Funky Video Game Music – Jams To Boogie On Down To
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As part of our season of celebrating video game music that we inventively call Nintendo Life VGM Fest, we’re making some ~ moods ~ lists, because that’s how we organize our Spotify playlists these days.
Everyone knows that video game soundtracks are filled with epic orchestrations, soothing tunes, and terrifying boss battle music, but every now and then, video games also offer a hint that is simply so damn funky that we cannot avoid going down.
The songs we have chosen from this list belong to a wide range of games and genres. It’s not just literal funk that is funky, despite what funkologists may say – this list represents surf rock, jazz, dubstep, and whatever Splatoon is. Electronink?
Dolphin Shoals (Mario Kart 8, 2014)
Composer (s): Atsuko Asahi
It’s a shame you spend most of Dolphin Shoals underwater, because the music is one of the best things about this track (and Mario Kart 8 in general). Whoever thought the best instrument for an antigravity coral reef was a sax must have been crazy, and we’re so glad they did it anyway. KG
Listen to it in: Mario Kart 8, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Pigstep (Minecraft Nether Update, 2020)
Composer (s): Lena Raine
“Dubstep in Hell” is quite successful, but it works perfectly on Pigstep, one of the most coveted discs in Minecraft. It’s a stark contrast to the scintillating lo-fi piano of the C418, but again, the Nether is also quite a contrast to the Overworld. Honestly, if hell is that funky, sign up. KG
Listen to it on: Minecraft
Gerudo Valley (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, 1998)
Composer (s): Koji Kondo
Spanish guitar. Latin trumpets. Flamenco rhythms. Castanets, perhaps. How is it fair that the funniest jam in Ocarina of Time is in one of the trickiest sections of the game? Maybe it’s time we quit our jobs and become thieves as they clearly have the best tunes. KG
Listen to it at: Ocarina of Time, Ocarina of Time 3D
Steam Gardens (Super Mario Odyssey, 2017)
Composer (s): Koji Kondo
I wouldn’t have predicted that Super Mario Odyssey would contain a garden full of robotic sprinklers, a secret T-Rex, and a rock surf rink so damn funkalicious that I could put it on my parents and they would never guess it was. of a video game. Koji Kondo, you are a genius. KG
Listen to it at: Super mario odyssey
A-Mazing Post Pounding (Yoshi’s Woolly World, 2015)
Composer (s): Tomoya Tomita
Man, maybe I need to play Yoshi’s Woolly World. This track sounds like it belongs in a TV show about a hardened crime detective two hours away from retirement, not a game about a knitted dinosaur. Then again, it has eggs … and eggs can be hard … so maybe it’s not that different after all. KG
Listen to it at: Yoshi’s Woolly World
Inkantation of spicy squid (Splatoon 2, 2017)
Composer (s): Shiho fujii
Splatoon games have the most incredible soundtracks, combining a wide variety of genres like reggae, electronic, and even ska. I personally like it a lot Ika Jamaica from the first game, but they are less “tunes to dance” and more “tunes to move very slowly”. For the purposes of this list, Fujii’s Spicy Squid Inkanto is the funniest bop squid in games. KG
Listen to it on: Splatoon 2
KK Groove (Animal Crossing: New Leaf / New Horizons, 2012/20)
Composer (s): Manaka Kataoka / Atsuko Asahi / Kazumi Totaka
The K. Funk might have been the most obvious choice, but when it comes time to get down on Saturday night (and Oliver Cheatham not available for some reason), you can’t go wrong if you install on a KK Groove, you know what I’m saying? If you do. GL
Listen to it at: Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Funky Staff Credits (Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, 2018)
Composer (s): David wise
I’m going to admit something that maybe I shouldn’t, dear reader: I’m not the biggest fan of the DKC series. HOWEVER, if there’s one area in which the series consistently and indisputably excels beyond … well, most other video games, it’s the soundtracks; It is not too surprising to see that Master David Wise was in command of most of them.
This particular funky (sorry, Funky) closest to Tropical Freeze’s 2018 Switch port makes me want to re-evaluate the entire game I played on Wii U every time I listen to it. In fact, you might buy the Switch version based solely on this clue. Only. LISTENS. FOR. THAT! It’s too weird here. GL
Listen to it at: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Track 7 (Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 GBA, 2001)
Composer (s): Manfred linzer
This handheld version of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 was remarkable in a number of ways, and while the GBA obviously couldn’t credibly recreate the licensed tracks that made home console games so distinctive, this little cart contained an incredible band. own sound. – this is a particularly funky example that has stuck in my mind over the years. GL
Listen to it at: Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater 2
Toxic Caves (Sonic Spinball, 1993)
Composer (s): Howard Drossin / Brian Coburn / Barry Blum
The game itself is an ambitious excess that would have benefited from more time in the oven (and from using the same engine as the platformers themselves). But the music? The music lives up to some of the best tracks in the entire series, which is serious when you look at the myriad of 16-bit classics the hedgehog has to his name. I could have gone with a lot of those, but I love the Toxic Caves dirt. GL
Listen to it at: Sonic Spinball, classic Sega Mega Drive
Go straight (Streets of Rage II, 1992)
Composer (s): Yuzo koshiro
Yuzo Koshiro and Motohiro Kawashima’s soundtrack for this game sends many players into bouts of ecstasy and hyperbole, including this writer, but that’s because it’s really, really, Really well. It turns you on beautifully to dance through the streets (in rage) pulling out seven thug bells, all to the beat of the killer beat. I have opted for Go Straight because it is the track from Round 1, but everyone is a winner in this game. Timeless things. GL
Listen to it at: Streets of Rage II, classic Sega Mega Drive
Those are just a few of our personal favorites, but what about yours? Let us know your favorite funky video game tracks in the comments below, And if your choices relate to us, you may see them migrate north from the comments at some point.
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