Luigi's Mansion (#8021)

[Toad King]

Would it be possible to make a "Luigi's Mansion" franchise page for the three games? Or at the very least link them to the "Mario" franchise page?

[Secret Squirrel]

Originally Posted by Toad King

Would it be possible to make a "Luigi's Mansion" franchise page for the three games? Or at the very least link them to the "Mario" franchise page?

Sure, I've created a franchise page for them.

[RBM95]

I have been checking the .bms music files for Luigi's Mansion with the help of a hex editor, and noticed that each track makes use of one of two specific sound banks (shown as either "A4 20 04" or "A4 20 06" in the code); according to the internal index number, they appear in the following order, along with the corresponding banks appropriated:

Spoiler:

01 Mario02 (Conservatory Instruments (Ground BGM)): A4 20 06
02 PianistQuiz01 (Melody Pianissima's Piano Performance (Underwater BGM)): A4 20 06
03 PianistQuiz02 (Melody Pianissima's Piano Performance (Super Mario Bros. 3)): A4 20 06
04 PianistQuiz03 [unused Melody Pianissima cover of Totaka's song]: A4 20 06
05 Mario (???)
06 OyamaLab (Professor E. Gadd's Lab): A4 20 04
07 LuigiSings (Title Theme (Humming)): A4 20 04
08 Training (Training Room: Second Half): A4 20 04
09 Mario (???)
0A Demo_FirstMon (Signs of Ghosts): A4 20 04
0B Demo_FirstDoc (Professor E. Gadd and the Poltergust 3000): A4 20 04
0C OyamaLab [copy of 06]
0D Training [copy of 08]
0E GetKey (Item Acquired): A4 20 04
0F Gallery (Gallery): A4 20 04
10 OyamaPress (Starting Up the Ghost Portrificationizer): A4 20 04
11 Total (???)
12 GoodNight (Good Night! (Game Over)): A4 20 04
13 Fishing_Zako (Suck Up the Ghosts!): A4 20 04
14 Fishing_Event (Suck Up More Ghosts!): A4 20 04
15 PictureSays (When the Candles Go Out): A4 20 04
16 Telescope (Stargazing): A4 20 04
17 DanceHall (The Floating Whirlindas in the Ballroom): A4 20 04
18 Demo_BabyCries (Mysterious Crying): A4 20 04
19 Demo_Entrance (Foyer): A4 20 04
1A Demo_FirstDoc [copy of 0B]
1B Demo_FirstMon [copy of 0A]
1C DoorLoop (Wrong Answer): A4 20 04
1D Kinopio (There, There, Toad): A4 20 04
1E Kinopio_Light (It's OK Now, Toad): A4 20 04
1F Room_Baby [Chauncey's Room theme, not included on Nintendo Music]: A4 20 04
20 Room_Space [unused]: A4 20 04
21 Title (Title Theme): A4 20 04
22 Total_Picture (Ghosts You've Caught): A4 20 04
23 Total_Score [unused]: A4 20 04
24 Warp (Warping): A4 20 04
25 Training_Continue (Training Room: First Half): A4 20 04
26 Training_Result (Training Room: Results): A4 20 04
27 Training_Stop [End of Training sound, not included on Nintendo Music]: A4 20 04
28 Select (File Select): A4 20 04
29 BabyRoom (Chauncey in the Nursery): A4 20 06
2A BabyDemo (Playing with Chauncey): A4 20 06
2B BabyBattle (Boss Ghost: Chauncey): A4 20 06
2C BlueOhaka (The Tombstone's Ghostly Glow): A4 20 06
2D BlueDemo (Bogmire in the Graveyard): A4 20 06
2E BlueBattle (Boss Ghost: Bogmire): A4 20 06
2F TelesaDemo01 (Boos on the Balcony): A4 20 06
30 TelesaDemo02 [unused]: A4 20 06
31 TelesaBattle (Boss Ghost: Boolossus): A4 20 06
32 BattleClear (Ghost Caught): A4 20 06
33 PianistBattle (Cleaning the Conservatory): A4 20 06
34 Room_AfterBoss (A Little Breather): A4 20 04
35 GetKey_Heart (Key Acquired): A4 20 04
36 OyamaPress_Press (Ghost Portrificationizer): A4 20 04
37 Ending01 (Restoring Mario's Portrait): A4 20 04
38 Ending02 (???): A4 20 04
39 Ending03 (The Brothers Reunited): A4 20 04
3A Event_Speak (Chatting with a Ghost): A4 20 04
3B Event_Game (Hide-and-Seek in The Twins' Room): A4 20 04
3C Event_Speak_2 (Versus a Strong Enemy): A4 20 04
3D GetKey [copy of 0E]
3E OyamaCall (Game Boy Horror Ringtone): A4 20 04
3F OyamaSpeak (Chatting with Professor E. Gadd): A4 20 04
40 Change_Kabe (Pushing the Switch): A4 20 04
41 Change_Water (Closed the Valve): A4 20 04
42 Change_Mayoi (Light the Candles): A4 20 04
43 StuffRoll (Staff Credits): A4 20 04
44 Demo_GetPicture (Rescuing Mario's Portrait): A4 20 04
45 Demo_Lion1_1 (Mario in a Portrait): A4 20 04
46 Demo_Lion1_2 [unused]: A4 20 04
47 Demo_Lion2 (Mario in a Portrait (Short Version)): A4 20 04
48 Demo_Sakasa (Sue Pea in the Guest Room): A4 20 04
49 Demo_TeleCheck (Back to the Foyer): A4 20 04
4A Demo_TeleOpen (Boo Escape): A4 20 04
4B Telesa (Suck Up the Boo!): A4 20 04
4C TelesaSpeak (Not Enough Boos 1): A4 20 04
4D TelesaSpeak2 (Not Enough Boos 2): A4 20 04
4E Light (Item Appears): A4 20 04
4F Light [copy of 4E]
50 KuppaDemo01 (King Boo in the Secret Altar): A4 20 06
51 KuppaDemo02 (Into Bowser's Portrait): A4 20 06
52 KuppaBattle (Boss Ghost: King Boo): A4 20 06
53 KuppaDemo03 (intro for Boss Ghost: King Boo): A4 20 06
54 Ochi01 (Ending: Your Mansion Is Complete): A4 20 04
55 Ochi02 (Ending: Welcome to Luigi's New Mansion): A4 20 04
56 Ochi03 (Ending: The Haunted Mansion Disappeared): A4 20 04
57 HeyHoo (Ghost Guys in the Ballroom): A4 20 04
58 Demo_Star (A Star Appears): A4 20 04

Now, while I don't believe the sound banks have initials or any kind of identifiers of who was in charge of each (unlike other GameCube EAD titles), it does seem to me that:

-The tracks using A4 20 04 were probably done by Kazumi Totaka, as they sound similar to his work on other titles (Yoshi's Story, Mario Artist series, etc.). "Title Screen (Humming)" (aka Main Theme), "Professor E. Gadd's Lab", and "Boo Escape" are at least comfirmed to be his.

-On the other hand, the tracks using A4 20 06 were done by Shinobu Tanaka, as they sound similar to her work on other contemporaneous titles (Super Mario Sunshine, Animal Crossing event BGM).

Therefore, the list of music as presented on Nintendo Music would look like this with that credit attribution:

Spoiler:

Title Theme - Kazumi Totaka
File Select - Kazumi Totaka
Opening Scene [movie music, not in .bms format]
Foyer - Kazumi Totaka
Signs of Ghosts - Kazumi Totaka
Professor E. Gadd and the Poltergust 3000 - Kazumi Totaka
Professor E. Gadd's Lab - Kazumi Totaka
Training Room: First Half - Kazumi Totaka
Training Room: Second Half - Kazumi Totaka
Training Room: Results - Kazumi Totaka
Gallery - Kazumi Totaka
To the Mansion [movie music, not in .bms format]
There, There, Toad - Kazumi Totaka
It's OK Now, Toad - Kazumi Totaka
Warping - Kazumi Totaka
Title Theme (Humming) - Kazumi Totaka
When the Candles Go Out - Kazumi Totaka
Suck Up the Ghosts! - Kazumi Totaka
Suck Up More Ghosts! - Kazumi Totaka
Item Appears - Kazumi Totaka
Item Acquired - Kazumi Totaka
Game Boy Horror Ringtone - Kazumi Totaka
Chatting with Professor E. Gadd - Kazumi Totaka
Mysterious Crying - Kazumi Totaka
Chauncey in the Nursery - Shinobu Tanaka
Versus a Strong Enemy - Kazumi Totaka
Playing with Chauncey - Shinobu Tanaka
Boss Ghost: Chauncey - Shinobu Tanaka
Ghost Caught - Shinobu Tanaka
A Little Breather - Kazumi Totaka
Key Acquired - Kazumi Totaka
Ghost Portrificationizer - Kazumi Totaka
Starting Up the Ghost Portrificationizer - Kazumi Totaka
Ghosts You've Caught - Kazumi Totaka
Ghost Guys in the Ballroom - Kazumi Totaka
The Floating Whirlindas in the Ballroom - Kazumi Totaka
Pushing the Switch - Kazumi Totaka
Boo Escape - Kazumi Totaka
Suck Up the Boo! - Kazumi Totaka
Chatting with a Ghost - Kazumi Totaka
Conservatory Instruments (Ground BGM) - Shinobu Tanaka
Melody Pianissima's Piano Performance (Underwater BGM) - Shinobu Tanaka
Melody Pianissima's Piano Performance (Super Mario Bros. 3) - Shinobu Tanaka
Cleaning the Conservatory - Shinobu Tanaka
The Tombstone's Ghostly Glow - Shinobu Tanaka
Bogmire in the Graveyard - Shinobu Tanaka
Boss Ghost: Bogmire - Shinobu Tanaka
Good Night! (Game Over) - Kazumi Totaka
Mario in a Portrait - Kazumi Totaka
Mario in a Portrait (Short Version) - Kazumi Totaka
Light the Candles - Kazumi Totaka
Stargazing - Kazumi Totaka
A Star Appears - Kazumi Totaka
Hide-and-Seek in The Twins' Room - Kazumi Totaka
Right Answer - ??? (sound effect?)
Wrong Answer - Kazumi Totaka
Boos on the Balcony - Shinobu Tanaka
Boss Ghost: Boolossus - Shinobu Tanaka
Sue Pea in the Guest Room - Kazumi Totaka
Closed the Valve - Kazumi Totaka
Not Enough Boos 1 - Kazumi Totaka
Back to the Foyer - Kazumi Totaka
Not Enough Boos 2 - Kazumi Totaka
King Boo in the Secret Altar - Shinobu Tanaka
Into Bowser's Portrait - Shinobu Tanaka
Boss Ghost: King Boo - Shinobu Tanaka
Rescuing Mario's Portrait - Kazumi Totaka
Restoring Mario's Portrait - Kazumi Totaka
The Brothers Reunited - Kazumi Totaka
Staff Credits - Kazumi Totaka
Ending: The Haunted Mansion Disappeared - Kazumi Totaka
Ending: Welcome to Luigi's New Mansion - Kazumi Totaka
Ending: Your Mansion Is Complete - Kazumi Totaka

On a side note, I find it really weird that the main theme (refered to specifically as メインテーマ（鼻歌） in the Japanese version of the app) has been localized as "Title Theme (Humming)", considering this has really not much of a connection with the actual Title Theme; I wonder if this is some kind of oversight?

Also worth mentioning that the "LuigiSings" bms file actually contains all possible permutations of the main theme (different mansion rooms, balcony, observatory, with different humming depending on the health, etc.), but Nintendo Music only presents the standard variation of the theme with the Luigi humming that was present on the CD soundtracks.

[MIDIWIZI]

That's some great research. I subscribe to most of that - though I'm wondering about the unused Pianissima Totaka's Song rendition, does that adhere to the soundbank convention? I think if that one uses the same one that Tanaka used, this could potentially complicate the reliability of the breakdown. "Boss Ghost: Boolossus" also struck me as leaning more Totaka-esque than Tanaka with its instrumentation (though it could still certainly be the case).

EDIT: I see now it is included in the first Spoiler dropdown. Yeah I feel like it using the same bank may cast a bit of doubt on it being such a clean split. I agree that most of it does seem to break down correctly, though.