Video Game Music (Clever Bullshit Goes Here)

lostwords

also, how can we talk about videogame soundtracks without mentioning ridge racer 4 mang

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NReis4goOwc

The_Scarab

The answer you were looking for is Timespitters 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xsh2_FE0a_A

Or for more serious music

Skies of Arcadia on the Dreamcast (Gamecube port has terrible compressed midi music)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GMMFJc-mUo&feature=related

An incredibly fun RPG with great music that I recommend to anyone.

Rampant Entity

I remember I would hum Chrono Chross' opening theme all the time when I was younger.

Moriveth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1qb6d_i3To

FrylockHolmes

I never played it, but Stubbs the Zombie is meant to have a good soundtrack

like this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4_XDhLsg1A

Rampant Entity

Axelay had some kickass tunes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDSj9S8aMUY

As well as Actraiser.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye5MhheCoE4

Nearly forgot Castlevania.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv-jkCOmVDM

Lasbrook

Thirding Silent Hill (so damn good, seriously):

Spoiler:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHnAiaumbu8

And seconding the hell out of Guilty Gear:

Spoiler:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEv358gc1dc

Surprised no one has mentioned Castle Crashers yet.

Spoiler:

And Finally Devil May Cry:

Spoiler:

Cristoval

This thread also needs Banjo-Kazooie up ins.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXoaTcf_3vo

The music wrapped the entire glorious package of BK together with a neat little bow.

Shorty

Psychonauts had a great soundtrack. It was very Danny Elfman. I should look and see if he composed it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OonFqZIN5vQ

t Lasbrook: You're Not Here is fucking great.

Zeguna

Second Sight had some really good music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ul2NyjERvU&feature=related

Weaver

Silent Hill full conversion mod for Dead or Alive make it so

DrIanMalcolm

Michael Giacchino should be mentioned more.

Here's a video showing the orchestra record the main theme for Secret Weapons Over Normandy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm_rt2a1Rmk

Bedigunz

I'm surprised the boss theme from Blue Dragon didn't make the OP

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHGIBfdi-pM

Seriously, the first time you hear it you think it's ridiculous.

Then about 10 hours into the game, you hear enter an encounter, hear the beginning drums, and get pumped to kick some ass.

The Otaku Suppository

I really enjoyed the music from Gears 2. Steve Jablonsky did a fantastic job.

Gears of War 2 - Unexpected Changes

Gears of War 2 - Finale

The theme from Mirror's Edge is so damn infectious.

Mirror's Edge - Still Alive

And my personal all-time favorite

Medal of Honor: European Assault - Dogs of War

Medal of Honor: European Assault

Makes you wanna go save Private Ryan your damn self

Keith

Shorty wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bquCy9QbIms

The faux guitar solo at 0:43 wrecks face.

this is probably the only song I could name the level of upon hearing

just because of the hadouken

cj iwakura

My favorite battle music for any RPG, ever, and definitely the hardest:

Battle For Survival

From the same series, for ambient:

Muladhara


Shoji Meguro's rapidly becoming one of my favorite composers, because he loves using hard rock in his music, and then for Persona, he comes up with stuff like this:

Mass Destruction

And of course, the opening to the best SMT game there is:

Nocturne


As for Guilty Gear XX, can't go wrong with the Korean version's OST(done by the metal band NeXT)

Pillars of the Underworld

Antimatter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US_TKDfnnGM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yccKvWnh3U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkkmrqks7eM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTKoS5m6ObQ
I happen to like these songs.

Meissnerd

You can't go wrong with Guilty Gear, EVER

Speakeasy

Not enough Silent Hill

Spoiler:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZOEUXXPxYE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aalI-pmhgb4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROYxmtx6i24

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RELNJFomlHE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpExfM_pVjM

Peas

Guys

GUYS

darksteel

I forgot which artist or band made this, but Ozar Midrashim in Soul Reaver was the shit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=126HmI5xPzs

ASimPerson

Chrono Tigger's 600 AD theme is the best overworld theme ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hELte7HgL2Y

Good piano version: http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01040/

cj iwakura

ASimPerson wrote: »

Chrono Tigger's 600 AD theme is the best overworld theme ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hELte7HgL2Y

Good piano version: http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01040/

While that is quite good, I'll see your Chrono Trigger, and respond with Chrono Cross':

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leFTNSTt1MU

Anjin-San

Veretas wrote: »

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old snake is probably some of my favorite game music, period

what was the name of that song playing in the one scene where

Spoiler:

snake crawls through the microwave

because jesus christ

Jurg

Bedigunz wrote: »

I'm surprised the boss theme from Blue Dragon didn't make the OP

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHGIBfdi-pM

Seriously, the first time you hear it you think it's ridiculous.

Then about 10 hours into the game, you hear enter an encounter, hear the beginning drums, and get pumped to kick some ass.

I've never even played the game, and I was going to post this. It's so ridiculously bad it's awesome.

cj iwakura wrote: »

Shoji Meguro's rapidly becoming one of my favorite composers, because he loves using hard rock in his music, and then for Persona, he comes up with stuff like this:

Mass Destruction

I love this song, and I better have. This game took like 90 hours to beat.

My stepmother, on the other hand, HATES this song, just because she heard it so much over the course of me playing.

Joy

And this song was awesome. It happened every time you were being a cool dude and/or pimping. I always whistle this after conversations.

Godfather

San Francisco Rush 2049 had the perfect driving music. Fit the game like a glove I say:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo_0ekFzE98

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJoyOaafCbU&feature=related

The delivery at 2:44 on this last one was aces:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqwxFeqX-Z0

cj iwakura

Ah, racing music. How could I forget Yuzo Koshiro's stuff for Wangan Midnight:

Maximum Tune 2 - Fun Loving Spirit

Maximum Tune 2 - Destination Blackout

I guess I can't mention YK without bringing up Etrian Odyssey, so this'll have to do:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxYqhU_YNKQ

I can't find any of the stratum music, which is really his best work.

FCD

ASimPerson wrote: »

Chrono Tigger's 600 AD theme is the best overworld theme ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hELte7HgL2Y

Good piano version: http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01040/

While that is quite nice, and I do love CT, I have to disagree as FFIV has the best overworld theme.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5sf3CZWKvA&feature=PlayList&p=9D38479F038D1696&index=10

Clint Eastwood

I quite enjoyed the tune during the credits in Mass Effect.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG6DEW-PQMA

Also, my favorite cheesy video game buttrock.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17_0uO5h0kU

Rinder

Uggh the Golden Saucer theme. Thank god the rest of the soundtrack wasn't that bad.

tony_important

Ummmm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpFFzWPzA2c

Any song in this game is top notch.

YaYa

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HANGING ON THE EDGE OF TOMORROW


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Moriveth

Oh yeah, and Carmageddon 2 had Iron Maiden. That's not original music, yes, but it is fucking awesome and fits the game perfectly!

iusehappymod

Has anyone talked about The Neverhood yet?

Moriveth

iusehappymod wrote: »

Has anyone talked about The Neverhood yet?

Yes, I mentioned it on the first page.

But let's mention it again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXQ2lvgpHiE

Matatat

cj iwakura wrote: »

Persona Music

Fuck yes!

I always really liked this:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=qRWfnrsP6Do&feature=related

Maybe because of how much I played the damn thing

Absolutely loved the Mass Effect credits too

iusehappymod

I have the soundtrack, and have made several delectable ringtones out of it.

Snork

Hearing that Hiroki Kikuta wrote all of SD3 locked in a room just like going at it makes me respect him even more. That is probably one of my favorite video game scores.

Goatmon

If we're doing a game music thread, I gotta bring up Zelda.

Particularly the two tunes that come up at the end of Majora's Mask, during the last confontation with the Skull Kid.

Summoning the 4 Giants, at 2:05, and To the Moon, at 4:41

(Just click the links below if you don't feel like watching the video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vFbPsmsnDw

Calling the Four Giants

To the Moon

Meissnerd

cj iwakura wrote: »

ASimPerson wrote: »

Chrono Tigger's 600 AD theme is the best overworld theme ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hELte7HgL2Y

Good piano version: http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01040/

While that is quite good, I'll see your Chrono Trigger, and respond with Chrono Cross':

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leFTNSTt1MU

Yeah, seriously. This is the best overworld theme ever. The strings always get me.