Trophy Theme B (Mario Kart 8)

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"Trophy Theme B"
"Trophy Theme B" in Mario Kart 8
The Nintendo Music screenshot for the track "Trophy Theme B" from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Image from Nintendo Music
Composed by:
Ryo Nagamatsu[1]
Genre Orchestra
Key A-flat major, A major
First appearance Mario Kart 8 (2014)
Latest appearance Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017)
Quotes from
"Staff Credits" (Mario Kart 64)
“The aim of this track is to encourage and assure you that you shouldn't give up. One day you'll get the result you're looking for, and hear that "Congratulations!" music playing just for you.”
—Liner notes in the Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack

"Trophy Theme B",[2] also known as "Nice Try!",[1] is a musical theme composed by Ryo Nagamatsu for Mario Kart 8, where it plays in the trophy screen when getting fourth or lower after finishing a Grand Prix, VS Race round, or Battle, as well as when tying in a team match. This theme uses the 2̂-1̂-5̂-5̂ motif of "Staff Credits" from Mario Kart 64 played on a woodwind for the melody of the A section (here adapted to 7̂-3̂-3̂-3̂), and strings for the B section. Piano chords and a synth bass are also used throughout. It returns in the Nintendo Switch port, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, for the same purposes.

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNote(s)Ref.
JapaneseトロフィーB
Torofī B
Trophy B[2]
Chinese (Simplified)奖杯B
Jiǎngbēi B
?[2]
Chinese (Traditional)獎盃B
Jiǎngbēi B
?[2]
DutchBeker B?[2]
French (Canada)Remise des trophées (thème B)Trophy presentation (theme B)[2]
French (Europe)[2]
GermanTrophäe B?[2]
ItalianTema dei trofei BTrophy theme B[2]
Korean트로피 B
Teuropi B
Trophy B[2]
Portuguese (Brazil)Troféu BTrophy B[2]
Portuguese (Europe)[2]
RussianНаграда А
Nagrada B
?[2]
Spanish (Latin America)Tema del trofeo BTrophy theme B[2]
Spanish (Europe)[2]

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