Keep in mind that this isn’t a “top ten list.” I am too big of a fan of video game music (and video games in general) to be able to make a “top ten” list for video game music. This is simply a list of ten pieces of video game music that I feel are truly great. I hope to do this every now and again to show my admiration for video game music (and in tern, video games).The only real “rules” I have for this (hopefully these) list(s) is that, in order to prevent one single game from dominating the list, I will only choose one theme per game…per list (for example, I may include one theme from the original Legend of Zelda on this list, but if I wanted to, I would have to wait until the next list to include another). I also will only limit a small amount of games from any one franchise per list (once again, if I have a theme from the original Zelda, I could still use one from A Link to the Past, but I would try not to stretch it much more than that).

Also, the music has to be originally from the game! So while Guitar Hero may have great music, it doesn’t really have any original music.

Keep in mind that since this is the first of these lists, some of the choices will seem a little obvious. But next time around they may not be as predictable.

Anyway, on to the list!