Koji Kondo

 (近藤 浩治, born August 13, 1961) is a Japanese music composer, pianist, and music director who is among the most prominent composers of music for Nintendo and the video game industry as a whole. As a close friend of Shigeru Miyamoto, most of the games he has composed for are Miyamoto's creations. He is most famous for his works on the Mario and The Legend of Zelda series. The Ground Theme of Super Mario Bros., composed by Kondo, is one of the most recognizable themes in the video game industry, remained in the  ringtone charts for 125 weeks, and has been performed in concerts by live orchestras. Other notable compositions of Kondo's include the Underground Theme and Underwater Theme of Super Mario Bros. and the Ground Theme of Super Mario World. Kondo is also involved in the music for The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which is being scored by.

Works composed

 * Golf, 1984
 * Super Mario Bros., 1985
 * Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, 1986
 * Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, 1987
 * Super Mario Bros. 2, 1988
 * Super Mario Bros. 3, 1988
 * Super Mario World, 1990
 * Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, 1995
 * Super Mario 64, 1996
 * Super Mario Sunshine (with Shinobu Nagata), 2002
 * New Super Mario Bros. (with Asuka Hayazaki and Hajime Wakai), 2006
 * Super Mario Galaxy (with Mahito Yokota), 2007
 * Super Mario Galaxy 2 (with Mahito Yokota and Ryo Nagamatsu), 2010
 * Super Mario 3D World (with Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi, and Yasuaki Iwata), 2013
 * Super Mario Maker (with Naoto Kubo and Asuka Hayazaki), 2015
 * Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (with Shiho Fujii, Atsuko Asahi, Ryo Nagamatsu, Yasuaki Iwata, Asuka Hayazaki, Toru Minegishi, and Kazumi Totaka), 2017
 * Super Mario Odyssey (with Naoto Kubo and Shiho Fujii), 2017
 * Super Mario Maker 2 (with Atsuko Asahi, Toru Minegishi, and Sayako Doi), 2019

Super Mario Sunshine

 * Delfino Plaza — Composition/arrangement
 * Bianco Hills — Composition/arrangement
 * Secret Course — Composition/arrangement
 * Ricco Harbor — Composition/arrangement
 * Gelato Beach — Composition/arrangement
 * Staff Roll — Composition/arrangement

New Super Mario Bros.

 * Main Theme — Composition/arrangement
 * Competitive BGM 1 — Composition/arrangement

Super Mario Galaxy

 * Egg Planet — Composition/arrangement
 * Rosalina in the Observatory 1 — Composition/arrangement
 * Rosalina's Comet Observatory 2 — Composition/arrangement
 * Rosalina's Comet Observatory 3 — Composition/arrangement

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

 * Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.) — Composition/arrangement

Super Mario Galaxy 2

 * Yoshi Star Galaxy — Composition/arrangement
 * Starship Mario 1 — Composition/arrangement
 * Starship Mario 2 — Composition/arrangement
 * Starship Mario 3 — Composition/arrangement
 * Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla — Composition/arrangement

Super Mario 3D World

 * Chain-Link Charge — Composition/arrangement
 * Sunshine Seaside — Composition/arrangement

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

 * Super Mario Bros. Medley — Composition/arrangement

Super Mario Maker

 * Underground Theme - Edit Mode (Super Mario Bros.) - Composition/arrangement

Super Mario Odyssey

 * Wooded Kingdom: Steam Gardens* — Composition/arrangement
 * Wooded Kingdom: Steam Gardens: Sherm Zone — Composition/arrangement
 * Torkdrift Battle — Composition/arrangement
 * Klepto Appearance — Composition/arrangement
 * Cappy was Kidnapped! — Composition/arrangement
 * Lost Kingdom: Forgotten Isle* — Composition/arrangement
 * Bowser's Kingdom: Bowser's Castle* — Composition/arrangement
 * Bowser's Kingdom: Bowser's Castle: Main Courtyard — Composition/arrangement
 * RoboBrood Battle — Composition/arrangement
 * Crazy Cap — Composition/arrangement
 * Athletic Stage 1 — Composition/arrangement
 * Projection Room: Overground — Composition/arrangement
 * Projection Room: Underground — Composition/arrangement

* Also includes 8bit version

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

 * King Bowser - Super Mario Bros. 3 — Composition/arrangement