Super Mario Galaxy’s soundtrack is stunning. Many went crazy over the clip Nintendo put out of them playing a theme from it (me being one of them) and I honestly don’t think the soundtrack gets enough props. It’s without a doubt one of the most grandiose soundtracks Nintendo has ever done and it sticks out because the music went above and beyond what you expected for a Super Mario game.

There are many highlights from the soundtrack, but I decided to go with “Battle rock galaxy”. It sounds like something straight out of a Star Wars movie. It really is just big and grand. The music alone is amazing, but it really is something else when you have the game play and stunning visuals to go along with it. The music also has intricate changes in melody as you play the game: with sections changing as you move from area to area and as you launch from star pads. Unfortunately this isn’t all showcased on the version on the original soundtrack CD – but you can still hear how quality the music is. I tagged the piece “Space peace” at the beginning of “Battle rock galaxy” because it is a completely stripped down version of the same song and it seemed fitting to tie them together. Plus it acts as a nice prelude to the main piece.

Listen: Space peace / Battle rock galaxy

Composed by Mahito Yokota & Koji Kondo
Super Mario Galaxy OST
© 2007 Nintendo

For the mp3 players: Space peace / Battlerock galaxy