Funky SNES bass slapping under a melody that has no right being this catchy for a menu screen. Yoko Shimomura's Super Mario RPG score took Mario out of platforming and dropped him into something with actual emotional range.
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"In the Flower Garden" is so gentle it almost doesn't feel like a Mario track, and "Battling Strongish Monsters" layers this chromatic tension over a groove that makes random encounters feel exciting instead of tedious. The Weapons boss theme goes hard.
This Sound Box release pairs the original SNES versions with the Switch remake's rearrangements, so you can hear Shimomura's compositions through both the SPC700 chip and a modern studio. If you've slept on RPG soundtracks, this is your alarm clock.