Wedding bells Romance is in the air. Before credit themes were introduced into the series we had this little hymn for Princess Toadstool of the Mushroom Kingdom. A wedding march for when the plumber and the princess tie the knot at the end of the series—so never, since Peach works as the carrot(pasta) on the… Read More »Inside The Score – Super Mario All-Stars – Ending Theme (SMB)

Last show down The companion piece to the previous track in which composer Soyo Oko goes beyond the call of duty to musicalize the final battle of the original game even if it is not that much different from the other encounters with king Koopa (which technically are minions disguised as Bowser). It is kind… Read More »Inside The Score – Super Mario All-Stars – Bowser Final Battle (SMB)

Latin fire Here is composer Soyo Oka bringing us yet another heavy metal subgenre from the millions that sprout each week—since even adding a cello to a song is apparently a new subgenre—in the form of Cuban metal. So try and enjoy this dance instead of killing king Koopa right away just having listened to… Read More »Inside The Score – Super Mario All-Stars – Bowser Battle (SMB)

Inferno The musical equivalent of two walls closing in to crush you. The serpentine track written for the Koopa castle is the pinnacle of claustrophobia, taking the dissonance of the Underground theme to its extreme in this diminutive cue that keeps going and going stressing you out throughout the castle run; exactly what it s… Read More »Inside The Score – Super Mario All-Stars – Castle (SMB)

Floating in three steps A waltz that today is not only a famous video game track but a piece of music worth of being cultural heritage of a classical repertoire even if it has a diminutive length. Because this tune is as recognizable in pop culture as other famous waltzes like the Blue Danube waltz… Read More »Inside The Score – Super Mario All-Stars – Underwater (SMB)

Obscure influences The environment where the Mario brothers thrive and where we first encountered them both having fights with turtles; the reason why we even have pipes in the first place. This is the underworld, which is meant to be a juxtaposition with the colorful world above in all senses including sound. It is the… Read More »Inside The Score – Super Mario All-Stars – Underground (SMB)