Super Mario Bros. theme part of the 2023 Library of Congress registry
It's pretty hard to get too excited about seeing our culture locked up in a slightly different way. If we had any kind of sanity to our copyright law the super mario bros theme, and for that matter the game itself, would already be in the public domain and just about anything deemed worthy of inclusion in the library of congress would be available as high quality digital downloads to anyone in the US at any time.
"Perhaps the most recognizable video game theme in history, Koji Kondo's main motif for the 1985 Nintendo classic, “Super Mario Bros.,” helped establish the game's legendary status and proved that the five-channel Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) sound chip was capable of vast musical complexity and creativity. The game's main theme, or “Ground Theme,” is a jaunty, Latin-influenced melody that provides the perfect accompaniment to Mario and Luigi's side scrolling hijinks. Kondo's score laid the groundwork for an entire generation of chiptune musicians and has been performed by orchestras around the globe, befitting its status as one of the most beloved musical compositions of the last 40 years."
Also added: Stairway to Heaven, What a Feeling, All I Want For Christmas and Imagine.
what does this mean? As I don't live in America I don't understand. Does this mean the theme is now in Publc Domain?
Daddy Yankee’s Gasolina was also included
I wish they add Mario Kart Wii next.
Aside: I love their writeup on Stairway to Heaven. I never realised the tempo changed.
Also, "Gasolina" and "Sweet Dreams are Made of This"
The Mario theme intro may have been lifted from here:
T-Square Adventures - Sister Marian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2la3MlJx3s&t=1m3s
Guile's theme, same album (from the song "Travelers"): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1vwlTZ5EGQ&t=1m26s
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Underworld theme intro likely taken from here:
Friendship (ft. Lee Ritenour) - Let's Not Talk About It https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX5ef_KAZlY&t=14s
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Mario star powerup music:
Piper - Summer Dream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH5K6fm2C0I
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Mario 3 water theme/Zelda Fairy theme:
Tatsuro Yamashita - Morning Glory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-A1nnfJ4VY
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Hammer Bros. Mario 3 theme and Dr. Mario theme seem to have taken from Lady Madonna though it is also may just be a common form: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYp6QbAE6s8
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Mario Galaxy theme:
Barbra Streisand - Evergreen (Love Theme from, "A Star Is Born") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH0D4TANhk4
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Bob-omb Battle field:
Steely Dan - Kid Charlemagne (coda) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ9Xk-VoGqo&t=3m52s
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Zelda 1 dungeon music:
Deep Purple - April https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV8e_RkpiNA&t=2m
-- Zelda Ocarina of Time opening:
Gymnopédie No. 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Xm7s9eGxU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC_4XE8wGa8
-- Zelda Ocarina of Time Gerudo Valley:
Heavily lifted from an anime song that was metal instead of acoustic. Link appears to have gone dead but I think it is the one mentioned in here:
https://zeldauniverse.net/forums/Thread/168079-Ocarina-of-ti...
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Zelda's Lullaby:
Mort Garson - Concerto For Philodendron And Pothos (Plantasia) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c49Trz5Rc_A
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This video goes over several of them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBNJ5cAxcQ8
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