Top 5 ~ Top 10 music for each game listed

My first (and only one planned for now) list. As a VGM nerd with the particular hobby of research behind game composers as the contributions get muddied, why not combine both aspects, simple as pie.

Games featured are those I own the music of in that sweet little hard drive. I thought I'd rank the games by how much I love the OST at first, but who really cares about that? I came to think I don't, so I'll save my time (bold of me to say while doing Backloggd lists).

No links either, I don't think putting the files directly will work anyways and Youtube doesn't have everything. Even if you don't care about my top 5, I hope the composer credits will be atleast informative. You know, put a name behind who did Coconut Mall and all that. If you're in fact interested, I'm plugging my research compendium (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18EVNu-VVKqBu2tUgcIBJ1YBduIcZK1NClP_uztDXotk/edit?usp=sharing)

(Also some games don't have 5 tracks lmao don't matter get ranked. ps i also decided to change the title to reflect how much i struggle to just like 5 tracks everytime and eventually gave up, it'll be 10 tracks from now on. Older series like Mario that I started ranking first may only have 5 to 9 tracks but i'll work on that maybe)

1: Main Theme | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Megumi Ohara)
2: Flagball | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Megumi Ohara)
3: VS. Dededestroyer Z | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Megumi Ohara)
4: Training Grounds | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Megumi Ohara)
5: Collections List | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Shogo Sakai)
1: New Donk City | Music by Naoto Kubo
2: Underground Moon Caverns | Music by Naoto Kubo
3: Tostarena Ruins | Music by Naoto Kubo
4: Another World Stage | Music by Shiho Fujii
5: Steam Gardens | Music by Koji Kondo
1: The Windmill Peak | Music by Plasma3Music
2: You Are Now Legally a Bird | Music by Plasma3Music
3: Scootin' Through Clocktowers Beneath the Sea | Music by Plasma3Music
4: Dead Bird Studio | Music by Plasma3Music
5: Mafia Town Is Asleep | Music by Plasma3Music
6: So, What's the Plan? | Music by Plasma3Music
7: The Battle of Award 42 | Music by Plasma3Music
8: Picture Perfect | Music by Plasma3Music
9: Mafia of Cooks Time Rift | Music by Plasma3Music
10: Mafia HQ | Music by Plasma3Music
1: Let's Go! | Music by Yoko Shimomura
2: A New Adventure Begins | Music by Yoko Shimomura
3: Fawful Music | Music by Yoko Shimomura
4: Going Home | Music by Yoko Shimomura
5: This is Minion Turf! | Music by Yoko Shimomura
3DS System music gottem.

1: Activity Log: Software Library | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Shiiba)
2: Summer Time | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Shiiba)
3: Mii Maker: Main Theme | Music by Kenji Yamamoto
4: eShop September 2015 | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Asuka Hayazaki)
5: Activity Log: Main Theme | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Shiiba)
6: Elegance | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Shiiba)
7: Rainy-Day Stroll | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Shiiba)
8: eShop July 2014 | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Toshiyuki Sudo)
9: System Settings: Internet Settings | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Shiiba)
10: Nintendo Network ID Settings | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Shiiba)

NicoNico 3DS app:

1: Lobby | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Shiiba)
2: StreetPass Achievements | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Shiiba)
3: StreetPass Marketing | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Shiiba)
4: Video Browse | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Shiiba)
5: Tutorial | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Shiiba)
6: Marketing Effort | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Shiiba)
7: Title Screen | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Shiiba)
1: Voices | Music by Daughter
2: Glass | Music by Daughter
3: Departure | Music by Daughter
4: Improve | Music by Daughter
5: Zen 3 | Music by Mike Reagan
6: The Right Way Around | Music by Daughter
7: Hope | Music by Daughter
8: Zen 2 | Music by Mike Reagan
9: Free Roam | Music by Mike Reagan
10: Witches | Music by Daughter
1: In the Cold of the Battle | Music by Grant Kirkhope
2: Mid Boss Mayhem | Music by Grant Kirkhope
3: Versus Mode | Music by Grant Kirkhope
4: Two Worlds Collide | Music by Grant Kirkhope
5: Ziggies! | Music by Grant Kirkhope
6: Icicle Golem Freeze | Music by Grant Kirkhope
1: Don't Slip | Music by Toru Minegishi
2: Acid Hues | Music by Toru Minegishi
3: Shooting Starfish | Music by Toru Minegishi
4: Octo Eight-Step | Music by Toru Minegishi
5: Rip Entry | Music by Toru Minegishi
6: Broken Coral | Music by Ryo Nagamatsu
7: Buoyant Boogie | Music by Toru Minegishi
8: Kinetosis | Music by Toru Minegishi
9: Color Pulse | Music by Toru Minegishi
10: Undertow | Music by Toru Minegishi
1: Main Lobby | Music by Hirokazu Ando
2: Amiibo: Kirby | Music by Hirokazu Ando
3: Mini-Boss | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Hirokazu Ando)
4: Boss Battle | Music by Hirokazu Ando
5: Stage 4: Bubbly Clouds | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Hirokazu Ando)
1: Scrapyard | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Yasuaki Iwata)
2: Via Dolce | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Yasuaki Iwata)
3: Buster Beach | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Atsuko Asahi)
4: Ramen Bowl | Music by Atsuko Asahi
5: Ninja College | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Atsuko Asahi)
6: Ribbon Ring | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Yasuaki Iwata)
7: Snake Park | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Atsuko Asahi)
8: Temple Grounds | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Atsuko Asahi)
9: Replay | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Atsuko Asahi)
10: DNA Lab | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Yasuaki Iwata)
1: Red Cyclone [Zangief's Theme] | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Satoshi Hori)
2: Army Girl [Cammy's Theme] | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Satoshi Hori)
3: Online | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Reo Uratani)
4: Way of the Hado | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Marika Suzuki)
5: Thank You, Dee Jay [Dee Jay's Theme] | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Satoshi Hori)
1: Retirement
2: Shop
3: Training
4: Random Encounter
5: Rank Up New Pattern
1: Ordeal (Orchestral) | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Hirokazu Ando)
2: Town (Final) | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Hirokazu Ando)
3: Ordeal (Electric) | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Hirokazu Ando)
4: Approaching Dark Taranza | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Hirokazu Ando)
5: Quest Board | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Hirokazu Ando)
1: Kingdom Stadium (Night) | Music by Motoi Sakuraba
2: Country Field (Away) | Music by Motoi Sakuraba
3: Village Stadium (Night) | Music by Motoi Sakuraba
4: Tie-break Moment | Music by Motoi Sakuraba
5: Crystal Beach | Music by Motoi Sakuraba
1: Silly Science C | Music by bo en
2: Noisy Notebook B | Music by bo en
3: Noisy Notebook A | Music by bo en
4: Silly Science A | Music by bo en
5: Cosmic Comics B | Music by bo en
1: Mini-Games: Bird-Man Research Studies | Music by Yasuaki Iwata
2: Talus Battle | Music by Manaka Kataoka
3: Monk Maz Koshia | Music by Manaka Kataoka
4: Vah Medoh Battle | Music by Yasuaki Iwata
5: Goron City | Music by Yasuaki Iwata
6: Guardian Battle | Music by Manaka Kataoka
1: Mermaid Falls | Music by Jake Kaufman
2: Remains | Music by Jake Kaufman
3: The Sky Bridge | Music by Jake Kaufman
4: Tassle Town | Music by Jake Kaufman
5: Hypno Baron's Castle | Music by Jake Kaufman
6: Cape Crustacean | Music by Jake Kaufman
1: Underground | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Mahito Yokota)
2: Invincible (Remix 10) | Music by Kenta Nagata
3: Menu (Remix 10) | Music by Kenta Nagata
4: Overworld | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Mahito Yokota)
5: Remix 10 | Music by Kenta Nagata
1: Route of Capsid | Music by Saori Yoshida
2: Love of Binaural | Music by Chihiro Aoki
3: DESTINY | Music by Saori Yoshida
4: Seakillers | Music by ZENTA
5: Bonds | Music by Yuri Fukuda
1: Main Theme | Music by Daisuke Shiiba
2: Doodle Lesson Selecting | Music by Daisuke Shiiba
3: Lesson Store | Music by Daisuke Shiiba
4: Friend 2 | Music by Daisuke Shiiba
5: Friend 1 | Music by Daisuke Shiiba
6: Friend 3 | Music by Daisuke Shiiba
1: Light Lost in the Trees | Music by Kazuki Yanagawa
2: Bustling Along the Water | Music by Tatsuya Yano
3: Let's Build a Statue! | Music by Tatsuya Yano
4: Scrimmage | Music by Tatsuya Yano
5: Bright Girl | Music by Daisuke Achiwa
6: Quiet Snow | Music by Kazuki Yanagawa
7: Into the Endless World | Music by Tatsuya Yano
8: City of Dreams | Music by Kazuki Yanagawa
9: Pororoca | Music by Tatsuya Yano
10: Go! | Music by Kazuki Yanagawa
11: Snack in the Shade | Music by Kazuki Yanagawa
1: Fight! | Music by ??? (Personal guess: scatgoto)
2: Cherry Lake | Music by ??? (Personal guess: YAMAPY-1)
3: Look Sharp! | Music by ??? (Personal guess: scatgoto)
4: Onstage at Oceanfest | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Shoh Murakami)
5: The Juggler, Pentabros Battle | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Shoh Murakami)
1: Tokyo | Music by Madeon
2: Miami | Music by Madeon
3: Reykjavik | Music by Madeon
4: Paris Boss | Music by Madeon
5: Paris: Alternate | Music by Madeon
6: Anarland | Music by Madeon
7: Menu | Music by Madeon
8: Final Boss | Music by Madeon
9: Tokyo Boss | Music by Madeon
10: Miami Boss | Music by Madeon
1: Catch! (Wild Pokémon) | Music by Junichi Masuda
2: Catch! (Mythical Pokémon) | Music by Junichi Masuda
3: Walking | Music by Junichi Masuda
4: Battle! Raid | Music by Junichi Masuda
5: Professor | Music by Junichi Masuda
1: Duel Fútbol | Music by Tomoya Ohtani
2: Pocket Marathon | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Naofumi Hataya)
3: Title | Music by Kenichi Tokoi
4: Fútbol | Music by Tomoya Ohtani
5: The Pousada | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Naofumi Hataya)
ARRANGEMENTS
1: Ground Theme (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Yutaka Minobe)
2: Ground Theme (New Super Mario Bros. U) | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Teruhiko Nakagawa)
3: Rosalina in the Observatory (Super Mario Galaxy) | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Mitsuharu Fukuyama)
4: Slider Ver. 2 (Super Mario 64) | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Tomoya Ohtani)
5: Mid-Boss (New Super Mario Bros. Wii) | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Teruhiko Nakagawa)
1: Process of Elimination | Music by Blue Wolfie
2: Hustle and Bustle | Music by Breezee
3: Stardust | Music by Ultra Kitsune
4: Unpredictable Youth | Music by Breezee
5: Melancholy: Heavy | Music by Breezee
1: Concierge | Music by Shota Kageyama
2: Training Center | Music by Shota Kageyama
3: Training: Pinch | Music by Shota Kageyama
4: Main Menu | Music by Shota Kageyama
5: Epic Duel 2 | Music by Shota Kageyama
1: Old Demon King | Music by Motoi Sakuraba
2: Vordt of the Boreal Valley | Music by Motoi Sakuraba
3: Nameless King | Music by Motoi Sakuraba
4: High Lord Wolnir | Music by Motoi Sakuraba
5: Darkeater Midir | Music by Yuka Kitamura
1: Miitomo Shop 4 | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Matsuoka)
2: Miitomo Shop 1 | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Matsuoka)
3: Sidekick Central | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Matsuoka)
4: Miitomo Shop 3 | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Matsuoka)
5: Miitomo Shop 2 | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Matsuoka)
6: Miifoto | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Matsuoka)
7: Style Central | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Matsuoka)
8: Customize Room | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Maasa Miyoshi)
9: Mii Studio | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Maasa Miyoshi)
10: Miitomo Drop: Go! | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Matsuoka)
1: Street fighteR V Stage | Music by Yuko Miyata
2: Kanzuki Estate | Music by Takatsugu Wakabayashi
3: Theme of Akira | Music by Yuko Miyata
4: Kanzuki Beach | Music by Keiki Kobayashi
5: Hillside Plaza | Music by Hideyuki Fukasawa
6: Holy Jolly Beatdown | Music by Zac Zinger
1: In a Dead Heat | Music by ZENTA
2: Everlasting Spirit | Music by 83key
3: As a Memory | Music by Tsuyoshi Kaneko
4: Get Over It | Music by Saori Yoshida
5: Flirt With Bomb | Music by Hidenori Shoji
1: Lie and Bicycle | Music by Rikei Hirashima
2: Time Trial & Interval | Music by Rikei Hirashima
3: SAE-Chan's Staccato | Music by Rikei Hirashima
4: Stride Seeming to Tangle | Music by Narucho
5: Stand Up! Girls | Music by Rikei Hirashima
Title unrelated, this is Wii System music bitch.

1: Everybody Votes Channel: Vote Results | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Toshiyuki Sudo)
2: Check Mii Out Channel: Submission Plaza | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Kazumi Totaka)
3: Everybody Votes Channel: Voter Data | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Toshiyuki Sudo)
4: Photo Channel: Fun | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Shiiba)
5: News Channel: Slideshow (Daytime) | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Daisuke Shiiba)
1: Final Battle | Music by Yoko Shimomura
2: Attack and Run | Music by Yoko Shimomura
3: Mixed-Up Scramble | Music by Yoko Shimomura
4: Time's Running Out! | Music by Yoko Shimomura
5: Cheerful Breeze | Music by Yoko Shimomura
1: Title Screen | Music by Yuka Tsujiyoko
2: Daily Training | Music by Yuka Tsujiyoko
3: Mural | Music by Yuka Tsujiyoko
4: Area Map | Music by Yuka Tsujiyoko
5: Alt-World Puzzle | Music by Yuka Tsujiyoko
1: Tennis Menu | Music by Motoi Sakuraba
2: Classic Tennis | Music by Motoi Sakuraba
3: Game Point | Music by Motoi Sakuraba
4: Knockout Challenge Boss | Music by Motoi Sakuraba
5: Break Point | Music by Motoi Sakuraba
1: Donut Island | Music by bLiNd
2: Murky Water | Music by Makou
3: Expressive Air 06 | Music by Yousuke Yasui
4: Peach Fuzz | Music by Ayako Saso
5: Nodding Hawk | Music by M2U
6: H.O.W.ling | Music by M2U
7: Select, Start | Music by bLiNd
1: Title Screen | Music by Ryo Nagamatsu
2: Stage 1: Woodlands | Music by Ryo Nagamatsu
3: Boss Batle: The Lady (1st Form) | Music by Ryo Nagamatsu
4: Stage 2: Riverside | Music by Ryo Nagamatsu
5: Madame Couture's | Music by Ryo Nagamatsu
1: Title | Music by Koji Kondo
2: Gnat Attack: Level 1 (Hard) | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Asuka Hayazaki)
3: Castle (SMW ver.): Mix | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Koji Kondo)
4: Underground (SMB ver.): Mix | Music by Koji Kondo
5: Overworld (SMW ver.): Mix | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Koji Kondo)
1: Diggersby Land | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Hiroyuki Kawada)
2: Neos City: Night | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Taku Inoue)
3: Thalia Beach | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Mitsuhiro Kitadani)
4: My Town | Music by ??? (Personal guess: Taku Inoue)
5: Old Ferrum Town: Winter | Music by Torine
1: Eight-Legged Advance | Music by Toru Minegishi
2: Cephaloparade | Music by Toru Minegishi
3: Calamari Inkantation | Music by Shiho Fujii
4: Sucker Punch | Music by Toru Minegishi
5: Tide Goes Out | Music by Shiho Fujii
6: Shellfie | Music by Shiho Fujii
7: Ink Me Up | Music by Shiho Fujii
8: Seaskape | Music by Toru Minegishi
9: Metalopod | Music by Toru Minegishi
10: Ink Or Sink | Music by Toru Minegishi
1: Beach Battle | Music by Miki Obata
2: Happy Times | Music by Miki Obata
3: Factory Battle | Music by Miki Obata
4: Field Battle | Music by Miki Obata
5: Shop | Music by Miki Obata
1: Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower | Music by Yuka Kitamura
2: Laurence, the First Vicar | Music by Tsukasa Saitoh
3: Cleric Beast | Music by Tsukasa Saitoh
4: Darkbeast | Music by Tsukasa Saitoh
5: Amygdala | Music by Cris Velasco
1: Trouble Brewing II | Music by Yoshito Sekigawa
2: Deadly Dance II | Music by Yoshito Sekigawa
3: Deadly Dance III | Music by Yoshito Sekigawa
4: He Who Laughs Last III | Music by Yoshito Sekigawa
5: Steam, Steel, Strangers II | Music by Yoshito Sekigawa
1: Easy Battle | Music by Tsukasa Tawada
2: Ranked Battle | Music by Tsukasa Tawada
3: Expert Stages | Music by Tsukasa Tawada
4: Mythical Battle | Music by Tsukasa Tawada
5: Item Shop | Music by Tsukasa Tawada
1: Kinder Gym 2nd | Music by Rio Hamamoto
2: Lonesome City Jazz Party 1st | Music by Taku Inoue
3: The day before the glass matrix 1st | Music by sanodg
4: Distorter 1st | Music by Taku Inoue
5: Arctic Snowfall 1st | Music by Keiichi Okabe
6: Moonsiders 1st | Music by Taku Inoue
7: Empty Your Mind 1st | Music by AJURIKA
8: Attack on Rhythm 1st | Music by Yuu Miyake
9: Devil KAZUMI | Music by Rio Hamamoto
10: Aloneness | Music by Taku Inoue
1: Blackwell Academy | Music by Jonathan Morali
2: Golden Hour | Music by Jonathan Morali
3: Timeless | Music by Jonathan Morali
4: Timelines | Music by Jonathan Morali
5: Max & Chloe | Music by Jonathan Morali
6: Night Walk | Music by Jonathan Morali
7: Kate | Music by Jonathan Morali
8: The Storm | Music by Jonathan Morali
1: Title Screen | Music by Daisuke Matsuoka
2: Arcade Bunny | Music by Daisuke Matsuoka
3: Information Center | Music by Daisuke Matsuoka
4: Crane Select | Music by Daisuke Matsuoka
5: Badge Book | Music by Daisuke Matsuoka
6: Miiverse Gallery | Music by Daisuke Matsuoka
7: Crane Game | Music by Daisuke Matsuoka
8: Badge Box | Music by Daisuke Matsuoka
Original songs:

1: Smash Tour | Music by Hiroki Hashimoto
2: Events | Music by Katsuro Tajima
3: Menu | Music by Junichi Nakatsuru
4: Tournament: Registration | Music by Yoshinori Hirai
5: Master Orders | Music by Torine

Arrangements:

1: Duck Hunt Medley | Music by Manabu Namiki
2: Wrecking Crew Medley | Music by Manabu Namiki
3: Wii Shop Channel | Music by Hirokazu Koshio
4: Route 10 | Music by Yoko Shimomura
5: Style Savvy Trendsetters Medley | Music by Ryo Watanabe
6: Bob-Omb Battlefield | Music by Hiroyuki Kawada
7: Flower Garden | Music by Yoshihito Yano

3 Comments


9 months ago

Where the fuck is Cho Ren Sha 68k?

9 months ago

@Nilichi Cho Ren Sha ? average shmup title (maybe it means something tho). Composer goes by "Loser". If you vouch for it there must be some merit....

9 months ago

@PitSolitayrh Absolutely. The game is carried by its soundtrack. I wouldn't call it average either after developing a reputation as being one of the best doujin shooters ever produced.


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