Top 10 Video Game Level 1 Themes - Guitar Medley (FamilyJules7x)

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A lot of great songs made it on this list! I was super excited to come back to songs I've done before as well as try some ones I hadn't touched yet.
Runnerups:
11. Kid Icarus: Uprising
12. Pokemon Blue/Red/Yellow
13. Sonic 2
14. Super Mario Galaxy
15. Undertale
16. Castlevania 3
17. Super Mario World
18. Super Mario Land
19. Binding of Isaac
20. Crypt of the Necrodancer
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Equipment:
Lead Guitar: Schecter Blackjack SLS
Rhythm Guitar: PRS Guitars SE Custom 24 7-String
Clean Guitar: Ibanez SA160QMAM
Bass: Ibanez Soundgear SR405QM
Interface: Axe-Fx II XL+
Mixer: Yamaha MG10XU
Microphone: Audio-Technica AT2020
Audio Software: Cubase 8
Video Software: Adobe Premiere Pro
Video Camera: Canon Eos Rebel T3i
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Song credits(in no particular order):
Green Hill Zone - Sonic the Hedgehog (Masato Nakamura)
Bob-Omb Battlefield - Super Mario 64 (Koji Kondo)
Doom - E1M1 (Robert Prince)
Destiny Islands - Kingdom Hearts (Yoko Shimomura)
Central Highway - Mega Man X (Setsuo Yamamoto, Makoto Tomozawa, Yuki Iwai, Yuko Takehara, Toshihiko Horiyama)
Jungle Hijinx - Donkey Kong Country (Daivd Wise)
City Escape - Sonic Adventure 2 (Crush 40)
Strike the Earth! Plains of Passage - Shovel Knight (Jake Kaufman)
Vampire Killer - Castlevania (Kinuyo Yamashita, Satoe Terashima)
Prologue - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Michiru Yamane)
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Thank you to the amazing Let's Players NintendoCaprisun, Josh Jepson, Sad Face Gaming, SS2Jet, AwesomeMattG, Cybershell13, KaosRift whose footage I used in this video.

[@Fizzsama]

When the list opens with 2 Castlevania songs back to back you know you're in for a real treat.

[@GanonAkumaFan]

I'd take an entire day of that Doom cover.

[@timofcent1]

Just listen to Master of Puppets then. Haha.

[@asedecraft]

@@timofcent1 MASTER MASTER

[@Newvamp]

@@timofcent1 No Remorse is closer to E1M1 than Master of Puppets.

[@andrewpappas9311]

3:19-3:44 I always thought _Doom_ reminded me of _Master of Puppets_ and it's so true

[@cornballer7383]

It's actually the chorus riff from No Remorse, also by Metallica, that it's using

[@andrewpappas9311]

Mike Hutson Yeah, it took me awhile to figure that out since it had also been awhile since I listened to No Remorse but I get the similarities

[@Developedinink]

I always hear Painkiller from Judas Priest.

[@StefanGriffinMusic]

Mega Man X's highway theme is my favorite intro from any game. It's brilliant and the music is brutally metal. Well done dude!!!

[@MothafuckinMatrixNut]

Stefan Griffin Mine too

[@vunguyenlong5738]

Stefan Griffin fuck.. yeah

[@tsunfish9443]

Drummer Gamer I came here fully expecting Megaman X. I was not disappointed

[@cryomanc3r]

Epic as balls.

[@BiohazardScott]

The first song I thought just by looking at the video's title

[@JamGameRoom]

#CT Dark Pit (Kid Icarus: Uprising) one of the best guitar themes for any character in recent video game history

[@Arkatox]

[@SuperMCGamer]

+pokemonproductions12 THIS IS ME VOICING MY OPINION FOR DARK PIT

[@xJebblez]

YES

[@TheSupergamer300Show]

PERFECT!

[@therockinist9586]

I agree with the person

[@ERRORNAMENOTFOUND-qf2lc]

#CT Red/Lance theme from Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal!

[@jacobflippen5750]

This.

[@YormanGina]

+Jacob Flippen make sure you vote for it!

[@fallenreach9785]

+ERROR 404: NAME NOT FOUND YES

[@arblahblah]

Green Hill Zone is my childhood

[@lodestxr]

#CT Cynthia's theme from Pokémon!

[@dpchiko17]

YEE

[@nimyomom]

+Payton Jones or Cyrus's. Be interesting to see how he translates the synths and horns and all that onto guitar

[@LittleVMills]

dude that was fantastic! :D

[@SM_nokopumeJIb]

Hey! 🤟🏻😎

[@neeevans7]

That city escape theme nearly made me cry with nostalgia... Nice job though! Keep up the good work!

[@PamonhasDePiracicaba]

All Castlevanias have god tier Level 1 tracks. Richter's Theme is my favorite.

[@ashura5721]

Castlevania 3?

[@artguy7992]

castlevania doesnt have bad tracks lvl 1 or not

[@Underpantswher]

5:46 I'd recognize that theme anywhere. The amount of times I stupidly died on the first level is more than I'd like to admit.

[@Cai_Behr]

#CT Roxas theme from KH2

[@TheRealAnsem]

Yes!

[@GarikWheeler]

Beat me to it!

[@Tar_Ogre]

YES! Axel's theme would be a bad choice either

[@GarikWheeler]

I don't believe Axel has a specified character theme

[@ThunderDragonRandy]

+Cyber_Boy94 - Roxas' Theme made it on the Top 4. :)

[@TysonMoonie]

#CT Midna's Theme.

[@LunethAkumajo]

Word

[@djentlee9064]

+Tyson Moonie overdone

[@TysonMoonie]

+Djentlee This is a vote, not a debate.

[@Arkatox]

[@NTN_WOODMAN]

Let Loose The Groose

[@Slamy4096]

Strike the Earth, was quite the best choice possible here. I just love that tune.

[@yousifmufeez7792]

brilliant!!! the best shovel knight metal cover on the internet! great job...

[@Zerobadniks]

#CT Sephiroth's Theme

[@HessianISR]

+Yuki Ren YES

[@PhoenixPinion]

agreed

[@isaacclarkeish]

+Yuki Ren He's already covered it.

[@geovani7128]

+Ismael Hernandez that doesn't matter but i think you commented too late

[@lonredstar6904]

Ismael, he hasn't covered Sephiroth's theme, he's covered his Safer form battle theme but not his character theme.

[@PandaMan427]

#CT Guile's Theme.

[@wenwuk8067]

Classic!

[@BurgMusic]

+PandaMan427 One does not simply create a top 10 character theme without including Guile's theme!

[@TtheTank887]

+PandaMan427 Jules has already covered Guile's theme though

[@PandaMan427]

+TtheTank887 He has? Shit. Shows you how much I pay attention lol.

[@BurgMusic]

TtheTank887 even if he did, you cannot have a character theme top 10 without guile's theme

[@unearthlyenemy]

I was worried when I saw that particular Sonic song sitting at a measly number two, but number one was amazing!

[@LordBaldur]

I wouldn't. It beat out Green Hill, Doom and Megaman X. I'd say that's some stiff competition.

[@silverdust9176]

This really couldn't have been complete without Mega Man X, Sonic and Castlevania! Thank you!

[@boogeyratt]

I had no idea Shovelknight's soundtrack was so awesome. You just moved it up my list.

[@stephinejones278]

soooo are we just gonna overlook how FUCKING BADASS THE DOOM THEME HE DID WAS?!?!? He did the hell out of that one! Oh and the MMX one after that. God this guy makes me w..... never mind lmfao

[@CyanTheEpic]

Geddit... Played the HELL out of it? No one? OK, I'll go now..

[@stephinejones278]

+Cyan The Epic lmfaooo funny

[@blazingscore004]

Regardless if i know the song or not, seeing and hearing FJ perform is more than enough for me. You can see how much he's enjoying what he's doing, and his talents are truly overwhelming.

[@thinusary1]

that city escape. played sonic adventure 2 so much i cant help by sing along everytime i hear it

[@iTs_InZane]

Red's Theme (Pokémon )

[@iTs_InZane]

#CT

[@MetalSilverDX]

#CT Midna's Lament or Theme (both are awesome), TLOZ Twilight Princess

[@daniellef1290]

Ahh love these games. SA2 and Mario 64 were my childhood favorites and SA2 remains my favorite still

[@ramonprado1258]

wow.. that shovel knight was epic.. good job, u rox!

[@The8BitDrummer]

Dude! Fantastic stuff as usual! :D I still don't understand how you piece them altogether like that so fluidly!

[@Floh0]

+The8BitDrummer You don't have to, but you have to drum the hell out of this song :D

[@rican4you]

Damn it's been 3 years already. Seems it was the other day we were chillin on twitch while you made these masterpieces. I feel nostalgic already haha GRANDIA MEDLEY WHEN?

[@nycholasgreen9078]

The Shovel Knight gave me chills! You have some serious talent!

[@AjaxAS]

God, so many great childhood memories brought to life within one amazing video and amazing covers. I thank you for making this masterpiece.

[@emilioalvarez7357]

#CT Megalovania (Sans - Undertale)

[@LunethAkumajo]

Indeed!

[@joeydestructo]

+Emilio Alvarez As much as I'd love to hear a Megalovania cover, wouldn't his theme technically be "sans." ?

[@asdasdgfrw]

+Skordil Wabramop most of the major characters have separate "normal" and "battle" themes.

[@qumquathedgehog9439]

+asdasdgfrw I take that as certain characters in games have multiple themes. If I didn't I'd have to dismiss Decisive Battle with Magus from Chrono Trigger which would mean that Magus essentially can't be entered into voting. If a battle theme is tied to a character and nothing else, why not?

[@MixHenryChannel]

+Emilio Alvarez According to the story, Sans has two themes: "sans" and "Song That Might Play When You Fight Sans".

[@dominiquecoleman1687]

Hopes and Dreams from undertale. My favorite song from that game

[@ThunderDragonRandy]

+Dom Andrew - Jules is not counting boss themes as character themes.

[@davet.3901]

That transition to Nr.1 is truly a piece of art!

[@calebbrown1068]

Strike The Earth is criminally underappreciated imo. Sweet to see it in the spotlight!

[@Faxter313]

#CT Terra's Theme - Final Fantasy VI

[@Metallic_Ashes]

KINGDOM HEARTS YOU MADE IT SUCH A BOP

[@KiyoKatsumi]

Oh my god yes! Love number 2! Memories, man.. Keep up the great work.

[@AnthonyKase]

That transition from 2nd to 1st keeps me coming back years later!!

[@noqqysc8199]

#CT Groose's Theme (Zelda Skyward Sword)

[@DanGheesling]

#CT Frog's Theme - Chrono Trigger

[@spiderninja8779]

Sweedish Pizza

[@tylerwoolstenhulme6756]

I'm so glad City Escape made it, that took me back to when I used to play that game all the time. I still have a copy somewhere... Great work as usual Jules, keep it up!

[@kittysmelody]

I never knew I wanted to hear a guitar cover of the theme from the first shovel knight level until now.

[@TJ-Henry-Yoshi]

#CT Groose's theme. I tried so hard to think of something - anything - else, but the Groose is the only thing loose in my mind

[@joshspinney]

#CT Theme of Samus Aran, Space Warrior (Super Metroid)

[@colinderue8095]

i love the saturation you are able to achieve.

[@christopherjones5226]

Yes Castlevania back to back... I've been waiting for this

[@z3r010101]

#CT Midna's Lament (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess)

[@thebalder9634]

Super fun video man! I love your work.

[@MtDewJunky007]

Yeah!!! Strike the Earth! I was so excited to hear this, among other classics!

[@andrewallen8491]

A tsunami of nostalgia hit me when SA2 came on oh my god. And strike the earth?! Hard af!

[@bunnyhoodmedia8385]

#CT Zero's Theme Mega Man X

[@bunnyhoodmedia8385]

*X3

[@boazbaruchin9085]

X2

[@MitchMAH]

#CT Monsoon's Theme: Stains Of Time (Metal Gear Rising)

[@yoelrenzo]

The shovel knight track is sick! Awesome man, keep up the good work

[@PaulPasion]

Loved this medley, but the best 1st level theme for me will always be the one from U.N. Squadron for the SNES.

[@shillanna]

Fantastic job, Jules, loved it! :D #CT Cyan's theme - Final Fantasy VI

[@Meithighs]

still pretty upset you didnt sing for us on the sonic song bro lettin us all down

[@gigakid3]

+Unexplained65 I'm upset of that gameplay footage, the opening was botched horribly xD

[@mistersympa15]

FOLLOW ME SET ME FREE

[@michealvalois4463]

I legit sung along, no shame. Sonic Adventure 2 Battle on GC was my childhood

[@keiyakins]

There was singing though? ... Or was that me? :P

[@Ian-wn5lc]

@@keiyakins wut?

[@thepinkertons823]

My three faves you've already covered: Sacrificial, Forest Funk, and Disco Descent.

[@ghostschiphon]

funny how 4 of my favorites ended up on here XD, totally called it for city escape, green hill, jungle hijynx and central highway. shovel knight was a pleasant surprise at the end :D

[@rafael502]

#CT Groose's Theme (Legend of Zelda - Skyward Sword)

[@CappuccinoSquid]

#CT Papyrus' "Nyeh heh heh/Bonetrousle" This medley is straight fire, dude. I was almost expecting "Bloody Tears" after "Prologue" and "Vampire Killer". XD

[@nintendoloyalist7094]

Strike The Earth brought a tear to my eye.

[@SHUTYOFACE]

Sonic Adventure 2 the memories and such great music!

[@FullmetalNinja25]

#CT Terra's Theme from Final Fantasy VI

[@RedheadButNotReally]

#CT Sonic's Theme (It Doesn't Matter from Sonic Adventure 1)

[@sebastianheinich4602]

dude i love seeing you play. fucking amazing and you're so passionate when you do it. keep it up 10/10

[@xJebblez]

Isaac's Battle Theme from Golden Sun.

[@UFOANGEL]

#CT Red's Theme Pokemon Gold and silver.

[@Sn0will]

+UFOANGEL Yes please. #CT Red's Theme Pokemon Gold and Silver

[@Changetheling]

Kickass selection. You sir, are a genius.

[@nycholasgreen9078]

That Shovel Knight was Outstanding!

[@Seegtease]

#CT Frog's Theme

[@WattPheasant]

#CT Doopliss Battle theme from Paper Mario

[@Ainigma]

i don't understand why this video only has 44k views. I mean, the shovel knight song inspired me to cover it aswell (but just a mini cover...) However! YOU DID A DAMN GOOD JOB ON EVERY SONG!!!!!!

[@pumpytrunks9310]

After initially watching this I hadn't played Shovel Knight (I even had it sat on my shelf with my other Wii U games (I had the amiibo too!)), meaning it didn't really sound like anything special. Then I played it, revisited the video, and realised how worthy it was for number 1 on the list. Brilliant, as always. Thanks for the great videos that you make, they are always amazing! (Unless I haven't played the game in question, as explained with Shovel Knight above, but after i have played the game it makes total sense :P).

[@dylanhardina]

#CT Magus's Theme from Chrono Trigger.

[@Supaserrin]

#CT Papyrus Theme (Nyeh-he-he) - Undertale

[@txm420]

Pretty well done. Got a little cluttered during Green Hills Zone. Nicely played. I have that same bass, and they're not very good, so props for making that fact pretty much unnoticeable!

[@linkolas400]

Oh man, now I reaaaaaallly want a full Green Hill Zone cover from you dude! That little bit you did sounded really good!

[@juandiegobarrios8338]

#CT Guile´s Theme (Street Fighter ll)

[@Kazman2007]

#CT Ridley's Theme (Ridley from the Metroid franchise)

[@TaylorRussell_TheAnimator]

That Destiny Islands to Bob-omb Battlefield transition was slick.

[@kgzero]

I love the transitions, especially into the to 3. Has me smiling ear to ear. Great job.

[@shinyhunting17]

#CT Dark Pit's Theme from Kid Icarus Uprising

[@werc85music]

#CT Bowser Theme (SMW2 Yoshi's Island [SNES] )

[@brandenlinze3322]

I screamed out of joy when I heard you play the shovel knight opening.

[@JaysWalkThrus]

I love the major third you work into the intro to jungle hijinx, I think it makes the line a lot cooler! I can't resist doing it on bass myself. Err, I guess it isn't a major third since the root is above it, so I guess I just mean the 4th fret.

[@Forest_Siren]

#CT Papyrus the Great, Undertale. I need some more bonetrousel in my life

[@SunderCR]

#CT Rival Theme - Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow

[@masterpaladin]

#CT Julius Belmont (Heart of Fire) - Castlevania Aria of Sorrow

[@Vasarcdus]

I got beyond stoked when I heard Strike the Earth start up! HELL yes! First list I actually knew every song from too! So awesome!

[@orangeTadpole]

#CT Theme of Simon, Super Castlevania IV.

[@ColossalFailure]

#CT Simon's Theme - Super Castlevania IV

[@Soundole]

Really awesome arrangements as always mate - love the clarity of your lines in 'Strike the Earth'! Top stuff.

[@vldreck1]

Everyday is worth waking up if I get to see a new video from you, man :D

[@lupin2232]

#CT Undyne's Theme from Undertale, Thanks for your amazing work FJ7X!

[@MeitanteiKevin]

Sonic Adventure 2

[@luckykoopa9892]

Meitantei Kevin fuck yeah dude. Prison Lane, Pumpkin Hill, City Escape, Radical Highway, Iron Gate; Cosmic Wall, Rouge's Oasis level. the OST was fucking godlike. My favorite is Mission Street

[@sonic1617]

Escadre the city OH Yeah !

[@chaosfountain9550]

Me too!

[@Bikelifeyouheard]

that transition from Kingdom Hearts to Super Mario 64 was smoooooooth

[@SmidsMusic]

Wow man, I haven't watched your videos in a while and suddenly you got a Axe FX and your mixes sound super fat and awesome. Great freaking stuff, man!

[@HenrikRudi]

#CT Simon's Theme (Super Castlevania 4)