I just finished Henry Hatsworth recently, and the final boss theme is pretty beast. Give it a listen!
Gametrailers did a BackTrack segment on Super Metroid that was pretty nice
I really wish music composers of triple AAA titles would think more about making music memorable while setting the mood instead of just putting in orchestral scores equivalent to a moody movie setting. Music can go a long way in remembering and sticking with players. Hearing music from games in the past instantly brings up visuals in my head of that specific point in that game and what was going on, canāt say the same for too many games Iāve played that have been made by western developers.
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior āShoto Spiritsā by Brosynthe, The Duke, and Trenthian
Sources are āAkuma Stage ~ Killing Moonā, āKen Stageā, āRyu Stageā, āStage Sakuraā, āTheme of Akuma ~ SFIV Arrangeā, and āTheme of Goukenā. Poor poor Seanā¦they put included every shoto in this mix but you eh? I had been sitting on this mix for a minute as i was kind of unsure about it for whatever reason. When I came back to it I pretty much got over itā¦maybe it was the fact that when I heard Jon St. John doing Akumaās voice I ended up getting a picture of weird mixup of Akuma and Duke Nukem together as if they had did the fusion dance. In any case, this is a pretty nice rockin arrangement that weaves in an out of all the themes. Thereās not really much talking save for little clips and small speeches from Ryu, Ken, and Akuma. Usage of the effects from the games was pretty well done as well. If I had one complaint, it would be how the section right after Akuma speaks sounds. Itās not the guitarsā¦but something else thatās entirely to high for me and sounds like if I listened to it for 2 long Iād end up getting a headache. LOVE the fact that a Shakuhachi is used in this.
Sonic 3D Blast āRusty Fingersā by Dr. Manhattan
Sources are āRusty Ruin Zone Act 2 (Gen)ā and āMystic Cave Zoneā. Dat BASSā¦love it. Both rockin and funky. Having a bit of a hard time pinpointing when exactly Mystic Cave Zone is used at the moment though. There is a part that sounds kinda close to it but upon listening over the Rusty Ruin sourceā¦that part is in there too. Would be interesting if Senoue sequenced that area to make small reference to Mystic Cave. This track also has made me realize that I donāt have either Genesis or Saturnās versions of soundtracks for 3D Blastā¦something I should probably fix.
Edit: Damn, accidentally double posted
We should make a list of all the best composers and OST albums and slap them in the opening post. That way we donāt have to be digging through the thread for stuff we might like.
Terranigma music:
Spoiler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnFQU29LHeM&playnext=1&list=PL501395008F0F02D2&feature=results_video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ivg2mnsiBI&list=PL501395008F0F02D2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8KMZQEoi28&list=PL501395008F0F02D2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqNa9ycTZXQ&list=PL501395008F0F02D2
The whole soundtrack gives me goosebumps.
Iām still annoyed we never got Terranigma in America. Square Enix could at least hook us up with a Virtual Console release.
SNES Port Town done in the style of F-Zero Xās music:
Download the whole F-Zero X-Style Arrangements album (SNES F-Zero music in the style of F-Zero X): http://www.mediafire.com/?ckl6o2c8nnkre38
Grant Kirkhop put the original 17 track Banjo-Kazooie album on his Bandcamp page at a name your price tag. So yeah, it can be free if you want: http://grantkirkhope.bandcamp.com/album/banjo-kazooie Itās all about Treasure Trove Cove.
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A great remix
This remix of The Love Theme of Final Fantasy IV by Uyama Hiroto has a very nice āNujabesā feel to itā¦ dood!
Every Gran Turismo game has the best songs in the JP version:
[details=Spoiler]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ2XqhY0-vU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV8m37_2Y6w[/details]
Why does the NTSC/PAL version always get shafted?
If you are into VG music, but havenāt heard of the Ys series, youāre fucking up:
[details=Spoiler]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdFqHBFaRiU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDyYzXKjc-E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN3CGAU4Z0g[/details]
Following the thread of epic jRPG music, hereās Lunar: Silver Star stuff for the oldies out there:
[details=Spoiler]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPSsjF10ItU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otlx1xYbrrI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFd8Zu-VwAE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4I7MhcxvcE[/details]
I think my next big post will be all epic jRPG (non Final Fantasy) tunes.
I love the Ys series. Iāve been playing them since the PC Engine days. The soundtracks are great, I have them all. I really like this fan made piano version of To Make End of Battleā¦
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9C59BLLTUk
Vacant Interference from Ys Seven is amazingā¦
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCtQ79yp34s
Have you heard the Falcom jdk Band liveā¦
[details=Spoiler]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZpUCImo_zo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iUGrtpGoLY[/details]
Itās not the original line up, but they sound greatā¦ dood!
So where do you guys find your music nowadays? I know FFShrine still works a bit. Any other places to look?
If I canāt find it on FFShrine or Shadowhax0rās site, I rip it straight from youtube :tup:
Google usually works when I want a specific album, but there are a few sites I keep tabs on that put up soundtracks I might be interested in. I canāt recall em off the top of my head though.
On the very post is a batch of links to where you can find soundtracks. Some donāt work anymore due to a few sites moving and what not, but a lot of them are still active. I was planning to edit the first post but I canāt seem to edit it.
EDIT: NVM, I just found out where the new edit option is.
Oh boy, itās been a while since a piece has got me amped up like this. I was just doing another random vgm search and came across this tune from Romancing Saga Minstrel Song (never played the game). Instant gym playlist material.
Seriously, if you donāt feel like whoopinā ass of any kind after hearing it, you have a soul equivalent to
Something I wanna post before I head into workā¦My ears are currently have a love affair with āThe Only Thing I Know For Realā from Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
The minute you see Jetstream Sam begin to point his sword towards you and the beginning of this track starts upā¦you know youāre about to get your ass beat. Iām post up more personal faves from this soundtrack when I get back.
Metal Gear Rising has one of the best soundtracks this entire gen.
http://youtu.be/In0v46Z6xbQ
At 1:03 when ārules of natureā kicks in just damn.
http://youtu.be/LzgXbVj6yRM
This track will be used for the Jet Stream Sam DLC coming out this Tuesday. The track was done by the legendary Ferry Corsten himself.
http://youtu.be/xMyXbdi4VGE
Every MGR fan knows this track by now. Most were exposed to it when the demo dropped.
Boss battle tracks imho they fit them perfectly:
Spoiler
Sundowner
http://youtu.be/-GUsaSl2MjY
Monsoon
http://youtu.be/pmltQ0aa6I0
Seriously I could post the whole ostā¦
http://youtu.be/0YEvf6yAGJY
After Metal Gear Rising I think music syncing perfectly with the action on screen should be a staple in videogames.
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