Recording provided by Open Range Video and J-Tech Audio Visual. Audio mixed by Antonino d'Urzo. Thumbnail art by Zack Smith!

Title: Cool Cool Mountain
Game: Super Mario 64, Mario Kart: Double Dash, Mario Kart 64
Composer: Koji Kondo, Kenta Nagata, Shinobu Nagata
Arranger: Zack Smith

From the shivery slopes of Super Mario 64 to the festive frosty circuits of Mario Kart, this medley explores some of Super Mario’s snowy adventures through the lenses of midcentury orchestral styles. Join Mario as he climbs down chimneys, slips down slopes, builds up snowmen, and (carefully, with a tender hand) escorts lost baby penguins to their mothers in the opening light music arrangement of “Cool Cool Mountain.” Then, feel the allure of winter romance as shy guys figure skate between ice sculptures illuminated by the cozy glow of rainbow lights in a serenade of “Sherbet Land.” Finally, slip, slide, jump, and grasp for coins with Mario all the way down through the mountain’s secret ice cavern in a Broadway-style rendition of “Slider.” From the music of the Super Mario series, please enjoy “Cool Cool Mountain.”

Full program from this concert: https://umd.gamersymphony.org/docs/co...

This piece was performed at our Fall 2023 Concert in Dekelboum Hall. Follow us on our social media platforms or visit our website to stay up-to-date on our latest events and performances!

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The Gamer Symphony Orchestra is a student-run symphonic orchestra consisting of more than 120+ musicians, including a full choir. Since our establishment in 2005, we have strived to promote video game music as an art form and to continue bringing video game worlds to life through orchestral arrangements - almost all of which are created by our own members.

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