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Not of the Pops: Videogame Music NSF56k
desperaterobots
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(Apologies in advance if this threads already happened, I couldn't find it anywhere.)
The music you listen to when you play video games can utterly affect your experience. Who can forget the long list of playlist suggestions to crank while fucking up zombies in Dead Rising?
But this is more about the composers whose work is appreciated but for the most part unknown; the work of the video game composer. When I loaded up Hexic on my 360 for the first time in a while just how fantastic the music is in this game. I don't even know what genre it would fit in to exactly, but the word 'ambient' certainly comes to mind. I stopped playing, turned the tv off, shut my eyes and just listened. These guys need more credit. Do they have a band? A CD?
I've noticed that with a lot of games, there is now a trend towards the realistic (no music at all) or the cinematic (climactic orchestral music at the right moments). I think it's unfortunate that we might be seeing the end of repetitive, hypnotic electronic blips. Is writing a catchy background tune becoming unstylish?
Other excellent background music tracks that I can think of:
(Warning: Most links go to YouTube and I make no guarantee that they are Spoiler Free.)
The ambient score from Rainbox Six Vegas. Tends toward the more 'cinematic' end of the background music spectrum, but the music in this game really successfully builds tension and it's a good example of dynamic scoring. This game would be less engaging without it.
Hear some 24-style tension building background music here.
Shinin' from Lumines (obviously!)
Hear it here.
The entire score from The Dig. I remember this as being the first video game whose music I wanted to buy on CD.
Hear some here.
'Ice Cap' Zone of Sonic 3 and the First Boss music of Sonic 1.
Hear some amazing guy play Ice Cap Zone on Piano here. And the Sonic 1 boss music here. Dig that electro bass.
I also hear Michael Jackson might have had something to do with Sonic's music? Here's a Youtube "Documentary" about it.
'That god damn ditty' from Alex The Kidd on Master System. Not necessarily good music, but damn it if it's not catchy. I regularly quote this games first level music to annoy my work colleagues who inevitably get it stuck in their heads.
Oh god it's infecting my ears with it's impossible melody!
If you need to click those links to hear the music, truly, I am shocked. What's your favourite game music and why does it work? Link us! Share the goodness.
The music you listen to when you play video games can utterly affect your experience. Who can forget the long list of playlist suggestions to crank while fucking up zombies in Dead Rising?
But this is more about the composers whose work is appreciated but for the most part unknown; the work of the video game composer. When I loaded up Hexic on my 360 for the first time in a while just how fantastic the music is in this game. I don't even know what genre it would fit in to exactly, but the word 'ambient' certainly comes to mind. I stopped playing, turned the tv off, shut my eyes and just listened. These guys need more credit. Do they have a band? A CD?
I've noticed that with a lot of games, there is now a trend towards the realistic (no music at all) or the cinematic (climactic orchestral music at the right moments). I think it's unfortunate that we might be seeing the end of repetitive, hypnotic electronic blips. Is writing a catchy background tune becoming unstylish?
Other excellent background music tracks that I can think of:
(Warning: Most links go to YouTube and I make no guarantee that they are Spoiler Free.)
The ambient score from Rainbox Six Vegas. Tends toward the more 'cinematic' end of the background music spectrum, but the music in this game really successfully builds tension and it's a good example of dynamic scoring. This game would be less engaging without it.
Hear some 24-style tension building background music here.
Shinin' from Lumines (obviously!)
Hear it here.
The entire score from The Dig. I remember this as being the first video game whose music I wanted to buy on CD.
Hear some here.
'Ice Cap' Zone of Sonic 3 and the First Boss music of Sonic 1.
Hear some amazing guy play Ice Cap Zone on Piano here. And the Sonic 1 boss music here. Dig that electro bass.
I also hear Michael Jackson might have had something to do with Sonic's music? Here's a Youtube "Documentary" about it.
'That god damn ditty' from Alex The Kidd on Master System. Not necessarily good music, but damn it if it's not catchy. I regularly quote this games first level music to annoy my work colleagues who inevitably get it stuck in their heads.
Oh god it's infecting my ears with it's impossible melody!
If you need to click those links to hear the music, truly, I am shocked. What's your favourite game music and why does it work? Link us! Share the goodness.
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GRAW has some awesome music that plays in multiplayer mode when you're about to get killed or kill someone.
I need to open it I suppose.
All those little beeps and boops strung together for joy and awesomeness.
In no particular order.
Nothing's forgotten, nothing is ever forgotten
WoW, Shogo Moblie Armor Division and Mafia are close behind.
"How pathetic, they must really want to die flying those Z-95 Headhunters"
"Historians exercise great power and some of them know it. They recreate the past, changing it to fit their own interpretations. Thus, they change the future as well." - Leto II
It was really the first game I bothered to put into my cd player just for the music.
Command and Conquer: Red Alert (yes, Hell March, I'm looking at you)
Hero's Quest 1 (Erana's Peace and such)
Most anything by Jeremy Soule...
We do the great game music thread every once in awhile, and I always mention Interstate 76, but I want to see some custom soundtrack suggestions too. Some games and songs were just meant to be together.
Also, if someone can post the website with the I76 soundtrack on it I will be extremely grateful. Someone stole the CD out of my car.
Overall, Sacrifice had some amazing music. Not at all the hollywood-esque or classical themes you hear in other games.
Much more tribal, and much more colourful.
I think I agree. I still have the edition of NOLF that included the 10 extra "NOLF-inspired" tracks...good stuff.
Also, NOLF was a better game.
Let 'em eat fucking pineapples!
For DDS it's Muladhara, Nocturne's overworld, Persona 2's city music, P3's school music, I could keep any of the above on repeat for hours.
And I love Shinin' from Lumines. I wish I could find a single other song as good as that in the OST.
(Then again, I've only gotten about 12 songs in.)
Absolutely have to show love to the music games. No other genre around lives on the talents of a composer more than that. Space Channel 5 tops the list for me, but the Harmonix team(Freq/Amp-era), Andamiro, and Konami all lay down some great beats, too.
Also, Dragon Force. Mostly Junon, Reinhart, and Mikhal's overworld music, though all eight have their charms.
(Which reminds me of Albert Odyssey's. Epic OST.)