Favorite VG music?
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I rather enjoyed it, surprisingly, though 90% of it was built with no purpose in mind except for the player to have to get past (no thought towards what real purpose it would pose). It was mind numbingly hard, which was one of it's other setbacks, but the metal songs helped to prevent things from getting boring, except versus the Dahaka, that was insane. The only battle that felt more ridiculous in it's successor, The Two Thrones, was the one versus the two black knights where only "stealth" kills worked. However I'm getting off topic...Katana314 said:
are the unsung war soundtracks available for download somewhere?
Ecco the Dolphin, the CD version, had some really nice (if perhaps a bit dated) ambient new-agey sound. It stands on its own musically. And since it's redbook, it spun in my CD player for years.
Back in 1997, I took a summer vacation with some friends, went to Washington DC. We took a train to the Baltimore Aquarium, and while there, saw the dolphin show they had. I was pleasantly surprised when I realized the background music during the show was the main theme to Ecco The Dolphin. Someone working there had a clue.
My fiancee says when she was there a few years back, they still used the same music. I took the time to email the composer, Spencer Nilsen, at his website. I was curious if he knew the aquarium used the song - I wasn't trying to get them in trouble or anything, I just thought he'd think it was cool. Apparently he did, and he sent me a signed CD of the SEGA ECCO soundtrack!
Other cool soundtracks:
Streets of Rage 1&2, Yuzo Koshiro's 90s stuff had some nice dancehall techno sound.
MegaMan 2 and 3. Excellent stuff there. Primitive, sure, but great melody, really catchy.
Grim Fandango's on my Mp3 player. It's just so evocative of the influences behind the game.
The Westwood Blade Runner game had great music that really evoked the original Vangelis works. Sometimes, uh, just copying it, but still.
Outcast, while bombastic, had some really good stuff. Of course, it was the Moscow Philharmonic.
System Shock 2, again, great. A few themes repeated throughout, just good stuff.
Half-Life 1 was really good and suitably claustrophobic and alienated when it had to be.
The intros to the Fallout games, the use of the Ink Spots & Satchmo, that was PERFECT. The music in-game was really quiet and atmospheric, but it was nice.
Back in 1997, I took a summer vacation with some friends, went to Washington DC. We took a train to the Baltimore Aquarium, and while there, saw the dolphin show they had. I was pleasantly surprised when I realized the background music during the show was the main theme to Ecco The Dolphin. Someone working there had a clue.
My fiancee says when she was there a few years back, they still used the same music. I took the time to email the composer, Spencer Nilsen, at his website. I was curious if he knew the aquarium used the song - I wasn't trying to get them in trouble or anything, I just thought he'd think it was cool. Apparently he did, and he sent me a signed CD of the SEGA ECCO soundtrack!
Other cool soundtracks:
Streets of Rage 1&2, Yuzo Koshiro's 90s stuff had some nice dancehall techno sound.
MegaMan 2 and 3. Excellent stuff there. Primitive, sure, but great melody, really catchy.
Grim Fandango's on my Mp3 player. It's just so evocative of the influences behind the game.
The Westwood Blade Runner game had great music that really evoked the original Vangelis works. Sometimes, uh, just copying it, but still.
Outcast, while bombastic, had some really good stuff. Of course, it was the Moscow Philharmonic.
System Shock 2, again, great. A few themes repeated throughout, just good stuff.
Half-Life 1 was really good and suitably claustrophobic and alienated when it had to be.
The intros to the Fallout games, the use of the Ink Spots & Satchmo, that was PERFECT. The music in-game was really quiet and atmospheric, but it was nice.
Two songs I'll probably never hear remixed:
Crystalis the Ending Song
Mario Kart 64 Victory Lap (The ending song)
Crystalis the Ending Song
Mario Kart 64 Victory Lap (The ending song)
I have to say that the menu music from Homeworld blew me away. The Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale series also has fittingly heroic orchestral stuff.
In more recent games: TF2. Rhythmical, comical, and entertaining.
In more recent games: TF2. Rhythmical, comical, and entertaining.
My favourite video game music ever is from Blast Corps for N64.
Not a big fan of the halo series, but it has some nice tunes (specifically peril from H2).
Propaganda from BG&E was excellent.
anything from C&C is great too.
Not a big fan of the halo series, but it has some nice tunes (specifically peril from H2).
Propaganda from BG&E was excellent.
anything from C&C is great too.
Not a giant fan of Halo music, but one track that's technically an Easter Egg in the first game still stands out in my mind. "The Siege of Madrigal" is the piano ballad that's hidden up on a ledge at the very end of the Control Room stage (you can only get to it by snatching one an enemy aircraft and then walking along a ledge). Bungie used to host a copy of it on it's site, but no longer, otherwise I would link to it, but I'm not sure of the legality of the issue now if they don't offer it anymore. It's a very slow, sad song that doesn't have a slew of instruments, and is in pretty sharp contrast to the majority of the songs that appear in Halo.
The opening of Metal Gear Solid 2 that runs like a movie trailer with music composed by Harry Gregson-Williams is also a great track in my mind, it's so cinematic, and really has his style.
The original Homeworld also had some great tunes, Adagio for Strings is used beautifully, but there are also some great middle-eastern sounding tracks and some very creepy music in a few areas. It really elevates the storytelling.
The Ace Combat series has already been mentioned, but Ace Combat 4 and Ace Combat 5 both had some great tracks in them. Most of them served as just decent backgrounds, but in some moments they really could help bring you into the already very solid games.
And finally...Total Annihilation on the PC. It's ten years old now, and you hear echoes of the soundtrack in this year's Supreme Commander (same composer), but the original score was great. These wonderful orchestral scores that could reflect the large scale battles that would often occur, but also great slow building up music at the start of games. I still know exactly how one of the battle scores goes. A great game and great music, when many strategy games were just doing generic rock music.
The opening of Metal Gear Solid 2 that runs like a movie trailer with music composed by Harry Gregson-Williams is also a great track in my mind, it's so cinematic, and really has his style.
The original Homeworld also had some great tunes, Adagio for Strings is used beautifully, but there are also some great middle-eastern sounding tracks and some very creepy music in a few areas. It really elevates the storytelling.
The Ace Combat series has already been mentioned, but Ace Combat 4 and Ace Combat 5 both had some great tracks in them. Most of them served as just decent backgrounds, but in some moments they really could help bring you into the already very solid games.
And finally...Total Annihilation on the PC. It's ten years old now, and you hear echoes of the soundtrack in this year's Supreme Commander (same composer), but the original score was great. These wonderful orchestral scores that could reflect the large scale battles that would often occur, but also great slow building up music at the start of games. I still know exactly how one of the battle scores goes. A great game and great music, when many strategy games were just doing generic rock music.
I really like the main theme for Halo, but I'm not a big fan of the games. I've only played the first one.
I love the soundtracks to Baldur's Gate, and Icewind Dale. I think Icewind Dale's soundtrack is Jeremy Soule's best work.
Jesper Kyd's work on the Hitman games is outstanding.
Legend of Zelda. Enough said.
Hell March from Red Alert, and most of the rest of the early C&C soundtrack, but Hell March is my favorite.
Final Fantasy crystal theme, and battle music. I'd love to have the victory fanfare as my ring tone like all the characters did in Advent Children.
Half Life 2 has some really good battle music that might not be amazing on its own, but fits the game perfectly.
The Witcher has a damn good score.
Morrowind, and Oblivion OST are both great.
And of course Still Alive from Portal.
I almost forgot! Street Fighter! For about ten years of my life I played Street Fighter almost incessantly so I can hear the music in my sleep even now.
I love the soundtracks to Baldur's Gate, and Icewind Dale. I think Icewind Dale's soundtrack is Jeremy Soule's best work.
Jesper Kyd's work on the Hitman games is outstanding.
Legend of Zelda. Enough said.
Hell March from Red Alert, and most of the rest of the early C&C soundtrack, but Hell March is my favorite.
Final Fantasy crystal theme, and battle music. I'd love to have the victory fanfare as my ring tone like all the characters did in Advent Children.
Half Life 2 has some really good battle music that might not be amazing on its own, but fits the game perfectly.
The Witcher has a damn good score.
Morrowind, and Oblivion OST are both great.
And of course Still Alive from Portal.
I almost forgot! Street Fighter! For about ten years of my life I played Street Fighter almost incessantly so I can hear the music in my sleep even now.
Power stone
zelda(in general)
Sonic Adventure
Soul Calibur
Street Fighter
Smash Bros.
(im ashamed of this) Halo
Grim Fandango
Morrowind
Blinx: The time sweeper
Unreal Tournament
Deus Ex
Battletoads
Silver(I love this game so much, im tempted to do rude things with it)
and a really catchy tune, is the battle tune for pokemon.
and a legendary game, altered beast, for the sega. i loved that game so much, and now its gone, *sniff**cry*
zelda(in general)
Sonic Adventure
Soul Calibur
Street Fighter
Smash Bros.
(im ashamed of this) Halo
Grim Fandango
Morrowind
Blinx: The time sweeper
Unreal Tournament
Deus Ex
Battletoads
Silver(I love this game so much, im tempted to do rude things with it)
and a really catchy tune, is the battle tune for pokemon.
and a legendary game, altered beast, for the sega. i loved that game so much, and now its gone, *sniff**cry*
Doom - Dark side of Phobos
Quake 2 - Sonic Mayhem / Rob Zombie
Sonic Adventure (Despite it's cheesyness)
Halo - Arbitas
World in Conflict - Audioslave: Shadow of the Sun
Devil May Cry 3
Jet Set Radio
Baldur's Gate - Menu Theme
Metroid Prime 3 - Menu Theme
Legend of Zelda - Overworld
Battlefield 1942 - Main theme
SSX Tricky
The Witcher - Main Theme
Oblivion
Kingpin
FFX - Blitzball Rock
Zone of Enders 2
Fallout 3 - Ink Spots: Set the world on fire
Quake 2 - Sonic Mayhem / Rob Zombie
Sonic Adventure (Despite it's cheesyness)
Halo - Arbitas
World in Conflict - Audioslave: Shadow of the Sun
Devil May Cry 3
Jet Set Radio
Baldur's Gate - Menu Theme
Metroid Prime 3 - Menu Theme
Legend of Zelda - Overworld
Battlefield 1942 - Main theme
SSX Tricky
The Witcher - Main Theme
Oblivion
Kingpin
FFX - Blitzball Rock
Zone of Enders 2
Fallout 3 - Ink Spots: Set the world on fire