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Mario Kart 8's music is one of Nintendo's greatest musical soundtracks... but what makes it so good? It turns out the music from this game was 20 years in the making, and there's a key ingredient in the game's music that you're probably not aware of! Here's my breakdown of Mario Kart music, Japanese jazz fusion, and how those two worlds collided with Mario Kart 8!

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DIMENSION: J-Fusion Officially Made Mario Kart Music
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(This is the video that got me interested in this topic, so thank you to Cuevas Productions!)
Wikipedia - Le Mans Japanese theme songs
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Wikipedia - F1 Grand Prix opening themes
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Kotaku - Mario Kart 8 sound team interview
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1987 Model Car Formula 1 photo taken by Takayuki Suzuki
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@ThomasGameDocs

1 month ago

Hi everyone! If you enjoyed this video, you'll probably be interested in a post I've written with a selection of really great and important fusion music by T-Square and Dimension, which I've put up on my Patreon page! It's full of stuff I couldn't include in this video for copyright reasons, so go check that out if you're interested: www.patreon.com/posts/102211072 And if you enjoyed this video, and want to support my channel and help me make big, research-heavy videos like this one, then consider supporting my channel on Patreon! www.patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs It really helps me out a lot, and you get fun bonus content too! - Thomas :)

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@RHVGamer

1 month ago

I didn't expect Mario Kart 8 music to have such a deep backstory

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@NinjaristicNinja

1 month ago

Discovering Jazz Fusion in late 2023 has single-handedly improved my quality of lifeā€¦ Didnā€™t realize how intertwined the genre was with video game music until later, but itā€™s really cool to see.

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@Chubby_Bub

1 month ago

Kenta Nagata did an interview about MK8's soundtrack and said some things I really admire about the art of video game music. He said: ā€œThe music used throughout the Mario Kart series isnā€™t intended to be just background music. Instead we aim to produce pieces that will stick in playersā€™ minds. We consider it a great success if the other production staff start unconsciously humming the tunes as theyā€™re racing.ā€ He also said that it must be able to be heard on a loop hundreds of times without getting old or annoying.

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@moosechoose

1 month ago

Missed opportunity to talk about Casiopeaā€™s 1979 debut album which literally featured race cars as the album cover and has a song called ā€œspace roadā€ which influenced rainbow road

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@UltimaRedFireEskimo

1 month ago

Amazing video. The reason I am a sound designer for AAA game company is Mario Kart 64. It was the first game I ever had, and the credits theme remind me of sitting on the couch with my mom in the 90s. To this day I feel emotional hearing this soundtrack.

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@cmyk8964

1 month ago

The main composer of T-Square also composed ā€œMoon Over the Castleā€, the long-standing theme song for Gran Turismo! As if that werenā€™t enough, the start of the original SMB themeā€™s melody was based on ā€œSister Marianā€ by T-Square.

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@Jay_the-animation

1 month ago

Mario kart was one of the first games I ever played, so I LOVE THE MUSIC, so its fun to learn about the mario kart 8 music

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@giuliobros.123

1 month ago

Did you know that, T-Square inspired Kojo Kondo to compose the Super Mario Bros. Overworld Theme? Also, I LOVE JAZZ FUSION :D

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@LeoFlipnotes

1 month ago

5:17 isnt that the beginning of literally every rainbow road

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@Applericee

1 month ago

Having recently gone through the entire music catalogue of the Mario Kart series for a compilation, i have to admit that though every Mario Kart game has great music, Mario Kart 8 really is the most consistently great imo

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@Gabo2oo

1 month ago

Thomas Game Docs: Waltz in underwater music is totally arbitrary 8-bit Music Theory: hold my beer

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@MeesterTweester

1 month ago

I'm glad they have a live band perform for the game, the F-Zero tracks sound so good!

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@Natthander

1 month ago

Here in Brazil we have the "Tema da VitĆ³ria" that played on TV for the winners of the Brazilian Grand Prix from 1983 onwards. And then it became the theme of Brazil's victories in F1 and synonymous with Ayrton Senna. It sounds a lot like Mario Kart or the other way around haha

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@MacenW

1 month ago

Nintendo has some fantastic, consistent composers.

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@cicerospizzaa

1 month ago

WOAH YOURE PRETTY

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@catfluff85

2 weeks ago

I feel like my favorite TGD videos are when she talks about music Idk why, but I feel like it's cuz I can tell she really enjoys this topic

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@PiiMK

1 month ago

I've always been really impressed by the music MK8 has, but I had no idea about the incredible background of these musicians! Need more jazz fusion in the next MK...

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@ted_is_gaming

1 month ago

Bold prediction: Mario kart 9 will have a eurobeat genre style.

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@YanntastischGER

1 month ago

I am so glad you are back safe and sound! :D Speaking of sound, I had no idea some of the music was written by you! That's amazing!

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