Wonderful game music

Recommended video game music: compelling masterpieces and popular tracks you’ll want to listen to.

Representative, Elysion Philharmonic Orchestrasai-kisaragi
Heisei College of Music, Composition Course. Studied composition and conducting under Keizo Ideta, piano under Chinami Kira, and arts management under Takuma Konishi. With a focus on community and music, I work to revitalize my hometown of Saga Prefecture. While performing as a double bassist with wind ensembles and orchestras across Kyushu, I participated on double bass in the “Orchestra Without Borders” orchestra camp of the professional game and anime music ensemble Eminence Orchestra, held in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture in September 2012. During CAPCOM’s Kyushu Tour in 2016, I not only performed as an orchestra member but also served on the production staff. I currently serve as the managing representative for the game and anime performance groups Elysion Philharmonic Orchestra (Saga Prefecture) and Fukuoka Game Music Wind Orchestra (Fukuoka Prefecture), and handle conducting, arranging, and public relations.

From a wide range of video game music, our studio staff has selected standout tracks with unique appeal and popular BGMs.

It’s a must-listen playlist that will set any heart racing—even if you’re not a gamer!

Recommended video game music: compelling, must-hear masterpieces and popular tracks (111–120)

Legend Of The Five Great DragonFalcom Sound Team jdk

Falcom vs. jdk BAND 2010 Summer – Legend of the Five Great Dragons (Ys Seven)

Legend Of The Five Great DragonFalcom Sound Team jdk

While primarily released on PC, the renowned Ys series—whose older installments were even ported to the Famicom—features this track from its seventh numbered title.

Packed into a brief 3 minutes and 10 seconds, its richly modulating melodies remain timeless no matter how many times you listen.

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BeginningKonami Kukeihō Kurabu

Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse – Beginning

BeginningKonami Kukeihō Kurabu

From the second installment of the Castlevania series, Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse.

This iconic track, which opens the game, is still celebrated today as one of the series’ three greatest themes.

Despite being on the Famicom, it achieved high quality thanks to Konami’s proprietary sound hardware.

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Terrible – monster Attacking Crew！Uematsu Noriyasu, Koda Masato

Wild Arms 5 ~ by Masato Kouda & Noriyasu Agematsu

Terrible - monster Attacking Crew！Uematsu Noriyasu, Koda Masato

Speaking of Wild Arms, it had always been Michiko Naruke, but for the numbered title 5, Wild Arms: The Vth Vanguard, a different composer was hired for the first time.

Many fans voiced concerns upon learning they wouldn’t hear Naruke’s signature style in Wild Arms, but the straightforward, classic RPG boss theme they delivered blew those worries away, resulting in a thrilling, exhilarating track.

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MEGALOMANIAShimamura Yōko

MEGALOMANIA

MEGALOMANIAShimamura Yōko

From Square’s RPG LIVE A LIVE.

It’s a track that could be called the hidden main theme, as it always plays during boss battles in the various scenarios.

It’s a masterpiece that lets not only those who have played the game but anyone truly feel the ‘heat’ this game embodies.

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Eiji’s ThemeNakano Yasuhiro, Tanabe Fumio, BANG HEADS

This is the stage theme for Eiji Shinjo, the protagonist in Tohshin Den 2 (Battle Arena Toshinden 2), the sequel to the fighting game released in the early PlayStation era.

In contrast to the rough, heroic style of the first game, this track burns with a quiet fighting spirit, featuring a pleasant tone from the brass instruments.

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