It's actually 96, because
City Folk reused all of
Wild World's hourly songs.
Anyway,
New Leaf, and especially the original game, hold some of my favorite songs in the series.
I love the 2AM 3AM, 5AM, 6AM, 12PM, 3PM, 8PM 9PM, and 12AM hourly themes in the first game. I can't go without mentioning the best 5PM theme, ever. Seriously, it's amazing how diverse and electronic the soundtrack was. The soundtrack really does make you feel as if you're living in a forest, which is apt, because that's exactly how the series is titled in Japan.
- It feels fitting waking villagers up at 5AM.
- I can't even describe why the next hourly theme after 5 makes me feel so happy, probably because it's about that time that Normals and Jocks, the nicest and most energetic villagers, respectively, roam around my town.
- I'm partial to the midnight theme because it's capture the feeling that a new day has started.
I don't care much for
WW's music. It's not as upbeat as the two OSTs I praised, but it has my favorite 1AM, 8AM, and 9AM themes, at least.
New Leaf has the best 10AM, 1PM, 7PM, and 4AM hourly themes. A lot of the game's music brings the most nostalgic vibes out of me, even though it hasn't even been a year since I first played the game.
- The game has the best rendition of the 1PM because of how well it fits in the context of the hour.
- 7PM — Yeah, I don't understand why people would find this particular piece creepy. That piano is majestic. It sounds melancholy, yet calming, rather than creepy. Good choice, by the way.
- I really enjoy the mysterious undertones of 4AM. It's about that time that you're the only person around in the dark (when Night Owl Ordinance isn't in place); makes me feel a bit lonely, but a little loneliness isn't necessarily a bad thing.