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what is youre faveourate game music?
mine has to be this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QyQ9PsOj6A
 

The Wykydtron

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Current favourite:


You get this music playing in a match, the other guy's already lost... He just doesn't know it yet.

All time favourite is split between Persona 4's Reach Out to the Truth or Trials and Tribulations' Cornered theme.


Hmm, maybe I should go back and actually finish watching the Persona 4 anime...

Of course the original Cornered theme will forever be one of the greats.

 

Ultress

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What the guy above me said, Hell I've never once been disappointed by Shoji Meguro's work or the Phoenix Wright sound tracks

Some favorites


 

PotluckBrigand

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It's so hard to pick, honestly. Music is so amazing and I'm endlessly overjoyed that (some) game companies haven't forgotten how integral music should be to an overall gaming experience.

Back when I was a kid, even with its (let's face it) really poor sound processor, the Genesis (Megadrive for people in the UK? Is that right? Sega's system, anyway) was home to the Sonic games, which had some of the most awesome videogame music ever.

This is my favorite (Sorry I don't know how to embed videos hurr):

Flying Battery! [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T7hdIh-gtw]

Oh man... when the melody kicks in at about 28 seconds? Makes my head tingle every time.

In moderns games, though, I am often surprised and delighted when music elevates an otherwise enjoyable experience to something really immersive. Nier was like that for me (I enjoyed the hell out of that game, even if no one else did).

I know it's really cliche, but Akira Yamaoka is probably my favorite musician for games, even though I am actually not a big Silent Hill fan. He just does such a great job and has a very unique sound that suits his subject matter perfectly.
 

geK0

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Pretty much everything from the megaman X series



Oh and there's a lot of zelad music that I like
 

zombieshark6666

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The original is great too, but I just love metal so much. It's intense and pretty at the same time. Never got bored of it.
 

daveman247

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PotluckBrigand said:
Akira Yamaoka.
This. Some musics just enhance the experience and would not be the same without ^_^

What is truly impressive though, that the ones that "change" smoothily depending on what you are doing in the game.

So
- Metal gear
- Splinter cell
- The museum in animal crossing.

Theres definitely more that does this, i just cant think of them right now :p
 

Popeman

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Slightly off topic but I think the song "When the wild wind blows" fits the Fallout games well.
 

Iborian

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Lot of good music to choose from.. one that comes to mind is the soundtrack from Rome Total War.. I actually fire up the battle songs for epic battles in other games.


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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4sNBfbbBDg

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

Endocrom

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The Psychonauts soundtrack seems to pop up a lot when I rotate my car's CD changer.
 

theheroofaction

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Megaman Zero.
Every single song in that subseries is great, but these are some of the best.
Of course, X series has some gems too
And I can't forget the stuff from the original series

And that doesn't cover ZX or the spinoffs

Which I will not show you because I've already shown you 9 songs.
 

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This song is awesome, also the whole "Hackers" (1995 I think) soundtrack. Warning: Video is extremely trippy and sorta NSFW.
 

Unchained_M

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLumii2UJoo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDdh3vRD89k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJIGohhp4A0&feature=related

Have some Legacy of Kain.

Check out Bastion, The Silent Hill games, The elder scrolls - Skyrim in particular, Shadow Hearts.
 

Shoggoth2588

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Dude, I can't be the first one to post some of this...



Because you can't beat Castlevania!

Also this:

 

ChupathingyX

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Personally, Dynasty Warriors 4 features my favourite video game soundtrack.

It features tracks that go perfectly with what is going on in the game and at the same time is catchy enough to listen to separately from the game.

The soundtrack blends modern rock and metal with more classical Chinese instruments very well which complements the fast paced, "kill everything" action of the game with the Chinese setting. Ranging from "charge forward and destroy them!" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYfOcEGX7Z0&feature=related] to "Crap we're getting our asses kicked! Run!" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mz9vIGoicA&feature=related]. The battle themes also go well with their respective battles; from the large scale epic charge of the Battle of Hu Lao gate [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW48yLaJMnU], the ominous and uncertain Battle of Wu Zhang Plains [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPI9NrL3ArA] and the anger fuelled Battle of Yi Ling [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1HI4QcApp8&feature=related].

Of course it isn't all action, sometimes you might just want to sit down and read through the games encyclopedia [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db2gz6chU3I].

Finally, my no. 1 music track in a video game and in my opinion the greatest ending/epilogue music ever...


Fusing everything together in one final crescendo of rock and classical Chinese music.
 

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What the guy above me said, Hell I've never once been disappointed by Shoji Meguro's work or the Phoenix Wright sound tracks
Seconding Shoji Meguro, that man is a genius.

Chrono Cross would also be one of my favorites. Next time you go to the beach, bring the soundtrack and just lay on the sand listening to the waves and the music. It's perfect for that.

And the most famous song from Chrono Cross:
 

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