Famous Video Game Soundtracks
Famous Video Game Soundtracks is a structured gaming dataset with 15 entries. Its fields include Soundtrack, Composer, Game. Community voting appears as a separate signal beside eligible rows and does not replace the source values.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 15 rows
- Fields
- 5 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Mar 7, 2026
Included fields: Soundtrack, Composer, Game, Year, Known For.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Year span
- 1985 to 2017
- Across 15 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Soundtrack, Composer, and Game across gaming entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 15 downloadable records
Soundtrack↕ | Composer↕ | Game↕ | Year↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Koji Kondo | Ocarina of Time | 1998 | Music IS the gameplay (ocarina melodies), Gerudo Valley, Lost Woods, defines adventure in games |
| Final Fantasy VII | Nobuo Uematsu | Final Fantasy VII | 1997 | One-Winged Angel (Sephiroth's theme), Aerith's Theme still makes people cry, orchestral + rock fusion |
| Undertale | Toby Fox | Undertale | 2015 | Megalovania is a cultural phenomenon, one person composed the entire soundtrack, 101 tracks |
| Super Mario Bros. | Koji Kondo | Super Mario Bros. | 1985 | Most recognizable game music ever, overworld theme = gaming itself, coin sound, underground theme |
| Doom (2016) | Mick Gordon | Doom | 2016 | BFG Division heavy metal + chainsaw samples, shredding while demon-slaying, redefine FPS audio |
| Halo: Combat Evolved | Martin O'Donnell | Halo | 2001 | Gregorian chant main theme, rock + orchestral, defined Xbox, humming it in school hallways |
| Minecraft | C418 (Daniel Rosenfeld) | Minecraft | 2011 | Sweden / Wet Hands — ambient beauty, loneliness and wonder, lo-fi study music, nostalgia for a generation |
| Chrono Trigger | Yasunori Mitsuda / Nobuo Uematsu | Chrono Trigger | 1995 | Time travel reflected in music, Corridors of Time, Schala's Theme, SNES sound chip masterclass |
| Hollow Knight | Christopher Larkin | Hollow Knight | 2017 | Haunting piano + strings, City of Tears (rain + piano), atmospheric worldbuilding through sound |
| Tetris Theme (Korobeiniki) | Traditional Russian folk | Tetris (Game Boy) | 1989 | Russian folk song became the most earworm game music, plays faster as blocks stack, global recognition |
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | Jeremy Soule | Skyrim | 2011 | Dragonborn chant (Dovahkiin!), 30-voice male choir, open-world exploration music, 'FUS RO DAH' |
| NieR: Automata | Keiichi Okabe | NieR: Automata | 2017 | Weight of the World in multiple languages, vocals in fictional language, emotional devastation |
| Cuphead | Kristofer Maddigan | Cuphead | 2017 | 1930s big band jazz, live recorded with 13-piece orchestra, ragtime + swing, retro cartoon perfection |
| Metal Gear Solid | Norihiko Hibino / Harry Gregson-Williams | Metal Gear Solid series | 1998-2015 | Alert sound '!', Snake Eater theme song, Hollywood-quality orchestral, Kojima's cinematic vision |
| Persona 5 | Shoji Meguro | Persona 5 | 2016 | Acid jazz + J-pop, Last Surprise ('you never see it coming'), Rivers in the Desert, stylish AF |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Famous Video Game Soundtracks organized?
The table starts in the source data's order. Community voting is enabled as a separate approval signal beside eligible rows; votes do not replace the source values.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 15 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 15 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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