View Full Version : Your favourite videogame music
GungHo
19-09-2005, 07:06 PM
The title says it all, but I'm gonna say something about it nevertheless.
Videogame music has many aspects, as they emulate many situations and athmospheres.
Heard any music in games that left you in shock and awe and a wide-open mouth because it was so grand? Or the kind that leaves you with a smile on your face due to the catchiness? Or perhaps some genuinely athmospheric tunes, be they scary or romantic?
Videogame soundtracks are often different from regular music and rythms. Myself, I usually don't go through a single day anymore without listening to a few of the Katamari Damacy (http://www.namco.com/games/katamari_damacy/) songs. Extremely catchy stuff that has become world renowned. I also admire Nintendo for their often excellent soundtracks.
So, what, in your opinion, is the best game music you've heard? Which game shows gleaming effort to please your ears? Tell us!
The rather stonking metal gear solid soundtracks. All 3 of them have something i like.
Oh, and the rather funky tetris music.
Sonic adventure's main theme was AWESOME...
The music from Metroid Prime is good to...when your in the crashed space station underwater the water is so calming :)
Fezwald
19-09-2005, 07:33 PM
Have to be the mario theme, then the GTA San Andreas intro music.
esquilax
19-09-2005, 07:34 PM
The various songs on Metropolis Street Racer on the Dreamcast way back when. Especially the one that rhymed "trouble you" with "BMW". Cheesey class
FoxDhoj
19-09-2005, 07:35 PM
Halo 2 ToeJam and Earl on the MegaDrive.
gruff
19-09-2005, 07:37 PM
The Michael Jackson game (I forget what its called, it was on the megadrive)
Goldeneye N64 by Kraftwerk
Mr stabby
19-09-2005, 07:37 PM
Oh, and the rather funky tetris music.
QFT
The Pacman music i like, because the BHG used a sample for it in one of their songs(the name eludes me) and whenever i hear it i get reminded of that song.
Oh and Halo music because a former best friend woke up to it and thaught we was being sacrificed :rolleyes:
captain canuck
19-09-2005, 07:51 PM
so many recent choices... that i won't make.
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past remains the one game that I think has the best collection of music ever. I can't pick one theme I like most.
Retro Sonic the Hedgehog, SuperMario, SuperTux, and of course, the recognisable Alex the Kidd, Sega Mega Drive games are just so brilliant. When it comes to originally composed pieces Sega posotively wipes the floor with everything.
I also love some of the songs that are on Tony Hawk's pro skater, mainly the ones that go under the "punk" genre, I'm always introduced to a great new something when the new game comes out.
The rest of music on consoles tends to be tedious BS. In fact when I was a littlun playing my games I mostly turned music off, and sound effects up.
GorillaBearBear
19-09-2005, 07:54 PM
Supermario, it's gotta be.
Budda duh da da da, Bowm! Buh duh duh duh da da da da duh duh da da da da da doo....
Fezwald
19-09-2005, 07:56 PM
The first Tomb Raider music was good.
*Heres a site containing remixes of some of the best video game music. Just thought that you might find it good*
http://www.ocremix.org/
GungHo
19-09-2005, 07:57 PM
A few I'd also like to mention are the soundtracks for the Donkey Kong games on the SNES. I often find myself sitting there just listening to the music instead of playing.
I just remembered how much I loved the ending music to Sonic and Knuckles...mind you I love all of the sonic game music.
Soapie
19-09-2005, 08:04 PM
NES and SNES games.
Wishbone
19-09-2005, 08:06 PM
I absolutely love the intro music to worms armageddon. If you have the game listen to it all the way through and it turns into a techno tune with a random guy speaking over the top. It's brilliant!
OMG Shenmue!! I fucking loved the music in that...brought a tear to my eye.
Fezwald
19-09-2005, 08:08 PM
The music for the first command and conquer was brilliant.
Bisyss
20-09-2005, 09:48 PM
Supermario, it's gotta be.
Budda duh da da da, Bowm! Buh duh duh duh da da da da duh duh da da da da da doo....
Agreed. I also found a This (http://dee-nee.com/rbi/sounds/mrb_smb_RBI.mp3), a cover by Mr. Bungle, which is very funkeh.
The Zone Of The Enders theme is nice, and I will plus anyone who can tell me who/what does the music on Devil May Cry 3.
Also, the MGS theme is classic.
I absolutely love the intro music to worms armageddon. If you have the game listen to it all the way through and it turns into a techno tune with a random guy speaking over the top. It's brilliant!
It's a rather fantastic WOTW style parody. I haven't heard it in 5 years, but hell, it was hillarious.
Tommuz
20-09-2005, 10:09 PM
The Final Fantasy's. You can't beat a good bit of Nubuo Uematsu
I_triangle_rofA
21-09-2005, 01:28 AM
Golden Axe for Sega had great music, it was just sweeter than the other game music i was hearing at the time, (maybe cuz it was the only game i had, but ya know.)
Redux
21-09-2005, 01:54 AM
I hate all of you for not mentioning-
MEGA MAN
da-geezer
21-09-2005, 02:08 AM
There are some memorable classics, such as:
Sonic 1 - Final Zone
Sonic 2 - Chemical Plant Zone
F-Zero - Mute City
Zelda 3 - Dark World Map
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine - VS. Mode
and such and such and such, however, full soundtracks would have to include Quake III Arena which is pretty much Sonic Mayhem; Destruction Derby 2 which was done by some safeasfuck unsigned artist; and the best soundtrack of all was Motorhead's tunes, done by Digital Illusion's own Olof Gustafsson. Safe.
Whereas they don't fit their games at all, the EA Trax are great to listen to on their own, visit the homepage (http://www.easports.com), click on a game like NHL 05 or Madden 05, and select music; some great tunes to preview there by bands like Chevelle, Earshot, and such.
And come on, the Video Game Music Archive (http://www.vgmusic.com) deserves a mention here! :D
Woloch
21-09-2005, 02:46 AM
DDR and beatmania IIDX :p
but aside from music-based games, I'd have to single out kirby. I STILL whistle the kirby boss music on my way to school. it's fucking addictive.
Meatwad
21-09-2005, 04:30 AM
The ones that I usually hum are:
Sonic 2: Final fight with Robotnik
Mario 3: Almost anything from that game, I have all those songs recognized.
Final Fantasy Series: Chocobo song!
Halo 2. Not many video games can afford a symphony, and in true S&M style, they threw in an electric guitar.
gruff
21-09-2005, 07:11 AM
How about Conker's Bad Fur Day on the N64?
'I am the great mighty poo, and I'm going to throw my shit at you!'
I thought the bloke on the worms armageddon tune was Sean Bean! It sure sounds like him.
Viewtiful_Duck
21-09-2005, 07:46 AM
Hmm tough one. F zeros mute city, Final fantasy(so many good ones)
Zelda theme <3. Conkers Bad fur day so brilliantly funny music.
Almost every megaman tunes also rock my heart :D
Paradigm^
21-09-2005, 08:49 AM
This thread has been done before, but never mind.
Yes retro is good, but you all disappoint me with your lack of class and taste. The Deus Ex theme. The Halo theme. AND HOW COULD YOU FORGET MAX PAYNE?! Both of the Max Payne themes are so beautifully orchestrated - I actually prefer the second to the first, because they are so utterly moving.
I'll agree with geez on Quake III, I do very much like the choon at the end where Xaero ascends and then the credits start to roll. I also like the UT2003 (yes 3, not 4) intro music, and some of '04's in-game music is quite cool too (thinking of the music to DM-Sulphur here, which is very Matrixy).
And the Red Alert 2 (plus Yuri) themes will always have a place in my heart.
splodge
21-09-2005, 09:33 AM
NES or SNES music, Devil may cry, Doom series (doom 3's is perfection at atmosphere building), GTA, Kingdom under fire, AVP , basicaly everything that has been mentioned so far, and more, but i cant think of them now
Beef Magic
21-09-2005, 10:12 AM
ToeJam and Earl on the MegaDrive.
Ever notice how Fools Gold by The Stone Roses sounds like one of the songs from that game?
While I'm here, I'll tell all of you that you are wrong. Silent Hill's music > everything else. Akira Yamota is THE man.
Nuclear Spoon
21-09-2005, 06:27 PM
MGS themes ftw by far.
Then it has to be the soundtrack on THPS 1, don't really like any of the others. Half-Life had some cool stuff on it too as well, I thought.
Still say Shemue I & II...
monkey magic
21-09-2005, 08:47 PM
every Mario game has had fantastic music.
Tetris and the techno remix by Aphex Twin (techno tetris)
erm... Vintage sonic, and I hate to say it, but some of the tracks on the Tony Hawks games were quite funkay.
da-geezer
22-09-2005, 06:14 AM
While I'm here, I'll tell all of you that you are wrong. Silent Hill's music > everything else. Akira Yamota is THE man.
Silent Hill's opening theme was indeed fucking awesome; and the theme when Lisa dies is heartwrenchingly good. Almost as sad as Aeris' theme :D
Also, Ferrari F355 Challenge on the dreamcast. Actually no... :p
Mumbo
22-09-2005, 10:55 AM
I like the Skies of Arcadia music so much I bought the CD soundtrack. I'm quite sad yes...
I'm also very fond of the Gitaroo Man music, that's great stuff.
bellybutton
22-09-2005, 11:35 AM
Metal gear solid, definitely, whenever my brother's playing it, I'm sitting there humming along
terrorbite
23-09-2005, 04:08 PM
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Bestestest music ever.
Boyinabox
23-09-2005, 07:18 PM
Metroid Prime by far, even without the game it would still have been worth buying it for the music. Ditto Halo and C&C. Pure classics.
DJ Nufonia
24-09-2005, 02:57 AM
Tetris.
And Super Mario Bros.
Period.
Valve Gumption
30-09-2005, 06:44 PM
alex kidd in wonderland
I'd say NIN but I fucking hate Quake
(but love NIN)
JonathanEx
30-09-2005, 09:32 PM
Tetris, Mario, Sonic (I like some of the adventure songs, like Live and Learn.) are awesome.
But, my favorite has to be The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. Beautiful game from gameplay to graphics and sound. I really liked it.
Meadow
30-09-2005, 09:44 PM
Michael Giacchino pwns j00!
He did Medal of Honor and Call of Duty. His Red Square music brought tears to my eyes.
penisoidal
30-09-2005, 10:22 PM
Harry Gregson-Williams is definately at his best on the Metal Gear soundtracks, but the power and emotion in the music in FF7 is by far and away my favourite, I felt like I had just had my soul crushed when Aeris Gets killed and the big sadness music kicks in :nana:
Twisted
01-10-2005, 01:28 AM
The Mario Theme
Amped is full of good music, rangong from indie to electronica to hiphop to rock and stuff, it's good!
jimeh
01-10-2005, 01:13 PM
Ff8 musak is the best XD, espesh the battle scenes.
ADoorMadeOfPoop
02-10-2005, 05:56 PM
Fable soundtrack. It's so...cool.
Death Emperor
05-10-2005, 09:05 PM
I like the FF games music! Especially Sephiroth's theme, One Winged Angel. And MGS themes. Oh, and the intro to Megaman Battle network 1!
Tweekish
05-10-2005, 09:10 PM
SuperMario 3 - especially when Mario goes in Bowsers Castle.
Oh, and Burnout 3. And Conkers Bad Fur Day :D
gruff
06-10-2005, 06:27 PM
SuperMario 3 - especially when Mario goes in Bowsers Castle.
Oh, and Burnout 3. And Conkers Bad Fur Day :D
'I am the great mighty poo, and I'm going to throw my shit at you,
a huge supply of tish come from my chocolate starfish'
and so on..
Simon
07-10-2005, 11:06 AM
Final Fantasy 7 - Particularly the chocobo music. Also the Sonic games have fantastic music. Sonic 3's Carnival Zone tune was just great. MGS panic music was good. If you count San Andreas cruising around listening to old school hip hop is cool, this being the hip hop before 50 Cent and the rest of those wankers who have never seen a gun talking about how great they are. Old Quake music was quite good too. Kind of heavy rock instrumentals I'd never listen to, but they fit the game.
Oh yeah, and mario underwater music!
Oh, and Burnout 3.
I sincerely hope you are joking? The music is what makes that game short of perfect.
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