Kong’s T’day Tune #9

J.C. Cawley — Thu, 28 Mar 2019 16:13:38 +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.

#9

Long before Dynasty Warriors cracked into the gaming mainstream, Romance of the Three Kingdoms (and, later, Destiny of an Emperor) sparked my fascination with the Three Kingdoms characters and history. I was just a kid and the Internet as we know it didn’t exist, so I didn’t know how to go about learning more. I remember asking my educated uncle if he knew anything about these Chinese generals like Liu Bei and Zhang Fei. (“I’ve heard of Zamfir,” he replied.)

This tune is the de facto main theme of the entire series. It started out as looping title & map music, and later entries revisit a snippet of the melody for their splash screens. I love every note.

Track: “Map Theme 2” (YouTube Link)
Game: Romance of the Three Kingdoms (NES, 1988)
Composer: Yoko Kanno

Yoko Kanno – JC Cawley

Kong’s T’day Tune #9

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