   Great songs of games
  Hello, this thread is to list amazing video game songs and... Yeah, that's pretty much it. Listening to these songs may provide inspiration as well, so I think this topic would do good to those aspiring to become amazing musicians and I know there is alot of potential out there, plus, I want to be helpful since I'm here, especially since I'm the one who'll most likely be receiving the most help from people. I would love to see your contributions of songs as well, so please post what you can.I really put alot of hard work on it, so please take your time to browse around.The list is not in alphabetical order, however, I do try to keep them all together by game. (Hint - Ctrl+F)Nintendo GameboyTetrisNESSuper Mario Bros (Of course, alot are obvious, but people forget sometimes... Not including this of course)Super Mario Bros 3. - Grassland MapThe Legend Of Zelda ThemeMetroid - BrinstarDonkey Kong Original ThemeFinal Fantasy Theme (Hard to find these because FF7 overshadows everything)Final Fantasy PreludeFinal Fantasy - Victory!Final Fantasy World MapRiver City Ransom - Stage 1 (A tribute for a friend of mine whom is no longer here...)Mother - PollyannaContra - Stage 1Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest - Bloody TearsSNESDonkey Kong Country Theme (The better theme in my opinion)Donkey Kong Country - Aquatic AmbienceDonkey Kong Contry - King K. RoolSuper Metroid ThemeSeiken Densetsu 3 - Different Road (Recommend HQ)E.V.O The Search For EdenThe Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past - ThemeThe Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past - Zelda's LullabyThe Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past - Ending ThemeFinal Fantasy 6 - Dancin Mad!Final Fantasy 6 - Terra's Theme (I believe this is also the intro)Chrono Trigger - Chrono's ThemeChrono Trigger - Magus's ThemeChrono Trigger - Lucca's ThemeChrono Trigger - Frog's ThemeChrono Trigger - Robo's Theme? (Never gonna give you up...)Chrono Trigger - At The Bottom Of The NightChrono Trigger - Corridors Of TimeChrono Trigger - Memories Of GreenChrono Trigger - A Faroff PromiseSecret Of Mana - Meridian DanceSecret Of Mana - I Won't ForgetSecret Of Mana - A Curious HappeningSecret Of Mana - Orphan Of StormSecret Of Mana - The Fairy ChildSecret Of Mana - Spirit Of The NightSecret Of Mana - Always TogetherSecret Of Mana - Star Of DarknessStreet Fighter 2 - Ryu's ThemeStreet Fighter 2 - Ken's ThemeStreet Fighter 2 - Guile's ThemeStreet Fighter 2 - Cammy's ThemeStreet Fighter 2 - Fei Long's ThemeStreet Fighter 2 - T. Hawk's ThemeStreet Fighter 2 - Vega's ThemeStreet Fighter 2 - Zangief's ThemeStreet Fighter 2 - E-Honda's ThemeStreet Fighter 2 - Blanka's ThemeStreet Fighter 2 - Chun Li's ThemeStreet Fighter 2 - M. Bison's Theme (The Dictator)Street Fighter 2 - Dhalsim's ThemeStreet Fighter 2 - Balrog's ThemeStreet Fighter 2 - Dee Jay's ThemeStreet Fighter 2 - Sagat's ThemeMortal Kombat Theme(For those curious, I put it in SNES just to get it over with, I know this game is also for Genesis and Arcades, also if I'm missing any, inform me please)Kirby Superstar - Trees In The Depths Of The Earth (Arabic music much? Not racist, I am Arabic)Kirby Superstar - Run Kirby RunKirby Superstar - Green GreensKirby Superstar - Crystal Fields and Mystery ParadiseEarthbound - Onette ThemeEarthbound - Boy Meets Girl (Twoson)Earthbound - FoursideEarthbound - Snowman (Also in the original Mother)Earthbound - Buy Something Will Ya?Earthbound - Home Sweet HomeEarthbound - Winters WhiteEarthbound - Battle Against An Unsettling Opponent (Listen to that bass...)Earthbound - Because I Love YouEarthbound - Sanctuary GuardianEarthbound - Saturn ValleyEarthbound - Franky (Generic Rock rythme)Earthbound - Pokey Means BusinessEarthbound - Eight MelodiesEarthbound - Good Friends, Bad FriendsEarthbound - Smiles and Tears (Highly recommended)Earthbound - Smiles and Tears (Redone for Brawl, never released)Battletoads In Battlemaniacs - Opening ThemeBattletoads In Battlemaniacs - Ragnarok CanyonSuper Mario World ThemeSuper Mario World 2 - Flower GardenSuper Mario RPG - Mushroom WaySuper Mario RPG - Tadpole PondSuper Mario RPG - Sad SongSuper Mario RPG - Forest Maze (Overrated)Super Mario RPG - Midas RiverSuper Mario RPG - Battle ThemeSim City - VillageSega GenesisToejam and Earl ThemeTwo Crude Dudes – Opening ThemeTwo Crude Dudes - Stage 1TechnoCop ThemeStreets Of Rage 2 - In The BarStreets Of Rage 2 - Slow MoonStreets Of Rage 2 - Wave 131Sonic The Hedgehog - Green Hill ZoneSonic The Hedgehog - Marble ZoneSonic The Hedgehog - Spring Yard ZoneSonic The Hedgehog - Labyrinth ZoneSonic The Hedgehog - Star Light ZoneSonic The Hedgehog - Scrap Brain ZoneSonic The Hedgehog - BossSonic The Hedgehog - Special StageSonic The Hedgehog - InvincibleSonic The Hedgehog 2 - Emerald Hill ZoneSonic The Hedgehog 2 - Chemical Plant ZoneSonic The Hedgehog 2 - Casino Night ZoneSonic The Hedgehog 2 - BossSonic The Hedgehog 3 - Theme SongSonic The Hedgehog 3 - Angel Island Zone Act 1Sonic The Hedgehog 3 - Angel Island Zone Act 2Sonic The Hedgehog 3 - Carnival Night Zone (Michael Jackson?)Sonic The Hedgehog 3 - Staff Credits (It MUST be him!)Sonic 3 Final Boss :(I'm aware that my knowledge was limited in the Genesis area and that I myself, may have forgotten some pretty neat tunes from this system, which I'm sure I have)Nintendo 64Super Mario 64 - Title ThemeSuper Mario 64 ThemeSuper Mario 64 - SliderSuper Mario 64 - Inside The Castle WallsSuper Mario 64 - Dire, Dire Docks (A hated level)Super Mario 64 - Snow MountainSuper Mario 64 - Merry-Go-RoundQuest 64 - Melrode MonasteryQuest 64 - MelrodeQuest 64 - Main Field ThemeQuest 64 - NormoonQuest 64 - DondoranQuest 64 - Dondoran CastleMystical Ninja - Theme SongMystical Ninja - I am ImpactMystical Ninja - Oedo Town StartMystical Ninja - Kai HighwayMystical Ninja - Zazen TownMystical Ninja - YamatoMystical Ninja - Koryuta ThemeMystical Ninja - Ghost Toys CastleMystical Ninja - BizenMystical Ninja - Omitsu ThemeThe Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time - Title ThemeThe Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time - Kokiri ForestThe Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time - ShopThe Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time - Hyrule Fields Main ThemeThe Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time - MarketThe Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time - Shooting GalleryThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time - Zelda's LullabyThe Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time - Lon Lon RanchThe Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time - Kakariko VillageThe Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time - Lost Woods (Saria's Song)The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time - Zora's DomainThe Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time - Great Fairy FountainThe Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time - Temple Of TimeThe Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time - Horse RaceThe Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time - Windmill Hut (Song of Rain)The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time - Gerudo ValleyThe Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time - Ganon's CastleThe Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time - Ending CreditsThe Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask - Title ThemeThe Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask - Clock Town First DayThe Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask - Song Of HealingThe Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask - Termina FieldsThe Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask - Calling The Four GiantsBanjo Kazooie - Spiral MountainPlaystationFinal Fantasy 7 - Prelude (Personally, I think this game is overrated "^^)Final Fantasy 7 - Main Theme (World Map)Final Fantasy 7 - Electric Chocobo ThemeFinal Fantasy 7 - One Winged AngelFinal Fantasy 8 - Liberi FataliFinal Fantasy 8 - Balamb GardenFinal Fantasy 8 - World Map (Blue Fields)Final Fantasy 8 - Don't Be Afraid (Battle Theme)Final Fantasy 8 - The LandingFinal Fantasy 8 - The LoserFinal Fantasy 8 - BreezyFinal Fantasy 8 - Waltz For The MoonFinal Fantasy 8 - Tell MeFinal Fantasy 8 - JuliaFinal Fantasy 8 - Roses and WineFinal Fantasy 8 - My MindFinal Fantasy 8 - Succession Of WitchesFinal Fantasy 8 - Fragments of Memories (I love this song... I play it on piano sometimes)Final Fantasy 8 - AmiFinal Fantasy 8 - Fisherman's HorizonFinal Fantasy 8 - Irish JigFinal Fantasy 8 - Where I BelongFinal Fantasy 8 - The OathFinal Fantasy 8 - Love GrowsFinal Fantasy 8 - Dance With The Balamb-FishFinal Fantasy 8 - Eyes On Me (Not my taste, but putting it in)Final Fantasy 8 - Ride On (Ragnarok)Final Fantasy 8 - Ending Theme (Part 2 [Final Fantasy Theme Song])Chrono Cross - Time's Scar (Intro Theme)Chrono Cross - Another WorldMetal Gear Solid - EncounterMetal Gear Solid - EnclosureMetal Gear Solid - The Best Is Yet To ComeResident Evil 2 - Claire's Ending Theme (Only ending theme on N64 version)Silent Hill - Opening ThemeSilent Hill - Not Tomorrow (Love this song)Silent Hill - Over, Devil's Cry, and Rising Sun (3 songs for survival horror fans)Soul Blade Theme(Not hating on Dreamcast, just a tad bit lazy because alot of this took so much time it's getting me a tad bit tired)Nintendo GamecubeLink's Awakening: Ballad of the Wind FishFull 'Ballad of the Wind Fish' songPlaystation 2Final Fantasy X - To ZanarkandFinal Fantasy X - A Fleeting DreamFinal Fantasy X - Ending ThemeKingdom Hearts - Simple and Clean Remix (Not a big fan of the song but...)Kingdom Hearts - Simple and Clean (Real version)Alot of Kingdom Hearts are just redone versions of Disney or Final Fantasy songs, so it wasn't too hard of them to think up some of the songs.Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty - Main ThemeMetal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - Theme SongMetal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - Snake EaterDot Hack (Game with genius story and music composer)- Cathedral Hidden Forbidden Holy GroundDot Hack//infection - Skeith's ThemeSilent Hill 2 - Promise (Hail Akira!)Silent Hill 2 - True(Don't know much about XBox's music and I haven't actually heard anything great besides talk of Halo, also, alot of XBox games were originally PS2 games)WiiSuper Mario Galaxy - Gusty Garden GalaxySuper Mario Galaxy - Stardust RoadSuper Mario Galaxy - Galaxy Into The GalaxySuper Mario Galaxy - Egg PlanetSuper Mario Galaxy - Wind GardenPlaystation 3Metal Gear Solid 4 - Old SnakeMetal Gear Solid 4 - Enclosure (Remake! Brings nostalgia to player)X-Box 360Halo 3 - Theme Song (Not a shocker is it? XD)Halo 3 - UnforgottenPCWorld Of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King ThemeWell, I'm a bit tired of posting all these videos to be honest. If anyone sees any mistakes, has anything they request to put on the list, so on and so forth, you can just edit my thingie and do it XD. If you can't, no worries, I'll do it, I'm not that lazy. I really hope this helps inspire you guys out here and that I have helped in some way.[Edited by - Siberianhusky89 on June 17, 2009 3:48:22 PM]
  Wow gw, appreciate the effort you went into coming up with the list & look forward to having a listen.Regarding FF7, I think it was the characters that made the game great more than anything else . Cloud, Aeris etc, with the nostalgic music and moving scenes in the game. Some of the gameplay etc isn't so great, but it really does make me feel just as nostalgic thinking of that game, as some real moments in my life lol, as terrible as that sounds. It was amazing to me.;Quote:Original post by Jay TaylorWow gw, appreciate the effort you went into coming up with the list & look forward to having a listen.Regarding FF7, I think it was the characters that made the game great more than anything else . Cloud, Aeris etc, with the nostalgic music and moving scenes in the game. Some of the gameplay etc isn't so great, but it really does make me feel just as nostalgic thinking of that game, as some real moments in my life lol, as terrible as that sounds. It was amazing to me.That's understandable. It's alright to feel that way about the game, just because it's overrated (At least, I believe so), doesn't make it a bad game. Anyhow, I have odd feelings toward the game. People give it more credit than it deserves in my opinion because personally, I don't think Final Fantasy was all that well known to alot of people (It was well known, just not as known as it was during the time of 7) and it was the first FF to many. Anyhow, your feelings are your own ^^ Thanks by the way, I worked really hard on this list, took me hours because some of the songs were a pain to find. If there's anything on there you want me to put up, I'll do so, just say the word.   ;  very nice :omay i add some songs?Sonic 3 final boss :Chrono Trigger,Corridors of Time :Final fantasy 6 - Dancin Mad!Dot hack(game with genious story and music makers)- Cathedral Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground :Dot Hack//infection : skeith's theme :Silent hill 2 - Promise(hail akira!) :Silent hill 2 - True :between you,me, and everyone in the forum,we all know that games' music is the best genre of music :-)   ;Quote:Original post by Bruvery nice :omay i add some songs?Sonic 3 final boss :Chrono Trigger,Corridors of Time :Final fantasy 6 - Dancin Mad!Dot hack(game with genious story and music makers)- Cathedral Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground :Dot Hack//infection : skeith's theme :Silent hill 2 - Promise(hail akira!) :Silent hill 2 - True :between you,me, and everyone in the forum,we all know that games' music is the best genre of music :-)Done and done. They should be listed now XD Thanks by the way, you reminded me of some of Silent Hill 1's songs which I was considering putting up there, but thought it wasn't good enough since they were just creepy sounds and such, but I finally decided 'screw it' and put em up there. Not to mention 2 songs on there that aren't horror ones and are badass.Anyhow, I find it so subjective to what the best genre is... However... >.> Between you and me, I think that video game music is underrated quite frequently...   ;  Chrono Cross - IntroChrono Cross - Another WorldFinal Fantasy 6 - Terra's ThemeFinal Fantasy 6 - IntroFinal Fantasy 6 -...Um...everything lol.   ;  Heheh, I love Quest 64. I make myself play that game (for nostalgia's sake - 'twas my first RPG) every year or so. I must've beaten the game seven times now. Try beating the game with no water magic, to make things more difficult. [smile]Any particular reason why you have Chrono Trigger but no Chrono Cross? Personally, I don't think I've ever heard any game music better than Chrono Cross and Chrono Trigger. Perhaps I'm just playing the wrong games.Also, I've never played the game myself, but I've come across a few Phantasy Star Online songs and greatly enjoyed them. I wish Amazon sold the OST.Link's Awakening: Ballad of the Wind FishFull 'Ballad of the Wind Fish' song(Note: If you are looking for music to listen to while programming; I love this composer's work)   ;Quote:Original post by Servant of the LordHeheh, I love Quest 64. I make myself play that game (for nostalgia's sake - 'twas my first RPG) every year or so. I must've beaten the game seven times now. Try beating the game with no water magic, to make things more difficult. [smile]Any particular reason why you have Chrono Trigger but no Chrono Cross? Personally, I don't think I've ever heard any game music better than Chrono Cross and Chrono Trigger. Perhaps I'm just playing the wrong games.Also, I've never played the game myself, but I've come across a few Phantasy Star Online songs and greatly enjoyed them. I wish Amazon sold the OST.Link's Awakening: Ballad of the Wind FishFull 'Ballad of the Wind Fish' song(Note: If you are looking for music to listen to while programming; I love this composer's work)Well, as odd as it may sound, I actually hadn't gotten to play Chrono Cross before, which is very odd considering I've played video games back and forth and Chrono Cross being a popular game it is (Not to mention I rather liked Chrono Trigger), anyhow, I haven't really gotten to hear too much of the music from that. I did listen to the ones he listed just now and I think they were quite good. Though, I hope to make the list large in quality instead of quantity, which is why I skipped quite a few songs from Mystical Ninja, Final Fantasy 8, Metal Gear Solid (I'm a fan, but I restrained it to a much smaller list of, what in my opinion, is the best of MGS1), Chrono Trigger (I wanted to put the Zeal song, but I felt like it was too much), Silent Hill, and so on, however, if it's something new, I think everyone should have a listen.There were exceptions of course, (Final Fantasy 8 actually being one since it did have a large list even if I wanted to add more) such as The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time which had many amazing scores and so on. Anyhow, Final Fantasy 8 had a pretty amazing score as well. I'll try to listen to more Chrono Cross tracks, however, I wish I could play the game because what makes those games so wonderful is the fact that when you're listening to it, you feel that nostalgia of what was happening during the song. It's a like a psychological response.You've probably heard of that test with little Albert right? A psychological experiment for classical conditioning. Watson had created an experiment that had caused a baby (little Albert) to be afraid of little furry animals. At the same time when he showed the rat, he would have a sound activated that would scare little Albert and every time little Albert SAW the little white rat, he had been afraid. He eventually related that idea of a rat to anything white and furry, even a beard.It's a similar thing. With the music that's to be made by the hands of you talented people, YOU can condition the player into remembering certain parts of a game. Every time I hear that song to Quest 64 (Melrode) while playing Quest 64, it makes me shed a tear because the song is just so heartfelt and it reminded me of back when I was younger.When I hear Enclosure from Metal Gear Solid, I think about Sniper Wolf's death or if Meryl was to die, or... I won't ruin the last one. But you get the idea, you guys are as important as everyone else, you, just like them, make the game come alive. When I'm out there kicking ass with Ryu and I hear his song in the backround, I go like (This is MY stage and this is MY song! It's time for Ryu to kick some ass!) XD  But I will put up some things here and there as well about particular music now and then.   ;Quote:Original post by Siberianhusky89XD Thanks by the way, you reminded me of some of Silent Hill 1's songs which I was considering putting up there, but thought it wasn't good enough since they were just creepy sounds and such, but I finally decided 'screw it' and put em up there.Can I just point out that although I know this was done with the best intentions, uploading full recordings of game music to YouTube is a breach of copyright, and as such we shouldn't really be encouraging that on GameDev.net. I appreciate that there is no point pretending that YouTube is not already full of this stuff, or that musicians can't learn something from listening to them, but let's not be supporting the unauthorised distribution of music or any other game resource. This whole thread is a bit suspect as a result to be honest, but I'll leave it up to nsmadsen as to what he wants to do with it, if anything.   ;">Ownage">More ownage