Rainbow Road - Super Mario Kart Music Extended

Platform: Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)
Release Year: 1992
Playlist: • Super Mario Kart Music...

[@marioluigi139-8]

Heard this in the movie and for the few seconds it was on I just felt like I was in another plane of existence. Amazing

[@violxiv]

literally, it gave me goosebumps hearing that theme again, filled me with a huge wave of nostalgia and im so happy it made it into the movie

[@ProfessorHeavy1]

For those who want to hear it, the track is "Buckle Up", and it plays at 0:48 in that track. The part of the original song it remixes is at 0:35.

[@LuisKings007]

I thought I was the only one who loved that Buckle Up part! Literally I heard the original track on my way to the cinema, hoping to hear something like this, oh boy... didn't let me down

[@tailsfan10]

I agree. I had instant nostalgia because I first played it in MarioKart7. I know that's a little later, but it's still the same altogether. I had CHILLS

[@Howlingburd19]

I was genuinely impressed by how good the music is in the movie. The movie’s not perfect but the music certainly is perfect, and the Rainbow Road scene is great

[@dae_vinity]

Whatever Lakitu that works at Rainbow road must get a lot of money.

[@mynutsjustexploded5410]

More that you would at the S.C.P. Foundation

[@SpleepyBoi]

@@mynutsjustexploded5410 😐

[@proffesionaldumbass681]

And the one at the og n64 rr is broke

[@peepsg]

Mario: I ain’t paying for you

[@ph_lightspeed7511]

That’s a fact

[@ActuallyMoist]

The classic, the mario kart track everyone remembers

[@skittles536]

And fears

[@bregowine]

This and Koopa Beach for sure

[@1bosstv]

This track is famous mainly for that music, unlike Donut Plains 3 which is just plain hard (150cc Heaven help you). This game had all around awesome music!

[@CB1045]

everyone? people with alzeimer?

[@MrEasyNah]

​@@CB1045Yes. Especially them.

[@JordanGenesis]

Who here shed a tear when you heard 0:36-0:48 during the Mario Movie? 😢

[@cammydms1963]

Tell me about it haha! I was about to ready to start sobbing lol

[@ricardomora9295]

Me!!

[@p2ylock220]

me ong

[@rlntsraven9078]

Most memorable part of the movie for me

[@LuisDGamer]

Yo estuve a punto de hacerlo

[@flaberspazer]

When this motif played in the mario movie... ULTIMATE EARGASM

[@rlntsraven9078]

For real, best part of the movie for me

[@mattgroening8872]

This comment section is now 80 percent mario movie, 19 percent nostalgia for the music, and 1 percent Ao Oni.

[@MegaCloud05]

I wish it wasn't cut off tho. It would have been amazing if they did a whole orchestral version of the entire SNES rainbow road song.

[@heyrakorzlar]

Didn't it just play for like 3 seconds?

[@oliverorchard6774]

0:29 this part is so heavenly though!

[@MemesAndStuff]

agreed

[@chromelightsaber_hilt8121]

Agree

[@mintyxmintyz79]

DUND DUN NNND UHBBBB DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DINNNN DUNNNNNNNNNN DUN DUNDUNUDNDUNUDNNDUNDUNDUNDUNDUNDUNDUNDNUDUDUDUNNDUNDUYDNDJJJNNJJ

[@donjason7874]

Agreed

[@pkbound648]

agree

[@FSAPOJake]

The fact that this was used in the movie and not the much more well known MK64 song legitimately made me tear up. Tears of pure manly happiness.

[@ArpeggioPegasusMusic]

What song are you talking about? lol This one is legendary anyway

[@somerandombrawl6176]

@@ArpeggioPegasusMusic They mean Rainbow Ride from Mario 64

[@Mac14329]

Super Mario 64 didn't have Rainbow Road.

[@somerandombrawl6176]

@Mac14329 oh man mb. When they said SM64 I thought they meant princess peach's slide, theme , which was reused for Rainbow RIDE in the same game.

[@floating_mario_head]

SNES rainbow road kicks N64 rainbow road's ass

[@natedgreat1298]

EVERYBODY GET HYPE FOR WHEN THEY PLAY THIS IN THE MOVIE | V

[@Evil_Treefrog]

My opinion is changed, after being destroyed by some 33-ish people.

[@PrunselClone]

@@Evil_Treefrog you haven't seen it

[@natedgreat1298]

@@Evil_Treefrog lol

[@yumster2367]

dude's repeating the angry birds movie

[@MiGamer_aby_360]

@@Evil_Treefrog The movie hasn't even been released

[@joshuathomas6904]

Those pitch bends are glorious

[@vicrattlehead5530]

Indeed

[@itsjulian.]

Agreed

[@joshuathomas6904]

More of these, we *need*

[@kaanalpkaratas6091]

great ost to listen while being chased by 3 buff men

[@chuongnguyen5565]

Kagame oni ref?

[@Irarelyanimate.]

Rick tock

[@AMONGUSLOVER42069]

average ao oni fangame

[@inthem8riX_]

i love SNES rainbow road. you finally play through all 3 of the cups, getting better and better at the game, and then you see a new thing on your screen: the special cup. you see the usual tracks with extra numbers, and then at the end you see one last track: Rainbow Road. you’ve never seen it before. it doesn’t have numbers like the rest. what is it? you play through the grueling mess that is the SMK special cup, and you’re suddenly in space, on a psychedelic loop with no walls and extremely tight turns. this music that’s like nothing else in the entire game, this whining, dissonant, spacey melody on this track that’s like nothing else. it’s magical. and then the best part of the song kicks in, and you remember everything you’ve done to get to that point, and you realize that this is it. no course has ever really replicated that feeling. and now with let’s plays, walkthroughs, game forums, and leaks, i don’t know if we can ever capture that feeling again.

[@DarknessXxMaster]

You could be a really great writer, you know.

[@The_Sasmaster]

Well said 👏

[@ricardomora9295]

This is by far the best comment that I ever read. It explains everything about Rainbow Road. I could add that this is the only track that transform kids into adults.

[@beefjustbeef3352]

that was beautifully said, wow

[@DimwitPlaysGames]

Nice essay, I played this game so much that I still use the D-Pad instead of newer joysticks

[@MinaSmol]

This one has an ‘80s vibe.

[@thrilhous]

Very heavily influenced by 80's synth pop. Check out the Yellow Magic Orchestra, they were pretty influential in Japan.

[@spdfatomicstructure]

This game came out in 1992 so pretty close

[@masongbcool5069]

Hard to believe this was released almost 40 years ago and can still give you chills in the mario movie

[@MattPuxty]

30 years ago. We’re not THAT old, yet.

[@heresacaterpillarifoundinm8679]

​@@MattPuxtywe're getting there..

[@yocornucopio]

hey, is just 30 years. Don't play with that.

[@brendansmeltzer4190]

Getting crushed by a thowmp while in first is the worst thing that can happen to you

[@lukraniom8731]

It spins you out and make you face the edge and also squashes you and knocks you back

[@peepsg]

😵‍💫 WOAHH WOAHHH 😠 WHY YOU!

[@caelialheli2271]

And in the final lap

[@DimwitPlaysGames]

IKR and they're bigger in all of the remakes! Btw the ones in this game are called super thwomps or star thwomps

[@Trija204]

This is the most 90’s song I’ve ever heard! It’s so groovy and catchy!

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

listen to streets of rage 2 ost

[@josephgregory8360]

That’s because it was made in the 90s

[@sendufeyssa746]

I love rainbow road

[@FunnyFella2023]

Me to

[@yeettom3968]

Ethan Powers you to what?

[@retrosystem6182]

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGRGGVVGRGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH

[@Why-you-looking-here]

Same

[@NukeOTron]

I always liked this song. Now, a snipped of this version, specifically, is in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Still as beautiful.

[@Justin-TPG]

That drum work is a thing of beauty

[@boofis8953]

Lakitu: oh someone fell again!

[@tubular6420]

Lakitu: Oh, it was Mario, Again

[@imanoob57262]

Lakitu: Nope EVERYONE fell

[@peepsg]

(Walker Boone) Mario: WOAHHHHH RAHHHHHHHH!!!! Luigi: HELLLLPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!

[@StevenMighty]

Soyo Oka is a true genius. Check out her other work like the Pilotwings and SimCity soundtracks for the Snes, if you haven't already.

[@peepsg]

Never knew about her other games. I can only tell about her she did only composed for Mario games like this and Super Mario All Stars

[@THETELEKINREVOLUTION]

I know SimCity's OST, I literally found it to be eargasm back in late 2021 :3

[@THETELEKINREVOLUTION]

@@peepsg She also served the NES era a little bit.

[@peepsg]

⁠@@THETELEKINREVOLUTIONright she did. I just talking about how she only composed two Mario games

[@trinacannon77]

I about sprung out of my seat, screaming in joy, when I heard my favorite Rainbow Road theme blaring through the theater!!! I couldn’t believe out of all the RR themes the last 30 years, Brian Tyler picked the first, and my favorite for the movie! 🌈 It’s in the theme “Buckle Up” on the soundtrack, btdubs. 🙂💖

[@floating_mario_head]

it was so fucking epic. I had goosebumps as soon as I heard that theme

[@gutsdw]

0:42 👌

[@diamondmario64]

Why does this make me emotional?

[@IronianKnight]

Perhaps it has to do with the composition capturing the glory and nostalgia involved in a convening of the best racers of all time after years of sensational individual careers. The greatest of greats from across the world suddenly and wonderfully greeting each other, talking shop, having a good time knowing this is a roster of champions only. Rolling then into position as the custom built track lights up, seating packed beyond even the optimistic capacity design, everyone and their families ready and enthused to witness the best of the best unite for one ultimate challenge, winner take all.

[@cb.837.]

Think this is emotional? You should listen to mk64 rainbow road

[@SuperPonySaiyan9000]

This Rainbow Road song has the glorious honor for appears in the new movie of Super Mario Bros

[@treseancann1261]

I love the way this was remixed in Mario Kart 8.

[@ActuallyMoist]

I can’t help but agree

[@BabySonicGT]

@@ActuallyMoist wha

[@TheWagsStation]

That was when Nintendo remade for the 3rd time. The other 2 times was for the GBA and the 3DS.

[@user-cj4fu8qq9b]

@@TheWagsStation there's also a remix for f-zero x

[@ironic8340]

@@TheWagsStation all those 3 times where perfect, each one different but perfect

[@jamespoulin689]

Rainbow Road Rocks

[@irrigamii]

So many memories Summer 2012. First game I ever played

[@theiceman4494]

this was also my first game, except it was somewhere between 2005 and 2006

[@LuigiLaker]

Jesus fucking CHRIST you little bastards make me feel ancient lol. Either that or you were just really, REALLY late to the party..seeing as how this immortal gem was released in August '92, when I received my copy

[@irrigamii]

@@LuigiLaker My first games system. it was my moms old SNES. I did get a Wii U not long after though.

[@Zara_dilophosaur]

This song still hits hard even after 31 years.

[@ImExistent405]

It's in the Mario movie!

[@Galaxy45678]

Omg it sounded so good in the movie

[@user-rl3vx9dr7y]

I love how they used this for the mario movie

[@bloodfalcn89]

Loved it when The Super Mario Bros Movie played this nostalgic theme. Hoping they release the movie version in the future.

[@tornadodex1366]

OST is called "Buckle Up" and plays at around 0:48

[@bloodfalcn89]

@@tornadodex1366 appreciate it

[@peepsg]

@@tornadodex1366Bowser: I thought it called “buckle you up and hit the road!”

[@sem49]

back when rainbow road felt intense. it was a locked track that was hard. music slaps too. mario kart 7 was like that too with its rainbow road tho

[@DanTheMak]

THEY USED IT IN THE MOVIE

[@piercemanter9477]

0:43 just gives me good vibes I can’t really explain it

[@johnsargent7706]

Have to say, I like this version much more than the ones in MK7 or MK8. Especially the part from 0:43-0:56

[@inthem8riX_]

the mk8 remix changes the whole feel of the song, it just doesnt work

[@theogKavani]

Nahhh, MK8 has the best one by far. Especially at 00:30. MK8 just does it so much justice

[@RingloomAzur]

I love how this one sounds, but i think Mario Kart 7's is the definitive version. MK8 ruined not only the track but the theme too. I mean, both things are still good, but as the user above said, the feel isn't the same. I even think Super Circuit's version is better than 8's, and while that game has amazing music, they didn't put any care in the SNES renditions probably because lack of time

[@BlackFlagHeathen]

This is the most SNES-sounding song ever. I love it.

[@DomiTheLinx]

When i heard 0:36 i almost cried

[@DylanEichenbergTahoe]

That bass just goes soooo hard 🥹

[@ytbusr9960]

オアシスを発見した気分だ……… この耐久で…助かる命があるのです──……

[@lukahmad5683]

Thanks to miss Soyo Oka for this rocking music ! xD

[@peepsg]

That perfect answer she awesome composer in Nintendo those days. It sadly she left during 1995 before Nintendo 64 was made maybe it had to do no raise or just wanted to do different things

[@michaelgoff4504]

I have only played a few Mario Kart games, but this song is my favorite among them (not just my favorite Rainbow Road theme, but my favorite Mario Kart music period). It perfectly captures the climactic feel that the last course of the game should have.

[@pureelusion648]

God this makes me want to cry with how it takes me back to being 7 years old playing SNES on my friend's grandma's TV.

[@LilKiwi2240]

Bro I wasn't even a fetus in 1992 and I feel like I'm in 1992. This song is, will always have a special place in my heart. Even though it's the last MK game I experienced. It's definitely a good one. Mario Kart is one of the few franchises not tainted by a bad game. Even it's primative games I like almost as much, and maybe more than the current ones. Even Mario Kart tour, which has often been labelled as a "bad game" isn't half as bad as it seriously could've been. Mario Kart is one of the best franchises, and it has one of the most notable soundtracks overall. Each one having its own unique rainbow road track that consistently stays true to the original, while still being atmospheric in its own way

[@iamcraz1939]

Get out of here countryhumans fan and never come back to this sacred place until you wash off your cringe

[@LilKiwi2240]

@@iamcraz1939 NO SHOT YOU CALLED KZbin A SACRED PLACE. LMFAO you must be young. This is the internet. Nowhere is sacred. Call me cringe as much as you want but you are on the most cringeworthy place ever. The internet. Also this was hella random. Do you feel so enraged by a community you think is cringe that you have to comment on a post completely unrelated to it?

[@Mac14329]

*primitive

[@micropizza2104]

​@@Mac14329whyd u wait like half a year to correct them

[@Mac14329]

@@micropizza2104 Why does it matter so much to you?

[@99ZondaS]

This is my favorite rainbow road theme and I'm actually glad they played it in the movie over the more popular ones

[@randytyson]

Whos here after the mario movie?

[@AzumarillConGafasBv]

me!

[@juliuskimbrough3122]

Same here

[@Georgevolution009]

Watched it the first day. I can remember bits and pieces

[@ttteproductions7609]

Me

[@wingedangel1674]

To me this is the most nostalgic video game song of all time 😍

[@eternalnut]

Absolutely.

[@SuperSonic-ui7od]

My favorite Rainbow Road 😎

[@THESHINIGAMIPOSSE]

One of my favorite video game tracks of ALL TIME. Absolutely breathtaking

[@metfan5115]

So cool that they played this at the start of the RR track in the movie.

[@Howlingburd19]

You know I was genuinely impressed by how good the music is in the movie. The movie’s not perfect but the music certainly is perfect, and the Rainbow Road scene is great

[@NoahClevinger]

This will always be a certified banger.

[@MrMarioXP3648]

This was pure eargasm in the movie. I shed tears the second time I watched it

[@fortnitesexman]

tears of boredom in my case

[@Johnthegamer97]

Who came here after The Super Mario Bros. Movie Trailer?

[@bluescat581]

The future Rainbow Road songs felt magical, whereas this sounds like you're ready to fight to the top for the decisive victory after tge long road you came to get here

[@migueloourico2011]

this MUST play on the super mario bros movie, also, we already have, characters in karts, and rainbow road, this is the only thing we dont have in the movie

[@miaomiaochan]

I can't even remember how many times I'd fallen off the edge, but this track made every fall worth it.

[@stevejrshade3426]

This brings back a lot of memories. I can't tell you how many times I've been in this game, but it never gets old. I remember being so excited for the first time going through the cups and earning my first race on that track

[@Sideswiper1983-on6po]

This music transports me to a happier place

[@damienmintertheghostrider7765]

I Love This Rainbow Version and Even The SNES One In Mario Kart Super Circuit

[@user-kx9pi6kn1h]

this is peak music

[@someonesomewhere7587]

Will always be the best Rainbow Road

[@revolutionarydragon8259]

THEM MF IN THE STUDIO COOKING

[@B0wl0fF00d]

I cant even describe the sound that the song makes, it sounds like someone altering a rubber band noise, AND I LOVE IT

[@Shameimaru_]

Welcome back

[@fundyisgreat]

an oni : hehe ima get this music

[@TheDarkEagle56]

There's nothing like heading into this race tied for 1st on 150cc

[@poopsicle107]

When you enter heaven and the first person you see is Chris phratt

[@SuperSonicMaxton]

0:36 to 0:48 this only sounds like in a movie

[@ElNanooo]

Lakitu: OH, MONEY!!!

[@airpissfunny1778]

I sleep with this song on every day

[@fredyjacobchoxommartinez2584]

OMG, this is so nostalgic. It reminds me of all the shitty fails that I had during that time. So energetic and crazy. It's kinda weird 'cause it was supposed that I should have had a Nintendo Wii while I was a child, but the Super Nintendo was actually my favorite console by far Thank you so much Nintendo

[@TheMarioBrothers1985]

I listened to this on a 4 hour drive back home Safe to say I accidentally threw a shell at someone

[@user-ny1rv4ib9c]

XD

[@LolaTheGardevoir]

So fucking cool they referenced this song in the movie

[@angel_podcast]

The og map is hard as hell.

[@joshcroom1680]

Rainbow road is is a great rock song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@LittleLostEurydice]

Nostalgia but colorful and EXTREMELY HARD

[@KOOPAS1234]

0:29 CONGRATS

[@BobaBoi2000]

0:36-0:48 came here from the Super Mario Bros. Movie

[@Rubberman202]

This theme was in The Super Mario Bros. Movie! Interesting that they went with the original Rainbow Road theme when they actually first got on to Rainbow Road.

[@Star_Bits_]

This song makes me want to cry, I remember me and my brother fining our dad's old snes and playing for the first time with this very game and we played through all the tracks together and now I want to go back there again

[@krmiistudios2479]

So much Goosebumbs

[@FroggoXD69]

the loop on this is incredible

[@ricketabluford9378]

I LOVE THIS

[@lpsc_zzz]

Was half asleep when I first heard this and I remember being so confused

[@nathanielhermanson6987]

Left headphone: Sounds alike and good

[@Pauldoesstuff]

I got chills when this played in the movie, certainly put a very big smile on my face.

[@Sammykyt]

One of my favorite songs and courses overall not only in the game but the entire series!

[@NEONFOXY2020]

We can all agree that 0:29 is actualy a bop, true banger

[@gamerchief7740]

so epic when it comes up in the movie

[@SlapChopMyShamWow]

Didn’t have a SNES so I only ever heard this on Super Circuit for the GBA and still fell in love with it. Tied with Dolphin Shoals in Mario Kart 8 for my favorite song in any Mario Kart game, just unbelievable how much nostalgia it gives off

[@XX2Media]

A remastered (and the best) version of this song can be found in MK7 for 3DS.

[@erimator17]

This feels so nostalgic to me for some reason I’ve never even played the game once in my life

[@nickscraft_minecraft]

This is truly some of the most nostalgic music ever

[@hectorjr1901]

DAMN SON! this takes me back to 1992 when it first released 🌈 lol 😢

[@RollerCoasters62719]

I played this track on the OG, Super Circuit, MK7, and 8. All four versions.

[@LijmPistool]

0:29 when i heard this in the mario movie my mouth fell open WIDE. I felt so happy and nostalgic at the same time

[@ganonscrote5051]

This tune is very in-your-face, and I'm here for it.

[@airpissfunny1778]

Zero dislikes

[@menelikcostamedrado2933]

110 likes

[@airpissfunny1778]

Some one disliked my comment lol.

[@taotaozhang4568]

When I was like 6 or 7 playing this game, way back before you found out spoilers on how a game would end, you unlocked the extra cup and then didn't find out until the end that the last course is "Rainbow Road" and it blew my fricking mind. Like every other level was using the same backgrounds but there's like this mythical final unique track, I thought it was the coolest reveal ever. Please tell me other people felt that way too! 😂

[@PsychoticWonders0725]

This is what I like to call dubstep on the SNES.