Sweet Sweet Canyon (theme)
| "Sweet Sweet Canyon" | |
|---|---|
| "Sweet Sweet Canyon" in Mario Kart 8 | |
Image from Nintendo Music | |
| Composed by: Shiho Fujii | |
| Key | C major |
| BPM | 124 |
| Time signature | 2 2 |
| First appearance | Mario Kart 8 (2014) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart World (2025) |
- “We wanted a cute and cuddly feel for this candy-filled world, so we wanted to use toy-like sounds along with a light and breezy violin.”
- —Liner notes in the Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack
"Sweet Sweet Canyon"[1][2] is a musical theme composed by Shiho Fujii that appears in Mario Kart 8, where it plays in the course of the same name.
Reuses[edit]
The following list does not include ports or remakes of Mario Kart 8.
| Work | Description |
|---|---|
| Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit | "Sweet Sweet Canyon" plays in Glazed Gardens. |
Arrangements[edit]
Mario Kart 8[edit]
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.
 Sweet Sweet Canyon (Frontrunning) - The remix heard in Mario Kart 8 | File info 0:30 |
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, an arrangement of "Sweet Sweet Canyon," titled "Sweet Sweet Kingdom,"[1] plays in the battle course of the same name.
| Sweet Sweet Kingdom - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | File info 0:30 |
Mario Kart World[edit]
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Mario Kart World features jazz and lo-fi arrangements of "Sweet Sweet Canyon", both of which play exclusively in Free Roam. As with other arrangements of themes from Mario Kart 8, the source game listed in the game's pause menu is Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
The jazz arrangement is titled "Sweet Sweet Canyon (Jazz Ver.)" in the pause menu.
The lo-fi arrangement is titled "Sweet Sweet Canyon (Electro Ver.)" in the pause menu. It quotes "Ground BGM" from Super Mario Bros.
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Kart 8 | Wii U | 2014 | Original | "Sweet Sweet Canyon"[1] | Shiho Fujii |
| Remix | |||||
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Nintendo Switch | 2017 | Original | "Sweet Sweet Canyon"[1] | Shiho Fujii |
| Past remix (Mario Kart 8) | |||||
| Arrangement | "Sweet Sweet Kingdom"[1] | ||||
| Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit | 2020 | Original | |||
| Mario Kart World | Nintendo Switch 2 | 2025 | Arrangement | "Sweet Sweet Canyon (Jazz Ver.)"[3] | |
| "Sweet Sweet Canyon (Electro Ver.)"[3] |
Albums[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack | 2015 | Original | "Sweet Sweet Canyon" | Shiho Fujii |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | スイーツキャニオン[1] Suītsu Kyanion |
Sweets Canyon | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 甜点峡谷[1] Tiándiǎn Xiágǔ |
Dessert Canyon | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 甜點峽谷[1] Tiándiǎn Xiágǔ |
Dessert Canyon | |
| Dutch | Zoetekauwcanyon[1] | Sweet Tooth Canyon | |
| French (NOA) | Canyon Gourmand[1] | Greedy Canyon | |
| French (NOE) | Piste aux délices[1] | Track of Delights | |
| German | Zuckersüßer Canyon[1] | Sugar-Sweet Canyon | |
| Italian | Dolce Dolce Canyon[1] | Sweet Sweet Canyon | |
| Korean | 스위트 캐니언[1] Seuwiteu Kaenieon |
Sweet Canyon | |
| Portuguese | Desfiladeiro Doce[1] | Sweet Canyon | |
| Russian | Каньон сладостей[1] Kan'on sladostey |
Sweets Canyon | |
| Spanish | Barranco Goloso[1] | Sweet Tooth Gorge |
