Koji Kondo

Koji Kondo (*August 13, 1960) is among the most well-known composers of music for Nintendo games. He is good friends with Shigeru Miyamoto, and as such, most of the games he has composed are Shigeru Miyamoto's work. He is most famous for his works on the Mario Bros. series and Legend of Zelda series music. The memorable overworld themes of Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario World were his doing, among many other catchy tunes. He sometimes appears at Nintendo Events, like E3, alongside Shigeru Miyamoto. Here is an incomplete list of Mario games he has composed for:


 * Super Mario Bros., 1985
 * Wrecking Crew, 1985
 * 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 Smash Bros., 1999
 * Super Smash Bros. Melee, 2001
 * Super Mario Sunshine (with Shinobu Tanaka), 2002
 * New Super Mario Bros., 2006
 * Super Mario Galaxy, 2007
 * Super Smash Bros. Brawl, 2008