Best Video Game Winter Themes

Hey all—it’s getting cold out, so I thought it was time to make my annual playlist of wintry/snow-level/ice-level video game themes. I’d really appreciate it if you could post some of your favourites (and if you post the appropriate Galbadia Hotel link too, that’d be amazing).

Here’s what I have so far:
Diablo II, Lord of Destruction—Ice
Secret of Mana—A Wish…
Seiken Densetsu 3—Witchmakers
Seiken Densetsu 3—Another Winter
Mario Party 6—Snowflake Lake
Mario Party 6—Snowy Night
Mario Kart 64—Snow
LoZ: Majora’s Mask—Snow Mountain
LoZ: Majora’s Mask—Snowhead Temple
LoZ: OoT—Ice Cavern
LoZ: TP—Snowpeak
LoZ: TP—Snowpeak Ruins
LoZ: TP—Blizzeta 1-3
LoZ: TP—Snowboarding
Mario Galaxy—Ice Mountain
Mario Galaxy—Ice Mario
Mystical Ninja: Starring Goemon—Festival Village
Mystical Ninja: Starring Goemon—Mt. Fear
Mystical Ninja: Starring Goemon—Stone Circle
Super Mario 64—Snow Mountain
Final Fantasy 6—The Mines of Narshe
Okami—Kaguya’s Theme I & II
Okami—The Tribe of Heavenly Gods’ Theme
Okami—An Eerie Winter’s Eclipse
Chrono Trigger—Ruined World
Chrono Tirgger—Singing Mountain
Chrono Trigger—Schala’s Theme
Paper Mario—Cold Reception in Shiver City
Paper Mario—Snow Road
Paper Mario—Over Shiver mountain
Paper Mario—Crystal Palace Crawl
Paper Mario—Freeze!
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: Fahr Outpost
Banjo Kazooie—Boggy’s Igloo (Happy+Sad Version)
Banjo Kazooie—The Christmas Tree
Banjo Kazooie—Freezeezy Peak
Banjo Kazooie—Gruntilda’s Lair
Banjo Kazooie—Save the Twinklies!
Banjo Tooie—The Ice Crater

Awaiting your suggestions!

One piece of music took me by surprise.
Game: Atelier Iris 1
Music: – Village of Snow and Glass
Good for winter. ^^
Also I think Sonic CD had a few winter/Christmasy themes in it.

Good list. Also. . .

Blue Dragon – The Frozen Village (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7EJreXZocM)
Super Ghouls n’ Ghosts – Ice Forest (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4URokdL-dfM)
Final Fantasy X – People of the North Pole (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooA7CNbFne8)
Lost Odyssey – World of Ice (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHwLO_5Mjkk)
Skies of Arcadia – Town of Ice (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5t63_pPp08)
TMNT II: The Arcade Game – Winter’s Here (Thread 34462) (download)
Shadow of the Colossus – Prologue: To the Ancient Land (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=–6-9LnvRXA) (wintry)
Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core – A Closed-Off Village (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adZq__JL21g) (ditto)

Skies of Arcadia – Town of Ice
Shadow of the Colossus – Prologue: To the Ancient Land

I totally agree on both of these. Very good listening for the Winter season.

Strider Hiryu – Siberian Tunnel
http://gh.ffshrine.org/song/887/8

Mega Man series – Frost Man, Blizzard Buffalo, Blizzard Wolfang, Freeze Man

Earthbound – Winters

Shenmue – Snowy Scene 1 and 2, and Christmas On Dobuita Street. Seriously Shenmue’s great soundtrack is often overlooked.

A few songs from Christmas Nights would qualify as well, and the ice stage from Ristar, and IceCap from Sonic 3.

World Of Warcraft – Dun Morogh (Ambient)

Here, check the album "Algid Melodies" out =D

Thread 59529

Fairy Tale Transparently (Melty Blood)
Arctic Circle D Point – arranged version (Sailormoon SNES)
Be Cool, Be Wild, Be Groovy (Sonic Adventure)
Snowy Fantasy (XMas – Last Regrets) (Airrade)

And yet, even if they are snow based stages, the music doesn’t necessarily fit, but it still makes me think of snow.

And ever since Trouble Witches was uploaded, I listen to Snow World Arastof a whole lot.

Phendrana Drifts- Metroid Prime

Here’s a bunch more…

Hailfire Peaks (Icy Side) – Banjo-Tooie
Chilli Billi & Chilly Willy, Hot ‘n Icy Dragons! – Banjo-Tooie
Snow World – Castle Crashers
Ice Castle – Castle Crashers
Frozen Landscape (Buried in Snow) – Voices of The Lifestream
Freezeflame Galaxy (Ice) – Super Mario Galaxy
Under Cover of Night – Halo: Combat Evolved
Mr. Freeze – Adventures of Batman & Robin
Snow Miser – Year Without a Santa Claus
Icy Flight – Spyro The Dragon
Ice Cavern – Spyro The Dragon
Dolilop Do Wop (Ice Cave Chant) – Kong In Concert
Ice Edge (The Polar Movie Land Theme) – Viewtiful Joe 2

Some more!

Tales of Symphonia:
-Far from our world
-Search the seal
-Dry Trail
-A snow light

Baten Kaitos:
-Icy fog flow

Star Ocean 3:
-Chrysanthemum in winter

Legend of Dragoon:
-Silver Land

Lumines Winter Remixes is awesome (a whole CD)

Frozen Paradise from Tekken 5
Freeze Up from Ninja Gaiden (Xbox or PS3 version)

Anastasia from Shadow Hearts 2

Ice Theme from The simpsons game

Mother 1-3, Brawl – Snowman
Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty’s Revenge – Freezing Furnace
Banjo-Pilot – Freezeezy Peak/Cauldron Keep
Mario Party 3 – Chilly Waters

In a Snowbound Land from Donkey Kong Country 2

Phendrana Drifts- Metroid Prime
YES this one is mandatory, I’ve been listening to it for years. Also, you got the Zelda TP snowpeak ruins track when you’re inside, by the fire/yetis?

Actraiser – Northwall, Act 1
Legacy Of Kain: Soul Reaver – Janos’ Retreat
Final Fantasy VI – Dark World
Final Fantasy VII – You Can Hear The Cry Of The Planet
Final Fantasy VII – Buried In Snow
Final Fantasy VII – Anxious Heart

the christmas theme that you hear if you play crusader no remorse on christmas

That was kinda of nice to include that Snow Mountain song from SM64, lol.

Will there be a rar or zip of this compilation available for the kids to download? 😛

Street Fighter III: Third Strike, Necro/Twelve stage "Snowland"
Capcom Vs SNK II: Happiness
Tekken 5: Frozen Paradise

I like the Battle on the Ice from LittleBigPlanet

Phendrana Drifts- Metroid Prime

Yup – Maybe the best piece of music from all three Prime games. The essential snow theme!

PS – Prime 3 has a small snow area with a Phendrana-esque theme.

Mega Man X – Chill Penguin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXkYt96iW8c)

One of my favorites!

Diamond Dust Zone Acts 1 and 2 – Sonic 3D Blast

Top Hunter – Playful Snowman (Ice Planet BGM 3)

is a good one.

good to see shenmue get a mention 🙂

sonic adventure 1 snowy mountain – http://gh.ffshrine.org/song/2018/19

Mount Mayhem – Beetle Adventure Racing

Stage J – Wordtris (this is even though there is no winter theme in the game; I am just reminded of winter when I hear it)

Sherbert Land – MarioKart 64 (my all-time favorite)

lol

Dire Dire Docks – SM64 <_<

I think that sounds like winter to me, but living in hawaii, my views may be different.

lol Dire Dire Docks, I could see that working as a winter type song.

Two games that automatically come to mind:

Phendrana Drifts- Metroid Prime
Northern Hemispheres & Ice Cave Chant – Donkey Kong Country

Olaf’s theme – Advance Wars

Winter Storm from Ace Combat 5.

Slow Water – Napple Tale (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0n03FTLLr4&fmt=18)

Holoska Daytime (Sonic Unleashed)
Illusion (FFX)
Frost Walrus (Mega Man X4)
White Acropolis Snowy Peak (Sonic 2k6)
Freezekill Village (Tales of Phantasia)
White the Heart (Star Ocean 2)
…and some song from FFT when you’re rescuing that engineer kid That "kid" I was thinking about was Mustadio, and I was wrong about the music that plays when you rescue him. The song I was looking for is called Under the Stars and from what I hear, it’s played while fighting Izlude.

Time to resurrect this because of the other similarly themed music threads currently being discussed.

I’ll add these to my list:
Shenmue II – Sweeping the Temple Wall (Thread 39734) (download)
Lost Odyssey – Blizzard Field (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7C1Px1AvY4)
Mother 3 – Snowman (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH8JL_jGS_w)
Baiten Kaitos – Icy Fog Flow (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAA7_DnjT8o)

Wario Land Shake – Slipshod Slopes
Any Sonic game is a good start.
Spyro 1 – Ice Cavern & Icey Flight
NiGHTS – Frozen Bell
Mario Kart DS – DK Pass
Mario Kart Wii – DK’s Snowboard Cross (a personal fav)
Mario Kart 64 – Sherbet Land
Crash Bandicoot 2 – Snow Go & Crash Crush
Bomberman – Winter Wonderland
Crash Nitro Kart – Barin 3
Ristar – Round 5

Ice Cap, Act 1 (Sonic 3) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYxlqTpZ-24&feature=PlayList&p=31378C347C128762&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=9)
Holoska (Day) Sonic Unleashed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klCSht3gLBc)

Rockman ZX Advent’s Drifting Floe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfmMPl0Wbmk&feature=PlayList&p=687D6630E4609752&index=19

Ice Paradise Acts 1 and 2 – Sonic Advance 2
Icicle Mountain – Melee, Brawl
Sherbert Land – Mario Kart Double Dash!!
Vanilla Lake – Super Mario Kart
Snow Land – Mario Kart Super Circuit
Detective Mario, Starborn Valley – Paper Mario
Ice Planet Pathway – Lego Racers (Nintendo 64)
Winters – EarthBound
Snow and Ice Style – Roller Coaster Tycoon 2
Frozen Hillside (Brawl Version)
White Ice – Bomberman 64

Twinkle Snow Zone from Sonic Advance 3
Ice Paradise Zone from Sonic Advance 2
Ice Cap Zone from Sonic Adventure
In a Snowbound Land from Donkey Kong Country 2
Snowman from the Mother series
Snow Road from Paper Mario
Ice Cap Zone from Sonic 3
The rendition of Joy to the World/Jingle Bells from NiGHTS
Diamond Dust Zone from Sonic 3D (Genesis version)
Cool Edge Day Stage from Sonic Unleashed
White Acropolis from Sonic 2006

…Also, I tend to associate that annoying "birds chirping" sound from the Ace Attorney games with winter because it appeared in the first game most prominently in a case that occured during Christmas.

Stage 4 ~ Snow Field – Contra
Malek’s Bastion – Blood Omen: Legacy of kain
Assault Theme – Metal Slug
Snowy Country – Metal Slug 7
Iceman – Megaman
Central White – Megaman X8
Ice Brain – Megaman Zero 2

Adding a couple to the list 🙂

Snow Field – Lost Planet
Snow Base – Lost Planet

Dungeon Siege – Ice Bridge (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoEnDC6-MVs)
Dungeon Siege – Glacern (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqBYh_mg0LU)
Timesplitters 2 – Siberia (1990) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mif0iOL4w8)
Deus Ex: Invisible War – Antarctica – VersaLife Base Exterior (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo4BS7DxiRU&feature=PlayList&p=F296B50224E29EB9&index=9)
Deus Ex: Invisible War – Antarctica – JC Denton’s Lair (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7rIgyp_RMk&feature=PlayList&p=F296B50224E29EB9&index=10)
Outcast – Ranzaar (World of Snow) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUoFJZ2oNGE)
Unreal 2 – Hell (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmdL9hZJiZE)
Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix – Kamchatka fast 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZoAEUHb0mE&feature=related)

Contra – Snow Field

Some that i’ve forgotten:

Frostman – Megaman 8
Cold Hard Crash – Crash Bandicoot 2
Beyond the White Storm – Gradius Gaiden

Went through my game music and found…

Diddy Kong Racing – Frosty Village & maybe Walrus Cove

SMB3 – Icedland

Kirby’s Dream Land – Winter?(I don’t like it but whatever)

Goldeneye 64 – Runway, Surface 1 & 2

RE: Code Veronica(X): My title gets cut off but it begins with "blanc"

Megaman 6 – Blizzardman Stage

Tetris – Dance of the Sugarplum Fairies(nes)

TMNT2:The Arcade Game(nes): Winter’s Here!

Metal Gear Solid: Cavern?

Ys II: "Ice Ridge Of Noltia"

Blizzard Peaks Acts 1&2 Mix from Sonic Rush Adventure, Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz’s Smooth Sherbert; and don’t forget Croc: The Legend of the Gobbo’s winter themes. There’s this subdued, quiet one that’s probably the most beautiful instrumental I’ve heard, let alone in a game.

Fantasy (http://bluelaguna.net/downloads/mp3s/ffxmusic/21+-+Fantasy.mp3) from FFX. It plays during a snow level.

What’s this? A VG winter theme thread WITHOUT SF:DP!? DON’T YOU UNDERSTAND JUST HOW WRONG THAT IS? Or rather was: http://gh.ffshrine.org/soundtracks/2102
Yeah. don’t listen to ice mountain. Thats crap. Worse than crap: it’s generic crap which means less than zero. Zilch, nuthin’, nada. Instead listen to Darkice mines. Pure gold there.

Blizzard Bluff – Crash Team Racing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1ZXC2wZk9o)

Polar Pass – Crash Team Racing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcqT5Bneaho)

Here’s a few more (yes they’re all FF themes):

Xarcabard – Final Fantasy XI Online
Jeuno Starlight Festival – Final Fantasy XI Online (although this is more a Christmas theme, it still has that wintery feel, due to the sleigh bells in the background. ;))
Walking the Snowy Mountains – Final Fantasy V
Umaro’s Theme – Final Fantasy VI

nothern country kamui 1 and 2, from okami would be my pick

Wario Land Shake!’s both snow themes.

Banjo Kazooie�Boggy’s Igloo (Happy+Sad Version)
Banjo Kazooie�The Christmas Tree
Banjo Kazooie�Freezeezy Peak
Banjo Kazooie�Gruntilda’s Lair
Banjo Kazooie�Save the Twinklies!
Banjo Tooie�The Ice Crater

Also~
Harvest Moon’s Winter seasonal songs

All are from Eternal Sonata/Trusty Bell:
Innumerable Animals
Silence and Life
A Buffer for Quiet
Walk of the Heart
An Inspection which values Harmony
From tomorrow on…
White Mirror
The Boundary between Snow and Ice
Continous Divider
Captured Phantom
Where we end up [ironically, this is a theme for a desert]

I can’t believe I forgot about two themes from FFIX – Ice Cavern, which, appropriately, is the theme from the Ice Cave on disc 1 ;), and Esto Gaza which is the theme for the hidden town of the same name (it also plays in the courtyard outside which is covered in ice and snow.)

Christmas Eve – Animal Crossing: City Folk

Metroid Prime – Phendrana Drifts theme. Hands down 🙂

Killer Instinct OST – Glacius’ Theme <==First song that pop in mah head 😛
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8eTrl4_zOM

Megaman Legends 2 – Calinca Ruins Theme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyofFtSo48c

Sonic advance 2 – Ice paradise act 1 and 2…sounds christmassy to me…

Star Ocean: Till the End of Time – Crysanthemum in Winter (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00AoJeeTM6w)
Infinite Undiscovery – Pure Alabastor (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87HmsazT8gA)

Diddy Kong Racing: Frosty Village

El Nath (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXBVTaakPXs)

Just remembered one more (non FF this time) – Polar Plateau from Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II ~ The Sith Lords by Mark Griskey.

Very atmospheric, although somewhat short. Still good though. 🙂

Mega Man series – Frost Man, Blizzard Buffalo, Blizzard Wolfang, Freeze Man

Earthbound – Winters

Hellll yeah! Mega man winters are awesome!

Banjo-Kazooie- Freezeezy Peak
Banjo-Tooie- Hailfire Peaks(Icy Side)
Megaman 7- Freeze Man
Megaman 10- Chill Man
Sonic 3- Ice Cap Zone
Pokemon G/S/C- Ice Cave

The winter/snowy stages in video games are always my favorite, and they generally have the best music. So here are my favorites.

MegaMan X4 – Frost Walrus’s Stage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpWnIPxFMXw)
Army Men: Sarge’s Heroes – Mission 13: Living Room (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG2jNDT3wig&feature=related)
Donkey Kong Country – Northern Hemispheres (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6NpliDiLTE)
F-Zero/Super Smash Bros. Brawl – White Land I (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNeYHreYyhU)
Goldeneye 007 – Surface (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDx8PnEmzOY)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl – Cavern (MGS Stage) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiQ9lzfqkUI)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess – Snowpeak Ruins (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtkE_SBmGXs)
Okami – EzoFuji Irwak Shrine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjZQPtOt3Fg) *NEW!*

It would be really awesome if someone could post at least of few of these songs together in a file for download . . . 🙂
Also, no more lurking.

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!: Sherbet Land
Mario Kart Wii: DK Summit
Mario Super Sluggers: Peach Ice Garden
Sonic 3: Ice Cap
New Super Mario Bros. Wii: Snow Levels
Mario Kart DS: DK Pass

Besides "A Snow Light" from Tales of Symphonia, how come nobody mentioned "Ary" from the PS1 version of Tales of Phantasia?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofTlYODP5Uw

The main winter theme in "Hitman III" – "Winter Nights", by official nomenclature, track 24 if you extract the music on your own – is superb.

Earthbound – Winters (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiGfjOLF_j0)
Secret of Mana – A Wish (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLK8IrYrZxA)
Soul Blazer – Ice Fields of Lanoyle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cEa03NXtOY)
These are the first three that come to mind. I will probably bump this thread and flood it with stupid recommendations next December.

I added Okami to the list with the EzoFuji Irwak Shrine theme.

Will there be a rar or zip of this compilation available for the kids to download? 😛
Not that I would need to, but I like that idea. However I think links to the themes via YouTube is the best way to go, people.

While not directly related to a winter level per say I’m always crank up Sasha’s Theme (from Advance Wars: Dual Strike) on my iPod whenever it snows.

wow, im surprised no one mentioned:
Freezy Flake Galaxy – Super Mario Galaxy 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGSh-kCmHWs

Snowbelle City – Pok�mon X and Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm3y3Hk9Sn4

World 3 – New Super Mario Bros. Wii
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-Iz_O6351U

Snowy Fields – Kirby’s Epic Yarn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T9NralDMew

World 5 – Kirby’s Epic Yarn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg-Rmi2_fmc

Snowflake Lake – Mario Party 6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrP_GYJL1NY

Snowball Park – Super Mario 3D World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wR6cHwoZtM

World 5 – New Super Mario Bros.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA-zmx6MpIA

Dream Snowball Fight – Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewpvgwSbyEI

Dream Curling – Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6Sg6_fuMBA

Gonna throw in a few more that a lot of you missed:
Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse – Arctic Justice (Frostbite Island) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmGSVUHO0ak)
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat – Arctic Plunge (www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xfe8ushz2U)
Donkey Kong Barrel Blast – Mammoth Glacier (www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRL6sKea3YA)
Pok�mon X and Y – Route 15 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL0PgiEfrAA)
RollerCoaster Tycoon – Ice (www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy-3HNPNujo)

There’s Glitterglaze Glacier from Yooka Laylee. Also Snowhorn Wastes from StarFox Adventures. And of course, who could forget Freezeezy Peak from Banjo Kazooie?

Arctic from Super Monkey Ball
The Winter Breeze from I Am Setsuna

Great thread 😀 I especially recommend the soundtrack to Icewind Dale (1999) by Jeremy Soule. Very frosty themes there! 😉