Recommend: Jazzy/instrumental ambient music

cj iwakura

I really like this stuff.

Some key examples of tracks I like fall under the RPG music category, but don't be limited to that.
(Of course, bonus if it comes from that genre.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2E5oXRWnPY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql5mDTw4RTc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m60CE7o5ek

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HONEMDSo17Y&feature=related

Iruka

Honestly I would recommend any of the older Final Fantasy soundtracks. As you get older, the more midi-like the quality will become, the newer, the less awesome and well composed. The sweet spot is 7-10. Leans more to ambient than Jazzy. One of my favorites is Besiad Island:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNRaXqbAuFE

Even more Midi is crono trigger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px_hDnO9tDk

You can find good OC remixes of those songs for less 8-bit sound

Even more etheral is Crystal chronicals, but its maybe more folksy than you'd like.


Maybe Xploding plastic, for the non game route:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M47Bsg6Bt3M

Not a peaceful, but more up beat ans jazzy (I know lots more like this if you like it)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQOYRaaSIvs&feature=related

cj iwakura

Folksy is good, I love Witcher's OST. And Zeal is one of my favorite tracks.

BoomShake

The god of smooth ambient beats: Nujabes
The Samurai Champloo Soundtrack is almost all instrumental. His other albums are phenomenal as well though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O0kuoiAm2A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkYfx8qD1yM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnL3aTVQS9k

Iruka

Well crystal chronicals (the original) had some beautiful tracks:
but it goes from this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5Re2ZEwq-Y
to This:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1BQQlozhzs&p=423F708AFA5D955B
so its not always peaceful. Theres a youtube playlist, if you want to go through the tracks.

Some other quantic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcbleiaHJ3I

And some bonobo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYZA7pn6WM4


If you like Chrono Trigger, I assume you also have Secret of Mana as well? If not, also some good music.

Mike Danger

I'm a big fan of this guy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkID259HIJY