Underground BGM (Super Mario Bros.)
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| "Underground BGM" | |
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| "Underground BGM" in Super Mario Bros. | |
 Image from Nintendo Music | |
| Composed by: Koji Kondo | |
| Key | C Dorian |
| BPM | 200 |
| Time signatures | 3 4, 4 4 |
| First appearance | Super Mario Bros. (1985) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) |
"Underground BGM",[1] also known as "Underground Theme",[2] is a recurring musical theme composed by Koji Kondo, first appearing in World 1-2 of Super Mario Bros. The theme, often associated with underground levels, has become one of the most recognizable and iconic in the Super Mario franchise.[3] Like "Ground BGM", it has seen many reuses and arrangements in later games and media, sometimes as a medley of the two themes.
The original theme is darker than the rest of the soundtrack in Super Mario Bros., being a short, looping tune played mostly in 3
4 time and lasting about 11 seconds.
Composition[edit]
In composing the theme, Kondo said, "It was really concentrated on the space between the notes, and using a few notes to create that feeling of being underground -- that sort of creepy atmosphere is something I really focused on".[4] Super Mario Bros. designer Shigeru Miyamoto has stated that the theme was an "even more perfect fit" than "Ground BGM".[5]
The theme has a similar melody to the jazz instrumental "Let's Not Talk About It" from Lee Ritenour's ninth studio album, Friendship, released in 1979.[6] This is most evident on the funky bassline of "Underground BGM", resembling the opening beat of the song.[7]
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History[edit]
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Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario Bros.[edit]
Super Mario Bros. marks the first appearance of "Underground BGM". It returns in VS. Super Mario Bros. for the same purpose. It is featured on the Super Mario World, Famicom 20th Anniversary Original Sound Tracks Vol.1, Game Sound Museum: Super Mario Bros., Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music, Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection, and The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music albums.
Super Mario Bros. Special[edit]
In Super Mario Bros. Special, an arrangement of "Underground BGM" plays in underground levels, with much simpler instrumentation and a tempo that fluctuates based on the amount of enemies on-screen, similar to "Ground BGM".
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels[edit]
"Underground BGM" returns in Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels alongside the rest of the original game's soundtrack.
Super Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)[edit]
In 1986, a short arrangement of the theme was made for Super Mario Bros. (Game & Watch, Crystal Screen series). This arrangement would reappear unchanged for the Special Edition (1987) and New Wide Screen (1988) versions.
| Underground Theme - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Bros. (Game & Watch) | File info 0:04 |
Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
In Super Mario Bros. 3, an arrangement of "Underground BGM" plays in underground areas and bonus rooms. It also plays in the main levels of Dark Land, with the game's "Ground Theme" being completely absent from that world. This version is the first to play fully in a 4
4 time signature and add a percussion beat at the start of the theme (which carries through the rest of the theme), both traits which would go on to be reused in many of the later arrangements.
"Underground BGM" mainly plays in the following levels:
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Super Mario All-Stars[edit]
For the respective underground levels in Super Mario All-Stars, rather than both the original and Super Mario Bros. 3 versions receiving 16-bit arrangements, a single arrangement of the latter is instead used for Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels and Super Mario Bros. 3.
| Underground BGM - The arrangement heard in Super Mario All-Stars | File info 0:30 |
Super Mario 64[edit]
- See also: Hazy Maze Cave (theme)
In Super Mario 64 and its Nintendo Switch port, Super Mario 3D All-Stars, an extended arrangement of "Underground BGM", titled "Hazy Maze Cave" in the Nintendo Music app and "Cave Dungeon" in the official Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack album, plays in cave areas, including Hazy Maze Cave, Wet-Dry World, Wiggler's cave of Tiny-Huge Island, Behind the Waterfall, the pyramid in Shifting Sand Land, and the igloo in Snowman's Land. New notes were added in this arrangement, and the introduction is a longer, unique melody. The theme's main melody is played on bass guitar. This arrangement also uses a haunting vocal track for certain areas in lieu of the bass guitar, specifically for the Hazy Maze and Underground Lake in Hazy Maze Cave, and for the downtown area in Wet-Dry World. Outside these two courses, the arrangement incorporates both the bass guitar and vocal tracks for the other locations.
Super Mario Advance series[edit]
In the Mario Bros. minigame featured in each game of the Super Mario Advance series, a fast-paced arrangement of "Underground BGM" appears as one of the two regular stage themes, first playing in Phase 5. This arrangement uses the NES bass sound for the main melody.
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Super Mario Sunshine[edit]
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Super Mario Sunshine and its Nintendo Switch port, Super Mario 3D All-Stars, feature several arrangements of "Underground BGM".
The first arrangement, titled "Delfino Airstrip" in the Super Mario 3D All-Stars sound test, plays on the Delfino Airstrip when Mario first arrives. The arrangement is played on strings and piano with backing tropical percussion, and reduces the main motif to only three notes. A unique melody plays during the B section of the arrangement. When revisiting the Delfino Airstrip, "Isle Delfino" plays instead.
When using manholes, an arrangement on marimba and synths plays. This arrangement is titled "Underground" in the Super Mario 3D All-Stars sound test.
A fast-paced techno arrangement plays when Mario chases down Shadow Mario. This arrangement is titled "Shadow Mario" in the Super Mario 3D All-Stars sound test.
In the cutscene where the Grand Pianta Statue appears and Shadow Mario reveals his face, the first six notes of "Underground BGM" plays on an electric guitar. The cutscene's background music is titled "Shadow Mario Appears (Movie)" in the Super Mario 3D All-Stars sound test.
In the cutscene where Shadow Mario kidnaps Princess Peach and leaves for Pinna Park, another arrangement of "Underground BGM" plays. The cutscene's background music is titled "The Kidnapping of Princess Peach (Movie)" in the Super Mario 3D All-Stars sound test.
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]
An updated version of Super Mario Bros. 3's arrangement of "Underground BGM" was created for Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, having less reverberation and more bass guitar-sounding instrumentation (specifically, the slap bass guitar) for the main melody. As with the Super Mario All-Stars version of Super Mario Bros., it is also heard in Classic World 1-2.
| Underground Theme - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 | File info 0:30 |
Super Mario 64 DS[edit]
In Super Mario 64 DS, an arrangement of Super Mario Bros. 3's version of "Underground BGM" (albeit without the introduction) plays in the minigames Coincentration, Intense Coincentration, and Hide and Boo Seek. The main melody is again played on bass guitar.
| Coincentration - The arrangement heard in Super Mario 64 DS | File info 0:19 |
New Super Mario Bros.[edit]
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In New Super Mario Bros., an arrangement of Super Mario Bros. 3's version of "Underground BGM" plays in underground levels, as well as the levels World 8-3 (an underwater level) and World 8-7 (an athletic level). It includes additional percussion, as well as vocals that cause enemies to hop slightly when played. It is titled "Underground Theme" in the Nintendo Music app.
A chiptune version of "Underground BGM" can also be heard approximately three minutes into "Staff Credits", which plays during the game's staff credits.
The arrangement used for minigames in Super Mario 64 DS returns in Coincentration and Hide and Boo Seek as well as the new minigame Whack-a-Monty. It is titled "Whack-a-Monty" in the Nintendo Music app.
| Underground Theme - The arrangement heard in New Super Mario Bros. | File info 0:30 |
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
In Super Mario Galaxy and its Nintendo Switch ports, Super Mario 3D All-Stars and Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2, three arrangements of "Underground BGM" were arranged by the game's main composer Mahito Yokota.
The first, titled "Space Athletic", is a slower-paced, techno arrangement that plays on several galaxies and planets, including Flipswitch Galaxy, Sand Spiral Galaxy, and the interiors of Battlerock Galaxy, Dusty Dune Galaxy's pyramid, and Dreadnought Galaxy.
The second, titled "Interlude", is a much slower-paced, eerie arrangement that plays in areas such as the first area of Ghostly Galaxy and Deep Dark Galaxy, as well as before the boss fight with Dino Piranha and Fiery Dino Piranha after breaking their eggs. This version only uses the theme's first four measures.
The third, titled "Cosmic Comet", is a fast-paced techno arrangement done at 140 beats per minute that mixes in "Ground BGM" from Super Mario Bros. and "Shadow Mario" from Super Mario Sunshine. "Underground BGM" is used as the bassline for the theme, which plays in Cosmic Comet and Fast-Foe Comet missions.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii[edit]
- Main article: Lava Cave / Underground Ruins Theme
In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, an arrangement of "Underground Theme" from New Super Mario Bros. plays in underground levels. Additional percussion can be heard if a player is riding Yoshi.
"Lava Cave / Underground Ruins Theme" incorporates an arrangement of the first few bars of "Underground BGM".
Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
In Super Mario Galaxy 2 and its Nintendo Switch port, Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2, three arrangements of "Underground BGM" appear.
A techno arrangement by Mahito Yokota titled "Beat Block Galaxy" plays in rhythm-based galaxies and planets, including Beat Block Galaxy, Flash Black Galaxy, the gravity-shifting room of Flipsville Galaxy, the final area of Upside Dizzy Galaxy, and the interior of the Undergrunt planet of Battle Belt Galaxy; with elements of the level (such as the Beat Blocks and gravity) changing in time with the music.
A fast-paced arrangement of the first part of "Underground BGM" can also be heard in "Flip-Swap Galaxy", which plays in Flip-Swap Galaxy and Flip-Out Galaxy, alongside the leading melody. This theme was arranged by Mahito Yokota.
An arrangement of "Cosmic Comet" from Super Mario Galaxy that features a higher key and additional notes at the start of the theme plays during the Clone Comet mission "The Shadow Lining" and the Double Time Comet mission "Turning Turning Double Time".
Super Mario 3D Land[edit]
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In Super Mario 3D Land, an arrangement of "Space Athletic" from Super Mario Galaxy plays in underground levels, adding ascending notes at the start of the theme and extra percussion.
A version of the "Cosmic Comet" arrangement from Super Mario Galaxy 2 plays whenever Cosmic Clone is encountered. In this version of the theme, most of the fading cosmic synth pads have been removed.
| Underground Theme - The arrangement heard in Super Mario 3D Land | File info 0:30 |
New Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]
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In New Super Mario Bros. 2, "Underground Theme" from New Super Mario Bros. Wii plays in underground levels. A woodblock is added if Mario or Luigi is in his Raccoon form, and chimes are added if Mario or Luigi touches a Gold Ring.
Additionally, a brief arrangement of "Underground BGM" can be heard 1 minute and 17 seconds into the theme that plays during the game's staff credits.
New Super Mario Bros. U / New Super Luigi U / New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[edit]
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In New Super Mario Bros. U, "Underground Theme" from New Super Mario Bros. Wii plays in underground levels, and the additional percussion heard when riding Yoshi returns. Vocalizations are added to the theme whenever a player holds onto a Baby Yoshi; this remix is titled "Underground Theme (Baby Yoshi)" in the Nintendo Music app. All three versions return in New Super Luigi U, New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U, and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.
Super Mario 3D World / Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]
- “The music for the underground courses in Super Mario games may sound like it always has the same arrangement, but it actually differs subtly each time. Perhaps next time we'll shake things up with a major reworking... Or perhaps not!”
- —Liner notes in the Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack
In Super Mario 3D World and the Nintendo Switch port, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, an arrangement of "Underground BGM titled "Underground Theme" in the game's soundtrack album plays in underground levels. It is directly based on Super Mario 3D Land's rendition, except with descending notes at the start instead of ascending, and additional drums.
| Underground Theme - The arrangement heard in Super Mario 3D World | File info 0:30 |
Super Mario Maker[edit]
In Super Mario Maker, the game styles' original themes return as the default background music for underground-themed courses, and arrangements of each theme that use eight tracks that fade in and out randomly to create a dynamic mix play while editing these courses in the Course Maker.
In underground-themed courses in the Super Mario Bros. game style, "Underground BGM" from Super Mario Bros. plays. In the Course Maker, a jazzy arrangement featuring a piano plays.
For underground-themed courses in the Super Mario Bros. 3 game style, "Underground BGM" from Super Mario Bros. 3 plays. In the Course Maker, a drum-heavy arrangement plays.
In underground-themed courses in the New Super Mario Bros. U game style, "Underground Theme" from New Super Mario Bros. Wii, which was reused in New Super Mario Bros. U, plays. The additional percussion heard when riding Yoshi also returns. In the Course Maker, a synth-heavy arrangement plays.
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| Underground Theme (Course Maker) - Super Mario Bros. 3 | File info 0:30 |
| Underground Theme (Course Maker) - New Super Mario Bros. U | File info 0:30 |
Super Mario Run[edit]
In Super Mario Run, an arrangement of "Underground BGM" plays in underground levels. A more ethereal version of this arrangement which adds bells to the instrumentation plays during Coin Rush.
Super Mario Odyssey[edit]
In Super Mario Odyssey, another arrangement based on "Space Athletic", titled Underground Power Plant" in the Nintendo Music app and "Subterranean 1" in the Music List, plays in several secret areas as well as in the Underground Power Plant in the Metro Kingdom. This version uses a different introduction and backing instrumentation.
An NES chiptune-style arrangement of "Underground Power Plant", formatted as "Underground Power Plant - 8-Bit" in the Nintendo Music app and "Subterranean 1 (8-Bit)" in the Music List, plays when Mario is in a 2D section of an area that uses the theme.
A quieter arrangement of "Underground BGM" based on "Mine Cart Tunnel Throwdown" from Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, titled "Caves" in the Nintendo Music app and "Subterranean 2" in the Music List, plays in the underground area of Jaxi Ruins in the Sand Kingdom, the secret Puzzle Part room in the Lake Kingdom, and the secret wooden block room in the Snow Kingdom.
A version of "Underground BGM" with a slight echo, titled "Projection Room: Underground" in the Nintendo Music app and the Music List, plays in the underground room found in the replica of World 1-1 from Super Mario Bros. found inside New Donk City's Projection Room.
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Super Mario Maker 2[edit]
In Super Mario Maker 2, "Underground BGM", its arrangements from Super Mario Bros. 3 and New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and its Course Maker arrangements from Super Mario Maker return for the same purposes as Super Mario Maker.
For underground-themed courses in the Super Mario 3D World game style, "Underground Theme" from Super Mario 3D World plays. An arrangement using eight tracks that fade in and out randomly to create a dynamic mix plays while editing these courses in the Course Player.
Music box arrangements of "Underground BGM" and its arrangements from Super Mario Bros. 3 and New Super Mario Bros. Wii play during the nighttime version of underground-themed levels in the Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 3, and New Super Mario Bros. U styles respectively.
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| Underground Theme (Night) - Super Mario Bros. | File info 0:30 |
| Underground Theme (Night) - Super Mario Bros. 3 | File info 0:30 |
| Underground Theme (Night) - New Super Mario Bros. U | File info 0:29 |
Super Mario Bros. Wonder[edit]
In Super Mario Bros. Wonder, three arrangements that incorporate "Underground BGM"'s main motif appear.
The first arrangement, titled "Underground Theme" in the Nintendo Music app, plays in underground areas. Much like "Delfino Airstrip" from Super Mario Sunshine, the main motif is reduced to three notes.
The other, quieter arrangement, titled "Poison-Swamp Underground Theme" in the Nintendo Music app, plays in darker levels such as Swamp Pipe Crawl, Light-Switch Mansion, and Another Uncharted Area: Swaying Ruins.
A trombone is added to the main melodies of "Underground Theme" and "Poison-Swamp Underground Theme" when the player is in Elephant form. On the Nintendo Music app, these remixes share the same track as the original in a medley. The same themes fade out their percussion when the player is in a standstill or going through a Warp Pipe.
"Doomy-Gloom Wonder", itself an arrangement of "Ground BGM" from Super Mario Bros., incorporates a repeating arrangement of the last few notes of "Underground BGM". This theme plays during certain Wonder Effects, such as the Flying Battleship ones, or when the player is being chased by Rift Mario.
Super Mario DIC cartoons[edit]
Various arrangements of "Underground BGM" can occasionally be heard in episodes throughout The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! and The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3.
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[edit]
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Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars features two arrangements of "Underground BGM". The first arrangement, titled "Greetings from the Pipes", plays in the Pipe Vault. The second arrangement, titled "The Axem Rangers Burst In", plays as Mario chases the Axem Rangers through Barrel Volcano. Both arrangements were composed by Yoko Shimomura.
Mario Party series[edit]
Mario Party[edit]
The first Mario Party features two arrangements of "Underground BGM". The first arrangement, titled "Option House Theme" in the game's sound test, is a hip-hop arrangement that plays in the Option House and also appears in Mario's Memory Madness. The second arrangement, titled "The Room Underground", plays in the minigames Bombsketball, Pipe Maze, Whack-a-Plant, and Key-pa-Way.
Mario Party 3[edit]
In Mario Party 3, the music that plays in Creepy Cavern, titled as such in the game's sound test, features an arrangement of "Underground BGM".
| Creepy Cavern - 20 second snippet of Creepy Cavern, featuring an arrangement of the Underground Theme | File info 0:20 |
Mario Party 6[edit]
In Mario Party 6, an arrangement of "Underground BGM", titled "Really Long Road" in the game's sound test, plays in Endurance Alley between the first 30 mini-games.
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Mario Party Advance[edit]
In Mario Party Advance, an arrangement plays in the minigames Bob-OOOM!, Floor It!, Switch Way?, Go-go Pogo, and Sort Stack.
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Mario Party 7[edit]
In Mario Party 7, three different arrangements of "Underground BGM", titled "Tough Luck", "Tough Luck Reprise", and "The Tough Luck Remix" in the game's sound test, play in King of the River; they are themselves arrangements of "Really Long Road" from Mario Party 6.
Additionally, an arrangement of the first six notes of "Underground BGM" can be heard in "Neon Nation", which plays in Neon Heights.
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| Neon Nation | File info 0:30 |
Mario Party 8[edit]
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In Mario Party 8, a techno arrangement of "Underground BGM"'s first six notes can be heard during the introduction cutscene of the minigame Grabby Gridiron. In addition, the pianos on the King Boo's Haunted Hideaway board will sometimes play "Underground BGM".
Mario Party DS[edit]
In Mario Party DS, an arrangement of "Underground BGM"'s first six notes, titled "Strike a Pose" in the game's sound test, plays in the minigame Boogie Beam. "Bowser's Pinball Machine", the theme that plays on the Bowser's Pinball Machine board, features a brief arrangement of "Underground BGM".
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Mario Party 9[edit]
In Mario Party 9, an arrangement of "Underground BGM", titled "Choice Challenge" in the game's sound test, plays during Choice Challenge.
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Mario Party: Island Tour[edit]
In Mario Party: Island Tour, an arrangement of "Underground BGM", formatted as "Basement battle! in American English and "Basement Battle" in British English, plays in the minigame Amp My Style.
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Mario Party 10[edit]
In Mario Party 10, an arrangement of "Underground BGM", titled "Going Deep" in the game's sound test, plays in the minigames Blooper Blastoff, Bouncy Bounty, and Pipe Sniper.
"First Come, First Served", which plays in the minigames Magma Meltdown and Platform Push, features a brief synth arrangement of "Underground BGM".
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Super Mario Party[edit]
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In Super Mario Party, during a game of Sound Stage, an arrangement of "Underground BGM" plays during the tutorials of all the minigames.
Mario Party Superstars[edit]
In Mario Party Superstars, an arrangement of "Underground BGM", titled "Setting the Scene" in the game's sound test, plays in the Option House. The Option House itself returns from Mario Party, where it also featured an arrangement of "Underground BGM".
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Mario Golf series[edit]
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Mario Golf for the Nintendo 64, Mario Golf for the Game Boy Color, Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, and Mario Golf: Advance Tour all have arrangements of "Underground BGM" that play when on the green with an under-par putt.
| Under-Par Putt - Under-par putt theme from Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour | File info 0:30 |
Mario Golf: World Tour[edit]
In Mario Golf: World Tour, an arrangement of "Underground BGM" plays when on the green with a par or bogey putt.
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Mario Sports Superstars[edit]
In Mario Sports Superstars, the arrangement of "Underground BGM" from Mario Golf: World Tour is similarly used in the game's golf portion when on the green with a par or bogey putt.
Paper Mario series[edit]
Paper Mario[edit]
In Paper Mario, an arrangement of "Underground BGM" plays in Toad Town Tunnels. This arrangement is played on sine synthesizer, and acts as countermelody to "Toad Town Theme". On the Paper Mario Game Music Soundtrack CD album, the arrangement is included in a medley of other themes heard in Toad Town titled "Toad Town Variations".
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]
In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, a medley of "Underground BGM" from Super Mario Bros., "Castle BGM" from Super Mario World, and "Underground BGM" from Super Mario World plays in the Palace of Shadow. It is titled "Palace of Shadow" in the Nintendo Music app.
Another medley of the same three themes, titled "Palace of Shadow - Depths" in the Nintendo Music app, plays in the depths of the same location. It is titled "Palace of Shadow - Depths" in the Nintendo Music app.
Super Paper Mario[edit]
In Super Paper Mario, a techno arrangement of "Underground BGM", titled "Nostalgic Underground" in the game's sound test, plays in the underground portion of Chapter 3-1, which in itself is based on World 1-2 of Super Mario Bros. This arrangement samples "Underground BGM" and the percussion from "Underground Room" from the same game.
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Paper Mario: Sticker Star[edit]
In Paper Mario: Sticker Star, an arrangement of "Underground BGM" plays in underground areas. The theme is played on saxophones and synth bass, while a clarinet can be heard in the background.
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Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]
In Paper Mario: Color Splash, an arrangement of "Underground BGM", titled "Indigo Underground" in the game's sound test, plays in Indigo Underground. This arrangement adds a trap beat in the background, while the theme itself is played on flute and piano at 158 BPM.
A sitar and tabla arrangement of "Underground BGM" played at 128 BPM, titled "Snifit Hideout" in the sound test, plays in the underground section of Mustard Café.
In the Green Energy Plant, "Underground BGM" from Super Mario Bros. 3 plays in the Super Mario Bros. 3-themed underground sections. If Mario flips into 3D, the music is given an echo effect.
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| Green Energy Plant: Underground (Flipped) | File info 0:30 |
Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]
In Paper Mario: The Origami King, a loose arrangement of "Underground BGM", titled "Peach's Castle - Underground" in the game's sound test, plays while in the dungeon of Peach's Castle.
A more faithful arrangement titled "Graffiti Underground" plays in Graffiti Underground. The theme is dynamic; when Mario is in a fully dark area, only the main melody is heard, more closely resembling the original version of "Underground BGM". When Mario turns on the lights, a bass and drum backing track is added. On repeat visits to the area, the full instrumentation is always heard.
| Peach's Castle - Underground - The first arrangement heard in Paper Mario: The Origami King | File info 0:30 |
| Graffiti Underground - The lights-off version of the second arrangement heard in Paper Mario: The Origami King | File info 0:30 |
| Graffiti Underground - The lights-on version of the second arrangement heard in Paper Mario: The Origami King | File info 0:30 |
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)[edit]
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In the Nintendo Switch remake of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, the first few bars of "Underground BGM" can be heard being played on xylophone throughout the "Shhwonk Fortress - Part Three" variation. "Underground BGM" is also incorporated into the dynamic variations of the Palace of Shadow themes.
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| Palace of Shadow - Part 1 | File info 0:30 |
| Palace of Shadow - Part 2 | File info 0:30 |
| Palace of Shadow - Depths | File info 0:30 |
| Palace of Shadow - Grand Staircase | File info 0:30 |
| Palace of Shadow - Path to the Throne | File info 0:30 |
Luigi's Mansion[edit]
In Luigi's Mansion and the Nintendo 3DS remake of the same name, an arrangement of the first six notes of "Underground BGM" is incorporated into "The Brothers Reunited". It plays when Mario tries to recover from being launched by the Ghost Portrificationizer.
A synth bass arrangement of the first six notes can also be heard 1 minute and 3 seconds into "Staff Credits", which plays during the game's staff credits.
Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]
In Super Smash Bros. Melee, "Underground BGM" is arranged by HAL Laboratory composer Shogo Sakai in "Princess Peach's Castle", where it is interspersed with "Ground BGM" from Super Mario Bros. The first six notes play in the introduction and bassline, and the final notes play towards the end of the track. The track plays in Princess Peach's Castle.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, "Underground BGM" receives a dedicated arrangement by HAL Laboratory composer Kentaro Ishizaka. It is a techno-based arrangement with echoed dripping noises that can be heard in the background. It can play in the World 1-2 variation of Mushroomy Kingdom and is titled "Underground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)" in the game's sound test.
A heavy-metal arrangement also plays towards the end of "Ground Theme 2 (Super Mario Bros.)" (arranged by Masaaki Iwasaki), which can play in the World 1-1 variation of Mushroomy Kingdom. This arrangement does not return in later installments.
"Princess Peach's Castle" from Super Smash Bros. Melee, now formatted as "Princess Peach's Castle (Melee)", can play in Rainbow Cruise.
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Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS[edit]
In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, an arrangement by Tetsuya Shibata of "Ground BGM", "Underground BGM", and "Castle BGM" from Super Mario Bros. can play in Golden Plains. "Underground BGM" is heard during the arrangement's latter half, and is played on electric guitar. The medley is titled "Ground Theme / Underground Theme (Super Smash Bros.)" in the game's sound test.
"Underground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)" from Super Smash Bros. Brawl can play in Mushroomy Kingdom. As the World 1-2 variation of the stage does not return, the theme instead plays in the sole World 1-1 version of the stage. This track is the only returning Super Smash Bros. arrangement in the game that does not also return in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
"Ground Theme / Underground Theme" appears in the Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U: A Smashing Soundtrack album.
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U features several returning and new arrangements of "Underground BGM".
An arranged medley of themes from Super Mario Bros. including "Underground BGM" near its end arranged by Koji Kondo can play in Mushroom Kingdom U and Super Mario Maker. It is titled "Super Mario Bros. Medley" in the game's sound test.
"Ground Theme / Underground Theme (Super Smash Bros.)" from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS can play in Mushroom Kingdom U and Super Mario Maker.
"Princess Peach's Castle" from Super Smash Bros. Melee can play in Delfino Plaza and Super Mario Maker.
An arranged medley of themes from Super Mario Bros. including "Underground BGM" at around its halfway point arranged by Bandai Namco composer Katsuro Tajima can play in Mushroom Kingdom U and Super Mario Maker. It is titled "Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Medley" in the game's sound test.
An arrangement by Nobuko Toda of "Egg Planet" with the same title features a brief arrangement of "Underground BGM" around its halfway point that transitions into an arrangement of "Invincibility BGM". It can play in Mario Galaxy.
"Super Mario Bros. Medley" and "Egg Planet" both appear in the Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U: A Smashing Soundtrack album.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate features several returning arrangements of "Underground BGM" from previous games.
The medley from Super Smash Bros. Melee, now formatted as "Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. (Melee)", returns, where it can play in any Super Smash Bros.-series and Super Mario-series stage.
The medley from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, now formatted as "Ground Theme / Underground Theme - Super Mario Bros.", can play in any Super Smash Bros.-series and Super Mario-series stage. It is also featured in Piranha Plant's character trailer.
The arrangement from Super Smash Bros. Brawl, now formatted as "Underground Theme - Super Mario Bros.", can play in any Super Smash Bros.-series and Super Mario-series stage. It is also featured in Piranha Plant's character trailer and Piranha Plant's Classic Mode credits.
"Super Mario Bros. Medley" from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U returns, where it can play in any Super Smash Bros.-series and Super Mario-series stage.
"Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Medley" from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U returns, where it can play in any Super Smash Bros.-series and Super Mario-series stage. It is featured in Mario's Classic Mode credits.
The "Egg Planet" arrangement from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U returns alongside its arrangement of "Underground BGM", where it can play in any Super Smash Bros.-series and Super Mario-series stage.
Mario & Luigi series[edit]
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Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga[edit]
In Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, an arrangement of "Underground BGM" by Yoko Shimomura plays in cave areas, including the Mysterious Mine Carts minigame, the Beanbean Castle Sewers and Guffawha Ruins. This version adds a beat after the theme's first iteration, and the first four bars are repeated once each time.
| Underground | File info 0:30 |
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time[edit]
In Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, another arrangement by Yoko Shimomura plays in Peach's Castle Dungeon as well as in Gritzy Caves.
| Underground | File info 0:30 |
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]
In Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, "Underground BGM"'s first six notes are arranged by Yoko Shimomura into the theme "Holding Hands in the Darkness", which plays in Doop Doop Dunes Grotto and the Mount Brrr caves. The melody is played on piano.
| Holding Hands in the Darkness | File info 0:30 |
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions[edit]
The arrangement from the original game received an updated arrangement by Yoko Shimomura in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions, and is now known as "Climbing" in the Music List.
Donkey Konga[edit]
In Donkey Konga, "Mario Bros. Theme", which is a medley of themes and sound effects from Super Mario Bros., includes a jazz arrangement of "Underground BGM".
| Mario Bros. Theme - The arrangement from Donkey Konga | File info 0:11 |
NBA Street V3[edit]
In NBA Street V3, an arrangement of the first six notes of "Underground BGM" is played whenever the Nintendo All-Stars are introduced before a game. The theme is given additional off-beat backing, and is interspersed with sound effects from the original Super Mario Bros.
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Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix[edit]
In Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix, the theme "Where's the Exit?" is an arrangement of "Underground BGM".
Additionally, the music heard when Mario (or Luigi) and Toad are inside the cavern of the mountain in World 4, as well as during the minigame Note Pickup, has the theme's main motif played on bass guitar.
| Where's the Exit? | File info 0:30 |
Tetris DS[edit]
In Tetris DS, a slightly uptempo arrangement of the original "Underground BGM" (retaining its 3
4 time signature), titled "Basement Tetris" in the music menu, plays in levels 3 and 7 in single-player Standard mode, which are based on World 1-2 from Super Mario Bros.
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong series[edit]
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis[edit]
In Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis, an arrangement of "Underground BGM" plays in Magnet Mania's levels. While the Mini Marios are inactive, only the percussion is audible; after they begin to move, the music plays in full.
| Magnet Mania Preview | File info |
| Magnet Mania A | File info |
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again![edit]
The Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis arrangement of "Underground BGM" plays in Magnet Mania's levels in Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem![edit]
In Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!, two arrangements of "Underground BGM" based on the arrangement from Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis plays in Secret Storage's levels. The first one uses the same tempo and plays in Area X-1 and every second level after it, while the second one is slightly uptempo and plays in every other level.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars[edit]
In Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars, versions of the arrangements from Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! with less reverberation play in Crumbling Cavern's levels. The first plays in Level 4-1 and every third level after it, while the second plays in Levels 4-3, 4-6, and 4-8.
The game also features a third arrangement of "Underground BGM", playing in Levels 4-2 and 4-5. This arrangement uses double bass for the main melody and cowbell for percussion.
| Crumbling Cavern | File info 0:30 |
WarioWare series[edit]
WarioWare: Twisted![edit]
In WarioWare: Twisted!, an excerpt of "Underground BGM" plays in the second level of the Super Mario Bros. boss microgame.
WarioWare: Touched![edit]
An excerpt of "Underground BGM" plays in the Super Mario Bros. microgame.
WarioWare: Smooth Moves[edit]
In WarioWare: Smooth Moves, an arrangement of the first six notes of "Underground BGM" can be heard during the introduction cutscene for 9-Volt and 18-Volt's stage, "The Multiplayer Test".
WarioWare: D.I.Y.[edit]
In WarioWare: D.I.Y., a short arrangement of "Underground BGM" in 4
4 time without percussion plays in the microgame Paratroopa.
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase[edit]
In WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase, an arrangement of "Underground BGM" in 4
4 time resembling that of Super Mario Bros. 3, albeit with the first six notes repeated three times in the same key, plays in the downloadable Weekly Games microgame 1-UP.
WarioWare Gold[edit]
In WarioWare Gold, a slightly uptempo version of the "Underground BGM" arrangement from Super Mario Maker used for underground-themed courses in the Super Mario Bros. game style in Course Maker plays in the first and second levels of the Super Mario Maker microgame when Piranha Plants must be shaken.
In Sneaky Gamer, 5-Volt may hum "Underground BGM" if she is nearby.
As with WarioWare: Twisted!, an excerpt of "Underground BGM" plays in the second level of the Super Mario Bros. boss microgame.
Mario Strikers Charged[edit]
In Mario Strikers Charged, the theme that plays in the stadium The Vice features "Underground BGM" as part of its bassline.
| The Vice - The arrangement heard in Mario Strikers Charged | File info 0:30 |
Itadaki Street DS[edit]
In Itadaki Street DS, the original version of "Underground BGM" plays in the Amida Dokan minigame. It is titled 「地下BGM」 in the game's sound test.
Mario & Sonic series[edit]
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)[edit]
In the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, "Underground BGM" can be played in the gallery.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS)[edit]
The Nintendo DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games features the Super Mario 64 DS minigame arrangement of "Underground BGM" as an unlockable theme in the Gallery Jukebox. It is titled "Super Mario 64 DS Mini-Games Coincentration".
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games[edit]
In the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, a techno arrangement of "Underground BGM" with electric guitar can be chosen as the background music for events. It is titled "Coincentration: Super Mario 64 DS" in the game's sound test, despite not being based on that arrangement of "Underground BGM".
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games[edit]
The "Underground BGM" arrangement from the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games returns in Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. It is titled "Coincentration: Super Mario 64 DS (Remix)" in the game's sound test.
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games[edit]
The "Underground BGM" arrangement from the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games returns in Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Mario Super Sluggers[edit]
In Mario Super Sluggers, a portion of "Underground BGM" is arranged as part of the bass throughout the theme that plays during the game's staff credits.
| Staff Credits - The arrangement heard in Mario Super Sluggers | File info 0:30 |
Art Style: PiCTOBiTS[edit]
Art Style: PiCTOBiTS features an arrangement of "Underground BGM" titled "Super Mario Bros. Part 2". This melody is initially incomplete but builds itself as the puzzle is completed. This arrangement was composed by chiptune band YMCK.
A chiptune arrangement of "Underground BGM" can be heard 1 minute and 15 seconds into "End Credits", which plays during the game's staff credits.
Mario Kart series[edit]
Mario Kart 7[edit]
- Main article: Piranha Plant Slide (theme)
In Mario Kart 7, "Underground BGM" is interspersed into "Piranha Plant Slide", which also incorporates "Ground BGM" from Super Mario Bros.
| Piranha Plant Slide - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 7 | File info 0:30 |
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
In Mario Kart 8 and its Nintendo Switch port, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, as part of the Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 DLC, "Underground BGM"'s main motif can be heard on bass guitar in "Super Bell Subway (Underground)", which plays in the underground section of Super Bell Subway. It was arranged by Atsuko Asahi.
The liner notes make a comment that "Super Bell Subway (Underground)" is the first instance of the "Underground BGM" motif being recorded live specifically for a video game. However Pushmo World, which featured the theme performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, was released a year prior to Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8.
| Super Bell Subway (Underground) - The arrangement heard in Mario Kart 8 | File info 0:30 |
Mario Kart World[edit]
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Mario Kart World features three arrangements of "Underground BGM", all of which can play in Free Roam:
- A free jazz arrangement featuring a big band, electric guitar and some chiptune sound effects. This arrangement is similar to "Super Bell Subway (Underground)", and can also play during the route from Dandelion Depths to Boo Cinema in the Leaf Cup in Grand Prix, as well as general routes in VS Race. It is titled "Underground BGM (Jazz Fusion Ver.)" in the game's pause menu.
- A reharmonized flamenco arrangement featuring strings, piano, classical guitar and drums. It is titled "Underground BGM (Acoustic Ver.)" in the game's pause menu.
- An arrangement of "Results (1st − 4th Place)" from Mario Kart 64 that quotes "Underground BGM" in its bassline. It is titled "Results Screen" in the game's pause menu.
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker[edit]
In Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, a slow-paced, ambient arrangement of "Underground BGM", somewhat resembling "Interlude" from Super Mario Galaxy, plays before and after the mine cart ride in Mine Cart Tunnel Throwdown, as well as in the room the player enters when they get a Game Over. It is titled "Mine Cart Tunnel Throwdown" in the Nintendo Music app.
| Mine Cart Tunnel Throwdown - The arrangement heard in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker | File info |
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition[edit]
In Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition, "Underground Theme" from New Super Mario Bros. Wii plays in underground levels.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]
In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, "Underground BGM" is arranged multiple times in the score, which was composed by Brian Tyler. A slow arrangement at a similar tempo to "Interlude" from Super Mario Galaxy plays in the track "The Warp Pipe" when Mario and Luigi investigate Brooklyn's sewers. The main melody of the theme can be heard in "Press Start", and the descending notes at the end of the theme play in "Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom" when Mario reaches the Brick Block bridge while on his way with Toad to Peach's Castle. A more direct arrangement of the theme is featured in the credits theme, "Level Complete", alongside other Super Mario themes; this arrangement incorporates the whistle heard in the Toad Brigade's theme from Super Mario Galaxy. All of these tracks are featured on the film's soundtrack.
During a jam session between Bowser and Kamek after the latter interrupts his song, Bowser plays "Underground BGM" on his piano, with Kamek responding with sound effects from Super Mario Bros.. Captions refer to the theme as the "Underground Theme".
A piano arrangement of the first six notes plays when Luigi is shown locked in a cage in the film's final trailer.[8]
On the Super Mario Bros. Plumbing website, one of the reviewers is named "dunnadunnadunna", a vocal interpretation of the main melody of "Underground BGM".[9]
Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo[edit]
"Underground BGM" is played as part of the "Underground" alarm in the Super Mario Bros. theme of Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo.
Other arrangements[edit]
An advertisement for the Nintendo Cereal System in 1989 featured a version of "Underground BGM".[10]
In the Japan-exclusive Just Dance Wii and the Wii version of Just Dance 3 (in which the song is downloadable content), the song "Just Mario" (whose artist is simply credited as "Ubisoft meets Nintendo") is a medley of remixes of "Ground BGM", "Invincibility BGM", and "Underground BGM" from Super Mario Bros. The song returns in the Nintendo Switch version of Just Dance 2018, albeit with the themes fully arranged instead of remixed.
In Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition, a techno arrangement by Taku Inoue[11] of "Underground BGM" plays in Mushroom Battles.
Pushmo World contains a medley consisting of "Ground BGM", "Underground BGM", and "Underwater BGM" from Super Mario Bros.
Taiko no Tatsujin: Nijiiro Version and Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival contain a medley track titled "Super Mario Bros." It includes "Underground BGM" along with "Ground BGM", "Invincibility BGM", "Underwater BGM", "Castle BGM", "World Clear", "Ending", and various sound effects from Super Mario Bros. The "New Super Mario Bros. Wii Medley" track introduced in Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Minna de Party Sandaime! includes the arrangement of the theme heard in New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
Unused appearances[edit]
Wario Land: Shake It![edit]
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The official site for Wario Land: Shake It! featured a soundtrack sample for a level known as "Plumber's Cave", which does not appear in the game itself. The track is a disco-inspired arrangement of "Underground BGM", played on acoustic bass and featuring samples of retro sound effects.
Gallery[edit]
Image for the "Hurry Up!" variant on Nintendo Music
Image for "Underground BGM" from Super Mario Bros. 3 on Nintendo Music
Image for the "Hurry Up!" variant from Super Mario Bros. 3 on Nintendo Music
Image for "Hazy Maze Cave" from Super Mario 64 on Nintendo Music
Image for "The Brothers Reunited" from Luigi's Mansion on Nintendo Music
Icon for "Where's the Exit?" in Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix
Image for "Underground Theme" from New Super Mario Bros. on Nintendo Music
Image for "Whack-a-Monty" from New Super Mario bros. on Nintendo Music
Image for "Space Athletic" from Super Mario Galaxy on Nintendo Music
Image for "Interlude" from Super Mario Galaxy on Nintendo Music
Image for "Flip Swap Galaxy" from Super Mario Galaxy 2 in Nintendo Music
Image for "Beat Block Galaxy" from Super Mario Galaxy 2 in Nintendo Music
Image for "Mine Cart Tunnel Throwdown" from Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker on Nintendo Music
Image for "Caves" from Super Mario Odyssey on Nintendo Music
Image for "Underground Power Plant" from Super Mario Odyssey on Nintendo Music
Image for "Underground Power Plant - 8-Bit" from Super Mario Odyssey on Nintendo Music
Image for "Projection Room: Underground" from Super Mario Odyssey on Nintendo Music
Image for "Underground Theme" from New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe on Nintendo Music
Image for "Underground Theme (Hurry Up!)" from New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe on Nintendo Music
Image for "Underground Theme (Baby Yoshi)" from New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe on Nintendo Music
Image for "Underground Theme" from Super Mario Bros. Wonder on Nintendo Music
Image for "Poison-Swamp Underground Theme" from Super Mario Bros. Wonder on Nintendo Music
List of appearances[edit]
- For appearances of "Piranha Plant Slide", see Piranha Plant Slide § List of Super Mario appearances.
- For appearances of "Lava Cave / Underground Ruins Theme", see Lava Cave / Underground Ruins Theme § List of Super Mario appearances.
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Bros. | 1985 | Original | "Underground BGM" [1] | Koji Kondo |
| Remix | ""Hurry Up!" Underground BGM"[1] | |||
| Super Mario Bros. Special | 1986 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels | 1986 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| VS. Super Mario Bros. | 1986 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Super Mario Bros. 3 | 1988 | Arrangement | "Underground BGM"[1] | Koji Kondo |
| Remix | ""Hurry Up!" Underground BGM"[1] | |||
| The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 | 1990 | Arrangement | Michael Tavera | |
| Super Mario All-Stars | 1993 | Arrangement | Soyo Oka | |
| Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars | 1996 | Arrangement | Yoko Shimomura | |
| Super Mario 64 | 1996 | Arrangement | "Hazy Maze Cave"[1] | Koji Kondo |
| Mario Party | 1998 | Arrangement | "Option House Theme" | Yasunori Mitsuda |
| "The Room Underground" | ||||
| Super Mario Bros. Deluxe | 1999 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Mario Golf (Nintendo 64) | 1999 | Arrangement | Motoi Sakuraba | |
| Mario Golf (Game Boy Color) | 1999 | Arrangement | Motoi Sakuraba | |
| Paper Mario | 2000 | Arrangement | Yuka Tsujiyoko | |
| Mario Party 3 | 2000 | Arrangement | "Creepy Cavern" | Ichiro Shimakura |
| Super Mario Advance | 2001 | Arrangement | ||
| Luigi's Mansion | 2001 | Arrangement | "The Brothers Reunited"[1] | |
| "Staff Credits"[1] | ||||
| Super Smash Bros. Melee | 2001 | Arrangement | Shogo Sakai | |
| Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 | 2001 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Advance) | ||
| Super Mario Sunshine | 2002 | Arrangement | ||
| Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 | 2002 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Advance) | ||
| Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 | 2003 | Arrangement | Taiju Suzuki | |
| Past arrangement (Super Mario Advance) | ||||
| Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour | 2003 | Arrangement | Motoi Sakuraba | |
| Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga | 2003 | Arrangement | Yoko Shimomura | |
| Donkey Konga | 2003 | Arrangement | "Mario Bros. Theme" | |
| Mario Golf: Advance Tour | 2004 | Arrangement | Motoi Sakuraba | |
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | 2004 | Arrangement | "Palace of Shadow"[1] | |
| "Palace of Shadow - Depths"[1] | ||||
| WarioWare: Twisted! | 2004 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Mario Party 6 | 2004 | Arrangement | "Really Long Road" | |
| Super Mario 64 DS | 2004 | Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) | Koji Kondo | |
| Arrangement | Kenta Nagata | |||
| WarioWare: Touched! | 2004 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Mario Party Advance | 2005 | Arrangement | ||
| Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix | 2005 | Arrangement | "Where's the Exit?" | |
| Mario Party 7 | 2005 | Arrangement | "Tough Luck" | |
| "Tough Luck Reprise" | ||||
| "The Tough Luck Remix" | ||||
| "Neon Nation" | ||||
| Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time | 2005 | Arrangement | Yoko Shimomura | |
| Tetris DS | 2006 | Arrangement | "Basement Tetris" | |
| New Super Mario Bros. | 2006 | Arrangement | "Underground Theme"[1] | |
| Past arrangement (Super Mario 64 DS) | "Whack-a-Monty"[1] | Kenta Nagata | ||
| Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis | 2006 | Arrangement | Lawrence Schwedler | |
| WarioWare: Smooth Moves | 2006 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Paper Mario | 2007 | Arrangement | "Nostalgic Underground" | |
| Mario Strikers Charged | 2007 | Arrangement | ||
| Mario Party 8 | 2007 | Arrangement | Yoshihiro Tsukahara | |
| Super Mario Galaxy | 2007 | Arrangement | "Space Athletic"[1] | Mahito Yokota |
| "Interlude"[1] | ||||
| "Cosmic Comet"[1] | ||||
| Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii) | 2007 | Original | "Underground BGM" | Koji Kondo |
| Mario Party DS | 2007 | Arrangement | "Strike a Pose" | |
| Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS) | 2008 | Past arrangement (Super Mario 64 DS) | "Super Mario 64 DS Mini-Games Coincentration" | Kenta Nagata |
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | 2008 | Arrangement | "Underground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)" | Kentaro Ishizaka |
| "Ground Theme 2 (Super Mario Bros.)" | Masaaki Iwasaki | |||
| Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Melee) | "Princess Peach's Castle (Melee)" | Shogo Sakai | ||
| Mario Super Sluggers | 2008 | Sampled in an arrangement | BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment | |
| WarioWare: D.I.Y. | 2009 | Arrangement | ||
| WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase | 2009 | Arrangement | ||
| New Super Mario Bros. Wii | 2009 | Arrangement | ||
| New Sounds in Brass: Super Mario Bros. | 2010 | Arrangement | Takashi Hoshide | |
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | 2010 | Arrangement | "Flip-Swap Galaxy"[1] | Mahito Yokota |
| "Beat Block Galaxy"[1] | ||||
| Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! | 2010 | Arrangement | Lawrence Schwedler | |
| Super Mario 3D Land | 2011 | Arrangement | ||
| Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games | 2011 | Arrangement | "Coincentration: Super Mario 64 DS" | |
| New Super Mario Bros. 2 | 2012 | Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | ||
| Paper Mario: Sticker Star | 2012 | Arrangement | ||
| New Super Mario Bros. U | 2012 | Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | "Underground Theme" | |
| Past remix (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | "Underground Theme (Hurry Up!)"[1] | |||
| Remix | "Underground Theme (Baby Yoshi)" | |||
| New Super Luigi U | 2013 | Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | "Underground Theme"[1] | |
| Past remix (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | "Underground Theme (Hurry Up!)"[1] | |||
| Past remix (New Super Mario Bros. U) | "Underground Theme (Baby Yoshi)"[1] | |||
| Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games | 2013 | Past arrangement (Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games) | "Coincentration: Super Mario 64 DS (Remix)" | |
| Super Mario 3D World | 2013 | Arrangement | "Underground Theme" | |
| NES Remix | 2013 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| NES Remix 2 | 2014 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 3) | ||||
| NES Remix Pack | 2014 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 3) | ||||
| Mario Golf: World Tour | 2014 | Arrangement | Motoi Sakuraba | |
| Mario Kart 8 | 2014 | Arrangement | "Super Bell Subway (Underground)"[1] | Atsuko Asahi |
| Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS | 2014 | Arrangement | "Ground Theme / Underground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)" | Tetsuya Shibata |
| Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) | "Underground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)" | Kentaro Ishizaka | ||
| Ultimate NES Remix | 2014 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 3) | ||||
| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | 2014 | Arrangement | "Super Mario Bros. Medley | Koji Kondo |
| "Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Medley" | Katsuro Tajima | |||
| "Egg Planet" | Nobuko Toda | |||
| Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS) | "Ground Theme / Underground Theme" | Tetsuya Shibata | ||
| Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Melee) | "Princess Peach's Castle" | Shogo Sakai | ||
| Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker | 2014 | Arrangement | "Mine Cart Tunnel Throwdown"[1] | |
| Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars | 2015 | Past arrangement (Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!) | Lawrence Schwedler | |
| Arrangement | James Phillipsen | |||
| Mario Party 10 | 2015 | Arrangement | "Going Deep" | |
| "First Come, First Served" | ||||
| Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition | 2015 | Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | ||
| Super Mario Maker | 2015 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 3) | ||||
| Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | ||||
| Arrangement | ||||
| Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam | 2015 | Arrangement | "Holding Hands in the Darkness" | Yoko Shimomura |
| Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games | 2016 | Past arrangement (Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games) | ||
| Paper Mario: Color Splash | 2016 | Arrangement | "Indigo Underground" | |
| "Snifit Hideout" | ||||
| Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 3) | Koji Kondo | |||
| Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS | 2016 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 3) | ||||
| Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | ||||
| Past arrangement (Super Mario Maker) | ||||
| Super Mario Run | 2016 | Arrangement | ||
| Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions | 2017 | Arrangement | "Climbing DX" | Yoko Shimomura |
| Past arrangement (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga) | "Climbing" | |||
| Super Mario Odyssey | 2017 | Arrangement | "Underground Power Plant"[1] | Naoto Kubo |
| "Underground Power Plant - 8-Bit"[1] | ||||
| Past arrangement (Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker) | "Caves"[1] | |||
| Original | "Projection Room: Underground"[1] | Koji Kondo | ||
| Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo Switch / Nintendo 3DS) | 2018 | Past arrangement (Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker) | "Mine Cart Tunnel Throwdown" | |
| WarioWare Gold | 2018 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Arrangement | ||||
| Vocalization | Cristina Vee | |||
| Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS) | 2018 | Past arrangement (Luigi's Mansion) | "The Brothers Reunited"[1] | |
| "Staff Credits"[1] | ||||
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | 2018 | Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Melee) | "Ground Theme - Super Mario Bros. (Melee) | Shogo Sakai |
| Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) | Underground Theme - Super Mario Bros. | Kentaro Ishizaka | ||
| Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS) | "Ground Theme / Underground Theme - Super Mario Bros. | Tetsuya Shibata | ||
| Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. for Wii U) | "Super Mario Bros. Medley" | Koji Kondo | ||
| "Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Medley" | Katsuro Tajima | |||
| "Egg Planet" | Nobuko Toda | |||
| New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe | 2019 | Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | "Underground Theme"[1] | |
| Past remix (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | "Underground Theme (Hurry Up!)"[1] | |||
| Past remix (New Super Mario Bros. U) | "Underground Theme (Baby Yoshi)"[1] | |||
| Super Mario Maker 2 | 2019 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 3) | ||||
| Past arrangement (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | ||||
| Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D World) | ||||
| Past arrangement (Super Mario Maker) | ||||
| Paper Mario: The Origami King | 2020 | Arrangement | "Peach's Castle - Underground" | |
| "Graffiti Underground" | ||||
| Super Mario 3D All-Stars | 2020 | Past arrangement (Super Mario 64) | "Hazy Maze Cave" | Koji Kondo |
| Past arrangement (Super Mario Sunshine) | ||||
| Past arrangement (Super Mario Galaxy) | "Space Athletic | Mahito Yokota | ||
| "Interlude"[1] | ||||
| "Cosmic Comet"[1] | ||||
| Super Mario Bros. 35 | 2020 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. | 2020 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury | 2021 | Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D World) | "Underground Theme" | |
| Mario Party Superstars | 2021 | Arrangement | "Setting the Scene" | |
| Mario Kart Tour | 2022[a] | Past arrangement (Mario Kart 7) | ||
| The Super Mario Bros. Movie | 2023 | Arrangement | Brian Tyler | |
| Super Mario Bros. Wonder | 2023 | Arrangement | "Underground Theme"[1] | |
| "Poison-Swamp Underground Theme"[1] | ||||
| Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch) | 2023 | Arrangement | "Greetings from the Pipes" | Yoko Shimomura |
| "The Axem Rangers Burst In" | ||||
| Past arrangement (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars) | "Greetings from the Pipes" | |||
| The Axem Rangers Burst In" | ||||
| Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition | 2024 | Original | Koji Kondo | |
| Mario Kart World | 2025 | Arrangement | "Underground BGM (Jazz Fusion Ver.)[12] | |
| "Underground BGM (Acoustic Ver.)"[12] | ||||
| "Results Screen"[12] |
- ^ Added as downloadable content
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 地下BGM[?] Chika BGM |
Underground BGM |
Notes[edit]
- On the Nintendo Music app, "Underground BGM" is labeled as 'Selects', classifying it as one "of the very best tracks from the Nintendo Music library", originating from Super Mario Bros. "Underground BGM" shares this title with "Ground BGM" and "Underwater BGM".
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj Nintendo Music
- ^ Super Smash Bros. series sound tests
- ^ Connaughton, Kevin (September 4, 2023). 15 Most Recognizable Songs in Video Games. The Gamer. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
- ^ Nutt, Christian (December 10, 2014). The Super Mario Maestro speaks: Koji Kondo on composing classics. Game Developer (English). Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ Iwata Asks : Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary : To Save Memory. Nintendo (American English). Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ Aimee, Ferrier (December 23, 2022). The real songs behind the classic ‘Super Mario Bros’ theme tunes. Far Out. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
- ^ Whitehead, Thomas (August 7, 2016). Video: Exploring The Funky Inspiration for the Super Mario Bros. Underground Theme. Nintendo Life. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
- ^ Illumination (March 9, 2023). The Super Mario Bros. Movie | Final Trailer. YouTube (American English). Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ Super Mario Bros. Plumbing
- ^ VHSDemos (October 15, 2017). Nintendo Cereal System Commercial (1989). YouTube (American English). Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ "スマブラ以外にも、鉄拳がマリオとコラボしたときに作らせてもらったスーパーマリオブラザーズの地下BGMをバキバキのドラムンベースにしたやつ(Mushroom Battle 2)と、水中BGMをビッグビートにしたやつ(Mushroom Battle 3)というお気に入りの任天堂案件があるのだが、音源化されていないのが大変に残念" – Taku Inoue (April 26, 2019). Post. Twitter (ja-jp). Retrieved January 31, 2026.
- ^ a b c Mario Kart World pause menu
