Video Game Music

This impressive list was put together in spring 2017 by game design student Daulton N. Unfortunately it seems a lot of the YouTube links no longer work, but I'm posting the full list here anyway.

Recommended By Game Track YouTube Link
Kingdom Hearts The Other Promise
Kingdom Hearts Dearly Beloved
Final Fantasy IX You're Not Alone
Final Fantasy IX Roses of May
Final Fantasy IX Freya's Theme
Nier Automata A Beautiful Song
Nier Automata Amusement Park
Nier Automata Grandma – Destruction
Nier Automata Emil – Despair
Nier Automata Weight of The World
Sonic Adventure 2 Live and Learn
Sonic Adventure 2 E.G.G.M.A.N.
Sonic The Hedgehog (2006) His World
Sonic Heroes We Can
Sonic Heroes What I'm Made Of
Sonic Adventure Open Your Heart
Sonic Adventure It Doesn't Matter
Pokemon Black & White Battle! Team Plasma
Pokemon X & Y Vs. Team Flare
De Blob De Blob Theme (Title Screen)
De Blob The Funky Blob (Funky)
De Blob De Cor (Blissful)
De Blob Raydian Day (Unstoppable)
De Blob Into It (Righteous)
Jet Grind Radio Everybody Jump Around
Jet Grind Radio Humming The Bassline
Jet Grind Radio Rock It On
Jet Grind Radio Sneakman
Jet Grind Radio Sweet Soul Brother
Jet Grind Radio That's Enough
Jet Set Radio Future Fly Like A Butterfly
Jet Set Radio Future Funky Dealer
Jet Set Radio Future Grace & Glory (B.B.M.H. Mix)
Jet Set Radio Future Oldies But Happies
Jet Set Radio Future Shape Da Future
Jet Set Radio Future Sneakman (Toronto Mix)
Jet Set Radio Future Teknopathetic
Ollie King Boarder 70 (Somethin' Jazzy For Your Mind Mix)
Ollie King Brother Goes Away
JRA PAT Ebb & Flow
Sonic Rush Bomber Barbara
Sonic Rush Wrapped In Black
Splatoon Splattack!
Mario Kart Wii DK's Snowboard Cross
The House of the Dead: Overkill The House of the Dead
The House of the Dead: Overkill Torn Out Twisted
LEGO Rock Raiders (PC) Track 1
LEGO Rock Raiders (PC) Track 2
LEGO Rock Raiders (PC) Track 3
Bomberman Hero Redial
Bomberman Hero Monogenic
Bomberman Hero Dessert
Bomberman Hero Fatidic
Bomberman Hero Wok
Bomberman Hero Zip
Bomberman Hero Milky
Final Fantasy 13 The Sunleth Waterscape
Final Fantasy 13 The Yaschas Massif
Final Fantasy 13-2 Worlds Collide
Final Fantasy 13-2 Starting Over
Final Fantasy 13-2 Plains of Eternity
Kid Chameleon Options & City Stage
Kid Chameleon Fantasy Stage
Kid Chameleon Ruins Stage
Kid Chameleon Devil Swamp Stage
Kingdom Hearts Simple and Clean (English) (Planitb Mix)
Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004) Title Screen
Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004) Bonus Game
Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004) Mario Toy Company III
Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004) Mini-Mario Level
Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004) 2nd Fight With Donkey Kong
Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004) Fire Mountain II
Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004) Spooky House I
Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004) Mystic Forest II
Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004) Twilight City II
Earthbound Beginnings (MOTHER) Introduction
Earthbound Beginnings (MOTHER) Field 1 ~ Pollyanna (I Believe In You)
Earthbound Beginnings (MOTHER) Twinkle Elementary School
Earthbound Beginnings (MOTHER) Field 2 ~ Bein' Friends
Earthbound Beginnings (MOTHER) Train ~ The Paradise Line
Earthbound Beginnings (MOTHER) Snowman
Earthbound Beginnings (MOTHER) Field 3 ~ Yucca Desert
Earthbound Beginnings (MOTHER) Youngtown
Earthbound Beginnings (MOTHER) Live House Sone ~ All That I Needed (Was You)
Earthbound Beginnings (MOTHER) Roving Tank
Earthbound Beginnings (MOTHER) Mt. Itoi Cave
Earthbound Beginnings (MOTHER) Love Dance ~ Fallin' Love
Earthbound Beginnings (MOTHER) The Ocarina's Final Melody
Earthbound Beginnings (MOTHER) Epilogue
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) Opening Credits
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) Choose a File
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) Your Name, Please
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) Otherworldly Foe
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) Sunrise & Onett Theme
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) Buy Somethin' Will Ya!
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) Hospital
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) Battle Against a Mobile Opponent
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) Franky
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) Battle Against an Unsettling Opponent
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) Boy Meets Girl (Twoson)
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) Paula's Theme
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) Peaceful Rest Valley
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) Happy-Happy is Blue
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) Winters White
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) The Sky Runner
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) Hi Hi Hi
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) Belch's Factory
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) Battle Against Belch
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) You've Come Far, Ness
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) Threed, Free at Last
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) Super Dry Dance
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) The Metropolis of Fourside
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) Venus Live!
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) Save The Miners!
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) Boris' Cocktail
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) Summers, Eternal Tourist Trap
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) The Floating Kingdom of Dalaam
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) Kraken of the Sea
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) Bazaar
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) The Tendas' Cave
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) Battle Against a Machine
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) The Lost Underworld
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) Eight Melodies
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) The Power
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) The Cliff That Time Forgot
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) The Place
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) Pokey Means Business!
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) Giygas is Wounded!
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) The Heroes Return
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) Because I Love You
Earthbound (MOTHER 2) Smiles and Tears
MOTHER 3 Fun Naming
MOTHER 3 Welcome!
MOTHER 3 Alec's Log House
MOTHER 3 Mom's Hometown
MOTHER 3 Bothersome Guys
MOTHER 3 Stand Up Strong
MOTHER 3 As You Wish
MOTHER 3 LOG-O-TYPE
MOTHER 3 F-F-Fire!
MOTHER 3 Sound of Siren
MOTHER 3 To Sunshine Forest
MOTHER 3 Forest Prayer Sanctuary
MOTHER 3 Forest of Flames
MOTHER 3 Troublesome Guys
MOTHER 3 Back Beat Battle
MOTHER 3 Gentle Rain
MOTHER 3 Homely Yado Inn
MOTHER 3 Hard Rain
MOTHER 3 Run, My Dog, Run!
MOTHER 3 Confusion
MOTHER 3 MOTHER 3 Love Theme
MOTHER 3 Sorrowful Tazmily
MOTHER 3 Going Alone
MOTHER 3 Cumbersome Guys
MOTHER 3 Long Shadow
MOTHER 3 Mind of a Thief
MOTHER 3 Zombeat
MOTHER 3 Fate
MOTHER 3 Dry Guys
MOTHER 3 Ragtime Osohe
MOTHER 3 The Peddler's Grand Speech
MOTHER 3 Monkey's Delivery Service
MOTHER 3 A Railway in our Village!
MOTHER 3 Happy Town?
MOTHER 3 Murasaki Forest
MOTHER 3 Club Titiboo Theme
MOTHER 3 Girl's Room
MOTHER 3 The Attic's a Dungeon?!
MOTHER 3 Intense Guys
MOTHER 3 Wasteful Anthem
MOTHER 3 Name These Children
MOTHER 3 Mother?!
MOTHER 3 She Was Like a Sunflower
MOTHER 3 Let's Ride The Train!
MOTHER 3 Pink Shell
MOTHER 3 Pulling of the Needles
MOTHER 3 A Flying Whatchamacallit
MOTHER 3 Mr. Saturn Theme Z
MOTHER 3 Hustle for Pride
MOTHER 3 Volcano! Inferno!
MOTHER 3 Beachcombing
MOTHER 3 Strong One (Masked Man)
MOTHER 3 Isn't This Such a Utopia?!
MOTHER 3 No Eating Crackers in the Cinema
MOTHER 3 Absolutely Filthy Apartments
MOTHER 3 Theme of DCMC
MOTHER 3 Rain, Followed by a Harem
MOTHER 3 Refreshing Toilets
MOTHER 3 Natural Killer Cyborg
MOTHER 3 Time Passage
MOTHER 3 A Certain Someone's Memories
MOTHER 3 Burst-In Rock 'n' Roll
MOTHER 3 Master Porkey's Theme
MOTHER 3 Battle Against The Masked Man
MOTHER 3 Curtain Call
MOTHER 3 16 Melodies (Beginning)
Super Paper Mario Castle Bleck
Paper Mario Story of the Stolen Spirits
Paper Mario Main Title
Paper Mario Battle Fanfare
Paper Mario Hey You!
Paper Mario Fuzzys Stole My Shell
Paper Mario Attack of the Koopa Bros.
Paper Mario Chomp Attack
Paper Mario Boo's Mansion Theme
Paper Mario Gusty Gulch Adventure
Paper Mario Ghost Gulping
Paper Mario Keeping Pace
Paper Mario Jade Jungle Theme
Paper Mario Raphael The Raven
Paper Mario Go! Mario! Go!
Paper Mario Clouds Over Flower Fields
Paper Mario Flower Fields Rondo
Paper Mario Lakilester the Great
Paper Mario Huffin' and Puffin'
Paper Mario Cold Reception in Shiver City
Paper Mario Over Shiver Mountain
Paper Mario Crystal Palace Crawl
Paper Mario Freeze!
Paper Mario A City in the Stars
Paper Mario Siege on Bowser's Castle
Paper Mario Bowser's Rage
Sonic Generations Green Hill – Act 1
Sonic Generations Chemical Plant – Act 1
Sonic Generations Chemical Plant – Act 2
Sonic Generations City Escape – Act 2 'Escape From The City – Blue Blur Remix'
Sonic Generations Crisis City – Act 1
Sonic Generations Crisis City – Act 2
Sonic Generations Rooftop Run – Act 1
Sonic Generations Planet Wisp – Act 2
Sonic Generations Mushroom Hill – Act 1
Sonic Generations Radical Highway – Act 1 'Vengeance is Mine – Cash Cash Remix'
Sonic Generations Tropical Resort – Act 1
Sonic Generations Boss Battle – Big Arms
Sonic Generations Challenge – Mission 1 'Super Sonic Racing – Cash Cash vs. Jun Senoue Remix'
Sonic Generations Challenge 5
Sonic Unleashed Endless Possibilities
Sonic Unleashed Apotos - Day
Sonic Unleashed Windmill Isle - Day
Sonic Unleashed Windmill Isle - Night
Sonic Unleashed Apotos - Night
Sonic Unleashed Tornado Defense - 1st Battle
Sonic Unleashed Mazuri - Night
Sonic Unleashed Savannah Citadel - Night
Sonic Unleashed Mazuri - Day
Sonic Unleashed Savannah Citadel - Day
Sonic Unleashed Holoska - Day
Sonic Unleashed Cool Edge - Day
Sonic Unleashed Spagonia - Night
Sonic Unleashed Rooftop Run - Night
Sonic Unleashed The World Adventure -Orchestral Theme-
Sonic Unleashed Chun-Nan - Night
Sonic Unleashed Dragon Road - Night
Sonic Unleashed Boss Battle - Night
Sonic Unleashed Rooftop Run - Day
Sonic Unleashed Spagonia - Day
Sonic Unleashed Chun-Nan - Day
Sonic Unleashed Dragon Road - Day
Sonic Unleashed Holoska - Night
Sonic Unleashed Cool Edge - Night
Sonic Unleashed Shamar - Day
Sonic Unleashed Arid Sands - Day
Sonic Unleashed Empire City - Night
Sonic Unleashed Skyscraper Scamper - Night
Sonic Unleashed Shamar - Night
Sonic Unleashed Arid Sands - Night
Sonic Unleashed Empire City - Day
Sonic Unleashed Skyscraper Scamper - Day
Sonic Unleashed The World Adventure -Piano Version-
Sonic Unleashed Adabat - Night
Sonic Unleashed Jungle Joyride - Night
Sonic Unleashed Adabat - Day
Sonic Unleashed Jungle Joyride - Day
Sonic Unleashed Eggmanland - Day
Sonic Unleashed Super Sonic vs. Perfect Dark Gaia
Sonic Unleashed Dear My Friend
Space Harrier Theme
Space Harrier Godarni
Space Harrier Battle Field
Space Harrier Syura
Space Harrier Lake Side Memory
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Bramble Blast
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Dark World
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Norfair Remix
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Athletic Remix (Yoshi's Island)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Route 209
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Fire Field
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Wario Ware Inc.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Flat Zone 2
Super Smash Bros. Brawl The Subspace Emissary – Final Battle (Tabuu)
Super Smash Bros. Melee Brinstar Depths
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (1997) Campaigner's Fortress
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (1997) The Ancient City
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (1997) The Lost Land's Cave
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (1997) The Ruins
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (1997) The Treetop Village
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (1997) Underwater Theme
Turok: Rage Wars Hopeless
Turok: Rage Wars Mystic
Turok: Rage Wars Rage
Turok: Rage Wars Starlight
Turok: Rage Wars Wicked Dance
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil (1998 PC Version) Death Marshes
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil (1998 PC Version) Hive of the Mantids
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil (1998 PC Version) Lair of the Blind Ones
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil (1998 PC Version) Mantid Queen/Primagen Boss
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil (1998 PC Version) Port of Adia
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil (1998 PC Version) Primagen's Lightship
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil (1998 PC Version) River of Souls
Vectorman Day 2 – Metalhead
Vectorman Day 3 – Tidal Surge
Vectorman Day 4 – Absolute Zero
Vectorman Day 7 – Rock 'n' Roller
Super Mario World 2 – Yoshi's Island Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World 2 – Yoshi's Island Flower Garden
Super Mario World 2 – Yoshi's Island Underground BGM
Super Mario World 2 – Yoshi's Island Kamek's Theme
Super Mario World 2 – Yoshi's Island Mini-Boss
Super Mario World 2 – Yoshi's Island Athletic
Super Mario World 2 – Yoshi's Island Overworld
Super Mario World 2 – Yoshi's Island Bigg Boss BGM
Super Mario World 2 – Yoshi's Island Koopa (Baby Bowser)
Super Mario World 2 – Yoshi's Island Luigi is Rescued
Super Mario World 2 – Yoshi's Island Ending Theme
Super Smash Bros. For Wii U PAC-MAN's Park/Block Town
The Legend of Zelda – A Link Between Worlds Forest of Mystery
Super Mario 64 Dire Dire Docks
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time Hidden Land
Pokemon Platinum Battle! Champion
Pokemon Platinum Battle! Team Galactic Boss
Pokemon Platinum Jubilife City (Nighttime)
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Above The Clouds
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Boss Theme
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Dedede's Castle
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Factory Inspection
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards File Select
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Friends
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Inside The Ruins
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Mountain Stream
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Pop Star Select
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Pop Star
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Quiet Forest
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Ripple Star Select
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Ripple Star
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Ruins
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Training
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Zero-Two
Duke Nukem 3D Main Theme (Grabbag)
Glover Atlantis Realm – Level 1
Glover Atlantis Realm – Level 2
Glover Atlantis Realm – Level 3
Kirby Triple Deluxe Toy Rhythm
Kirby Triple Deluxe Moonstruck Blossom
Kirby Triple Deluxe Sullied Grace
Super Mario 3D World Double Cherry Pass
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Snake Eater
Halo: Combat Evolved Main Theme
DOOM (2016) Rip & Tear
DOOM (2016) BFG Division
DOOM (1993) E1M4 – Kitchen Ace (and Taking Names)
DOOM (1993) E1M1 – At Doom's Gate
Serious Sam: The First Encounter Hatshepsut Peace
Serious Sam: The First Encounter Red Canyon Peace
Serious Sam: The First Encounter Red Canyon Medium
Serious Sam: The First Encounter Dunes Medium
Serious Sam: The First Encounter Thebes Suburbs Medium
Serious Sam: The First Encounter Rich Yards Medium
Serious Sam: The First Encounter Credits
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter Serpent Yards Medium
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter Palenque Peace
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter Fight 01
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter Fight 02
Serious Sam 3: BFE Final Battle 1
Serious Sam 3: BFE Final Battle 4
Serious Sam 3: BFE Boss Strings
Serious Sam 3: BFE Hero
Half Life 2 Hazardous Environments
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Groose's Theme
Persona 5 Last Surprise
Persona 5 Blooming Villain
Dark Souls Gwyn, Lord of Cinder
Final Fantasy XIV On Windy Meadows
Final Fantasy XIV Pharos Sirius Hard Theme (Upon The Rocks)
Final Fantasy XIV The Great Gubal Library (Ink Long Dry)
Final Fantasy XIV Sophia's Theme
Final Fantasy XIV Nidhogg's Theme (Final Steps of Faith)
Final Fantasy XIV Shiva's Theme
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Tale of Tongues
Sonic Adventure DX UNKNOWN FROM M.E.
Final Fantasy XIII-2 Run
Final Fantasy XIII-2 New World
Final Fantasy XV Somnus Nemoris
Final Fantasy X Otherworld
Final Fantasy X Auron's Theme
Final Fantasy X Someday the Dream Will End
Final Fantasy X To Zanarkand
Final Fantasy VII - Crisis Core The SOLDIER Way
Final Fantasy VII - Crisis Core The Price of Freedom
Final Fantasy VII - Crisis Core Why
Final Fantasy VII - Crisis Core Under The Apple Tree
Final Fantasy VII - Crisis Core The World's Enemy
.hack//G.U. Gentle Hands
Dark Souls III Soul of Cinder
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle It's Kill or be Killed
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle Philistine
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Lake Hylia

To these, I add some recommendations of my own:

Happyland Adventures Level Theme
Kingdom Hearts Destati
Kingdom Hearts Hollow Bastion
Kingdom Hearts Kairi
Kingdom Hearts Waltz of the Damned
Pokemon Red & Blue Version Cycling
Pokemon Red & Blue Version S.S. Anne
Pokemon Red & Blue Version Ocean
Pokemon Gold & Silver Version Azalea Town
Pokemon Gold & Silver Version Goldenrod City
Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire Version Verdanturf Town
Pokemon Pinball Catch'em & Evolution Mode ~ Blue Field (Mezase Pokemon Master)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Monster Capsule GB Track 12
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Song of Storms
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker The Legendary Hero