Koji Kondo
Template:RealPeopleBox 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 Hayazaki 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[1]
- Super Mario Maker (with Naoto Kubo and Asuka Hayazaki), 2015
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (with Shiho Fujii, Atsuko Asahi, Ryo Nagamatsu, Yasuaki Iwata, Asuka Hayazaki, Toru Minegishi, and Kazumi Totaka), 2017
- Super Mario Odyssey (with Naoto Kubo and Shiho Fujii), 2017
- Super Mario Maker 2 (with Atsuko Asahi, Toru Minegishi, and Sayako Doi), 2019[2]
One of his most famous tunes is the Super Mario Bros. "Ground Theme", which was in the Billboard ringtone charts for 125 weeks, and was performed in concerts by live orchestras.[3]
Song credits
Super Mario Sunshine
- Delfino Plaza — Composition/arrangement[4]
- Bianco Hills — Composition/arrangement[4]
- Secret Course — Composition/arrangement[4]
- Ricco Harbor — Composition/arrangement[4]
- Gelato Beach — Composition/arrangement[4]
- Staff Roll — Composition/arrangement[4]
New Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Galaxy
- Egg Planet — Composition/arrangement[7]
- Rosalina in the Observatory 1 — Composition/arrangement[7]
- Rosalina's Comet Observatory 2 — Composition/arrangement[7]
- Rosalina's Comet Observatory 3 — Composition/arrangement[7]
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.) — Composition/arrangement
Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Yoshi Star Galaxy — Composition/arrangement[8]
- Starship Mario 1 — Composition/arrangement[8]
- Starship Mario 2 — Composition/arrangement[8]
- Starship Mario 3 — Composition/arrangement[8]
- Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla — Composition/arrangement[8]
Super Mario 3D World
- Chain-Link Charge — Composition/arrangement[9]
- Sunshine Seaside — Composition/arrangement[9]
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
- Super Mario Bros. Medley — Composition/arrangement
Super Mario Odyssey
- Wooded Kingdom: Steam Gardens* — Composition/arrangement[10]
- Wooded Kingdom: Steam Gardens: Sherm Zone — Composition/arrangement[11]
- Torkdrift Battle — Composition/arrangement[11]
- Klepto Appearance — Composition/arrangement[11]
- Cappy was Kidnapped! — Composition/arrangement[11]
- Lost Kingdom: Forgotten Isle* — Composition/arrangement[11]
- Bowser's Kingdom: Bowser's Castle* — Composition/arrangement[12]
- Bowser's Kingdom: Bowser's Castle: Main Courtyard — Composition/arrangement[12]
- RoboBrood Battle — Composition/arrangement[11]
- Crazy Cap — Composition/arrangement[11]
- Athletic Stage 1 — Composition/arrangement[11]
- Projection Room: Overground — Composition/arrangement[11]
- Projection Room: Underground — Composition/arrangement[11]
*Also includes 8bit version
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- King Bowser - Super Mario Bros. 3 — Composition/arrangement[13]
Gallery
References
- ^ http://www.destructoid.com/super-mario-3d-world-composers-talks-cats-dogs-and-more-264473.phtml
- ^ Nintendo. (May 15, 2019). Super Mario Maker 2 Direct 5.15.2019. YouTube. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2010/sep/13/games-gameculture
- ^ a b c d e f SUPER MARIO SOUND COLLECTION. VGMdb. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ SUPER MARIO HISTORY 1985-2010 Sound Track CD. VGMdb. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ SUPER MARIO Series for Guitar - SUPER BEST. VGMdb. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ a b c d SUPER MARIO GALAXY ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK Platinum Version. VGMdb. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK. VGMdb. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ a b SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK. VGMdb. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ Nintendo Dream Vol. 285 Super Mario Odyssey Developers Interview Part 1
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Super Mario Odyssey Original Soundtrack booklet's song credits
- ^ a b Nintendo Dream Vol. 286 Super Mario Odyssey Developers Interview Part 2
- ^ Music | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Official Site