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I think Ristar shows how good the Sega Genesis' sound chip actually was. It's a pity some Genesis games farted out forgettable garbage, but Ristar and others did it justice. I was a SNES kid, but I still remember Ristar and its music.
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The games in the Zero Escape series have fantastic soundtracks. The games usually have tracks that are either techno influenced or beautiful orchestral ones. Its a strange combination, but it works. Some of the highlights are Blue Bird Lamentation, Septenary Game, and Morphogenetic Sorrow. Don't read the comments on any of these videos unless you've played the games because they will contain spoilers. Just a few minutes ago, a fantastic cover of Blue Bird Lamentation was uploaded by YouTuber ManuelJBD. Yes, the MegaZeroX7 mentioned in the description is me. And yes, this is the reason I decided to post about the Zero Escape series today. MegaZeroX fucked around with this message at 23:26 on Aug 24, 2014 |
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SgtScruffy posted:I'm surprised there isn't more love for Earthbound already. The soundtrack is very odd, and somewhat jazz-inspired-ish. The game is a weird game overall, so there are lots of weird moments that have their own dischordant/ "off" tracks. It's one of those games that, I presume, if you haven't played, I can post a few tracks and you'll just think "oh those are OK", but if you've played it, you'll just smile like an idiot. Great soundtrack. 'Paula's Theme' is such a lonely sounding piece. I never really realized how it fit the narrative before, but now that I think about it Paula was this home-schooled, parentally overprotected 'mutant' kid who was so alone that she had to reach out psychically to some kid from another town to come save her. Narshe's Theme and Terra's Theme from FF6 have that same melancholy feel.
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If you're a fan of video game music, specifically stuff from the low-res chip tune days, I'd highly suggest the soundtrack to the Angry Video Game Nerd Movie. The soundtrack is available on iTunes and Spotify, and was written by Bear McCreary, the composer for The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, and other TV and movie scores. Bear has been a fan of the AVGN since the beginning and is apparently a bona fide classic video game fan. In this album he does a great job of taking real life video game sounds, pulled directly from popular games like Mega Man X, Final Fantasy VI, and Super Mario World, and mixing them with other orchestral instruments. Even the way he writes sounds like it was pulled from a video game, and it's really well done.
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There was some discussion earlier in the thread about what makes music sound "gamey" and while I can't really explain, I think the music of Yellow Magic Orchestra produced some very videogame-like tunes in the 80s that likely influenced many 8-bit composers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXkSMMFvVzY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2lOyCxRp5s I supposed you could say the influence was reciprocal, as evidenced by their titling, such as the song "Computer Games" or the album BGM Unrelated to that, but I hadn't really though about it until recently: Outkast's B.o.B. sorta sounds like it could be a boss theme from a modern game (ie. 1999 or later). I realize I probably sound like a huge dork, but here's just the instrumental for context. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zWNXpOIRJc Anyway, here's a song that actually was featured in a video game, Recorded in the 80s, but the original track wasn't actually released until the 00s, years after the game it was featured in. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2OWC5Hosv8
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Sebadoh Gigante posted:There was some discussion earlier in the thread about what makes music sound "gamey" and while I can't really explain, I think the music of Yellow Magic Orchestra produced some very videogame-like tunes in the 80s that likely influenced many 8-bit composers. There always seems to be a stigma on music if it's from a game even if it's not 'game music' per say. Somewhat relatedly, the Japanese version of Snake Eater is so great. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C9niRuUb5g It sounds exactly like a song from a James Bond inspired Japanese spy thriller from the 80s.
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Sebadoh Gigante posted:There was some discussion earlier in the thread about what makes music sound "gamey" and while I can't really explain, I think the music of Yellow Magic Orchestra produced some very videogame-like tunes in the 80s that likely influenced many 8-bit composers. Rydeen is fantastic. As for what makes music sound gamey, you have to look at its arcade origins. Every machine in an arcade was competing to be heard, so you needed to go with high, strong and distinct melodies. Chords and harmonies would get lost among in the cacophony. No room for subtlety. Any vocals (or any voice in the game for that matter) would be doubled up to oblivion. The simplicity will have been driven by the hardware too - something like a C64 could only pay 3 or 4 sounds at once. You're not going to waste this four voices and chords, you're going to have a bass line, a drum line, and a lead melody.
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Brilliant example of how to make your machine audible in the rumble of an arcade: Daytona USA Notice how the voice is doubled up, and each syllable is cut up and pasted back together. You may only hear AYYY OHHH AHHHH, but you could always pick that out in an arcade. It's brilliant sound design.
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I was looking for a place to talk this and I finally stumbled upon it! I'm a big fan of JRPG soundtracks. I have no idea why. When I judge a soundtrack, I judge it as a whole. For me to say it's my favorite, I have to like more or less the entire thing. Against all odds, I've managed to form this opinion about more than one game! For me, this is Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, Final Fantasy 7, and Earthbound. I cannot get enough of the music from these games. So imagine my surprise when I learned there was a thriving community producing amazing remixes of this music. I'll cut right to the chase! What caused me to seek out this thread was my recent discovery of some new remixes I hadn't heard before. I got my fix from OC Remix and I assumed that had to be all that was out there. Evidently I was wrong! Here's what I've been listening to lately: Chronotorious - I don't know anything about the backstory of these albums so I'm not really sure what to put here. All I know is if you like Chrono Trigger you should listen to this. Earthbound: Bound Together - There are a few duds in this album, such as a few aggressively bad vocals, but overall I love the poo poo out of this. Chrono Symphonic - Another amazing Chrono Trigger collection. Also includes vocal tracks but they are actually really really good.
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I love videogame music. The soundtracks that stick with me are from games that usually contain excessive amounts of blood boobs and/or guns, preferably all at once. Sin - What's The World Come To Serious Sam 3 - Hero Nine Inch Nails - Quake Quake II - Original & Expansion Pack Soundtrack I love pretty much all of Serious Sam 3's OST. The first soundtrack for Quake was ambient perfection that leaves you feeling constantly uneasy while the second shifted gears to mechanically driven rock/metal resulting in probably the best videogame industrial rock album ever. If you listen to one soundtrack to shoot poo poo to, it should be Quake II. The expansion pack also had it's own soundtrack by the same artist, not quite as good as the first but it's a decent companion piece. PSOne/Saturn was the era when this style of game soundtrack was at it's best. I can't begin to think how often Twisted Metal 2 was in my car CD player. I never played Red Asphalt, but I discovered the track Overkill and fell in love right away with it. Twisted Metal 2 (Title) Red Asphalt - Overkill Command & Conquer - Hell March Raymond Watts is an artist I have a lot of respect for. To my knowledge this is the only music he's created for a videogame, MDK2. Its was on Dreamcast, jaw droppingly gorgeous at the time hard as poo poo. Raymond Watts/PIG - MDK2 The remake of Killer Instinct on Xbox One is currently my favorite soundtrack at the moment. Too broke for an Xbox, but I've been listening to this for a year now and can't wait to beat some rear end to it one day soon: Fulgore Theme Sadira Theme Main Theme loop And just because, the Silent Hill sountracks (1 - 4) are masterful with full vocalized songs that sometimes don't even end up in the game. My favorite song from the series has to be "You're Not Here"
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If anyone around isn't aware yet, the Harmony of Heroes Tribute Album to the Smash Bros. Soundtrack (and accompanying/relevant pieces) recently came out, and it's seriously mind-blowing how good it is. There's 101 tracks and I haven't made it through all of them yet but they've all been great so far. I'm not even a huge Metroid fan but There's No Metal on Zebes actually made me feel nostalgia for it purely from having played SSB. As of making this post, the website itself is down, but there are a couple of previews of tracks on this SoundCloud, and here's the torrent links (MP3 (Lossy) / M4A (Lossless)) I just thought I'd bring this up in case anyone hasn't heard of its existence yet. Go listen! 
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I was recently made aware of a mini-documentary series called Diggin' In The Carts. They interview composers from a bunch of different companies and it's pretty great.
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Bumped into this soundtrack when browsing Steam and the trailer for the game had music that caught my attention. Don't know about the game, but I like the soundtrack. Gods will be Watching https://fingerspit.bandcamp.com/album/gods-will-be-watching-original-soundtrack
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The Legend of Grimrock II main theme is some grade A adventure fantasy bombast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rNbcEPdJEg
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SolidSnakesBandana posted:I was looking for a place to talk this and I finally stumbled upon it! I'm a big fan of JRPG soundtracks. I have no idea why. When I judge a soundtrack, I judge it as a whole. For me to say it's my favorite, I have to like more or less the entire thing. Against all odds, I've managed to form this opinion about more than one game! For me, this is Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, Final Fantasy 7, and Earthbound. I cannot get enough of the music from these games. So imagine my surprise when I learned there was a thriving community producing amazing remixes of this music. Pretty much every Mitsuda JRPG soundtrack is pure gold. Xenogears and his contributions to Shadow Hearts 1 and 2 especially. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOjm9I_-Psw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkE5q5qMcLo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGWVzDhDHMc Motoi Sakuraba's Baten Kaitos soundtracks also have some absolutely incredible material, no matter what you think of his work on the Tales games. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XARPxxfAeUc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK5cRPzYa2w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz-jFRuvA2o Gamma Nerd fucked around with this message at 04:16 on Nov 18, 2014 |
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Good thread! The most metal intro, ever https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ-29UiOt3w Do VNs count? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxnRhRLIudk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDPJuAxZaOo Persona games (apart from Innocent Sin) really aren't my thing. Still, I like this very much. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kBqP06eDRY Rosenkreuzstilette is a a sort of homage to Mega Man with references to Castlevania and... Touhou, I guess? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msmX9E6277g Guilty Gear / BlazBlue OST are the ultimate workout music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRxmxknkeaw The new Divinity game's best part is arguably its OST by the ever excellent Kirill Pokrovsky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpCGwzP1EOY Everyone probably knows about Hitoshi Sakimoto's stuff already but I'll stick this in here, anyway. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HQpTpv27As https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjfnsRctM74
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Gamma Nerd posted:Pretty much every Mitsuda JRPG soundtrack is pure gold. Xenogears... Hell yeah. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWQUrn93_cc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWQUrn93_cc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AfpPwNc7ek
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I should also mention the Nier soundtrack. It's highly vocal-based, in an gibberish future language, with some influences from folk music. It is alternately ethereal and unsettling. Manages an emotional impact that almost no game soundtracks do. Also, since I've been playing Digital Devil Saga recently: Best random battle theme ever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4PCOAJ80lo 
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Kubla Khan posted:Do VNs count? Yes, they do! I said so in the OP.
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Gamma Nerd posted:Pretty much every Mitsuda JRPG soundtrack is pure gold. Xenogears and his contributions to Shadow Hearts 1 and 2 especially. Good choices. Sakuraba does have a distinctive style that can be bit repetitive but Baten Kaitos was a true thing of beauty. Baten Kaitos, Chrono Cross, Xenogears - my favorite JRPG OSTs of all time. Jazz Marimba posted:The Best Is Yet To Come from Metal Gear Solid My favorite ending theme ever is MGS2's. Sons of Liberty has a lot of great music. Arsenal's Gear - The perfect theme for the best part of the game. Olga Boss Music - MGS2 has a ton of great tracks that weren't released on the official OST and you have to get from gamerips. But in spite of how great all the soundtracks to all Metal Gear games are, none will ever surpass the original Metal Gear Solid for me. Rex's Lair - It's more like a final dungeon theme in a JRPG. I love it. Enclosure - AKA the reason most give a poo poo about Wolf's death. Escape - "Not yet, Snake! It's not over yet!" How the loving hell did you survive again, Liquid??? I could talk about Xenosaga's fantastic OSTs now I guess but I'd like to address a more underrated OST. It's one of my favorite video game soundtracks ever - Onimusha: Warlords. Rising Sun 1st Movement Samanosuke Theme Waterfall Mountain - This one is just unforgettably beautiful and unique considering this was a hack-and-slash horror game. Kaede Theme Onimusha(Demon Warrior) - For me, one of the best final boss themes in anything. Also, I'd like to ask this question of you all. Favorite SNK Soundtrack? I can't pick one... Samurai Shodown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LC0KPwHAmI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90KAPKcJ02E Fatal Fury https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uchoj7Z2Cwo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg21LX8heMc King of Fighters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NIzkEdS7Lg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS7EPzE-R8s
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NikkolasKing posted:
I agree with this. I could never figure out exactly what made all the music in MGS1 so drat good.
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So I'm actually gonna make a request for music here. My girlfriend loves Dragon Age and wants me to play Inquisition. But, to do that, I think it' sa smart idea to play the first two DA games. I've heard a lot about Dragon Age (and Mass Effect) of course but I can't recall ever reading a post about the music in the games. Is it any good?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vrYlUn5Nl8 the soundtrack to Catherine was really excellent and has a wide variety of musical styles. Some very Japanese takes on rap and jazz.
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NikkolasKing posted:So I'm actually gonna make a request for music here. The music is generic in Dragon Age, there's nothing that stands out as something you'd remember. Also, don't play Dragon Age 2. The saves from those games don't transfer over either way, there's a site you have to use to put in your decisions so it doesn't matter either way.
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The Walking Dad posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vrYlUn5Nl8 Shoji Meguro owns. His Catherine/Persona style is totally different from the work he did on Digital Devil Saga and Nocturne, but both styles are fantastic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42cUvzeHfo4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8shfZfbii4
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NikkolasKing posted:So I'm actually gonna make a request for music here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWFEVbfCcOY Also while DA2 has its own issues surely, I still enjoyed it and never understood the unbridled hate it gets. That's a can of worms not really good for this topic, though.
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NikkolasKing posted:So I'm actually gonna make a request for music here. I've never played Dragon Age or Mass Effect, but the soundtracks to all the Mass Effect games are on Spotify and they're pretty good! Fairly standard spacey sci-fi ambiance, but there's some standout tracks. I personally like Suicide Mission, it got a cool live orchestra recording that's also on Spotify.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_Nd_dFtNzQ The whole Croc soundtrack is great. Each track sounds like the level it's in (snow levels sound snowy, underground or cave sections sound cavernous, desert levels sound middle eastern), but contain variations on the same repeating motifs to tie the whole thing together. They also grow to be darker and more ominous as each world goes on, heading towards the boss battle at the end. Some of the tracks are quite short (so they repeat a little too often in the longer and more complicated levels), but they are pretty much all great. I can wax lyrical about the soundtrack (and the game - it's a hugely under-appreciated little gem) all day, but I'll leave it at that.
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Couldn't be bothered with this game but the soundtrack is epic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZJuXM0tGFk
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Nordick posted:Dragon Age's soundtrack is overall quite generic and unoffensive, it's there to lay the mood but that's pretty much it. The only actually memorable bit is the main menu theme in DA:O which I think is quite good, though sadly the best part only starts like two thirds into the track: The main theme for the new Dragon Age is also great. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utZZpP73eZg
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ChazTurbo posted:Nier Yes yes yes! Might be my favorite game soundtrack next to Chrono Cross and Battle Garegga. I'll check out your other links just because anyone who likes the NieR soundtrack has demonstrated good taste right there. The credits track from the Panzer Dragoon Saga OST is probably my favorite from that game (and also uses choirs in a similar way to the NiER OST): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6Vc2yc8JXc
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Gamma Nerd posted:Yes yes yes! Might be my favorite game soundtrack next to Chrono Cross and Battle Garegga. I'll check out your other links just because anyone who likes the NieR soundtrack has demonstrated good taste right there. The ending credits to Saga and Orta are some of the best outros out there. I'll admit that Nier's OST is what got me into the game. Need to check out Drakengard 3 since it has the same composer and singer lady. I'd recommend Phantom Dust if you like Panzer Dragoon since it's by a lot of ex Team Andromeda Staff.
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The Drakengard 3 soundtrack is pretty loving weird. There is a brostep battle theme. Vocal effects and electric guitar are a lot more commonplace. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz0mgbkwG1o It's still good but not too much like the NieR OST - the final boss theme is the closest it gets, aside from the D3 version of Song of the Ancients. The other Drakengard games have pretty great OSTs too. D1 is the rare game soundtrack that is really abrasive, uncomfortable and dissonant, but still something I'd listen to outside the game. Gamma Nerd fucked around with this message at 04:39 on Dec 4, 2014 |
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Sounds pretty rad. I missed out on the Drakengards so I'll have to see if I can catch some LPs of the earlier ones since I hear the gameplay is tedious. As for creepy soundtracks, I'd recommend Phantom Dust and Killer 7. Both soundtracks have a pretty uncomfortable tone.
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Time for me to endorse my Xenosaga Love. Episode 1 was composed by Yasunori Mitsuda of Chrono Cross and Xenogears fame. He also had the London Philharmonic Orchestra at his disposal for the soundtrack. Beach of Nothingness - I think everyone should listen to this one at least. It's so beautiful. Gnosis - An appropriately awesome theme for invading, invincible space monsters. Nephilim Pain - If you remember the credits theme of Xenogears, Xenosaga has a song that can rival it. Mitsuda composed both and they even got the same singer back. I loved that detail. Now Episode III was composed by Yuki Kajiura who apparently has quite a rep with anime fans. I can see why after hearing this amazing soundtrack. Testament Godsibb Assault - The "dungeon theme" for the best part of teh game. This song is a big reason it's the best part. Hepatica (KOS-MOS) - There is nothing sadder than two cyborg girls going at it. Outrageous - It's so nice of Ms. Kajiura to go back and give Weltall such a great theme.
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Xenosaga really does have amazing music. There's a lot of cool stuff at OC Remix. I think it's interesting that I think the game is just terrible, but the music is really fantastic. Mitsuda is a genius.
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Civilization V has a brilliant soundtrack. Each Civilization has a peace/war track that is based on a famous piece of music from the country. Here are some examples: Greece - Epitaph of Seikilos Germany - Ode to Joy Japan - Rokudan no Shirabe Civilization: Beyond Earth also has a brilliant soundtrack that fits the game perfectly. I'd say it's far and away the best feature of Beyond Earth.
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NikkolasKing posted:So I'm actually gonna make a request for music here. Lindsey Stirling has a pretty boss music video on DA:I. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuJnvC8voJY She's pretty great - the steampunk Western Roundabout Rival is the best gang dance off you'll get other than West Side Story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvipPYFebWc
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Can't believe it took until page 2 for someone to mention Streets of Rage but Yuzo Koshiro is a seriously talented composer. His best work in the series is definitely Streets of Rage II though, the music was actually way ahead of it's time. Perfect example: (remember, this came out in 1992!!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JOfU2k5wDY He also did the music for Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkELIi9JJOo Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand, last but not least, he did the completely superb soundtrack for Revenge of Shinobi. This is from 1989, believe it or not! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTDOwH6CtRc Dell_Zincht fucked around with this message at 02:39 on Dec 13, 2014 |
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