Mario Kart 8 Original Sound Track

Mario Kart 8 Original Sound Track
Media	2 CDs
Track(s)	68
Composed by	Shiho Fujii Atsuko Asahi Ryo Nagamatsu Yasuaki Iwata Kenta Nagata
Performed by	Mario Kart Band
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Released	June 19, 2015 July 20, 2015 July 21, 2015

The Mario Kart 8 Original Sound Track is an official compilation of music tracks from Mario Kart 8, used to be exclusive to members of Club Nintendo of Japan, Europe and Australia, but was never available in North America and therefore Club Nintendo discontinued in fall 2015.

Track listing

For this game's soundtrack, see Soundtrack:Mario Kart 8.

The album features 68 songs from the game across two discs, the first disc containing the themes for the original 32 tracks.

The second disc includes the sixteen tracks from the two DLC packs and the rest of the music not played during races, such as in the game's menus.

Purchasing

In Japan, it used to be pre-ordered for 180 points after April 21, 2015 and was released on June 19, 2015.

The soundtrack was later released for Club Nintendo in the European Union on July 20, 2015 for 3000 stars and in Australia on July 21, 2015 for 2000 stars.

Composers

Composer	Contribution
	CD1	CD2
Shiho Fujii	2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 15, 17	2, 23
Atsuko Asahi	4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 28	1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 21, 22, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31
Ryo Nagamatsu	13, 18, 22, 29, 30, 31, 33	4, 32, 33, 34, 35
Yasuaki Iwata	1, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27	7, 24, 25, 27
Kenta Nagata	none	5, 9, 16, 17, 20
Asuka Ohta	32	none
Satomi Terui	25	none

Mario Kart Band

Performer	Musical Instrument	Contribution
		CD1	CD2
Takashi Masuzaki DIMENSION	Electric & Acoustic Guitar	1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 33	1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 35
	Acoustic Guitar
Tetsuro Toyama		6, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 18, 23	none
Teppei Kawasaki	Electric Bass	1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 19, 23, 33	1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 35
	Acoustic Bass
Satoshi Bandoh	Drums	1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16, 19, 24, 29, 33	9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 35
Hiroyuki Noritake		none	1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8
Kazuki Katsuta	Alto Saxophone	11	20
Masato Honma		2, 5, 13, 16, 19, 33	1, 9, 10, 21, 35
Hideyo Takakuwa	Tin Whistle	none	11, 12
	Flute
Takuo Yamamoto		5, 13, 16, 33	1, 9, 10, 15, 21, 35
	Soprano Saxophone
	Baritone Saxophone
	Tenor Saxophone
Masakuni Takeno		2, 5, 13, 19	21
Eric Miyashiro	Trumpet	2, 5, 13, 16, 19, 33	21, 35
Luis Valle		none	8
Sho Okumura		1, 5, 13, 16, 19, 24, 33	21, 35
Koji Nishimura		1, 2, 5, 13, 16, 19, 24, 33	9, 10, 18, 21, 35
	Trumpet/Flugelhorn
Yoichi Murata	Trombone	1, 2, 5, 13, 16, 19, 24, 33	21, 35
Eijiro Nakagawa		none	9, 10, 12, 18
Kanade Shishiuchi		1, 2, 5, 13, 16, 19, 24, 33	21, 35
Takayuki Mogami	Oboe	none	11
Masatsugu Shinozaki	Violin/Erhu	none	3, 7, 8
	Violin
Toshihiro Nakanishi		none	11, 13
Hitoshi Konno		3, 7, 8, 9, 13, 15, 18	none
Yoshiaki Sato	Accordion	none	14, 15, 18

Mario Kart albums
Original Soundtracks	Mario Kart 64 Greatest Hits Soundtrack (1997) • Mario Kart 64 Race Tracks (1997) • Mario Kart 64 Original Soundtrack (1997) • Mario Kart Wii Platinum Soundtrack (2011) • Mario Kart 8 Original Sound Track (2015)
Other albums featuring Mario Kart music	Super Famicom Magazine Vol.5 Special Supplement (1992) • Nintendo Sound Selection vol.2 Koopa (Loud Music) (2005) • Nintendo Sound Selection vol.3 Luigi (B-Side Music) (2005) • THE YEAR OF LUIGI SOUND SELECTION (2013) • NINTENDO SOUND SELECTION (Ending & Staff Roll) (2015)