Best Music on SNES?

**icest0rm** · 01-21-2003, 01:08 PM

What game do you think had the best music on the SNES?

To me, I have to go with Actraiser. When I first heard the music on that game, I was simply awed. That was the first time video game music had ever "wowed" me.

**kainemaxwell** · 01-21-2003, 01:28 PM

Early SNES I'll second Actraiser (especially Fillmore Act 1) and Castlevania IV. Later games I'll say all of Square's titles (Secret of Mana, FF4 and 6, Chrono Trigger).

**Raedon** · 01-21-2003, 02:05 PM

ff3

**digitalpress** · 01-21-2003, 02:07 PM

The first game that came to mind, like Raedon's, is FF III.

I have a soundtrack CD of the game, and I still listen to it from time to time, even after all of these years. It's inspiring.

**NE146** · 01-21-2003, 02:19 PM

Yeah I had the same awe from Actraiser as well. Maybe because it was so early in the SNES release when NES was still fresh in our minds (Genesis/TG-16 notwithstanding).

**DDCecil** · 01-21-2003, 04:51 PM

Super Turrican and Actraiser pop into my mind. All of Square's RPGs have great music, too.

**ubersaurus** · 01-21-2003, 05:09 PM

I loved the soundtrack to the SNES version of Dracula X...Chrono Trigger also had a fantastic soundtrack. And that synthesized harmonica wail of yoshi's island is just too memorable to forget. Mario RPG was another great, alogn with F-Zero.

Great sound that thing could do!

**Bratwurst** · 01-21-2003, 05:44 PM

Demon's Crest.

**Kid Fenris** · 01-21-2003, 07:08 PM

Final Fantasy III and Chrono Trigger had great soundtracks, but I'll never forget the music from Secret of Mana. Sometimes, I'd turn on the game and let the title theme play over and over . . .

**jaydubnb** · 01-21-2003, 07:17 PM

One word: Axelay.

Perhaps the most complete gaming soundtrack ever. Nothing but memorable tunes. Stage Two's music is f'n AWESOME.

**Daniel Thomas** · 01-21-2003, 09:21 PM

Funny how it is that we're choosing the earliest SNES games we saw. Does that say more about how impressed we were at the beginning, or how mundane the later soundtracks became.

Personally, I'll go with Castlevania 4. There was such a sense of creative freedom in that title; wonderfully moody, with one of the only jazz-infested scores I've heard in a game. The standout song is this heavy piano piece that plays as Simon Belmont is climbing a waterful. When I was in college, this song actually gave my roommate nightmares.

**WiseSalesman** · 01-22-2003, 02:19 AM

Chrono Trigger and Donkey Kong Country

**Arqueologia_Digital** · 02-23-2003, 11:06 PM

Final Fantasy III
Actraiser
Super Metroid

**Starcade** · 02-24-2003, 06:34 AM

Super Metroid
Chrono Trigger
Actraiser
Mega Man X3

**Retsudo** · 02-24-2003, 12:30 PM

i love the music from Gradius 3. Also I really love the tunes from Streetfighter 2

**Ruudos** · 03-10-2003, 11:15 AM

I liked the music of Uniracers

**Kamisama** · 03-10-2003, 12:15 PM

Super Robot Taisen had some great tune as well as those RGPs imo

**Kairi** · 03-10-2003, 03:31 PM

Final Fantasy VI (3 US) and Chrono Trigger.

**badinsults** · 03-19-2003, 12:26 PM

Super Castlevania IV and Super Return of the Jedi.

**Eternal Champion** · 03-19-2003, 01:22 PM

Actraiser--Music by Yuzo Koshiro, who of course did the music for Revenge of Shinobi, Streets of Rage 2 and 3...
I haven't encountered music on SNES that struck me as much as those games or Thunder Force 2 and 3...

**dreamcaster** · 03-20-2003, 06:08 AM

A music thread I see? (dreamcaster's eyes glisten with joy).

But restricted only to the SNES?

Oh, well, there's enough there!

Here we go (in no particular order...):

Top Gear 3000 - damn cool futuristic tunes.

Super Metroid - Most atmospheric and dark music ever!

Super Mario All-Stars - hearing those classic SNES tunes in multi-channel, hi-quality stereo sound was just heaven! Still is!

Nigel Mansell's World C'ship Racing - There's not much variety, but that tune that plays while you're racing is excellent!

Starwing/StarFox - Excellent theatrical and dramatic music. Especially the end theme!

Stunt Race FX - catchy and funky music throughout. Plus the end credits theme is just bliss!

PilotWings - Soothing and flowing tunes. Best heard through stereo speakers.

There's more (Super R-Type, Top Gear 2) plus some more I can't think of right now...

**ManekiNeko** · 03-20-2003, 05:00 PM

Konami's, easily. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters sounds spectacular. I've always loved Konami's intense music orchestratration... it really adds punch to the games they create. Too bad most of their soundtracks are much more subtle now...
Am I the only one that got a headache from listening to the supposedly great Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts soundtrack? All those synthesized instruments drove me nuts... I actually preferred the less advanced but more gentle themes in Ghouls 'n Ghosts for the Genesis.

JR

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**metal_head** · 03-25-2003, 05:51 PM

Some that come to mind for me are the watery theme from Donkey Kong Country, fabbo chill out music that I have listened to on many occasions, and another is an old Amiga game called " Fury of the Furries".

"Project X" on the Amiga had a cool intro tune too.

And "Ghostbusters" on the C64...and "Shadowfire" on C64 ( I think it was Shadowfire....an icon driven game from Beyond software).

Some of the tunes on "Apidya" for the Amiga were cool too.

Dont know if you got all these in the states.......