Your favourite videogame music
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Yeah, the Vietcong music is awesome, especially the acoustic part you always heard in the menus. Not only does it get you in the mood for a great game, it could stand on its own easily. Hands down best music in a game ever imo.
Many other tunes are only that great because of the memories they bring back. E.g. I used to play Shinobi at a friend's house as a kid and I still love the midi music of it:
YouTube - The GG Shinobi - Harbour
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Munkey Island good choice 
, I just played through it last year for the first time awesome game.
Not original music but it is good I think these tunes were done by one guy and you can get the album some where on the net.
YouTube - music to doom level 1
YouTube - Ultimate Doom and Doom 2 music
, I just played through it last year for the first time awesome game.Not original music but it is good I think these tunes were done by one guy and you can get the album some where on the net.
YouTube - music to doom level 1
YouTube - Ultimate Doom and Doom 2 music
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Since I grew up with the C64 and Amiga my taste in VG music is colored by the nostalgia towards that era obviously. And its clear from the posts here who the old school are, and who grew up with the lame PC speaker music in the 90s
The early musicians had to work within the limited memory and sounds possible, and as a result they created some truly original music, and (imo) musically far superior to any of the "dime a dozed" orchestral themes with string overload so common these days. Most of them weren't even musicians but programmers having to create some music for the game. And they *had* to be, with the skill involved in programming a Sid chip to sound somewhat decent.
I concur with a lot of the music posted earlier, faves include Bubble Bubble (HELL YES! Still use it as a ringtone on my phone at times), Monty, Last Ninja, Monkey Island etc etc.
Surprised noone posted Commando by Hubbard yet, I think its my absolute favorite:
YouTube - Rob Hubbard - Commando [C64]
Shadow of the Beast on the Amiga:
YouTube - Shadow of the Beast music - Amiga
YouTube - Amiga - Shadow of the Beast - Part 1 of 3
@Fedorov, good call! Grim Fandango on the PC has one of the absolute best soundtracks ever, so fitting with the game and good original music, can download it here for free (and legal, at least I think so):
http://www.grimfandango.net/?page=soundtrack
And for fans of the old school stuff get Sidplayer and the HVSC:
http://sidplay2.sourceforge.net/
http://www.hvsc.de/ - 37.000+ tunes, insane.
Could go on forever, guess I'm one of the weirdos who still listen to chip/8bit/mikromusic on a regular basis, my brain got fried in the 80s
Since I grew up with the C64 and Amiga my taste in VG music is colored by the nostalgia towards that era obviously. And its clear from the posts here who the old school are, and who grew up with the lame PC speaker music in the 90s
The early musicians had to work within the limited memory and sounds possible, and as a result they created some truly original music, and (imo) musically far superior to any of the "dime a dozed" orchestral themes with string overload so common these days. Most of them weren't even musicians but programmers having to create some music for the game. And they *had* to be, with the skill involved in programming a Sid chip to sound somewhat decent.
I concur with a lot of the music posted earlier, faves include Bubble Bubble (HELL YES! Still use it as a ringtone on my phone at times), Monty, Last Ninja, Monkey Island etc etc.
Surprised noone posted Commando by Hubbard yet, I think its my absolute favorite:
YouTube - Rob Hubbard - Commando [C64]
Shadow of the Beast on the Amiga:
YouTube - Shadow of the Beast music - Amiga
YouTube - Amiga - Shadow of the Beast - Part 1 of 3
@Fedorov, good call! Grim Fandango on the PC has one of the absolute best soundtracks ever, so fitting with the game and good original music, can download it here for free (and legal, at least I think so):
http://www.grimfandango.net/?page=soundtrack
And for fans of the old school stuff get Sidplayer and the HVSC:
http://sidplay2.sourceforge.net/
http://www.hvsc.de/ - 37.000+ tunes, insane.
Could go on forever, guess I'm one of the weirdos who still listen to chip/8bit/mikromusic on a regular basis, my brain got fried in the 80s
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I always thought Halo had awesome music.
YouTube - Halo Music (Orchestral Halo Theme)
I don't care what anyone says, the original game was awesome, and I think the music played a huge part.
This really brings out the nostalgia though:
YouTube - C&C Red Alert music (Hell March)
Also:
YouTube - Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear Theme
I used to do pushups to that song when I was 12
YouTube - Halo Music (Orchestral Halo Theme)
I don't care what anyone says, the original game was awesome, and I think the music played a huge part.
This really brings out the nostalgia though
:YouTube - C&C Red Alert music (Hell March)
Also:
YouTube - Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear Theme
I used to do pushups to that song when I was 12
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well i considered it but i'd posted loads already so i passed over it.
for me monty on the run has got to be his most exciting track, though phaps not his greatest as it's clearly a 'dick barton' remix
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As of late i've started playing Into Eternity in the background.
Into Eternity is from Canada. I guess it's their way of apologising for Justin Bieber.
Into Eternity is from Canada. I guess it's their way of apologising for Justin Bieber.
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My favorite video game music has to be, hands down.. Wizards and Warriors for NES. The whole soundtrack (and game for that matter) have sooo much character. It's still to this day one of my all-time favorite games. Pump up the volume
"Thou Hath Discovered Gems"
YouTube - Wizards and Warriors NES - Music Intro
Like a lot of people I have MAME. A while back I spent a day and recorded about 30 of the most popular classic game theme songs right from MAME, and then sent them out one-by-one in mass emails to the folks on my list.. without the names of the songs they belong to. It was a fun game for everyone to try and guess which game they came from
Oh yeah.. you cant front on Castlevania
YouTube - The Music of Video Games [10] Castlevania
"Thou Hath Discovered Gems"
YouTube - Wizards and Warriors NES - Music Intro
Like a lot of people I have MAME. A while back I spent a day and recorded about 30 of the most popular classic game theme songs right from MAME, and then sent them out one-by-one in mass emails to the folks on my list.. without the names of the songs they belong to. It was a fun game for everyone to try and guess which game they came from
Oh yeah.. you cant front on Castlevania
YouTube - The Music of Video Games [10] Castlevania
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YouTube - Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 [Music] - Menu Theme
I could literally spend hours admiring my character in the main menu with this theme playing ^
YouTube - RE: The Umbrella Chronicles Soundtrack - Option Screens
And with this playing, I could just daydream about the world of Resident Evil. ^
Damn, I wish they made more books out of it.
I could literally spend hours admiring my character in the main menu with this theme playing ^
YouTube - RE: The Umbrella Chronicles Soundtrack - Option Screens
And with this playing, I could just daydream about the world of Resident Evil.
^ Damn, I wish they made more books out of it.
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sorry, I couldn't find the clean tracks:
I specially like the one used in the second video at 1:00
YouTube - commandos beyond the call of duty videos
I specially like the one used in the second video at 1:00
YouTube - commandos beyond the call of duty videos
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Just don't post any of that horrid rock group they had in the game. Think they were called "Seven" or something. Sucked hard.
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There can be no doubt - SS2 had the best music evah
YouTube - System Shock 2 Music - Operations 2
YouTube - Eric Brosius - System Shock 2 - The Coolant Tubes
especially the second one.
And if you disagree, youre just wrong....simple as.
YouTube - System Shock 2 Music - Operations 2
YouTube - Eric Brosius - System Shock 2 - The Coolant Tubes
especially the second one.
And if you disagree, youre just wrong....simple as.
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Another classic for me was Wipeout XL for the PS1. Absolutely bangin' soundtrack that still holds up today in terms of electronic music in general let alone game music..
..barreling down the track in total concentration while tunes like these are pumping -
YouTube - Wipeout XL Soundtrack 07 Photek The Third Sequence
YouTube - Wipeout XL Soundtrack 06 The Chemical Brothers Loops of Fury
YouTube - Wipeout XL Soundtrack 01 Future Sound Of London We Have Explosive
YouTube - Wipeout XL Soundtrack 02 Future Sound Of London Landmass
..plus so many other top tracks. Here is the game intro -
YouTube - Wipeout 2097 XL Opening Sequence
..barreling down the track in total concentration while tunes like these are pumping -
YouTube - Wipeout XL Soundtrack 07 Photek The Third Sequence
YouTube - Wipeout XL Soundtrack 06 The Chemical Brothers Loops of Fury
YouTube - Wipeout XL Soundtrack 01 Future Sound Of London We Have Explosive
YouTube - Wipeout XL Soundtrack 02 Future Sound Of London Landmass
..plus so many other top tracks. Here is the game intro -
YouTube - Wipeout 2097 XL Opening Sequence
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Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Main Theme
YouTube - Medal of Honor Allied Assault Main Theme
So epic, really reminded me of Saving Private Ryan.
Team Fortress 2:
YouTube - Team Fortress 2 - Theme song
Mafia:
YouTube - Mafia theme song
Could be the theme of some epic gangster movie, srsly.
And speaking of classics...
The moon level of Ducktales
YouTube - The Moon: Duck Tales Music
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Also, forgot.
YouTube - Red Dead Redemption - Far Away
YouTube - Medal of Honor Allied Assault Main Theme
So epic, really reminded me of Saving Private Ryan.
Team Fortress 2:
YouTube - Team Fortress 2 - Theme song
Mafia:
YouTube - Mafia theme song
Could be the theme of some epic gangster movie, srsly.
And speaking of classics...
The moon level of Ducktales
YouTube - The Moon: Duck Tales Music
Edit:
Also, forgot.
YouTube - Red Dead Redemption - Far Away
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