VideoGameMusic
A celebration of the best video game music in history.
Latest 6 Tracks

  • Fire Emblem (1990) - Main Theme

    Game Series: Fire Emblem
    Console: Famicom
    Console Release Date: 20 April 1990
    Original Language: Japanese
    Original Title: ファイアーエムブレム 暗黒竜と光の剣
    Studio: Intelligent Systems
    Genre: Strategy RPG
    Publisher: Nintendo
    Composers: Yuka Tsujiyoko
    Published: 20 April 1990
    Date: 20 April 1990
    Recommendation:
    Tags: posts16-bitrpgstrategynintendofamicomheroic
    Links: Official Soundtrack Game Footage
    Location Played In Game: Title Screen, Opening Cinematic
    Music:
    • Key: C Major
    • Modes: C Major (0:00), G Major (0:24)
    • Time Signature: 4/4
    • Length: 1:12
    • Looping: true
    • Dynamic: false
    • Inspirations: Orchestral fanfares, Classic RPG themes
    Media:
    screenshot: fire-emblem-main-theme.png (Fire Emblem (1990) title screen)
    video: fire-emblem-main-theme.mp4 (Opening cinematic with Main Theme)

  • Pokemon Red/Blue - Lavender Town Theme

    Game Series: Pokemon
    Console: Game Boy
    Console Release Date: 27 February 1996
    Original Language: Japanese
    Original Title: ポケットモンスター 赤・緑
    Studio: Game Freak
    Genre: RPG
    Publisher: Nintendo
    Composers: Junichi Masuda
    Published: 27 February 1996
    Date: 27 February 1996
    Recommendation:
    Tags: posts8-bitrpgnintendogameboyhauntingmelancholy
    Links: Official Soundtrack Game Footage
    Location Played In Game: Lavender Town, Pokemon Tower
    Music:
    • Key: A minor
    • Modes: A minor (0:00), C major (0:18)
    • Time Signature: 4/4
    • Length: 1:08
    • Looping: true
    • Dynamic: false
    • Inspirations: Japanese folk music, Horror film scores
    Media:
    screenshot: lavender-town.png (Lavender Town in Pokemon Red/Blue)
    video: lavender-town-theme.mp4 (Gameplay with Lavender Town Theme)

  • Pokemon Silver - National Park Theme

    Game Series: Pokemon
    Console: Game Boy Color
    Console Release Date: 21 November 1999
    Original Language: Japanese
    Original Title: ポケットモンスター 金・銀
    Studio: Game Freak
    Genre: RPG
    Publisher: Nintendo
    Composers: Junichi Masuda, Go Ichinose
    Published: 21 November 1999
    Date: 21 November 1999
    Recommendation:
    Tags: posts8-bitrpgnintendogameboypeacefulnature
    Links: Official Soundtrack Game Footage
    Location Played In Game: National Park, Bug Catching Contest
    Music:
    • Key: F Major
    • Modes: F Major (0:00), C Major (0:16)
    • Time Signature: 4/4
    • Length: 1:24
    • Looping: true
    • Dynamic: false
    • Inspirations: Nature sounds, Folk music
    Media:
    screenshot: national-park.png (National Park in Pokemon Silver)
    video: national-park-theme.mp4 (Gameplay with National Park Theme)

  • Super Mario Bros - Overworld Theme

    Game Series: Super Mario
    Console: Nintendo Entertainment System
    Console Release Date: 18 October 1985
    Original Language: Japanese
    Original Title: スーパーマリオブラザーズ
    Studio: Nintendo
    Genre: Platformer
    Publisher: Nintendo
    Composers: Koji Kondo
    Published: 15 January 2025
    Date: 15 January 2025
    Recommendation:
    Tags: posts8-bitchiptuneplatformernintendoclassiciconic
    Links: Official Soundtrack Game Footage
    Location Played In Game: Title Screen, World 1-1, World 1-2, World 1-3, World 1-4
    Music:
    • Key: C Major
    • Modes: C Major (0:00), F Major (0:08), C Major (0:16)
    • Time Signature: 4/4
    • Length: 0:42
    • Looping: true
    • Dynamic: false
    • Inspirations: Japanese folk music, Classical music, Pop music of the 1980s
    Media:
    screenshot: mario-overworld.png (Mario running through World 1-1)
    video: mario-gameplay.mp4 (Gameplay footage with the Overworld theme)

  • Chrono Trigger - Corridors of Time

    Game Series: Chrono
    Console: Super Nintendo Entertainment System
    Console Release Date: 21 November 1990
    Original Language: Japanese
    Original Title: クロノ・トリガー
    Studio: Square
    Genre: RPG
    Publisher: Square
    Composers: Yasunori Mitsuda, Nobuo Uematsu
    Published: 16 January 2025
    Date: 16 January 2025
    Recommendation:
    Tags: posts16-bitrpgsquareatmosphericetherealtime-travel
    Links: Official Soundtrack Game Footage
    Location Played In Game: Kingdom of Zeal, Zeal Palace, Black Omen, Time Corridors
    Music:
    • Key: D Minor
    • Modes: D Minor (0:00), F Major (0:32), D Minor (1:04)
    • Time Signature: 4/4
    • Length: 2:15
    • Looping: true
    • Dynamic: true
    • Inspirations: Progressive rock, Ambient music, Classical orchestration, New Age music
    Media:
    screenshot: chrono-zeal.png (The floating Kingdom of Zeal)
    video: chrono-gameplay.mp4 (Exploration of Zeal with Corridors of Time)

  • Undertale - Megalovania

    Game Series: Undertale
    Console: PC
    Console Release Date: 15 September 2015
    Original Language: English
    Original Title:
    Studio: Toby Fox
    Genre: RPG
    Publisher: Toby Fox
    Composers: Toby Fox
    Published: 17 January 2025
    Date: 17 January 2025
    Recommendation:
    Tags: postsindierpgbattle-thememodernintensememetic
    Links: Official Soundtrack Game Footage
    Location Played In Game: Sans Battle, Final Boss Fight, Genocide Route
    Music:
    • Key: D Minor
    • Modes: D Minor (0:00), F Major (0:32), D Minor (1:04)
    • Time Signature: 4/4
    • Length: 2:42
    • Looping: true
    • Dynamic: true
    • Inspirations: Chiptune, Rock music, Progressive metal, Video game battle themes
    Media:
    screenshot: undertale-sans.png (Sans boss battle)
    video: undertale-battle.mp4 (Sans battle with Megalovania)