![]() It’s that feel good aspect where the magic of the Super Mario franchise stems from both figuratively and actually. You want to hear the music in the same way you want to play. The music feels good to the human ear much like how it feels good to control Mario on the screen. Not only does it set the mood, but it introduces the overall motif of the level or entire game.Īdding a discord note that doesn’t belong in the scale and immediately resolving it by going back to the next proper note is ingenious! These little tricks show the composition isn’t taking itself too seriously. Take a listen to the intro in “Bob-Omb Battlefield” from Super Mario 64 for example. Each Super Mario level uses this technique as a hook to draw the player in. The two are presented several times so the audience can associate the character with the music. When the character or situation is first introduced, so is the leitmotif. Before getting into the technical aspects of the music, let’s take a look at the leitmotif.Ī leitmotif is a musical gesture in a composition that’s associated with a particular person or idea. The root, 3rd, and the 5th of a chord are the easiest to sing along to and most importantly, the most pleasing to the ear. Most of, if not all music featured throughout the Super Mario franchise is comprised of strong melodies using basic major chord tones. Just as you don’t have to be a hardcore gamer to pick up Super Mario and have fun, you don’t need a degree in music theory to sing along with the music. What makes the music so distinctive and fun actually has a lot to do with the same reasons why the games are so fun to play. You may not realize it, but the music from this particular franchise is embedded in our brains for good reason. ![]() If you ask a random person on the street to hum some Mario music, they’ll likely sing the overworld music from the classic NES game. The music alone can evoke the very idea of the character and the world in which the games take place. If you’ve played a Super Mario video game, chances are you don’t even need the visuals to know what it is. No matter where you’re from or how old you are, you know who Super Mario is. ![]()
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