The Bullet Bill Express (theme)

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"The Bullet Bill Express"
"The Bullet Bill Express" inSuper Mario 3D World

Composed by: Mahito Yokota^[1]
First appearance	Super Mario 3D World (2013)
Latest appearance	Super Mario Maker 2 (2019)

“Orchestras also feature on the game's soundtrack. Here's an example, accompanying a battle with Bowser's henchmen on top of a train. The full-blown orchestral arrangement serves to heighten the tension.”

—Liner notes in theSuper Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack

"The Bullet Bill Express"^[2] is an orchestral musical theme composed byMahito Yokota forSuper Mario 3D World, where it plays inThe Bullet Bill Express andThe Bowser Express.

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Super Mario series[edit]

Super Mario 3D World /Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury[edit]

Super Mario 3D World marks the first appearance of "The Bullet Bill Express". The track is also featured on theSuper Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack, and returns in the game'sNintendo Switch port,Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, for the same purpose.

Super Mario Maker 2[edit]

InSuper Mario Maker 2, "The Bullet Bill Express" plays in airship-themed courses in theSuper Mario 3D World game style. Additionally, a funk-styled arrangement of the theme using eight tracks that fade in and out randomly to create a dynamic mix plays while editing courses in theCourse Maker with the aforementioned game style and course theme.

Airship Theme (Edit) - Super Mario 3D World - The arrangement heard inSuper Mario Maker 2

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Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker[edit]

InCaptain Toad: Treasure Tracker and itsNintendo Switch andNintendo 3DS ports, a more synthetic arrangement of "The Bullet Bill Express" titled "Blizzard on the Star Express" in theNintendo Music app plays inBlizzard on the Star Express andFright Train Flight. In theSpecial Episode exclusive to the Nintendo Switch version, this arrangement also plays inBoo Spotting on the Fright Train.

Blizzard on the Star Express - The arrangement heard inCaptain Toad: Treasure Tracker

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List ofSuper Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work	System	Year	Type	Title	Credits
Super Mario 3D World	Wii U	2013	Original	"The Bullet Bill Express"^[2]	Mahito Yokota
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker	Wii U	2014	Arrangement	"Blizzard on the Star Express"^[3]
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker	Nintendo 3DS,Nintendo Switch	2018	Past arrangement (Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker [Wii U])	"Blizzard on the Star Express"^[3]
Super Mario Maker 2	Nintendo Switch	2019	Original		Mahito Yokota
Super Mario Maker 2		2019	Arrangement
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury		2021	Original	"The Bullet Bill Express"^[2]	Mahito Yokota

Albums[edit]

Work	Year	Type	Title	Credits
Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack	2013	Original	"The Bullet Bill Express"	Mahito Yokota

Gallery[edit]

Image for "Blizzard on the Star Express" fromCaptain Toad: Treasure Tracker on Nintendo Music

References[edit]

^SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK.VGMdb. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
^^a ^b ^cSuper Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack
^^a ^bNintendo Music

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