This is a list of the 25+ best jungle, woods, and forest video game music sourced from original soundtracks (OST). These songs will remind you of the jungles, woods, and forests from iconic video games. Jump straight to the full YouTube Playlist: Best Jungle and Forest Video Game Music, or scroll below for a full list of top songs from original soundtracks, featuring descriptions and individual song links to listen on demand.
Note to readers: Feel free to comment and suggest your favorite jungle/forest-themed video game songs!
YouTube Playlist: Best Jungle and FOrest music from Video games
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1. Stickerbush Symphony – Donkey Kong Country (SNES) (Restored to HD)
Why It’s Great: This is a beautiful composition with incredible progression. Considering it falls closer to the end of the game than the start, it has a fitting sense of serenity and calm. There’s still more to do, but you’ve come so far and it’s time to keep going. It’s a great jungle-themed song and one of my favorites from any video game – What other song would make you want to get through sticker bushes?
🎵 Listen to Stickerbush Symphony on YouTube or jump to the full forest video game music playlist.
2. Forest Maze – Super Mario RPG (SNES) REDDIT FAVORITE!
Why It’s Great: Can you listen to this song from Super Mario RPG without thinking of Geno? Forest Maze is a gem among gems in an iconic RPG soundtrack. It gets a lot of love from the Reddit community when it comes to favorite video game songs in the forest genre.
🎵 Listen on Forest Maze on YouTube or jump to the full forest video game music playlist.
3. Summer Forest – Spyro 2 (Playstation)
Why It’s Great: Hans Zimmer didn’t have to go so hard on the Spyro soundtrack! This song is relaxing and brings back memories of turning on the PlayStation during the summertime.
🎵Listen on YouTube or jump to the full forest video game music playlist.
4. Brinstar Theme – Super Metroid (SNES)
Why It’s Great: Though it’s underground, Brinstar has mysterious forest music anyone who has played Super Metroid will remember, This video is a comical dance meme to accompany the original soundtrack – It’s sure to bring back memories of being on a mysterious space mission as Samus Aran.
🎵Listen to Brinstar Theme on YouTube or jump to the full forest video game music playlist.
5. Forest Theme – Zelda: A Link to the Past Music (SNES)
Why It’s Great:This is the first song I think of when I think of Forest music (You should comment what your’s is!). I used to feel like I was IN the game and that I really was Link. I feel like this song may have helped set the stage for what makes a forest song a forest song when it comes to video game music.
🎵Listen to Forest Theme from Zelda on YouTube
6. Mystics/What The Forest Taught Me – Secret of Mana (SNES)
Why It’s Great:Composed by the highly-revered video game music composer Hiroki Kikuta, this song is something anyone who played Secret of Mana will remember. Exploring the woods with newfound friends and leveling up didn’t feel like a grind at all.
🎵Listen to Mystics from Secret of Mana on YouTube or jump to the full forest video game music playlist.
7. Eterna Forest – Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Music (Nintendo DS)
Why It’s Great: Pokemon has a few memorable forest/woods songs, but the music in Eterna Forest has such a pleasing combination of adventure, peace, calm, joy, and enchantment. It won this spot for sure.
🎵Listen to Eterna Forest on YouTube or jump to the full forest video game music playlist.
8. Bomberman B Daman FOrest MUSIC OST (SNES)
Why It’s Great: Bomberman B Daman is a retro puzzle game released in 1996, but the music quality is crisp and clean. This is one of my favorite songs from any Bomberman soundtrack, and the click includes gameplay visuals if you’ve never seen this game before.
🎵Listen to Bomberman Forest OST on YouTube or jump to the full forest video game music playlist.
9. Kirby – Forest Stage Theme Song (Multiple Consoles)
Why It’s Great: The great part of the Forest Stage Theme Song is that the Kirby franchise has included variations of it in virtually all of the games in the franchise. Here’s a compilation that’s short, listenable, and has clean transitions of a variety of versions, from forest 8-bit vibes to beat-heavy synths:
🎵Listen to All Kirby Forest Theme Songs on YouTube or jump to the full forest video game music playlist.
10. Secret of the Forest: Chrono Trigger (SNES)
Why It’s Great: Secret of the Forest is an ambient song that perfectly embodies the feeling of uncertain adventures ahead. Described by YouTube user “Awoken777” as “one of the greatest songs in Gaming history,” this underrated forest song from Chrono Trigger surely deserves a place on this list.
🎵Listen to Secret of the Forest from Chrono Trigger on YouTube or jump to the full forest video game music playlist.
11. Forest Interlude – Donkey Kong Country 2 (DKC2)
Why It’s Great: This OST is composed by David Wise and restored to HD studio quality by Jammin’ Sam Miller. Though the Donkey Kong franchise is filled with jungle-themed music, this is one of the most iconic songs from the second game in the series.
🎵Listen to Forest Interlude HD on YouTube or jump to the full forest video game music playlist.
12. Stirring the Forest – Final Fantasy IX (PlayStation)
Why It’s Great: Even if you haven’t played Final Fantasy IX, you’ll love this if you’re a fan of another Final Fantasy music soundtrack. This is one of my personal favorite contributions to the series by Japanese composer Nobuo Uematsu Take a trip down memory lane or just immerse yourself in one of the best ambient forest music from any video game.
🎵Listen to Stirring the Forest from FFIX on YouTube or jump to the full forest video game music playlist.
13. Forest Haven – The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (Nintendo Wii)
Why It’s Great: Wind Waker is a perfect Zelda game to find calming music with high-fidelity sound. Composers Kenta Nagata, Hajime Wakai, Tōru Minegishi, and Kōji Kondō wonderfully blend different instruments to create a unique jungle vibe. This song is a masterpiece, even among all the other great songs to come from the Zelda franchise.
🎵Listen to Forest Haven from Wind Waker on YouTube or jump to the full forest video game music playlist.
14. Ymir Forest – Tales of Simphonia
Why It’s Great: Underrated ambient video game music, underrated game. I love using this to find related forest aesthetic music on YouTube!
🎵Listen to Ymir Forest on YouTube or jump to the full forest video game music playlist.
15. Rainbow Butterfly Woods – Dark Cloud 2
Why It’s Great: This is the top orchestral forest song on this list, in my opinion. Composer Tomohito Nishiura encapsulated a certain kind of peace people can feel in nature. It almost feels like a lullaby, even though it comes from an action RPG!
🎵Listen to Rainbow Butterfly Woods from Dark Cloud 2 on YouTube or jump to the full forest video game music playlist.
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16. Calm Before the Storm – Final Fantasy X (PlayStation)
Why It’s Great: This is the song from Kilika Forest and Macalania Woods. The consonance and dissonance in this song make a great match for the storyline. It’s also great for anyone who generally enjoys Final Fantasy music.
🎵Listen to Calm Before the Storm from FFX on YouTube or jump to the full forest video game music playlist.
17. Forest of the Nopon (Night) – Xenoblade Chronicles
Why It’s Great: It was hard to choose my favorites out of the forest and woods music in the Xenoblade Chronicles soundtrack, but this is the song I think of when I step into Makna Forest. I love the subtle percussive from the bongos and how this song is like a lullaby version of Forest of the Nopon (Day version)
🎵Listen to Forest of Nopon (Night) on YouTube or jump to the full forest video game music playlist.
18. Forest Temple – The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time (N64)
Why It’s Great: Composed by Koji Kondo, this song is a masterpiece of suspenseful video game music. Give it a play and you will feel like you are right back in the Forest Temple. Most people think of Saria’s Song or Kokiri Forest when they think forest-themed music in the Zelda series, but this song is so unique I couldn’t help but feature it. The progression of this song masterfully encapsulates how your journey as Link evolves after obtaining The Master Sword, and I think it’s one of the most underrated Zelda songs.
🎵Listen to Forest Temple Zelda Theme on YouTube or jump to the full forest video game music playlist.
19. Forest of the Nopon (Day Song) – Xenoblade Chronicles
Why It’s Great: This is the daytime version and appropriately more calm and cheery. A perfect instrumental song when you want to embrace a good mood and a good day ahead! It was great to hear the Xenoblade music adapt to the time of day. Jump to the night version Forest of The Nopon or listen to the day version below:
🎵Listen on YouTube or jump to the full forest video game music playlist.
20. Peaceful Forest – Ragnarok
Why It’s Great: This song plays in Payon Forest in Ragnarok Online, but thanks to YouTube, you can listen to it anywhere! The bongos in the intro of this song almost make you feel like you’re about to enter into an eerie jungle setting. But then the piano comes in with a peaceful, calming vibe. The song progresses with consonance and dissonance and makes me feel like I’m on the same adventure I was when I first played Ragnarok many many years ago.
🎵Listen to Peaceful Forest on YouTube or jump to the full forest video game music playlist.
21. The Forest of Hope – Pikmin (Nintendo)
Why It’s Great: This song feels like an electronic symphony in the forest. It plays early in the Pikmin game when you first set out on a budding adventure! This whimsical first song feels optimistic and is a great way to start your Pikmin adventure.
🎵Listen to The Forest of Hope (Pikmin) on YouTube or jump to the full forest video game music playlist.
22. King of Cling – Donkey Kong Country Returns
Why It’s Great: This atmospheric jungle song is easy for any gamer to recognize. King of Cling pays homage to most easily recognized jungle beat from the Donkey Kong Country soundtrack. Composed by Kenji Yamamoto, this song recalls feelings of adventure, uncertainty, and eventual triumph. If you’re looking for high-energy jungle game music, this might be the song for you!
🎵Listen to King of Cling on YouTube or jump to the full forest video game music playlist.
23. Lost Woods – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Why It’s Great: This song might be the People’s Choice for forest game music, and I love it, too. It is amazing to hear the song fade in and out while exploring the Lost Woods as Young Link. The song was an audio map! Even cooler was when you’d hear the echoes of this song through the Lost Woods shortcut in Goron City. It’s one of those things that makes you remember home – as if you really were from Kokiri Forest.
🎵Listen to Lost Woods from Ocarina of Time on YouTube or jump to the full forest video game music playlist.
24. In The Deep Woods – Stardew Valley
Why It’s Great: Though this game was sort of built in public on Reddit, ConcernedApe created an immersive world where the characters, music, and scenery all felt cohesive. That’s no small feat for someone to do without a team! I love this song because you’ll get to feel at home in the forest, even if you didn’t choose the forest farm layout!
🎵Listen to In The Deep Woods on YouTube or jump to the full forest video game music playlist.
25. Owl Forest – Dark Cloud
Why It’s Great: Composted by Tomohito Nishiura, the flutes and clarinets truly make this song a top woodlands-themed video game song. The rhythm makes the perfect backing track for the 17-level forest dungeon. A true explorer theme song!
🎵Listen to Owl Forest on YouTube or jump to the full forest video game music playlist.
26. Tera Forest (Neo City) – MapleStory
Why It’s Great: A beautiful, ethereal song that captured the magical feeling of Tera Forest. The big tree where you could jump around all the branches was an adventure of its own.
🎵Listen on YouTube or jump to the full forest video game music playlist.
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