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The Five Best RPG Theme Songs - The List at MMORPG.com

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
edited October 2015 in News & Features Discussion

imageThe Five Best RPG Theme Songs - The List at MMORPG.com

We at MMORPG.com can’t be the only ones who walk around our houses in bathrobes humming the Duck Tales theme song. There’s something about a show’s title track that sticks with you long after you’ve watched it, and video games are no different in this respect. Roleplaying games are particularly well-known for having spectacular music, so here are five of the best RPG theme songs out there!

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  • MargraveMargrave Member RarePosts: 1,371
    Final Fantasy - Crystal Theme. It's in every FF, and always hits me in my nostalgia.
  • WizardryWizardry Member LegendaryPosts: 19,332
    For me it is Zanarkand from FFX.

    I find that FF games are the only games where the music seems to stick with me.Like  i hear a few bars and right away i am like oh oh i know that.But play me something from other games and i likely won't even notice.

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  • klexonklexon Member UncommonPosts: 7
    No terras theme song from FF3 (or 6 to be precise)?
  • dodsfalldodsfall Member UncommonPosts: 173
    The theme from Everquest 2 is epic.
  • BlixxisBlixxis Member UncommonPosts: 17
    edited October 2015
    Wow, "Sunleth Waterscape” for FF8. It's not even the best song in that particular Final Fantasy game, never mind the series. The best theme song in FF8 is "Liberi Fatali" which is the first song you hear when starting the game. Most FF fans would say "One Winged Angel" if you were to pick just one song from the series. Its easily one the most epic pieces ever to appear in a video game. The series is well known for having the best video game music ever made, Nobuo Uematsu tours Japan performing it, and Final Fantasy series ranks is at #5. Head over to Overclocked Remixes and you'll see how much people appreciate Final Fantasy's music over any other series. The only game that beats them for remixes is Chrono Trigger. Speaking of which where's that listed on this list.
  • KilrainKilrain Member RarePosts: 1,185
    For me it's the FF theme song, whatever it's called and the original EQ intro music. Best's ever.
  • YanocchiYanocchi Member UncommonPosts: 677
    I believe these are quite famous among old school PC gamers: - music for Doom 1 (E1M1 - At Doom's Gate) - hell march theme from C&C: Red Alert (and Frank Klepacki's music for Dune 2) - guitar theme played in town in Diablo 1 - main themes from Baldur's Gate 1 & 2 - music from Mechwarrior, Mechwarrior: Mercenaries and Mech Commander
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  • MendelMendel Member LegendaryPosts: 5,609
    What about the one that goes 'la la la lam lam lat lat lat-a-lat lum'?

    Logic, my dear, merely enables one to be wrong with great authority.

  • museandalimuseandali Member UncommonPosts: 67
    edited October 2015
    Three things wrong with this list from the top. 1: Legend of Zelda while having some RPG elements is technically Action/Adventure and doesn't belong on the list, despite Ballad of the Goddess being one of my favorite pieces of music ever. 2: The number of OSTs released as well as licensed and fan work around Final Fantasy could fill my entire bookshelf, but you pick a song from the most universally reviled Final Fantasy, when other masterful pieces like Prologue or the Crystal Theme or Terra's Theme or the Cosmo Canyon Theme or Matoya's Cave or One Winged Angel? 3: This list does not include one of the most iconic and pulse pounding music themes from any RPG Ever. "Geki! Teikoku Kagekidan!/Roar! Imperial Flower Assault Group" From Sakura Wars, which, unlike Legend of Zelda actually is an RPG. I defy anybody to listen to that song and -not- be pumped and ready to do something absurdly badass. Granted, there would be other songs I would also add to this list. Namely "Steel for Humans/Oi Lazare" from Witcher 3, "Frog's Theme" From Chrono Trigger, "Power of Love! Chroma Squad!" from Chroma Squad, "Cries of a Dead World" from Wasteland 2, among others.
  • museandalimuseandali Member UncommonPosts: 67
    also, for whatever reason, the post editor isn't saving my formatting.
  • CyraelCyrael Member UncommonPosts: 239
    Wow, I wouldn't think it possible to mess up a list of great RPG themes, but this article somehow managed it.
  • ScalplessScalpless Member UncommonPosts: 1,426
    Morrowind's main theme is way better than Skyrim's IMO.
  • GrakulenGrakulen Staff WriterMMORPG.COM Staff LegendaryPosts: 894
    Cyrael said:
    Wow, I wouldn't think it possible to mess up a list of great RPG themes, but this article somehow managed it.
    It's a great thing that opinions are subjective.

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  • dancopdancop Member UncommonPosts: 11
    The whole Age of Conan soundtrack is IMHO epic. Just listen to some samples: http://www.amazon.com/Conan-Hyborian-Adventures-Avenstroup-Haugen/dp/B001OFPRC6
  • dustyfellowdustyfellow Member UncommonPosts: 54
    pretty much any FF should be the number 1. FFXIV had a lot of really great tracks. kingdom heats is a close second in my book.
  • Pratt2112Pratt2112 Member UncommonPosts: 1,636
    edited October 2015
    Scalpless said:
    Morrowind's main theme is way better than Skyrim's IMO.

    I was going to respond something similar. Love Morrowind's version of the ES theme, it's so solemn, and fits the feel of the game beautifully. I actually swapped Skyrim's version with MW's. Not a fan of the Skyrim version of the song.

    I also love At Zanarkand (or To Zanarkand - I've seen it called both). That also captures the feel of the overall story really well, too.

    As for MMOs, Lineage 2 is the game, and my favorite is a toss-up between "Call of Destiny" and "After The Storm" together, since one echoes and "concludes" the other. The other from L2 would be "Caravans Crossing". Lineage 2 overall has such an amazing soundtrack. Bill Brown composed some beautiful music for that, and all performed by a live orchestra. Easily my favorite to this day.

  • kingtofukingtofu Member UncommonPosts: 98
    Wouldn't know i always turn off the music in every game
  • WylfWylf Member UncommonPosts: 376
    Rhoklaw said:
    DMKano said:
    Total opinion piece as music is a pure matter of taste.

    I am not a fan of FF music at all.
    Yes, I definitely agree it's an opinion piece. You can never create a Top 5 or 10 List and not have it be based on opinion unless the results are polled from a large group of people. The larger size of voters creates a more stable and true end result. As for me, I'm probably not a die hard FF fan, but I will always associate Crystal Theme to that series. Aside from that, EQ's Intro Theme is something I will always recognize as well as WoW's character selection Theme. As much as I loved LOTRO, their Intro Theme is not as memorable for me as with other games. So, I guess it's safe to say, FF Crystal, EQ Intro and WoW Character Selection Themes are by far my most memorable 3.
    Also agree with the opinion comments above, my #1 would be atm Morrowind. Also would definitely leave off FF, but as has been said, that's just my opinion.
  • WylfWylf Member UncommonPosts: 376
    Sorry bout the number 1 link, I did not do that. Site did it on it's own.
  • Rizon538Rizon538 Member UncommonPosts: 34
    Anything by Nobuo Uematsu. His total body of work up to and including the Dragonsong for FFXIV Heavenwards deserves special recognition.
  • sominatorsominator Staff WriterMMORPG.COM Staff UncommonPosts: 53
    Actually, Morrowind is also my fav, but this was a bit of a collaborative piece. :)
  • d_20d_20 Member RarePosts: 1,878
    1. Morrowind
    2. Oblivion
    3. Fable
    4. WoW (vanilla) -- especially where the Night Elves hang
    5. ... (there must be something else, but I can't think of it now)


  • NonderyonNonderyon Member UncommonPosts: 189
    edited October 2015
    Mass Effect 3, Dragon Age origin, Witcher, (+ Alone in the Dark )
  • KingAlkaiserKingAlkaiser Member UncommonPosts: 57
    why is zelda included in this list? don't get me wrong like mentioned before by another post as much as i like zelda it doesn't belong on this list at all.
  • JaggaSpikesJaggaSpikes Member UncommonPosts: 430
    edited October 2015
    Song of Elune (WoW/Ashenvale Theme) always makes me stop and listen. also, all of EVE music
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