Piano keys tumble through the Super Mario Bros. main theme with new harmonic weight in this 2018 arranged collection that spans nearly two decades of Mario music. The SMB2 Athletic Theme gets reinterpreted with a bounce that highlights how underrated Koji Kondo's work on that entry really was.
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Slider from SM64 keeps its playful swing but gains texture in the arrangement, and the Dire Dire Docks rework leans into that underwater melancholy without drowning in reverb. Luigi's Mansion sneaks in with its nervous waltz energy intact.
The bonus NES-style retro conversion at the end is a fun mirror trick. If you want to hear classic Mario melodies breathe outside their original hardware, this set threads the needle between tribute and reinvention.