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+{{Theme infobox
-[[File:SMK-Music-MainTheme.oga|thumb|The title theme of ''Super Mario Kart'']]
+|composer=[[Soyo Oka]]
-"'''Super Mario Kart'''"<ref>''[[Super Mario Compact Disco]]''</ref> is the title theme from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' that has become a recurring {{Wp|leitmotif}} throughout the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series. It was composed by [[Soyo Oka]] and has been a part of the title screen music of every mainline ''Mario Kart'' game besides ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''.
+|file=[[File:SMK-Music-MainTheme.oga]]<br>"Super Mario Kart" in ''Super Mario Kart''
+|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' ([[List of games by date#1992|1992]])
+|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023)
+}}
+"'''Super Mario Kart'''"<ref>''[[Super Mario Compact Disco]]''</ref> is the title theme from ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'' that has become a recurring {{Wp|motif}} throughout the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series. It was composed by [[Soyo Oka]] and has been a part of the title screen music of every mainline ''Mario Kart'' game.
 ==Arrangements==
 ===''Mario Kart'' series===
 ====''Super Mario Kart''====
-A few notes from the theme briefly play during the credits theme in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''.
+A few notes from the "Super Mario Kart" theme briefly play during the credits theme in ''[[Super Mario Kart]]''.
 ====''Mario Kart 64''====
-The title screen theme of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', titled "Mario Kart 64 Theme" in ''[[Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks]]'' and the ''[[Mario Kart 64: Greatest Hits Soundtrack]]'' and simply "Title" in the ''[[Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack]]'', mainly consists of an elongated arrangement of the first half of the ''Super Mario Kart'' theme and was arranged by [[Kenta Nagata]].
+The title screen theme of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', titled "Mario Kart 64 Theme" in the game's [[Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks|official soundtrack]], mainly consists of an elongated arrangement of the first half of the ''Super Mario Kart'' theme and was arranged by [[Kenta Nagata]].
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 ====''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''====
-The music played during Single Game Pak multiplayer in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' is an arrangement of the ''Super Mario Kart'' theme.
+The title screen theme of ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' is also an elongated arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme, and includes the second half of the theme. Another arrangement plays during the Single Game Pak multiplayer.
+{{Media table
+|file1=MKSC-Music-Title.oga
+|title1={{Conjectural|Title}}
+|description1=The arrangement heard in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''
+|length1=0:30
+}}
 ====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''====
-An arrangement of the ''Super Mario Kart'' theme is included in the music heard on the title screen of ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
+An arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme is included in the music heard on the title screen of ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
 ====''Mario Kart DS''====
-An arrangement of the ''Super Mario Kart'' theme is included in the music heard on the title screen of ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''.
+An arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme is included in the music heard on the title screen of ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''.
 ====''Mario Kart Wii''====
-An arrangement of the ''Super Mario Kart'' theme is included in the music heard on the title screen of ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''.
+An arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme is included in the music heard on the title screen of ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', named 「タイトル」(''Taitoru'', "Title") in the game's [[Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack|official soundtrack]].
 ====''Mario Kart 7''====
-An arrangement of the ''Super Mario Kart'' theme is included in the music heard on the title screen of ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''. Two more arrangements, one based on the original theme and the other based on the arrangement from ''Mario Kart 64'', can be heard during the game's credits theme.
+An arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme is included in the music heard on the title screen of ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''. Two more arrangements, one based on the original theme and the other based on the arrangement from ''Mario Kart 64'', can be heard during the game's credits theme.
+====''Mario Kart Arcade GP DX''====
+In ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]'', an arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme plays in the menu music when the player reaches the character selection screen, which also incorporates the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Mario World]]'' [[Ground Theme]]s.
 ====''Mario Kart 8''====
-The title screen theme of ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (titled after the base game in the [[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack|official soundtrack]]) includes an arrangement of the ''Super Mario Kart'' theme and was arranged by [[Atsuko Asahi]]. An arrangement of a few notes from the theme briefly plays during the "Staff Credits" theme, arranged by [[Ryo Nagamatsu]].
+The title screen theme of ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' (titled after the base game in the [[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack|official soundtrack]]) includes an arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme and was arranged by [[Atsuko Asahi]]. An arrangement of a few notes from the theme briefly plays during the "Staff Credits" theme, arranged by [[Ryo Nagamatsu]].
+This arrangement returns in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', including the excerpt from ''Super Mario Kart''. It can be heard when [[Luigi]] appears in his [[kart]] before he drives [[Mario]] and [[Huey]] on Rainbow Road to [[Black Bowser's Castle]].
+===''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''===
+''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]'' features a {{wp|disco}} arrangement of the ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' version of "Super Mario Kart" as a playable song.
+{{media table
+|file=DDRMM Midnight Drive.oga
+|title=Midnight Drive
+|description=The arrangement heard in ''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix''
+}}
+===''WarioWare D.I.Y. Showcase''===
+In ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]'', an arrangement of the "Super Mario Kart" theme plays during the [[Mario Kart (microgame)|Mario Kart microgame]].
+===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
+In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', a few notes from the "Super Mario Kart" theme can be heard in the track "Buckle Up".
 ===Other arrangements===
+====''Super Mario Compact Disco''====
 A {{wp|Rapping|rap}} remix of the theme performed by the Ambassadors of Funk titled "Super Mario Kart" is included in the album ''[[Super Mario Compact Disco]]''.
-A {{wp|funk}} arrangement of the "Mario Kart 64 Theme" simply named "title" is included in the album ''[[Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit]]''. The arrangement is arranged and performed by AKOUST and mixes funk instrumentation with samples from the original arrangement as well as game sound effects and character voice samples.
+====''Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit''====
+A {{wp|funk}} arrangement of the "Mario Kart 64 Theme" simply named "'''title'''" is included in the album ''[[Mario Kart 64 on Club Circuit]]''. The arrangement is arranged and performed by AKOUST and mixes funk instrumentation with samples from the original arrangement as well as game sound effects and character voice samples.
 ==List of ''Super Mario'' appearances==
+===Games===
 {|class=sortable border=1 cellspacing=2 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%"
 !Work
+!System
 !Year
 !Type
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 |-
 |''[[Super Mario Kart]]''
+|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
 |1992
 |Original
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 |-
 |''[[Mario Kart 64]]''
+|[[Nintendo 64]]
 |1996
 |Arrangement
-|"Mario Kart 64 Theme"
+|"Mario Kart 64 Theme"<ref name=MK64>''[[Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks]]''</ref>
 |[[Kenta Nagata]]
 |-
 |''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
-|1992
+|[[Game Boy Advance]]
+|2001
 |Arrangement
 |
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 |-
 |''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
+|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
 |2003
 |Arrangement
 |
 |
+|-
+|''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]''
+|Nintendo GameCube
+|2005
+|Arrangement
+|"Midnight Drive"
+|<!--U1-ASAMi, Osamu Narita, Katsunori Takahashi, Ichiro Shimakura, Hideki Oka, Kenichi Yoshimoto (specific arranger unknown)-->
 |-
 |''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
+|[[Nintendo DS]]
 |2005
 |Arrangement
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 |-
 |''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
+|[[Wii]]
 |2008
 |Arrangement
-|「タイトル」(''Taitoru'')<ref>''[[Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack]]''</ref>
+|「タイトル」(''Taitoru'')<ref name=MKW>''[[Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack]]''</ref>
+|
+|-
+|''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]''
+|Wii
+|2009
+|Arrangement
+|
 |
 |-
 |''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
+|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
 |2011
+|Arrangement
+|
+|
+|-
+|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]''
+|Arcade
+|2013
 |Arrangement
 |
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 |-
 |rowspan=2|''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
+|rowspan=2|[[Wii U]]
 |rowspan=2|2014
 |rowspan=2|Arrangement
-|"Mario Kart 8"
+|"Mario Kart 8"<ref name=MK8>''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]''</ref>
 |[[Atsuko Asahi]]
 |-
-|"Staff Credits"
+|"Staff Credits"<ref name=MK8/>
 |[[Ryo Nagamatsu]]
+|-
+|''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''
+|Wii U
+|2016
+|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 8'')
+|
+|Atsuko Asahi
 |-
 |rowspan=2|''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
+|rowspan=2|[[Nintendo Switch]]
 |rowspan=2|2017
 |rowspan=2|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 8'')
-|"Mario Kart 8"
+|"Mario Kart 8"<ref name=MK8/>
 |Atsuko Asahi
 |-
-|"Staff Credits"
+|"Staff Credits"<ref name=MK8/>
 |Ryo Nagamatsu
 |}
-===Soundtracks===
+===Film and television===
+{|class=sortable border=1 cellspacing=2 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%"
+!Work
+!Year
+!Type
+!Title
+!Credits
+|-
+|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
+|2023
+|Arrangement
+|"Buckle Up"
+|[[Brian Tyler]]
+|}
+===Albums===
 {|class=sortable border=1 cellspacing=2 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%"
 !Work
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 |''[[Super Mario Compact Disco]]''
 |1993
-|Remix
+|Arrangement
-|"Super Mario Kart"
+|"Supermariokart"
-|Ambassadors of Funk
+|[[Simon Harris]], [[Colin Case]]
+|-
+|''[[Super Mario Compact Disco#Super Mario Compact Disco (cassette version)|Super Mario Compact Disco]]'' (Cassette)
+|1993
+|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Compact Disco'')
+|「スーパーマリオ・カート」 (''{{hover|Sūpā Mario Kāto|Super Mario Kart}}'')
+|Simon Harris, Colin Case
 |-
 |''[[Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks]]''
 |1997
-|Arrangement
+|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 64'')
 |"Mario Kart 64 Theme"
 |[[Kenta Nagata]]
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 |''[[Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack]]''
 |1997
-|Arrangement
+|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 64'')
-|"Title"
+|「オープニング・タイトル」 (''{{hover|Ōpuningu Taitoru|Opening Title}}'')
 |Kenta Nagata
 |-
 |''[[Mario Kart 64: Greatest Hits Soundtrack]]''
 |1997
-|Arrangement
+|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 64'')
 |"Mario Kart 64 Theme"
 |Kenta Nagata
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 |''[[Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack]]''
 |2011
-|Arrangement
+|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart Wii'')
-|"Title Screen"
+|「タイトル」 (''{{hover|Taitoru|Title}}'')
 |
 |-
 |rowspan=2|''[[Mario Kart 8 Original Soundtrack]]''
 |rowspan=2|2015
-|rowspan=2|Arrangement
+|rowspan=2|Past arrangement (''Mario Kart 8'')
 |"Mario Kart 8"
 |[[Atsuko Asahi]]
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 |"Staff Credits"
 |[[Ryo Nagamatsu]]
+|-
+|''[[Super Mario Compact Disco#Super Mario Compact Disco: The iOS Release|Super Mario Compact Disco: The iOS Release]]''
+|2016
+|Past arrangement (''Super Mario Compact Disco'')
+|"Supermariokart"
+|Simon Harris, Colin Case
+|-
+|''[[Super Mario Compact Disco#Super Mario Compact Disco – 35th Anniversary Edition|Super Mario Compact Disco – 35th Anniversary Edition]]''
+|2020
+|Arrangement
+|"Supermariokart (feat. MC Mario) [Remastered]"
+|Simon Harris, Colin Case
+|-
+|''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''
+|2023
+|Past arrangement (''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'')
+|"Buckle Up"
+|[[Brian Tyler]]
 |}
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+{{Themes}}
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-[[Category:Musical themes]]
+[[Category:Recurring themes]]
 [[Category:Super Mario Kart]]

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