'The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ composer talks on creating film's score

The Super Mario Bros. Movie composer Brian Tyler talked on how he created the score of the film released on April 5, 2023.

Tyler, claimed to have included at least one hundred and thirty references from the various Mario-based video games in his score for Super Mario Bros. Movie.

When the composer was asked about the music for The Super Mario Bros. Movie, he quickly connects the game’s original composer, Koji Kondo, to John Williams’ work on E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and Close Encounters, as well Jerry Goldsmith’s compositions for the Rambo films and ’80s electronic music.

As revealed by the musician that he has seen the work of Depeche Mode, a band whose music he describes as capturing a moment of ecstasy before an impending doom, so the latter was on his mind, when he composed the score for the film.

"I was influenced by the fact that ‘E.T.’ and ‘Donkey Kong’ came out in the same era, at least as I was playing it as a little kid," said Tyler, sitting in a basement home studio flanked by an assortment of keyboards, including one of his childhood synthesizers.

"That’s what this is. I have that soaring, romantic big movie quality that I remember from that Steven Spielberg and John Williams stuff, but combined with this world of ‘Super Mario'" he added.

Tyler spoke about his musical ambitions for the film, saying "I want this score to be my ‘E.T.’"

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is a 2023 American computer-animated adventure film based on Nintendo's Mario video game franchise.

It follows plumber brothers Mario and Luigi, who are sucked into a magical portal where they meet iconic characters Princess Peach played by Taylor-Joy, Bowser played by Black, Toad played by Key, and Donkey Kong played by Seth Rogan.

Mario, with the help of Princess Peach and Toad, try to stop Bowser from taking over the world and save Luigi.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie has attracted praises from both fans and the critics since its release.