 
YOSHI'S ISLAND: SUPER MARIO WORLD 2
(Super NES)
Composer: Koji Kondo
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Game Ending Songs Extravaganza
"Athletic"
Time: 2:04
Size: 2.84 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: Great ragtime number, usually used for auto-scrolling stages.
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"Castle & Fortress Theme"
Time: 1:59
Size: 1.82 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: This one could make you dizzy.
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"Ending Theme"
Time: 3:08
Size: 2.87 MB
Automatic ending
Comment: Wow! Beautiful piano lullaby! Woud've put this on my original Top 50 had I actually beaten the game and heard it then.
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"Title Theme"
Time: 2:34
Size: 2.35 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: Very, very catchy calypso tune. The waves and seagulls in the beginning are part of the song. I actually have an official Nintendo Soundtrack CD with this song on it and it's exactly the same on there.
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"Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy"
Time: 1:16
Size: 1.17 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: I don't really know what the "official" title of that song should be, but I think just about everyone who's played this game will most easily recognize it as the music from that infamous level.
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YOUNG MERLIN
(Super NES)
Composers: Dwight K. Okahara, Frank Klepacki, & Paul S. Mudra
I didn't really like this game or its music too much. I may have liked it better as a game if it wasn't for those really annoying mine cart sequences. I got so frustrated on the third one, I never got past it and gave up on finishing the game. However, there is one very strong memory of something from this game that's stuck with me long after losing interest in it: this music from the Pinedale area.
"Beauty of Pinedale" - Medieval-ish lute and flute melody that's really beautiful. Hear it to believe it.
 
YS BOOK 1 & 2
(NEC Turbo Duo)
Composer: Yuzo Koshiro
I got all of these Ys songs from Crawl and 1000. Crawl has more familiarity with these games' music than I do, so he'd probably be more qualified to describe it. (Yes, the screenshots are the NES versions, but I'm too lazy to hook up the Duo to the capture card right now. I don't think it looks that much different anyway.)
Music also featured on:
Game Ending Songs Extravaganza
"Ys - Final Battle"
Time: 1:38
Size: 1.50 MB
Automatic ending
Comment: The music for when you're fighting Dark Fact.
"Ys - First Step Towards Wars"
Time: 2:03
Size: 1.88 MB
Automatic ending
Comment: The overworld music. One of my personal favorites from this set.
"Ys - Holders of Power"
Time: 1:40
Size: 1.53 MB
Automatic ending
Comment: This is the boss theme.
"Ys - Opening (Cinema)"
Time: 1:53
Size: 1.73 MB
Automatic ending
Comment: Opening cinema music.
"Ys - Opening (Voiceover)"
Time: 2:45
Size: 2.52 MB
Monologue: English
Automatic ending
Comment: The opening story theme (different from the Opening Cinema). This actually contains a portion of spoken dialogue. The musical portion right after the dialogue is really nice!
"Ys - Palace"
Time: 2:02
Size: 1.87 MB
Automatic ending
Comment: I added this one because I really like it a lot. It reminds me of the Dungeon 1 music from Legacy of the Wizard, which Yuzo Koshiro also composed.
"Ys - The Last Moment of the Dark"
Time: 2:21
Size: 2.16 MB
Automatic ending
Comment: The music for when you're talking to Dark Fact.
"Ys 2 - Cavern of Rasteenie"
Time: 2:19
Size: 2.12 MB
Automatic ending
Comment: The mine theme. This one's a little bit different in style than the others.
"Ys 2 - Noble District of Toal"
Time: 2:22
Size: 2.17 MB
Automatic ending
Comment: This one sounds like heavy machinery. It even seems like something explodes at the end. =/
"Ys 2 - Palace of Salmon"
Time: 1:57
Size: 1.80 MB
Automatic ending
Comment: Another of my favorite Ys songs.
"Ys 2 - Ruins of Moondoria"
Time: 2:07
Size: 1.94 MB
Automatic ending
Comment: The "overworld" music (I've been told Ys 2 doesn't really have much of an "overworld"). This one's my favorite of these songs. Great electric guitar work here!
"Ys 2 - See You Again"
Time: 3:13
Size: 2.95 MB
Automatic ending
Comment: The ending credits music. I told Crawl I liked this song, so he uploaded it for me.
"Ys 2 - Subterranean Canal"
Time: 3:00
Size: 2.76 MB
Automatic ending
Comment: Another song from this game that I added because I like it.
"Ys 2 - Termination"
Time: 4:59
Size: 4.57 MB
Automatic ending
Comment: The music for the final boss fight with Darm.
"Ys 2 - To Make the End of Battle"
Time: 1:56
Size: 1.77 MB
Automatic ending
Comment: This is the transitional music between the two games (and it appears to have been the title theme on the NES version of Ys 2).
 
YS 3: WANDERERS FROM YS
(NES, Super NES, NEC Turbo Duo, & Sony Playstation2)
Composers: Michiharu Hasuya, Masaaki Harada & Osamu Kasai
Ys 3 is one of my all-time favorite videogame scores and if forced to choose a Top 10 game songs list, I'd come really close to putting it on there. Since this game was made for a ton of different systems, I have different versions of the best songs available. Some versions of certain songs are better than others. I rather partial to the SNES ones, but I included some of the arranged versions that I felt were particularly good. The NES versions are also kind of interesting. The two Redbook Audio tracks from the TG-16 version were taken from Galbadia Hotel.
Music also featured on:
Game Ending Songs Extravaganza
NES & SNES MIDI Conversions
"Adventure Calls (SNES)"
Time: 2:47
Size: 2.55 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: One of the many beautiful ending songs that helped pushed this game near the top of my original Top 50 endings article. This one seems to be exclusive to the SNES version. A great song that perfectly underscores an ending that says so much with absolutely no words or dialogue at all.
"Ballacetine Castle (Genesis)"
Time: 2:25
Size: 3.33 MB
2 loops
Comment: It's the Genesis version of one of the best Ys 3 songs!
"Ballacetine Castle (NES)"
Time: 2:34
Size: 2.35 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: This is my overall favorite non-ending theme song from Ys 3, and the NES version is rather strange because it's played in a minor key, making it sound more sadder and more melodic than the other guitar-based rock versions.
"Ballacetine Castle (PS2)"
Time: 2:52
Size: 2.63 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: This is the arranged version from the Playstation2 remake. It's pretty good, actually, though somewhat different from the other versions.
"Ballacetine Castle (SNES)"
Time: 2:36
Size: 2.38 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: I might be partial to the SNES version of this song, maybe because I'm just more familiar with it. Go, SNES Slap Bass, GO!
"Ballacetine Castle (TG16)"
Time: 3:03
Size: 5.14 MB
Automatic ending
Comment: The Redbook Audio version from the TG-16. BTW, this song is also called Valestine, Varestein, or Varestine Castle, depending on the translation. This version is well-done, but the problem I have with it is that it's missing the harmony in the section from 0:25 to 0:42. Compare it to the other versions and you'll see what I mean.
"Beasts as Black as Night (PS2)"
Time: 1:45
Size: 1.61 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: This is one of the few songs on the PS2 remake soundtrack that I felt was a significant improvement over the SNES version. The SNES version of this song doesn't sound like much of anything, and it's a lot more "into it" here.
"Be Careful (Genesis)"
Time: 1:56
Size: 2.66 MB
2 loops
Comment: It's the Genesis version of another one of the best Ys 3 songs!
"Be Careful (NES)"
Time: 2:07
Size: 1.94 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: This is the Tigary Quarry theme. One thing I like better about the NES version is that it doesn't repeat the intro on the loop. It just thrashes right back into the main melody.
"Be Careful (PS2)"
Time: 2:22
Size: 2.17 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: The arranged PS2 remake version. Similar to the TG-16 version, but not quite as good.
"Be Careful (SNES)"
Time: 2:32
Size: 2.32 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: One of the better songs in the soundtrack, although I wish the intro didn't loop.
"Be Careful (TG16)"
Time: 3:00
Size: 4.12 MB
Automatic ending
Comment: The Redbook Audio version from the TG-16. This is actually my favorite version of this song. This one really does need the electric guitar to bring it to its full potential.
"Departure at Sunrise (Genesis)"
Time: 3:42
Size: 5.08 MB
2 loops
Comment: I just can't get enough of this song, can you tell?
"Departure at Sunrise (NES)"
Time: 3:42
Size: 3.39 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: I'm totally enamored with this song. The NES version is a very lovely wind instrument rendition.
"Departure at Sunrise (SNES)"
Time: 4:44
Size: 4.34 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: This version is okay, but a little more understated than the other two I have available.
"Departure at Sunrise (PC)"
Time: 5:35
Size: 5.14 MB
3 loops with fadeout
Comment: The longer, more melodic version from the Oath in Felgana remake for the PC in Japan.
"Departure at Sunrise (PS2)"
Time: 4:04
Size: 3.72 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: And if you thought those were good, then oh my heavens, you ain't heard nothing yet! Download this! Now! This might be my favorite Ys song ever.
"Departure at Sunrise (TG16)"
Time: 3:45
Size: 5.12 MB
Automatic ending
Comment: And the TG16 version, which is similar to the PC version, but not quite as good. It's more like "synth/pop" version and lacks the emotional qualities of some of the others.
"Frozen in Time (Genesis)"
Time: 1:43
Size: 2.37 MB
2 loops
Comment: This is still not as good as the SNES version (why do all other versions lack the horns??), but it's nice to have around anyway.
"Frozen in Time (NES)"
Time: 1:32
Size: 1.41 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: The NES version of the Clock Tower theme. It's missing the horns of the SNES version, but it's still quite good.
"Frozen in Time (SNES)"
Time: 1:48
Size: 1.65 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: This is the definitive version of this song to get. I really don't like the arranged versions because they're missing the horns on the last part of it and the rock guitar just seems inappropriate for this one. This is swordfighting music and it needs to use more medieval instruments.
"Pulsing Towards Ruin (NES)"
Time: 1:35
Size: 1.45 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: The Galbalan Island theme. It's almost unrecognizable from the SNES version.
"Pulsing Towards Ruin (SNES)"
Time: 1:36
Size: 1.47 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: This is my favoirte version of this song. The dark, creepy, ominous nature of it really digs in.
"Ruins of Ilverns (SNES)"
Time: 2:12
Size: 2.02 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: The volcano area music. Fast-pased, slightly mariachi-style number.
"Searing Struggle (SNES)"
Time: 2:25
Size: 2.22 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: The music for when Adol is actually tossed down into the volcano. Another song that just seems to work better with the brass horns of the SNES's sound pallette than the rock guitar of the arranged versions.
"Staff Roll ~ Alternate (SNES)"
Time: 3:00
Size: 2.76 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: I explained this in my Top 50 article, but there's a glitch in the ending sequence that causes the staff roll music to weird out a bit and sound almost like a different track. I recored this directly from the game so you could see (or rather hear) what I mean.
"Staff Roll ~ True (SNES)"
Time: 2:53
Size: 2.65 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: This is the way the track should really sound without the loading issue that causes the channels to mess up. It's funny because I sometimes think I prefer the way it sounds with the glitches. Oh well.
"Tearful Twilight (SNES)"
Time: 1:34
Size: 1.44 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: I'm gonna come right out and say that all the other versions I've heard of this song downright suck and are barely even recognizable as being the same song. They did a SO much better job with the SNES one. It's a pretty little solemn melody used for when the town of Redmont is under siege.
"The Boy Who Had Wings (SNES)"
Time: 1:39
Size: 1.51 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: The music for the entrance of each action area. I also think the SNES version is the definitive version of this song.
"Wanderers Theme (SNES)"
Time: 1:10
Size: 1.07 MB
2 loops with fadeout
Comment: The third part of the opening theme when Adol and Dogi are heading towards Redmont. Great techno-style stuff and it appears to be exclusive to the SNES version.
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