The Super Nintendo was capable of producing audio far superior to what we heard on the original Nintendo Entertainment System, or even the Sega Genesis, and Super Castlevania IV might just be the best example of what the console could do. Before you have a chance to beat yourself up too much, however, it’s back into World 1-1 and the most memorable tune in video game history. When you inevitably run out of lives, and have to start over from the very beginning, the game taunts you even more with a flat-key reimagining of the theme song’s opening notes. Inch forward in time with the “do do do do do do” of the music, and you just might make it out the other side alive.Įven when you fail, you can’t help but crack a smile, with those few notes punctuating your defeat.
When you head underground, the volume drops and the music switches to a minimalist beat that signals the danger ahead. Whimsical, bouncy, and at a perfect tempo to keep you pushing forward, the music perfectly matches the sound effects made when Mario jumps in the air, breaks blocks, and warps down pipes. When you hear the phrase “video game music,” there’s a pretty good chance that the opening tune to the original Super Mario Bros. will just start playing in your head. Here are the best video game soundtracks of all time - or, at least, our personal favorites. Setting games to music is not a lost art by any means, though: There are plenty of more recent soundtracks already poised to become future classics.
While game soundtracks have evolved to frequently use orchestras and choruses to add a more dramatic atmosphere, similar to big-budget films, there are absolute classics from the ’80s and ’90s that are just as entertaining and catchy today despite being generated with limited bits and synthesized audio. Minecraft: Volumes Alpha & Beta (2011–2013).The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998).
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