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Music Analysis

Composer: Koji Kondo
Structure: Intro - {ABC - ADCD}
Harmonic and Melodic Profiles: C Ionian/Major; C Aeolian/MInor

“Mario is not cute, Mario is cool”
Koji Kondo

Please stand up for the anthem of video game music, here recreated at its most primordial form, the 8 bit orchestra that embedded its bleeps and blows into the minds of people around the world and kickstarted the Mario craze. The theme was included in the American National Recording Registry in 2023 for its cultural significance, becoming the first piece of music from a video game to do so.

So what is left to say about such an established piece, perhaps the most heard composition of the 20th century considering Super Mario presence in both the west and the east? Let’s see what ese is left to unpack....

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This is a music theory analysis and piano cover visualization project recreated with the original instrument samples meant for the Nintendo 64 game. We can now dig inside the score for the first time; offering us a glimpse for how each instrument contributes to the whole.

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