Music from games that you've checked out

[Hey Joe]

Have you ever been inspired to look up a band for the first time because of their work on a game soundtrack? For example, did you look up The Faunts after completing Mass Effect?

At the moment, my house is rocking to the Vladivostock FM standard Schweine by Glukoza (it's the one playing when you first meet Roman in the car). It's one of the catchiest songs I've ever heard.

DISCUSS

P.S- To avoid this becoming a list thread, please describe the lengths you went to in order to find out the song, and why it's awesome.

 

[Dreiko_v1legacy]

I love final fantasy music. Nobuo Uematsu is a true artist. I have many of his songs with me at all times. Also music from the Berserk PS2 game (Sign and Sign 2) is pretty amazing too.

Liberi Fatalis is my favorite game song of all time.

 

[Danny Ocean]

Frank Kelpacki(sp?) after playing the original C&Cs. My favourite of his is 'Hell March'. It's just so badass to listen to.

 

[khululy]

listening to Castlevania soundtrack as I type
Also like the Devil may cry sound tracks
Chrono trigger sound track
Donkey kong country
Jet set radio
zelda and many many more

 

[Fronken]

i have all the Megaman/Zelda soundtracks as well as the Elder Scrolls 3+4 soundtracks on my comp, so yea, i look up music after games

 

[burn to ashe]

I found Bomb Factory after their work on DOA2. It was rather hard and exciting, but I eventually managed to get my hands on a full CD. It was my first experience with J-Rock (and really, my last despite how much I like them).

 

[mintsauce]

I kind of discovered Orbital after playing Wipeout on the PS1. Their song "P.E.T.R.O.L." was retitled to "Wipeout" and served as the main title screen music and one of the songs you can race to in-game.

I say kind of, because at the same time I also heard one of their songs on a mountain bike video. I bought one of their albums (In Sides) and before long I had bought them all. Since then they've been my favourite band.

That's about it really. I like game music, but if it's rock or metal then I tend to forget about it pretty quickly.

 

[Danzz]

Prey. AfterMidnight Project "take me home" great song for the game

 

[ultra_v_89]

WWE Smackdown! vs Raw, the music was awsome, so I checked out some of the bands, Breaking Benjamin and Zebrahead, the former has been my favorite band since I discovered them 5ish years ago, the latter is my top 10.

 

[Whoolpurse]

MGS, "O tebe" from GTA IV and a album or two from theory of a deadman after playing fahrenheit. (indigo prophecy)

 

[Danny Ocean]

Breaking Benjamin

Throw me away, yeah. That was the best song anyone could come up with on the radio in the combat sims in Second Life.
They also did the Halo 2 theme, I believe?

 

[blaze338]

nah man the halo 2 theme was steve vai, steve ouimette and another guitar player

 

[ultra_v_89]

Breaking Benjamin

Throw me away, yeah. That was the best song anyone could come up with on the radio in the combat sims in Second Life.
They also did the Halo 2 theme, I believe?

Do you mean Blow Me Away from the Halo 2 soundtrack? What is this Second Life you speak of?

 

[the monopoly guy]

I really, really, really, really, really, REALLY want the orange box soundtrack.

 

[Lvl 64 Klutz]

only musical band/artist I've checked out because of a game besides original composers is Hikaru Utada... she has a truly amazing voice, and her Japanese albums are extremely catchy.

 

[GothmogII]

These two:

Ben Houge's work on Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magic Obscura

http://www.terra-arcanum.com/sierra/media/media-soundtrack.html
All downloadable here free courtesy of Sierra. There's a lot of excellent pieces here, aswell as the scores for any interested Violinists or Cellists.

And secondly:

Kevin Manthei - He does alot of work for television/movies etc. Aswell as a few games. My personal favourite of those is his stuff for Sacrifice:

http://www.kmmproductions.com/mu_sac.html

Impending Death & Impending Victory are just :3 As are Pyro's Theme and Persephone Intense.

 

[mintsauce]

I really, really, really, really, really, REALLY want the orange box soundtrack.

It's 10 bucks at the Valve store.

 

[the monopoly guy]

I really, really, really, really, really, REALLY want the orange box soundtrack.

It's 10 bucks at the Valve store.

I know, but that's ten dollars I don't have.

 

[Limasol]

Final Fantasy is a given, Bionic commando rearmed (Simon Viklund) C&C as well, i'm amazed to finaly own the songs i had to previously boot up a game for. Baba Yetu from the Civ 4 sound track is good as well. Loads of GTA 4 artists are in my most playe list now because of thagt game, films as well are big influences