Best Game Music (in a few genres)

Jason Moyer on 26/5/2009 at 15:13

Thief series
Bioshock
Quake
No One Lives Forever series

june gloom on 26/5/2009 at 15:25

Quote Posted by Rogue Keeper

Pay attention, doctorfrog has it in his iTunes collection.

At 5AM if I can't find it in a text search it's not there. But point taken.

gunsmoke on 26/5/2009 at 15:47

My faves are:

Shadowman
(http://www.chasergame.com/downloads/nippon_hotel.mp3) Chaser

Freedom Fighters

Silkworm on 26/5/2009 at 15:52

Earthworm Jim 1 and 2 had pretty much everything but the kitchen sink in its soundtrack. Beethoven, Cuban dance, techno, you name it. Its not just that Tommy Tallrico is talented, he's versatile. And the songs were great.

Jackablade on 26/5/2009 at 16:18

Just thought I'd let you know that Tommy Tallarico didn't write the Earthworm Jim 1 music, Mark Miller did. Tommy Tallarico redid some of it for the Sega Cd version (used better fake instruments I guess) but he didn't rewrite any of it.

dj_ivocha on 26/5/2009 at 17:56

Quote Posted by DaBeast

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkEdivkn4UA) Crusader:No Regret

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpf6zfQVAQ8&feature=related) Crusader:No Remorse

(http://www.gamemusicjukebox.com/?id=26) Here is the whole No Remorse soundtrack. The second and third track are my favourite. :thumb:

gunsmoke on 26/5/2009 at 19:05

Oh yeah, (http://www.bysmitty.com/Soundtracks/XIII/XIII.htm) XIII has a really cool soundtrack (especially te pre-order only disc). Very jazzy and ambient.

Tonamel on 26/5/2009 at 19:16

Game music definitely needs more jazz/big band stuff. TF2 and NOLF should be proof enough of that. More variety in musical styles/techniques in general would be a welcome change, I think. Things are starting to get a little homogenized toward epic orchestral stuff.

I'm still waiting to see a game composer with the balls to set a major firefight to a solo viola or cello.

Toxicfluff on 26/5/2009 at 20:29

Quote Posted by ZylonBane

Let's just say that Mark Morgan was... (http://www.nma-fallout.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=369344#369344) variously inspired.

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi6FdN64mck) Sound familiar?

I had no idea that was a cover, or the others.

Most of the stuff I like has already been mentioned here. Late to the party.

MDK, if just for that magnificent title track and the playful tune on the second or third level.
Gish had some awesome music in the jazzy-ish and other categories.
Starcraft had a few good bits for that space-opera style classical
The Path had some great moments musically... hard to point out tracks though as the individual tracks run through a modular mixing system. Ruby's wolf encounter is particularly awesome.
The first track of Duke3d I absolutely love, whatever genre that is.

june gloom on 26/5/2009 at 20:31

Just wanted to pop in and echo Silkworm's praise for the early Sonic games. The US version of Sonic CD had some fucking great music, too- Stardust Speedway Bad Future is an obvious one, but also Tidal Tempest Good and Bad Futures and Metallic Madness Present.

The game itself was a little mediocre, but Knuckles Chaotix also had some excellent music. Very jazzy feel to it.

Sonic 3D Blast for the Genesis also had awesome music. Again, game was mediocre, but goddamn I could listen to Rusty Ruin Act 2 over and over.