Every Musical Reference I Found In the Mario Movie 

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I can always appreciate that illumination recognizes that no matter how much you try, no amount of remixing can make “Bowser’s Fury” more epic

This whole movie was basically just a beautifully animated medley

Loved the movie, but my only issue is that in the rainbow road scene, they aren't falling off the track 80% of the time

I love that they included stuff from Galaxy and Odyssey, not just the classics.

I don't know why but hearing the OG Rainbow Road theme and recognizing it in the theatres felt like the most rewarding thing ever since I have no right to know it being born after it was relevant

God this movie is a literal love letter for the mario franchise, it's amazing

A lot of people don't notice this. But there is actually a smart steer antenna on the back of toads giant truck.

THIS is how you adapt a soundtrack to a film adaptation. Mad kudos and respect to Brian Tyler, Koji Kondo, and everyone else who was involved in bringing the series soundtrack to life Now let them compose my funeral

2:52 They did such a good job on the Mario Galaxy music. I loved hearing that in the end credits.

One thing I noticed while watching the movie is that all the non-soundtrack songs (Holding Out For A Hero, Take on Me, ETC) came from the 80’s, the same decade the Mario franchise originated from.

Even getting a smidge of the Luigi’s Mansion theme was a big win in my book 💚 i love this movie so much

When Gusty Gardens started playing on the credits i wanted to cry of pure joy

The Super Mario Galaxy star select theme is used as a bridge between Toad House and Bob-omb Battlefield in "Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom"

Big ups to Brian Tyler. He said in an interview with Variety that he is a huge Mario fan and you can absolutely tell. “I knew this music,” Tyler shares. “It was a part of my childhood in the same way that I grew up listening to film scores. I wanted to have built-in nostalgia where it immediately feels like Mario,” he says for writing new Mario music. “The idea was the score would be thematic Mario.” He worked closely with the original composer Koji Kondo on the new soundtrack and this was the end result. Absolutely amazing.

Imagine if the Sonic movie had put this much love into their soundtrack. Which is ironic, because the Sonic games always ROCK with their soundtracks

Bowser's Fury was such an awesome deep-cut reference and I had to try as hard as I could not to scream with joy as to scare the kids in the audience.

Don't forget that Luigi's phone ringtone is the Nintendo Gamecube startup jingle.

It's a crime that "Drivin' Me Bananas" wasn't used in the final movie, instead being replaced with a pop song (Take On Me) instead.

I don't know why I thought the Mario 3 Overworld 2 bit was the Dr Mario theme but it's similar

The whole movie had that perfect balance between "easter eggs too obvious to everyone" to "if you know, you know" and I had a blast being 38 year old dude in a Luigi hat." I've never dressed up for a movie before, but was happy to for this one, and wasn't let down. Peaches peachespeachespeaches has been stuck in my head all day.

Lemme tell you, hearing gusty garden in the theatre made me cry instantly

They did so good with the soundtrack

11:32 hearing this part in theaters was amazing! it's like you KNOW they're gonna do the song- it would be a crime if they didn't! but when it finally happens... oh it is just like the definition of "hype" i couldn't sit still in my seat it was just so cool to see! luckily i was only sitting next to my family and we had the fancy seats so the people behind me were just flat out above me

The fact they packed from EVERY game from EVERY era, from the references to the music to the costumes and visuals… Idc if it’s tooooo much like the games! That’s the damn point!

10:23 I’m already well into my adulthood but hearing Rainbow Road’s soundtrack for the first time in this movie filled me with such an intense feeling of childlike wonder

I wished the two sonic films had this love with the music

The Peache’s Castle Lemotif at 6:42 felt really powerful and cool at the theater, I got goosebumps

2:08 I was a bit sad it only be heard during the credits. Would have been great to hear it somewhere in Bowser’s Domain

The Mario Kart just goes so freaking hard in the movie. Unbelievable, I get goosebumps 9:08

If only they had done this for the sonic movie. It would have been nice to hear songs from sonic games that we recognize too.

When I heard the rainbow road theme (10:35) I genuinely got goosebumps. Illumination and Nintendo made an amazing movie

8:55 has to be my favorite musical reference. It's such an epic rendition!

extra findings that weren't mentioned 0:58 - Hammer Bros. Battle Theme (I know it says Mario 3 overworld 2, but that's the wrong theme, its the one I listed. you can check it for yourself!) 6:09 - p-switch timer jingle

Proof that unlike the older movie, this movie really has passion and really knew it was it was going for. What a brilliant movie

Brian Taylor’s passion for the franchise was clear and evident every second of the OST. Imagine if we have the same passion for every single other Nintendo film we have from here on out. Truly incredible!

So Bryan Tyler, the composer, basically did one of my favorite soundtracks 10 years ago (Final Destination 5). Then BAM, all of a sudden he twice-attacks in 2023 with both Scream 6’s beautiful score and then THIS INCREDIBLE MASTERPIECE! It’s so funny seeing him go from horror to my favorite videogame series over the past 30 years. Well done and thank you Mr. Tyler 🙂

Hearing the Luigi’s Mansion theme in the big scream was the most exciting thing I’ve heard in years

The Gusty Garden Reference honestly surprised me and boy did the nostalgia hit 😭

I cannot tell you how excited I was watching this movie and listening to all the musical cues and references. I was in an orchestra for 8 years so movie scores and other instrumentals are super important and special to me. This movie absolutely blew my expectations away with the music!

Who else thought aquatic ambience should have played when Mario saved DK underwater?

0:03 -Level Complete 3:35 -King of The Koopas 4:18 -Welcome to the Mushroom Kingdom 6:57 -The Dark Lands 8:55 -Karts! 9:22 -Drivin Me Bananas 10:22 -Buckle Up 11:08 -Tooth and Veil 11:32 -Superstars 11:54 -Other/Outro

6:09 is a reference to "P" Switch timer sound in New Super Mario Bros games

Man, these songs would be amazing in a theme park ride. They're so alive

I really liked how they did the mario kart 8 menu music, it sounds twice as whimsical as youd ever expect to hear it

It feels so great to see all these tracks composed in a whole orchestra Especially the water theme, which went from funking annoying to a beautiful masterpiece

Having Jungle Hijinks in an ACTUAL movie production is gonna make ME go bananas…

Man, the composer really went all out with these leitmotifs!

Koji Kondo is a genius. One of the greatest modern songwriters of the past century

During the Koopa band scene (Fury Bowser Phase 2), I got so excited that it was in the movie because it was one of my favorites. My dad, who isn't nearly as familiar with the music as I am and isn't nearly as big a Mario fan as I am, told me that was one of his favorite songs in the entire movie. I was so happy about that that I set that as his new ringtone LOL. 😂 I recognized just about all of these musical references and remixes and every single time, I wanted to say things like "That's the level clear theme!" out loud. We should've gotten a scene where Charlie Day sings the Luigi's Mansion theme, that would've been amazing.

They could've used the more iconic MK64 Rainbow Road theme, but the SNES theme is super underrated and actually made me bit emotional.

6:19 you’re right! That’s the intro to Bowser’s boss fight theme from Galaxy

The SMB3 song in Level Complete is actually the song from the hammer bros fights The part that gives you galaxy vibes is actually the hook from the Bowser fights from galaxy 1. Nice catch on Deep Dark Galaxy. I didn’t catch that one myself. I personally viewed the bridge in Buckle Up as the intro chord progression of GBA’s Rainbow Road, but that counts imo cuz GBA RR references it directly

You could tell who were genuine Mario fans by the way people reacted to the music.

when Luigi was in the Dark Lands, i was getting an insane amount of Luigi's Mansion vibes

6:18 is actually the beginning of the bowser fights in the first mario galaxy, so those vibes aren’t without merit :3

0:57 - As I’ve been pointed out to by Zomb Su and Rose this is indeed the Hammer Bro theme from that game, not the athletic theme. My bad not sure how I mixed that up. Thank you!

That part in welcome to the mushroom kingdom that gives you galaxy vives is the start of bowsers fight theme from that game

You had no idea how much fun it was to find them all. It felt like..an Easter egg hunt! You can tell how much care went into this movie and it’s fabulous

SiIvaGunner has definitely corrupted me by this point because 7:05 sounds more like The Nutshack to me now lmao

When Kamek plays the piano, he does the same thing Martin Leung, the video game pianist, does during his Super Mario Melody with the Underground theme.

I got so excited when Jungle Hijinks played. The Donkey Kong references were great because I'm a huge Donkey Kong fan. This movie was amazing.

This just makes me appreciate the amazing music Mario franchise has ❤

This is the only movie I've ever seen at ANY point in my life where the fans seems to unanimously agree that it's incredible, beside maybe Spider-Man No Way Home, and I'm here for it

man i literally cried every time i heard a reference while watching it. i felt like a kid again.

In "Fighting Tooth and Veil", at around 1:18, there's even more references. There's another beautiful arrangement of the SMB1 Ground Theme and then at 1:52, it plays the opening to SMB3's Athletic Theme before switching to SMW's Athletic Theme's opening part and then switching BACK to SMB3's Athletic Theme again! It finally finishes with what sounds like Chill from Dr. Mario at 2:06! The music in this movie is just top tier, broh! Edit: Timestamps are for the actual song here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3rH-KYDh1DQ.html

3:46 Hearing this in the theaters was crazy. I always enjoy hearing the airship theme anywhere.

if you ever make a part 2, remember to include bowser's fury. i mean its in the name, its so hard to miss it!

When that Starman theme came on in the movie, i had literal chills. Idc what people say, the Mario Movie is great and it's such a love letter to the franchise. I was raised by these games

I KNEW I HEARD DEEP DARK GALAXY, I was certain I wasn’t hearing it wrong, I’m so glad they added other Mario songs other than the most well known one

With the orchestral smorgasbord they blended into this movie, galaxy was bound to get some love as it was pretty much the roots of Mario orchestra.

I grew up with the Wii u and 8:55 almost makes me cry

0:57 isn't Overworld 2, it's Mario Bros. 3 Fortress Boss

nice to see an adaptation movie that seems like the people behind it actually enjoy and have experienced the source.

I understood every single one of them. Is this what nostalgia is? I’m only 17😂

When Mario Kart sequence began and Rainbow Road theme from Super Mario Kart started playing, I almost cried!! It was the most beautiful reference I found.

6:23 Super Mario Galaxy 2, second star that mario must get on the first galaxy leitmotif and then peach's castle

I cannot express how excited i was to hear gusty garden galaxy. Love this movie and love the wonderful soundtrack they gave us

The feeling I got in the theater when I heard the musical masterpiece Gusty Garden Galaxy play cannot be explained with words

It's nice to see people genuinely in love with music from game to film

6:37 it always gives me goosebumps listening to this melody. Is this new melody right? I think is a original melody made by Tyler?

There was also Bowser's Fury theme playing when everyone was partying in Bowser's castle. Played by the Koopa Band.

I’m so glad Gusty Garden was included I absolutely love the music from the super Mario Galaxy games. I cannot wait to watch this movie! Great video

9:01 this song gave me some hype when I was at the movie (pin this)

I don't know if it's been said but where you said it's the DK Country Theme (10:05) that's technically true but it actually goes back to the Donkey Kong title screen on NES

3:51 This was my favourite bit of the soundtrack. I was humming it in my head when the scene was coming in but when I heard those notes, I knew it.

I really had to hold back when Super's RR started playing. It's the best it has ever sounded, my god, I felt right at home. 10:34

I think my favorite musical reference has to be when Mario and Luigi both enter the big condo at the beginning of the movie. The intro of the lounge-style music that plays once they’re inside sounds extremely similar to that of the casino mini game from NSMBDS and SM64DS and I audibly squealed in the theatre when I heard it!

Hearing gusty garden from SMG made me so emotional in the theater. I literally almost cried, i absolutely love SMG and it’s a part of my childhood, it was amazing hearing it in theaters ❤

There’s so much in here it’s so good!! I’m really happy that they did this all with the music, though I wish they would’ve done more of it rather than throwing “Take On Me” etc in there??

9:50 NOOOOOOO WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY

SPOILER WARNING? Man I wish they added a pipe organ cover of the ultimate bowser theme from Mario 64 I think it would’ve been a good idea especially for a pipe organ in the final battle of the Mario movie

Did anyone see the “world 1-2” sign

As a lifelong gamer since the original Nintendo Super Mario Bros, the amount of love and references in the music alone just kept me smiling the whole movie. Even some tears, the Donkey Kong Country jingle and Yoshi’s Island sting got me right in the feels. 😭

The music in the mario bros film was just gorgeous i wad blown away by how much illumination and Nintendo cares about the music

7:30 i literally heard this n thought i was losing my mind at first bc of how fast it played (thought i was hearing things) LOL

This movie was pure joy from beggining to end.

The little bit of Luigi's Mansion as he's exploring the darklands gave me the biggest smile!

The whole welcome to the mushroom kingdom part made me tear up in theatres just because of how beautiful it was hearing the music.

Gusty Garden has GOT to be my favorite. The nostalgia was too much for me to handle