notes.
The theme that plays in Rock Rock Mountain, likewise titled "Rock Rock Mountain" on the Nintendo Music app, incorporates an arrangement of the 2̂-1̂-5̂-5̂ motif in the last section.
The theme that plays in Rainbow Road, likewise titled "Rainbow Road" on the Nintendo Music app, incorporates an arrangement of the 2̂-1̂-5̂-5̂ motif 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 unique 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 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
Mario Kart 8 and its Nintendo Switch port, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, feature four arrangements of "Staff Credits".
The theme that plays during the cutscene reviewing the races and players' placements after each Grand Prix, titled "Current Standings" on the Nintendo Music app, incorporates an arrangement of the 2̂-1̂-5̂-5̂ motif on some strings. It was arranged by Ryo Nagamatsu.
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" on the Nintendo Music app. It was arranged by Ryo Nagamatsu.
An arrangement of the 2̂-1̂-5̂-5̂ motif plays in the same screen when tying or placing fourth or below, titled "Trophy Theme B" on the Nintendo Music app. 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. It was arranged by Ryo Nagamatsu.
Exclusively in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Music menu, switching between the base game, Battle, and Booster Course Pass courses plays the first three notes of the 2̂-1̂-5̂-5̂ motif.
| Current Standings | File info 0:30 |
| Trophy Theme A | File info 0:30 |
| Trophy Theme B | File info 0:30 |
 The arrangement of "Staff Credits" in the Music menu. | File info 0:14 |
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
"Current Standings" from Mario Kart 8 returns in Mario Kart Tour, and plays when clearing every cup in a tour.
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 the 2̂-1̂-5̂-5̂ motif is incorporated into both the current standings theme after each Grand Prix and the trophy screen theme.
The cutscene that plays before unlocking the Special Cup incorporates a loose arrangement of the 2̂-1̂-5̂-5̂ motif.
The Special Cup variation of the current standings theme retains the arrangement of the 2̂-1̂-5̂-5̂ motif.
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", as the very last track. It 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
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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[5] |
| "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] | |||||
| 2023[a] | Sound effects | ||||
| Mario Kart Tour | iOS, Android | 2019 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) | Ryo Nagamatsu[5] | |
| Mario Kart World | Nintendo Switch 2 | 2025 | Arrangement | ||
- ^ Added in Ver. 3.0.0 on November 8, 2023
Albums[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
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| 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!" |
Other media[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
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| Nintendo Music | 2024 | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 8) | "Current Standings" | Ryo Nagamatsu[5] |
| "Trophy Theme A" | ||||
| "Trophy Theme B" | ||||
| 2025[a] | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 7) | "Selection Screen" | ||
| "Selection Screen (Wireless)" | ||||
| "Spectating" | ||||
| 2025[b] | Original | "Staff Credits" | Kenta Nagata |
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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