Super Mario Odyssey, jewel in Nintendo Switch’s software crown, is the best-selling game to hit the system to date. Super fans will be happy to learn that the title’s celebrated soundtrack is now available for purchase.

As well as the Switch is doing for itself just now, early signs were not so positive. It launched at an odd time of year, without a true killer app (beyond The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which was also available for Wii U). With all of the controversy around the embarrassing failure of Wii U, the Switch was a tough sell for many at first.

What changed? Super Mario Odyssey arrived, that’s what changed. From its early March release until late October, the system was ploughing forward without a big first-party exclusive to its name (the quirky ARMS and such being the extent of it). After that, the one-two punch of Breath of the Wild and Odyssey really set the system alight.

Now, as for where Odyssey stands in the great pantheon of Super Mario games, that’s a tough one. Everyone’s going to feel their own kind of way about that. Did the risks taken with Cappy and the capture mechanic pay off? Was it a radical departure, or the same hackneyed Mario under the guise of something new? As always, universal popularity is impossible, and there are different schools of thought.

Super Mario Odyssey Soundtrack Released
Via: CD Japan

The game did garner critical acclaim, though, and particularly in the area of presentation. Visually, it’s seen as quite an ambitious one, with sandbox free-roam areas akin to those of Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine. Musically, too, it’s quite an experience.

Most notably, Jump Up, Super Star! was the series’ first fully-vocalised theme song. It’s sung by Kate Davis, who also voices Pauline, and found success on iTunes completely independently from the game.

In the deluxe soundtrack, you’ll find a complete 136 track score, spanning four disks. Also included are Japanese versions of the title song and Break Free (Lead The Way), stickers and a bonus booklet with words from those who worked on the score.

It’s available for approximately $43.38 on CD Japan now. Franchise fans will agree that these titles have really been on top of their game of late, music-wise, with the sumptuous orchestrated soundtrack of the Super Mario Galaxy games, and this is a worthy collector’s item for sure.