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EPISODE 5

VIDEO GAME MUSIC BREAKDOWN

Bit Bytes pauses to appreciate some of the finest tunes in video game music history.

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PART 1 TRACKS

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PAC-MAN

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Track : Original Theme

Composer : Toshio Kai

Release Date : May 22, 1980

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DONKEY KONG

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Track : Original Theme

Composer : David Wise

Release Date : July 1981

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THE WITCHER 3: WILD HUNT

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Track : The Hunters Path

Composer : Marcin Przybylowicz

Release Date : May 19, 2015

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SUPER MARIO BROS.

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Track : Underground Theme

Composer : Koji Kondo

Release Date : June 14, 1983

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SUPER MARIO GALAXY

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Track : Egg Planet

Composer : Mahito Yokota

Release Date : November 1, 2007

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SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY

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Track : Steam Gardens

Composer : Koji Kondo

Release Date : October 27, 2017

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DIVINITY ORIGINAL SIN

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Track : Forest of Fairytales

Composer : Kirill Pokrovsky

Release Date : June 30, 2014

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METROID PRIME 2

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Track : Menu Theme

Composer : Kenji Yamamoto

Release Date : November 15, 2004

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HALO

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Track : Theme Song

Composer : Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori

Release Date : November 15, 2001

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THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: A LINK TO THE PAST

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Track : Dark World Theme

Composer : Koji Kondo

Release Date : November 21, 1991

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THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: A LINK TO THE PAST

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Track : Overworld Theme

Composer : Koji Kondo

Release Date : November 21, 1991

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THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS

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Track : Hyrule Field Main Theme

Composer : Koji Kondo, Toru Minegishi, etc.

Release Date : November 19, 2006

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THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS

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Track : Snowpeak

Composer : Koji Kondo, Toru Minegishi, etc.

Release Date : November 19, 2006

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THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS

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Track : Midna's Theme

Composer : Koji Kondo, Toru Minegishi, etc.

Release Date : November 19, 2006

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THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: SKYWARD SWORD

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Track : Ballad of the Goddess

Composer : Hajime Wakai

Release Date : November 18, 2011

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THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD

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Track : Field - Day

Composer : Hajime Wakai

Release Date : March 3, 2017

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THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD

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Track : Master Sword

Composer : Hajime Wakai

Release Date : March 3, 2017

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THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: OCARINA OF TIME

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Track : Lost Woods

Composer : Koji Kondo

Release Date : 1998

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THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: MAJORA'S MASK

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Track : Song of Healing

Composer : Koji Kondo

Release Date :  April 7, 2000

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THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: WIND WAKER

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Track : The Great Sea

Composer : Koji Kondo

Release Date :  December 13, 2002

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THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: WIND WAKER

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Track : Dragon Roost Island

Composer : Koji Kondo

Release Date :  December 13, 2002

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SPIDER-MAN PS4

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Track : City of Hope

Composer : John Paesano

Release Date : September 7, 2018

PART 2 TRACKS

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SUPER MARIO 64

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Track : Bob-omb Battlefield

Composer : Koji Kondo

Release Date : June 23, 1996

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STEELY DAN

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Track : Kid Charlemagne

Composer : Walter Becker, Donald Fagen

Release Date : 1976

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"NOT ZELDA"

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Track : Concerto for Philodendron & Pothos

Composer : Mort Garson

Release Date : 1976

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THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: SKYWARD SWORD

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Track : Zelda's Lullaby

Original Composer : Koji Kondo

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KIRBY SUPER STAR

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Track : Meta Knight Defeated

Composer : Jun Ishikawa

Release Date : March 21, 1996

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THE ANIMALS

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Track : House of the Rising Sun

Release Date : 1964

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THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS

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Track : Hidden Village

Composer : Koji Kondo, Toru Minegishi, etc.

Release Date : 2006

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XENOBLADE CHRONICLES

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Track : Engage the Enemy

Composer : Yasunori Mitsuda

Release Date : 2010

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XENOBLADE CHRONICLES 2

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Track : Counterattack

Composer : Yasunori Mitsuda

Release Date : 2017

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XENOBLADE CHRONICLES

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Track : You Will Know Our Names

Composer : Yasunori Mitsuda

Release Date : 2010

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XENOBLADE CHRONICLES 2

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Track : You Will Recall Our Names

Composer : Yasunori Mitsuda

Release Date : 2017

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UNDERTALE

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Track : Hopes and Dreams

Composer : Toby Fox

Release Date : September 15, 2015

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SUPER MARIO WORLD

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Track : Athletic Theme

Composer : Koji Kondo

Release Date : November 21, 1990

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DOOM (2016)

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Track : BFG Division

Composer : Mick Gordon

Release Date : May 13, 2016

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KIRBY SUPER STAR

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Track : Title Theme

Composer : Jun Ishikawa

Release Date : March 21, 1996

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LUIGI'S MANSION

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Track : Main Theme

Composer : Kazumi Totaka, Shinobu Tanaka 

Release Date : 2001

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DUCKTALES

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Track : The Moon Theme

Composer : Hiroshige Tonomura

Release Date : September 14, 1989

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JOURNEY

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Track : Complete Score

Composer : Austin Wintory

Release Date : March 13, 2012

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XENOBLADE CHRONICLES X

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Track : Theme X

Composer : Hiroyuki Sawano

Release Date : April 29, 2015

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ORI AND THE BLIND FOREST

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Track : Lost in the Storm

Composer : Gareth Coker

Release Date :  March 10, 2015

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DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION

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Track : Singapore Ambient Part 2

Composer : Michael McCann

Release Date :  August 23, 2011

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HELLBLADE: SENUA'S SACRIFICE

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Track : Gramr

Composer : Davide  Garcia, Andy LaPlegua

Release Date : August 8, 2017

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BANJO KAZOOIE

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Track : Gruntilda's Lair

Composer : Grant Kirkhope

Release Date : June 29, 1998

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BRUTAL LEGEND

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Track : A Serpentine Crave

Composer : Peter McConnell

Release Date : October 13, 2009

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THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: OCARINA OF TIME

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Track : Song of Storms

Composer : Koji Kondo

Release Date : 1998

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THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: SPIRIT TRACKS

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Track : Castle Town

Composer : Koji Kondo

Release Date : December 7, 2009

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SUPER SMASH BROS. ULTIMATE

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Track : Lifelight

Composer : Hideki Sakamoto

Release Date : December 7, 2018

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TOKYO MIRAGE SESSIONS

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Track : Drama's Light

Composer : Yoshiaki Fujisawa

Release Date : December 26, 2015

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SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY

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Track : Jump Up, Super Star!

Composer : Koji Kondo

Release Date : October 27, 2017

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HORIZON ZERO DAWN

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Track : The Sacred Mountain

Composer : Joris de Man

Release Date : February 28, 2017

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HORIZON ZERO DAWN

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Track : Main Theme

Composer : Joris de Man

Release Date : February 28, 2017

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HELLBLADE: SENUA'S SACRIFICE

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Track : Ambient 3

Composer : Davide  Garcia, Andy LaPlegua

Release Date : August 8, 2017

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JOURNEY

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Track : Temptations

Composer : Austin Wintory

Release Date : March 13, 2012

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XENOBLADE CHRONICLES X

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Track : NLA Day

Composer : Hiroyuki Sawano

Release Date : April 29, 2015

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