Main Theme (Paper Mario: Color Splash)
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| Composed by: Unknown | |
| Key | C major |
| BPM | 93 |
| Appears in | Paper Mario: Color Splash (2016) |
The "Main Theme" is a track and recurring motif throughoutPaper Mario: Color Splash. It is a folk-style song played on a violin and a strumming guitar, and is first heard on the game's title screen. It is incorporated into many tracks throughout the game.
A piano cover, titled "Main Theme (Ragtime)", plays in the digital instruction manual. It and the regular version of the main theme are found on the Special record in thePrisma Museum's Sound Gallery.
The main notes of the main theme are heard in "Water," the arrangement of "Shy Vandals" that plays after Mario is swept away by the flow of water from the waterwheel inPort Prisma.
A violin and clarinet arrangement called "Ruddy Road" plays inthe level of the same name and the introductory area ofThe Crimson Tower. A slowed-down arrangement played on accordion, called "Prisma Café", plays at theRuddy Road Café. Both tracks are located on the level's record in the Prisma Museum.
The "Main Theme" is incorporated into "Circle Up, Shy Guys!", an accordion cover of the song that variousSlurp Guys are seen dancing to in Ruddy Road,Sunglow Ridge, andBlack Bowser's Castle.
A synthesized, glockenspiel arrangement incorporating the sound effects of scissors snipping called "Cut Out the Cutout!" plays whenever Mario uses theCutout ability. It is found on the record forCherry Lake.
"Paint Star Memories" is a slow, piano and glockenspiel track with the sound of a clock ticking throughout. It is heard after Mario brings aBig Paint Star toPort Prisma, and incorporates the main theme's leitmotif. It is found on the record forThe Crimson Tower.
"Redpepper Spa" is a reinstrumentation on traditional Chinese instruments that plays in the hot springs ofRedpepper Crater. It is found on that level's record in the Prisma Museum.
The "Main Theme" is quoted again in "Farewell," a melancholy piano piece. It plays towards the end of the game whenHuey says his goodbyes to Mario, Peach, and Luigi. A shortened version of it also plays earlier, during the scene where Huey promises to protect Mario inMarmalade Valley, and when Huey apologizes to Mario inRedpepper Crater. The full version of the track is on the record forBlack Bowser's Castle.
A music box version of the track, "Fin," plays at the very end of the game, during the shot ofPrisma Fountain at night.
A triumphant sting covering the main theme plays when Mario collects enoughHammer Scraps and levels up.
The "Main Theme" is a smaller part of the tracks "Overworld," "Port Prisma" and its rearrangements, "Bowser's Airship Aloft," "The Crimson Tower," "Prism Samba," "Daffodil Peak," "The Happy Professor," "Cooking with Mario," "Bowser Battle," "Blackout," and "Prisma Splash!"
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 Main Theme (Ragtime) | File info |
| Water | File info |
| Ruddy Road | File info |
| Prisma Café | File info |
| Circle Up, Shy Guys! | File info |
| Cut Out the Cutout! | File info |
| Paint Star Memories | File info |
| Redpepper Spa | File info |
| Farewell | File info |
| Fin | File info |
| Level Up | File info |
