Theme - Nintendo's Tetris (Game Boy)

Cyril: Okay, so it's probably not fair to include the Tetris theme. After all, this isn't a song originally created for the popular video game. Instead it's a Russian folk song called Korobeiniki, and there's a reason it has been around for two hundred years. But let's face it; this is the first time most Americans heard this song and, for better or worse, it will always be linked to Tetris. As a theme, this is one of the catchiest we've heard yet. Although simple enough to whistle, this theme is more complicated than it lets on. There's a lot of fun back and forth between the lead instrument and the bass. Better still, it knows a thing or two about structure. We get two memorable verses before jumping into the downbeat chorus. The result is a song that is impossible to hate.

Kevin: Tetris brings us an interesting theme in the form of an old Russian folk song. Unsurprisingly, many people don't know that the song wasn't written for the game. Korobeiniki, or 'Peddler,' is actually quite a bit more complex than the Game Boy can handle. You can hardly tell, as it's still a very busy piece of music, but we do of course only get the most interesting part. Although in many ways the song sounds upbeat and exciting, the folk tale behind it is actually a bit sad, as lyrics tell the story of a peddler boy and the girl he desires. It's not that he gets rejected, but rather that his chasing her seems neverending. Perhaps the neverending chase is why it was chosen as the theme; how many years now have we been chasing high scores?