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[Waluigilicious]

Guys what if this is like Beauty and the Beast and Peach ends up loving Bowser!

 

[gardfish]

My initial reaction was "what the hell, lyrics in Mario music?" But immediately after that I loved it, it's just so unabashedly cheerful and infectiously catchy. It's one of my favorite Mario tracks now, without a doubt.

 

[PKrockin]

TBH it's my favorite thing to come out of E3.

 

[emb]

I like it. It's just silly enough to be fun and interesting.

Not a great song imo, more so just surprising.

 

[Raw64life]

Thanks to me standing in line for over 3 hours to play Odyssey yesterday, I went from immediately hating it, to having it grow on me, to never wanting to hear it again pretty quickly. It plays about every 10 minutes on the show floor.

 

[jariw]

I like everything else I've heard so far though, especially that main theme (from the reveal trailer).

https://youtu.be/sxqt_giPu6E

It sounds like they haven't recorded the music live yet (this is clearly synth) so it's going to be really awesome once that's done!

I think it's actually this band playing the new Mario theme:
https://youtu.be/1d4qix5PPWI?t=46m15s

And the sounds design of the Mario Odyssey theme is similar to the MK8 live soundstrack, IMO.

 

[RurouniZel]

I can't stop listening to it! It's so goddamn catchy! I love it!

 

[///PATRIOT]

"I'll be your 1up girl" just lovely.

 

[-shadow-]

I love the music but can't stand the lyrics. They keep reminding me of Sonic, and that's never a good thing! 😂

 

[ItIsOkBro]

i check out anytime there are vocals

 

[PKrockin]

I love the music but can't stand the lyrics. They keep reminding me of Sonic, and that's never a good thing! 😂

If you can't appreciate the lyrics of All Hail Shadow you need to check yourfuckingself.

 

[othersteve]

It's terrific.

 

[BGBW]

And the sounds design of the Mario Odyssey theme is similar to the MK8 live soundstrack, IMO.

Particularly Cloudtop Cruise with its shift to guitar verse.

But htis vocal theme is clearly continuing the direction they had with the 3D games.

ho god, at 1:32, when they repeat ODYSSEY....

that's the 80s donkey kong theme! Makes sense since it's pauline singing! Amazing callback

https://youtu.be/aioXn0ut6gE?t=1m32s

Nice.

 

[nintendoman58]

It's a song that fills me with joy and happiness and fun and gives me the feeling of being a kid again.

So it's good.

 

[Voidwolf]

I didn't realize until almost halfway through the trailer that there was actual singing and once I did it seemed a little odd, but then it just felt so right.

 

[Niraj]

I love it. Really catchy and fun.

 

[Tye The Czar]

I'll be very disappointed if I don't see a high quality rip of this song from SiIvagunner.

 

[DarknessTear]

I hated it and thought the vocals were terrible. It distracted me from the trailer too.

 

[Beegeous]

It's top.

For me though the pan pipes from the file selection screen of Mario 64 will always top it.

 

[McMoneyman]

If you can't appreciate the lyrics of All Hail Shadow you need to check yourfuckingself.

Goddammit, now I must unironically go and listen to that.

 

[Cpt Lmao]

I've been listening to it all day, it's incredible.

I think Nintendo should release it, I honestly think it could chart over the summer.

 

[ToonLink]

Absolutely adored it.

 

[Rayis]

I ADORE the song!!!! I want to cover it!!!!

 

[The007JiM]

When i heard it yerterday:

Here we go, off the rails,
Don't you know it's time to raise our sales?

Nice song. Nice to see Pauline too.

 

[CharminUltra]

The more I read the lyrics the deeper it gets.

Ex. the line about any captain needing a crew.

So Mario's cap is the cap-tain of the hat ship.

 

[koss424]

It's going to be a classic game tune.

 

[yukimeans_snow]

Nintendo seems to be going in a jazzy direction with their Mario Kart 8 soundtrack, and this new theme as well. I love it

 

[dukie85]

I love it. Sounds Vegas-y

 

[Outrun]

When is Mario getting hitched?

I like that song also.

I like the big band vibe.

 

[Outrun]

Guys what if this is like Beauty and the Beast and Peach ends up loving Bowser!

As long as Peach is the beast, we are all good...

 

[Poltergust]

Pauline is supposed to be singing this at Peach and Mario's wedding?

waitwaitwait

Peach and Mario are finally getting married!? WHAAAAAT!?

 

[DarknessTear]

waitwaitwait

Peach and Mario are finally getting married!? WHAAAAAT!?

Naw.

 

[RK128]

A vocal track in a 3D Mario title...just another wonderful surprise 2017 offers. To be completely serious though, it sounds utterly amazing. Not only does it match Mario like a glove, but it also feels so filled with joy and heart.

It screams 'Nintendo is back with a new Mario adventure!' and I love it for that. The other music for Odyssey is great stuff too, but that is expected after Galaxy 1/2 and 3D World having amazing scores.

 

[Forkball]

The remix is going to be amazing in Smash 5.

 

[13ruce]

I love how Pauline is singing it.

 

[Poltergust]

Naw.

I mean, thinking about it now, this is the perfect opportunity to do something like that, with the whole wedding theme and all.

I never really considered it before because the relationship between Mario and Peach has been the same for over 30 years, but this game is already taking many big risks, so why not add that to the pile?

 

[TrueBlue]

I know Pauline is shown singing in the trailer, but is it confirmed that she's singing this song?

 

[Omegasquash]

Not feeling it, but not hating on it either. It'll be blasted in my living room, so I may as well get used to it.

Cool that it's Pauline. Nice throwback.

 

[Luigison]

Though I wonder if Mario and Peach will get married (finally).

Regardless, Pauline could be Mario's One-Up Girl ;}

 

[Harlock]

Mario and Peach are friendzone level 100.

 

[Phu]

I know Pauline is shown singing in the trailer, but is it confirmed that she's singing this song?

Not sure it's 'confirmed', just people connecting the dots. Pauline singing in the trailer, the trailer song having a callback to Donkey Kong...it wouldn't be surprising if that were the case.

 

[jugann]

I love it! It makes me feel so much joy. I couldn't wipe the grin from my face when I was watching the trailer.

 

[Triforce141]

I wish Odyssey's main theme never existed, because I can't stop listening to it

Big Band Jazz works so well for Mario, even moreso than a symphonic orchestra the Galaxy games provided

 

[City 17]

I think it is "Odyssey, yes sí(meaning yes)" because of the latino stuff in the game.

 

[Kyzer]

My hats off to you

 

[Tain]

i thought it was extremely cute

It reminded me of Bayonetta 2's music, also? I can't put my finger on why.

 

[Symbiotx]

I hate it. I hate it soooo much. It would be meh without the singing, but the singing makes me want to stab myself in the ear with a screwdriver.

 

[TruSpindash]

Love it, the lyrics are so uplifting it makes me happy just listening to it.

 

[MisterGrey3000]

It's beautifully played and composed big band, jazzy amazingness!
The vocal performance and lyrics are pretty corny and kitschy though, like something out of those cringey Sonic Adventure games.
I kind of hope this doesn't become a staple of the series going forward.

So yeah, I'm mixed on it...but it is catchy.

 

[victreeb3l]

Love it. "Ill be your 1up girl" is one for the history books.