The Toad Brigade
- This article is about the musical theme fromSuper Mario Galaxy. For the group ofToads led byCaptain Toad, seeToad Brigade.
| "The Toad Brigade" | |
|---|---|
Image fromNintendo Music | |
| Composed by: Mahito Yokota | |
| Key | F major |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) |
| Latest appearance | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2025) |
"The Toad Brigade"[1][2] is a musical theme composed byMahito Yokota forSuper Mario Galaxy, where it plays whenever the player talks toCaptain Toad. It is a comical pastiche of amarch, with a strident timbre; it features an adventurous melody, played using a sample of thepiri (a Korean reed instrument), accompanied by recorders and a square-wave synthesizer playing anoompah-like bassline. In subsequent games and other works in theSuper Mario franchise, this theme is often used as aleitmotif for Captain Toad.
History[edit]
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Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy[edit]
Super Mario Galaxy marks the first appearance of "The Toad Brigade", and it returns for the same purpose in theNintendo Switchports,Super Mario 3D All-Stars andSuper Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2. It is also included in the officialSuper Mario Galaxy Original Soundtrack album.
Super Mario Galaxy 2[edit]
InSuper Mario Galaxy 2 and its Nintendo Switch port,Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2, "The Toad Brigade" plays whenever the player talks toCaptain Toad.
Super Mario 3D World[edit]
- “Captain Toad first appeared in Super Mario Galaxy as the leader of the Toad Brigade, and now he's making a comeback. This time round, we don't just have a theme to signal his introduction - there's also a melody to accompany his adventures.”
- —Liner notes in theSuper Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack
InSuper Mario 3D World and itsNintendo Switchport,Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, an arrangement of "The Toad Brigade", titled "Captain Toad Goes Forth" in the game'sofficial soundtrack, plays in theCaptain Toad's Adventures levelsCaptain Toad Goes Forth,Captain Toad Makes a Splash,Captain Toad Gets Thwomped, andCaptain Toad Takes a Spin. The first half of the arrangement is almost identical to theSuper Mario Galaxy original, but the second half includes a new extended melody heard in later arrangements of the theme.
A ghost house-style arrangement of "The Toad Brigade" titled "Captain Toad Plays Peek-a-Boo" plays in thelevel of the same name.
The theme "Captain Toad's Fiery Finale", which plays in thelevel of the same name, features an arrangement of the main motif of "The Toad Brigade" throughout.
All three arrangements are featured in the officialSuper Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack album.
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Super Mario Odyssey[edit]
InSuper Mario Odyssey, "The Toad Brigade", now titled "Toad Brigade Member" in the in-gameMusic List, plays wheneverMario talks to Captain Toad.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder /Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park[edit]
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InSuper Mario Bros. Wonder, "The Toad Brigade", now titled "It's Captain Toad!" in theNintendo Music app, plays whenever the player talks to Captain Toad on the world map.
A banjo arrangement of "Captain Toad Goes Forth" appears in the "What's on the Way" trailer forSuper Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park.[3]
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker[edit]
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker and itsNintendo 3DS andNintendo Switchportsof the same name feature multiple arrangements of "Captain Toad Goes Forth", including the game's title theme, the main ground theme, and the themes heard during cutscenes. In the levelRetro Ramp-Up, a chiptune cover incorporating the melody of "Round 1 BGM" fromDonkey Kong plays.
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WarioWare: Get It Together![edit]
InWarioWare: Get It Together!, a brief arrangement of "The Toad Brigade" plays in theCaptain Toad: Treasure Trackermicrogame.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]
The Super Mario Bros. Movie features arrangements of "The Toad Brigade" in two tracks: "Strange New World" and "Level Complete". In "Strange New World", an arrangement of "The Toad Brigade", including the extended melody fromSuper Mario 3D World, plays during the scene whenMario first meetsToad.
In "Level Complete", the main motif of the "The Toad Brigade" plays interspersed throughout the arrangement of the "Underground Theme" fromSuper Mario Bros. towards the beginning of the track. "Level Complete" plays during the film's credits, and the arrangement of "The Toad Brigade" first plays whenKeegan-Michael Key is credited as the voice actor for Toad.
Mario Kart World[edit]
InMario Kart World, an arrangement of "Captain Toad Goes Forth" can play inFree Roam and duringroutes in VS Race.
Gallery[edit]
Image for "Title Theme" fromCaptain Toad: Treasure Tracker onNintendo Music
Image for "It's Captain Toad!" fromSuper Mario Bros. Wonder on Nintendo Music
List ofSuper Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy | Wii | 2007 | Original | "The Toad Brigade"[2] | Mahito Yokota |
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | Wii | 2010 | Original | "The Toad Brigade"[citation needed] | Mahito Yokota |
| Super Mario 3D World | Wii U | 2013 | Arrangement | "Captain Toad Goes Forth"[4] | |
| "Captain Toad Plays Peek-a-Boo"[4] | |||||
| "Captain Toad's Fiery Finale"[4] | |||||
| Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker | Wii U | 2014 | Arrangement | "Title Theme"[1] | |
| "Tutorial"[1] | |||||
| "Episode 1 Opening"[1] | |||||
| "Episode 1"[1] | |||||
| "Plucky Pass Beginnings"[1] | |||||
| "The Hunt for the Great Bird's Lair"[1] | |||||
| "Bizarre Doors of Boo Mansion"[1] | |||||
| "A Notification!"[1] | |||||
| "Episode 2 Opening"[1] | |||||
| "Sinister Street Signs"[1] | |||||
| "Farewell, Pyropuff Peak"[1] | |||||
| "Episode 3 Opening"[1] | |||||
| "Episode 3"[1] | |||||
| "Biddybud Snow Stroll"[1] | |||||
| "Retro Ramp-Up"[1] | |||||
| "Wingo's Wackdown: Wingo Defeated"[1] | |||||
| "Staff Credits"[1] | |||||
| "Bonus"[1] | |||||
| "Mummy-Me Maze Forever"[1] | |||||
| "Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Theme"[1] | |||||
| Super Mario Odyssey | Nintendo Switch | 2017 | Original | "Toad Brigade Member" | Mahito Yokota |
| Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker | Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch | 2018 | Past arrangement (Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker [Wii U]) | "Title Theme"[1] | |
| "Tutorial"[1] | |||||
| "Episode 1 Opening"[1] | |||||
| "Episode 1"[1] | |||||
| "Plucky Pass Beginnings"[1] | |||||
| "The Hunt for the Great Bird's Lair"[1] | |||||
| "Bizarre Doors of Boo Mansion"[1] | |||||
| "A Notification!"[1] | |||||
| "Episode 2 Opening"[1] | |||||
| "Sinister Street Signs"[1] | |||||
| "Farewell, Pyropuff Peak"[1] | |||||
| "Episode 3 Opening"[1] | |||||
| "Episode 3"[1] | |||||
| "Biddybud Snow Stroll"[1] | |||||
| "Retro Ramp-Up"[1] | |||||
| "Wingo's Wackdown: Wingo Defeated"[1] | |||||
| "Staff Credits"[1] | |||||
| "Bonus"[1] | |||||
| "Mummy-Me Maze Forever"[1] | |||||
| "Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Theme"[1] | |||||
| Super Mario 3D All-Stars | Nintendo Switch | 2020 | Original | "The Toad Brigade"[2] | Mahito Yokota |
| Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury | Nintendo Switch | 2021 | Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D World) | "Captain Toad Goes Forth"[4] | |
| "Captain Toad Plays Peek-a-Boo"[4] | |||||
| "Captain Toad's Fiery Finale"[4] | |||||
| WarioWare: Get It Together! | Nintendo Switch | 2021 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario Bros. Wonder | Nintendo Switch | 2023 | Original | "It's Captain Toad!"[1] | Mahito Yokota |
| Mario Kart World | Nintendo Switch 2 | 2025 | Arrangement | "Captain Toad Goes Forth" |
Film and television[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Super Mario Bros. Movie | 2023 | Arrangement | "Strange New World" | Brian Tyler |
| "Level Complete" |
Albums[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy Original Soundtrack | 2008 | Original | "The Toad Brigade" | Mahito Yokota |
| Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack | 2013 | Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D World) | "Captain Toad Goes Forth" | |
| "Captain Toad Plays Peek-a-Boo" | ||||
| "Captain Toad's Fiery Finale" | ||||
| The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 2023 | Past arrangement (The Super Mario Bros. Movie) | "Strange New World" | Brian Tyler |
| "Level Complete" |
Notes[edit]
- Avideo tutorial for drawing Captain Toad,[5] formerly posted on thePlay NintendoTumblr account,[6] features a song performed by formerNintendo Minute hosts Kit Ellis and Krysta Yang over this theme in the style of "The Mario Drawing Song".
References[edit]
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- ^abcSuper Mario Galaxy Original Soundtrack
- ^Nintendo of America (January 22, 2026).Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park – What's on the Way (1:20).YouTube. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
- ^abcdefSuper Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack
- ^allwillbeone (August 31, 2018).Reposted video (MP4).Tumblr. Retrieved June 8, 2025. (Archived May 20, 2022, 18:24:01 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^"There's also a song about how to draw Captain Toad in just a few easy steps, you can watch the video and sing alonghere. [Link leads to playnintendo.tumblr.com.]" –Description of theHow to Draw Captain Toad activity.Play Nintendo. Archived August 27, 2020, 19:38:13 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 8, 2025.

