List of SSBU Music (Mario Kart series)

This is a list of music tracks categorized as part of the Mario Kart sub-series of the series by the Sound Test from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. All tracks listed here are available to play on Figure-8 Circuit,, and, as of the 8.1.0 update, , Small Battlefield, , and.

Origin
This is a remix of the track that plays on multiple race courses in ' named "Mario Circuit", it being a recurring race course in the ' series. It reappears in ', ', ', ', ', ', ', ', ', and '. The remix is done in an electronic house-based style and includes the countdown theme to signal the start of the race, as well as using the kart engine sound effect from Super Mario Kart.

Composition & Arrangements
Source: Super Mario Kart

Arrangement Supervisor: Yusuke Takahama

Composition: Nintendo

Arrangement: TARGET ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Composition and arrangement Copyright Nintendo Japanese title: , Mario Circuit (Super Mario Kart) 

Origin
This is a remix of the track that plays on the, , and  courses in . It begins with the "Start Grid Fanfare (Time Trial & Battle)" jingle from said game and overall has a jazzy synthesized style including an electric guitar solo. The music track returns in , ', ', ' and '. In early soundtracks, this song was known as "Circuit" or "Circuit Select" and later on as "3 Raceways/Wario Stadium", but in Smash, it only names the first race course it plays on, "Luigi Raceway", which in Brawl was named "Luigi Circuit", a literal translation of the race course's name, but was corrected in SSB4 following the Mario Kart 64 localization of naming a Circuit a Raceway.

Composition & Arrangements
Source: Mario Kart 64

Arrangement: Yasufumi Fukuda

Composition: Nintendo

Composition and arrangement Copyright Nintendo

Japanese title: , Luigi Circuit (Mario Kart 64) 

Origin
is a recurring race course in the  series, and has always had its own theme music. This particular music track is a direct port of the theme from ', which itself incorporates snippets of the  theme from '.

Composition & Arrangements
Source: Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Composition and arrangement Copyright Nintendo

Japanese title: , Rainbow Road (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!) 

Origin
This track is a remix of the music that plays in the and  courses in . The music track returns in ', ', ', and '. Unlike the original song, the remix has a hard electronic edge similar to that of Europop music. At the 54 second mark of this remix, the Wario Victory Theme can be heard, preceding its thematic appearance in .

Composition & Arrangements
Source: Mario Kart DS

Arrangement Supervisor: Kentaro Ishizaka

Composition: Nintendo

Arrangement: HAL Laboratory, Inc.

Composition and arrangement Copyright Nintendo

Japanese title: , Waluigi Pinball (Mario Kart DS) 

Origin
Taken directly from , this track plays when players race around. The music track also returns in ', ' and .

Composition & Arrangements
Source: Mario Kart Wii

Composition and arrangement Copyright Nintendo

Japanese title: , Mushroom Canyon (Mario Kart Wii) 

Origin
This is a remix of the track that plays on the and  courses from ', which returns in ', and . A remixed segment from (also from Mario Kart 7, and returns in ', Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Mario Kart Tour) can also be heard, itself being a medley of "Circuit" from Mario Kart 7, the title theme from Mario Kart 7, "" from ' and "/" from , all being integrated into the Smash arrangement. Overall, the song has a brassy classic rock style with synth and organ sections and the tempo is slightly faster.

Composition & Arrangements
Source: Mario Kart 7

Arrangement Supervisor: Junichi Nakatsuru

Composition: Nintendo

Arrangement: BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.

Composition and arrangement Copyright Nintendo

Japanese title: , Circuit (Mario Kart 7) 

Origin
Taken directly from Mario Kart 7, this track plays when players race around. The music track also returns in ' and '. The track itself also arranges some portions of the Rainbow Road theme from Mario Kart 64.

Composition & Arrangements
Source: Mario Kart 7

Composition and arrangement Copyright Nintendo

Japanese title: , Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 7) 

Origin
Rainbow Road Medley is a medley of three different versions of the track music from three ' handheld titles: Mario Kart 7 (which itself also arranges portions from ''Mario Kart 64s Rainbow Road), ', and '. The medley uses a highly synthesized, brass-led style that also includes strings and guitars.

Composition & Arrangements
Source: Mario Kart 7 / Mario Kart DS / Mario Kart: Super Circuit

Arrangement Supervisor: Ryo Watanabe

Composition: Nintendo

Arrangement: BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.

Composition and arrangement Copyright Nintendo

Japanese title:, Rainbow Road Series Medley

Origin
Taken directly from Mario Kart 8, this track plays when players race around. This track is also a remix of Mario Circuit's theme.

Composition & Arrangements
Source: Mario Kart 8

Composition and arrangement Copyright Nintendo

Japanese title: , Mario Kart Stadium (Mario Kart 8) 

Origin
Taken directly from Mario Kart 8, this track plays when players race around.

Composition & Arrangements
Source: Mario Kart 8

Composition and arrangement Copyright Nintendo

Japanese title: , Mario Circuit (Mario Kart 8) 

Origin
This theme is a remix of the theme from , essentially combining the normal and the 'Thundercloud' versions of the music from the original game into an orchestral rock remix. The Cloudtop Cruise theme itself contains a remix of the theme from . This song is rearranged by its original composer, Atsuko Asahi. Unlike the original, however, the second half includes a breakdown not found in the original and ends with a newly composed bridge and restarts rather than properly looping.

Composition & Arrangements
Source: Mario Kart 8

Arrangement Supervisor: Atsuko Asahi

Composition: Nintendo

Arrangement: Nintendo

Composition and arrangement Copyright Nintendo

Japanese title: , Sky Garden (Mario Kart 8) 

Origin
Taken directly from Mario Kart 8, this track plays when players race around.

Composition & Arrangements
Source: Mario Kart 8

Composition and arrangement Copyright Nintendo

Japanese title: , Rainbow Road (Mario Kart 8) 

Unlock methods

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Origin
Taken directly from Mario Kart 8, this track plays when players race around the DLC course,. It is a remixed medley of the title themes and "Winners Podium BGM" theme from the NES game . The song's name is limited to the Japanese race course name of "Excitebike" instead of the full localized "Excitebike Arena".

Composition & Arrangements
Source: Excitebike

From Mario Kart 8

Composition and arrangement Copyright Nintendo

Japanese title: , Excitebike (Mario Kart 8) 

Origin
Taken directly from Mario Kart 8, this track plays when players race around the DLC course,.

Composition & Arrangements
Source: Mario Kart 8

Composition and arrangement Copyright Nintendo

Japanese title:, Dragon Road

Unlock methods

 * Purchase from the Shop for 300 gold.
 * Obtain as a random drop from.

Origin
Taken directly from Mario Kart 8, this track plays when players race around the DLC course,.

Composition & Arrangements
Source: Mario Kart 8

Composition and arrangement Copyright Nintendo

Japanese title:, Slippery Twister

Unlock methods

 * Purchase from the Shop for 300 gold.
 * Obtain as a random drop from.