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Underground Theme (Super Mario Land)

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"Underground Theme"
"Underground Theme" in Super Mario Land
World 3-2 (Super Mario Land)
Composed by:
Hirokazu Tanaka
First appearance Super Mario Land (1989)
Latest appearance Mario Kart World (2025)

The "Underground Theme"[1] is a musical theme composed by Hirokazu Tanaka for Super Mario Land, where it plays in levels World 1-3, World 3-2, and World 3-3.

HistoryEdit

Super Mario seriesEdit

Super Mario LandEdit

Super Mario Land marks the first appearance of the "Underground Theme." It is also included in the official albums Super Mario Land and Game Boy Graffiti as part of a medley of multiple themes from the original game, and The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music as an individual track.

Super Mario RunEdit

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In Super Mario Run, an arrangement of the "Underground Theme" is incorporated in the music that plays in Remix 10.

Super Smash Bros. seriesEdit

Super Smash Bros. BrawlEdit

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In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, an arrangement of the "Underground Theme" can play in the Mushroomy Kingdom stage. It is titled "Underground Theme (Super Mario Land)" in the game's Sound Test, and it was arranged by Koji Hayama.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii UEdit

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, the Super Smash Bros. Brawl version of the "Underground Theme" can play in the Luigi's Mansion and Super Mario Maker stages.

Super Smash Bros. UltimateEdit

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the Super Smash Bros. Brawl version of the "Underground Theme" can play in any Super Smash Bros.-series and Super Mario-series stage. It is titled "Underground Theme - Super Mario Land" in the game's Sound Test.

Mario Kart WorldEdit

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In Mario Kart World, a jazz arrangement of the "Underground Theme" can play in Free Roam and during routes in VS Race.

Other appearancesEdit

Super Mario Land (album)Edit

The official Super Mario Land album features an arrangement of the "Underground Theme" titled 「UNDERGROUND (地下BGM)」 (UNDERGROUND (Chika BGM), "UNDERGROUND (Underground BGM)") and arranged by Ikuro Fugiwara.

  UNDERGROUND (地下BGM) - The arrangement heard in the Super Mario Land album
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Super Mario Compact DiscoEdit

The Super Mario Compact Disco features a hip hop remix medley of the "Underground Theme" and the Chai Kingdom theme titled "Go, Mario, Go!" and arranged by Simon Harris and Colin Case. This remix features rap lyrics sung by Colin Case as M.C. Mario, with several references to Mario's games throughout the 1980's.

Super Mario Compact Disco – 35th Anniversary Edition features a remastered version of "Go, Mario, Go!" titled "Go, Mario, Go! (feat. MC Mario) [Remastered]," a club remix titled "Go, Mario, Go (X - Tended Club Mix (feat. MC Mario)) [Bonus Track]," and an instrumental version titled "Go, Mario, Go (Instrumental (feat. MC Mario)) [Bonus Track]."

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List of Super Mario appearancesEdit

GamesEdit

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario Land Game Boy 1989 Original 「地下BGM」 (Chika BGM)[2] Hirokazu Tanaka
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Wii 2008 Arrangement "Underground Theme (Super Mario Land)"[3] Koji Hayama
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Wii U 2014 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) "Underground Theme (Super Mario Land)"[4] Koji Hayama
Super Mario Run iOS, Android 2017[g 1] Arrangement
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo Switch 2018 Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) "Underground Theme - Super Mario Land"[5] Koji Hayama
Mario Kart World Nintendo Switch 2 2025 Arrangement
  1. ^ Added in the 3.0.4 update on September 28, 2017

AlbumsEdit

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario Land 1989 Original "SUPER MARIOLAND ORIGINAL BGM MEDLEY" Hirokazu Tanaka
Arrangement 「UNDERGROUND (地下BGM)」
(UNDERGROUND (Chika BGM)) 		Ikuro Fugiwara
Game Boy Graffiti 1990 Original 「オリジナルBGMメドレー スーパーマリオランド」
(Orijinaru BGM Medorē Sūpā Mario Rando) 		Hirokazu Tanaka
Super Mario Compact Disco 1993 Remix "Go, Mario, Go!" Simon Harris, Colin Case
Super Mario Compact Disco (cassette) 1993 Past remix (Super Mario Compact Disco) 「ゴー・マリオ・ゴー !!」 (Gō Mario Gō!!) Simon Harris, Colin Case
The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music 2015 Original 「地下BGM」 (Chika BGM) Hirokazu Tanaka
Super Mario Compact Disco – 35th Anniversary Edition 2020 Remix "Go, Mario, Go! (feat. MC Mario) [Remastered]" Simon Harris, Colin Case
"Go, Mario, Go (X - Tended Club Mix (feat. MC Mario)) [Bonus Track]"
"Go, Mario, Go (Instrumental (feat. MC Mario)) [Bonus Track]"

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese 地下BGM[2]
Chika BGM 		Underground BGM

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Super Smash Bros. series Sound Tests
  2. ^ a b The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music
  3. ^ Super Smash Bros. Brawl Sound Test
  4. ^ Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Sound Test
  5. ^ Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Sound Test
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Recurring themes
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong "Game Start" • "Hammer BGM" • "Round 1 BGM" • "Round Start BGM" • "Title BGM"
Donkey Kong Jr. "Game Start" • "Round 1 BGM" • "Title BGM"
Donkey Kong Country "Aquatic Ambiance" • "Bonus Room Blitz" • "Cave Dweller Concert" • "Cranky's Theme" • "The Credits Concerto" • "DK Island Swing" • "Fear Factory" • "Forest Frenzy" • "Funky's Fugue" • "Gang-Plank Galleon" • "Life in the Mines" • "Lost a Balloon" • "Mine Cart Madness" • "Northern Hemispheres" • "Simian Segue" • "Treetop Rock" • "Voices of the Temple" • "Well Done"
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest "Crocodile Cacophony (K. Rool's Theme)" • "Lockjaw's Saga (Lockjaw's Locker)" • "Run, Rambi! Run! (Parrot Chute Panic)" • "Stickerbush Symphony (Bramble Blast)"
Donkey Kong 64 "DK Isle" • "DK Rap"
Donkey Kong Country Returns "Mine Menace"
Mario Bros. series Mario Bros. "Game Start" • "Title BGM"
Wrecking Crew series Wrecking Crew "Bonus Phase" • "Phase BGM"
Super Mario series Super Mario Bros. "1-Up" • "Castle BGM" • "Course Clear" ("Power Up") • "Ending" • "Ground BGM" ("Game Over" · "Player Down") • "Invincibility BGM" • "Timer Warning" • "Underground BGM" • "Underwater BGM" • "World Clear"
VS. Super Mario Bros. "Gyōmu-yō Mario Namae-ire"
Super Mario Bros. 2 "Boss BGM" • "Ground BGM" • "Please Select Player" • "Underground BGM"
Super Mario Bros. 3 "Airship BGM" • "Athletic BGM" • "Bros. Battle" • "Ending" • "Fortress BGM" • "Fortress Boss" • "Game Over" • "Ground BGM" • "King of the Koopas" • "P Switch BGM / Toad's House" • "Player Down" • "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 "Main Theme" • "Underground Theme"
Super Mario World "Bowser BGM" • "Donut Plains (Map Screen)" • "Ending" • "Ground BGM" ("Athletic BGM" · "Bonus Game BGM" · "Castle BGM" · "Course Clear" · "Ghost House BGM" · "Underground BGM" · "Underwater BGM") • "Koopalings BGM" • "P Switch BGM" • "Star World (Map Screen)" • "Title BGM" • "Vanilla Dome (Map Screen)" • "Yoshi's Island (Map Screen)"
Super Mario 64 "Bowser's Road" • "Bowser's Theme" • "Dire, Dire Docks" • "File Select" • "Main Theme" ("Cool, Cool Mountain" · "Slider") • "The Merry-Go-Round" • "Metal Mario" • "Peach's Castle" • "Piranha Plant's Lullaby" • "Staff Roll"
Super Mario Sunshine "Isle Delfino" ("Ricco Harbor") • "Secret Course"
New Super Mario Bros. "Course Clear" • "Fortress Theme" • "Main Theme" ("Athletic Theme") • "Mega Mario" • "Switch On!"
Super Mario Galaxy "Egg Planet" • "Enter Bowser Jr.!" • "Gusty Garden Galaxy" • "Luma" • "Overture" • "Purple Comet" • "Rosalina in the Observatory" • "The Toad Brigade" • "Waltz of the Boos"
New Super Mario Bros. Wii "Bonus Area" • "Castle Theme" • "Coast Theme" • "Desert Theme" • "Forest Theme" • "Ghost House Theme" • "Lava Cave / Underground Ruins Theme" • "Lava Theme" • "Title Theme" ("Game Over") • "Toad House Minigame" • "Underwater Theme"
Super Mario Galaxy 2 "Bowser's Galaxy Generator" • "Puzzle Plank Galaxy" • "Super Mario Galaxy 2 Trailer Theme" • "Teleporter Melody"
Super Mario 3D Land "Castle Theme" • "Main Theme" • "Snow Course" • "Underwater Theme"
New Super Mario Bros. U "Ground 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!"
Dr. Mario series Dr. Mario "Chill" • "Fever" • "Game Over" • "Selection Screen" • "Title Screen"
Mario Kart series Super Mario Kart "Award Ceremony" • "Donut Plains" • "Mario Circuit" • "Rainbow Road" • "Super Mario Kart Title Screen"
Mario Kart 64 "Battle Arenas" • "Choco Mountain" • "Frappe Snowland" • "Kalimari Desert" • "Koopa Troopa Beach" • "Luigi Raceway" • "Moo Moo Farm" • "Rainbow Road" • "Results (1st − 4th Place)" • "Staff Credits" • "Starting Grid (Time Trials / Battle)" • "Toad's Turnpike"
Mario Kart: Super Circuit "Koopa Castle Course" • "GBA Mario Circuit"
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! "GCN Baby Park" • "GCN Daisy Cruiser" • "GCN Yoshi Circuit"
Mario Kart DS "Waluigi Pinball"
Mario Kart Wii "Coconut Mall" • "Luigi Circuit/Mario Circuit" • "Wii Maple Treeway" • "Moo Moo Meadows" • "Mushroom Gorge" • "Wario's Gold Mine"
Mario Kart 7 "Neo Bowser City" • "Piranha Plant Slide" • "Toad Circuit"
Mario Kart 8 "Cloudtop Cruise"
Yoshi franchise Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island "Athletic BGM" • "Bowser" • "Flower Field BGM" • "Opening Melody" • "Powerful Mario" • "Stage Start" • "Yoshi's Island"
Yoshi's Story "Yoshi's Song" • "Yoshi's Story!" • "Yoshi's Tale"
Luigi's Mansion series Luigi's Mansion "Title Theme (Humming)"
Wario franchise WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! "Drifting Away" • "Pyoro" • "WarioWare, Inc." ("Dr. Crygor")
WarioWare: Twisted! "Mona Pizza"
WarioWare: Touched! "Ashley's Theme"
Mario vs. Donkey Kong series Mario vs. Donkey Kong "Mini Mario Stage"
Other The Legend of Zelda "Important Item Acquired" • "Overworld Theme"
Mario Paint "Save & Load"
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars "Beware of Forest Mushrooms" • "Hello, Happy Kingdom"
Miscellaneous "Le Galop infernal d'Orphée aux Enfers" • "Totaka's Song"
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Super Mario Land
Protagonists Mario • Princess Daisy
Bosses King Totomesu • Dragonzamasu (Tamao) • Hiyoihoi • Biokinton (Chicken) • Tatanga (Pagosu)
Locations Sarasaland (Birabuto Kingdom • Muda Kingdom • Easton Kingdom • Chai Kingdom)
Levels World 1-1 • World 1-2 • World 1-3 • World 2-1 • World 2-2 • World 2-3 • World 3-1 • World 3-2 • World 3-3 • World 4-1 • World 4-2 • World 4-3 • Expert Level
Items & vehicles Super Mushroom • Superball Flower • Star • 1UP heart • Coin • Marine Pop • Sky Pop • Switch • Lift Block
Enemies & obstacles Batadon • Bombshell Koopa • Bullet Biff • Bunbun • Chikako • Dropping lift • Falling block • Falling spike • Fly • Ganchan • Gao • Gunion • Goombo • Honen • Kumo • Mekabon • Nyololin • Pionpi • Pipe Cannon • Pipe Fist • Piranha Plant • Poison needle • Pompon Flower • Roketon • Roto Disc • Suu • Tokotoko • Torion • Yurarin • Yurarin Boo
Music "Main Theme" • "Underground Theme"
Other Brick • Bonus game • Das Super Mario Spiel • Gallery • Glitches • Goal • Island • Main Theme • Multimedia • Mystery Block • Sub-area • Soundtrack
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