OmiNES Dread

by NikoTengoku

The season of spooks and scares is upon us, and the NES/Famicom library has a surprisingly large number of tracks that fit a very sinister or ominous tone.

So the theme this time is just that, songs that are perfect for the Halloween season and anything that would give you that feeling that something is right around the corner with these songs or tunes that put you in a fun unsettling mood, prepare for a haunting good time!

Tracklist

  • 00:00

    Michiharu Hasuya - Title Screen

    Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde

  • 00:45

    David Wise - Title Screen / Freddy's House

    A Nightmare On Elm Street

  • 02:59

    Paul Wilkinson - Levels 1 & 4: Sewers

    The Terminator

  • 03:33

    Paul Webb - Level Theme 1

    Metal Mech: Man & Machine

  • 05:49

    Masakatsu Maekawa - Area 8: Dark Quarters

    Dragon Spirit: The New Legend

  • 06:40

    Naoki Kodaka - Area 4: Catacombs

    Blaster Master

  • 08:20

    Naoki Kodaka - Building / 3-D Hallway

    Fester's Quest

  • 09:46

    Koji Kondo - Underworld BGM (Labyrinth)

    The Legend Of Zelda

  • 10:44

    David Wise - Planet 1: Preludon

    Solar Jetman: Hunt For The Golden Warship

  • 12:52

    Junko Tamiya & Yoko Shimomura - Upper Floor

    Sweet Home

  • 14:34

    Jeroen Tel - Nighttime Scenes 2 & 5

    Bram Stoker's Dracula

  • 16:11

    Ryu Hasegawa & Hiroyuki Masuno - Nordham University

    Superman

  • 16:49

    Masa Konishi - Deep In The Cave (Stage 6)

    Adventures Of Tom Sawyer

  • 17:40

    Yoshiji Yokoyama & Yukie Marikawa - Floating Castle Boss

    Little Samson

  • 19:23

    Neil Baldwin - Cave Room

    Magician

  • 20:14

    Akinori Sawa - Boss Fight / Enemy Cutscene

    Little Ninja Brothers

  • 20:56

    Hiroyuki Masuno - Battle Encounter

    Legend Of The Ghost Lion

  • 21:18

    Nobuo Uematsu - Underground

    King's Knight

  • 22:34

    Takeaki Kunimoto - Stages 4-1 & 4-3

    Adventures Of Dino Riki

  • 23:13

    Tamayo Kawamoto & Manami Matsumae - Minus Stage Mini-Boss

    Legendary Wings

  • 24:17

    Kiyoshi Yokoyama - Boss Battles 2-2 & 8-3

    Vice: Project Doom

  • 25:08

    Seiji Toda - Tyranthraxus Combat

    Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Pool Of Radiance

  • 26:21

    Peter Stone & Nick Eastridge - Title Screen / Intro

    Orb 3-D

  • 27:41

    Tsuyoshi Sakata & Junichi Saito - Stage Theme 5 / Cutscene

    Predator

  • 29:12

    Norio Nakagata & Takane Ohkubo - Verge Of Danger (Round Select / Continue)

    Zombie Nation

  • 36:03

    David Wise - Ascending The Large Tree

    Wizards & Warriors

  • 36:51

    David Wise - Lethal Ledge Leaps (Levels 6, 9 & 10)

    Snake Rattle 'N Roll

  • 37:46

    Kiyoshi Yokoyama & Dota Ando - Zone 4: Rain Forest

    Amagon

  • 38:29

    Koji Kondo - World 8 Map

    Super Mario Bros. 3

  • 39:03

    Naoki Kodaka, Nobuyuki Hara & Shinichi Seya - Stage 4: Genetics Lab

    Gremlins 2: The New Batch

  • 40:34

    Masaki Iwamoto, Hitoshi Saito, Toshio Ozaki & Junichi Saito - Enemy Combat Theme 5

    Mirai Senshi: Lios

  • 41:15

    Hiroshi Takeyasu, Masae Nakashima & Sachiko Yakata - Fun House

    Tiny Toon Adventures 2: Trouble in Wackyland

  • 44:29

    David Wise - Building Theme 2

    A Nightmare On Elm Street

  • 46:51

    Rob Hubbard - Room / Dragon's Den

    The Immortal

  • 47:59

    Michiharu Hasuya, Osamu Kasai, Masaaki Harada & Hiroyasu Nishiyama - Cutscene (Hell / Cold Sleep Room / Room of the Key / Year 1999 / Control Tower)

    Last Armageddon

  • 48:41

    Michiharu Hasuya, Osamu Kasai, Masaaki Harada & Hiroyasu Nishiyama - Boss Battle

    Last Armageddon

  • 49:51

    Jun Ishikawa - Final Battle: Vigo

    New Ghostbusters II

  • 50:42

    David Wise - Unused Theme

    A Nightmare On Elm Street

  • 51:06

    David Wise - Level 4 & Mr Big (In-Game 4)

    NARC

  • 52:05

    Shotaro Sasaki & Koichi Ishibashi - Vishok The Serpent God (Final Boss)

    Sword Master

  • 53:06

    David Wise - Saturn, The Penalty Level

    Beetlejuice

  • 55:58

    Nobuyuki Shioda - Elm-39 (Stages 3 & 4)

    Summer Carnival '92: Recca

  • 59:23

    David Wise - The End: Freddy Is Dead

    A Nightmare On Elm Street

  • 59:48

    David Wise - 1, 2, Freddy's Coming For You...

    A Nightmare On Elm Street