 
EARTHBOUND
(Super NES)
Composers: Akio Ohmori, Ritsuo Kamimura, Keiichi Suzuki, & Hirokazu Tanaka
Earthbound has an extremely quirky soundtrack, with many various different styles from jazz to bluegrass to heavy metal to swing and then some. Admittedly, it won't be for everyone, but the freshness of the styles and the high-quality sound samples make some of the music well worth a listen.
Music also featured on:
Game Ending Songs Extravaganza
Unused Game Music Oddities
"Bluegrass Mall Trolling"
Time: 1:18
Size: 1.19 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: The delightful banjo-plucking shop music. (Also sometimes called "Buy Somethin' Will Ya?")
"Boy Meets Girl (Twoson)"
Time: 2:19
Size: 2.12 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: The second town music. My least favorite of the town themes, but it has its place.
"Good Friends/Bad Friends"
Time: 3:53
Size: 3.56 MB
Automatic ending
Comment: The first part of the ending song is a conglomeration of all the town music and the Runaway Five songs played in the style of the Runaway Five's music. This blew my mind when I first heard it.
"Kraken of the Sea"
Time: 2:54
Size: 2.65 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: And now for something techno. As if you couldn't guess, this is one of the battle themes, most notably, the Kraken boss fight.
"New Age Retro Hippie"
Time: 1:15
Size: 1.15 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: Inspired by the music of rock legend Chuck Berry, this song (which originated in Mother), is the music for the fights with Franky and the New Age Retro Hippies.
"Otherworldly Foe"
Time: 1:48
Size: 1.66 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: Gotta dig that thumpin' bass! This is the main (non-Sanctuary) boss battle music.
"Paula's Theme"
Time: 1:13
Size: 1.12 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: The saddest-sounding music in the game. Well, everyone's sad because Paula was kidnapped.
"Pokey Means Business!"
Time: 3:20
Size: 3.06 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: This one is extraordinary! The first part is done with NES sound samples, so it sounds virtually identical to something you would hear on the NES. And then without warning it segues into a trashing heavy metal explosion complete with overdriven guitar and percussion. Highly recommended!
"Smiles and Tears"
Time: 5:45
Size: 5.27 MB
Automatic ending
Comment: The second part of the ending music. It's a ballad-like rework of the Sound Stone melody.
"Snow Wood Boarding House"
Time: 2:27
Size: 2.25 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: This beautiful melody (which originated from Mother) is only heard briefly in the game when you play as Jeff inside the school he attends. It's a shame because you can never hear it again once you leave. Nice song with a wintery touch due to the use of sleighbells.
"Sunrise & Onett Theme"
Time: 2:32
Size: 2.33 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: The first town music. A happy strolling melody. I can kind of picture Charlie Chaplin shuffling along to this.
"The Floating Kingdom of Dalaam"
Time: 2:25
Size: 2.21 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: Not counting the ending song, this might be my favorite music in the game. The pseudo-Asian/Indian style and instruments and intricate melody are quite a departure from the majority of the game's rock-and-quirk songs.
"The Lost Underworld"
Time: 3:10
Size: 2.90 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: The reed organ in the ending of this is an interesting backup for the otherwise tuba and native flute-driven melody.
"The Metropolis of Fourside"
Time: 3:25
Size: 3.14 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: Great swingtime Fourside town music.
"The Sky Runner"
Time: 1:58
Size: 1.80 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: Jeff's fantastic flying UFO. You can only hear this a couple of times in the game, too, so get this mp3 while it's hot!
"Threed, Free at Last"
Time: 3:18
Size: 3.02 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: Threed has such nice music after it's freed from all of those zombies.
EMERALD DRAGON
(Super NES)
Composer: Hirohiko Fukuda
I have no idea what this game is about because I've never played it and my only pre-existing knowledge of it was a Switched at Birth? entry someone sent me for one of its characters long, long ago. However, I downloaded the soundtrack on a whim and discovered that it's actually quite good in parts. Give it a listen for yourself.
"Caverns and Forests" - Although I haven't played this game so I can't tell you where exactly these songs occur in it, that title probably says it all. I like the way this one begins more than the rest of it, but it's still pretty cool.
"Prologue" - Probably for the opening story judging by the title. Nice soft airy little melody.
 
EQUINOX
(Super NES)
Composers: Tim Follin & Geoff Follin
Most of Equinox's music is ambience, which adds nicely to the game's atmosphere, but doesn't work as well when heard out-of-context. The excerpts I've provided here are the exceptions.
"Atlena"
Time: 1:42
Size: 2.33 MB
Intro only
Comment: This is the first part of the background music from the underwater Atlena dungeon. It's a very gentle harp and flute song that's pretty and ominous and fitting for the watery world it's used in. However, I've only included the first part of the song because once the music dies out, it's followed by about 5 minutes of silence and sound effects. I don't care to listen to that part of the song outside of the game because it'll put me to sleep, but if for some reason you want it, just go download the spc.
"Boss Battle"
Time: 2:43
Size: 3.73 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: Nice rhythm and heavy bass. This is the type of stuff that Tim and Geoff Follin did very well.
"Title Theme"
Time: 1:18
Size: 1.80 MB
Intro only
Comment: I did the same thing here that I did to the Atlena song - I'm only providing the first part of it up until the music dies. The rest is just some wind blowing and an occasional harp noise that I don't feel was necessary (sometimes the game demo doesn't even get to it). This song is reminiscent of Dragon Warrior's title theme.
ETERNAL DARKNESS: SANITY'S REQUIEM
(Nintendo Gamecube)
Composer: Steven S. Henifin
Eternal Darkness doesn't have that much music, and it's kind of easy to forget about or not even notice what music is there. It was only through listening to these songs taken from the official soundtrack that I was able to truly come to appreciate them. They have an ethereal quality that can haunt your inner psyche long after you're done listening to them.
"Black Rose"
Time: 4:18
Size: 3.94 MB
Automatic ending
Comment: This is an mp3 that I got from site reader and forum moderator Codie Martin. It's the music from Maximillian Roivas's chapter in Eternal Darkness, which is my favorite chapter in the game.
"The Gift of Forever & Ram Dao"
Time: 9:00
Size: 8.25 MB
Automatic ending
Comment: Another mp3 I got from site reader and forum moderator Codie Martin. It's the music from Karim's chapter and is my favorite song from the game. It includes an ominous voiceover from Ulyaoth and the Ram Dao music, too.
 
EVO: SEARCH FOR EDEN
(Super NES)
Composer: Koichi Sugiyama
EVO's soundtrack seriously left me scratching my head. It starts off beautifully, with these amazing symphonic overtures, but once you get past the first chapter, it all falls apart, as the soundtrack quickly degrades into what is essentially one very annoying song played about five different ways. I don't know whether Koichi Sugiyama got bored halfway through or ran out of ideas or had his attention stolen away to some other project, but I just wish the entire soundtrack had kept up the pace and quality of the first chapter and the ending, which I'll present here for your listening pleasure.
"Credits (Ending Theme)"
Time: 3:28
Size: 3.18 MB
Automatic ending
Comment: The amazing orchestral ending song that is essentially an extended reprise of the title music. This made my original Top 50 Endings.
"Ocean of Origin"
Time: 2:47
Size: 2.55 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: I've heard music that sounds very similar to this played in aquariums, so I know it's quite appropriate for an ocean theme.
"Overworld Theme"
Time: 1:38
Size: 1.49 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: This is the map screen music for every chapter, so thankfully at least one good song stays with you, even when the rest of the score is busy nosediving.
"Title Theme"
Time: 1:25
Size: 1.30 MB
Automatic ending
Comment: Similar to the ending theme, but shorter.
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