Music (SSBB)

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The music of Super Smash Bros. Brawl is more major and important to the game experience than previous games in the series. Among videogames in general, SSBB's musical setup is noteworthy for being a gigantic compilation of Nintendo music exponentially larger than even the musical selection of Super Smash Bros. Melee.

The full list of credited musicians for the game is posted here at Smash Bros. DOJO!!, and it numbers at 36 individuals as one of the biggest musical gatherings in gaming history, according to Masahiro Sakurai. Curiously, Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu is not among the list, even though he is credited for composing the official theme song for the game detailed below. Sakurai has stated that his group of arrangement supervisors were asked to listen to "an elite selection of Nintendo music" and arrange several of their favorite songs, which "means there will be quite a number of songs."

As revealed on the site here, the game will include a feature called My Music: Each stage in the game will have multiple songs available to be played during battle (over four per stage according to screenshots), and the game will randomly select one of them for when the match starts. The player may adjust the likeliness that each song may play on each stage to his or her preference. Also, occasionally in battle a collectible called a CD will appear in battle and can be picked up like a sticker would; this unlocks new music that can be used with any of the stages. Since each stage has many available songs through this system rather than just one or two songs for each stage in Melee, this indicates an immensely larger collection of music in Brawl.

As opposed to the previous installments, where this feature had to be unlocked through various methods, Super Smash Bros. Brawl will feature a Sound Test option from the very start of the game.

From time to time, DOJO!! will post a piece of music from the game as one of its updates to the site, normaly these are paired with additional updates.

Main Theme

The Main Theme song was revealed along with the game itself at the game's first trailer in E3 2006. In this initial appearance it is a thundering orchestra with vocals sung in Latin. It was composed by famed Final Fantasy series composer Nobuo Uematsu, and its lyrics were supervised by Sakurai himself. In September 7, 2007, it was reposted on DOJO!! as part of a string of music-related updates.

A synthesized remix of the track without vocals was heard in the game's second trailer at Nintendo World 2006. In the 15-second mini-trailer posted on Dojo on July 12th, 2007, a short remix of the main theme is also played.

Dojo!! music updates

From time to time, Dojo!! will post a piece of music from the game as one of its updates to the site, allowing viewers to get veritable audio previews for the game.

Misc.

  • At the end of the first trailer, when Snake is revealed, the Metal Gear Solid Game Over jingle is played. In addition, a remixed version of the "Encounter" music was used in the Snake Joins the Brawl! update. While the Encounter music could be an alternate theme for the Shadow Moses Island stage and the jingle could be Snake's victory theme, it is unknown if either of these are actually used in the game.
  • At the end of the second trailer, when Fox is revealed, a segment of the Corneria music from Super Smash Bros. Melee can be heard. Since Corneria has been confirmed to be returning, it seems likely that this music will be used on the stage again in Brawl.
  • The Japanese section of the old Dojo!! site claimed that Meta Knight's victory theme would be a rock version of Kirby's. This was later confirmed in a video featuring Sonic and Meta Knight in a Sudden Death match.
  • The My Music update has revealed the following song titles for the Delfino Plaza: "Delfino Plaza", "Castle Music/Fortress Boss", "Ending/Title Screen" (from Super Mario World), and the main theme for New Super Mario Bros. For Bridge of Eldin: "Title" (from The Legend of Zelda), "Main Theme" (from The Legend of Zelda), "The Dark World", and "The Hidden Mountains and Forests". These are not yet heard as of now.
  • Smash Bros. DOJO!! released a song from the Japan-only cooking game, Shaberu! DS Oryouri NAVI along with the confirmation of Kirby's Final Smash. It's currently unknown if this song will be only be used in the Japanese version of Brawl or not, as it was only released on the Japanese version of Smash Bros DOJO!!
  • In the PictoChat stage update, a screenshot of the My Music option for the aforementioned stage contains the Wii Shop Channel music, the Mii Channel music and Brain Age music for this stage. It also features a supposedly original track called PictoChat.
  • The Stage Builder update revealed that a Donkey Kong song titled Bramble Blast would play, as well as a MOTHER song called Snowman.
  • During the demo play at E for All, people have confirmed the music for the Norfair stage, having a remix of the Super Metroid ending. It is also confirmed that Smashville will feature the title screen theme from Animal Crossing: Wild World.
  • The Options update revealed the following themes: From Animal Crossing, The Roost, and from Pokémon, Pokémon Main Theme and Wild Pokémon Battle! (Ruby/Sapphire).
  • The Subspace Emissary Movie update includes the music "Tournament 1" from Super Smash Bros. Melee in the movie. It is unknown if it will be used in Super Smash Bros. Brawl or only in the movie.
  • Kazumi Totaka is a confirmed musican in Brawl, meaning that Totaka's song will most likely be hidden within the game, but it's unknown under what circumstances the song will play.
  • With the Challenges update, in one picture, it had the cursor highlighted over a CD and it said "Frozen Hillside".
  • The Vault update revealed a song called "Clu Clu Land."
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