“What is the best SNES soundtrack?” – #SoundtrackShowdown Week Four

“What’s the best SNES soundtrack?”

We’re almost through our first month of Soundtrack Showdown and week four is gonna be epic. But first, a belated happy Father’s Day to all you dads out there and as I was enjoying some festivities yesterday, I didn’t have a good opportunity to congratulate the winner of our TurboGrafx-16 poll for best TG-16 soundtrack: Castlevania Rondo Of Blood aka Akumajo Dracula X Chi no Rondo.

Now onto this week’s event!

You can visit the link here for more information but in short, we’re looking for nominations from you today and tomorrow (Monday and Tuesday) for the best SNES soundtrack. All nominations received will appear in a poll open from Wednesday through Saturday when you’ll be able to vote for the best SNES soundtrack. We’ll determine the winner on Sunday!

Reminders

-Nominations can be left in comments attached to this blog, or on Twitter, just tag @thewellredmage and/or use #soundtrackshowdown.

-Please keep it to ONE nomination per person but if your first choice is already taken then feel free to nominate a different soundtrack.

-If you name more than one soundtrack, I’ll have to ruin your day and ask you to choose! 

-We’re looking for exclusives, not ports, within reason. Timed exclusives are ok to mention.

The Super Nintendo was stacked with a ton of great music from some iconic franchises, so have fun trying to narrow it down to just one pick. Good luck to all the nominees!

Nominate ONE soundtrack below or on social media! Share tracks, tell us what team you’re on, appreciate the artistry behind the music!

NOMINEES FOR BEST SNES OST

Actraiser
Breath of Fire
Breath of Fire II
Chrono Trigger
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest
EarthBound
F-Zero
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest
Final Fantasy VI
Kirby’s Dream Land 3
Kirby Superstar
Lemmings
Live A Live
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals
Mario Paint
Mega Man 7
Mega Man X
Mega Man X2
Mystic Ark
Ninja Warriors
Plok
Pocky & Rocky
R-Type III: The Third Lightning
Secret of Mana
Star Fox
Super Castlevania IV
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Super Mario World
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island
Super Metroid
The 7th Saga
Wild Guns

Red formerly ran The Well-Red Mage and now serves The Pixels as founder, writer, editor, and podcaster. He has undertaken a seemingly endless crusade to talk about the games themselves in the midst of a culture obsessed with the latest controversy, scandal, and news cycle about harassment, toxicity, and negativity. Pick out his feathered cap on Twitter @thewellredmage, Mage Cast, or Story Mode.