November 28th, 2012, 00:16
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No offense, Civ IV is not that bold a pick... Baba Yetu clearly makes it a great soundtrack.
Toe Jam & Earl! I appreciate that being on the list, I would not have thought of it, but immediately was taken back thinking of it.
For me, there is one game soundtrack that stands above the rest... GTA Vice City. 80s-tastic! I could almost play that game just to drive around listening to the music...
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November 28th, 2012, 01:43
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(November 27th, 2012, 13:52)Ichabod Wrote: Toe Jam and Earl. 
There's a lot of others, actually. Sonic 2, Zelda (big battle between Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask), Chrono Trigger... These have some songs that I still remember very well and I feel nostalgic about.
This is a brazilian band playing a version of Toe Jam and Earl's soundtrack. It's not the original, but it's very nice. I'll post some links to the original music later, because I can't look for them while at work (I already knew this video from another time):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJEnz6k1j_8
oh that video is awesome, ty. Tj and Earl was a ton of fun, and the soundtrack contributed to that  .
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November 28th, 2012, 02:34
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Here's Venice Rooftops from Assassin's Creed II.
Disclaimer: I almost never intentionally listen to music.
November 28th, 2012, 10:17
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This is a great topic for a forum discussion thread.  To keep this short, I'll go with the following two subjects:
* Any Capcom soundtrack from the NES / 1980s.
* Any Uematsu / Square soundtrack from the SNES / 1990s.
November 28th, 2012, 10:20
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Another awesome soundtrack is from Earthworm Jim for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. This one, specially, is awesome:
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November 28th, 2012, 11:40
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I'll never be able to mention just one, I grew up with a C64 and later Amiga and there are soooo many soundtracks from those two platforms that are stunning! Here are a few of them:
Commando (Ron Hubbard)
Rambo (Martin Galway)
International Karate (Ron Hubbard)
Way of the Exploding Fist (Neil Brennan)
Wings (Cinemaware, Amiga)
It Came From the Desert (Cinemaware, Amig)
I'll leave it at that
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November 28th, 2012, 13:06
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November 28th, 2012, 15:17
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Hi,
great Topic - looking forward (hearing forward?) to listen to all your links!
I listen to C64 remixes a lot. Here are some I absolutely adore.
Meet musical GENIUS Reyn Ouwehand playing Martin Galway's "Green Beret" using a synthesizer, drums, guitar, and a sequence looper, Mike Oldfield-style - live! Absolutely epic.
Then Rob Hubbard's "International Karate" has already been mentioned. Watch this amazing a capella version live on stage by the swedish band Visa Röster.
And finally, a funny boyband-style version of Martin Galway's "Comic Bakery" by Press Play on Tape.
...which brings me to my all-time favorite computer game music, the original Martin Galway's "Comic Bakery". Caution, bleepy SID-sound ahead! I didn't like the game, but listened to the music endlessly. Still do. Driving the wife mad by whistling it all the time, too. :D
Gustaran Wrote:An the best old school gaming composer is Chris Huelsbeck, hand down!
Hm, I always liked Martin Galway, Jeroen Tel or Rob Hubbard better.
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November 28th, 2012, 15:41
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Its interesting that most of the games linked are older. Some recent games have decent soundtracks, the Mass Effect franchise comes to mind.
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November 28th, 2012, 16:54
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(November 27th, 2012, 18:21)Yazilliclick Wrote: I'm going to say Homeworld for me. Music in that game just really setup the proper atmosphere.
Ah, you should have posted the ingame video of the mothership launch intro!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAiJgdjKArg
I remember staring at my monitor watching the intro 3 times in a row and thinking gaming couldn't possibly get any better. One of my top 10 gaming moments!
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