Music
| Smashing...Live! | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by New Japan Philharmonic | |
| Released | January 2003 |
| Recorded | August 27, 2002 |
| Genre | Video game soundtrack |
| Length | 61:59 |
Super Smash Bros. Melee features music from some of Nintendo's popular gaming franchises, performed by an orchestra assembled specifically for the game, dubbed simply the "Smash Orchestra". Nintendo released a soundtrack in 2003 called Smashing…Live!, which it gave away as a bonus for subscribing to Nintendo Power magazine in North America, and also as a free gift in an issue of the British Official Nintendo Magazine. It is not music taken directly from the game like most video game soundtracks, but a live orchestrated performance by the New Japan Philharmonic of many of the tracks from the game. Melee contains "hidden" tracks that require particular criteria to be met before becoming unlocked. On the same website, the developers have posted discussions about the game's music and voice acting between Masahiro Sakurai and the game's composers.
| Track listing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | |
| 1. | "Planet Corneria" (from Star Fox (Super NES) 1993) | 2:05 | |
| 2. | "Jungle Garden" (from Donkey Kong Country (Super NES) 1994) | 2:57 | |
| 3. | "Great Bay Shrine (includes Hyrule Temple and Great Bay stage background music)" (from The Legend of Zelda (NES) 1986, and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES) 1987) | 4:14 | |
| 4. | "Dr. Mario" (from Dr. Mario (NES) 1990) | 4:04 | |
| 5. | "Original Medley (includes All-Star Intro, Trophies, How to Play, Menu 1 and Ending music, as well as the ending of the Final Destination background music)" (from Super Smash Bros. Melee (GameCube) 2001) | 5:00 | |
| 6. | "Fountain of Dreams (mistitled "Dream of Fountain" on Nintendo Power Disc)" (from Kirby Super Star (Super NES) 1995') | 3:35 | |
| 7. | "Pokémon Medley (includes Poké Floats, Pokémon Stadium and Battle Theme)" (from Pokémon series 1995) | 5:42 | |
| 8. | "Opening" (from Super Smash Bros. Melee (GameCube) 2001) | 2:40 | |
| 9. | "Planet Venom" (from Star Fox 64 (Nintendo 64) 1997) | 2:19 | |
| 10. | "Yoshi's Story" (from Yoshi's Story (Nintendo 64) 1997) | 2:43 | |
| 11. | "Depth of Brinstar (includes Brinstar Depths and Brinstar background music)" (from Metroid (NES) 1986) | 3:41 | |
| 12. | "Smash Bros. Great Medley (includes The Mushroom Kingdom, Mushroom Kingdom II, Flat Zone, Balloon Fight, Big Blue, Mach Rider, Yoshi's Island, Saria's Song, Super Mario Bros. 3, Icicle Mountain and Princess Peach's Castle background music)" (from assorted games 1980-1998) | 14:18 | |
| 13. | "Fire Emblem (includes Fire Emblem theme and Together We Ride)" (from Fire Emblem (Famicom) 1990 (Japan only)) | 3:52 | |
| 14. | "Green Greens" (from Kirby's Dream Land (Game Boy) 1992) | 1:53 | |
| 15. | "Rainbow Cruise (includes interlude featuring underwater theme from Super Mario Bros.)" (from Super Mario 64 (Nintendo 64) 1996) | 2:49 |
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