What's your favourite Paper Mario (series) song?

[Koopa]

Mine is probably King of the Koopas from the OG Paper Mario, with The Dual-Bladed Duelist from Origami King coming in close second. I'm curious to see other peoples favourites!

 

[Xiahou Ba]

Autumn Mountain Battle, easily. Paper Mario Origami King has such a splendid soundtrack overall.

 

[Koopa]

Autumn Mountain Battle, easily. Paper Mario Origami King has such a splendid soundtrack overall.

Love that song too. I gotta agree, overall Origami King probably has my favourite Nintendo soundtrack.

 

[Fantasy Tepig]

Paper Mario: Sticker Star has some pretty fantastic songs. Some of my favorites include:

Goomba Fortress

The Enigmansion (when the Boos are out)

Bowser Jr. Battle

And the First Phase of Bowser's battle.

 

[Koopa]

Paper Mario: Sticker Star has some pretty fantastic songs, Some of my favorites include:

Goomba Fortress

The Enigmansion (when the Boos are out)

Bowser Jr. Battle

And the First Phase of Bowser's battle.

Oooh.. good picks! I'm definitely a fan of the Sticker Star soundtrack. My favourite from that game is probably the Snifit or Whiffit! theme

 

[Xiahou Dun]

Paper Mario: The Origami King has definitely one of the best soundtracks. Disco Devil is a standout for me.

Spoiler: Disco Devil

 

[Boo1268]

I think it's time you all FREEZE

 

[Waluigi Time]

The Ultimate Show and X-Naut Fortress are some of my favorites. So many good songs from these games though, I could be here all day making a list if I wanted to!

 

[DryBonesBandit]

Stapler's theme

 

[Hooded Pitohui]

Ruins of the Thousand-Year Door, Battle (Chapter 7), Battle (Chapter 6), We Believe in You Mario!, Castle Bleck, The Ultimate Show, Rogueport's theme, the Enigmansion, Autumn Mountain, The Elastic Entertainer, the Shifty Sticker, Gooper Blooper's battle theme, Doo liss's battle theme, Sammer's Kingdom, Sad Sun, Port Prisma, Sunglow Ridge, Fort Francis... the series has produced so many memorable music tracks, but for my money, I have to give recognition to Bounding Through Time/Memory.

Is it simple? Unadorned, even? Yes. Is it the coolest of these tracks? I wouldn't say so. But I would call it memorable, both for its economy and its unique sound design. The soft, echoing tones combined with that steady film-projector-esque clicking which revs up early and the occasional lingering note work to evoke an image of a faded, tattered photograph, a place and time and story only half-preserved in memory that's slipping away all too quickly.

It's a little ethereal, a little wistful, a little somber, a little bit like a nagging itch, and it manages to nail its mood with a simple melody and no ostentatious bombast.

It's just pleasant to lose yourself in now and again.