Dolphin Shoals - Mario Kart 8 OST

Dolphin Shoals - Mario Kart 8
Composers: Shiho Fujii, Atsuko Asahi, Ryo Nagamatsu, Yasuaki Iwata
Platform: Wii U
MK8 Playlist: • Mario Kart 8 OST
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Disclaimer: This soundtrack has been uploaded by Yoshi's VGM for entertainment purposes only. Doing so allows us as Nintendo fans to appreciate the magnificent work of these composers. Yoshi's VGM makes no monetary profit from the videos in this playlist. No copyright infringement is intended whatsoever, and all rights are reserved to Nintendo.

[@LupheXine]

I am 1000% fine with Mario games going with jazz.

[@RazorToshiba]

and a brass section

[@trevorgustin1572]

mocra Bossa is a type of jazz, albeit with more of a latin feel

[@jacksonwoods5692]

Cheers Mate Bruh, that whole solo is about as filled with bop lines as you can get hahaha.

[@SiriuzCruz]

its Bossa Nova... Music Brazilian.

[@cybershroom9240]

I AM FROM THE FUTURE CHILD IT IS NOTHING BUT JAZZ

[@phoenixfurno]

Man, the guy on the sax must be having the time of his life!

[@crishealingvtuber8626]

He's Kazuki Katsuta :)

[@EloyAguilar95]

Is the Sax guy from Jazz band Dimension. In fact, Dimension music doesn't sounds like Mario Kart Music. Mario Kart s music sounds like Dimension.

[@WritingCountingOriginal]

He’s having the greatest sax of his life feels so good

[@GDRhythmic]

He can't breathe after that solo

[@eliasbirkeland5903]

Mario Kart busting out a crazy fusion jazz sax solo like this out of nowhere is so ridiculously in line with the style of the game, I love it

[@leakdeo]

The game and the game's soundtrack are VERY random.

[@mutevert]

@@leakdeo but its more fun that way

[@leakdeo]

@@mutevert never said it wasnt :) thats what i love about the game

[@lucapagnacco5745]

😊

[@lucapagnacco5745]

😊😊

[@MFields2178]

The one thing that pissed me off about this track was that it was mostly underwater so you barely got to hear the sax part of the track.

[@julianheuvel9451]

In the final lap though, you can hear it the whole lap, only sped up.

[@silhouettoofaman2935]

And this mix in particular is the one you hear in the highlight reel.

[@oats7924]

facts

[@Avriel_Mimiga]

you don't even hear the full version in the course

[@panthakurai5267]

1cc mod should do it 😂

[@CJOSTAR]

9 years later and i am still speechless that nintendo dropped this banger for a kart racing game

[@jumentoqueanima]

They always drop Bangers for Mario kart.

[@CJOSTAR]

@@jumentoqueanimanothing like this one imo

[@jumentoqueanima]

@@CJOSTAR Mario Kart 8's OST in general is phenomenal!

[@Einfabio]

@@CJOSTARMario Kart Wii

[@FulgencioDX]

This should be classified as +18 due to saxual content :v

[@YoshisVGM]

Fulgesupremo This comment just made my day.

[@Kden21]

All of those over-protective parents on this track: Saxaphone and dolphins swimming above you? *SEXUAL REFERENCE*

[@Alfiealfff]

Fulgesupremo EL PODEROSO PAC MAN

[@polterpup4440]

Nice one

[@wryt19]

Best comment

[@jadend1241]

I don't know how much the saxophone players are getting paid, but it's not enough

[@duckd788]

yes....

[@ettoresgarbosa7500]

This comment should get more likes

[@JoelElias2_1]

@@duckd788not just saxophone players but most musicians

[@beautifly794]

i can’t be the only one who loves that slight break on the sax at 1:26, it makes for such a cool buildup to the rest of the song and it sounds rlly neat this whole song is amazing omgg

[@cupgamer1285]

hi

[@beautifly794]

@@cupgamer1285 Lois Griffin

[@cupgamer1285]

@@beautifly794 i rerly dgmc grw

[@leakdeo]

It's probably for looping purposes, but I like it too

[@beautifly794]

@@leakdeo ik but it just sounds very nice the way they did it

[@la_stellae]

1:04 that lick though

[@KafinSulthan]

indeed, the famed “mario kart” lick popularized by saxologic

[@harrybest2041]

👅

[@w花b]

​@@KafinSulthanslurp

[@Einfabio]

What is a lick if I may ask?

[@noahs.627]

A phrase of music, not an entire melody but referred to in jazz. Its usually not a melody in a song and it can be referenced. Its usually something you can use when improving to improve your solos. ​@Einfabio

[@willbanks2085]

The bass guitarist is undermined in this video

[@vnusfmtv]

Fr !

[@notfabio9858]

I came back to listen to the sax solo again and started paying attention to the bass… yeah they were going in too

[@AshnSilvercorp]

gonna listen to this a few more times before Nintendo inevitably comes by to rip it away from our ears.

[@jacob-cw3vs]

same dude, this was the shit like 3 years ago and im just coming back to it

[@aaronchen9215]

Not yet :D

[@bestsellerdom]

not yet!

[@legoguy04]

Not yet! Saved this to my playlist because some company took down the other ones that had the jazzy sax solo.😐

[@pappy5330]

Nintendo might be having some character development, they haven't taken it down yet. Either that or they're too lazy

[@MusiMaThetra]

I just watched a video analyzing the jazz solo... This is beautiful Edit: still jamming to this

[@Kevbot6000]

Your Friendly Average Boring Coffee Maker 8 bit music?

[@AshnSilvercorp]

@@Kevbot6000 hey I watched it a year late... does it still count?

[@zmanrockz6358]

8 bit music theory is the best

[@theaveragejoe6320]

Bruh the whole song is a jazz solo

[@user-oz5xr4yz5t]

Your Friendly Average Boring Coffee kork

[@silhouettoofaman2935]

And people say Videogame music isn't real music....

[@trycantfind9730]

ask them to define "real music"

[@oats7924]

@@trycantfind9730 OOF. They most likely won't reply.

[@jaek_898]

Nobody does lmao.

[@PeopleWithPlushies]

In these times, they’d probably consider rap and pop as “real music”. Ha, please...

[@p0furi]

Nobody says that

[@user-hk7hz9cn7v]

I love that it’s still technically the “star theme” just jazzed up to the absolute maximum. Gorgeous saxophone playing! 😍

[@zachvii6476]

I literally never noticed that omg dude wow

[@deadfr0g]

Holy cow 😮 Holy cow 🤩

[@neochris2]

WHAT

[@hasfarr]

That sax tho.

[@Sector8]

This Saxophone solo is so damn great! :D

[@LinkRammer]

The legendary lick.

[@noben97]

By faaaaaar the best track in the ost! :D

[@ObscureMikalo]

agree!

[@harryedmunds-bergin9]

+Erick Rodríguez Love that one too

[@raptyrn1290]

Nah, wild woods for me

[@anavelascochavez8931]

noben97 t

[@phoenixfurno]

For me, it's either this, Thwomp Ruins, both N64 and SNES Rainbow Road, Mute City, Big Blue, or Wild Woods, they're all awesome!

[@RobertVandenberg]

From Super Mario Galaxy to Mario Kart 8, Nintendo is not just a game company but also in fact a recording label.

[@brandonfu3753]

Titanic: "Is about to crash." Musicians on Titanic:

[@GottaDieFast]

the guy on the sax still deserves a medal

[@grayhacer]

I hear no one complaining about thier salary at Nintendo JP, so I think he's got paid properly for his masterpiece of a performance

[@RobertVandenberg]

@@grayhacer his name is Kazuki Katsuta, a well-known sax veteran in Japan.

[@heyheyhey33351]

The fact that Nintendo games went from having soundtracks like Donkey Kong Country to having soundtracks like this makes me happy.

[@YxngFresco]

Come for the lick, stay for the impeccable arrangement and jazzy phonk

[@loujr.]

0:44 - 1:26 It’s official, this part of the OST is back in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe! (At least in the jukebox section)

[@schkoopdawhoop7885]

I honestly can’t believe this is in a Mario kart game.

[@CraigOrangeSoda]

Blasting this on the beach? Definitely.

[@dovenans]

Even almost 10 years later this music is fire

[@itstwelf]

bro it's only been 5

[@dovenans]

@@itstwelf you have to be braindead to say that

[@petergriffinsbrother2499]

​@@itstwelfyour thinking of deluxe probably

[@itstwelf]

​@@petergriffinsbrother2499bro it's 2016 wtf is even deluxe

[@petergriffinsbrother2499]

@@itstwelf oops my bad just wait till 2017

[@theseerllama]

I don't know how to describe that lick as anything other than the player rapping with their saxophone, it's just so clean and good what the fuck

[@nickspencer2207]

It’s a bebop lick! Bebop’s a whole genre of jazz where people play just like this, check out Charlie Parker and John Coltrane for some sick sax!

[@cheesy713]

I really do love how Mario music (mainly in Mario Kart) brings out a full on jazz band. As someone who's favorite genre (among others) is Jazz, I certainly welcome it.

[@Pixelman0]

This has probably been said thousands of times... Jazz fusion totally fits mario kart 8

[@orange_turtle3412]

The sax hits hard when you come out of the water at that final part of the track and the underwater music suddenly becomes this.

[@dogemaster9676]

whoever came up with the idea for mario kart 8's sound needs a raise and a promotion immediately

[@N8Harris99]

0:35 I feel like this part doesn’t get enough appreciation.

[@elumenescent4072]

One of my favorite parts tbh

[@davidgeorge1943]

So that's what it sounds like above water for longer than 15 seconds.

[@supermario3606]

Mario With Jazz is just Perfect, it's beautiful

[@JPE_1704_TKS]

This might be the best jazz piece in any video game ever composed.

[@Slymind]

This complete version is so amazing. Some T-Square vibes from it.

[@sschafi1]

Probably because the saxophonist is Masato Honda :D

[@Slymind]

***** And Satoshi Bandoh on the drums.

[@sschafi1]

Slymind Now that I didn't know. So much goodness on one OST! Everything is better with T-Square

[@Slymind]

***** Couldn't agree more on this one.

[@DixieChix]

@@sschafi1 Actually, nah, for some reason it's another guy called Masato _Honma_ instead, similar name, but not related to Masato Honda in any way; also the guy playing in this particular track is Kazuki Katsuta from another jazz fusion band called DIMENSION, so there's that as well lmao

[@captaintreeko3188]

this game may not be remembered for the best gameplay, but i dont think anyone will deny that this is quite possibly the best game for ost in nintendo history. and possibly graphics for the time.

[@YoshisVGM]

Captain Treeko Honestly apart from the botched battle mode, I found MK8 to be one of the best Mario Kart games. I've logged so many hours into this game. But I definitely see and understand the concerns some people have.

[@captaintreeko3188]

wow, i'm suprised. I mean, ya there are AMAZING tracks like sunshine airport, mount wario, the f-zero maps, um... wow im having a blank havent played in so long lol

[@phoenixfurno]

Yeah, the battle mode is shit, but at least Deluxe is fixing that! :-D

[@duckd788]

this is going to offend everyone.. but the old battle mode I kinda liked better than the new one. (As in for bloon battle)

[@alexanderadams9058]

@@duckd788 Nah I agree. The battle mode (balloon) in mk8 deluxe is really underwhelming. The battle courses are awesome and Renegade Roundup, Shine Thief, and Bomb-omb blast are super fun. However balloon battle is just not the same. It used to be my favorite battle mode in previous games...but now it's just eh.

[@alecdoniger9501]

Is it weird that this solo brings me to tears?

[@user-hk7hz9cn7v]

Not at all…there are pieces of music that do that to me all the time. You never know when or even why sometimes but that’s why music is such an amazing thing 🫶🏻

[@nobuyukiakagami]

Best OST in whole game! The Jazz mixed is amazing! I like to see Dolphins fly through the arc listen to this song! ♡

[@Nimmbus_Convo]

You can really feel the emotion coming from the people who did this

[@HashiMadara]

The Lick never dies

[@saskiaviking9447]

According to people who had near death experiences, this is what plays when you ascend to heaven

[@w花b]

Playing mario kart forever

[@grayhacer]

Hear me out, Dolphin Shoals is only the tip of the iceberg of good MK8 music. Music like Toad Circuit or DK Summit are way better than this one

[@FeiCaShComenta]

Nintendo: "Okay, calm down, its just a Kart's game. Just make a simple soundtrack for it and move on" Kazuki Katsuta: "HOLD MY SAX"

[@crystalmoonlgdc]

This OST has no right slapping this hard

[@samurizzy]

This makes me thankful to God, that I have ears.

[@Not_Toni_]

This song just makes me so happy, idk why, but it just brings pure joy whenever I hear it, very nice song :]

[@ayey7650]

My Happily Favors

[@YeetusMcGee]

Yes, a version with the jazz part! Eat your heart out, Dave's OSTs!

[@spongybluemud7555]

Everyone is talking about the sax but no one is mentioning the cheery, upbeat drummer. (Both are amazing, as well as the whole band themselves of course!)

[@GalaxyStar-nn4vz]

Omg why that lick was so gooood on the saxophone 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@paulooliveira130]

Also know as the steel lungs. This is a masterpiece.

[@Anseyon]

this has no right to be this good my goodness it's a super Mario game the quality is top notch and I am here for it

[@himanshutiwari1034]

I sleep to this

[@EmileXavier]

Seems like a lot of people are wondering, the sax player is Kazuki Katsuta, and he has a band called DIMENSION that has a pretty similar sound.

[@PowerBottomFrog]

9 years ago wtf

[@smoothkeys9119]

We were ROBBED of THIS (0:45 - 1:26) by the underwater music

[@JaTheBigKid]

this game still feels new because i never had a wii u or a switch despite it being nearly 10 years old

[@bigtiger567]

Kazuki Katsuta is simply awesome!

[@an8thdimensionalbeing142]

this sounds like something youd hear playing in the lounge of a high end hotel in a tropical resort.

[@lunar532]

1:04 The Mariokart lick

[@dr.kleimann]

This stage, THIS DAMN STAGE! literally it took me a whole freaking day to complete this track in 1rst place on it's cup at 200cc, there was always this ONE machine that was so annoyingly fast af, that it was nearly impossible to pass or get a good distance from it, and whenever I did, you guessed it, Blue shell -_-, Even if I passed it 1rst place, some bs happened the next tracks, it was literally the hardest cup I've ever done in any MK game..... atleast the music was relaxing, god

[@caliklepto1316]

d0ntK psst, brake while drifting, never had to do that cept in 200cc, didn't even know it was possible, but it makes it actually possible

[@dr.kleimann]

+KennyThe Clasher That much I knew and did, but still, it was only 1 cpu that was always on par with all the perfect driftings and speed boosts I did. like glued to my back

[@shurtadol_]

You and me both

[@Wildstag]

A guy I was driving described this song as "like Careless Whisper but you're late for work".

[@LukePighetti]

I play this in the background during intense Zoom meetings to diffuse the tension

[@BEAST_UA1]

Yall know that Mario Kart lick is always gonna be the best! Forever and always the jazziest :)

[@timzel]

I'm gonna make it my mission to one day be able to whistle this 😤🙏

[@altarion6882]

Well I don't know who can play Saxophone that well to hit that extremely high note

[@SamiLB_]

saxes hit mostly the same note. usually an altisimo F or F# with due transpositions in Eb or Bb.

[@Moonsdino]

That was probably soo satisfying to play, the person on the sax is amazinggg, helll yeahhhh!!

[@melissamartinezmontanez8696]

We makin it outa last with this one 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@dysfunctionalwombat]

I'm a jazz fan myself, and I take much enjoyment to this track

[@spncrprkr]

I love the drumset part on this sm

[@Studioterrel]

omg i thought I recognized that sax. its dimension!

[@sk4channel]

geometry dash is leaking

[@user-hk7hz9cn7v]

You’ll hear it in Dave Weckl’s music too. One of the two best drummers to grace the instrument. He’s absolutely nuts! You’ll find a lot of this stuff in his albums

[@PartyPhilWiiParty]

I know the saxophone player was out of breath after this song. He has lungs that are goddess-like.

[@kierangayle197]

The guy on the saxaphone probably has a better time then me on the weekend.

[@SqueepToons]

That sax player is the biggest fucking show off... and I am 100% here for it

[@randomlol4242]

this song is like 10 years old and still one of the best

[@inigo3474]

Papa bless that an upload of the whole song still exists on KZbin.

[@Shygirl_Noel19]

This guy is going crazy on the saxophone

[@jar3datkinz]

1:04 Mario Kart Lick

[@molo-molo5103]

that video was great

[@emiliocaballerobarrera9044]

nintendo: it´s just a fantasy racing game for kids, dont go too hard on it. The musician: 0:29

[@Duharshy]

its been almost a decade. geez time flies.

[@Charlie-jk5rv]

Nintendo makes some of the best music.

[@FalconDrums]

Drummer is a beast, Seriously i've tried playing it and it's insanely dificult.

[@futur_sunds]

So is the sax player 🥵 no way I could ever keep up with that. It’s a very impressive song

[@FalconDrums]

@@futur_sunds There's a youtuber by the name of "Saxologic" that actually covered the solo of this song, it's pretty awesome. You should go check out his stuff.

[@undimmedbytime4669]

I used to hate this track once; kept sliding onto the rocks after the glide near the end of the course (plus the sand made me underdrift). The music made up for it and now it's one of my favorite courses. X)

[@Killermy3]

OMG THANKS I LOVE YOU!

[@boop53]

i love the drums! they add little touches the song

[@blainy-o93]

I remember the first time I played MK8 and heard this, it really reminded me (and still does) of the Gran Turismo 3 OST. Specifically the arranged version of the car dealer music, Light Velocity.

[@CaptoadChannel]

Me encanta la cancion y la pista :D

[@adrianestevez8843]

A mi también

[@nernguan995]

Estoy enamorado, jajajaja

[@natsuyasumi2994]

sax player: 500000000000cc mode

[@Crystalphoenixreborn]

Nice beautiful aquatic track! Nice to listen to while eating some Surplus Bread!

[@dddjexe]

One of my favorite songs in all of Mario Kart.

[@mrbruh-vv2ts]

Every time I open KZbin this is in my recommended feed

[@Brent515]

0:44 I don’t remember this part being in the OST, but this slaps!

[@ThePengumCrew]

Everything from 0:44 until the loop doesn't play in normal gameplay, only when viewing highlight reels. In a live race, there are 3 audio channels playing in sync which the game transitions between: Channel 1 - Shallow water (start of the lap) Channel 2 - Deep water (pipe & eel section) Channel 3 - Outside water Channels 1 & 2 don't have the sax solo so they wouldn't sync up 3 during gameplay so 3 loops back to the beginning instead to match them.

[@elianobee3898]

This song makes me so happy without the stress of red shells

[@Thunderfro]

Fire 🔥

[@Mason4Life]

My brother obsesses over this

[@silveryote1]

This sounds like a 1980s resort preview video!

[@smt3]

Good point

[@xSoporific1]

AMAZING

[@ayey7650]

╓Θ

[@petersilie2662]

0:30 is when you get out of the water

[@CassieMegson-ui6qx]

Remember, it's a game about a cheerful plumber driving karts, you don't have to go absolutely fucking insane with the soundtrack Saxophone player:

[@pvp214]

Memories man

[@greywinter6836]

The legendary lick