Super Mario Bros. OST Remastered with 80s synths and samplers

This is the first NES soundtrack I covered in this style. Game soundtracks don't get much more classic than this. You know, Mr. Kondo actually ended up saying that he wasn't really thinking of a genre when he wrote the main Super Mario Bros. theme. "Game music" as a thing unto itself is its own aesthetic, especially when you're talking about systems that used chip music, and even moreso when you're talking about the 80s when game compositions were quite limited in harmonic depth, complexity, and length. In that regard, a project like this is really more of a faithful reimagining or revamping in a particular style than it is a true "remaster". But I use that label anyway, just to make it clear that I stuck close to the original music and tried to capture the styles of music the soundtrack evokes, as well as what I think certain NES waveforms were aiming for. Also, these projects use VST and soundfont emulations of those 80s synths and samplers, rather than authentic hardware. Just mentioning that for transparency's sake.
The Overworld and Invincible themes have slightly better MIDI sequencing than the original individual uploads.
0:00 Overworld
3:05 Underground
3:34 Underwater
4:31 Castle
5:01 Course Clear
5:08 Castle Clear
5:16 Invincible
5:28 Hurry Up!
5:32 Miss
5:36 Game Over
5:41 Ending
Project originally completed December 8 2021.
Original composer Koji Kondo. These arrangements by me.

[@Thot_Patrol_USA]

the theme actually sounds a lil like the actual rap theme

[@CrashFan03]

i blame DIC

[@beauwalker9820]

We're the Mario Brothers and plumbing's the game!

[@venomousslayer8663]

​@@beauwalker9820we're not like the others who get all the fame!

[@kristofertaft194]

​@@coolswag33 We're faster than the others, you'll be hooked on the brothers... HUH!!!!!

[@beauwalker9820]

@@kristofertaft194 you're in for a treat, so hang onto your seat!

[@AintOnAutoPilotSon]

The Super Mario Bros. Theme has a universal quality of adapting to a wide range of genres, and it never loses its glamour.
I personally imagine the theme as Bossa-Nova or Fusion, because Koji Kondo was inspired by T-Square, or even better an Orchestra ("Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra" did the main theme the best).

[@bitwize]

It makes me think of Tin Pan Alley music.

[@SerenadeURA]

this is like Super Mario All Stars meets Super Show.

[@Dark_Mario_Bros.]

The Ground theme sounds just like the smw special world mix, maybe the instrument choice was inspired by it in some way.

[@crystalika9590]

Orrr... Super Mario All-Stars.

[@SlamBolts]

Love the steel drums for the Ground Theme. I dunno why, but Mario music always had a bit of latin/Caribbean influence in it (just listen to the tumbao pattern on the bass!)

[@kitrawr6992]

Sounds like the All Stars version. But better

[@pixelitalian]

The game over reminds me of super paper Mario’s game over

[@MacGuffinExMachina]

The castle theme could work as a horror movie soundtrack. In fact, that music already makes me tense just from memories of trying not to die in the game as a kid.

[@EDDY-to2hf]

The overworld theme sounds like the version used in the super Mario bros super show as in the do the Mario credits version

[@Crestfallen_Fawkes]

The invincible music sounds so nice

[@ZeroUnhope]

Great stuff!
I even cried a little

[@brizobst]

Super Mario Bros. is filmed in front of a live studio audience,

[@Kennyskorner2024-funnyvidmaker]

I like it. The sounds used in level 1 are a strange choice, but otherwise it'sa pretty good

[@ChrisCa1601]

Do the Mario!

[@CrazyMarioFan001]

This should have been the Mario All Stars soundtrack

[@Matojeje]

Reminds me of Super Mario Syndrome

[@bradygreensides6495]

👍

[@TinNovaKiin]

Underwater sounds very SNESey

[@Liam3072]

The whole thing sounds like an improved version of Super Mario All Stars' renditions of those songs.

[@bradygreensides6495]

Can you do a arrangement of the music of Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six for Famicom/NES and Sega Mark 3/Sega Master System cause i want it to be jazzy like from the 60's oh and on a classic disney film ❤👍

[@Selrisitai]

I think the switch of lead instruments in the opening track kind of makes the track lose its energy. The transition from the first melody to the second is usually a ramping up of energy, but when you switch instruments, it's like you're starting fresh, which bugs the ever-living out of me.

[@paburo-san6667]

Mario :D

[@MF_PORKy]

post a money spread pic

[@odine55]

Stop being toxic, it's just Mario music.

[@YOUREWATCHINGNOVA]

get ya money up playboy

[@bevweb]

what is blud yappin about

[@MF_PORKy]

@@bevweb its chill im joshin, dogs my homeslice

[@EPICGAMERGORILLA]

@@odine55agreed

[@MF_PORKy]

broke as hell

[@odine55]

Stop being toxic, it's just Mario music.

[@MF_PORKy]

@@odine55 lets see you post a money spread pic too

[@odine55]

@@MF_PORKyI literally ratioed you.

[@GroupNebula563]

@@odine55you ratioed them twice, both of your comments have more likes

[@MF_PORKy]

@@odine55 two ratios and no money spread u broke as fuck lil bro