Koji Kondo (近藤 浩治 Kondō Kōji, born August 13, 1960) is a Japanese composer … Read Full Bio ↴Koji Kondo (近藤 浩治 Kondō Kōji, born August 13, 1960) is a Japanese composer and musician best known for his scores for various video games produced by Nintendo.
Kondo was born in Nagoya, Japan. He took to music at an early age, writing simple tunes for fun even as a small child. At seventeen, he decided to pursue music professionally. He undertook classical training, and he learned to play several instruments.
In the 1980s, Kondo learned that a company called Nintendo was seeking musicians to compose music for its new video game system, the Famicom (Nintendo Entertainment System outside Japan). Kondo had never considered writing video game music before, but he decided to give the company a chance. He was hired in 1983.
Kondo found himself in a totally different environment at Nintendo. Suddenly, he was limited to only four "instruments" (two monophonic pulse channels, a monophonic triangle wave channel which could be used as a bass, and a noise channel used for percussion) due to limitations of the system's sound chip. Though he and Nintendo's technicians eventually discovered a way to add a fifth channel (normally reserved for SFX), his music was still severely limited on the system.
Kondo has stayed with Nintendo through various consoles, including the Super Famicom (Super Nintendo outside Japan), the Nintendo 64, the Nintendo GameCube and most recently the Nintendo Wii. These latter systems have vastly improved Nintendo's audio capabilities, and Kondo today composes music with CD quality sound.
Koji Kondo attended the world-premiere of PLAY! A Video Game Symphony at the Rosemont Theater in Rosemont, IL in May of 2006. His music from the Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda series was performed by a full symphony orchestra. This event drew nearly 4000 attendees.
Considered by many to be the "John Williams" of the digital entertainment world, Koji Kondo is acclaimed the world over thanks to his unique partnership crafting the most recognizable themes and soundtracks with industry giant Nintendo (and to his credit, a creatively fluent partnership with Shigeru Miyamoto). Fans and critics alike cite as his greatest talent being his ability to craft melodies that while catchy and pleasant upon first listen, remain enjoyable even when looped over long periods of time and played through inferior sound equipment. His songs are certainly memorable; the title theme song to Super Mario Brothers retains its iconic status 20 years after its initial release. Not unknown in the musical community, Mr. Kondo can count talent such as Paul McCartney among his fans. Kondo's music has been cited as being as integral to the Nintendo style as the game design of Shigeru Miyamoto.
Conversely, this familiarity is also the cause of most criticism of Kondo's work. Over nearly 20 years in video game music, his style has changed very little. The themes of Super Mario Bros. in 1985 are little different from those of Super Mario Sunshine in 2002, although the earlier game sounds more primitive due to technology constraints. This need for sameness over the years is something of a two-edged sword for Kondo; when he has tried something different, as in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, some criticized him for abandoning the themes and styles they had grown to enjoy (although others found this to be some of his best work).
"Super Mario Bros. Theme" has been on Billboard Magazine's Hot Ringtones chart for over 90 weeks, where it also hit #1.
Koji Kondo's work shows at least three major influences: Latin music, jazz music, and classical music (mainly ragtime and march music), often with a strong cinematic flair. Latin is particularly evident in his bouncy themes throughout the Mario series, such as the soundtrack to Super Mario Bros. 3. The happy main theme has a slow, samba-like rhythm. The second theme offers a more upbeat, ragtime-like style. Bowser's theme would not sound out of place being played by a Mexican mariachi band. This influence also shows up in his more recent works, such as the Gerudo Valley theme from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, a song with a certain stereotypical Andalusian flair.
Kondo's more jazz-influenced pieces also come from a wide variety of projects. One of the earliest examples of this is his minimalist underground theme from Super Mario Bros., and Saria's theme from Ocarina of Time sounds almost Dixieland in places. All of this is hardly surprising; Kondo lists Henry Mancini as one of his most admired influences.
Kondo was trained as a classical musician, and this shows in his more ambitious projects, such as the soundtracks to the Zelda series. These pieces are distinctively cinematic, reminiscent of John Williams' work on Star Wars or Close Encounters of the Third Kind. The title theme to The Legend of Zelda is grandiose for all its low fidelity. Several of Mr. Kondo's themes have been famously recorded with full orchestral backing, with several tours of his work featured highly in concerts presented around the world.
Kondo's work is also highly influenced by Eastern Asian music, which might not be surprising given his country of birth. His songs are predominantly melody-based with little supporting harmony, which is in keeping with the Asian tradition. This makes him somewhat unique among the most popular video game composers, as his counterparts such as Nobuo Uematsu and Koichi Sugiyama produce more Western-sounding compositions for their games.
Kondo was born in Nagoya, Japan. He took to music at an early age, writing simple tunes for fun even as a small child. At seventeen, he decided to pursue music professionally. He undertook classical training, and he learned to play several instruments.
In the 1980s, Kondo learned that a company called Nintendo was seeking musicians to compose music for its new video game system, the Famicom (Nintendo Entertainment System outside Japan). Kondo had never considered writing video game music before, but he decided to give the company a chance. He was hired in 1983.
Kondo found himself in a totally different environment at Nintendo. Suddenly, he was limited to only four "instruments" (two monophonic pulse channels, a monophonic triangle wave channel which could be used as a bass, and a noise channel used for percussion) due to limitations of the system's sound chip. Though he and Nintendo's technicians eventually discovered a way to add a fifth channel (normally reserved for SFX), his music was still severely limited on the system.
Kondo has stayed with Nintendo through various consoles, including the Super Famicom (Super Nintendo outside Japan), the Nintendo 64, the Nintendo GameCube and most recently the Nintendo Wii. These latter systems have vastly improved Nintendo's audio capabilities, and Kondo today composes music with CD quality sound.
Koji Kondo attended the world-premiere of PLAY! A Video Game Symphony at the Rosemont Theater in Rosemont, IL in May of 2006. His music from the Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda series was performed by a full symphony orchestra. This event drew nearly 4000 attendees.
Considered by many to be the "John Williams" of the digital entertainment world, Koji Kondo is acclaimed the world over thanks to his unique partnership crafting the most recognizable themes and soundtracks with industry giant Nintendo (and to his credit, a creatively fluent partnership with Shigeru Miyamoto). Fans and critics alike cite as his greatest talent being his ability to craft melodies that while catchy and pleasant upon first listen, remain enjoyable even when looped over long periods of time and played through inferior sound equipment. His songs are certainly memorable; the title theme song to Super Mario Brothers retains its iconic status 20 years after its initial release. Not unknown in the musical community, Mr. Kondo can count talent such as Paul McCartney among his fans. Kondo's music has been cited as being as integral to the Nintendo style as the game design of Shigeru Miyamoto.
Conversely, this familiarity is also the cause of most criticism of Kondo's work. Over nearly 20 years in video game music, his style has changed very little. The themes of Super Mario Bros. in 1985 are little different from those of Super Mario Sunshine in 2002, although the earlier game sounds more primitive due to technology constraints. This need for sameness over the years is something of a two-edged sword for Kondo; when he has tried something different, as in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, some criticized him for abandoning the themes and styles they had grown to enjoy (although others found this to be some of his best work).
"Super Mario Bros. Theme" has been on Billboard Magazine's Hot Ringtones chart for over 90 weeks, where it also hit #1.
Koji Kondo's work shows at least three major influences: Latin music, jazz music, and classical music (mainly ragtime and march music), often with a strong cinematic flair. Latin is particularly evident in his bouncy themes throughout the Mario series, such as the soundtrack to Super Mario Bros. 3. The happy main theme has a slow, samba-like rhythm. The second theme offers a more upbeat, ragtime-like style. Bowser's theme would not sound out of place being played by a Mexican mariachi band. This influence also shows up in his more recent works, such as the Gerudo Valley theme from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, a song with a certain stereotypical Andalusian flair.
Kondo's more jazz-influenced pieces also come from a wide variety of projects. One of the earliest examples of this is his minimalist underground theme from Super Mario Bros., and Saria's theme from Ocarina of Time sounds almost Dixieland in places. All of this is hardly surprising; Kondo lists Henry Mancini as one of his most admired influences.
Kondo was trained as a classical musician, and this shows in his more ambitious projects, such as the soundtracks to the Zelda series. These pieces are distinctively cinematic, reminiscent of John Williams' work on Star Wars or Close Encounters of the Third Kind. The title theme to The Legend of Zelda is grandiose for all its low fidelity. Several of Mr. Kondo's themes have been famously recorded with full orchestral backing, with several tours of his work featured highly in concerts presented around the world.
Kondo's work is also highly influenced by Eastern Asian music, which might not be surprising given his country of birth. His songs are predominantly melody-based with little supporting harmony, which is in keeping with the Asian tradition. This makes him somewhat unique among the most popular video game composers, as his counterparts such as Nobuo Uematsu and Koichi Sugiyama produce more Western-sounding compositions for their games.
House
近藤浩治 Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'House' by these artists:
-DO- Today I sat alone at the window And I watched our…
3rd Prototype & Emdi Autolist, autolist, autolist, autolist, Autolist, autolist, …
Adventurer As the time goes by, I can't decide who you…
AL-Faris Father wears his Sunday best Mother's tired she needs a rest…
Alex G When you're young Yeah, you're a loaded gun So, do…
Amanda Mair I wanna wake you up I can hardly hear my footsteps In…
Animal Collective This house is sad Because he's not Tidy Good dogs go b…
Arrow!!! Who brought bread Who brought bread Who brought bread I told…
B.R.A.U.N It's your boy U-Jean right here DJ Antoine on the track…
Babes in Toyland Stubbed my toe running to your house Broke my leg running…
Baby Bumps vs. Michael Jackson What if it just hit Explode any minute now Innit to winnit T…
bark dog Concrete is shattering We are almost under wraps Rubble unra…
Becoming Young Slow my breath, chill in my bones Don’t feel a thing,…
Ben Folds There's a sign up in the yard And the the furniture…
Ben Folds Five There's a sign up in the yard And the the furniture…
Big Baller B Flex on your bitch Flex on your bitch Flex on your huggada…
Blacksmith My bed, it ain't warm without you But I know when…
Booker Lee and The County Fair There's a red house Over yonder, that's where my baby stays …
Buff & The Muff Držím v rukách full house, a ty máš flash (flash) Moje…
CARTHIEFSCHOOL 気まぐれ乃至は不安の甲斐もなく 誰も知らないのを聞かずに帰るの どれも本当の事 暗く見えない窓 頻りに隠す目を逸らす 床…
Charlie Barnes ""This old house has got me tired so very tired.…
Chiaki Ishikawa 小さな手と大きな両手で 庭の隅の家庭菜园 学校帰りに食べた野イチゴ 土の味がしてた 夏の终わりに太阳に嫌われた …
Christopher S. & HouseShaker I'm out of my mind and into the universe Stumbling blind,…
Common Market To every being ever called up to spend Just a…
Contact Light State of the art it seems eventually, it Falls apart in…
D.L.O. the Iceman Welcome to the Hell House See the dead bodies on the…
Dawid W. Mika Doom, da da-di da-di, doom, da da-di da-di Everybody's go…
De Luca & Leo I climbed the hill to Julie's house The place I used…
deafpony And it's over now Those times we leave in the past And…
DJ A.N.S. Ow, she's a brick house She's mighty-mighty, just lettin' it…
DJ Joke-R Yo siempre toy' en el bando Queloque tu ta' hablando Si te…
DJ-Dreamland Ow, she's a brick house She's mighty-mighty, just lettin' it…
Dms Refrain (x2) J’ramène cette go dans la house Elle n’écoute …
Dog And Fox If my love was a raindrop I'd be your ocean, stuck…
Doveman Taken for granted Can you blame love for that? Speak to me…
EarthGang I pray someday you'll, find what you need in this…
Elton John This is my house This is where I live That is the…
Elyse Beloved Your cup is empty I know that you are tired There is…
Eric La Casa & Jean-Luc Guionnet Long drive home through the rain Can't help from feeling lik…
Far Caspian I don't like Much about this town It's not for me You sit…
Fence =============== Fence - House =============== We got in…
For Pete Sake House is a place you lived For the last hundred years You´ve…
Four Star Daydream Soft creak the floor boards So restless Soft sound the radia…
G.A.B What's in your house? What's in your house? 알고 싶어 What's in…
GameFace This day is not my life The passing time is not…
Gang Gang Dance One with the light shined on them How quickly the glimma…
Glen Burtnik When it's hot it's hot Hotter than hell is supposed to…
Greene I need a break My body stop but we still reach…
Grinderman Oh baby baby baby baby Oh baby, oh my precious baby Oh…
Grizzly and the Bears Today there was a big problem In Philadelphia they went in…
Hamza Wah, ouh, ouh, yeah Pull up en douce, introduction dans ta…
Hobo/Monk I freaked out because I knew what they meant And then…
House There's a fire in my living room And there's a storm…
House Music ESCUCHO UNc OSCURc VOZ TU VIDc ME PERTENECE TU VIDc Yc TIENE…
In Flames This is the fight the fight for our lives? Scream out loud …
Ishikawa Chiaki 小さな手と大きな両手で 庭の隅の家庭菜园 学校帰りに食べた野イチゴ 土の味がしてた 夏の终わりに太阳に嫌われた …
Ishikawa Chiaki (石川智晶) 小さな手と大きな両手で 庭の隅の家庭菜園 学校帰りに食べた野いちご 土の味がしてた 夏の終わりに太陽に嫌われた 荒れ始め…
IT Chasing a feeling, breaking and dealing This is what I put…
J.Min 신호등 건널목 내 차 앞으로 너와 닮은 예쁜 아이의 손을…
Jesse T. Reid Drive by my house late at night You can see from…
Joey Trap Akachi in this mother fucker yeah, yeah, mm Yeah I told my…
Josh Record Your cries fall on death ears They overlook these bad days A…
Joshua Moss This house is hard without you here It's a lot less…
junior cally Oggi non rispondo nemmeno In DM, povero scemo Mandatemi i vo…
K. Yoshiaki H. Masanori K. Miyoko I. Naoyuki E. Tomohiro T. Hiroo There was this time when I was thinkin' 'bout the…
Kaina You with your walls you're so proud You stay so happy…
Katy for Kings There must be something In the water Something about my DNA …
KID///DRACULA This is how we do, Kidz Bop It's my house, come…
Kindness It's enough to say You're getting older everyday You ought…
KISKATEKA House House House House Был когда-то инженером И имел семь…
knola I wish I could tell you the truth. But I…
L.A. Mood Yeah We all geeked up in this bitch Drug house I took a…
Li Li 作词 : Peter Li 作曲 : Peter Li 编号：DH001 曲风Style：Bass House 编曲So…
Lora This house is my home Cracked walls and windows Dark…
Loudon Wainwright III Unhappy anniversary It's one year since we split I walk an…
Lucky Kilimanjaro ゆるりと起きた 13時 健康の範囲を超えた睡眠時間 寝るのもなかなか骨が折れる あと少し寝たら本気出す いわば部屋のプ…
M&O You go back to the old house And look for what's…
Marillion This house aches I whistle it's tune After so much…
Mature I'm with you, for it to be known, known We're just…
Maunder Predict your call Making it metaphysical Walk through my wal…
Maxwell Blazing sun, my tears are falling Blazing sun, my mama is…
Modell & Mercier HI LOVELY ITS ME. WELL YOU KNEW THcT. I REcLLY HOPE YOU'…
Mountain I live in a small house Bought a hole in…
N.E.O.N Who brought bread Who brought bread Who brought bread I told…
Nick Voelker Worn-out backyard under street light These sweet nights Will…
nigel nigel In winter's house there's a room That's pale and still as…
Oberhofer I wanna build a house with you A house with you A…
OVERWERK House House Take a trip to my house Nothing's what it seems…
Overwerk Feat. Nick Nikon Take a trip to my house Nothing′s what it seems My life…
P-Lo P-Lo, time to bring the bass back Always see me with…
P.P. Nikt Don’t let fear stand in your way You’ll find yourself stuck …
P.W. Esquire Pussy ass nic, shit I take moles bitch Hit you with…
Paal Nilssen-Love There's some hoes in this house There's some hoes in this…
Patrick Wolf Oh, I love this house, I love this house Gives me…
R.U.B.Y मैं तेरी आँखों का साहिल मैं तेरे दिल के ही काबिल तू…
Ralf-e I live in a tiny house So far from here There's so…
Random Sounds And Voices (By Tracey Bryn & Martin Brett) He's walking slowly - he…
Rennan RK Boladão É o DJ Thiago Mendes no toque do paredão chama…
Rico Love There's some hoes in this house There's some hoes in this…
Ruby Does anyone remember What happened last night Quiet In the k…
Self-Evident I have lost my way and I am trying to…
Shortstraw And it's nice to see you out I'd like to take…
Special Interest One, two One, two, three, four Ayy Let's go Who's got time?…
Spin Doctors This is my house where I hang around As soon as…
Sweet Knives House, house she came to the House, house she came to…
Swimming The glass house Is falling down Saw you dancing in the backg…
The Chair I saw the house. I saw the car. I saw…
The Creams There is nowhere else that I should be So I sit…
The Customers My band of soaks, my den of dissolute's My dirty jokes,…
The Enos This house was built by My grandfather's hand Before I was a…
The Fire Theft Call the moment good Don't hurry if you can See all the…
The Haunted House If I can only find my way, in-between Then I`ll find…
The Infamous Now it's time for some true false playas To jump off…
The Octobers By the way By you side I'll stay If that's okay Then by…
The Psychedelic Furs this day is not my life the passing time is not…
The Psychedelic Furs & Love Spit Love In the house where Alice lives (Alice's) it's a mess of souv…
The Sea Many nights I walk my own mind And though out of…
The Swedish Railway Orchestra Welcome to the house of blood Welcome to the house of…
Tom Helsen I (overwhelmed) leave you canvas Ray has got you some to…
Trans-sexual TV Triangle. Oh no! Oh Yeah! Square! Oh yeah! Circle. Oh no! Oh…
Trevor Hall Well tell me, tell me what your wandering now are you…
Triangle Rain Club In your house All the time Never leave Never see In your he…
Twin of Twins I slipped up, felt the echo of a memory rise up…
Tyson Sybateli Yeah yeah yeah, Yeah yeah Yeah yeah yeah, Yeah yeah Yeah yea…
Yerzmyey/H-PRG I Hear the Sound It's coming out One step and the house…
Yumin 처음으로 돌아가야지 몸이 반응할 정도 내 사는 곳 이 어떻든 쌓여가는 고민 매정해…
Z.E.R.O. Team After house (house, house) Golosina para ella, golosina par…
Zed Yun Pavarotti Personne n'aura mon horrible envie J'suis l'chat noir dans l…
石川智晶 小さな手と大きな両手で 庭の隅の家庭菜園 学校帰りに食べた野いちご 土の味がしてた 夏の終わりに太陽に嫌われた 荒れ始め…
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The Animeditor
oot fans are gonna love it when they hear this in the latest game
WittleEvil
As soon as I got the house and everything in totk, I listened closely to the music and gasp in happiness
Jordan Bloomfield
I noticed this too! Came here to confirm 😅
Mookie Stewart
Bro……omg
Mookie Stewart
@WittleEvilI didn’t even have the house yet…… I just landed on the shrine next to where you go to get the house and it was already playing and I stopped in my tracks 😢
moivlr
i was leaving links house and her the tune, smiled, then came here to clarify
It's Matticus Finch
It's like a warm blanket of nostalgia.
flytt till Marocko.
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Realms of Pixelation
This song is actually in Tears of the Kingdom, if you listen carefully. Whenever you're at the house that you build in the game, this theme plays very slowly and softly, but there's no mistaking it's there. A nice touch.
Jordan Bloomfield
It actually plays in any house I’m assuming! It plays in the scared couple’s house in Hebra at least