Happy Birtday, Mr. Koji Kondo by Can of Nothing at 7:46 PM EDT on August 13, 2015

August 13 marks the birthday of celebrated Nintendo composer, Koji Kondo. Since joining the company in 1983, he has written countless songs for many beloved games, becoming somewhat of a legend amongst video game music enthusiasts worldwide.

Here is the complete list of games he has composed music for:

Devil World - 1984 (Partial soundtrack; with Akito Nakatsuka)
Super Mario Bros. - 1985 (Entire soundtrack)
The Legend of Zelda - 1986 (Entire soundtrack)
The Mysterious Murasame Castle - 1986 Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels - 1986 (1 new song)
VS. Super Mario Bros. - 1986 (1 new song)
Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic - 1987 (Entire soundtrack)
Shin Onigashima - 1987 (Entire soundtrack)
Super Mario Bros. 2 - 1988 (3 new songs)
Super Mario Bros. 3 - 1988 (Entire soundtrack)
Super Mario World - 1990 (Entire soundtrack)
Pilotwings - 1990 (1 song; with Soyo Oka)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - 1991 (Entire soundtrack)
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island - 1995 (Entire soundtrack)
Super Mario 64 - 1996 (Entire soundtrack)
Star Fox 64 - 1997 (Partial soundtrack; with Hajime Wakai)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - 1998 (Entire soundtrack)
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - 2000 (Partial soundtrack; with Toru Minegishi)
Super Mario Sunshine - 2002 (Partial soundtrack; with Shinobu Tanaka)
The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker - 2002 (1 song; with Kenta Nagata, etc)
New Super Mario Bros. - 2006 (1 song; with Asuka Hayazaki and Hajime Wakai)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - 2006 (1 song; with Teru Minegishi, Mahito Yokota and Asuka Hayazaki)
Super Mario Galaxy - 2007 (4 songs; with Mahito Yokota)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl - 2008 (1 remix)
Super Mario Galaxy 2 - 2010 (5 songs; with Mahito Yokota and Ryo Nagamatsu)
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - 2011 (1 song; with Hajime Wakai, Mahito Yokota and Ryo Nagamatsu)
Super Mario 3D World - 2013 (2 songs; with Mahito Yokota, Asuka Hayazaki, Ryo Nagamatsu and Takeshi Hama)
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U - 2014 (1 remix)

Are any of your favorite songs from those games? So are mine! If they are, why not wish the brilliant composer a happy birthday?

Once again, Happy Birthday, Mr. Koji Kondo. Thank you for 30 years of Mario music.

EDIT: Please trash this thread if it's not allowed.

edited 12:57 AM EDT August 14, 2015

by dissident93 at 9:47 PM EDT on August 13, 2015

You forgot Punch Out.

by robotortoise at 7:20 AM EDT on August 14, 2015

Don't forget all the games he's supervised the music for!

He supervises tons of games' music.

by Can of Nothing at 12:55 PM EDT on August 14, 2015

I know about both, yeah - I've only chosen to list games he's confirmed to have composed music for, though, and not sound effects (like Tennis) or supervising roles - that would have made the list quite much bigger than it already is.

by dj4uk6cjm at 7:06 PM EDT on August 14, 2015

Curious, has Koji ever done any re-orchestrated versions of his soundtracks? Mainly mario ones like Super Mario World and Super Mario 64.

by Can of Nothing at 9:10 AM EDT on August 15, 2015

Just some live piano performances of Super Mario Bros., Athletic (both Yoshi's Island and Super Mario World), Song of Healing, Starship Mario and the New Super Mario Bros. Overworld BGM, for the most part. The Super Mario Bros. Medley from the 2003 Mario & Zelda Big Band live concert was arranged (and performed, in part) by him, though, so you might want to check it out.

Otherwise, the closest you have are the Super Mario Bros. remixes from Super Smash Bros. Brawl (labelled as Ground Theme; it's the one with the piano) and Smash Bros. for Wii U.

by TheUltimateKoopa at 1:13 PM EDT on August 15, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u589pvON9nE that one

by Control at 8:12 PM EDT on August 15, 2015

You forgot Super Mario Maker, his first solo score since Ocarina of Time. Also, I think it's confirmed that he has not composed music for Zelda Wii U, however it's likely that he could even create a track right now for the game.

by Can of Nothing at 7:37 PM EDT on August 17, 2015

Is Super Mario Maker really a solo score? The only detail about it I know is that it's Kondo's first role as a lead musician since Majora's Mask.

I'm not sure if Kondo will end up writing anything for Zelda Wii U. Even if he does, it'll only be completed late into the game's development; "as always", according to Mahito Yokota.

by Control at 6:04 PM EDT on August 20, 2015

You're right. In fact, I'm willing to bet that both Mahito Yokota & Kazumi Totaka have made arrangement contributions. I still think it's Kondo's solo score in regards to composition though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrHSylEV5wE

Starts off with a Koji Kondo composition/arrangement and then 0:11 it plays Ryoji Yoshitomi's Mario Paint "Fly Swatter" music, but the arrangement is almost typical Mahito Yokota. However at 1:07 it plays Kazumi Totaka's MP "Big Robo Bug" and the arrangement sounds like his work.

Plus, Totaka's MP "Data Robot" reappears too in the game.

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edited 11:16 PM EDT August 20, 2015

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