The Mario Kart Band is a band that performed the music of Mario Kart 8. The band was first shown during the Mario Kart 8 Direct in 2014, performing three songs from the game. The band has also composed the music for the tracks in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC in 2022.
Performers[]
| Performer | Musical Instrument | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD1 | CD2 | ||
| Takashi Masuzaki | 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 |