The entire Forbidden Memories soundtrack is the one nigh-unanimously praised aspect of the game, and a big motivation for players to play through the Campaign Mode to hear all the game's tracksnote .
- The Preliminary Duels
theme is quite catchy, serving to help get the player in the mood. - The Finals Duels theme is an energy-pumping tune that really conveys the feeling that it's a no holds barred race to the tourney winner's seat.
- Seto Kaiba's battle theme, a techno song reminiscent of the Digimon World or Donkey Kong Country series.snakeisninja: Kaiba that son of a bitch gets the best cards AND the best music in the damn game! He gets a theme song, his own duel music, and variations of the first two for his future self! AND THEY ALL KICK ASS!
- Priest Seto's battle theme, a variation of Kaiba's battle theme that has a more orchestral quality to it.
- Seto's Betrayal and Seto Kaiba Face-Off, two awesome remixes of the same sinister tune.
- The duels against the High Mages, Sebek, and Neku. Tampini drums, trumpets, and an all-around frantic beat makes for a very intimidating boss fight.
- The battle against DarkNite/Nitemare is very shocking. As the theme of the Final Boss and True Final Boss, it has to be; you're fighting for the fate of the world to this theme.
- Egypt in Ruins, played when you return to the past and find everything you knew of your life is gone.
- Tournament Announcement music in the modern world setting. The drum beats and the sinister tune emphasize how the Kaiba Corporation's Yu-Gi-Oh! World Tournament is definitely not about children's card games.
- The Mage Duel theme is the main sign that the time for "fun card games" is over and The Prince's duels from now on are about stopping Heishin's regime while defending himself and his family's honor at the same time.
- The Mountain Shrine theme sounds both relaxing and tense at the same time. One can close their eyes while listening to this and imagining they stand at the top of extremely cold Mount Sinai, surrounded by their beloved dragon and thunder monsters while expecting dangers ahead.
- The Exodia Theme. You know your opponent (or you if you're unlucky enough against Heishin) is obliterated as Exodia proceeds to unchain himself, roar as he charges, and unleash Hellfire's Rage: Exodo Flame in a Repeat Cut. The scene was so good that it was recycled in a few games like Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses and Yu-Gi-Oh!: Dungeon Dice Monsters, though sadly those two games don't use the full track, as it really conveys how menacing Exodia's presence is; the percussion and trumpets foreshadowing and building up a foreboding tone to the opponent's inevitable doom before the song reaches its climax, burning the poor sap to defeat.
