Nintendo Music App Adds Super Metroid, Metroid II, and Prime 4 Soundtracks

Nintendo's Music app received a substantial Metroid injection this month, with the full 28-track Super Metroid soundtrack, 19 tracks from Metroid II: Return of Samus, and a selection of songs from Metroid Prime 4: Beyond all landing in the streaming library for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers.

The Super Metroid addition, confirmed by Nintendo of America and Nintendo Japan, brings the complete SNES soundtrack to the app, including the main theme and Samus Aran's theme. Nintendowire reported the Metroid II update on March 12, noting Nintendo had pushed the Game Boy soundtrack to the app "late the other night." Those 19 tracks run roughly 30 minutes. Nintendo's own announcement framed the Metroid Prime 4 additions as a "special release," stopping short of specifying a track count; the official post described it only as "select tunes," and coverage confirmed the full Prime 4 soundtrack has not been added.

Composed by Ryoji Yoshitomi, the Metroid II soundtrack built on the sonic groundwork laid by Hirokazu Tanaka for the original NES game. Nintendowire's Peter Glagowski assessed it plainly: "Composed by Ryoji Yoshitomi, Metroid 2's soundtrack didn't reinvent the wheel when it came to the soundscape of Samus' adventures... It's a decent enough bit of music that was held back by the limitations of the original Game Boy, though I can't help but love the sounds of that machine."

The three Metroid additions come as Nintendo continues expanding the app's catalog at what Thumbsticks described as "a regular clip." The app's library now spans titles across every major Nintendo platform, from NES through Nintendo Switch, and includes nearly 400 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door tracks, 73 Princess Peach: Showtime! songs, and Yoshi's Story's full 49-track, 58-minute run, among others.

Access to Nintendo Music requires a Nintendo Switch Online membership, with the app available on iOS via the Apple App Store and Android via Google Play. All Family Plan members are included. Nintendo offers a 7-day free trial for new subscribers, though the trial automatically converts to a one-month auto-renewing membership at the then-current price unless canceled before the period ends. The trial is not available for Expansion Pack membership upgrades or accounts already holding an active Individual or Family membership.

The app supports streaming and downloading tracks, playlist creation and sharing, category browsing, and a "coolloop" function that extends the playback of individual songs. Despite those features, Thumbsticks writer Daniel New has flagged a persistent gap: "One baffling omission is a lack of artist credits. Despite the app featuring compositions from the legendary Koji Kondo, David Wise, and many others, there's no acknowledgment of their talents to be found within the app. It's an unfortunate oversight that we hope will be fixed." Nintendo has not publicly responded to that criticism.

Nintendowire tied the recent Metroid soundtrack additions to promotional momentum around Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, which the outlet reported was still on track for a December 2025 release at the time of its March 12 coverage. Nintendo has not issued a public correction to that timeline in the materials available, though the company's own app announcement made no reference to the game's release date.

For subscribers who want to go further than the music, Metroid II: Return of Samus is playable through the Game Boy App included with Nintendo Switch Online. Metroid: Samus Returns, a 2017 remake for Nintendo 3DS, offers a modernized take on the same game, and the fan-developed AM2R, short for "Another Metroid 2 Remake," remains accessible online.