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al-azad
May 28, 2009



Before we knew Doug TenNapel was an evangelical homophobe who hung out with Breitbart he was involved in some of the more informative video games of my life. I became a dumb animation nerd with a penchant for lounge jazz because of his games so I owe the talented composers some respect who made these games what they were.

Earthworm Jim Special Edition Tommy Tallarico

#3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_-6L-2FJ2A
An exclusive song to the Special Edition, actually horrifying and atmospheric for a game about a cartoon worm in a bodysuit

#2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcZ-ToHnyl4
The first level is such a bopper. It establishes the mood and gets you pumped for what's to come

#1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf6Bjz7DKFw
This is the first (and one of the rare) video game songs I can think of that's a straight parody. Opening with the classic Night on Bald Mountain that record skips into loving elevator music punctuated by screams of agony. Brilliant.

Earthworm Jim 2 Tommy Tallarico
Overall a step down from the original because it's a lot of remixing of classical songs but the standouts are truly exceptional

#3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJsFv3agnbQ

Masterful chord progression trough and through in a genre most video games don't really touch on.

#2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE8y3h3CnVI

Tallarico tops New Junk City as a first level song. When people talk about iconic songs in first levels this is the one I invariably go to.

#1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2BLJZnqq4U

An amazing riff on Sadeness that transcends parody into just *chef's kiss* the perfect video game song. A loving angelic piece, goddamn.

The Neverhood Terry Scott Taylor

So much of this soundtrack is like what if Randy Newman was drunk while composing Toy Story. It's nuts and Taylor creates this weird bluegrass soundtrack with nonsense scat singing that really sells a surreal clay world.

#3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKbJLCZsIOA

#2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQfSEphF5lo

#1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh4WnHlsbvM

People who played Telltale's Sam & Max I'm pretty sure this was the direct inspiration for so much of Jared Emerson-Johnson's work (also fantastic, not enough is said about that series' music)

Skullmonkeys Terry Scott Taylor
Being an action platformer for PlayStation I feel like someone told Taylor he had to tone things down, make it more videogame like. The composition is more complex but it loses a little of Neverhood's personality. Still the result feels like Donkey Kong Country on acid. It's a good jam.

#3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8XecssPb9k

#2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9BFMGjrJTI

#1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fnluOMVISc
(I'll never leave you)

BoomBots composed by... idk, maybe TST or someone hired to rip him off?
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

#3 or whatever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siH7kgkYJzE

#2 who cares

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgQV5fbDZkw

#1 ugh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmJvUTPJ2iM

Armikrog Terry Scott Taylor

I think this is Taylor's best work. It blends the absurdity of Neverhood while finding its own unique voice as an adventure game soundtrack.

#3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYFRcQDcoZg

#2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-XqzxplMzE

#1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDqxJPgPArg

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