Ass Kickingly-Awesome Game Music

Just post all your awesome game music which you think is the best, with a youtube link to it, I was thinking about game music, And I know there are some greats, but I want to be reminded about them all!

Change is inevitable. Except from a vending machine.

Viva La Revolution! erm, I mean Viva La Wii!

YouTube???

How about a link to the Midi versions from sites like vgmusic.com? ;) :p

Terry Bogard - currently the most Unhelpful member of the Kikizo forums.

Its all good! but Knowing you Terry, I have probley never heard it before. I like to hear some of the guitar versions of the popular tunes, like this

f-zero
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zzhb5fptag

f-zero [mute city]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Bp-nXW8B4k

zelda
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL3pJVe_Rlc

Change is inevitable. Except from a vending machine.

Viva La Revolution! erm, I mean Viva La Wii!

How about what I think is good?

F-Zero Guitar Arrange (which is what that Youtube video mauled)
Sega Rocks 1 and 2


Yeah. So much more but I' m sick and can' t think too hard or I get dizzy.

If you ever find YouTube versions of any of these I would LOOOVE to check ' em out!!

SUPER HANG-ON
http://www.vgmusic.com/music/other/miscellaneous/arcade/SuperHangon_Arcade2.mid
http://www.vgmusic.com/music/other/miscellaneous/arcade/SuperHangon_Arcade5.mid
http://www.vgmusic.com/music/other/miscellaneous/arcade/SuperHangon_Arcade4.mid

Super Hang-On YouTube video:
(Guitar arrangement of ' Winning Run' )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZmhOAkA-C8

(Arcade version - the sound effects kind of drown out the music sometimes but you get to hear that wonderful Yamaha sound chip pump out some good music)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Jjbg11h4tU
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THE NINJA WARRIORS
http://www.vgmusic.com/music/other/miscellaneous/arcade/Daddy_GS.mid

YouTube video clip of Zuntata performing ' Daddy Mulk' from the Ninja Warriors: AWESOME!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJwiyuqHHZs

YouTube video of Zuntata' s live " Daddy Mulk" Piano Solo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktqlzebviPM&mode=related&search=
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DRAGON SPIRIT
I LOVE, LOVE this theme:
http://www.vgmusic.com/music/other/miscellaneous/arcade/level6.mid

YouTube arcade gameplay clips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y_HDBPEva4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD-82gAHJZc&mode=related&search=

(Pc engine version - I would have a MUCH preferred to find footage of the arcade version but this will have to do I guess)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LmGLgIPIrs
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DRAGON SABER (sequel to Dragon Spirit)
(I wish I found arcade game clips instead. These are of the PC Engine version)

YouTube gameplay clips with cool music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN13hm_E1Fk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMtyNpJwR40
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SPACE HARRIER
http://www.vgmusic.com/music/other/miscellaneous/arcade/JILost_-_Arcade_-_Space_Harrier_-_Main_BGM.mid

YouTube video clip: (Even though the clip doesn' t contain music from the game, I posted it because I thought it was funny that they made a music video out of one of our Kikizo game videos, especially video footage of one of my play sessions with Sega Ages Space Harrier!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwfpBoNeL6s&mode=related&search=
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GRADIUS III - Arcade version
http://www.vgmusic.com/music/other/miscellaneous/arcade/grad3hs.mid
http://www.vgmusic.com/music/other/miscellaneous/arcade/gra3tts.mid

YouTube footage:
Gradius V video footage mixed with Gradius 3 (SNES version) music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyQhw3a93v0&mode=related&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjjWOXezln0&mode=related&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUyjjFovAaE&mode=related&search=
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PARODIUS DA! (Arcade)

YouTube clips: (Arcade version)
I love the first 35 seconds of the first level theme here..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1oHFJXakps
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BLAZING STAR (Neo-Geo)

YouTube gameplay clips with music:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN13hm_E1Fk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8T8l-MQol8
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BATTLE GAREGGA
http://www.vgmusic.com/music/other/miscellaneous/arcade/bgstage1.mid

YouTube Gameplay clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsJk6UFWLcI
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MAGICIAN LORD

YouTube gameplay clip of the first level.. Awesome music!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvFuRvZaQLw
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METAMORPHIC FORCE
This game plays like a super charged version of Altered Beast.. I love it a lot more and the music in this game rapes Altered Beast' s music! The game' s soundtrack is f**king Awesome and I absolutely ADORE the first stage music!

YouTube video clip of a speed run through the game:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEAIMe_uzNo
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MUSHIHIMESAMA
http://www.vgmusic.com/music/other/miscellaneous/arcade/MushiHS_Stage1.mid

SHINOBI (I LOVED the arcade version of this game over theme - this MIDI doesn' t do it justice but it' s all I could find!)
http://www.vgmusic.com/music/other/miscellaneous/arcade/Shinobi3.mid

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SUPER STREET FIGHTER II: TURBO (2 versions of the same opening theme - I used to be so obsessed with this theme!)
http://www.vgmusic.com/music/other/miscellaneous/arcade/T_SSF2X_Opening.mid
http://www.vgmusic.com/music/other/miscellaneous/arcade/SSF2X_Opening_SMX.mid

YouTube video clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO4bPpYCQoc
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VIRTUA FIGHTER 3 (Dural' s theme)
http://www.vgmusic.com/music/other/miscellaneous/arcade/vf3dural.mid

RESIDENT EVIL (Save Room theme)
http://www.vgmusic.com/music/console/nintendo/gamecube/RE_saverooms.mid

RESIDENT EVIL ZERO (Save Room theme)
http://www.vgmusic.com/music/console/nintendo/gamecube/RE_saverooms.mid

RESIDENT EVIL CODE: VERONICA (Save Room theme)
http://www.vgmusic.com/music/console/sega/dreamcast/008SaveRoom.mid

PHANTASY STAR ONLINE (Title screen theme)
http://www.vgmusic.com/music/console/sega/dreamcast/008SaveRoom.mid

Terry Bogard - currently the most Unhelpful member of the Kikizo forums.

Terry all of those give me a 403 error, Must be cause I am in europe or something like that.

Change is inevitable. Except from a vending machine.

Viva La Revolution! erm, I mean Viva La Wii!

I' ve updated my post above to include some YouTube goodness!!

Terry Bogard - currently the most Unhelpful member of the Kikizo forums.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9Z4eNi0ybA&mode=related&search=

I wish I could play the piano...

eSome nice links on here, sure brings back so many memories.

Obviously SOR has to be mentioned.

www.myspace.com/bareknuckle2

My aim is to remix the enitre SOR1,2,3 soundtracks..

If you scroll down youll notice a flash player with SOR 1 remixes unlocked..
Sor 2 and 3 remixes have yet to be uploaded. (ive not long completed about 7-8 tracks for each game. They will be uploaded in the next few days.

LOL that' s you? Alright!

This tune shoulda won a Grammy or Oscar or something...

...the best Original Video-game Theme Tune?... ....i think so...

Currently accepting Article & Review requests

Shenmue 1 and 2[just go to the dojo]

Hitman 2 and Bloodmoney

Dreamfall the longest Journey

MIDI!!!

How on earth can you hear the audio in the way it was intended with MIDI!? I hate teaching gm midi soundset. Out of principle I despise what midi renditions of game music is supposed to sound like. [:' (]

It reminds me of web pages from 1995 with audio you couldnt kill without throwing your speakers off the desk in frustration, and the jingly jangly tones would just make their way through some other device instead like the mouse!

It' s not abou the quality of my soundcard either. I hate the sheer concept of their only being one or two pianos, one synth sweep pad, two synth basses etc.. you just cant diminish clever tunes which made use of the best chip / synths available down to MIDI!

Well I gues you could make an argument that as long as the melody remianed roughly accurate? But still! Will post up links to my fave music online shortly! Not in MIDI!

*edit* Is it wrong to upload and link to some files which Yuzo Koshiro made publicly available on his " Ancient" Webiste a few months ago which have now been removed as they only display the curent months work / news? I have the pant wettingly awesome collections of saturn and MD early works in a megamix mp3 format...

Slightly off topic, but please check out this great game music remix website: http://www.ocremix.org/

This tune shoulda won a Grammy or Oscar or something...

...the best Original Video-game Theme Tune?... ....i think so...

Allways reminded me of Bond, I suppose that was what Hideo was after.

Change is inevitable. Except from a vending machine.

Viva La Revolution! erm, I mean Viva La Wii!

Slightly off topic, but please check out this great game music remix website: http://www.ocremix.org/

That site used to be sooooo much better than it is now.

final fantasy
sonic 1
final fantasy 4 6 7 8 9 10
wild arms
street of rage
outrun
CASTLE VANIAAAAA SYMPHONY OF THE NIGHT yeeeeeeesssss yeeeeeeesssss
castle vania lament of innocence and the sequel (some really good music in those two)

wild arms

Couldn' t agree more.

This tune shoulda won a Grammy or Oscar or something...

...the best Original Video-game Theme Tune?... ....i think so...

Almost. But the Splinter Cell: Double Agent theme has to be my favorite right now.

Next only being the Original Metal Gear Solid Theme.

Joe, You' ve done some remixes yourself right?

Im sure ive got some remixes on my Pc from a ' Joe Redifer' .. I know one of them was a rahter cool remix of a YS tune.. I need to check them out again.

That would be me, from the old OverClocked ReMix days.

http://gh.ffshrine.org/

You can thank me later.

You can thank me later.

A thousand and one Thank Yous RIGHT NOW!!!

Terry Bogard - currently the most Unhelpful member of the Kikizo forums.

That would be me, from the old OverClocked ReMix days.

Redifer, I' ve just had a listen to some of your tunes and they' re truly fantastic, well done!

Very cool!

My favorite gamesong is the title score from ' Cannon Fodder' ..
A old amiga-game, were you controlled a small squad of soldiers..

You can download it here:
http://www.mirsoft.info/gmb/music_info.php?id_file=MTU0

Play it in winamp, or any other player wich accepts amiga-modules. :)
Probably not as cool if you havn' t played the game, good thing Jack Thompson didn' t hear the lyrics on that song.. :)

Everyone needs to listen to uncle Terry and check out these two tracks:

http://gh.ffshrine.org/soundtracks/2215/11290

http://gh.ffshrine.org/soundtracks/2215/11298

From ' The Best of the Amiga Scene' ... I have always LOOOOVED those two themes from that CD, especially the first 45 seconds of both tracks!



I will be back with A LOT more recommendations.. That' s not a promise, that' s a threat!

Terry Bogard - currently the most Unhelpful member of the Kikizo forums.

Thanks, Calintz!