Musical Style and Influences
The "Super Mario Bros. theme" reached number one on Billboard Magazine's Hot Ringtones chart in 2009. Kondo cites rock bands Deep Purple and Emerson, Lake & Palmer as major musical influences. He has also cited as influences the works of the Russian romantic composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, particularly his four piano concertos.
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