Underground BGM (Super Mario Bros. 2)

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"Underground BGM"
"Underground BGM" in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic
"Underground BGM" in Super Mario Bros. 2
The image for "Underground BGM" from Super Mario Bros. 2 on Nintendo Music
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Composed by:
Koji Kondo
Key F minor
BPM 129
First appearance Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987)
Latest appearance Mario Kart World (2025)

"Underground BGM"[1] is a musical theme composed by Koji Kondo for Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic and Super Mario Bros. 2, where it plays in the underground sections of levels.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic / Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic marks the first appearance of "Underground BGM". When that game was later redeveloped as Super Mario Bros. 2, the theme was given slightly more enhanced instrumentation and additional PCM percussion samples reminiscent of bongos, which is the version subsequent appearances of the theme in the Super Mario franchise are based on. The Super Mario Bros. 2 version is also included in the official albums FAMICOM 20TH ANNIVERSARY GAMEMUSIC DVD, Game Sound Museum: Mario Bros. / Super Mario USA, Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music, and The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music.

Super Mario All-Stars[edit]

In the SNES remake of Super Mario Bros. 2 in Super Mario All-Stars, as well as its reissues Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World and Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition, an arrangement of "Underground BGM" plays for the same purpose as in the original game. This arrangement differs slightly by having the third and fourth notes from the second half's lengths swapped, similar to Famicon Music Volume 2, and has a closer tempo to Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'.

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Super Mario Advance[edit]

In the Game Boy Advance remake of Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Advance, an arrangement of "Underground BGM" plays for the same purpose as in the original game. This arrangement plays in a slightly higher pitch, and uses a slower tempo, similar to the NES version.

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Super Mario Run[edit]

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In Super Mario Run, a medley arrangement of "Ground BGM" from Super Mario Bros., "Ground BGM" from Super Mario Bros. 3, "Easton Kingdom BGM" from Super Mario Land, "Ground BGM" from Super Mario World, and "Underground BGM" from Super Mario Bros. 2 plays in Remix 10.

Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

In Super Mario Maker 2, the original version of "Underground BGM" plays whenever the player is in their SMB2 form during levels in the underground, ghost house, or castle theme.

Mario Kart World[edit]

In Mario Kart World, a free jazz arrangement of "Underground BGM" can play in Free Roam during the day, on the route from Dandelion Depths to Boo Cinema in the Leaf Cup, and on any VS Race route during nighttime. This theme also incorporates an arrangement of "Ground BGM" from Super Mario Bros. 2.

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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie[edit]

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An arrangement of "Underground BGM" plays when scrolling to the casino section of the Gateway Galaxy promotional website for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.[2]

Other appearances[edit]

Famicom Music Vol.2[edit]

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The Famicom Music Vol.2 album features a medley arrangement of "Ground BGM", "Underground BGM", "Final Boss BGM", and "Ending" from Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic. It is titled 「ドキドキパニック (アレンジ・バージョン)」 (Doki Doki Panikku (Arenji Bājon), "Doki Doki Panic (Arrange Version)") and arranged by Yoshihiro Kunimoto.

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic Family Computer Disk System 1987 Original Koji Kondo
Super Mario Bros. 2 Nintendo Entertainment System 1988 Arrangement "Underground BGM"[1] Koji Kondo
Super Mario All-Stars Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1993 Arrangement Soyo Oka
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1994 Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars) Soyo Oka
Super Mario Advance Game Boy Advance 2001 Arrangement
Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition Wii 2010 Past arrangement (Super Mario All-Stars) Soyo Oka
Super Mario Run iOS, Android 2017[a] Arrangement
Super Mario Maker 2 Nintendo Switch 2020[b] Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) Koji Kondo
Mario Kart World Nintendo Switch 2 2025 Arrangement "Underground BGM"[3]
  1. ^ Added in the 3.0.4 update on September 28, 2017
  2. ^ Added in the 3.0.0 update on April 22, 2020

Film and television[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie 2026 Arrangement "Den of Debauchery"[4] Brian Tyler

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Famicom Music Vol.2 1987 Arrangement 「ドキドキパニック (アレンジ・バージョン)」
(Doki Doki Panikku (Arenji Bājon)) 		Yoshihiro Kunimoto
FAMICOM 20TH ANNIVERSARY GAMEMUSIC DVD 2004 Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) 「地下BGM」 (Chika BGM) Koji Kondo
Game Sound Museum: Mario Bros. / Super Mario USA 2004 Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) 「地下BGM」 (Chika BGM) Koji Kondo
Famicom Sound History Series: Mario the Music 2004 Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) 「地下BGM」 (Chika BGM) Koji Kondo
The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music 2015 Past arrangement (Super Mario Bros. 2) 「地下BGM」 (Chika BGM) Koji Kondo

Other media[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Nintendo Music 2025[a] Original "Underground BGM" Koji Kondo
  1. ^ Added on February 24, 2025

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese 地下BGM
Chika BGM 		Underground BGM [1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Nintendo Music
  2. ^ GatewayGalaxy.com. Archived March 9, 2026, 22:31:48 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
  3. ^ Mario Kart World pause menu
  4. ^ SuperWiiBros08 (March 9, 2026). Mario Galaxy Movie Music from Gateway Galaxy Website. YouTube. Retrieved March 10, 2026.
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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 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" • "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" • "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"
Super Mario Sunshine "Isle Delfino" ("Ricco Harbor") • "Secret Course"
New Super Mario Bros. "Castle Theme" • "Ground Theme" ("Athletic Theme") • "Mega Mario" • "Switch On!" • "Tower Theme"
Super Mario Galaxy "Buoy Base Galaxy" • "Egg Planet" • "Enter Bowser Jr.!" • "Final Battle with Bowser" • "The Galaxy Reactor" • "Gusty Garden Galaxy" • "Ice Mario" • "King Bowser" • "Luma" • "Overture" • "Purple Comet" • "Rosalina in the Observatory" • "Space Junk Road" • "The Star Festival" • "Super Mario Galaxy" • "The Toad Brigade" • "Waltz of the Boos"
New Super Mario Bros. Wii "Bonus Area" • "Bowser Jr. Battle" • "Castle Theme" • "Coast Theme" • "Desert Theme" • "Forest Theme" • "Ghost House Theme" • "Lava Cave / Underground Ruins Theme" • "Lava Theme" • "Title Theme" • "Toad House Minigame" • "Underwater Theme"
Super Mario Galaxy 2 "Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla" • "Bowser's Galaxy Generator" • "Fated Battle" • "Melty Monster Galaxy" • "Puzzle Plank Galaxy" • "Slimy Spring Galaxy" • "Super Mario Galaxy 2 Trailer Theme" • "Teleporter Melody"
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" • "Chainlink Charge" • "Piranha Creeper Creek" • "Super Bell Hill"
Super Mario Maker "Title Theme"
Super Mario Odyssey "Fossil Falls" • "Jump Up, Super Star!" • "New Donk City"
Dr. Mario series Dr. Mario "Chill" • "Fever" • "Game Over" • "Selection Screen" • "Title Screen" • "Vs. Game Over"
Mario Kart series Super Mario Kart "Awards Ceremony (1st – 3rd Place)" • "Donut Plains" • "Ghost Valley" • "Mario Circuit" • "Rainbow Road" • "Super Mario Kart Title Screen"
Mario Kart 64 "Battle Arenas" • "Choco Mountain" • "D.K.'s Jungle Parkway" • "Frappe Snowland" • "Kalimari Desert" • "Koopa Troopa Beach" • "Luigi Raceway" • "Mario Kart 64 Title Screen" • "Moo Moo Farm" • "Rainbow Road" • "Results (1st − 4th Place)" • "Staff Credits" • "Toad's Turnpike"
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 "Cloudtop Cruise" • "Mario Circuit" ("Mario Kart Stadium") • "Mario Kart 8 Title Screen"
Mario Party series Mario Party 9 "Good Job!"
Wario franchise Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 "Main Theme"
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! "Pyoro: Stage" • "Sci-Fi (Dribble & Spitz) - Drifting Away" • "Title" ("Reality (Dr. Crygor) - Stage")
WarioWare: Twisted! "Mona Pizza"
WarioWare: Touched! "Ashley's Theme"
Yoshi franchise Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island "Athletic BGM" • "Bowser" • "Flower Field BGM" • "Goal!" • "Opening Melody" • "Powerful Mario" • "Yoshi's Island"
Yoshi's Story "Yoshi's Song" ("Yoshis on the Beach") • "Yoshi's Story!" • "Yoshi's Tale"
Luigi's Mansion series Luigi's Mansion "Title Theme (Humming)"
Mario vs. Donkey Kong series Mario vs. Donkey Kong "Mini Mario Stage"
Super Smash Bros. series Super Smash Bros. Melee "Rainbow Cruise"
Other The Legend of Zelda "Important Item Acquired" • "Magic Whistle Melody" • "Overworld Theme"
Mario Paint "Drawing Board 1" • "Gnat Attack: Level 1" • "Save & Load"
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars "Beware of Forest Mushrooms" • "Hello, Happy Kingdom" • "Super Mario House"
Miscellaneous "Galop infernal" • "Mute City" • "Title BGM" (Excitebike) • "Totakeke's theme"
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