Title BGM (Super Mario World)
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| "Title BGM" | |
|---|---|
 Image fromNintendo Music | |
| Composed by: Koji Kondo | |
| Key | G major |
| BPM | 150 |
| Time signature | 4 4 |
| First appearance | Super Mario World (1990) |
| Latest appearance | Hello, Mario! (2025) |
"Title BGM"[1] is a musical theme composed byKoji Kondo for the title screen inSuper Mario World.
Reuses[edit]
The following list does not include ports or remakes ofSuper Mario World.
| Work | Description |
|---|---|
| Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land | "Title BGM" plays in the program's title card and in the scene whereMario andLuigi first travel toDinosaur Land on an airplane. |
Arrangements[edit]
Mario Roulette[edit]
InMario Roulette, an arrangement of "Title BGM" plays in the title screen.
Super Mario World (Nelsonic Game Watch)[edit]
InSuper Mario World for theNelsonic Game Watch, a short arrangement of "Title BGM" plays at the start of each game.[2]
Super Mario World television series[edit]
An arrangement of "Title BGM" can occasionally be heard in the first three episodes of theSuper Mario World animated series, as the show is based onSuper Mario World. However, an alternate version with less instruments is mainly used in said episodes. The full version only plays twice, specifically in the episode "The Wheel Thing" where Mario shows the production of the cave-mobiles and in the ending.
Mario Teaches Typing series[edit]
Mario Teaches Typing[edit]
InMario Teaches Typing, an arrangement of "Title BGM" plays in the title screen and in the beginner level, Mario's Smash & Dash.
Mario Teaches Typing 2[edit]
InMario Teaches Typing 2, an arrangement of "Title BGM" plays in the title screen and in the beginner level, Mario's Smash & Dash.
Mario Discovery Series[edit]
Mario is Missing![edit]
The PC version ofMario is Missing! features two arrangements of "Title BGM".
An arrangement of "Title BGM" plays in the title screen and opening cutscene.
An arrangement of "Title BGM" plays in the ending cutscene whenLuigi rescues and reunites withMario.
Mario's Time Machine[edit]
TheSNES version ofMario's Time Machine features two arrangements of "Title BGM", both composed by Rob Wallace.
A regal arrangement of "Title BGM" played on theharpsichord plays inVienna,Austria circa 1824 AD.
Amarching band arrangement of "Title BGM" plays inPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania,USA circa 1776 AD.
 Vienna, 1824 AD - The arrangement heard in the SNES version ofMario's Time Machine | File info 0:30 |
| Philadelphia, 1776 AD - The arrangement heard in the SNES version ofMario's Time Machine | File info 0:30 |
Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers[edit]
In theSNES version ofMario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers, an arrangement of "Title BGM" in E-flat Major plays in the title screen and in the main menu. This arrangement returns in the SNES versions ofMario's Early Years! Fun with Letters andMario's Early Years! Preschool Fun for the same purposes.
| - The arrangement heard in the SNES version ofMario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers | File info 0:30 |
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2[edit]
InSuper Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, theGame Boy Advance remake ofSuper Mario World, an arrangement of "Title BGM" plays in the title screen, just like in the original game.
| Title BGM - The arrangement heard inSuper Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 | File info 0:30 |
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]
InPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and itsNintendo Switchremakeof the same name, an arrangement of "Title BGM" plays in theMailbox SP wheneverPeach sendsMario an e-mail.
| Peach Ringtone - The arrangement heard inPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for the Nintendo Switch | File info 0:16 |
Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix[edit]
InDance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix, an arrangement of "Title BGM", titled "Hop, Mario!", is a playable song.
| Hop, Mario! - The arrangement heard inDance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix | File info 0:30 |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
InSuper Smash Bros. Brawl, a medley arrangement of "Title BGM" and "Ending" fromSuper Mario World, titled "Title / Ending (Super Mario World)" and composed byShota Kageyama, can play in theDelfino Plaza stage. This arrangement returns inSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U, where it can play in theYoshi's Island andSuper Mario Maker stages, andSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, now formatted as "Title/Ending - Super Mario World", where it can play in anySuper Smash Bros.-series andSuper Mario-series stage.
| Title / Ending (Super Mario World) - The arrangement heard inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl | File info 0:30 |
Mario Kart World[edit]
InMario Kart World, a big band arrangement of "Title BGM" can play inFree Roam. It is simply titled "Title BGM" in the game's pause menu.
Hello, Mario![edit]
InHello, Mario!, an acoustic arrangement of "Title BGM" plays when thepattern backgroundMedia:HelloMario Pattern BG.png is used after tapping theNote Block to change it, with one of the additional arrangements played on top when the player pulls Mario's face. Mario also sings the first ten notes of "Title BGM" right after changing the background.
| - Mario singing the first ten notes inHello, Mario! | File info 0:04 |
| - The arrangement heard inHello, Mario! | File info 0:30 |
| - The arrangement heard inHello, Mario! that plays when the player pulls a part of Mario's face | File info 0:30 |
| - The arrangement heard inHello, Mario! that plays when the player pulls a part of Mario's face after he has grown big | File info 0:30 |
| - The arrangement heard inHello, Mario! that plays when the player pulls a part of Mario's face after he has shrunken | File info 0:30 |
Other arrangements[edit]
Super Mario World[edit]
Theofficial soundtrack forSuper Mario World includes ajazz arrangement of "Title BGM" bySoichi Noriki and performed by theMario World Band titled "Welcome to Mario World".
Gallery[edit]
Icon for "Hop, Mario!" inDance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix
"Title / Ending (Super Mario World)" inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl
List ofSuper Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario World | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1990 | Original | "Title BGM"[1] | Koji Kondo |
| Mario Roulette | Arcade | 1991 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario World | Nelsonic Game Watch | 1991 | Arrangement | ||
| Mario Teaches Typing | MS-DOS | 1992 | Arrangement | ||
| Mario is Missing! | MS-DOS | 1993 | Arrangement | ||
| Mario's Time Machine | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1993 | Arrangement | Rob Wallace | |
| Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1994 | Arrangement | ||
| Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1994 | Past arrangement (Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers) | ||
| Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1994 | Past arrangement (Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers) | ||
| Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1994 | Original | "Title BGM"[1] | Koji Kondo |
| Mario Teaches Typing | PC | 1995 | Arrangement | ||
| Mario Teaches Typing 2 | PC | 1996 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 | Game Boy Advance | 2001 | Arrangement | ||
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | Nintendo GameCube | 2004 | Arrangement | ||
| Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix | Nintendo GameCube | 2005 | Arrangement | "Hop, Mario!" | |
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Wii | 2008 | Arrangement | "Title / Ending (Super Mario World)"[3] | Shota Kageyama |
| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | Wii U | 2014 | Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) | "Title/Ending (Super Mario World)"[4] | Shota Kageyama |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Nintendo Switch | 2018 | Past arrangement (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) | "Title/Ending - Super Mario World"[5] | Shota Kageyama |
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | Nintendo Switch | 2024 | Past arrangement (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door [Nintendo GameCube]) | ||
| Mario Kart World | Nintendo Switch 2 | 2025 | Arrangement | "Title BGM"[6] | |
| Hello, Mario! | iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch | 2025 | Arrangement |
Film and television[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land | 1991 | Original | Koji Kondo (uncredited) | |
| Super Mario World | 1991 | Arrangement | Michael Tavera |
Albums[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario World | 1991 | Original | 「タイトルBGM」 (Taitoru BGM) | Koji Kondo |
| Arrangement | "Welcome to Mario World" | Soichi Noriki | ||
| Super Mario Compact Disco | 1993 | Arrangement | "Opening Credits" | Simon Harris,Melissa Beckford |
| Super Mario Compact Disco (Cassette) | 1993 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Compact Disco) | 「イントロ~スーパーマリオ・コンパクト・ディスコ (仮ヴァージョン)」 (Intoro ~ Sūpā Mario Konpakuto Disuko (Kari Vājon)) | Simon Harris, Melissa Beckford |
| Happy! Mario 20th - Super Mario Sound Collection | 2005 | Original | 「タイトルBGM」 (Taitoru BGM) | Koji Kondo |
| Super Mario Compact Disco: The iOS Release | 2016 | Past arrangement (Super Mario Compact Disco) | "Opening Credits" | Simon Harris, Melissa Beckford |
| Super Mario Compact Disco – 35th Anniversary Edition | 2020 | Arrangement | "Opening Credits [Remastered]" | Simon Harris, Melissa Beckford |
Notes[edit]
- On theNintendo Music app, "Title BGM" is labeled as "Selects", classifying it as one "of the very best tracks from the Nintendo Music library", originating fromSuper Mario World. "Title BGM" shares this title with "Ground BGM" and "Athletic BGM".
References[edit]
- ^abcNintendo Music
- ^Sly DC.Nelsonic Super Mario World Game Watch. November 20, 2015.YouTube. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^Super Smash Bros. Brawl Sound Test
- ^Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Sound Test
- ^Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Sound Test
- ^Mario Kart World pause menu
