Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I always love in Mario games when there's a level themed around feudal Japan, and in this video I wanted to take a look and see what techniques these games use to make their music feel Japanese.

0:00 - Japanese Mario Levels
1:14 - Percussion Propulsion
3:24 - 4th Based Harmony
5:07 - SM3DW - Hands-On Hall
7:16 - Princess Peach: Showtime - Ninja Village
8:55 - Pentatonic Scales
9:36 - Hirajoshi Scale
10:57 - Paper Mario: The Origami King - Shogun Studios Entrance
11:44 - Super Mario Odyssey - Bowser's Castle Courtyard
12:26 - Pentatonic Melodies in Paper Mario: The Origami King
13:59 - Mario Party 7 - Pagoda Peak
14:42 - Mario Kart 8 - Dragon Driftway
15:21 - Shamisen Shredding
16:04 - Outro

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