"Go! Go! By Toy Train" is a whimsical waltz rendition of the track before it (which sets in the Shy Guy's Toy Box), performed by what sounds like train whistle sounds. "The Wind Over Gusty Gulch Was Like Sand" is a lot of fun - a bouncy, irresistibly jamming Latin tango dance which will have you bouncing the moment the guitar and castanets begin to cook up a storm. The first disc contains some of the better songs. There is also a very nice new theme for Princess Peach, as well as a twinkling, heavenly concerto for the Star Spirits (including little Twink, the Star Kid). Another remarkable track is "Places In Kinoko Kingdom", where the music literally changes, depending on where you go to in Toad Town (including the ever-groovy "Underground BGM" from Super Mario Bros.). The track which follows after it (a faster, livelier version of the song) is particularly fun. "Town Under Kinoko Castle" is a very buoyant, happy town song which is a delight. (Even the final battle tracks containing Bowser's theme are unexciting "Angry Koopa (Power Up Version)" starts out promisingly with five scary organ chords, but what follows after that dashes all expectations.) I can never listen to "Over The Fields And Rivers We Go" knowing how corny it is. The new theme for Bowser is awful, and more monotonous than menacing. The main theme for Paper Mario is bouncy, though strangely not as gripping an overture as "Happy Adventure, Delightful Adventure" from Super Mario RPG. The new songs, however, are more like a mixed bag of tricks, ranging from delightfully catchy to lame and forgettable. There are other Mario remixes scattered throughout the soundtrack, but to name them all would be time consuming. ("Oh No, A Lost Child! We Should Do Something!" also reprises the theme - only it sounds more like a record being played at first high speed, then s-l-o-w speed a humorous touch.) It is also possible to hear hints of the Super Mario World main theme on "Let's Start The Parade". I never expected to hear this snappy, catchy track reappear, so I was quite thrilled at it. Probably the biggest surprise was a remix of the "Title Theme" from Yoshi's Island. (used in just about every Mario game to date as well) makes an appearance on "Princess Peach's Party", but it unfortunately gets monotonous, annoying, and repetitive fast. The popular "Ending" from Super Mario Bros. There is also the classic Mario theme, which unfortunately sounds like it could come out of the NES - it is just plain tinny and synthy. "Evade The Kuri Cannon And Charge Forward!" is a more frenzied remix of the "Airship BGM" from Super Mario Bros. 3, particularly "The Noko Bros.'s Fortress", which starts off the first notes of the "Fortress BGM" from that game. Most of the tracks are recognizable from Super Mario Bros. Of course, this is not to say I value the music of Paper Mario as highly as Super Mario RPG, but from playing the game, I realize that this soundtrack can hold its own ground.Īs can be expected with Mario soundtracks, there are rearranged renditions of Mario tunes, and Yuka Tsujiyoko does deserve credit for pulling off the job. However, when I played the game, which features a thin, paper cut Mario(!) against fully-rendered backgrounds, I discovered that it was probably fitting that a flat score would be suitable for this kind of game. As such, I honestly disliked this soundtrack, even after listening to it again. How good is the music to Paper Mario, really? Well, when I first listened to it, I was pretty disappointed even though it has its moments of fun, Mario Story Original Soundtrack seems more. In addition, the score is not composed by Yoko Shimomura (well, she IS a member of Square, after all), but by Yuka Tsujiyoko (who, incidentally, composed the Fire Emblem scores). Subtitled as the sequel to Super Mario RPG for years, this game is not developed by Square at all (because they broke their ties with Nintendo so many years ago, and so far show no sign of breaking away from Sony), but by Intelligent Systems, responsible for Nintendo's prized Fire Emblem RPG series. The semi-sequel, Paper Mario (Mario Story in Japan), however, is another story (no pun intended). The original Super Mario RPG was a delightful title to come from Nintendo (thanks to a strong teamwork effort with SquareSoft), and the soundtrack composed by Yoko Shimomura ranks up there with Nintendo's best soundtracks ever. Reviews Flat as paper, yet not without its gems. Detailed release notes and credits at VGMdb.Oh No, A Lost Child! We Should Do Something!.The Neverending Jungle By The Waterside.The Wind Over Gusty Gulch Was Like Sand.Evade The Kuri Cannon and Charge Forward!.A Hei Ho Riot - There's Trouble In The City!.
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