Kong’s T’day Tune #18

J.C. Cawley — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 15:05:47 +0000

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.

#18

The SNES version of Shadowrun is one weird game. It’s an isometric action-RPG with a reticle and dialogue trees, and it’s based on a cyberpunk pen & paper game. It’s awesome. The world feels stifling and small but full of possibility. And of course it has great atmospheric music.

“Seattle Blues” is kind of like this game’s equivalent of an overworld theme. One of them, anyway, since the music changes in different areas. I really like this one because it spends 40 seconds just establishing atmosphere and ambiance before finally settling into its rhythm and whistling out Jake’s grungy gunslinger melody.

Track: “Seattle Blues” (YouTube Link)
Game: Shadowrun (SNES, 1993)
Composer: Marshall Parker

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Kong’s T’day Tune #18

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