Video Game Inspired music

[TheCaptain]

So we have our very own Gav Dunne, and then there's Malukah, but apart from that, are there any VG inspired songs that are actually good?

I'll start this off with German powermetal band Orden Ogan, who have that one song about a young pirate's quest for an elusive island, deep in the caribbean:

 

[General Twinkletoes]

Lindsey Stirling is so talented, everyone should have a look at her videos, they're great.
These [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCaOS3TAjbI&feature=plcp] two [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGCsyshUU-A&feature=plcp] are my favourites, but they're not video game related.

I am very jealous of her awesomeness

EDIT: Well I guess these aren't songs like you asked, they're remixes with violins and stuff.
Does that still count?
If not, um...
I guess this one? [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O22RtQ2_gI]
I don't really like that one, but I don't know many video game songs. That's just the first I thought of :/

 

[Andy Shandy]

This is probably my favourite outwith Gav's work.

 

[Baralak]

I would bring recommend Powerglove, but they do covers, instead of "inspired by" stuff, same with The Black Mages. There really isn't much in our little genre, lol.

However...

Jace Hall.

Look up his songs Pac-Man Redux, Mortal Kombat, I Play W.O.W. and Street Fighter.

Spoiler: Jace's videos

Enjoy!

 

[Chromatic Aberration]

Three things come to mind

Spoiler: The Protomen: an american alternative rock band who writes rock operas based on the Megaman franchise of games

Spoiler: Machine Supremacy: a metal band that routinely uses animes and video games as inspirations for their songs

The second is supposedly referencing WoW, the first one should be obvious

Spoiler: Blind Guardian - Sacred: the title song for the game Sacred II

 

[King of Asgaard]

Lindsey Stirling is so talented, everyone should have a look at her videos, they're great.
These [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCaOS3TAjbI&feature=plcp] two [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGCsyshUU-A&feature=plcp] are my favourites, but they're not video game related.

I am very jealous of her awesomeness

EDIT: Well I guess these aren't songs like you asked, they're remixes with violins and stuff.
Does that still count?
If not, um...
I guess this one? [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O22RtQ2_gI]
I don't really like that one, but I don't know many video game songs. That's just the first I thought of :/

Ah bugger, you beat me to it.
But yes, she's very talented.

 

[JaceArveduin]

Three things come to mind

Spoiler: Blind Guardian - Sacred: the title song for the game Sacred II

That's the good one. Too bad they thought BG was Dragonforce in the Unskippable... Made me a sad bastard

 

[LittleBlondeGoth]

Don't even bother with YouTube, just go straight to the incredible OCRemix site.

The musicians on here are some of the most talented people I've seen. What they can do with game music beggars belief. Suffice it to say, I have an entire playlist of tracks from here to listen to at work, and it lasts a good week...

 

[Chromatic Aberration]

That's the good one. Too bad they thought BG was Dragonforce in the Unskippable... Made me a sad bastard

Never watched the Unskippable. But now I have even less reason to....