1997 in Video Game Music

A year-in-review musical medley created by Ryan Hamann for the Sound of Play podcast featuring some of the outstanding music from the games of 1997. Please check out Sound of Play for weekly collections of excellent video game music. See how many of the tracks you can identify on your own.

A year-in-review musical medley created by Ryan Hamann for the Sound of Play podcast featuring some of the outstanding music from the games of 1997. Please check out Sound of Play for weekly collections of excellent video game music. See how many of the tracks you can identify on your own.

0:00 Sonic R

0:35 Capcom Sports Club

0:50 Everybody's Golf (Hot Shots Golf)

1:02 Croc: Legend of the Gobbos

1:11 Sub Culture

1:35 Donkey Kong Land III

1:35 Yoshi's Story

1:54 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

2:08 Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter

2:18 Langrisser IV

2:30 Moto Racer

2:49 Silhouette Mirage

2:49 Tales of Destiny

3:01 Shining Force III

3:18 Gradius Gaiden

3:27 Ganbare Goemon - Neo Momoyama Bakufu no Odori (Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon)

3:40 Gran Turismo

3:59 Sonic R

3:59 Armored Core

4:04 Bloody Roar (Bloody Roar: Hyper Beast Duel)

4:16 Pocket Fighter (Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix)

4:43 GoldenEye 007

4:59 Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

5:08 Outlaws

5:21 DOOM 64

5:27 Realms of the Haunting

6:05 Myth: The Fallen Lords

6:33 The Last Blade

6:51 Total Annihilation

7:15 Grandia

7:38 NFL Blitz

7:46 beatmania

7:59 Virtual Pro Wrestling 64 / WCW vs. nWo: World Tour

8:04 Mischief Makers (Yuke-Yuke!! Trouble Makers)

8:13 Redneck Rampage

8:23 Dynasty Warriors

8:37 Rampage World Tour

8:45 Putt-Putt Travels through Time

8:45 Interstate '76

8:54 Street Fighter III: New Generation

9:02 The King of Fighters '97

9:18 Kirby's Dream Land 3

9:43 Diddy Kong Racing

9:53 Atelier Marie: The Alchemist of Salburg

10:05 Time Crisis 2

10:17 Final Fantasy Tactics

10:38 Star Fox 64 (Lylat Wars)

10:58 Bushido Blade

11:11 Theme Hospital

11:18 Tomba! (Tombi!)

11:24 Nuclear Strike (Nuclear Strike 64)

11:29 Castlevania Legends

11:53 Ghost in the Shell

12:00 DoDonPachi

12:11 MDK

12:23 Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"

12:43 Riven (Riven: T he Sequel to Myst)

13:03 Postal

13:25 Emperor of the Fading Suns

13:49 Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter

14:05 SaGa Frontier

14:22 Mega Man X4 (Rockman X4)

14:34 Blast Corps

14:52 Ganbare Goemon: Kurofune Tou no Nazo (Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon)

15:05 Breath of Fire III

15:12 Constructor

15:26 LEGO Island

16:03 Klonoa: Door to Phantomile (Klonoa of the Wind: Door to Phantomile)

16:33 Age of Empires

16:34 Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II

16:51 The Last Express

17:03 Tomb Raider II

17:20 Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror

17:47 Dungeon Keeper

17:58 Steep Slope Sliders

18:05 Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers

18:11 Worms 2

18:33 Uprising: Join or Die

18:57 Final Fantasy VII

19:16 Mega Man Legends

19:38 Battle Circuit

19:53 G-Darius

20:08 Turok: Dinosaur Hunter

20:19 Rival Schools: United by Fate

20:33 Darkstalkers 3 (Vampire Savior: The Lord of Vampires)

20:42 Fighting Force

20:42 Carmen Sandiego's Great Chase through Time (Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego, 1997)

21:14 Need for Speed II

21:29 Strikers 1945 II

21:35 I.Q.: Intelligent Qube (Intelligent Qube / Kurushi)

21:57 Carmageddon

22:26 Samurai Shodown 64 (Samurai Spirits)

22:34 Einhänder

22:50 Front Mission Alternative

22:57 Grand Theft Auto

23:13 Tekken 3

23:28 The Curse of Monkey Island

24:11 Jersey Devil

24:40 Ultima Online

24:50 Treasures of the Deep

25:13 Blood

25:25 Monster Rancher (Monster Farm)

25:33 Top Skater

25:44 Wing Commander: Prophecy

25:58 Ace Combat 2

26:06 Fallout

26:12 You Don't Know Jack Vol. 3

26:47 Blade Runner (1997)

27:24 Little Big Adventure 2

27:42 onEscapee

27:58 Herc's Adventure

28:06 Front Mission 2

28:18 Real Bout Fatal Fury Special

28:30 Claw

28:42 Thunder Force V

28:53 Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi

28:55 Quake II

29:12 Paro Wars

29:20 Tetrisphere

29:29 Hexen II

29:45 Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero

30:18 Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

30:40 Elemental Gearbolt (Genseikyokō Seireikidōdan Elemental Gearbolt)

31:52 Mortal Kombat 4

32:05 Alundra (The Adventures of Alundra)

32:22 SEGA Bass Fishing (Get Bass)


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