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[grim-tales]

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

Or like Shrek

Spoiler

and Peach is really a dinosaur/lizard

 

[de_reddy]

Stuck in my head since the spotlight. I really really like it.

 

[Waluigilicious]

Pauline deserves an Amiibo for singing this.

 

[Tom Nook]

Love the music

Pauline's Back!

 

[foxuzamaki]

I think the interesting thing is that it sounds like its Pauline that sings it

 

[LightningXCE]

So is that Jen Taylor singing?

She does Daisy and Peach, so I assume - it has hints of her Cortana voice in it.

 

[Not]

It's the best. I love the backing vocals, so damn retro

 

[Baliis]

I liked it during the trailer, but listening to it again now it's really really good.

 

[metalslimer]

It's pretty fantastic and it can work without vocals as well

 

[Neiteio]

Koizumi's reddit AMA pretty much confirms it's Pauline singing:

Q: How did the theme song "Let's Do the Odyssey" / "I'll Be Your 1-Up Girl" come about?

Koizumi: As we were developing Pauline more as a character, we know that she was going to be interested in jazz. It was interesting for us to have the first song in a Mario game with vocals. Have you guys been finding yourself singing it?

Note in that exchange that Koizumi brought up Pauline — not the person asking.

 

[LOLDSFAN]

Ruins the trailer for me. (great trailer if I put it on mute)

Not a fan of the music/genre. Definitely not a fan of the vocals. I like music that does not feature lyrics.

 

[CharminUltra]

I'm flipping the Switch
Get ready for this

 

[maty]

Love it, puts a smile on my face whenever I listen to it.

 

[TheSpaceBetween]

It's amazing. And I say that who isn't generally a fan of that kind of music.

Love it, puts a smile on my face whenever I listen to it.

Nice avatar, love that album.

 

[Astral Dog]

It was good until the Odyssey yas crap x7 then i just wanted the trailer to end

 

[javac]

It's been stuck in my head since the Spotlight.

 

[Astral Dog]

Has a very 60's new york vibe 🎷

 

[Jencks]

I can't get it out of my head and that is not a bad thing. Love it.

 

[Waluigilicious]

It was good until the Odyssey yas crap x7 then i just wanted the trailer to end

Until you realise Donkey Kongs theme playing in the background, and suddenly the worst part becomes the best.

 

[LordZagry]

I love the song and the lyrics, and the reference to old Donkey Kong make it even better ; that's the level of production and attention to detail I expect from Nintendo.

 

[Storm Kyleis]

I love it. It's so unusual for Mario, but at the same time the most "Mario" thing I've ever heard.

 

[talkingood]

I thought it was absolutely awful lol

Yeah, I can't wait for this game but I thought this theme was completely terrible. My wife doesn't pay much attention to games but when she heard this during the E3 footage she asked what the hell this awful song was. Even she thought it was out of place for Mario.

I actually think the music itself is pretty good, but the vocals were a really bad choice. I'm okay with cheesy, but this is a bit too far on the side of "children's TV show theme".

Is there a Japanese version of the song somewhere? You can really tell that the song's melody was written first in Japanese and just translated into English.

 

[djtiesto]

It's certainly better than BAP BAP...

 

[Bending_Unit_22]

Absolutely hate it. If it is in the game there better be an option to turn it off. If I want wannabe J-Pop in my game I'll play one of the many games designed to include it. As a song in itself, still hate it but given it has more than 4 lines of lyrics and an actual structure it beats teen pop music these days.

 

[Macka]

I'm not really a fan tbh. Didn't seem to gel with what I was seeing from the game.

 

[The Xtortionist]

Song is 10/10 godlike

Makes me want to run outside and do side flips and ground pounds

 

[Seanlole]

Already in my music playlist.

Enjoyable as hell.

 

[BorkBork]

Pauline is already more interesting than Peach after one (admittedly awesome) song.

 

[Herbspiceguy]

The goat song for me so far is the Steam Garden theme. A hint of jazz, a hint of drum'n bass, and a smooth groove. I can keep this on repeat.
It's so untraditional SMB, yet so perfectly fitting. Somehow the music blends really well with the aesthetic of Steam Garden; the red steel constructions with plants growing here and there.

 

[Albino_Yeti]

I think it's great, reminds me of a song you'd hear from a fancy club in the 20s.

 

[Neoxon]

Koizumi's reddit AMA pretty much confirms it's Pauline singing:


Note in that exchange that Koizumi brought up Pauline — not the person asking.

Damn, Pauline has a fantastic voice. Mario made a horrible mistake dumping her, now she's a mayor with a fantastic voice. Watch as Pauline (& Bowser's wedding-planning rabbits) ends up as DLC in MK8D or in the base roster of MK9.

But yeah, the song is really damn good.

 

[Meffer]

It's a great song and totally gives the game it's tone.

 

[Koren]

I adore it. Nintendo has been KILLING IT with music.

Same... I want the OST really hard.

 

[JB-the-Hunter]

I've been listening to it every few hours since Tuesday. I'm in love.

 

[BorkBork]

The goat song for me so far is the Steam Garden theme. A hint of jazz, a hint of drum'n bass, and a smooth groove. I can keep this on repeat.
It's so untraditional SMB, yet so perfectly fitting. Somehow the music blends really well with the aesthetic of Steam Garden; the red steel constructions with plants growing here and there.

First time listening to this. Goosebumps.

 

[t hicks]

It makes me so dang happy Love it!

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

Has a very 60's new york vibe 🎷

Yeah this broadway theme for the game is amazing

 

[Waddle Dee]

It's been stuck in my head since Tuesday. Reminds me of how a lot of Sonic games (though not many recent ones) had theme songs. I loved those too despite how cheesy they were.

 

[Waddle Dee]

Absolutely hate it. If it is in the game there better be an option to turn it off. If I want wannabe J-Pop in my game I'll play one of the many games designed to include it. As a song in itself, still hate it but given it has more than 4 lines of lyrics and an actual structure it beats teen pop music these days.

How on earth do you think this is "wannabe J-Pop"? Like it or not, it has nothing to do with J-Pop.

 

[javac]

Absolutely hate it. If it is in the game there better be an option to turn it off. If I want wannabe J-Pop in my game I'll play one of the many games designed to include it. As a song in itself, still hate it but given it has more than 4 lines of lyrics and an actual structure it beats teen pop music these days.

wannabe J-Pop? What on earth.

 

[JPLMD]

Absolutely hate it. If it is in the game there better be an option to turn it off. If I want wannabe J-Pop in my game I'll play one of the many games designed to include it. As a song in itself, still hate it but given it has more than 4 lines of lyrics and an actual structure it beats teen pop music these days.

Do you even know what J-Pop sounds like?

 

[PsychBat!]

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.

Hmmm

what

 

[Letep]

It's like a song out of a Pynchon novel.

 

[titiklabingapat]

It's soo good. I never thought they would ever top Galaxy theme for me.

The Galaxy themes are more epic but I like Odyssey for an entirely different reason.

Nintendo era switch is reminding me so much of Wii era Nintendo. I hope they learned all the right lessons as well because I skipped Wii U era Nintendo entirely. We don't speak of it.

 

[Jhn]

It's jolly as fuck and I love it.

 

[dukie85]

Nvm

 

[Garrett Hawke]

I really like it. It's cheesy af but fun.

Much better than the god awful ARMS theme.

*weird screaming continues*

 

[perfectchaos007]

Who sings for Pauline? Like, the real human voice of Pauline? I want to listen to more of her songs

 

[GasProblem]

It's cheesy, but it makes me feel all cozy and happy. So yeah, I really like it.

 

[Smashman45]

Been stuck in my head along with the Steam Garden theme since Tuesday. Loving the jazzy vibes this game is giving off!