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I, being an avid gamer, have been raised on music from Video games since the age of two. I've developed an extra ear for hearing music because of this, and I can almost tell if it's just orchestral or music from a game just by listening to it. Well, for the most part. Needless to say, I love most VG music, and have a four way tie for best music in a series, that being:

Tie: The Legend of Zelda. Who HASN'T heard it?
Tie: Halo. Mostly the Mjolnir mix, but the rest of the music is also very good.
Tie: Wild Arms. I love the music in this. I just do. It's incredibly awesome.
Tie: Metal Gear Solid. Need I say more?

So fellow NSGers, which games' music makes it onto your list?

*Iz afraid to place a poll for fear of someone beating the crap out of me for not including their game*

"Metal Gear!?"

The Sephiroth theme from FF7.

*nods sagely*

"Metal Gear!?"
"Snake? Snake!? Snaaaaaaaake!" :p

Mass Effect's was perfect. Red Alert's Hell March. Deus Ex.

The FIFA series always has an excellent soundtrack.

There can be only one (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTkHwUocbA0).

I, being an avid gamer, have been raised on music from Video games since the age of two. I've developed an extra ear for hearing music because of this, and I can almost tell if it's just orchestral or music from a game just by listening to it. Well, for the most part. Needless to say, I love most VG music, and have a four way tie for best music in a series, that being:

Tie: The Legend of Zelda. Who HASN'T heard it?
Tie: Halo. Mostly the Mjolnir mix, but the rest of the music is also very good.
Tie: Wild Arms. I love the music in this. I just do. It's incredibly awesome.
Tie: Metal Gear Solid. Need I say more?

So fellow NSGers, which games' music makes it onto your list?

*Iz afraid to place a poll for fear of someone beating the crap out of me for not including their game*

Your entire list is full of no.

Also, the answer is obviously FF7.

Liberi Fitali (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5f_VBd_17M&feature=related)

Jet Set Radio

Portal (http://youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0).
Seriously though, "Still Alive" is awesome.

Your entire list is full of no.

Also, the answer is obviously FF7.

Thank you.

Your entire list is full of no.

Also, the answer is obviously FF7.

Blech. Not all that great.

Portal (http://youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0).
Seriously though, "Still Alive" is awesome.

Damn it.

Portal (http://youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0).
Seriously though, "Still Alive" is awesome.

You bastard! :p

Medal of honor: frontline or rising sun. Both have great, era-appropriate pieces.

Damn it.

You bastard! :p

Seriously, how did you not see that coming?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=RthZgszykLs <- Actually "Still Alive"

Prince of Persia: Sands of time

Nothing beats rock with eastern influences.

What is Music?


*picks up hearing aid and inserts it*


again, what is music?

I'ven't picked up enough on the music from all the games I've played to evaluate them well.

Fable was the first game w/music that stood out to me enough I wanted to hear it outside the game. All the songs are similar in style but it's a refreshing style compared to pop, rap, rock, etc.

Max Payne's theme sums up the game's emotion.

Medal of Honor has some cool music.

Nihilius's theme and the Jekk bar's music from KOR2 were good.

What videogame music has added the most to a game you played?

Max Payne's theme sums up the game's emotion.

Medal of Honor has some cool music.

Nihilius's theme and the Jekk bar's music from KOR2 were good.

What videogame music has added the most to a game you played?

Max Payne had a great theme, and fantastic audio in general. I don't know how many times I turned the sound down and looked out the window behind me to see if it was raining. It was always in the game that the rain was. It's a shame that they couldn't have worked the theme into the Max Payne movie trailer, but hopefully it'll be used somewhere in the movie.

As for which music has added the most to a game I've played... probably Rez. When you get into the zone, when the audio, the visuals and the vibrations all blend together with your actions, it's magical.

I'm partial to the Metal Gear Solid series (especially Snake Eater).

GTA usually has some pretty cool music, though I spent more time on the talk stations then the music ones.

Nobuo Uematsu.

Anything he touches turns into excellent music. *nods*

I'm going to have to go with Jeremy Soule's tracks to Morrowind and Oblivion. They are truly phenominal. Though Halo has good music as well, and Assassin's Creed is decent, the Soule's work is masterful. I will add that Hearts of Iron 2 has a very good track called "Heroes of the Sky: The Royal Airforce" which is among my favourite videogame songs.

The Halo Theme, any mix; the Halo 2 Mausoleum Suite for its satanic message from Mendicant Bias; 'Liberation of Gracemeria' from AC6.

I was never really good at picking favourites, no matter the subject, but for the sake of the thread I'll go with Ikaruga (and La-Mualana would get the retro award I suppose).

Beyond Good & Evil (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=268108522).

The sequel is coming, btw.

Any Final Fantasy music by Nobuo Uematsu, but especially that from 7 and 9

The title themes to Morrowind and Oblivion

the Ratchet & Clank games and Diablo 2 have music that perfectly fits the gameplay and graphics. Maybe not the most stunning compositions ever, but they mesh with the graphics and character of the games.

*edit* I thought the N64 Zelda games had rather good music, too. And curse you for starting a thread I've been planning to start myself!

Total War.

Seriously, how did you not see that coming?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=RthZgszykLs <- Actually "Still Alive"

Honestly prefer this version (http://www.vgcats.com/comics/extras/stillalive.php).

Super Mario

I, being an avid gamer, have been raised on music from Video games since the age of two. I've developed an extra ear for hearing music because of this, and I can almost tell if it's just orchestral or music from a game just by listening to it. Well, for the most part. Needless to say, I love most VG music, and have a four way tie for best music in a series, that being:

Tie: The Legend of Zelda. Who HASN'T heard it?
Tie: Halo. Mostly the Mjolnir mix, but the rest of the music is also very good.
Tie: Wild Arms. I love the music in this. I just do. It's incredibly awesome.
Tie: Metal Gear Solid. Need I say more?

So fellow NSGers, which games' music makes it onto your list?

*Iz afraid to place a poll for fear of someone beating the crap out of me for not including their game*

I agree very much(ly). I also like the music features in the Burnout driving series. No, not the licensed crap (except Guns N' Roses - Paradise City), I mean like Ozone from B3, the theme to Revenge and B2. Whiplash and 66 Kicks from B1. The list goes on.

"Metal Gear!?"

I was gonna mention how MGS always had kick ass music :(

I'm partial to the Metal Gear Solid series (especially Snake Eater).

GTA usually has some pretty cool music, though I spent more time on the talk stations then the music ones.

Thats cause Metal Gear Solid's awesome -inappropriate nodding-

Total War.

Oh yeah and the Total War series always had some good music.

For sure Metal Gear Solid...

If you know me you know I´m a die hard fan

Hell I came to this topic cause´of the title getting ready to name MGS :P

"We´re not tools of the government or anyone else" - Grey Fox

Metal Gear Solid 1 imho takes it, just a brilliant mix.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=EuN1HFexC6E MGS1 - Encounter.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=kdU40CAT1Zs MGS1 - Discovery.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Hr9Kh6TvDIs MGS - Enclosure (Any mgs fan can´t hear this without tingling or feeling sad...this moment in gaming history was named number 2 in the world for best moments, Sniper Wolf..)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=fTteBmJImm8 MGS1 - Colloseo
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Y7OWkyV8eac MGS1 - Escape.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=OUrsbwfbwQ0 MGS1 - Main Theme

And then of course I have this mgs3 part...
Cause´the mgs3 theme is THE SEX!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=o2SAATbzqp4

Then of course, Snake Eater!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=oCgeHDFIFLY

And now at this minute, I can´t resist the chance of posting a video of me playing MGO :P

:sniper: http://megavideo.com/?v=OPIEKCTX

We had this thread a while back, and I'm going to answer the same now as I did then...

Battlefield:Vietnam.

Being able to choose the music that blared from the vehicles, and having everyone else around you able to hear it, was priceless. :D

Geez, not one of these threads again :rolleyes:

:p

Star Control 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3guaqAj5EVM) (though sounds suck in that video, sounds like Sblaster rather than GUS/Roland/GMidi etc..)

Settlers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbR6EdbdQGw) (and II) :D

Of more, erm, "modern" games BG II (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U88zyFLzIXQ).

edit:
Liked Fallout 2 stuff too.

Total War.


The first "Medieval" had the better music. The Arabs had a great victory tune.

There were parts to C&C II you could headbang to.....

Good songs I can remember from the top of my head:

Final Fantasy 8 - The Extreme (http://youtube.com/watch?v=01mxuw31GVs)

Final Fantasy 9 - You're Not Alone (http://youtube.com/watch?v=dHsXNkI1rfA)

"Sadly" both songs are best listened in-game.

Victoria, Hearts of Iron II, Crusader Kings, EU II

Victoria, Hearts of Iron II, Crusader Kings, EU II
Horrible games. You're right, nice music though.

Horrible games. You're right, nice music though.

Fable was a poor game but its music had its perks.

Fable was a poor game but its music had its perks.

You ever played Victoria? *Groans with horror at the memory* Please....Stop auto-trading away all of my concrete...

Honestly prefer this version (http://www.vgcats.com/comics/extras/stillalive.php).

The Device has been Modified (http://youtube.com/watch?v=DQUaEF2bJZ0).

Hitman 2. Splinter Cell: Chaos theory.

Oblivion had some nice music, and I liked the title music for BF1942. Half-life 2 has some appropriate music some certain sections, though not as good individually.

I feel more nostalgic about older game music, mostly Amiga titles:

Wing Commander,
Flashback - probably the best I've heard/played, so very fitting to the game,
Lemmings,
The Settlers - great background music,
Sensible Soccer - a rather amusing title track.

The Settlers - great background music,
:fluffle:

Sensible Soccer - a rather amusing title track.

I forgot Sensi Soccer!

I still have it on my HDD...just because of the musics :D

Chrono Trigger and Suikoden are the only games that I can recall hearing music in.

:fluffle:

Sometimes the best music, as in films, is not noticeable while playing/watching, only adding in the background to the mood and setting.

For those of you who are interested, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is performing video game music next friday. You might want to check it out if your in the area. My favorite has to be halo "Rememberance".

Tetris.

Tetris.

De de-de-de de-de-de de-de-de de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de... (http://youtube.com/watch?v=o1qb4x0AVu8)

Liberi Fitali (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5f_VBd_17M&feature=related)

Most definitely one of my favorites.

Your entire list is full of no.

Also, the answer is obviously FF7.

Not the BEST, but def. in my top 5

Blech. Not all that great.
Lies!


Nobuo Uematsu.

Anything he touches turns into excellent music. *nods*

This

Any Final Fantasy music by Nobuo Uematsu, but especially that from 7 and 9

And this :p

Splinter Cell: Chaos theory.

I personally liked the music from Double Agent, more. Especially at the beginning when Sam finds out that his daughter was killed by a car

Fable, the Mechwarrior series, Age of Conan, WoW: The Burning Crusade, Starcraft's Terran themes, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire, Mass Effect, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, Xenosaga III, We <3 Katamari, Halo 2, Mega Man 3, WipeOut 64, and Command and Conquer: Red Alert II.

For me it's the soundtrack for the original Deus Ex game. No other even comes close.

My vote goes to skies of arcadia. Excellent battle music.

I, being an avid gamer, have been raised on music from Video games since the age of two. I've developed an extra ear for hearing music because of this, and I can almost tell if it's just orchestral or music from a game just by listening to it. Well, for the most part. Needless to say, I love most VG music, and have a four way tie for best music in a series, that being:

Tie: The Legend of Zelda. Who HASN'T heard it?
Tie: Halo. Mostly the Mjolnir mix, but the rest of the music is also very good.
Tie: Wild Arms. I love the music in this. I just do. It's incredibly awesome.
Tie: Metal Gear Solid. Need I say more?

So fellow NSGers, which games' music makes it onto your list?

*Iz afraid to place a poll for fear of someone beating the crap out of me for not including their game*

Looking at your VG music list (a perfectly beasty list) I have guessed that you have not played the 1998 strategy game: "Total Annihilation". The soundtrack from it one of my favourite orchestral scores. I always used to insert my TA disc before playing any other game, so I could listen to the music in, say, "JK: Mysteries of the Sith" or "Command & Conquer" (retro, I know xD)

I reckon you could find it on songza.com or something. It's really worth finding, in my opinion.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time

and

SimEarth for the SNES.

Awesome music on both games. :D

EDIT: Ooh! Ooh! And the music from Civ 2 MGE and ToT is good too. :D

Tetris.

Ah yes, Tetris, or Коробушка. I can play that on my balalaika; Tetris made Russian music very popular in Europe and the U.S.

guitar hero

You ever played Victoria? *Groans with horror at the memory* Please....Stop auto-trading away all of my concrete...

you probably should have turned auto-trade off.

you probably should have turned auto-trade off.
I couldn't turn it off, because I didn't know about it! The manual for that game sucked. It had way too many resources to manage, most of which you could never buy on the world market, the game assumed you were God over your country, because you could decide the outcome of a debate, your citizens listened to every word you said, it was impossible to defend anywhere because of the small provinces, impossible to keep any land for the same reason, the list goes on and on....

kingdom hearts 1 and 2
final fantasy anything
MGS
Wild Arms 1 2 and 3 (mainly 2 though)
Xenogears
Super Mario Brothers 1 2 and 3

kingdom hearts 1 and 2
final fantasy anything
MGS
Wild Arms 1 2 and 3 (mainly 2 though)
Xenogears
Super Mario Brothers 1 2 and 3


I second that, although I haven't heard the Wild Arms or Xenogears :/
Any of the first 3 Super Mario Brothers is nostalgic :D

I'd also have to suggest Age of empires II: Age of Kings and The Conquerors Edition.

Halo, Bioshock, Jade Empire.

My favorite piece of music: Metroid Prime 3, When You're facing off against Dark Samus.

My favorite musical score from a game: The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time

My favorite musical score from a game: The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of TimeIs that the one for the original Game Boy with "Ballad of the Wind Fish"? If so, good choice.

I don't think I've ever not turned the music off first thing when I put a game in.


Though I have to say, while I haven't played it, that damn song from Portal is pretty catchy.

Lords of the Realm II (http://youtube.com/watch?v=zDiLapH-oJs)

There were about 4 different songs that played, depending on the number of counties you controlled or the size of your castle. There were also different battle/siege themes as well. Not a lot, but what was there was good.

I find the lack of Metroid disturbing.

The Metroid franchise has some of the best tunes in the entire industry, from the NES classic's Kraid theme to Metorid Prime's Ridley battle music.

Here are some Super Metroid tunes
http://youtube.com/watch?v=FyFcSHHdIQE&feature=related
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Xf4iI3kgP-o&feature=related

Horrible games. You're right, nice music though.

...Uh, no, no they are not horrible games. They might not necessarily be to your taste, being extremely complicated, but they're not horrible games by any stretch of the imagination. Once you understand how to play them, they're fantastic.

How could I forget listing Mass Effect ending theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo6G7du5Ng4)? That is actually one of the very few credits I've watched, simply due the incredible music.

Am I the only one who thinks all of the orchestral FF XII music is consistently the best, especially considering that it's game music?

I know it can get annoying if you're grinding the same spot for 2 hours, but for short runs (like in the Leviathan), it's excellent.

Tetris.

I got that as a ringtone on my mobile. :D

I loved the battle scene music from Fantasy Empires.

Though now I feel old.

Jet Set Radio

So true, i'm actually kind of amazed your the only one mentioning it.

/open jet set radio CD and raise volume

FFVIII and FFX

after those...

Probably Metal Gear Solid 4 and Legend of Zelda theme. Soft spot in my heart for the porno-esque Breath of Fire III overworld music too :p

Actually, the best video game music has yet to officially come out.

But when Brutal Legend is finished, that game will feature the absolute best video game soundtrack of all time.

Till then, Halo.

Chrono Trigger really does it for me.

Oh dear, oh dear.

Complete lack of Grim Fandango (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT4A-MSQgoI) so far, a game which certainly deserves a mention for its music.

And the Homeworld (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-DhrBk87-8&feature=related) series deserves a mention, too.

MechWarrior IV:Vengeance, final mission, assault on the palace.
(http://www.sarna.net/files/media/audio/music/soundtracks/mechwarrior_4_veng/daviontheme_music.mp3)

4 Assault class Battlemechs marching toward the palace, footsteps shaking the ground, little thunderclaps in time with the music, which is slowly building to its crescendo. Tactical officer via radio giving you final mission status updates and tactical situation.

"You're all clear to the gates. Good luck, Omega lead."
"Thanks you for all you've done. I couldn't have done it without you."
"Just remember me at your coronation."
"Roger."

Almost your whole family has been slain, your people enslaved.

Payback is a bitch.

I thought Final Fantasy XII had a truly excellent soundtrack.

I'm suprised no one has said Doom yet.

Diablo II - Particularly the Tristram theme
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Particularly Gerudo's Valley
Sonic the Hedgehog
Deus Ex
The Metroid Prime series
F-Zero games
Max Rovias's theme from Eternal Darkness
Perfect Dark

Probably more if I thought about it

Diablo II - Particularly the Tristram theme
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Particularly Gerudo's Valley
I like the windmill theme and the temple of time chant too.

Sonic the Hedgehog
Deus Ex
The Metroid Prime series
F-Zero games
Max Rovias's theme from Eternal Darkness
Perfect Dark

Probably more if I thought about it

Perfect Dark for N64 or Xbox360? Both were good.

Descent 2 had some interesting metal tracks that play as a regular CD if you skip "track 1" with all the CD-rom data.

Perfect Dark for N64 or Xbox360?

N64. I haven't played the other one.