Topic: Video Game Music

[SolidSamus]

Hey i guys, im trying to make a cd with the greatest video game music of all time...i dont know if this is considering polling, and might get locked...but if it isnt than thats good....but i need other gamers input on what theyre favorite gaming music of all time is to add to my cd, Thanks people.

So far i have:
some zelda, some mario, metal gear solid, final fantasy.....even if i have em, still list em.

[theaveng]

You can make the CD if you wish, but there are already video game internet radio sites out there, and they're playing the best stuff.  Perhaps you could save yourself some time/hassle by just tuning into these sites.

Here are some links to get you started:
www.hvsc.c64.org (downloadable music)
http://c64.org/radio/
http://www.kohina.com
http://remix.overclocked.org/index.php
http://www.fanelia.com/rpgradio
http://www.modarchive.com
http://www.vgmusic.com

Troy  

[Ian Sane]

If you want to make an ultimate videogame soundtrack you can't go wrong with some Donkey Kong Country tracks.  DKC3 has a pretty weak soundtrack but 1 & 2 have tons of killer tracks.  There's also some nice songs from Super Metroid as well.  Plus you'll want some "one shot" songs from games that have pretty average soundtracks but have at least one amazing song.  Corneria from Star Fox (SNES version) and Mute City from F-Zero are good examples of these.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Never, ever, ever, leave out the Castlevania series and Mega Man 2.

Visit http://www.minibosses.com for their rock renditions for Castlevania 1,2,3 and Mega Man 2 (one of the best covers ever).  They also have Metroid and Wizards & Warriors.

[reivned]

I agree for Mega Man 2 ... I love the Bubbleman stage musid and the ending music was one of the best ending songs IMHO.

I'd also put the intro song of "The Guardian Legend" that continues into the music for the initial intro stage ...

[3_MaSteRPIeCE]

get something from castlevannia

[PIAC]

chrono trigger has some pretty damn great music i can send you some mp3s if you cant find them on the net if you wish

[Mario]

I HIGHLY recommend Conkers Bad Fur Day for game music, especially the great mighty poo song. Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire have some excellent tunes. So does Luigis Mansion, that song at the end credits is AWESOME! I want it! I also like Timesplitters 2's soundtrack, but i know some people hate it. And of course the Zelda/Mario/Metroid games.

[rpglover]

i would say some good music was found in valkyrie profile on ps1- very good rpg
final fantasy 6 (3 in america) has arguably the best final fantasy music ever- at least the best for snes
chrono trigger music is a must as is castlevania
zelda ww music is some of the best you can find in any game
and of course- the doctor mario theme song!!!

[VideoGamerX]

Mega Man X and Mega Man X2 also have some good tracks.

[RahXephon]

i know it may sound funny, but you MUST have the SMB1 song on the first level.  It was so good and catchy.  Any Zelda music, that is easy to find, Metroid Fushion and prime  music is good.

[Infernal Monkey]

May I suggest...

- Donkey Kong Country - Ice Cave Chant
- Donkey Kong Country - Credits
- Donkey Kong Country - Blue Vision OC Remix (Much better than the original found on the OST)
- Earthworm Jim - For Pete's Sake
- Earthworm Jim - New Junk City
- Sonic 2 - Chemical Plant Zone
- Sonic 2 - Death Egg Zone
- Sonic 2 - Bonus Stage
- Ristar - Pray! Pray! Play!
- Wild 9 - 1st level
- Bomerman 5 - Battle Grounds
- Bomerman 5 - 5E Factory
- Final Fantasy Tactics - Cry of pain
- Megaman 8 - Blast Hornet

Um, I could seriously go on for pages. VGM is one of my loves. I buy it flowers and everything! Well, maybe not.

If you've got the means, I highly suggest the FFX-2 OST. From what I hear, it's outstanding. Curse my dial-up -_-

[Link]

Rygar. Just don't forget the glory that is Rygar. The original Rygar mind you.

[Hostile Creation]

Super Smash Brothers Melee is a great game that has some awesome renditions of good Nintendo music.  Star Fox Adventures has a nice song or two, and Metroid Prime has some wonderful tunes.

[Crazy]

You want a kickin strack? What you need, my friend, is-

Orchestrated music from FF6, FF4 any other orchestrated FF music you can get your hands on.
Second-  The battle with Gilgamesh is a must have song from FF
third- hmmm   the opening theme to chrono cross

that should give you MORE than enough for one cd...   you can find the Opera Scene(FF6) orchestrated and that alone is like 23 mins.  It's pretty cool.

uhh...   Zelda works wonders, if you have any Zelda, get the song of storms if you can,  that's the most addicting song IN THE WORLD...    er, imo.
Fzero!  you gotta have some mute city in your soundtrack

uhh...   oh!  The kirby's dreamland stage from SSB:M  

hmmm....    geez, this is hard....    uhh...

storm eagle's stage theme from mega man, that song rocked.

man, that's all I can think of for now...  

Crazy

[Jonk]

EarthBound

This video game music rocks in my opinion and so do all the revamps and remixes people have made which is known asthe Rock Candy Soundtrack series. EarthBound music, you just gotta love it!

[Hostile Creation]

Song of storms is just about the best video game song of all time.  It'd be cool if they have it in the Wind Waker.  I dunno, I haven't played it yet (though I do know it's not a song you can learn.  Just thought it might be elsewhere in the game).

[Infernal Monkey]

I think i'll pimp Vomitron some more, check them out for a fantastic metal remix of various Contra themes from the NES. A nice big nine minute remix =)

Scroll down the list till you see a song simply titled 'Contra'  

[Termin8Anakin]

Final Fantasy X:
-Main Theme
-To Zanarkand
-End Theme
-Crumbling of Time (Extended)

Metal Gear Solid 2:
-Main Theme
-Olga Gurlukovich
-Revolver Ocelot
-Russian Soldiers from Kasatka

Banjo Kazooie
-Title Theme
-Teddy Bears Picnic (Grunty's Lair)
-Treasure Trove Cove
-Mumbo's Mountain

Banjo Tooie
-Grunty Industries (Inside and Outside)
-Mayahem Temple (I think thats the name)
-Witchy World
-Jinjo Village

Donkey Kong 64
-Frantic Factory
-Crystal Caves
-Creepy Castle

Diddy Kong Racing
-Main Title
-Frosty Village
-Walrus Cove
-Pirate Lagoon

Eternal Darkness
-All of it!

Star Fox Adventures
-All except Moon Mountain Pass

Zelda: Ocarina of Time
-All of it!

Zelda: Majora's Mask
-All of it!

Super Smash Bros Melee
-All of it!

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, (Violin Quartet) - official.
- All of it!

Independent:
-Super Mario Theme Medley (Orchestrated)
-The Legend of Zelda Theme (Orchestrated)
-Donkey Kong Medley (Orchestrated)
-F-Zero:
  - Climb up and get the last chance!
  - Silence
  - Endless Challenge
  - Driven' Thru on MAXX!

[Smadte]

Well, everyone's gone through the best, really. How about some Jeremy Soule stuff? GREAT composer, very remeniscent of John Williams. He did the music to the Harry Potter games (composed the themes before JW did for the movies), Boulder's Gate and some more. I've done some orchestral remixes of Zelda: Majora's Mask (final hours song), and Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts. Check 'em out! Go HERE for the MP3s.  

[Grey Ninja]

I made this list once of what I consider to be the cream of the crop, then I got very sick of typing.  There's still penty more to mention though.

Silent Hill - Intro Music
Silent Hill - Not Tomorrow
Silent Hill 2 - Promise
Silent Hill 2 - White Noiz
Silent Hill 2 - Laura Plays the Piano
Silent Hill 2 - Laura's Theme
Chrono Trigger - Confusing Melody
Chrono Trigger - Corridors of Time
Chrono Trigger - Frog's Theme
Chrono Trigger - Schala's Theme
Chrono Trigger - To Good Friends
Chrono Trigger - Far Off Promise (Arranged)
Chrono Trigger - To Far Away Times
Final Fantasy IV - The Red Wings
Final Fantasy IV - Prologue
Final Fantasy IV - Mt. Ordeals
Final Fantasy IV - Chocobo Forest
Final Fantasy V - Dear Friends
Final Fantasy VI - Shadow's Theme
Final Fantasy VI - Celes' Theme
Final Fantasy VI - Terra's Theme
Final Fantasy VI - Forever Rachel
Final Fantasy VI - The Coin Song
Final Fantasy VI - Epitaph
Final Fantasy VI - Ending Theme (pt 1)
Final Fantasy VII - Mako Reactor
Final Fantasy VII - Barett's Theme
Final Fantasy VII - Flowers Blooming in the Church
Final Fantasy VII - Who are You?
Final Fantasy VII - Red XIII's Theme
Final Fantasy VII - Chasing the Black Caped Man
Final Fantasy VII - Trail of Blood
Final Fantasy VII - Those Chosen by the Planet
Final Fantasy VII - Weapon Raid
Final Fantasy VII - Who am I?
Final Fantasy VII - Great Warrior
Final Fantasy VII - One Winged Angel
Final Fantasy VIII - Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec
Final Fantasy VIII - Eyes on Me
Final Fantasy VIII - Succession of Witches
Final Fantasy VIII - Moving
Final Fantasy VIII - The Mission
Final Fantasy VIII - The Stage is Set
Final Fantasy VIII - Julia's Theme
Final Fantasy VIII - antenna
Final Fantasy VIII - Ami
Final Fantasy IX - Ambush Attack
Final Fantasy IX - Awakened Forest
Final Fantasy IX - A Face Unforgotten
Final Fantasy IX - Kuja's Theme
Final Fantasy X - To Zanarkand
Final Fantasy X - Crumbling of Time
Final Fantasy Tactics - Prelude Bland Logo
Final Fantasy Tactics - Trisection
Final Fantasy Tactics - Random Waltz
Final Fantasy Tactics - Hero's Theme
Final Fantasy Tactics - And I Ran Away
Final Fantasy Tactics - Game Over
Final Fantasy Tactics - Shock! Failure
Final Fantasy Tactics - Antidote
Final Fantasy Tactics - A Chapel
Final Fantasy Tactics - Under the Stars
Xenogears - A Treasure That Cannot be Stolen
Xenogears - Small Two of Pieces
Xenogears - Bonds of Sea and Fire
Parasite Eve - Missing Perspective
Parasite Eve - Intro Music
Parasite Eve - Somnia Memorias
Parasite Eve - Kyrie
Parasite Eve - Main Theme
Ogre Battle (all versions) - Intro
Ogre Battle - Santa's Coming
Chrono Cross - Scars Left by Time
Chrono Cross - Dreams of a Shore Bordering Another World
Chrono Cross - Main Theme
Conker's BFD - Tribal Beats
Conker's BFD - Rock Solid
Conker's BFD - Great Might Poo
Eternal Darkness - Credits
Eternal Darkness - Karim (Black Rose)
Legend of Mana - Title Theme
Secret of Mana - Forest
Secret of Mana - City of the Empire
Secret of Mana - Hidden Continent
Secret of Mana - Mana Tree
Secret of Mana - Ice Country
Secret of Mana - Evening
Secret of Mana - Upper World
Secret of Mana - Summer Sky
Secret of Mana - Resting
Secret of Mana - Elements
Seiken Densetsu 3 - Where Angels Fear to Tread
Seiken Densetsu 3 - Innocent Water
Seiken Densetsu 3 - Angel's Fear
Secret of Evermore - Fire Eyes' Theme
Secret of Evermore - Pyramid
Secret of Evermore - Collosia Chamber 1
Secret of Evermore - Ivor Tower Castle
Secret of Evermore - Credits
Super Metroid - Maridia 2
Metal Gear Solid - The Best is Yet to Come
Metal Gear Solid - Enclosure
Metal Gear Solid 2 - Theme
Vagrant Story - Intro
Vagrant Story - Grayland Jiken Climax
Super Mario Bros - Theme
Super Mario Bros - Pipes
Super Mario Bros - Water
Super Mario 64 - Water Theme
Legend of Zelda - Main Theme
Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Serenade of Water
Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Temple of Time
Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Spirit Temple
Zelda: Majora's Mask - The Clock Tower
Zelda: Majora's Mask - Stone Tower Temple
Killer Instinct - Main Theme


EDIT:  I might mention that this is a topic I once discussed to death on a board I used to frequent.  Be warned however that Nintendo fans are not really welcomed on the board, and it's not a place I would advise staying at for any length of time, but this one thread is quite a useful database if you are looking for the best of the best.

http://www.ngemu.com/forums/showthread.php?s=1ac0e961a9e9399e36ee2591725a7137&threadid=28968&perpage=20&pagenumber=1

[SolidSamus]

WOW...thanks a lot guys....thanks to you guys, imade 3 different volumes for my GOAT cd. I listened to them in the car and just goin crazy....i really appreciate it guys, thanks again!

[PIAC]

glad i could help, allbeit rather small (most of what i was going to suggest was allready suggested )

[IceCold]

BUMP

Song of Storms is awesome; one of the best videogame music songs I've heard..

F-Zero GX - that story mode chapter where you have to kill the gang by spinning & attacking - that tune is really catchy. I just went back to playing GX and I remembered the song. I don't know why AV made it a song for a stor chapter instead of a course song.

I guess that's why I brought up this thread..  

[Hostile Creation]

You brought up a three year old thread for a three year old game.