On June 30, 2025, one of the best Super Nintendo titles — and one of the best games of all time — made it’s debut in Japan.Super Metroidwas and still is the perfect combination of atmosphere, exploration, and action, but it’s the appropriately moody soundtrack by Kenji Yamamoto and Minako Hamano that ties the experience together.
I’ve previously written about Blake Robinson and his on-going music project,The Synthetic Orchestra, which re-imagines videogame tunes as orchestral arrangements using Image-Line’s FL Studio music workstation. After years of honing his craft, Blake knew it was time to giveSuper Metroidthe kudos it deserves, thusSuper Metroid Symphonywas born.
Super Metroid Symphonyis an hour-long journey through the harsh and uninviting world of Zebes, covering every piece of music from Samus’ third adventure. Licensed throughJoypad Records, the album is available onLoudrandiTunesfor $10. It’s probably the next best thing to an international “MetroidSymphony” live tour, although I certainly wouldn’t mind if Nintendo gave the go-ahead for just such a treatment!
