Super Mario 64 Main Theme

The "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" is a theme composed for Super Mario 64 by Koji Kondo. It serves as the background music for Bob-omb Battlefield, Whomp's Fortress, Tall, Tall Mountain (outside only), and Tiny-Huge Island (outside only), and is the basis for multiple theme arrangments in the game.

Reuses

 * For reuses of "Slider", see Slider § Reuses.

The following list does not include ports and remakes of Super Mario 64.

Arrangements

 * For arrangements of "Slider", see Slider § Arrangements.

Super Mario 64
In Super Mario 64 and its Nintendo DS remake Super Mario 64 DS, a portion of the "Opening" theme that plays at the beginning of the game includes an arrangement of the main of the "Super Mario 64 Main Theme".

The "Slider" theme is a frantic / arrangement of the "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" played in at a presto tempo. In Super Mario 64, this arrangement plays in all slide areas, Tick Tock Clock, Rainbow Ride, Tower of the Wing Cap, Vanish Cap Under the Moat, Wing Mario Over the Rainbow, Battle Fort, and during all of Koopa the Quick's footraces. "Slider" has been reused and rearranged in many Super Mario games since Super Mario 64.

The theme "Snow Mountain", which is the background music for Cool, Cool Mountain and Snowman's Land, is a winter/ arrangement of the "Super Mario 64 Main Theme".

"Opening", "Slider", and "Snow Mountain" all return in the Super Mario Mash-up in the, , and Nintendo Switch versions of Minecraft, as well as in Super Mario 64 DS and Super Mario 3D All-Stars.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
The Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games features an arrangement of the "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" as a playable track. An arrangement "Snow Mountain" serves as the background music for the Dream Snowball Fight Dream Event. Both arrangements can be purchased and played in the Music Shop in Christmas Village.

The arrangement of the "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" returns in the Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, and the Wii U version of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Super Mario Galaxy 2
A arrangement of the "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" titled "Throwback Galaxy" in the original soundtrack can be heard in the galaxy of the same name. Throwback Galaxy is a faithful recreation of Whomp's Fortress from Super Mario 64, which used the original "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" as its background music.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
An arrangement of the "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" is included as a playable track in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, titled "Main Theme (Super Mario 64)", for the Peach's Castle stage, which was added as downloadable content on July 30, 2015. This arrangement also incorporates the "Opening" theme at the end.

The arrangement returns in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, retitled "Main Theme - Super Mario 64 (Remix) ", and can be played on any Super Smash Bros.-series and Super Mario-series stage.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie
In "Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom" from The Super Mario Bros. Movie, a short arrangement of the "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" can be heard while Mario follows Toad around Toad Town. This track was arranged by the film's composer, Brian Tyler.

List of Super Mario appearances

 * For appearances of "Slider", see Slider § List of Super Mario appearances.