History AwesomeMusic / MarioAndLuigi

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5A9xBIE5-w giant battle theme]] is amazing. It really fits the mood, and uses Bowser's Leitmotif very well.

%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrxOjgpOnIQ Giant Bowser battle theme.]]

* The 3DS remake also got a new song for the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KqFDjwYPl8 Title Theme]]. Many people may think the original version is better, but this new song sounds like a battle theme for ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'' which is fitting since it's the same composer.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdaL0RZLIGs boss theme]]. Someone even made [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWEj7mMs9os a remix of it]] as if it was being played in ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite''.

* The final boss music of ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiPartnersInTime'' is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCYkpZ5vNrs fairly appropriate]] when you realize where you are, what you're fighting, and why you're fighting it. It's a bit somber as far as Mario tunes go, but it's epic all the same.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABXaNtoRaUs Good-Bye Sadness]]. For all the game's {{tear jerk|er}}ing moments, among them our heroes begging the formerly brainwashed Wiggler they just defeated to PleaseWakeUp, the flashbacks to the Bowser Jrs' budding friendship after their boss battle, and the first part of the Kameks' defeat scene.

* The [[https://youtu.be/LhywIw2SLUs title theme]] is an upbeat tune that really gives the impression that the Mario Bros. are in for a fun adventure. [[https://youtu.be/rTDk7BC3Hzc The Bowser's Minions remix]] adds several more instruments, giving it much more beat.
* The [[https://youtu.be/jcCJP35uIEg final battle]]. A grim finale song that really makes it feel like the entire world is at stake. [[https://youtu.be/j1X9b-B6oy4 Here's the Bowser's Minions remix]]. While not quite as intense, it instead makes the original song ''even more'' haunting, telling you that Cackletta ''has had more than enough of you.''
* [[https://youtu.be/fSDGxVrhpEs Bowletta's battle theme]]. It may be short, but it definitely feels like you're fighting an evil presence that ''needs'' to be stamped out, otherwise doom awaits. [[https://youtu.be/GuQTtXqe3WU The Bowser's Minions remix]] sounds even more urgent, enhancing the already present UncannyValley element. It does sound like a Bowser theme...but something is ''very, very wrong with it.'' And it fits absolutely beautifully with [[DemonicPossession who you're fighting at this point.]]
* [[https://youtu.be/ve5IiTbhKf4 The Teehee Valley theme]] (and the [[https://youtu.be/r4oMXaGd0Mk remixed version]]). One of the best tunes in any level, ever.
* The [[https://youtu.be/eH79b2u12XM boss theme]]. Less serious than later boss themes in the series, but oh so catchy none the less. Here's the [[https://youtu.be/BAKhaROUHrw Bowser's Minions remix]].
* [[https://youtu.be/cIdyayBEMik Bowser Castle.]] Such a moody yet atmospheric tune for the dangerous gauntlet that is the game's final dungeon. [[https://youtu.be/noXLhMzOjJE The remake's version]] adds some epic violin from Cackletta's theme.
* [[https://youtu.be/w_ZJCvqhCrE Popple's theme.]]. A tune so upbeat it's almost impossible not to dance along with it. The fact it's used for Fawful as well as Popple (at least the non-English versions) is just the icing on the cake. The [[https://youtu.be/eNaI5IQpZuE Bowser's Minions version]] is even used briefly in the cutscene where Captain Goomba's squadron starts their assault on Bowser's Castle.
%%* [[https://youtu.be/5eQu22Mwwn4 Chucklehuck Woods.]]
* The [[https://youtu.be/NQEf2Cy_TlA regular battle theme]]. While the entire series has well loved music, this theme is easily one of the most loved in the series, and ''damn,'' it's catchy! [[https://youtu.be/LAJ7OOCW0uc The Bowser's Minions remix]] takes the beat of the original and amps it UpToEleven, making the battles sound much more fun.
* Cackletta's (and in the English version, Fawful's) [[https://youtu.be/xsjmjvtjTOU battle theme]]. And her [[https://youtu.be/mltkiFEb6zE regular theme]], for that matter. The first is an ominous battle theme that makes you feel like you're fighting against a great evil, the latter a badass leitmotif which shows you Cackletta means business. [[https://youtu.be/qQt2S12IXmY The Bowser's Minion remix of the battle theme]] amplifies the awesome UpToEleven, and it's even used for Fawful to show [[TheStarscream his intention to overthrow Cackletta]]. The [[https://youtu.be/mScygydVHDs normal theme remix]], meanwhile, amps the OminousPipeOrgan nature of her theme UpToEleven, with its slower tempo letting it make better use of the new soundset's reverb than the faster battle mix.
* [[https://youtu.be/lXf3QKExm1E Professor E. Gadd's theme]], a funky remix of the Luigi's Mansion theme almost perfectly suited to a coffee shop setting.
%%* [[https://youtu.be/rtakMzbHP4o Oho Oasis/Gwarhar Lagoon]].
* The [[https://youtu.be/M2WO0_gM2rA Bowser's Minions Boss Theme]] from the 3DS remake is an amazingly tense boss theme which follows Never Let Up and Big Bang in starting off light hearted before getting all super serious.
* Beanbean Castle's theme ([[https://youtu.be/TIWPJV5wjdQ original]] and [[https://youtu.be/CMCyujgMzcw Bowser's Minions]]). If only Princess Peach's castle theme had a harpsichord...

* The final boss music of ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiPartnersInTime'' is [[https://youtu.be/bCYkpZ5vNrs fairly appropriate]] when you realize where you are, what you're fighting, and why you're fighting it. It's a bit somber as far as Mario tunes go, but it's epic all the same.
%%* The [[https://youtu.be/YP0--2PvJwQ title screen music]].
* The [[https://youtu.be/9TblCFr_Wm0 tutorial theme]]. A bouncy arrangement of the classic World 1-1 theme. ''Paper Jam'' and ''Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'' would use an arrangement of this version of the song for their tutorial theme.
%%* The [[https://youtu.be/B0xNQj3VNcM danger theme]].
%%* This [[https://youtu.be/tWtz9kajnlg 13 second track when you go to the past]].
* [[https://youtu.be/8aRLo5Zxkg0 Gritzy Desert]] is one of the better desert themes in the series.
* [[https://youtu.be/G3NX9Xqj3SE The theme for the penultimate Partners in Time princess]] is dark and intense while still being fast-paced, fitting the boss you're facing.
* The [[https://youtu.be/X1LkQngjv7E boss theme]] is rather underappreciated compared to the other main boss themes in the series, but it's still quite good.
%%* [[https://youtu.be/LpMzQDwsS2Q Bowser's Castle.]]
* [[https://youtu.be/p6xyE39s-vE Shroob Castle.]] Also, there's [[https://youtu.be/vyxKBWoTJIo Shroobs!]], the original theme that "Shroob Castle" is an arrangement of. And as if both arrangements weren't suspenseful enough, the tension is ramped up in "Shroobs!", thanks to its intro.
* [[https://youtu.be/ePGeSXPl48k The Koopaseum theme]] is rather catchy.
* The [[https://youtu.be/YxOO05VyHsw Vim Factory theme]] is dark and atmospheric, like the area itself.
%%* [[https://youtu.be/5pJFL2T11h8 Star Hill.]]
%%* The [[https://youtu.be/OA5eThuE3ng Star Shrine theme]] is a very peaceful, almost ethereal piece.
* The [[https://youtu.be/qXdMudRfJFQ Toad Town theme]], probably the darkest music (fitting of the area, also a contender) ever featured in a Mario game.
* [[https://youtu.be/64VWm0XsICM Thwomp Caverns]], a catchy song with a heavy techno beat (with some piano thrown in for good measure) that fits exploring the inside of a volcano surprisingly well.
%%* The [[https://youtu.be/PzpA6Geo0Wc Credits music.]]

* The [[https://youtu.be/FBLp-3Rw_u0 final battle]] music from ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory'' manages to do the impossible: make Bowser heroic. The Music/GaMetal [[https://youtu.be/OuCZsYPiQp0 remix]] is even more intense and dramatic, somehow. [[https://youtu.be/HQ0aGtml2uc The long anticipated Bowser Jr.'s Journey version]] is a beautiful reinvigoration of the original, sounding ''even more'' melancholic and climactic, and hammering in the fact that the great Koopa King himself is the world's only hope.
* [[https://youtu.be/kQ-QDWoJSbs Fawful Castle]], the final dungeon, has a wonderfully haunting piece of music led by a celesta and flute that sounds more like what you might expect in SlippySlideyIceWorld. Considering what Fawful Castle ''is'', the song really fits the mood nonetheless.
** [[https://youtu.be/DVmcOFMB_Ro The theme that plays outside of the castle]] is also pretty damn good.
** The song played [[https://youtu.be/R_YUdX41l2o inside Bowser.]]
* Yoko Shimomura's also got a real knack for leitmotifs. Fawful got a theme for ''Bowser's Inside Story'', and it is [[https://youtu.be/3EH6U242mC0 gloriously catchy.]]
* [[https://youtu.be/bHqy84Fm-q4 Bowser's leitmotif]] deserves a mention, particularly because it's carried over into both ''Dream Team'' AND ''Paper Jam''.
* The [[https://youtu.be/K5A9xBIE5-w giant battle theme]] is amazing. It really fits the mood, and uses Bowser's Leitmotif very well.
* The [[https://youtu.be/Mx9Z0izL7No credits theme]] from ''Bowser's Inside Story'' is a nice little medley of the songs from throughout the game, including the main theme at the end. And of course there's the [[https://youtu.be/ML-CNzD-Exg final end theme.]] [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments You can't help but feel happy for Bowser.]]
* The [[https://youtu.be/cdaL0RZLIGs boss theme]]. Someone even made [[https://youtu.be/MWEj7mMs9os a remix of it]] as if it was being played in ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite''.
%%* The [[https://youtu.be/wrxOjgpOnIQ Giant Bowser battle theme.]]
%%* The [[https://youtu.be/YYPgD0xr9ck minigame theme]].
%%* [[https://youtu.be/Oe77s6fzxeY Stolen Koopa Castle.]]
* The regular [[https://youtu.be/DSTvIrzFT1c Plack Beach theme]] was already good, but the second version with Mario and Luigi is...[[https://youtu.be/lKeyfJ6meew damn...]]
* [[https://youtu.be/Vkgo8m58jlk The Cavi Cape theme]] is particularly noteworthy for using the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorian_mode Dorian mode]], an archaic musical scale not even used that often in classical or traditional music, and likely all but unheard of in video game music. The end result is a piece with a very strong emotional neutrality; neither happy, nor dark, nor sad.
%%* The theme that plays [[https://youtu.be/g4uivOLzncc when you're swimming in Blubble Lake]].
%%* [[https://youtu.be/J9osHAC5yPY The tutorial theme.]]
%%* [[https://youtu.be/lUwPaoJO-l0 Bumpsy Plains/Blubble Lake shore]] ([[https://youtu.be/uODqRTjbSH0 Inside Bowser]]).
* [[https://youtu.be/g6nG4-EgfFk Toad Town]]. It feels just as peaceful and relaxing as the town itself.
%%* [[https://youtu.be/-NgrLBMq9p0 Toad Town (Inside Bowser).]]
* In the 3DS remake, the Dark Star and Dark Fawful got [[https://youtu.be/tExeVlGI6xs their own]] [[https://youtu.be/xviTRcf0xTA battle themes]]. The former's fast-paced, dramatic tone fits the urgent nature of the fight against an EldritchAbomination such as itself perfectly, while the latter is a slow, booming track combining Fawful and Cackletta's themes from Superstar in a lovely DarkReprise.

* The [[https://youtu.be/Y3x8PjIuTxU Title Screen]] wonderfully shows off the more orchestral flavour of the game's music. Extra points for remixing some of the ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' battle theme.
* The [[https://youtu.be/bpn1x_OILHE Boss Battle theme]] starts fairly joyful as per the series' tradition, but then gets incredibly tense and epic. It combines the almost toonish playfulness of before with some no-nonsense transitions. When you consider this is often how elements blend in the ''Mario & Luigi'' games as a whole, it's little wonder many claim this the best boss theme of all.
* The [[https://youtu.be/MN78i0nfqE8 overworld battle theme]]. You'll be hearing it a lot, and enjoying every second of it as you do.
** The [[https://youtu.be/B43bXrRVPFE Dream World rendition]] as well, especially the second half. There's also a MusicalNod to "Fight Against Monsters" from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG''.
** Someone [[https://youtu.be/j30QMktWaDs merged the two battle themes.]] It's as incredible as it sounds.
* "[[https://youtu.be/G_1UHTh9s9c Break at Pi'illo Castle"]] is a great theme, starting off light but turning grand and orchestral very quickly.
* [[https://youtu.be/4WqjW-J1jBo Dreamy Pi'illo Castle]]. It's an excellent introduction to the dream worlds, and the music only makes it better.
* [[https://youtu.be/GfHbnOPMbCE Mushrise Park.]] Absolutely amazing, and built almost entirely on the PachelbelsCanonProgression and variations thereof. [[https://youtu.be/LCZ40wL6kSI Dreamy Mushrise Park]] is almost as good, if not better. Definitely has a dreamy and relaxing feel to it.
* [[https://youtu.be/9f6OgNFUHug Beneath Pi'illo Castle]] is also enjoyable even though it plays fairly early in the game. Even more awesome is that at times, the style, timbre, and feel of the piece calls to mind the [[https://youtu.be/xAQFJ1YpFaI third movement]] of Music/LudwigVanBeethoven's famous Fifth Symphony, if you're familiar with that part of it.
* [[https://youtu.be/vxnkBSuoWe8 Dream's Forbidden Depths]], an atmospheric and unnerving piece that only adds on to the creepiness of Dream's Deep.
* [[https://youtu.be/Jmy506jvI3k Dreamy Somnom Labyrinth]]. It's a beautiful theme, and very unique for a Mario game. Also the regular [[https://youtu.be/NUmmCDyB0EI Somnom Woods]] theme, featuring a mystical piano/marimba pair that wonderfully captures the atmosphere of TheLostWoods as a setting archetype.
* Ladies and gentlemen, tropers of all ages, [[https://youtu.be/Elb6A7iT6P0 the Final Boss music, Adventure's End]]. An absolutely beautiful and hectic piece that truly captures the essence of the battle itself (and is reminiscent of either [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII Darkness of the Unknown]] or [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories Lord of the Castle]], also by Shimomura). To close out 2017, Music/GaMetal put out a [[https://youtu.be/ZGM5BqLtf_4 remix]]!
* [[https://youtu.be/d0_5_TNE3mw Antasma's Theme]] is wonderfully ominous, befitting the lord of nightmares, while [[https://youtu.be/PrAYVhPU-9g The Final Antasma Battle]] remixes it into an absolutely amazing, incredibly atmospheric boss tune.
* [[https://youtu.be/Hl-PlcfTE6o Bowser's Theme]]. Great remix of his theme from ''Bowser's Inside Story'', complete with [[OminousLatinChanting ominous chanting]].
* [[https://youtu.be/Bpndf4HMqM4 "Size Up Your Enemy"]], Giant Luigi's theme, really gets you in the mood for a {{Kaiju}}-style fight. As does [[https://youtu.be/j-5ZOWoj3aY the music right before each giant battle.]]
* [[https://youtu.be/DvqlDmFY-84 Neo Bowser Castle]] has an exhilaratingly sinister theme that befits the Koopa King's return to glory.
** And then, for the dream world, there's the positively chilling [[https://youtu.be/XKCGDq4RVcM Neo Bowser Sunrise]].
** [[https://youtu.be/96VBgL5pi6s Neo Bowser Castle's Illusion]] and [[https://youtu.be/NAwK_k9NCSw Bowser's Dream]]. Two deliciously creepy themes that do wonders for the atmosphere of the game's final leg.
* [[https://youtu.be/w8MjVR2TpJA Nightmare Lullaby]], the "bad things are happening" tune, is creepy, tense, suspenseful, and awesome at the same time.
* [[https://youtu.be/OBUzOwlyTsE Dreamy Wakeport Repose]]. Such a relaxing and soothing song. In fact, one may say it's way too relaxing, but still an awesome and soothing song to listen to. Its real-world counterpart, [[https://youtu.be/B51z0JGf4Hw Shopping in Wakeport]], is also relaxing, what with the flute and guitar and all.
* [[https://youtu.be/8GjXDvmYNZU The Nightmare Road]], the song that plays right before the final battle, gives off the feeling of an epic confrontation.
* [[https://youtu.be/2_QCLz_bECc The Law of Pajamaja]] qualifies as Funny Music. This song, combined with the BEEFY Massif Bros. and the absurd stories of the Muscle Lords, creates an unbelievably hilarious mood for Mt. Pajamaja.
* [[https://youtu.be/5sBl0iQ1i18 Lofty Mount Pajamaja]], a beautiful and relaxing song for the SlippySlideyIceWorld peak that gives a feeling of loneliness. Snow levels in games tend to have great songs, and this one is a good example.

* [[https://youtu.be/peTizsTk6mY Start of the Adventure]] is praised for its upbeat and catchy medley.
* In the first few battles before Paper Mario appears, there's an awesome remix of [[https://youtu.be/4SYLQl98orI Come On!]], from ''Superstar Saga''.
* The normal battle theme, [[https://youtu.be/PoRTCR3Flck Mixed-Up Scramble]], which replaces "Come On!" after Paper Mario appears, and it's easily one of the best battle themes in the series, if not the best.

** [[https://youtu.be/PewXKlojsPg Do It Now!]] is an upbeat, adrenaline-filled piano song.
** [[https://youtu.be/fl5ujXvs17c Time's Running Out!]] is a wonderful, fast-paced action theme for when you're either chasing or running from something.
** [[https://youtu.be/TkyDVoCg1-s Where's Toad?]] helps you slow down and think when you're searching for hidden Paper Toads.
** [[https://youtu.be/2s32_E77WcU Destination Unknown]]. Similar to "Where's Toad?", but both a little tenser and a little more laid back at the same time, which is fitting since this usually plays when you're in enemy-filled areas searching out one particular member and have to travel a little farther than for the Paper Toads.
* While technically a remix of ''Partners in Time'''s song, [[https://youtu.be/zXtiBi4ho8Q Prepare Yourself!]] is often credited as a great remix!
* The theme for the warm-up before the final boss battle, [[https://youtu.be/EMpAuau7kDU Double Bowsers!]]. It has a massive contrast with the rest of the soundtrack, feeling a lot like [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI "Forze del Male"]], giving the vibe that the Bowsers aren't joking this time around.
* The FinalBoss theme ([[SarcasmMode creatively titled]] [[https://youtu.be/GphACo5c0Y0 Final Battle]]) is by far one of the most epic themes in the series, feeling like a hybrid of "The Grand Finale" and "Adventure's End", and easily rivaling them in terms of awesomeness. Not only that, but it also sounds very reminiscent of [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII "Darkness of the Unknown"]] (particularly at the beginning and especially during the second half).
* [[https://youtu.be/wuTqDqv5ghc Mountaintop Secrets]] aka Mount Brrr theme sounds really mystical and soothing.
* [[https://youtu.be/uswB_Cu7Pxk Whispered Secrets.]] Quite a beautiful piece of music that plays when Princess Peach first meets her parallel Paper counterpart as well as when said characters are talking about hair styles and clothes while at Mount Brrr.
* [[https://youtu.be/rl8EoynQyvI Don't You Know Who I Am?]][[DubNameChange /Respect Your Elders]] is the Leitmotif of the Kameks and the Koopalings, which has a jazzy feel reminiscent of Fawful's theme from ''Bowser's Inside Story''.
* [[https://youtu.be/L150PCOGI3A Big Bang]], the regular boss theme, mixes perfectly both ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'' and ''VideoGame/PaperMario'' tunes. Just like ''Dream Team'''s boss theme, it starts playful and full of joy, but becomes dark and tense, just like the game's plot.
* [[https://youtu.be/3dwKe45sQeQ Mysterious Bowser's Castle,]] which is played during the [[DiscOneFinalDungeon first visit]] to Bowser's Castle, sounds much more menacing than the usual Bowser's Castle theme, much like the Neo Bowser Castle themes in ''Dream Team''. Of course, this is to show that Bowser is a much more menacing villain now, nailing the atmosphere perfectly. And while it's replaced with the track below for the second visit (as Neo Bowser Castle), this track is reused for the last Papercraft battle with Papercraft Bowser.
* [[https://youtu.be/8ghOuecHcEM Floating Castle]] [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom of Doom]], the final dungeon theme, sounds nothing like a regular Bowser's Castle. Instead of sounding epic and triumphant, it sounds full of despair and agony, perfectly reflecting what will happen if the Bowsers manage to win.
* [[https://youtu.be/rq8voVTgC8U Paper Parade!]] ain't half bad, either.
* [[https://youtu.be/ABXaNtoRaUs Good-Bye Sadness]]. For all the game's {{tear jerk|er}}ing moments, among them our heroes begging the formerly brainwashed Wiggler they just defeated to PleaseWakeUp, the flashbacks to the Bowser Jrs' budding friendship after their boss battle, and the first part of the Kameks' defeat scene.
* [[https://youtu.be/49cZkLM4R9E Bowser's Coming!]] is this game's respective remix of Bowser's theme from ''Bowser's Inside Story''. It has a chilling atmosphere that serves to demonstrate how menacing Bowser is.
* [[https://youtu.be/lHDtLy407ME Forest Fairy Melody]] is a beautiful and mysterious theme that fits the pretty but eerie Gloomy Woods to a T.

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* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhywIw2SLUs title theme]] is an upbeat tune that really gives the impression that the Mario Bros. are in for a fun adventure. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTDk7BC3Hzc The Bowser's Minions remix]] adds several more instruments, giving it much more beat.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcCJP35uIEg final battle]]. A grim finale song that really makes it feel like the entire world is at stake. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1X9b-B6oy4 Here's the Bowser's Minions remix]]. While not quite as intense, it instead makes the original song ''even more'' haunting, telling you that Cackletta ''has had more than enough of you.''
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSDGxVrhpEs Bowletta's battle theme]]. It may be short, but it definitely feels like you're fighting an evil presence that ''needs'' to be stamped out, otherwise doom awaits. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuQTtXqe3WU The Bowser's Minions remix]] sounds even more urgent, enhancing the already present UncannyValley element. It does sound like a Bowser theme...but something is ''very, very wrong with it.'' And it fits absolutely beautifully with [[DemonicPossession who you're fighting at this point.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve5IiTbhKf4 The Teehee Valley theme]] (and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4oMXaGd0Mk remixed version]]). One of the best tunes in any level, ever.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH79b2u12XM boss theme]]. Less serious than later boss themes in the series, but oh so catchy none the less. Here's the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAKhaROUHrw Bowser's Minions remix]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIdyayBEMik Bowser Castle.]] Such a moody yet atmospheric tune for the dangerous gauntlet that is the game's final dungeon. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noXLhMzOjJE The remake's version]] adds some epic violin from Cackletta's theme.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_ZJCvqhCrE Popple's theme.]]. A tune so upbeat it's almost impossible not to dance along with it. The fact it's used for Fawful as well as Popple (at least the non-English versions) is just the icing on the cake. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNaI5IQpZuE Bowser's Minions version]] is even used briefly in the cutscene where Captain Goomba's squadron starts their assault on Bowser's Castle.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eQu22Mwwn4 Chucklehuck Woods.]]
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQEf2Cy_TlA regular battle theme]]. While the entire series has well loved music, this theme is easily one of the most loved in the series, and ''damn,'' it's catchy! [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAJ7OOCW0uc The Bowser's Minions remix]] takes the beat of the original and amps it UpToEleven, making the battles sound much more fun.
* Cackletta's (and in the English version, Fawful's) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsjmjvtjTOU battle theme]]. And her [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mltkiFEb6zE regular theme]], for that matter. The first is an ominous battle theme that makes you feel like you're fighting against a great evil, the latter a badass leitmotif which shows you Cackletta means business. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQt2S12IXmY The Bowser's Minion remix of the battle theme]] amplifies the awesome UpToEleven, and it's even used for Fawful to show [[TheStarscream his intention to overthrow Cackletta]]. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mScygydVHDs normal theme remix]], meanwhile, amps the OminousPipeOrgan nature of her theme UpToEleven, with its slower tempo letting it make better use of the new soundset's reverb than the faster battle mix.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXf3QKExm1E Professor E. Gadd's theme]], a funky remix of the Luigi's Mansion theme almost perfectly suited to a coffee shop setting.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtakMzbHP4o Oho Oasis/Gwarhar Lagoon]].
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2WO0_gM2rA Bowser's Minions Boss Theme]] from the 3DS remake is an amazingly tense boss theme which follows Never Let Up and Big Bang in starting off light hearted before getting all super serious.
* Beanbean Castle's theme ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIWPJV5wjdQ original]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMCyujgMzcw Bowser's Minions]]). If only Princess Peach's castle theme had a harpsichord...

* The final boss music of ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiPartnersInTime'' is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCYkpZ5vNrs fairly appropriate]] when you realize where you are, what you're fighting, and why you're fighting it. It's a bit somber as far as Mario tunes go, but it's epic all the same.
%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP0--2PvJwQ title screen music]].
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TblCFr_Wm0 tutorial theme]]. A bouncy arrangement of the classic World 1-1 theme. ''Paper Jam'' and ''Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'' would use an arrangement of this version of the song for their tutorial theme.
%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0xNQj3VNcM danger theme]].
%%* This [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWtz9kajnlg 13 second track when you go to the past]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aRLo5Zxkg0 Gritzy Desert]] is one of the better desert themes in the series.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3NX9Xqj3SE The theme for the penultimate Partners in Time princess]] is dark and intense while still being fast-paced, fitting the boss you're facing.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1LkQngjv7E boss theme]] is rather underappreciated compared to the other main boss themes in the series, but it's still quite good.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpMzQDwsS2Q Bowser's Castle.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6xyE39s-vE Shroob Castle.]] Also, there's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyxKBWoTJIo Shroobs!]], the original theme that "Shroob Castle" is an arrangement of. And as if both arrangements weren't suspenseful enough, the tension is ramped up in "Shroobs!", thanks to its intro.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePGeSXPl48k The Koopaseum theme]] is rather catchy.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxOO05VyHsw Vim Factory theme]] is dark and atmospheric, like the area itself.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pJFL2T11h8 Star Hill.]]
%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA5eThuE3ng Star Shrine theme]] is a very peaceful, almost ethereal piece.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXdMudRfJFQ Toad Town theme]], probably the darkest music (fitting of the area, also a contender) ever featured in a Mario game.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64VWm0XsICM Thwomp Caverns]], a catchy song with a heavy techno beat (with some piano thrown in for good measure) that fits exploring the inside of a volcano surprisingly well.
%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzpA6Geo0Wc Credits music.]]

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBLp-3Rw_u0 final battle]] music from ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory'' manages to do the impossible: make Bowser heroic. The Music/GaMetal [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuCZsYPiQp0 remix]] is even more intense and dramatic, somehow. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ0aGtml2uc The long anticipated Bowser Jr.'s Journey version]] is a beautiful reinvigoration of the original, sounding ''even more'' melancholic and climactic, and hammering in the fact that the great Koopa King himself is the world's only hope.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ-QDWoJSbs Fawful Castle]], the final dungeon, has a wonderfully haunting piece of music led by a celesta and flute that sounds more like what you might expect in SlippySlideyIceWorld. Considering what Fawful Castle ''is'', the song really fits the mood nonetheless.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVmcOFMB_Ro The theme that plays outside of the castle]] is also pretty damn good.
** The song played [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_YUdX41l2o inside Bowser.]]
* Yoko Shimomura's also got a real knack for leitmotifs. Fawful got a theme for ''Bowser's Inside Story'', and it is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EH6U242mC0 gloriously catchy.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHqy84Fm-q4 Bowser's leitmotif]] deserves a mention, particularly because it's carried over into both ''Dream Team'' AND ''Paper Jam''.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5A9xBIE5-w giant battle theme]] is amazing. It really fits the mood, and uses Bowser's Leitmotif very well.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx9Z0izL7No credits theme]] from ''Bowser's Inside Story'' is a nice little medley of the songs from throughout the game, including the main theme at the end. And of course there's the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML-CNzD-Exg final end theme.]] [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments You can't help but feel happy for Bowser.]]
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdaL0RZLIGs boss theme]]. Someone even made [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWEj7mMs9os a remix of it]] as if it was being played in ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite''.
%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrxOjgpOnIQ Giant Bowser battle theme.]]
%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYPgD0xr9ck minigame theme]].
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe77s6fzxeY Stolen Koopa Castle.]]
* The regular [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSTvIrzFT1c Plack Beach theme]] was already good, but the second version with Mario and Luigi is...[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKeyfJ6meew damn...]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkgo8m58jlk The Cavi Cape theme]] is particularly noteworthy for using the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorian_mode Dorian mode]], an archaic musical scale not even used that often in classical or traditional music, and likely all but unheard of in video game music. The end result is a piece with a very strong emotional neutrality; neither happy, nor dark, nor sad.
%%* The theme that plays [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4uivOLzncc when you're swimming in Blubble Lake]].
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9osHAC5yPY The tutorial theme.]]
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUwPaoJO-l0 Bumpsy Plains/Blubble Lake shore]] ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uODqRTjbSH0 Inside Bowser]]).
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6nG4-EgfFk Toad Town]]. It feels just as peaceful and relaxing as the town itself.
%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NgrLBMq9p0 Toad Town (Inside Bowser).]]
* In the 3DS remake, the Dark Star and Dark Fawful got [[https://youtu.be/tExeVlGI6xs their own]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xviTRcf0xTA battle themes]]. The former's fast-paced, dramatic tone fits the urgent nature of the fight against an EldritchAbomination such as itself perfectly, while the latter is a slow, booming track combining Fawful and Cackletta's themes from Superstar in a lovely DarkReprise.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3x8PjIuTxU Title Screen]] wonderfully shows off the more orchestral flavour of the game's music. Extra points for remixing some of the ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' battle theme.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpn1x_OILHE Boss Battle theme]] starts fairly joyful as per the series' tradition, but then gets incredibly tense and epic. It combines the almost toonish playfulness of before with some no-nonsense transitions. When you consider this is often how elements blend in the ''Mario & Luigi'' games as a whole, it's little wonder many claim this the best boss theme of all.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN78i0nfqE8 overworld battle theme]]. You'll be hearing it a lot, and enjoying every second of it as you do.
** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B43bXrRVPFE Dream World rendition]] as well, especially the second half. There's also a MusicalNod to "Fight Against Monsters" from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG''.
** Someone [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j30QMktWaDs merged the two battle themes.]] It's as incredible as it sounds.
* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_1UHTh9s9c Break at Pi'illo Castle"]] is a great theme, starting off light but turning grand and orchestral very quickly.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WqjW-J1jBo Dreamy Pi'illo Castle]]. It's an excellent introduction to the dream worlds, and the music only makes it better.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfHbnOPMbCE Mushrise Park.]] Absolutely amazing, and built almost entirely on the PachelbelsCanonProgression and variations thereof. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCZ40wL6kSI Dreamy Mushrise Park]] is almost as good, if not better. Definitely has a dreamy and relaxing feel to it.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f6OgNFUHug Beneath Pi'illo Castle]] is also enjoyable even though it plays fairly early in the game. Even more awesome is that at times, the style, timbre, and feel of the piece calls to mind the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAQFJ1YpFaI third movement]] of Music/LudwigVanBeethoven's famous Fifth Symphony, if you're familiar with that part of it.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxnkBSuoWe8 Dream's Forbidden Depths]], an atmospheric and unnerving piece that only adds on to the creepiness of Dream's Deep.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmy506jvI3k Dreamy Somnom Labyrinth]]. It's a beautiful theme, and very unique for a Mario game. Also the regular [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUmmCDyB0EI Somnom Woods]] theme, featuring a mystical piano/marimba pair that wonderfully captures the atmosphere of TheLostWoods as a setting archetype.
* Ladies and gentlemen, tropers of all ages, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Elb6A7iT6P0 the Final Boss music, Adventure's End]]. An absolutely beautiful and hectic piece that truly captures the essence of the battle itself (and is reminiscent of either [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII Darkness of the Unknown]] or [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories Lord of the Castle]], also by Shimomura). To close out 2017, Music/GaMetal put out a [[https://youtu.be/ZGM5BqLtf_4 remix]]!
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0_5_TNE3mw Antasma's Theme]] is wonderfully ominous, befitting the lord of nightmares, while [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrAYVhPU-9g The Final Antasma Battle]] remixes it into an absolutely amazing, incredibly atmospheric boss tune.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl-PlcfTE6o Bowser's Theme]]. Great remix of his theme from ''Bowser's Inside Story'', complete with [[OminousLatinChanting ominous chanting]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bpndf4HMqM4 "Size Up Your Enemy"]], Giant Luigi's theme, really gets you in the mood for a {{Kaiju}}-style fight. As does [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-5ZOWoj3aY the music right before each giant battle.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvqlDmFY-84 Neo Bowser Castle]] has an exhilaratingly sinister theme that befits the Koopa King's return to glory.
** And then, for the dream world, there's the positively chilling [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKCGDq4RVcM Neo Bowser Sunrise]].
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96VBgL5pi6s Neo Bowser Castle's Illusion]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAwK_k9NCSw Bowser's Dream]]. Two deliciously creepy themes that do wonders for the atmosphere of the game's final leg.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8MjVR2TpJA Nightmare Lullaby]], the "bad things are happening" tune, is creepy, tense, suspenseful, and awesome at the same time.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBUzOwlyTsE Dreamy Wakeport Repose]]. Such a relaxing and soothing song. In fact, one may say it's way too relaxing, but still an awesome and soothing song to listen to. Its real-world counterpart, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B51z0JGf4Hw Shopping in Wakeport]], is also relaxing, what with the flute and guitar and all.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GjXDvmYNZU The Nightmare Road]], the song that plays right before the final battle, gives off the feeling of an epic confrontation.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_QCLz_bECc The Law of Pajamaja]] qualifies as Funny Music. This song, combined with the BEEFY Massif Bros. and the absurd stories of the Muscle Lords, creates an unbelievably hilarious mood for Mt. Pajamaja.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sBl0iQ1i18 Lofty Mount Pajamaja]], a beautiful and relaxing song for the SlippySlideyIceWorld peak that gives a feeling of loneliness. Snow levels in games tend to have great songs, and this one is a good example.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peTizsTk6mY Start of the Adventure]] is praised for its upbeat and catchy medley.
* In the first few battles before Paper Mario appears, there's an awesome remix of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SYLQl98orI Come On!]], from ''Superstar Saga''.
* The normal battle theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoRTCR3Flck Mixed-Up Scramble]], which replaces "Come On!" after Paper Mario appears, and it's easily one of the best battle themes in the series, if not the best.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PewXKlojsPg Do It Now!]] is an upbeat, adrenaline-filled piano song.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl5ujXvs17c Time's Running Out!]] is a wonderful, fast-paced action theme for when you're either chasing or running from something.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkyDVoCg1-s Where's Toad?]] helps you slow down and think when you're searching for hidden Paper Toads.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s32_E77WcU Destination Unknown]]. Similar to "Where's Toad?", but both a little tenser and a little more laid back at the same time, which is fitting since this usually plays when you're in enemy-filled areas searching out one particular member and have to travel a little farther than for the Paper Toads.
* While technically a remix of ''Partners in Time'''s song, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXtiBi4ho8Q Prepare Yourself!]] is often credited as a great remix!
* The theme for the warm-up before the final boss battle, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMpAuau7kDU Double Bowsers!]]. It has a massive contrast with the rest of the soundtrack, feeling a lot like [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI "Forze del Male"]], giving the vibe that the Bowsers aren't joking this time around.
* The FinalBoss theme ([[SarcasmMode creatively titled]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GphACo5c0Y0 Final Battle]]) is by far one of the most epic themes in the series, feeling like a hybrid of "The Grand Finale" and "Adventure's End", and easily rivaling them in terms of awesomeness. Not only that, but it also sounds very reminiscent of [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII "Darkness of the Unknown"]] (particularly at the beginning and especially during the second half).
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuTqDqv5ghc Mountaintop Secrets]] aka Mount Brrr theme sounds really mystical and soothing.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uswB_Cu7Pxk Whispered Secrets.]] Quite a beautiful piece of music that plays when Princess Peach first meets her parallel Paper counterpart as well as when said characters are talking about hair styles and clothes while at Mount Brrr.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl8EoynQyvI Don't You Know Who I Am?]][[DubNameChange /Respect Your Elders]] is the Leitmotif of the Kameks and the Koopalings, which has a jazzy feel reminiscent of Fawful's theme from ''Bowser's Inside Story''.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L150PCOGI3A Big Bang]], the regular boss theme, mixes perfectly both ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'' and ''VideoGame/PaperMario'' tunes. Just like ''Dream Team'''s boss theme, it starts playful and full of joy, but becomes dark and tense, just like the game's plot.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dwKe45sQeQ Mysterious Bowser's Castle,]] which is played during the [[DiscOneFinalDungeon first visit]] to Bowser's Castle, sounds much more menacing than the usual Bowser's Castle theme, much like the Neo Bowser Castle themes in ''Dream Team''. Of course, this is to show that Bowser is a much more menacing villain now, nailing the atmosphere perfectly. And while it's replaced with the track below for the second visit (as Neo Bowser Castle), this track is reused for the last Papercraft battle with Papercraft Bowser.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ghOuecHcEM Floating Castle]] [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom of Doom]], the final dungeon theme, sounds nothing like a regular Bowser's Castle. Instead of sounding epic and triumphant, it sounds full of despair and agony, perfectly reflecting what will happen if the Bowsers manage to win.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq8voVTgC8U Paper Parade!]] ain't half bad, either.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABXaNtoRaUs Good-Bye Sadness]]. For all the game's {{tear jerk|er}}ing moments, among them our heroes begging the formerly brainwashed Wiggler they just defeated to PleaseWakeUp, the flashbacks to the Bowser Jrs' budding friendship after their boss battle, and the first part of the Kameks' defeat scene.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49cZkLM4R9E Bowser's Coming!]] is this game's respective remix of Bowser's theme from ''Bowser's Inside Story''. It has a chilling atmosphere that serves to demonstrate how menacing Bowser is.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHDtLy407ME Forest Fairy Melody]] is a beautiful and mysterious theme that fits the pretty but eerie Gloomy Woods to a T.

* In the 3DS remake, the Dark Star and Dark Fawful got [[https://youtu.be/tExeVlGI6xs their own]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xviTRcf0xTA battle theme]]. The former's fast-paced, dramatic tone fits the urgent nature of the fights against it perfectly while the latter is a slow, booming track combining Fawful and Cackletta's themes from Superstar in a lovely remix.

* In the 3DS remake, the Dark Star and Dark Fawful got [[https://youtu.be/tExeVlGI6xs their own]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xviTRcf0xTA battle theme]]. Ones fast-paced, dramatic tone fits the urgent nature of the fights against it perfectly while the other is a slow, booming track combining Fawful and Cackletta's themes from Superstar in a lovely remix.

* In the 3DS remake, the Dark Star got [[https://youtu.be/tExeVlGI6xs its own battle theme]]. Its fast-paced, dramatic tone fits the urgent nature of the fight against it perfectly.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBLp-3Rw_u0 final battle]] music from ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory'' manages to do the impossible: make Bowser heroic. The Music/GaMetal [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuCZsYPiQp0 remix]] is even more intense and dramatic, somehow. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ0aGtml2uc The long anticipated Bowser Jr.'s Journey version]] is a beautiful reinvigoration of the original, sounding ''even more'' melancholic and climatic, and hammering in the fact that the great Koopa King himself is the world's only hope.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBLp-3Rw_u0 final battle]] music from ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory'' manages to do the impossible: make Bowser heroic. The Music/GaMetal [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuCZsYPiQp0 remix]] is even more intense and dramatic, somehow.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQEf2Cy_TlA regular battle theme]]. While the entire series has well loved music, this theme is easily one of the most loved in the series, and '''''damn,''''' it's catchy! [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAJ7OOCW0uc The Bowser's Minions remix]] takes the beat of the original and amps it UpToEleven, making the battles sound much more fun.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQEf2Cy_TlA regular battle theme]]. While the entire series has well loved music, this theme is easily one of the most loved in the series. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAJ7OOCW0uc The Bowser's Minions remix]] takes the beat of the original and amps it UpToEleven, making the battles sound much more fun.

* The regular [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSTvIrzFT1c Plack Beach theme]] was already pretty good, but the second version with Mario and Luigi is...[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKeyfJ6meew damn...]]

* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_1UHTh9s9c Break at Pi'illo Castle"]] is a pretty great theme, starting off light but turning grand and orchestral very quickly.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f6OgNFUHug Beneath Pi'illo Castle]] is also pretty enjoyable even though it plays fairly early in the game. Even more awesome is that at times, the style, timbre, and feel of the piece calls to mind the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAQFJ1YpFaI third movement]] of Music/LudwigVanBeethoven's famous Fifth Symphony, if you're familiar with that part of it.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBUzOwlyTsE Dreamy Wakeport Repose]]. Such a relaxing and soothing song. In fact, one may say it's way too relaxing, but still an awesome and soothing song to listen to. Its real-world counterpart, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B51z0JGf4Hw Shopping in Wakeport]], is also pretty relaxing, what with the flute and guitar and all.

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve5IiTbhKf4 The Teehee Valley theme]]. (and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4oMXaGd0Mk remixed version]].) One of the best tunes in any level, ever.

* Cackletta's (and in the English version, Fawful's) [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsjmjvtjTOU battle theme]]. And her [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mltkiFEb6zE regular theme]], for that matter. The first is an ominous battle theme that makes you feel like you're fighting against a great evil, the latter a badass leitmotif which shows you Cackletta means business. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQt2S12IXmY The Bowser's Minion remix of the battle theme]] amplifies the awesome UpToEleven, and it's even used for Fawful to show [[TheStarscream his intention to overthrow Cackletta]]. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mScygydVHDs normal theme remix]], meanwhile, amps the OminousPipeOrgan nature of her theme Up to 11, with its slower tempo letting it make better use of the new soundset's reverb than the faster battle mix.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve5IiTbhKf4 The Teehee Valley theme.]] One of the best tunes in any level, ever.
* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH79b2u12XM boss theme]]. Less serious than later boss themes in the series, but oh so catchy none the less.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_ZJCvqhCrE Popple's theme.]]. A tune so upbeat it's almost impossible not to dance along with it. The fact it's used for Fawful as well as Popple (at least the English versions) is just the icing on the cake.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsjmjvtjTOU Cackletta's battle theme]]. And her [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mltkiFEb6zE regular theme]], for that matter. The first is an ominous battle theme that makes you feel like you're fighting against a great evil, the latter a badass leitmotif which shows you Cackletta means business. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQt2S12IXmY The Bowser's Minion remix of the battle theme]] amplifies the awesome UpToEleven, and it's even used for Fawful to show [[TheStarscream his intention to overthrow Cackletta]].

* The 3DS remake has the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2WO0_gM2rA Bowser's Minions boss theme]] is an amazingly tense boss theme which follows Never Let Up and Big Bang in starting off light hearted before getting all super serious.

* The 3DS remake has the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2WO0_gM2rA Bowser's Minions boss theme]], which is an amazingly tense boss theme which follows Never Let Up and Big Bang in starting off light hearted before getting all super serious.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3NX9Xqj3SE The theme for the penultimate Partners in Time princess]], which is dark and intense while still being fast-paced, fitting the boss you're facing.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePGeSXPl48k The Koopaseum theme]] is rather catchy as well.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxOO05VyHsw Vim Factory theme]], which is dark and atmospheric, like the area itself.

* The final boss music of ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiPartnersInTime'' is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DWzLMC9KiM fairly appropriate]] when you realize where you are, what you're fighting, and why you're fighting it. It's a bit somber as far as Mario tunes go, but it's epic all the same.

%%* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKkvNimwv7I Gritzy Desert.]]
%%* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPpTX8Ll0gU The penultimate Partners in Time princess]].
%%* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwvgfLkqdB8 boss theme]].

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mhcv7yW9ED0 Shroob Castle.]] Also, there's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyxKBWoTJIo Shroobs!]], the original theme that "Shroob Castle" is an arrangement of. And as if both arrangements weren't suspenseful enough, the tension is ramped up in "Shroobs!", thanks to its intro.
%%* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ER-JaO6TOU The Koopaseum.]]

%%* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grRPrYOwXCk Star Shrine.]]

%%* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da8Cfswu5E0 Thwomp Caverns.]]

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsjmjvtjTOU Cackletta's battle theme]]. And her [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mltkiFEb6zE regular theme]], for that matter. The first is an ominous battle theme that makes you feel like you're fighting against a great evil, the latter a badass leitmotif which shows you Cackletta means business. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQt2S12IXmY The Bowser's Minion remix of the battle theme]] amplifies the awesome UpToEleven.

* Ladies and gentlemen, tropers of all ages, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Elb6A7iT6P0 the Final Boss music, Adventure's End]]. An absolutely beautiful and hectic piece that truly captures the essence of the battle itself (and is reminiscent of either [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII Darkness of the Unknown]] or [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories Lord of the Castle]], also by Shimomura). To close out 2017, GaMetal put out a [[https://youtu.be/ZGM5BqLtf_4 remix]]!

* Ladies and gentlemen, tropers of all ages, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Elb6A7iT6P0 the Final Boss music, Adventure's End]]. An absolutely beautiful and hectic piece that truly captures the essence of the battle itself (and is reminiscent of either [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII Darkness of the Unknown]] or [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories Lord of the Castle]], also by Shimomura).
** To close out 2017, GaMetal put out a [[https://youtu.be/ZGM5BqLtf_4 remix]]!