Every single musical reference from The Super Mario Bros. Movie - Game Music Done Right

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  • Опубліковано 2 сер 2024
  • By far THE most complete guide to the 100+ musical references from the movie, covering 50 tracks across 20 games. Check the pinned comment for constant updates, notably 7 references I missed!
    CHAPTERS
    00:00 Main Theme
    01:28 Course Clear
    01:53 Underground
    02:42 Minor references
    03:35 Credit-exclusive
    04:15 Other Super Mario Bros. tracks
    05:27 Cut content
    06:32 Donkey Kong Country
    06:59 Original music
    07:19 Super Mario Bros. 3
    09:06 Super Mario World
    09:47 Super Mario 64
    10:11 Other Super Mario games
    11:13 Spinoffs
    12:27 Blind spots
    14:19 Dubious references
    15:22 Spoilers intro
    15:34 Top ten
    17:01 Top five
    18:17 Number one
    19:00 Outro
    Video Game Pianist: Super Mario Medley
    • Super Mario Medley
    Game Music Done Right: • Game Music Done Right
    #TheSuperMarioBrosMovie #BrianTyler #GameMusic
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  • @NicD
    @NicD  Рік тому +300

    Here's the constantly up-to-date list of corrections and additions to the video. (If caught by someone else, I also heart the corresponding comments!)
    CORRECTIONS
    04:21 Wrong Summer Breeze! Correct one is by Piper in 1983.
    05:52 Only the later bass line is original to DKC; the melody is from the NES port of the arcade DK.
    07:10 This is the Tower music I discuss later; I forgot to update this part after I recognized it as a reference late in scripting.
    10:51 Meant to say this extension is not in Galaxy - the motif persisted after 3D World.
    NOT CORRECTIONS
    00:19 Since this series is specifically about game music, I didn't mention the Super Show here. But I should have.
    10:25 Although the Captain Toad game has that music too, I try to point to the first games to feature it (like in my DK correction).
    DEFINITE REFERENCES
    💿 Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom 1:09 ← 🎮 Underground
    💿 Blue Shelled 0:51 ← 🎮 Mario Party Battle Canyon 0:22
    ⤷ Can't be unheard! Due to the lack of thematic connection, I thought it was a coincidence, but: twitter.com/briantylermusic/status/1645978124348452865
    💿 An Indecent Proposal 0:28 ← 🎮 SM64 Bowser
    💿 Rainbow Road Rage 0:39, An Indecent Proposal 1:55, Fighting Tooth and Veil 1:11 ← 🎮 NSMB Wii Tower
    ⤷ Yeah I caught Tower pretty late in scripting.
    💿 Fighting Tooth and Veil 1:59 ← 🎮 SMB3 P-speed
    ⤷ Obviously, but for some reason I decided against including it _despite_ mentioning Bowser's laugh.
    💿 Superstars 0:25 (can be heard while I talk at 18:05) ← 🎮 SMB Ending
    💿 Superstars 1:17 ← 🎮 SMB3 Victory Fanfare
    ⤷ Four notes of when you beat a fortress in Mario 3.
    POSSIBLE REFERENCES
    💿 Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom 0:25 ← 🎮 Super Mario Galaxy Course Select
    ⤷ Same instruments in the same general range, but little else to grab onto.
    💿 Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom 1:23 ← 🎮 NSMB Wii... multiple?
    ⤷ Now this one's a rabbit hole. The three sting notes there could be those that play at 0:03 in the NSMBW Title, reinforced by how they're in the same key and how they're soon followed by the PAH and P-Switch. But there's the 1:24-1:33 stretch from WttMK in-between, that I could never identify, _but_ it's not dissimilar to 0:20 in the NSMBW Opening Theme. What to do?
    💿 The Darklands 1:36 ← 🎮 SMB Castle
    ⤷ Close, but doesn't go through the same motions.
    💿 Lost and Crowned 0:56 ← 🎮 SMG Comet Observatory
    ⤷ Just the first 4 notes of Comet Observatory (ignoring the flute), but with the 2nd lowered to make the whole thing minor.
    💿 Drivin' Me Bananas 0:36 ← 🎮 Mario Kart Super Circuit Riverside Park 0:22
    ⤷ That part matches neither the DKC theme nor Riverside Park perfectly, but it's closer to the latter by half.
    💿 Imprisoned 0:07 (14:38 in this video) ← 🎮 NSMB Castle 0:07
    ⤷ Remove the 2nd note in NSMB and it's the same intervals.
    💿 Practice Makes Perfect 0:15 ← 🎮 Super Mario Galaxy Luma
    ⤷ But not the melody! Only the backing chords - in the same key, too.
    💿 Karts! 0:52 ← 🎮 Mario Kart Wii Main Menu 0:44
    💿 An Indecent Proposal 2:32 ← 🎮 Underwater
    ⤷ This 3-note sequence is too routine to _always_ be Underwater.
    💿 Grapple in the Big Apple 1:41 ← 🎮 Super Mario 64 Bowser 0:23
    ⤷ Would be a reference did it not skip the fourth note of that little sequence...
    💿 Super Mario Bros. Opus 2:32 ← 🎮 The Odyssey’s First Takeoff
    ⤷ Close, but this kind of sequence is quite generic.

    • @LiamWins
      @LiamWins Рік тому +9

      I noticed in the description you said you’d pin this comment even though you haven’t yet, so you probably should!
      (Also when Bowser grabs the Super Star at 3:22 in King of the Koopas, I noticed that not only is the Super Star theme playing in minor key (which you covered), but it also sounds very similar to the Power Star Get theme in Super Mario Galaxy!)

    • @NicD
      @NicD  Рік тому +11

      ​@@LiamWins Oh my, thanks for the heads-up: I now know that editing a pinned comment un-pins it.
      That Power Star Get reference I find too much of a stretch: there's little commonality in the rhythm or relative pitches.

    • @robbiewalker2831
      @robbiewalker2831 Рік тому +2

      @@NicD Someone mentioned the part where Mario was in a clear pipe uses Super Mario 3D World music.

    • @NicD
      @NicD  Рік тому +2

      @@robbiewalker2831 Went back through the 3D World soundtrack... still can't hear it. I'll have to wait for someone else to single it out.

    • @Brandcraft06
      @Brandcraft06 Рік тому

      In "Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom" between 0:25 and 0:27 I clearly hear Super Mario Galaxy: Course Select theme

  • @wyattchucklemaster2266
    @wyattchucklemaster2266 Рік тому +847

    I love how every song sounds so grand and “upgraded” in some way from the original and then gusty garden galaxy got a pitch change

    • @corruptedplayer
      @corruptedplayer Рік тому +184

      because you cannot improve perfection

    • @kevintan5497
      @kevintan5497 Рік тому +108

      too be fair the music from galaxy is already orchestral

    • @landofbol1098
      @landofbol1098 Рік тому +32

      GUSTY GARDEN DIDNT PLAY WHEN I FIRST SAW THE MOVIE BECAUSE THE STUPID AUDIO COMPLETELY CUT OUT DURING THE CREDITS ONLY try to find my 10 or so paragraph comment on this video about it!

    • @superjumpbros64
      @superjumpbros64 Рік тому +12

      And Bowser's fury is just the same

    • @Hugo-yz1vb
      @Hugo-yz1vb Рік тому +9

      ​@@corruptedplayer I mean, it was chosen for a Smash trailer for a reason

  • @nevhoffman
    @nevhoffman Рік тому +552

    The way they incorporated music from the game into the movie was absolutely perfect. I was smiling the whole time.

    • @brandon0610
      @brandon0610 Рік тому +8

      @Keshuel what? Says you lol what are youtalking about?

    • @whyrwehere
      @whyrwehere Рік тому +7

      I just wish we had more DKC tracks

    • @Disbanded9998
      @Disbanded9998 Рік тому +3

      ​@randomvideoboy1trollers gotta troll

    • @PremierCCGuyMMXVI
      @PremierCCGuyMMXVI Рік тому +1

      Brain Tyler did great arranging Koji Kondo’s work :)))

    • @freshacado4304
      @freshacado4304 Рік тому +1

      @Keshuel man’s deaf

  • @TheRealBatabii
    @TheRealBatabii Рік тому +1319

    It was so stupid how many people left before the credits were even over. I would have stayed for the music even if I hadn't been expecting a post-credits scene.

    • @AutkastKain
      @AutkastKain Рік тому +53

      I left cuz I had to pee so bad. I held it for over an hour so I didn't miss anything haha

    • @TheRealBatabii
      @TheRealBatabii Рік тому +15

      @@AutkastKain Why didn't you go BEFORE the movie? lol.

    • @AutkastKain
      @AutkastKain Рік тому +43

      @@TheRealBatabii I did, but I got a drink when I usually don't

    • @TheRealBatabii
      @TheRealBatabii Рік тому +12

      @@AutkastKain This and the absurd price is why I never get drinks at the theater (or food because that just makes you thirsty)

    • @huddled_up
      @huddled_up Рік тому +10

      i did this the first time, realized i missed it on the ride home when i looked it up on yt just to make sure
      second time i watched the movie, i was holding in piss so bad it hurt just so i could see the post-credits and i dipped three milliseconds as it was over (worth it)

  • @tedgonzalez985
    @tedgonzalez985 Рік тому +337

    It's amazing how much Captain Toad's theme has evolved across three different Mario games: Galaxy, 3D World and then Treasure Tracker.

    • @traviscunningham7062
      @traviscunningham7062 Рік тому +5

      You forgot Galaxy 2

    • @StevenJones851
      @StevenJones851 Рік тому +1

      It's really Awesome

    • @tedgonzalez985
      @tedgonzalez985 Рік тому +8

      @@traviscunningham7062 And you forgot Galaxy 2 uses the exact same Toad Brigade theme as Galaxy 1's.

    • @ender7278
      @ender7278 Рік тому

      That and Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom.

    • @Tyboose
      @Tyboose Рік тому +2

      Yes, and I’m pretty sure the captain toad musics are more from treasure tracker than 3d world

  • @KazooboyOfficial
    @KazooboyOfficial Рік тому +489

    So what I learned is that “Fighting Tooth and Veil” has nearly every leitmotif in the series crammed into it

    • @iepspt
      @iepspt Рік тому +25

      no fr the best song of the movie, not only did they use all the best songs but they way they were put togetherrrr ahhhhh its so good

    • @J3rs3y_G1rl
      @J3rs3y_G1rl Рік тому +3

      What about the part of the score that Mario saves Luigi? Is that from the games or original?

    • @Waddlez3121
      @Waddlez3121 Рік тому +5

      Fighting Tooth and Veil (to fit every motif)

  • @GoogalyB
    @GoogalyB Рік тому +240

    Fun Fact: During “Superstars”, you can subtly hear the Outro theme to SMB1 (the theme you get when you save Princess Peach) spliced into the SuperStar theme.

    • @NicD
      @NicD  Рік тому +22

      Timestamp?
      Edit: someone else gave it to me, grab a heart!

    • @P1yZ
      @P1yZ Рік тому +5

      Also It is played duringthe wedding scene when toad gives peach the Ice flower

    • @Dairunt1
      @Dairunt1 Рік тому +1

      @@NicD I think he's referring to 18:06 (right when you start talking again) and yeah, I agree.

    • @NicD
      @NicD  Рік тому +1

      @@P1yZ I do mention it at 5:04.

    • @SplashCinder
      @SplashCinder 11 місяців тому

      hi googaly

  • @cesarnunez4029
    @cesarnunez4029 Рік тому +118

    I can’t imagine being koji kondo 40 years ago writing a silly little tune for an at the time unknown video game, only for it to blossom into the orchestrated masterpiece this movie was

    • @NicD
      @NicD  Рік тому +4

      Even worse when you go back to Sister Marian (at 1:02) - which I should make a short about now.

    • @NicD
      @NicD  Рік тому +3

      @@PandamoniumBruu WELL
      I was aware of a bunch of inspirations, but not that one specifically! And what a great track!

    • @PandamoniumBruu
      @PandamoniumBruu Рік тому

      @@NicD yeah, 80's Nintendo it's really inspired in Jazz and japanese pop
      ua-cam.com/video/dBNJ5cAxcQ8/v-deo.html

    • @NicD
      @NicD  Рік тому +2

      So yeah I made it, good thing I had your input first
      ua-cam.com/users/shortsLcDpI9yVW-k

  • @CoasterKeegan
    @CoasterKeegan Рік тому +284

    For the DVD release they should add a version where all the cut music is still used, or at least the seperate scenes as bonus content.

    • @elbala777
      @elbala777 Рік тому +18

      I am cheering for this. Personally, I think that the Take on Me song fit pretty ok in the movie but the others were totally off. I like Thunderstruck a lot, but how many more times should I hear it in a movie? :(

    • @justsomewheel9379
      @justsomewheel9379 Рік тому +10

      @@elbala777 For me I can put up with every other hollywood song used in this movie except Take on Me purely because of how good the Driving Me Bananas arrangement is that went unused in favour of Take on Me

    • @pokemon_trainer_isaiah
      @pokemon_trainer_isaiah Рік тому +2

      @@justsomewheel9379 Literally STOLEN from us, I could listen to it all day

    • @justsomewheel9379
      @justsomewheel9379 Рік тому +5

      @@pokemon_trainer_isaiah I played the kong driving scene on the entire mario movie vocoded to gangster's paradise on mute with Driving Me Bananas playing in another tab at the same time Take On Me starts. The music is actually perfectly synced with the scene.
      The Jungle Hijinx leitmotif hits as soon as the full kong kingdom comes into view, there's a slight bit of suspense when the car swerves suddenly and mario's about to fall out, and then there's a big music build-up while going up the final ramp up until they start to fall and the music cuts out for a second, only for it to come back in a powerful and triumphant orchestral version of the donkey kong country arrangement as the glider opens and it finally comes to a close as they arrive in the hall of the kong army.
      Whatever executive decided to replace an orchestral arrangement of a classic theme associated with the scene created to match up perfectly with what's happening on screen with a hollywood song needs better taste

  • @Guillz02
    @Guillz02 Рік тому +147

    For the ominous piano part it's definitely a reference to deep dark galaxy! I knew the moment I heard it.

    • @CreedoTheGamer
      @CreedoTheGamer Рік тому +20

      I heard it too but I thought I was crazy because it’s so random

    • @joshriley2936
      @joshriley2936 Рік тому +1

      SAME, although I was incorrectly imaginging the Big Mouth galaxy.

    • @izoneateeztxtforever369
      @izoneateeztxtforever369 Рік тому +1

      @@joshriley2936 it has the same music tho

  • @discussions.
    @discussions. Рік тому +113

    This video is severely underrated. I was also mad at how many people just left as soon as they saw the credits. The credits scene with toad and bowser got me cracking up.

    • @laurag7530
      @laurag7530 Рік тому +5

      The credits were amazing!!

    • @andymancan_
      @andymancan_ Рік тому

      THERE WAS A CREDIT SCENE???? I LEFT RIGHT WHEN THE CREDITS STARTED GODDAMNIT

  • @Eristasa
    @Eristasa Рік тому +69

    I was so hyped when I heard the Fury Bowser theme playing when watching it, was so unexpected and awesome.

  • @liamphibia
    @liamphibia Рік тому +12

    17:43
    Thank GOD Brian Tyler's composition of Superstars made it to the final cut instead of 'Jump.'
    It feels more exciting and impactful.

    • @NicD
      @NicD  Рік тому +4

      I was already in disbelief about Holding Out For a Hero, I found it made that whole sequence a joke. Jump playing instead of Superstars would have outright ruined the final battle!

    • @liamphibia
      @liamphibia Рік тому +2

      @@NicD
      Oh yeah, it *would've.* Illumination just can't even help themselves, can they?

  • @XGamer123
    @XGamer123 Рік тому +253

    I’ve been waiting for a video like this that goes through all of the musical references. This video is criminally underrated.

  • @Tatzuki
    @Tatzuki Рік тому +75

    this soundtrack made me tear up, all these different mario tracks i was certainly not expecting made orchestral. it was such a blast!

  • @CrocoDude-iv3wp
    @CrocoDude-iv3wp Рік тому +65

    This is the type of music I wanted for the Sonic movies, but the only things I can think of them referencing was Green Hill Zone, the drowning music and a bit of Robotnik's theme from The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon. I really hope they step up their game in Sonic 3 after the Mario Movie. If it doesn't at least have 'Live and Learn' in there somewhere I'd consider it a huge missed opportunity

  • @kylobenkenobi5404
    @kylobenkenobi5404 Рік тому +13

    The airship theme actually gave me chills in the theatre

  • @cyberrb25
    @cyberrb25 Рік тому +80

    I have to say, if you're going to throw a licensed song, you could... just rearrange Jump Up Superstar and throw it there as if it was an actual song. Not by making references, but just like the DK Rap - as in, completely considering it a song to fill a scene with motivation.

  • @renzo7725
    @renzo7725 Рік тому +51

    man the airship theme is one of my favorite theme songs. it never not gives me the feeling something bad is about to happen or a big battle is on the horizon. just such a great song

    • @pcdeltalink036
      @pcdeltalink036 Рік тому

      Honestly it felt like it was missing something to me. Doesn’t sound right without all the cannon shots going off.

    • @Dlf212
      @Dlf212 Рік тому

      Amazzin how Mars the bringer of war (from 1916) influenced so much. ....

  • @Mr_bukowski4435
    @Mr_bukowski4435 Рік тому +91

    World 1-1 and Driving me Bananas make me so sad that they were cut because they’re such great songs and would’ve enhanced the scenes. To bad they were replaced with the 2 most unfitting licensed tracks in the movie

    • @JoeMama-ne8wp
      @JoeMama-ne8wp Рік тому +4

      Yeah that really pissed me off

    • @Mr_bukowski4435
      @Mr_bukowski4435 Рік тому +1

      @@JoeMama-ne8wp same! Love your pfp

    • @williamrios5503
      @williamrios5503 Рік тому +13

      to be honest, I’m ok with waiting for a hero because of it being fitting for a fast pace montage. But they definitely should’ve kept the DK one in

    • @MisterNyte
      @MisterNyte Рік тому +1

      I hope someone edits them into the movie

    • @JoeMama-ne8wp
      @JoeMama-ne8wp Рік тому +1

      @@Mr_bukowski4435 thanks man 🙏

  • @ivanbutler6677
    @ivanbutler6677 Рік тому +25

    9:48 Inside the Castle Walls was the one music track I wanted most for the movie, I am so HAPPY they included the music in the movie!!!

    • @NicD
      @NicD  Рік тому +4

      Yeah they _featured_ that one!

  • @Kirbo710
    @Kirbo710 Рік тому +37

    You have no idea what my excitement was when they played galaxy music during the credits

  • @timrob12
    @timrob12 Рік тому +40

    I agree that the music and the credits are part of the experience. I remember Detective Pikachu doing a same thing and creating this celebratory rendition of the game music for the credits. What a joy that was.

  • @jwroot
    @jwroot Рік тому +4

    1:34
    Just something fun to point out, I love that Platforming Princess it's basically Princess Peach's Theme. Really sounds nice! Especially by 1:10 ooh massive chills.

  • @crankyarcade
    @crankyarcade Рік тому +31

    The references toward the New Super Mario Bros. Series really warm my heart, as those games excluding U. and 2 were my childhood.

  • @BeardTech
    @BeardTech Рік тому +6

    I stuck around for the ENTIRE credits sequence and had tears in my eyes when the Galaxy theme started up. And the Gamecube ringtone was one of the funniest bits in the film

  • @nickl6791
    @nickl6791 Рік тому +9

    11:28 that's actually supposed to be Deep Dark Galaxy from Super Mario Galaxy 1

  • @JED1
    @JED1 Рік тому +33

    I’m looking forward to when we get a version of the movie with all the weird non-Nintendo tracks replaced with the tracks they had planned originally

    • @smugfortune9977
      @smugfortune9977 Рік тому +2

      Would be interesting if they add in some tracks from the 93 mario movie in the sequel

  • @victorvvc1925
    @victorvvc1925 Рік тому +15

    Both the movie and this video made me cry, especially when Mario turned into a tanuki! That made me feel like a kid again!

  • @megarayquaza2240
    @megarayquaza2240 Рік тому +178

    I am honestly disappointed that there were no other rainbow road leitmotifs in the soundtrack, considering an entire scene is centered around it.

    • @NJHProductions512
      @NJHProductions512 Рік тому +38

      The wii version should have been there. Its a crime that it wasnt.

    • @Mr_bukowski4435
      @Mr_bukowski4435 Рік тому +18

      In the track “Rainbow Roade Rage” I’m genuinely shocked to have not heard any Rainbow Road tracks. An ominous remix of 64s or Wiis would’ve been so welcomed

    • @sleepdeep305
      @sleepdeep305 Рік тому +12

      I heard the intro of the SNES rainbow road SOMEWHERE in there, but I forget exactly where.

    • @kasam0308
      @kasam0308 Рік тому +1

      @@NJHProductions512 the SNES version was played.

    • @NJHProductions512
      @NJHProductions512 Рік тому

      @@kasam0308 ik

  • @joechill6327
    @joechill6327 Рік тому +12

    The Level Complete credit music is a bop, especially the Gusty Garden Galaxy bit.

  • @WhimWidget
    @WhimWidget Рік тому +15

    18:54 - "back in my days rainbow road didn't have rails" made me chuckle.
    That was a number 1 for me too.
    Rainbow Road was a quite a final level. A bit of a feat to reach, worth it's 'final challenge' status, very climactic track visually and most of all, an amazing musical piece to capture it too.
    In the movie, I was wondering if they were doing Mario Kart 3's (Mario Kart Super Circuit's) Rainbow Road which had that segment for its intro before doing it's own thing. It did not. ^.^

    • @NicD
      @NicD  Рік тому +1

      Yeah Super Circuit was first to recognize that this part of the OG Rainbow Road music had huge intro potential!

  • @cloudedarctrooper
    @cloudedarctrooper Рік тому +6

    They only needed to do a few but they did _soo_ much more than that.
    My favorite is the Mario rap being ripped perfectly from the original TV show

  • @gonzalescarloz
    @gonzalescarloz Рік тому +17

    Super Mario 3 was the mario game that I have played the longest time, so when I heard the soundtrack played when Mario got the tanooki suit, I almost cried.

    • @trevorparker6400
      @trevorparker6400 Рік тому +1

      I was already crying lol. That whole sequence got me going and then the rest of the movie just flat out broke me

  • @sugar-rice
    @sugar-rice Рік тому +7

    5:38 wanna know what’s worse? The composer had to fight to keep the superstar theme in for the final fight scene; they wanted to add in…. Jump…. By Van Halen……

    • @enkays_den
      @enkays_den Рік тому +2

      Illumination needs to learn how to stop making jukebox musicals

    • @liamphibia
      @liamphibia Рік тому +2

      Freaking hats off to Brian Tyler for putting his foot down.

  • @KyrenShat
    @KyrenShat Рік тому +2

    if this movie doesn't get an award for best soundtrack idk what will

  • @johnb5379
    @johnb5379 Рік тому +9

    3:51 hearing gusty garden in theaters almost made me tear up

  • @arielross749
    @arielross749 Рік тому +6

    13:27- 14:18 I love the amount of different variations of the tower theme from NSMBWii!
    The original game is a big part of my childhood and hearing this score in the film gave me goosebumps.

  • @Dtoons
    @Dtoons Рік тому +55

    This is amazing! Such thoroughness!
    Plus, I’m glad we didn’t have to wait too long for someone to make this!

    • @NicD
      @NicD  Рік тому +8

      Not an easy balancing act! Too quick and you miss half the references due to lack of research; too thorough and you're a late copycat.
      Well, I had the week off. Who needs rest?

  • @JorbyTinky
    @JorbyTinky Рік тому +13

    Great video. This is the best analysis of the score and soundtrack I've seen so far.
    I loved how they managed to included tracks from all across Mario's history without it sounding cluttered or ill-fitting

  • @cyberrb25
    @cyberrb25 Рік тому +12

    10:25 I think many will believe it's from Captain Toad. If not completely due to Galaxy and 3D World, it's where it ended up.

    • @NicD
      @NicD  Рік тому +4

      You were right!

    • @jarnorallimopo2932
      @jarnorallimopo2932 Рік тому +2

      Yes yes!! It's totally captain toad. Maybe the toad in the movie is him before he got his title ;-D

  • @marcossanjuancordovilla6879
    @marcossanjuancordovilla6879 Рік тому +16

    "Game music done right"
    I could not have said it better!

    • @NicD
      @NicD  Рік тому

      😁 Yeah the title of my series on game music is scary appropriate here!

  • @SuperWiiBros08
    @SuperWiiBros08 Рік тому +7

    Really great analysis!, there's even some stuffs I didn't notice before

    • @NicD
      @NicD  Рік тому +1

      To be fair, you probably didn't put almost every waking hour of a week off into analyzing the soundtrack. 😅

  • @nicegan8902
    @nicegan8902 Рік тому +10

    The music from DK Country while Cranky is on the girders with the gramophone is originally from the NES port of the Donkey Kong arcade game.

    • @NicD
      @NicD  Рік тому +1

      How did I never know that!? Thank you.

  • @MarioThePlumber_1997
    @MarioThePlumber_1997 Рік тому +8

    All these references made me cry,this movie is perfect

  • @CJMadsen79
    @CJMadsen79 Рік тому +4

    When I saw this, and heard your #1 reference, I legit got misty eyed. It was so unexpected, and so great.

  • @matteolandelle6997
    @matteolandelle6997 Рік тому +12

    you can hear Wario's Battle Canyon in the blue shell track

    • @NicD
      @NicD  Рік тому +3

      I hear it! At 0:22 in Battle Canyon, 0:51 in Blue Shelled - was glaring once pointed out.
      I don't think it's an intentional reference, but it would have made the "stretches" section!
      Edit: but the composer hints at it being intentional!

  • @larrykoopagaming2321
    @larrykoopagaming2321 Рік тому +4

    i love the way he faded the movie sound into the game's sound, its so statisfying

  • @ShizuruNakatsu
    @ShizuruNakatsu Рік тому +7

    I really wish they left the real world pop songs out, and kept the original score in. We definitely needed more Donkey Kong Country music.

  • @orangepotato2112
    @orangepotato2112 Рік тому +37

    You're always so good at catching leitmotifs! Just like xenoblade 3 OST video, I'm impressed by the effort you put in, but also giving us timestamps +titles here.
    Sorry for the spam of my comments!

  • @foursidekm
    @foursidekm Рік тому +43

    The imprisoned theme is definitely supposed to be the nsmb wii tower theme I think

    • @jacekpietrzak445
      @jacekpietrzak445 Рік тому +6

      That would make sense since prison walls are so similar to walls from NSMB towers.

    • @NicD
      @NicD  Рік тому +8

      Yeah I did come around at the end, for the reason identified by Jacek. Too bad I then forgot to update the "original Bowser music" at 7:10!

  • @RYXPfan
    @RYXPfan Рік тому +1

    As a long time Nintendo player and someone who loves music, the work done to incorporate so many musical easter eggs in the movie was one of the best parts of it.

  • @fluffyfluffykatz
    @fluffyfluffykatz Рік тому +9

    Loved the movie and catching as many references as I could! But there was one musical reference that I kept waiting for and I unfortunately didn't hear: Dire Dire Docks

  • @SethDU
    @SethDU Рік тому +4

    After watching the video, I started the OST again in Spotify. And just had to laugh loudly. "Peaches" was already heard over 16 million times! :D

  • @dexterwillmon
    @dexterwillmon Рік тому +5

    I keep raving about the movie, and I give the music my 10/10 when I talk about it.
    Fucking ADORED the music in this movie. I give “Peaches” a stand up in salute, basically describing my entire love for the soundtrack. I loved “Peaches”

    • @NicD
      @NicD  Рік тому +1

      I didn't know I needed "Peaches" in my life.
      Fun fact: I actually watched the movie in French (with a less-bilingual friend), and "peaches" was translated "princesse" (sounds close to the English word), which I found even funnier.

    • @dexterwillmon
      @dexterwillmon Рік тому +1

      @@NicD If the fact Bowser called “Peach”
      “Peaches” is a language thing, I dig it.
      He called Peach “Peaches” quite a few times, to where I don’t think he understands her “actual” name, and that’s funny.

    • @NicD
      @NicD  Рік тому

      @@dexterwillmon Definitely a language thing: "Peaches" is an English-exclusive affectionate nickname.

  • @guiltygamerxrd
    @guiltygamerxrd Рік тому +13

    I had no idea the Fury Bowser song was from one of the games. Makes me want to try it. . .

    • @JorbyTinky
      @JorbyTinky Рік тому +3

      Bowser's Fury is fantastic

  • @Henry_michys
    @Henry_michys 9 місяців тому +2

    OMG I knew the Rainbow Road sounded pretty familiar!! But I didn't remembered it from that part, I love so much how beautiful it sounds in the movie, so magical, majestic, epic but at the same time nostalgic

  • @darrelsam419
    @darrelsam419 Рік тому +3

    I finally watched the movie a few days ago and was impressed by the amount of musical references. Thank you for making this video because I realized I missed quite a lot of references. And also thank you for pointing out which parts of the movie these played in too.

  • @franbh94
    @franbh94 Рік тому +7

    I just watched the movie yesterday and today I get this?
    You treat us so well

  • @frostyjakeanimations1321
    @frostyjakeanimations1321 Рік тому +7

    What an amazing video. An entertaining way to go through A LOT of leitmotifs and references. Very well done!

  • @Byssa6
    @Byssa6 Рік тому +3

    15:08 funny how they gave the song in the movie about a dog attacking Mario a piece of a song from a game where a dog attacks Mario

  • @Glockenspiel8
    @Glockenspiel8 Рік тому +8

    SNES RAINBOW ROAD WAS MY FAVORITE MUSICAL EASTER EGG TOO, I ALMOST CRIED IN THE THEATER, I ONLY WISH WE HEARD MORE!!

    • @baltakatei
      @baltakatei Рік тому +2

      Of all the courses in Super Mario Kart (SNES), I listened to Rainbow Road the most from trying to master the course difficulty.

    • @NicD
      @NicD  Рік тому +2

      Oh my can I relate to that, I remember how long I took setting a full-speed heavyweight record!

  • @Kojiki-L
    @Kojiki-L Рік тому +2

    Watching the movie was an experience, from smile to tears picking up every little references that I could recognize, gusty garden galaxy in the credit finishing me and made me almost empty when the screen finally went to black.

    • @NicD
      @NicD  Рік тому +1

      To think that most of the theater emptied out as the credits started rolling...

  • @matteodelseta
    @matteodelseta Рік тому +8

    Funny thing is that the "Course Clear Fanfare" is at least fitting for the "Level Complete" song, because that's exactly what it represents in the games 😁😁😁

  • @ego-lay_atman-bay
    @ego-lay_atman-bay Рік тому +12

    10:51 Correction: it's also played in Captain Toad Treasure Tracker, so not exclusive to 3D World.

    • @NicD
      @NicD  Рік тому +4

      Mmm you're right; I meant to say that part wasn't in Galaxy, but used the wrong formulation.

  • @Kayakasaurus
    @Kayakasaurus Рік тому +2

    The orchestral music really gave it that grand Mario Galaxy feeling. I wish they left the pop tracks out

  • @MetaDHedge28
    @MetaDHedge28 Рік тому +3

    It's a bit of a stretch but there are four notes right after the Bob-omb Battlefield reference in Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom that sound a lot like the first four notes of the New Super Mario Bros Wii intro theme

    • @NicD
      @NicD  Рік тому

      I had that pointed out last week (if it's what I'm thinking of), prompting me to add the following to my pinned comment; what do you think?
      💿 Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom 1:23 ← 🎮 NSMB Wii... multiple?
      ⤷ Now this one's a rabbit hole. The three sting notes there could be those that play at 0:03 in the NSMBW Title, reinforced by how they're in the same key and how they're soon followed by the PAH and P-Switch. But there's the 1:24-1:33 stretch from WttMK in-between, that I could never identify, but it's not dissimilar to 0:20 in the NSMBW Opening Theme. What to do?

  • @orangepotato2112
    @orangepotato2112 Рік тому +7

    Me and my friends song the gusty garden galaxy theme in the cinema when it played. Was so beautiful

  • @MrKyGuy
    @MrKyGuy Рік тому +2

    This is an AMAZING breakdown!!! Appreciate all that work looking into all of it for us!

  • @stephtodraw
    @stephtodraw Рік тому

    Incredibly well put together! Thank you for this!

  • @_Ozi_
    @_Ozi_ Рік тому +6

    This video makes me love the movie even more, thank you for your awesome work !

  • @cnunez13
    @cnunez13 6 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for this video! I was looking for some of these references and you got them!

  • @ZeleonScience
    @ZeleonScience Рік тому +14

    I thought I caught a few easter eggs and references already, looks like I wasn't even close to finding all of them LOL
    Great video man! I'm glad to see so many of them here, and the editing is top notch :)

    • @NicD
      @NicD  Рік тому +4

      I do NOT envy whomever lists the VISUAL references. Once the movie gets a home release it's gonna be a scarmble!
      (Not for me though, I know my lane.)

    • @ZeleonScience
      @ZeleonScience Рік тому

      @@NicD Oh definitely loool, can't watch that movie for 5 minutes without an easter egg!

  • @flopfish3461
    @flopfish3461 Рік тому +2

    So so glad someone else caught the Deep Dark Galaxy reference!

  • @igordasunddas3377
    @igordasunddas3377 Рік тому +2

    Awesome! This sure is the best breakdown of the music in the Super Mario Bros movie. Thank you!

  • @GoGoTwice
    @GoGoTwice Рік тому +4

    I just couldn’t believe they included Gusty Garden, I had the biggest smile on my face!!

  • @ThatOneTrainFan12
    @ThatOneTrainFan12 Рік тому +2

    this guy is basically explaining the mario movie to us by the themes in 19 minutes and 26 seconds (btw nice vid i loved knowing the references u told us with theme :D)

  • @PixelBrushArt
    @PixelBrushArt Рік тому +1

    Brian Tyler has absolutely outdone himself by stuffing over 40 years worth of musical references into this soundtrack.

  • @TrekDelta
    @TrekDelta Рік тому +8

    In "Superstars" during the starman leitmotif, the Super Mario Bros. ending theme plays simultaneously.
    The Super Mario Galaxy box art displayed, is infuriating.

    • @NicD
      @NicD  Рік тому +2

      Timestamp for Superstars? You're the second to mention this, but I'm still not hearing it...
      And I see what you mean for Galaxy. 😅

    • @TrekDelta
      @TrekDelta Рік тому

      ​​@@NicD 18:05 When the brass plays.

    • @NicD
      @NicD  Рік тому +1

      GOT IT
      First addition in my pinned comment, grab your heart!

  • @lobster1014
    @lobster1014 Рік тому +9

    Did not expect something like this from you! Watched your xenoblade 3 video and absolutely loved it, this was a lovely treat, very well made as usual

  • @MotifMusicStudios
    @MotifMusicStudios Рік тому +1

    What an epic amount of research and listening - I was looking for just this video! Thank you!

  • @DreamyyArt
    @DreamyyArt Рік тому +3

    7:58 that smear frame of luigi is gold

  • @cautious_snow.
    @cautious_snow. Рік тому +1

    3:49 when I was sat in the theatre and heard Gusty Garden Galaxy it instantly put a bigger smile on my face

  • @gameboy3d943
    @gameboy3d943 Рік тому +4

    17:41 By the way, we ALMOST lost this one in the final theatrical release to Van Halen’s Jump and all these bizarre licensed song choices were supposedly suggested by Miyamoto himself.
    So now we wait and hope for a Director’s Cut…

    • @NicD
      @NicD  Рік тому +1

      Jump? What? WHAT. Talk about ruining a moment. After your comment I went and read about that; I see "studio executives" rather than Miyamoto, but WOW, hopefully they'll be set straight.

  • @SwordandKalim53
    @SwordandKalim53 Рік тому +3

    I know Brian Tyler is a huge fan of playing mario games but why didn't he compose any rainbow road combinations for the Rainbow Road Rage scene? That would've been pretty epic to hear remixes of those instead of generic action music.

  • @infectedpotato117
    @infectedpotato117 Рік тому +1

    this has so much effort put into it! nice job

  • @sebastiansanchez4590
    @sebastiansanchez4590 Рік тому +7

    Love the video. Thanks for your great work! I was hoping you would make it

  • @AutoSonic495
    @AutoSonic495 Рік тому +3

    3:49 I've never gotten past the space junk galaxy when i was a kid playing that game over 11 years ago, but immediately weither my brain realized it or not my heart and soul just knew it was a Super Mario Galaxy level theme, when it started playing my heart felt warm, it felt like my soul was ascending and i began humming it as though I've known it for all my life.. it was such a magical moment, i will never forget that feeling.

  • @ethanlightning3933
    @ethanlightning3933 Рік тому +1

    After I saw the movie I was waiting for this exact video. Thank you 🎉

  • @superpixelwarrior6893
    @superpixelwarrior6893 Рік тому +10

    They made the snes rainbow road theme sound as impactful as the n64 version

    • @hypanusamericanus9058
      @hypanusamericanus9058 Рік тому +1

      They didn’t need to. The SNES theme was always the superior one, in my opinion.

  • @stwbmc98
    @stwbmc98 Рік тому +12

    I hope someone makes a video like this, but also goes over the composers of the original music. It's already pretty well known that Grant Kirkhope wasn't credited for the DK Rap, but there were a lot of compositions used in the movie that weren't created by Koji Kondo.

    • @NicD
      @NicD  Рік тому +5

      Yeah there was a version of this video where I mentioned more composers - and also discussed how this movie and The Last of Us are habilitating game music in TV/film.
      But there were just TOO MANY MUSICAL REFERENCES and I pivoted.

  • @wookieewarrior2454
    @wookieewarrior2454 Рік тому

    Crazy good editing bro

  • @Its_Just_Ibarra_here.302
    @Its_Just_Ibarra_here.302 Рік тому +2

    Hearing *Captain Toad’s Brigade* theme in the credits really brought back childhood memories

    • @Matgamer2575
      @Matgamer2575 11 місяців тому

      This game is to underrated. Nintendo needs to make a new Capitaine Toad game and not the DLC for the Switch

  • @FooBarBash
    @FooBarBash Рік тому +1

    What a great movie musically. I love how they didn't just put in a few references, they really crammed the movie full of references to the original series, and it Just. Sounds. Great. It's not forced, it's bombastic, beautiful and brilliant. It's a love letter to the Mario musical legacy, and too right, because what a legacy. I think the superstar theme at the end battle was my favourite, bar the reference to Gusty Garden Galaxy in the credits which just made me light up to hear the Best VGM Track Ever playing. But I love how the superstar theme really transformed the original reference and made it super.
    Great analysis. Thanks for making this video!
    Also:
    16:57 - I entirely agree with how much audiotime you gave to this song. Absolutely smashing music!

  • @Thinepickles
    @Thinepickles Рік тому +7

    How has this not blown up yet?

    • @NicD
      @NicD  Рік тому

      Here I'm still workshopping the thumbnail! Trying out a Peaches-themed one.

  • @superengie3062
    @superengie3062 Рік тому +8

    SNES rainbow road has got to be one of the best. It’s remix is perfect and it’s use is great

    • @waffle-man
      @waffle-man Рік тому +1

      I wish I had known that was a rainbow road track before. I heard it and thought, "what's this?" cause I was expecting the N64 theme.

  • @tsunderefandomer3425
    @tsunderefandomer3425 Рік тому +4

    Hearing about how there was original score for the parts with licensed songs makes me hope that we might get an alternate audio track when the Bluray comes out. We want to hear these songs in their proper place.

  • @mayramartinez1595
    @mayramartinez1595 Рік тому +3

    I hope that they use more themes from smb2 and Mario 64 in the next movie. Great Video 🎉🎉

  • @rtgwrecker
    @rtgwrecker Рік тому +28

    The choice for the regular music was genius because they were popular when Mario first came out... It was absolutely that best thought process ever.

  • @taufiqm_tube
    @taufiqm_tube Рік тому +4

    only saw the first 5 minutes of this video but already loving it. will be back to this after i watch the movie