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* The themes for the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} and [[UsefulNotes/DSiWare [=DSi=]]] shop channels are bossa nova.

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By the early 1960s, bossa nova became a worldwide phenomenon, spreading Brazilian music and culture to international audiences. Foreign musicians such as Music/FrankSinatra began performing bossa nova music. The most famous bossa nova song is Antônio Carlos Jobim's "The Girl From Ipanema", the second most covered song of all time. It is also commonly used as [[TheElevatorFromIpanema elevator music]].

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By the early 1960s, bossa nova became a worldwide phenomenon, spreading Brazilian music and culture to international audiences. Foreign musicians such as Music/FrankSinatra began performing bossa nova music. The most famous bossa nova song is Antônio Carlos Jobim's "The Girl From Ipanema", one of the second most covered song recorded songs of all time. It is also commonly used as [[TheElevatorFromIpanema elevator music]].
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Bossa nova, Portuguese for "new wave", is a musical genre originating in Brazil in the 1950s and 1960s. It combines elements of {{Samba}} and {{Jazz}} and is characterized by a "bossa nova beat", containing syncopated rhythms and unconventional chords played on the guitar that originated in samba. It is often considered a subgenre of samba.

The first bossa nova music was played in the late 1950s in Rio de Janeiro. While many artists contributed to the creation of the genre, its creators are usually seen as Music/AntonioCarlosJobim and Music/JoaoGilberto, both nicknamed the "Father of bossa nova".

Bossa nova is usually played on the guitar using fingers instead of a pick. For percussion, the surdo and cabasa are the most common instruments, although it can be played on a drum set. Its signature samba rhythms came from the music of African slave communities and are known for their swaying feel. Its lyrics are usually apolitical and are often about love, women, longing, and other topics. Bossa nova is also a style of dance.

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Bossa nova, Portuguese for "new wave", is a musical genre originating in Brazil in the 1950s and 1960s. It combines elements of {{Samba}} and {{Jazz}} and is characterized by a "bossa nova beat", containing syncopated rhythms and unconventional chords played on the guitar that originated in samba. It is often considered a subgenre of samba. \n\n The chords often include jazz harmonies such as two-five patterns (ii-V), chromatic chords, and altered dominant chords.

The first bossa nova music was played in the late 1950s in Rio de Janeiro. While many artists contributed to the creation of the genre, its creators are usually seen as Music/AntonioCarlosJobim and Music/JoaoGilberto, both nicknamed the "Father of bossa nova". \n\n Original versions are typically sung in Portuguese

Bossa nova is usually played on the guitar using fingers instead of a pick. For percussion, the surdo and cabasa are the most common instruments, although it can be played on a drum set. Its signature samba rhythms came from the music of African slave communities and are known for their swaying feel. Its lyrics are usually apolitical and are often about love, women, longing, and other romantic topics. Bossa nova is also a style of dance.

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* ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'': One of K.K. Slider's songs is "K.K. Bossa", which takes audible inspiration from "The Girl from Ipanema".

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** The version of the Able Sisters' theme in ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossingNewHorizons'' uses a bossa nova style.
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* Music/VinceGuaraldi: Released the album ''Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus'', with side A being covers of bossas from the film. Unexpectedly, one of the non-bossa nova tracks from side B, Guaraldi's own composition "Cast Your Fate to the Wind", wound up being his BreakthroughHit.

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* Music/VinceGuaraldi: Released the album ''Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus'', with side A being covers of bossas from the film. Unexpectedly, one of the non-bossa nova tracks from side B, Guaraldi's own composition "Cast Your Fate to the Wind", wound up being his BreakthroughHit. Much of his music afterwards was heavily bossa-influenced, including an extended collaboration with Brazilian guitarist Bola Sete.
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* Music/ElizethCardoso (prolific singer who only did a small amount of work in the genre, but her 1958 album ''Canção do Amor Demais'',--"songs of too much love"--composed by Jobim, with future standards like "Outra Vez" and "Chega de Saudade", is considered to be bossa nova's starting point)

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* Music/ElizethCardoso (prolific singer who only did a small amount of work in the genre, but her 1958 album ''Canção do Amor Demais'',--"songs Demais''--"songs of too much love"--composed love"--with all the songs composed by Jobim, with including future standards like "Outra Vez" and "Chega de Saudade", is considered to be bossa nova's starting point)
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* Music/BurtBacharach was heavily inspired by bossa nova in TheSixties, especially in his songs for Music/DionneWarwick ("Do You Know the Way to San Jose?" in particular sounds very Jobim-esque).
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* Music/ElizethCardoso (prolific singer who only did a small amount of work in the genre, but her 1958 album ''Canção do Amor Demais'', composed by Jobim, with future standards like "Outra Vez" and "Chega de Saudade", is considered to be bossa nova's starting point)

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* Music/ElizethCardoso (prolific singer who only did a small amount of work in the genre, but her 1958 album ''Canção do Amor Demais'', composed Demais'',--"songs of too much love"--composed by Jobim, with future standards like "Outra Vez" and "Chega de Saudade", is considered to be bossa nova's starting point)
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* Music/ElizethCardoso (prolific singer who only did a small amount of work in the genre, but her 1958 album ''Canção do Amor Demais'', composed by Jobim, with future standards like "Outra Vez" and "Chega de Saudade", is considered to be bossa nova's starting point)
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** 1975 - ''Music/OgumXango'' (with Gilberto Gil)
** 1976 - ''Music/AfricaBrasil''
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* ''VideoGame/Mother3'': "New Pork Bossa" plays as the lobby music in the Empire Pork Building, a skyscraper that contains an elevator to bring the player to the 100th floor. Though sadly, it doesn't play in the elevator. In the song, guitar and perciussion keep the rhythm while the flute plays the melody.

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* ''VideoGame/Mother3'': "New Pork Bossa" plays as the lobby music in the Empire Pork Building, a skyscraper that contains an elevator to bring the player to the 100th floor. Though sadly, it doesn't play in the elevator. In the song, guitar and perciussion percussion keep the rhythm while the flute plays the melody.



* ''Sonic Unleashed '': Windmill Isle/Apotos is obviously bossa nova.

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* ''Sonic Unleashed ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed '': Windmill Isle/Apotos "Windmill Isle/Apotos" is obviously bossa nova.nova influenced.
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Bossa nova, Portuguese for "new wave", is a musical genre originating in Brazil in the 1950s and 1960s. It combines elements of samba and jazz and is characterized by a "bossa nova beat", containing syncopated rhythms and unconventional chords played on the guitar that originated in samba. It is often considered a subgenre of samba.

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Bossa nova, Portuguese for "new wave", is a musical genre originating in Brazil in the 1950s and 1960s. It combines elements of samba {{Samba}} and jazz {{Jazz}} and is characterized by a "bossa nova beat", containing syncopated rhythms and unconventional chords played on the guitar that originated in samba. It is often considered a subgenre of samba.



* GenreMashup: Of Samba and Jazz.

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* ''VideoGame/TheSims1'' has some Bossa Nova-inspired tunes (such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWAE2X8Jq60 this]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6_Aij3n8hk this]]) that play in the neighborhood screen.

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* ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'': One of K.K. Slider's songs is "K.K. Bossa", which takes audible inspiration from "The Girl from Impanema".

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* ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'': One of K.K. Slider's songs is "K.K. Bossa", which takes audible inspiration from "The Girl from Impanema".Ipanema".


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* ''WesternAnimation/TheBackyardigans'': All songs in the "Castaways" episode are bossa nova.

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* ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'': One of K.K. Slider's songs is the "Girl From Ipanema" inspired "K.K. Bossa".
** The 5pm theme in New Leaf is in a bossa nova style.

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* ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'': One of K.K. Slider's songs is the "Girl From Ipanema" inspired "K.K. Bossa".
Bossa", which takes audible inspiration from "The Girl from Impanema".
** The 5pm 5 PM theme in New Leaf both [[VideoGame/AnimalCrossing2001 the first game]] and ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossingNewLeaf'' is in a bossa nova style.



* The themes for the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} and [[UsefulNotes/DSiWare [=DSi=]]] shop channels are bossa nova.

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* The themes for the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} and [[UsefulNotes/DSiWare [=DSi=]]] shop channels are bossa nova.nova.
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->''"Blame it on the bossa nova with its magic spell''
->''Blame it on the bossa nova that he did so well''
->''Oh, it all began with just one little dance''
->''But soon it ended up a big romance''
->''Blame it on the bossa nova''
->''The dance of love"''
-->--'''Eydie Gormé''', "Blame It on the Bossa Nova"

Bossa nova, Portuguese for "new wave", is a musical genre originating in Brazil in the 1950s and 1960s. It combines elements of samba and jazz and is characterized by a "bossa nova beat", containing syncopated rhythms and unconventional chords played on the guitar that originated in samba. It is often considered a subgenre of samba.

The first bossa nova music was played in the late 1950s in Rio de Janeiro. While many artists contributed to the creation of the genre, its creators are usually seen as Music/AntonioCarlosJobim and Music/JoaoGilberto, both nicknamed the "Father of bossa nova".

Bossa nova is usually played on the guitar using fingers instead of a pick. For percussion, the surdo and cabasa are the most common instruments, although it can be played on a drum set. Its signature samba rhythms came from the music of African slave communities and are known for their swaying feel. Its lyrics are usually apolitical and are often about love, women, longing, and other topics. Bossa nova is also a style of dance.

By the early 1960s, bossa nova became a worldwide phenomenon, spreading Brazilian music and culture to international audiences. Foreign musicians such as Music/FrankSinatra began performing bossa nova music. The most famous bossa nova song is Antônio Carlos Jobim's "The Girl From Ipanema", the second most covered song of all time. It is also commonly used as [[TheElevatorFromIpanema elevator music]].

In works set in Brazil, expect bossa nova or samba to play in the background. The genre remains deeply tied to foreign perceptions of Brazil. It is also common music for any tropical or beach setting in works.

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!! Bossa Nova demonstrates these tropes:
* CoverVersion: Multiple bossa nova songs are jazz standards and have been covered countless times, such as "The Girl From Ipanema" and "Água de Beber". Many bossa nova musicians cover the classics. Additionally, there are many covers of pop music in the style of bossa nova.
* TheElevatorFromIpanema: Bossa nova music makes stereotypical elevator music, especially "The Girl From Ipanema".
* FollowTheLeader: Became so popular in the US that a huge number of established jazz and pop musicians put out their own albums of bossa nova covers, just to get their own piece of that pie.
* GenreMashup: Of Samba and Jazz.
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Bossa nova is very popular in the United States and other foreign countries.
* MultilingualSong: Bossa nova songs sometimes have verses in Portuguese and English, such as João Gilberto version of "The Girl From Ipanema".
* SillyLoveSongs: Romance is the most common focus of bossa nova songs.

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!!Notable bossa nova artists include:
* Music/IsabelleAntena
* Music/JorgeBenJor
* Music/{{Bossacucanova}}
* Music/AntonioCarlosJobim
* Music/GalCosta
* Music/StanGetz
* Music/GilbertoGil
* Music/AstrudGilberto
* Music/BebelGilberto
* Music/JoaoGilberto
* Music/KingsOfConvenience
* Music/NataliaLafourcade
* Music/LisaOno
* Music/NouvelleVague
* Music/TimMaia
* [[Music/SergioMendes Sérgio Mendes]]
* Music/RobertoMenescal
* [[Music/ViniciusDeMoraes Vinicius de Moraes]]
* Music/ElisRegina
* Music/PeryRibeiro
* Music/SummerSalt
* Music/CaetanoVeloso

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!!Other examples of bossa nova music:

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* ''Anime/AnimalCrossingTheMovie'': At his concert near the end of the movie, K.K. Slider performs the song "K.K. Bossa".

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* The main theme of ''Film/AustinPowers'' is the song "Soul Bossa Nova" by Music/QuincyJones.
* ''Film/BlackOrpheus'' is a modern retelling of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice set in Brazil. It is a musical that features a bossa nova soundtrack, and it helped popularize the genre to an international audience.

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* Music/BillieEilish has the track from ''Happier Than Ever'' called "Billie Bossa Nova".
* Music/MilesDavis: Released the album ''Quiet Nights'', which was marketed to cash in on the bossa nova craze, but was really more of a stylistic followup to ''Music/SketchesOfSpain''. Some of the cover songs were really InNameOnly versions.
* Music/DukeEllington: Was inspired by the craze to record ''Afro-Bossa'', an album of original compositions that had some influence from bossa nova, but definitely sounded more like Ellington's usual style.
* "Virginia Moon" is a bossa nova song by Music/FooFighters.
* Music/VinceGuaraldi: Released the album ''Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus'', with side A being covers of bossas from the film. Unexpectedly, one of the non-bossa nova tracks from side B, Guaraldi's own composition "Cast Your Fate to the Wind", wound up being his BreakthroughHit.
* Music/PizzicatoFive: Released one album of mostly bossa nova, ''Couples'', and often included one or two bossas on their other albums. Ironically, one of those was the [[NeverTrustATitle misleadingly titled]] ''Bossa Nova 2001'', where the only bossas were [[BookEnds the first and last song]].
* ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hot_%2B_Rio Red Hot + Rio]]'' was a 1996 compilation album of bossa covers, featuring that era's big names in alternative/indie music collaborating with Brazilian musicians.
* Music/FrankSinatra: Recorded an album with Antonio Carlos Jobim, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin creatively titled]] ''Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim''. He also recorded enough material with Jobim for a followup album, which was to be titled ''Sinatra-Jobim'', but [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinatra_%26_Company the release history of that one is mess.]]

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* ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'': One of K.K. Slider's songs is the "Girl From Ipanema" inspired "K.K. Bossa".
** The 5pm theme in New Leaf is in a bossa nova style.
* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'': After Link rescues all of Zora eggs, they hatch and position their bodies to form the notes to the ''New Wave Bossa Nova'' song, which is required to help their mother, Lulu, speak again. When played to Lulu, Link must be in his Zora form, which plays the song on a fishbone guitar with his fingers.
* ''VideoGame/Mother3'': "New Pork Bossa" plays as the lobby music in the Empire Pork Building, a skyscraper that contains an elevator to bring the player to the 100th floor. Though sadly, it doesn't play in the elevator. In the song, guitar and perciussion keep the rhythm while the flute plays the melody.
* ''[[VideoGame/RhythmHeaven Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'': In "Bossa Nova", players take control of either [[PlantPerson Bossa]] (in single player) or his girlfriend Nova (who is assigned to player 2 in the multiplayer mode) and have to bounce away volleyballs that are thrown at them from offscreen. The level takes place in a cloud that slowly ascends towards the top of the screen, so the song fittingly resembles elevator music.
* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'': The theme of the aquatic region Bubblaine is in the style of bossa nova. The stage is based on the French Rivera, and bossa nova music is popular in France.
* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'': The Trophy Gallery theme is a bossa nova version of the main theme.
* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'': "Hotel" is a bossa nova remix of the game's main theme.
* The themes for the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} and [[UsefulNotes/DSiWare [=DSi=]]] shop channels are bossa nova.

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