Best track in gaming music history?
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Chuck Rock had the best intro music of any game ever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr9025arc9o
It also saddens me a little that most people under the age of 18 wont have heard of this game or had the joy of playing it. Was an absolute classic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr9025arc9o
It also saddens me a little that most people under the age of 18 wont have heard of this game or had the joy of playing it. Was an absolute classic.
To Zanarkand from ffx. that song sends shivers down my spine.
a close second is snake eater from mgs3. Wow.
a close second is snake eater from mgs3. Wow.
I could never pick one. My personal favorites:
David Hanlon's theme for Druid 2: Enlightenment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C3hwd_qHak
Almost everything Rob Hubbard ever did. Zoids, Delta, Commando, Knucklebusters, One Man and his Droid, The Human Race....
Really, a lot of C64 composers in general. Ben Daglish, Fred Gray, Martin Galway, Chris Hulsbeck.... I'm sure I'm forgetting someone!
Plus, almost everything Bobby Prince did for Doom and Doom 2, especially:
Doom 2 MAP09: Into Sandy's City http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkhCNx-8Qos
Best use of a harpsichord ever. (Was originally a piano but no one wanted piano music in Doom. He changed it to a harpsichord as a joke. Everyone liked it.)
Doom 1 Victory Music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX3IA3Nop3o
The common thread I see is that they all did great work but with limited technology - C64 composers had 3 voices to work with. Bobby Prince had the instruments from a basic MIDI setup. And yet they turned out music that's still being played and remixed. It's not the quality of the tools but the skill of the wielder.
David Hanlon's theme for Druid 2: Enlightenment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C3hwd_qHak
Almost everything Rob Hubbard ever did. Zoids, Delta, Commando, Knucklebusters, One Man and his Droid, The Human Race....
Really, a lot of C64 composers in general. Ben Daglish, Fred Gray, Martin Galway, Chris Hulsbeck.... I'm sure I'm forgetting someone!
Plus, almost everything Bobby Prince did for Doom and Doom 2, especially:
Doom 2 MAP09: Into Sandy's City http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkhCNx-8Qos
Best use of a harpsichord ever. (Was originally a piano but no one wanted piano music in Doom. He changed it to a harpsichord as a joke. Everyone liked it.)
Doom 1 Victory Music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX3IA3Nop3o
The common thread I see is that they all did great work but with limited technology - C64 composers had 3 voices to work with. Bobby Prince had the instruments from a basic MIDI setup. And yet they turned out music that's still being played and remixed. It's not the quality of the tools but the skill of the wielder.
I'm glad to see so many people actually played the Mechwarrior games. Mercs was the first PC game I ever played, and it brings back a lot of great memories.
The music from Mechwarrior 2 seems pretty awesome too. I might have to pick it up if the gameplay is as good as Mercs.
The music from Mechwarrior 2 seems pretty awesome too. I might have to pick it up if the gameplay is as good as Mercs.
It's virtually identical. Mercs was basically MechWarrior 2 and Ghost Bears Legacy with a significant visual face lift. Jeehun Hwang composed all of the music for Mech2, and every track was brilliant.Lief098 said:
Consequently, I forgot to add how much I loved the Doom 2 soundtrack in my previous post. Never have heavy metal influenced tracks with harpsichords sounded so good in midi form.
Hell March from C&C Red Alert- actually the soundtrack from both C&C and Red Alert prods buttock.
Really quite liked the Mass Effect soundtrack, as well as HL2's sparse usage of music to set atmosphere.
Not enjoying the music in Bayonetta though. My Wife (who is the one who's playing it) thinks it's cute, but she has a higher tolerance for JPop than me... Good game though.
Really quite liked the Mass Effect soundtrack, as well as HL2's sparse usage of music to set atmosphere.
Not enjoying the music in Bayonetta though. My Wife (who is the one who's playing it) thinks it's cute, but she has a higher tolerance for JPop than me... Good game though.
Counting only original songs, or original versions of songs:
10. Main Theme - Battlefield 1942
9. Korobeiniki* - Tetris
8. Aboveground Tune - Super Mario Bros.
7. Baba Yetu* - Civilization 4
6. Midnight Ride - Left 4 Dead 2
5. Route 27 - Pokémon Gold/Silver
4. Bob-Omb Battlefield - Super Mario 64
3. My Heaven - Silent Hill
2. Still Alive - Portal
1. Champion Rival - Pokémon Red/Blue
* Not original tunes, but counted because they're original versions
10. Main Theme - Battlefield 1942
9. Korobeiniki* - Tetris
8. Aboveground Tune - Super Mario Bros.
7. Baba Yetu* - Civilization 4
6. Midnight Ride - Left 4 Dead 2
5. Route 27 - Pokémon Gold/Silver
4. Bob-Omb Battlefield - Super Mario 64
3. My Heaven - Silent Hill
2. Still Alive - Portal
1. Champion Rival - Pokémon Red/Blue
* Not original tunes, but counted because they're original versions
I am obsessed with "Suicide Mission" (from the mission of said name and end credits) from Mass Effect 2....so powerful, so badass
I have SO many favorites... so I'll just pick some gems. But my harddrive is filled with the FF OST's.
FFX2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fPu1zrSd-I
FFXIII
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiptawRp7ys
...and classic
FFVI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joRZL671Esk
FFX2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fPu1zrSd-I
FFXIII
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiptawRp7ys
...and classic
FFVI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joRZL671Esk
Anything from pretty much any Zelda game is a good pick in my book. Although "Still Alive" is fucking awesome.