Your wedding music should be customizable, and our quartet has gone to great lengths to find video game soundtrack arrangements for our repertoire list. Video games have some of the greatest music (partially why I’ve been a Zelda fan since elementary school!), and I love it when couples ask me to play video game music for their ceremonies or receptions. Below are 5 Video Game Soundtrack Songs that would be perfect for a wedding!
Great Fairy’s Fountain from The Legend of Zelda
If you know me personally, you know that I’ve been a huge fan of the Zelda games since I was a little girl. The Great Fairy’s Fountain theme is a perfect song to have during your ceremony as either a processional song or as a unity candle (or equivalent) song. I’ve played this song several times with my quartet and we get compliments every time!
Littleroot Town from Pokémon: Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
For any Millennial or older Gen Z Pokémon lover, you only need to hear the first three notes of this song to be brought back to your childhood – it’s that iconic. The Littleroot Town Theme is playful and faster-paced than some of the other songs on this list, so it’s great for a recessional song. You can also add it to a cocktail hour setlist for a fun contrast.
Dearly Beloved from Kingdom Hearts
This song is absolutely my most requested Video Game song. I’ve done this for over 10 wedding processions now, and it just works. It’s simple, romantic, and there are frequent cadences, making it easy for the quartet can come to an elegant stop when everyone gets to the end of the aisle.
From Past to Present from Skyrim
Skyrim has a beautiful soundtrack and this song would be a perfect addition to the prelude music before a fantasy-style wedding as guests arrive. You may not be surprised to hear that I’ve had couples request this as the final song of their prelude (to signal to the party that the wedding will start soon) more than once!
Rosalina’s Comet Observatory from Mario Galaxy
The theme from Rosalina’s Comet Observatory is perfect for cocktail hours, which is where several couples have asked us to play this. It would also be great to include in the prelude music before the wedding as guests arrive. Being a Waltz, this piece fits perfectly with Disney covers for a whimsical setlist.
While video game soundtracks are being arranged more and more frequently for string quartet, it can still be tricky to track some of these pieces down. What have you heard for string quartet before, and would you recommend it? Comments below!