Video Game Music Topic

[Ghidora131]

Okay, so a lot of People like COD, ACBF, and HALO. But you don't remember them for the music, do you?

Many People also like Kirby, Zelda, and 3D Sonic Games. And of course you remember the music

from those, right?

 

In this Topic, you talk about what Video game music enhanced your Gaming experience, made you

sit at the edge of your seat, improved your Boss fight, and overall made the game what it is.

 

Also: Try not to get into major fights over Songs. A minor argument is okay, but People taking sides

on whether or not HALO's intro theme is good or not is not okay.

 

Have fun, and enjoy yourselves!

[-Windrider-]

Official topics need to be approved by a COT Forum Leader. I'll change the title to avoid confusion; I think having an unofficial thread on this subject is fine.

That Golden Sun soundtrack, though.

[Ghosthands]

If I love a game, chances are I love its soundtrack too. The Mass Effect Trilogy, Portal 2, TESV:Skyrim, Bastion, FTL...the list goes on. Bionicle Heroes was the first video game I bought myself, many moons ago, and I delved into the game files to extract the .ogg soundtracks XD

[Simulacrum]

To list a few off of the top of my head, any and all David Wise soundtracks (Donkey Kong Country especially), any work from the legendary Koji Kondo, Darren Korb's Bastion OST, Jeremy Soule's work with the Elder Scrolls series, and most definitely all of Mike Morasky's work on the various Valve games.

[Taka Nuvia]

I really enjoyed the soundtrack of Drakensang (the RPG, not the MMORPG of the same name), and I have the whole thing on my mp3-player - it's just incredibly atmospherical.

[Lyichir]

I've recently bought a bunch of Pokémon soundtracks on iTunes (partly for the satisfaction of owning them legally and partly to hopefully encourage Nintendo to make other soundtracks more widely available). This was prompted by me getting back into Black Version 2 and remembering how solid the soundtrack was in general.

I also downloaded the Super Mario Galaxy soundtrack semi-recently. It's really good, and I would have bought it if I'd had the option. Unfortunately, it's just not available through retail, at least in America. Neither is Fire Emblem: Awakening's amazing soundtrack, and I haven't found a reputable place to download it from—but I'm not too fussed, since I've had a love-hate relationship with the game that has made me averse to playing it ever since realizing that I'd accidentally ruined my chances to have many of my child characters inherit useful skills.

Another recent game I've LOVED the soundtrack to is Kirby: Triple Deluxe. I haven't been able to download that one either, but in that case it's not a problem—not only does it have a sound test in game that allows you to listen to the music, but I found that when listening to the sound test with headphones, you can actually close the 3DS and it will continue to play the music while in Sleep Mode, even changing tracks if you set it to autoplay. I wish more games for 3DS had that feature!

[Ghidora131]

I have to agree with Lyichir, Kirby Triple Deluxe themes are great, especially the Masked Dedede theme.

 

Mario Galaxy music is good, but I still prefer things like Bionicle Heroes, Kirby and the Amazing Mirror, and

SSBB(excellent game).

[Archer Vonn]

i can't believe you don't think halo has a good soundtrack

 

like i'll give you the other two you mentioned but honestly

 

[TheSkeletonMan939]

In Twilight Princess, the music for Zora's Domain blew me away.

 

 

In a dark and brooding game like that, it's always nice to have an area where you feel like you can just relax. The Zora's Domain itself was beautiful also. I think the music works far better here than in Ocarina of Time.

 

I also played the PC Harry Potter games as a kid, and the music for that was phenomenal. It was composed by Jeremy Soule, the same mastermind behind the Skyrim soundtrack. One of my favorite tracks:

 

Edited July 1, 2014 by TheSkeletonMan939

[Dapper-Sama]

In video games, I love those really catchy soundtracks; in this regard, Persona and Blazblue are truly outstanding. Journey's soundtrack, however, is in a league of its own.

[Axilus Prime]

Yes, Halo's music is amazing. Even Halo 4, which was mostly a step down in music, had a few absolutely great tracks.

 

Another game with good music is Fall of Cybertron. Seriously, one playthrough of that game and you will hear an absurdly high number of good music tracks.

[Ghidora131]

I agree with Axilus Prime, Fall of Cybertron has great music. And it's a great game also.

 

Do consider that while a game may not be great, the music can still be appretiatable.(I mean,

it had to be written, right?)

 

Also, the Avak fight theme from Bionicle Heroes. That's pretty good too.

Edited July 1, 2014 by ghidora131

[Dapper-Sama]

Do consider that while a game may not be great, the music can still be appretiatable.

-cough SonicTwoThousandSix cough cough-

[Hodor]

I agree with Axilus Prime, Fall of Cybertron has great music. And it's a great game also.

 

Do consider that while a game may not be great, the music can still be appretiatable.(I mean,

it had to be written, right?)

 

Also, the Avak fight theme from Bionicle Heroes. That's pretty good too.

Gonna get some heat for this, but I feel this way about Skyrim. Love the music, don't have much fondness for the game itself.

[Ghidora131]

No heat from me, Eric. I really dislike skyrim also.

 

Also, what if the game you play revolved around the music?

[Dapper-Sama]

Well, Rocksmith, or any other number of rhythm games. Do licensed tracks count?

[JiMing]

Shovel Knight's soundtrack is probably some of the best chiptune I've ever heard, rivaling classics like Mega Man 2 in my book! Jake Kaufman has all my respect as a composer, as does Manami Mastumae, the original composer of Mega Man 1! I'll list a few of my favorites below, straight from the artist's Bandcamp.

 

Strike the Earth! (Plains of Passage)

 

High Above the Land (The Flying Machine), Boss theme: The Spin Controller (Propeller Knight Battle)

 

An Underlying Problem (The Lost City)

 

Of Devious Machinations (Clockwork Tower)

 

La Danse Macabre (Lich Yard) Boss theme: The Apparition (Spectre Knight Battle)

 

Yes, these are only a few of my favorites, I have much MUCH, more..... =P

[Ghidora131]

What I was referring to is a game like Tadpole Treble, where you play the music entirely.

[Archer Vonn]

i only really liked skyrim's theme, it's ambience was uninspired.

[Dapper-Sama]

^ Agreed.

 

Fighting games, anyone?

[Hodor]

Guilty Gear's soundtracks are seriously some of my favorites, especially the one for X. I hope Xrd's music is as great.