This is, by far, one of the coolest articles I've ever read on video game music.

And one of my friends, in addition to his vote, sent me the link to this completely awesome interview with the music and sound design team of Super Mario Galaxy. Which brings me to the point of this article! So, while I was getting some arranging work done for a few clients this week, I put on some Super Mario Galaxy tracks to listen to, which inspired me to randomly asked on Facebook, “What are everyone's favorite tracks from this game?” Most of the votes were for Gusty Garden, which I think turned out to be kind of the iconic Galaxy theme.

And this from a franchise that started out as, in the words of my friend Mallory, “A plumber who jumps down pipes.” :-P Mario, you have a-certainly a-come a long way. I don't want to spoil the ending for anyone who hasn't beaten it yet, but this was a pretty deep Mario game it had a lot of references to the circle of life, life after death, etc. Not only are some of the tracks BEYOND EPIC ( Melty Molten Galaxy, Gusty Garden, Bowser Battle), but there are also some throwbacks to old themes from earlier Mario games ( Toy Time Galaxy, Nostalgia 1), as well as some really soft, moving tracks that reflected the sweet, sentimental aspects of the plot ( Bunnies, Sad Story). I was surprised to learn that most of the music was not composed by Koji Kondo, but by composer Mahito Yokota. It is now officially my dream to perform this music in an orchestra someday.

Everything including the level design, the completely beautiful construction of the Comet Observatory as the galaxy map, the occasionally excruciating Prankster Comet challenges, Luigi's complete adorableness.and especially the music. I haven't really read any professional game reviews about it, but personally, I LOVED this game. I recently finally got to sit down and play through the entirety of Super Mario Galaxy.

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