Example 1 showcases the “Warp Whistle” melody from Super Mario Bros. III written by the 8-bit shogun Koji Kondo.
This little leitmotif will sweep your Sprite away in a mystical tornado to the Warp Zone. It begins on a D tone, goes up a whole tone to an E, then jumps up to another D an octave higher, and from there it descends chromatically to a B. Very tasty!
Let’s Rock ‘n’ Roll tonight at Cab’s in New Paltz. We’re gonna get warpy.
