Opening and Title screen themes set the mood for the entire game. they’re in charge of giving a player the ever important first impression. Often overlooked, these particular themes are usually an afterthought once the “press start” option becomes available, But if you choose to not press that button, you will realize that the these themes are one of the most important key elements in making an amazing gaming experience. This is why this special STAGE of the retro VGM revival hour is dedicated to those great Opening and Title screen themes. So put that controller down and be amazed on how awesome these themes can be.
Download this episode directly HERE (right-click and choose “Save As”!)
iTunes
Stitcher
Google Play
Full track listing:
===========Game – Composer – Title – Company========
1.) METROID – Hirokazu Tanaka – “ Title Screen / Prologue “ – August 1987 – Nintendo – NES
2.) Journey to Silius – – Naoki Kodaka – “Title Screen” – October 1, 1987 – Tokai Engineering/Sunsoft – NES
3.) Scott Pilgrim Vs The World: The Video Game – Anamanaguchi – “Scott Pilgrim Anthem” – August 2010 – Ubisoft Montreal/ Ubisoft & Universal studios – XBLA & PSN
4.) The Legend of Zelda – Koji Kondo – “Opening” – August 22, 1987 – Nintendo – NES
5.) Donkey Kong Country – David Wise, Eveline Fischer & Robin Beanland – “Opening Theme” – November 25, 1994 – RARE/Nintendo – SNES
6.) Faxanadu – Jun Chikuma – “Opening” – November 19, 1989 – Hudson Soft/Nintendo – NES
7.) Castlevania Symphony of the Night – Michiru Yamane – “Prayer” – March 20, 1997 – KONAMI – PlayStation & Sega Saturn
8.) Batman Arkham City – Nick Arundel & Ron Fish – “Main Theme” – October 18, 2011 – Rocksteady Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment – PS3, Xbox 360, Windows & Nintendo WiiU
9.) Skate or Die 2: The Search For Double Trouble – Rob Hubbard – “Title Screen” – 1990 – Electronic Arts – NES
10.) Double Dragon – Kazunaka Yamane – “Title Screen” – June1988 – Technos japan/Tradewest – NES
11.) Cave Story – Daisuke Amaya – “Cave Story” – December 20, 2004 – Studio Pixel – Windows, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo 3DS, OSX & Linux
12.) Phantasy Star 4 (Phantasy Star 4: The End of the Millennium) – Izuho Numata & Masaki Nakagaki – “Opening” – February, 1995 – SEGA – Sega Genesis(Megadrive)
13.) Final Fantasy X – Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu & Junya Nakano – “To Zanarkand” – December 17, 2001 – SQUARE – PS2
14.) Odin Sphere – Hitoshi Sakimoto, Masaharu Iwata, Kimihiro Abe & Mitsuhiro Kaneda – “Odin Sphere’s Theme” – May 22, 2007 – Vanillaware/Atlus – PS2
15.) Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box – Tomohito Nishiura – “Theme of the Diabolical Box” – November 29, 2007 – Level-5/Nintendo – Nintendo DS
16.) Secret of Mana – Hiroki Kikuta – “Fear of the Heavens” – August 6, 1993 – SQUARE – SNES
17.) Super Mario Galaxy 2 – Mahito Yokota, Ryo Nagamatsu & Koji Kondo – “Overture” – May 23, 2010 – Nintendo – Nintendo Wii
18.) Mega Man X – Setsuo Yamamoto, Makoto Tomozawa, Yuki Iwai, Yuko Takehara & Toshihiko Horiyama – “Title Screen” – December 17, 1993 – CAPCOM – SNES
19.) Splatoon – Toru Minegishi & Shiho Fujii – “Splattack” – May 29, 2015 – Nintendo – Wii U
20.) Buck Bumble – Justin Scharvona – “Main Theme” – September 30, 1998 – Argonaut Games/Ubisoft – N64
21.) Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – Greg Edmonson & Carmen Rizzo – “Nate’s Theme” – October 13, 2009 – Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment – PS3
22.) Axiom Verge – Thomas Happ – “The Axiom” – March 31, 2015 – Thomas Happ Games – PS4, windows, OS X, Linux
23.) Shovel Knight – Jake Kaufman & Manami Matsumae – “Main Theme” – June 26, 2014 – Yacht Club Games – Windows, Mac OSX, Linux, PS3, 3DS, Wii U, PS Vita & Xbox One
