
Super Mario Galaxy was unique in that it was the first Nintendo game to have a full symphony orchestra playing its score. A screengrab from ‘Super Mario Galaxy’ | Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP via Getty Images ‘Super Mario Galaxy’ was the first Nintendo game with a full orchestra Some of their efforts were so successful that they imported them into another highly-anticipated Wii game: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Nintendo took fans out of this world - literally - and created an experience unlike any other. Yokota along with other Super Mario Galaxy composer, Koji Kondo are back in the sequel.In 2007, Super Mario Galaxy pushed the limits of just how far a video game could go. Super Mario Galaxy’s soundtrack boasted two composers and an entire symphony – and 2 is no exception. Some of the song titles are relatively forthcoming about what can be expected in the level: Rightside Down Galaxy brings insinuations that this level will be upside-down and Puzzle Plank Galaxy will likely have a lion’s share of puzzles … and planks. Let’s just say, if you were having a case of the Monday blues, these songs will perk you right up.

All 50 songs from the soundtrack have been posted, and they are exactly the upbeat, high-tempo music you’ve come to expect from the Mario franchise. Now, this may not be the actual Mahito Yokota, but if so, this leak was the perfect way to ramp up excitement over Super Mario Galaxy 2. Mahito Yokota, one of the composers of the original Super Mario Galaxy soundtrack, recently posted all 50 songs from the sequel on his YouTube feed.
