No, THIS is the best: your favourite bits of game music. READ THE OP.

The Cheese

That cover of Storm Eagle is pretty good, but Powerglove is unstoppable:

Spoiler:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYvrh-oTR8s

Helloween

After us scum in Europe finally got Vesperia I've enjoyed this one

Fury Sparks

Opium

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79CbWTEIfyM

Kasanagi

The Cheese wrote: »

That cover of Storm Eagle is pretty good, but Powerglove is unstoppable:

Spoiler:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYvrh-oTR8s

Awesome cover. I think what I like about Batistao's work (the storm eagle I posted) is that it stays very close to the "original sound". While I like a good cover with a change-up, I've found that my favorites are the ones that stay as close to the original song as possible.

I've seen the "dear friends" FF symphony concert, years ago. VERY good stuff, totally worth the money.

Final Fantasy IX - Vamo' alla flamenco

Spoiler:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQEU_AfRIjs&fmt=18

This is as close as I could find to what I heard at the concert, and it's one of my favorite FF tracks ever. I was very pleased that they played this. They also did a track from FFX that I didn't recognize, and of course, they did One-winged angel (even an encore performance of it). If I recall correctly, they also did "Dancing mad" from FFVI, but it wasn't as popular as the later stuff. I loved it D:

DisruptorX2

Kasanagi wrote: »

F-Zero - Big Blue Theme (this may have already been posted, or something similar. This particular cover of it is my favorite though)

Spoiler:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AvTPNQnBSo&fmt=18

I don't have my F-Zero X avatar/sig up anymore, but yeah, F-Zero has great music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Fd-A53UUfo&feature=related

MinionOfCthulhu

Playing through Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story reminded me that the series as a whole has some great music.

The first game, Superstar Saga:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5AOHgi2IIE&feature=PlayList&p=8C384E8347EBDB12&index=14
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEdfp96zYik&feature=PlayList&p=8C384E8347EBDB12&index=23

The second game, Partners in Time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwvgfLkqdB8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPpTX8Ll0gU

The third game, Bowser's Inside Story:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtC0U5ZCUG8&feature=PlayList&p=ADBC38577C267C76&index=29
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DY7fOOU-sJA&feature=PlayList&p=ADBC38577C267C76&index=27

Mechanical

I figured the soundtrack for ODST would be good, but I'm really loving this bit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a70h0cX8AMM

SteevL

I did a search for Freedom Fighters music in the thread and was surprised no one posted anything. They did an excellent job with the music in that game; it's one of the few times I've bought a game's soundtrack. For those who aren't familiar with it, Freedom Fighters takes place in New York during a Russian invasion, and you're one of the people fighting back. Here's the title theme:

Spoiler:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_as-AjE1bao&fmt=18

It was released on PS2, Gamecube, Xbox, and PC.

Skab

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_LXeDg3_TM

Foefaller

Skab wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_LXeDg3_TM

Damnit, now I must FINALLY get Castle Crashers!, and I'm still trying to get through DA:O too!

Jawa

Monkey Island: Opening Theme

Spoiler:

If this hasn't been mentioned already for shame.
Every Monkey Island game has had a phenomenal soundtrack, The steel drums, flutes and whistles fit the atmosphere so perfectly.

Flippy_D

I believe I posted that one personally.

But you can't ever have too much of it!

Alfred J. Kwak

I recently discovered that I quite like this boss theme from Tales of Eternia.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRdPFn2ZPhs

Gilder

I can't find it because I don't know the specific name for it, but can somebody post the music that plays in Katamari Forever when you're talking to Robo-King? I just love that song.

Anyway I'm sure its been posted, as it better have but search shows nothing and I won't look through 30 pages, but LoM is one of my favorite games and has probably my favorite soundtrack ever.

Spoiler:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdxoZyhwy8I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6QCNRRA1x0&feature=related

And the fucking extreme boss music.

Spoiler:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XCbqHXZaKw

Sorenson

I was trollin' around last night and made the rather awesome discovery that the folks who did the original Mother soundtrack also did a real spiffed-up instrumental and vocal version of it, and man, it's just so nice.

Pollyanna (I Believe in You)
Wisdom of the World
Eight Melodies

As cringy as the vocals sometimes get, the whole of it's just so sweet and down to the core of what the game was aiming at in the first place that it's just one gigantic every time I hear some of this stuff.

...

Spoiler:

Interesting fact: Eight Melodies was recorded with the St. Paul's Cathedral choir, which while certainely effective is extremily strange considering that Nintendo's cockblocked England on every single direct Mother game.

Johnny Chopsocky

'The Darkness' a few years back had some great music by Gustaf Grefberg. Shame Youtube doesn't have much of it.

The main theme's up, though, and it's pretty good.

Syphyre

Since this thread is ALMOST a year old and still going, I must post a couple more songs from a VERY unrepresented game in this thread.

Valkyrie Profile - Through a Thin Haze

Valkyrie Profile - The Name of his People is Fear

MinionOfCthulhu

Gilder wrote: »

And the fucking extreme boss music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XCbqHXZaKw

Wasn't a fan of the game, but the music was fantastic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDg2z0iys7Q&feature=PlayList&p=D2DBD4902CF76A45&index=38

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aNcqCYCJKk&feature=PlayList&p=D2DBD4902CF76A45&index=22

Flippy_D

spoiler tags please, gents!

NickTheNewbie

Hey so have you guys hear of this music and gaming festival thing i keep SPAMMING YOU with? Well the final band list and near final guest list has been announced, and there are some god damn awesome video game cover bands playing (like The OneUps and Metroid Metal), and cool guests like sid meier and jon st. john (voice of duke nukem).


Check check check it out http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?p=11838922

HenryVape

RISE FROM YOUR GRAVE THREAD! RIIIISE!

Since i love game music(and music in general), love to share my favourite tracks and hear other peoples favourites. I just felt that it would be a shame to have this thead die completly and vanish into obscurity. Besides, its now 1 year and 4 days(at the time of writing)
old!
So i guess i should share some favourites then.

Spoiler:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2uBg7excT4
I love this part of the game, and this track is part of the reason.I felt like it fit really well with the area. Though it was extremly frustrating on veteran when the ai partner spazzed out infront of the gatling guns, and i imagine its hell on proffesional.

Spoiler:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvZyfYjuLdU
My favourite track in soul calibur 2, and on the coolest stage.

Spoiler:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaxeTuuo-74&feature=related
I havent actually played OOE yet, but i remember hearing this song in the trailer.

Spoiler:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62HoIMZ8xAE
I just love those shouts, and its so damn catchy. A friend of me had this game and we spent weeks playing it.

Spoiler:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Yq8-UFz0CA&feature=related
Probably one of my favourite MGS tunes, and one of my favourite boss themes. I think i heard an orchestrated version in MGS4 on the ipod once, but ive never heard it again.:cry:

Spoiler:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YpNs9oAIRU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6antggGlH8&feature=related
I dont think sentinels of brokilon is actually in the game anywhere, but its so good i decided to add it anyway.

Spoiler:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7nkvV-kgZA
I just love the beginning, its like whoever made this just threw together all the instruments he could find and tried to get them to fit together somehow. I havent actually played this game so i dont know if the rest of the music in the game is like this, or if the game is any good at all.

Reznik

I just started playing AoE II again recently and I never realized before how great the soundtrack is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kSB_v1e7Gc

Uncle_Balsamic

AoE II was amazing in so many ways. I love the music.

Flippy_D

'Tis. I posted some earlier on; not that piece though.

I really like the melancholy string piece from MW2, but blowed if I can find it.

Cantido

Last boss metal is the best kind of metal.

Diva

JJ

Wow, what a nostalgia bomb this thread is. This thread is pretty big so I hope it hasn't been mentioned. Favorite bit starts nearly a minute in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgr5N-c1Vf0&feature=related

chipman

Got two piano arrangements here, along with their originals incase you were enough of a fool to miss either of them when you played these games (you did play them right?):

Okami - Wep'keer

Spoiler:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G591aa5J5ho

Spoiler:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RfBLMLQPys

Love the Okami piano collections for the nuts jazzy sections

Final Fantasy VII - Fighting

Spoiler:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY1Vetd7OCs

Spoiler:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CGjHexqqRs&feature=PlayList&p=F35A6EACD68C1C2C&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=4

Just plain awesome arrangement

Now to see if my youtube links work properly...

Foefaller

chipman wrote: »

Got two piano arrangements here, along with their originals incase you were enough of a fool to miss either of them when you played these games (you did play them right?):

Now to see if my youtube links work properly...

just but [.url][/.url] (minus the ".") around them, and they should work.

EDIT: nevermind.... uhhh...

Spoiler:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDGBUp25i8U&feature=related

cj iwakura

Let's get some epic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47d3DPXhanY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaFLgXYKC2E&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RERxFXPYo9M&feature=related


This game was scored by a practical dream team of composers, including Yuzo Koshiro and Motoi Sakuraba.


And for something different:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmwPCpl3jrU

(The song's called Flying, from Shikigami 2.)

Alfred J. Kwak

I said this in the NSMB Wii thread already, but the new castle music is awesome (a remix from Super Mario World).

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

GreasyKidsStuff

This is one of my favourite Twilight Princess tracks, makes me think of Ocarina of Time for obvious reasons.

Spoiler:

Foefaller

So... If it's late enough to do NSMBWii, is it late enough for Assassin's Creed 2?

LET'S FIND OUT

Spoiler:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBUiu_m70KQ&fmt=18

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psJx4rKoCKY&fmt=18

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ArYwQ1d9ck&fmt=18

etdragon

SNES - Earthbound - Krakken Battle Music

Spoiler:

KRAKKEN!

Foefaller

Sorry to bring up more AC2 so soon, but aparently I forgot one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3udu4SUsIc&fmt=18

Last one, promise!

Alfred J. Kwak

Nah, the soundtrack is really good, I quite dig "Flight over Venecia" myself.

Flippy_D

Someone post that melancholy MW2 track goddammit.

It plays during the bridge special op and I think on the bit where you-know-what invades you-know-who.

Bartholamue

Man, I love this tune

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXX1_Effs_Y

Seriously, I can listen to this forever. Why did the composer only work on one game/ It boggles my mind.

Johnny Chopsocky

I know that it's not orchestral, but dammit sometimes a licensed song hits you JUST RIGHT and associates itself forever with the game.

One of those moments?

Spoiler:

'Rusty Cage' in the Road Rash intro

The Lurker

I always enjoyed this piece. Would always get it stuck in my head and made me quite sad to beat the level.

Commander Keen 5 - Wednesday at the Beach

Spoiler:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmKjw_3BPso

Darksier

I believe someone was searching for this song.

The Spec Ops mission "Suspension" from Modern Warfare 2.

Spoiler:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCZvFH_xqB4

This is probably my favorite track from MW2.