Section VI:
Tracks on the Nintendo Music App That Evoke Iberian, Latin American, and Caribbean Musical Elements
(Based on Available Video Game Soundtracks on the Application)
The following tracks are currently available via a paid Nintendo Switch Online subscription. Except for several short soundtracks that last a few minutes, the complete versions of the soundtracks listed on the smartphone application can be found by scrolling through the track listings and choosing the "All Tracks" option. Listeners can extend most of the VGM tracks from fifteen to sixty minutes by using the "Extend To" feature, where applicable.
Super Mario Bros. (1985)
1. "Ground BGM"
2. "Invincibility BGM"
3. "Player Down"
4. "Game Over"
Super Mario Bros. 2 [North American and European Version] (1988, 1989), NES
1. “Underground BGM”
2. “Sub-Space BGM”
Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988. 1990), NES
1. “Ground BGM”
2. “World 2 Map (Desert Land)”
3. “World 3 Map (Water Land)”
4. “Underwater BGM”
5. “Invincibility BGM”
6. “Music Box”
7. “World 5 Map (Sky Land) – On the Ground”
8. “Player Down”
9. “Game Over”
10. “King of the Koopas”
11. “Ending”
Super Mario Land (1989), Game Boy
"Shooting Area BGM"
StreetPass Mii Plaza (2011), 3DS (Pre-Loaded Application/Game)
1. “Main Theme 1”
2. “Main Theme 2”
3. “Main Theme 3”
4. “Main Theme 4”
5. “Main Theme 5”
6. “Main Theme 6”
7. “Main Theme 7”
Super Mario World (1990, 1991), SNES
1.“Yoshi Ground BGM”
2. “P Switch BGM”
3. “Yoshi Athletic BGM”
4. “Invincibility BGM”
5. “Bonus Game BGM”
6. “Bonus Game Clear”
7. “Yoshi Underground BGM”
8. “Yoshi Underwater BGM”
9. “Star World (Map Screen)”
10. “Special World (Map Screen)”
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992), Game Boy
1. "Mario Land"
2. "Tree Zone"
3. "Roots Course (Tree Zone)"
4. "Boss BGM"
5. "Bonus Gane"
6. "Invincibility BGM"
7. "Manhole Course (Macro Zone)"
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995), SNES
1. "Yoshi's Island"
2. "Map Screen"
3. "Underground BGM"
4. "Stage Boss"
5. "Ground BGM"
6. "Powerful Mario"
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (2002), GameCube
1. “Beedle’s Shop Ship”
2. “Dragon Roost Island”
Super Mario 64 (1996), N64
1. "Title Theme"
2. "File Select"
3. "Powerful Mario"
Wave Race 64 (1996), N64
1. "Options"
2. "Twilight City"
3. "Race Results"
Super Mario Kart (1992), SNES
1. "Super Mario Kart Title Screen"
2. "Mario Circuit"
3. Donut Plains"
4. "Choco Island"
5. "Koopa Beach"
6. "Vanilla Lake"
7. "Super Star"
8. "Finish! (1st-4th Place)
9. "Finish! )Time Trials)
10. "Race Results (Mario)
11. "Race Results (Luigi)
12. "Race Results (Yoshi)
13. "Race Results (Donkey Kong Jr.)
14. "Staff Credits"
Wii Channels (2006), Wii (Console Music)
1. "Mii Plaza (Mii Channel)"
2. "Making a Mii (Mii Channel)"
3. "Mii Parade: Walking (Mii Channel)"
4. "Mii Parade: Running (Mii Channel)"
5. "Puzzle (Photo Channel)"
6. "Main Theme (Wii Shop Channel)"
7. "Voter Data (Everybody Votes Channel)"
Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (2020), Switch
1. "Board Games" Too Bad... 2" (Instrumental variations of this track appear elsewhere in the game, sometimes with different names.)
2. "Dominoes: Deciding Turn Order"
3. "Card Games: Too Bad..."
4. "Card Games: Draw"
5. "President: Revolution"
6. "Golf: Interim Results"
7. "Golf: Final Results"
8. "Sports Games: Too Bad... 1"
9. "Toy Soccer: During the Match"
10. "Toy Soccer: Halftime"
11. "Fishing: Results"
Pilotwings (1991), SNES
1. "The Flight Club"
2. "Hang Glider"
Pilotwings Resort (2011), 3DS
1. "Opening"
2. "Turbo Jet"
3. "Pedal Glider"
Wrecking Crew (1987), NES
1. "Phase BGM"
2. "Bonus Phase"
3. "Golden Hammer"
Balloon Fight (1985, 1986), Famicom, NES
"Balloon Trip"
Golden Sun: The Lost Age (2001-2003(, GBA
1. "How to Use a Djinni"
2. "Apojii Islands"
3. "Children's Song"
Donkey Kong Bananza (2025), Switch 2
1. "Lagoon Layer"
2. "Zebra Bananza"
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010), Wii
1. "A-wa-wa-wa-wa!"S
2. "Wild Glide Galaxy"
3. "Starshine Beach Galaxy"
4. "Teleporter Melody"
5. Starshine Beach Galaxy: Underwater"
Super Mario Odyssey (2017), Switch
1. "Tostarena Ruins"
2. "Tostarena Ruins (8-Bit)"
3. "Tostarena Nights"
4. "Tostarena Nights (8-Bit)"
5. "Crazy Cap"
6. "Jaxi Joyride"
7. "Knocking Out Kncklotec"
8. "Tostarena Town"
9. "Dancing with New Friends"
10. "Traversing Tostarena"
11. "Bubblaine"
12. "Bubblaine (8-Bit)"
13. "Bubblaine: Underwater"
Mario Paint (1992), SNES
1. "Drawing Board 2" (sometimes referred to by other titles as "Monkeys" or "BGM 2")
2. "Precomposed Melody (combines the Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario World "Ground BGM” tracks)
3. "Gnat Attack Level 3"
Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024), Switch
1. "Brothership!"
2."Connie and Shipshape Island"
3. "Lighthouse of Rumbla Island"
4. "What's Gonna' Happen?!"
5. "Attack Combos"
6. "Victory!"
7. "Exciting!"
8. "First-Time Island Link"
9. "Soggy Rescue on Raynforst Island"
10. "Twistee Island Twist"
11. "To the Linked Island!"
12. "Cooperation or Competition?!"
13. "A Changed Island"
14. "A Battle of Logic"
15. "The Gentle Breeze of Florall Island"
16. "The Four Great Lighthuses"
17. "Great Lighthouse: Stolen Light"
18. "Full-Power Battle Groove"
19. "The Monster Bird of Desolatt Island"
20. "The Maze of Merrygo Island and the Vision in Pink"
21. "Everyday Errands"
22. "Rescue Operation"
23. "The Sharkbones of Allsand Island"
24. "An Afternoon on an Islet"
25. "The Majesty of IDLE"
26. "Bulbfish Island in the Dark"
27. "Heatfreeze Island's Fire and Ice"
28. "Red-Hot Skorcheen Island"
29. "Lord Bowser's Offandon Island"
30. "Tune of Unease"
31. "Guiding Voice"
32. "The Great Conductor's Gentle Light"
33. "Jellyfish Island Vibes"
34. "Dyode Groove"
35. "The Mushroom Kingdom?"
36. "The M*shroom K*ngdom?"
37. "The M*shr**m K*ngd*m"
38. "The M*******m K*****m"
39."Goodbye, Shipshape Island! Goodbye, Everyone!"
40. "The World is Connected!""
Yoshi's Crafted World (2019), Switch
1. "Opening Scene 4: The Forest"
2. "World Map 1"
3. "Main Theme"
4. "Found a Dream Gem - Part 3"
5. "World Map 2"
6. "Clickity-Clack Attack (First-Half)"
7. Clickity-Clack Attack (Second-Half)"
8. Clickity-Clack Attack (Before the Goal)"
9. "Yoshi's Expedition"
10. "World Map 3"
11. "World Map 4"
12. "World Map 5"
13. "Ducking Through Danger"
Wii Fit/Wii Fit Plus (2007). Wii
1. "Main Menu"
2. "Yoga"
3. "Yoga Strength Training Results"
4. "Balance Bubble"
5. "Driving Range (Swing Analysis"
6. "Driving Range (Results Announcement & Wii Balance Board Commentary"
7. "Segway Circuit (Beginner Stage)"
8. "Balance Bubble Plus"
Some Background Information About Mario Paint
Mario Paint functions as a multimedia arts edutainment program. Originally designed for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) in 1992 and ported to the Nintendo Switch Online service for both the Switch and Switch 2 consoles in 2025, Nintendo initially created the program in an effort to appease concerned parents, who wanted their children to learn valuable cognitive skills while playing video games. Players can draw, paint, create stamps/game sprites, use coloring books, compose music, and create looped animated short films by combining visuals and audio from said features. Mario Paint also includes a minigame called "Gnat Attack" to provide players both short breaks and to test dexterity and speed by swatting flying insects and bugs.
The original SNES version of Mario Paint came packaged with the program on a cartridge, the "SNES Mouse" peripheral and a mousepad: converting the SNES console into a miniature computer, with the program functionality tied to the mouse. The Switch and Switch 2 versions of Mario Paint retain the mouse functionality via connecting a USB computer mouse (on the Switch) or by using one of the Joy-Con 2 mice (on the Switch 2). Readers can find more information concerning the strengths and limitations in the Mario Paint "Composer" via my blog post from August 7, 2025 on the topic.
Super Mario Bros. (1985)
1. "Ground BGM"
2. "Invincibility BGM"
3. "Player Down"
4. "Game Over"
Super Mario Bros. 2 [North American and European Version] (1988, 1989), NES
1. “Underground BGM”
2. “Sub-Space BGM”
Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988. 1990), NES
1. “Ground BGM”
2. “World 2 Map (Desert Land)”
3. “World 3 Map (Water Land)”
4. “Underwater BGM”
5. “Invincibility BGM”
6. “Music Box”
7. “World 5 Map (Sky Land) – On the Ground”
8. “Player Down”
9. “Game Over”
10. “King of the Koopas”
11. “Ending”
Super Mario Land (1989), Game Boy
"Shooting Area BGM"
StreetPass Mii Plaza (2011), 3DS (Pre-Loaded Application/Game)
1. “Main Theme 1”
2. “Main Theme 2”
3. “Main Theme 3”
4. “Main Theme 4”
5. “Main Theme 5”
6. “Main Theme 6”
7. “Main Theme 7”
Super Mario World (1990, 1991), SNES
1.“Yoshi Ground BGM”
2. “P Switch BGM”
3. “Yoshi Athletic BGM”
4. “Invincibility BGM”
5. “Bonus Game BGM”
6. “Bonus Game Clear”
7. “Yoshi Underground BGM”
8. “Yoshi Underwater BGM”
9. “Star World (Map Screen)”
10. “Special World (Map Screen)”
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992), Game Boy
1. "Mario Land"
2. "Tree Zone"
3. "Roots Course (Tree Zone)"
4. "Boss BGM"
5. "Bonus Gane"
6. "Invincibility BGM"
7. "Manhole Course (Macro Zone)"
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995), SNES
1. "Yoshi's Island"
2. "Map Screen"
3. "Underground BGM"
4. "Stage Boss"
5. "Ground BGM"
6. "Powerful Mario"
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (2002), GameCube
1. “Beedle’s Shop Ship”
2. “Dragon Roost Island”
Super Mario 64 (1996), N64
1. "Title Theme"
2. "File Select"
3. "Powerful Mario"
Wave Race 64 (1996), N64
1. "Options"
2. "Twilight City"
3. "Race Results"
Super Mario Kart (1992), SNES
1. "Super Mario Kart Title Screen"
2. "Mario Circuit"
3. Donut Plains"
4. "Choco Island"
5. "Koopa Beach"
6. "Vanilla Lake"
7. "Super Star"
8. "Finish! (1st-4th Place)
9. "Finish! )Time Trials)
10. "Race Results (Mario)
11. "Race Results (Luigi)
12. "Race Results (Yoshi)
13. "Race Results (Donkey Kong Jr.)
14. "Staff Credits"
Wii Channels (2006), Wii (Console Music)
1. "Mii Plaza (Mii Channel)"
2. "Making a Mii (Mii Channel)"
3. "Mii Parade: Walking (Mii Channel)"
4. "Mii Parade: Running (Mii Channel)"
5. "Puzzle (Photo Channel)"
6. "Main Theme (Wii Shop Channel)"
7. "Voter Data (Everybody Votes Channel)"
Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (2020), Switch
1. "Board Games" Too Bad... 2" (Instrumental variations of this track appear elsewhere in the game, sometimes with different names.)
2. "Dominoes: Deciding Turn Order"
3. "Card Games: Too Bad..."
4. "Card Games: Draw"
5. "President: Revolution"
6. "Golf: Interim Results"
7. "Golf: Final Results"
8. "Sports Games: Too Bad... 1"
9. "Toy Soccer: During the Match"
10. "Toy Soccer: Halftime"
11. "Fishing: Results"
Pilotwings (1991), SNES
1. "The Flight Club"
2. "Hang Glider"
Pilotwings Resort (2011), 3DS
1. "Opening"
2. "Turbo Jet"
3. "Pedal Glider"
Wrecking Crew (1987), NES
1. "Phase BGM"
2. "Bonus Phase"
3. "Golden Hammer"
Balloon Fight (1985, 1986), Famicom, NES
"Balloon Trip"
Golden Sun: The Lost Age (2001-2003(, GBA
1. "How to Use a Djinni"
2. "Apojii Islands"
3. "Children's Song"
Donkey Kong Bananza (2025), Switch 2
1. "Lagoon Layer"
2. "Zebra Bananza"
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010), Wii
1. "A-wa-wa-wa-wa!"S
2. "Wild Glide Galaxy"
3. "Starshine Beach Galaxy"
4. "Teleporter Melody"
5. Starshine Beach Galaxy: Underwater"
Super Mario Odyssey (2017), Switch
1. "Tostarena Ruins"
2. "Tostarena Ruins (8-Bit)"
3. "Tostarena Nights"
4. "Tostarena Nights (8-Bit)"
5. "Crazy Cap"
6. "Jaxi Joyride"
7. "Knocking Out Kncklotec"
8. "Tostarena Town"
9. "Dancing with New Friends"
10. "Traversing Tostarena"
11. "Bubblaine"
12. "Bubblaine (8-Bit)"
13. "Bubblaine: Underwater"
Mario Paint (1992), SNES
1. "Drawing Board 2" (sometimes referred to by other titles as "Monkeys" or "BGM 2")
2. "Precomposed Melody (combines the Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario World "Ground BGM” tracks)
3. "Gnat Attack Level 3"
Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024), Switch
1. "Brothership!"
2."Connie and Shipshape Island"
3. "Lighthouse of Rumbla Island"
4. "What's Gonna' Happen?!"
5. "Attack Combos"
6. "Victory!"
7. "Exciting!"
8. "First-Time Island Link"
9. "Soggy Rescue on Raynforst Island"
10. "Twistee Island Twist"
11. "To the Linked Island!"
12. "Cooperation or Competition?!"
13. "A Changed Island"
14. "A Battle of Logic"
15. "The Gentle Breeze of Florall Island"
16. "The Four Great Lighthuses"
17. "Great Lighthouse: Stolen Light"
18. "Full-Power Battle Groove"
19. "The Monster Bird of Desolatt Island"
20. "The Maze of Merrygo Island and the Vision in Pink"
21. "Everyday Errands"
22. "Rescue Operation"
23. "The Sharkbones of Allsand Island"
24. "An Afternoon on an Islet"
25. "The Majesty of IDLE"
26. "Bulbfish Island in the Dark"
27. "Heatfreeze Island's Fire and Ice"
28. "Red-Hot Skorcheen Island"
29. "Lord Bowser's Offandon Island"
30. "Tune of Unease"
31. "Guiding Voice"
32. "The Great Conductor's Gentle Light"
33. "Jellyfish Island Vibes"
34. "Dyode Groove"
35. "The Mushroom Kingdom?"
36. "The M*shroom K*ngdom?"
37. "The M*shr**m K*ngd*m"
38. "The M*******m K*****m"
39."Goodbye, Shipshape Island! Goodbye, Everyone!"
40. "The World is Connected!""
Yoshi's Crafted World (2019), Switch
1. "Opening Scene 4: The Forest"
2. "World Map 1"
3. "Main Theme"
4. "Found a Dream Gem - Part 3"
5. "World Map 2"
6. "Clickity-Clack Attack (First-Half)"
7. Clickity-Clack Attack (Second-Half)"
8. Clickity-Clack Attack (Before the Goal)"
9. "Yoshi's Expedition"
10. "World Map 3"
11. "World Map 4"
12. "World Map 5"
13. "Ducking Through Danger"
Wii Fit/Wii Fit Plus (2007). Wii
1. "Main Menu"
2. "Yoga"
3. "Yoga Strength Training Results"
4. "Balance Bubble"
5. "Driving Range (Swing Analysis"
6. "Driving Range (Results Announcement & Wii Balance Board Commentary"
7. "Segway Circuit (Beginner Stage)"
8. "Balance Bubble Plus"
Some Background Information About Mario Paint
Mario Paint functions as a multimedia arts edutainment program. Originally designed for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) in 1992 and ported to the Nintendo Switch Online service for both the Switch and Switch 2 consoles in 2025, Nintendo initially created the program in an effort to appease concerned parents, who wanted their children to learn valuable cognitive skills while playing video games. Players can draw, paint, create stamps/game sprites, use coloring books, compose music, and create looped animated short films by combining visuals and audio from said features. Mario Paint also includes a minigame called "Gnat Attack" to provide players both short breaks and to test dexterity and speed by swatting flying insects and bugs.
The original SNES version of Mario Paint came packaged with the program on a cartridge, the "SNES Mouse" peripheral and a mousepad: converting the SNES console into a miniature computer, with the program functionality tied to the mouse. The Switch and Switch 2 versions of Mario Paint retain the mouse functionality via connecting a USB computer mouse (on the Switch) or by using one of the Joy-Con 2 mice (on the Switch 2). Readers can find more information concerning the strengths and limitations in the Mario Paint "Composer" via my blog post from August 7, 2025 on the topic.
