Favorite NES Songs

[Shinju]

Castlevaina III (all of it) The Japanese version wtih the special Konami sound chip is pretty damn good too.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJynBxTU7jU&playnext=1&list=PLEFFCC6ED90E41A23&feature=results_main

 

Castlevania II (Town Theme)

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H58lhgcc-nk

 

Lifeforce (all of it)

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYL5cz8Q-7o&list=PLEB0921911B5A20E8

 

The Guardian Legend (all of it and one hell of a game too)

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7xibl1Jqp8&playnext=1&list=PL010632A42BF94E5E&feature=results_main

 

Zombie Nation (all of it) This game really pushed the NES both in graphics and audio. Check out all the tracks, they can be selected in the video window!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh9meq_1G4U

 

Mega Man 1 (Electro Man Stage)

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwjUMTF4p5k

 

Bionic Commando (all of it)

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3rw8fe8vsE&list=PL9DA772EE1E9DCFE8

 

Friday the 13th (Cabin/Charater Selection Music)

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD-WSYyoV08

Edited February 7, 2013 by Shinju

[Keoma]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf5ZLguXoJU&playnext=1&list=PL9AD28F03FE3697DE&feature=results_video

 

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmS80HRjrks

 

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3c2xbYWKY0

 

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbEI4Bh2B9k

 

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYKjNOcjDXY&playnext=1&list=PL833021E017A61D39&feature=results_video

 

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctdPWatLvz8&playnext=1&list=PL833021E017A61D39&feature=results_video

Edited February 8, 2013 by Keoma

[lushgirl_80]

I like the music better than the game..(and for some reason this song reminds me of Iron Maiden LOL)....

 

 

 

 

 

This band called The Advantage does a really good cover of the Metal Gear jungle theme as well as Marble Madness and Castlevania...

 

 

 

 

 

Gotta play that one loud ...the drums own on that one...

[the.golden.ax]

[Drixxel]

The Rocketeer by Bandai - The game is nothing special, but the level music here is rather rockin'. Dave Warhol's NES stuff has a cool sound.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uofKvxOK1AE

 

Air Fortress by HAL Labs - As short as this track is, it's a unique melody that sets an effective mood.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E53m8razoJE

 

8 Eyes by Thinking Rabbit - The soundtrack to 8 Eyes is kind of odd compared to most on NES. It's pretty huge, first of all, and it's also weird for an NES game originally released in '88 to feature zero percussion. I wonder if that was a compositional choice or if Thinking Rabbit just didn't feel like writing a more sophisticated sound driver. I'd recommend skipping to 4:30 to hear one of the better tunes from the game, but this entire soundtrack is pretty neat and really well composed.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgNhrHHibfo

[Shinju]

Skate or Die (Good ole Konami)

 

 

Skate or Die 2 (Rob Hubbard Magic on the NES)

 

 

The Immortal (More Rob Hubbard Magic)

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da8A5f7Nuag

 

Ironsword Wizards and Warriors II (Title Song pretty epic as is the rest of the game!)

 

[Tanrunomad]

Great topic! So many great NES tunes, hard to pick my favorites, but here are 2 that are amazing and having been listed yet:

 

 

Chip N Dale Stage:

 

 

T&C Surf Designs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciigfD7Li0U

[lushgirl_80]

Not sure i posted this yet but lately i've been rocking out to this..

 

 

[karokoenig]

Not sure i posted this yet but lately i've been rocking out to this..

 

Right there in post no. 3 :-). Great movie, great piece of music.

[Cynicaster]

Quarth by Konami - This gameplay footage is the best Youtube showcase I could find of the music, the first of the main game themes is especially good.

I didn't even realize this game was on NES. It's my absolute favorite original Game Boy title, and I love the music on that version.

 

Some of my faves for the NES:

 

RC Pro Am title theme

Pro Wrestling in-game music (repetitive but very memorable for me)

Training theme from Tyson's Punch Out

Super Mario 2 -- love all the music in this game so much better than the "real" Mario theme, which I can't stand.

[mtshark7]

Ohh man I think some of mine would be:

Super Mario Bros 2 Regular stage music.

Super Mario Bros 3 World 1-2.

Mega Man 2 & 3 various stages that I can't think of off the top of my head.

[Andromeda Stardust]

All 6 NES Megamans had excellent soundtracks, many of the tunes with fairly long loops (~2 min.) by NES standards.<br /><br />Also, the Japanese version of Castlevania III (with VRC6 expansion audio) is some of the best commercial Famicom/NES chiptune music, ever...

Edited February 4, 2014 by stardust4ever