Super Mario Galaxy to receive soundtrack
Audio is also excellent, thanks largely to the top-notch soundtrack. Much of the music is made up of classic Mario tunes from a wide variety of different games, and it’s all modernized and orchestrated. These are some of the best renditions of these tracks since the originals, and you’re sure to be humming along as you play. - Alex Navarro, GameSpot
We’d be totally remiss if we didn’t gush about the amazing soundtrack too. Along with the cutesy classic Mario sound effects, the game features an amazing orchestrated original soundtrack that will surely go down in history as Nintendo’s best first-party effort to date. We found ourselves purposely hanging around on certain levels just to enjoy the fine new renditions of old-school tunes. - Bryn Williams, GameSpy
For what seems like forever Nintendo has been reluctant to use orchestrated music in its games. Super Mario Galaxy may seem like an unlikely candidate to get the aural upgrade, but once you hear the incredible music you’ll be thankful the developers went the extra mile. With over 26 orchestrated pieces, the music in Galaxy is the best ever in any Mario game. Not only does it sound epic, it is epic. The tracks are wonderfully composed and match the levels perfectly. Throw in a few remixes from Super Mario Bros. 3 and Mario 64 and fans will be soaking up the music in no time. - Craig Majaski, Gaming Age
And so on. The reviews for Super Mario Galaxy are almost universally positive, praising the game’s level design and gameplay, visuals, and, most importantly as far as VG Frequency is concerned, the soundtrack. There are several different things that can be referred to by “Club Nintendo,” but the one we most care about here is the Japanese Club Nintendo, a rewards club for Japanese consumers only. Points can be received from purchasing Nintendo products and be redeemed for nifty goodies. The latest batch of rewards are out:
The choices are a Wii Classic Controller shaped like an SNES controller, a Mario desk calendar, and a two disc soundtrack to Super Mario Galaxy. The soundtrack has 81 tracks: the 28 orchestrated ones that I’ve mentioned twice previously and 53 other synthesized tracks. The soundtrack says “Platinum Version” on the cover; no idea yet whether this means that another version of the soundtrack will be offered later, perhaps more generally to people other than Club Nintendo members. Those lucky stiffs.