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Topic Your top songs in gaming

incubus421

* 10-Jan(#1)

Emphasis on your. We all know there are noted and recognizable classics in the industry. I don't think I know a single child or adult that doesn't know the Mario level 1-1 song. While songs like the overworld for the original Zelda, One-winged Angel, or the Halo opening are surely great and deservedly popular, they just aren't always my personal favorites. So here is my personal list of favorite gaming tunes. Post your own favorites as well. Maybe there's a game you or I haven't played and therefore a killer song we haven't heard. I'm always excited to discover another great tune!

I found it difficult to compare old school beeps and boops to modern-day orchestrated soundtracks. These should almost be separate categories. Also, I think I could make my top 10 list almost exclusively off of the FFXIV soundtrack...but I won't. So many outstanding pieces of music in that game!

Some of these are just because they're absolute jams, others are because they were impactful of my time growing up gaming, most are both.

Mega Man 3 - Shadow Man
Move over Wily's Castle (MM2) and Bubble Man, this song is just too good.

Super Mario 64 - Dire Dire Docks
One of my favorite Mario songs. Water themed levels always seem to have great music.

Donkey Kong Country 2 - Stickerbrush Symphony
Until orchestrated tracks came along this may have been my number 1 video game song, it's still close.

Final Fantasy Tactics - Opening
Possibly the first game intro that had me sitting through the opening just to hear the music

Kingdom Hearts III - Opening (CHIKAI)
All apologies to Hikaru Utada, but there is something about the heavy violin replacing the lyrics that is just outstanding! Despite KH3s flaws, I couldn't load up my save without first sitting through the opening at least once. Perfectly emotional for the theme of the game.

Final Fantasy XIV - Close in the Distance
This might be the single greatest piece of music to come out of a video game ever. I can't speak highly enough about it. If you've played the game to it's epic conclusion, you know exactly how hard this song hits!

Might & Magic Darkside of Xeen - Lava Town / Necropolis
This song is a SoundBlaster jam! There was some kind of bug in this game that was never fixed where if you died and/or loaded your game repeatedly every once in awhile the music would not start. You could fix this by going into the settings and toggling the music off and back on. When you did that this was the song that would play until you moved to another area. As a kid I remember intentionally getting this bug to occur so that I could hear my jam before a tough dungeon or battle.

World of Warcraft - Legend of Azeroth Main Title
It's not that great of a track, but damn if I didn't listen to it for hundreds of hours on end. As an avid original WoW player, this is what you hear each time you start the game, cycle through character selection, etc. Not to mention when I would time out of the game busy doing other things, this song would echo through the house to let me know I had been logged out. Such a strong nostalgic song for me and my time as a borderline WoW addict.

Heroes of Might and Magic II (Expansion) - Necromancer Castle
In the expansion for Heroes II were alternate castle theme songs. The Necromancer castle was so damn good. Listen to that piano solo 50 seconds in! I grew up on this game and go back and play it often.

Castlevania Bloody Tears
An all time classic. It was the first song I learned on keyboard as well. The entire Simon's Quest soundtrack (all 5 songs or so!) is excellent!

Honorable mentions, or maybe in my top 10, I don't know:
Final Fantasy XIV - Endwalker Another intro I could sit and watch before logging in. Also, same as the WoW intro, when I time out of the game, this will start playing.

Sonic the Hedgehog - Green Hill Zone Probably one of the most widely accepted classic tunes and for good reason. I just didn't grow up on Sonic and didn't have a Genesis until well into my teenage years when I bought a used one myself. So, Sonic and it's awesome soundtrack just doesn't have a strong nostalgic presence in my mind.

Final Fantasy VI - Terra's Theme and Chrono Trigger - Corridors of Time Two of my first and favorite RPGs as a kid. I can listen to these soundtracks on repeat. These are probably my favorite song from each game, but it's REAL close. While they don't make my favorite singular songs, they would definitely make my top 10 if I ranked entire game soundtracks.

Castlevania Symphony of the Night - Lost Paintings This and Tragic Prince are top notch. Another game that while doesn't have one of my top all time songs, it's probably a top 3 overall soundtrack for me.

Kirby's Adventure - Rainbow Resort Quite possibly the first song I ever heard from a video game that truly made me pay attention to how great a video game song could be. Kirby's Adventure is another game with a killer soundtrack.

Silent Hill 2 - Promise (Reprise) I'd be remiss if I didn't acknowledge the awesome piano work woven all through the Silent Hill 2 soundtrack. Haunting, catchy, perfectly captures the mood and theme of the game.

I'm not sure I could rank these if I tried aside from FFXIV - Close in the Distance, it might be my new and forever number 1. Also, there is a lot of guilt for not having more FF songs on here...almost every FF battle/boss/Prelude music is worthy of a top 10 list. DKC, Chrono Trigger, Castlevania, and Mega Man all have additional great songs, but I wanted to keep my list varied and not take too many of the great ones!

Enjoy!

Anxiouz

10-Jan(#2)

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater - Goldfinger's Superman is always the first song I think of. It's burned into my brain.

nonamesleft

* 10-Jan(#3)

@incubus421 Thanks for posting that. Video game music is my most listened to genre. Just went through your whole list. Some I already knew, some I didn't.

Dire Dire Docks. Great one.

Stickerbush symphony. Can hear it in my head without even playing it. Heard it many times. The DK series has some great music.

Symphony of the Night. Lost Paintings - liked this one. Had that Castlevania vibe. Kind of a calming one.

Kirby - Great track. Made me head bop. :)

Silent Hill. I started playing it and then had to respond to a message. When I went back to the music, I had forgotten that it was from Silent Hill. And I thought to myself "something about this reminds me of a piece from Silent Hill." It's this one:
https://youtu.be/Ec0v8PSHhyI?feature=shared

Close in the Distance - powerful. Tugs at the emotions. What was going on in the game when that song was playing?

Corridors of Time. That's a very good one too. In fact, overall the soundtrack is excellent. Heard the soundtrack many many times. Used to put it on in the background at work. This way when it was done I knew that 3 hours had passed :D

I'll post my list when I have the chance. Definitely want to share some great music.

incubus421

* 10-Jan(#4)

Anxiouz wrote:

> Tony Hawk's Pro Skater - Goldfinger's Superman is always the first song I think

> of. It's burned into my brain.

I was trying to stay away from soundtracks made up of pre-existing bands' songs and focus more on songs made specifically for each game. However, I'm not such a snob to not acknowledge that the THPS games always have nicely hand-picked soundtracks. Superman and Wish by Alien Ant Farm stick out to me as well!

These types of songs/soundtracks should almost have their own category as well. How about Florence and the Machine when they re-did Stand By Me for Final Fantasy XV? Talk about a tear jerker. This would be where the lines become blurred, because, correct me if I'm wrong, Florence did this song specifically for FFXV, it wasn't already a song she had recorded that Squenix nabbed.

If I were including existing band made songs that were used in games I would be placing the Brutal Legend soundtrack at the tippy top!

nonamesleft wrote:

> @incubus421 Thanks for posting that. Video game music is my most listened to genre.

> Just went through your whole list. Some I already knew, some I didn't.

> Silent Hill. I started playing it and then had to respond to a message. When I went

> back to the music, I had forgotten that it was from Silent Hill. And I thought to

> myself "something about this reminds me of a piece from Silent Hill." It's this one:

> https://youtu.be/Ec0v8PSHhyI?feature=shared

> Close in the Distance - powerful. Tugs at the emotions. What was going on in the

> game when that song was playing?

> I'll post my list when I have the chance. Definitely want to share some great music.

@nonamesleft thanks for sharing your thoughts and contributing.

Admittedly I haven't played all the way through the first Silent Hill so I was unfamiliar with the song you linked. It sounds good though. There's another song I listen to a lot on the Silent Hill 3 / movie soundtrack, Akira Yamoaka - You're Not Here. You might like it too!

The emotion of "Close in the Distance" would be hard to explain unless you've played FFXIV and are committed to seeing the story through. Plus, I'd have to go into great spoiler-filled length to drive the points home. It's just a final sigh of relief and emotional farewell to an incredible story, years in the making that took hundreds and hundreds of hours to fully experience.

I look forward to seeing your list.

nonamesleft

10-Jan(#5)

@incubus421 I'm working on the list now. This isn't easy. I have so many great video game pieces to choose from. My apologies in advance if my list ends up having a lot (you're welcome 😂)

KCPenguins

* 10-Jan(#6)

Red Dead Redemption - Far Away
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AUXGW6sWYDY
I was actually sad when I accidentally skipped this while trying to loot the dead on my last play through but didn't realize it until after I botched the saves. I debated starting the game over, but ultimately decided YouTube would have to suffice.

Super Metroid - THE WHOLE DAMN GAME!!!
I seriously love this soundtrack, and it's at a part of why it's my GOAT.

On the opposite spectrum:

DK Rap - It's so bad it's become borderline iconic.

SupremeSarna

10-Jan(#7)

In no particular order (except the first one):

"Torigoth (Day)" - Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Perhaps the most vibrant and cheerful Irish tune you'll ever hear. It fits the town of Torigoth perfectly, and can always brighten my day.

"Beautiful One Day" - Rhythm Heaven Fever
Nintendo didn't need to empower women this hard, but I'm dazzled that they did. A fantastic song that teaches the value of self-worth and goes crazy on the electric guitar.

"Masters of Darkness" - Pandora's Tower
This is the second boss theme of the game, used in towers 6-10. After naming the six laws of the Aiosian religion (arbor, flamma, terra, aqua, aurum, tenebrae-lux), the booming singers reference a poem by Wilfred Owen, Dulce et Decorum Est--"it is sweet and fitting to die for one's country." This is a fate that the subjects who were transformed into the Masters of the Thirteen Towers (bosses) were honored to take... but one your character, Aeron, wasn't strong enough to follow. The women's choir kills it here, and they're even more fitting for this piece. Each of the six laws is governed by a god and goddess, and the first five towers contained statues of the gods. It only fits that the next five would be built to goddesses, and have a female choir.

"Fruity Factory" - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
An extremely moody piece by the legendary David Wise. A great tune to vibe to whilst platforming across watermelons. I'd call DKCTF the best soundtrack in gaming. Honestly, every song in this game is excellent, so you can't go wrong with any of them.

"Whispy Woods Land" - Kirby's Pinball Land
A magnificent tune hidden away inside an overlooked Game Boy game. The second half of the song really seals the deal. This pairs very well with the beeps and boops of a frantic pinball table. The Kirby's Dream Buffet remix is also excellent.

"Rainbow Across the Skies" - Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
A whimsical melody that gets more exciting as it goes. This fits the Kirby series extremely well and is a delight to behold. KatRC has the second-best OST in gaming, so you should check these out, too.

"C-R-O-W-N-E-D" - Kirby's Return to Dream Land
What else fits the Kirby series extremely well? Intense, crazy villains. This song belongs to a mastermind who has gained limitless power and is only a stone's throw away from reaching and conquering Planet Popstar--at least, his possessed body is. This piece adds to an already brilliant final showdown. The first bit sounds a little like the Nightmare Wizard's theme from Kirby's Adventure (though upon further inspection, it's original), the midpoint is a reprise of the Lor Starcutter theme from KRtDL, and the finale is pulled from the Crystal Area in Kirby Super Star. It's a final boss song for the ages!

"LocoRoco Song (Kulche Version)" - LocoRoco
This might be the happiest song I've ever heard. Kulche's childish voice gives it so much life, though Chavez's Argentinian accent is almost as pleasant in his version. Go ahead, babble along to this weird song!

"The Heritors of Arcadia" - Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
The cleric, Silque, sings a beautiful song that may be the last words of Mila, the divine Mother of the continent of Valentia. It contains a motif from "What Lies at the End," another intrinsic song in the game, and references the hero, Alm (the jasper lion). It's a sweet, adoring song that makes you feel the tenderness of a mother's love.

"Beware the Forest's Mushrooms" - Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Yoko Shimomura did a terrific job of bringing her Final Fantasy magic to the Mario series. This jaunty track makes the famous Forest Maze one of the game's highlights.

"Title Theme" - Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
The most elegant theme on the DS. It masterfully contrasts with the game's zany tone and fits with the title image: Princess Peach's Castle on the top screen, and a watery reflection of Bowser's Castle on the bottom. Makes you think, or even tear up--I won't judge either way.

"The End" - Drawn to Life
Speaking of tearing up, this is a beautiful duet between two lovers who are unsure if their relationship can last. It ties in the game's main theme and pairs perfectly with the game's ending. The words, "to a life with you," always makes my eyes misty.

"Main Theme" - Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Alright, enough of the waterworks. How about an epic Latin song to accompany your unbalanced, tripping knight? Brawl's got you covered.

"Skyloft" - The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Skyloft is the coziest floating archipelago you'll ever find. This peaceful song is a big contributing factor there. The laidback tone goes perfectly with the woodwind and brass instruments.

"Temple" - Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
An ominous, droning tune that bears down on you as you explore the six palaces (temples in the Japanese version, hence the title). I've always thought this made them a little scarier. The Super Smash Bros. Melee and A Link Between Worlds remixes are also excellent.

I can post more if you want.

citizen_zane

10-Jan(#8)

My favorite game soudtrack of all time is from Bit.Trip Runner. Most of these songs are fantastic!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaVdxMYUaZM

Renaissance2K

11-Jan(#9)

I feel like a lot of these are going to come from my first 30-Day Game Music Challenge list, but here goes...

Critical Depth - Battle in the Mediterranean
Twisted Metal 2 - The Drop Zone / Antarctica
Jet Moto 2 - Rollercide
Warhawk - Desert Zone (Fast)
Whenever somebody asks something like this, I always jump to Big Idea Music, which did the soundtracks to all of Singletrac's early PlayStation games. They punched way above their weight when it came to epic music. "Desert Zone (Fast)", in particular, was first discovered not by playing the game but by putting my pack-in demo disc in an audio CD player, which launched my decades-long obsession with video game music.

WipEout - Cairodrome
I credit the original WipEout with being my introduction to electronic music, with Cairodrome being one of my favorite tracks from the game. My favorite moment with the song, though, actually happened when I left the WipEout disc in my CD-ROM drive and booted up the Quake demo, which caused the track to blast out the speakers as the attract mode played. It's more awesome than it sounds.

Chrono Trigger - Manoria Cathedral
Chrono Trigger's entire soundtrack is a masterpiece in the truest sense of the word, but I'll never forget the sheer disgust that got thrown back in my face when I confessed to an early Internet fangirl that this was my favorite song from the game. Yeah, I know it's not an obvious choice, but it's just so soothing and beautiful...

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Peace of Akatosh
Speaking of soothing and beautiful, this "overworld" music from Oblivion is arguably my favorite part of the entire game. It's simple, sorrowful, and incredibly well-crafted. In my earliest days of making gaming videos, I ended a video chronicle of a months-long struggle with a particularly awful Final Fantasy XI quest with this song. I don't think I could have more perfectly captured the feeling of exhaustion and relief that I felt when that was all over.

One Must Fall 2097 - Power Plant
The epitome of "listen to this to get pumped up". It just makes me want to pick something up and throw it at an electric fence. #OddlySpecific

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 - What You Will See / Heavenly Garden
I have a thing for songs that build or transform over the course of their runtime. What You Will See is the music for this game's final boss, who - spoiler alert! - transforms into a familiar foe after losing once. Both the initial fight itself and the transformation are a dream come true for a longtime Tekken fan, and this song backs it perfectly.

Super Dodge Ball - Shadow Team
Speaking of final boss fights, this is the greatest final boss theme in the history of video games. Come at me. I've heard a number of excellent modernized arrangements of it, but I'll take the 8-bit original over any of those any day.

I'm probably going to want to post some more later.

KCPenguins

11-Jan(#10)

SMB 2 Ending
https://youtu.be/IPXtir65p40?si=VbEYjVFO1cgtxqzk

Punch-Out!! Training Theme
https://youtu.be/RW6U_wQOGtM?si=OkVIQrA4f_F7IvND

Bleed_DukeBlue

* 11-Jan(#11)

From the train scene in Life is Strange: Before the Storm:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TzUGhbeb3ik

Heavyd814life

11-Jan(#12)

Bleed_DukeBlue wrote:

> From the train scene in Life is Strange: Before the Storm:

> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TzUGhbeb3ik

incubus421

* 11-Jan(#13)

@SupremeSarna Thanks for sharing! A few of these songs are in my video game playlist rotation, like Temple from Link, the Smash Bros. theme, and the Mario RPG Forest Maze. I'm impartial to the original SNES forest maze version though. I haven't played every Kirby game, so the few you posted that I hadn't heard, especially Rainbow Across the Skies. This just confirms that Kirby is always putting out great music.

Also, what's with that Drawn to Life song!? I've never played those games but kind of thought they were geared to a much younger audience. They did do a Spongebob version, right? The male vocals I thought could be a bit better, but great song!

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@citizen_zane The first song on that soundtrack "Blackout City" by Anamanaguchi is in my listening rotation. I never knew what game it was from, so thank you! Anamanaguchi also did the soundtrack for the Scott Pilgrim side scroller beat em up. Check out Another Winter and Rock Club

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@Renaissance2K I hadn't played most of the games that you listed songs from (I missed your bday challenge topic). Rollercide came through with a sweet guitar solo. Just added it to my own playlist. Cairodrome was a bit too "rave club" for me.

No shame in that Manoria Cathedral Chrono pick. Honestly, you could pick any song from that soundtrack as your favorite and I'd have no qualms.
That Super Dodge Ball song is excellent. I'm pretty sure I beat this game, but this song didn't register for some reason.

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@KCPenguins Sometimes songs don't stick with me, even when I loved them and their placement in a game. Thanks for bringing that Jose Gonzales song back to memory for me.
and the Punch Out training theme? Fantastic tune, who could forget

Heavyd814life

11-Jan(#14)

Love topics like this! We've had similar topics in the past so I want to list three that I don't think I've listed before.

Red Dead Redemption II - Unshaken by D'Angelo
Can't really get into the specifics, but this song plays in Chapter 5 after a HUGE mission. It comes out of nowhere and perfectly captures the way you feel in that moment as you ride back to Shady Belle. I get chills everytime I hear it.

Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward - Dragonsong
Nobuo Uematsu never misses! I've never played a second of FFXIV, but I remember hearing this for the first time on the Distant Worlds vinyl and absolutely loving it!

Dragon Age: Inquisition - Main Theme
I think Inquisition has the single most underrated OST of all time. I feel that strongly about it. Trevor Morris is a phenomenal composer.

incubus421

11-Jan(#15)

@Heavyd814life Good grief, apparently I've completely forgotten about the amazing Red Dead franchise. Those haunting vocal tracks as you head towards the conclusion of these games were always an emotional and powerful experience.

I'm happy to see more love for the FFXIV soundtrack. It's truly a masterpiece with each new expansion adding another handful of unforgettable tracks. I told myself I wouldn't play MMOs anymore after Endwalker was damn near perfect, they just take up so much time. Still, another expansion dropping this year...I'll be tempted to resub if just to hear the music.

citizen_zane

11-Jan(#16)

incubus421 wrote:

> --

> @citizen_zane The first song on that soundtrack "Blackout City" by Anamanaguchi is

> in my listening rotation. I never knew what game it was from, so thank you! Anamanaguchi

> also did the soundtrack for the Scott Pilgrim side scroller beat em up. Check out

> Another Winter and >" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=enBMmvB9xDA

> (secure)">Rock Club

I'll be sure to check those out!

nonamesleft

* 11-Jan(#17)

These are just some of the pieces that I enjoy:

Radiant Historia - Mechanical Kingdom

One of my favorite pieces from the game. And that violin part (I think it's violin) hits you in the feels.

Kalos Power Plant - Pokemon X & Y
This was actually my ringtone for awhile. Saw someone get excited and bopping his head to it once when my phone rang :)

Cave Story - Plant

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon - Sky Tower

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky - Through the Sea of Time

Chronopolis - Chrono Cross
Powerful piece. Gives me chills. Although I haven't played Chrono Cross, I've listened to the soundtrack many times.

Tap Galaxy
A mining tap style mobile game. I liked the music that plays.

The Lonely Tower - Tower of Heaven
This piece was unique to me in that it kept building and building until it ended. Very little repetition.

Fear Factory - Donkey Kong Country Remix by Mykah

Battleblock Theater - Laidback Thrills
0:57 😂

Pokemon TCG - Club Leader Duel
Brings me back. Pretty rich soundtrack overall to this game.

Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney - Objection

The End of Traveling - Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga
This piece of music really had a feel of an adventure ending and going home. And that whistling was great.

Chaos Shrine - Final Fantasy
Very nice piece.

Donkey Kong Country 2 Bayou Boogie Cover by Steven Morris
A lot of creativity in how he puts together all the sounds.

Final Fantasy IV Overworld Theme

Professor Layton and the Curious Village - Professor Layton's Theme

There are plenty of great pieces out there. I was tempted to add more from Yasunori Mitsuda (Chrono Trigger/Cross). He gets an honorable mention.

bonham2

11-Jan(#18)

Most of my favorites will be from older games because those tunes are some of the most memorable ever. Many of mine have been picked already, but I'll try to list some new ones and try to avoid the most common picks:

Castlevania - Vampire Killer
Honestly, I can pick any song from every 2D Castlevania. They are just so good. This one, along with Bloody Tears, are definitely two of the best.

Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Gerudo Valley
One of the most memorable songs in one of the most memorable soundtracks of all time. This is a banger.

Zelda 2 - Temple Theme
This was mentioned already, but I had to list it. This is easily one of my all time favorite songs from a game ever. I am one of the few out there that swears Zelda 2 is an amazing game, and I will defend this game until the day that I die.

Goonies 2 - Stage 1
Random one, but I always loved this music.

Street Fighter 2 - Vega Theme
The music in this game had to be memorable since we played the same levels over and over SO MANY TIMES. They all stand out, but this was always my favorite.(Guile's is great too).

Super Mario Galaxy - Gusty Garden Galaxy
This is one of the few video game songs that I downloaded and listened to in my car. It was just such a great track. Mario is another series with countless amazing songs, but this one is a personal favorite.

Punch-Out - Fight Music

Zelda Skyward Sword - Ballad of the Goddess Theme
Easily the best part of this game. It was the most epic soundtrack ever, and it's only made better once you realize it's a motif based on Zelda's Lullaby.

Metroid - Brinstar
I know Super Metroid is considered the masterpiece, but this music really set the tone for the epic adventure that you were about to take back when this first came out. I love how they re-used this in Metroid Prime years later.

Mega Man 2 - Wily Fortress 1
How his this not been mentioned yet. Another series with amazing music, but this one has always been my favorite.

Geometry Wars Retro Evolved
This is one of my all-time favorite games, and the music just keeps you pumped no matter how long the game goes on for.

I obviously have to mention the Zelda and Mario main themes because they are absolute classics.

Damian254

11-Jan(#19)

This list could probably 100 songs long if I thought long enough and there's some games like Streets of Rage 2, Zelda, Mario, Persona 5 & the Mega Man series where I could put 10 songs from each one on this list. Put I'll try my best to limit it to one song per entry

1. Mega Man 2: Dr. Wily's Castle pt. 1
2. Duck Tales Moon Stage
3. Streets of Rage 2: Boss Battle Theme
4. Street Fighter II: Guile's Stage
5. Legend of Zelda: Overworld theme
6. Chrono Trigger: Luca's Theme
7. Persona 5: Victory screen song
8. Dragon Quest series: Title screen song
9. Sonic 2: Chemical Zone
10. Super Mario Galaxy theme

Damian254

11-Jan(#20)

bonham2 wrote:

> Goonies 2 - Stage 1

> Random one, but I always loved this music.

Yes! The 8-bit version Cindy Lauper's Good Enough. This blew my mind when I was a kid.

Heavyd814life

11-Jan(#21)

KCPenguins wrote:

> Red Dead Redemption - Far Away

> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AUXGW6sWYDY

> I was actually sad when I accidentally skipped this while trying to loot the dead

> on my last play through but didn't realize it until after I botched the saves. I

> debated starting the game over, but ultimately decided YouTube would have to suffice.

> Super Metroid - THE WHOLE DAMN GAME!!!

> I seriously love this soundtrack, and it's at a part of why it's my GOAT.

> On the opposite spectrum:

> ...

Missed this post somehow. Riding into Mexico and then Far Away comes on out of nowhere. I still get chills thinking about it. What a moment!

Heavyd814life

11-Jan(#22)

incubus421 wrote:

> I'm happy to see more love for the FFXIV soundtrack. It's truly a masterpiece with

> each new expansion adding another handful of unforgettable tracks. I told myself

> I wouldn't play MMOs anymore after Endwalker was damn near perfect, they just take

> up so much time. Still, another expansion dropping this year...I'll be tempted to

> resub if just to hear the music.

Yeah, everyone I know who has played FFXIV raves about the soundtrack. I wish I played MMOs because I think I'd have more of a connection to some of the tracks if I'd actually played the game. But some of the ones I've heard are really great!

incubus421

12-Jan(#23)

@nonamesleft Good call on the Pokemon songs. It hasn't been mentioned yet, but those games definitely have some good music. The battle music from the original Game Boy games will forever be engrained in my brain. Thanks for sharing that song from Tower of Heaven. I've never even heard of that game, but it's a great piece of music.

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@bonham2 I'll never complain about more Zelda, Mega Man, and Castlevania being on someone's list. Most of the ones you listed are definitely in my listening rotation. Gerudo Valley sticks out to me. Have you heard Taylor Davis' version of it? She's an awesome violinist that covers video game music.

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@Damian254 First mention of the Moon Stage from Duck Tales. I knew it was coming, it had to!

bumsplikity

12-Jan(#24)

I just have to give a quick shoutout to pretty much every single track composed by Tim Follin. This guy was an absolute legend who made songs that were oftentimes so much better than the games that features the songs. Even today, these songs are epic as hell.

Some of my favorites from Tim are

PIctionary - NES - Title Theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJwh3erQlyE&list=P...

Silver Surfer - NES - Background Game Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGNSHNf-nlU

Solstice - NES - Title Screen Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_gObHt1uZA

And then pretty much the entire OST for Super Mario Sunshine is top tier, but of course Delfino Plaza gets a special mention.

MishoF

12-Jan(#25)

Hades - Good Riddance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTg6y2l4duk&list=O...

Vandal Hearts - Intro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU7ucnb2qwU

incubus421

* 12-Jan(#26)

@bumsplikity Okay, but why am I just finding out about the name Tim Follin now!? I feel like a fraud. There is so much going on in these songs, wow. The YouTube comments about Tim are particularly humorous.

"[He's] super talented but picks his games by throwing darts while drunk."

"[His] entire music career is like Jimi hendrix playing all his gigs at chuckie cheese birthday parties and being like "yeah i just wanted to see what I could do with an electric guitar."."

Thanks for opening my eyes...ears?

Heavyd814life

12-Jan(#27)

MishoF wrote:

> Hades - Good Riddance

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTg6y2l4duk&list=O...

Ashley Barrett

bonham2

12-Jan(#28)

Oh my god, how could I have forgotten Still Alive?

Portal - Still Alive

KCPenguins

13-Jan(#29)

bonham2 wrote:

> Oh my god, how could I have forgotten Still Alive?

> Portal - Still Alive

That reminds me I still need to play Portal 2.

bonham2

13-Jan(#30)

KCPenguins wrote:

> bonham2 wrote:

>> Oh my god, how could I have forgotten Still Alive?

>> Portal - Still Alive

> That reminds me I still need to play Portal 2.

I just bought both (again) on the Steam sale for $1 each. It was worth it to go through each one again on my Stream Deck.

SupremeSarna

16-Jan(#31)

I had a dream last night about this very topic. A story was going around on the news that in his personal time, Idris Elba wears a wooden Monado replica slung over his back and takes long walks around my town. One fateful day, I found him walking with his wife near my neighborhood. We got to talking and he liked that I, like him, was a hardcore gamer. He walked with me back to my carport (not coming inside for some reason).

Elba asked for video game music recommendations that he could share with his family. I immediately thought back to this thread and tried to look up some of my favorites. The only technology available in the carport was an old TV with a barely-functional remote. Looking up the song titles one letter at a time was slow and annoying, so I didn’t even get to impress Elba with “Donkey Kong Country Fruity Factory” before I woke up. How unfortunate!

nonamesleft

16-Jan(#32)

SupremeSarna wrote:

> I had a dream last night about this very topic. A story was going around on the news

> that in his personal time, Idris Elba wears a wooden Monado replica slung over his

> back and takes long walks around my town. One fateful day, I found him walking with

> his wife near my neighborhood. We got to talking and he liked that I, like him, was

> a hardcore gamer. He walked with me back to my carport (not coming inside for some

> reason).

> Elba asked for video game music recommendations that he could share with his family.

> I immediately thought back to this thread and tried to look up some of my favorites.

> The only technology available in the carport was an old TV with a barely-functional

> remote. Looking up the song titles one letter at a time was slow and annoying, so

> I didn’t even get to impress Elba with “Donkey Kong Country Fruity Factory” before

> I woke up. How unfortunate!

Ha. That's great.

(And don't worry. I'll check out DK Country Fruity Factory)

nonamesleft

16-Jan(#33)

@SupremeSarna

It's great. Listening to it as I write this.

I don't care that much for DK games but I might have to play Tropical Freeze if the soundtrack is full of great music.

incubus421

17-Jan(#34)

Alright, who else? Surely some other users have some songs to post.

nonamesleft

17-Jan(#35)

bumsplikity wrote:

> I just have to give a quick shoutout to pretty much every single track composed by

> Tim Follin. This guy was an absolute legend who made songs that were oftentimes so

> much better than the games that features the songs. Even today, these songs are epic

> as hell.

> Some of my favorites from Tim are

> PIctionary - NES - Title Theme

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJwh3erQlyE&list=P...

> Silver Surfer - NES - Background Game Music

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGNSHNf-nlU

> Solstice - NES - Title Screen Music

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_gObHt1uZA

That was Pictionary?! I would never have guessed pictionary if you told me to guess 😅

There was a great comment on a video I watched regarding the Solstice intro track:

"Bro wait until you hear the rest of Tim Folins work he pushed consoles to their absolute limits and beyond. I will use the best quote possible to describe it: "TIM IT WAS JUST PICTIONARY."

😆

Otaku100

* 20-Jan(#36)

I thought of 5 songs from different franchises I really enjoy, so these aren't necessarily my top five, but they are some of my favorites. These also aren't in any particular order.

Castlevania Dracula X: Rondo of Blood - Bloody Tears
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqWW0PTkjR8

Ys I&II Chronicles - Tension
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msFhpoFWcEc

Guilty Gear - Keep Yourself Alive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziQPKGEdFHI

Mega Man Zero 4(Remastered Tracks) - Queen of the Hurt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=32gdyE...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(NES) - Opening Theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEA8cievfUE

videogameman4

20-Jan(#37)

Streets of Rage boss stage music.

nonamesleft

20-Jan(#38)

Otaku100 wrote:

> I thought of 5 songs from different franchises I really enjoy, so these aren't necessarily

> my top five, but they are some of my favorites. These also aren't in any particular

> order.

> Castlevania Dracula X: Rondo of Blood - Bloody Tears

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqWW0PTkjR8

> Ys I&II Chronicles - Tension

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msFhpoFWcEc

> Guilty Gear - Keep Yourself Alive

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziQPKGEdFHI

> Mega Man Zero 4(Remastered Tracks) - Queen of the Hurt

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=32gdyE...

> Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(NES) - Opening Theme

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEA8cievfUE

Just listened to all of the ones that you listened. Ys reminded me of Golden Sun for some reason.

Queen of the Hurt is not the style I expected from Megaman. I haven't listened Megaman soundtrack but I was expecting more of an upbeat chiptuney piece. But not bad.

The opening theme of TMNT is good. I continued listening since you linked the whole thing :)

Otaku100

21-Jan(#39)

nonamesleft wrote:

> Otaku100 wrote:

>> I thought of 5 songs from different franchises I really enjoy, so these aren't

> necessarily

>> my top five, but they are some of my favorites. These also aren't in any particular

>> order.

>> Castlevania Dracula X: Rondo of Blood - Bloody Tears

>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqWW0PTkjR8

>> Ys I&II Chronicles - Tension

>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msFhpoFWcEc

>> Guilty Gear - Keep Yourself Alive

>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziQPKGEdFHI

>> Mega Man Zero 4(Remastered Tracks) - Queen of the Hurt

>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=32gdyE...

>> Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(NES) - Opening Theme

>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEA8cievfUE

> Just listened to all of the ones that you listened. Ys reminded me of Golden Sun

> for some reason.

> Queen of the Hurt is not the style I expected from Megaman. I haven't listened Megaman

> soundtrack but I was expecting more of an upbeat chiptuney piece. But not bad.

> The opening theme of TMNT is good. I continued listening since you linked the whole

> thing :)

I knew I wanted to list something from Mega Man, and my favorite songs are from Mega Man 2, X, and Zero 4; I figured less people were familiar with Zero 4, so I decided to list a song from that one.

I couldn't find a video with just the opening theme alone for TMNT. While the game may have some problems, the OST is not one of them.

citizen_zane

21-Jan(#40)

This is one of my most favorite songs from a video game. I heard it years ago when I was playing Nier on my PS3. I remember coming across a young woman singing this in a courtyard. I think it was by a fountain.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJPG2RxJ6RE

Heavyd814life

21-Jan(#41)

citizen_zane wrote:

> This is one of my most favorite songs from a video game. I heard it years ago when

> I was playing Nier on my PS3. I remember coming across a young woman singing this

> in a courtyard. I think it was by a fountain.

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJPG2RxJ6RE

Yeah, you’re right! This is the version Devola sings by the fountain at the start of the game while the kids run around it. I remember just standing there listening to this for 10 mins. And then there the version with both Devola and Popola at the tavern. The OG Nier soundtrack is just so damn good!

nonamesleft

21-Jan(#42)

citizen_zane wrote:

> This is one of my most favorite songs from a video game. I heard it years ago when

> I was playing Nier on my PS3. I remember coming across a young woman singing this

> in a courtyard. I think it was by a fountain.

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJPG2RxJ6RE

I misunderstood your post until I read Heavyd814life's response.

I thought you were saying that around the time you were playing the game on your PS3, you saw a woman in real life singing this in a courtyard near a fountain. :D

I didn't even think it was strange that this happened to you. I simply envisioned the scene and thought, "pretty cool." 😅

KCPenguins

* 4-Feb(#43)

The song returning home from Dutch's demise in RDR is also fire. Not as good as Mexico, but really good. I'm legitimately sad preparing for end game. My favorite video game story with a sad ending. Tears at your soul they offered hope, then ripped it away. Best R* game by far IMO.

nonamesleft

4-Feb(#44)

KCPenguins wrote:

> The song returning home from Dutch's demise in RDR is also fire. Not as good as

> Mexico, but really good. I'm legitimately sad preparing for end game. My favorite

> video game story with a sad ending. Tears at your soul they offered hope, then ripped

> it away. Best R* game by far IMO.

I tried finding the song by looking through the soundtrack. Couldn't find it. Can you provide a link?

KCPenguins

5-Feb(#45)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3cqglHkBv9s

Returning to his family after Dutch dies.

Heavyd814life

5-Feb(#46)

KCPenguins wrote:

> The song returning home from Dutch's demise in RDR is also fire. Not as good as

> Mexico, but really good. I'm legitimately sad preparing for end game. My favorite

> video game story with a sad ending. Tears at your soul they offered hope, then ripped

> it away. Best R* game by far IMO.

The hope is what really triggered me, I think. A normal, peaceful life. And then...

I still remember the entire sequence so vividly. I remember being so pissed lol. When I think of my favorite video game stories with a sad ending, RDR is definitely up there.

nonamesleft

5-Feb(#47)

KCPenguins wrote:

> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3cqglHkBv9s

> Returning to his family after Dutch dies.

Thanks. Listening now.

nonamesleft

5-Feb(#48)

Heavyd814life wrote:

> KCPenguins wrote:

>> The song returning home from Dutch's demise in RDR is also fire. Not as good

> as

>> Mexico, but really good. I'm legitimately sad preparing for end game. My favorite

>> video game story with a sad ending. Tears at your soul they offered hope, then

> ripped

>> it away. Best R* game by far IMO.

> The hope is what really triggered me, I think. A normal, peaceful life. And then...

> I still remember the entire sequence so vividly. I remember being so pissed lol.

> When I think of my favorite video game stories with a sad ending, RDR is definitely

> up there.

Is it still worth playing even with the sadness? I haven't played it. Heard good things about it though.

KCPenguins

* 5-Feb(#49)

Heavyd814life wrote:

> KCPenguins wrote:

>> The song returning home from Dutch's demise in RDR is also fire. Not as good

> as

>> Mexico, but really good. I'm legitimately sad preparing for end game. My favorite

>> video game story with a sad ending. Tears at your soul they offered hope, then

> ripped

>> it away. Best R* game by far IMO.

> The hope is what really triggered me, I think. A normal, peaceful life. And then...

> I still remember the entire sequence so vividly. I remember being so pissed lol.

> When I think of my favorite video game stories with a sad ending, RDR is definitely

> up there.

I had chills the first time beating it. While sad, it was perfect. The third act at least helped a bit with the sting.

nonamesleft wrote:

> Heavyd814life wrote:

>> KCPenguins wrote:

> |>> The song returning home from Dutch's demise in RDR is also fire. Not as good

>> as

> |>> Mexico, but really good. I'm legitimately sad preparing for end game. My favorite

> |>> video game story with a sad ending. Tears at your soul they offered hope, then

>> ripped

> |>> it away. Best R* game by far IMO.

>> The hope is what really triggered me, I think. A normal, peaceful life. And then...

>> I still remember the entire sequence so vividly. I remember being so pissed lol.

>> When I think of my favorite video game stories with a sad ending, RDR is definitely

>> up there.

> Is it still worth playing even with the sadness? I haven't played it. Heard good

> things about it though.

I'm obviously biased, but I'd say so. I'd much rather replay RDR than RDR2.

i_gothix_i

6-Feb(#50)

incubus421 wrote:

> Final Fantasy XIV - Close in the

> Distance

> This might be the single greatest piece of music to come out of a video game ever.

> I can't speak highly enough about it. If you've played the game to it's epic conclusion,

> you know exactly how hard this song hits!

I full on agree with this, i went out and bought the record for Endwalker just for this song.

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