Stonecarving City (theme)
| "Stonecarving City" | |
|---|---|
| "Stonecarving City" in Wario Land: Shake It! | |
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| Composed by: Minako Hamano | |
| First appearance | Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) |
| Latest appearance | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) |
"Stonecarving City",[1] also known as "Ruins",[2] is a musical theme composed by Minako Hamano for Wario Land: Shake It!, where it plays in the levels Stonecarving City and Launchpad Labyrinth. This theme has since mainly been used as a leitmotif for Wario in the Super Smash Bros. series.
History[edit]
Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
Due to releasing a few months before Wario Land: Shake It!, Super Smash Bros. Brawl marks the first appearance of "Stonecarving City", where it receives two arrangements.
An electronic rock arrangement of "Waluigi Pinball" from Mario Kart DS arranged by Kentaro Ishizaka can play in the Mario Circuit stage. This theme also incorporates brief arrangements of "Stonecarving City".
A brief arrangement of "Stonecarving City" serves as Wario's victory theme, where it plays in the results screen when Wario wins a fight.
According to an interview with Tomoya Tomita (the composer of Wario Land: Shake It!), "Stonecarving City" was a music piece he received from Nintendo, so the theme was presumably composed for Super Smash Bros. Brawl first and then repurposed for Wario Land: Shake It! He believes the pieces he received were composed by Minako Hamano.[3]
 Waluigi Pinball - The arrangement heard in Super Smash Bros. Brawl | File info 0:12 |
| Victory! (Wario) - The arrangement heard in Super Smash Bros. Brawl | File info 0:08 |
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U[edit]
In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Wario's victory theme from Super Smash Bros. Brawl plays in the results screen when Wario wins a fight. Exclusively in the Wii U version, the original version of "Stonecarving City" and "Waluigi Pinball" from Super Smash Bros. Brawl can play in the Gamer and Mario Circuit stages respectively. The former is titled "Ruins (Wario Land: Shake It!)" in the game's sound test.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the original version of "Stonecarving City" and "Waluigi Pinball" from Super Smash Bros. Brawl can play in any WarioWare-series and Mario Kart-series stage respectively, as well as any Super Smash Bros.-series stage for both themes. They are titled "Ruins - Wario Land: Shake It!" and "Waluigi Pinball - Mario Kart DS" respectively in the game's sound test. Moreover, Wario's victory theme from Super Smash Bros. Brawl plays in the results screen when Wario wins a fight, albeit slightly sped up to compensate for the game's faster victory screens.
Wario Land: Shake It![edit]
In Wario Land: Shake It!, in addition to the original version of "Stonecarving City" making its proper debut in the Wario franchise, an additional Afro-Cuban jazz arrangement of the theme plays when escaping Stonecarving City, Launchpad Labyrinth, and Run-Down Pyramid. It is titled "Launchpad Labyrinth" in the Media Room.
| Launchpad Labyrinth - The arrangement heard in Wario Land: Shake It! | File info 0:30 |
Mario Party 10[edit]
In Mario Party 10, an arrangement of "Stonecarving City" plays whenever Wario's amiibo is being controlled in the amiibo Party mode. It is titled "Wario's Theme" in the game's sound test. This arrangement is played on horn, triangle, and piano.
| Wario's Theme - The arrangement heard in Mario Party 10 | File info 0:30 |
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Wii | 2008 | Arrangement | "Waluigi Pinball"[4] | Kentaro Ishizaka |
| Wario Land: Shake It! | Wii | 2008 | Original | "Stonecarving City"[1] | Minako Hamano |
| Arrangement | "Launchpad Labyrinth"[1] | ||||
| Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo 3DS | 2014 | Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) | ||
| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | Wii U | 2014 | Original | "Ruins (Wario Land: Shake It!)"[5] | Minako Hamano |
| Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) | "Waluigi Pinball"[5] | Kentaro Ishizaka | |||
| Mario Party 10 | Wii U | 2015 | Arrangement | "Wario's Theme"[6] | |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Nintendo Switch | 2018 | Original | "Ruins - Wario Land: Shake It!"[7] | Minako Hamano |
| Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) | "Waluigi Pinball - Mario Kart DS"[7] | Kentaro Ishizaka | |||
| Remix |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | いせき[2] Iseki |
Ruins |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Wario Land: Shake It! sound test
- ^ a b Super Smash Bros. series sound tests
- ^ "Minako Hamano-san is also listed as a music credit. Did you two collaborate together? We didn't actually collaborate. Right when I began the project, Nintendo sent me three pieces used in previous Wario titles (one of which was Greenhorn Ruins) and said, "Here—use these." I imagine Hamano-san composed those. [...] In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Wario's victory theme was an arrangement of the Stonecarving City theme from Shake It!, which hadn't yet come out. Were you involved in this special cameo? No, that was another piece I received from Nintendo. I didn't do anything for Brawl." – Anthony Palone, Tomoya Tomita (March 17, 2017). An Interview with Game Composer Tomoya Tomita. Translated by Masked Man. Hey Poor Player (English). Retrieved October 14, 2024. (Archived February 12, 2025 via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ Super Smash Bros. Brawl sound test
- ^ a b Super Smash Bros. for Wii U sound test
- ^ Mario Party 10 sound test
- ^ a b Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sound test
