The violin/oboe melody is suitably hunting with a sense of melancholy as well. Moving on then! “Shifty Boo Mansion” is very good ghost music. Discordant, fast and usually employing increasing tempo to try and ramp up the tension it’s awful! Mahito Yokota has used this type of music from Super Mario Galaxy onwards and he should be stopped, via legal means if necessary. This is partly due to the frustrating gameplay of these sections, but also due to the style of music.
This cannot be said of “Mystery House Melee” though! Let me say this now: I hate mini game music, and as I said before, there is a lot of it in this album. Too often I thought to myself “this is very similar to Super Mario Galaxy” to then be surprised at the unusual direction the music takes. And it is this aspect, of the music eventually finding its own interesting voice that is characteristic of a lot of the better tracks in this album. At first I thought it was going to be annoying mini game music, of which there is far too much in this soundtrack, but quickly moves onto a pleasant and intricate style about halfway though. “Switch Scramble Circus” is decidedly different in terms of style, being fully orchestrated rather than using the big band. “Cave” is a cool remix of the “Underground Theme” from the original Super Mario Bros game and I love it when the live brass comes in at the drop, 0:51. However, the track is pleasant and upbeat, and it is nice to listen to.
It’s rehashed endlessly throughout the game, and I feel it’s not strong enough to warrant the level of attention it gets. I’m not too sure about the main theme myself. The music really gets going with “Super Bell Hill,” track 3, with what will be the main theme of the game, and sets the Big Band/Jazz/Electronic style of the music that is a slight departure from the fully orchestral Super Mario Galaxy. I can tell that the track list follows the appearance of the in-game music, and as a result, the first 2 tracks are short, simple and not very inspiring. However, when I started listening to the music, I was initially disappointed. And to an extent, I was not disappointed. So when I sat down to listen to Super Mario 3D World, it was with the expectation of another beautifully performed, expertly recorded and wonderfully composed soundtrack that I have come to expect from Yokota. Super Mario Galaxy 2 continued this tradition and The Legend of Zelda – Skyward Sword is possibly the best game soundtrack ever composed. In my mind, the music from Super Mario Galaxy was on par, no, better than most film music! Mahito Yokota composed a distinctive soundtrack that expertly enhanced the gameplay, while at the same time perfectly working as music in its own right. Ever since Super Mario Galaxy, Mario music has really pushed the frontier of what game music can be at its best.
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