Style: Video Game Music
Primary Emotions/Themes: A timeless classic of the golden age of video games
Thoughts: Out of all the video game music ever created, the main level theme from SMB2 is likely the one that gets stuck in my head the most. Walking down the sidewalk on a sunny afternoon: BAM SMB2 theme. Doing laundry on a dreary afternoon: BAM SMB2 theme. Enjoying a nice relaxing shower: BAM SMB2 theme. It fits all occasions and it randomly infects my mind. Worse than a pesky cough that won't go away.
It's so simple, yet it's so damn effective. It's one of about five songs in the entire soundtrack and it sticks with me for days on end. I don't know how it happens but it does. Because of that this has been one of my most coveted soundtracks in my never ending search for a perfect collection. When I finally obtained it I felt like my collection was one step closer to being complete.
Some soundtracks do not live up to the legacy that nostalgia has imprinted in me. In the overwhelming amount of cases this is what happens: I remember a game fondly, check out the music, I'm disappointed and I move on. With Super Mario Brothers 2 however, the music is exactly how I remember it and it's just as wonderful now as when I was a kid. A true gem.
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