Favorite Vidya Music

[Mav]

Being this is a nerdy Star Wars forum, I'm sure you all can play the Star Wars theme song in your head without even having to think about it. Well I'm also sure that you all have played some vidya (video games) that has had some awesome music that you simply cannot forget. If you haven't then that can only mean you need to play more, better vidya. So let's post some of our favorite vidya music... I'll kick it off with some Golden Sun Battle Theme.

 

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Piano status

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Elec. Guitar status

 

Edit: side note, if you have never played Golden Sun... for shame

[Sabretooth]

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There's Rome: Total War, but there are too many awesome tracks to list. It's like the whole soundtrack is awesome in itself.

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All Time Favourite vv
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ROUND TWO

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[Jeff]

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night for PSone has some of the best videogame music ever IMO. It helps that it's one of my favorite games of all time. But it has a very varied soundtrack, it's great. You can find a youtube playlist here but I'll link to some of my favorite individual tracks.

 

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Lastly the ending credits theme which I think is brilliant. Foolishly replaced in the Xbox Live Arcade version. >:|

 

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The other videogame music that comes to mind first is from Mirror's Edge. The theme "Still Alive" by Lisa Miskovsky is awesome and so is the ambient soundtrack used throughout the game.

 

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[Tommycat]

Tetris... that theme song... it's in my brain... telling me things... IT WON'T SHUT UP!!! GET IT OUT!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaa it makes me stack things. HORRIBLE blocks. THEY COME FOR MEEEEEE!

 

I'm better now...

 

The original Quake had some really good music too.

[adamqd]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiAxiGZKpGQ Always.

 

and all the KotOR 1 music.

[jrrtoken]

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[Tommycat]

Funny thing is back when I used to play Sonic the Hedgehog, I would mute the sound and play Ministry. Seemed to work better for me than the original music. A lot of games work better for me when I'm using my own soundtrack.

 

KotOR's obviously were different. Those were good. I actually liked II's soundtrack better in some spots.

[Pho3nix]

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[Samuel Dravis]

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I'm sure there's more but those are the ones I like to listen to the most.

[Darth Avlectus]

Being this is a nerdy Star Wars forum, I'm sure you all can play the Star Wars theme song in your head without even having to think about it. Well I'm also sure that you all have played some vidya (video games) that has had some awesome music that you simply cannot forget. If you haven't then that can only mean you need to play more, better vidya. So let's post some of our favorite vidya music... I'll kick it off with some Golden Sun Battle Theme.

 

*brevity*

 

DUDE, I think I like you. Yes, I totally agree VGM is kick ass and you probably will not find a bigger ally here than myself for agreement with you in this matter. You are totally epic win to bring this up. I just didn't think most people gave enough of a crap to listen to VG music. Go ahead and chat with me any time you want about VG music. You kick ass, Maverick.

 

I do SO look forward to the continuation of this thread--hope it gets stickified.

 

Just a question though: was this inspired by some of my choices in the "what are you listening to" thread?

 

I like just about every megaman track ever made that I have ever heard. Go ahead, pick one from the original or the X series--I'll guess exactly which one it is. I"m *that* nerdy about it.

Example:I'm torn on megaman X3 stage music Gravity Beetle

 

SNES version:

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"Rockman X3" PlayStation version (arranged):

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@ Darth Moeller: You are not the only one: The CV series is known for its LOOOOONG history of memorable VG tracks. Look up "Bloody Tears", you'll find CV2 for the NES and the X68000 systems were the originals. That track still kicks to this day. Just a few of the many CV tracks I love:

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NES version bloody tears CV2 (look around and I'm sure you'll find at least 10 variants to it! ) Look for user rey187 for his piano rendition of CV tracks too on YT

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CV4 SNES simon's theme

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CV4 clock tower

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CV3 JAPANESE famicom version (NES couldn't play all audio channels for it--man we got hella jacked)

Beginning stage:

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Doppleganger's stage/Drac castle leg

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Not that the USA versions suck--I heard those first, so I am priveledged to hear the better later on.

 

@ Thread

 

Go to the music section of http://www.protoman.com and download some great stuff. I love this site. It was originally founded on making TOTALLY EPIC WIN AWESOME megaman VG tracks available. However, ironically, Capcom shut that part of it down. But there is still a ton of tracks.

 

Also, you can go to vixy.net and rip soundtracks/videos from youtube in various formats. Not sure if vixy works anywhere else, though.

 

If I remember correctly, gh.ffshrine.org has a bunch, but I ain't been there in awhile.

 

@ Tommycat: yeah, I know what you mean. Stuck, but if it's good, why would you want it to leave?

[Fiestainabox]

My personal favorites,

 

Super Contra (aka Super C) (NES)

 

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River City Ransom (NES)

 

All the music in this game is just awsome.

 

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Halo

 

To bad the second and third games couldn't match the epicness of the first.

 

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Call of Duty: World at War

 

Nazi Zombie Theme (x360)

 

Just for the change from the classics

 

None of the lyrics are actually used in game, because 90% sure it would ruin the epic effect

 

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[Jae Onasi]

The theme song for the end credits of Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines

Lacuna Coil "Swamped"

 

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The theme from the Empire Hotel

 

Darling Violetta "Smaller God"

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The theme from The Asylum club

Chiasm "Isolated"

 

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[leXX]

Jet Set Radio Future - Humming The Baseline

 

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Mass Effect Ending Theme - Faunts - M4 (Part II)

 

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Portal Ending Theme - Still Alive

 

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Mirror's Edge - Lisa Miskovsky - Still Alive (Teddybears Remix)

 

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Beyond Good & Evil - Home Sweet Home

 

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Tomb Raider Legend - Peru Bike Ride Theme

 

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Halo Opening Suite

 

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[Jeff]

Excellent taste leXX. JSRF OST is awesome, and I know we both love the Still Alive Teddybear's remix. Portal's Still Alive is cool too, and I like the Halo OST.

[LordOfTheFish]

Super Mario Galaxy- Good Egg Galaxy

 

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Castlevania Symphony of the Night- Bloody Tears

 

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And of course, a lot of DDR music.

 

1998 - by Naoki

 

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Sakura - RevenG

 

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Daikenkai - DES-ROW

 

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I could name a million more, but I be to lazy...

[Jeff]

Castlevania Symphony of the Night- Bloody Tears

 

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This track isn't in the game is it? I have the soundtrack and I don't think there is anything like this on it.

[Darth Avlectus]

 

Castlevania Symphony of the Night- Bloody Tears

 

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I could name a million more, but I be to lazy...

 

Ehh. No rush. CRRRRAAAADDDDDDLLLLLEEEE OF ****ING FFFFFIIIIIIILLLLLLTTTTHHHHH!

 

I saw them as a front band for ozzfest in 2003. We moshed like maniacs in 106 degree weather, and yes, I do believe I remember this song in the lineup.

 

You ****ing EPIC win, bro!

 

I also like Filth's rendition of Ozzy's original "Mr Crowley" and Iron Maiden's "Hallowed Be Thy Name".

 

YES!

 

This track isn't in the game is it? I have the soundtrack and I don't think there is anything like this on it.

 

Hidden track perhaps? They do that sometimes.

[Mav]

Time to pump more music into this thread.

 

I'll start off with some of my favorite tracks from Kingdom Hearts.

 

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Next up the Intro for Final Fantasy Tactics... amazing game

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And the Intro to No More Heroes...

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Lastly the Valkyria Chronicles Intro, this game has a fantastic OST, sadly I can't find much of it on YouTube with out the game scenes themselves being in there. I've said it before also, but if you own a PS3, you must own this game, period.

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I guess that's all... for now.

 

Just a question though: was this inspired by some of my choices in the "what are you listening to" thread?

Uh. Nope.

[Tommycat]

after having played through Vampire: Bloodlines, I'd say that one has some of the best music in it. Genitorturers song that wouldn't pass the PG 13 rating... as if any of their songs do haha...

[Darth Avlectus]

OK. I have something for those who are fond of the 8 bit era. You'll wish it was in your video games, or at the very least get a good laugh. As will metal-heads you out there on LF. XD

 

 

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Now for some *real* VGM.

 

GYRUSS!

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Can anyone guess what that first little bit is??? Put that in your pipe and smoke it!

[Jae Onasi]

after having played through Vampire: Bloodlines, I'd say that one has some of the best music in it. Genitorturers song that wouldn't pass the PG 13 rating... as if any of their songs do haha...

Heh--I have that one on my iPod, believe it or not, but I don't play it with the kids around. It's one of those songs I play when I need to stay awake on a long drive.

 

My sister and I are going to a Lacuna Coil concert in Chicago next month--hopefully they'll play 'Swamped'. I'd love to see how well they do that live.

[Sabretooth]

I also just remembered Martina Topley-Bird's Sandpaper Kisses, which appears on Fahrenheit, or Indigo Prophecy, depending on which side of the pond you live.

 

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[Darth Avlectus]

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Awesome boss theme from one of the best games ever.

[Commander Obi-Wan]

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Anything from the Gears of War OST.

 

I also like the opening theme for the new UFC Undisputed 2009 game. Though, it's more of a song.

 

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[Rogue Nine]

I will be contributing to this thread quite a bit, so I'm going to hold myself to only a few songs to start off.

 

From one of the best sequels to come out in a long time:

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And my personal favorite character theme from the same game:

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dat azzzzzzzzzz

 

Finally, no matter how many modern iterations there are of this last song, the original version will still be the best:

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