Amazing VG Themes: Ending Themes

On 04/25/2013 at 05:24 PM by The Last Ninja

Last week we did title themes, this time we'll be listening to some awesome ending themes (we will get to the music in the games, I promise). The ending music of a game is so important; it's how the experience will end and what you will most likely remember. You've finished the game, now you can sit back, relax, and enjoy the credits with the music. There are TONS of great ending themes! I know this is just the tip of the iceberg. Feel free to let us know some of your favorite ones. For me, these are some of the ones I remember with great fondness:

Staff Roll from Bomberman 64 (N64)/Composed by Akifumi Tada

This theme is very catchy and bouncy. I LOVE catchy themes (which I'll have to do sometime for Amazing VG themes), so this is one of my favorite ending themes for that reason. The overall music for the game fit in very well, but the ending is what really got my attention. Every now and then it gets stuck in my head.

A Walk on a Rainbow from Tetris Attack (SNES)/Composed by Masaya Kuzumi and Yuka Tsujiyoko

This one, on the other hand, is very relaxing. You just defeated Bowser and rescued all your friends as Yoshi; now Yoshi runs on a rainbow while the credits roll and this theme plays. It's so serene and relaxing. It's a very happy theme. I especially like the voices that are echoing in the background; it gives the song a heavenly feel.

Credits from Skies of Arcadia (Dreamcast)/Composed by Yutaka Minobe and Tatsuyuki Maeda

The overall soundtrack to this game is a catchy and bouncy style, but this ending theme is beautiful and grand! It's composed by a real orchestra, which is awesome! You've got to listen to the whole thing, though, because it gradually builds and builds to an incredible climax. It's gorgeous! Definitely one of the best ending themes I've ever heard.

Staff Roll from Mario Kart 64 (N64)/Composed by Kenta Nagata

The first time I heard this song, I was shocked. The soundtrack to the game had been good, but this theme was epic! The theme is triumphant and fun as the camera zooms around race tracks. The electric guitar, the voices, and the overall feel make it stand out from all the other Mario Kart ending themes.

Cary Woodham

04/25/2013 at 07:30 PM

Some of my favorite ending themes include FF6, Chrono Trigger, Klonoa, Loco Roco, etc.

The Last Ninja

04/25/2013 at 07:36 PM

Those are some great ones! The FF6 ending theme is one of my fav too, but it was slightly too long to put on here. Chrono Trigger is also one of the best.

daftman

04/26/2013 at 02:21 PM

Nice picks. I'd never heard the Skies of Arcadia ending theme (though it is in my backlog), so that was a treat. I love Mario Kart 64's ending theme. It really transcends the sum of its parts.

04/26/2013 at 02:43 PM

Oh, you never finished Skies of Arcadia? Well, yeah, that song's awesome! And MK64, besides being one of the best games in the series, that ending theme makes it one of the most memorable Mario endings EVER! Let's not forget both the ending themes of Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2--epic.

BrokenH

04/26/2013 at 05:32 PM

I was pretty blown away by the "I am the wind" song that played at the ending in Symphony Of The Night. In a way it was totally out of place (It sounded like a modern Whitney Houston song as opposed to something more Gothic and orchestral.) but the lyrics hit home nicely!

PixlBit