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.

#27

Uematsu does a great job of evoking classic spaghetti westerns with his arrangement for Shadow’s theme in Final Fantasy VI. The only way to make a cowboy ninja with a Doberman sidekick even cooler was with a great tune that captures the mystery and sadness of the character.

Track: “Shadow” (YouTube Link)
Game: Final Fantasy VI (SNES, 1994)
Composer: Nobuo Uematsu