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'''[[wikipedia: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 (series)|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: | '''[[wikipedia: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 (series)|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 Ohta|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<ref>http://www.destructoid.com/super-mario-3d-world-composers-talks-cats-dogs-and-more-264473.phtml</ref> | |||
*''[[Super Mario Maker]]'' (with Naoto Kubo and Asuka Hayazaki), 2015 | |||
One of his most famous tunes is the ''Super Mario Bros.'' "Ground Theme", which was in the [[:wikipedia:Billboard|Billboard]] ringtone charts for 125 weeks, and was performed in concerts by live orchestras.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2010/sep/13/games-gameculture</ref> | |||
==Song Credits== | ==Song Credits== | ||