Hot off its bizarro Alarmo announcement, Nintendo has again announced something other than the Switch 2. Nintendo Music (the Big N’s take on Spotify) stealth-launched last week, allowing fans to finally listen to Nintendo soundtracks legally.
As of release, Nintendo Music supports a limited selection of classic Nintendo albums, including:
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Donkey Kong Country
- Fire Emblem
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Metroid Prime
- Pikmin 4
- Star Fox 64
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Super Mario Galaxy
- Super Mario Odyssey
There are some interesting inclusions, such as Nintendogs and Dr. Mario, and plenty of notable omissions (The Wind Waker, anyone? Super Mario Sunshine?). Even with the curious launch selection, though, there’s plenty of Nintendo history to enjoy here.
Where’s the Lo-Fi Beats Playlist?!
Nintendo Music features an array of Spotify-inspired playlists to help drive user engagement. Some, like “Good Night” or “Break Time,” make sense. Others, like a “Bowser” character playlist, seem less beneficial.
One particular playlist you won’t find (at least for now), is a traditional study playlist. A fixture of many a worker or college student, study playlists keep us grounded with their atmospheric instrumentals, soft ballads, and minimal vocals. (There’s a reason we all love lo-fi girl and synthwave boy.)
Sadly, a Nintendo Music study playlist is nowhere to be found. Fortunately for you, dear reader, we’ve done the heavy lifting and assembled some easy recommendations to—literally—plug and play.
Our Nintendo Music Study Playlist
Want to study or work to some classic Nintendo Music? Check out our team’s recommendations (organized by game and track order for your convenience):
From Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- “Opening Theme”
- “5:00 AM – Clear”
- “6:00 AM – Clear”
- “12:00 PM – Clear”
- “4:00 PM – Clear”
- “6:00 PM – Clear”
- “The Roost”
- “Stale Cupcakes (Instrumental)”
From Donkey Kong Country
- “Aquatic Ambiance”
- “Gang-Plank Galleon”
From Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest
- “Stickerbrush Symphony (Bramble Blast)”
From The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- “Main Theme”
- “The Great Plateau”
- “Hateno Village”
- “The Stables”
- “Rito Village”
- “Memories of the Sword”
- “Lurelin Village”
From The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- “Title Theme”
- “Hyrule Field Main Theme”
- “Market”
- “Zelda’s Theme”
- “Zora’s Domain”
- “Great Fairy’s Fountain”
- “Sheik’s Theme”
From Super Mario Galaxy
- “Space Junk Road”
- “Rosalina in the Observatory 1”
- “Rosalina in the Observatory 2”
- “Rosalina in the Observatory 3”
- “Luma”
- “Gateway Galaxy”
- “Observation Dome”
- “Family”
From Super Mario Odyssey
- “New Donk City”
- “Pausing by the Poolside”
- “Jump Up, Super Star! – Music Box Ver.”
- “Bubblaine”
- “Bubblaine: Underwater”
- “Honeylune Ridge”
From Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- “World Theme: Pipe-Rock Plateau”
- “Grassland Theme”
- “World Theme: Petal Isles”
- “World Theme: Fluff-Puff Peaks”
- “World Theme: Shining Falls”
- “Poplin House”
- “Shining Falls Theme”
- “World Theme: Sunbaked Desert”
- “Desert Theme”
- “World Theme: Fungi Mines”
- “Dark Woods Theme” (read our “Dark Woods Theme” analysis)
- “World Theme: Deep Magma Bog”
- “Special World”
From Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- “Sunshine Airport”
- “Wii Moo Moo Meadows”
- “Hyrule Circuit”
- “Results Screen A”
- “Results Screen B”
- “Trophy Theme A”
- “Trophy Theme B”
- “Staff Credits”
- “Tour Tokyo Blur”
- “Tour Sydney Sprint”
Tip: Want to skip several steps and listen to our study playlist directly? Nintendo doesn’t make it easy, but click here for a QR code. Scan it with your phone, and it’ll show the above playlist in your Nintendo Music app.
What Nintendo Study Music Do You Recommend?
Have suggestions for tracks we should add to our playlist? Let us know in the comments below!
