Main Theme (Super Mario 3D Land)

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"Main Theme"
"Main Theme" inSuper Mario 3D Land
1st Star Medal in World 1-1 (Super Mario 3D Land)
Composed by:
Takeshi Hama[1]
KeyC major
BPM114
Time signature2
2
First appearanceSuper Mario 3D Land (2011)
Latest appearanceMario Kart World (2025)

"Main Theme",[2] also known as "Ground Theme"[3] or "Super Mario 3D Land Theme",[1] is a musical theme composed byTakeshi Hama forSuper Mario 3D Land, where it plays in most of the game's overworld levels.

History[edit]

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Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario 3D Land[edit]

Super Mario 3D Land marks the first appearance of "Main Theme". It is also included in the official albumThe 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music. The game also features six additional arrangements of the theme.

A brief arrangement of "Main Theme" plays when selecting the game on theNintendo 3DS HOME Menu.

An arrangement of "Main Theme" inG major plays in the title screen.

An arrangement of "Main Theme" plays during the opening cutscene whenMario and a fewToads notice theTail Tree missing itsSuper Leaves.

A jazz arrangement of "Main Theme" in the key of A♯ major plays inSpecial 2-1 andSpecial 5-4.

A mechanical arrangement of "Main Theme" in12
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Abig band jazz arrangement of "Main Theme" plays during the staff credits.

Icon of an audio speaker.Super Mario 3D Land (HOME Menu) - The arrangement heard on the Nintendo 3DS HOME Menu
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Icon of an audio speaker.Title Theme - The arrangement heard inSuper Mario 3D Land
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Icon of an audio speaker.Opening - The arrangement heard inSuper Mario 3D Land
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Icon of an audio speaker.Candy Land - The arrangement heard inSuper Mario 3D Land
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Icon of an audio speaker.Clock Tower - The arrangement heard inSuper Mario 3D Land
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Icon of an audio speaker.Staff Credits - The arrangement heard inSuper Mario 3D Land
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Super Mario 3D World /Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]

“This is an arrangement of the main SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD[sic] theme. It has that extra element of excitement you get with a live music session.”
—Liner notes in theSuper Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack

InSuper Mario 3D World and theNintendo Switchport,Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, ajazz arrangement of "Main Theme" (specifically the "Candy Land" version) arranged byToru Minegishi plays inSuper Block Land. It is likewise titled "Super Block Land" in the officialSuper Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack album.

Icon of an audio speaker.Super Block Land - The arrangement heard inSuper Mario 3D World
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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze[edit]

Exclusively in theWii U version ofDonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, an excerpt of "Main Theme" plays during one ofDonkey Kong's idle animations, where he playsSuper Mario 3D Land on aNintendo 3DS XL.

Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games[edit]

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InMario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, arrangements of "Main Theme" and the staff credits theme from the same game play during the first and last portions respectively ofMario's Figure Skating Spectacular.

Icon of an audio speaker.Mario's Figure Skating Spectacular - The arrangement heard inMario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games
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Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS[edit]

InSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, a medley arrangement of "Main Theme" inF major and "Beach Theme" from the same game can play in the3D Land stage. It is titled "Super Mario 3D Land Theme / Beach Theme" in the game'ssound test, and it was arranged by Yuichiro "Jesahm" Noro. It is also included in the official albumSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U: A Smashing Soundtrack.

Icon of an audio speaker.Super Mario 3D Land Theme / Beach Theme - The arrangement heard inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

InSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U, "Super Mario 3D Land Theme / Beach Theme" fromSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS can play in theDelfino Plaza stage.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, "Super Mario 3D Land Theme / Beach Theme" fromSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS can play in anySuper Smash Bros.-series andSuper Mario-series stage. It is titled "Ground Theme / Underwater Theme -Super Mario 3D Land" in the game'ssound test.

Mario Party: Star Rush[edit]

InMario Party: Star Rush, the original version of "Main Theme" is featured as a playable song inRhythm Recital.

Mario Kart World[edit]

InMario Kart World, an arrangement of "Main Theme" based on the version from the "Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Live" concert series can play inFree Roam. It is titled "Ground Theme" in the game's pause menu.

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Other appearances[edit]

Yasashiku Hikeru Super Mario 3D Land[edit]

TheYasashiku Hikeru Super Mario 3D Land book features a solo piano arrangement of "Main Theme".

List ofSuper Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

WorkSystemYearTypeTitleCredits
Super Mario 3D LandNintendo 3DS2011Original「地上のテーマ」 (Chijō no Tēma)[3]Takeshi Hama
Arrangements
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter GamesWii U2013Arrangement
Super Mario 3D WorldWii U2013Arrangement"Super Block Land"[4]Toru Minegishi
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical FreezeWii U2014OriginalTakeshi Hama
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DSNintendo 3DS2014Arrangement"Super Mario 3D Land Theme / Beach Theme"[5]Jesahm
Super Smash Bros. for Wii UWii U2014Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS)"Super Mario 3D Land Theme / Beach Theme"[6]Jesahm
Mario Party: Star RushNintendo 3DS2016Original"Main Theme"[2]Takeshi Hama
Super Smash Bros. UltimateNintendo Switch2018Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS)"Ground Theme / Underwater Theme -Super Mario 3D Land"[7]Jesahm
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's FuryNintendo Switch2021Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D World)"Super Block Land"[4]Toru Minegishi
Mario Kart WorldNintendo Switch 22025Arrangement"Ground Theme"[8]

Albums[edit]

WorkYearTypeTitleCredits
Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack2013Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D World)"Super Block Land"Toru Minegishi
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U: A Smashing Soundtrack2015Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS)"Super Mario 3D Land Theme / Beach Theme"Jesahm
The 30th Anniversary Super Mario Bros. Music2015Original「地上のテーマ」 (Chijō no Tēma)Takeshi Hama

Other media[edit]

WorkYearTypeTitleCredits
Yasashiku Hikeru Super Mario 3D Land2012Arrangement「スーパーマリオ3Dランドのテーマ」
(Sūpā Mario 3D Rando no Tēma)		Takeshi Hama

Names in other languages[edit]

"Main Theme"[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japanese地上のテーマ[3]
Chijō no Tēma		Aboveground Theme
スーパーマリオ3Dランドのテーマ[1]
Sūpā Mario 3D Rando no Tēma		Super Mario 3D Land Theme

"Super Block Land"[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNotes
Japaneseブロックランド[4]
Burokku Rando		Block Land

References[edit]

Recurring themes
Donkey Kong franchiseDonkey Kong"Hammer BGM" • "Round 1 BGM"
Donkey Kong Jr."Round 1 BGM" • "Title BGM"
Donkey Kong (NES)"Title BGM"
Donkey Kong Country"Aquatic Ambiance" • "Bonus Room Blitz" • "Cave Dweller Concert" • "Cranky's Theme" • "The Credits Concerto" • "DK Island Swing" • "Fear Factory" • "Forest Frenzy" • "Funky's Fugue" • "Gang-Plank Galleon" • "Ice Cave Chant" • "Life in the Mines" • "Lost a Balloon" • "Mine Cart Madness" • "Northern Hemispheres" • "Simian Segue" • "Treetop Rock" • "Voices of the Temple" • "Well Done"
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest"Crocodile Cacophony (K. Rool's Theme)" • "Lockjaw's Saga (Lockjaw's Locker)" • "Run, Rambi! Run! (Parrot Chute Panic)" • "Snakey Chantey (Rattle Battle)" • "Stickerbush Symphony (Bramble Blast)"
Donkey Kong 64"DK Rap"
Donkey Kong Country Returns"Mine Menace"
Mario Bros. seriesMario Bros. (NES)"Title BGM"
Wrecking Crew seriesWrecking Crew"Bonus Phase" • "Golden Hammer" • "Phase BGM"
Super Mario seriesSuper Mario Bros."Castle BGM" • "Ending" • "Ground BGM" • "Invincibility BGM" • "Underground BGM" • "Underwater BGM"
VS. Super Mario Bros."Gyōmu-yō Mario Namae-ire"
Super Mario Bros. 2"Boss BGM" • "Final Boss BGM" • "Ground BGM" • "Please Select Player" • "Underground BGM"
Super Mario Bros. 3"Airship BGM" • "Athletic BGM" • "Bros. Battle" • "Ending" • "Fortress BGM" • "Fortress Boss" • "Ground BGM" • "King of the Koopas" • "Music Box" • "P Switch BGM / Toad's House" • "Slot Game BGM / Memory Game BGM" • "Underwater BGM" • "Warp Zone" • "World 1 Map (Grass Land)" • "World 2 Map (Desert Land)" • "World 3 Map (Water Land)" • "World 4 Map (Giant Land)" • "World 5 Map (Sky Land) - On the Ground" • "World 5 Map (Sky Land) - In the Sky" • "World 6 Map (Ice Land)" • "World 7 Map (Pipe Land)" • "World 8 Map (Dark Land)"
Super Mario Land"Birabuto Kingdom BGM" • "Chai Kingdom BGM" • "Easton Kingdom BGM"
Super Mario World"Bowser BGM" • "Donut Plains (Map Screen)" • "Ending" • "Forest of Illusion (Map Screen)" • "Ground BGM" ("Athletic BGM" · "Bonus Game BGM" · "Castle BGM" · "Ghost House BGM" · "Underground BGM" · "Underwater BGM") • "Koopalings BGM" • "P Switch BGM" • "Special World (Map Screen)" • "Star World (Map Screen)" • "Title BGM" • "Valley of Bowser (Map Screen)" • "Vanilla Dome (Map Screen)" • "Yoshi's Island (Map Screen)"
Super Mario 64"Big Boo's Haunt" • "Bowser's Road" • "Bowser's Theme" • "Dire, Dire Docks" • "File Select" • "The Final Battle" • "Hazy Maze Cave" • "Lethal Lava Land" • "Main Theme" ("Cool, Cool Mountain" · "Opening" · "Slider") • "The Merry-Go-Round" • "Metal Mario" • "Peach's Castle" • "Piranha Plant's Lullaby" • "Staff Roll" • "Stage Boss" • "Title Theme"
Super Mario Sunshine"Isle Delfino" ("Ricco Harbor") • "Secret Course"
New Super Mario Bros."Castle Theme" • "Ground Theme" ("Athletic Theme") • "Mega Mario" • "Switch On!" • "Tower Theme"
Super Mario Galaxy"Buoy Base Galaxy" • "Egg Planet" • "Enter Bowser Jr.!" • "Final Battle with Bowser" • "The Galaxy Reactor" • "Gusty Garden Galaxy" • "Ice Mario" • "Luma" • "Overture" • "Purple Comet" • "Rosalina in the Observatory" • "Space Junk Road" • "The Star Festival" • "The Toad Brigade" • "Waltz of the Boos"
New Super Mario Bros. Wii"Bonus Area" • "Castle Theme" • "Coast Theme" • "Desert Theme" • "Forest Theme" • "Ghost House Theme" • "Lava Cave / Underground Ruins Theme" • "Lava Theme" • "Title Theme" • "Toad House Minigame" • "Underwater Theme"
Super Mario Galaxy 2"Bowser Jr.'s Fiery Flotilla" • "Bowser's Galaxy Generator" • "Melty Monster Galaxy" • "Puzzle Plank Galaxy" • "Slimy Spring Galaxy" • "Super Mario Galaxy 2 Trailer Theme" • "Teleporter Melody"
Super Mario 3D Land"Beach Theme" • "Castle Theme" • "Main Theme" • "Snow Course" • "Victory Parade"
New Super Mario Bros. U"Ground Theme" ("Athletic Theme")
Super Mario 3D World"A Boss Approaches" • "Chainlink Charge" • "Piranha Creeper Creek" • "Super Bell Hill"
Super Mario Maker"Title Theme"
Super Mario Odyssey"Fossil Falls" • "Jump Up, Super Star!"
Dr. Mario seriesDr. Mario"Chill" • "Fever" • "Game Over" • "Selection Screen" • "Title Screen" • "Vs. Game Over"
Mario Kart seriesSuper Mario Kart"Awards Ceremony (1st – 3rd Place)" • "Donut Plains" • "Ghost Valley" • "Mario Circuit" • "Rainbow Road" • "Super Mario Kart Title Screen"
Mario Kart 64"Battle Arenas" • "Choco Mountain" • "D.K.'s Jungle Parkway" • "Frappe Snowland" • "Kalimari Desert" • "Koopa Troopa Beach" • "Luigi Raceway" • "Mario Kart 64 Title Screen" • "Moo Moo Farm" • "Rainbow Road" • "Results (1st − 4th Place)" • "Staff Credits" • "Toad's Turnpike"
Mario Kart: Super Circuit"Bowser Castle" • "Peach Circuit"
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!"Baby Park" • "Luigi Circuit" • "Peach Beach"
Mario Kart DS"Cheep Cheep Beach" • "Luigi's Mansion" • "Peach Gardens" • "Waluigi Pinball"
Mario Kart Wii"Coconut Mall" • "Luigi Circuit" • "Wii Maple Treeway" • "Moo Moo Meadows" • "Mushroom Gorge" • "Rainbow Road" • "Wario's Gold Mine"
Mario Kart 7"Neo Bowser City" • "Piranha Plant Slide" • "Rainbow Road" • "Toad Circuit"
Mario Kart 8"Cloudtop Cruise" • "Mario Circuit" ("Mario Kart Stadium") • "Mario Kart 8 Title Screen"
Wario franchiseWario Land: Super Mario Land 3"Main Theme"
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!"Pyoro: Stage" • "Sci-Fi (Dribble & Spitz) - Drifting Away" • "Title" ("Reality (Dr. Crygor) - Stage")
WarioWare: Twisted!"Mona Pizza"
WarioWare: Touched!"Ashley's Theme"
Yoshi franchiseSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island"Athletic BGM" • "Bowser" • "Flower Field BGM" • "Goal!" • "Opening Melody" • "Powerful Mario" • "Yoshi's Island"
Yoshi's Story"Yoshi's Song" ("Yoshis on the Beach") • "Yoshi's Story!" • "Yoshi's Tale"
Luigi's Mansion seriesLuigi's Mansion"Title Theme (Humming)"
Mario vs. Donkey Kong seriesMario vs. Donkey Kong"Mini Mario Stage"
Super Smash Bros. seriesSuper Smash Bros. Melee"Rainbow Cruise"
OtherThe Legend of Zelda"Important Item Acquired" • "Magic Whistle Melody" • "Overworld Theme"
Mario Paint"Drawing Board 1" • "Gnat Attack: Level 1" • "Save & Load"
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars"Beware of Forest Mushrooms" • "Hello, Happy Kingdom" • "Super Mario House"
Miscellaneous"Galop infernal" • "Mute City" • "Title BGM" (Excitebike) • "Totakeke's theme"
Super Mario 3D Land
Playable charactersMario •Luigi
FormsSmall Mario •Super Mario •Fire Mario •Tanooki Mario •Boomerang Mario •Invincible Mario •White Tanooki Mario •Statue Mario
Non-playable charactersPrincess Peach •Toad •Toads
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ObstaclesBaddie Box •Ball 'n' Chain •Banzai Bill Cannon •Bill Blaster •Cannon •Fire Bar •Giant spiked ball •Jet engine •Lava •Lava Geyser •Poison •Retractable spikes •Spike Pillar •Spiked ball •Spike Bar •Spike Block •Spiked roller •Swinging spikes
BossesTail Bowser •Boom Boom •Pom Pom •Bowser •Dry Bowser
Items and power-ups? Box •+ Clock •1-Up Mushroom •Boomerang Flower •Coin •Fire Flower •Invincibility Leaf •Note •P-Wing •Poison Mushroom •Propeller Box •Red Coin •Star Medal •Statue Leaf •Super Leaf •Super Mushroom •Super Star
Objects! Block •? Block •Assist Block •Beep Block •Big Goal Pole •Binoculars •Block •Board •Bolts •Bowser Switch •Cactus •Cannon •Checkpoint Flag •Cog •Coin Block •Coin ring •Crate •Crumbling platform •Directional Block •Donut Block •Empty Block •Face block •Flip Panel •Flower •Fluff •Flying ? Block •Gift Box •Goal Pole •Golden Rock •Green Shell •Hard Block •Invisible Block •Lift •Mystery Box •Note Block •Pipe •P Switch •Pole •Red-Blue Panel •Red Ring •Rock •Roulette Block •Rubber pad •Seagull •Small bird •Spine Coaster •Stump •Super Note Block •Switchboard •Tail Wheel •Tapering platform •Tightrope •Tree •Torch •View plate •Warp Box •World Warp Pipe
LocationsMain worldsWorld 1 •World 2 •World 3 •World 4 •World 5 •World 6 •World 7 •World 8
Special worldsSpecial 1 •Special 2 •Special 3 •Special 4 •Special 5 •Special 6 •Special 7 •Special 8
OtherMushroom Kingdom •Peach's Castle •Sub-area •Toad Houses
MovesCrawl •Crouch •Crouch Jump •Dash •Ground Pound •Jump •Long Jump •Roll •Side Somersault •Slide •Swim •Tail attack •Wall Jump
Gameplay elementsCompletion •Item storage •StreetPass Gift •Tail Tree •UFO •Warp Zone
Music"Beach Theme" • "Castle Theme" • "Main Theme" • "Pom Pom's Theme" • "Snow Course" • "Victory Parade"
Further infoGallery •Glitches •Iwata Asks •Multimedia •Pre-release and unused content •Staff • "The Mario Drawing Song" •Yasashiku Hikeru Super Mario 3D Land