Amazing VG Themes: Metroid Music

On 05/30/2013 at 09:27 AM by The Last Ninja

So I haven't done an amazing vg themes for awhile because I've been pretty busy; I feel more of an obligation to do retro game of the week, which I hope everyone is enjoying. So I'm coming back with some awesome sci-fi vg tunes via metroid games! These are some awesome themes! I know the Metroid series is kind of lifeless at the moment, but the series has had some remarkable games and some great music to go with them.

Ending Theme from Metroid II/Composed by Ryoji Yoshitomi

This is the only real song from Metroid II as the rest of the game is just bleeps and bloops. But this song is awesome! It's so energetic and exciting. It has an adventurous feel to it, culminating in a progressive ending. Pretty amazing considering the limited sounds of the Game Boy.

Main Theme of Super Metroid/Composed by Kenji Yamamoto

This song is creepy. The opening story of Super Metroid is told while this theme plays. Its ominous at first, but then the heroic Metroid theme comes in and lends a more adventurous feel to the song without making the song any less creepy. It fits perfectly with the story as Samus relates the events of Metroid II. It has become a legendary theme in the video game music world.

Ending Staff Role from Metroid Prime/Composed by Kenji Yamamoto

After eight years of silence, Samus returns. Yamamoto returns also to reprise some themes and give new life to the Metroid series. He does a stellar job with the soundtrack of Metroid Prime, making the music sound more sci-fi than ever. The ending credits music is great. You can hear all the weird static and noise which sound like little parasytic creatures. The complete tone of the song is alien. A perfect fit for a great game.

Rundas Battle from Metroid Prime 3 Corruption/Composed by Kenji Yamamoto, Minako Hamano, and Masaru Tajima

I've always enjoyed this theme. Samus fights the bounty hunter Rundas, and this exciting theme plays while you have the intense face-off. It keeps a steady pace and once again sounds alien. The eletric guitars add more tension later on, and I especially enjoyed the high chimy sounds. The chimes hold out for awhile, then give way to that Metroid-style sound of desperation. It's a pretty awesome boss theme.

Staff Credits from Metroid Other M/Composed by Kuniaki Haishima

Love it or hate it, there's no denying that Other M had a great soundtrack. Haishima came in and gave the series a grander feel as a live orchestra composed many of the tracks. The ending theme is easily the best track as the orchestra lets loose with a beautiful score of space adventure bliss. Seriously, when I first heard this song, I thought it sounded like Star Trek! It gives that sense that, "Mystery lies beyond the stars. Go out and explore!" It's mysterious and beautiful. Thank God we can all enjoy something from Other M!

Chris Yarger Community Manager

05/30/2013 at 09:33 AM

Super Metroid had one of my favorite Sound Tracks for the SNES era. The songs were not only great, but they also fit the area's perfectly!

The Last Ninja

05/30/2013 at 04:42 PM

Indeed, Super Metroid's soundtrack was creepy and fitting. It added a lot to a game that was already incredible.

transmet2033

05/30/2013 at 09:36 AM

I am already on a metroid kick, why does everybody insist on giving me more and more reasons to play them all again? I am currently going through Other M, but am not enjoying any of the music, because I really just want to ignore every bit of story. So, I have the volume turned down low. I love the gameplay, just not the constant interuptions that come with cutscenes.

05/30/2013 at 04:44 PM

I have mixed feelings for Other M because, while the story is crap and Samus' voice is sooooooo boring, the gameplay is really fun! For the most part, the music is atmospheric, but there are some great themes, and some of the cut scenes have those great themes, so don't turn the volume down too low.

Aboboisdaman

05/30/2013 at 10:19 AM

Great songs man. Prime 3 and Metroid II are the only Metroid games I haven't played. That song from Metroid II was pretty awesome! Especially considering the limits of the hardware. Some of my favorites are Upper Brinstar, Kraid's theme, and Phendrana Drifts.

05/30/2013 at 04:47 PM

Those are some great songs. I really enjoy the spunky sound of Upper Brinstar in Super Metroid, and Phendrana Drifts is just beautiful.

Super Step Contributing Writer

05/30/2013 at 01:42 PM

Metroid II has an awesome song. Love MP and SM themes; the Prime 3 one was nice, too. Metroid Other M's didn't really sound like Metroid music to me though.

05/30/2013 at 04:49 PM

The credits theme for other M sounds like Star Trek to me. It starts and ends with the Metroid theme (ya know, the one introduced in the opening to Super Metroid), but besides that, it really doesn't sound like Metroid. But that's not a bad thing, right?

05/31/2013 at 12:41 PM

Now that you mention it, I do hear the TOS TV theme in there a bit early on. Convenient that I watched "Space Seed" on Youtube just yesterday, cause otherwise I'm not sure I'd know what I was supposed to listen for (I got in with the '09 movie). It even sounds a bit like the movie themes for a Star Wars/Trek later on. It actually reminds me most of the opening to Super Smash Bros. Melee though, or at least that's the visual I get once it goes from the Super Metroid theme to the bulk of the song.

It's not a bad thing for a song, it's a good song, it's just hard to get over the cognitive dissonance I experience when I try to match it to the overall feel of Metroid games.

daftman

07/04/2013 at 01:12 PM

I gotta agree with Joe. The Other M credits song doesn't even sound like Metroid. Still a good song though. I think I'm most partial to the Metroid Prime music (as you can imagine lol)

07/04/2013 at 03:37 PM

The Metroid Prime music is awesome. It fits the metroid feel so well. It sounds alien and ambient (and eery too).

PixlBit