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Mario Sunshine is the most enveloping of the Mario games, fully drawing you into the universe through interesting design choices like being able to see the other locations in the distance, and I feel that the thematically similar yet distinct music helps that feeling immensely. The staccato ukulele melody perfectly mimics the super fast-paced and tightly wound game, one whose controls haven’t really been beaten in any mario game since. You WANT to spend hours in Delfino Plaza and the music is a big part of that. The hub world in Super Mario Sunshine is the best hub world in any Mario game, with hidden levels, coins, and shines everywhere. Best use of accordion in a video game, period. Not a single note is out of place.ĭelfino Plaza : Immediately recognizable. The (saxophone?) melody is crystal clear and infectious to no end, and the xylophone and block percussion is, again, used to convey a sense of lushness and adventure. The Flower Garden (Yoshi’s Island Theme) : Another chiptune melody I’ll never tire of, one of the happiest melodies ever committed to tape. All the guitar bending and synthesizer soloing with a legitimate breakbeat as a foundation is just such an interesting departure from the orchestral music we’re used to from contemporary Mario games. The dueling guitar melodies and garage beat make it stand out among the rest of the excellent songs on the Odyssey OST and also make it sound like Kondo was listening exclusively to Aphex Twin and “Seventeen Years.” It’s an excellent piece of ambient electro even outside of the realm of video games and a propulsive piece of music in contrast to the world where it plays. Steam Gardens (Woodland Kingdom): A lot of people in the YouTube comments of this song mention that it’s Koji Kondo’s take on surf rock, but I like to imagine he made it during a time he was really into Ratatat. Lotta steel drums and wooden percussion and pan flute make it feel like permanent vacation. That could’ve been boring in lesser hands, but Koji Kondo makes it work. Super Mario Sunshine is odd in the Mario canon, since it sticks to one theme the entire game. Noki Bay, more than any other water level, feels like a chillwave track released ten years before chillwave even entered the lexicon, at once both the most exotic and the most relaxed. Noki Bay : The somewhat maligned genre of chillwave took a lot of cues from video game music of the 90s (although less than it’s more abrasive and robotic cousin, vaporwave), and I feel that Mario water levels are the peak of that inspiration. The crescendo opening into violin harmonies is striking every time. The hub theme of the game is my favourite song, and the way it evolves from a tiny harpsichord and flute melody to the sweeping orchestral waltz of this version while retaining its majesty and sense of wonder is incredible. Video game music doesn’t typically get its due in criticism, but the Mario Galaxy soundtrack should be considered up there with the best music of the 00s. Rosalina in the Observatory 3 : I would go out on a limb and say that not only is this song the best Mario song, it’s one of the best songs in a video game period. Toad Highlands – Mario Golf (Doesn’t Count because it’s not a main line Mario Game)Īlex actually WROTE stuff about his nominations! So here’s some extra juicy thought into his nominations.**.Steam Gardens (Wooded Kingdom)- Super Mario Odyssey.Fossil Falls (Cascade Kingdom) – Super Mario Odyssey.Luma and the Hat – Super Mario Galaxy 2.Throwback Galaxy – Super Mario Galaxy 2.Sky Station Galaxy – Super Mario Galaxy 2.Breach Bowl Galaxy – Super Mario Galaxy.Flower Garden – Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island.Jump Up Super Star – Super Mario Odyssey.Gusty Garden Galaxy – Super Mario Galaxy.Comet Observatory (1,2,3) – Super Mario Galaxyġ. *Spoilers* Below is our Top 5 list from this episode as well as our own personal unordered lists. End credit music also counts as a nomination.
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Songs must come from a main line Mario game ** (ie any off shoots do not count for this list like Mario Kart, Mario Party, etc.).We are nominating individual tracks and not entire scores for this episode.If you want to continue to support the PodCavern and are buying off Amazon for any reason, click on our affiliate link HERE! It doesn’t cost you any money and it’s a way of showing extra love to us as we get a small percentage of the cut ? Ground Rules