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.

#14

This glorious tune is used early in Final Fantasy IV as the Red Wings’ theme in the lengthy semi-playable intro, and pops up several more times throughout the course of the game, usually at dramatic moments. Final Fantasy IV has its weaknesses, but it was one of the first epic story-driven RPGs I ever played, after cutting my teeth on the largely mechanical forerunners in the genre. This song made me feel like my characters were world-famous unstoppable champions. Adrenaline music.

Track: “Lunar Subterrane” (YouTube Link)
Game: Final Fantasy IV (SNES, 1991)
Composer: Nobuo Uematsu