Stonecarving City (theme)
| "Stonecarving City" | |
|---|---|
| "Stonecarving City" in Wario Land: Shake It! | |
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| Composed by: Minako Hamano | |
| First appearance | Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) |
| Latest appearance | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) |
"Stonecarving City," also known as "Ruins," is a musical theme composed by Minako Hamano for Wario Land: Shake It!, where it plays in the levels Stonecarving City and Launchpad Labyrinth.
Reuses[edit]
| Game | Description |
|---|---|
| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | "Stonecarving City," under the name "Ruins (Wario Land: Shake It!)," appears as a song in this game, where it can play on the Gamer stage. |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | "Stonecarving City," under the name "Ruins - Wario Land: Shake It!," appears as a song in this game, where it can be played on any Super Smash Bros.- or WarioWare-series stage. |
Arrangements[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
Two brief arrangements of "Stonecarving City" appear in Super Smash Bros. Brawl; the first is incorporated into "Waluigi Pinball," and the second serves as Wario's victory theme. Interestingly, both these arrangements predate the original; Super Smash Bros. Brawl released in January 2008, while Wario Land: Shake It! released later that year.
According to an interview with Tomoya Tomita (the composer of Wario Land: Shake It!), "Stonecarving City" was a music piece he received from Nintendo, so the theme was presumably composed for Super Smash Bros. Brawl first and then repurposed for Wario Land: Shake It!. He believes the pieces he received were composed by Minako Hamano.[1]
"Waluigi Pinball" reappears in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, where it can play on the Mario Circuit (Brawl) stage, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where it can play on any Super Smash Bros.- or Mario Kart-series stage. In the latter, it is renamed to "Waluigi Pinball - Mario Kart DS."
Wario's victory theme returns in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, serving the same purpose. In Ultimate, the theme is sped up slightly to compensate for the game's faster victory screens.
 Waluigi Pinball - The "Stonecarving City" part of the arrangement. | File info |
| Wario Victory Theme - The arrangement in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. | File info |
Wario Land: Shake It![edit]
In addition to the original theme, an Afro-Cuban jazz arrangement of "Stonecarving City" plays as the "escape" theme for Stonecarving City, Launchpad Labyrinth, and Run-Down Pyramid. This arrangement is titled "Launchpad Labyrinth" in the Media Room.
| Launchpad Labyrinth - The arrangement in Wario Land: Shake It!. | File info |
Mario Party 10[edit]
An arrangement of "Stonecarving City" appears in Mario Party 10. It is called "Wario's Theme" in the sound test, and it plays during Wario's turn during amiibo Party. It has a very different instrumentation compared to the original, featuring a horn, triangle, and piano.
| Wario's Theme - The arrangement in Mario Party 10. | File info |
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Wii | 2008 | Arrangement | "Waluigi Pinball" | Kentaro Ishizaka |
| Wario Land: Shake It! | Wii | 2008 | Original | "Stonecarving City" | Minako Hamano |
| Arrangement | "Launchpad Labyrinth" | ||||
| Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo 3DS | 2014 | Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) | ||
| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | Wii U | 2014 | Original | "Ruins (Wario Land: Shake It!)" | Minako Hamano |
| Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) | "Waluigi Pinball" | Kentaro Ishizaka | |||
| Mario Party 10 | Wii U | 2015 | Arrangement | "Wario's Theme" | |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Nintendo Switch | 2018 | Original | "Ruins - Wario Land: Shake It!" | Minako Hamano |
| Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) | "Waluigi Pinball - Mario Kart DS" | Kentaro Ishizaka | |||
| Remix |
References[edit]
- ^ "Minako Hamano-san is also listed as a music credit. Did you two collaborate together? We didn't actually collaborate. Right when I began the project, Nintendo sent me three pieces used in previous Wario titles (one of which was Greenhorn Ruins) and said, "Here—use these." I imagine Hamano-san composed those. [...] In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Wario's victory theme was an arrangement of the Stonecarving City theme from Shake It!, which hadn't yet come out. Were you involved in this special cameo? No, that was another piece I received from Nintendo. I didn't do anything for Brawl." – Anthony Palone, Tomoya Tomita (March 17, 2017). An Interview with Game Composer Tomoya Tomita. Translated by Masked Man. Hey Poor Player (English). Retrieved October 14, 2024. (Archived February 12, 2025 via Wayback Machine.)
