History AwesomeMusic / MarioAndLuigi

** The Music/GaMetal [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuCZsYPiQp0 remix]] is even more intense and dramatic, somehow.
*** He has now made a re-recording in 2018 with, according to him, "far less garbage quality and the sound quality is a lot better". The new recording can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2QJ6gV2XGo here]].

* The normal battle theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoRTCR3Flck Mixed-Up Scramble]], replaces "Come On!" once Paper Mario appears, and it's easily one of the best battle themes in the series, if not the best.

* 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''.

* [[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=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.

* When you hear [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-5ZOWoj3aY the music right before each giant battle,]] you ''know'' that things have gone to hell and back.

* 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''.

* 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!

* [[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=rq8voVTgC8U Paper Parade!]], the staff credit song, ain't half bad, either.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y25UBYNod9w "Serious Trouble"]] is the perfect mix of playful and panicked.

%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0xNQj3VNcM danger theme]].

* [[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.

%%* [[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.

%%* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA5eThuE3ng Star Shrine theme]] is a very peaceful, almost ethereal piece.

* Unlike with ''Minion Quest'', ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'' gets a [[https://youtu.be/mQn8seklAr0 Final Boss Theme (titled Charge and Clash!)]] and it carries on the [[VideoGame/KingdomHearts Kingdom Hearts-esque]] quality of the 3DS final battle themes that came before. It carries the feeling of a decisive battle for the fate of the Koopa Kingdom and is a fitting conclusion to the Prince of Koopas' tale.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcCJP35uIEg Showdown with Cackletta]]. 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=5mxxIgVqaXc A New Adventure Begins]] 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.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhywIw2SLUs A New Adventure Begins]] 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.

* As does [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-5ZOWoj3aY the music right before each giant battle.]] When you hear this theme, you ''know'' that things have gone to hell and back.

* As does [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-5ZOWoj3aY the music right before each giant battle.]] When you hear this team, you ''know'' that things have gone to hell and back.

* [[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=kQ-QDWoJSbs The Castle Depths]], which plays in 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's Castle ''is'', the song really fits the mood nonetheless. The version of this song played [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_YUdX41l2o inside Bowser]] is also haunting and melancholic, except it magnifies the feeling of a SlippySlideyIceWorld theme, due to being mostly heard in the Airway inside of Bowser.
** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfXqLwRsFH8 remake's]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKDF0CBqXU8 versions]] modify the orchestrations and bring out some interesting parts of the accompaniment that are present but much harder to discern in the original. Specifically, the flute in the main version is replaced with an oboe with zero detriment to the "icy world" feel; and partway in, a harmonizing harpsichord or 8-bit line (depending on the version) seems to bring in and break down Cackletta's theme from ''Superstar Saga'' for a few bars before briefly breaking out the fugal subject from Bach's Music/ToccataAndFugueInDMinor.

* [[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 (this time utilizing marimba tremelos) that serves to demonstrate how menacing Bowser is.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIWPJV5wjdQ Castle of Beans]] (and its ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMCyujgMzcw Bowser's Minions]]'' remix). If only Princess Peach's castle theme had a harpsichord as its main instrument...

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkgo8m58jlk A Gentle Breeze at Cavi Cape]] 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.

* In the 3DS remake, the Dark Star and Dark Fawful got [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tExeVlGI6xs their own]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xviTRcf0xTA battle themes]], titled "Destroy the Dark Power!" and "A Fateful Clash!", respectively. 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 normal battle theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoRTCR3Flck Mixed-Up Scramble]], 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=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=FBLp-3Rw_u0 The Grand Finale (aka In the Final)]] is a final boss theme that manages to do the impossible: make Bowser heroic.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVmcOFMB_Ro Dark Regions (aka Final Castle)]] is also pretty damn good, giving off a completely foreboding and ominous vibe, giving people a taste of what is yet to come that lurks inside of Fawful's Castle. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjpvbzuKMe8 The version inside of Bowser]] is equally ominous.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ-QDWoJSbs The Castle Depths (aka Deep Castle)]], which plays in 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's Castle ''is'', the song really fits the mood nonetheless. The version of this song played [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_YUdX41l2o inside Bowser]] is also haunting and melancholic, except it magnifies the feeling of a SlippySlideyIceWorld theme, due to being mostly heard in the Airway inside of Bowser.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdaL0RZLIGs Tough Guy Alert! (aka They're Pretty Tough, Should We Be Careful?)]], the main 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=RuSzD9FLU7A 3DS remake version]] adds onto the fast-paced energy of the original with its flutes and xylophones, and the timpani are there to seal the deal.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe77s6fzxeY Bowser's Stolen Castle (aka Stolen Koopa Castle)]] is a rather eerie tune to accompany what Fawful had turned Bowser's Castle into.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUwPaoJO-l0 Forever in the Plains (aka Grasslands, All the Way)]] is a sunny, peaceful theme that fits a windy sunflower plain or a beautiful grassy lakeside very well.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdaL0RZLIGs Tough Guy Alert! (aka They're Pretty Tough, Should We Be Careful?)]], the main 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=RuSzD9FLU7A 3DS remake version]] adds onto the fast-paced energy of the original with its flutes and xylophones, and the timpanis are there to seal the deal.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdaL0RZLIGs Tough Guy Alert! (aka They're Pretty Tough, Should We Be Careful?)]], the main 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 3DS remake also gives us [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KqFDjwYPl8 Mario, Luigi and Bowser Too!]], which serves as the remake's new title theme. Many people may think the original version is better, but this new track sounds like a battle theme for ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'' which is fitting since it's the same composer.

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

%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pJFL2T11h8 Star Hill.]]

* 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=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.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuTqDqv5ghc Mountaintop Secrets]] aka Mount Brrr theme sounds really mystical and soothing.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq8voVTgC8U Paper Parade!]] ain't half bad, either.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQEf2Cy_TlA Let's Go!]]. 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.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsjmjvtjTOU Cacklette and Fawful]]. And [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mltkiFEb6zE Cackletta, the Fiercest Foe]], 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=fSDGxVrhpEs Time to Settle This!]]. 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 Don't Dwell on Danger]] (and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4oMXaGd0Mk remixed version]]). One of the best tunes in any level, ever. The remixed version gives off a catchy tune to it as well that wouldn't be out of place in the Wild West.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ppA9Y8AmHM Holy the Corny Jokes, Please!]], the theme that plays in Joke's End. Unlike other locations in the Beanbean Kingdom, this music has a eerie and chilly vibe to it, fitting for a cold place where jokes go to die. It even sounds like you're losing your mind just listening to the song. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJi-riXp3Jc The Bowser's Minions]] version manages to take the creepiness of the original song UpToEleven, complete with the unsettling gong heard so often and clearly in the music.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtakMzbHP4o Sweet Surfin']]. It's an upbeat beach tune that feels like a nice sunny vacation at the beach, and that the weather is perfect to go surfing some waves. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu071WIw07A The Bowser's Minion's]] version manages to amplify the vibes of the original thanks to the improved sounds in the game.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2WO0_gM2rA Everyone, Attack!]], the boss theme in Minion Quest 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.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIWPJV5wjdQ Castle of Beans]] (and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMCyujgMzcw its Bowser's Minions remix]]). If only Princess Peach's castle theme had a harpsichord as its main instrument...

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVmcOFMB_Ro Dark Regions (aka Final Castle)]] is also pretty damn good, giving off a completely foreboding and ominous vibe, giving people a taste of what has yet to come that lurks inside of Fawful's Castle. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjpvbzuKMe8 The version inside of Bowser]] is equally ominous.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ-QDWoJSbs The Castle Depths (aka Deep Castle)]], which plays in 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's Castle ''is'', the song really fits the mood nonetheless.
** The version of this song played [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_YUdX41l2o inside Bowser]] is also haunting and melancholic, except it magnifies the feeling of a SlippySlideyIceWorld theme, due to being mostly heard in the Airway inside of Bowser.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYPgD0xr9ck Pump it Up]], the minigame theme. It's adrenaline-pumping and past-paced to keep people motivated to help activate Bowser's body nerves, or stay focused during Cholesteroad and Broque Madame challenges.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe77s6fzxeY Bowser's Stolen Castle (aka Stolen Koopa Castle)]] also deserves a mention, for being a rather eerie tune to accompany what Fawful had turned Bowser's Castle into.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4uivOLzncc Waltz in the Lake]] is a soothing theme that plays whilst swimming underwater in Blubble Lake. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFGCUxEOG_o The version played inside Bowser]] is rarely, if ever, heard in the entire game and deserves a mention as well.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6nG4-EgfFk Resting in Toad Town]]. It feels just as peaceful and relaxing as the town itself. The theme is even a musical nod of the famous ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG Beware the Forest's Mushrooms'' song!

* 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=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 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBLp-3Rw_u0 final battle]] music from ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory'' manages to do the impossible: make Bowser heroic.

* [[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 of giants facing off against each other, 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=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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=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.

* ''VideoGame/BowserJrsJourney'' gives us [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z124bOcAqPY Jr's Theme]], a whimsical yet mischievous-sounding piece that fits Jr. perfectly.
* ''Bowser Jr's Journey''[='=]s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRKsM2iSOmA Boss Theme]], everyone. It fits the mood perfectly and gets you ready to face off against whatever stands in your way. That, and it wouldn't be out of place in a Kingdom Hearts game.
* Unlike with ''Minion Quest'', ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'' gets a [[https://youtu.be/mQn8seklAr0 Final Boss Theme]] and it carries on the [[VideoGame/KingdomHearts Kingdom Hearts-esque]] quality of the 3DS final battle themes that came before. It carries the feeling of a decisive battle for the fate of the Koopa Kingdom and is a fitting conclusion to the Prince of Koopas' tale.

* 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.

* VideoGame/BowserJrsJourney gives us [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z124bOcAqPY Jr's Theme]], a whimsical yet mischievous-sounding piece that fits Jr. perfectly.
* Bowser Jr's Journey's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRKsM2iSOmA Boss Theme]], everyone. It fits the mood perfectly and gets you ready to face off against whatever stands in your way. That, and it wouldn't be out of place in a Kingdom Hearts game.
* Unlike with ''Minion Quest'', Bowser Jr.'s Journey gets a [[https://youtu.be/mQn8seklAr0 Final Boss Theme]] and it carries on the [[VideoGame/KingdomHearts Kingdom Hearts-esque]] quality of the 3DS final battle themes that came before. It carries the feeling of a decisive battle for the fate of the Koopa Kingdom and is a fitting conclusion to the Prince of Koopas' tale.