Daily Video Game Tune

**Valigarmander** · 01-19-2012, 02:46 AM

Video games produce a lot of really awesome music, as I'm sure you've noticed. As both an avid video game player and devoted music listener I happen to pick up a lot of music that I really like. So from now on, I'm going post one song per day in this thread for you to enjoy. Some days, if you're lucky, I might post two songs. These are songs that are good enough I think every gamer should hear them. My hope is that you'll give the music I post a listen each day, and maybe find something that you really like.

Today, I'm gonna throw out two songs. Today's songs, chosen by the Random Number God, are:

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"Title Theme" - The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Genesis)
Composer: Unknown
Mood: Bold

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"Mystic Cave Zone" - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Genesis)
Composer: Masato Nakamura
Mood: Funky

Both of these are pretty catchy.

Dizzy · 01-19-2012, 12:39 PM

Mystic Cave Zone's music was made of pure amazing.

**Galefore** · 01-19-2012, 02:36 PM

Ooooh, I likey this thread. Good idea, Valigarmander!

***Marilink*** · 01-19-2012, 11:33 PM

Yeah Val, this is an awesome idea. I will definitely be checking this frequently.

**Valigarmander** · 01-20-2012, 11:18 AM

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"The Man With The Machine Gun" - Final Fantasy VIII (PSX)
Composer: Nobuo Uematsu
Mood: Intense

Laguna's funky battle theme. Better than the main battle theme, if you ask me.

Katty Bard · 01-20-2012, 03:30 PM

Interestingly, that's one of the few songs from FF8 that I didn't much care for. Otherwise, I am greatly enjoy this thread. :3

Dizzy · 01-20-2012, 03:33 PM

When are you going to post more music from games I care about?

**Valigarmander** · 01-20-2012, 03:39 PM

Never, because no game you care about has good music.

***Cosmonautical*** · 01-21-2012, 02:35 AM

I'm more interested in obscure titles like the Jurassic Park theme for the Mega Drive. It's actually well put-together for the machine's audio hardware, unlike many other tracks from the games that graced Sega's 3rd system. The FF8 track sounds a bit like a less-tasteful MIDI version of a lost, classic Mega Man track. Its tone is great, but I'm not digging the instruments and the digital reverb overkill for a fast track in that style.

The Sonic games have always had a divisive style, where the music is very admirably put together, but the synths available on Sega's hardware were not versatile enough to fit the style of the songs as they would should the composer have free range of choice. It shows very well how the hardware limited the works, but it also highlights to me how important it is to play to the strengths of your instruments (and for system engineers to choose more all-purpose synths).

**Valigarmander** · 01-21-2012, 10:37 AM

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"Extinction" - E.V.O.: Search For Eden (SNES)
Composer: Koichi Sugiyama
Mood: Dramatic

Maybe some of you who have seen my awesome LP of E.V.O. will recognize this song. It's the melody that plays when (MAJOR SPOILER ALERT)
Spoiler Below

the dinosaurs go extinct.

**Valigarmander** · 01-22-2012, 02:58 PM

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"Rogueport" - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (GCN)
Composers: Yo****o Hirano & Yuka Tsujiyoko
Mood: Bold

Of all the hub town themes in the Paper Mario series, this is my favorite. I think it does a good job of revving you up for how adventurous this new setting is for Mario.

How about a second tune?

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"Realm Overworld" - The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (DS)
Composer: Toru Minegishi
Mood: Dramatic

The DS Zelda games didn't exactly have a ton of awesome original music, but the overworld theme for Spirit Tracks is pretty gorgeous in my opinion.

***Marilink*** · 01-22-2012, 10:15 PM

Rogueport is one of my favorite video game tunes of all time. Yes.

***Heroine of the Dragon*** · 01-22-2012, 11:16 PM

I tend to play all my games without the sound on... this has been a long habit that I find hard to change...

The Spirit Tracks tune was nice...

***Cosmonautical*** · 01-23-2012, 03:14 AM

The EVO tune was pretty atmospheric, I like having some pads, etc, in games in a lot of instances. Then again, too many games scores nowadays avoid leads and so on simply because the player can find them distracting. That said, it does pretty well on the old hardware.

**Valigarmander** · 01-23-2012, 12:01 PM

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"Fountain of Dreams" - Super Smash Bros. Melee (GCN)
Composers: Hirokazu Ando, Tadashi Ikegami, Shogo Sakai & Takuto Kitsuta
Mood: Dramatic

I wouldn't have expected an orchestral remix of the Gourmet Race theme, but I like it.

**Valigarmander** · 01-24-2012, 03:53 PM

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"Fortress" - Diablo II: Lord of Destruction (PC)
Composer: Matt Uelmen
Mood: Soothing

I like a lot of Matt Uelmen's works, but this one may be my favorite.

**Valigarmander** · 01-25-2012, 10:19 AM

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"Opening Theme" - Cave Story (PC)
Composer: Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya
Mood: Bold

Good game. Good music.

Jenocide · 01-25-2012, 11:21 AM

I'm a big fan of Diablo II music. It's a shame when I play with Tazy he turns the music off on his. <_>

Oh, and Cave Story is awesome. ~~I'm having a lot of fun watching your avatar dance to the beat.~~

**Valigarmander** · 01-26-2012, 11:28 AM

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"Objection! 2009" - Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (DS)
Composers: Noriyuki Iwadare & Yasuko Yamada
Mood: Bold

Maybe my favorite objection theme in the series.

**Valigarmander** · 01-27-2012, 11:37 AM

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"The Sword of Doubt" - Final Fantasy IX (PSX)
Composer: Nobuo Uematsu
Mood: Dramatic

The theme that plays when you fight Beatrix. It's a fairly simple, yet dramatic piece.

01-21-2012, 02:35 AM	#9
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	I'm more interested in obscure titles like the Jurassic Park theme for the Mega Drive. It's actually well put-together for the machine's audio hardware, unlike many other tracks from the games that graced Sega's 3rd system. The FF8 track sounds a bit like a less-tasteful MIDI version of a lost, classic Mega Man track. Its tone is great, but I'm not digging the instruments and the digital reverb overkill for a fast track in that style. The Sonic games have always had a divisive style, where the music is very admirably put together, but the synths available on Sega's hardware were not versatile enough to fit the style of the songs as they would should the composer have free range of choice. It shows very well how the hardware limited the works, but it also highlights to me how important it is to play to the strengths of your instruments (and for system engineers to choose more all-purpose synths). Last edited by Cosmonautical; 01-21-2012 at 02:41 AM.

01-19-2012, 12:39 PM	#2
Dizzy Podiaphobe Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 19,359 Thanks: 1,764 Thanked 1,161 Times in 804 Posts Blog Entries: 116	Mystic Cave Zone's music was made of pure amazing.

01-19-2012, 02:36 PM	#3
Galefore EXPLOSION GOD OF MUSIC Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Some studio somewhere Gender: Posts: 8,275 Thanks: 1,361 Thanked 826 Times in 535 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Ooooh, I likey this thread. Good idea, Valigarmander!

01-19-2012, 11:33 PM	#4
*Marilink* Gotta catch 'em all! Supermod! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Location, Location. Gender: Posts: 29,118 Thanks: 2,535 Thanked 1,822 Times in 1,007 Posts	Yeah Val, this is an awesome idea. I will definitely be checking this frequently.

01-20-2012, 03:30 PM	#6
Katty Bard Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Athens, GA Gender: Posts: 386 Thanks: 76 Thanked 18 Times in 17 Posts	Interestingly, that's one of the few songs from FF8 that I didn't much care for. Otherwise, I am greatly enjoy this thread. :3

01-20-2012, 03:33 PM	#7
Dizzy Podiaphobe Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 19,359 Thanks: 1,764 Thanked 1,161 Times in 804 Posts Blog Entries: 116	When are you going to post more music from games I care about?

01-20-2012, 03:39 PM	#8
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,700 Times in 2,580 Posts Blog Entries: 20	Never, because no game you care about has good music.

01-22-2012, 10:15 PM	#12
*Marilink* Gotta catch 'em all! Supermod! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Location, Location. Gender: Posts: 29,118 Thanks: 2,535 Thanked 1,822 Times in 1,007 Posts	Rogueport is one of my favorite video game tunes of all time. Yes.

01-22-2012, 11:16 PM	#13
*Heroine of the Dragon* The Grinnie Fool! ♥♥♥ VGFCodes Staff Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Twinklebutton Wintersprout Gender: Posts: 31,454 Thanks: 864 Thanked 851 Times in 632 Posts Blog Entries: 1	I tend to play all my games without the sound on... this has been a long habit that I find hard to change... The Spirit Tracks tune was nice...

01-23-2012, 03:14 AM	#14
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	The EVO tune was pretty atmospheric, I like having some pads, etc, in games in a lot of instances. Then again, too many games scores nowadays avoid leads and so on simply because the player can find them distracting. That said, it does pretty well on the old hardware.

01-25-2012, 11:21 AM	#18
Jenocide Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In the glovebox. Gender: Posts: 635 Thanks: 69 Thanked 97 Times in 68 Posts Blog Entries: 21	I'm a big fan of Diablo II music. It's a shame when I play with Tazy he turns the music off on his. <_> Oh, and Cave Story is awesome. ~~I'm having a lot of fun watching your avatar dance to the beat.~~