Why Mario Kart World's music is so good
4,161Mario Kart World has Nintendo's biggest, most ambitious soundtrack ever. The game features hundreds of songs, including fresh new themes alongside remixes of Yoshi, Mario and Wario tunes. But how was this soundtrack written? And how does the game seamless switch from song to song?| Let's go behind the music of Mario Kart World.
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SOURCES
https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/News/2025/May/Ask-the-Developer-Vol-18-Mario-Kart-World-Chapter-1-2832687.html Mario Kart World developer interview
https://kotaku.com/the-music-of-mario-kart-8-1592469987 Mario Kart 8 developer interview
https://www.mariowiki.com/Mario_Kart_8_Original_Soundtrack Mario Kart 8 soundtrack notes
https://www.juntomoda.com/profile Jun Tomoda official website
https://www.promax.co.jp/mario30thlive/ Mario 30th anniversary big band concert website
CREDITS
Various Mario Kart World gameplay footage via FCPlaythroughs
Various Mario Kart World music recorded by Wiiplayz
(additional tracks recorded by me)
Unknown user icon by kmg design via Flaticon
CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
0:57 - Assembling the team
4:00 - A new vibe
5:40 - Prelude, Core Theme, Closer
10:11 - The Jukebox
15:34 - How it comes together
17:15 - Outro