Csikós Post

Csikós Post (pronounced [ˈt͡ʃikoːʃ ˈpoʃt], CHI-kosh posht) is a galop in the key of E minor by the German composer Hermann Necke (1850–1912). Csikós is a Hungarian mounted horse-herdsman; Hungarian Post is an acrobatic riding performance where the rider stands on the back of two horses and drives three more horses in front (pickaxe arrangement).

Hungarian Post riding performance

The melodic line in which the piece transitions to C major is a variation on a melody from Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2.

The piece has been used repeatedly in Nintendo games including Yoshi's Cookie for Super Nintendo (as Action Music B), Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix (as Fishing Frenzy), Crash 'n' the Boys: Street Challenge and Daigasso! Band Brothers (as Athletic Medley). It is also present in the music games O2Jam and pop'n music FEVER!.

The song has been remixed in Sexy Parodius (as Sonic Speed Bath) and by the group BanYa for the Pump It Up series. A version with parody lyrics was included in the 2001 Hong Kong animated movie My Life as McDull.

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