Lets keep going with this style of thread, this time desert themes.

Gerudo Valley - Oot
Gritzy Desert - SSBB
Sandopolis - Sonic
Pretty much most of the tracks from Shadow of the Colossus gives the epic vastness of a desert
Spirit Temple - Oot

That's all I can think of off the top of my head, as always, lemme have em.

Illusion of Gaia - Great Wall of China
Kakkara Desert - Secret of Mana
World 2 theme - Super Mario 3
Pyramid of Fear theme - Zombies Ate My Neighbors

Kakkara Desert - Secret of Mana
World 2 theme - Super Mario 3

Good call. For YouTube searching, these are also sometimes called
Secret of Mana - Secret of the Arid Sands (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z3QB1Oz6dA)
Super Mario Bros. 3 - Koopahari Desert (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAC4Dzk0WdQ)

Otherwise, this theme was pretty difficult. Here's what I came up with:

Earthbound - Dusty Dunes Desert Radio (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpYUSyK6sTc)
Gun.Smoke - Stage 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MjxWZA_fBA)
LittleBigPlanet - Tapha Niang (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM84Ol6xQio)
Lunar SSSC - Solitary Wolf (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfOL9XscTCg)
The New Tetris - Egypt (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W17W3L1x0zc)
Jackal - Stage 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwNNz4q19vA)
Final Fantasy X - Scorching Desert (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01dvzFRpBHI)
Phantasy Star Universe - Kugu Desert (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Vp_ZNgq1TQ)
Lord of Vermilion - Meranji Sand Dune (Thread 61345) (download)
Getsufuu Maden - Map (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZbhk7am-wM)
Secret of Evermore - Quick Sand Field (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0SKEIfR118)

Sand Triangle - Megaman Zero 2
Addashi Desert - Okage: Shadow King

That's all I got.

Sand Island - Super Mario Galaxy

The Dalmasca Westersand - Final Fantasy XII

Sparkster(Genesis)-Stage 2
Link here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWDN9rnLAMU)

F-Zero GX-Sand Ocean

Spyro 3 - Desert Ruins
Spyro 2 - Scorch and Shady Oasis
Kirby's Air Ride - Sky Sands
Bomberman - Warp Desert
Mario Kart 64 - Kalimari Desert
Mario Kart DS - Desert Hills
Mario Kart Wii Dry Dry Ruins
Crash Bandicoot 3 - Pyramid (I think it fits here)
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex - Gold Rush
Mario Kart Super Circuit - Yoshi Desert
Sonic & Knuckles - Sandopolis
Sonic Adventure 2 - Keys the Ruin & Down The Base & Way to the Base
Sonic Riders - Sand Ruins
Sonic (2006) - Dusty Desert
Sonic Unleashed - Arid Sands (All versions)
Wario Land Shake - Run-Down Pyramid & Whoopsy Desert

I like this genre.

sonic 2's oil ocean sounds like a desert Listen, I'm not lying that it sounds like a desert (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih8c6I1zH7I)
mario and luigi: partners in time - gritzy desert Original (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtv5ROBoz64) Brawl Version (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FrcpyyLS_w)

Hamatan - Ragnarok Online

Pretty cool rock song, with all this Egyptian stuff going on

Baten Kaitos - A Sand Cloud Whirling in the Wind (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ6oiKL5Iqw)
Baten Kaitos - A Tower Built on Sand (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNPrxYxM0t0)
Xenogears - Daijiru: City of Burning Sands (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mUwLdcywVI)

Sega Rally 2 - Soul on Desert

Banjo-Kazooie: Gobi's Valley, Inside the Pyramids

Daytona USA 2001 - Desert Grit
(looking through my music collection I don't have that many actually)

Sand Hill - Sonic Adventure 1
Let the Speed Mend it - Sonic and the Secret Rings

I think one from Einhander would kick butt too!
*Badlands (Stage 2-2) ?

Scarabia and Dusty Dunes Desert - EarthBound (you could probably also include Yucca Desert from Mother/EarthBound Zero as well)
Shy Guy Desert - Mario Golf
Easton Kingdom - Super Mario Land; original, arranged and Brawl version
Teehee Valley - Mario and Luigi: Superstar saga
Dry Dry Desert, Dry Dry Outpost, Dry Dry Ruins and Chomp Attack (Tutankoopa battle) - Paper Mario
Route 111 Desert - Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald
Dry Guys - Mother 3
A Day in Agrabah, Arabian Dream - Kingdom Hearts
Spiny Desert - Mario Party 3
Samasa Desert - Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
Sand Castle - Chameleon Twist
Land of Swirling Sands - Fire Emblem (7): The Blazing Sword

Not really a desert level but Egyptian Style from Roller Coaster Tycoon 2

Star Gate - the first stage music.. (from sega genesis)

I always liked that desert music from Half Life from the Surface Tension level.

Death Frontier: Legend of Dragoon O:
Drowning Valley: Chrono Cross
Earth Dragon Island: Chrono Cross
The Sandy Badlands: FF7
Conde Petie: FF9
The Salt Flats: FF8
Desert: Xenosaga 2
Around the wilderness: Star Ocean 3

Could someone set up links for all these songs for downloading? That would be awesome.

Here's some more:

Soul Calibur III - Call of the Ancients
Final Fantasy VI - The Wild West
Final Fantasy VII - Mark of the Traitor
Final Fantasy VII - Mining Town
Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core - Wilderness of Desertion
Final Fantasy IX - Oelivert
Final Fantasy XI - Gustaberg
Final Fantasy XI ~ Rise of the Zilart - Altepa Desert
Final Fantasy XI ~ Rise of the Zilart - Rabao
Final Fantasy XII - The Giza Plains
Final Fantasy XII - Jahara, Land of the Garif
Final Fantasy Tactics - Desert Land

There are more, but I can't remember them right now. ;)

sanubia sands - ffx

Gerudo Valley and Spirit Temple from Ocarina of Time and Bikanel Desert from Final Fantasy X-2.

Into the Wilderness from Wild Arms:

http://bluelaguna.net/downloads/mp3s/waost/01+-+Into+the+Wilderness.mp3

Silent Desert from Ys Origin (the super arrange version is awesome)

The Desert theme from Tribes. I don't know the official title but I could probably upload it.

CHA @ Hamatan - that heads my desert playlist. Also included are Whoopsy Desert, and I love those Paper Mario ones, too, and Sky Sands... I'm so proud those were all mentioned. :O

My favorite not mentioned is Cleopactra - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgR-VC2mX9g
That game's PS rip is UNREAL.

Shifting Sand Land (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiI3dKEWdsQ&fmt=18)
Mario usually sums up desert stage music to me.

Golden Sun 1 & 2 Desert Theme & Venus Lighthouse

Crappy version here: http://bluelaguna.net/downloads/mp3s/golden-sun-ost-soundtrack/Desert.mp3

Crappy version here too: http://bluelaguna.net/downloads/mp3s/golden-sun-ost-soundtrack/Golden_Sun_-_Venus_Lighthouse.mp3

3d dot game heroes - Nuntra Desert
YouTube - 3D Dot Game Heroes OST - Nuntra Desert (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJkRXNFZpU8)

3D dot game heroes - Deesert Temple
YouTube - 3D Dot Game Heroes OST - Desert Temple (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txSUH1dWzm8&feature=related)

I always loved the track from the second stage of the MD version of Sparkster:
YouTube - Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2-Stage 2 (Desert) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWDN9rnLAMU)

the desert environment in one of the landscapes that bring me more nostalgic, maybe it's because in my childhood I lived in a town surrounded in the desert and with this music inspired by this environment makes me feel that experience again...

my favorite themes...

Final Fantasy XII - The Giza Plains (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dyJcpZ4s-w)


Horobita Star - Kirby 64 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nDk8sVEoU8)


Kirby's Dreamland 3 Music: Sand Canyon Map (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DbPCai76_w)


Zelda 64 - Gerudo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7i7SkzttIY)


FFTA - Battle towards hope (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrKGgKc8v1o)


Chrono Trigger OST - Memories of Green (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4xBTrsKoVc)

The best desert themes are the following, to me :

* Desert Fox - Crash Bash
* Desert Dash - Looney Tunes Racing
* Pyramid Pass - Crash Tag Team Racing
* RhinoRoller's Desert - Crash: Mind over Mutant

I can"t remember other ones, but I think there are a few more desert themes I used to love in some games.

Gerudo Desert - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight
Dusty Dune Galaxy - Super Mario Galaxy
Slipsand Galaxy - Super Mario Galaxy 2

Secret of the Arid Sands by Hiroki Kikuta (Secret of Mana) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLMEodCEn8A) always comes to my mind first when I think of desert-themed video game music.

Man this is a long-distance dedication Necro...

But while it is here:

Shifting Sand Land - Super Mario 64 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emeB83Q6P1I)
Gerudo Desert - Zelda: Twilight Princess (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr338YlKD94)
Lanayru Desert: Zelda: Skyward Sword (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LfAcKnDYWQ)
Lanayru Sand Sea - Zelda: Skyward Sword (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo8Ml0tYoSQ) - This is also known as Ancient Lanayru.

Man this is a long-distance dedication Necro...

A couple days ago, a guy in General Final Fantasy who registered eight years ago made his first ever forum post in a thread that had not been active for twelve years. It was... special.

The recommendations threads have value beyond the original poster's timeframe. But the "What FFs have you completed thread"...man oh man. Maybe he drafted his reply all those years ago and was waiting for just the right time?

Well, whoever moderates this section it's their call to make about thread necromancy.

Anyway, rerailing this thread, some new additions:

Castlevania Portrait of Ruin - Hail From the Past
Sonic 3 - Sandopolis Zone 1
Final Fantasy XIV ~ A Realm Reborn - Echoes of Ages Past (especially it's 'hard mode' remix)

Jessie's the moderator. All of the vgm recommendation threads are organized in a sticky precisely to help people find them and explore new alleyways of vgm. Which makes this as good a time as any to thank people for continuing to offer their recommendations.

I'm gonna throw in a few more that no one has mentioned yet:
Mario Kart 8 - GCN Dry Dry Desert (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA6fpvVT4ZQ) and Bone Dry Dunes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY4_J_4-lzE)
Guacamelee! - Deserto Caliente (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2AOBePM4Ck)
Sonic Lost World - Desert Ruins Zone 4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf2Ms3MlBos)
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse - Scorching Dunes (Sunburn Island) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_m7iVJQB1E)
Pok�mon Rumble Blast - Desert Battle (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8xcjN3yqhU)

Gonna throw in a few more (I had to use 30 minute extensions for some of them):

Donkey Kong Barrel Blast - Scorching Canyon (www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqhGf5y7Orw)
Mario Kart Wii - Thwomp Desert (www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNu114wdRDM)
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat - Desert Oasis (www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5-P2qVK_A8)

Gobi's Desert - Banjo Kazooie
Dry, Dry Outpost - Paper Mario 64
Dry, Dry Ruins - Paper Mario 64
Scuttle Town - Shantae series