The Super Mario Bros. Theme Is the First Video Game Music Enshrined in the National Recording Registry

The Library of Congress selected Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. theme as the first video game track to enter the National Recording Registry.

With a blog update from US Library of Congress, the research institute named the Super Mario Bros. theme one of 25 recordings to be exhibited and preserved in the National Recording Registry. every year, Libraries select small collections “The Scope and Diversity of America’s Recorded Sound Heritage to Raise Conservation Awareness” of Audio Sampling.

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In 1985, Nintendo composer Koji Kondo created what would become one of the most memorable video game songs of all time for the Super Mario Bros. theme for the NES. His work on the Mario series spans decades, and Kondo has also written other famous tracks, such as The Legend of Zelda theme.

About 38 years later, he continues to explore new ways to enjoy Kondo’s beats.In his IGN review of Mario’s latest theatrical adventure, the composer’s work Brian Taylor new score It was the highlight of the movie.Kondo’s previous work landed him in film credits, but in a strange contrast, Donkey Kong 64’s composer Grant Kirkhope was snubbed Last mention of his work on DK Rap.

Thumbnail credit: Leon Bennett/Getty Images. Photos: Takumi Kawagoe, Shigeru Miyamoto, Koji Kondo.

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