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.

#36

Final Fantasy sets the pace for the rest of the series by having a bunch of great tunes on the soundtrack. This isn’t quite the best song in the batch, but it’s a memorable one, and a solid example of Uematsu’s approach on this whole game; it’s got a strong main melody supported by a bubbly rhythm track.

I’m going to have to make this a theme week and put up another Final Fantasy track to compare and contrast on Thursday. Happy winter holiday, everyone!

Track: “Matoya’s Cavern” (YouTube Link)
Game: Final Fantasy (NES, 1987)
Composer: Nobuo Uematsu