Game themes/songs more popular than the actual game?

[CouchCactus]

Have you ever had a favorite game that isn't really well known, but has a banger soundtrack?
A soundtrack so good that it's more well known than the actual game it comes from?
Have you ever tried showing people the soundtracks of the game, only for them to go "Ohhhh, so that's where it's from?!"
I recently had this experience with a friend where I showed them "The Concept of Love" from Jet Set Radio Future, only for them to recognize it and say
"I didn't even know it was from this game!"

I'm curious if others have also experienced this, and if not, what video game osts do you think are more popular than the actual game(s) it comes from?

 

[polter99]

There is only one answer.

 

[ArchienineZXAdventArchienineZXAdvent's icon]

I suposse the games compossed by Tim Follin

 

[CouchCactus]

There is only one answer.

Dude I'm not gonna lie, I just had the same exact reaaction I was talking about lol.
So this is where his outro is actually from?!

 

[yuyuhakuso]

touhou song, it like being a culture, especially this one and was a banger too

 

[CouchCactus]

touhou song, it like being a culture, especially this one and was a banger too

Ah yes, how could I forget Touhou? It's practically the poster child when it comes to these things.

Now that I think about, there are plenty of other touhou songs/ songs created by touhou fans that are more popular than the games themselves.

 

[Yaviil]

Main Theme of Alien shooter, no doubt

 

[CouchCactus]

Main Theme of Alien shooter, no doubt

Oh yeah, I recognize this. Pretty good theme, maybe I'll try the game out.

Btw, nice Soul Hackers pfp!

 

[Metroid_Hybrid]

Waterworld (SNES) seems like an auto-include for this kind of subject. It only came out in Europe, and it was an absolutely mediocre game with a way better soundtrack than it had any right to have..

 

[Majora Fi]

 

[WitchDetective]

Knew several Power Ranger's kids growing up, but was never one myself. Never heard of the beat em up for the SNES until a few years ago, and it might have some of the best music on the system.

 

[Jdan-S]

And many now recognize this song, but the game isn't worth playing:

 

[Mpampakas]

There is another

BTW the mother series is way too over-hyped for how mid it is.

 

[Yungnaramango126]

Undertale soundtrack being used for iceberg videos lol

 

[WitchDetective]

Coming back to post in the same thread about Chicken Invaders because genuinely who played Chicken Invaders. More importantly, why is the theme so good?

 

[SamanthaSamantha's icon]

I feel that people remember LucasArts' "Outlaws" far more for its incredible score than its gameplay.

 

[Retro Doomer]

Dark Souls boss themes you know them even if you don't even play or like the game

In my opinion.

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

Have you ever had a favorite game that isn't really well known, but has a banger soundtrack?
A soundtrack so good that it's more well known than the actual game it comes from?
Have you ever tried showing people the soundtracks of the game, only for them to go "Ohhhh, so that's where it's from?!"
I recently had this experience with a friend where I showed them "The Concept of Love" from Jet Set Radio Future, only for them to recognize it and say
"I didn't even know it was from this game!"

I'm curious if others have also experienced this, and if not, what video game osts do you think are more popular than the actual game(s) it comes from?

Heard in every video essay, none are fighting game fans

 

[CouchCactus]

Undertale soundtrack being used for iceberg videos lol

While the soundtrack is a well-known banger, I feel like you're kinda cheating with this one, since Undertale is VERY well known game

 

[stealthRUSH stealthRUSH]

Brian May of Queen who composed one of the (3) soundtracks of Rise of the Robots