What game music should my orchestra play? YOU decide!

[Jabberwock xeno]

Anything from a halo game.

 

[Blind marskman]

Try the them for Halo CE, my other sugestions are the
-Battlefield theme
-Gears of war 2 Heroic Assault
-Metal Gear Solid 3 theme

 

[ffxfriek]

Common all.... STAR WARS!!!

 

[Cptn_Squishy]

I've always found the music from Uru: Ages Beyond Myst to be pretty stunning...especially this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E27QVUfdfpQ

 

[Discord]

 

[captaincabbage]

The Dragon Master Lance battle theme in Heart Gold/Soul Silver. Pure. Epicness.
Either that or the Elder Scrolls theme, or one of teh Shadow of the Colossus battle themes.

 

[Mr. Omega]

The Ace Attorney games has some good music.


See? This proves it can be done!

 

[Nostalgia Ripoff]

God damn, I love this song. And this one:

 

[harv3034]

Hmmmmmmm......
Good question, Halo is overdone, Mario is WAY to obvious, DK is annoying...

maybe something from Final Fantasy

 

[TeeBs]

http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/307305

Might be kinda fun

 

[Valiance]

This has quite a strong, powerful feel to it, but there's other pieces from the game if you're more interested in strings...

How big is your orchestra? Chamber? Symphony? What instruments do you have in there?

 

[Death God]

I can't believe no one said this? Am I the only person in love with this song?

 

[fanklok]

My favorite piece of music from any video game ever.

 

[Jonny1188]

Promise (Reprise) from Silent Hill 2 - would be truly epic.

Spoiler: Promise (Reprise)

And for video:

Spoiler: SH2 Intro Movie

The song in that video is Theme of Laura. I suppose that would be good to play too.

EDIT: And for the love of God, if you do play this, record it and send it to me because it's one of my favorite songs ever!

 

[theSovietConnection]

I'd go with



or

 

[tso0001]

Metal Gear Solid 2 theme:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHYh02uCCJo&feature=related

Oblivion theme:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J5gN1DwNDE

Sub-question: How do you embed videos?

 

[Cogwheel]

Things!

Beat me to it, and I thought no one would mention that. Nicely done.

Generally speaking, Oriens and Kitsune's Workshop do remarkably well at classical/orchestral arranges too. But first of all, here's a little Skyscraper/Fires of Hokkai/Doll Judgment/Border of Life. And Missing, while I'm at it. Links ahead!

Spoiler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sGhZNH41BE Day of collapse (Fires of Hokkai arrange)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYLjzO_TIYg Skyscraper/Cosmic Mind by the same remixer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RESUuuKGUwc Fires of Hokkai by someone else.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEb7LJj6gHU Doll Judgment by Kitsune's Workshop

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKhJ1AC2ObI Doll Judgment by Wave

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48XptuDXdlY Doll Judgment by Wave AGAIN

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bzlrlsw9o2o Missing Power (the original).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnxkLiSFgKc Midnight March, a Missing Power arrange by Wave (more as a point of reference)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zis2TtxdFjQ Border of life (again, the original).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9Zt6TRm1NU Septette by TAMusic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M15AAsByugE Septette by Kitsune's Workshop, possibly better suited than the TAMusic version.

Lastly, another Venerable Ancient Battlefield arrange (orchestral) by TAMusic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfI3KWr8XPU (the Virus Key version is probably a better pick).

Here are the originals, as a point of reference.

Spoiler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKbKOC2QNgg Septette

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVwstM4vZC8 Doll Judgment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8ehKblhOfg Skyscraper

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdmDGphX9vE Fires of Hokkai

I should probably shut up now.

 

[TomLikesGuitar]

Ok, just take your first chairs and make a jazz band.

Then play "Tank!" (The Cowboy Bebop opening theme.)


BTW the sax solo at the end of this live version is like getting a blow job from God.

 

[Nouw]

Dawn of War 2 has fantastic music.


Just a taste.

 

[Danzaivar]

One day someone will orchestrate this, and it will be beautiful.