Feb 18 2008
Super Mario Theme should be Japan’s national anthem
Nobuo Uematsu, best known for his music in the Final Fantasy series, recently spoke in an interview of his praise for Nintendo’s own music man, Koji Kondo. No surprise there, of course, but its how Uematsu expressed his love for the Super Mario Bros. theme that’s worth your read.
Nobuo Uematsu: “I think that the Super Mario song should be the national anthem for Japan. [Hums the death refrain] So when someone wins a gold medal at the Olympics, a Japanese athlete, the flag should go up with the theme song. Shoop!”
James Mielke: “Japan would become a lot more popular.”
Uematsu: “Yeah, yeah. The world would have a different image of Japan if we use that.”
Mielke: “I’m sure Kondo-san would really like to hear that quote.”
Kyoko Yamashita: “That’s a good idea.” [Laughs]
If Japan gets the Super Mario Bros. theme, the US should get “The Imperial March.” Anyone second that?
1UP.com
via GoNintendo
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Man, that would be cool if we had the Imperial March…. We could even have Super Mario Bros. 3 song!
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