Koji Kondo

Koji Kondo (近藤 浩治, born August 13, 1960) is among the most prominent composers of music for Nintendo. 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 overworld themes of Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario World were his doing, among many other tunes. He sometimes appears at Nintendo Events, like E3, alongside Shigeru Miyamoto. Below is a list of Mario games he has composed for so far:

Games Composed

 * Super Mario Bros., 1985
 * Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, 1986
 * 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 Tanaka), 2002
 * New Super Mario Bros. (with Asuka Ōta 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
 * Mario Maker, 2015

One of his most famous tunes is the Super Mario Bros. "Ground Theme", which was in the Billboard charts for 125 weeks, and was performed in concerts by live orchestras.

Super Mario 64

 * Title Theme — Composition & Arrangement
 * Peach's Message — Composition & Arrangement
 * Opening — Composition & Arrangement
 * Super Mario 64 Main Theme — Composition & Arrangement
 * Slider — Composition & Arrangement
 * Inside the Castle Walls — Composition & Arrangement
 * Looping Steps — Composition & Arrangement
 * Dire, Dire Docks — Composition & Arrangement
 * Lethal Lava Land — Composition & Arrangement
 * Snow Mountain — Composition & Arrangement
 * Haunted House — Composition & Arrangement
 * Merry-Go-Round — Composition & Arrangement
 * Cave Dungeon — Composition & Arrangement
 * Piranha Plant's Lullaby — Composition & Arrangement
 * Powerful Mario — Composition & Arrangement
 * Metallic Mario — Composition & Arrangement
 * File Select — Composition & Arrangement
 * Correct Solution — Composition & Arrangement
 * Toad's Message — Composition & Arrangement
 * Power Star — Composition & Arrangement
 * Race Fanfare — Composition & Arrangement
 * Star Catch Fanfare — Composition & Arrangement
 * Game Start — Composition & Arrangement
 * Course Clear — Composition & Arrangement
 * Game Over — Composition & Arrangement
 * Stage Boss — Composition & Arrangement
 * Koopa's Message — Composition & Arrangement
 * Koopa's Road — Composition & Arrangement
 * Koopa's Theme — Composition & Arrangement
 * Koopa Clear — Composition & Arrangement
 * Ultimate Koopa — Composition & Arrangement
 * Ultimate Koopa Clear — Composition & Arrangement
 * Ending Demo — Composition & Arrangement
 * Staff Roll — Composition & Arrangement

Super Mario Sunshine

 * Entrance [Introduction] — Composition & Arrangement
 * Opening Demonstration [Demo] — Composition & Arrangement
 * Title — Composition & Arrangement
 * Opening A [Landing] — Composition & Arrangement
 * Airport — Composition & Arrangement
 * Nozzle [Meeting F.L.U.D.D./Demonstration] — Composition & Arrangement
 * Mini Boss Gatekeeper — Composition & Arrangement
 * Shine Appearance — Composition & Arrangement
 * Shine Get — Composition & Arrangement
 * Opening B [Arrested/Prison/Job Report) — Composition & Arrangement
 * Camera Demonstation — Composition & Arrangement
 * Delfino Plaza — Composition & Arrangement
 * Underground — Composition & Arrangement
 * Shadow Mario (MOVIE) — Composition & Arrangement
 * Shadow Mario — Composition & Arrangement
 * Scenario Select — Composition & Arrangement
 * Bianco Hills — Composition & Arrangement
 * Nozzle Theft [F.L.U.D.D. Stolen] — Composition & Arrangement
 * Secret Course — Composition & Arrangement
 * Ricco Harbor — Composition & Arrangement
 * Gelato Beach — Composition & Arrangement
 * Mini-Boss — Composition & Arrangement
 * Princess Peach Kidnapping — Composition & Arrangement
 * Mecha Koopa Appearance — Composition & Arrangement
 * Koopa Jr. [Mecha Koopa's Defeat] — Composition & Arrangement
 * Mini Boss Manta — Composition & Arrangement
 * Corona Mountain — Composition & Arrangement
 * Bath [Mario Confronts Bowser] — Composition & Arrangement
 * Koopa [Final Boss] — Composition & Arrangement
 * Epilogue — Composition & Arrangement
 * Staff Roll — Composition & Arrangement
 * Ending B — Composition & Arrangement
 * Lose Life — Composition & Arrangement
 * Game Over — Composition & Arrangement

New Super Mario Bros.

 * Main Theme / Overworld BGM — Composition & Arrangement
 * Fighting BGM 1 / Snow Overworld BGM [Mario & Luigi] — Composition & Arrangement

Super Mario Galaxy

 * Egg Planet — Composition & Arrangement
 * Rosalina's Comet 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.) — Arrangement

Super Mario Galaxy 2

 * Yoshi — Composition & Arrangement
 * Starship Mario 1 — Composition & Arrangement
 * Starship Mario 2 — Composition & Arrangement
 * Starship Mario 3 — Composition & Arrangement
 * Koopa Jr.'s Fortress — Composition & Arrangement

Super Mario 3D World

 * Double Cherry Pass — Composition & Arrangement
 * Athletic — Composition & Arrangement
 * Sunshine Seaside — Composition & Arrangement

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

 * Super Mario Bros. Medley — Arrangement