All Nintendo songs that made it into ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’
Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
When Nintendo and Illumination announced that a Super Mario Bros. Movie was being produced, it was confirmed that the game’s iconic score would be reworked to fit a movie format. The film’s composer, Brian Tyler, managed to rework the iconic themes from the games that were originally composed by Koji Kondo. An example is the iconic Super Mario theme song that fans got a glimpse of hearing in the various trailers for the movie.
But not all songs in the Mario movie score were reworked for the screen. Some tracks from the games managed to find a place in the Mushroom Kingdom without any changes whatsoever. Perhaps these songs were treated as Easter eggs for keen Super Mario fans, to pay homage to the game’s history. So just in case you need a refresher, here is a list of songs from the various Super Mario games that were untouched and made their way to The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
One song that made its return to the Mario franchise is “DK Rap” from Donkey King 64. In the games, “DK Rap” was the introductory theme for the Nintendo 64 Donkey Kong games, where it described the five playable characters in the video game. Interestingly, the song was meant to be seen as a joke, but eventually made its way to the game. At the same time, the song was not localized for the Japanese release.
In the film, “DK Rap” was used to introduce Donkey Kong during his confrontation with Mario in the Jungle Kingdom. Donkey Kong (played by Seth Rogen) made an entrance to the arena, where he showed off his body to the monkey audience, which got them excited to see this combat unfold. Such an appropriate theme for an iconic character.
The second song that made its way to the
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