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2retro · SNES esencial
The house's official playlist for Super Nintendo.
Soundtrack · Metroid Music Channel
Super Metroid Music
Kenji Yamamoto and Minako Hamano's complete score laid out track by track, where you can hear how the game treats silence and industrial hum as musical material themselves.
Soundtrack · Passion Jeux Vidéo TV
SNES - Super Mario World - Full Soundtrack
The complete repertoire of Super Mario World, where Koji Kondo perfects the syncopated groove that would define Nintendo's sound throughout the nineties.
Soundtrack · SNES Music Factory
Street Fighter II Turbo Full OST
The complete soundtrack of the Turbo version, with the stage themes that became synonymous with the fighting genre in the nineties.
Soundtrack · Aqua MIDI
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past OST Remastered / Restored
A playlist with the restored soundtrack theme by theme, the most orderly way to follow how Koji Kondo defined Hyrule's sound in 16 bits.
Soundtrack · Jammin' Sam Miller
Donkey Kong Country 2 Soundtrack [Restored]
David Wise's score restored in good quality, with the ambient textures that made the SNES famous.
Soundtrack · Hanternos
Yoshi's Island OST
Kazumi Totaka's complete score, where Nintendo's most pastel-colored game hides its strangest rhythmic writing.
Soundtrack · Frygoon
Mega Man X OST
The complete soundtrack, one of the most cited works in Capcom's Super Nintendo catalog.
Soundtrack · Cozy Lets Play
Super Metroid - Complete Soundtrack [FULL OST] (w/ timestamps)
A complete dump with timestamps, handy for jumping straight to pieces like Brinstar or Maridia without losing the thread of the whole.
The video shelf
VHSThe video vaultEarthBound Remix - Eight Melodies Remix Orchestra
Tribute · Plasma3Music Remixes
EarthBound →An orchestral reinterpretation of 'Eight Melodies' that multiplies the emotional weight of one of the most cited themes in the Mother saga.
Orchestral Tribute to Final Fantasy VI
Tribute · Non Canon Arrangements
Final Fantasy VI →A complete orchestral tribute to Final Fantasy VI that translates Celes's opera and Terra's theme into symphonic language without losing their original operatic character.
From Super Mario to Zelda — The Man Who Defined Video Game Music | Koji Kondo | WhyMusic?
Documentary · Why Music?
Super Mario World →A look back at Koji Kondo's career, from Super Mario to Zelda, explaining how a composer with no background in video games ended up setting the standard for the genre.
Earthbound - Home Sweet Home Orchestra
Tribute · The Blake Robinson Synthetic Orchestra
EarthBound →An orchestration of 'Home Sweet Home' conceived as a tribute to Satoru Iwata, illuminating the most melancholic facet of EarthBound's catalog.
OC ReMix - Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix Official S
Remake · xDarkSoulFlamex
Street Fighter II Turbo →The official OC ReMix project playlist for Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, the first great soundtrack of a commercial video game made entirely by the community.
Chrono Trigger: An Epic Orchestral Tribute (Full Live Concert Footage)
Tribute · RebeccaETripp
Chrono Trigger →A complete recording of a tribute concert with a live orchestra that confirms how much weight this music carries outside the game's context.
A Link To The Past | Complete Soundtrack Remake
Remake · Brandon Wiebe
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past →A modern reconstruction of the entire soundtrack, with contemporary instrumentation that respects the structure of each original piece.
Yoshi's Island - "Flower Garden" METAL | FamilyJules
Cover · FamilyJules
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island →FamilyJules takes Flower Garden into metal territory and proves the melody can withstand any change of register.
Mega Man X: Symphonic Suite | Orchestral Cover
Tribute · VGOScore
Mega Man X →A symphonic suite that reorchestrates the 16-bit material in concert format.
Super Metroid OST Remastered
Remake · Ash
Super Metroid →A remastered reread that widens the dynamic range of the original and reveals just how much atmosphere the SNES sound chip could hold.
EarthSound: A Mother 2 (Earthbound) Documentary
Documentary · Pad Chennington
EarthBound →A documentary focused on EarthBound's audio production that explains why its sound remains so distinctive three decades later.
The History of Street Fighter II: The Fighting Game That Started It ALL
Documentary · Rudetuna's Arcade
Street Fighter II Turbo →A look back at the game's history that helps make sense of the arcade context in which its music became a generational icon.
Final Fantasy VI Grand Finale
Tribute · The Emerald Exhibit
Final Fantasy VI →Grand Finale, the album of official orchestral arrangements performed by a symphony orchestra, is the historic tribute that established FFVI's soundtrack as a concert-worthy work.
Chrono Trigger (Live at Symphony Hall)
Live · Video Game Orchestra
Chrono Trigger →The Video Game Orchestra takes Chrono Trigger into a classical concert hall, with arrangements that reorder the themes as a suite.
Zelda: A Link to the Past - Hyrule Castle (Orchestral Remix)
Cover · Malcolm Robinson Music
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past →The Hyrule Castle theme in orchestral version, translating the tension of the SNES sound chip into real strings and brass.
PLAY! A Video Game Symphony - Metroid
Tribute · Shinesparkers
Super Metroid →The Metroid medley in PLAY! A Video Game Symphony demonstrates that these themes withstand the leap to a concert hall.
MEGA MAN X - Opening Stage (Central Highway) - Jazz Cover
Cover · Eric Ladish
Mega Man X →Central Highway in jazz style, an example of the instrumental cover circuit that grew up around the game.
Link to the Past Epic Orchestral Medley
Tribute · RebeccaETripp
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past →An orchestral medley that stitches together the game's most recognizable themes into a single tribute piece.
Chrono Trigger Full Soundtrack - Performed by BadHairlineProductions
Cover · BadHairlineProductions
Chrono Trigger →A complete performance of the soundtrack by amateur musicians, a testament to just how far the community's devotion to these melodies goes.
A Link to the Past - Orchestre de Jeux Vidéo
Live · FxMusique
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past →The Orchestre de Jeux Vidéo performs the score live, proof of its place in the concert repertoire.
Super Metroid: Behind the Soundtrack
Documentary · Arcade Redux
Super Metroid →A look back at the compositional decisions behind the score and its later influence on video game music.