Title Screen (Dr. Mario)

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"Title Screen"
"Title Screen" in the NES version of Dr. Mario
The image for "Title Screen" from Dr. Mario for Nintendo Entertainment System on Nintendo Music.
Image from Nintendo Music
Composed by:
Hirokazu Tanaka
Key A major
BPM 150
Time signature Common time (with swung eighths)
First appearance Dr. Mario (Nintendo Entertainment System) (1990)
Latest appearance Dr. Mario World (2019)

"Title Screen"[1] is a musical theme composed by Hirokazu Tanaka for the Nintendo Entertainment System version of Dr. Mario, where it plays in the game's title screen. This is the only musical theme in the NES version of Dr. Mario that does not appear in the Game Boy version.

History[edit]

Dr. Mario series[edit]

Dr. Mario (Nintendo Entertainment System)[edit]

The Nintendo Entertainment System version of Dr. Mario marks the first appearance of "Title Screen", and it returns in the Classic NES Series port for the same purpose. It is also included in the official album Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music.

Tetris & Dr. Mario[edit]

In Tetris & Dr. Mario, an arrangement of "Title Screen" plays in the title screen of Dr. Mario.

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Dr. Mario 64 / Nintendo Puzzle Collection[edit]

In Dr. Mario 64 and the Nintendo GameCube port of the game included in Nintendo Puzzle Collection, an arrangement of "Title Screen" plays in the game's title screen.

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Dr. Mario & Puzzle League[edit]

In Dr. Mario & Puzzle League, an arrangement of "Title Screen" plays in the title screen of Dr. Mario.

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Dr. Mario Online Rx[edit]

In Dr. Mario Online Rx, an arrangement of "Title Screen" plays in the game's title screen.

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Dr. Mario Express[edit]

In Dr. Mario Express, the Dr. Mario Online Rx version of "Title Screen" plays in the game's title screen.

Dr. Luigi[edit]

In Dr. Luigi, an arrangement of "Title Screen" plays in the game's title screen.

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Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure[edit]

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In Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure, a brief arrangement of "Title Screen" plays when selecting the game on the Nintendo 3DS HOME Menu.

Dr. Mario World[edit]

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Dr. Mario World features two arrangements of "Title Screen".

A faithful arrangement of "Title Screen" plays in the stage select screen.

A more fast-paced and energetic arrangement of "Title Screen" plays while waiting for an opponent in the Versus Mode.

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$![edit]

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In WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, an arrangement of "Title Screen" plays in the title screen of the Dr. Wario minigame. It is titled "Dr. Wario: Title" in the Nintendo Music app.

Other appearances[edit]

Super Mario Officially Licensed Music Folio Series[edit]

As part of the Super Mario Officially Licensed Music Folio Series, Super Mario Series for Piano and Super Mario Series for Easy Piano both feature piano arrangements of "Title Screen" arranged by Shinobu Amayake, while Super Mario Series for Guitar features a guitar arrangement of "Title Screen" arranged by Satoshi Aikawa. All three arrangements are titled "Title Background Music".

Gallery[edit]

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Dr. Mario Nintendo Entertainment System 1990 Original "Title Screen"[1] Hirokazu Tanaka
Tetris & Dr. Mario Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1994 Arrangement
Dr. Mario 64 Nintendo 64 2001 Arrangement Seiichi Tokunaga
Nintendo Puzzle Collection Nintendo GameCube 2003 Past arrangement (Dr. Mario 64) Seiichi Tokunaga
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! Game Boy Advance 2003 Arrangement "Dr. Wario: Title"[1]
Classic NES Series: Dr. Mario Game Boy Advance 2004 Original "Title Screen"[1] Hirokazu Tanaka
Dr. Mario & Puzzle League Game Boy Advance 2005 Arrangement Morihiro Iwamoto
Dr. Mario Online Rx Wii 2008 Arrangement Masaru Tajima
Dr. Mario Express Nintendo DSi 2008 Past arrangement (Dr. Mario Online Rx) Masaru Tajima
Dr. Luigi Wii U 2013 Arrangement Masaru Tajima
Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure Nintendo 3DS 2015 Arrangement
Dr. Mario World iOS, Android 2019 Arrangement

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music 2004 Original 「タイトルBGM」 (Taitoru BGM) Hirokazu Tanaka

Other media[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario Series for Piano 2011 Arrangement "Title Background Music" Shinobu Amayake
Super Mario Series for Easy Piano 2011 Arrangement "Title Background Music" Shinobu Amayake
Super Mario Series for Guitar 2011 Arrangement "Title Background Music" Satoshi Aikawa
Nintendo Music 2025[a] Original "Title Screen" Hirokazu Tanaka
  1. ^ Added on March 17, 2025

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese タイトルBGM
Taitoru BGM		 Title BGM [1]

Notes[edit]

  • On the Nintendo Music app, "Title Screen" is labeled as "Selects", classifying it as one "of the very best tracks from the Nintendo Music library", originating from Dr. Mario. "Title Screen" shares this title with "Fever" and "Chill" from the Game Boy version of Dr. Mario.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Nintendo Music
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Recurring themes
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Donkey Kong Jr. "Round 1 BGM" • "Title BGM"
Donkey Kong (NES) "Title BGM"
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Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest "Crocodile Cacophony (K. Rool's Theme)" • "K. Rool Returns (Title Theme)" • "Lockjaw's Saga (Lockjaw's Locker)" • "Run, Rambi! Run! (Parrot Chute Panic)" • "Snakey Chantey (Rattle Battle)" • "Stickerbush Symphony (Bramble Blast)"
Donkey Kong 64 "DK Rap"
Donkey Kong Country Returns "Mine Menace"
Mario Bros. series Mario Bros. (NES) "Title BGM"
Wrecking Crew series Wrecking Crew "Bonus Phase" • "Golden Hammer" • "Phase BGM"
Super Mario series Super Mario Bros. "Castle BGM" • "Ending" • "Ground BGM" • "Invincibility BGM" • "Underground BGM" • "Underwater BGM"
VS. Super Mario Bros. "Gyōmu-yō Mario Namae-ire"
Super Mario Bros. 2 "Boss BGM" • "Ending" • "Final Boss BGM" • "Ground BGM" • "Please Select Player" • "Underground BGM"
Super Mario Bros. 3 "Airship BGM" • "Athletic BGM" • "Bros. Battle" • "Ending" • "Fortress BGM" • "Fortress Boss" • "Ground BGM" • "King of the Koopas" • "Music Box" • "P Switch BGM / Toad's House" • "Slot Game BGM / Memory Game BGM" • "Throne Room" • "Underwater BGM" • "Warp Zone" • "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" • "World 2 Map (Desert Land)" • "World 3 Map (Water Land)" • "World 4 Map (Giant Land)" • "World 5 Map (Sky Land) - On the Ground" • "World 5 Map (Sky Land) - In the Sky" • "World 6 Map (Ice Land)" • "World 7 Map (Pipe Land)" • "World 8 Map (Dark Land)"
Super Mario Land "Birabuto Kingdom BGM" • "Chai Kingdom BGM" • "Easton Kingdom BGM"
Super Mario World "Bowser BGM" • "Donut Plains (Map Screen)" • "Ending" • "Forest of Illusion (Map Screen)" • "Ground BGM" ("Athletic BGM" · "Bonus Game BGM" · "Castle BGM" · "Ghost House BGM" · "Underground BGM" · "Underwater BGM") • "Koopalings BGM" • "P Switch BGM" • "Special World (Map Screen)" • "Star World (Map Screen)" • "Title BGM" • "Valley of Bowser (Map Screen)" • "Vanilla Dome (Map Screen)" • "Yoshi's Island (Map Screen)"
Super Mario 64 "Big Boo's Haunt" • "Bowser's Road" • "Bowser's Theme" • "Dire, Dire Docks" • "File Select" • "The Final Battle" • "Hazy Maze Cave" • "Lethal Lava Land" • "Main Theme" ("Cool, Cool Mountain" · "Opening" · "Slider") • "The Merry-Go-Round" • "Metal Mario" • "Peach's Castle" • "Piranha Plant's Lullaby" • "Staff Roll" • "Stage Boss" • "Title Theme"
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New Super Mario Bros. "Castle Theme" • "Ground Theme" ("Athletic Theme") • "Mega Mario" • "Switch On!" • "Tower Theme"
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Super Mario Galaxy 2 "Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla" • "Bowser's Galaxy Generator" • "Cloudy Court Galaxy" • "Fated Battle" • "Melty Monster Galaxy" • "Puzzle Plank Galaxy" • "Slimy Spring Galaxy" • "Starship Mario" • "The Starship's Journey" • "Super Mario Galaxy 2 Trailer Theme" ("Sky Station Galaxy" · "Wild Glide Galaxy") • "Teleporter Melody" • "Yoshi Star Galaxy"
Super Mario 3D Land "Beach Theme" • "Castle Theme" • "Main Theme" • "Snow Course" • "Victory Parade"
New Super Mario Bros. U "Ground Theme" ("Athletic Theme")
Super Mario 3D World "A Boss Approaches" • "Captain Toad Goes Forth" • "Chainlink Charge" • "Piranha Creeper Creek" • "Super Bell Hill"
Super Mario Maker "Flying Battleship Theme" • "Title"
Super Mario Odyssey "Fossil Falls" • "Jump Up, Super Star!" • "New Donk City"
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Mario Kart: Super Circuit "Bowser Castle" • "Peach Circuit"
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! "Baby Park" • "Luigi Circuit" • "Peach Beach"
Mario Kart DS "Cheep Cheep Beach" • "Luigi's Mansion" • "Peach Gardens" • "Waluigi Pinball"
Mario Kart Wii "Coconut Mall" • "Grumble Volcano" • "Luigi Circuit" • "Wii Maple Treeway" • "Moo Moo Meadows" • "Mushroom Gorge" • "Rainbow Road" • "Wario's Gold Mine"
Mario Kart 7 "Neo Bowser City" • "Piranha Plant Slide" • "Rainbow Road" • "Toad Circuit"
Mario Kart 8 "Bowser's Castle" • "Cloudtop Cruise" • "Mario Circuit" ("Mario Kart Stadium") • "Mario Kart 8 Title Screen" • "Rainbow Road" • "Twisted Mansion"
Mario Party series Mario Party 9 "Good Job!"
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Yoshi's Story "Yoshi's Song" ("Yoshis on the Beach") • "Yoshi's Story!" • "Yoshi's Tale"
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WarioWare: Twisted! "Mona Pizza"
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