Longplay: RPG Overworld Themes

This playlist began as an episode of my podcast. (Listen to the original here:   / 26-lonesome-journeys  ) This is just under two hours of my favorite overworld themes from classic RPGs — a lot of Nobuo Uematsu and Koichi Sugiyama but some deeper digs too.

In order:
Main Theme / Final Fantasy (NES) / Nobuo Uematsu
Unknown Land / Dragon Quest (NES) / Koichi Sugiyama
Silent Zone / Phantasy Star II / Tokuhiko Uwabo
Eternal Wind / Final Fantasy III (Famicom) / Nobuo Uematsu
Seeking Treasure / Landstalker / Motoaki Takenouchi
Alefgard Overworld / Dragon Quest III (Super Famicom) / Koichi Sugiyama
Main Theme / Final Fantasy IV / Nobuo Uematsu
Homeland / Dragon Quest IV (Nintendo DS) / Koichi Sugiyama
Overworld (all versions) / Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom / Izuho Numata
The Legend / Arcana / Jun Ishikawa and Hirokazu Ando
World Map / The 7th Saga / Norihiko Yamanuki
Land of Dwarves / Final Fantasy IV / Nobuo Uematsu
Birth of the People / Actraiser / Yuzo Koshiro
Our Journey (Overworld 3) / Breath of Fire 2 / Yuko Takehara
Map Screen / Exile (Genesis) / Shinobu Ogawa and Tenpei Sato / Shinobu Ogawa
Overworld Map 1 / Tales of Phantasia (Super Famicom) / Motoroi Sakuraba
Unknown Lands / Final Fantasy V / Nobuo Uematsu
The Earth / Lufia: Fortress of Doom / Yasunori Shiono
Overworld Theme / Dual Orb / Lucky-7
A New World / Final Fantasy V / Nobuo Uematsu
Through the Fields / Dragon Quest VI / Koichi Sugiyama
Terra / Final Fantasy VI / Nobuo Uematsu
Overworld / Terranigma / Miyoko Takaoka and Masanori Hikichi
Memories of Green / Chrono Trigger / Yasunori Mitsuda
Searching for Friends / Final Fantasy VI / Nobuo Uematsu
The Earth / Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinistrals / Yasunori Shiono
WInd Scene / Chrono Trigger / Yasunori Mitsuda
Main Theme / Final Fantasy VII / Nobuo Uematsu
Emotions / Xenogears / Yasunori Mitsuda
Lone Bird in the Shire / Wild Arms / Michiko Naruke
Land of Sylvarant / Tales of Symphonia / Motoi Sakuraba
Walking the Ground / Final Fantasy: 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta
Dream of the Shore Bordering Another World / Chrono Cross / Yasunori Mitsuda
Distant Hometown / Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana / Daisuke Achiwa, Ken Nakagawa and Akira Tsuchiya
The World Beneath Your Feet / Breath of Fire IV / Yoshino Aoki and Taro Iwashiro
Blue Fields / Final Fantasy VIII / Nobuo Uematsu
Horizon of Light and Shadow / Bravely Default: The Flying Fairy / Revo
Migratory Birds ~ Wandering Bird ~ Scoundrels / Wild Arms 3 / Michiko Naruke
Grasslands of Time / Chrono Cross / Yasunori Mitsuda
Onward, to Adventure / Bravely Second: End Layer / Ryo
Cross the Field, Cross the Mountains / Dragon Quest IX / Koichi Sugiyama
Crossing Those Hills / Final Fantasy IX / Nobuo Uematsu
Main Theme / Final Fantasy / Nobuo Uematsu (PSP)