I’ve put together a list of 60 tunes that have stuck with me through the years, inspired by Jeffrey Canam (@GrahfMetal)’s Twitter rundown of his top 100 favourite video game tracks. I’ve attempted to limit myself to a couple songs per game, but there are exceptions.

I’ll post them here and on Twitter every Tuesday and Thursday using the hashtag #KongsTdayTunes.

#22

They named the whole god-damned game after two righteous Queen songs, so Hitoshi Sakimoto had to deliver on the soundtrack. (The soundtrack was a group effort, but Sakimoto composed this particular tune.) This is a glorious battle theme with a rippling melody that kind of predicts his work on the Ivalice games (Final Fantasy Tactics and Final Fantasy XII). And bells. Fight it out!

Track: “Revolt” (YouTube Link)
Game: Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen (SNES, 1993)
Composer: Hitoshi Sakimoto