The Video Game Music Thread

[Surf Solar]

I am loving the percussion and deep reverb/delay parts on this one, starting at 01:10.

 

[Executer]

Monkey Island



Full Throttle Intro (Legacy-Gone Jackals)

 

[Jaesun]

Daggerfall has some kick ass music. Especially on a Sound Canvas.

 

[Wyrmlord]

Daggerfall has some kick ass music. Especially on a Sound Canvas.

What is even more surprising is that many of the tracks, including the one you posted, are from Arena and not Daggerfall. Meaning they achieved such quality BEFORE starting any big budget high profile venture.

 

[Jaesun]

What is even more surprising is that many of the tracks, including the one you posted, are from Arena and not Daggerfall. Meaning they achieved such quality BEFORE starting any big budget high profile venture.

I have no idea what you are talking about. That is one of the MIDI songs that is directly ripped from the MIDI.BSA file from Daggerfall.

 

[Carlos' Bitch1]

All the good stuff has been mentioned.

Gothic 3 soundtrack was particularly good.

 

[eric__s]

Yeah, the exact same song was also used in Arena. A couple other songs and a bunch of themes from Daggerfall were also used in Arena. It's pretty cool and I wish more games did it.

 

[Excommunicator]

But Soule is a genius. All of that is like complaining that Mozart composed too much, accepted the money on too many occasions. Well, maybe he needed the money; and he still composed great music regardless of any pressure or similarities.

You don't like the similarities? So don't listen to them all then. The result is as if he hadn't composed them.

I don't know about the specific conditions under which Mozart composed but I am sure some of them were less than ideal. I would only suggest composing less if it allowed someone to compose other pieces to a higher standard. I like Soule (genius is a bit much, although it is a relative term) but he is often lazy and it takes away from his reputation as a composer for me. As someone who truly respects music, I don't have much appreciation for such a decision.

 

[eric__s]

It's unbelievable what they were able to accomplish on the C64 and all of the old sound chips. It's just amazing when the arpeggio and bass start at 1:06.



This cat is out o f control!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



C64 chillwave from 1985.

 

[Sceptic]

I have no idea what you are talking about. That is one of the MIDI songs that is directly ripped from the MIDI.BSA file from Daggerfall.

Daggerfall recycled several Arena tunes, I think that's what he was on about. Not sure if this is one of them, as it's been a while since I played Arena.

 

[Wyrmlord]

Yeah, I just meant to say that they achieved that kind of soundtrack quality when they were still a relatively small time studio developing Arena - since many of those tracks in Arena were also used in Daggerfall.

 

[trais]

The game is good for what it is, but the soundtrack is perfect.

 

[MaroonSkein]

I'm playing through the first two Ys games for the first time, and damn, are they full of amazing music:

 

[Executer]

Loved the Icewind Dales 2 and Undying themes.

Moore Tyrians!



Dune 2000



The Dig



Descent 2

 

[abnaxus]

 

[Phage]

Needs more japfaggotry.

Honestly, Noboeueueueu Uematsu did his some of his best work after leaving square

 

[Wyrmlord]

most of Stephane picq is pretty good in a surreal manner. He did the kgb music above and

What do you think of the Amiga version's soundtrack?

 

[Keshik]

TA has the best soundtrack in an RTS, I find

 

[Astral Rag]

 

[RK47]

Too much good stuff from Command & Conquer series.

So..here's another fav I hardly hear about

 

[Pika-Cthulhu]

Ahh fuck it, the entire Killing floor Music Folder that sits in my foobar playlist

 

[SCO]

most of Stephane picq is pretty good in a surreal manner. He did the kgb music above and

What do you think of the Amiga version's soundtrack?

I thought exxolove was in both soundtracks. Good tune, i prefer it to the other title (conspiracy is it?).
exxolove - ecolove
hmmm

 

[Jaesun]

Me and Jasede theme song <3

 

[abnaxus]

Age of Wonders had very good soundtrack

 

[Jasede]

Me and Jasede theme song <3

The MT-32 sounds are just... man.

Erana's Peace. This was such a good a game. We had so many great games when we were young, man. There's never going to be a PC gaming time like we got to enjoy. Erana's Peace is perfect to express that: all the gratitude of having been part of this era, all the sorrow that it won't come back and a looming, slightly worry-tempered hope that more and different things may yet loom beyond the horizon.