{"id":136487,"date":"2026-03-17T03:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T03:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-198758"},"modified":"2026-03-17T03:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T03:45:00","slug":"super-metroids-soundtrack-has-been-added-to-nintendo-music-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/03\/17\/super-metroids-soundtrack-has-been-added-to-nintendo-music-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Metroid&#8217;s Soundtrack Has Been Added To Nintendo Music Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/21ef4f3d3fd7c\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/21ef4f3d3fd7c\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"21ef4f3d3fd7c\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Super Metroid\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/21ef4f3d3fd7c\/super-metroid.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/21ef4f3d3fd7c\/super-metroid.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Super Metroid\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: Nintendo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nintendo has been quite busy today with the rollout of a system firmware update for the Switch 1 &amp; 2 and a new &#8220;Handheld Boost Mode&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>It hasn&#8217;t forgotten about the weekly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/mobile\/nintendo_music\">Nintendo Music<\/a> app update, announcing it&#8217;s (<em>finally<\/em>) added the album from the 1994 SNES title, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/snes\/super_metroid\">Super Metroid<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This album was composed by Kenji Yamamoto and Minako Hamano. Yamaoto has composed multiple Metroid games over the years and he was most recently credited on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/metroid_prime_4_beyond\">Metroid Prime 4: Beyond<\/a>. Hamano has also been involved with many Metroid titles throughout her career and was also credited on Samus&#8217; latest outing.<\/p>\n<p>This album features a total of <strong>28 tracks<\/strong> and it runs for just over an hour. Here&#8217;s every song included:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>Opening (Destroyed Laboratory)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Title Screen<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Theme of Super Metroid<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Samus Aran Appears<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Planet Zebes: Arriving at Crateria<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Stillness<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Item Obtained<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Crateria: Space Pirates Appear<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Brinstar: Heavy Foliage Area<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Mini-Boss Battle BGM (Spore Spawn \/ Botwoon)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Brinstar: Red-Soil Area<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Boss Battle BGM (Kraid\/Crocomire\/Phantoon)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Norfair: Hot Lava Area<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Theme of Samus Aran, Space Warrior<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Wrecked Ship<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Maridia: Rocky Underground Water Area<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Maridia: Quicksand Underground<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Norfair: Ancient-Ruins Area<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Boss Battle BGM (Ridley\/Draygon)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Samus Aran&#8217;s Final Scream<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Mysterious-Statue Chamber<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Tourian<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Tension<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Mother Brain<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Escape<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Planete Zebes Explodes<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Operation Complete<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Ending<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>As usual, to listen to this soundtrack on the Nintendo Music app, you&#8217;ll need to have an active Switch Online subscription. Super Metroid is also playable via the Switch Online&#8217;s &#8216;Nintendo Classics&#8217; SNES library. Of course, you&#8217;ll also need a membership to access this.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/metroid\/related-articles:173865,163712,194214 @ 1773764963 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p>Will you be listening to this soundtrack on the Nintendo Music app? <em>Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Nintendo Nintendo has been quite busy today with the rollout of a system firmware update for the Switch 1 &amp; 2 and a new &#8220;Handheld Boost Mode&#8221;. It hasn&#8217;t forgotten about the weekly Nintendo Music app update, announcing it&#8217;s (finally) added the album from the 1994 SNES title, Super Metroid. 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