Like Super Mario Odyssey itself, the music (composed by Naoto Kubo, Shiho Fujii and Koji Kondo) is a brilliant blend of delightful nostalgia and clever, catchy new ideas. The music heightens the gameplay experience, while also smartly finding ways to make sure gamers pay attention to it; going through your song collection to pick the right tunes for a musically inclined Toad is the only way to collect all the moons. Take the standout song of Odyssey, "Jump Man, Super Star!" It's an immediate earworm that brilliantly capitalizes on the legacy of the Mario franchise while also standing out as a new approach to music for the series. Contrast that with the tune you hear the first time you enter Peach's Castle and the way it capitalizes on the history players have with these games, and Super Mario Odyssey's score easily stands out as one of the most special experiences of the year.