Video game music has a unique ability to elevate the gaming experience, transforming moments into unforgettable memories. In this post, I’ll share my all-time favorite video game soundtracks, highlighting the scores that have left a lasting impact on me. From epic orchestral pieces to nostalgic chiptunes, these tracks have defined my gaming journey and remain timeless classics in my playlist.
This list is a work in progress. I will add more games as I think of them.
~#~
- The 3-D Battles of WorldRunner [Full OST]
- “Boss Theme” [Audio]
- “Ending Theme” [Audio]
- “Stage Theme” [Audio]
~A~
- Aladdin (Genesis) [Full OST]
- “Prince Ali” [Audio] - Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- “1 AM” [Audio]
- “K.K. Cruisin’” [Audio]
~B~
- Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
- “G.I.A.N.T.E.G.G! (Opening Theme)” [Audio] - Black Knight 2000
- “Main Theme” [Audio] - Borderlands
- “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” by Cage the Elephant [Audio] [Video] - Borderlands 2
- “Short Change Hero” by The Heavy [Audio] [Video] - Bubble Bobble
- “Main Theme” [Arcade Version] [NES Version] - Bubsy 3D [Full OST]
- “Claws for Alarm” [Audio] - Buck Bumble
- “Main Theme” [Audio] [Extended] [Fan Animation] - Burning Rangers
- “Angels with Burning Hearts” [Audio]
- “We Are Burning Rangers” [Audio]
~C~
~D~
- Daytona USA
- “Let’s Go Away” by Takenobu Mitsuyosh [Audio] [Video] - Dead Island
- “Who Do You Voodoo” [Video] - Dead Island 2
- “No Room in Hell (ft. Chamillionaire)” [Video] - Donkey Kong 64
- “DK Rap” [Video] - Donkey Kong Country
- “Aquatic Ambience” [Audio] - Donkey Kong Country 2
- “Stickerbush Symphony” [Audio] - Doom [Full OST]
- “At Doom’s Gate” [Audio] - DuckTales (NES)
- “Title Theme” [Audio]
~E~
- Earthbound [Full OST]
- “New Age Retro Hippie” [Audio]
- “You’ve Come Far, Ness” [Audio] - Ecco the Dolphin [Sega CD OST] [Genesis OST]
- “Home Bay” [Sega CD Version] - Enter the Gungeon [Full OST]
- “Enter the Gun (Main Theme)” [Audio]
~F~
~G~
~H~
~I~
~J~
- Jet Set Radio
- “The Concept of Love” [Audio] - Jimmy White’s Cueball
- “BGM 1“ by Manfred Linzner [Audio]
~K~
- Katamari Damacy [Full OST]
- “Katamari on the Rocks (Main Theme)” [Audio]
- “Que Sera Sera” [Audio] - Kingdom Hearts
- “Simple and Clean” [Audio] [Video] - Kirby’s Adventure [Full OST]
- “Orange Ocean 1” [Audio] - Kirby Super Star
- “Gourmet Race” [Audio] - Klonoa: Empire of Dreams [Full OST]
- “Title” [Audio]
~L~
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time [Full OST]
- “Kakariko Village” [Audio]
- “Kokiri Forest” [Audio]
- “Lon Lon Ranch” [Audio]
- “Title Theme” [Audio]
- “Zelda’s Lullaby” [Audio] - Lil Gator Game [Full OST]
- “What’s Important (Title Screen)” [Audio] [Extended] - Limbo of the Lost
- “The King the Limbo (Ending Song)” [Video] - The Lion King
- “Circle of Life” [Genesis Version] - LocoRoco
- “LocoRoco’s Song” [All Versions]
~M~
- MapleStory
- “Lith Harbor: Above the Treetops” [Audio] - Mega Man II
- “Dr. Wily’s Castle” [Audio]
- “Ending Theme” [Video]
- “Opening Theme” [Video] - Mega Man III
- “Snake Man’s Stage” [Audio] - Mega Man & Bass
- “Database” [Extended] - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
- “Snake Eater” [Audio] - Metroid Prime
- “Phendrana Drifts” [Audio] [Extended]
~N~
- Ninja Gaiden (NES) [Full OST]
- “Act 4 Part 2” [Audio] - New Yoshi’s Island
- “Bouncy Beanstalk Walk” [Audio]
~O~
- One Piece (GBC)
- “We Are” [Video]
~P~
- PaRappa the Rapper
- “Chop Chop Master Onion Rap” [Audio] [Video] - Pictionary (NES)
- “Title Screen” [Audio] - Planet Coaster [Full OST]
- “Heisenberg’s Entryway to Matrix Mechanics” [Audio] - Pokémon Red and Blue
- “Lavender Town” [Audio] - Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
- “Dynamax Theme” [Audio] - Portal
- “Still Alive” [Audio]
~Q~
~R~
- Redneck Rampage
- “Redneck Rampage” by Mojo Nixon [Music Video] - Robocop
- “Title Theme” [C64 Version] [Game Boy Version] - Rogue Warrior
- “Credits Music” [Audio]
~S~
- Solstice
- “Title Screen” [Audio] - Sonic Adventure
- “Believe in Myself ver.1 (Tails’ Theme)” [Audio]
- “Lazy Days -Livin’ in Paradise- (Big’s Theme)” [Audio]
- “My Sweet Passion (Amy’s Theme) [Audio]
- “Open Your Heart (Main Theme) [Audio]
- “Unknown from M.E. ver.1” [Audio] - Sonic Adventure 2
- “Believe in Myself ver.2” [Audio]
- “E.G.G.M.A.N.” [Audio]
- “Escape from the City” [Audio]
- “Fly in the Freedom (Rouge’s Theme)” [Audio]
- “I’m a Spy (Security Hall)” [Audio]
- “Live & Learn” [Audio]
- “Unknown from M.E. ver.2” [Audio] - Sonic and All Stars Racing Transformed
- “Burning Depths (We Are Burning Rangers Remix)” [Audio] - Sonic Forces
- “Fist Bump” [Audio] - Sonic Heroes
- “Sonic Heroes (Main Theme)” [Audio] - Sonic R
- “Can You Feel the Sunshine?” [Audio] - Sonic Rush [Full OST]
- “Back 2 Back” [Original Mix] [Blazy Mix]
- “Raisin’ Me Up” [Audio] [Fan Animation]
- “Wrapped in Black” [Audio] [Extended] - Sonic Spinball [Full OST]
- “Toxic Caves” [Audio] - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 [Full OST]
- “Aquatic Ruin Zone” [Audio]
- “Casino Night Zone” [Audio]
- “Chemical Plant Zone” [Audio]
- “Hill Top Zone” [Audio]
- “Metropolis Zone” [Audio] - Shadow the Hedgehog
- “I Am… All of Me” [Audio] - Splatoon 2
- “Choose Your Character” [Audio] [Extended]
- “Color Pulse” [Audio] [Extended]
- “Nasty Majesty” [Audio] [English Fan Cover] - Stardew Valley
- “Winter (Nocturne of Ice)” [Audio] - Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike [Full OST]
- “Main Menu” [Audio]
- “The Theme of Q” [Audio] - Street Fighter 6
- “Jamie’s Theme (Mr. Top Player)” [Audio] - Super Mario 64
- “Dire Dire Docks” [Audio] - Super Mario Galaxy
- “Space Junk Galaxy” [Audio] - Super Mario Odyssey
- “Jump Up, Super Star!” [Audio] - Super Mario RPG
- “Forest Maze” [Extended]
~T~
- Tetris (Game Boy)
- “Music A” [Audio] - Total Distortion
- “You Are Dead” [Video] - Terraria
- “Mushrooms” [Audio]
~U~
- Undertale
- “Megalovania” [Audio]
~V~
~W~
- Wii
- “Mii Channel” [Audio] [Extended] - Waterworld
- “Diving” [Audio]
- “Map Screen” [Audio] [Extended]
- “Shop” [Audio] - World of Goo [Full OST]
- “Beginning” [Audio]
~X~
~Y~
- You Have to Burn the Rope
- “End Credits (Now You’re a Hero)” [Audio] - Yu Yu Hakusho (Game Boy)
- “Smile Bomb (Main Theme)” [Audio]
~Z~
- Zuma
- “Music Suite” [Audio]
~Channels & Playlists~
- alf: youtube.com/@chillvgm
- ”electro café — frutiger aero video game music” [Video] - DJ Cutman: youtube.com/@DjCutman
- GameChops: youtube.com/@gamechops
- VGM Hall of Fame: youtube.com/@VGMhalloffame
- Wuss2ns: youtube.com/@Wuss2ns
- “Video Game Crime Jazz” [Video]
~Gaming-Themed Music~
- The Black Mages [Wiki]
- Buckner and Garcia
- “Do the Donkey Kong”
- “Pac-Man Fever” - Crush 40 [Wiki]
- Crystal Castles
- DJ Frontalot
- “Final Boss” - Dreams Come True [Wiki]
- Freezepop
- “I Am Not Your GameBoy” [Audio] - The Immortals [Wiki] [YT]
- “Techno Syndrome (Mortal Kombat)” [Audio] - Louie Zong
- “BOSS RUSH (a boss theme album)” [Video]
- “garlic jam (an album made in warioware d.i.y)” [Video]
- “The Lon Lon Sound (a Zelda country album)” [Video] - Minibosses
- Nicki Minaj
- “Chun-Li” [Music Video] - Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy)
- Right Said Fred [Wiki] [YT]
- “Wonderman” [Music Video] - Super Mario Bros. Super Show
- “Do the Mario”
~Remixes and Covers~
- The 8-Bit Big Band: youtube.com/@The8BitBigBand
- “Snake Eater” [Video] - 8 Bit Universe: youtube.com/@8BitUniverse
- “Dire Dire Docks But you’re listening to it underwater” [Audio]
- “Kirby Falcon Punch (Gourmet Race)” [Video]
- “Knuckles from K.N.U.C.K.L.E.S. & Knuckles” [Audio]
- “Mr. Burning Top Player (Street Fighter 6 X Burning Rangers)“ [Audio]
- “Virtual Insanity (Namco-Inspired Arrangement)” [Audio]
