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Super Mario Bros. on a marimba with four mallets

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Percussionist, tap dancer, pianist, and teacher Aaron DeWayne helps these video game tunes escape from their 8-bit blips and bleeps as he plays them on marimba with four mallets. The Overworld and Underworld themes are two legendary Super Mario Bros. tunes composed by Koji Kondo, Nintendo’s renowned sound director and music composer of video game scores that include the Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda series.

Next: The Legend of Zelda Theme on Marimba, Conveyor Belt Hero, iPhone Marimba Remix, and Player: Piano – The Tetris Theme (Korobeiniki).

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