Libraries
This is a list of available online game music libraries, most of which are in a specialized format, i.e. not MP3 or WAV.
| Name | Format | Packs | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| vgmrips | VGM | 4091 | The best! Contains music ripped from many consoles and chips |
| smspower | VGM | 256 | Contains music ripped from SMS games |
| project2612 | VGM | 627 | Contains music ripped from Sega Mega Drive/Genesis |
| OPL Archive | VGM | 77 | Specialized, active archive of OPL2, OPL3 (AdLib, SoundBlaster) |
| Project AY | AY | 678 | ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC music |
| snesmusic | SPC, RSN | 1516 | Focuses on Super Nintendo and Super Famicom |
| Zophar's SPC collection | SPC, RAR | ~900 | Old-school web-page with RAR downloads |
| Zophar's Music | All of them | many, .mp3 | Complete Video Game Musics. Contains consoles that are in a game's original music file format, and .mp3 downloads. |
| MDX collection | MDX | A big collection of MDX files | |
| Another MDX collection | MDX | Another collection | |
| High Voltage SID Collection | SID | Focuses on Commodore 64 / SID music | |
| Mirsoft | Contains links to other collections | ||
| OverClocked Remix | Contains remixes as well as chiptune files | ||
| vgmusic | midi | Has separate (non-packed) MIDI files for many consoles and games. | |
| vgmdb | ? | Mostly informative, good database, only links to downloads. | |
| game theme songs | mp3 | Many | Obviously geared towards search engines, heavily sponsored and advertised. |
| YouTube | Video | Lots of game music | |
| KHInsider | mp3, FLAC | 37,165 | Another game music. They have many albums are ripped by the original soundtrack or a gamerip of the game. |
| Kaminarimon | HES | PC Engine music. | |
| Portable Music History | GBS | Game Boy and other portables. Strange webpage IMO. | |
| JoshW 2sf | 2sf | Nintendo DS | |
| JoshW 3do | AIFC | 3DO | |
| JoshW dsf | dsf | Dreamcast | |
| JoshW fmtowns | mp3 | FM Towns | |
| JoshW gbs | gbs | Game Boy/Color | |
| JoshW gcn | gcn | Gamecube | |
| JoshW gsf | gsf | Game Boy Advance | |
| JoshW hes | HES, VGM, MP3 | PC Engine/PC Engine CD | |
| JoshW hoot | hoot | Hoot | |
| JoshW kss | kss | MSX/Master System/Game Gear | |
| JoshW ncd | mp3 | Neo Geo CD | |
| JoshW nsf | NSF | 1911 | NES |
| JoshW pc | mp3 | PC games | |
| JoshW psf | PSF MP3 | PlayStation | |
| JoshW psf2 | psf2 | PlayStation 2 | |
| JoshW psf3 | psf3 | PlayStation 3 | |
| JoshW psf4 | PlayStation 4 | ||
| JoshW psf5 | PlayStation 5 | ||
| JoshW psp | psp | PlayStation Portable | |
| JoshW s98 | s98 | S98 logs, mostly from PC88/PC98 ganes | |
| JoshW smd | smd | Mega Drive/Mega CD | |
| JoshW spc | spc | SNES | |
| JoshW ssf | ssf | Saturn | |
| JoshW switch | Switch | ||
| JoshW usf | usf | Nintendo 64 | |
| JoshW wii | wii | Nintendo WII | |
| JoshW wsr | wsr | WonderSwan/Color | |
| JoshW x360 | x360 | Xbox 360 | |
| JoshW xbox | xbox | Xbox (original one) | |
| modland ftp | many | large file archive, no database | |
| hoot | Many | Many | Sound hardware emulator with music collection. |
| GBS Penultimate Archive | GBS | 710 | A big table with downloads. Also homebrew. |
| Lawrence Lin's PSF archive | PSF | 108 | Decent size PSF collection |
| ASMA | sap | 5016 | Atari SAP Music Archive |
| SNDH | SNDH | 386 | Atari ST YM2149 Archive |
| SC68 | SC68 | 1775 | Atari ST and Amiga musics |
| tg-16 music DB | mp3 | TurboGrafx-16, X68000 etc. | |
| VGM Preservation Fund | many, mp3 | Many systems | |
| UnExoticA | many | Amiga music rips in their original format | |
| Amiga Music Preservation | Modules | Amiga database about music and musicians | |
| bulba | AY | Some AY-3-8910 related music |