Mario & jazz

[icekatana]

Wondering if anyone knows about the jazz songs that the original Super Mario sound track was based on. I believe 1-1 was a big band song or something like that. I very clearly recall the invincibility tune being taken from a bossa nova song (whose melody was eventually incorporated into the SMW2 invincibility theme). Also the underworld theme was taken from an 80s jazz funk song. I can't remember where I found any of this information but it would be greatly appreciated, as well as an opportunity to discuss videogame music's inspiration.

[Salluz]

We @ OCR will have to do our homework. This is new to us!

[Binjovi]

I think I remember something like this.... If I recall correctly it wasn't the exact song, but a very similar sound-alike, which happens quite often. I do know that they originally wanted to use an already established song for the original Zelda overworld though, so there may still be something to this.

[icekatana]

In the spirit of also hopefully discussing contemporary music's influence on videogame music, I offer this comparison:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quXxpZt_k7k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOh7D5n6FGA

It's not a ripoff or anything, but it's clear what Nobuo Uematsu listens to (aside from Elton John, that is).

[lazygecko]

All surf rock is derived from Dick Dale.

[PixelPanic]

All surf rock is derived from Dick Dale.

Arguable, but mostly yes.

[The Coop]

Damn it, I thought this was going to be about some kind of Mario/Transformers cross over. GAWD!

**storms off**

[icekatana]

All surf rock is derived from Dick Dale.

Yeah, mostly true (I'd say Link Wray was also a progenitor of the instrumental rock sound which became surf), but I'd like to try establishing more stark similarities in this thread, rather than stylistic ones.