Name your favorite video game soundtrack

[Miho]

I'm just curious. Mine is the Mega Man 2 soundtrack.

[hitmonlee]

sonic. OG.

[Deep_Sea_Rain]

The Ico and Shadow Of The Colossus soundtracks are stellar, virtually any Metroid game's soundtrack, oh, and Kirby games have very infectious tunes.

Mass Effect's title screen music is also the win.

[Miho]

sonic. OG.

Which game?

DSR, I was listening to the Shadow of the Colossus soundtrack recently, and I liked it. Kow Otani is the composer of that game. He is great. I like his recent work on the Shakugan no Shana II soundtrack.

[Auton]

Marble Madness
EA World Games (for commadore 64)
Super Mario World 2- Yoshi's Island
Quest for Glory II- Trial by Fire
Quest for Glory III- Wages of War
Quest for Glory IV- Shadows of Darkness
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Kirby's Dreamland
LeChuck's Revenge- Monkey Island 2
the Curse of Monkey Island
Space Quest III- The Pirates of Pestulon
Space Quest V- The Next Mutation
King's Quest IV- The Perils of Rosella
King's Quest V- Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!
Earthworm Jim
the Legend of Zelda- Ocarina of Time
Super Mario Bros 3

[Miho]

Nice selection. Ocarina of Time and Super Mario Bros 3 are classics. Have you heard the remix of the flying ship music in Super Mario Galaxy? Tis awesome.

[Auton]

that i have not. i really want to play that game, havent heard any of the music.

and i'll add

King's Quest 6- Heir Today Gone Tomorrow
and
Super Mario Land 2- 6 Golden Coins

[Bob]

marble muthafuckin madness

[paul jones]

PAC-MAN original arcade

[Big Gus]

Cant believe no ones mentioned Streets of Rage! Especially 2.

I like all that guy's game music. Jet Set Radio is another favourite.

[BBboy20]

No More Heroes

Just one of them

[Junker]

Rock and Roll Racing
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
Super Mario World
Streets of Rage
Golden Axe

[taquitos]

castlevania
a boy and his blob
kid icarus
ninja gaiden
contra
ff3
metroid


and of course megamans and marios and zeldas

(particularly the return of the king theme that plays during the end sequence in LTTP, aside from the other, more obvious examples)

[Junker]

Well, The Metal Gear Solid series have a nice soundtrack too. I love the song that plays on the presentation of the Metal Gear Solid for PSOne. The part where Snake's sneaking through the water.

[funk63]

uh donkey kong fucking country of course. it had the best music for any game on snes.

[funk63]

have u guys even played the donkey kong country series? it seriously has some epic and atmospheric music.

[Lex Diamonds]

OCARINA OF TIME


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[taquitos]

have u guys even played the donkey kong country series? it seriously has some epic and atmospheric music.

played em, its pretty good. nothing compares to the epics written for NES, though (except maybe their more mature, updated-version brothers and sisters on SNES)

[Rock]

Kalamari Democracy, the first one. I haven't heard the others, but that first one has got some goood shit on it.

Also, old school Zelda still holds up....especially in the Levels.

Obviously the skate and tony hawks are good, but those aren't originals so I can't really count them.

[Junker]

have u guys even played the donkey kong country series? it seriously has some epic and atmospheric music.

WORD!!!
The music fits very well with the gameplay.

[Rock]

Oh yeah, Dr. Mario for N64. Not all of them, but there were some good ones.

[taquitos]

fuck yeah, dr mario

[beastieangel01]

Katamari Damacy & We <3 Katamari

and no one EVER knows it but I love love love the Soul Blazer soundtrack.

[Guy Incognito]

marble muthafuckin madness

(y)


Wipeout - original
Vice city

[Miho]

Let me ask you all another question: How many video game original soundtracks do you have on your hard drive?

Me, 459 video game soundtracks. Still growing.

Edit: That would be ~70gb worth of video game soundtracks.

[funk63]

WORD!!!
The music fits very well with the gameplay.

hell ya

[Parkey]

Banjo Kazooie

[Deep_Sea_Rain]

Super Mario Land 2- 6 Golden Coins

Hell yeah! The game is easier than the 3rd grade, but still just plain amazing. And the soundtrack is good stuff too.

[kaiser soze]

Chaos Theory: Splinter Cell 3 Soundtrack by Amon Tobin (y)

fucking rough and I have it on vinyl

[TurdBerglar]

f-zero

[Knuckles]

This is quite possibly the nerdiest thread ever made.

That being said, I'm going to have to go with Super Mario 3.

[Miho]

I have something to touch on regarding that. Video game soundtracks are an under-appreciated medium. I won't say genre, because when you're referring to video game soundtracks, they include a multitude of genres. For example, one particular video game soundtrack can include folk music, soul, orchestrated music, and so on. I own about 10-15 video game soundtracks that I imported from Japan; I also have about 3 Japanese animation soundtracks. A lot of people don't realize it, but video game soundtracks and Japanese animation soundtracks have a lot of interesting forms of music on them. Over the years, I've collected many, many soundtracks, and discovered various talented composers. I've gained inspiration from them. Call it an addiction or an obsession, or just plain old nerdy, but I'm fine with all that.

[camo]

FF7
Xmen on the megadrive (genesis)
Earthworm Jim 1 (mmmm bop bop shooby do wop bop)
Global Gladiators

[Junker]

Xmen on the megadrive (genesis)


I used to enjoy the graphics for this game but the gameplay was quite confusing.

[Miho]

FF7
Xmen on the megadrive (genesis)
Earthworm Jim 1 (mmmm bop bop shooby do wop bop)
Global Gladiators

Final Fantasy VII had a fantastic soundtrack, however, it's hard to listen through it now because I've played through the game so many times. Nobuo Uematsu is a great composer. I hope to meet him at the concert I'm going to this Saturday.

[camo]

Final Fantasy VII had a fantastic soundtrack, however, it's hard to listen through it now because I've played through the game so many times. Nobuo Uematsu is a great composer. I hope to meet him at the concert I'm going to this Saturday.

I still well up at the music that played when aeris died.

That should be an awesome concert. Have fun
(y)

[Laserface]

Earthbound


and the Final Fantasy games generally have pretty good music

[paul jones]

anyone remember Sensible Soccer on the Sega Mega-drive?

sometimes I would sit there for half an hour listening to the main theme music(y)

[Miho]

Earthbound


and the Final Fantasy games generally have pretty good music

Oh hell yeah. EarthBound (Mother) music is legendary. If you ever get a chance to, listen to the Mother 3 music. There's a in-game rip out there. Check it out sometime. FYI, Mother 3 is the sequel to Mother 2. (EarthBound) Mother is the Japanese title for EarthBound.

[hitmonlee]

Which game?

DSR, I was listening to the Shadow of the Colossus soundtrack recently, and I liked it. Kow Otani is the composer of that game. He is great. I like his recent work on the Shakugan no Shana II soundtrack.

OG
original game
like original gansta but not

when i was a child i put my tape recorder next to my tv and recorded it, i loved it that much.

[Miho]

That's hardcore. People do similar methods except they do more sophisticated methods of in-game rips and offer them to online communities of game music fans.

[The Notorious LOL]

Castlevania II: Simons Quest
Ninja Gaiden (Nes)

[Deep_Sea_Rain]

Earthbound


(y)

[b i o n i c]

vice city
zelda 1
super mario 3
gouls n ghosts
ASTEROIDS, i dunno i just loved that bassy hypnotic sound

kid icarus, most def

sega outrun, ocean breeze

[hitmonlee]

That's hardcore. People do similar methods except they do more sophisticated methods of in-game rips and offer them to online communities of game music fans.

well yes, i have nice digital versions now :p
the internet didn't really exist like this when i was a kid so that was the best i could do.

[camo]

I used to enjoy the graphics for this game but the gameplay was quite confusing.

are we talking about the one where you can switch characters?

[Otis Driftwood]

Turrican II,
later Tony Hawks Pro Skater I-III and MPK

[camo]

what was the name of the song that played over the end credits of THPS1?

[Junker]

are we talking about the one where you can switch characters?

I'm talking about this one. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Men_%28Sega_video_game%29) You too???

[g-mile7]

gr8 thread

Sonic 1
Sonic 2
Sonic CD(Prince's lost CD)
Super Mario 3
Legend of Zelda:A Link to the Past

[BBboy20]

No mention of Half-Life 2? Boo.

Hitman series and Freedom Fighters (FF is probably Jesper Kyd's best work)

And Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake and maybe a bit of Vectorman.

[Auton]

i was actually thinking of putting half life 2 on my list. it's great. i just didn't put it on because the parts with music are few and far between.

[a.k.a me]

Dragon Quest III
Dragon Quest II
Dragon Quest I
Dragon Quest VI
Dragon Quest VIII
Castlevania II
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Castlevania I
Castlevania III
Castlevania IV
Zelda: The Adventure of Link
Zelda: A Link to the Past
Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legen of Zelda
Metal Gear Solid
Tetris
TMNT
TMNT (Arcade)
Ninja Gaiden
Resident Evil series
Silent Hill
Silent Hill 2
Mario Bros 3
Battletoads
Earthworm Jim
Battletoads in Battlemaniacs
Mario Bros 2
Milon's Secret Castle


I'm missing a few though.

[taquitos]

yeah i meant to say tmnt 1, thats a great, great tune

[BBboy20]

i was actually thinking of putting half life 2 on my list. it's great. i just didn't put it on because the parts with music are few and far between.Episode 2's "Vector Sweep" and "Vortal Combat" are gods among gaming music.

[taquitos]

and what about toejam and earl? awesome funk

[BBboy20]

and what about toejam and earl? awesome funkWow, that really brings back memories.

[Auton]

woah i can't believe i forgot toejam and earl. definitely on my list

[Miho]

I'm happy to see everyone can appreciate game music. That's cool. (y)

[Helvete]

Without going too much into games without original music in, like your GTA series and Tony Hawks...

The Hitman Series, great original music in all those games. Jesper Kyd is great! Also, the Metal Gear Solid games, always good music in those. I also enjoyed the music in the game The Darkness.

[BBboy20]

Call of Duty series (with the exception of 3)

[ET]

Right now it's got to be the Super Smash Brothers Brawl Soundtrack. So much good shit.

Anything Nintendo
All Katamaris (Especially We Love Katamari)
Chrono Cross/Chrono Trigger
Shadow of the Colossus
Jet Set Radio/Future
Okami
Silent Hill
FF6
A lot of Sonic ones
Metal Gear
Most Mega Man/Capcom stuff
Ninja Gaiden (I have 2 of them as ringtones)
Earthbound
The Adventures of Batman and Robin for the Genesis is probably the most underrated soundtracks ever. It's amazing considering how shitty the Genesis' synth is.


I could go on for a long time about this. I'd be fitting to just zip some of my favorites into a compilation instead. Hmm, that might be a good idea...