It’s Mario Day! No, not March 10, we’re referring to the day The Super Mario Bros Movie is released in theaters nationwide. Legendary video game cover artist Mustin has strategically timed his latest release, Mario Mixtape, to coincide with the movie.
The album is a collaboration between Mustin and his 17-year-old son, Logan Mustin, who hand-picked the tracks that are covered here — twelve reimagined ditties from Mario’s long career. The younger Mustin also took part in the music stylings, artwork concepts and marketing. The resulting father/son project is out today.
“After 25 years of conceiving and creating projects on my own, I let my son take the reins on his idea for an album,” says Mustin. “I’m getting older and how better to create music for a new generation of listeners than to let Gen Z lead a project. As the Mario games continue to be updated and re-released on the Nintendo Switch, the music has become timeless across multiple generations. It’s been great to work with my son, and with the release of the Super Mario Bros. Movie, the timing couldn’t be more perfect.”
You can experience Mario Mixtape on YouTube (just scroll to find the embedded video) or find it on all your favorite music streamers through this handy link. A physical CD is coming and will debut April 14 at VGM Con. Let’s-a go!
