The Toad Brigade
- This article is about the musical theme from Super Mario Galaxy. For the group of Toads led by Captain Toad, see Toad Brigade.
| "The Toad Brigade" | |
|---|---|
| "The Toad Brigade" in Super Mario Galaxy | |
 Image from Nintendo Music | |
| Composed by: Mahito Yokota | |
| First appearance | Super Mario Galaxy (2007) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart World (2025) |
"The Toad Brigade",[1][2] also known as "Captain Toad Goes Forth",[3] is a musical theme originally heard in Super Mario Galaxy that has become a recurring leitmotif associated with Captain Toad and the Toad Brigade. It was composed by Mahito Yokota.
Reuses
The following list does not include ports and remakes of Super Mario Galaxy.
| Game | Description |
|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | "The Toad Brigade" plays whenever the player talks to Captain Toad. |
| Super Mario Odyssey | "The Toad Brigade" plays whenever Mario talks to Captain Toad. |
| Super Mario Bros. Wonder | "The Toad Brigade", titled "It's Captain Toad!" in the Nintendo Music app, plays whenever the player talks to Captain Toad on the world map. |
Arrangements
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Super Mario 3D World
In Super Mario 3D World and its Nintendo Switch port, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, an arrangement of "The Toad Brigade", titled "Captain Toad Goes Forth" in the official soundtrack, plays in the Captain Toad's Adventures levels Captain Toad Goes Forth, Captain Toad Makes a Splash, Captain Toad Gets Thwomped, and Captain Toad Takes a Spin. The first half of the arrangement is almost identical to the Super Mario Galaxy original, but the second half includes a new extended melody heard in later arrangements of the theme.
A ghost house-style arrangement of "The Toad Brigade" titled "Captain Toad Plays Peek-a-Boo" plays in the level of the same name.
The track "Captain Toad's Fiery Finale", which can be heard in the level of the same name, features an arrangement of the main motif of "The Toad Brigade" throughout.
 Captain Toad Goes Forth - The arrangement heard in Super Mario 3D World | File info 0:30 |
| Captain Toad Plays Peek-a-Boo - The arrangement heard in Super Mario 3D World | File info 0:30 |
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
In Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, many of the themes heard throughout the game are arrangements of "The Toad Brigade", including the game's title theme and the main ground theme, and the themes heard during cutscenes.
All of these arrangements return for the same purpose in the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch releases of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker.
| Title Theme[conjectural] - The arrangement heard in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker | File info 0:30 |
WarioWare: Get It Together!
WarioWare: Get It Together! features a brief arrangement of "The Toad Brigade" that plays in the microgame Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. The tempo is slowed down to match the ticking of the bomb, which increases as the microgame's score increases.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
The Super Mario Bros. Movie features arrangements of "The Toad Brigade" in two tracks: "Strange New World" and "Level Complete." In "Strange New World", an arrangement of "The Toad Brigade", including the extended melody from Super Mario 3D World, plays during the scene when Mario first meets Toad.
In "Level Complete", the main motif of the "The Toad Brigade" plays interspersed throughout the arrangement of the "Underground Theme" from Super Mario Bros. towards the beginning of the track. "Level Complete" plays during the film's credits, and the arrangement of "The Toad Brigade" first plays when Keegan-Michael Key is credited as the voice actor for Toad.
Mario Kart World
In Mario Kart World, an arrangement of "Captain Toad Goes Forth" can play in Free Roam and during routes in Grand Prix or Knockout Tour.
List of Super Mario appearances
Games
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy | Wii | 2007 | Original | "The Toad Brigade"[2] | Mahito Yokota |
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | Wii | 2010 | Original | Mahito Yokota | |
| Super Mario 3D World | Wii U | 2013 | Arrangement | "Captain Toad Goes Forth"[3] | |
| "Captain Toad Plays Peek-a-Boo"[3] | |||||
| "Captain Toad's Fiery Finale"[3] | |||||
| Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker | Wii U | 2014 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario Odyssey | Nintendo Switch | 2017 | Original | Mahito Yokota | |
| Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker | Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch | 2018 | Past arrangement (Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker [Wii U]) | ||
| Super Mario 3D All-Stars | Nintendo Switch | 2020 | Original | "The Toad Brigade"[2] | Mahito Yokota |
| Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury | Nintendo Switch | 2021 | Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D World) | "Captain Toad Goes Forth"[3] | |
| "Captain Toad Plays Peek-a-Boo"[3] | |||||
| "Captain Toad's Fiery Finale"[3] | |||||
| WarioWare: Get It Together! | Nintendo Switch | 2021 | Arrangement | ||
| Super Mario Bros. Wonder | Nintendo Switch | 2023 | Original | "It's Captain Toad!"[1] | Mahito Yokota |
| Mario Kart World | Nintendo Switch 2 | 2025 | Arrangement |
Film and television
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Super Mario Bros. Movie | 2023 | Arrangement | "Strange New World" | Brian Tyler |
| "Level Complete" |
Albums
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy Original Soundtrack | 2008 | Original | "The Toad Brigade" | Mahito Yokota |
| Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack | 2013 | Past arrangement (Super Mario 3D World) | "Captain Toad Goes Forth" | |
| "Captain Toad Plays Peek-a-Boo" | ||||
| "Captain Toad's Fiery Finale" | ||||
| The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 2023 | Past arrangement (The Super Mario Bros. Movie) | "Strange New World" | Brian Tyler |
| "Level Complete" |
Notes
- A video tutorial for drawing Captain Toad,[4] formerly posted on the Play Nintendo Tumblr account,[5] features a song performed by former Nintendo Minute hosts Kit Ellis and Krysta Yang over this theme in the style of "The Mario Drawing Song".
References
- ^ a b Nintendo Music
- ^ a b c Super Mario Galaxy Original Soundtrack
- ^ a b c d e f g Super Mario 3D World Original Soundtrack
- ^ allwillbeone (August 31, 2018). Reposted video (MP4). Tumblr. Retrieved June 8, 2025. (Archived May 20, 2022, 18:24:01 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ "There's also a song about how to draw Captain Toad in just a few easy steps, you can watch the video and sing along here. [Link leads to playnintendo.tumblr.com.]" – Description of the How to Draw Captain Toad activity. Play Nintendo. Archived August 27, 2020, 19:38:13 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
