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Charli XCX and Galantis talk about working on the "We Are Born To Play" Super Nintendo World music video

It's a bop
by rawmeatcowboy
14 January 2020
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Nintendo and Universal shared a ton of information about the upcoming Super Nintendo World park last night, and that includes a special music video. The video is a collaboration between Galantis and Charlie XCX, and Universal talked to the artists to see what it was like working on the special feature. You can check out comments from the gang below.

Galantis

Hello everyone in Japan. We are Galantis.

I think Japan has always been on the forefront of all types of culture, and I think it’s been a huge influence on us since we were really young, young days. Technology, food, movies, cartoons, Design.

Our experience performing in Japan has been amazing from the first show we’ve ever done in Japan It’s probably the place in the world where the crowd is singing back our songs in perfect pitch. Yeah, like in a huge choir, 10,000 people with one voice.

Mario Kart is the number one game of all games that I have played the most. I played it since the first day it came out on every console up to today on Nintendo Switch. So the process of re-working the Super Mario theme song — Well first of all, I’ve got to say it was so much fun, but it was a big challenge, because those melodies are so amazing and so important, and it’s like our childhood, so we didn’t want to leave any of that out, and still we wanted to put Galantis in it, Yeah, it’s been such a great honor, working with Nintendo and with Super Mario. No but really, I think this is like a dream.

And I’ve had this as a childhood dream to actually have the part —it’s just an amazing feeling to feel like now we are actually a part of the whole thing —I think Super Nintendo World is going to be absolutely amazing.

I think it’s something that we always wanted to do — like actually live the games that we grew up with and that we are still playing every day. There’s so much I want to know and try — it’s kind of mind-blowing thinking about it. People are going to naturally come together, travel around from all over the places of the world and just have a place to unite.

First time seeing the trailer and hearing our music — full body chills. It looks amazing. Pretty unreal that we got to work on it.
Yeah, I would say so. Amazing. Let’s go, let’s do it. Here we go!

Charli XCX

Hello everyone in Japan. I am Charli XCX. I was approached few months ago, about SNW opening at USJ, and this told that a song was needed for the launch and GALANTIS who I know I’ve collaborated with members of GALANTIS before. The idea was about to put together this really like a FUN and SUPER song that would go alongside the theme park that represents all the “SUPER NINTENDO WORLD” is about. So there are lots of mentions of SUPER, SUPER STARS, JUMPING and the main tagline is that “we are born to play” which is what everyone is going to play in the park.

“We are born to play” is really a fun line, and I guess everybody wants to have a good time and wants to feel free, and wants to rest upon their lives and enjoy themselves. So it’s cute super fun tagline that draws the whole song together.

When I was younger, I had a Game Boy. Growing up I was constantly playing Super Mario. There were three kinds of games I repeatedly played, and one of them was definitely Super Mario. I think it was kind of a big part of my childhood. Well, it was just so fun. I think that’s what’s cool about video games where players can be in a world of fantasy.

I really love Japan and Japanese culture and I am extremely inspired by J-POP music. I’ve always thought not only the music but the visuals and MV that go alongside the music have been elevated and really creative and mind-blowing in Japan. It’s just so inspiring and I feel like I could learn from J-POP culture’s visuals and MVs. I just think it’s wonderful and extra loud about the bright colorful pallets that are really exciting to me. I’ve been to Tokyo quite a few times, and I actually shot two music videos in Tokyo. One I made was a Japanese version of my song “Boom Clap” and was shot in Tokyo.

It’s so crazy to be here with Nintendo bringing this game to life. Because when I play games on the monitor I feel like I'm really good, but in reality it's not. But I'm really into the game right now and really enjoying it.

Something really unique and cool about “SUPER NINTENDO WORLD” is the idea of constant games, meaning you can constantly play and interact with people. To create an experience that is sensualized around the idea of connection and communication between people is really cool and really fun. I think it would be a great experience for the people who go to the park.

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