Many Nintendo fans know of the popular “Jump Up, Super Star!” theme for the new game “Super Mario Odyssey”, which brings about a very upbeat opening to a very upbeat game. When I first listened to it, the immediate first thing I noticed was the jazz inspiration, which is very evident throughout the song with the many trumpets and the funky beat. The second thing I noticed, when watching the official video for it, is that it has a sort of “big city” theme, as implied by the Empire State Building with “New Donk City” written at the top. It gives a feeling of wonder and excitement, as with many songs describing experiences in this city.

Considering the developers are Japanese, I found it interesting that a game like Super Mario Odyssey would be inspired by this type of genre, as well as New York City itself. While they do have a Japanese singer for this theme, the English singer is considered the international version by Nintendo, which is even more interesting.

(Personally, I prefer the English version, though I also like the Japanese version.)

But yeah! It’s so interesting to see a major Nintendo game being inspired by American music, and the song turning out to be very catchy.