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.

#44

Final Fantasy XII basically defined the first year of my PhD program. What a great game. Hitoshi Sakimoto has composed better songs, but this one kind of fills the same role as the Teostra theme song from last month—great atmospheric background music with a grand hook. Listening to this for several hours while chipping away at Yiazmat burns it into your brain.

Track: “Boss Battle” (YouTube Link)
Game: Final Fantasy XII (PS2, 2006)
Composers: Hitoshi Sakimoto