Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.): Difference between revisions

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The "'''Ground Theme''',"<ref name=History>''[[Super Mario History 1985-2010]]'' tracklist</ref> also known as the '''overworld theme'''<ref>[[Masahiro Sakurai]] (January 23, 2008). [https://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/music/music21.html "Super Mario Bros.: Ground Theme"]. ''Smash Bros. DOJO!!''. Retrieved July 30, 2019.</ref> and '''''Super Mario Bros.'' Theme''',<ref>''[[Donkey Konga: The Hottest Hits]]'' tracklist</ref> is a recurring musical theme composed by [[Koji Kondo]], first appearing in [[World 1-1 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 1-1]] of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' Set in the key of {{wp|C major}}, the theme uses a {{wp|Period (music)|periodic}} structure and {{wp|Calypso music|calypso}} rhythms and plays at an ''andante moderato'' tempo. The theme has become one of the most recognizable and iconic songs in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], as well as the video game industry as a whole, having made numerous appearances in games and media associated with [[Mario]] or the franchise itself and been arranged many times by musicians and in symphonic concerts.<ref>Greening, Chris (December 30, 2012). [http://www.vgmonline.net/kojikondo/ Koji Kondo Profile]. ''Video Game Music Online''. Retrieved June 20, 2019.</ref><ref>Nutt, Christian (December 10, 2014). [https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/231987/The_Mario_Maestro_speaks_Koji_Kondo_on_composing_classics.php The ''Super Mario'' Maestro speaks: Koji Kondo on composing classics]. ''Gamasutra''. Retrieved June 20, 2019.</ref> In 2023, it became the first video game audio to be inducted into the {{wp|National Recording Registry}}.<ref>(April 12, 2023). [https://newsroom.loc.gov/news/national-recording-registry-inducts-music-from-madonna--mariah-carey--queen-latifah--daddy-yankee/s/5a91b115-3825-4a5f-a702-35940b4de958 National Recording Registry Inducts Music from Madonna, Mariah Carey, Queen Latifah, Daddy Yankee]. ''Library of Congress''. Retrieved April 12, 2023.</ref>

''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]'' features a slightly slower and much choppier version of the "Ground Theme." It is used for the same purpose as in ''Super Mario Bros.''

This arrangement returns in version 3.0.0 of ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'', where it plays when a [[P Switch]] is activated while the player is in their [[SMB2 Mario|SMB2 form]], which is exclusive to the ''Super Mario Bros.'' style.

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All of these arrangements are reused for the same purpose in ''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]''. "Secret Course" is reused in ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' in the [[Trampoline Time]] and [[Trampoline Terror]] [[minigame]]s as well as in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' in the former minigame, and in ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'' in the Break Time! level [[Raise the Stage]].  

In ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', an arrangement of the "Ground Theme" is incorporated into one of the themes that plays during some levels' [[Wonder Effect]]s.<ref>RetroArchive (October 19, 2023). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRn8C4rLMcg Super Mario Bros. Wonder - All Wonder Flower Effects] ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 30, 2023.</ref>

The instrumental version of "[[Doki-Doki Do it]]" titled 「ドキ・ドキDo it ～ビシッとバシッとRock'n Roll学校編～ インスト」 (''Doki Doki Do it ~ Bishitto Bashitto Rock' n Roll Gakkō-hen ~ Insuto'', "Doki-Doki Do it ～Snap Smack Rock'n Roll School Version～ Instrumental") begins with an arrangement of the name registration theme from ''[[VS. Super Mario Bros.]]''.

''[[Mario Party]]'' features four arrangements of the "Ground Theme", all arranged by [[Yasunori Mitsuda]]. A brief arrangement of the "Ground Theme" titled "'''Mario Party Theme'''" in the [[Juke Box]] plays on the title screen. The arrangement begins on theme's the second bar.

The theme "'''How Far Did You Make It?'''", which plays in [[Bowser Party]] mode when the losing team's distance is revealed, is an arrangement of the "Ground Theme"'s sixth and seventh bars played on a {{wp|music box}} with {{wp|synth pad}} accompaniment. This may be a reference to the "Music Box" theme in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', which starts on the same bar of the theme.

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A slower arrangement of the theme plays during [[Baby Mario]]'s trophy celebration.

During the bloopers of the intro that plays during the credits, the an arrangement of the first seven notes of the theme serves as [[Wario]]'s ringtone.

An arrangement of the "Ground Theme" is incorporated into the theme heard in [[The Bitlands]].

 

The game's files also include an unused track which features an arrangement of the opening measure of the "Ground Theme."

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In ''{{wp|Wii Party U}}'', one of the songs in the mode "Dance with Mii" is an arrangement of the "Ground Theme." It it titled "'''Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)'''," and the in-game description reads, ''"The theme song from the original Super Mario Bros.!"''

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