10 songs probably nobody else heard

[teh_Canape]

so, basically, this is a thread for people to share ten or less songs from them vidya (you know BGM's) from old and new games that you're quite sure nobody else played those games, nobody heard those songs or just were overlooked, so, care to share?

here's mine, in no particular order

10- Soleil (Sega Genesis/MegaDrive) - Rafflesia Training Grounds


09- Maken X (Sega Dreamcast) - Sicily


08- Summer Carnival '93: Nexzr (PC Engine CD) - Stage 1


07- HellFire (Sega Genesis/MegaDrive) - Stage 4


06- Conquest of the Crystal Palace (Nitendo NES/Famicom) - Stage 1


05- S.C.A.T./Final Mission (Nintendo NES/Famicom) - Stage 1


04- Wolfenstein 3D (PC/Mac) - Horst Wessel Lied


03- Zeliard (PC) - Cavern of Malicia


02- Jazz Jackrabbit 2: The Secret Files (PC) - Jazz Belmont


01- Tyrian 2000 (PC) - Planet Tyrian

Spoiler: a little honorable mention

-Drakkhen (a shit ton of versions, but I picked the SNES one) - Creation of the Ninth Tear

now, got any you'd like to show?

 

[SilkySkyKitten]

Underrated video game music? Oh I can provide some good examples of that:

Spoiler: Fire Shark (Genesis/Mega Drive) -- 'First Stage Theme'

Spoiler: Test Drive Le Mans/Le Mans 24 Hours (Dreamcast/PC/PS2) -- 'Main Menu Theme'

Spoiler: Test Drive Le Mans/Le Mans 24 Hours (Dreamcast/PC/PS2) -- 'Track 06'

I see your Jazz Jackrabbit 2, and raise you one Jazz Jackrabbit... 1...:

Spoiler: Jazz Jackrabbit (PC) -- 'Crysilis'

Spoiler: Jazz Jackrabbit (PC) -- 'Tubelectric'

... and back to some other underrated gems:

Spoiler: Sparkster (SNES) -- 'Lakeside'

Spoiler: Test Drive Unlimited (PS2/PSP) -- 'Fire'

Spoiler: Twin Cobra (Arcade) -- 'First Stage Theme'

Spoiler: Sonic Mega Collection (GameCube/PS2/Xbox) -- 'Extras Menu Theme'

Spoiler: Everyday Shooter (PS3/PSP/PC) -- 'So Many Ways'

And that's only 10 from my lovely list. I could go on and on and cause a ton of strain on one's bandwidth, but I suppose I'll just stop there for now.

 

[teh_Canape]

Spoiler: Sparkster (SNES) -- 'Lakeside'

Sparkster (or Rocket Knight, for that matter) games have just something that no other game has

idk, it just makes you feel glorious

just check it out

 

[Space Spoons]

I don't know if I can come up with 10 tracks off the top of my head, but Mischief Makers (N64) had great music that goes unappreciated to this day.

 

[teh_Canape]

I don't know if I can come up with 10 tracks off the top of my head, but Mischief Makers (N64) had great music that goes unappreciated to this day.

you're right, Mischief Makers is quite possibly the most underrated N64 game, and Marina must also be the most underrated female character (even if she's a cyborg)

besides, that must be the only N64 game that actually uses the Dpad

 

[SpideyIRL]

Spoiler: 01- Tyrian 2000 (PC) - Planet Tyrian

I love that track! I've been dying to rearrange it for a while now.

 

[teh_Canape]

I love that track! I've been dying to rearrange it for a while now.

do it, bro

I'll give you my first born if you do ^-^

 

[SomeLameStuff]

I've only got 6 =/ I suppose I could fill the remaining four with Eyeshine songs, but where's the fun in that?

Spoiler: Devil Went Down To Georgia - Primus

This is the ORIGINAL one mind you, not the heavy metal Guitar Hero version. Bloody hard to find nowadays.

Spoiler: You Brought A Knife To A Gunfight (So F**k You) - Stone Gods

Spoiler: G-Man's Last Breath - Jonathan Lewis (NOT Coulton!)

Spoiler: Drunken Master 2 Soundtrack 28 (I don't know alright?)

Spoiler: Project A theme - JACKIE CHAN!

Spoiler: Our Whole Lives Tonight - Eyeshine

It amazes me how many people haven't heard of Eyeshine. It has Johnny Yong Bosch in it goddammit!

By the way, the guy on the left directed the music video

Spoiler

WIN!

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

*snip away all the music*

These are supposed to be...game songs.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

Spoiler: Grandia

Spoiler: Gunstar Heroes

Spoiler: Brave Fencer Musashi

Spoiler: The Lost Vikings

Spoiler: Nier

Spoiler: Grand Theft Auto...1

Spoiler: Wild ARMs 2

Spoiler: Jet Moto 2

Spoiler: Aquaria

Spoiler: Phantasy Star Portable 2

I <3 Edit Buttons.

 

[Master Kuja]

I can only think of a couple off hand and they're all from the same game, by an incredibly talented composer by the name of Alexei Zakharov.




For anyone who's interested, it's the background music to a couple of sectors from the game X3 - Terran Conflict.

 

[SomeLameStuff]

*snip away all the music*

These are supposed to be...game songs.

I don't give a toss! I'll post what music I want dammit!

[sub]Honestly, I didn't notice the "game only" music until after I scrounged up the video links. I wasn't about to let all that go to waste >_> And hey, its awesome music anyway![/sub]

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

*snip away all the music*

These are supposed to be...game songs.

I don't give a toss! I'll post what music I want dammit!

[sub]Honestly, I didn't notice the "game only" music until after I scrounged up the video links. I wasn't about to let all that go to waste >_> And hey, its awesome music anyway![/sub]

You forget that music is all personal taste.

One man's treasure is another man's trash in music.

[sub]And that was my trash...Except for Stone Gods[/sub]

 

[teh_Canape]

here's a quite underrated song from the glorious Doom soundtrack


also

- Doom 64 (N64) - Intro theme


(it's so... menacing, threatening, you know, mood-setting)

and

- Quake 2 (PC version) - Rage


(yes, the PC version did have music, it was just it played straight from the CD, that is, you needed to play with the CD on, and the Steam release hasn't fixed it)

 

[purf]

"that you're quite sure nobody else played those games"

my contribution to this thread does not exactly fit this little bit, but according to the poll over here [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.256446-Poll-Your-age] most oy you Escapists were yet to be born when this game was released, so...

Spoiler: Bomb The Bass for Xenon 2 Megablast

 

[7moreDead_v1legacy]

Wins hands down...

 

[end_boss]

I knew the good ol' Search Engine would find me a thread like this!

I don't have ten, but I did want to mention a series and one of its entries in particular that has exceptional but overlooked music. The series is Quest For Glory, whose main overture really should be more iconic than it is, but especially to one game in particular, the fourth installment known as Shadows of Darkness. Not necessarily the best game of the series, but so many themes in the song are memorable and fitting, especially when used to encapsulate the characters.

Here is a video of the theme:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBU_0PDBuoE

 

[Chromatic Aberration]

10 Pieces? That is going to be quite hard. [footnote] I think I fixed that issue [/footnote] I highly doubt that NOBODY on here hasn't heard these tracks....

Anyway: Onwards! 10 times of never mentioned yet awesome video game Themes! (in no particular order and with their corresponding System)

Spoiler: 10.) PSX: Xenogears - Leftovers Of The Dreams Of The Stars

Spoiler: 9.) SNES: Super R-Type Credits (The Song that I mean begins at 2:30)

Spoiler: 8.) SNES: Castlevania - Vampire's Kiss - Stage 1 (Beginning at 1:40)

Spoiler: 7.) SNES: Terranigma - Main Theme

Spoiler: 6.) PSX/PC: Grandia II - Village of Carbo ~ Pious Adepts

Spoiler: 5.) SNES: Secret of Evermore - Greek Temple I

Spoiler: 4.) DC: Sonic Adventure - Mechanical Resonance (Dr. Robotniks Hideout)

Spoiler: 3.) DC: Soulcalibur - Kaleidoscope (Map Screen)

Spoiler: 2.) PC: Dungeon Siege - Theme

EDIT: Added the Music from Final Fantasy Mystic Quest for the SNES - its awesome! (and I almost forgot about it...)

Spoiler: SNES: FF Mystic Quest - Lava Dome Stage

EDIT 2: Its really annoying when I remember all those awesome BGMs AFTER I wrote the list...anyway:

Spoiler: SNES: Parodius Da - Omake! (Begins at 0:55)

Spoiler: SNES: Contra 3 - Stage 3

Spoiler: SNES: Lufia 2 - Sinistral Battle

 

[More Fun To Compute]

Let's see if I can't find a few that might be new to people.

 

[Chromatic Aberration]

-snip of awesome music-

That...that just blew my mind! *bows*