Super Mario Galaxy - Music

Music

Super Mario Galaxy: Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Mahito Yokota and Koji Kondo, performed by the Mario Galaxy Orchestra
Released January 24, 2008 (2008-01-24) (Japan)
Genre Video game soundtrack
Length 1:07:05 (Original Edition)
2:09:54 (Platinum Edition)
Label Club Nintendo

During development, Mahito Yokota, who was in charge of the composition of music, originally wanted Super Mario Galaxy to have a Latin American style of music and even had 28 tracks completed for the game. The reason for this was that Latin American percussion instruments had been used in previous Mario games, such as steelpans, bongo drums, and congas. For Super Mario Galaxy's theme, Yokota used Latin American instruments and a synthesizer to create science fiction sounds. The composition was approved by Yoshiaki Koizumi, the game's designer, but when he presented it to Koji Kondo, he told him that his composition was no good. According to Yokota, he always had an image that Mario was for children, causing him to create cute music that would appeal to children. Three months later, Yokota presented three different styles of music to Shigeru Miyamoto. One piece had an orchestral sound, one was a mix of orchestral music and pop music, and the last was pop music. Miyamoto chose the orchestral piece, which was written by Kondo. From then on, the game's soundtrack was composed for a 50-player symphony orchestra. Kondo composed four pieces for the game ("Egg Planet", which plays in the Good Egg Galaxy, and the three "Rosalina in the Observatory" pieces, which play in the Comet Observatory at different points within the game), while Yokota composed the rest. The composers asked the orchestra to play at different tempos in order to perfectly synchronize with the rest of Mario's movement. They also stated that even the sound effects fit into the musical score if the player listens carefully.

The official soundtrack was released on January 24, 2008. It was initially an exclusive to Club Nintendo subscribers in Japan, although as of November 2008 both versions of the soundtrack are available from Club Nintendo of Europe. The soundtrack was released in two versions: the Original Soundtrack, which only contains 28 tracks from the game, and the Platinum Edition, which contains an additional 53 tracks on a second disc for a grand total of 81 tracks. The soundtrack has won numerous critic awards, such as "Best Design in Audio" from the U.K.'s Edge Magazine.

Disc one
# Japanese title English title Length
1. Overture Overture 1:23
2. 星くず祭 The Star Festival 1:29
3. 襲来!クッパ船団 Attack of the Airships 1:19
4. カタストロフィー Catastrophe 0:54
5. うばわれたピーチ城 Peach's Castle Stolen 0:32
6. Into the Galaxy Enter the Galaxy 1:25
7. エッグプラネット Egg Planet 2:41
8. 天文台のロゼッタ1 Rosalina in the Observatory 1 2:27
9. ミツバチの王国 The Honeyhive 2:37
10. スターダストロード Space Junk Road 3:21
11. バトルロック Battlerock Galaxy 3:20
12. グラスビーチ Beach Bowl Galaxy 2:21
13. 天文台のロゼッタ2 Rosalina in the Observatory 2 2:24
14. クッパJr.登場 Enter Bowser Jr.! 2:54
15. テレサワルツ Waltz of the Boos 2:42
16. フローターランド Buoy Base Galaxy 3:11
17. ウィンドガーデン Gusty Garden Galaxy 3:44
18. 天文台のロゼッタ3 Rosalina in the Observatory 3 2:44
19. 宿敵クッパ大王 King Bowser 3:14
20. ヘルプロミネンス Melty Molten Galaxy 4:08
21. ギャラクシープラント The Galaxy Reactor 2:27
22. 大王星の決戦 Final Battle with Bowser 2:25
23. 夜明け~新しい朝~ Daybreak – A New Dawn 0:56
24. 誕生 Birth 1:56
25. Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy 4:03
26. パープルコメット Purple Comet 3:02
27. 青空アスレチック Blue Sky Athletic 1:10
28. スーパーマリオ2007 Super Mario 2007 2:19
Disc two
# Japanese title English title Length
1. ファイルセレクト File Select 0:53
2. チコ Luma 0:56
3. へブンズドア Gateway Galaxy 2:02
4. とらわれしグランドスター Stolen Grand Star 0:35
5. ほうき星の天文台へ1 To the Observatory Grounds 1 0:45
6. 天文ドーム Observation Dome 1:58
7. コースセレクト Course Select 0:41
8. ディノパックン Dino Piranha 1:13
9. スターゲットチャンス A Chance to Grab a Star! 0:55
10. 緊迫 A Tense Moment 0:41
11. クワカブト一家の逆襲 Big Bad Bugaboom 1:58
12. オタキング King Kaliente 1:11
13. キノピオ探検隊 The Toad Brigade 0:41
14. シッププラント Airship Armada 2:21
15. オーシャンレース Aquatic Race 1:22
16. 宇宙幻想 Space Fantasy 2:00
17. メガレッグ Megaleg 1:31
18. ほうき星の天文台へ2 To the Observatory Grounds 2 0:30
19. 宇宙アスレチック Space Athletic 1:16
20. レッドコメット Speedy Comet 1:52
21. グラスビーチ~海中~ Beach Bowl Galaxy – Undersea 1:31
22. 間奏曲 Interlude 0:38
23. クッパ砦出現 Bowser's Stronghold Appears 0:52
24. クッパ砦の死闘 The Fiery Stronghold 2:11
25. 大階段 The Big Staircase 0:36
26. クッパ大王登場 Bowser Appears 0:32
27. タマコロ1 Star Ball 1:04
28. 書斎 The Library 0:58
29. フローターランド~海中~ Buoy Base Galaxy – Undersea 1:55
30. レインボーマリオ Rainbow Mario 0:31
31. うさぎを追いかけろ! Chase the Bunnies! 1:07
32. HELP! Help! 0:28
33. モグキング Major Burrows 0:55
34. 土管内部 Pipe Interior 0:44
35. シャドウコメット Cosmic Comet 0:58
36. ティアドロップ Drip Drop Galaxy 1:19
37. キングボーネ Kingfin 1:48
38. テレサレース Boo Race 1:28
39. アイスマウンテン Ice Mountain 1:31
40. アイスマリオ Ice Mario 0:30
41. 溶岩道 Lava Path 1:31
42. ファイアマリオ Fire Mario 0:29
43. サンドアイランド Dusty Dune Galaxy 3:04
44. 鋼鉄魔王メカクッパ Heavy Metal Mecha-Bowser 1:23
45. あわわわわ A-wa-wa-wa! 0:37
46. ダンジョンケイブ Deep Dark Galaxy 1:43
47. ボスカメック Kamella 1:25
48. タマコロ2 Star Ball 2 0:42
49. 悲しみの少女 Sad Girl 0:48
50. フライングマリオ Flying Mario 1:11
51. 星の赤ちゃん Star Child 0:51
52. ねがいごと A Wish 0:42
53. かぞく Family 1:23


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