Underwater BGM (Super Mario World)

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"Underwater BGM"
"Underwater BGM" in Super Mario World
The image for "Underwater BGM" from Super Mario World on Nintendo Music.
Image from Nintendo Music
Composed by:
Koji Kondo
Genre Waltz
Key F major
Time signature 3
4
First appearance Super Mario World (1990)
Latest appearance It's Me, Mario! Stop Motion Shorts ("Balancing Act", 2026)
Arrangement of
"Ground BGM" (Super Mario World)

"Underwater BGM"[1] is a musical theme composed by Koji Kondo for Super Mario World, where it plays in the underwater levels. It is a slow-paced waltz arrangement of "Ground BGM" from the same game in the key of F major. The rhythm of the melody is altered to fit the triple meter time of the piece.

History[edit]

Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario World / Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2[edit]

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Super Mario World marks the first appearance of "Underwater BGM". Additional bongo percussion is added to the instrumentation whenever the player is riding a Yoshi. This remix is titled "Yoshi Underwater BGM" in the Nintendo Music app. Both "Underwater BGM" and "Yoshi Underwater BGM" return in the port of the game included in Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World for the same purposes. "Underwater BGM" is also included in the official albums Super Mario World, Nintendo Super Famicom Game Music, Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection, and The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music. In the Super Mario World album, the normal and Yoshi versions of "Underwater BGM" are played in sequence on the same track.

In the Game Boy Advance remake of Super Mario World, Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, an arrangement of "Underwater BGM" plays for the same purpose as in the original game. Additional percussion is added to the instrumentation whenever the player rides a Yoshi.

Icon of an audio speaker. Yoshi Underwater BGM - The remix heard in Super Mario World
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Super Mario Maker / Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS / Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

In Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, and Super Mario Maker 2, the original version of "Underwater BGM" plays in Super Mario World-style underwater-themed levels. "Yoshi Underwater BGM" from Super Mario World plays whenever the player rides a Yoshi.

An ambient arrangement of "Underwater BGM" plays while editing Super Mario World-style underwater-themed levels in the Course Maker. This arrangement uses eight tracks that fade in and out randomly to create a dynamic mix.

Exclusively in Super Mario Maker 2, a music box arrangement of "Underwater BGM" plays in the nighttime version of Super Mario World-style underwater-themed levels.

Icon of an audio speaker. Underwater Theme (Edit) - Super Mario World - The arrangement heard in Super Mario Maker
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Mario Teaches Typing series[edit]

Mario Teaches Typing[edit]

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In Mario Teaches Typing, an arrangement of "Underwater BGM" plays in the intermediate level, Mario's Wet World Challenge.

Mario Teaches Typing 2[edit]

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In Mario Teaches Typing 2, an arrangement of "Underwater BGM" plays in the intermediate level, Mario's Wet World Challenge.

Mario Kart World[edit]

In Mario Kart World, an orchestral arrangement of "Underwater BGM" can play in Free Roam during the day. It is fully titled "Underwater BGM (Super Mario World)" in the Nintendo Music app.

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It's Me, Mario! Stop Motion Shorts[edit]

In the It's Me, Mario! Stop Motion Shorts episode "Balancing Act", a brief arrangement of "Underwater BGM" plays at the end of the short as Yoshi and Toad fly off the screen.

Other appearances[edit]

Super Mario World album[edit]

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The official Super Mario World soundtrack album features a slow-paced jazz arrangement of "Underwater BGM" arranged by Soichi Noriki and performed by the Mario World Band. It is titled "Morning of Yoster Island".

Super Mario Compact Disco[edit]

In the Super Mario Compact Disco album, the original version of "Underwater BGM" is sampled at the beginning of the song "Save Me (With Your Charm) - Princess Theme", which was composed by Simon Harris and Melissa Beckford.

Super Mario Compact Disco – 35th Anniversary Edition features a remastered version of "Save Me (With Your Charm) - Princess Theme" titled "Save Me (With Your Charm - Princess Theme (feat. Melissa Beckford)) [Remastered]".

Super Mario Orchestra Concert[edit]

The "Super Mario Orchestra Concert" series featured a live orchestral medley arrangement of several musical themes from Super Mario World, including "Underwater BGM".

Gallery[edit]

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario World Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1990 Original "Underwater BGM"[1] Koji Kondo
Remix "Yoshi Underwater BGM"[1]
Mario Teaches Typing MS-DOS 1992 Arrangement
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1994 Original "Underwater BGM"[1] Koji Kondo
Past remix (Super Mario World) "Yoshi Underwater BGM"[1]
Mario Teaches Typing PC 1995 Arrangement
Mario Teaches Typing 2 PC 1996 Arrangement
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 Game Boy Advance 2001 Arrangement
Remix
Super Mario Maker Wii U 2015 Original Koji Kondo
Past remix (Super Mario World)
Arrangement
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS Nintendo 3DS 2016 Original Koji Kondo
Past remix (Super Mario World)
Past arrangement (Super Mario Maker)
Super Mario Maker 2 Nintendo Switch 2019 Original Koji Kondo
Past remix (Super Mario World)
Past arrangement (Super Mario Maker)
Arrangement
Mario Kart World Nintendo Switch 2 2025 Arrangement "Underwater BGM (Super Mario World)"[1]

Film and television[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
It's Me, Mario! Stop Motion Shorts 2026 Arrangement

Albums[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Super Mario World 1991 Original 「水中BGM」 (Suichū BGM) Koji Kondo
Past remix (Super Mario World)
Arrangement "Morning of Yoster Island" Soichi Noriki
Nintendo Super Famicom Game Music 1992 Original 「水中BGM」 (Suichū BGM) Koji Kondo
Super Mario Compact Disco 1993 Remix "Save Me (With Your Charm) - Princess Theme" Simon Harris, Melissa Beckford
Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection 2005 Original 「水中BGM」 (Suichū BGM) Koji Kondo
The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music 2015 Original 「水中BGM」 (Suichū BGM) Koji Kondo
Super Mario Compact Disco: The iOS Release 2016 Past remix (Super Mario Compact Disco) "Save Me (With Your Charm) - Princess Theme" Simon Harris, Melissa Beckford
Super Mario Compact Disco – 35th Anniversary Edition 2020 Remix "Save Me (With Your Charm - Princess Theme (feat. Melissa Beckford)) [Remastered]" Simon Harris, Melissa Beckford

Live performances[edit]

Event Year Location Type Title Credits
Super Mario Orchestra Concert 2018 ROHM Theater Kyoto Arrangement

Other media[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Nintendo Music 2025[a] Original "Underwater BGM" Koji Kondo
Past remix (Super Mario World) "Yoshi Underwater BGM"
2026[b] Past arrangement (Mario Kart World) "Underwater BGM (Super Mario World)"
  1. ^ Added on February 3, 2025
  2. ^ Added on July 6, 2026

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese 水中BGM
Suichū BGM
Underwater BGM [1]

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