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Title: Favorite video game music
Post by: noisyturtle on Fri, 06 March 2015, 20:06:55

What's your favorite video game music? It could be from an overall series or from one particular title.

I cast my vote for a toss up between the Castlevania series and the Mega Man series. No way to choose, they are both unmatched for catchy tunes IMO.

other great notable music -

Final Fantasy:

Probably the greatest standalone video game song ever?:

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: Flyersfan1 on Fri, 06 March 2015, 20:14:34

I'm sure I'll think of some others, but this one will always stand out for me.

Metal Gear Solid-The Best is Yet to Come (http://youtu.be/6miaTf1gF4g)

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: Evo_Spec on Fri, 06 March 2015, 20:16:55

Dude, this thread is gonna blow up. I have way too many that i could post.

The one that comes to mind right now is this.

Final Fantasy VIII - Eyes On Me (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNefNLOHVYk)

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: beehatch on Fri, 06 March 2015, 20:17:56

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Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: DrHubblePhD on Fri, 06 March 2015, 20:23:17

One of the most memorable soundtracks in my mind is from Bioshock, especially Bioshock Inifnite. The time period music, altered and modernized resonates with me constantly.

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: CPTBadAss on Fri, 06 March 2015, 20:24:17

I think Shatterhand has a very very underrated sountrack. And I'm a sucker for anything Zelda.

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: ApocalypseMaow on Fri, 06 March 2015, 20:29:48

Hands down ocarina of time, but then again almost any NES, SNES and 64 soundtrack is legit...

I really like all the artist for Hotline Miami as well! The mood of the music in that game is perfect!!!

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: cmadrid on Fri, 06 March 2015, 20:32:30

Final Fantasy series ftw.. but there are tons of great game soundtracks

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: noisyturtle on Fri, 06 March 2015, 20:35:15

Quote from: ApocalypseMaow on Fri, 06 March 2015, 20:29:48

but then again almost any 64 soundtrack is legit...

I must retort that 85% of N64 music sounds like it's being played through a yeti's ****ty *******.

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: Novus on Fri, 06 March 2015, 20:35:55

A bird story er wait no...

To the moon (there we go)

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: Snowdog993 on Fri, 06 March 2015, 20:41:37

My favorite favorite favorite game song is from Unreal.  Godown.umx.  Now it is overplayed everywhere.  You may remember it as the music that went with UT-99 on Deck16][.

Yep.

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: cmadrid on Fri, 06 March 2015, 20:46:00

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: Badwrench on Fri, 06 March 2015, 20:50:22

So many good ones, but my favorites are MegaMan 1 and 2, and Karnov

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: noisyturtle on Fri, 06 March 2015, 20:51:15

Almost forgot one of my favorite VG soundtracks of all time, Chrono Cross. A lot of people hate on the game, which is debatable, but you can't deny the beautiful and atmospheric music that lends an appropriately dream-like feel to the game. I would highly recommend downloading the soundtrack if you like Mitsuda's music, or simply love gorgeously lush soundscapes and rousing orchestrals.

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: derezzed on Fri, 06 March 2015, 20:57:39

God Hand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct9fs3ULVIo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct9fs3ULVIo)

No One Lives Forever
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SwqdNQ9vEk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SwqdNQ9vEk)

Mondo Grosso Shinin from Lumines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Sf2V2Raqtc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Sf2V2Raqtc)

Also, the music from The World Ends With You but only within the context of the game

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: ApocalypseMaow on Fri, 06 March 2015, 21:00:28

Quote from: noisyturtle on Fri, 06 March 2015, 20:35:15

Quote from: ApocalypseMaow on Fri, 06 March 2015, 20:29:48

but then again almost any 64 soundtrack is legit...

I must retort that 85% of N64 music sounds like it's being played through a yeti's ****ty *******.

lol!!! Well what I should've said was Mario 64 was good... That's about it  :))

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: trizkut on Fri, 06 March 2015, 21:00:45

FF6, Lufia II, Chrono Trigger

and surprisingly, bomberman 64

the dustforce OST is also fantastic

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: cmadrid on Fri, 06 March 2015, 21:02:01

Quote from: noisyturtle on Fri, 06 March 2015, 20:51:15

Almost forgot one of my favorite VG soundtracks of all time, Chrono Cross. A lot of people hate on the game, which is debatable, but you can't deny the beautiful and atmospheric music that lends an appropriately dream-like feel to the game. I would highly recommend downloading the soundtrack if you like Mitsuda's music, or simply love gorgeously lush soundscapes and rousing orchestrals.

ChronoTrigger for life! >_<

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: cmadrid on Fri, 06 March 2015, 21:02:32

Side note.. why does Square Enix have so much good music :O

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: Alex92 on Fri, 06 March 2015, 21:12:43

There are too many to pick just 1  :))
To name a couple: the whole Zelda series, Metroid Prime, Transistor, and Shovel Knight

Here are a few of my favorites from them:

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Dark World Theme

Metroid Prime - Credits Theme

Transistor - We All Become

Shovel Knight - Strike the Earth!

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: cmadrid on Fri, 06 March 2015, 21:16:17

http://bignic.bandcamp.com/album/zombies


Full soundtrack free to listen to!  With option to buy it from them if you like it.

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: slip84 on Fri, 06 March 2015, 21:20:26

Katamari Damacy series. Too good. Too weird.

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: Parak on Fri, 06 March 2015, 22:00:48

Wheeee.. in no particular order, and just those that spring to mind in a few minutes:

Monty on the Run (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EcgruWlXnQ)
Megaman 2 - Wily's Castle (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJRoRt155mA)
Tetris - Theme B (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VNyQgGSXzQ)
Tyrian 2000 - Asteroid Dance (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FwlHYbGRCk)
Total Annihilation - The March Unto Death (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2jS4ZaVOWA) (Too many other things to list by Jeremy Soule)
Ar Tonelico 3 - EXEC_COSMOFLIPS/. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zp6ml5bxzA)
FFX - To Zanarkand (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1JgIg38QBU)
Mass Effect 2 - Suicide Mission (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTsD2FjmLsw)
Kirby - Green Greens (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i5lL7Jf84E)
Castlevania - Bloody Tears (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n7RvfwVCjY)
VVVVVV - Positive Force (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp3qiOKuEBM)
Super Hexagon - Courtesy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdevHGHBQh0)

Edit bonus: Red Alert 3 Theme - Soviet March (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDQ7hXMLxGc)

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: Evo_Spec on Fri, 06 March 2015, 22:02:10

This thread is getting awesome quick.

Frog's Theme: Chrono Trigger Music (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5FFDj7vH6E)

Katamari on the Swing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwmDUVxBxA0)

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: Evo_Spec on Fri, 06 March 2015, 22:08:15

Tifa's Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x20TtbnUJ3E)

Aerith's Theme (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vCKFeO3nNs)

Cloud's Smile (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS32hGl-bBU)

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: katushkin on Fri, 06 March 2015, 22:24:45

Original Pokemon music.

Red Alert Soundtrack

First 3 Halo games.

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: noisyturtle on Fri, 06 March 2015, 22:26:11

Here's my vote for most disturbing track of all time, My Heaven for the original Silent Hill:

I can't listen to this without my skin crawling, everything about it is distressing. God damn, when that banging metal comes in *shudder

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: Lanx on Fri, 06 March 2015, 23:06:32

Whose baller enough to put game music into their wedding?

ffviii - eyes on me was for cake cutting

ffx - to zanarkand was just one of the songs, too sad to play as a 1st dance song

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: Melvang on Fri, 06 March 2015, 23:16:48

Gonna be hard to top this one in my book

Paint it black done by Mick Jagger for Twisted Metal Black

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 06 March 2015, 23:20:31

Is anyone looking into fixing youtube linking for firefox?

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: CPTBadAss on Fri, 06 March 2015, 23:36:42

Guys please shove this in your earholes repeatedly. It's insanely funky.

Chemical Zone Plant is incredible.

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: Melvang on Fri, 06 March 2015, 23:57:47

Quote from: tp4tissue on Fri, 06 March 2015, 23:20:31

Is anyone looking into fixing youtube linking for firefox?

I though it was because of the httpS, I get the same issues on chrome.

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 07 March 2015, 00:05:18

Quote from: Melvang on Fri, 06 March 2015, 23:57:47

Quote from: tp4tissue on Fri, 06 March 2015, 23:20:31

Is anyone looking into fixing youtube linking for firefox?

I though it was because of the httpS, I get the same issues on chrome.

ah ok.. ic.. i disabled the firefox protection for this page, and it's showing up now.

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: trizkut on Sat, 07 March 2015, 00:06:31

Quote from: Melvang on Fri, 06 March 2015, 23:57:47

Quote from: tp4tissue on Fri, 06 March 2015, 23:20:31

Is anyone looking into fixing youtube linking for firefox?

I though it was because of the httpS, I get the same issues on chrome.

It has to do with the fact that the youtube tags in SMF on this forum don't support https, and browsers by default won't show 'insecure' content on an https connection (which GH is now).  I'm sure there's an update for this particular mod (bbcode) out there that fixes this issue, but it hasn't been done yet.

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: fknraiden on Sat, 07 March 2015, 00:09:34

I actually just got out of a symphony event where they played video game music with game footage on a huge screen at the Oregon Symphony. Castlevania and halo were my favorites

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: Art of Payce on Sat, 07 March 2015, 00:27:43

Running VGM Music Pick Awards, AoP-approved:

noisyturtle
+1 Baba Yetu by Christopher Tin (hope for humanity)

Evo_Spec
+1 Eyes On Me from FFVIII by Faye Wong (1000% nostalgia)

cmadrid
+1 Prelude from FFXIV by Nobuo Uematsu (classic start, ofc)

derezzed
+1 SHININ' by Mondo Grosso (lightspeed driving music)

trizkut
+1 Dustforce OST (Massive 8-bit. Thanks for the intro!)

Alex92
+1 We All Become from Transistor OST (James Bond-y OST, thanks)

Parak
+1 To Zanarkand from FFX by Live Orchestra, Japan '05 (as expected, a work of Nobuo Uematsu)

Lanx
+1 Baller status for playing FF VGM on wedding day (gg)

CPTBA
+1 Super Soul Bros. (feel the funk, don't fake it)

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: Sifo on Sat, 07 March 2015, 00:31:54

My 2 TB of Touhou

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: slickmamba on Sat, 07 March 2015, 00:36:48

Quote from: Evo_Spec on Fri, 06 March 2015, 20:16:55

Dude, this thread is gonna blow up. I have way too many that i could post.

The one that comes to mind right now is this.

Final Fantasy VIII - Eyes On Me (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNefNLOHVYk)

yes

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: Art of Payce on Sat, 07 March 2015, 00:41:51

Some of my epic and deep favorites:

I Was Born for This by Austin Wintory from Journey OST

Hills of Radiant Wind from NieR Gestalt & Replicant OST

Kline's Dream from Alundra

Staff Roll (Credits Theme) from Tekken Tag Tournament

Atop the World by flashygoodness from Tower of Heaven OST

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: derezzed on Sat, 07 March 2015, 00:57:33

The Secret of Monkey Island (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DL6HYGwEwM)

more Monkey Island (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fj5pIpjS14)

Diablo music from Tristram village (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvvXsreyo30)  Stay a while and listen

soundtrack to the original Zork (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4mHPeMGTJM)

I would recommend the soundtrack to Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan, but I'm not sure how well the music stands up outside of the game.

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: foxer on Sat, 07 March 2015, 01:20:26

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater was the one that first came to mind. Although Final Fantasy has some great songs on, also.

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: Art of Payce on Sat, 07 March 2015, 01:27:10

Quote from: foxer on Sat, 07 March 2015, 01:20:26

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater was the one that first came to mind. Although Final Fantasy has some great songs on, also.

Superman by Goldfinger from Tony Hawk's Pro Skater

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: baldgye on Sat, 07 March 2015, 01:42:49

Quote from: Flyersfan1 on Fri, 06 March 2015, 20:14:34

I'm sure I'll think of some others, but this one will always stand out for me.

Metal Gear Solid-The Best is Yet to Come (http://youtu.be/6miaTf1gF4g)

This, but I would add:
Metal Gear Solid - Introduction (http://youtu.be/24JbSVa6Sds)
Metal Gear Solid 2 - Arsenal's Guts (http://youtu.be/58V7XDgIB2c) <- one of the best prices of music ever made for a game IMO.
It's creepy, high tech sounding and is a perfect fit for the game. It's amazingly well placed in the coolest most mind bending part of one of the best games ever made.

Quote from: katushkin on Fri, 06 March 2015, 22:24:45

Original Pokemon music.

Red Alert Soundtrack

First 3 Halo games.

With you on Pokemon, I actualy spent like a week listening to nothing but the RA2 OST, some proper awesome tracks

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: foxer on Sat, 07 March 2015, 02:20:24

Why can't I see YouTube vids?! ;_;

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: Art of Payce on Sat, 07 March 2015, 02:25:31

Note for Chrome users who can't see embedded Youtube videos: See the right end of the address bar. There's a little gray shield. Click it. Click "Load unsafe scripts". Voila. (Have to do it repeatedly though. Limitations of outdated board code, I suppose.)

Ken's Theme from Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo

New York City from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Hyperstone Heist

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: foxer on Sat, 07 March 2015, 02:47:31

<3

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: noisyturtle on Sat, 07 March 2015, 03:37:55

some of that X dank:

sanic '70s style remix of Star Light Zone. This and Chemical Plant Zone are my favorite Sonic tunes:

More proof Castlevania is the best:

and of course a classic:

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: Art of Payce on Sat, 07 March 2015, 18:09:03

Final Fantasy Drop

Wish (FFXIII-2, Main Theme) by Masashi Hamauzu

Balamb Garden (FFVIII) by Nobuo Uematsu

Because You're Here (FFXIII) by Sayuri Sugawara

Breezy (FFVIII) by Nobuo Uematsu

Legend of the Great Forest (FFV, Japanese Ver.) by Nobuo Uematsu

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: Lu_e on Sun, 08 March 2015, 14:36:30

Older stuff plz, my childhood;  :rolleyes:  :-[  :'(  :D

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: Sygaldry on Sun, 08 March 2015, 14:50:27

Skyrim soundtrack anyone?

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: pichu23 on Sun, 08 March 2015, 15:12:49

PS1 : Harvest Moon Back to the Nature.

PC : Bastion.

Just a few on top oh my head atm. But yeah... pretty sweet stuff esp that Harvest Moon one.

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: Art of Payce on Mon, 09 March 2015, 19:46:34

I've been really disappointed in the weather lately. This should add some color to the skies.

Chasing All My Dreams (Ridge Racer 6) by Hiroshi Okubo feat. Sunny Hilden

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: paicrai on Mon, 09 March 2015, 19:48:17

quick shoutout dont hum your favourite songs or youtube will send killsassins after you

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: R1N3 on Mon, 09 March 2015, 20:40:59

Sword & Sworcery for all mah indie adventurers

Title: Re: Favorite video game music
Post by: Art of Payce on Mon, 09 March 2015, 21:31:08

I can't believe I forgot to include this in my Final Fantasy drop...

Theme of Love (Final Fantasy IV) by Uyama Hiroto