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.

#47

So I finally got to Chrono Trigger and this is the song I picked? Yes. Yes it is.

Maybe I’ll make an exception and include another tune from Chrono Trigger later in this list, but it was absolutely imperative that I start with this memorable little melody. Gato is supposed to be singing this, and this is one of the first video game songs without a vocal track where I could clearly hear the lyrics in my head. Great execution, and the music is a big part of what gives this damn robot so much character. The whole game works like that.

I sing this song to my dog.

Track: “Gato’s Song” (YouTube Link)
Game: Chrono Trigger (SNES, 1995)
Composer: Yasunori Mitsuda