Does Anybody Here Listen To Video Game Music? Be honest Folks, It's Time To Come Out Of The Digital Closet...

[The_Dizzy_Vizzy]

Well, I will name a few of gaming's music greatest, but just a few:

Doom - PSX 1 version (1995). Actually, I'm listening to it right now. It is captivating, fantastic, and truly haunting. If you've never heard this, you owe it to yourself to come up with this AMAZING SCORE. THERE'S NOTHING LIKE IT UNDER THE SUN. NOTHING.

Final Fantasy VII. (1997) You'l break, just wait for it...

Ahhh yes...'Nuff said.

The original PANZER DRAGOON for the Sega Saturn (1995). That is one that I listen to as much as Doom. Fantastic score, and brings back some insane memories.

Metroid Series - Super Metroid through Metroid Corruption (1994 - 2007) Phenominal music that just won't DIE. Metroid is one helluva legacy and it's got the music to back it up.

Alien Trilogy (1996). This music is TIGHT. If you've never played or listend to the music, do yourself a favor and take a dive into the abyss.

WipeOut Racing Series (1995 - 2017): Too many artists, DJ's, and bad ass motherfuckers to to mention in the the music industry.
Cold Storage, The Chemical Brothers, Hybrid, The Crystal Method, Kraftwerk, Leftfield, Brainiac, the list goes on and on and on.

Finally, the most important of all, is the music that accompanies the arcade experience that draws us all in. The humps, the thuding, the music that says "STAY CLEAR!!!!" Games like Centipede, Galaga, Tail Gunner, Pac-Man, Donkey Kong (even the bootleg arcade machines), Sinistar, Wizard Of Wor, Space Panic, Bagman, Star Caslte, Zoo Keeper, Burger Time, Starwars Arcade, and that's but just a few of these monsters that got us addicted (just like us and the rest of the world)...

Anyway, I'll show you mine if you show me yours!!!

Take care folks, and by all means, CHIME IN ON YOUR VIDEO GAME MUSIC FAVORITES!!!

 

[ccfman2004]

I listen to various background music from Crash Bandicoot Warped for PS1. My favorites are from Dingodile, N. Gin and N. Cortex battles. I also like to listen to the various music from Spyro the Dragon for PS1.

 

[pleasehelpme2]

Torneko: The Last Hope
Battalion Wars 2
Homeland (GCN)
Satellaview BGM
All great soundtracks that are barely known.

 

[Hanafuda]

Closest I've come is some live bands that play video game music.

For example, check out "The Advantage" playing Flashman (Megaman 2) on YT.

 

[RedColoredStars]

No. I don't get any enjoyment out of it outside of when I'm playing the actual game.

 

[The_Dizzy_Vizzy]

No. I don't get any enjoyment out of it outside of when I'm playing the actual game.

Understood, and I never even BEGAN listening to gaming music since 2003 or 2004.

Post automatically merged: May 5, 2024

Torneko: The Last Hope
Battalion Wars 2
Homeland (GCN)
Satellaview BGM
All great soundtracks that are barely known.

I'll have to look those up!!!

 

[The Catboy]

My wife got me into Halo music, ngl

 

[mrgone]

WipeOut Racing Series (1995 - 2017): Too many artists, DJ's, and bad ass motherfuckers to to mention in the the music industry.
Cold Storage, The Chemical Brothers, Hybrid, The Crystal Method, Kraftwerk, Leftfield, Brainiac, the list goes on and on and on.

Besides Cold Storage all of them are established music acts outside of videogames, not really counts as "video game music" IMHO
the same goes for games like tony hawks pro skater
or forza horizon where the dnb channel consists of tracks from hospital records, not really counts as "video game music" either
it's just music played in a video game

my favorites for music made specifically for a video game:
chrono trigger & cgrono cross and brink of time ( crono trigger jazz interpretations )
turrican from chris hülsbeck
the flame in the flood
policenauts

 

[Technicmaster0]

I'm more into modern videogame soundtracks:
-Horizon: Zero Dawn
-Some of the Square Enix 2D HD stuff like Bravely Default and Octopath Traveler
-The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
-The Witcher 3
-Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth (this game is so good and no one talks about it. But the sountrack is also very good)
-Disco Elysium
-Shovel Knight
-Nitronic Rush (the soundtrack is better than the one of Distance in my opinion)
-The Elder Scrolls III (I prefer it over oblivion and skyrim)
-Frostpunk (both base game and expansion)
-LEGO Island Xtreme Stunts: the soundtrack brings back so many memories
-Far Cry 3 and 6
-Ori and the blind forest
-Warhammer 40k mechanicus
-Many soundtracks from the Assassin's Creed series (especially 3, Origins and Rogue)
-I think that I will also buy the soundtrack of RDR2 in the future so that will be on this list in the future

These are the ones that I mainly enjoy at the moment.

 

[DS1]

My favorites are:
Racing Lagoon
Final Fantasy X-II (made by the same duo who did the Racing Lagoon soundtrack)
Radirgy (all of them!)
Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3
Marvel VS Capcom 2
SNK VS Capcom 2
Street Fighter III: Third Strike
Rival Schools + Project Justice (Rival Schools is better, but Project Justice has some jams)
Select tunes from all Tekken games (Tekken 4 and 7 in particular - NOT 8)

edit - oh and of course Jet Set Radiooooooooo

 

[Lostbhoy]

I have two mainstays... Streets of Rage and Windwaker! Both good for long drives. Or a sail!!!

Did I see someone say Breath of fhe Wild.... Doesn't that count as asmr???


Edit... Totally forgot about GTA3... Stayin up forever with Rise FM

 

[Avalyn]

All the time. If I can't make up my mind on what to listen to, I listen to Rainwave Radio: https://rainwave.cc/

These are some of my favourite soundtracks:
Stephane Picq - Lost Eden (Cryo, 1994):


Michael Land - The Dig (Lucasarts, 1995):

 

[Technicmaster0]

Did I see someone say Breath of fhe Wild.... Doesn't that count as asmr???

The hyrule castle (outside) theme is definetly not ASMR!

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

That's a long title, did you fill out the text limit?

I'm listening to the streets of rage REMAKE soundtrack right now. Just don't expect me to go out there on them streets and beat some rage out of it.

 

[Luke94]

Hey did I ever mention Atlantis soundtrack as scrapped level from Jazz Jackrabbit 2 in that thread right there or not? Should it be considered as I mean should it be remixed or not in Jazz Jackrabbit 3D or not?
https://gbatemp.net/threads/what-song-are-you-currently-listening-to.387343/

 

[DaFixer]

As a music lover, I also like to listen to game music. I really think that the C64/Amiga games that I played back in the day, give me the taste for electronic music. From some tunes I get emotional, especially when I listen too Turrican II, SMB 3, Star Fox and The Adams Family. Its bring me back to bad times in my live, I used to play games when cut me off for the rest around me.

My all time favorites are:
Rob Hubbard - Monty on the Run theme (C64) - what people can do with just 3 tunes!
The Great Giana Sisters (C64) - Intro and the first level.
The Adams Family (Amiga 500) - First and second level.
Turrican II (Amiga 500) - Intro, World 1-1, World 1-2.
Super Mario Bross. 3 (NES)
Star Fox/ Star Wing (SNES) - Intro and the first level and when finish a level.
Dune 2 (PC) - intro and level music.
Rival Schools (PSX) - intro
Chrono Cross (PSX) All off them.
Daytona USA (Saturn) - That cheesy intro
Final Fantasy 7 (PSX)
Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii)

 

[Lumpofcoal]

I do but not many really catch my attention.

One of my favourites is Jaina's theme from World of Warcraft. The melancholic tune is really something.

 

[Lostbhoy]

As a music lover, I also like to listen to game music. I really think that the C64/Amiga games that I played back in the day, give me the taste for electronic music. From some tunes I get emotional, especially when I listen too Turrican II, SMB 3, Star Fox and The Adams Family. Its bring me back to bad times in my live, I used to play games when cut me off for the rest around me.

My all time favorites are:
Rob Hubbard - Monty on the Run theme (C64) - what people can do with just 3 tunes!
The Great Giana Sisters (C64) - Intro and the first level.
The Adams Family (Amiga 500) - First and second level.
Turrican II (Amiga 500) - Intro, World 1-1, World 1-2.
Super Mario Bross. 3 (NES)
Star Fox/ Star Wing (SNES) - Intro and the first level and when finish a level.
Dune 2 (PC) - intro and level music.
Rival Schools (PSX) - intro
Chrono Cross (PSX) All off them.
Daytona USA (Saturn) - That cheesy intro
Final Fantasy 7 (PSX)
Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii)

There is a whole scene dedicated to SID chip music... Original creations and covers of known songs games and pop alike!

Gotta love that sound!

 

[DaFixer]

There is a whole scene dedicated to SID chip music... Original creations and covers of known songs games and pop alike!

Gotta love that sound!

I know, I still use a C64 for gaming, demos and play SID music. it still amazes me that poeple still making software for the C64.
Last time I hear Cheese by Wiklund a master piece of art if you ask me, knowing the limitations off the sid chip.

 

[SylverReZ]

Phantasy Star Online (DC/GC)
Alien Soldier (GEN/MD)
Ridge Racer (PS1)
Jet Set Radio (DC)