MIDI Week Singles - "Ending Theme" - Super Mario Bros 2 (NES)

"Ending Theme" from Super Mario Bros 2 on the NES (1988)

Composer:  Koji Kondo 

Developer: Nintendo

Super Mario 2 was one of these games from an era where we would just skip to the end and beat the game.  I think the first time I beat the game may have been over at Jaconians house.  And I think we just took all necessary warp zones to go straight to the end, and just beat the game in order to watch the ending sequence with the neat animation of Mario snoring.  It was so cool, and such a head trip "it was all a dream."   Deep, man.

This is another Koji Kondo offering, which should come as no surprise.  He is the flagship composer for Nintendo, and his contribution to the "Nintendo Sound" cannot be overstated. Look, I'll even try:  Koji Kondo IS the Nintendo sound.  Without Koji Kondo, the legacy of Nintendo could be very different.  Nope.  Those aren't overstatements. 

Enjoy this victory fanfare and sleepy little song.

-D