[SNES Music] Super Mario Kart Full Original Soundtrack (Mastered in Studio)

DISCLAIMER: Due to some thefts, work is re-done with preventative measures. There are noise frequencies present that absolutely WILL translate if ripped to physical media. And it will sound absolutely awful. I'm not bluffing - you've been warned.
Console: Super Nintendo
Year: 1992
Composer: Soyo Oka
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Super Mario Kart Soundtrack ripped directly from Super Nintendo (SNES) original hardware, and then produced, encoded & mastered in a studio at 24-bit 96KHz using industry-standard audio mastering equipment and monitors.
TRACKLIST
01. Super Mario Kart (00:00)
02. Mario Circuit (00:38)
03. Donut Plains (01:55)
04. Ghost Valley (03:06)
05. Bowser's Castle (04:25)
06. Choco Island (05:44)
07. Koopa Beach (07:16)
08. Vanilla Lake (08:42)
09. Rainbow Road (09:50)
10. Battle Mode (11:41)
11. Choose Your Driver (12:59)
12. Mario's Ranks (13:26)
13. Luigi's Ranks (13:42)
14. Peach's Ranks (13:56)
15. Toad's Ranks (14:14)
16. Yoshi's Ranks (14:32)
17. Donkey Kong Jr.'s Ranks (14:49)
18. Bowser's Ranks (15:03)
19. Koopa Troopa's Ranks (15:16)
20. Tournament Win (15:32)
21. Invincible (16:08)
22. Race Fanfare (16:20)
23. Goal! (16:24)
24. New Record (16:26)
25. Final Lap! (16:32)
26. Mario Circuit (Final Lap) (16:35)
27. Donut Plains (Final Lap) (17:34)
28. Ghost Valley (Final Lap) (18:30)
29. Bowser's Castle (Final Lap) (19:21)
30. Choco Island (Final Lap) (20:28)
31. Koopa Beach (21:37)
32. Vanilla Lake (Final Lap) (22:42)
33. Rainbow Road (Final Lap) (23:35)
34. Battle Mode (Last Balloon) (25:05)
35. Staff Roll (26:05)
36. No Record (27:42)
37. Tournament Lose (27:48)
38. Sound Effects Collection (28:27)
Super Mario Kart Complete Soundtrack
Super Mario Kart Music
Super Mario Kart OST
Super Mario Kart Super Nintendo SNES

[@WorldofOSTs]

TRACKLIST 01. Super Mario Kart (00:00) 02. Mario Circuit (00:38) 03. Donut Plains (01:55) 04. Ghost Valley (03:06) 05. Bowser's Castle (04:25) 06. Choco Island (05:44) 07. Koopa Beach (07:16) 08. Vanilla Lake (08:42) 09. Rainbow Road (09:50) 10. Battle Mode (11:41) 11. Choose Your Driver (12:59) 12. Mario's Ranks (13:26) 13. Luigi's Ranks (13:42) 14. Peach's Ranks (13:56) 15. Toad's Ranks (14:14) 16. Yoshi's Ranks (14:32) 17. Donkey Kong Jr.'s Ranks (14:49) 18. Bowser's Ranks (15:03) 19. Koopa Troopa's Ranks (15:16) 20. Tournament Win (15:32) 21. Invincible (16:08) 22. Race Fanfare (16:20) 23. Goal! (16:24) 24. New Record (16:26) 25. Final Lap! (16:32) 26. Mario Circuit (Final Lap) (16:35) 27. Donut Plains (Final Lap) (17:34) 28. Ghost Valley (Final Lap) (18:30) 29. Bowser's Castle (Final Lap) (19:21) 30. Choco Island (Final Lap) (20:28) 31. Koopa Beach (21:37) 32. Vanilla Lake (Final Lap) (22:42) 33. Rainbow Road (Final Lap) (23:35) 34. Battle Mode (Last Balloon) (25:05) 35. Staff Roll (26:05) 36. No Record (27:42) 37. Tournament Lose (27:48) 38. Sound Effects Collection (28:27)

[@sharmajp]

COoL

[@Artuar3CRaFT]

thanks!

[@nintendonintendo9692]

Such of beautiful Japanese music 🎶 🎵

[@invalid_user_handle]

Hey, you forgot to add the "(Final Lap)" note to the fast version of Koopa Beach.

[@raymontdabizach]

*0.5x playback speed* is incredibly awkward....lol

[@maysinbell5765]

The fact we STILL use sfx from these games in modern content proves how timeless the 90s are. Especially stuff made my Capcom, Konami and Squaresoft

[@PKpanzerkrieger]

Dragon Quest music kicking in ...

[@natevizzi2901]

music now is not even close

[@maysinbell5765]

@@natevizzi2901 seeing big companies spend billions trying to turn that around is like wtching Snoop trying to freestyle to a 2pac instrumental.

[@music-channel69]

I just made a video today (Jan 19, 2023) and i'm using this music for parts of it.

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

@@music-channel69 where

[@synthavision]

God, I love Soyo Oka so much, her work on this game, SimCity SNES, Pilotwings, etc. are memorable

[@TomSchmitzLP]

She is a legend!

[@tommyofastora]

jazz legend

[@f03105590]

Holy hell. It's all one person? This is like the time I found out about James Jamerson. Jesus

[@retrosystem6182]

@@f03105590 i think a fair few games have just one composer. the mario & luigi series soundtrack, for instance, was entirely composed by yoko shimomura, who's also worked on the kingdom hearts soundtrack.

[@Atomics69]

ong bro

[@StarChimera]

23:35 is where everyone's heart beat raced to the finish line

[@bettyunicorn6132]

🥵

[@akeustis]

If your heartbeat is going that fast, you need to get yourself to the ER pronto

[@manoluigisupershow1411]

Me: (Ok, Luigi, don't f*cking choke now. Your final rank is riding on this....)

[@starhikariblue]

I used Koopa Troopa all the way and this part had me so tense I literally melted after getting first on my first try. Luck is rare for that.

[@zimtak6418]

Shows how impressive the SNES audio chip was, as this sounds 99.9% the same.

[@alexanderbunte6803]

No kidding, it’s hard to tell the difference.

[@kittypaisley2029]

It could be way better. I was hoping for 99.9999999999999999999999999999% the same.

[@robsonlmfilho]

If you're on 90's TV probably not. Audio chip was amazing, TV audio was not. Reason why nobody bothered with Genesis audio until emulation became a thing in early 2000. But between emulators and YT audio, it is indeed the same, except the loss on YT.

[@CptJistuce]

I would hope so, given the description says it was ripped from an original console.

[@smuglife64gaming21]

Yes

[@stapler942]

I love how Ghost Valley builds off the motifs from the Super Mario World ghost house music but then adds its own really cool bass melody in.

[@stapler942]

I love the music to this game, it's oddly kind of unique among Mario soundtracks. Both in samples and compositional choices. I can't define exactly why, it's like, sort of jazzy and percussiony at times and very "late 80's programmable synthesizer" in sound, but in a way that's pretty different from Sega Genesis's FM sound. Whenever I hear orchestra hits in music, I instantly think of this game.

[@stapler942]

Devo's album Shout and Mark Mothersbaugh's work on the Fairlight CMI (such as Devo's Muzak arrangements) always vaguely remind me of this soundtrack too.

[@joshwizinsky1979]

@@stapler942 Fun thing i picked up as an audio engineer, i noticed that the 2 snare drum samples that appear a ton on BOTH sega and super NES games happen to be either from a Linn Drum 9000 or a Roland D-50 (or a module from the same era), the Linn9000 being the one i hear the most.. Maybe its distinctive gated sound cut through the mix the best and it became a "go to" sort of thing for musicans making music for an old game system in the 90s

[@stapler942]

@@joshwizinsky1979 That's awesome. I sort of realize the Linn samples were probably recorded from real drums at a low sample rate, but I can't help but imagine that snappy snare sound as being from a carefully processed noise generator signal.

[@joshwizinsky1979]

@@stapler942 Sonic 3 and Knuckles uses the fuck out of an 808 clap sample for a few songs too if you listen hard enough

[@hypanusamericanus9058]

I am no music expert, but Super Mario Kart's musical distinctiveness may stem from the fact that its OST was composed by Soyo Oka, who only composed songs for four Mario games (the others being Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally, Super Mario All-Stars, and the NES release of Wario's Woods according to the Super Mario Wiki).

[@S-Rank_Offical]

14:49 I Swear There Is Something In Soyo Oka's Brain That Makes This So Fire.

[@E_-_-]

Usually remasters are disappointing but really nice job. Listening on JBL monitors. Love hearing vanilla lake, bowser's castle and all others so clean and authentic. It's a big ask, but earthbound would be amazing!

[@jnll9793]

Rainbow road drops those beats its awesome, snes music is so good to listen to when you are having a bad day🤩🤩🤩

[@TheClintDavis]

That Mario Circuit track just bangs

[@josha7248]

Memories flooding my brain, longing growing in my heart, and tears dripping down my face. Thank you.

[@xKarenWalkerx]

Remember being 3-5 years old playing this after school...

[@ThatKidBobo]

You went to school wheb u were 3-5????

[@xKarenWalkerx]

@@ThatKidBobo pre k

[@ThatKidBobo]

@@xKarenWalkerx oh ok

[@AKdude206]

The waves of nostalgia that rush over me when I hear this is enough to bring me to tears. Thank you for reviving memories I didn't realize I'd lost.

[@nypad5]

I wish they would bring back the character specific victory themes! edit- and I miss when the final lap music would just increase the song in tempo not up pitch key...

[@chromelightsaber_hilt8121]

Same

[@autumnmissepic8498]

theres like, over 30 characters now, i think if they tryed the poor composer would be worked to death haha

[@mr.unknown3074]

I hope you come back to do more osts, I really appreciate you doing these :)

[@WorldofOSTs]

Working on more stuff. The pandemic closed the studios so I havent been able to work on anything.

[@mr.unknown3074]

@@WorldofOSTs Take your time man and stay safe. I completely understand :)

[@wicoin9617]

SNES rainbow road soundtrack is so good, gotta be like 10 top song for me

[@JReaLBiz86]

It's incredible, the vibe video game music carries with it, especially from the 90s and early 2000s. Legit think this is gonna be my soundtrack for bed tonight.

[@christopherknowles]

Snes Mario kart OST was pure madness end to end.

[@chromelightsaber_hilt8121]

Ikr it was awesome!

[@hesdjed5270]

Amazing !

[@floriantheo93]

koopa beach is so melancholic .... I love it

[@sagam12]

I play Gran Turismo 7 and when I'm on the last lap the Mario circuit fast lap theme plays in my head!

[@reallyharsh]

"Teddy told me that in Greek nostalgia literally means 'the pain from an old wound.' It’s a twinge in your heart far more powerful than memory alone."

[@de-fault_de-fault]

Thank you for doing this. I still think of this as "old Mario Kart" (which yeah fair enough), but the punchline is I think of MK64 as "new Mario Kart." This is still one of my all-time favorite game soundtracks. The guitars in Bowser's Castle, the battle theme, and the trophy fanfare will never not be awesome. I grew up mostly hearing this in mono from the GE 19" TV my parents got as a wedding gift in 1975 (my mom still has it...) so hearing this clean remaster through actual good headphones is pretty amazing.

[@DJMizzy]

Randomally I can hear the sounds of “Mario Circuit” playing in my head and I love it. That’s when I come here to hear the acid remix. Sounds of Boss tb303 emulating against a nice microKorg sounding synthesizer playing harmoniously with a Roland 707/606 playing those tight kick drum snare samples. Ugh. It takes me somewhere like a childhood liminal space playing this on my cousin’s cartridge of Super Mario Kart at his house.

[@MusicalArmageddon]

wat

[@matt_-bd6wg]

I love this so much, thanks for making it!

[@SpaceKadet1454]

I absolutely love the “muffled airhorn” sound. Wish Nintendo would include it in more Mariokart games/courses.

[@safsaf8952]

I love this sound effects sm!

[@stapler942]

Is that referring to the sample in, for instance, Rainbow Road's brassy parts?

[@TrashHeapCustodian]

29:31 DANG IT LUIGI WHERE ARE YOU GETTING ALL THESE STARS

[@manoluigisupershow1411]

OH FRICK OH FRICK OH FRICK- *gets hit* MARIOOOOOO!!!

[@kittypaisley2029]

This is where: 28:51

[@invalid_user_handle]

Guess I'm not the only one. I swear, he'd use a star, and 2 seconds later, he's invincible again.

[@theiceman4494]

@@invalid_user_handle Fun fact: Every CPU controlled character is relegated a signature item, which is the only one they use at random times, instead of collecting them from item boxes. Mario and Luigi get stars (thank God they don't get extra speed from them), Yoshi gets eggs which behave similar to fake item boxes aside from not looking like an item box, DK Gets bananas, Bowser gets fireballs which are like Yoshi's eggs except they move around in a circular patter, making them harder to dodge, Koopa troopa gets green shells, and Peach and toad get poison mushrooms, which shrink you when you touch them.

[@TomSchmitzLP]

1:55 Soyo Oka is a musical genius

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

fr

[@WorldofOSTs]

Admit it, you all went straight to 09:50

[@Imurge]

World of OSTs yeah 😆

[@spencermorgan1939]

for me it was 1:55 its my favorite track on this game!

[@lilpipookoloo8792]

Yea lol

[@NeedlessThebest]

I went directly to donut plains 😎😎😎

[@alecDeloyed]

7:16

[@TheTechCguy]

Early childhood, man. 1990s...

[@didierjean-philippe5233]

07:16 this song has my heart 🥲

[@HBRO_04]

Rainbow road is the one the hardest ost I’ve ever heard

[@natevizzi2901]

It’s an absolute masterpiece

[@Hooliman434]

​@@natevizzi2901it really is

[@dumdumpsych0999]

Bowsers castle was always my favorite 🙃

[@LuigiLaker]

Rainbow Road's music is without question #1!

[@residual_soap]

Using that audio chip to its full potential i see 🔥

[@starhikariblue]

Dude Bowser's Castle GOOD LORD! I also remember loving the fact they used Bower's boss theme from SMW for his track.

[@akeustis]

The nostalgia... it hits like a freight train, I can't even

[@carlnakouzi555]

Staff Roll is such a beautiful and perfect melody to end the game. What an amazing soundtrack and wonderful nostalgic memory to a more innocent time.

[@PeachyFanboy]

No wonder why the Booster Course Pass Credits remade it

[@Walawaliguili97]

The old Donut Plains music sounds like the kinda song you’d start an awesome conga line too.

[@emmanuelguerreronavarro1973]

Of all the existing rainbows road I didn't expect the movie to use the SNES version. I immediately identified it when it played

[@lilpipookoloo8792]

Thanks for this I had 9:50 stuck in my head.

[@stapler942]

12:59 Choose Your Driver could have easily come out of a late 80's, early 90's sitcom transition music.

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

even with mario kart 8 deluxe with the best soundtrack in the franchise, this still holds up

[@tawon1984]

Nostalgic to me even though I still have and play this from time to time 👴🏽

[@christhejedimaster1885]

28:27 when you get a bad grade on an exam

[@Poet4905]

One of the first games I played with friends growing up in the 90's , the things memories are made of

[@reyreyrey63728]

timeless in 2022

[@macnahamic]

What I loved about the old Mario Kart was the replay value. You had a roster of 8 characters, but 4 different types of karts. Once you got good enough with say Toad or Koopa Troopa whose kart focuses heavily on crisp handling, it would be a challenge to adapt to another kart. I remember full well how overwhelmed I was when switching from Toad to Bowser and had to learn a completely different driving style. It was so rewarding though. Shame they discontinued that and made most karts and driving styles more or less the same. Super Mario Kart has a special place in my heart. Both simple yet challenging. I also loved screwing with the pre-determined order of the field by placing shells and banana peels before big jumps, so the AI would fail the jump. Great times! ❤

[@JonthanRiggins-jq5rl]

Top 5 Best songs from super Mario kart 2:15 donut plains 21:37 koopa beach 9:50 rainbow road 11:41 battle mode 15:16 koopa troopa’s ranks

[@music-channel69]

My childhood.

[@williamwhite2830]

rainbow road. i recieved a snes for christmas 1992 i was just wow.

[@joey5745]

I didn’t know there was a speed up version of the battle theme but I’m glad it exists

[@mateomeza1278]

Toad's ranks sounds like someone doing a waltz.

[@Atomics69]

This games soundtrack is HEAVILY underated

[@brandonmauricejones9183]

Damn I miss playing Mario Kart!!!

[@StarChimera]

9:50 is where everyone died in 1992

[@rcp9ty]

I usually died on the ghost level and did really well on Rainbow Road because of my A.D.D. all the colors helped over stimulate my brain

[@SKCro.]

The captions: [Music] I mean, they're not wrong.

[@nothingandbeyond4762]

May I please advise you to avoid listening to rainbow road while driving, for the potential event that your car will begin flying.

[@DoniMusic]

Nice mastering dude, I wonder how many ears will notice the diff. I'd really love to know your chain, unless I'm delusion this is some amazingly controlled work here

[@Bubba__Sawyer]

Well, unfortunately the top rated comments are from people saying they can't really notice the difference. They're probably just listening on their phones. I'm listening to this on a good sound system and the difference is huge.

[@DoniMusic]

@@Bubba__Sawyer I'm hearing it! Maybe because in so familiar with the original haha

[@deadstar44]

This morning I woke up with Donuts Plain song in my head. Then here I am for that sweet nostalgia kick!

[@ilianadelacruz7322]

How am I supposed to concentrate with this song 3:07

[@heather769969]

bangers all the way through.

[@Gato...]

7:16 ❤❤❤😖😭

[@WinterHowl]

16:24 When i graduate from University

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

A-tier soundtrack

[@sneslover4158]

The fact you did Sfx too is insane!

[@blakedmc1989RaveHD]

awesome! i love Soyo Oka's work! can Super Mario All Stars be done too?

[@huntingvega3876]

First course theme is everything I love about video game music - pure unembarrassed theme, a mode you wont find anywhere but here and classical music.

[@BenjaFG]

Wow amazing, and with headphone 1000/10

[@Imurge]

5:44 🎧😌🎧🎶🎶🎶

[@metalsmithjewelergeorgie4769]

The “tournament win” uses the skatalites upright bass players melodies , you can hear that bassline in the skatalites track “Rude boy”

[@natevizzi2901]

the snare on rainbow road is so tight it hurts

[@gesanalapunda6164]

The best! 2021, total nostalgia!

[@Vaisin]

I love this soundtrack and this game, and it was released before I was born

[@EmilyGloeggler7984]

As a SMK veteran, this game still is kicking people’s butts hard and I still play it. Take no prisoners!

[@gamagames7084]

Ey bro nice soundtracks Greetings from Mexico

[@barbecueshoes9212]

Man they should bring back ranking music tracks for individual characters.

[@kevintuta4510]

Rainbow road 🥰🤩, the best song 👍🏽💯

[@mariokarthotwheels]

Impressive work 😀👍

[@wywyj_20]

i LOVE all Nintendo who has mario games

[@hesdjed5270]

The best karting game ever ! I was eleven when it came on snes. INDETRONABLE !

[@jamessisson3703]

That flat lead brass sound pops like a MF. So Groovy it just glues to your memory

[@gabrielbeltranmorales644]

Happy level 100%

[@Uhrenknecht]

If you get the spc files and play them at 50-65% it is just such a chill banger , using KZbin’s method is cruel

[@DarkMephy]

I realy miss the snes times with that nice games and soundtracks. I still have my snes but it doesnt feel the same as in my childhood : /

[@MFOnslaught]

Take me back to my childhood😊

[@noelmeerjans3688]

WOW the rainbow road sounds amazing 🤩

[@schlabbercat]

Holy freaken why does this sound good

[@joef8085]

They went in hard on this soundtrack

[@natevizzi2901]

Definitely did

[@PacoCotero1221]

if this channel gets to upload ecco the dolphin, DKC trilogy, f zero, zelda and mega man mastered osts, it will DEFINITELY blow up

[@WorldofOSTs]

🤔🤔🤔

[@Bubba__Sawyer]

@@WorldofOSTs You've done an amazing job on these remastered OST's. Any plans to continue making more?

[@WorldofOSTs]

@@Bubba__Sawyer Yes. 100%. It’s just about getting time in the studio and being able to do them to a standard I’m happy with

[@SammyRenard]

Snes Rainbow Road music best Rainbow Road music, fight me

[@KYBlueJedi]

N64 Rainbow Road is way better!! Throws south paw punch...

[@Ski-DooSafari]

Honestly I think it's easily the best one but I kind of wish there was an extremely accurate MIDI restoration kind of like what Jammin' Sam did with the DKC series. This is probably the best substitute I have until that happens.

[@lawrencerotundo9439]

Rainbow road has got to be the hardest track I’ve ever heard !

[@princesslordprettykittypoo4444]

I love video game music.

[@superDonPino]

Hacíamos los tremendos duelos jugando este juego.

[@BonzaiIsbased]

i remember being afraid of the ghost house theme in this game good memories

[@Rubberman202]

My first Mario game along with Super Mario All-Stars, definitely have some fond memories with this game, even if it's slippery as all Hell compared to later Mario Kart games.

[@BuildLego]

That Bowser's Castle gets you going, they should've used on later games

[@mintyaquagreen1675]

AWESOME!!!!

[@dominicmestas1626]

Sounds great

[@WrestlingArt3]

I loved this game

[@sallowsandy]

"due to thefts" in description.. yet you steal these works. I'll download this to my USB for some car fun and recommend the same to friends :)

[@sproins]

they also delete comments calling them out on this. no one rips anything to physical media these days anyway (just listen on a youtube app, or download as an mp3 using yt-dlp, etc), but I'm sure if you did nothing would happen.

[@user-in8qh3zf9d]

Do u know where the originals are from? ​@@sproins

[@sproins]

@@user-in8qh3zf9d possibly ripped from the game, most likely downloaded from a website. if you're asking where to download video game music from, search for kh insider, used it for years it's one of the best