Pokémon Red And Blue Soundtrack Now Available For Stream And Download

You'll likely need VPN access though

by Ollie Reynolds Mon 27th Feb 2023

As we celebrate Pokémon Day, the Pokémon Company has released the entire soundtrack for Pokémon Red and Blue (or Green, if you like) for streaming and download.

The catch is that the Pokémon Sound Library website is region locked to Japan and Asia, meaning you'll need a VPN if you're going to access it. If you're able to visit the site, however, you'll have access to all 45 tracks from the original soundtrack with the ability to download individual .wav versions of each piece of music. The Pokémon Company states that you're free to use the music however you wish so long as you're not generating any revenue from it.

For those unable to access the site, the entire soundtrack has been uploaded to a single YouTube video for your perusal, with timestamps delineating each individual track. You can check this out in the embed at the top of this article.

The release comes prior to today's big Pokémon Presents showcase, which The Pokémon Company has stated will reveal 20 minutes' worth of news in celebration of Pokémon Day. For our predictions on what might be shown, check out the article below, and be sure to let us know what you're hoping to see.

Have you been able to access the Pokémon Sound Library? What are you hoping to see from today's showcase? Let us know with a comment.

[source soundlibrary.pokemon.co.jp, via videogameschronicle.com]

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novasoup
Mon 27th Feb 2023

why are nintendo games always so dumb about their soundtracks (yes, pokemon is partly nintendo)

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edhe
Mon 27th Feb 2023

Or, you could just go to Zophar's domain.

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RupeeClock
Mon 27th Feb 2023

When they did this for Diamond and Pearl, it wasn't region locked, but it was also time limited.
This company makes strange decisions though.

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rushiosan
Mon 27th Feb 2023

There's always a catch when it comes to "free" Nintendo/Pokémon stuff. Impressive.

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Takoda
Mon 27th Feb 2023

I could be bothered about this, but I generally think that pokémon red and blue's soundtracks are well composed but horrendous to the ears nowadays. I had to stop playing the game on my 3DS because I just couldn't get over it. So yeah, I'll steer clear of this. Thankfully the music got much better later on.

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Coalescence
Mon 27th Feb 2023

Sounds like the 97 CD release, though missing the second disc. It's a top quality version of the Gameboy music though. Which is to say if you don't want to split a YouTube rip or play with a VPN, this album has been floating around the Internet for forever.