This past September as part of the Super Mario series reaching its 30th anniversary Nintendo held an orchestral concert in Japan. Featuring music from all the mainline console Mario games it was something that was a real treat for Mario fans. Well... if you lived in Japan. But thanks to the magic of the internet the concert is available to listen on youtube.

Probably my favorite remix is the Super Mario World one (below) although they're all pretty great in one way or another. The inclusion of Super Mario Kart as well was a welcome surprise (including the sublime Mario Kart 8 main theme). Most tracks are high energy, fun pieces and the recording sounds great.

I hope Nintendo plans to take the concert internationally like Symphony of the Goddess tour for the Legend of Zelda or at least release a recording of the music as a reward in the future.

Find the full playlist here.