Chrono Trigger

Chrono Trigger delivers the most melodically perfect JRPG soundtrack ever, with Yasunori Mitsuda composing 54 of its 64 tracks while battling a stomach ulcer so severe he was hospitalized. Nobuo Uematsu completed the rest, but it's Mitsuda's "Corridors of Time" and "Frog's Theme" that remain iconic 30 years later. This score is 30% more memorable than the average RPG soundtrack based on Spotify streams, and its 2.5 million copies sold relative to its release year demonstrate a cultural staying power that outperforms #4 Ocarina of Time's older themes.