Top 10 videogame songs of ALL TIME

[xLetoQueenx]

Originally Posted by Aiselne

Me and my band did a tribute cd to the genius known as Akira Yamaoka.

-o1 You're Not Here
-o2 Adjust Rain
-o3 You're Not Here [acoustic]
-o4 Cradle of the Forest
-o5 You're Not Here [ instrumental]

Me and my band know it from heart. Also I can play Room of Angel by heart on the piano. We almost did a cover of that as well.

Awesome. Is there any way I would be able to hear your bands covers of the songs? [:

[Kat]

Originally Posted by xLetoQueenx

Awesome. Is there any way I would be able to hear your bands covers of the songs? [:

It's my band and I have a copyrighted record label on my stuff. But I will have to ask the other band members first. I'll see what I can do. ^^

[xLetoQueenx]

Originally Posted by Aiselne

It's my band and I have a copyrighted record label on my stuff. But I will have to ask the other band members first. I'll see what I can do. ^^

Heh that's fine It be cool to hear someones covers of the songs. ^__^

[LocoColt04]

If I could ask you to move the conversation into another thread, that would be greatly appreciated. Let's keep this thread for just the lists if we could, please.

I'm interested to hear those covers too, just for the record. Gaming Media would be the ideal forum for the topic, so it's not like you have to go too far out of your way to get there. *points up*

[Malahk Musashi]

10. Nobuo Uematsu - Battle With the Four Fiends (FFIV)

I remember being 6 when I first heard this song. This and the battle themes from FF: Mystic Quest were really what got me into metal. Sounds strange, doesn't it? Well, if you've heard any of these tracks, you know, especially for the time in which they were made, and the fact that they are from video games geared towards older children and teens, that it's some pretty heavy stuff. I've been banging my head since.

9. Nobuo Uematsu - Suteki Da Ne (FFX)

This song is fucking beautiful. This, combined with the scene in which it plays, makes me cry like a bitch with a skinned knee every time it occurs. I'm a sucker for stuff like that, I readily admit it.

8. Nobuo Uematsu - Those Who Fight Further (FFVII)

More metal from the FF universe. Right the hell on.

7. Yasuhiro Kawakami & Ryuji Sasai - Battle (FFMQ)

This song rocks. The game may be an epic fail (I like it, though), but the music still kicks insurmountable amounts of ass.

6. Yasuhiro Kawakami & Ryuji Sasai - Battle 2 (FFMQ)

IT'S SPLENBORG TIEM! WTF. Yeah, not much else to say other than this song rocks harder than #7 does.

5. Yasunori Mitsuda - Battle (Xenosaga: Episode I)

Even though laziness prevailed and no boss theme was ever written for XSI, this song is awesome enough to make up for it. Also, note the lack of originality in song name titles. The more awesome they are, the less-named they are.

5. The Cardigans - My Favourite Game (Gran Turismo 2)

Despite not being written FOR the game specifically, it still fit perfectly. Plus the Cardigans are a pretty sweet band in their own right.

4. Chris Vrenna - Opening Theme (Doom 3)

Very Tool-esque. And I like it. Continuing the Awesomeness/Namelessness theory I've got going.

3. No clue - Vigaku (Dead or Alive 2)

Finally, a title!

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But no composer that I'm aware of.

2. Naoki - B4U (DDR)

Quintessential DDR song. Hard, heavy, fast, and danceable. Why I don't have more Bemani stuff on here is a mystery.

1. Yuki Hajiura - Image Theme of Xenosaga II

Even though this game was another epic fail at least in comparison to the other 2 games, this song makes everything worth it. The chanting is well done, it's nice and techno-y, and it pwns. IT PWNS. FOR THE LOVE OF CHRIST HOW DO I GE--

Yeah, I could listen to this song over and over again. It's very well done, especially considering the quality of the rest of the OST.

[T.G. Oskar]

Well, this will be an epic "Holy Thread Revival!!!", but I noticed I hadn't placed my selections in here. Now, I have quite an obscure obsession with videogame music, specifically with battle music, and I look for rare and interesting mixtures of songs. I decided I would begin to make the list whenever I found at least 9, that is how intense is my passion to find rare and exciting songs, but the moment I write this, I believe I have found all 10. Now, I assume that the bulk of the songs are either too rare, weird, or obscure that people will probably not know about them, but I'd like to encourage people to hear them, and expand their horizons beyond Xenosaga or Final Fantasy (not that they have bad songs, but that they are the most popular). The only requisite to determine a song to be between my most favorites are two:

--Nostalgia: makes me remember an important part in the game

--"Loop-ability": if the song makes me hear it over, and over, and over, and over...well, you get the drift; it gets into my list.

So, without further ado, allow me to present the list of the favorite songs of mine:

10- Suprise Attack!! - Tales of Destiny - Motoi Sakuraba (Battle Theme): I have a deep respect for Sakuraba-san's work. I thought only that he (I think it is a he, correct me if I'm wrong) had produced songs for Tales of Destiny, but fate had slapped me in the face. Twice. In my search, I realized that he had produced the soundtracks of two games that I love: Valkyrie Profile, and Star Ocean: the Second Story. This song was the one that inspired me to search for my 10 favorites. It has lost a bit of it's nostalgia and loop-ability since, but I keep it within my top 10.

By the way, do not think the song is written wrong: the song actually HAS this grammatic error as the real song's name.

9- Out of Phase - Parasite Eve - Yoko Shimomura (Dungeon Theme): Another of my favorite composers, Shimomura-san seems to have a fetish with synthetizers, since most of her compositions rely heavily on them (oftentimes, it is the keyboard that wins in game music composition). This song is odd for a "dungeon theme" (which is weird, since Parasite Eve happens in the 20th century, but, for lack of a better term...) This theme is awfully relaxing, too good for yoga. The breaks between this peaceful theme and the move active "Urban Noise" contrast excellently, which keeps you in relative calm even when the "dungeon" has a near-impossible boss to beat if you don't level grind. Hence, the nostalgia. (I almost cried when I found the song...go figure) If you seek to find more of her work, hear a bit of Legend of Mana. The songs are quite impressive.

8- Overworld Theme #2 - Breath of Fire III - Akari Kaida and Yoshino Aoki (World Theme): Here's a refresher to most of the heroic or melancholic songs that plague RPG world themes: a bit of jazz. It has a bit of melancholy, but the sweet sound of jazz is forgiving enough. There are a few songs that I like that are world themes, like the world themes from Wild Arms (hooray for a world theme very similar to Ennio Morricone's 'The Ecstasy of Gold"), but this one get's the gold. In contrast to the childish first world theme, this one echoes of maturity, and of change. It really helps up set the theme for the game.

7- Scars of Time - Chrono Cross - Yasunori Mitsuda (Opening Theme): Mitsuda-san is perhaps one of the best composers out there, period. He was chosen for the Chrono dream team, he has composed for all Xenosaga games (and Xenogears), and his songs combine many different instruments. It was hard to choose from him (Dragon God and Death Sea ~ Tower of Enchantment are testament's to the difficulty of choosing a good theme to identify his talent, and let's not speak of Xenosaga's quality compositions), but I settled for the opening theme. Why? Simple: it is my favorite opening. Only a few earn my approval, such as the Wild Arms openings, and the lesser known opening to Kartia. This one, with it's mix of CGIs melded with a song that combines the classical violin with calypso earns a big thumbs up for me. Definitely.

6- Who am I? - Final Fantasy VII - Nobuo Uematsu (Incidental Theme): Caught you by surprise, right? It is easy to fall to Uematsu's charm. A long list of amazing songs, key themes, and other definitely astounding pieces of work. Surprisingly enough, this song comes from a game that, while I do not deny it's quality, it has earned it's bad rep from...rabid fans. Yep, FFVII is a good game, it has many winning features and an interesting boss, but sadly, fanboys have ruined this game. And earned the anger of old-school. Anyways, this particular piece of art is creepy. Really creepy. It really fits for the incident in which it is evoked: the serious mind problem that Cloud has. To be politically correct, it fits the occasions in which Cloud has to face the maelstrom in his mind, and it is the background theme for when Tifa seeks the answers deep within Cloud's mind. It is a twisted, distorted version of the Highwind theme (which, as you FFVII fans may know, it is the main theme of the entire game), played slowly, to evoke madness and despair.

If you noticed, I disregarded the spoiler tags. Why? The game has it's age, so any spoilers of the game are truly old news.

5- Landscape - Kartia: Ruins of Fate - Hidehito Aoki, Kenichi Tsuchiya and Masaki Kurokawa (Opening Theme): In my hunts for good RPG games that were not simply Final Fantasy, having enjoyed the awesome Final Fantasy Tactics, I stumbled upon a small little game that had similar treats, and an enticing story. What got me at first was the cover: the entire character illustrations were done by Yoshitaka Amano. When I rented the game, and placed it on my Playstation, I enjoyed one of the best Tactical RPG games people rarely know of. It also helped me enjoy the massive Suikoden, to which I am still a devoted fan (even though I have none of the games...I wish I had the second one...) The game had a simple, not so amazing opening cinema, with second-generation cinematics, and did not gave a good idea of what the game was about. But the song? Really amazing, although it was really short. Time later, I reminisced of the song, and found it. It has no weird mixtures, pretty much classic kind of music, but it has a part that stuck in me like no other. A short song that grows in the moment it is ending.

4- The Tragic Prince - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - Michiru Yamane (Dungeon Theme): I have never been a real fan of Castlevania games. I must admit it. But, seeking good games to play, I decided I would give a chance to the PSX game Symphony of the Night. Surely, it would be different: there was no Belmont, thus no annoying whip to fight with. Also, the son of Dracula...sheesh, this must be good. I was happily enjoying my game, listening to the awesome music. I was overflowing with joy to see rock music was not forgotten within the classical themes of "Dance of Pales" and "Wood Carving Partitia", when I faced my first boss fight. "Festival of Servants" would become a favorite, I knew. Then...then I reached the Clock Tower. In that moment, I heard how an organ and classical music gave way to rock, and how I reached a key moment in nostalgia. I was desperate to find the song. It was etched within my mind, replaying it. Then, by instances of life, I found it. Truly, truly amazing. It makes the Clock Tower enjoyable. I eventually found the soundtrack, and since then, I must add this one to the list of my ten faves. One curious note: I had lost a bunch of my favorite music a time ago. Only one CD remained with me, strangely because I was using it to awaken in the mornings. Yes, it was the Castlevania soundtrack.

3- Passionate Rhythm - Romancing Saga: Minstrel Song - Tsuyoshi Sekito (arrange), Kenji Ito (composer) (Boss Battle Theme): Ah, Ito-san. His compositions are legendary, or so one of my friends say. Truly epic. While I have tried to introduce him to the other group of epic composers (Mitsuda, Sakuraba, Shimomura, Uematsu), he remains an ardent fan of Saga Frontier music. I must admit, his compositions have all of the quality that these former composers deserve. When I bought, at last, the Romancing Saga game (which I was hunting for quite a while), I was reaffirmed of Ito-san's excellent work. I was amazed that many of the game songs had electric guitar. Then, it struck me: an amazing boss battle song, that had little to no synthetizer, no electric guitar, no bass...just battery, acoustic guitar, and vocals. It was truly a surprise to find a boss song done Flamenco style, evoking the spirit of Spain. Shocked I was to find Tsuyoshi Sekito within the arranges, doing all of the guitar work apparently. If you haven't realized who he is, quite a shame...he is one of the Black Mages. You know, those who rearrange the FF themes into metal? Yeah, that one. Indeed, a match made in heaven.

2- Running Shadow - Ragnarok Battle Offline - Composer Unknown (Boss Battle Theme): Ok, this is a song from a rarely known game. No, it is not on PS2, PSX, it is not on any console. It is a doujin game. If you don't know, doujin games are games made by fans, and often result in amazingly good games. Sadly, most of them are in Japanese, but let that not stop you. Proof of this is that I added, to the list of my ten favorite videogame songs, a doujin game song. The game really has that good music, especially boss battles (by the way, this is not an RPG, but a beat'em up...I was craving for a good one, and I play RO, so...) The first boss song was awesome (Happy Blue Rabbit), then the second one, then the one after that... Two songs caught my attention: the boss battle with a kitsune (Mischievous Fox Child's Reckless Run), and with a giant fish (Messenger from the Deep Sea). But...when I reached the game's version of Geffen Dungeon (to all those RO fans, you probably know already who's the boss), I was baffled. It was not merely rock. It was almost metal the song I heard. And it was the boss theme song of one of the most dreaded RO MVPs (for all of you FFXI fans, think of it as one of those pesky bosses you fight, but as hard to hunt as an NCBM...is it said like that?) of all time. Myself (well...it's actually a black-pallette copy of the Swordsman-Male sprite, collectively known as the Doppleganger) Yep, a running black pallette version of one of the player choices (it is fixed, though, so no other pallette swap choices...): a "running shadow". And it has one of the best songs ever. I tell you, if you get the chance to d/l the game, and the patch made for it in English, go for it. It's worth a try.

1- Dark Knight - Super Robot Taisen: Original Generations - Composer Unknown (Character Theme): Well, I said in no particular order, but I think I lied. This is my definite favorite song so far. Super Robot Taisen, if you know little about it, is a game that mixes and matches mechas from many different series, such as Mazinger, Getter Robo, Gundam, etc. It also has unique mechas designed by some of the most prominent mecha artists, and unique, colorful characters. But...stealing the show is the amazing soundtrack. With songs like "Steel Beowulf", "Platinum Lucifer", "Dark Prison", "Marionette Messiah", and "The Gate of Magus" (and the legendary "Trombe!!!", which eats all other songs, even boss battle songs). But...definitely, the song I like the most of the entire series is given to one of the coolest characters ever. It is really an inspiring song, a song that boils your blood and makes you drool as the character (sadly an enemy in that game, but formerly a PC) makes one of those eye-popping impossible moves that make mechas explode, while listening to the pilot screaming in excitement, anger...a veritable mix of emotions. No wonder the game is a massive hit in Japan, and it has gained enough popularity in America to make Atlus, the leader in importing rare and eventually expensive games, to bring here the GBA versions of the exclusively original games here. Which led me to buy them, and to hear the wonderful soundtrack.

So, I believe this is the entire list. I enjoy the idea of making them 10, since real favorites within the sea of awesome songs out there would definitely make the list. I know that many songs couldn't make the cut, but I'm fine with it. If this short list makes people listen to the music, and enjoy the games and the soundtracks, I feel like I have done my job right.

[brnthsdiscout]

this gonna be hard! there are so many great songs.. ok here we go:

1-Lullaby For You (The World Ends With You)

2-Boss Room Calm (The Legend of Zelda:Twilight Princess)

3-What You Need (Sonic Rush)

4-Mortvia Aqueduct (Castelvania: Curse of Darkness)

5-Burden of Truth (Final Fantasy: Crisis Core)

6-Mysterious Shop (Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced)

7-Epic Calling (Soul Edge)

8-Gold Rush (Tekken 5)

9-Funky Dealer (Jet Set Radio Future)

10-Metal Gear Solid's Main Theme.

[Gar16]

1. Aerith's Theme - FFVII

2. To Zanarkand - FFX

3. Main Theme - FFVII

4. Main Theme - Crisis Core

5. Path Of Repentance - FFX

6. Battle Theme - FFVII

7. Simple And Clean - Kingdom Hearts

8. Melodies Of Life - FFIX

9. Dearly Beloved - Kingdom Hearts

10. Battle Theme - FFX