For this, we created lots of arrangements of music composed for past Super Mario and Mario Kart games.” Asahi went on to say the “jukebox” had over 200 tracks, “all brand-new arrangements ...

The 61-year-old has been active in game music production since 1983. Writing the Theme The Mario theme takes influence from the 1984 song, “ Sister Marian,” by T-Square, a Japanese fusion band.

At the time, Kondo found it to be the most difficult track to compose for it. After the first Super Mario Bros. game, the theme went on to become the main theme of the Mario franchise and has been ...