Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack

The Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack is a soundtrack album for Super Mario 3D World that was exclusive to Club Nintendo members of Japan, Europe, and Australia. It was released on November 21, 2013, and costs 250 points for members of the Japanese Club Nintendo rewards program or 500 for those who are not in the program, and it was released in April 10, 2014, in Australia for 2,000 stars and Europe for 3,000 stars. It was rereleased in Europe and Australia on March 30, 2015. It was never released in North America.

The cover art shows the cat forms of Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Toad, and Rosalina playing a saxophone, a double bass, a trumpet, a trombone, and an electric guitar, respectively, alongside the green Sprixie Princess, who is holding a conductor's baton.

The case contains a booklet with pictures of the characters and the names of the songs. The picture on Disc 1 depicts each of the Sprixie Princesses playing an instrument, with the instruments played being the maracas, a violin, a drum, a harp, a French horn, a tambourine, and a flute. The picture on Disc 2 depicts Bowser playing the drums.

The soundtrack was performed by the Mario 3D World Big Band and composed by Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi, Yasuaki Iwata, and Koji Kondo. It features 77 music tracks from Super Mario 3D World over two discs.

Production
In an interview with the website Destructoid on October 31, 2013, Mahito Yokota said there would be many bands playing live. He also said that the songs would be arranged to give the feel of a big band, using a large number of instruments such as trumpets and saxophones. On November 5, 2013, composers Mahito Yokota, Toru Minegishi, Yasuaki Iwata, and Koji Kondo said that there would be new soundtracks for various levels, including athletics and aquatics. They also stated that the sound would have more pace and would have a majestic rhythm similar to the music of Super Mario Galaxy.

The website Nintendo Everything posted a video on YouTube showing the recording of the album, which used accordions, violins, flutes, a live orchestra, and other instruments to play various songs from the game.

Music credits

 * Mahito Yokota (CD1: 3, 28; CD2: 24, 39)
 * Koji Kondo (CD1: 14; CD2: 12)
 * Asuka Hayazaki (CD2: 16, 18; reused from Super Mario 3D Land and New Super Mario Bros., respectively)

Trivia

 * Every song played during a Bowser-related moment is an arrangement of the theme that plays during Bowser's first appearance in the game. These include the first time the player enters a world, the track "A Boss Approaches," the boss fights against Bowser on the Koopa Chase, World Bowser's music, and The Great Tower of Bowser Land's music.