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Koji Kondo is perhaps ''the'' most legendary video game music composer, alongside fellow composers [[Koichi Sugiyama]] and [[Nobuo Uematsu]]. He composed what is perhaps the most well-known video game song of all time, the ''[[Super Mario Bros]]'' theme. He has also composed for many other ''[[Mario]]'' games, along with ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' series, and various other games for [[Nintendo]].
Koji Kondo is perhaps ''the'' most legendary video game music composer, alongside fellow composers [[Koichi Sugiyama]] and [[Nobuo Uematsu]]. He composed what is perhaps the most well-known video game song of all time, the ''[[Super Mario Bros]]'' theme. He has also composed for many other ''[[Mario]]'' games, along with ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' series, and various other games for [[Nintendo]].


Among other things, he is known for constantly remaking his old pieces and [[Musical Nod|putting it into newer games]], especially in the ''[[Super Mario Bros|Mario]]'' series. This has made him somewhat of a [[Base Breaker]] among Nintendo fans, dividing them into fans who enjoy the remakes of his old pieces and fans who grow [[Its the Same Now It Sucks|tired of these themes]] and say he should come up with newer pieces<ref> [[Fan Dumb|Sometimes ignoring the fact that he mixes his old pieces with newer ones in every game]]</ref>. Nevertheless, he is still renowned as one of the greatest composers in the industry.
Among other things, he is known for constantly remaking his old pieces and [[Musical Nod|putting it into newer games]], especially in the ''[[Super Mario Bros|Mario]]'' series. This has made him somewhat of a [[Base Breaker]] among Nintendo fans, dividing them into fans who enjoy the remakes of his old pieces and fans who grow [[It's the Same, Now It Sucks|tired of these themes]] and say he should come up with newer pieces<ref> [[Fan Dumb|Sometimes ignoring the fact that he mixes his old pieces with newer ones in every game]]</ref>. Nevertheless, he is still renowned as one of the greatest composers in the industry.


Well known examples of his pieces can be found on the [[Crowning Music of Awesome]] pages for ''[[Super Mario Bros (Franchise)/Awesome Music|Super Mario Bros]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda (Franchise)/Awesome Music|The Legend of Zelda]]''.
Well known examples of his pieces can be found on the [[Crowning Music of Awesome]] pages for ''[[Super Mario Bros (Franchise)/Awesome Music|Super Mario Bros]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda (Franchise)/Awesome Music|The Legend of Zelda]]''.
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* ''Devil World'' (1984, along with [[Akito Nakatsuka]])
* ''Devil World'' (1984, along with [[Akito Nakatsuka]])
* ''[[Doki Doki Panic (Video Game)|Doki Doki Panic]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Doki Doki Panic (Video Game)|Doki Doki Panic]]'' (1987)
** ''[[Super Mario Bros 2 (Video Game)|Super Mario Bros 2]]'' (1988 [[Dolled Up Installment]] of ''Doki Doki Panic'', reusing its music)
** ''[[Super Mario Bros 2 (Video Game)|Super Mario Bros 2]]'' (1988 [[Dolled-Up Installment]] of ''Doki Doki Panic'', reusing its music)
** Samples: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBISfv-6hfo Original theme], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z58m7PxH0cM All-Stars arrangement].
** Samples: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBISfv-6hfo Original theme], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z58m7PxH0cM All-Stars arrangement].
* ''Golf'' (1984)
* ''Golf'' (1984)
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