Your Favorite Video Game Songs

[abc123wee]

Hello! I've been making a playlist of my favorite video game songs, but then it hit me. I'm probably missing A LOT. So, please give me some of your favorites! There's, like, a 99% it will make it.

Also, try to make it somewhat obscure. I don't mean super hard to find, but not obvious. For example, please don't request The Legend of Zelda theme song, but maybe suggest Bamboo Island, from Skyward Sword. You know, stuff that maybe wouldn't be the first thing to come to people's heads while talking about video game music.

*NOTE: I know this thread's in Nintendo Treehouse, but feel free to choose music from ANY GAME*

Here's the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpeohn97f3nzAnHGV5fiaalmjAIjY_nbu

 

[Biyaya]

I found music from Yoshi's Story on Spotify recently. I don't know if you like that. Very soft and sweet, most of it. My favorite is probably "Love Is In The Air."
I also found Banjo-Kazooie music. I liked Mad Monster Mansion and a couple of the versions of Gruntilda's Lair enough to add them to my playlist. (You said obscure, and compared to those I hang out with, my taste can get obscure.)

If you liked Knuckle's theme on Adventure 2 Battle: SEGA / Tomoya Ohtani
"Kick the Rock!", ""A Ghost's Pumpkin Soup", "Dive Into the Mellow", "Deeper", and "Space Trip Steps".
The first two are the best.

 

[TykiButterfree]

I like a lot of music from Pok?mon games like Miror B.'s theme from Colosseum, Rayquaza's battle theme from Emerald, and Sky Arrow Bridge or Driftveil City's themes from BW.

Other cool songs are Count Bleck's theme from Paper Mario, Rusty Bucket Bay from Banjo Kazooie, and anything from Sonic Adventure 2 Battle. Smash also has a lot of good music from a variety of games.

 

[Altarium]

Most of the SMG sountrack is magnificient, but I have to go with the oh-so-overloved Gusty Garden Galaxy Theme. It's pure art. SMG2's Fluffy Bluff Galaxy theme is gorgeous as well.

I also enjoy most of the Xenoblade Chronicles soundtrack, my favourite being While I think. It gets me tear eyed everytime, probably because it's basically my favourite character's theme. Central Factory is another REALLY underrated track from the game. Eryth Sea is a favourite too.

Mario Kart's 7 rainbow road is perfect.

 

[Daydream]

My favourite soundtrack is probably the one from Donkey Kong 64. Grant Kirkhope is a genius. If you wonder who he is, he also wrote the music for the Banjo games.

Obviously, I also enjoy a lot the music from the AC Games. A lot of great memories are linked to them.

SMG and SMG2's music are very beautiful in general as well!

 

[Whisper]

I'd gush about video game sound tracks but I'll put some of my favorite themes in a spoiler.

Spoiler

I'd put more themes but I'm too lazy.

 

[abc123wee]

Thanks for all your suggestions. It will take a while, but I'll put them on the list

 

[FruitsChinpoG]

I doubt it's obscure, but I love listening to PoopPoopFart's (i love his name l o l) cover of "Corridors of Time" and "Secret of the Forest" from Chrono Trigger
Although be warned, these are super chill and relaxing songs, ya know? The type you listen to before you sleep c:

Spoiler

PoopPoopFart also does a few other game ost covers, so feel free to check him out! c:
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Oooh and ClefferNotes also makes covers of game osts, I like their version of AC Raceway from Mario Kart 8

I also like "Blinded by Light" from FF13 and good ol' fashioned Dr. Wily's Castle from Megaman 2 and Dr. Mario's Fever

Sorry for bombarding you with all these recommendations orz

 

[MishMeesh]

Here are some sweet little gems imo

Spoiler

 

[GalacticGhost]

other people have already mentioned two of my favourites (gusty garden galaxy from super mario galaxy + wily castle from mega man 2), but i also really like these ones:

- most stuff from the undertale ost is pretty great imo, though my favourites from it are (spoilers!) megalovania and hopes and dreams
- the final boss music from mario and luigi: bowser's inside story
- king dedede's theme, butter building and gourmet race from the kirby series, though i like the versions in the super smash bros. series the best
- super smash bros' version of go kk rider is cool too, but other songs from the animal crossing series i really like are steep hill, kk disco and the 2am theme from ww/cf

that's all i can think of right now

 

[Rasha]

I really love the music in the Final Fantasy games, especially ffviii and ffxiii. I really loved the song remixes in Kirby Planet Robobot, some DKC: Tropical Freeze songs by David Wise, the weird style of Splatoon, Tomb Raider, Metroid and some other I prolly forgot.

 

[MokaAkashiya]

Just this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O89JPyx5swc

 

[Rasha]

here are some of my favs. I could make a long list of ff music alone though

Spoiler

 

[Damniel]

Having a good soundtrack is an important thing for me when I'm playing games. It keeps me interested even at the most uneventful points of the game.

Spoiler: Favorites

 

[zoetrope]

Oh man. This is tough.

Wind Scene from Chrono Trigger is just perfect. I used it as my ringtone for years.
Stickerbrush Symphony from Donkey Kong Country 2
Route 113 from Pokemon RSE
Dragon Roost Island from Wind Waker (I've been known to listen to this on repeat for... far longer than I want to admit).
The Moon from Ducktales
The beginning/Training Course from Yoshi's Island

 

[abc123wee]

Wow, thanks for all these! Remember, never feel bad about posting a bunch of songs.

The way I make this playlist is I listen to a VG soundtrack or a "Best of" video game compilation (VideoGame Playlists' channel is my favorite) while studying/doing homework/whatever else, and if I like a song, I add it to a queue. I worked on the queue for like, a couple months, before actually making the playlist, so now I'm really backed up. So, slowly but surely, I'm catching up. After I'm done with the current queue, I'll start adding these.
Thanks!

 

[Bosca]

You're probs over this thread now, but I thought no harm sharing some. I love a ridic amount of game music tho, so I'll limit it to 5.

Spoiler

 

[Bowie]

I notice that the part at 1:45 is played throughout many of the songs part of the Bayonetta OST, but I've yet to discover which one that particular melody originates from. I thought maybe "Mysterious Destiny", but I can't really hear it.

 

[pktispan]

YO this is some gold right here bless

 

[GuerreraD]

My fave ever is "Ballad of the Wind Fish", from Zelda "Link's awakening". Always and forever the first in my list!
Other than that, many Zelda's melodies are masterpieces, but also my beloved Golden Sun has an amazing OST.
And what about Lavender Town, ha ha ha?