EVERY Musical Reference in The Super Mario Bros. Movie | Some Boi Online

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Thanks for the support everyone! Inevitably, some additional discoveries have been made, so they'll be detailed here: (🥲) King of the Koopas - 3:17 - 3:23 Starman Theme Super Mario Bros. Koji Kondo Imprisoned - 1:44 - 1:50 Tower Theme New Super Mario Bros. Wii Shiho Fujii and Ryo Nagamatsu An Indecent Proposal - 0:56 - 1:02 Tower Theme New Super Mario Bros. Wii Shiho Fujii and Ryo Nagamatsu Fighting Tooth and Veil - 1:11 - 1:16 Tower Theme New Super Mario Bros. Wii Shiho Fujii and Ryo Nagamatsu Fighting Tooth and Veil - 2:53 - 2:59 1-UP Jingle Super Mario Bros. Koji Kondo Fighting Tooth and Veil - 3:28 - 3:34 Jungle Japes Donkey Kong 64 Grant Kirkhope Grapple in the Big Apple - 0:54 - 1:01 Tower Theme New Super Mario Bros. Wii Shiho Fujii and Ryo Nagamatsu Super Mario Bros. Opus - 4:39 - 4:52 Tower Theme New Super Mario Bros. Wii Shiho Fujii and Ryo Nagamatsu Thanks to @scamuel1896, @snitch5740 and @da_nintendude (Timestamps refer to original soundtrack)

[@SaturnGamingGuy]

The font you used for the thumbnail is the same as the educational words on the intro of Jeopardy!, Season 36.

[@Mr_bukowski4435]

Nice! Also in the Darklands it plays the Boo House music from New Super Mario bros Wii, as well as the Fortress theme whenever Bowser is on screen

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Thanks! I've credited the fortress theme as "Tower" in the pinned comment, I'll have to try and listen for the NSMBW Ghost House as I didn't catch it before!

[@BenSchubert1995]

11:48 One thing I just noticed is if you listen carefully and have very good hearing, you may pick up on the swimming sound effect from the original super mario bros.

[@vexslade]

​@Some Boi Online 29:54 The Star theme actually might have a different origin. As the theme goes on, like when Mario first got attacked by a hammer thrown by a Sledge Bro while in Star form, the star theme actually sounds like the version from Mario Kart DS. The movie version is more slowed down but it sounds exactly like the one from Mario Kart DS. Hopefully you listen to the Mario Kart DS version and see the similarities

[@42Fossy]

You know a movie's soundtrack is something special when you can make an analysis video about it that's almost half the length of the movie itself.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

That's a very good point 😂

[@IdentifiantE.S]

The movie was insane I was like a kid during all the movie 🍿

[@jwroot]

Hardcore agree. And something I wish the Sonic Movies had too. Their soundtracks were the definition of generic.🙁

[@Dlf212]

Also, it's something special when you want to all the games soundtracks in full and in loop.

[@sethzilla3586]

​@@jwrootso true if the next one is the last one we need at least sonic heroes if more I'd pick more from crush 40

[@thenonfictionalexplainer952]

Hey were you smilling the whole time while watching it?

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Literally! Every frame was packed with callbacks and detail - probably the happiest I've been in a movie theatre!

[@lexisaunh]

YES!!!! All the music references and easter eggs are amazing! And the movie by itself is so cool!

[@SomeBoiOnline]

It was indeed!

[@optillian4182]

Yep.

[@YOSHBAG]

I grew up in the Wii era, in turn, I grew up with the Galaxy Games. That motif at the end had me actually jumping in my seat

[@heheheiamderpmatter375]

24:40 hearing the names "Wario's Battle Canyon" and "Yasunori Mitsuda" really gave me a left hook in terms of expectedness.

[@djrfilms101]

I loved listening out for the little hints as well as orchestral versions of songs from the games with my friends as we have all been life long mario fans. Truly a masterpiece.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

I think even the most casual of Mario fans can still pick up on the music because it's just that iconic. Added a whole new layer to the movie experience!

[@theslaya1576]

​@@SomeBoiOnline yeah, I heard the Hammer Bros theme and knew I heard it once, just not where from. I assumed that it was from smb1 or smb3 by it's sound, so I looked it up to find the name and origin. (It's from smb3)

[@hiroshimaenjoyer7302]

Nostalgia bait*

[@peterrealar2.067]

Brian Tyler truly made a score to behold. It's a true love letter to the classics and obscure tracks alike. WHO KNEW Mario Party music would be on the big screen??

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Exactly 😅 truly a masterpiece!

[@josephholt4736]

Since it was also one of Wario's themes, do you think there's a high possibility of Wario & Waluigi appearing in the sequel, aside from Yoshi?

[@SomeBoiOnline]

I don't think it's an indication of that, but I can definitely see them as minor antagonists in the sequel regardless.

[@sethzilla3586]

Please to God in the sequel have Isla dalphino theme from super mario sunshine

[@Columbia809]

Doomsday Zone will be in Sonic 3 then!

[@TimReaper81]

24:09 gave me goosebumps in the theater. Everything about the execution of this score was perfect. Salute to Brian Tyler. Amazing.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Definitely, that was a standout moment for me!

[@ARDIZsq]

The rendition of the Peach’s Castle theme from the movie genuinely makes me feel emotional. It would be AMAZING if Nintendo ever had a theme park with Peach’s Castle as a main focus. I’m not talking Universal’s Super Nintendo World scale, I’m talking straight up Disneyland scale. It really feels like if Disneyland and Nintendo had a baby, that’s how grand it sounds.

[@UltimateTS64]

It's crazy how many of these I actually knew. Guess that happens when you've played games from this series for most of your life and you listen to the soundtracks on their own

[@SomeBoiOnline]

I know right, the tunes are pretty much ingrained in me even though I had to check some of the names!

[@ricardomauricioaraya7625]

I’ve played Mario games since the original Donkey Kong (that tune was there too) so it was so cool to hear so many familiar tunes. I haven’t played the portable games or anything after the Game Cube, but the NES, N64, SNES music was so cool.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

There's definitely a lot of love for the classics in there!

[@heheheiamasuperstarwarrior9281]

Same. I couldnt help myself but drop my jaw and point at the screen like the stupid little Nintendo fan i am

[@_Funniman]

Another fun thing I noticed is how most non-mario related music was from the 80s, the same decade that the first Super Mario Bros debuted.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Yes that's true, very cool attention to detail!

[@ladiorange]

Yes I noticed that the main Mario Bros that was played on a home system was released in 1985, the same year I need a Hero and Take On Me were big in the charts. I wonder if they were listening to this music at the point of creation and thereby had a warm spot for both songs, some deeper intention into the inclusion of these 2 songs.

[@ladiorange]

Oh I see now, Aha Take on Me was #1 when NES was launched in the U.S. according to Nintendo News. Deep. I loved it. Every note of music in this movie had purpose. "However, the inclusion of the classic pop song in the smash hit animation was because the song was the No.1 music single in the United States on the day that the Nintendo Entertainment System launched in the United States on 18th October, 1985."

[@SomeBoiOnline]

As much as I love the original score that was cut from that scene, it is a lovely detail that they were big in the charts back in '85.

[@LilyArlatto]

I really hope when a digital release comes that there will be a sort of "director's cut" where all of the licensed music is changed back to the unused stuff that was intended to be there

[@SomeBoiOnline]

I've seen lots of people say this, think they underestimated how popular the score would be with fans.

[@LilyArlatto]

@@SomeBoiOnline The music wasn't bad by any means, but it was the most obvious choices ever and the stuff that was custom made for those scenes fit way better, for obvious reasons

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Absolutely agree.

[@Sergioshi_]

Noticing 99% of these during my first watch of the movie meant me struggling at keeping my attention between the visual and the musical fields at the same time

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Definitely, but it kept me on my toes throughout!

[@dylanzlol7293]

I mean, its not that hard to pay attention to the sounds and visuals at the same time, you hear the music with your ears and watch with your eyes.

[@DGCpicturesEntertainment]

Nintendo: Let’s put five classic tracks into this singular track! Sega: What about Green Hill Zone? In all seriousness, this Movie’s OST was a godsend. While I am more of a Sonic fan and most of the references in this movie probably skimmed over my head, it still was a wild ride and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Very accurate 😅 I enjoyed the Sonic movies but yeah, the Internet seems to have agreed that this was how to do a video game OST right!

[@bemasaberwyn55]

@@SomeBoiOnline even just beyond that it took her two films to get Super Sonic(IK Game accurate but with them basically not doing it anything in the game world except for that little intro you would think that they wouldn't quibble over such details about being able to do Super Sonic in the second game as opposed to the first). But starman when they get the star.....nuff said( also I know someone say that Mario did a Naruto run but if you actually go back to earlier game such as Super Mario Bros 3 that was his running animation)

[@dylanzlol7293]

​@@bemasaberwyn55 like, the ice cap zone (or more specifically, the og "hard times" version) even fits the snowboard scene when you edit the theme into it

[@HelljumperE7ZJ]

Don't get me wrong, I always enjoy Green Hills, it's kinda Sonics version of the Overworld theme in Mario, but it could use other Sonic music

[@DGCpicturesEntertainment]

@@dylanzlol7293 Thank you! That's what I'm saying. We needed that and more like Robotnik's classic themes, the OG Knuckles themes (All three versions), and overall just more classic music in general.

[@big.dinkledorf]

I haven’t even played a large majority of the earlier Mario games, yet I still recognised more than 75% of the music in the film, goes to show the effect the games have had on media as a whole

[@SomeBoiOnline]

That's fascinating, thanks for sharing! I'm sure they'll continue to do so for generations to come...

[@plagueful]

I wish we got more of luma’s theme or something more obvious because it’s such a beautiful song and never fails to make me cry or we got space junk Galaxy somewhere

[@CeceGames]

the only thing I picked up on is that you missed the inclusion of the invincible theme at the very end of King of the Koopas, which plays slowly and menacingly after Bowser breaks the mystery box and sees the Super Star.

[@Mac14329]

Very impressive how you were able to find each specific song or snippet of it. There was a lot that I missed when I watched it. Also, kudos to you crediting each of the composers for the songs that they wrote.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Thank you! After the controversy regarding composers not being credited, thought it'd be interesting to see exactly how many there were.

[@GeneralHewett13]

I noticed lots of these while watching the movie, albeit I was more hyped by the visual references

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Yeah it's pretty much impossible to catch them all first time! Thought I'd cover the soundtrack as Mario music happens to be a speciality of mine 😆

[@watchpointoh3354]

Yes, I agree with you, it is a crime that that epic rendition of the Donkey Kong Country themes was replaced by Take On Me. Also the cross of Luma and Practice Makes Perfect at 23:30 was beautiful.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Finding out both of them existed was one of my favourite parts of the search!

[@Ashkihyena]

Awesome how they included the Plumbers Rap from the Super Show.

[@cookiebatchelor7454]

Out of all tracks that were referenced, a Paper Mario track would not have been one I would have expected.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Same, I thought there was no way until I compared the two!

[@chazz5112]

26:30 interestingly, while the wedding theme uses the ending theme from Super Mario Bros as its melody, it's played in a rhythm and orchestral style similar to that of Pachelbel's "Canon", which is very appropriate as that classical piece is always used at weddings, to the point where it's synonymous with them in films Fantastic video overall man, the amount of time it probably took to get all the info and present it in such a clean way must've been enormous, props to you and hopefully at least one of the composers involved manages to see this awesome homage to their work, but in the meantime keep up the great work! 👏👏👏

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Very nice catch! Cheers bud and hope you're right - Someone get Mr Tyler on the phone! 😅

[@SeanerCullen]

Saw the film today, me and my fellow nerd cousin, and we loved it. Got a nostalgia rush from the mario bros rap (loved the super show as a kid) and the DK rap, as well as the Donkey Long arcade opening jingle and who else for chills from the orchestral underground theme and star theme?

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Excellent, there were many chills indeed!

[@Shizazle]

I cried during the credits

[@supermario1fan]

The Origami King reference is so cool, I didn't notice in the theater SHOCKINGLY even though I've beat Origami King over 30 times and know the game like the back of my hand.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Now that one was really obscure. Is 30 the actual number of times? If so that's bloody impressive 😅

[@supermario1fan]

@@SomeBoiOnline Yeah, I played it a LOT during 2021 to try and pull off a glitch and ended up beating all my failed attempt files. I also just replay the game every few months a couple times, I love it!

[@SomeBoiOnline]

It's a great game, I love the Toad Town theme from it!

[@SB2749]

If they played any other song from that game I would have probably recognized it because I love Origami King's OST to death

[@SomeBoiOnline]

It is an amazing OST and yet I didnt recognise the music used, I wonder if they just picked unknown tracks on purpose...

[@someguylostontheinternet4504]

Needless to say, the composer must have had a lot of fun composing the soundtrack for the movie

[@SomeBoiOnline]

It would appear so!

[@phoenixflamegames1]

Even if you aren’t a fan of the story, if you’ve played at least some mario games, those musical surely must have brought a bit of a nostalgic smile on your face. I know it happened to me more than a few times 🥰

[@ZTimeGamingYT]

I absolutely loved the musical and visual references teeming within the film! It was so much fun to recognize each melodic theme!

[@rodrigofelixnogueira2434]

thats the most complete video of music references I've seen since Mario movie has been released. and I've watched tons of videos and this one is by far the most complete, getting even a glimpse of the reference. that's awesome!!!!

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Thanks so much, means a lot!

[@SomeLuminoth]

So here's a 44 minute video of why this will forever be my favorite movie of all time, ever.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

😁

[@altermike3197]

The second the airship theme started, I knew I was going to love it

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Couldn't have said it better myself! 😀

[@Tenshii_Artii]

Upon going in to watch this movie, I felt kind of bad that I might not be able to connect with this movie. It had been ages since I played any Nintendo games since I was much younger, and I basically made myself to 'Grow out of it'. But I managed to surprise myself that when the first music reference came on, I instantly picked up what it was. Then the next reference. Than the other. Each time I heard such a familiar sound, I got more emotional. Felt tears in my eyes. Guess I'm still a fan enough after all! And even if you didn't get the music references, just the style alone resonates Nostalgia of orchestral sounds I could easily hear from much older movies. The composer managed to really bring alive the cute, fun, beautiful and poignant aspects of the series. But also making theatrical epic sounds when in time of urgency and danger. All something we've experienced through past games.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Yeah there was a similar period for me, that's a lovely story though, shows that these things never truly leave us. An excellent description of the score, couldn't agree more!

[@Thestr8noodle]

As a big fan of the Mario games, the more hear about which themes are out in the movie, the more I love the film. Will be seeing it for the 4th time in a couple hours. I was extremely excited about the fact they included the theme song from fossil falls in Super Mario Odyssey, because i absolutely LOVED that game, and played it to 100%. Can remember not getting enough of playing the original Super Mario Bros on the Dell computers in homeroom back in middle school, and would literally play it every morning.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

That's amazing, the film certainly seems to be resonating with plenty of people!

[@hugocastilla3102]

The moment I heard the Airship theme in the teather I knew this was going to be something very special.

[@CptKirby]

This was exactly the video I needed. The theater I was in malfunctioned so where background and music sounds were extremely quiet. Combined with my tinnitus, I couldn't get the musical references.

[@GlennHtx]

Brian Tyler UNDERSTOOD THE ASSIGNMENT!

[@melfi35]

I was trying to find where "Driving me bananas" is in the movie I swear as catchy as "take on me" is, took away one of my favorite soundtracks 😔

[@MrMisanthrope84]

Thankyou for this, there's loads of scenes where I could recognise the tune but had no idea which game it was from. This is great.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Love to hear that, glad you enjoyed!

[@RebelliousRobot]

Also couldn't help but notice in the track "Fighting Tooth and Veil", there is a slight hint of the SMB 3 running sound effect.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Yes I believe there is, I was tempted to mention it but didn't want to expand into sound effects in fear of the video's length!

[@thecluckster3908]

43 minutes worth? Didn’t know it had so much!

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Neither did I until I started digging, then the video got longer and longer... 😆

[@ZTimeGamingYT]

Within the Athletic Theme medley in Fighting Tooth and Veil, the P-Speed sound effect from SMB3 can faintly be heard before the main athletic theme of the game plays, extremely fitting considering the Tanooki Suit needs P-Speed in order to fly. An additional SMB3 reference is within the Starman theme, specifically the Boss Clear jingle from Fortresses, albeit very brief and hard to notice. Bowser's laugh from SM64 is also within An Indecent Proposal. I'll provide timestamps at a later date.

[@budgieblues]

I saw someone mention when Mario pokes the Bomber Bills eye the music stops and when it starts up again it’s the SMB 3 level clear theme.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

I can sort of hear that now you mention it...

[@LoganMonke]

we can all agree that this is the best score that a movie has ever had

[@XanderVJ]

This is not a Mario music reference, but still, I found it funny. When the Mario Kart sequence was shown, I thought that it had some strong "Mad Max: Fury Road" vibes. Do you know what's the title for the music from that sequence? "Rainbow Road Rage" ... I mean... Subtle that ain't, Brian. Subtle that ain't. lol

[@ethanryan4188]

Really cool video, thanks for doing all the work! The music was heaven for us Mario Fans!

[@SomeBoiOnline]

No problem, glad you enjoyed. It really was!

[@sagitsgem]

finally, someone included the rap 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 i love the overall game soundtracks but please include the earlier tunes as well 😁 from the series or shows 1:45

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Glad to hear it!

[@omnipasta]

I noticed that "The Adventure Begins" features a rendition of On the Hunt from Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon at 2:25. Fitting considering it plays during Luigi's flashback.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

I've compared them but all I can hear is a sad rendition of the movie theme.

[@kaltheinya]

I don’t know if it was recycled but I swear the 32:04 mark of the hammer bros also sounds like one of the tracks from dr Mario on game boy. Like I got a massive flash back to seeing the little germs kicking as rows were eliminated….

[@SomeBoiOnline]

The Dr Mario theme is indeed a remix of the Hammer Bros. Theme so that'll be why!

[@matheusmunizduarte]

You said near the end of the video that 3D World started the jazz thing, but in reality it was indeed the first Super Mario Bros 1 theme, which was inspired by a Japanese jazz/swing album (which is great). Pianist and jazzist Charles Cornell does a very good video explaining the swing in the original Mario theme. Since the beginning of the franchise we had jazz/swing. Great video though! Congrats!

[@mailpaper7754]

Just watched this movie for the first time and holy crap was this full of amazing references. Amazing movie and a great way of taking a video game to the big screen.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Glad you enjoyed it, definitely agree!

[@mailpaper7754]

@@SomeBoiOnline Brian Tyler was definitely the perfect choice for the music in this movie, he did such an amazing job and you can tell he made it to sound great, and keep it close to the originals. He cared about the quality which is not very common these days.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Indeed, the fans were lucky to have him working on the movie!

[@zachalejandro]

When I saw this first hand, I didn't realize they had the Luma theme hidden in there after seeing this. When I saw it, I was sobbing

[@anthonymanuel55000]

Wow best job at covering all the songs in this movie that I’ve see by far. A lot of these I really didn’t notice.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Thanks!

[@anthonymanuel55000]

@@SomeBoiOnline np

[@davida6919]

This is what I really enjoyed the most out of the movie. Huge respect to the writers for the amazing references 💯💯👏🏼👏🏼

[@Karl.weigand]

Thank you for making this! The soundtrack for this move is incredible. I also love the movies main music theme - it’s spine tingling and fits so well with the already familiar themes 🍄🏰⭐️💣🌈✨

[@SomeBoiOnline]

No worries, glad you enjoyed! It is indeed a wonderful soundtrack, with both the old and new themes being top quality.

[@JustAlfiee]

Love this video! I loved the Super Mario Bros. Movie

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Thank you, it was a great movie! 😁

[@JustAlfiee]

@@SomeBoiOnline no problem! I 100% agree

[@sanzanderteio4392]

20:00 that's the DKC title screen theme intro, it's especially similar to the DKC Returns version.

[@marclink0]

I had a feeling during the Blue Shelled sequence it was from Mario Party 1 but couldn't put my finger on it. Wario's Battle Canyon is definitely an obscure ref

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Definitely unexpected!

[@waddlepikmin227]

Is it just me, or does the bit at 36:01 sound like the motif from Kirby and the Forgotten Land? Specifically the part that gets featured in the second half of Morpho Knight’s theme? It’s been in my head ever since I heard the piece.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Yes there is a similarly in the melody, but I've compared it to Morpho Knight specifically and it does sound spot on. No doubt purely coincidental but good catch!

[@MinecraftWorld1954]

This is one of the most satisfying soundtracks I’ve ever listened to

[@MintBerryCrunchPower]

Ugh finally a video where people dont talk all day just for one song reference

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed!

[@Yaboygogeta]

one that i picked out was very niche and specific but when they are running through peaches castle ,and Mario skids round the corner you can very briefly hear the Mario 3 full speed run sound effect

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Yes I caught that one the first watch, very nice and brief detail!

[@Yaboygogeta]

Thx for replying and I’m glad someone else picked it out. This movie was sooo good and my favourite reference was at the end when Mario and Luigi did a bros attack on bowser with the absolute STELLAR BANGER remix of the star man theme

[@baltakatei]

20:30 Although Donkey Kong came out in arcades in 1981, I believe the Donkey Kong theme played here was not published until the NES version in 1986.

[@erk8361]

30:25 got me CRYING IN THE THEATER

[@Mr_bukowski4435]

Man the soundtrack is easily the best part of the movie, I got misty eyed and almost cried hearing the music especially Gusty Garden and the Airship music. The Sonic movies need to take note from this movies soundtrack by integrating their classic games themes in there as well. Also this movie has an obsession with Deep Dark Galaxy and I love it

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Definitely agree! Deep Dark Galaxy did stick out as a strange but welcome track to use so prominently 😂

[@SophieSelberg-bk2xy]

For the entire movie I was the meme where the guy points at the screen when I heard one of these themes

[@Ryltar]

Please somebody explain me WHY the Peach/Peach Castle theme make me SO EMOTIONNAL in this score????? I'm not even that much of a mario fan, but this make me feel things ToT

[@CordyBrush]

As for the "Practice Makes Perfect" track, the melody is a slow Wing Cap theme from Super Mario 64. Funny enough the Luma theme works perfectly with it! xD

[@SomeBoiOnline]

I've just sped it up and can sort of hear that, though I do think it's Luma first and foremost as it fits too well.

[@CordyBrush]

@@SomeBoiOnline I did play it on my piano when I got home just to make sure, and it is indeed the coords from Luma's theme, but the melody is the Wing Cap theme xD

[@SomeBoiOnline]

If so, referencing one theme with the chords and another with the melody is crazy impressive. Insane amount of detail!

[@scamuel1896]

A couple I noticed that were not included in the video (I don't think these are stretches): -"The King of the Koopas" features a rendition of the Starman theme that dramatically plays as Bowser first obtains it, about 3:17-3:23 -Multiple pieces throughout the soundtrack use the "Tower"/"Fortress" theme from New Super Mario Bros. Wii and U, most notably in "Super Mario Bros. Opus" at 4:39-4:52 and "Fighting Tooth and Veil" at 1:11-1:16

[@SomeBoiOnline]

You know, I had all the instances of the "Tower" theme noted down as it sounded familiar, couldn't for the life of me remember where it was from, so marked it down as an original theme. But you're right, it's absolutely from NSMBW. Somehow missed that version of Starman too. Well, I'm a tiny bit devastated they're not in the video, but thanks so much for pointing them out! I suppose the best thing to do would be to make a pinned comment with any additional findings.

[@DaNintendude]

One song, or _jingle_ that was missed, was the 1-UP jingle, which is arranged in Fighting Tooth and Veil, at 2:53. Also, at 3:29 in the same song, the bassline of Jungle Japes from DK64 plays. The NSMBWii Tower Theme is an interesting case because I think it's what Brian Tyler used as Bowser's leitmotif in the film. It's super similar to the NSMBWii Tower theme, but it's slightly different and never goes beyond those same notes. But it seems like it's always associated with Bowser, from what I remember.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

I didn't want to go down the "sound effects" rabbit hole as there's so many of them, though the 1-UP jingle is actually integrated into the score here, so I'll make an exception. Good catch with Jungle Japes! I can definitely hear that now and it sounds distinguished enough from DK Island Swing. But yeah that's what threw me off with the tower theme, it does seem to be used as Bowser's theme in the movie, so I thought it must've been original - though now I feel it's too similar to be a coincidence.

[@NicD]

I was pointed here for the Indecent Proposal / Luma connection, and stayed to see if anything new would come up. I had not heard SMB Castle in Darklands, Underwater in Practice Makes Perfect, or The Odyssey's First Takeoff- I find all to be stretches, but it's entertaining to see how much there is to hear!

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Glad it was entertaining! For SMB Castle, if you speed the original up you pretty much get the movie version. Underwater I'm pretty sure are those first three notes. As for the Odyssey's Takeoff, I heard the similarity right away but brushed it off as a coincidence; though after seeing the other stuff Brian has snuck in, I'm leaning towards it being intentional.

[@NicD]

Castle in particular I wondered about, so I slowed down the movie track, and it's a 4-note ostinato rather than SMB's 8 notes. And yeah those are three notes from Underwater, but the melody then does elsewhere - it's a pretty routine 3-note sequence, I feel it needs more support. But knowing Brian Tyler... I can't dismiss them entirely.

[@VaporShiroVTuberCh]

This is how I had hoped Legendary would use some of the original scores in the old Toho Godzilla films for the Monsterverse. We only ended up getting Godzilla and Mothra's main themes from film composer Akira Ifukube to be recomposed. No original toho tracks were recomposed for Godzilla vs Kong. But, I do hope some show up again for the next monsterverse film which was just announced. I am very happy to see that the game's original scores were used for the Mario movie, Iconic themes are very important to characters like Mario and Luigi as they are to Godzilla and Mothra.

[@SmolPotato8]

Luigis mansion deserved a bit more representation, but the score is so good. Hopefully we get a Luigis mansion movie

[@SomeBoiOnline]

I do think it's telling that we saw no Boos, barring King Boo's cameo - both of which imply they could be saving them for a sequel or perhaps even spin-off.

[@MKWD64]

I would like to note that you’re a little off on what part of Chill is in the movie, the segment used is actually closer to a part later in the song. Just a note here. You did great on every other song referenced though, even spotting ones I didn’t even notice when I saw the movie like (somewhat funnily enough) Chill being used.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Glad you enjoyed. Dr Mario's one I haven't played a lot, so I just tried to find the closest match. If you could timestamp which part of the original song is used in the movie I can have a look.

[@MKWD64]

@@SomeBoiOnline Gladly! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iomyi4Wpir2Jq9k Exactly after the first minute, part with beat is at 1:07

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Yes I can hear that! Same tune but does seem to match the rendition heard in the movie more closely. Thanks for pointing it out!

[@sethzilla3586]

Luigis mansion had a second in the movie

[@jamesmackay4913]

All i wanted from this movie musically was Star man (which I knew we'd get), dk rap (which I thought was a wild shot, so was not super expecting it), the super show theme (which I thought we'd probably get (knew there was a plumbing commercial but didnt want to spoil myself with it), and the airship theme. Honestly, though, all i really wanted was airship theme. I thought about the airship theme constantly, hoping against hope it would make it in the movie. So when it was like one of the very first themes in the movie? I actually never reacted so hard in the movie theater before. I was so happy I almost cried.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

I do remember the Airship theme is literally the first thing you hear, that was truly an epic moment and a taste of what was to come.

[@dylanzlol7293]

Fun fact: illumination was planning to replace superstar with some licensed song named "jump", one of the guys at the studio (i think brian Tyler?) Did his hardest to prevent them from replacing superstar, and he managed to keep the superstar theme in the movie.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Yes I heard that story soon after making the video, shows he cared about the music and quality of the film overall, which is what yoy want. Something like that could've ruined the feel of the whole movie.

[@dylanzlol7293]

@@SomeBoiOnline iirc he was one of the composers, so we can already see he really cares about mario. After all, those musical references are really nice.

[@Memelord2020]

They honestly didn’t have to go THAT hard with the soundtrack!

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Glad they did! 😆

[@bemasaberwyn55]

Brian Tyler had access to Kondo.. Kondo ALWAYS goes that hard

[@idglet9565]

Yes they did that's literally their job

[@lumi_2423]

You can also hear a slow version of the superstar theme in the King of the Koopas track when Bowser obtains the power star.

[@emalynlovescats]

@Some Boi Online Tysm for making this. Also you're voice is very soothing 😖😌.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Thank you!

[@emalynlovescats]

You're welcome 😊

[@TYoshisaurMunchakoopas]

in welcome to the mushroom kingdom, a number of original sound effects can be heard throughout the song

[@paperclipps551]

Something that I havent seen anyone else notice was after Luigi's flashback on the shy guy blimp there is a very slight hint of the Dark Moon theme

[@ReqwandoDesli]

I would say that in the Superstars theme there is a part where it could fit the wing cap theme, I was humming it in the movies when I watched it the second time and it fits perfectly

[@RyanHaney55]

Good job hearing and matching all this!

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Thanks, appreciate it!

[@unosocongorra5779]

Give to Brian a fucking Grammy right now

[@anachronism5271]

i know its not a real reference BUT the inclusion of Mr. Blue Sky reminded me of the scene in Megamind that includes a DK reference

[@pearlplayaa]

REALLY hoping to hear Slimy Spring Galaxy in some future film, I feel like it could work really well for some sort of melancholic scene

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Absolutely, love the peaceful and almost eerie Galaxy vibe of that one.

[@pearlplayaa]

@@SomeBoiOnline My first experience with the song was the wonderful rendition of it that is Puzzle And Dragons Mario Edition's world 2 theme, I didn't even know the reference back then but I still loved it

[@SomeBoiOnline]

I'd never even heard that OST before until now, amazing stuff!

[@pearlplayaa]

@@SomeBoiOnline great game if you like puzzles and rpgs, and great ost, I'd definitely recommend checking it out if you haven't before! The main game in the 2-for-1 package that the Mario edition is in (at least the main one the way I see it), Puzzle and Dragons Z, is also really good, I actually prefer it personally!

[@rogeliolarronda]

Wow I didn’t know the legendary Chrono Trigger composer Yasunori Mitsuda had composed for a Mario game.

[@SheleenMVP]

3:32 it’s originally from 1-2 in the Mario bros original arcade/NES game

[@SomeBoiOnline]

It debuted in "Super Mario Bros." and not the arcade game "Mario Bros." as implied here.

[@bennickss]

Apparently “Superstars” was originally going to be covered by Jump - Van Halen. I’m pissed off about not hearing “Driving Me Bananas”, I would be even more so if we didn’t get Superstars.

[@bodie5383]

when bowser gets the star at the start of the film a dark version of the theme when you get a star in super mario galaxy plays

[@luniarium6276]

the kinda missed putting in the Toad Town theme from Mario & Luigi inside story when mario and toad walking before they got to the castle, wouldve loved to see that and other games in there too

[@HoshitheLycanroc]

I really hope using music from the source material become trend that all video game movie fallow.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Either way I'm so glad it was Mario that started the trend!

[@PurpleGuy661]

Precious and Beautiful Music

[@MayaNudelKruhtzfamily]

Didn't Miyamoto once say that the movie was going to be a Musical? After watching it multiple times, I know what he meant. The entire thing felt like one big animated Super Mario concert, the music fit so well with what was happening on screen. It was a perfect way to make a Mario movie in my opinion, easily my favourite videogame movie since Professor Layton

[@pearlplayaa]

No, I don't remember him ever saying that. Matpat did though

[@enriquemreyes397]

Wow! You did a great work, it's incredible all the effort you put in to find all the references in the music of the Super Mario saga. I was surprised by some that I did not catch. Congratulations on your video! 😁👋🏻😄🎵

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@didyouactuallyexpectaname7438]

I loved listening the to gusty garden during the credits

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Same! I didn't expect it, but was too perfect not to happen at the same time 😊

[@probierer7184]

To be honest, I like the remixes of the retro themes more, than the original

[@falsetto6455]

Another thing in the Mario Kart section: at 0:15 -0:20 in Buckle Up, you get the smallest bit of the original Super Mario Kart leitmotif, the one that shows up in all of the games.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

I think I know what you mean but I'm struggling to hear the leitmotif. If you could timestamp which part of the original theme it is maybe I'll be able go hear it.

[@falsetto6455]

@@SomeBoiOnline kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6qqgnaghatkY8U It's like the first six notes of the melody starting at about 0:04

[@anthonyvo1963]

I love this musical melody songs ever!

[@captainbook2953]

I wish Space Junk Galaxy theme was in movie

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Hopefully they're saving it for when they go to space!

[@D.Haunts]

I'm not sure, but when bowser pulls out luigis mustache, you can hear a tiny part of the fortress theme from New Super Mario bros wii.

[@SomeBoiOnline]

I've since found out the Tower / Fortress theme from NSMBW is basically used as Bowser's theme throughout the film. So that should be marked in the pinned comment.

[@TheMarco2906]

I was genuily expecting The Wrecking Crew jingle to pop up somewhere in the film, man ...

[@SomeBoiOnline]

I thought it might've accompanied Foreman Spike's appearance, but alas I couldn't find it. Though the soundtrack is so secretive that I wouldn't be surprised if it turns up eventually.

[@TheMarco2906]

@@SomeBoiOnline Well, ill wait here if it happens btw cool video, greetings from Chile 🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱

[@SomeBoiOnline]

Thanks!