Best video game music, ever?
 

I thought I'd take my BFF's thread one step further, since I enjoyed it so much.

I'll start with a classic from one of my favorite games: Super Castlevania IV.
This game had a soundtrack that was amazing and very diverse. It totally set the mood for fighting strange looking monsters and kicking some vampire ass!



note: the actual song isn't 15 minutes long, this just loops for 15 min.
After about 2 minutes, you get the idea...

Ecco the Dolphin for best chillout soundtrack... :pimp

My favorite is probably this one from a different Castlevania, Symphony of the Night. I've replayed the game quite a few times from since I was a kid.

Used to like this:

i liked all the castlevania games music really.

dragon warrior was cool for the time, same with zelda.

Castlevania SOTN had great classical music but i would have to say when asked about video game music, this is what first comes to mind.

I knew I couldn't be the only one here, who thought the Castlevania series had
some of the best music. I love when developers put a strong emphasis on music and
Konami did, every time. Memorable tunes that I dont mind listening to, on loop.


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Anything Final Fantasy.

And I've always loved this one:

Whoa! I almost forgot about this little gem. GREAT soundtrack! Rock on!:thumbsup

I listen to Final Fantasy VGM, by the album! Metal Gear music is classic, too!

Always like the MGS 1 ending theme

Anything by Jeremy Soule,
Anything by Jim Dooley,
Halo 4 lots of others

I liked Fallout 3?s soundtrack.

?Butcher Pete? playing in the back ground while you're blowing shit up was a bit of a charge.

(can't post links yet :()

My favorite:
Revenge of Shinobi (1989) for Sega Genesis

youtube .com /watch?v=T033nUbhfz8

-This was awesome on so many levels. In retrospect, I appreciate the music even more after looking into the composer's (Yuzo Koshiro) body of work and contributions to video game music.

Honorable mention:
Devil's Crush (1990) for Turbo Grafx 16

youtube .com /watch?v=14W01V7At1A[/url]

-Epic Satanic pinball game with 3 tiers to the main board and a ton of bonus levels. The main theme-song was this hectic speed metal tune that added to the anxiety of trying to keep the game alive. Creeped me out back then.

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0...b88zo1_500.jpg

:1orglaugh

Ever since i got this game whenever the song comes on it is stuck in my head for days

This gets my vote. :thumbsup:thumbsup

I always end up singing the Katamari songs for weeks after I play it for a few hours.

I always loved this:

Feels like taken out from a 70's european horror movie soundtrack...

Not best but one I remember is Leliana's song from Dragon Age.

Doom, clearly. Bobby Prince may be a filthy thief but I think I actually prefer his shit to the 'originals'.

It's basically the theme from The Exorcist (Mike Oldfield).

Edit: Sorry, I misunderstood. I thought your video was from a game too. Seems like it's from some 70's European horror soundtrack. :upsidedow That music is basically the theme from The Exorcist though.

Not into gaming but my wife listen's to this:



:stoned

ADG

The Streets Of Rage series has some of the best music ever.

wipeout was pretty sensational

Killer Instinkt

Track 6 and 11 :thumbsup

:arcadefre

I'm perhaps older than some of yours. I add few Commodore Amiga games music:

Xenon 2 MegaBlast (1989):


Wonderboy in Monsterland (1989, really music as from sega coin op)


Shadow of the Beast (1989, David Whittaker ):


Turrican II main (1991):


Turrican II main - Symphonic version


Turrican II "The Wall" (1991, Chris Huelsbeck):


He got funded $175,000 on kickstarter for anthology cd's project:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...hris-huelsbeck

The Secret of Monkey Island (1991)


Project X (1992):


Agony title (1992, Tim Wright) if you like piano:


Stardust (1993)

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I remember I loved the Quake2 soundtrack, awesome!

Ditto, I had that on a CD lol

Funny that there is all this interest in old games...

The thread I made yesterday - along the same lines - Got no replies :(

https://gfy.com/showthread.php?t=1111672

i second that :thumbsup

dont forget track 8, was also the title track if i recall.

as for the best ever, it's batman on the gameboy, i played it back then almost only for the music.
Listen to these 2 all the way, it's great.




Commando on the C64 was another one with an extremely well music track.