Nintendo has reached the finish line on its Mario Kart World soundtrack rollout for Nintendo Music. The August 25 update adds the final 26 Free Roam tracks—based on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe—with a combined runtime of 1 hour and 15 minutes. With the accompanying bonus recordings, the Mario Kart World catalog now totals 348 songs.
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What the final Nintendo Music update adds
The last batch is listed as Mario Kart World – Free Roam with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. It contains 26 tracks and completes the sequence of Free Roam additions Nintendo had been releasing in batches over approximately three months.
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The collection draws on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe material, including arrangements of its course music as well as versions of “Title Theme” and “Crown City.” Reports describe the tracks as remixes or alternate arrangements rather than a separate dump of the original Mario Kart 8 Deluxe soundtrack.
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Two bonus recordings are included
Nintendo also added two separately listed recordings:
- “Title Theme (Bonus Track)”
- “Crown City (Bonus Track)”
The bonus tracks accompany the 26-track Free Roam collection and are part of the update celebrating the completed Mario Kart World soundtrack.
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Studio footage marks the rollout’s “finish line”
To mark the final addition, Nintendo shared behind-the-scenes footage of studio performances for both “Title Theme” and “Crown City.” The “Title Theme” performance was released on Nintendo’s YouTube channel, while both recordings were also added to Nintendo Music as bonus tracks.
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Nintendo presented the update as reaching the soundtrack’s “finish line” after steadily rolling out the remaining Free Roam music. The final batch follows earlier additions based on music from other Mario and Mario Kart games, including Super Mario Galaxy, Mario Kart Wii, Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart: Super Circuit.
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How to listen
Nintendo Music is available as a free download, but listening requires an active Nintendo Switch Online membership. The service supports iOS and Android, and Nintendo has also added a browser player.
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That makes the August 25 update the final step in Nintendo’s planned Mario Kart World soundtrack expansion: 26 more Free Roam tracks, two studio bonus recordings and a completed 348-song catalog.
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