What is Nintendo's Best Song?

[@Xenokhaos]

All I know is Xenoblade has definitely the best videogame ost of all time. There are 4 games and every single one's music is unreal

[@DishWithDash]

@@Xenokhaos Xenoblade music is super unreal and sounds super good!

[@Geozone117]

Yeah right bloodborne nier automata and final fantasy are top tier

[@neondouble_]

@@Geozone117bloodborne's soundtrack is B tier, and NieR: Automata and Final Fantasy's soundtracks are both A tier. I love Final Fantasy and NieR: Automata is tied for my favorite game and is my favorite fictional story of all time, but they're not better than Xenoblade's soundtrack

[@ZeldagigafanMatthew]

Can I ask you, God? Despite all of this... Could the sandglass somehow take back the time? One last time is all I ask from you Can you please spare me some time with the one man I loved? I always choke up here.

[@DishWithDash]

Your not the only one 😭

[@joni3368]

Xenoblade music really is incredible, especially the music from 2, so incredible :D

[@DishWithDash]

Xenoblade music is the best!!!

[@Puppyloafva]

I think 3 has amazing music. Especially the vocals tracks. You cannot beat where we belong, a step away. And the final song of the series. But i think 2 has my heart for many reasons. Story is incredible, characters are i think the best in the series, the environments are by FAR the best. The gameplay is leagues better than 1. I just think 3 has some breathtaking music that ever so slightly beats 2.

[@GabTheDrummer]

I had hoped someone would say it

[@DishWithDash]

@@GabTheDrummer I had to it was the only to make more people hear about this song.

[@GabTheDrummer]

@DishWithDash there is so many good songs in these games i can't choose one. But you know, for me, the peek of your chosen song is when she asks God. Especially when you watch the video at the same time. To me it is tears jerking.

[@brieflymonitored]

The zelda games, mario galaxy, and xenoblade hold the top for me.

[@DishWithDash]

For me it's probably these series in no specific order Xenoblade Zelda Persona Splatoon Pvz

[@stealthy_rebooted]

metroid prime and kirby planet robobot's soundtrack take the crown for me tbh. metroid prime constantly captures the somewhat "mysterious" feeling of you adventuring in unknown grounds, as for kirby planet robobot sci-fi remix of old soundtracks GO!!!

[@DishWithDash]

Metroid prime does have a really good soundtrack. however I've never listen to the Kirby planet robobot soundtrack.

[@empressbulby3761]

Honestly, my interpretation of pneuma is that pneuma herself is gone. She has ceased to be. But Pyra and Mythra, they have their memories and are now their own people. They no longer share memories created, and quite clearly have their own bodies.

[@DishWithDash]

It's possible. I really wish that Nintendo would just say what really happened it would make things a lot easier.

[@xinpingdonohoe3978]

Whatever happened to Pneuma, from Pneuma to the pair of Pyra and Mythra, I can only assume it's the same as what happened to Ontos. Ontos was fully Alvis, until he was split into Alpha and A. If they fused again, presumably all the memories of the stuff they'd experienced would be collectively smashed together and stored. But such an eventuality would require some Conduit level intervention, and Klaus is gone so that won't happen.

[@vilka1778]

Not many people have heard this one, but for me one of the best nintendo songs is "the heritors of arcadia". This is the credits song of fire emblem echoes and it tells the final thoughts of an important character in the game and at the same time seves as a sort of epilogue

[@DishWithDash]

@@vilka1778 your completely right I have not heard the heritors of Arcadia. Although I will definitely give this song a listen as I love other fire emblem songs like lost in thoughts all alone. Anyway thanks for the song suggestion.

[@sebastianswan7975]

To me, the best singular song that Nintendo has made is the 2016 E3 Trailer Theme for Breath of the Wild, especially when the violin comes in to echo Breath of the Wilds main motif, gives me a sense of awe that songs very rarely give me. If I were to choose overall three soundtracks though, it might be Fire Emblem Three Houses, Xenoblade, and Super Mario Galaxy.

[@DishWithDash]

That song a e3 2016 was really cool I will say. In terms of fire emblem three houses I really like the edge of dawn I think that's a great song. Xenoblade is also amazing but I already talked about that. Mario galaxy however of course has the incredible song that is gusty garden galaxy.

[@GagePlays]

One Last You made me cry during my first playthrough of Xenoblade 2. It's so beautiful.

[@DishWithDash]

@@GagePlays it’s such a good song!

[@soupahsanic6790]

you will know our names from xenoblade 1 is a masterpiece

[@DishWithDash]

You will know our names is such an incredible battle theme.

[@Ale________]

You gave a timestamp to avoid spoilers and then kept spoiling the end of the game after that timestamp. I just hope no one who hasn't played xeno 2 has watched this video

[@DishWithDash]

Whoops sorry about that.

[@CYCO1631]

No lyrics, but Metroid Prime's music is INCREDIBLE!

[@DishWithDash]

Facts

[@neondouble_]

Xenoblade's best tracks are definitely Walking With You, Counterattack, Carrying the Weight of Life, and One Last You

[@viperthewannabegood]

Xenoblade chronicles music is amazing. I havent played X but i think i like xc2 music the most

[@DishWithDash]

Xenoblade Music is Just amazing isn't it.

[@RafTheDude]

As a fellow Xenoblade fan, I do believe you've made a great choice. However, as you yourself stated, you have yet to play certain series. That in itself limits your knowledge of other potentially 'best' songs. For instance, one of the 'best' songs in the Fire Emblem series (Shadows of Valentia specifically) is "Lord of a Dead Empire." The song plays at a pivotal point in the journey of one of the deuteragonists, and, unlike every other battle theme up to that point, plays throughout the entire battle without interruptions, no matter if the player or the enemy is attacking. Lord of a Dead Empire is sung in Latin, which when translated, talks about what has occurred in the world, what role the supposedly main antagonist plays in said world, and what connection the deuteragonist, or so-called "Children of Fate," have that led them to their journey. I highly recommend you look into it. You might find it interesting.

[@DishWithDash]

@@RafTheDude thanks for the recommendations and one day I will play fire emblem.

[@Witherside]

I finally got recommended an underrated video... Also, peak vid 3:06

[@DishWithDash]

I had to put my heart and soul into the 3:06 scene.

[@betazero8377]

not many may read my comment but if you do, and you have played some xenoblade games maybe you have heard of xenoblade chronicles X, easily in my top 5. and the music from that game is so amazing! if you wanna hear some bangers its uncontorllable, your voice, melancholia, codename Z, yea those are basically the best ones but black tar (normal fight theme) has also some really good parts

[@DishWithDash]

@@betazero8377 thanks for the music recommendations I will give them a listen. And I want to play Xenoblade x so badly and I have a Wii u I just wish the game wasn’t so expensive.

[@betazero8377]

@@DishWithDash I wouldn't do it on the Wii U, the servers are down so emulate it like I did

[@DishWithDash]

@@betazero8377 you know that’s a pretty good idea thanks. The only reason I wanted to do it the Wii u is because I love my physical games.

[@zerochill4096]

I'd say Future Awaits would be the more appropriate choice here, but I know it's opinion-based and One Last You is a fantastic song

[@DishWithDash]

I like future awaits and I think it was a great way to wrap up the Klaus saga.

[@HectorT52]

Xenoblade is the only soundtrack I really listen just because I like the music, sometimes i listen to fire emblem to study or something like that but xenoblade is the real mvp I can listen to study, excersice or just vibing while walking to college. My favorites are Kaleidoscope core/Drifting soul, you will know our names and where we belong i think but there are so many others I also adore like the main theme in future redeemed.

[@DishWithDash]

Yeah I had a similar experience to you I used to only listen to xenoblade and sometimes some fire emblem. Kaleidoscope core was so good to put in the back ground for getting school work done and I even still use it to this day for school work. Although if you don't mind me giving you a suggestion In more recent years I have been listening to a lot of persona music and weirdly PVZ music. Both of these series have really good tracks and I highly recommend listing to color your night and graze the roof if you want to study. Anyway thanks for the comment.

[@drakewarden7]

I feel very vindicated

[@DishWithDash]

It's Good to see you feel that way.

[@angeldude101]

I love Xenoblade as much as the next person, and don't think Noah & N or Moebius M were given enough credit. (The former is basically every motif in the game played back-to-back, and the latter has the most spoilery use of a flute I've ever heard, and it's in the middle of a freaking opera choir.) However... Hear me out: _Kirby._ You don't need lyrics to tell a story, and it's hard for me to think of a more haunting story within a song than when the slow-paced chiptune kicks in during The Star Conquering Traveler - Final Movement: Shimmering Star, which, by the way, is not an "instrument" most would ever expect to hear in a full orchestral symphony. And that's not even the most praised Kirby Song (not counting the one that defined the main motif for the entire series). That title likely goes to C.R.O.W.N.E.D.

[@DishWithDash]

The Xenoblade stuff is something I can mostly agree with but Kirby Now this is a take I haven’t really before. As someone who hasn’t played to many Kirby games I’d be very interested in taking a look at that series music. Also I completely agree that a song doesn’t need lyrics to be good.

[@Patrick61804]

@@DishWithDash You don't understand their tracks are insane

[@DishWithDash]

@@Patrick61804your right I don’t understand!

[@Geozone117]

Xenoblade chronicles x and Fire emblem three houses are the best from Nintendo.

[@ejjs26]

I agree 👍

[@DishWithDash]

I can agree with that.

[@jyapp4489]

Personally, as good as One Last You is, I think A Step Away beat it for me just slightly. It has so many layers, a lot more than just a straightforward song that One Last You. Yes, the guitar solo is a bit generic, but the rest fits the stages of grief that Ouroboros, N and M all go through. The only thing that would unironically make it better than One Last You is if the A Step Away instead opted to do the inverse of the Offseeing tune, and have two flutes play together in a solo before reducing it down to one part of the way through, as the whole point of it is Noah and N's grief over (potentially) losing Mio. OLY is the better song, yes... but A Step Away is far more impactful IMO. The only thing that prevents it from being stuck in your head the rest of the game is that it happens 2/3rds of the way through the game, and the rest of the game still has a few bangers to throw at you, while One Last You is quite literally the ending song, so its the last song you're likely to remember if you just play through the game once. Though, none of them can beat the true king; "Xenoblade 2 Battle Theme but you won't forget it"

[@DishWithDash]

See for me a step away is probably my least favorite song from the klaus saga. Don't get me wrong it's still a really good song but listening over and over again I feel like it's the weakest of the 7 main vocal songs in the series . However if we were talking about the scenes the songs were in this would beat one last you for sure. In fact the step away scene might be my favorite scene out of all the games. Anyway thanks for writing this comment.

[@Patrick61804]

No Kirby opinion invalidated

[@estefanomendozaescobedo8653]

Pyra ♥️ Great video 😄

[@DishWithDash]

@@estefanomendozaescobedo8653 Thank You!

[@ric8248]

Ok first l'm gonna answer the quedtion. The best Nintendo song is (and it's not even close) the Sylvalum Night Theme. And in general XCX sweeps the floor with XC1, XC2 and XC3 when it comes to music (and the rest too). This is a very interesting video (gave it a like) but l'm afraid your criteria was a bit weak.. nothing on it points to better music, and your selection ended up being surprisingly cringe. Nevertheless great video, l will be back for more.

[@DishWithDash]

So here's what I'm going to do I'm going to listen to the Sylvalum Night Theme to see if I like it. If I do good job you found me another song to put on my playlist and if I don't like it I mean it's not really a big deal. Also you called my song choice (surprisingly cringe) so If you don't like that song I would probably say my second favorite song is memories of you from persona 3. Anyway thank you for your critique and in terms of videos I will do one more Splatoon weapon video and then move on to a bigger project.

[@ric8248]

@@DishWithDash Sure mate, fair enough. If you don't know the song means you haven't played XCX so no big deal in that case. Let's hope they port it soon to the Switch because I've noticed a lot of XC fans don't even have access to the game :(

[@corrinflakes9659]

My interpretation if Pneuma didn’t lose her memory is that the lyrics are instead a prayer to her father to allow her to reunite with Rex.

[@DishWithDash]

I think that's a very good interpretation.

[@Maheata415]

Chrono trigger

[@DishWithDash]

I've heard Great Things but I've never played it.

[@collaborisgaming2190]

Xenoblade X has a better sound track than Xenoblade 2.

[@DishWithDash]

That is a BOLD statement!

[@tynibbs5759]

Honestly, So nah, so fern makes a case for me, if not Engage the Enemy The immense disappointment Xenoblade 2 gave me takes away from some of the music but I like are Drifting Soul and Counterattack

[@DishWithDash]

I'm sorry you feel that way about xc2.

[@der_bauer3438]

i feel like everytime i hear someone talk about Xenoblade music, Xenoblade Chronicles X alwais gets left out. It has some of the wierdest and unique Tracks of the series and a whole lot of them have lyrics compared to the main line games where its usually just the ending theme +1 or 2 or a more or less chanting in the background. And after having played all 4 games imo XC 3 had some of the most forgettable OSTs. Despite being the most recent game of the Series i can barely remember anything besides the Keves or Moebius Battle ost and that is despite them still being good. The ones i remember the clearest are most ost from XC1 and the more iconic ones From XC X like uncontrollable, black tar and dont worry. As for XC 2 most of the titan themes, battlemusic and the ending are great but some of the heart to heart ost are just second hand embarressment and feel so forced to fit the animeesque flair they had going.

[@DishWithDash]

I probably should listen to some xenoblade x music because if it's as good as the other games I'd probably like the music. The only reason I haven't is because I hoping that Nintendo will remaster the game and put it on the switch 2. In terms of xenoblade 3's music the main issue I have with it's music are the overworld themes because most of them are just super bland but a lot of the more epic music in xenoblade 3 like the weight of life or kaleidoscopic core think is really good. I really like xenoblade 1's music as well but I don't have as strong of a connection to that game as the others. In terms of 2's music I absoulty love most of the songs the only one I really have a problem with the song that plays during some of the bad cutscenes in the game. Anyway this was super interesting to read so thanks for commenting.

[@heavylobster4339]

Xenoblade 3 had some great music, but a lot of it involved remixes of other songs, and the area themes weren't as memorable overall. I think 2 had the best music. X's music is different stylistically, but it does have the issue where all of Sawano's tracks do the big buildup into drop thing.

[@DishWithDash]

@@heavylobster4339 For me personally I like 2's music more but I do think xenoblade 3's music is better from a technical standpoint just because of how well the music works the story and themes of 3.