History AwesomeMusic / SuperMarioBros

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* [[https://youtu.be/uZeR-vxREvw "Hey Mario" by Patent Pending]] is an awesome rock song that both pays {{Homage}} to and pokes fun at the ''Super Mario Bros'' series.
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* ''AwesomeMusic/LuigisMansion''

* ''Ride/SuperNintendoWorld'' features a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psxsUrwAot0 brand new arrangement]] of the theme that plays throughout the entire amusement park and anyone who hears it will be guaranteed a huge smile on their face.

* Grant Kirkhope returns with ''VideoGame/MarioPlusRabbidsSparksOfHope''
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM20Ldfrtcg Sillyfish chuck challenge]], similarly to Jungle Jabber, is an epic uptempo remix of the ''Super Mario World'' athletic theme.

* The original ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT3NA5Q08mk Super Mario Bros.]]'' theme. It may have been a simple MIDI tune, but it will be remembered till the end of time. Nearly every Mario game has had a remix of it somewhere. For example, the remake of the original in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgRP-F-TOOo Super Mario All-Stars]]''.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgjOBqD_ljk Here's the one]] from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy''. And ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHfXjpNZnyI Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', which adds more instruments.
* A medley of the songs from ''Super Mario Bros'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTiyBbE0kOE appears]] in the arcade version of ''pop'n music 14 FEVER!'', a completely different game by a completely different company. For obvious reasons, it was excluded from the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 version of the game.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsZh-B0k4vQ#t=0m33s special zone]] version from ''Super Mario World''.
* Ever wonder what Mario music would sound like if Creator/MotoiSakuraba composed it? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1saeXVWBEAc Well...]]
* The ''Mario Superstar Baseball'' commercial has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mmu60CNl0Y a beautiful rendition]] played on a stadium organ.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvZWxiUfrNo a cappella scat version]] from ''Super Mario Sunshine''. Great enough in its synthesized version from the game, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Umh6IPVcpZE the concert recording]] makes it even more awesome. It returned [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbTSNCfXiLQ slightly arranged]] as a mini-game music in ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros''.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGwN5R41RJA Yoko Shimomura's arrangement of it]] from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'', which was recycled for ''Mario & Luigi''.

** From ''Superstar Saga'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8HyUqi6Rng Koopa Tutorials]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efTjC1gEqUE Jump! (remake)]].
** From ''Partners in Time'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TblCFr_Wm0 The Road to Holli Jolly]].
** From ''Bowser's Inside Story'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9osHAC5yPY Tutorial Time]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRIfy0C48QY Doing It Right (remake)]].
** From ''Dream Team'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysFxxR-W0pY Go with the Bros.]].
** From ''Paper Jam'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X6yChXwAW0 Prepare Yourself]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xx3mhFPi7o S.S.H. rock remix of it]]. Amazing. Those who liked this will also like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l1n69jTArI Mario Minor]] by Powerglove.
* How about [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkEHyGq4Hrc Shell Rider]], another awesome rock remix of this classic tune? Created by [[http://www.carbohydrom.net/music.html CarboHydroM, and all his works are free to download]]!

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGOdyPjOAbA This one]] from ''VideoGame/{{Tetris}} DS''. Just, wow.
* ''Super Mario 64'''s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2lDju7jJKU title]]. Our very first "It's-a me! Mario!" Hit those cymbals!
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FCcreMO5nM version]] orchestrated by those [[AnimateInanimateObject possessed instruments]] in ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion''!
* And yet another remix appearance in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZQ44DhBRMw Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]!''
* The ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DLand'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf1-SIvPbEQ remix.]]
* ''Mario Party 9'' has the aptly-titled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzyif3Mbyio Super-Duper Mario Bros]]. Also in ''Mario Party 9'', we have [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSF1-oZmaE4 Museum]], a soothing calm piano mix; and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyNyyfzpovg Freshen Up!]], which is an excellent remix of the tune in the vein of ''Mario Kart''.
* The ''VideoGame/JustDance 3'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39L-M5nhx6Y version]], which mixes the original theme with the ''All-Stars'' version with original rhythms.
* The ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}} Tag Tournament 2'' version. Yes, you read that right, a ''Tekken'' version. First seen in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCJAOaPiz5M the trailer of the Wii U version]]; [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpWpNmQm84g here's the full version found in the game]].
* ''Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix'' gives us a techno-reggae style remix titled, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rbI4xsR49Q "Here We Go!"]]
* ''VideoGame/PaperMarioStickerStar'' gives us [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFtBiavEOQA Gooper Blooper's boss theme while poisoned.]] [[DanceBattler Gooper Blooper]] actually ''[[FunnyBackgroundEvent claps along to the song]].''
* From ''VideoGame/NESRemix 2'', the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eC8bN4TJYs winter version]].
* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'' features a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjM0GFikHhA live band rendition]] in New Donk City. Made even better in-game with the amassed crowd clapping along to the rhythm.

%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMUhQEXCYSw underground theme]]. Remixed for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc_miubcCZ4 Super Smash Bros.]]
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBylgxz9XVQ underwater theme]] really gives off the vibe of swimming deep in the ocean. It gives off a light, floaty feeling, but it's fast-paced enough not to feel boring. There's a reason why many future games would use this as a title screen theme.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBISfv-6hfo The ground theme]] is ridiculously catchy and upbeat. There must be some love given for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeS5lCrD6tQ this brilliant jazz remix of it]] (kicks in around 0:25). The bass line [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coHyazTMtKw keeps going]] when you pause the game; players often would pause and unpause the game to make their own remix.
%%* Even the ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KcY745Qbd0 character select]]'' music is good.
* The beautiful and evocative [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnbNNqf9UaQ ending music]] (starts around 0:57).

* Another oft-remixed classic is the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh0OKW5cwVo Airship Theme]] that debuted in [=SMB3=]. It was remixed, among other things, for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNAmyydSGX0 Super Smash Bros. Brawl]].
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7D0GKJDU3I underwater theme]] gives any player a feeling of relief and calm, but also hints at the dangers that lay ahead.
%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_saM7I20pY main Ground theme]].
%%** Here's a ''VideoGame/{{Tetris}} DS'' remix of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqRzDEtEwtc the first Ground theme]].
%%** And one from ''Smash Bros.'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuj4gcUQ1MA here]].
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT5nfQJP40Y athletic theme]] is as peppy and energetic as you would expect for an athletic level.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-INuS99s5Q The Hammer Bros' theme]].
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy2Uuj1rIyI The Koopalings' theme]]. Remixed for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agbsibpw1uQ Brawl]]. Remixed again for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBBt7D-1wnw Ultimate.]]
%%* Hear the awesomeness that is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI_mwl3QcYA SMB3's World One Theme]].
%%* The ''Super Mario Advance 4'' remake has a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W16w822bsMM unique theme]] for bonus areas.
* From ''Advance 4'' is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND5emcgF_Qw the majestic World-e Castle theme]].
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmnZgBpYG_4 remix]] of the first game's underworld music was so catchy, Nintendo used it for the underworld levels in the ''All-Stars'' version of the first game.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-xih93YIwk Bowser's music.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixA3SzX6uUc The fortress/castle theme]] is rather short, only clocking in at around 18 seconds, but it provides a rather sinister feeling to it that fits just how cryptic these fortresses are and what awaits inside of them (especially in the original NES version, where most of them just have a pitch-black background, occasionally having a few windows here and there).

%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx-Sesf7cbs The Super Mario Land Ground Theme]] gets overshadowed by the Super Mario Brothers 1-1 theme, but it has its fans.
%%** Which is why [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WyyrAN5XV8 this remix]] exists!
%%** And also why [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsyY2O30tkM this beauty]] of a mix, an arranged mix from the Mario Freaks Orchestra Album, exists!
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVPjPQK5MeE The World 2-1 and 2-2]] theme.
%%* The underground theme/Easton Kingdom theme is nice. Hear it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg6barmUXy0 here]]. There's also the awesome remix from Super Smash Bros Brawl, as heard [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0IhWGUFljk here]] and the Mario Freaks Orchestra remix you can hear [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGV-8tXmxzs here.]]
%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42uC8xEODsQ Chai Kingdom]] (Worlds 4-1 and 4-2).
%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95QdXiS0m-c Marine Pop/Sky Pop]] theme.
%%* And then the perfect conclusion, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3Ij30btVao credits]].

* ''Super Mario Land 2'' has the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmD9WnLYR5I Star Maze]]. One of the few songs in the game that isn't a remix of another, and an amazing piece of work for the UsefulNotes/GameBoy of all things. Of course, the level in question is ThatOneLevel, with ThatOneBoss at the end, so you'll be listening to it a lot. Not that that's bad.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lhbYWbPmkE The Ground theme of the second game]] is so... Mario.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-8VClCr_IU Wario's Castle]]. Sinister and elegant at the same time.

* The ''All-Stars'' versions of ''[=SMB1=]'', ''Lost Levels'', and ''[=SMB3=]'' use the latter game's drum-led version of the classic [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHbv0pIjF6I Underworld theme,]] with slight echo effects added to the "melody" to create an audible sense of being in a cavernous yet enclosed space.
* ''All-Stars'' adds an echo effect to the melody of the classic [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuZAZrV97x4 SMB Underwater theme]] that makes it even more ideally suited for an aquatic level.[[note]] Various arrangements of the melody are also used on the title screens of all four games.[[/note]]
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oeOoHBqIeo SMB Castle theme]] dials down the volume of the accompaniment to make it sound almost as though it's coming from behind the walls of Bowser's castles, creating something appropriately tense and sinister for the game's confrontations with the head Koopa (or, in Worlds 1-7 - and A-C in ''Lost Levels'' - {{Mook}}s disguised as him).
* ''All-Stars'' dials up the sense of fun and adventure of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF3Ci1Qt0kw SMB2 Ground theme]] by varying the instrumentation for different parts of the melody.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhtbUNh5zi0 SMB3 Ground theme]] gets the ''All-Stars'' treatment, and the already peppy melody becomes even more so thanks to the greater capabilities of the 16-bit sound chips.

** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HxTaQh_3JU Bonus Levels]] are set against an appropriately celebratory theme that practically shouts, "Get those coins, Mario!"
** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OxkybzizhY Fake Bowser Battles]] get a new theme that starts with a four-note motif referencing the Hammer Brothers fight theme from ''[=SMB3=]'' before moving on to an urgent-sounding tune with pounding drums to underscore the tension as Mario either tries to sneak over or under "Bowser" to take out the bridge under his feet or unload enough fireballs into him to knock off his disguise.
** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8zyd3CNzi0 True Bowser Battle theme]] dials up the adrenaline even further, with a frantic-sounding tune that makes it clear how much is at stake in this, the game's final battle. Bowser is all that stands between Mario and saving Peach this time, but he's not going to make it easy!
* ''All-Stars''[='=] version of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yurf_37IgQM Super Mario Bros. 3's World 7 map theme]] only consists of a few notes, but ''boy'' is it catchy. That's not a bad thing, because the confusing nature of World 7's map as well as the difficulty of its levels means a lot of time will be spent on the map screen. And then [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6odpxWIOvO0 remixed]] for ''VideoGame/FortuneStreet'' for every time you invest in stocks, which happens nearly as often.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3tkgU0pQmQ Delfino Plaza]] is just plain awesome with its composition and rather upbeat tune. Perfect for the largest town on the island that also serves as the game's hub world.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA8JClD7jDg Bianco Hills]] is a sort of "remix" of Delfino Plaza but it's more relaxed; fitting for the environment it's set in, which is a pleasant windmill village.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn0jIAJU-Es Underwater Exploration]]. Simply beautiful as well as very relaxing, which is fitting for the more laid-back tone of the level it plays in.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVpKQljWtyo Sky and Sea]] plays whenever you're in a "secret" level, such as Red Coins in a Bottle and some of the other assorted levels that are scattered throughout Delfino Plaza. It's ironic that the music is so relaxing when the levels are '''[[NintendoHard not.]]'''
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uFpYEOGqV4 Boss Battle]] is a chilling and frantic theme for clearing out the messy bosses themselves.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPy9ozXbWDE Noki Bay]] has a fitting mysterious vibe to it.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTzQVZprDlM Pinna Park]]. The fun rhythm of the song really makes it clear that it's in a fun {{Theme Park|s}}.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlt_D9zwLz4 final boss]] has an amazingly dramatic piano.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sds9Me67e0E Casino Delfino music]] is very fitting for its setting. It even appeared as a minigame theme in ''Mario 64 DS''!
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr2C0jkVQfE Sirena Beach]]. Don't you just want to say "Screw the mission", park Mario on the beach somewhere and just chill out for a while? Bonus points for the theme sounding slightly ''off'', as if foreboding for the horrors lurking in the hotel. Vaguely ominous yet chill and relaxing? Not easy for a beach theme to pull off.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_syXnbZeVY Delfino Airstrip]].
%%* Even when [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak04_1naOJs sped up]], they still sound amazing.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDASFSXJkqM Corona Mountain]], a fast and ominous drum-heavy track that really captures the heat and tension of piloting a boat through an active volcano.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GK41pLUuP0 Ground theme]], an upbeat Latin/Samba-esque piece and a great way to get you pumped for a brand new adventure.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83FaRj0oG70 beach theme]] uses a swinging tropical tune to match the stage. It makes you want to samba under the sunny sky.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn9B3kAomb0 castle theme]]. Menacing and foreboding as always, it builds up tension as you progress onward to the boss, especially if it's Bowser himself.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW7Z8pngCrk Remixed]] and improved even more in ''Mario Super Sluggers''. It's got better instrumentation as a slightly faster variation, but it still retains all its tension.
** The ''VideoGame/FortuneStreet'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7OiALdc1fY version]] has better instruments, an organ and its original tempo, fully bringing out the dread in the number.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81QYlX-ml8Q desert theme]] boasts a catchy, dry tune with Arabic and/or Egyptian inspirations in its melodies.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rvMRbcqTfk athletic theme]] rolls in the same Ground Theme level motif, only this time, it's jaunty and brings in 8-bit instrumentation, making a grand amalgamation of old and new. Now in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jsL-rgq6ds Super Smash Bros]] where it's a big band that's performing this thing, making it much more stunning, brass and all!
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxZiwWh0Vbg final boss theme]]. Rolling in franticness, desperation, tension and dread all into one track, this is fitting for your final showdown with the menacing Koopa King Bowser and Bowser Junior.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2_KOsD2d4A remix of the Koopalings theme]] from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'', an excellent remix of a memorable tune.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu9p5M9CHOg The underwater theme]]. Preserving the same light-heartedness of the original underwater theme, this piece can make you relax with its floaty melodies without getting boring.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9hxJwInyck The volcano theme, from the second half of World 8]] is a jumpy piece with its percussion, a fitting description of how hot this stage is.

* The hub music is simple and pretty catchy, but special mention goes to the World 9 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhWK8mlD2fU Map theme]], ''especially'' when the riff from ''Mario Kart 64''[='=]s Rainbow Road kicks in.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-ShoLALwK0 Ground theme]], a remix of the DS Ground theme, with a more mellow, retro electronic vibe to it. Players will feel that they're once again on an exciting, crazy, and fun adventure that is all around awesome.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzTa02TywFE beach theme]]. It gives off a tropical and vibrant feel, and its unpredictable beat matches how you're gonna be feeling when you try to go through these levels.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt-E4OMWTZE volcano theme]] welcomes players of all ages to World 8 with a fast-paced song that reflects the oppressing heat and boiling lava that threatens to break you every step of the way. The fact that Peach is waiting for you in Bowser's Castle after all the dangers and adventures you've endured makes this song feel even more daring and like an adrenaline rush.
* ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'''s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kCGMUNYFeE castle theme]] is filled with suspense and danger as players fight their way through the obstacle-filled madhouses that hold the Koopalings that have taken over each world.
%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh7GF-JW0to forest theme]].
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQnZHXidoR0 title music]] introduces players to the first 2D Mario game on a home console since ''Super Mario World'' in style.
%%* Their remix of 3's classic [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwQ3E2D-z64 Hammer Bros. Theme]]!
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVu1hb2xT-g remix]] of [=SMB3=]'s airship theme. It sounds like Mario joined the military.
%%* Another [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST6V1ew-YC4 excellent remix of the Koopaling theme]] from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3''.
%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E1iCCo_ZRg underwater theme]].
%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzQmc7Cx86Y underground theme]] remixes the iconic theme from past ''Super Mario'' games i
* Somehow, ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'''s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxuqG82WEtk athletic theme]] makes accordions awesome.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnmCWTVk9ow final boss theme]] is absolutely ''amazing,'' and is quite possibly one of the best boss themes Bowser's ever had. Bowser's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq0_av-eVIQ preceding boss theme]] takes the regular Ground theme, and turns it into a Bowserized DarkReprise. ''And it works perfectly.''
* Can you believe they actually [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAMCgOkj7lQ orchestrated a medley of songs from NSMBW?]] They even have the "bah" down.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWV3eGLwDvc The title theme]] establishes this game with one of the most upbeat remixes of the ''Mario Bros. 3'' theme you will ever hear.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSZ_eRAeapo The Final Bowser Battle]]! Suitably epic and fitting for said battle which involves climbing to the top of Bowser's crumbling castle while he does everything he can to stop you.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG-yEMA3zhA The castle theme]] is up to par with the songs in the ''Galaxy'' series despite having synthesized instruments.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiDoI3ZvapY The clock tower music]] is a catchy mechanical melody for a mechanical level.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rOrQK1okuk This music]] makes the [[MusicalGameplay beat block levels]] something special.
%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZBt0yYrjv8 attack theme]] which plays on the final Bowser castle.
%%* And then there's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIm-diI36ew the main theme]], and its rendition in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7RiV-3C3QI the credits]].
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cjnz97_8wMk beach music]]. That song is catchy!
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BvNfcFJkMk desert music]] is also incredibly catchy; one of the best desert themes in the series.

%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffKQuB4bQRA World Mushroom Map.]]
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_4syIqTbno World Flower Map.]]
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWq4uHCPEe4 World Star Map.]]
%%* The remixes of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCYIVqucesk SMW boss theme]] and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=429-FXINEgU NSMBW title screen]] are awesome.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXD5-4o6LZU credits theme]] is catchy, even if it is very similar to the NSMBW credits theme.
* This [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiUmXzoUxFU track]] fits perfectly with the completion of a Coin Rush pack.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aIJF70PM3s DLC shop theme]] sounds pretty soothing, doesn't it?

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYLlHjzi6X0 The Athletic Theme]] is a slightly faster variation of the game's first stage theme, but its instrumentation and jaunty tune can leave you humming to its tune even after you're done with its stages.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uLjYq9aOfY The Snow Level theme]] uses jingle bells to fit the game's stage and give off a Christmas feeling, even if Christmas isn't here yet.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2JWNgnECVU Peach's Castle Map theme]], a DarkReprise of the castle's theme from ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'', boasts grim electronic instrumentation along with some strings to give off the urgency to rescue Peach from Bowser's clutches as you near the evil Koopa King himself.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diBnK5kkyQA Soda Jungle Haunted Swamp theme]] manages to give off suspense through its choice of instrumentation, especially with a metal xylophone providing a creepy melody to fit this spooky stage.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrLTkp3QCXc Meringue Clouds Map theme]] is a relaxing piece with an accordion to help you chill out in the sky stage.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNVfHUKPNBg The credits theme]] makes you feel so accomplished, all set to a lively swinging beat and melody to celebrate your successful journey to beat Bowser and save Peach.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6oiwbjkow4 The Frosted Glacier Map theme]] is similar to Meringue Clouds, only this time, it boasts the same Christmas feel of the game's snow level theme.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQNUOJJ2_X8 The Superstar Road map theme]] is cool, especially with instruments and/or synthesisers linked to outer space itself and some pipe-like instruments for good measure.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTP5jw2kNhE The final showdown with Bowser]], easily one of the best final boss themes of any Mario game. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmEjnRj0-u8 first phase]] is no slouch either.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DekKId4f-Yk Switch Scramble Circus]] is a brilliant track that builds up as you progress through the stage and ends once you hit the flagpole. It's also perfect for a circus-themed level.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_LV3d6qkTk The SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD Theme]] (a.k.a. "Super Bell Hill") is pretty catchy.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7KJeuu4Whg The Credits Roll theme]], a jazz rendition of the main theme which is nothing short of pure, unfiltered awesome.
* Both [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtmZJwbLjb0 Chain-Link Charge]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkizz-EzmPA Double Cherry Pass]] sound great.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bafv2jZ300 Sprawling Savanna]] is really catchy, especially with the pan flute.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6MfnbeilTY Shifty Boo Mansion]] is an eerily beautiful track made even better by the violin.
* The theme for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k-XrIGobsA Sunshine Seaside]], a track heavily reminiscent of "Make Eggs, Throw Eggs" from ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland''. It sounds perfectly tropical, to the point you'd almost imagine yourself chilling on a beach.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2N_IENndIc Hands-on Hall]], which plays on the {{Wutai}} levels, and mixes traditional Japanese and Chinese styles of music.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1jh40S5sFY Beep Block Skyway]], which plays in that level, is incredibly catchy.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMHGioWDZDA Mount Must Dash]], a remix of the Mario Circuit theme from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioKart''.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j013gslDr88 Fort Fire Bros.]], which plays during that level and some of the other lava and castle levels (4-Castle, 5-3, 5-Castle, 7-4, and 7-7, among others). You wouldn't usually associate a pan flute and strings with lava levels, but this theme pulls it off splendidly. It also sounds a bit like ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot''.
* There is also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF0GA_u-XQ4 Piranha Creeper Creek]], which has a great beat and atmospheric feel...and also sounds a bit like ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot''.
* The first battles with Bowser are accompanied by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1jmBdJwZBs Bowser's Highway Showdown]], made from pure [[AutobotsRockOut rock music]] goodness.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wR6cHwoZtM These]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ0Z9cWEc4k three]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvlu234xOo4 tracks]] are awesome remixes of already awesome tracks from ''Super Mario 3D Land''.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR2pkhRW4CQ This track]] which plays on the tank levels is an epic, military-sounding song, and a worthy successor to ''Super Mario Bros. 3'''s Airship theme.
* The World Map [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWRMSn63yb0 theme for World Bowser]] is an amazingly catchy jazzy beat that matches the {{Egopolis}} Big AmusementParkOfDoom theme for the world. Here's an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soHWZeVTx_A 8-bit version]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdXgHUvpAuY Hisstrocrat's theme]], featuring a fantastic Benny Goodman-esque breakdown on sax, bass, piano and drums.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw856FnTpvk Footlight Lane]], a beautiful, relaxing lullaby heard in starry places reminiscent of ''Super Mario Galaxy''.
* The Great Tower Showdown [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vhZcqbQI-8 1]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM1b3geh2wg 2]]. An epic pair of boss themes to accompany an epic final boss.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewHK4wu5Kgs The Bullet Bill Express' Theme]] is loaded with a menacing yet urging theme for the stage leading to its boss with the snare simulating the train's chugging, adding to the tension as the players near the boss arena.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e6aKpLTGqM Motley Bossblob's theme]] sounds like your typical bouncy and catchy Mario-series boss battle theme at first... but then it breaks out the electric guitar. Then it becomes pure awesome.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-xjejirRi8 Champion Road]]. Thought the Gusty Garden theme couldn't get any better? Oh, you'd be wrong.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4adw3ToOwT8 Bowser's Fury]] starts off foreboding and ominous... then it breaks into HeavyMetal, complete with honest-to-god ''death metal chanting''. Did we mention it's almost 20 minutes long?
* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpOQ8PUU4VU Chase Giga Bowser!]]" is a frantic and chaotic piece carrying a rocking reprise of Bowser's 3D World theme backed by heavy metal chants, a metal band and foreboding choir. This is a track basically hurrying you to defeat the Kaiju-sized Bowser ''fast''.

* It would have been so easy for the creators to simply reuse the "Star Road" theme from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' for the Space map in World Maker, both because elements of Star Road were borrowed for the Space map and because music was already being reused from that game for the majority of their maps. Instead, they went with something [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-COovE_yww completely original]], and it works.

* ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolutionMarioMix'''s soundtrack comprises nothing BUT awesome remixes of classic Mario songs. Great examples include [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV1jy5aYD8I Underground Mozart,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S7WEkopK8k Destruction Dance,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMFnGlbgyIc Blooper Bop,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gF_hMPyq3A Boo Boogie,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpGSx5x1YiA Bowser's Castle,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h713YJI3v8s Jump! Jump! Jump!]] and singing along to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umGU8mrj0Xg Always Smiling.]]
* The ''Mario & Zelda Big Band Live'' concert [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin is a live concert of Mario and Zelda music arranged and covered by a]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_band big band.]] Predictably enough, each and every one of the Mario tracks is in itself a crater-sized vat of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaXoBdKj19E raw,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQoqro6fX5g pure,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkFGMh0AE3s concentrated,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivxV6WcsSP8 high-density,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeYt8GPrq-g undiluted]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2tU03JSnaE AWESOME.]]
* Dr. Mario! Both main gameplay themes, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CB1fFeb1n8 Fever]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKqS68YRl4Y Chill]] are well-known to fans of the series, and even the ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPPMMALzFes mode select song]]''.
** Naturally, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf0jXfOeJI4 Fever]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVWgCp9jbU8 Chill]] have been remixed several times, and have recently been given two other companions, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFqQ0dcQ2Hw Cough/Cube]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-EFZpygbbg Sneeze/Que Que.]]
** One of the few cases when they changed it, but now it '''rocks.''' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrqXNRt_X5Q Custom soundtrack]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4oZcnJbnV8 of the]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX3YtXeNU0M ZX Spectrum]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeKYOGiRcpM homebrew port]].

* Even ''VideoGame/MarioIsMissing'' (SNES version, at least) gets a piece of awesome audio. Just listen to the catchy ''Super Mario World'' theme mix that is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcZTfXyRRrY the Moscow/Cairo music]].
** The PC version also has some good tunes to listen to! Primarly, the song that's played in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCRAOXvjs6A Madrid, Spain.]] This is basically an extended mix of the SNES [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irI5zblfpWE Mexico theme]], which is excellent in its own right.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wliUq8qBuY The Beijing/Tokyo]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKxIMHKLo0w the Athens/Nairobi]] themes are also pleasant to listen to.
* ''VideoGame/MarioVsDonkeyKong'' has a few outstanding pieces. In particular, there's the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OQqhR3bqac title theme]] that blends the main Mario and Donkey Kong themes together, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXlz41H3a0M the third Spooky House theme]], the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAq3QOHp-8U Mini Mario Level theme]] (and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vqiAe1UNs0 its remix]]) [[BootstrappedTheme that would become the theme of the series]], and the awesome [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPpIj-121-g TRUE final battle with DK]].

%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMeYLw3coGA Round Mode.]]
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o9nv9LAo3w The single-player campaign/Versus Mode.]]
%%** Hell, even [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22lu6RrF3p8 the main menu.]]

%%*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9LG0U1naTY The Title Screen.]]
%%*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xQLZcl0R1Y The Ingame Story Mode Song.]]
%%*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53taJgBM4z4 Round Clear.]]
%%*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byUzd-8D6cI The Credits theme.]]
* ''VideoGame/MarioPinballLand'' has some pretty nice music, like the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOYyg3Kts9g Puffer Cheep]] Boss theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIM1v9rr8g0 Bowser's Themes]] and the theme for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04ROQF6Mopg King Tut]] which seems to be a remix of the Culex theme from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG''.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYx1sE4dY2k Jr. Street]] is just an absolute joy to listen to.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opGKRHVQVCw The game version of]] Sherbet Land is beautiful, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egn9B37GwpM but the CD version]]....damn.

%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmO5vPiJTnQ Chef]]
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5j-hDZP3LI Donkey Kong]]
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JlvPvS7YRE Donkey Kong 3]]
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeo9SFOSvAg Fire]]
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EA38hEOQYY Fire Attack]]
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlSAciGfSJU Game & Watch Gallery (Title Screen)]]
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPQt2jCc1rM Mario Bros. 1]]
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbTWxUIBvXM Mario's Cement Factory]]
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W6eGcJmhnU Rain Shower 1]]
* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong94'' has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXaDv4B6EW8 Showdown At The Tower, the "final" boss theme]].

%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwonJvz8LCc World 2.]]
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4V4HaVtM9Q World 7.]]
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9s3W0ixsCo World 8.]]
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPjpmSeCUjM A remixed version]] of the Ground theme from ''Super Mario World''.
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hXRu47q7to Toad Houses.]]

** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU7m1gvK1fs Rabbid Kong boss theme]], which mixes in Jungle Japes from ''Donkey Kong 64'' and sounds a lot like one of the boss songs from said game.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjs3RqiHtXM As does the mini boss theme]], which strikes just the right mix of quirky and epic.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH-cpqE-efw Phantom of the Bwahpera's opera song]] is great as well, and surprisingly has more epic verses in game than it did in the combat trailer. It's been compared to the Great Mighty Poo's song from ''VideoGame/ConkersBadFurDay'' for its quality.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NacKNb-No4 Peach's Castle]] gets covered in this game, and since it's arranged by Kirkhope, it's amazing.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk6x5MyqOu0 All]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0ku3ng13XA three]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVsLjPqwLhU phases]] of the final boss theme, which gives off the feeling of a big threat that, if not taken care of soon, could spell destruction.

*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0S4jtF0US0 Lagoon Promenade]], which has Kirkhope go back and arrange the DK Isles theme from ''Donkey Kong 64'', and it sounds absolutely phenomenal.
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvIlIoo970U Jungle Joust]], an epic rearrangement of the Jungle Japes/DK Island Swing music.
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvsBdF3ubqo Jungle Jabber]], the return of the Bonus Room Blitz.

** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czyQs8AthZA "Thriller"]] cover from "Count Koopula" is not only awesome, but very fitting, for [[HalloweenEpisode obvious reasons]].

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzH_mk5ZPGk&t=0s "Burn Baby Burn"]] [[note]]Not to be confused with "Disco Inferno" by The Trammps[[/note]] is appropriately used for Mario and Luigi's workout montage in "Tag Team Trouble". There's a reason this song's instrumental version was among the ones chosen to replace the copyrighted songs in ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show''.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C899r2Mhw0 "Double Crossing".]] You know it's awesome when [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEMqCFpk3ME&t=0m18s Mario's dancing to it!]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juGDXD5nj2k "Do the Koopa"]] is a catchy tune... and we're not just saying that because of the MindControlMusic.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fm22Hc3q9M "Without Getting Burned"]] was apparently so good that they used it ''twice''. Same goes for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVVxFT9JDAo&t=6s "I'm a Hurricane".]]

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYuKG0Od-X8 "When the Koopas Paint the Town"]]. What better pick for a VerySpecialEpisode about racism?
** Similarly to "Brotherly Love", among this show's slower tracks is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSu3kJRIDP4 "What Goes Up May Never Come Down"]]. When ''Super Show'' reused this song's instrumental version, it was often used for the quieter or more heartwarming moments, and for good reason.
** It's impressive that they managed to cover [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KzaBvgnfSY "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper.]] Thank goodness ''someone'' [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes was able to dig this up.]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ongkK-NK70s "Mega Move"]] is a pretty cool song... that is, if you don't hold a grudge against it for replacing the copyrighted songs in this show.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HRJ94KIHYY "Motor City"]] was the only song to have its instrumental version reused for ''Super Show''. Not a bad pick for basically ''VideoGame/MarioKart: The Origin Story''.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyH7mWIxlY0 "Keep On Running"]] is definitely one of the more dramatic chase songs on this show. And given that King Koopa's plans are [[VileVillainSaccharineShow much darker this time around]], it oddly works.
** Even if [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCHLQ6Ly7TY "Wizard"]] mostly copies from [[Music/MichaelJackson "Thriller"]], it's a fitting pick for the show's HalloweenEpisode that can be summed up as ''Kamek Begins''.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjgF7iNzNTw "Cheatsy's Life"]] is a catchy tune and a proper VillainSong for Larry--err, Cheatsy Koopa.

%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTtnc38dHcE Speed of Light]], the music used for the mattress chase scene.
%%* George Clinton and the Goombas' cover of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=733O0xJDx8o Walk the Dinosaur]].
%%* Despite them not being too proud of it, Music/{{Roxette}}'s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El7GVPUl-r0 Almost Unreal]] is still pretty good.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZeR-vxREvw "Hey Mario" by Patent Pending]] is an awesome rock song that both pays {{Homage}} to and pokes fun at the ''Super Mario Bros'' series.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_LV3d6qkTk The SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD Theme]] is pretty catchy.

[[folder:The Movie]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTtnc38dHcE Speed of Light]], the music used for the mattress chase scene.
* George Clinton and the Goombas' cover of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=733O0xJDx8o Walk the Dinosaur]].
* Despite them not being too proud of it, [[Music/{{Roxette}} Roxette's]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El7GVPUl-r0 Almost Unreal]] is still pretty good.
[[/folder]]

* It would have been so easy for the creators to simply reuse the "Star Road" theme from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' for the Space map in World Maker, both because elements of Star Road were borrowed for the Space map and because music was already being reused from that game for the majority of their maps. Instead, they went with something [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-COovE_yww&ab_channel=AacroX completely original]], and it works.

%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBISfv-6hfo Super Mario Bros 2 theme]]. The game may be the adopted child of the Mario series, but the music is awesome, and also there must be some love given for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeS5lCrD6tQ this brilliant jazz remix of it]] (kicks in around 0:25). The bass line [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coHyazTMtKw keeps going]] when you pause the game; players often would pause and unpause the game to make their own remix.

* It would have been so easy for the creators to simply reuse the "Star Road" theme from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' for the Space map in World Maker, given the assets from that game. Instead, they went with something [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-COovE_yww&ab_channel=AacroX completely original]], and it works.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LG_bIiuhDc Bowser's Fury]] starts off foreboding and ominous... then it breaks into HeavyMetal, complete with honest-to-god ''death metal chanting''. Did we mention it's almost 20 minutes long?

** [[https://youtu.be/jFEfo2o8Q6w?t=428 "Brotherly Love"]] is among the sweetest tracks on the show, certainly [[SomethingCompletelyDifferent different]] from the more upbeat tunes the show usually favors.

* The ''VideoGame/MarioPaint'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1GwcWSgj08 theme]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyOPK7FmiJ8 Gnat Attack's first stage]] will have you playing from the start over and over again.

** [[https://youtu.be/XbbAK8uVah8 "Kung Fu Fighting"]] by Carl Douglas. Appropriately used in the episode "Karate Koopa" as Mario, Luigi and Misaki fight off an army of Ninjis. It being the last song used in the series (at least in airing order) certainly ends the trend with a bang.

* ''AwesomeMusic/SuperMarioWorld''

* The hub music is simple and pretty catchy, but special mention goes to the [[spoiler:World 9]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhWK8mlD2fU Map theme]], ''especially'' when the riff from [[spoiler:''Mario Kart 64''[='=]s Rainbow Road]] kicks in.

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* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5ODU-luXx8 castle music]] is a dread-filled number as you get closer to the boss, whether it be a wheel of fire-breathing Triceratopses, or the Koopalings themselves. ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGbeZ7_FAYU finally provided an answer]] to the question of what this theme sounds like with [[VariableMix Yoshi's bongos]] (since Yoshi couldn't be taken into castle or ghost house levels in ''SMW''). Those bongos add some more beats to the track, but they're a little creepier now, owing to what this stage is...
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZUFFzrymCI underwater theme]] is a floaty version of the ground theme, yet it still is just as relaxing as the first underwater theme.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBp-hKT3l6w main Ground theme]] carries a lighthearted tune for the exciting start of your journey with Yoshi. The ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker2'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krs-8VJd9Qw trailer version]] starts off with the original mix and then quickly evolves into a energetic remaster that swaps between game soundfonts and also includes a snippet of "Super Bell Hill" from ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld''.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF2fA1epvLE athletic theme]], a faster variation of the Ground Theme, manages to be both frantic and fun. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gheM0BOvPeQ Here's]] the ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' remix, featuring a clear bassline and something that sounds like a banjo, which preserves all the fun in the track.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fCx1m0tQT0 Ghost House theme]] works in all the organ motifs, bells, strings and horror to make this the game's scariest, spookiest level. With Yoshi's bongos in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HIpTLTc-Iw here]], the horror is enhanced to the sounds of the bongos sounding like hollow skeleton bones.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoZOfJrq8BU Koopaling/Reznor boss music]] is also pretty awesome. Obligatory ''Smash Bros'' remix [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IVLO124F_c here,]] giving it a Spanish flamenco feel.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlpQk-3SOSQ The music for the Bowser battle]] is sufficiently epic. Then Square-Enix [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWotVC78z94 remixed it]] for, of all things, the NearVictoryFanfare in ''VideoGame/FortuneStreet''.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm1JV2jBo5E The music for the credits]] is so bubbly that it can be used to make any ending satisfying, especially if you've just rescued Peach from Bowser.

** Remixed and improved even more in ''Mario Super Sluggers'' as heard [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW7Z8pngCrk here.]] It's got better instrumentation as a slightly faster variation, but it still retains all its tension.
** And the ''VideoGame/FortuneStreet'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7OiALdc1fY here]] with better instruments, an organ and its original tempo, fully bringing out the dread in the number.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rvMRbcqTfk athletic theme]]. It rolls in the same Ground Theme level motif, only this time, it's jaunty and brings in 8-bit instrumentation, making a grand amalgamation of old and new.
** This [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU3nM7m9w_I 8-bit remix]] still makes use of the old Super Mario Bros. instrumentation as closely as possible while radiating the same jauntiness of the piece.
** Now in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jsL-rgq6ds Super Smash Bros]] where it's a big band that's performing this thing, making this piece much more stunning, brass and all!

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5ODU-luXx8 castle music]] is a dread-filled number as you get closer to the boss, whether it be a wheel of fire-breathing Triceratopses, or the Koopalings themselves. Oh,([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Uoocj_MXpw and the Roy's Castle vocal version]]) is a funny acapella track, which furiously and humourously denies that it's Roy's Castle.
** This is a great [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3JWZ15RJPs trance remix]] of the castle music works in menacingly spine-chilling synthesisers to release all the dread in the track.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUKuH27n5Xo This OC Remix]] is the pure epic with more synths to give off that eerie feeling, an organ to emphasise on Bowser's dreadful army and a drum beat to top them all off.
** Played [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK4RQg9kEZU here on a full blown grand organ]] which just reeks of horror, a perfect description of Bowser's notority. Oh, and''Yoshi's Island'' castle theme is featured as well, only this time, it's a lot scarier when played by organ.
** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker'' finally provided an answer to the question of what this theme sounds like with [[VariableMix Yoshi's bongos]] (since Yoshi couldn't be taken into castle or ghost house levels in ''SMW''), [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGbeZ7_FAYU here]]. Those bongos add some more beats to the track, but they're a little creepier now, owing to what this stage is...
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vubw2q44FQ This acappella]] cover of the map theme, by the same person behind the Not Roy song, is a swinging, hilarious, nonsensical song which makes no sense at all. Owing to what this game is and features, it makes a lot of sense.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF2fA1epvLE athletic theme]], a faster variation of the Ground Theme, manages to be both frantic and fun.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gheM0BOvPeQ Here's]] the ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' remix, featuring clear bassline and something that sounds like a banjo, which preserves all the fun in the track.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm1JV2jBo5E The music for the credits]], which is so bubbly that it can be used to make any ending satisfying, especially if you've just rescued Peach from Bowser.

%%%Super Mario 64 examples goes into AwesomeMusic/SuperMario64

[[AC:''VideoGame/SuperMario64'']]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq_jS6o3OoY The first Bowser theme]], and of course [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCrCmlrmHqg Final Bowser]]. The organ serves as the centerpiece of a fitting theme to introduce one of the most iconic video game villains of all time to 3D for the first time.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqwLjdJd2k0 Jolly Roger Bay and Dire, Dire Docks]], very atmospheric underwater music.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnDX8Np_Evw The "Psyche Out" minigame in the DS version]] uses a slower version of this song. It's even more relaxing.
* The famous [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1YhYv6-_Os Bowser's Road]] theme, which comes right before the Bowser fights. The theme would later be remixed for the ''Galaxy'' games as well as the ''Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games'' series. Additionally, ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Melee'''s menu music is somewhat reminiscent of this theme.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sG5YwPtetk The awesome secret slide music]] (also used as the primary music for [[ThatOneLevel Tick Tock Clock and Rainbow Ride]]).
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVKj3u8JUm0 The theme played during the end credits.]] It really makes you feel like you've accomplished something.
* Of all the Underground Theme remixes, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6q6TKSQIgQ this game's version]] is probably the one that most accurately conveys the mood of being in a deep, underground cavern.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Hxh2h3P70Q Metal Mario]]. It's the Starman theme from the original Super Mario Bros., turned UpToEleven. See also the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYmY99LRfRY Wing Cap]] theme. Take the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK0vebKhwq0 Starman theme]] (an awesomely appropriate theme in its own right), and add a soaring violin melody over the top for pure awesome. Incidentally, that violin melody predates ''VideoGame/SuperMario64''. It was used in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUeV6zgykGA the invincibility music in Yoshi's Island]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4TOM5Mitps The main theme as used in the first stage, Bob-Omb Battlefield]] (as well as Whomp's Fortress, Tall Tall Mountain, and Tiny-Huge Island) is pure awesomeness.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6e6kuIIuP0 The hub music]], so good Nintendo has remixed it for many subsequent Mario games.
* Go back, and listen to the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_FCUrxESJs File Select]] theme a few times. Let the memories soak back in.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOADdASJnak Cool Cool Mountain and Snowman's Land]] have some energetic and winter-y music.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYiAPRoZKuk Piranha Plant's Lullaby]] is quite lovely, particularly the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxMW5__vaDQ piano version]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emeB83Q6P1I Lethal Lava Land/Shifting Sand Land]]. Probably one of the most [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs psychedelic]] pieces of BGM music to ever come out of a video game, and nothing short of awesome. You can almost feel the oppressive, energy-sapping heat of the {{Trope Namer}}s for [[LethalLavaLand volcanic levels]] and [[ShiftingSandLand desert levels]] just by listening to this track.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vubw2q44FQ This acappella]] cover of the map theme, by the same person behind the Not Roy song, is a swinging.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm1JV2jBo5E credits theme]] is a celebration of the end of your successful journey to save Peach. Its melodies make you feel you've accomplished some amazing thing to remember.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mNZAZgXYJo The music for the credits]], which is so bubbly that it can be used to make any ending satisfying.

%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5ODU-luXx8 castle music]] ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Uoocj_MXpw and the Roy's Castle vocal version]]).
%%** This is a great [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3JWZ15RJPs trance remix]] of the castle music.
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUKuH27n5Xo This OC Remix]] is the pure epic.
%%** Played [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK4RQg9kEZU here on a full blown grand organ]]. Bonus, ''Yoshi's Island'' castle theme as well.
%%** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker'' finally provided an answer to the question of what this theme sounds like with [[VariableMix Yoshi's bongos]] (since Yoshi couldn't be taken into castle or ghost house levels in ''SMW''), [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGbeZ7_FAYU here]].
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vubw2q44FQ This acappella]] cover of the map theme, by the same person behind the Not Roy song.
%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZUFFzrymCI underwater theme]].
%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm1JV2jBo5E credits theme]].
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBp-hKT3l6w main Ground theme]]. The ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker2'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krs-8VJd9Qw trailer version]] starts off with the original mix and then quickly evolves into a energetic remaster that swaps between game soundfonts and also includes a snippet of "Super Bell Hill" from ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld''.
%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF2fA1epvLE athletic theme]].
%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gheM0BOvPeQ Here's]] the ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' remix.
%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fCx1m0tQT0 Ghost House theme]]. With Yoshi's bongos in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HIpTLTc-Iw here]].

%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83FaRj0oG70 beach theme]].
%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn9B3kAomb0 castle theme]].
%%** Remixed and improved even more in ''Mario Super Sluggers'' as heard [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW7Z8pngCrk here.]]
%%** And in ''VideoGame/FortuneStreet'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7OiALdc1fY here.]]
%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81QYlX-ml8Q desert theme]].
%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rvMRbcqTfk athletic theme]].
%%** This [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU3nM7m9w_I 8-bit remix]].
%%** Now in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTqj_hZpz88 Super Smash Bros]]!
%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxZiwWh0Vbg final boss theme]].

%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu9p5M9CHOg The underwater theme]].
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9hxJwInyck The volcano theme, from the second half of World 8]].