The composition takes influence from the 1984 song "Sister Marian" by T-Square, a Japanese fusion band. He composed the music using only a small keyboard. If it did not accentuate the action, did not time up with Mario running and jumping, or did not harmonize with the sound effects well enough, he would scrap it. He stated that he would write one piece, and the team would put it in the game. soundtrack, this theme took the most time to develop, according to its composer Koji Kondo. Of the six tracks of the Super Mario Bros. Library of Congress as the first ever video game recording selected for inclusion in the National Recording Registry.Ĭomposition Koji Kondo, the theme's composer It has been reused and remixed in other Nintendo-published games, including Tetris DS, Nintendogs: Chihuahua and Friends, WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames!, and every entry in the Super Smash Bros. In later installments with more powerful sound hardware, it is often scored as a calypso song led by steel drums.Īfter Super Mario Bros., it went on to become the theme of the series, and has been a fixture in most of its titles.
The theme is set in the key of C major and features a swung rhythm with prominent use of syncopation. It was one of six themes composed for the game by Nintendo sound designer Koji Kondo, who found it to be the most difficult track to compose for it. theme, officially known as the " Ground Theme" or " Overworld Theme", is a musical theme originally heard in the first stage of the 1985 Nintendo Entertainment System video game Super Mario Bros.
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