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"Meanwhile, Princess Peach..."[1][2] is a musical theme in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and rearranged for its Nintendo Switch remake, being used as a leitmotif for Princess Peach (as well as TEC in the remake).
History
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
"Meanwhile, Princess Peach..."
Image from Nintendo Music (Nintendo Switch)
In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, "Meanwhile, Princess Peach..." is a sentimental, synthesized theme in 3
4 time that plays during Princess Peach's interludes in the X-Naut Fortress. It features a slow tempo and a music box instrument used as backing, giving the song a calm nature to contrast Princess Peach's intermissions with the energetic themes heard in the rest of the game. The A section of "Peach's Castle" from Super Mario 64 can be heard in the harmony at the beginning of the song, and it is also arranged into the melody later in the song.
In the remake, many of the original synths from the song are maintained, but more woodwind timbres are added, such as flutes, recorders, and oboes; the theme is also extended to include an arrangement of the B section of "Peach's Castle".
This theme receives an additional arrangement in the original game and two in the remake.
"After the Final Battle"
Image from Nintendo Music (Nintendo GameCube)
"After the Final Battle" is an arrangement of "Meanwhile, Princess Peach..." that plays after the Shadow Queen is defeated, beginning as slow and reflective before transitioning into a more triumphant theme with a slightly faster tempo.
 After the Final Battle - The arrangement heard in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for the Nintendo GameCube | File info
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| After the Final Battle - The arrangement heard in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for the Nintendo Switch | File info
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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)
"Goodbye, TEC"
"Goodbye, TEC" is a somber arrangement of "Meanwhile, Princess Peach..." that plays just before TEC is shut down by Grodus at the end of Princess Peach's intermission after Chapter 6. It uses a completely synthesized melody to represent TEC and his newfound connection to Princess Peach. This theme is exclusive to the Nintendo Switch remake of the game.
| Goodbye, TEC - The arrangement heard in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for the Nintendo Switch | File info
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Gallery
Image for "Goodbye, TEC" from the Nintendo Switch version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on Nintendo Music
Image for "After the Final Battle" from the Nintendo Switch version of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on Nintendo Music
Name in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
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| Japanese | いっぽうそのころピーチ姫は・・・
Ippō sono koro Pīchi-hime wa... | Meanwhile, Princess Peach is... | | [2] |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 与此同时，碧姬公主······
Yǔ cǐ tóngshí, Bìjī-gōngzhǔ...... (Mandarin) | Meanwhile, Princess Peach...... | | [2] |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 與此同時，碧姬公主······
Yǔ cǐ tóngshí, Bìjī-gōngzhǔ...... (Mandarin) | | [2] |
| Dutch | Intussen bij prinses Peach... | Meanwhile with Princess Peach... | | [2] |
| French (Canada) | Pendant ce temps, la princesse Peach... | Meanwhile, Princess Peach... | | [2] |
| German | Prinzessin Peach derweilen... | Meanwhile, Princess Peach... | | [2] |
| Italian | Nel frattempo, la Principessa Peach... | Meanwhile, Princess Peach... | | [2] |
| Korean | 한편 피치공주는···
Hanpyeon Pichi-gongjuneun... | Meanwhile, Princess Peach is... | | [2] |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Las andanzas de la princesa Peach | The wanderings of Princess Peach | | [2] |
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