Paper Mario- The Empty Castle's Prelude

[Vendetta162X]

This song actually made me fired up when I was a kid! I wanted to defeat the Bowser!

[sevsthepokey]

Invitation to Boo's Mansion and this song both made me shit my pants.

[snowy27255]

this the most epic non boss music i have ever heard

[Komanekin]

i always thought it was cool to find the toad in the closet who you met as princess peach, kinda came full circle :P

[randomyoshi]

@Komanekin The Toad was like, "No, it's too dangerous out there." and jumps back into the closet. I lol'ed at that. XD

[Komanekin]

@randomyoshi or when he says, no one here!! just some clothes! or something like that.. i loved this game's sense of humor

[jmario232]

It reminds me a bit of the Ripple Star well from Kirby 64. Another very creepy Nintendo stage.

[DarthMohawk1]

This is rather creepy music. However... anybody else notice that starting at 0:19, this song turns into a slower, creepier version of the first part of "King of the Koopas", the very final boss battle music? It's easy to miss since the epic guitars aren't blasting in your ears.

[randomyoshi]

@DarthMohawk1 I noticed that. No one else has mentioned it until now.

[HangetsuHozuki]

@DarthMohawk1 More like "King of the Koopas" uses the same leitmotif. Which makes sense, since it's yet another Bowser related theme.

[palkia117]

cant wait for the 3ds version, it better b like the first 2, not the gay wii

[girtar]

Why is it that this scared everybody? I remember playing this game as early as 6 years old, and it didn't creep me out, I just thought it was freakin AWESOME!!!!

[SlamTheLabel]

@girtar forreal. This game wasn't scary at any point. Maybe remotely scary at the bottom of the ruins but if people want scary they should go to the bottom of the well in oot or anywhere in silent hill 2.

[Waluigifan95]

This scared the heck out of me.

Imagine a 6-7 year old kid who is scared of the dark playing this game when he shows up here.

That was me.

[randomyoshi]

@Waluigifan95 I was 12 years old when I played this game, but this music gave me the creeps.

[RedGeneral66]

This makes want to say the following:I'm coming for you Bowser!

[hotdiddykong2]

man its like a creepy preview of the final boss theme XD

[obnoxiousoboe]

Which is creepier: Peach's Castle in the dark or when you enter Boo's Mansion for the first time?

[randomyoshi]

@obnoxiousoboe Hmm, that's a good question. I'd say Peach's Castle in the dark. I'd rather enter a ghost house than enter a big castle with no one in it.

[08chinup]

@obnoxiousoboe Peach's Castle in the dark.

[randomyoshi]

@08chinup You think so too? Looks like I'm not the only one to say that a creepy castle with nothing in it is scarier than a haunted mansion.

[simba90s]

@randomyoshi if i have the choice between a haunted house that has ghosts in it, and an empty castle with no ghost......i think the castle is less scary.....but the music of peach castle is scarier thought.

[WeaviletheGreat123]

@randomyoshi I agree. I recently played through this when my friend lent it to me(never had a n64 till a few months ago), and I'm like 14, but the empty feeling Peach's castle gave was one of the scariest I've ever experienced in the game. At least for Boo's Mansion, the boos were somewhat friendly and u knew u weren't alone.

[Sayeth0Di0Puppeth]

@obnoxiousoboe Boo's mansion wasn't scary... it was AWESOME. :O

[toddles822]

Two things about this song.. the fact that it begins after you come in from the outside, where there is NO background music, just silence: that adds immensely to the creepiness of this song. Another thing, the first time I heard the section from 0:29-0:33 it scared the living shit out of me. This songs solidifies the fact that this game has one of the best soundtracks of any game I've ever played... music is so important to video games.

[randomyoshi]

@toddles822 0:29-0:33 scared the heck out of me, too. Not only that, but the silence looming in the castle scared the heck out of me while I was playing the game.

[foamyfan231]

This brings good memories of Ocarina of Time, that was creepy O_o

[MrShotgun43]

This sounds like a slowed down version of the final battle.

[Sparson94]

I love this part. It's symbolic of the first segment of the game, except this time, the castle is dark and empty. And this time, you're ready to fight Bowser.

Traveling through the dark, empty castle was scarier and more exciting than Bowser himself, and this music only increased that feeling.

[matthespeedstar]

Can you try to upload this without the sound effects at the beginning?

[randomyoshi]

Indeed. Which is scarier?

A. Bowser

B. The silence looming around in the empty castle.

My answer is B.

[GMmaster99]

lol maybe it's role as music was to build suspense for the player prior to confronting the Koopa King.

[magnaman64]

about the 20 second and on is creepy,. but so cool

[randomyoshi]

I thought the silence in the dark and empty castle was scarier than Bowser himself.

[japsfl]

Cool and creepy.

[KoploperMau]

It's a great almost final battle theme. It's creepy, but also a bit of... I dont know what so you think I need to save Peach.

[1000redips]

It sounds like Bowser is waiting for Mario in the shadows (which is exactly what he's doing).

[japsfl]

That souds like Bowser alright!

[mastersword1000]

The first battle with 60 HP was pie, but growing large and 99 HP took me for3var. D:

[DullBones]

H-H-Hello! A-A-Anybody home?

(turns around and see Pyramid Head)

AAAAAA-?! Wait a minute! What are you doing here?

PH: Uh, dunno.

[Yoshi9003]

This is a scary theme.

[shalpp]

This is a slower version of Bowser, King of Koopas

[Thegr8mario]

0:03 Very scary. It scared the **** out of me when i was little

[GMmaster99]

If Luigi didn't escape Peach's Castle before Bowser lifted her castle, Would anyone know what Bowser would have done if he found Luigi inside her castle?

[WCWF19]

Yeah. When I first played that awsome game and heard the music I thought I was not going to not make it... I had the suspision that Bowser had 99 or 100 HP! I can't spell...

[matthespeedstar]

Dude, you must post the download link for this music!

[CobaltBW]

Jesus, this creeped me out when I was little.

[bobbyiscool1992]

Oh Ive been looking for this on Youtube. I just didn't know the name it was put under. This is a good piece of music right here ;)

[DarkJaller]

wait...this this a versen of the final battle theme!(after you get the star beam upgrated to peach beam!)

[MrL564]

my friend heard this around midnight then had nightmares

[GMmaster99]

this music makes me think of a haunted house

[nantees2715]

i love this music! :D

[nawaf10soccer]

I totatly love this music 5 stars it happens when there is nobody in there so spooky it kinda scared me a bit

[randomyoshi]

Me, too. I did like the music, yet it was somewhat disturbing at the same time, especially when you hear the keening tune at 0:29-0:33. This music, overall, has some relevance to the actual Bowser theme in Paper Mario.

[nawaf10soccer]

yeah that part is scary

[29394419485298585495]

Yea, it's freaky lol (but doesn't scare me...lol). I played this lvl today as I was doing a test video with my camcorder.

[GMmaster99]

perfect music for confronting Bowser

[Chunkycheese666]

Definitely

[dsguy411]

I agree with GMmaster99, I was already feeling the pressure when I heard this song play. It felt like an ambush was waiting for me.

[GMmaster99]

Apparently the Toad hiding in the closet was scared unless he saw Mario or Peach

[Lycanlord6]

I Love This Music :)

[randomyoshi]

I'm glad you do. :D

[Lycanlord6]

i wouldn't have requested it if i didn't now would i? lol :P

[AndreTXH]

Well I like Paper Mario music

[randomyoshi]

I played Paper Mario and it's awesome.

[29394419485298585495]

Same here. It was an awesome game.