Of the many rhythms common to the Role-Playing Game, “victory music” is one of my favourites. Every time you emerge from battle victorious, a familiar, stirring theme plays. You tally up your experience point gains, count your loot, and level up.
I want that music to play in my everyday life. Why can’t my every accomplishment be accompanied by victorious fanfare? I don’t know. I think I’m going to start carrying around a little set of speakers with me, and having gaming’s best victory anthems score my everyday accomplishments.
Here is a list of the themes I’d want to play, and when. (Do listen to them, for full effect):
Final Fantasy VII
I want this music to play every time I reach inbox zero.
Trails in the Sky
I want this music to play every time I switch from sweatpants to real pants.
Persona 3
I want this music to play every time I walk into the building where I used to have a job I didn’t like.
Final Fantasy Tactics
I want this music to play every time I close the printer door after installing a new printer cartridge.
Suikoden III
I want this music to play every time I ride my bike down the hill in front of my apartment.
Lunar 2
I want this music to play every time I peruse the wine section at the grocery store.
Saga Frontier
I want this music to play every time I successfully snag a cab from the other six people standing in front of the bar.
Chrono Trigger
I want this music to play every time I get a notification that the girl I like has commented on one of my Facebook posts.
Chrono Cross
I want this music to play every time I look out my window in the morning and see that it is actually not foggy today in San Francisco.
The Throne Room
I want this music to play every time I walk into a room carrying a just-delivered pizza.
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