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Video Game Songs

wyrn · 2012-04-30 19:50:17

I LOVE video game music. I only have to hear the opening bars of the loading screen of The Legend of Zelda and I'm brought right back there to my days with my NES. I recently made a playlist because there are so many great songs (and funny) from Still Alive to Iron https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSkb0kDacjs to the…

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30-04-2012 8:50pm

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wyrn

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I LOVE video game music. I only have to hear the opening bars of the loading screen of The Legend of Zelda and I'm brought right back there to my days with my NES. I recently made a playlist because there are so many great songs (and funny) from Still Alive to Iron
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSkb0kDacjs

to the relaxing soundtracks from Mass Effects.

I just came across this list of the 100 Best Themes of All Time. Anything they missed? I have to say, I really liked most of this list, it made me realise what I had missed off my playlist.

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#2 30-04-2012 8:53pm
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Didn't we had a thread for this already?

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#3 30-04-2012 8:54pm
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They missed the song from Rome: Total War and the Music from Supremacy (Overlord in the US). Amiga version of course the PC versions of thr time was just blip bliip

Starts about 0:50 before that you are treated to some retro 3.5" floopy disc piracy!

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#4 30-04-2012 8:56pm
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ShadowHearth wrote: »

Didn't we had a thread for this already?

Crap, my bad. I did look but obviously not well enough. Apologies. Too busy listening to Goldeneye.

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#5 30-04-2012 9:01pm
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ShadowHearth wrote: »

Didn't we had a thread for this already?

Indeed we did (around 200 times), but we should always have a music thread. It gives me stuff to listen to in work, even if what is posted is 90% the same as last time. :P

Excellent post though OP. Some fantastic tracks on there.

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#6 30-04-2012 9:12pm
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And here are some random contributions from me...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K82bvaAMemA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bs5QGN-zhwM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcY5s5FwZhM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcrDWAuyqtc

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#7 30-04-2012 9:16pm
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Medal of Honor: Allied Assualt:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ELFxB-tGhE

MoH: Dogs of War

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5bRi_7WbV4

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#8 30-04-2012 9:25pm
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Yeah good list. I wish I saw this one mentioned more often though, a personal favourite (from an underrated gem may I add):

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#9 30-04-2012 9:32pm
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Mirrors Edge had some great music in it. Especially love the main track.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TERyxFfMqDk

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#10 30-04-2012 9:35pm
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One of my favorites from the Mass Effect series, it's from the ending of Mass Effect 2.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2z28mutY1E

It works brilliantly with the cutscene of Shepard and his team escaping, makes it feel more like a movie than a game, you have to see the whole lot together to really appreciate it. Here's the scene for anyone interested. Contains spoilers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn6hFZ9jYMc

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#11 30-04-2012 10:05pm
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ShadowHearth wrote: »

Didn't we had a thread for this already?

Yep, I'd say about 5 or more threads possibly :P

Quick search

Cool game music http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=74275006

Game music! http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=72002183

Collection of game music http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=64786485

Any other threads we need to create new ones for that we haven't had in a few months ?
Favourite game ? PS or 360 ? Favourite Baddie ? Favourite character ?

Not to be an ass, but noone seems to use the "search bar" before creating a thread these days.

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#12 30-04-2012 10:17pm
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Loads of songs across loads of different types of games.

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#13 30-04-2012 10:17pm
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SeantheMan wrote: »

Not to be an ass, but noone seems to use the "search bar" before creating a thread these days.

Point taken but I thought ShadowHearth meant that the link I provided had already been posted, not the game music thread. I posted the link because I thought it was handy to have all those songs on a list with ready to play tracks. I also wanted to know if there were any songs missing, so that I could selfishly add to my own playlist. I like to listen to them at work.

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#14 30-04-2012 10:53pm
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPGJCaP_5M8

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#15 30-04-2012 11:35pm
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Love this from the beginning of Mass Effect 2...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpcGBTwvYQc

I agree with the Mirrors Edge choices too.

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#16 01-05-2012 12:02am
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Might as well post some more

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#17 01-05-2012 12:13am
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Bully has a great soundtrack, only replayed it recently. Some examples:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywf1WBcj0rg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdexAWyLhP8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZH8nPAdfY4

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#18 01-05-2012 12:43am
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So much nostalgic value with some of those themes, great stuff.

Agree with zelda, so many memories :P Really can't be a more iconic theme than the zelda theme !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpEzYEoV9qY

EDIT... maybe just mario :P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgiqduwHrI0

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#19 01-05-2012 12:47am
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No thread about video game music is complete without...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFZki6TcY4w

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#20 01-05-2012 1:13am
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J46RY4PU8a8

One of the most exquisite pieces of music I've ever heard... it's just insanely beautiful.

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#21 01-05-2012 1:31am
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyDZscyf8lU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeoGAKXsMjE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSh86CNCgDY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEbE3fGfF-o

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#22 01-05-2012 8:20am
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Threads been done so many times but any excuse to post the greatest videogame tune ever. Original FFVII sound quality is kinda crap so found this instead. Still get goosbumps listening to it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx1PAyD3rzc

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#23 01-05-2012 9:48am
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Always loved this one from MoH Frontline.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLiRgNFvfGw

Also the glory that is guiles theme.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1iqJqNHX_g

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#24 03-05-2012 11:07pm
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Robo's Theme:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOWf_T0jdgQ

Bastion - Build That Wall (longer version):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz8c17upEwM&list=PLF6807AE464B8AFD1&index=199&feature=plpp_video

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#25 03-05-2012 11:50pm
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXIuc8YBkZ8

This.

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#26 04-05-2012 12:47am
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_Godot_ wrote:

Bastion - Build That Wall (longer version):

Love that song.

Also love this song, "Exile Vilify", by The National, from Portal 2 (video is fan made)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUwkGFw226U

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#27 04-05-2012 12:51am
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Ah, here, no mention of the MGS sound tracks?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqqq8uqSDnk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiPon8lr48U

(I haven't listened to the other theme music for the series yet :P)

Boss battle theme from FF8 is also great, IMO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZMWszd5SRk

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#28 04-05-2012 2:05am
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These are good too

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubIBKg9xAso

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#30 04-05-2012 4:58am
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Brilliant intro, one of my favourites for both video and sound.

How about a couple of covers?

Not even the best track Sixto Sounds has made. Well worth checking out his work.

I quite like tracks that mesh the old with the new.

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#31 04-05-2012 5:18am
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I know this music wasn't actually in the game but I think it's just an amazing bit of "game related" music

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