Games with original vocal tracks

Okay so here's the rules:
-Songs must have lyrics that were written and recorded specifically for the game (sampled vocals don't count, no straight covers of existing songs, no songs from other sources, etc)
-If the song is a remix of another song, that remix MUST have new lyrics
-Songs must be accessible or at least present within the game, preferably with the vocals in tact (some exceptions will be made)
-Made-up languages and gibberish is fine as long as it sounds like it's supposed to be words

And that's about it! The main purpose of this list is to introduce people to music and games they may not have heard of, so I highly recommend you look up some of the songs listed if any of them catch your eye!

Not in database:
Children's Musical Theater (phillips cd-i)
mambo a go go (arcade)
beatmania append gottamix2 ~going global~ (playstation)
pachislot akumajo dracula (arcade)

Lament of Orpheus
Hymn to Zagreus
On the Coast
In the Blood (feat. Ashley Barrett)
Good Riddance (feat. Ashley Barrett)
Colors Flying High
Take Over
He's a Trickster☆
I Believe
No More What Ifs
Throw Away Your Mask
Our Light
Exile Vilify
Cara Mia
Want You Gone
City Ruins / Rays of Light
Peaceful Sleep
Memories of Dust
Birth of a Wish
Amusement Park
A Beautiful Song
Voice of no Return / Guitar
Grandma / Destruction
Faltering Prayer / Dawn Breeze
Emil's Shop
Vague Hope / Cold Rain
Weight of the World (English ver.)
City Ruins / Shade
Pascal
Forest Kingdom
Dark Colossus / Kaiju
Copied City
Wretched Weaponry: Medium / Dynamic
Possessed by Disease
Wretched Weaponry: Quiet
Mourning
Dependent Weakling
Weight of the World (Kowaretasekainouta)
War & War
Crumbling Lies / Front
Fortress of Lies
Vague Hope / Spring Rain
Song of the Ancients / Atonement
Blissful Death
Emil / Despair
Faltering Prayer / Starry Sky
Alien Manifestation
The Tower
Bipolar Nightmare
The Sound of the End
Weight of the World (Nouveau / FR Ver.)
Weight of the World / The End of YoRHA
The Beacon
I Got This
Too Big To Fail
Captive Normals (A Fever Dream)
Buzzsaw
My Heart Feels No Pain
Surfacing
In a Blink
Synesthesia
Secret Song (Making Things Is Hard)
Bubble
Reign
Cabaret Sunshine - Fake Love
As You Like
Judgement -Shinpan-
24-hour Cinderella
x3 SHINE
Heartbreak Mermaid
I wanna take you home
Friday Night
Queen of Passion
I'm Gonna Make Her Mine
Koi no Disco Queen
Still Alive
Jump Up, Super Star!
Break Free (Lead the Way)

--NOTES--
English and Japanese versions of these songs are accessible in all versions of the game.
Tsuki Wo Miteita – Moongazing
On the Wind Borne - The Rosarian Ducal Anthem
Away
Control
Fanfare
Away (Refrain)
Find the Flame
To Sail Forbidden Seas
Do or Die
Titan Lost
Heart of Stone
Ascension
The Riddle
Bow
Hymn of the Penitent
All as One
My Star

Don't Deal With The Devil
Die House
A Quick Break
Closing Credits
Rules of Nature
The Only Thing I Know For Real
Dark Skies
I'm My Own Master Now
A Stranger I Remain
Return to Ashes
The Stains of Time
Red Sun
A Soul Can't Be Cut
Collective Consciousness
It Has to be This Way
The War Still Rages Within
The Hot Wind Blowing
The Wolven Storm
Lifelight
F-Zero Medley

--NOTES--
The F-Zero Medley's lyrics (whatever the hell they are) were written specifically for this game so it counts
One-Winged Angel
Chapter 2, Season 1
Stand and Fight
Chapter 2, Season 2
I'm A Cat
Chapter 2, Season 4
Battle Breakers
Chapter 2, Season 5
Flip Reset
Frosty Serenade
Click Pow Get Down
Orbital Overload
Butter Barn Hoedown
Chapter 2, Season 6
Drop In
Chapter 2, Season 7
Sunny's Song
Axe 2 Grind
Mecha Power
Chapter 2, Season 8
Space Chimp
Flake That
Queen's Anthem
In Btwn
Chapter 3, Season 1
Redline Cruise
Chewer's Choice
Loot in the Mountains
Infinite Hype
Chapter 3, Season 2
Origin's Anthem
I Just Wanna Fight
Crashed In and Lights Out
Take Me Higher
Chapter 3, Season 3
Pop It
Lil' Whip (Mmm!)
Show Them Who We Are
Say It Proud
The Loveless Bandit
Chapter 3, Season 4
Call it Bad Luck
The Ballad of Lil Grriz
Dark Nights/Red Lights
Chapter 4, Season 1
High Stakes Club
Batter Up, Buddies
Way Too Fast
Run It
Chapter 4, Season 2
Thunder
Vital
Meet Me in the Sticks
Brace for Chaos
Chapter 4, Season 3
Seize the Future
The Underfox
Not Without a Fight
Chapter 4, Season 4
Race to the Horizon
Hungry for the Chase
Stars are Born
Break Through
Season OG
Welcome to the Split Show
Chapter 5, Season 1
You Don't Know Me
Return of the Tiger
Winterfest Wish
Make It Known
Streets Ignite
Hollow
Stamp
Scarlet's Theme
The Midgar Blues
RUN RUN RUN
The Best Has Yet To Come
Legacy
Devil Trigger
Crimson Cloud
Subhuman
Silver Bullet
Shadow World
Time to Make History
True Story
SNOWFLAKES
Unearthly Blues
It's Pizza Time!
Pizza Mayhem (unused)

--NOTES:--
Many of the songs in this game use stock vocal samples, including the first two listed here. However, there are a couple vocal samples that were recorded specifically for the game to replace samples that were removed due to copyright concerns:
"Monkey!" in Unearthly Blues was originally a sound clip from the Super Mario Bros. movie (the 1993 one)
"Hello there!" in It's Pizza Time! was originally taken from Medamayaki from Wario Land 4
Ichibanka
Hell Stew
Spring Breeze
The Future I Dreamed Of

--NOTES--
New English versions of "Bakamitai (I've Been a Fool)", "Machine Gun Kiss", and "Like a Butterfly" are also in the game. Aside from "Ichibanka", all of these songs have English and Japanese versions.
Theme of Bayonetta - Mysterious Destiny
Welcome to the New World!
Death Stranding
BB's Theme
Sins of the Father
Quiet's Theme
Can't Say Goodbye to Yesterday
Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There
Life Will Change
Beneath the Mask
Last Surprise
Rivers in the Desert
The Whims of Fate
Tokyo Daylight
Hoshi To Bokura To
Look Who's Laughing Now
Dante & Trish ~ Seeds of Love
I’m Here (feat. Merry Kirk-Holmes)
Cyber Space 1-1: Database
Cyber Space 1-2: Flowing
Undefeatable (feat. Kellin Quinn)
Cyber Space 2-5: Déjà vu
Break Through It All (feat. Kellin Quinn)
Cyber Space 3-1: Escape the Loop
Cyber Space 3-6: Enjoy this World
Cyber Space 3-7: All Reality
Find Your Flame (feat. Kellin Quinn & Tyler Smyth)
Cyber Space 4-2: Ephemeral
Cyber Space 4-5: Arrow of Time
Cyber Space 4-8: No Pain, No Gain
Dear Father (feat. Quinn Barnitt)
One Way Dream (feat. Nathan Sharp)
Vandalize
Tonight -restart from this night-
Ideal for Violence
The Edge of Dawn (Seasons of Warfare)
God-Shattering Star
The Spirit Dais
P3 FES
Brand New Days
Snake Eater
Don't Be Afraid
I Was Born for This
NOT ON THE SIDELINES
Stage Select
Character Select
Bushin NinjaStar Cypher (Vocal Ver.)
All Over the World (World Map)
Metallic Madness Act 1
Metallic Madness Act 2
Suteki Da Ne
Otherworld
Main Theme
Mike's Song (English)

--NOTES--
The remix of "Mike's Song" features new lyrics so I'm gonna count it
Drifting Souls
One Last You
Indoline Praetorian
Shadows of the Lowlands
Simple and Clean
Destati
There's a Zombie on your Lawn
Celestial
The Poet and the Muse
As Long As You're Happy
Pride From Despair
Majima Construction Anthem
Cosmic I/Smell the Universe
Still Alive
Big City Life ft OV
Condensed Milk
NOW'S YOUR CHANCE TO BE A
BIG SHOT
You're Not Here
Letter - From the Lost Days
Hometown
I Want Love
Silent Hill No Uta

--NOTES--
"Silent Hill no Uta" is a song from a secret ending and, to my knowledge, has never been officially released
The virgin child makes her wish without feeling anything
Smell of the Game
Find Your One Way
The Roar of the Spark
Armor-clad Faith
Alone Infection
The Name of Heaven
Love the Subhuman Self
Play the Hero
The Disaster of Passion
Out of the Box
Let Me Carve Your Way
Necessary Discrepancy
Crawl
What do you fight for
Perfection Can't Please Me
Requiem
The Kiss of Death
Like a Weed, Naturally, as a Matter of Course
Drift
Trigger
Hellfire
Rock Parade
Mirror of the World
Talk About You
The Town Inside Me
The Hourglass
The Circle
The Gravity
Melodies of Life
Clickbait
Headhammer
Triple Dip
Paintscraper
Rinse/Repeat
Learning Curve
Sea Me Now
Sandy Side Up
Candy-Coated Rocks
Tentacle to the Metal
Calamari Inkantation 3MIX
Wave Goodbye
Anarchy Poisons (Bird Mix)
Anarchy Poisons (Snake Mix)
Anarchy Poisons (Boar Mix)
Anarchy Rainbow
Daybreaker Anthem
Fins in the Air
Till Depth Do Us Part
Liquid Sunshine
Tomorrow's Nostalgia Today
Big Betrayal
Ska-BLAM
Rockagilly Blues
Ripstop & Go
Aquasonic
Handsomemen Theme
Street Performer's Song

--NOTE--
Neither of these songs are featured on the OST, nor do they have official names.
Mutants over Broadway!
Panic in the Sky!
We Ain't Came to Lose
It's a Pizza Party!
Join Me At The Top
You Are Stronger
Daredevil
What You Wish For
Axe to Grind
Counter Strike
Towards a Dream
Theme of Bayonetta 3 - Al Fine
Good Job. You've Made It To the Bottom of the Mind Control Facility. Well Done.
Face My Fears
Don't Think Twice
Tomorrow Is Mine (Bayonetta 2 Theme)
Don't Forget
Sanctuary
Swim This Way
Ursula's Revenge
A New Day is Dawning
BRAND NEW STAGE
Fork in the Road
hands
Like A Butterfly
Today is a Diamond
NEW GAME
Your Ocean
Storm
unconscious
Kill the Itch
Breaking Free
Insomnia
We're Losing You
CHASE
Rockin' Rockin'
Shibuya Survivor
SCRAMBLE
DIVIDE
LAST CALL
Unpainted
World Is Yours
LITTLE THINGS - JP
LITTLE THINGS
Twister
Underground
Long Dream
Calling
Hybrid
Ooparts
Give Me All Your Love
Someday
Owari-Hajimari
Game Over
Detonation
Make or Break
Emptiness and
Déjà Vu
Transformation
Three Minutes Clapping
The One Star

--NOTES--
Many of these songs were recorded in both English and Japanese, and some of them (mainly "Twister") have remixes that play in certain scenarios. Also, the Japanese and English soundtracks both have exclusive songs, and the places where certain songs play is different between the two versions. It's really confusing.
Soul Phrase
A Way of Life
Time
Wiping All Out
There Once Was A Man Named Stanley
Good King Moogle Mog XII
Fallen Angel
Rise of the White Raven
Answers
A Realm Reborn:
Under the Weight
Taste The Blood
Suffer
Divine Hate
M-8 Start
Devils Never Cry
Kimi ga Iru Kara
Eternal Love
Open Your Heart
It Doesn't Matter ver.1
Believe in Myself ver.1
Unknown from M.E. ver.1
My Sweet Passion
Lazy Days ~Livin' in Paradise~
The Delicious Last Course
Recipe For Ms. Chalice
King of Games’ Castle
A Chef's Coda
Ai no Uta

--NOTES--
This song doesn't appear in-game but I'm gonna make an exception because it's so notable
Sonic Heroes
We Can
This Machine
Follow Me
Team Chaotix
What I'm Made of...
Out of Darkness
The Man in Red
The Hell Gate
Sworn Through Swords
Blackened Angel
Forza Del Destino
Nero And Kyrie
Lock and Load -Blackened Angel mix-
The Time Has Come
Standard Daytime
Shall Never Surrender
Build That Wall (Zia's Theme)
Mother, I'm Here (Zulf's Theme)
Setting Sail, Coming Home (End Theme)
The Pantheon (Ain't Gonna Catch You)
Unbreakable Tie
JOKER
Kimi no Tonari
Endless Possibility
Dear My Friend
Live and Learn
It Doesn't Matter ver.2
Believe In Myself ver.2
Unknown from M.E. ver.2
Throw It All Away
E.G.G.M.A.N.
Fly in the Freedom
Escape from the City
Kick the Rock!
A Ghost's Pumpkin Soup
Dive into the Mellow
Deeper
Space Trip Steps
Rhythm And Balance
The Supernatural
For True Story
Supporting Me
Everything's Alright
Age of Mutation
Zombie Fistfight
Feed the Fire
Gimme Deathrace
Clouds of War
Buried Alive
Empty
I Know What I Am Doing (Planet Treason)
No Redemption
Falling Apart
Gotta Go
How Old is Your Soul?
Pull the Pin
What The Fuck Is Wrong With You
Get Your Body Beat
Never Surrender
Deathbed
Follow the Trail of Blood
Sent to Destroy
Throat Full of Glass
Electrohead
All Pain is Gone
Sequential One
Media Riot
Virbank City Gym (Performed by Koffing and the Toxics)

--NOTES--
This song has different "lyrics" in the English and Japanese versions. Yes they count as lyrics. Shut up
The Spine
In Circles
Signals
Paper Boats
She Shines
ITADAKIMASU
Awesome Holiday in the Sky
Night in Prague
Inkoming!
Color Pulse
Ebb & Flow
Acid Hues
Muck Warfare
Tidal Rush
Spicy Calamari Inkantation
Fresh Start
Rip Entry
Undertow
Don't Slip
Endolphin Surge
Shipwreckin'
Fins & Fiddles
Seafoam Shanty
Seasick
Kinetosis
Chopscrewey
Entropical
Lums of the Water ~Glou Glou~
The Lums' Dream ~Glou Glou~
1,000 Light Years Away
Tender Sugar
Cradle of Forest
Your Rain
Room of Angel
Pursuing My True Self
Signs of Love
Your Affection
Reach Out to the Truth
Studio Backlot/Backside of the TV
Someone Else's Man
Belongings
Reach Out to the Truth
Heartbeat, Heartbreak
Heaven
Never More

21 Comments


1 year ago

Final Fantasy VII Remake "Hollow" as well as literally everything from Nier and Nier: Automata

1 year ago

Final Fantasy XI Chains of Promathia - Distant Worlds
Xanadu Next - White Lie in Black

1 year ago

From FFX i think Otherworld is another vocal track.

1 year ago

Great list. Very comprehensive. A few I can think of:
Klonoa 2 has a song in their fake language sung by him, Crash Nitro Kart's Japanese version has one in the title screen, Flower Sun and Rain has F.S.R.; No More Heroes 2, 3 and Travis Strikes Again have at least three each, TSA has the most of these.

1 year ago

Oh yeah, Bayonetta 3 just came out. It has at least two original vocal songs.
I'm pretty sure Re: Your Brains wasn't made for Left 4 Dead 2

1 year ago

"Ideal for Violence" from Yakuza Kiwami also has vocal bits in it

1 year ago

great list! I always love when games throw in original vocals. a few Im familiar with:

-Limbus Company is still releasing, but so far has "In Hell We Live, Lament", "Between Two Worlds", and "Pass On".
-Library of Ruina has "String Theocracy", "From a Place of Love", "And Then is Heard No More", "Iron Lotus", "Children of the City", "Gone Angels", and "Poems of a Machine". I probably missed a few even with all those
-Sayonara Wild Hearts has "Sayonara Wild Heart", "Begin Again", "Dead of Night", "Mine", "The World We Knew", "Inside", "Wild Hearts Never Die", and "A Place I Don't Know"
-Paradise Killer has "Paradise (Stay Forever)"
-Slime Rancher has "1,000 Light Years Away"
-I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1NIT!!!!1 has the game's theme (and only song), generally referred to with the same name
-Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3!? has "It's Dangerous to Go Alone", "Apocalypse View", and a few written in pig-latin-spanish ("A La Idavay!", "Mufuchofo Gufustofo!", "Chakalaka")

11 months ago

If I'm not mistaken, the parts where they say "good eatin'" in the Golf theme in Pizza Tower were uniquely made for that song and could partially count also. Unless they're existing samples in which case, just ignore me.

9 months ago

Sludge Life has Bubble Up and Sludge Life
Sludge Life 2 has No Sequel, Git Dum, Sky Scrape, Eat The Rich, and Double Bubble

9 months ago

popslinger. i dont know which tracks beyond the one used in the trailer

also, industrial rage from wild woody is another track from that game with lyrics. there may be others that i dont remember but i know that one has some vocal parts

i'd also hesitate to include destati from kh - that opens an enormous avenue for songs with epic latin chanting and the like. if you're including that you'd probably want to include shit like "guardiano nel buio" too

9 months ago

I included Destati because it has an official lyrics sheet readily available. The main sources I use treat Guardando Nel Buio as an instrumental track

1 month ago

For Persona 3 FES Heartful Cry doesn't have any lyrics btw. (Also you don't have regular Persona 3 there either)
Also amazing job lots of effort put into this list and it's super impressive

1 month ago

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1 month ago

Higurashi When They Cry Kai, Umineko When They Cry, Umineko When They Cry Chiru, Ciconia When They Cry, Hanachirasu, Fullmetal Daemon Muramasa and all Science Adventure Series have several original songs

Also, Yakuza 5 have one more original song called "Dream"

1 month ago

And the most recents Like a Dragon games's releases

24 days ago

@TheFred kinda irrelvent but I swear ever since I've started playing Higurashi it's everywhere, I can't escape

24 days ago

Oh and since I commented a irrelvent thing I'll make it up by saying:
FF7 Remake also has: Stamp (both in EN & JP), Scarlets theme, The Midgar Blues (JP & English), RUN RUN RUN (and maybe more I think but it's a big OST)
& Also Persona 3's Iwatodai Dorm only features stock lyrics, so I don't think it counts
Also Death Stranding has BB's Theme

24 days ago

@Ollchops The peak its inevitable, hope you like since its my favorite work (principally Higurashi Kai)

24 days ago

@TheFred I'm really enjoying, and as my first real VN experiance it's so good. It is indeed peak (And I'm only on like chapter 3)

24 days ago

Tatarigoshi its the first Kino arc, and its even better With Kai's Arc. Enjoy one of my favs generes/medias with THE goat!


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