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.
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)
